Iowa
Old Press
The Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Fayette co. Iowa
June 7, 1928
Sam Gilbert Erickson
This community was greatly saddened when the message reached here
last Monday that Sam Erickson, who about ten days prior had gone
west to visit friends and relatives in Canton, So. Dakota, and at
Inwood, Iowa, also to consult a doctor there, had passed away at
the home of Louie Anderson, at Canton, following a stroke that he
suffered on Sunday afternoon. Here at the home of these old time
friends everything was done that could be done, but death came
quietly on Monday, May 28. The body was brought to Postville
Tuesday night, and from there taken to the farm home four miles
east of Clermont.
Mr. Erickson was born in Marion township, Clayton county,
February 12, 1867, being thus at the time of his death, sixty-one
years, three months and fifteen days old. On June 24, 1890, he
was united in marriage to Caroline Nelson, who survives him. To
them was born 10 children, one dying in infancy. There remains to
mourn the departure of a kind and solicitous father, the nine
children, Mrs. Bertine Buraas, Postville; Albert, of Erskine,
Minn.; Mrs. Clara Aanes of Postville; Mrs. Stella Loftsgard, of
Gunder; Myrtle of Cedar Rapids; and Selmer, Elmer, Gladys and
Florence, at home, also seven grandchildren, and three brothers,
namely, Louis of Lavina, Mont., Henry of Clermont, and Ben of
Postville, besides a large number of other relatives and a host
of friends both here and in the many other places where he was
known.
With the exception of two years, spent at Inwood, Sam Erickson
has lived his entire life in this community. In every enterprise
that could in any way serve his community, Mr. Erickson has ever
been a leading spirit, and as such he will be greatly missed by
the entire community. The funeral services were held from the
home and the Clermont church on Thursday afternoon, with
interment in the cemetery beside the Marion church at Gunder,
Rev. G. Gunsten officiating and assisted by Rev. Fink of
Postville. The large number gathered at the funeral from the
surrounding community bore ample evidence of the place that
deceased held in this, his home community that he had served so
long and so faithfully. Blessed be his memory.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the
many neighbors and friends for their kindly expressions of
sympathy in our bereavement, the loss of our beloved husband and
father, Same G. Erickson. Also we wish to thank Rev. Gunsten and
Rev. Fink for the comforting words and the Misses Berg, Ness and
Nelson and Clifford Kittleson for the splendid songs and those
who expressed their sympathy in beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Caroline Erickson & Family.
Elling Gulsvig passed away last Tuesday at the
home of his sister, Mrs. O.K. Olson, with whom he has been making
his home. For several weeks he has been poorly and confined to
bed. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) afternoon at
the West Clermont church.
Ordination
Hiram E. Jacobson, Cand. Theol., a former Clermont boy, will God
willing, be ordained into the office of the Holy Ministry on June
3, 1928, at the new Central Lutheran Church of Minneapolis, under
the auspices of the biennial convention of the Norwegian Lutheran
church of America. On July 8, he will be inducted as pastor of S.
Paul's Lutheran church at Williams, Iowa, by the Rev. H.C. Holm,
president of the Iowa district of N.L.C.A.
Hiram Edward Jacobson, oldest son of John E. Jacobson and Julia
Jorgina (nee Skarshoug), was born at Clermont, Iowa, Nov. 12,
1900. He was baptized by Rev. Jacob Tanner and received his early
training in a christian home and in the public schools of Clayton
county. He was confirmed by Rev. N. Arvesen at St. Olaf, Iowa,
May 17, 1914. In 1918, he suffered the loss of a christian mother
whose influence can only be measured in terms of the hereafter.
In 1920 he graduated from high school at Elkader, and in the fall
of that same year matriculated in the engineering school of
Marquette University. While under the influence of those Jesuit
teachers he became conscious of a desire to serve his Lord and
Master whom for some years he had denied and forsaken.
Consequently he entered St. Olaf College in the fall of 1921, and
after his graduation in 1925, entered Luther Theological Seminary
from which he graduated with the class of 1928. Having received a
call to serve as pastor of Tabitha, Landstad, and St. Paul's
congregations in and near Williams, Iowa, he now humbly presents
himself for the ordination of the church.
Oscar Reierson Buys Considine Barber Shop
Last week a deal was concluded whereby Oscar Reierson of Ossian,
purchased the Considine barber shop and he took possession on
Monday of this week. Mr. Considine and family intend to leave
here in a short time and will move to Cedar Falls. During their
stay of several years in Clermont they made many friends who
regret that they will leave.
Local
-Ellen Bilden returned from Northfield, Minn., last Saturday
where she has been attending St. Olaf College.
-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dibble were visitors at West Union the latter
part of last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and family of Donnan, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Shepherd and family of Fayette, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Martin of
Oelwein, were guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Steffans
near Castalia.
-Mr. and Mrs.Nels Everson and daughter, Marian, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Frederick and daughter, Alice, drove to Falling Springs Sunday
where they had their picnic supper.
-L.O. Larson of West church and Henry Peterson of the East
church, are delegates attending the national convention held at
Minneapolis.
-Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn and family visited from Wednesday
until Sunday with friends near McGregor.
-Clara Garnet of McGregor, began her duties at the Double Store
as clerk last Monday. She is rooming with Mrs. Ingeborg Koland.
-Mr. and Mrs. Knudt Simpson and two sons of Hudson, Wis., and
Mrs. Chas. Seilman of Boysville, Wis., came Saturday to visit at
the Tom Ruroden home this week.
-HiramJacobson came Wednesday for a short visit among relatives.
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-Mrs. T.H. Hendershott and daughter, Marian, were Postville
callers Saturday.
-Mrs. D.L. Love returned to her home in Lincoln, Neb., last
Friday.
-H.J. McKeon, of Ossian, was in Clermont from Saturday until
Monday.
-Mrs. John Burke of Cedar Rapids, came Saturday to visit friends
and relatives.
-Fred Hendershot has severed his connection with Lein's general
store at Postville.
-Miss Mae Pringle came home from Oskaloosa Tuesday to spend her
vacation.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. Mitchell of Wadena, spent Sunday at the Chas.
McAlavey home.
-Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Loomis returned to La Grange, Ill., with their
son, Will, for a short visit.
-Miss Sadie Hendershott attended the wedding of her sister, Amy,
at West Union, last Wednesday.
-Miss Nancy McKinley, of Chicago, came Saturday to visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McKinley.
-Rev. Burseth will conduct services Sunday in the Lutheran church
at 10:30 a.m. and in the Presbyterian church at 3 p.m.
-Mattie Kelly came over from Wadena, Sunday to see his mother,
Mrs. John Kelly, who has been quite sick the past few weeks.
-Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Tonjum and family went to Lawler Saturday to
visit relatives. Henry returned home Monday but the rest of the
family will make a more extended visit.
-Will Loomis, editor of the La Grange, Ill., Citizen,
came last week to visit his parents.
-Dr. Rodger Appelman returned from Keokuk, Tuesday.
-The marriage of Miss Gertrude Rodgers to Dr. James A. Hart,
occurred at Spencer, Iowa, Wednesday, May 27th.
-The following were graduates from the Clermont high school, June
5, 1908: Anna C. Houlihan, Rae Glanville, Winifred Appelman and
Andine Vasby.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2009]