========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: John Houselog ========================================================================= PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR, PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA July 23, 1956 Last Rites Today for Henry W. Houselog Henry William Houselog passed away on Thursday, July 19, at the farm home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blomgren, near Elkton in Brookings County, S.D. Funeral services were held today (Monday) at 1 p.m. at the Blomgren farm home and at 3:30 at the Walz & Geise Funeral Chapel in Pipestone. Fr. Thomas Mechienberg was in charge. Burial took place in St. Martin's Catholic cemetery in Woodstock. Mrs. Borghild Ferguson was the vocalist with Mrs. Myra Christian as accompanist [sic] on the organ. Pallbearers were Joe Houselog, Jr., Donald Houselog, Dennis Houselog, Clarence Blomgren, Jr., Harry Blomgren, Jr., and Robert Warner [sic Werner]. The late Henry Houselog was born on Oct. 12, 1866 in Bellevue, Ia., and had reached the age of 89 years at the time of his death. He was married to Lena Demuth at East Dubuque, Ill., on April 4, 1894. The couple made their home in East Dubuque until 1909 when they moved near Hatfield, where they were engaged in farming. In 1940 the late Mr. Houselog moved to Elkton and had lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Blomgren since that date. Surviving relatives include four daughters: Mrs. Mary Vanderah (Mary Ann), of East Dubuque, Ill.; Mrs. William Warner [sic Werner] (Louise), of Lake Benton; Mrs. Clarence Blomgren (Margaret) of Elkton; and Mrs. Harry Blomgren (Angeline), of Hendricks; three sons: Joe of Holland, Walter of Pipestone, and Elmer of Ward; also forty-seven grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on July 3, 1937; one son, John; three brothers and two sisters.