Obit of Carl Emil SWANSON (b.1881 d.1939), Watonwan Co., MN (Abstract of Article) ========================================================================= 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. FileFormatted by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn ========================================================================= Last Rites for C. E. Swanson Beloved Resident of West Sveadahl Name: Carl Emil Swanson Age: 58 Died: at home, West Sveadahl, Wednesday evening, April 19 Cause of Death: following a paralytic stroke Funeral services: Saturday afternoon, West Sveadahl Church Officiating: Rev. C. E. Frisk Music: choir Mrs. Vernal Nelson Mrs. Theodore Holmquist Burial: West Sveadahl Cemetary Pallbearers: Walter Swanson Lemuel Swanson Paul Anderson Clifton England Wilbur Englof Fordyce Werner Born: West Sveadahl, March 26, 1881 Married: March 18, 1909 Spouse: Miss Amanda Carolina Verner (4 children) Services rendered: Sunday School work Luther League served as deacon represented the congregation at district and conference meetings Native toungue: Swedish Cause of death: paralysis attacking his left side and stomach Son: Clifford Brother: Ed Swanson Sister: Mrs. H. W. Beckstrom His pastor: Rev. C. E. Frisk Died: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Preceded in death by: sister: Mrs. Ella Werner parents: Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Swanson Survived by: wife daughter: Ardella Paulina son-in-law: L. Schumacher sons: Clifford Evert LeRoy 1 grandchild: brother: Addie Edward Swanson and family sisters: Mrs. Sophie Wing and family, Bozeman Mont. Mrs. Anna Morgan and family, Polson, Mont. Mrs. Minnie Beckstrom and family Attendees from out of town: Dr. and Mrs. Beckstrom, Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Markley, Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Swensen, St. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Clifford England, Windom Mrs. Lydia Englof, Mankato large number of friends, Comfrey, Darfur and St. James communities. "In Christ I have salvation's way discovered, The heritage for me he hath recovered, Though death o'ertakes me, Christ ne'er forsakes me, To everlasting life He surely wakes me." --Contributed. Watowan County Plaindealer, April 27, 1939 Died 19 Apr 1939.