OBITUARIES: Erik HUSET, Dallas, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Barbara Horn 03 June 2004 ************************************************************************ Barron County News Shield Thurs 3 Feb 1949 page 3 col 5 Erik Huseth, 94, died Sunday, Jan 23 (1949). The son of Erik and Julia Huset, he was born May 30, 1854 in Valder, Norway. He came to the United States with his father, when he was 14 years old. His mother, one brother and four sisters joined them a year later at Mt. Horeb. In 1874 the family came to Barron county. He was married Oct 6, 1885 to Olia Amundson and they were the parents of nine children. Mrs Huset and three children preceded him in death. On May 18, 1907 he was married to Bertha Iverson, who died Jan 6, 1949. They were the parents of four children. Surviving are six sons, Edwin of Barron, Conrad and Oscar of Dallas, Roy of Chetek, Melvin of Hillsdale and Carlton of Bloomer, four daughters, Mrs Carl Acker and Mrs Harvey Knowlton of Barron, Mrs Carl Hughes of Arland and Mrs Ed Jankowsky of Stevens Point; a daughter-in- law; Mrs Clara Huset of Spooner and many nieces and nephews. Mr Huset was a member of the Nye Scandinavia Church until the Dallas congregation was organized. Funeral services were held Jan 26 in the Dallas Lutheran Church, with internment in the Dallas cemetery. The six sons were pallbearers. Rev Hj. S. Froiland officiated. Mrs Fillmore sang, accompanied by Mrs Una Bonkrud. Mr Huset's death marks the passing of another of Barron county's pioneers. He was the last of his generation of the Huset family. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm