Obit of Otto SWANSON (b.1854 d.1938), 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 ========================================================================= Watonwan County Plaindealer, Dec. 29, 1938 Died 22 Dec. 1938 OTTO, HERE SINCE 1873, PASSES AWAY Rev. E. A. Bongfeldt Conducts Service for one of Old settlers Name: Otto Swanson Age: 84 Resident: since 1873 Passed away: last Thursday morning, December 22, M. O. Spong home, Long Lake township Funeral: last Tuesday afternoon, Watonwan Funeral Association undertaking parlors Officiated: Rev. E. A. Bongfeldt Music: Mr. C. Jackson Mrs. Aug. Peterson Wendell Peterson Burial: East Sveadahl cemetery (next to his brother, the late J. M. Swanson) Pall bearers: Elmer Anderson Wendell Peterson Walter Swanson Clifford Swanson Amos Swanson Vincent Swanson Born: November 6, 1854, Ohr church, Kronobergs Lan, Vixeo Stift, Smaland, Sweden Parents: Lena and Sven Isaksson. Came to America: May 1873 Brother: J. M. Swanson, St. James Peter Hoscheid who had a reaper Mr. Hoscheid had a team of horses 1900: Mr. Swanson retired from active farming, went to Sweden to visit his relatives Other notes in article: 4 years ago when he went to M. O. Spong to make his home roomed for many years with Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson later with Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Beckstrom helped Otto J. and John A. with farm work during the summer season for some years Mr. Swanson never married eighth in the family of nine children Brothers who lived in this country: J. M. Swanson A. D. Swanson S. A. Swanson P. O. Swanson uncle of: Otto J. Swanson, St. James John A. Swanson, St. James J. Henry Swanson, St. James Ed. Swanson, St. James Chas. Swanson, St. James Effie Johnson, Lake Crystal Ebba Swanson, California Minnie Swanson, California Mrs. Minnie Beckstrom, St. Paul Helga Larson, St. Paul A Markley, Minneapolis Sophia Swanson, Polson, Mont. Omar Swanson, Polson, Mont.