MRS. POULSON PASSES AWAY

The death of Mrs. Neils Poulson occurred last Tuesday morning at 6:45 o’clock at the home of her son, Chris L. Poulson, in this city.

Deceased was a native of Denmark, born at Hellum, May 17, 1831. Her maiden name was Ane Kerstine Sorensen and she was married in her native country to Neils Poulson Nov. 27, 1858, coming to this country with her husband and direct to Omaha, arriving there May 17, 1870, where they resided until the spring of 1874 when they came to Washington county and located west of Orum, on land which they occupied until the death of her husband, on Sept. 16, 1914, when she went to make her home with her son, Chris, just across the road from her own home, coming to Blair with the family when they moved here last May.

Another son, half-brother to Chris, Soren Olsen, lives on a farm near Walnut, Iowa, and when apprised that his mother was dangerously ill came over on Tuesday of last week, accompanied by his entire family, his wife and four daughters, remaining here until three-fourths of an hour before her death, when Mr. Olsen had a desperate attack of heart trouble, to which he is subject, and was hastened to Omaha by his wife and daughters to secure treatment from a physician, who has ministered to his ailment for some time, and was in such a precarious condition that they were unable to return to the funeral.

Mrs. Poulson was the best known and best loved woman in the community in which she lived, was a good Samaritan in sickness and adversity, as was evidenced by the outpouring from the country for miles around in attendance at the funeral at the church at Orum, where she had worshipped since its erection.

Funeral service was held at the home in this city, Rev. A.M. Andersen preaching the funeral discourse in the English language, at the close the remains were taken to the church near Orum, where N.P. Lang preached a sermon in the Danish language, interment being by the side of her husband in the cemetery at the Orum church.

Tribune 10 Nov 1915

MRS POULSEN GONE

Mrs. Kerstine Poulsen, an old pioneer resident of this couty, died at the home of her son, Chris Poulsen of this city on Monday, Nov. 8, 1915, being 84 years, 5 months and 21 days old.

She was born in Hellum, Denmark, in the year 1831 and was married to Niels Poulsen on November 27, 1858 and in 1870 emigrated to America landing in Omaha on May 17th of that year, where they lived until 1874 when they moved to a farm near Orum where they resided until Sept. 16, 1914, when her husband died.

Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her son, who has given her every comfort that she could desire.

She was given every attention during her sickness that money could buy and that loving hearts and willing hands could bestow.

Another son, Soren Olesen and family of Walnut, Iowa were present at her death bed and showed a spirit of loyal devotion to his stricken mother that was touching to see.

The funeral services were held at the residence in this city by A.N. Anderson and were in English and by the Pastor Rev. N.P. Lang in both English and Danish at the church near Orum.

The floral offerings were very beautiful and a large concourse of sympathizing friends followed her to her last resting place in silent token of tribute to a life worthily spent.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~