Iowa Old Press
Kossuth County Advance
Thursday, May 14, 1931
Former Supervisor’s Mother Low—
Mrs. Peterson, mother of former supervisor, C. O. Peterson and J.P. and Albin Peterson, is critically sick at her daughter, Mrs. Ole Roalson’s. She is past 80, and has been bedfast since a fall three months ago.
Algona Upper-DesMoines
Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Ex-Supervisor’s Mother Dies at Swea City
(Too late for Last Week.)
Swea City, May 16, Special: Funeral services were held this afternoon by the Rev. Raymond C. Swanson of the Swedish Lutheran Church for Mrs. Louisa Peterson, who died early Wednesday morning. Burial was in Zion Lutheran Church cemetery in Swea township.
Mrs. Louisa Peterson was born in Ostergotland, Sweden, December 13, 1842. After her marriage in 1874, she and her husband came to Pecatonica, Illinois, where they resided a few years when they moved to Marcus. They spent four years there and then came to northwest Kossuth county in 1892. Besides Mrs. Ole Roalson, four other children survive as follows: Victor of Mason City; John, Charles O. and Albin R. of Swea City. Mrs. A. H. Olson is a sister of Mrs. Peterson. There are 23 grandchildren.
Swea City Man Dropped Dead.
Swea City, May 22, Special: C. G. Peterson, a resident of Swea township since 1892, dropped dead while doing his chores on his farm. He was found there by his son, Rudolph. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Swedish Lutheran Church.
Mr. Peterson was born in Lindkopingsland, Sweden, November 9, 1861. He came to America when he was 20 years of age, settling first at Pecatonica, Illinois. Seven years later he moved to Marcus, Iowa where he was married in 1888. In 1892, he moved his family to northwest Kossuth. Besides Mrs. Peterson, four children survive as follows: Walter of Sioux City, Delius of Des Moines and Rudolph at home. One daughter is dead. There are four grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Carolina Thoreson, Osage and a brother Frank Peterson of Lake Benton, Minnesota, are living.
[transcribed by L.Z., May 2021]