Iowa
Old Press
Rake Register
Rake, Winnebago co. Iowa
December 16, 1915
Agnes Marsaa
Miss Agnes Marsaa, age 13 years, died last Sunday in the early
morning at the Marsaa home here in town. Agnes was the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.K. Marssa, and was born here in town
Aug. 9, 1902. She has been ill more or less all summer with
pulmonary consumption. The Register has made no mention of her
sickness any time, as it was made known that it would seriously
disturb the feelings of the little girl to have any mention made
of her condition, so to please the sick child we have refrained
from any mention of it. Now for some months, however, her
condition looked very favorable, and even last week she was quite
spry and jolly. Friday night the turn came for the worse. In the
early evening she had a hemorhage of the lungs and it brot her
odwn so fast that she became quite weak all day Saturday. That
night, tho, she commenced her sleep very peaceful until after
midnight. then a turn for the worse set in again, and another
hemorhage set in; after which she expired very soon, at about 6
o'clock Sunday morning. According to her condition lately many of
her friends entertained hopes for her recovery. Others thot that
she would at least hold out until spring. but it was not to be
so. She is now laid away in the Liberty cemetery west of town.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the Liberty Church.
The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The Rake school
were among those with a beautiful cut flower pillow as a token of
remembrance of their schoolmate. The pall bearers were Ellen
Sabin, Beatrice Quamme, Mabel Swenson, Frederica Ronnei. Rev.
Trelstad conducted service and preached in the Norwegian
language. Mrs. Joe Larson and Miss Julia Quamme rendered a choice
song, and a number of the school girls sang, "Nearer my God
to Thee" at the opening, and as the casket was leaving the
rostrum they sang the song which was the last hymn that Agnes had
sung while alive. Dr. Hegland of the Waldorf College preached a
good sermon in the English language.
The Local Field
-E.J. Toquam is on the sick list this week.
-A.E. Helland was a business visitor last Thursday with Fred Baum
at Buffalo Center.
-Mr. and Mrs. Pete Christianson from near Thompson auto'ed to
Elmore last Thursday. On their return they stopped off here in
Rake.
-Vern Awe arrived here Wednesday and is visiting in town and at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Awe, south of here.
-A set of triplet calves were born this week at the Hans
Jorgenson farm.
-Miss Mae Range came up from Eagle Grove about 2 weeks ago to
help her sister get ready for the on coming marriage.
-GrantTuttle loaded a carload of emigrant goods a few days ago at
Buffalo Center and shipped away to Rowan, Io. where he will make
up his future home. He had the J.H. Jorgenson farm rented during
the past summer.
-Miss Boe, who works as nurse at the M.J. Erdal home, was called
to Bricelyn Sunday to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. R.L. Mork,
who had taken sick. However, her illness turned for the better by
Monday, so that Miss Boe returned here Monday afternoon.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2010]