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Gaylen Carlson
Funeral Held
In Charles City

Funeral services for a former Mona resident, Gaylen B. Carlson, 64, were held Monday, May 18 at Hage Funeral Home in Charles City with the Rev. Stanley Carlsen officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery in Mona.

Carlson died at his home in Charles City, Friday, May 15.

Gaylen Carlson, son of Charles and Gunda (Johnson) Carlson, was born in Mona August 31, 1905. On July 3, 1926 he married Kathryn Torgeson at Lyle.

Lona M. Blakestad
Funeral Held
Our Savior's

Funeral services for Mrs. Lona M. Blakestad, 93, were held at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Lyle, Tuesday, February 10 with the Rev. M. Johnson officiating.

Mrs. Blakestad died at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar, February 7 where she had been a resident for three years.

Minnie Christianson
Funeral Held At
Mona Lutheran

A lifelong resident, Miss Minnie Christianson, 78, died Friday morning, September 10 at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar where she had resided since June.

Funeral services were held on Sunday, September 12 at Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. S. Klemesrud officiating and interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Clara Christiansen
Funeral Wednesday
At Mona Lutheran

Funeral services for Miss Clara Christiansen, 76, who died Sunday, July 11, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in St. Ansgar, were held Wednesday, July 14 at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. Stanley Klemesrud officiating.

Until taking up residency at the center about two weeks ago, Miss Christiansen had lived her entire life in the house in Mona where she was born January 21, 1889. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Christiansen.

Tuesday at 3 o'clock occurred the funeral of Bennie Bothum of East Mona. he has suffered a good many years but was at last released. The family have our sympathy in their sorrow.

EAST MONA.

OBITUARY

Wm. Caine was born in the Isle of Man, February 19, 1829, and died at Asbury Hospital in Minneapolis, where he had gone for treatment, on November 6, 1908.

He came to America in the year 1855, going to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1857 he came to Mitchell county, and purchased the farm near Mona, which was his home at the time of his death. He never married and had no relatives in this country, except a distant cousin, Mrs. Robertson, of Osage. We understand that he has a sister and nieces and nephews in his native land.

Obituary

Gustav Carlson was born in Sweden May 20th 1844 and died April 27, 1912, at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 7 days.

He came to America in spring of 1869, settling in Mitchell County, Iowa. He was united in marriage to Olene Christianson, Oct. 25, 1877. To this union was born 8 children, seven of whom are living. They are Charley, Mrs. Minnie Anderson, Gilbert, Edwin, Gotfred, Rudolph and Raymond. One, Emma, died in 1902 at the age of 17 years.

The remains of B. B. were brought here Wednesday from Bismark, N. D., for burial. Mr. Bothum had been ill since March 6th, 1912 when he had a stroke and for months lingered along and was not expected to live. About 18 months ago he went to Bismark to make his home with his daughter Mrs. Hoiem. About a month ago they wrote that they would come to Lyle March 15th for a visit, little realizing that on that day, he would be here for burial. Mr. Bothum was past 86 years of age and lived in this community for many years.

Obituary

On Friday, Nov. 4, the remains of Mrs. Christopher Carson were laid to rest in the Mona cemetery. Since 1916 the deceased has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Reynolds of Buckeye, Ia., at whose home she passed away Nov. 4 at the age of 83 years 8 months and 21 days.

The principal facts concerning the life of Botolf B. Bothum, whose dath was referred to in the Tribune two weeks ago are as follows:

MRS. BETSY BOTHUM.

Those who have known Mrs. Bothum would scarcely believe that the neighbors, friends and relatives would so soon be gathered for the purpose of showing their last respects in a funeral service. For over two years she has constantly and tenderly cared for her husband who has been confined to his bed. And few indeed knew that the deceased had been in poor health until they learned that only a few days ago she had gone to Rochester to submit to an operation. This was soon followed by the report that she had passed to the great beyond Saturday evening.

Miss Sophia Blakestad, a daughter of G. Blakestad, who resides northeast of our town, died last Saturday at 11 o'clock a. m. The deceased had just passed her sixteenth birthday anniversary and from infancy till about six months before her sad death had been in apparently good health. After this time, however, her health begin to fail and as soon as the symptoms of dropsy became at all alarming the best medical aid was secured, but of no avail.

Rudolph A. Carlson
Rites Held At
Mona Lutheran

Funeral services for Rudolph A. Carlson, 64, a former Lyle resident, who died Tuesday, February 2 at the St. Olaf hospital in Austin, were held Friday, February 5 at 2 p. m. at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. Merland Johnson of Lyle officiating.

Rudolph A. Carlson was born May 2, 1896 in Mitchell County, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Carlson. In this area he attended school and spent the early years of his life. He was baptized and confirmed in the Mona Lutheran church.

Funerals
BURKHARDT- Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Burkhardt, San Mateo, Calif., will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday at the Worlein Funeral Home. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, Iowa.

MRS. MARIE BURKHARDT

Mrs. Marie Torgeson Burkhardt, San Mateo, Calif., died early Sunday morning at Fullerton, Calif.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Harry Jordan, Lyle; a brother, Melvin Elverum, Lyle. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.

Gilbert Carlson
Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Gilbert Carlson, who passed away so suddenly last Wednesday following a heart attack, were held Saturday, April 5, at the Mona Lutheran church with Pastor S. Stenson officiating with interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Gilbert Oliver Carlson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Carlson, was born on May 25, 1888, on a farm south of Mona in Mitchell County, Iowa.

Edwin Carlson
Passes Suddenly

Funeral services were held for Edwin Carlson at Mona Lutheran church on Saturday afternoon, November 3. The Rev. Stanley V. Gjervik officiated and Mrs. Blanche Sola sang "Behold a Host" and "Beautiful Savior." Committal services were held at Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Edwin Benjamin Carlson, the son of Gustav and Olena Carlson, was born on January 21, 1890 in Mitchell County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Mona Lutheran church where he had been a lifelong member.

MRS LAURA BURINGRUD
DIED SUNDAY

News reached Lyle relatives Sunday that Mrs Laura Blakestad Buringrud passed away at the Iowa City hospital that morning where she was taken following a fall in which a hip and wrist were fractured recently. The funeral was held at Northwood Thursday Jan, 15 at 1:30 and at Mona Lutheran church the same afternoon.

A grandson who is in the service in Germany may fly home for the funeral.

Born Jan. 22, 1878
Died January 11, 1948

OBITUARY

Mrs. Inger Blakestad, known to all in Lyle and vicinity as Aunt Inger, passed away suddenly, Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 1947 about 9 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Hulda Dicklever, where she had an apartment. At the age of 81 yrs. and 3 days she was called to her eternal reward.

Inger Blakestad, whose maiden name was Jacobson, was born in Eker Pariss Norway, Dec. 27, 1866. She emigrated to the U. S., in 1894 and located in Cass County N Dak. There she met Halvor Blakestad, to whom she was married in 1901. Shortly afterward they purchased a farm near Otranto, Iowa.

OBITUARY

Edwin Oliver Christianson, son of John and Sorine Christianson was born at Mona, Iowa, October 4, 1891, and passed away at the St. Olaf hospital at Austin Wednesday afternoon, April 2 following a brief illness. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Mona Lutheran church until moving away from here.

O.G. BLAKESTAD, LYLE FURNITURE
DEALER DIED SUNDAY.

O. G. BLAKESTAD, LYLE FURNITURE
DEALER DIED SUNDAY.

CHARLIE JOHN CARLSON

Eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Carlson was born at Garner, Iowa, Hancock County on Aug. 20 1878, and passed peacefully away on Sunday morning March 11th at the age of 66 years, 6 months and 18 days.

At the age of 1 1/2 yrs., he moved with his parents to Mona, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, of which he was a life-long member.

On May 8th, 1901 he was united in marriage to Gunda Johnson of Mona, who preceded him in death on May 16, 1938.

CHARLEY CARLSON DIED SUN
DAY MORNING FUNERAL
WEDNESDAY

The community was shocked and saddened Sunday morning when it became known that Charley Carlson had passed away during the night. He had not been well for some time but no one realized that he was so near his journey's end. Saturday, he was about as usual.

Charles Carlson was born at Garner, Iowa, and passed his 67th birthday last August. His parents moved to Mona when he was a year old and Charlie continued to reside there until his death.

OTTO GEORGE BLAKESTAD

Otto George Blakestad, the only son of Gullick and Ingebor Blakestad, was born August 10th, 1879, on the farm north of Otranto, which his grandfather homesteaded in the spring of 1854 and where Otto lived all his life, and passed away very peacefully on August 24th at the age of 63 years and 14 days.

He was baptized in infancy and when he received the proper instructions he was confirmed in Mona Lutheran church, of which he was a life member.