Obit for LUNDE, Anton A. (d.1907), Watonwan 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: Gwenn M Solseth Submitted: October 2003 ========================================================================= Minneapolis Journal, Jan. 4, 1907: Madelia Man a Suicide -- Anton Lunde, Victim of Melancholy, Found Hanging Madelia, Minn., Jan. 4 -- Anton A. Lunde, 53 years old, residing in this village, committed suicide yesterday by hanging. He had been melancholy for a few days and was in the habit of locking himself in his room upstairs. He was born in Norway and had been in this country about twenty-five years. He is survived by his wife and three children. _________________________________________________________________________ Madelia Times-Messenger, Jan. 4, 1907: Anton Lunde Suicides -- Found Hanging in His Room Late Wednesday Evening The community was severely shocked late Wednesday evening by the startling announcement that Anton Lunde had ended his own life by hanging. It is said that for several years Mr. Lunde had been the victim of melancholy, and that at different times he had threatened self destruction. When in these gloomy spells he was accustomed to go to his room and remain there for hours brooding over his real or imaginary troubles. On Wednesday morning he arose as usual and after breakfast left the house. He returned in a short time saying that he was going north, where he could secure work in the woods, and he set to work packing his trunk, which he afterwards took to the depot. Returning to the house he took off his overcoat and threw it on the walk just outside the door, entered the house, and went upstairs to his room. This was the last time that he was seen alive. No alarm was felt when he did not answer the call for dinner, for he had often refused to eat or converse when these fits of despondence seized him. The call for supper was also unanswered but it was not until one of the children went to his room at about 9:30 o'clock to bid him good night that any real anxiety was felt. When the father would not answer the door was tried and found to be locked, and then the members of the family became greatly alarmed and forced the door. It was a terrible sight that they beheld. The coroner and undertaker were called at once but no inquest was necessary, as it was a clear case of suicide. From appearances it would seem that the man had committed the rash act shortly after he had gone to his room in the morning, for his body was cold and stiff. He was found hanging by the neck from a rope which he had tied to a hook in the ceiling. His knees were bent and his toes were touching the floor, so that he could have easily stood up had he so desired. In all probability he had been hanging there for ten or eleven hours. The dead man was born in Gausdal, Norway, in 1856 and was married in 1881. He leaves a wife and three children, and his aged father and mother survive him. This is indeed a sad case, and the heartbroken family have the profound sympathy of all. The funeral services will be held tomorrow, but at this writing no definite arrangements have been made.