Rosella Barrett

Rosella Barrett died Tuesday: Services Held Friday Morning

Rosella Barrett, a former resident of Ossian, died last Tuesday evening at the home of her son, Wayne Barrett, in rural Traer, Iowa. She was 73 years old.

Funeral services for her were conducted Friday morning in St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church at Ossian by the Rev. Phillip C. McDermott. Mrs. Howard Knutson was organist.

Interment was made in St. Francis Cemetery with the following men serving as casket bearers: Donald Schissel, Ralph Schissel, Phillip Curran Lynn Stevenson, Larry Gebel and Jeff Balk.

Rosella Theresa Barrett was born Oct. 10, 1912, a daughter of the late William J. and Pauline (Becker) Holtey of Ossian.

She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Ossian and a member of the St. Francis Rosary Society.

She was a 1930 graduate of De Sales High School. She attended Briar Cliff College, Sioux City, for one year and received a B.A. degree at Upper Iowa University, Fayette. She took graduate studies at the University of Iowa at Iowa City. She taught elementary school for 26 years in Howard and Winneshiek counties and taught special education at Postville and Dubuque, Iowa and at Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Jan.13, 1934, she was married to Morvin Chester Barrett at St. Francis de Sales church in Ossian. In the early years of their marriage they farmed in the Ossian area, and then they moved to Arizona. In 1941, they returned to Iowa and farmed in Howard County until 1950. Since 1971 Mrs. Barrett has made her home in Ossian.

Survivors include one daughter, Irene of Springfield, MO.; two sons Morvin(Bud) of Elk Point, So. Dak., and Wayne of rural Traer; 11 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and a sister, Adelia Kinsey of Ossian.

Proceeding her in death were her parents, husband, Morvin on Feb 3, 1980; five brothers Theodore and Henry in infancy, Dr. Joseph W. Holtey, William Holtey and Ralph(Bud) Holtey; and three sisters, Mrs. Clarence(Marie) Danielson, Mrs. Elmer(Beata) Schissel and Mrs. Harold(Francis) Gebel.

April 24th Edition of the Ossian Bee in 1986. Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Submitted by Debbie Jo

Edna Ann (Hood) Bliven

Edna Ann Bliven, 74, of rural Hudson died at Holy Family Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998.

She was born on Oct. 3, 1923, in Marshfield, the daughter of Eugene and Emma (Luepke) Hood. She attended school in Marshfield.

She married Arthur Bliven on April 7, 1941, in Decorah, Iowa. In her earlier years, she was a “Lumber Jill” working with Arthur in the lumber mills in Hayward and Connorville.

Afterward, she was a housewife and stayed home to raise her family. She enjoyed sewing and mending for people. She also made quilts for the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Burkhardt.

She is survived by her daughters: Darlene and Dave Reisinger of Roberts, Carol and Hopi Pelzl of Circle Pines, Minn.; her sons, Arthur Jr., and Bonnie, Edwin and Susan, and Ted and Janet, all of Hudson, Alonzo and Gail of St. Paul, and James of Camp Douglas; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven sisters.

Funeral was Friday, Feb. 6, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, with Pastor Marilyn Thurber officiating, organist Erma Boline, and congregational singing.

There was a private family burial.

Pallbearers were her five sons and two sons-in-law.

[Marla Zwakman Scrapbook Collection; transcribed by Marla Zwakman]

Mother of Hon. M. V. Burdick

The mother of Hon. M. V. Burdick died at Decorah, Iowa, a few days ago.

Daily Iowa State Register (8 Oct. 1867) transcribed by FoFG MZ

J. L. Cameron

Mrs. M. A. Widner, whose son, Bert K. Allen, died last May, has received news of the death of her oldest brother, J. L. Cameron, of Hesper, Winneshiek county, Io. He was an old veteran of the civil war, having served all through the war. He was for twenty-two years county surveyor of Winneshiek county, and a member of the Decorah G.A.R. post, to which L. L. Caldwell, one of Col. M. B. Davis’ sids (?) belongs. He was buried with G.A.R. ceremonies, and followed to the grave by many friends from Decorah and elsewhere.

Sioux City Journal (27 July 1900) transcribed by FoFG MZ

Wm. R. Emslie

Wm. R. Emslie was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, January 15, 1827. Married to Ann Walker of the same place August 20, 1852. Left Scotland for America August 20, 1854. Settled near Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he lived until the spring of 1865, when he came to Iowa and bought a farm in Orleans township, Winneshiek county, where he lived until the spring of 1907, when he moved to Cresco, Iowa, to spend his declining years, and where he died July 9, 1908.

He was the father of ten children, nine of whom with his wife survive him; one daughter Lillie, having died September 6, 1900. His living children are Mrs. C. H. Rice, Mrs. John Cunningham, Mrs. Gilber J. Melaas, Miss Belle Emslie, John W. Emslie of Cresco, Alex. Emslie, Mrs. F. P. Meyer, Miss Rught Emslie of Rugby, North Dakota, and Wm. L. Emslie of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Mr. Emslie joined the Free Church of Scotland when about 20 years old, and on coming to America chose the M. E. Church as his church home and which he joined in about 1897. He was a regular attendant on divine worship as long as health and hearing lasted.

The funeral service, conducted by Rev. Gammons, was held at M. E. chuch last Sabbath at 11 o'clock a. m. Burial was Oak Lawn.

Card of Thanks.

Mrs. W. R. Emslie and family wish to express their thanks to all the neighbors and friends who gave sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of their husband and father.

The Howard County Times
Submitted by John Brogger

Jarred Ferguson

Died at the Age of 101 Years.

Decorah, Iowa, Oct. 5.- Jarred Ferguson, aged 101 years and 8 months, died in Decorah Wednesday evening, he was born in Bolton, Conn., Feb. 1, 1794, and was one of the very few surviving pensioners of the war of 1812.

Last year, when he attained his century mark, a celebration was held, and the old gentleman danced to the music of a fife played by a 72-year-old nephew.

[Jackson Citizen, Jackson, Michigan, Published Tuesday, October 08, 1895, submitted by CD]

Martin C. Grindeland

Martin C. Grindeland, 80, Traill county resident for more than 40 years, died Monday after a long illness. Mr. Grindeland was born at Decorah, Iowa, April 15, 1864. He went to Hatton in 1900 and farmed. He married Marie Paulson and they went to Mayville in 1916 where he has farmed since.

He leaves two daughters, Hazel of Dickinson and Mrs. Donald Ogburn of near Mayville; four sons, William of Grand Forks, and Palmer, Norman and Manville, all of Mayville; a sister, Mrs. Anna Stoen of Bowman and a brother, Nels of Decorah, Iowa and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Gran Lutheran Church near Mayville, Rev. A. E. Nelson officiating. Pall bearers will be B.S. Broth, Theodore Andrew and Nels Hanson, all of Mayville, Andrew Olerud of Harwood and Nels Paulson and Nels Orland, both of Hatton.

[Fargo Forum, Fargo, ND, Published, December 28, 1944]
Submitted by Marjorie Pace

Nels Grindeland

Rites Friday for Nels Grindeland

Nels C. Grindeland, 92, passed away about five o'clock Tuesday afternoon September 4, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martin Arneson, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, September 7 at one o'clock from the Arneson home and at two o'clock at the Big Canoe Church with the Rev. William Hexom officiating.

Nels Grindeland was the oldest son of Colbin and Hansina Colbinson Grindeland born October 29, 1852, in Norway. He came to the United States with his parents at the age of two and one half years. On January 8, 1875, he was married to Turi Tweet, who preceded him in death November 15, 1931.

Surviving are eight children: Mrs. Tena Otteson, Oscar, and Harry of Decorah, Mrs. Nettie Carlson, Sander of Seattle, Washington, Mrs. E.G. Ambli (Tilla) of Minneapolis, Mrs. Martin Arneson of Sattre, Mrs. Robert Barnes of Chicago, and Charles of Minneapolis. Two children died in infancy, and Mrs. Helen Faldet died in February of this year. Also surviving are 27 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Eight grandsons and three great grandsons are in the armed forces. One of the great grandsons, Donald Istad, gave his life on Luzon.

[Decorah Journal, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, Published, Thursday, September 6, 1945]
Submitted by Marjorie Pace

Janet Fay Hoffman

Funeral services of Janet Fay Hoffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman of Frankville, Iowa, and grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Weller, who died at Frankville Tuesday, March 24th, were held Saturday afternoon at the First Evangelical and Reformed church, Rev. S. A. Schmiechen officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were Junior Gust, Richard Viegut, Henry Manecke and Norman Schnelle. The flower girls were Joyce Gust, Ruth Manecke, Carla Manecke and Darlene Viegut.

Janet was born Feb. 19, 1939, in Franksville, Iowa, and lived with her parents and sister in the rooms above a cheese factory. While her mother went down stairs to get a pail of water, Janet climbed on a chair near the gas stove with the intention of also doing some cooking and her clothing caught on fire. She was badly burned but death was caused by inhaling gas fumes. Surviving are her parents, a younger sister and her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weller of Colby and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoffman of Stratford.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gust and children, Joyce and Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Manecke and children, Ruth, Carla and Henry, Mrs. Wm. Hagen, great grand mother of Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoffman and children, Arnold, Leonora and Lorraine, all of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Viegut and children, Robert, Darlene, Richard, Lucille, David and Dorothy, of Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of Abbotsford, Miss Linda Hoffman of Unity, Miss Mabel Hoffman and Earl Eake of Neenah, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoffman of Cornell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoffman and children, Sharon and Neil, of Wabeno, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson and Mrs. Charles Colvert of Chicago, Hilda Weller of Fond du Lac, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Keck of Decorah, Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hattlestad of Postville, Iowa.

Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 2 Apr. 1942; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Thomas W. Holter

Thomas W. Holter of New Hope, MN Age 91 Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather. Died at home March 14, 2003. Preceded in death by wife Frances. Survived by sons Thomas, Jr. (Denise) of WhiteBear Lake, and John (Sara) of Brooklyn Park, grandchildren Jacob, Olivia, John, Jr., Alexander, Amy (Andrew) Gjovik,and Anja, and great-grandchildren Aliyah, Davin, and Kim. Born on a farm in Highland Township, Winneshiek Co., IA December 23, 1911. Attended high school in Mabel, MN, and Luther College in Decorah, IA. Served in US Navy during WWII. Married Frances Snyder on June 25, 1946 in Canton, MN. Worked for accounting firms in Minneapolis and for Railoc in Plainfield, IL. Resident of North Ridge Apartments in New Hope since 1992. Visitation Monday 6-8 PM at Kapala-Glodek-Malone, 7800 Bass Lake Road, New Hope. Funeral Service Tues., 11 AM at Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church, 5005 Northwest Blvd, Plymouth, with visitation 1/2 hour prior to service. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Canton, MN on Wed. morning. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to donor's choice. KAPALA-GLODEK-MALONE (763) 535-4112.

(St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - March 17, 2003
contributed by A. Newell- 2008)

Lyman O. Hudson

Lyman O. Hudson, a respected citizen of Colby, passed on to the distant shore Sunday morning at 5:00 A.M., dropsy and complications of six weeks duration, being the cause of his death. Funeral services were held at the residence at 1:45 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 31, and at the Colby M. E. church at 2:00 P.M., Rev. C. Paul Nulton officiating. Internment was made in the Colby cemetery. The pall bearers were John Biell, E. D. Loos, H. J. Welsch, Paul Draeger, Hugo Frome and Chas. Allmann.

Mr. Hudson was born in Pennslyvania on January 20th, 1853, thus reaching the age of eighty-two years, eleven months and nine days. He moved to Minnesota in a covered wagon with his parents when but three years of age. He and his family moved onto a farm four miles west of Colby in 1902 and also lived on a farm east of Colby for some time. They moved to the city of Colby twelve years ago and for nine years Mr. Hudson was janitor at the Colby graded school.

Mr. Hudson was married twice. The first time to Miss Hattie F. Scott in Minnesota on June 11th, 1873, to which union three children were born, one of whom died in infancy. The two still living are Mrs. Ada Weaver of Cherokee, Iowa, and Mrs. Elvie Boyd of the state of Washington. After the death of his first wife, he was married a second time and that was in 1897 to Mrs. Nellie Whitney at Burr Oak, Iowa. Two children were born to this union – Mrs. Harold Reyer of Madison and Edsil Hudson of Milwaukee.

Besides his children, his departure is mourned by his widow, two step children, Claude Whitney of Colby and Brayton Whitney of Iowa, one sister and four brothers, Mrs. Elsie Cole of Canton, Minn., George Hudson of California, Franklin Hudson of Waterloo, Iowa, Benjamin Hudson of Austin, Minn., and A. Lincoln Hudson of Canton, Minn. Also twelve grand children.

The deceased was well and favorably known by a large circle of friends and at all times, under all circumstances walked the well beaten path of righteousness. Like all pioneers, he was of a friendly and congenial disposition and was active till long past the age at which men ordinarily drop out of the ranks of the workers.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Brayton Whitney of Decorah, Iowa, Nettie Fosse of Canton, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller and sons, Frank and Everett, of Decorah, Iowa, Miss A. Stevens of Decorah, Mrs. Nat Wheeler and son, Ben, of Valier, Mont., Edsil Hudson of Milwuakee and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reyer and children of Madison.

Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 2 Jan. 1936; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Darius F. Morgan

D.F. Morgan is Dead
The End Came This Afternoon at His Home in Kenwood
Severe Professional Labors Brought On the Malady Which Proved Fatal.

D. F. Morgan, counsel of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company; and former state senator, died at his Kenwood home at 2:30 p. m. to-day. Last Friday Mr. Morgan returned from a business trip to Chicago suffering from an illness resembling apoplexy. Since then he has hardly been conscious, and great alarm was felt for him from the first. He grew steadily worse until the end came this afternoon. He had been a sufferer from heart trouble for years. He was 49 years old.

Of Revolutionary Stock
His Ancestors Migrated From Wales in Colonial Times.
Darius F. Morgan was born in 1854 in Jackson county, Iowa. His paternal ancestors were New England farmers, who migrating from Wales about the middle of the eighteenth century, played a conspicuous part in the revolution. By his mother Ruth Duprey of Meadvllle, Pa., he was descended from a French Huguenot family, which in early colonial times fled from persecution at home to the hospitable shores of the new world. His father, Harley Morgan, was a native of Vergennes, Vt. but in 1842 brought his family west to the Mississippi valley, settling first in Jackson county and fourteen years later in Winneshiek county, Iowa, in which latter county young Morgan spent his boyhood and youth, and laid the foundation of a substantial education in the common schools.

In 1876, until which time he had lived with his father, working on the farm in summer and going to school in winter, he began to study law and in the fall of 1877 he was admitted to the bar at Austin, Minn., which city had now been his home for almost a year and where he supported himself as a student as a reporter in Judge Page's court. A year after admission to the bar he went to Albert Lea, where he formed a professional partnership with John A. Lovely, which lasted for ten years. In November 1888, Mr. Morgan was elected to represent Freeborn county In the lower house of the legislature, and in the session of 1889 he was chairman- of the committee on appropriations. In 1890 Mr. Morgan removed to Minneapolis, where he formed a partnership in law with W. H. Eustis which lasted until Mr. Eustis was elected mayor of Minneapolis in November. 1892. In 1893 the firm of Hale, Morgan & Montgomery was organized, and it became in a short time one of the strongest at the Hennepin bar. In 1894 Mr. Morgan was sent to the state senate from the thirty-second district, comprising the Minneapolis fifth and sixth wards, for a term of four years. In the sessions of 1895 and 1897 he served with distinction as a member of the Judiciary committee of the senate. In 1895 he was, in addition, chairman of the finance committee. In 1897 he was chairman of the committee on corporations and a member of the committee on taxes and tax laws. These are among the most important committees of the senate.

Mr. Morgan early became attached to the republican party. His eloquence made him a power on the stump, and his good judgment and conservatism made him useful in party counsel. For almost eighteen years he was a member of the county and state central committees.

In 1876 Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Ella M. Hayward of Waukon, and a son and two daughters were born of the union. In March, 1893. Mrs. Morgan died, and after almost three years had passed by. Mr. Morgan married again. The present Mrs. Morgan was Lizette F. Davis, of Auburn, N. Y. Senator Morgan belonged to but one secret society, the Elks. He attended Gethsemane Episcopal Church with his family.

[The Minneapolis Journal, Published April 27, 1903, submitted by Dawn Minard]

John Vetoscheck

Mason City, Aug. 13. - John Vetoscheck, a German, committed suicide on Sunday at a farm south of Clear Lake by shooting himself through the heart with a rifle. No cause is known. He was buried at Fort Atkinson, Ia.

Sioux City Journal (14 Aug. 1895) transcribed by FoFG MZ

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