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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., May 23, 1935, page 1

PIONEER PASSES

Mrs. Mina Swan, 80, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Cleman, following a heart attack. She is a pioneer resident of this section having resided here the past 35 years. Five children survive, four daughters and one son. They are: Mrs. Cleman, Mrs. Ray Schuster, Mrs. Tom Conlee, all of Goldendale, Mrs. George Paulsen, Seattle, and Andrew Swan, Goldendale. Services are to be held this afternoon (Thursday) at 2 p.m. from the Chapman Chapel, Rev. R.H. Allen officiating. An obituary will be published next week.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., May 30, 1935, page 3

MINA SWAN

Mina Holter was born Oslo, Norway, April 2nd, 1856, and passed away Tuesday, May 21st, 1935, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Clemen in Goldendale, following a heart attack.
At the age of fifteen years she came to the United States with her parents, Jacob and Carry Holter, a sister Lena, and three brothers, Ben, Casper and Christ, the eldest brother Carl having come three years before. The family settled in Blackearth, Wisconsin, and lived there for three years. Mina and sister Lena then went to Chicago where they lived for six years. The parents and her four brothers moved to Yellow Medicine county, Minn., where they bought farms and made their permanent homes.
Mina came to Minnesota in 1880 and lived there for five years. On July 2nd, 1885, she married Charley Swan, a railroad contractor, of Minneapolis, Minn. They continued with railroad construction for three years in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, Montana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Illinois.
In 1888 they bought a farm near Clarkfield, Minn., with they resided for thirteen years. To this union six children were born. In 1900 the family moved to Washington, buying a farm twelve miles east of Goldendale, where Charles Swan passed away Jan. 9th, 1912.
She leaves to mourn her passing five children: Clara Clemen, Emma Schuster, Lillie Conlee and Andrew Swan, all of Goldendale, and Alma Paulsen, of Seattle; one brother, Casper Holter, of Foley, Minn.; thirteen grandchildren, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from the Chapman Chapel, Thursday, May 23rd, at 2 p.m., Rev. R.H. Allen officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Valley cemetery.

The Klickitat County News, Klickitat County, News, May 30, 1935, page 4

SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. SWAN
Interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, May 23rd

Mina Holter was born in Oslo, Norway, April 2nd, 1856, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Otho Cleman, in Goldendale, at 3:15 Tuesday, May 23, 1935.
At the age of 15 years she came to the United States with her parents, Jacob and Carry Holter, a sister, Lena and three brothers, Ben, Casper and Christ. The oldest brother, Carl having come three years before.
The family settled in Blakarth, Wisconsin and lived there for three years. Mina and sister, Lena, then went to Chicago where they lived for six years. The parents and her four brothers moved to Yellow Medicine County, Minn., where they bought farms and made their permanent homes.
Mina came to Minnesota in 1880 and lived there for five years. On July 2, 1885, she married Charley Swan, a railroad contractor, of Minneapolis, Minn. They continued with railroad construction for three years in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, Montana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Illinois.
In 1888 they bought a farm near Clarkfield, Minn., where they resided for 13 years. To this union six children were born.
In 1900 the family moved to Washington, buying a farm 12 miles east of Goldendale, where Chas. Swan passed away January 9, 1912.
She leaves to mourn her passing five children; Clara Cleman, Elmma Schuster, Lillie Conlee and Andrew Swan of Goldendale and Alma Paulsen of Seattle and one brother, Casper Holter of Faley, Minn.; 13 grandchildren and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from the Chapman chapel Thursday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. R.H. Allen officiating, with interment following in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., May 24, 1935, page 2

MRS. MINA SWAN

The funeral services of the late Mrs. Mina Swan, was held from the Chapman chapel, of Thursday, May 23. Rev. Robert H. Allen officiated. Interment was in Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Mrs. Swan, who was in her 80th year was for twenty-five years a resident of the Pleasant Valley section. Her husband passed away 23 years ago. She is survived by one son and four daughters.