"George Larson passed away at his home in Whitehall March 13, 1950, following a lingering illness. He was born May 28, 1875 in Totan, Norway, son of Lars and Juliana Simonson. In 1884, at the age of 9 years, he together with his mother and two brothers, Elias and Simon and one sister, Annie, came to this country. His father one brother, Lauitz, had emigrated to this country the year before. A sister, Inger, also preceded them to this country and had settled in Texas.
George was baptized in Norway and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Old Whitehall by the late Rev. Em. Christiophersen, and in this faith he remained steadfast throughout his life.
July 6, 1904, he was united in marriage to Milla Sjuggerud at Pigeon Falls by the Rev. Christophersen and to this union were born four children, one son, Ernest of Almena, and three daughters, Margaret of Whitehall; Olga, Mrs. Harry Lillehammer, Seattle, Wash.; and Iva, Mrs. Harry Salverson of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Funeral services were held March 17 from the Johnson Funeral Chapel and Our Saviour's Lutheran church of Whitehall of which he had been a member since settling here. The Rev. O.G. Birkeland officiated. Pall bearers were Lewis Johnson, John Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Willie Johnson, Palmer Haug and Tilmen Haug. Flowers were carried by Mayme Hallingstad, Esther Johnson, Marion Blatchley and Tillie Sylfest.
A short service was held at the Johnson Funeral Capel by the Rev. Birkleland, using the words as found in St. John, chapter 14, verses 1 to 6. A hymn, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name,' was sung by a double quartet. At the church Rev. Birkeland used as his text "Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit." The song service was by a double quartet, singing in Norwegian the famiilar hymn "Den Store Hvide Flok" and in English "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name" and "Abide With Me. There were many floral and memorial gifts present in his memory.
Mr. Larson is survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Annie Snugerud of Rockford, Ill. Preceding hin in death were his parents, three brothers, Simon, Elias, Lauritz, his sister Inger and a twice sister Laura who died in infancy in Norway. Interment was in Lincoln Cemetery.
Having been intimately acquainted with the deceased from our young days, I wish to chronicle a litrle of his long and useful life. He attended grade school in Daggett school; however, in his desire to better prepare himself for his future, he attended the Minneapolis School of Business and graduated from the Wisconsin Business University of LaCrosse and soon became engaged as a bookkeeper in Minneapolis and in other places and in 1906 he came to Whitehall where he was associated with others in the implement and grain business.
His industrious, thrifty and congenial nature endeared him to his associates and a large circle of friends and the confidence in which he was held was attested to by the fact that he was elected and served as county treasurer for eight years, was treasurer for Whitehall city and of the Pigeon Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and of Our Saviour's Lutheran church, a trustee of same and a member of the school board and the Community hospital board of Whitehall.
He was a kind and loving husband and father, a kind and helpful neighbor, and honest and upright citizen and a good and devout Christian.
God bless his memory by G.M. Steig." THE WHITEHALL TIMES - March 23, 1950
George was baptized in Norway and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Old Whitehall by the late Rev. Em. Christiophersen, and in this faith he remained steadfast throughout his life.
July 6, 1904, he was united in marriage to Milla Sjuggerud at Pigeon Falls by the Rev. Christophersen and to this union were born four children, one son, Ernest of Almena, and three daughters, Margaret of Whitehall; Olga, Mrs. Harry Lillehammer, Seattle, Wash.; and Iva, Mrs. Harry Salverson of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Funeral services were held March 17 from the Johnson Funeral Chapel and Our Saviour's Lutheran church of Whitehall of which he had been a member since settling here. The Rev. O.G. Birkeland officiated. Pall bearers were Lewis Johnson, John Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Willie Johnson, Palmer Haug and Tilmen Haug. Flowers were carried by Mayme Hallingstad, Esther Johnson, Marion Blatchley and Tillie Sylfest.
A short service was held at the Johnson Funeral Capel by the Rev. Birkleland, using the words as found in St. John, chapter 14, verses 1 to 6. A hymn, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name,' was sung by a double quartet. At the church Rev. Birkeland used as his text "Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit." The song service was by a double quartet, singing in Norwegian the famiilar hymn "Den Store Hvide Flok" and in English "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name" and "Abide With Me. There were many floral and memorial gifts present in his memory.
Mr. Larson is survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Annie Snugerud of Rockford, Ill. Preceding hin in death were his parents, three brothers, Simon, Elias, Lauritz, his sister Inger and a twice sister Laura who died in infancy in Norway. Interment was in Lincoln Cemetery.
Having been intimately acquainted with the deceased from our young days, I wish to chronicle a litrle of his long and useful life. He attended grade school in Daggett school; however, in his desire to better prepare himself for his future, he attended the Minneapolis School of Business and graduated from the Wisconsin Business University of LaCrosse and soon became engaged as a bookkeeper in Minneapolis and in other places and in 1906 he came to Whitehall where he was associated with others in the implement and grain business.
His industrious, thrifty and congenial nature endeared him to his associates and a large circle of friends and the confidence in which he was held was attested to by the fact that he was elected and served as county treasurer for eight years, was treasurer for Whitehall city and of the Pigeon Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and of Our Saviour's Lutheran church, a trustee of same and a member of the school board and the Community hospital board of Whitehall.
He was a kind and loving husband and father, a kind and helpful neighbor, and honest and upright citizen and a good and devout Christian.
God bless his memory by G.M. Steig." THE WHITEHALL TIMES - March 23, 1950
"George Larson passed away at his home in Whitehall March 13, 1950, following a lingering illness. He was born May 28, 1875 in Totan, Norway, son of Lars and Juliana Simonson. In 1884, at the age of 9 years, he together with his mother and two brothers, Elias and Simon and one sister, Annie, came to this country. His father one brother, Lauitz, had emigrated to this country the year before. A sister, Inger, also preceded them to this country and had settled in Texas.
George was baptized in Norway and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Old Whitehall by the late Rev. Em. Christiophersen, and in this faith he remained steadfast throughout his life.
July 6, 1904, he was united in marriage to Milla Sjuggerud at Pigeon Falls by the Rev. Christophersen and to this union were born four children, one son, Ernest of Almena, and three daughters, Margaret of Whitehall; Olga, Mrs. Harry Lillehammer, Seattle, Wash.; and Iva, Mrs. Harry Salverson of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Funeral services were held March 17 from the Johnson Funeral Chapel and Our Saviour's Lutheran church of Whitehall of which he had been a member since settling here. The Rev. O.G. Birkeland officiated. Pall bearers were Lewis Johnson, John Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Willie Johnson, Palmer Haug and Tilmen Haug. Flowers were carried by Mayme Hallingstad, Esther Johnson, Marion Blatchley and Tillie Sylfest.
A short service was held at the Johnson Funeral Capel by the Rev. Birkleland, using the words as found in St. John, chapter 14, verses 1 to 6. A hymn, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name,' was sung by a double quartet. At the church Rev. Birkeland used as his text "Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit." The song service was by a double quartet, singing in Norwegian the famiilar hymn "Den Store Hvide Flok" and in English "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name" and "Abide With Me. There were many floral and memorial gifts present in his memory.
Mr. Larson is survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Annie Snugerud of Rockford, Ill. Preceding hin in death were his parents, three brothers, Simon, Elias, Lauritz, his sister Inger and a twice sister Laura who died in infancy in Norway. Interment was in Lincoln Cemetery.
Having been intimately acquainted with the deceased from our young days, I wish to chronicle a litrle of his long and useful life. He attended grade school in Daggett school; however, in his desire to better prepare himself for his future, he attended the Minneapolis School of Business and graduated from the Wisconsin Business University of LaCrosse and soon became engaged as a bookkeeper in Minneapolis and in other places and in 1906 he came to Whitehall where he was associated with others in the implement and grain business.
His industrious, thrifty and congenial nature endeared him to his associates and a large circle of friends and the confidence in which he was held was attested to by the fact that he was elected and served as county treasurer for eight years, was treasurer for Whitehall city and of the Pigeon Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and of Our Saviour's Lutheran church, a trustee of same and a member of the school board and the Community hospital board of Whitehall.
He was a kind and loving husband and father, a kind and helpful neighbor, and honest and upright citizen and a good and devout Christian.
God bless his memory by G.M. Steig." THE WHITEHALL TIMES - March 23, 1950
George was baptized in Norway and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Old Whitehall by the late Rev. Em. Christiophersen, and in this faith he remained steadfast throughout his life.
July 6, 1904, he was united in marriage to Milla Sjuggerud at Pigeon Falls by the Rev. Christophersen and to this union were born four children, one son, Ernest of Almena, and three daughters, Margaret of Whitehall; Olga, Mrs. Harry Lillehammer, Seattle, Wash.; and Iva, Mrs. Harry Salverson of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Funeral services were held March 17 from the Johnson Funeral Chapel and Our Saviour's Lutheran church of Whitehall of which he had been a member since settling here. The Rev. O.G. Birkeland officiated. Pall bearers were Lewis Johnson, John Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Willie Johnson, Palmer Haug and Tilmen Haug. Flowers were carried by Mayme Hallingstad, Esther Johnson, Marion Blatchley and Tillie Sylfest.
A short service was held at the Johnson Funeral Capel by the Rev. Birkleland, using the words as found in St. John, chapter 14, verses 1 to 6. A hymn, "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name,' was sung by a double quartet. At the church Rev. Birkeland used as his text "Father, Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit." The song service was by a double quartet, singing in Norwegian the famiilar hymn "Den Store Hvide Flok" and in English "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name" and "Abide With Me. There were many floral and memorial gifts present in his memory.
Mr. Larson is survived by his wife, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Annie Snugerud of Rockford, Ill. Preceding hin in death were his parents, three brothers, Simon, Elias, Lauritz, his sister Inger and a twice sister Laura who died in infancy in Norway. Interment was in Lincoln Cemetery.
Having been intimately acquainted with the deceased from our young days, I wish to chronicle a litrle of his long and useful life. He attended grade school in Daggett school; however, in his desire to better prepare himself for his future, he attended the Minneapolis School of Business and graduated from the Wisconsin Business University of LaCrosse and soon became engaged as a bookkeeper in Minneapolis and in other places and in 1906 he came to Whitehall where he was associated with others in the implement and grain business.
His industrious, thrifty and congenial nature endeared him to his associates and a large circle of friends and the confidence in which he was held was attested to by the fact that he was elected and served as county treasurer for eight years, was treasurer for Whitehall city and of the Pigeon Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and of Our Saviour's Lutheran church, a trustee of same and a member of the school board and the Community hospital board of Whitehall.
He was a kind and loving husband and father, a kind and helpful neighbor, and honest and upright citizen and a good and devout Christian.
God bless his memory by G.M. Steig." THE WHITEHALL TIMES - March 23, 1950
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