Died:
Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Johnson, west of town, mourn the loss of their infant son, Obert Lester, aged 6 weeks and 4 days, who passed away January 10, 1917. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all who know them.
Funeral services were held at the home last Friday and interment made in the Brule cemetery at St. Paul’s church, in Union county, S.D. Relatives who came from a distance to attend the funeral were Ralph Brown and daughter, Mrs. Husby, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
~~Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and after the recent death of our little son.—Mr. and Mrs. Oluf Johnson
Source: Akron, Iowa, Register Tribune January 18, 1917 — page 4
Volunteer Transcriber, L. Ziemann