Kingsbury County, SD Obituaries.....Madson, Bertha Kristine Anderson Lein April 4, 1940
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Phillips (Wisconsin) Bee, April 11, 1940
OBITUARY: Bertha K. Madson
Phillips Bee April 11, 1940
Mrs. Bertha K. Madson, highly esteemed resident of the town of Kennan, passed 
away at her farm home there Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. following a short 
illness.  Her death was caused from a cerebral hemorrhage.  At the time of her 
demise Mrs. Madson had attained the age of 75 years, 1 month and 15 days.
Bertha Anderson Lein was born in Vallers, Norway, Feb. 19, 1865, and she came 
to the United States in 1881.  In November of 1884 at Oldham, S.D. she was 
married to Martin I. Madson, and in 1904 the family moved to the town of 
Kennan, where Mrs. Madson resided until her death.  Her husband passed away 
June 15, 1910.  During the many years spent in the Kennan-Catawba community 
Mrs. Madson became very well known and was highly respected by all her 
acquaintances.  She was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church of Catawba for 
many years.  Mrs. Madson had been making her home on the farm of her two 
youngest sons, Melvin and Harold.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Grimsrud of Ladysmith, were held at 2 
o'clock Monday afternoon at the Catawba Lutheran Church, and internment was 
made in the Catawba cemetery.  The services were attended by a large number of 
relatives and friends.
surviving relatives include the following members of her family--Edward, Mrs. 
Hilda Hitzler, Mrs. Melva Netland, Mrs. Edna Pierrard, all of Catawba; Mrs. 
Minnie Clark, Tomahawk; Mrs. Mabel  Peterson, Ingram, Mrs. Ida Pierrard, 
Melvin and Harold, Kennan.  She also has one sister, Mrs. Oliana Hanson, and a 
brother, Andrew H. Lee, both of Lake Preston, S.D.  There are also 24 
grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Sympathy is extended to the relatives in their sorrow.

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