To day if ye will hear his voice,
harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. Hebrews 3:15/James 4:14
"Mrs. August Allquist [sic – Alquist], a well-known and highly respected residence [sic – resident] of Quinnesec, died last
Saturday morning, aged about forty-nine years. Her death came as a great shock to the community, for although she had been ill for some time, it was thought she was improving. Pleural pneumonia is given as the cause of her demise. Deceased was born in Sweden in 1869, and came to this country, first to Escanaba, and to Quinnesec in 1898, where she had resided ever since.
A husband, five sons – Axel, Albert, Edward, Walter and Arthur – and three daughters – Lillian, Irene and Audrey – and two brothers, Gust Maln [sic – Malm], of Chicago, and Claus Maln [sic – Malm], of Norway, and one sister, Mrs. Peter Olson, of Iron River, are left to mourn the loss of a loving wife, mother and sister.
She was endowed with high character and a kindly nature, which won her the respect, love and esteem of the entire community.
Mrs. Allquist [sic – Alquist] was a home lover, and the family left behind is a monument to her work while on this earth.
The funeral services will be held at the Quinnesec M.E. church tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Revs. T.A. Greenwood, of the M.E. church, and G.S. Olson, of the Swedish Lutheran church, of Norway, will officiate. Interment will be made at cemetery park at Iron Mountain.
[NOTE: Her name was Amanda Julie Carlson, born 3 March 1869 in Rye, Sweden; died 6 April 1918 at the Penn Hospital in Norway.
Mrs. Allquist [sic – Alquist] was a home lover, and the family left behind is a monument to her work while on this earth.
The funeral services will be held at the Quinnesec M.E. church tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Revs. T.A. Greenwood, of the M.E. church, and G.S. Olson, of the Swedish Lutheran church, of Norway, will officiate. Interment will be made at cemetery park at Iron Mountain.
[NOTE: Her name was Amanda Julie Carlson, born 3 March 1869 in Rye, Sweden; died 6 April 1918 at the Penn Hospital in Norway.
Her parents were Carl Johan Svensson and Johanna Katrina
Petersdotter. There were six children in the family. She immigrated to North America 2 May 1889.
Petersdotter. There were six children in the family. She immigrated to North America 2 May 1889.
Iron Mountain Press, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume 22, Number 47 [Thursday, April 11, 1918]."