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Inga Olson obituary

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MRS. INGA OLSON

After two weeks of slight ailment resulting from a fall, Mrs. Inga Bjornson Olson died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. B. Losey, at 7:30 Monday morning.

She was born in Flekkefjord, Norway. August 26, 1821. She and her husband, Lars, came to America in 1868 and located at Chicago, where he was engaged as a cabinet maker. In 1873 they came to Lyle and he entered in the furniture business. On May 22 1889 their home was destroyed by fire and then the home was built in which she has lived since.

Merle Dixon obituary

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Merle Dixon, who has been sick with typhoid fever for about three weeks, passed away last Saturday morning at 6 o'clock.

Merle was born at Oldham, South Dakota July 10, 1989. When he was two years of age his parents moved to Old Otranto where the family lived for a few years. About seven years ago the family took up their residence in Lyle and here he became well known to us all.

Hans Hall obituary

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Hans Hall who was about 85 years of age passed away at the Tom Enerson home in Nevada, Sunday, Jan. 7th. The deceased has made his home in this vicinity for the past 25 years, stopping at one place and then another.

For a while he lived with his son, who was then in business at Osage. He leaves no near relatives so far as can be learned, and was buried by the county.

The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon and interment was made at Six Mile Grove cemetery.

Mark McConnell obituary

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Mark D. McConnell died at his home five miles west of Lyle Sunday, Jan. 7th at 4:15 p. m. having been in feeble health for some years.

Mark D. McConnell was born Jan. 6th, 1834 at Elmira, Cheming County, New York.

In his early youth he moved with his parents to Rockton, Illinois where he had a position as school teacher. About that time he united with the Congregational church of that place.

Frank Machacek obituary

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Frank Machaeek died at Colorado Springs at 8 o'clock last Sunday morning as the result of a paralytic stroke three years ago. The remains will be brought here and the funeral will be held Friday afternoon at the Ames School house, six miles north west of Lyle village, and interment will be made in Woodbury cemetery. The deceased was a member of Willow Wood Camp No. 565, M. W. A. for many years and when he moved to Colorado he took a transfer to the camp at that place.

Zadie Hobkirk

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Zadie May Hobkirk was born near Lyle, Minn. Sept. 23 1890 and died of pneumonia Oct. 30, 1911 at Fairbault, Minn.

She has always lived at her home near Lyle until about a year ago, and since then has been at Fairbault, Minn.

Funeral services were held at Congregational church in Lyle, Nov. 1st at two p. m.

Interment at Woodbury cemetery, beside the remains of her parents who have preceded her.

Thomas Lawson obituary

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Thomas Lawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Lawson, passed away Monday afternoon after an illness of about two weeks with typhoid fever. The deceased was the oldest son in the family of 3 boys and was 20 years of age last February. His death was a sad blow to the parents, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in the Enterprise cemetery.

Andrew Thompson obituary

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Andrew Thompson, who has made Lyle his home for the past 17 years, died Sunday afternoon about 4:30, in his room over Andrew Olson's saloon, after a couple days illness.

The deceased was born on the farm now occupied by Henning Grube, a couple miles south of Mona, on the 4th day of November 1857, and was the youngest of a family of 5 children. An occurrence which seems very singular is that he was buried on the same farm.

Anton Fossey obituary

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The expected death always comes as a blow to those who are near and dear and even tho they may be at the bedside of the failing one awaiting the silent messenger, the loss comes with no less force, but is often increased by the thought of the suffering of the last days of earthly trial. So it was with the family who last Saturday were bereaved of the loving care of the husband and father, A. O. Fossey, who passed away after a few weeks of suffering from cancer of the stomach.

Mrs. Charley Clark obituary

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The remains of Mrs. Charley Clark of Merriam Park, St. Paul was brought here for burial Wednesday afternoon and a short funeral service was held at Woodbury Cemetery, by Rev. A. G. Washington, where interment was made.

The deceased was born in Michigan 37 years ago where she made her home until 10 years of age when she came to Lyle. Here she made her home for many years.

About 19 years ago she married to Chas. Clark in Lyle and they continued to make this village there home until about 8 years ago when they moved to Faribault where she lived one year.

Henry Stockwell obituary

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Henry a. Stockwell was born July 16, 1848, at Brooklyn, Green county, Wisconsin, and died Feb. 26, 1910, at Palermo, N. D. He enlisted in the civil war in September, 1864, in Co. E. 13th Wisconsin regiment, and served till the end of the war.

On Oct. 21, 1868, he was married in Rock County Wisconsin, to Miss Aurora M. Powers. They moved to Minnesota in the spring of 1869. After residing here 5 years, they returned to Brooklyn. They came back in 1899 and remained till four years ago when they went to Sherwood, N. D.

Bessie Wilder Williams obit

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Mrs. Bessie V. Wilder Williams was born at Otranto, Iowa, Feb. 9, 74. She attended Austin High School and later spent two years at the Iowa state normal at Cedar Falls. She taught a number of years in both the Iowa and Idaho schools. Her interests were always along educational lines and the past year she was taking an advanced normal course in Bellingham, Wash., where she expected to graduate in June.

She contracted a severe cold during the holiday season which developed into bronchial pneumonia, the immediate cause of her death, Feb. 5th 1910.

Mildred Duerst obituary

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In the early gray dawn of Tuesday, Jan. 18, little Mildred, the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Duerst, peacefully and quietly answered the summons of the Master, "Come up Higher." Though she was allowed to remain only a few years among those who loved her, as a tender and rare flower, yet she had endeared herself so completely, that her loss is keenly felt not only by the immediate family and relatives, but by all who come in contact with her.
She was old beyond her years, having the discernment of many a child twice her age.

Rachel Anderson obituary

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The funeral of the late Mrs. Rachel Anderson was held Wednesday and interment was made in the Sunnyside Cemetery. Mrs. Rachel Anderson was born in Logn Norway, in the year 1830 and came to America in 1862. She was married in Madison, Wis., the same year to Ole Anderson. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. Deceased passed away at the Independence State Hospital, April 26th.

Charlotte Anderson obituary

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The remains of Mrs. Charlotte Anderson, who passed away Nov. 26, at Rockton, Ill., were brought to Lyle for burial, and the service was conducted by Rev. Esser, Nov. 31. Interment was made in Woodbury cemetery, where the husband had been laid to rest ten years ago.

The deceased was born in Smalord, Sweden, April 18th, 1827, and was united in marriage to Gustave Anderson in 1850. To them were born, 9 children; 3 girls and 6 boys. The 6 sons and 7 grand children survive to mourn for a dear mother and grandmother.

Robert Hobkirk obituary

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We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their sympathy and help during the sickness and death of our father. We also thank the choir, the K. P. Lodge, and those who sent floral tributes.
The HOBKIRK FAMILY.

On the 21st day of July 1908, Robert Stephen Hobkirk passed from this life.

He was born at Rosmdale, Fondulae Co., Wis., on the 18th day of December 1849 and was married at Osage, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1876 to Louisa J. Campbell, who passed away 14 years ago, on the 10th of June.

William Kilgore obituary

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William Edwin Kilgore died at his home in Austin township Thursday noon, May 9, 1908, of heart trouble and dropsy. Aged 65 years. He has been in failing health for several months.

He was born in Lancaster, N. H., March 18, 1843. He moved to Columbia county, Wis., in 1856. He enlisted in Co. G. 11th Ill. volunteer cavalry Nov. 25, 1861 and was honorably discharged March 15, 1863, after protracted illness in hospital. He came to Mitchell county, Ia., in 1865 and worked at his trade of carpenter. For fifteen falls he ran a threshing machine.

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