Ole K LEE

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In the 1870 U.S. census, he and his wife and five children lived in Newburg Twp, Mitchell County, Iowa.

In the 1885 Iowa census, he was Ole K Lee, 56, of Newburg in Mitchell County. The rest of his household was Kari K, 60, Carrie O, 26, Julia O, 25, Knudt O, 22, Ole O, 20, and Maria O, 16.

In both censuses, a John K Lee, presumable his brother, farmed next door.

From Find A Grave in a record for Ole created by DM Scott:

Ole K. Lee, one of the oldest settlers in Newburg township, died at his home one mile north of Carpenter last Friday morning after an illness of about six months, from consumption. Mr. Lee was about sixty-three years of age. The funeral services were held at the Norwegian Lutheran Church yesterday and were very largely attended.

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Once more death has entered our midst. Friday morning, the 8th, Ole K. Lee passed away. He has long been a suffered with that dreaded disease consumption. He was one of the first settlers on Deer Creek and a man very highly esteemed. He leaves a wife and two daughters and an aged father and mother to mourn his loss. Our heart goes out in sympathy to them

St. Ansgar Enterprise

Family/Spouse: Kari Nilsdatter HERMUNDSTAD. Kari (daughter of Håvard Nilsen HERMUNDSTAD and Kari Gudbrandsdatter UVDAL) was born on 7 Jan 1824 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 Jan 1922 in Mitchell County, Iowa; was buried in First Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Find A Grave in an entry created for her by D M Scott:

Funeral services for Miss Carrie Lee, 94, a former resident of St. Ansgar, who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ren Anderson in Osage Wednesday, February 11, 1953 were held at the First Lutheran church here Saturday, February 14, 1953 with the Rev. O.A. Langehough officiating.

Carrie Lee was born on a farm near Carpenter March 2, 1858 and was baptized June 6 of that same year by Rev. A.C. Preus, an assistant pastor to Rev. C. Clausen. She was confirmed by the Rev. Johan Olsen May 7, 1872.

Miss Lee attended the Seminary in Osage and afterwards taught school for three years until she was clled home due to illness in the family. This illness extended over a period of five years during which time two brothers, a sister and her father succumbed to an untimely death. For several years Carrie, her mother and sister, Julia continued on the farm. Her mother died in 1922 and her sister in 1926. Carrie continued alone on the home place for another 15 years. In 1941, after 83 years at the home of her birth, she retired and moved to Osage where she could be near Mrs. Ren Anderson. When Mrs. Anderson was seven years old, she and a brother were given a home by "Aunt Carrie," as she was affectionately called by all who knew her.

Miss Lee had always been in good health and had never had any dental work done. It was only within the last 10 or 12 years that she had occasion to consult a doctor. On January 19 she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. She died at the home of Mrs. Anderson, where she had been the past nine months. Mrs. Sever Lee, a relative and lifelong acquaintance, was a close companion the last six months of her life.

Miss Lee has bestowed numerous gifts to her church and charity. She gave a pipe organ for the WCAL radio station at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota; a home at Luther college in Decorah for missionaries while in the United States home on furlough; the home farm; a hospital in the Orient as well as other huge sums of money.

She has also remembered well local institutions and building funds with generous gifts. "Aunt Carrie" came from a long-lived family. Her grandmother died at the age of 105, her mother was 98, and just two weeks ago a second cousin, Mrs. Verger Stien of Northfield, Minn. died at the age of 110. Miss Lee would have been 95 March 2.

Burial was in the First Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Langehough in charge of the committal services.

St. Ansgar Enterprise

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From Find A Grave, in an entry for Julia created by D M Scott:

Guri Lee, popularly known as Julie Lee, was born January 1, 1860, at the Lee Homestead, about six miles northwest of St. Ansgar, of the parents Ole K. Lee and Kari N. Lee.

She was baptized by Rev. C. L. Clausen March 3, 1860, at the church at St. Ansgar, and confirmed in the same church on October 4, 1874.

Miss Lee has lived on the Lee Homestead her entire life with the exception of a year spent at Carpenter.

About twenty-five years ago Miss Lee suffered an attack of stomach trouble for which she underwent an operation at Dubuque, Iowa.

After this time she suffered considerable, off and on, because of adhesions. The condition grew worse after an attack of the flu last winter.

About two weeks ago she slipped and fell in the cellar stairs and she suffered some contussions as a result of the fall.

Her old trouble reappeared and it was found necessary, in an attempt to save her life, to take her to Hampton, Iowa, for an operation.

The operation showed a severe condition of strangulation and adhesions.

The operation was successfully completed but Julia was unable to rally after the ordeal and finally slept peacefully away early Monday evening, June 21st.

Her sister, Carrie Lee, was at her bedside at the time.

Julia often wished the word of God read to her at the hospital, having for a long time been a constant reader of God's word.

Her sister also repeated for her several of her favorite hymns.

At times Julia would repeat Bible passages and hymns aloud and showed plainly that she remembered them word for word and loved the Heavenly message they brought her.

She repeatedly expressed her firm faith in Christ, her Savior, her joy in the forgiveness of sin, and her desire to depart and be with Christ.

All this and much more of the same Christian faith and conviction she also expressed on several occasions to her pastor, Rev. Waldeland, during his visits at her bedside during her last illness and while sick last winter.

Even before going to Hampton she spoke to her relative, Miss Myrtle Lee, about arrangements for her funeral and said that she liked to think about Myrtle joining in the singing of hymns she had selected for that occasion.

At Hampston, on Monday, Julie made up with her sister the entire program for this funeral. She designated the hymns she had selected to be sung here today, indicated the text she had chosen for her pastor's serman, and in general expressed her desires as to the whole event.

She remembered those at whose baptism she had been a witness and showed her concern for their eternal happiness and salvation, as she also admonished and encouragd her near and dear ones as to their religion and spiritual life.

Towards evening on Monday she grew considerably weaker and after five o'clock she spoke no more. The end came at about 8:30.

She leaves to mourn her departure her sister, Carrie, and Myrtle Lee, a cousin, who had made her home with them since she was a small girl.

The funeral was conducted at the N. Lutheran church, St. Ansgar, Iowa. Rev. M.E. Waldeland officiating, Friday afternoon, June 25th, and the remains were laid to rest in the St. Ansgar N.L. cemetery.

Card of Thanks

We feel most grateful and hereby express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many friends and relatives who in so many ways helped to make the last days of our Dear Departed so much more endurable and whose many tokens of friendship and love mean so much to us in this hour of sorrow and bereavement.
Carrie Lee
Myrtle Lee

St. Ansgar Enterprise

Her death certificate, for which Carrie Lee was the informant, shows that Julia died from shock due to her operation for removal of a bowel obstruction caused by adhesions.

Died:
Lutheran Hospital

Notes:

Died:
consumption (tuberculosis)

Notes:

Called Bertha for some reason in her mother’s obit.