Obituary of Haines O'Connor
Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL,
23 April 1896
DIED: - Friday, April 7, 1896,
at Onida, S. Dakota, Mr. Haines O CONNOR, aged 77 years. Deceased was the father of Howard O' CONNOR of this city.
[transcribed by Kim Torp]
Mrs. O.T. Strand
from the Onida Watchman, August 12, 1909:
After an illness of several months from cancer of the stomach, Mrs. O. T. Strand died at her home in Pleasant township
Sunday August 1, 1909. She was born in Norway in 1860 and came to America
in 1881. Two years later she married O. T. Strand and both came to Sully county the following year
where they have resided ever since. Mrs. Strand was the mother of eight children four of whom had gone on before
ready to welcome her in Paradise. Her husband and four children survive her and mourn their loss. Mrs. Strand
was a noble Christian lady who did her full share of the World's work. She was a faithful wife a loving affectionate
mother and a good kind neighbor. Thruout her sickness she bore her illness with great patience. She was conscious
till the end and being ready responded gladly to the call "Well done thou good and faithful servant enter
into the joy of the Lord." Those children who survive her are Thos. O., John S., Carl E. and Miss Selma all
of whom are still at home. The demise of Mrs Strand causes much sorrow not only to her husband and family but
to the entire community where she was highly esteemed. The funeral sermon was preached by the regular pastor, Rev.
Cornish, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant cemetery in the Strand neighborhood. The Watchman
extends sympathy to the bereaved ones.
[Submitted by Vicki Bonagofski - beavert53
at aol.com]