MARIE SAXHAUG, RESIDENT FOR 30 YEARS, DIES
Dies Friday at 94; Believed Oldest Woman in City

Mrs. Marie Saxhaug, 94, resident of Ashland for 30 years, passed away at her home here on Friday evening.

Mrs. Saxhaug was known as the oldest woman in Ashland and was well known by a large number of Ashland residents. She was born in Guldbrandsdalen, Norway, June 29, 1837. She came to Ashland on August 16, 1901 and has resided here since that time.

She is survived by one son, Mr. Martin Saxhaug of Forbes, Minn., and seven daughters: Miss Thora Saxhaug of Kenilworth, Illinois; Mrs. Anton Norum of Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. Julia Larson, Mrs. Jens Wilman, Mrs. Jacob Yderstad, Mrs. Rhinehart Olson, Mrs. Nels Yderstad all of Ashland. (She was predeceased by her husband, son Elling and daughter Elise Saxhaug Larson.)

Mrs. Saxhaug also leaves to mourn her loss 46 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives. Ashland Daily Press. Sunday, Sept. 26, 1931. Front Page

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. SAXHAUG TO BE WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Saxhaug, who passed away here on Friday, will be held at the Nidaros Lutheran Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with the Reverend H. Yderstad officiating. The body will lie in state at the Sollie Funeral Home from Tuesday noon until Wednesday noon. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Ashland Daily Press. Monday, Sept. 28, 1931

Marie Christensdatter Odloug was born in 1837 in Rinbebu, Norway. She traveled to Inderoy where she married Elling Johannessen about 1859. They were the parents of eleven children—two sons and nine daughters, the youngest of whom died in infancy. Marie and Elling owned a bakery in Inderoy. They were dedicated, Christian people, who served their community well.

Elling died in 1898, and as their older children had already immigrated, Marie left Trondheim in August 1901 along with her younger daughters, Ingeborg, Massie, Gudlaug and Thora. They arrived a few weeks later in the Port of Boston and from there made their way to Ashland, Wisconsin, to join the family who were living there.

Marie lived in her own home in Ashland until sometime in the 1920s when she moved in with her daughter, Thale Yderstad. She died September 26, 1931, in Ashland, Wisconsin.