Meeker County MN Archives Obituaries.....Aveldson, Hannah 1931
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Dave Eckberg

I have some Meeker County roots and I'd like to contribute an old
obituary of my great-great-aunt who moved to Meeker County from Sweden
in about 1871 and died there in 1931.

MEEKER COUNTY PIONEER DIED FRIDAY EVENING
Mrs. Hannah Aveldson

"Early Friday evening, Dec. 18th, 1931, saw the passing of one of the
few remaining pioneer settlers of Harvey town, Mrs. Hannah Aveldson,
widow of Ole Aveldson, who with her husband and family located on
section 18, Harvey town about 1871.  Mrs. Aveldson was born in Malmo,
Sweden in 1838, her age being 93 years.  She lived on the homestead in
Harvey till 1912.  Her husband died 38 years ago.  She lived with her
daughter Mrs. Anna M. Olson in Harvey from 1912 till 1922, when she and
her daughter became residents of Litchfield.

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the Grove City Swedish
Lutheran church, with interment in the cemetery adjoining the church
beside her husband, who had preceded her to that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveler returns.

She had joined the Lutheran church in 1872 and was the oldest living
member of the congregation.

All of her six children are living, as follows:  Anna, Mrs. Edw. J.
Olson, Litchfield; Hilda, Mrs. Edw. Aveldson, Omak, Wash.; Tilda, Mrs.
Erick Holmrud, San Diego, Cal.; Emil, Clearwater, Florida; August,
Tacoma, Wash.; Albin, San Diego, Cal.

There are 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Many floral tributes and messages of sympathy expressed the high esteem
which the many relatives feel for her kind and patient christian
character."