OBITUARY: Martin Bredahl dies of Heart Attack - reprinted from the August 13, 1953 Elmwood Argus
Martin G Bredahl, 67, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:30 Monday. Mr. Bredahl was mowing the lawn at his home when he was stricken.
The funeral was held Thursday at 9:30 am at the Sacred Heart church and burial was made at the Farm Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Francis Wallace conducted the services.
Mr. Bredahl was born December 10, 1885 in River Falls Township. He marreid Gertrude Cunningham April 20, 1915 in the El Paso church. Mr. Bredahl has been one of Elmowwed's prominent businessmen for 31 years. Before that he had a grocery store in St. Paul, Minnesota. While in Elmwood, Mr. Bredahl belonged to the Holy Name Society, the Lion's Club, and the Civic Club. He was a member of the village board for two years.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude and two children, Warren of Ripon and Mrs. Cyril Lyons of Antigo. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Elliott of Fresno, California and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Milt Smith, Frank Sailer, Walter Engeldinger, Leon Wurtz, Dewey Lamson and William Bowman.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Martin George Bredahl
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1885
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 91 W Colorado
Residence Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Draft Board: 05
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Gertrude Bredahl
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April 20, 1903: Pierce Co. Herald: Martin Bredahl is the depot agent with George Byron Reed and Leon Clonts having resigned.
October 8, 1903: River Falls Journal: John Locke takes charge of the station from Martin Bredahl on October 15th.
August 18, 1904: Martin Bredahl and Al Finn hae gone to the prarie to thresh.
October 27, 1904: Martin Bredahl has been visiting his sister in Clifton the past two weeks.
January 12, 1905: Martin Bredahl visited his sister in Clifton recently. Walter Finn and Martin Bredahl returned to the high school.
June 29, 1905: Martin Bredahl is working for Mr. Travis near Ellsworth.
February 22, 1906: Martin Bredahl expects to start for Oregon to see the country.
February 22, 1906 Ellsworth Record: Lee Clonts, Roy Thompson and Martin Bredahl start for Portland, Oregon next Saturday.
August 9, 1906: Martin Bredahl is visiting Joe Severance in Washington.
February 27, 1908: Martin Bredahl, Ira Tann, and Lloyd Parmeter took in the dance at Ellsworth Friday night.
January 27, 1910: Martin Bredahl returned from St. Paul where he has been at college.
March 31, 1910: Martin Bredahl at school in Minneapolis was in town on Saturday.
October 3, 1912: Martin Bredahl is home at Forestville on vacation.
April 29, 1915: Martin Bredahl and Gert Cunningham were married recently. They will make their home in St. Paul.
January 15, 1920: Ed Cunningham and Martin Bredahl have dissolved partnership in Ellsworth. The firm opend a general store at East Ellsworth last summer in the Sunby building. Mr. Bredahl is well known and will undoubtably continue to prosper.
May 18, 1922: Mark Bredahl left Saturday for St. Paul. He will open a store at 1522 Shelby Avenue at the corner of Shelby and Snelling.
October 12, 1922: Mark G Bredahl of St. Paul who formely conducted a store at East Ellsworth has purchased and taken charge of the Robson store at Elmwood. EM Weiser, brother in law has discontinued his line of groceries and turnd the same over to Mr. Bredahl. Mr. Weiser will handle dry goods and Mr Bredahl will handle the rest.
April 16, 1925: Martin Bredahl's garage building at the rear of his store at Elmwood was destroyed by fire. Grass fire being the cause. Mr. Bredahl was in St. Paul with his car at the time.
A Tribute to Mart Bredahl ... by WD "Porky" Poquette
The ol' gang of sprotsmen is breaking up far too fast it seems. In my column, words of expression and sympathy seems even harder to write. But as one swallows the lump in the throught and becomes a bit more reserved, you are aware of the fact that, one or more of your party is hunting and fishing in a much better world. Someday the ol' gang will be together again.
So Mart has left us only in body but his spirit lingers on and forms memories in my mind of the past exploits when he was a part of us.
Many times Mart was one of the crew in our deer hunting and trout fishing camps. Irecall a saying of his whenever he was in the Northwoods: " There is no smell on earth that is refreshing as thearoma of the pines." He loved the evergreens and would stroll outside in the evening just to absorb the beauty and the fragrance of his most beloved tree. That is where you get to know a man as he is. Each individual in the group has certain qualifications and love for the outdoors. It's easy to write about them when you get started.
I recall one deer season when I was cooking for the party of which Mart was "one of the Boys." It was a beautiful season in November, no snow on the ground, and temperatures so warm that by noonnot even one hunter wore a glove on the hand. I was sauntering back toward camp on one of these afternoons and decided to just sit down on a log along the ridge, surrounding a little swamp.
I soon saw a hunter coming, it was Mart. He sat down wiht me - hadn't seen a deer all day. I was completley enthralled by all the beeauty of the swamp below, the poplar and birches of the ridges, and I said, "You know Mart, God must have been in a happy mood when he created all of this. "I'll never forget that statement." he said, "you should be a writer." That's long before I started to write, and I never forgot his words.
That's why I remember my fellowmen. I'm just a little guy with a by-line in a little local paper. I've been called a sentimentalist and as I write about Mart, my eyelids become moist at times and I've swallowed hard to force a lump down.
So as I finish my tribute for Mart I can see a part of him along a ridge in the deer country, in a tent beside an evergreen swamp, along the fern-laden bank of a trout stream. He wa a part of itall - a real conservationist at heart!
Granny's (2005): This stare was M. G. Bredahl's in 1922. Ours was a long and satisfying relationship. We were a store, confectionery, we even sold refreshments at one point. Ah, those were the days. It became Engeldinger's Taven in 1943.
Martin G Bredahl, 67, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:30 Monday. Mr. Bredahl was mowing the lawn at his home when he was stricken.
The funeral was held Thursday at 9:30 am at the Sacred Heart church and burial was made at the Farm Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Francis Wallace conducted the services.
Mr. Bredahl was born December 10, 1885 in River Falls Township. He marreid Gertrude Cunningham April 20, 1915 in the El Paso church. Mr. Bredahl has been one of Elmowwed's prominent businessmen for 31 years. Before that he had a grocery store in St. Paul, Minnesota. While in Elmwood, Mr. Bredahl belonged to the Holy Name Society, the Lion's Club, and the Civic Club. He was a member of the village board for two years.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude and two children, Warren of Ripon and Mrs. Cyril Lyons of Antigo. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Elliott of Fresno, California and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Milt Smith, Frank Sailer, Walter Engeldinger, Leon Wurtz, Dewey Lamson and William Bowman.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Martin George Bredahl
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1885
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 91 W Colorado
Residence Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Draft Board: 05
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Gertrude Bredahl
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April 20, 1903: Pierce Co. Herald: Martin Bredahl is the depot agent with George Byron Reed and Leon Clonts having resigned.
October 8, 1903: River Falls Journal: John Locke takes charge of the station from Martin Bredahl on October 15th.
August 18, 1904: Martin Bredahl and Al Finn hae gone to the prarie to thresh.
October 27, 1904: Martin Bredahl has been visiting his sister in Clifton the past two weeks.
January 12, 1905: Martin Bredahl visited his sister in Clifton recently. Walter Finn and Martin Bredahl returned to the high school.
June 29, 1905: Martin Bredahl is working for Mr. Travis near Ellsworth.
February 22, 1906: Martin Bredahl expects to start for Oregon to see the country.
February 22, 1906 Ellsworth Record: Lee Clonts, Roy Thompson and Martin Bredahl start for Portland, Oregon next Saturday.
August 9, 1906: Martin Bredahl is visiting Joe Severance in Washington.
February 27, 1908: Martin Bredahl, Ira Tann, and Lloyd Parmeter took in the dance at Ellsworth Friday night.
January 27, 1910: Martin Bredahl returned from St. Paul where he has been at college.
March 31, 1910: Martin Bredahl at school in Minneapolis was in town on Saturday.
October 3, 1912: Martin Bredahl is home at Forestville on vacation.
April 29, 1915: Martin Bredahl and Gert Cunningham were married recently. They will make their home in St. Paul.
January 15, 1920: Ed Cunningham and Martin Bredahl have dissolved partnership in Ellsworth. The firm opend a general store at East Ellsworth last summer in the Sunby building. Mr. Bredahl is well known and will undoubtably continue to prosper.
May 18, 1922: Mark Bredahl left Saturday for St. Paul. He will open a store at 1522 Shelby Avenue at the corner of Shelby and Snelling.
October 12, 1922: Mark G Bredahl of St. Paul who formely conducted a store at East Ellsworth has purchased and taken charge of the Robson store at Elmwood. EM Weiser, brother in law has discontinued his line of groceries and turnd the same over to Mr. Bredahl. Mr. Weiser will handle dry goods and Mr Bredahl will handle the rest.
April 16, 1925: Martin Bredahl's garage building at the rear of his store at Elmwood was destroyed by fire. Grass fire being the cause. Mr. Bredahl was in St. Paul with his car at the time.
A Tribute to Mart Bredahl ... by WD "Porky" Poquette
The ol' gang of sprotsmen is breaking up far too fast it seems. In my column, words of expression and sympathy seems even harder to write. But as one swallows the lump in the throught and becomes a bit more reserved, you are aware of the fact that, one or more of your party is hunting and fishing in a much better world. Someday the ol' gang will be together again.
So Mart has left us only in body but his spirit lingers on and forms memories in my mind of the past exploits when he was a part of us.
Many times Mart was one of the crew in our deer hunting and trout fishing camps. Irecall a saying of his whenever he was in the Northwoods: " There is no smell on earth that is refreshing as thearoma of the pines." He loved the evergreens and would stroll outside in the evening just to absorb the beauty and the fragrance of his most beloved tree. That is where you get to know a man as he is. Each individual in the group has certain qualifications and love for the outdoors. It's easy to write about them when you get started.
I recall one deer season when I was cooking for the party of which Mart was "one of the Boys." It was a beautiful season in November, no snow on the ground, and temperatures so warm that by noonnot even one hunter wore a glove on the hand. I was sauntering back toward camp on one of these afternoons and decided to just sit down on a log along the ridge, surrounding a little swamp.
I soon saw a hunter coming, it was Mart. He sat down wiht me - hadn't seen a deer all day. I was completley enthralled by all the beeauty of the swamp below, the poplar and birches of the ridges, and I said, "You know Mart, God must have been in a happy mood when he created all of this. "I'll never forget that statement." he said, "you should be a writer." That's long before I started to write, and I never forgot his words.
That's why I remember my fellowmen. I'm just a little guy with a by-line in a little local paper. I've been called a sentimentalist and as I write about Mart, my eyelids become moist at times and I've swallowed hard to force a lump down.
So as I finish my tribute for Mart I can see a part of him along a ridge in the deer country, in a tent beside an evergreen swamp, along the fern-laden bank of a trout stream. He wa a part of itall - a real conservationist at heart!
Granny's (2005): This stare was M. G. Bredahl's in 1922. Ours was a long and satisfying relationship. We were a store, confectionery, we even sold refreshments at one point. Ah, those were the days. It became Engeldinger's Taven in 1943.
OBITUARY: Martin Bredahl dies of Heart Attack - reprinted from the August 13, 1953 Elmwood Argus
Martin G Bredahl, 67, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:30 Monday. Mr. Bredahl was mowing the lawn at his home when he was stricken.
The funeral was held Thursday at 9:30 am at the Sacred Heart church and burial was made at the Farm Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Francis Wallace conducted the services.
Mr. Bredahl was born December 10, 1885 in River Falls Township. He marreid Gertrude Cunningham April 20, 1915 in the El Paso church. Mr. Bredahl has been one of Elmowwed's prominent businessmen for 31 years. Before that he had a grocery store in St. Paul, Minnesota. While in Elmwood, Mr. Bredahl belonged to the Holy Name Society, the Lion's Club, and the Civic Club. He was a member of the village board for two years.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude and two children, Warren of Ripon and Mrs. Cyril Lyons of Antigo. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Elliott of Fresno, California and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Milt Smith, Frank Sailer, Walter Engeldinger, Leon Wurtz, Dewey Lamson and William Bowman.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Martin George Bredahl
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1885
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 91 W Colorado
Residence Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Draft Board: 05
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Gertrude Bredahl
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April 20, 1903: Pierce Co. Herald: Martin Bredahl is the depot agent with George Byron Reed and Leon Clonts having resigned.
October 8, 1903: River Falls Journal: John Locke takes charge of the station from Martin Bredahl on October 15th.
August 18, 1904: Martin Bredahl and Al Finn hae gone to the prarie to thresh.
October 27, 1904: Martin Bredahl has been visiting his sister in Clifton the past two weeks.
January 12, 1905: Martin Bredahl visited his sister in Clifton recently. Walter Finn and Martin Bredahl returned to the high school.
June 29, 1905: Martin Bredahl is working for Mr. Travis near Ellsworth.
February 22, 1906: Martin Bredahl expects to start for Oregon to see the country.
February 22, 1906 Ellsworth Record: Lee Clonts, Roy Thompson and Martin Bredahl start for Portland, Oregon next Saturday.
August 9, 1906: Martin Bredahl is visiting Joe Severance in Washington.
February 27, 1908: Martin Bredahl, Ira Tann, and Lloyd Parmeter took in the dance at Ellsworth Friday night.
January 27, 1910: Martin Bredahl returned from St. Paul where he has been at college.
March 31, 1910: Martin Bredahl at school in Minneapolis was in town on Saturday.
October 3, 1912: Martin Bredahl is home at Forestville on vacation.
April 29, 1915: Martin Bredahl and Gert Cunningham were married recently. They will make their home in St. Paul.
January 15, 1920: Ed Cunningham and Martin Bredahl have dissolved partnership in Ellsworth. The firm opend a general store at East Ellsworth last summer in the Sunby building. Mr. Bredahl is well known and will undoubtably continue to prosper.
May 18, 1922: Mark Bredahl left Saturday for St. Paul. He will open a store at 1522 Shelby Avenue at the corner of Shelby and Snelling.
October 12, 1922: Mark G Bredahl of St. Paul who formely conducted a store at East Ellsworth has purchased and taken charge of the Robson store at Elmwood. EM Weiser, brother in law has discontinued his line of groceries and turnd the same over to Mr. Bredahl. Mr. Weiser will handle dry goods and Mr Bredahl will handle the rest.
April 16, 1925: Martin Bredahl's garage building at the rear of his store at Elmwood was destroyed by fire. Grass fire being the cause. Mr. Bredahl was in St. Paul with his car at the time.
A Tribute to Mart Bredahl ... by WD "Porky" Poquette
The ol' gang of sprotsmen is breaking up far too fast it seems. In my column, words of expression and sympathy seems even harder to write. But as one swallows the lump in the throught and becomes a bit more reserved, you are aware of the fact that, one or more of your party is hunting and fishing in a much better world. Someday the ol' gang will be together again.
So Mart has left us only in body but his spirit lingers on and forms memories in my mind of the past exploits when he was a part of us.
Many times Mart was one of the crew in our deer hunting and trout fishing camps. Irecall a saying of his whenever he was in the Northwoods: " There is no smell on earth that is refreshing as thearoma of the pines." He loved the evergreens and would stroll outside in the evening just to absorb the beauty and the fragrance of his most beloved tree. That is where you get to know a man as he is. Each individual in the group has certain qualifications and love for the outdoors. It's easy to write about them when you get started.
I recall one deer season when I was cooking for the party of which Mart was "one of the Boys." It was a beautiful season in November, no snow on the ground, and temperatures so warm that by noonnot even one hunter wore a glove on the hand. I was sauntering back toward camp on one of these afternoons and decided to just sit down on a log along the ridge, surrounding a little swamp.
I soon saw a hunter coming, it was Mart. He sat down wiht me - hadn't seen a deer all day. I was completley enthralled by all the beeauty of the swamp below, the poplar and birches of the ridges, and I said, "You know Mart, God must have been in a happy mood when he created all of this. "I'll never forget that statement." he said, "you should be a writer." That's long before I started to write, and I never forgot his words.
That's why I remember my fellowmen. I'm just a little guy with a by-line in a little local paper. I've been called a sentimentalist and as I write about Mart, my eyelids become moist at times and I've swallowed hard to force a lump down.
So as I finish my tribute for Mart I can see a part of him along a ridge in the deer country, in a tent beside an evergreen swamp, along the fern-laden bank of a trout stream. He wa a part of itall - a real conservationist at heart!
Granny's (2005): This stare was M. G. Bredahl's in 1922. Ours was a long and satisfying relationship. We were a store, confectionery, we even sold refreshments at one point. Ah, those were the days. It became Engeldinger's Taven in 1943.
Martin G Bredahl, 67, died suddenly of a heart attack at 11:30 Monday. Mr. Bredahl was mowing the lawn at his home when he was stricken.
The funeral was held Thursday at 9:30 am at the Sacred Heart church and burial was made at the Farm Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Francis Wallace conducted the services.
Mr. Bredahl was born December 10, 1885 in River Falls Township. He marreid Gertrude Cunningham April 20, 1915 in the El Paso church. Mr. Bredahl has been one of Elmowwed's prominent businessmen for 31 years. Before that he had a grocery store in St. Paul, Minnesota. While in Elmwood, Mr. Bredahl belonged to the Holy Name Society, the Lion's Club, and the Civic Club. He was a member of the village board for two years.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude and two children, Warren of Ripon and Mrs. Cyril Lyons of Antigo. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Elliott of Fresno, California and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Milt Smith, Frank Sailer, Walter Engeldinger, Leon Wurtz, Dewey Lamson and William Bowman.
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Martin George Bredahl
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1885
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 91 W Colorado
Residence Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Draft Board: 05
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: Gertrude Bredahl
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April 20, 1903: Pierce Co. Herald: Martin Bredahl is the depot agent with George Byron Reed and Leon Clonts having resigned.
October 8, 1903: River Falls Journal: John Locke takes charge of the station from Martin Bredahl on October 15th.
August 18, 1904: Martin Bredahl and Al Finn hae gone to the prarie to thresh.
October 27, 1904: Martin Bredahl has been visiting his sister in Clifton the past two weeks.
January 12, 1905: Martin Bredahl visited his sister in Clifton recently. Walter Finn and Martin Bredahl returned to the high school.
June 29, 1905: Martin Bredahl is working for Mr. Travis near Ellsworth.
February 22, 1906: Martin Bredahl expects to start for Oregon to see the country.
February 22, 1906 Ellsworth Record: Lee Clonts, Roy Thompson and Martin Bredahl start for Portland, Oregon next Saturday.
August 9, 1906: Martin Bredahl is visiting Joe Severance in Washington.
February 27, 1908: Martin Bredahl, Ira Tann, and Lloyd Parmeter took in the dance at Ellsworth Friday night.
January 27, 1910: Martin Bredahl returned from St. Paul where he has been at college.
March 31, 1910: Martin Bredahl at school in Minneapolis was in town on Saturday.
October 3, 1912: Martin Bredahl is home at Forestville on vacation.
April 29, 1915: Martin Bredahl and Gert Cunningham were married recently. They will make their home in St. Paul.
January 15, 1920: Ed Cunningham and Martin Bredahl have dissolved partnership in Ellsworth. The firm opend a general store at East Ellsworth last summer in the Sunby building. Mr. Bredahl is well known and will undoubtably continue to prosper.
May 18, 1922: Mark Bredahl left Saturday for St. Paul. He will open a store at 1522 Shelby Avenue at the corner of Shelby and Snelling.
October 12, 1922: Mark G Bredahl of St. Paul who formely conducted a store at East Ellsworth has purchased and taken charge of the Robson store at Elmwood. EM Weiser, brother in law has discontinued his line of groceries and turnd the same over to Mr. Bredahl. Mr. Weiser will handle dry goods and Mr Bredahl will handle the rest.
April 16, 1925: Martin Bredahl's garage building at the rear of his store at Elmwood was destroyed by fire. Grass fire being the cause. Mr. Bredahl was in St. Paul with his car at the time.
A Tribute to Mart Bredahl ... by WD "Porky" Poquette
The ol' gang of sprotsmen is breaking up far too fast it seems. In my column, words of expression and sympathy seems even harder to write. But as one swallows the lump in the throught and becomes a bit more reserved, you are aware of the fact that, one or more of your party is hunting and fishing in a much better world. Someday the ol' gang will be together again.
So Mart has left us only in body but his spirit lingers on and forms memories in my mind of the past exploits when he was a part of us.
Many times Mart was one of the crew in our deer hunting and trout fishing camps. Irecall a saying of his whenever he was in the Northwoods: " There is no smell on earth that is refreshing as thearoma of the pines." He loved the evergreens and would stroll outside in the evening just to absorb the beauty and the fragrance of his most beloved tree. That is where you get to know a man as he is. Each individual in the group has certain qualifications and love for the outdoors. It's easy to write about them when you get started.
I recall one deer season when I was cooking for the party of which Mart was "one of the Boys." It was a beautiful season in November, no snow on the ground, and temperatures so warm that by noonnot even one hunter wore a glove on the hand. I was sauntering back toward camp on one of these afternoons and decided to just sit down on a log along the ridge, surrounding a little swamp.
I soon saw a hunter coming, it was Mart. He sat down wiht me - hadn't seen a deer all day. I was completley enthralled by all the beeauty of the swamp below, the poplar and birches of the ridges, and I said, "You know Mart, God must have been in a happy mood when he created all of this. "I'll never forget that statement." he said, "you should be a writer." That's long before I started to write, and I never forgot his words.
That's why I remember my fellowmen. I'm just a little guy with a by-line in a little local paper. I've been called a sentimentalist and as I write about Mart, my eyelids become moist at times and I've swallowed hard to force a lump down.
So as I finish my tribute for Mart I can see a part of him along a ridge in the deer country, in a tent beside an evergreen swamp, along the fern-laden bank of a trout stream. He wa a part of itall - a real conservationist at heart!
Granny's (2005): This stare was M. G. Bredahl's in 1922. Ours was a long and satisfying relationship. We were a store, confectionery, we even sold refreshments at one point. Ah, those were the days. It became Engeldinger's Taven in 1943.
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