Obit of Ole OMODT (1808-1892), Houston Co., MN

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Obit of Ole Omodt (1808-1892), Houston Co., MN

Died- Omodt

On Saturday, May 21, '92, of heart disease, Ole Omodt, aged ninety-four 
years.

On the morning of the 21st Mr. O. arose, feeling as well as usual, and 
started to Winona to visit a married daughter living there; while on 
the road, and as they were nearing Centerville, Mr. Omodt , without a 
moments warning, laid back in the seat and breathed his last. 
Deceased came here in 1852, being one of the first settlers in this 
part of the country. He was highly respected and many will remember 
him for kindnesses rendered. Mr. O. leaves a family of four boys and 
two girls, to morn the loss of an indulgent father. 
He was buried Tuesday in the family burying ground, situated on the farm 
he has for nearly half a century called his home.
                                          
Houston Valley Signal, Houston Minn., May 26, 1892 

(Note: Ole Omodt was 84 when he died; arrived in America in 1854; was 
also survived by his wife, Martha Birkeland Omodt. Plaque in Omodt 
cemetery incorrectly lists Ole's death date as 1883. See Martha Omodt 
Obituary. Great grandson, Harris Omodt, still owns and farms Ole's 
original farm. HRB, 2002)