Funeral services for Joel Angen were held at Grace Lutheran church in Brandon at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. A. T. Tjornhom of Walker officiated. The church and basement was filled to overflowing with friends and relatives.
Pallbearers were Richard Dahl, Conrad Foslien, Warren Augdahl, Albert Korkowski, Ole Schjei and Harvey Bolin. Interment was made in the Brandon cemetery.
Mr. Angen had been in ill health for some time but had attended the annual meeting of the Brandon Co-op creamery last Tuesday and also had been in Brandon on Wednesday. However, he submitted to an exploratory operation at the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls Friday and passed away the same day. He was 57 years of age.
Joel Angen was born June 14, 1896, on a farm near Garfield, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaus Angen. He grew to manhood on the home farm and following his marriage to May Engen on Jan. 8, 1921, they moved to a farm near Brandon which has since been the family home.
Mr. Angen was baptized in the Lutheran faith by Rev. Otto Juul and confirmed by Rev. Martin Juul. He was a member of the East Moe Lutheran church until eight years ago when they bought a farm north of Brandon and he transferred his membership to Grace Lutheran. He was active in civic affairs and was a member of the Brandon creamery board. He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife, five daughters and one son. The surviving children are: Mrs. Conrad (Joyce) Botner of Garfield, Mrs. Archie (Helen) Viering of Alexandria, Ralph Angen, Mrs. Floyd (Jean) Thompson, and the twins, Mrs. Myron (Karolyn) Ulsager and Mrs. Kenneth (Karen) Schjei, all of Brandon. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, two brothers, Carrol Angen of Brandon and Rudolph Angen of Tioga, N.D., and two sisters, Mrs. Julius Ukstad of Ypsilanti, N.D., and Mrs. Wilhelm Anderson of St. Paul. His parents, two brothers, Severt and John, and one sister, Kari, preceded him in death.
(Park Region Echo, 25 March 1954)