Obituary: Brede Bredesen SANDER (1822-1905)

Brede SANDER died on 9 Oct 1905 in Glenwood, Winneshiek, IA. His obituary appeared in the Norwegian language newspaper, The Decorah Posten, a copy of which is below.

Obituary. Brede Bredesen SANDER. Decorah Posten (13 Oct 1905), p.  8, col. 1.

The following translation of the text of the obituary was provided by Verla Williams:

A Pioneer Passes Away

Old Brede Sander died Monday night at the home of his son-in-law, Gustav Johnson in Glenwood Township after four, five weeks illness. The cause of death was old age infirmity. The deceased was born in Solør near Kongsvinger, the 12th of January, 1822, and he lived to be almost 84 years old. He was married in 1848 to Karen Huseby and came to America in 1851. He worked the first year on the railroad in Illinois and moved in 1852 from Illinois to Winneshiek County. He lived first on what now is Peter Bakke's farm in Decorah township moving to Madison township and settled in 1871 on the farm in Glenwood township where he died. Brede Sander was among those who called Dr. Koren as pastor and he heard Pastor Koren's first sermon in Iowa. He was the first who signed up by subscription to the Building Fund of Luther College, and he gave the largest sum - $300. He operated for a while a flour mill and then often brought gifts of flour to the household at Luther College. Sander had six children -- three boys and three girls. One of his sons, Dr Anton Sander was for a time a teacher at Luther College but he died young while a teacher in New York. The other five children live, the oldest son, Brede in Miner Co., So. Dak. where also old Sander resided for awhile. Mrs. Sander died in 1868. Blessed be the pioneer's memory.

Obituary: Charles M. Hanson

Obituary. Charles M. Hanson. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary: Jane (SANDER) Hanson

On 18 Apr 1930, only a week after the 1930 Census above, Jane passed away. She was buried beside her husband in the family plot in the East Madison (Vold) Cemetery.


Obituary. Jane (SANDER) Hanson (23 Apr 1930). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

RIDGEWAY

Mrs. Chas. Hanson Dies

Word was received here by friends of the death of Mrs. Chas. Hanson, a long time resident of Winneshiek Co., who passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Chas. Falck of Decorah, Friday morning. Funeral services were held at the United Lutheran church of Decorah at 2:30 Monday afternoon and burial was made in the Volds cemetery.

Mrs. Hanson, nee Jane Sander, was born in Brandvold, Soler, Norway about eighty-two years ago and at the age of five years she came to this country with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brede Sander. Mrs. Hanson has lived here in Winneshiek County since then except for the time she spent in Canada and South Dakota with her children since the death of her husband. For several years she and her husband, C. M. Hanson lived on the farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ludwig, about three miles north of Ridgeway and in the Rheinhart residence of this place.

Mrs. Hanson is survived by the following children: Ben and Oscar Hanson of Sisseton, S. D., Mrs. O. P. (Clara) Hovey of Decorah, Mrs. Peter (Minnie) Hovey of Orleans, Mrs. Hans (Hannah) Sollid of Kyel, Canada. Two daughters preceded her in death, Mrs. L. M. (Nettie) Buttner and Clara, who died in infancy.


Gravestone. Gunne "Jane" B. Hanson. (Madison, Winneshiek, IA: East Madison (Vold) Cemetery). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary and Gravestones: Ole and Clara Hovey

Ole P. Hovey died on 28 May 1922 and was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, Winneshiek, IA.


Obituary. Ole P. Hovey. Decorah Journal (31 May 1922). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Gravestone. Ole P. Hovey (1862-1922). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestones Photo Project.

His wife, Clara, died 15 Nov 1949 and was buried next to Ole.


Gravestone. Clara M. Hovey (1873-1949). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestones Photo Project.

Obituary and Gravestones: Siri (Jukam) SANDER

Siri passed away on 14 Sep 1951 and was buried in the SANDER plot in Belleview Cemetery, Howard, SD beside her husband. At the time of her passing she was Miner County's oldest resident.


Obituary. Siri (Jukam) SANDER, "Pioneer, 94, Dies," (1951). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Right image: Inscription on the side of the gravestone. Left image: Individual gravestone for Siri (Jukam) SANDER (1857-1951). Images courtesy of Find A Grave.com.

Obituary and Gravestone: Ole E. Bakke

Ole contracted tuberculosis and died at the young age of 45 on 13 Jul 1902. At the time Ellen was pregnant with their youngest, Ole Ernest, who was born a few months later on 27 Oct. The Decorah Posten published his obituary on 18 Jul.


Obituary. Ole E. Bakke (Decorah Posten, 18 Jul 1902). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

The following English translation was also by Verla Williams:

The 18th July 1902.

Deceased.

Ole E. Bakke, son of Erik Bakke of Washington Prairie, died on Sunday in Elkader, Ia. where he went some weeks ago. He was about 47 years old and leaves his wife and 8 children of which the oldest is 10 and the youngest about 1 year old.

Bakke had been sickly a long time and the sickness developed into tuberculosis finally, ending his life. He had lived the most of his life here in the county. The body was brought to Ossian last Monday and from there it was taken to Washington Prairie for burial. The funeral took place with large participation Wednesday. The deceased leaves behind a large number of friends who deeply regret his early passing.

From a personal friend of the deceased has the "Decorah Posten" received the following:

“Another of them, who exceptionally understood to (win or improve) his fellow human beings, is passed away. It is possible that they who knew Ole E. Bakke best did not correctly understand what honor he had for all those with whom he cultivated friendly company. Ole Bakke was a warm hearted and dependable gentleman. He loved his friends and felt no inclination to find fault with them. This distinguished him therefore, that there always was gladness when he came from his home and mingled with them. Few men have been as beloved as he was. He had faith in his friends and in his straightforward manner he gave accord, that such was. There are greater men than he was but few will be more embraced. Life would be easier for Ole Bakke’s friends if he still were among them; but now has fate willed it otherwise and they can only tell him thanks for what he was. Farewell!"

Ole was buried in the Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in Springfield Township, Winneshiek County.


Washington Prairie Lutheran Church (Springfield, Winneshiek, IA). Image courtesy of Lutherans Restoring Creation.


Gravestone. Ole E. Bakke (1856-1902). Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

Obituary and Gravestone: Ellen (SANDER) Bakke

Ellen died on 26 May 1936. Her obituary appeared in both the Decorah Posten and the Decorah Journal. Unfortunately there is not a translation of the Posten obituary.


Obituaries. Ellen Marie (SANDER) Bakke (1857-1936). Left image: Decorah Posten (29 May 1936). Right image: Decorah Journal (3 Jun 1936). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

Ellen was buried in the Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery beside her husband.


Gravestone. Ellen (SANDER) Bakke (1857-1936) Washington Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, Springfield, Winneshiek, IA. Image courtesy of Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.