Obit for Mrs. Gustaf J. EKLUND (b.1846 d.1926), Carver Co., MN
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From Carver County News, Thursday, September 16, 1926

 In Memoriam
 Mrs. Gust Eklund
 
Mrs. Gust J. Eklund 
Born: April 16th, 1846, Langnon, Skaraborgs lan, Westergotlan, Sweden
Married: Nov 27th, 1876
Spouse: Gust J. Eklund 
Immigrated: Dec 1886
Died: Monday, Sept 6, 1926, Watertown
Survived by: Anne Kathrine, Minneapolis
             John Walfred, Watertown
             Gust Edwin, Minneapolis
             six grand children
             one aged brother in Sweden
             two sons-in-law
             one daughter-in-law 
Preceded in Death by: a child died in infancy
                      two daughters died March 1914
                      Mr. Eklund died March 1924
Funeral services: Swedish Lutheran church, Wed., Sept. 8th, 1926
Officiating: Rev. LeVander
Laid at rest: Swedish Lutheran cemetery
Age at death: 80 yrs, 4 mths, 21 dys 
Member: Swedish Lutheran church
Attendees from out of town:
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jackson, St. Paul
Mrs. E. Renquist, Minneapolis
Mrs. Frank Randall, Minneapolis
Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Tomlin and daughter, Gladys, Minneapolis
J.W. Johannessen, Minneapolis
Mrs. Ben Nelson, Long Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carlson, Maple Plain
Mrs. herman Noreen, Maple Plain
Alfred Hilstrom and daughter, Maple Plain
Jon Swensen, Buffalo
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Cokato

Note from Submitter: The Carver County News, Thursday, March 6, 1924 
states that the marriage date for Gustaf J. Eklund (eklundgj.txt) and 
Anna Maria Svanteson was November 27, 1879 and Anna Maria's from 
Carver County News, Thursday, September 16, 1926 states the marriage 
date as Nov 27th, 1876. The family believes 1879 is the correct year.
Mary Eklund