Thomas NETLAND

NETLAND, LARSON, HAUSKEN, CRAIG, BJORNSON, FOLKEDAHL, SVENDSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/7/2016 at 17:41:24

May 27, 1854 --- September 19, 1925

Thomas Netland was born in Norway, Europe, May 27, 1854 and died in Eagle Grove, Iowa Sept. 19, 1925, age 71 years 3 months and 23 days. He was married in 1878 to Miss Katherine Larson [Hausken], and the family came to the U.S.A. to Sheldahl, Iowa in 1881. Later they moved to Eagle Grove, then to Thor, Iowa then to Thrall, Iowa, and back to Eagle Grove again.

Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Netland. Six have passed on before him. Seven children and Mrs. Netland remain to mourn his sudden death. The children who remain are Ben Netland of Larchwood. Iowa, Elmer Netland of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Mrs. Jennie Craig of Stanhope, Iowa, Mrs. Thelma Bjornson of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mrs. Elida Folkedahl of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Tandrup Netland of St. Paul, Minn., and Myron Netland of Eagle Grove. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and by two sisters and one brother.

Mr. Netland was a faithful person. He entered the service of the C. & N. W. R. R. Co when he came to Sheldahl, Iowa in 1881 and remained faithful in that service for period of about 43 years, and was put on the company's pension list at the age of 70 a little over a year ago. He was a member of the Lutheran church during his entire life. Funeral service were held from the home and the East Side Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon. Burial was made in Rose Hill cemetery.

EAGLE GROVE EAGLE --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
September 24, 1925

Source -- Paul Wilde

[born Tollak Svendsen Netland; married Katherine Larsdatter Hausken]