CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF BERTHA KNUTSON ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== CEDAR COUNTY NEWS NOVEMBER 20, 1922 FALL PROVES FATAL TO PIONEER RESIDENT MRS. BERTHA KNUTSON PASSES AWAY LAST FRIDAY AT HOME AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Bertha Knutson, aged 90, pioneer resident of Cedar county, passed away at her home in Hartington last Friday, following an illness of four weeks which had resulted from a fall at her home. She had been in ill health for some time prior to the fall. She was one of the early pioners of this county, coming here about 1872 or 1873, and settling with her family on a homestead near Obert. Prior to that she had lived at Vermillion, SD to which place she had come about 1870. Mrs. Knutson was born at Vigevig, Ryfylke county, Norway, April 20, 1832. Having lost her father and mother early in life, she made her hone with an uncle. In 1858 she came to America and settled at Leland, LaSalle county, Illnois, and the following year she was married to Rasmus Knutson, who died two years ago. She came to Hartington to make her home in 1897. Mrs. Knutson was the mother of seven children, only two sons surviving her. One, Raymond, has cared for her since she made her home in Hartington, and the other, Martin, lives in California. She is also survived by 18 granchildren. A brother is still living in Freedom township, Ottawa, Ill. The rigors of pioneer life had proved a great hardship to Mrs. Knutson and she suffered from continual ill health. This did not prevent her from ministering to the needs of many families during her life time. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Trinity Lutheran church, and were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Jersing Thompson. She had early been baptized in the Lutheran Faith and was always an earnest believer and worker in the church. Interment was in the Hartington Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS To many neighbors and friends who gave so freely of their help to us in the hours of sickness and death of our beloved mother, we take this method of expressing our heartfelt thanks. Raymond Knutson, the Grandchildren.