SOREN J. POULSON RITES FRIDAY

Soren J. Poulson met his death Wednesday morning apparently by his own hand. He, with his brother, Martin and Martin’s son, lived together on a farm southwest of Orum.

Soren had of late been despondent and on Wednesday morning arose earlier than usual and went to the farm adjoining where he had been farming. As he did not return, Martin became uneasy and he and his son instituted a search. The body was found behind a building, and a bullet from a rifle had pierced his heart. A brief note found on the body indicated that he had taken his own life.

Soren was born on the farm where he died. He was born March 1, 1888, and was thus past 53 years of age. He had never married. He leaves to mourn him his two brothers, Martin on the farm and Carl of Omaha and a sister, Mrs. John W. Fick of Blair, besides several nephews and nieces.

Funeral services will be held from the Bendorf Funeral Home at 2:00 pm. Friday, and interment will be made in the Orum cemetery.

#2-Pilot Tribune 3 Jul 1941

Poulson Funeral Is Held Friday

Orum Farmer, 53, Buried Following Rites At Blair Funeral Home

Funeral services were held at the Bendorf Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Friday for Soren Poulson, 53-year-old unmarried farmer of the Orum vicinity, who was found dead on his farm last Wednesday.

The Rev. Harold C. Jorgensen, pastor of First Lutheran Church, conducted the services, and burial was in Orum cemetery.

Soren Johannes Poulson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chris L. Poulson, was born two miles west of Orum March 1, 1888, and had spent his entire life in the same neighborhood. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Orum.

Surviving him are two brothers, Martin Poulson of Orum and Carol Poulson of Council Bluffs, and one sister, Mrs. John W. Fick, Blair; also several nephews and nieces.

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