NULL Skriv ut sidan - Äldre inlägg (arkiv) till 2007-08-19

Anbytarforum

Titel: Äldre inlägg (arkiv) till 2007-08-19
Skrivet av: Mats Ahlgren skrivet 2006-04-15, 17:33
Renja
 
Ytterligare ledtrådar på jakten efter Hilma Eugenia's öde.
 
Gardner Deaths
24 Feb. 1948
Nels Gustaf Widen
 
Gardner News
Feb. 25, 1948
Nels G.A. Widen
The funeral of Nels Gustaf A.Widen, 58, of 115 Conant Street who died yesterday after a short illness, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 in the Finnish Lutheran church, West Street. Rev. Milton E. Berg pastor of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in the family lot in Green Bower Cemetery. Visiting hours at the Bengtson Chapel will be tonight 7-9.  
He was born in Viristad, Smaland, Sweden son of Gustaf and Bengta (Augustson) Widen and was a long time resident of the city bring employed as a pressman by the Collier Keyworth Co. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church where he had been a deacon for many years, SVEA Lodge O. of V., Skandia Lodge, S.F. of A., the Brotherhood of Welfare and the Swedish Social Club.  
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Helen Jensen of Allston, MA.; two brothers, John Widen of Rockford, Illinois, and Oscar of Sweden; a sister Mrs. Anna Mayer of Rockford, Illinois and several nieces and nephews.  
 
Gardner News  
Feb. 26, 1948
 
The funeral of Nels Gustaf A. Widen, 58, of 115 Conant Street, who died Tuesday, was held this afternoon at 2 in the Finnish Lutheran Church, Rev. Milton Berg pastor of the First Lutheran Church officiated. Mrs. Jennie Anderholm was soloist and Mrs. Harry Linell was at the organ. There were many beautiful flowers and a number of friends and relatives attended the service.  
Bearers were Gustaf Bergstrom, Verner Uddman, Yngve Miller, Ernest Keene, Walter Yankowski, and George Carlson. Burial was in the family lot in Green Bower Cemetery in charge of the Bengtson Funeral Home.  
 
 
Här framgår att Carl M inte lever(eller inte har kontakt med familjen) 1948.
 
Brodern kallad John är följande yngre broder som utvandrade senare.
 
Post 273490
Augustsson, Johan Valfred
Torparson (ogift man)
f. 4/10 1892 i Virestad, Kronobergs län (Småland)
Utvandrad 13/4 1910
från Hörda Kronogård, Virestad, Kronobergs län (Småland)
till Amerika
Källa: Husförhörslängd, s. 197
Emibas emigrationsakt: Virestad G 1910 027
 
Han dör senare :  Did notice in the Social Security Deaths that a John Widen born 4 Oct. 1892 died in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois in November of 1971.  
 
Här finns också möjligheter att spåra systern Anna för den som är intresserad
 
Fler uppgifter, men inte mycket närmare än tidigare när det gäller Hilma Eugenia  (men snart finns en färdig släktutredning för syskonen Widen, någon som är intresserad?)