OBITUARY: Thor K. Kravig, Worth County, Iowa Thor K. Kravig 1862-c1931 Thor K. Kravig, 69, a pioneer resident of Hartland Twp., died at his home seven miles west of Northwood at 4:30 o'clock last Saturday afternoon after an illness which has caused him considerable discomfort for the past hree years or more and which had confined him to his bed for a few weeks prior to his death. Funeral services were held at the home at one o'clock p.m. Monday afternoon and at the Silver Lake Lutheran church at two o'clock. There was a large gathering of relatives and friends assembled to honor his memory. Burial was made in the Silver Lake cemetery near the church. Mr. Kravig was born October 24, 1862 in Nummedal, Norway and received the baptismal rites of the Lutheran faith on January 4, 1863. His parents, Knut and Kari Kravig, and their four children, came t o America in 1866 and settled in Hartland Twp. , homesteading the farm on which the family has lived ever since. Thor Kravig passed his boyhood days in working on his father's farm and attending the public schools. He was united in marriage to Miss Margit Halvorson in Northwood on March 2l, 1892. This union was blessed with three children, all of whom survive their parents Mrs. Kravig preceded her husband in death on January 29, 1928. Shortly after the death of his wife, Mr. Kravig was taken with an illness which developed into pernicious anemia. While benefit was obtained from this disease, heart trouble made its appearance and a paralytic stroke caused his death. His loved ones gave him all the care and attention that human hands could offer during his last illness. Mr. Kravig was of a quiet nature and is spoken of by those who knew him most intimately as a kind husband and father and a friendly and trustworthy neighbor, ready to give a friendly service wherever he could. He leaves to mourn his death his three children, Arthur and Clara, who live at home and Mrs. Eddie Thompson, Glenville, MN, three granddaughters and one sister, Mrs. S. Burke of Lidgerwood, ND. Copyright (c) 2001 by Elaine Bergan This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************