Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Harris, Ness, Hilda Karoline Norby January 9, 1961 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Jarvey iandaz@cox.net November 2, 2009, 8:03 am unknown Hilda Ness Is Called By Death (From the collection of Vivian Norby Andersen) Mrs. Hilda C. Ness, 81, lifelong resident of the Soldier community died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Olaf Olson after a long illness. She had been cared for by the Olson for many years and they did everything possible at all times to make her last years as enjoyable as possible. Funeral services will be held at Soldier Lutheran Church this Thursday at 2:00 o’clock with Pastor Maynard Moen officiating. Burial will be in soldier Valley cemetery under the direction of Pearson Funeral Home of Soldier. Pallbearers will be Art Olson, Ralph Oldham, Harold Ulven, Roy Severson, John Dickinson and Lowell Amunson. Hilda Ness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kristian Norby, was born at Soldier, Iowa, April 23, 1880. She resided here her entire life and was baptized and confirmed in Soldier Lutheran Church and remained a faithful member. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Olson on Tuesday, January 9, 1961 at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 16 days. On August 8, 1900 she was united in marriage to Ole H. Harris and later married Peter O. Ness on November 11, 1918 in Omaha. Mr. Ness died in 1949. Survivors in addition to Mrs. Olson, include another daughter, Mrs. Carl N. Sunner of Eagle Grove; a son, Harry C. Harris of Whittier, California; a stepson, Allen Ness of Creston; 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, an infant son, two brothers, Martin and Ole Norby and two sisters Emily and Nettie. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monona/obits/h/harrisne1337gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb