Obit for HOLM, Jennie Mathilda (b.1884 d.1940), Murray 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: Judy Clarke Submitted: November 2004 ========================================================================= "1884 - Miss Jennie Holm - 1940 Hundreds Attend Last Sad Rites For Miss Jennie Holm - Service Held at Home Here And at Swedish Lutheran Church at Avoca Funeral rites were held Saturday afternoon for Miss Jennie Holm, who died at the Home hospital Wednesday morning. After a brief service at the home here, the large cortege accompanied the remains to Avoca, where another service was held in the Lime Lake Lutheran church. Rev. A. M. Youngquist conducted the services. At the first service, Rev. Youngquist sang "Just as I am" and the musical number at the church service included "Theres No Night There," by a trio comprised of Rev. Youngquist, Mrs. Clayton Neilson and Mrs. Maurice Anderson; "I shall See Him Face to Face," by Rev. Youngquist, and "Abide With Me" by the trio. Burial was made in the Lime Lake Lutheran cemetery near Avoca in the family lot where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holm, and one brother, Arvid, are buried. The pall bearers were Rudolph Holmbert, Arthur Nelson, Albin Nelson, Herman Bergman, Herman Abramson and Kenneth Larson. Numerous beautiful offerings were evidence of the love and respect of countless friends. Jennie Mathilda Holm, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holm, early pioneers of Murray county, was born in Bondin township, September 15, 1884, and at the time of her passing had attained the age of 56 years, one month and one day. Her early life was spent on the homestead south of Avoca, where she attended rural school. With a natural bent for teaching, she early in life became an instructor in the rural and graded schools of the county as well as in other counties of the state. Recognizing her as an educator of more than average ability, the voters of Murray county elected her county superintendent of schools in 1914, a position she held for eight years. In 1923 she was called to take charge of the teacher training department of the schools at Lamberton high school, a position she held continuously until the time of her death. She was baptized in infancy and on Nov. 6, 1898, she was confirmed in the Lutheran church, becoming affiliated with Lime Lake Lutheran church of Avoca, the church which her parents helped to establish more than 60 years ago, her mother being the last of the charter members to go. Miss Holm remained a faithful and active worker in this church the remainder of her life, giving support to the Luther League, Ladies Aid, Missionary society and other departments of the church. Education claimed a large share of her activities and she was constantly adding to her store of knowledge by study at various colleges and by travel. After acquiring the schooling offered in the rural and high schools of Murray county, she went to Mankato and attended the teachers college. She also attended the State Teachers college at Bemidji for the summer sessions, studying and keeping abreast with the improvement in educational matters. At the Bemidji college she received her Bachelor of Science degree last June and was also awarded a pin honoring her for her scholastic attainments. She did not confine her education to books and colleges and schools, but traveled extensively, especially throughout the western part of the United States, her great pleasure in these tours being particularly for the education opportunities offered, and always keeping in mind the material of value to pass on to her students. Public spirited, Miss Holm gave unselfish service to civic enterprises which would fundamentally be of public benefit and welfare. To this end she was active in Junior Red Cross organization, public health, public welfare and womens clubs. For several years she was active in social welfare work in this county and in 1917 when the Murray County Public Health association was formed she was chosen secretary of the organization and gave conscientious and capable service to that office throughout the remainder of her life. Even after her teaching duties took her to a neighboring county, she continued to carry on the work of the office, gaining by her devoted service the high regard of the state organization which was represented at her funeral by a beautiful floral offering in the design emblematic of the association. Naturally attracted to intellectual groups, she helped to organize the Monday Study club of Slayton, continuing to give her aid to the organization even after her work took her away from this community. Instructor groups also received her attention and she was often delegated to represent her profession in securing advanced and protective legislation. Her natural dignity and poise, her kindly, cheerful disposition and fine Christian character endeared her to her friends and made an immediate impression on acquaintances. She was taken ill about October 8 but refused to believe that it was anything of a serious nature and attempted to continue her teaching duties. She became worse and Thursday evening she was brought to the Home hospital for treatment. The malady progressed rapidly and despite heroic medical measures the deadly infection could not be stayed and she died at 6:45 the following Wednesday (Oct. 16) her death being due to peritonitis following a ruptured appendix. Relatives who came from a distance to attend the final rites were Albert Stark, Arthur Stark, Miss Leora Stark, Mrs. Earl Palmer, all of Harris, Minn.; Iver Stark and Miss Myrtle Stark, of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holm and Mrs. Hannah Holm, of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. William Holm and daughter, Bonnie, of Austin, and Mrs. Leonard Christianson, of Minneapolis. Members of the Lamberton board of education, Supt. Keller and the entire faculty of the Lamberton schools. Miss Holms teacher training class of 11 girls and one boy, were also among those who attended the funeral, and large group of friends from practically every town in the county attended the rites." (This article came from a relatives scrapbook. The name and date of the paper is unknown.)