Member of Pioneer Family Dies At Age of 76 Years.

Mrs. Emma Marie Svendgaard, member of the late Soren Jensen family, died Tuesday. Had she lived until the 21st of this month, she would have reached her 76th birthday.

Deceased was a native of the county and was born on the Soren Jensen homestead in Lincoln Township on December 21st, 1868. Here she grew to womanhood and was wed to Peter Svendgaard in June of 1887, in Blair, former Judge Alonzo Perkins performing the ceremony that made them man and wife.

Ten children were born to this union, nine of whom survive; Mrs. Anton Andersen, Arlington; Soren of Humphreys, Missouri; Mrs. Carl Anderson, Los Angeles, California; Nels of Arlington; Andrew of Blair; Mrs. Lloyd Brown, Arlington; Alvina, Mrs. Roy Fellen and Mrs. Peter Stricklet, Jr., of Blair. Besides these direct descendants, there are forty-one grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Svendgaard resided on the farm until sixteen years ago when they moved to Blair, retiring from the active duties of life. Mr. Svendgaard died in 1943.

Besides the children and grandchildren, she leaves ten brothers and sisters, she being the third of a family of thirteen to die. The remaining brothers and sisters are Ms. Anna B. Jensen of Blair; James H. of Long Beach, California; Nels M. of Blair, A. G. of Portland, Oregon; Ed of Blair; A. A. of Millard, Nebraska; Henry C. of Blair; Mrs. Ed Gilbertson of Blair; Mrs. Adolph Voss, Millard; and Mrs. Henry Voss of Blair.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:15 P.M. from the Bendorf Funeral Home and from the First Lutheran Church at two o’clock with interment in the Blair Cemetery.

Note: Since the actual date was not given, the news article date was used.