OBITUARY: Carrie (Brenden) (Olsen) Schoger, 1870-1953, Mitchell County, Iowa




                     Carrie Brenden Olsen Schoger

Mrs. Carrie Schoger, one of ten children born to Halvor Brenden and Jorand
Haugen at Blanchardville, Wisconsin on April 11, 1870, died at the Good
Samaritan home in Mason City on May 10, 1953.

Funeral services were held yesterday at the Osage Lutheran church at
1:30 p.m. with interment in the Rock Creek cemetery in Meroa.

She was married to Levi Olsen in Wisconsin on January 2, 1890. Four
children were born to this union: Lawrence Olsen of San Fernando,
California; Irvin Olsen and Mrs. Myron [Pearl] Maakestad, both of Osage;
and Mrs. Ed Fredrickson of Burt.

They farmed in Rock Township until 1916 when they moved to Osage. Her
husband passed away on April 3, 1922. She was then married to Julian
Schoger on June 6, 1923. He passed away on April 29, 1943.

Surviving besides the four children are ten grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Olga Christianson of Osage and Mrs. Sophia Maudal of White Rock,
South Dakota; and one brother, Christopher Brenden of Osage.

Three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.


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