The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., February 13, 1936, page 4
INGEBORG LENA ANDERSON
Lena Anderson, daughter of Johan Pearson and Annebeta
Johnson, was born near Gottenburg, Sweden, June 27, 1851, coming to Santa
Rosa, Calif. by way of New York in April 1876.
On February 27, 1877, she was married to Peter Anderson,
who preceded her to the Great Beyond in 1903.
She came with her husband to Klickitat County from Santa
Rosa, Calif., via Klamath Falls, arriving on June 5, 1880. They located on
a farm in Pleasant Valley, where they spent their married life and reared
a family amid the hardships of early pioneer days, and by their acts and
deeds gathered to themselves the love and respect of their neighbors.
To this union were born four children, Godfred, having
died in infancy, and Clarence V. passing away on May 12, 1925.
She leaves to mourn her passing one son, F.H. Anderson,
and one daughter, Emma F. Short, both of Goldendale, other relatives and
a host of friends.
She moved to Goldendale to make her home in 1920, where
she lived until her death on February 10, 1936.
She became a member of the Church of Christ under the
preaching of J.T. Eshelman in 1885 and with this faith, hope and love she
left us to enter into the rest of the Faithful of God, bringing to a close
of mortal day, the labors of a true pioneer, a kind of friend and loving
mother.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 12th from
the Chapman Chapel, Elder S.C. Eshelman, officiating. Interment followed
in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
The Klickitat County News, Goldendale, WA., February 13, 1936, page 10
PIONEER LADY PASSES AWAY
Dwindling Ranks of Early Settlers Thinned by Loss of Mrs. Lena Anderson
Mrs. Lena Anderson, 84-year old pioneer settler of Klickitat
county, and well-known in Goldendale and vicinity, passed away Sunday morning
at 1 o'clock after an illness that had kept the elderly lady confined at
her home for many months.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
afternoon from the Chapman chapel, Rev. S.C. Eshelman officiating. Burial
was in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Obituary
Lena Anderson was born near Gottenburg, Sweden, June
27, 1851. She came to Santa Rosa, California, by way of New York in April
1876.
On February 27, 1877, she was married to Peter Anderson,
who preceded her to the Great Beyond in 1903.
She came with her husband to Klickitat county on July
5, 1880, locating on a farm in Pleasant Valley, where they spent their married
life and reared a family of amid the hardships of early pioneer days, and
by their acts and deeds gathered to themselves the love and respect of their
neighbors.
She moved to Goldendale to make her home in 1920, where
she lived until her death on February 9, 1936.
To this union were born four children, Godfred, having
died in infancy and Clarence V., passing away on May 12, 1925.
She leaves to mourn her passing one son, F.H. Anderson
and one daughter, Emma F. Short, both of Goldendale, other relatives and
a host of friends.
She became a member of the Church of Christ under the
preaching of J.T. Eshelman in 1885 and with this faith and love she left
us to enter into the rest of the Faithful of God bringing to a close of mortal
day, the labors of a true pioneer, a kind of friend and loving mother.
The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., February 14, 1936, page 4
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lena Anderson, 84-year-old pioneer settler of Klickitat
county and well-known in Goldendale and vicinity, passed away Sunday morning
at 1 o'clock after an illness that had kept the elderly lady confined at
her home for many months.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
afternoon from the Chapman chapel, Rev. S.C. Eshelman officiating. Burial
was in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Lena Anderson was born near Gottenburg, Sweden, June
27, 1851. She came to Santa Rosa, California, by way of New York in April,
1876.
On February 27, 1877, she was married to Peter Anderson,
who preceded her to the Great Beyond in 1903.
She came with her husband to Klickitat county on July
5, 1880, locating on a farm in Pleasant Valley, where they spent their married
life and reared a family amid the hardships of early pioneer days, and by
their acts and deeds gathered to themselves the love and respect of their
neighbors.
She moved to Goldendale to make her home in 1920, where
she lived until her death on February 9, 1936. To this union were born four
children, Gotfred, having died in infancy and Clarence V., passing away on
May 12, 1925.
She leaves to mourn her passing, one son, F.H. Anderson,
and one daughter, Emma F. Short, both of Goldendale, other relatives and
a host of friends.
She became a member of the Church of Christ under the
preaching of J.T. Eshelman in 1885 and with this faith, hope and love, she
left us to enter of the rest of the Faithful of God, bringing to a close
of mortal day, the labors of a true pioneer, a kind friend and loving mother.
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