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Anna K. Kleven

Mrs. Anna K. Kleven, mother of Rev. A.N. Kleven, of this city, died at the home of her son last Friday morning at 7 o’clock. She had been in poor health for many years and was confined to her bed a large share of the time. She, however, was well enough to attend church a week before her death, being one of the communicants who partook of the Lord’s Supper at a celebration of that Sacrament in the Norwegian Lutheran Church on Good Friday, just a week before her demise. She was 84 years of age.

The deceased was born at Ness Telemarken, Norway in September 1825 and was married to Nils Anderson Kleven in 1847. In 1855 her husband died. In the year 1881 she came to America and since that time has lived with her children at various places in Minnesota. She was the mother of four children: Rev. A.N. Kleven, of this city. K.N. Kleven of Porter, Mrs. Dorthea Nilson of Hoffman, Minn. And Mrs. Anna Christianson, deceased. Many grand children and great grandchildren survive her.

The deceased was a good, Christian woman of the sturdy Scandinavian type. She performed her duties of wife and mother in a manner which greatly endeared her to her household and to the last her children remained fondly attached to her and did all that was in their power to make the declining years of her life pleasant. Lately she has been spending most of her time with the Klevens in this city and Mr. and Mrs. Kleven and their children have taken special pains to make “grandma” comfortable. The whole family united in this and the consequence was that the aged grand parent passed at this home as pleasant and enjoyable days as could be expected of one of her age and condition of health.

The deceased enjoyed the highest esteem of all those with whom she was associated and her true womanly qualities and Christian virtues served to endear her to all and will long keep fresh her memory among her many friends and relatives.

The funeral was held from the Norwegian Lutheran Church Tuesday afternoon and was attended by about five hundred people. The service was conducted by Rev. Hinderly of Canby, assisted by Rev. Henry Noss of Sioux Rapids, Iowa. The pall bearers were: K.E. Kjornes, O. Orsen, Pau. Gunderson, Jen R. Johnson, Knute Thompson, and Lars Anderson.

Out of town relatives attending the funeral were: Rev. Nils Kleven and Miss Dorthea Kleven of Albert Lea, Miss Agnes Kleven, Northfield, and Rev. and Mrs. Henry Noss of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and Carl Christianson and his three children, Clara, Annie and Charley, of Porter and K.N. Kleven of Porter. Other out of town people attending were: From Canby, Mrs. K. Swenson, Thea Swenson, Rena Swenson, P.A. Larson, Mrs. B.C. Schram, Mrs. Seilseth, Mrs. Peter Furgason, Mrs. Hagen and Mr. C. Anderson.

From Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanesby, Mr. and Mrs. I. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Olson, Mr. Ole Olson, Mr. B.C. Lange, Mrs. L. Leland, Mrs. Clausen and Mrs. Ed Dybsether.