Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Thoreson, Hilda Olava Hanson July 22, 1955
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From the collection of Vivian Norby Andersen
Mrs. T. S. Thoreson Called To Rest
			(Collection of Vivian Norby Andersen)

	Mrs. T. S. (Hilda) Thoreson, 80, one of the pioneers of the Soldier 
community, passed away last Friday at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, 
Mrs. and Mrs. Calvin Ward at Cedar Falls.  She had not been in good health the 
past few months.
	Mrs. Thoreson was active in the Lutheran Church in Soldier up until 
she moved to Cedar Falls.  She was known for her friendly nature and was loved 
by everyone who knew her.
	Funeral services were held at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar 
Falls on Sunday and at the Soldier Lutheran Church (south) on Monday, July 
25.  Pastor Larson officiated at Cedar Falls and Pastor John C. Kilde gave the 
sermon at Soldier.  Burial was in Soldier Valley Cemetery under the direction 
of the Oldham Funeral Home.
	Mrs. Hilda Hanson Thoreson, the daughter of John and Karen Hanson, was 
born in Urskog, Norway on November 22, 1874.  In the spring of 2882 she came 
to this country with her parents, brothers and sisters and settled near 
Soldier, Iowa.
	Mother Thoreson was baptized into the Christian Faith according to the 
Lutheran Church in Norway.  Her covenant relationship with God in Christ was 
confirmed in the Lutheran Church, Soldier, Iowa.
	On September 28, 1898 she was united in marriage with Theodore S. 
Thoreson.  To this union three children were born:  one daughter, Bernice, now 
Mrs. Calvin Ward of Cedar Falls; two sons, Kenneth of Cedar Falls and Myron of 
Spirit Lake, Iowa.
	Mother Thoreson slept away in God on July 22, 1955 at the age of 80 
years and 8 months.  Her husband preceded her in death.
	During the later years of her life she lived with her daughter in 
Cedar Falls and was a faithful member of Nazareth Lutheran Church.
	She is survived by her three children and four grandchildren, and one 
sister, Mrs. Hannah Whittemore, Minneapolis, Minn.
	May God bless her memory in our midst.
	(Here are some personal comments on the life of Mrs. Thoreson as seen 
by her pastor in Cedar Falls:)
	When a person is in need of a little inspiration it is always good to 
have friends to turn to who are able to serve you in this need.  So often we 
find that some of our old people are the ones who can give a person a real 
lift.  Mrs. Thoreson was one of these old people.  God had been good to her.  
She had nearly 81 years of this earth.  But she was not 81 years old in 
spirit.  She could always see the bright side of life.  So we sat and talked 
in the privacy of her beautiful home.  The conversation was around the things 
of the day—common friend in Soldier, her home town for many years, some of her 
experiences in Norway as a young girl and her early years in this country.  It 
was interesting to hear her story.  In all of our visiting together I never 
heard Mrs. Thoreson say an evil word about anyone.  This is a real virtue.
	While her conversation was well rounded it was easy to see that she 
enjoyed most talking about her church and her Christian faith.  On Wednesday 
prior to her death I visited her in her home.  Though she were quite ill there 
was still that smile and fine humor and as we shared the Word of God together 
I will never forget her words to me spoken through her pleasant Norwegian 
dialect, “Everything is alright between me and God.”  Late Thursday evening at 
the hospital it was very apparent that she was a very sick lady. Yet, she 
opened her eyes and together we repeated the 23rd Psalm and prayed.  Her final 
words to her pastor were, “Come and see me anytime you are around.”
	Death has separated us from this old child of God and yet we are 
joined together in the spirit.  Her salvation was through faith in Christ 
alone.  She did not depend upon her pleasing personality nor her good works.  
Christ was the all sufficient Savior.
	May we trust in this Savior that when our hour comes to be called from 
this earth we may experience the victory over death that Mrs. Thoreson did.



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