Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Erickson, Nels November 9, 1929
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Soldier Sentinel 1929
Obituary of Nels Erickson                1929    Soldier Sentinel

	EDITORS NOTE:  Due to poor train service the obituary of Nels Erickson 
came to our desk last Thursday after the Sentinel had been published.  We 
regret that this obituary of Mr. Erickson had to be delayed another week on 
this account.
	Nels Erickson was born in Valders, Norway, on Sept. 17, 1866 and came 
to American with his parents in 1967, locating near Madison, Wisconsin where 
they lived one year, moving from there to near Benson, Minn. where a home was 
established on a homestead for two years, moving from there to near Ft. Dodge, 
Iowa, living there four years, coming to Soldier, Monona County, in Oct. 1876 
where he has lived practically the remainder of his lifetime, always farming.
	He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Moen of Canton, S.D. in 1891.  
To this union 7 children were born, 6 of whom survive with their mother to 
mourn the loss of a dutiful and loving husband and father.  One daughter 
having been called to the great unknown after she attained young womanhood.  
The surviving children are Mergena, Clara, Gertrude, Palma, Edwin and Elmer, 
all of Soldier, also one grandchild.  He is also survived by two brother Ole 
C. Erickson of Mapleton, Iowa, and Julius Erickson of Soldier, and two 
sisters, Mrs. Olius Clemon and Mrs. Knud Olson, both of Soldier.
	He was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church, having been baptised 
and confirmed in this faith in his youth.  He passed away in the Lutheran 
Hospital Sioux City, Iowa where he was taken for treatment some weeks prior to 
hisde ath(sic), which occurred on Nov. 9th, 1929.  Funeral services were 
conducted by the Rev. Hoifjeld, pastor of the Soldier Lutheran Church, with 
short services at the home, and full services at the town church, with 
interment in the Lutheran cemetery at the church south of town.


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