Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Maland, Gertrude Sorem 1919 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com October 23, 2006, 12:37 am Morris Daily Herald, Jan 23, 1919 Death summoned Mrs. Tollef Maland this morning at 3 o'clock in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Christ Anderson, Lisbon township, after a long illness due to the infirmities of old age. Her maiden name was Gertrude Sorem and she was born in Etne, Norway 87 years ago last Sept 15. She was married there to Tollef Maland and they came to this country in 1882 locating in Saratoga township. Her husband died there 32 years ago this month and for the past twenty years Mrs. Maland has lived with her daughter. She leaves four children, Miss Betsy Maland, of Morris; Mrs. Gilbert Estensen, of Saratoga; Mrs. Christ Anderson, Lisbon township and Ben F. Maland of Saratoga. She also leaves a brother Andrew Sorem in Norway who is 90 years old, and a sister, Mrs. Andrew Sorem, Sr. over 80, who lives in Benton street, Morris. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Anderson and burial will be in Saratoga cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/obits/m/maland388nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb