MRS. CHARLES E. PETERSON
Louise Nelson was born in Moriunda Parish in the Province of Kalmar in Sweden Oct. 16, 1842 and passed away at her home in Stronghurst May 20, 1920, aged 76 years, 7 months and 2 days. She came to America in 1849 and was united in marriage with Charles E. Peterson April 4, 1871. To this union were born eight children, five daughter and three sons. Two sons, Frank and Henry, preceded their mother to the Great Beyond in their infancy.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by the husband and six children, namely, Mrs. Erick Peterson, Mrs. Chas. Peterson and Albert Peterson of Stronghurst; Mrs Charles. Glad of Carman; Mrs. A.L. Minor of Burnside, Ill. And Mrs. Ella Walker of Ft. Collins, Colo. Twenty-eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one stepson, Chas. Peterson of Burlington, Ia. and four sisters also survive her. The sisters are Mrs. Caroline Larson of Moline, Ill., Mrs. Christine Trod of Chicago and two sisters living in Sweden.
A short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson moved to a farm near Lockridge, Ia. residing there for 17 years. They then removed to Burlington, Ia. staying there for 8 years. In 1891 they came to Illinois, living in the vicinity of Stronghurst for a number of years and then moving into the village which has been their home for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Peterson had been a patient sufferer for several years, quietly waiting for her Master' call.
She was always had a kind and pleasant word for those who chanced to come her way. Her favorite Hymns which she often sang were "There is a Happy Land" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." She was a member of the Stronghurst Lutheran church at the time of her death, having been confirmed in the Lutheran faith when but a young girl. Funeral services were conducted at the church and interment in the village cemetery.
Stronghurst Graphic, June 3, 1920
Louise Nelson was born in Moriunda Parish in the Province of Kalmar in Sweden Oct. 16, 1842 and passed away at her home in Stronghurst May 20, 1920, aged 76 years, 7 months and 2 days. She came to America in 1849 and was united in marriage with Charles E. Peterson April 4, 1871. To this union were born eight children, five daughter and three sons. Two sons, Frank and Henry, preceded their mother to the Great Beyond in their infancy.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by the husband and six children, namely, Mrs. Erick Peterson, Mrs. Chas. Peterson and Albert Peterson of Stronghurst; Mrs Charles. Glad of Carman; Mrs. A.L. Minor of Burnside, Ill. And Mrs. Ella Walker of Ft. Collins, Colo. Twenty-eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one stepson, Chas. Peterson of Burlington, Ia. and four sisters also survive her. The sisters are Mrs. Caroline Larson of Moline, Ill., Mrs. Christine Trod of Chicago and two sisters living in Sweden.
A short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson moved to a farm near Lockridge, Ia. residing there for 17 years. They then removed to Burlington, Ia. staying there for 8 years. In 1891 they came to Illinois, living in the vicinity of Stronghurst for a number of years and then moving into the village which has been their home for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Peterson had been a patient sufferer for several years, quietly waiting for her Master' call.
She was always had a kind and pleasant word for those who chanced to come her way. Her favorite Hymns which she often sang were "There is a Happy Land" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." She was a member of the Stronghurst Lutheran church at the time of her death, having been confirmed in the Lutheran faith when but a young girl. Funeral services were conducted at the church and interment in the village cemetery.
Stronghurst Graphic, June 3, 1920
MRS. CHARLES E. PETERSON
Louise Nelson was born in Moriunda Parish in the Province of Kalmar in Sweden Oct. 16, 1842 and passed away at her home in Stronghurst May 20, 1920, aged 76 years, 7 months and 2 days. She came to America in 1849 and was united in marriage with Charles E. Peterson April 4, 1871. To this union were born eight children, five daughter and three sons. Two sons, Frank and Henry, preceded their mother to the Great Beyond in their infancy.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by the husband and six children, namely, Mrs. Erick Peterson, Mrs. Chas. Peterson and Albert Peterson of Stronghurst; Mrs Charles. Glad of Carman; Mrs. A.L. Minor of Burnside, Ill. And Mrs. Ella Walker of Ft. Collins, Colo. Twenty-eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one stepson, Chas. Peterson of Burlington, Ia. and four sisters also survive her. The sisters are Mrs. Caroline Larson of Moline, Ill., Mrs. Christine Trod of Chicago and two sisters living in Sweden.
A short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson moved to a farm near Lockridge, Ia. residing there for 17 years. They then removed to Burlington, Ia. staying there for 8 years. In 1891 they came to Illinois, living in the vicinity of Stronghurst for a number of years and then moving into the village which has been their home for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Peterson had been a patient sufferer for several years, quietly waiting for her Master' call.
She was always had a kind and pleasant word for those who chanced to come her way. Her favorite Hymns which she often sang were "There is a Happy Land" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." She was a member of the Stronghurst Lutheran church at the time of her death, having been confirmed in the Lutheran faith when but a young girl. Funeral services were conducted at the church and interment in the village cemetery.
Stronghurst Graphic, June 3, 1920
Louise Nelson was born in Moriunda Parish in the Province of Kalmar in Sweden Oct. 16, 1842 and passed away at her home in Stronghurst May 20, 1920, aged 76 years, 7 months and 2 days. She came to America in 1849 and was united in marriage with Charles E. Peterson April 4, 1871. To this union were born eight children, five daughter and three sons. Two sons, Frank and Henry, preceded their mother to the Great Beyond in their infancy.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by the husband and six children, namely, Mrs. Erick Peterson, Mrs. Chas. Peterson and Albert Peterson of Stronghurst; Mrs Charles. Glad of Carman; Mrs. A.L. Minor of Burnside, Ill. And Mrs. Ella Walker of Ft. Collins, Colo. Twenty-eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one stepson, Chas. Peterson of Burlington, Ia. and four sisters also survive her. The sisters are Mrs. Caroline Larson of Moline, Ill., Mrs. Christine Trod of Chicago and two sisters living in Sweden.
A short time after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson moved to a farm near Lockridge, Ia. residing there for 17 years. They then removed to Burlington, Ia. staying there for 8 years. In 1891 they came to Illinois, living in the vicinity of Stronghurst for a number of years and then moving into the village which has been their home for the past 10 years.
Mrs. Peterson had been a patient sufferer for several years, quietly waiting for her Master' call.
She was always had a kind and pleasant word for those who chanced to come her way. Her favorite Hymns which she often sang were "There is a Happy Land" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." She was a member of the Stronghurst Lutheran church at the time of her death, having been confirmed in the Lutheran faith when but a young girl. Funeral services were conducted at the church and interment in the village cemetery.
Stronghurst Graphic, June 3, 1920
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