Mrs. Thuri O. Farness died last Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Lerdahl, 120 North Butler Street Madison, as the result of hemorrhage of the brain. Mrs. Farness had been ill since the first of March. She was 74 years of age. Mrs. Farness was born in Norway, coming to this country with her husband in 1847. They settled on a farm in the town of Windsor and were among the pioneer settlers of this locality.
Mrs. Farness leaves the following children: Mrs. H. T. Lerdahl, Madison; Miss Christine Farness, music teacher, Madison; Mrs. H. P. Mundale, Minneapolis; Mrs. H. Reese, Walcott, North Dakota. Truls Farness, her husband, died in 1885.
The funeral took place Wednesday from the house at 11 o'clock, after which the remains were brought here on the noon train, and taken to the De Forest Lutheran church, where a very impressive funeral sermon was given by Rev. Aasgaard, who also officiated at Madison, the services there being conducted in English. Interment was made in the family lot in the Norway Grove cemetery.
There were two sets of pall bearers, the first consisting of A. P. Linde, Lars Huseboe, Erick Farness, O. H. Farness, J. E. Johnson and K. Knudtsen, and the second A. O. Haukness, M. Thorsness, E. O. Roisum, L. M. Engesether, S. H. Slinde, and L. I. Tygum.
A large number of people from Madison and other places were here to attend the funeral. (De Forest Times, De Forest, Wisconsin, July 11, 1902, Page 8, Column 3)
Mrs. Thuri O. Farness died last Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Lerdahl, 120 North Butler Street Madison, as the result of hemorrhage of the brain. Mrs. Farness had been ill since the first of March. She was 74 years of age. Mrs. Farness was born in Norway, coming to this country with her husband in 1847. They settled on a farm in the town of Windsor and were among the pioneer settlers of this locality.
Mrs. Farness leaves the following children: Mrs. H. T. Lerdahl, Madison; Miss Christine Farness, music teacher, Madison; Mrs. H. P. Mundale, Minneapolis; Mrs. H. Reese, Walcott, North Dakota. Truls Farness, her husband, died in 1885.
The funeral took place Wednesday from the house at 11 o'clock, after which the remains were brought here on the noon train, and taken to the De Forest Lutheran church, where a very impressive funeral sermon was given by Rev. Aasgaard, who also officiated at Madison, the services there being conducted in English. Interment was made in the family lot in the Norway Grove cemetery.
There were two sets of pall bearers, the first consisting of A. P. Linde, Lars Huseboe, Erick Farness, O. H. Farness, J. E. Johnson and K. Knudtsen, and the second A. O. Haukness, M. Thorsness, E. O. Roisum, L. M. Engesether, S. H. Slinde, and L. I. Tygum.
A large number of people from Madison and other places were here to attend the funeral. (De Forest Times, De Forest, Wisconsin, July 11, 1902, Page 8, Column 3)
Family Members
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Johanna Trulsdatter Farnes Knutson
1848–1884
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Erik Trulson Farnes
1850–1886
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Anna Trulsdatter Farnes Lerdall
1853–1909
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Britha Trulsdatter "Betsey" Farnes
1856–1889
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Peder Trulsson Farnes
1859–1884
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Gertrude Trulsdatter Farnes Mundale
1861–1931
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Oline Trulsdtr. Farnes
1863–1883
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Marie Trulsdatter Farnes Rees
1867–1952
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Christine Farnese Christ
1869–1908
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