OBITUARY: Liv (Rust) Tollefson, 1846-1920, Mitchell County, Iowa



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                  SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. A. T. TOLLEFSON

Mrs. A. T. Tollefson died very suddenly at their home in the west part of
town shortly after one o'clock last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Tollefson has not
been in good health for a number of years but has been able to be around.
About two weeks before she had a sick spell for a few days in which she
was troubled with severe headaches, but she got better and got around again
and for several days had been feeling fine. The afternoon of her death
Mr. Tollefson went out of the house to pound a sofa and was out of the
house about fifteen minutes and when he returned he found her lying on the
floor, dead. A physician was called and he stated that she had been dead
quite a little while so it is evident that she died almost immediately after
Mr. Tollefson left the house. It appeared that she had started to carry a
pan of water across the floor and had felt it coming on and had just sunken
to the floor.

Mrs. Tollefson was about seventy-four years of age and was the last one of
a large family. The funeral was held at the First Lutheran Church on Monday
and was conducted by Rev. Waldeland. Obituary will appear in next week's
paper.



     Copyright 2005, Don Grell






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                    OBITUARY OF MRS. A. T. TOLLEFSON

  Mrs. A. T. Tollefson, the last of the Mikkel and Groe Rust families and
one of the oldest settlers of Mitchell County, died at her home in
St. Ansgar, Iowa, on Friday, October 29th, 1920.

  The maiden name of the deceased was Liv Rust. She was born at Rock Prairie,
Wisconsin, September 22nd, 1846, and was baptized by Rev. C. L. Clausen.

  In 1853, with her parents, she moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa, with the Clausen
colony.

  She was confirmed on June 29th, 1862, by Rev. C. L. Clausen, and her
girlhood days were spent on the Mikkel Rust homestead one mile north of town.

  On December 28th, 1870, she was united in marriage to A. T. Tollefson. To
this union four children were born, Carl T. Tollefson, M. Geo. Tollefson,
Annie H. Halvorson, all of St. Ansgar, Iowa, and Alfred L. Tollefson who
in 1916 preceded his mother in death.

  Her health had not been of the best the last eighteen years but with her
enduring patience she carried her heavy cross. Her end came suddenly and yet
she was prepared when the summons came, and she always had the word of God
before her in which she found her only comfort. Her favorite hymn was No. 547
in Langstad's hymn book.

  Besides her husband and children, she leaves ten grandchildren and other
relatives and numerous friends to mourn her loss.

  The deceased was a kind, affectionate mother and a faithful wife, whose
only thought was the welfare of her loved ones.

          Sov i frad du kjacre moder,
          Hvil nu ud, fra dagens strid,
          Nu du nyder himlens goder,
          Skuer Jesu aasyn blid,
          Tungt det ar at skiller her,
          Sorg og savn hos os er naer,
          Hjemmet er san tomt og ode,
          Gud lad os i himlen mode.



     Copyright 2005, Don Grell