Obit for SKAMFOR, Robert (b.1854 d.1915), Clay Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Darrel K. Waters Submitted: March 2006 ========================================================================= WORTHY PIONEER LAID TO REST Amid Green Fields Which He had Helped Redeem From Virgin Sod The word that Robert Skamfor had dies at a Fargo hospital on Tuesday morning, August 31, came like a thunderbolt from the clear sky. To all appearances he was in good health and the whole community was shocked to hear of his sudden departures. He had been under doctor's care more or less the last weeks, but it was not until Friday and Saturday that his case proved to be of a serious nature. He had since childhood been troubled with a naval rupture, but he had never made any complaint of it, so that even the members of his own family knew nothing of it. With his unusual physical strength he kept this little trouble to himself during all these years, but it finally proved his downfall, obstructions set in and in spite of medical aid and finally operated on last Monday morning it was of no avail-He had to go. He was conscious to the very last, dying at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. His last words were "May it be well with all of you." This community suffers a great loss in the untimely death of Mr. Skamfor. He was a landmark in and about this neighborhood; he came here in the early days, in the spring of 1879, and has been one of the many good men and women who shouldered the big struggle of pioneer days and made possible the comforts, yea even luxuries which the younger generation enjoy today. Deceased was known well and favorably far and wide in the eastern part of this county. He was of cheerful and optimistic disposition and as such naturally made friends wherever he went and one was compelled to admire this trait of his character, so much the more because of the fact that he suffered serious reverses during his life through sickness and death in his family, nevertheless he was cheerful, a good neighbor and agreeable companion. He held different positions of trust in the community, was at the time of his death president of the Farmers creamery and enjoyed the fullest confidence of this neighbors and associates. Mr. Skamfor will be remembered as the children's friend whether in the homes or on the street. He was their companion and he seemed never to tire of their pranks and play. In this respect, I think, most of us have something to learn from the deceased, because it is in admirable quality of character to be able to associate with and enjoy the true and sincere companionship of the child. He was a ember of Gran church and had been since early day, he took a prominent part in the work of the congregation and sacrificed both time and money for its maintenance He was born March 8, 1854, in the neighborhood of Trondhjem, Norway. He came to this country as a young man in the spring of 1872. He spent a few years in and about Albert Lea, where he was married to Anna Lunde-He came to Clay county in the summer of 1879, and filed on a piece of land in Skree township his home as long as he lived. During the summer he came to Hawley, having rented his farm to his youngest son, Olaf. In April 1906 he became a widower, and was left with four boys and two girls. The following year he married Emilie Jacobson Nygaard, who survives him. Besides his first wife three of his boys viz. Henry, Albert and Thomas have passed away before him. He leaves behind, besides his widow three sons and three daughters, namely, Mrs. Lawrence Pederson, Tumbridge, N. D., Mrs. Nels Dahl, Shafer, N. D., Clara Skamfor, who is an adoped daughter, age 14, and lives at home, John Skamfor, Tumbridge, N. D., William Skamfor, Shafer, N. D., Olof {Olaf}Skamfor, renting the farm at home. Besides these he leaves two mourn, four brothers and two sisters, vis; Mikkel, Sven and Randi of Priairie Farm, Wis.; and Ingebret {Ingebrigt}, Thor and Mrs. Holte, of Austin, Minn. The funeral is to be held Friday at 1 P. m. from this home and church in Skree Township. He leaves behind beside his widow, three of his boys vis; Henry, Albert and Thomassons and three daughters, namely, Mrs. Lawrence Pederson, Tumbridge, N. D., Notes: Robert Skamfor was born in Rasmus Svendsons Skamfer in Rennebu, Sor Trondelag, Norway, March 8 1854 and died August 31, 1915. This is submitted by Darrel K. Waters the grandson of Marit Svensdatter Skamfer Holte; Robert Skamfor's sister. ========================================================================= Copyright Darrel K. Waters 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================