OBITUARY: Rites Held For Albert Carlson, Walker Pioneer
Funeral services were held at the Community Church of Walker at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, for J. Albert Carlson, 86, pioneer resident of the community who died Wednesday, July 29, after a lingering illness. Rev. H.A. Mercier officiated.
He is survived by two sons, Norman and Charles, both of Walker; a daughter, Elin (Mrs. Marshall Alexander), also of Walker; two brothers, Petrus and Otto, and a sister, Elin, all of Sweden; three grandsons, Robert and Victor Alexander, and John Carlson, also of Walker. His wife, Julia, preceded him in death in October 1934, and a son, Victor, at a later time.
Two special selections, "Halsa dem darhemma: and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", were sung by Roy Newcomb, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Leonard Peterson.
Old friends who served as pallbearers were Clarence Ellsenpeter, Leonard Peterson, Rollie Cleghorn, Martin Reid, Oscar Olson, and Roy Krueger. Honorary bearers were William Johnson, Ingvall Hillberg, Neal Dewey, J. E. Lundrigan, Jr., A.R. Bailey, Les Reed, Joseph Waddell, Walter Sethney, Casper Rausch, Orville Ellis, Robert A. Oliver, Otto Hillberg, and Al Rostin.
Internment was at Evergreen Cemetery. The Thomas Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
John Albert Carlson was born in Daisland, Sweden, to John and Matilda Carlson, on July 12, 1873. He immigrated t the United States in 1891 and spent his first five years in the Dakotas, the Duluth Iron Range, and in Brainerd before coming to Walker in 1896.
Having been in the restaurant business in Brainerd before coming to Walker, he started Walker's first restaurant in the location now housing Anderson's Café. He later purchased the Spaulding and after it was destroyed by fire, he bought the Pine Tree Hotel, and still later the building now housing the furniture store of his son, Norman, where he established a restaurant and bakery.
On June 2, 1903, Albert was married to Julia Gresbeck.
Albert Carlson took an early interest in civic affairs and was elected to the village council and in 1923 was elected Mayor of Walker, which office he held for ten years, a record tenure. He was the first to propose and to take action that resulted in the Walker Tourist Park. A group of businessmen joined him in purchasing what was a sand pile and a cluttered, abandoned lumber yard. Trees were transplanted into the area and the Park was presented to the village. The first season it was used, 26 cars parked in it.
Albert was one of the original members of the Cemetery Board and was a hard worker for that project. He also encouraged community beautification and improvement of the planting of trees and the laying out of streets in the village. His sense of progress was seen in his action as mayor, for he brought about Walker's present water system. Up until the day he was ordered by the doctor to rest and recuperate, it was a familiar sight to see him at work with his many interests. He was also known as a man who seldom turned away anyone in need, but was a helping hand in the many emergencies that are always appearing in the lives of people. He was generous to people and in the affairs of the community.
Attending his service, from out of town, were Mr. And Mrs. Walter Iverson, Swan Swanson, Mr. And Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick, all of Minneapolis, Robert Alexander, Mrs. D. A. Wallace, Mrs. George Blank and Mrs. William Krings, all of St. Paul; Ellen Peterson, Mrs. Myrtle Ames, and Jean Bangs, Jamestown, N.D.: Mrs. Anna Knudsen, Brainerd, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Nashwauk.
86y 0m 17d; Widowed; Residence: Walker, MN; Son: Chas Carlson.
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Funeral services were held at the Community Church of Walker at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, for J. Albert Carlson, 86, pioneer resident of the community who died Wednesday, July 29, after a lingering illness. Rev. H.A. Mercier officiated.
He is survived by two sons, Norman and Charles, both of Walker; a daughter, Elin (Mrs. Marshall Alexander), also of Walker; two brothers, Petrus and Otto, and a sister, Elin, all of Sweden; three grandsons, Robert and Victor Alexander, and John Carlson, also of Walker. His wife, Julia, preceded him in death in October 1934, and a son, Victor, at a later time.
Two special selections, "Halsa dem darhemma: and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", were sung by Roy Newcomb, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Leonard Peterson.
Old friends who served as pallbearers were Clarence Ellsenpeter, Leonard Peterson, Rollie Cleghorn, Martin Reid, Oscar Olson, and Roy Krueger. Honorary bearers were William Johnson, Ingvall Hillberg, Neal Dewey, J. E. Lundrigan, Jr., A.R. Bailey, Les Reed, Joseph Waddell, Walter Sethney, Casper Rausch, Orville Ellis, Robert A. Oliver, Otto Hillberg, and Al Rostin.
Internment was at Evergreen Cemetery. The Thomas Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
John Albert Carlson was born in Daisland, Sweden, to John and Matilda Carlson, on July 12, 1873. He immigrated t the United States in 1891 and spent his first five years in the Dakotas, the Duluth Iron Range, and in Brainerd before coming to Walker in 1896.
Having been in the restaurant business in Brainerd before coming to Walker, he started Walker's first restaurant in the location now housing Anderson's Café. He later purchased the Spaulding and after it was destroyed by fire, he bought the Pine Tree Hotel, and still later the building now housing the furniture store of his son, Norman, where he established a restaurant and bakery.
On June 2, 1903, Albert was married to Julia Gresbeck.
Albert Carlson took an early interest in civic affairs and was elected to the village council and in 1923 was elected Mayor of Walker, which office he held for ten years, a record tenure. He was the first to propose and to take action that resulted in the Walker Tourist Park. A group of businessmen joined him in purchasing what was a sand pile and a cluttered, abandoned lumber yard. Trees were transplanted into the area and the Park was presented to the village. The first season it was used, 26 cars parked in it.
Albert was one of the original members of the Cemetery Board and was a hard worker for that project. He also encouraged community beautification and improvement of the planting of trees and the laying out of streets in the village. His sense of progress was seen in his action as mayor, for he brought about Walker's present water system. Up until the day he was ordered by the doctor to rest and recuperate, it was a familiar sight to see him at work with his many interests. He was also known as a man who seldom turned away anyone in need, but was a helping hand in the many emergencies that are always appearing in the lives of people. He was generous to people and in the affairs of the community.
Attending his service, from out of town, were Mr. And Mrs. Walter Iverson, Swan Swanson, Mr. And Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick, all of Minneapolis, Robert Alexander, Mrs. D. A. Wallace, Mrs. George Blank and Mrs. William Krings, all of St. Paul; Ellen Peterson, Mrs. Myrtle Ames, and Jean Bangs, Jamestown, N.D.: Mrs. Anna Knudsen, Brainerd, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Nashwauk.
86y 0m 17d; Widowed; Residence: Walker, MN; Son: Chas Carlson.
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OBITUARY: Rites Held For Albert Carlson, Walker Pioneer
Funeral services were held at the Community Church of Walker at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, for J. Albert Carlson, 86, pioneer resident of the community who died Wednesday, July 29, after a lingering illness. Rev. H.A. Mercier officiated.
He is survived by two sons, Norman and Charles, both of Walker; a daughter, Elin (Mrs. Marshall Alexander), also of Walker; two brothers, Petrus and Otto, and a sister, Elin, all of Sweden; three grandsons, Robert and Victor Alexander, and John Carlson, also of Walker. His wife, Julia, preceded him in death in October 1934, and a son, Victor, at a later time.
Two special selections, "Halsa dem darhemma: and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", were sung by Roy Newcomb, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Leonard Peterson.
Old friends who served as pallbearers were Clarence Ellsenpeter, Leonard Peterson, Rollie Cleghorn, Martin Reid, Oscar Olson, and Roy Krueger. Honorary bearers were William Johnson, Ingvall Hillberg, Neal Dewey, J. E. Lundrigan, Jr., A.R. Bailey, Les Reed, Joseph Waddell, Walter Sethney, Casper Rausch, Orville Ellis, Robert A. Oliver, Otto Hillberg, and Al Rostin.
Internment was at Evergreen Cemetery. The Thomas Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
John Albert Carlson was born in Daisland, Sweden, to John and Matilda Carlson, on July 12, 1873. He immigrated t the United States in 1891 and spent his first five years in the Dakotas, the Duluth Iron Range, and in Brainerd before coming to Walker in 1896.
Having been in the restaurant business in Brainerd before coming to Walker, he started Walker's first restaurant in the location now housing Anderson's Café. He later purchased the Spaulding and after it was destroyed by fire, he bought the Pine Tree Hotel, and still later the building now housing the furniture store of his son, Norman, where he established a restaurant and bakery.
On June 2, 1903, Albert was married to Julia Gresbeck.
Albert Carlson took an early interest in civic affairs and was elected to the village council and in 1923 was elected Mayor of Walker, which office he held for ten years, a record tenure. He was the first to propose and to take action that resulted in the Walker Tourist Park. A group of businessmen joined him in purchasing what was a sand pile and a cluttered, abandoned lumber yard. Trees were transplanted into the area and the Park was presented to the village. The first season it was used, 26 cars parked in it.
Albert was one of the original members of the Cemetery Board and was a hard worker for that project. He also encouraged community beautification and improvement of the planting of trees and the laying out of streets in the village. His sense of progress was seen in his action as mayor, for he brought about Walker's present water system. Up until the day he was ordered by the doctor to rest and recuperate, it was a familiar sight to see him at work with his many interests. He was also known as a man who seldom turned away anyone in need, but was a helping hand in the many emergencies that are always appearing in the lives of people. He was generous to people and in the affairs of the community.
Attending his service, from out of town, were Mr. And Mrs. Walter Iverson, Swan Swanson, Mr. And Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick, all of Minneapolis, Robert Alexander, Mrs. D. A. Wallace, Mrs. George Blank and Mrs. William Krings, all of St. Paul; Ellen Peterson, Mrs. Myrtle Ames, and Jean Bangs, Jamestown, N.D.: Mrs. Anna Knudsen, Brainerd, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Nashwauk.
86y 0m 17d; Widowed; Residence: Walker, MN; Son: Chas Carlson.
[Information from cemetery record]
Funeral services were held at the Community Church of Walker at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, for J. Albert Carlson, 86, pioneer resident of the community who died Wednesday, July 29, after a lingering illness. Rev. H.A. Mercier officiated.
He is survived by two sons, Norman and Charles, both of Walker; a daughter, Elin (Mrs. Marshall Alexander), also of Walker; two brothers, Petrus and Otto, and a sister, Elin, all of Sweden; three grandsons, Robert and Victor Alexander, and John Carlson, also of Walker. His wife, Julia, preceded him in death in October 1934, and a son, Victor, at a later time.
Two special selections, "Halsa dem darhemma: and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", were sung by Roy Newcomb, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Leonard Peterson.
Old friends who served as pallbearers were Clarence Ellsenpeter, Leonard Peterson, Rollie Cleghorn, Martin Reid, Oscar Olson, and Roy Krueger. Honorary bearers were William Johnson, Ingvall Hillberg, Neal Dewey, J. E. Lundrigan, Jr., A.R. Bailey, Les Reed, Joseph Waddell, Walter Sethney, Casper Rausch, Orville Ellis, Robert A. Oliver, Otto Hillberg, and Al Rostin.
Internment was at Evergreen Cemetery. The Thomas Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
John Albert Carlson was born in Daisland, Sweden, to John and Matilda Carlson, on July 12, 1873. He immigrated t the United States in 1891 and spent his first five years in the Dakotas, the Duluth Iron Range, and in Brainerd before coming to Walker in 1896.
Having been in the restaurant business in Brainerd before coming to Walker, he started Walker's first restaurant in the location now housing Anderson's Café. He later purchased the Spaulding and after it was destroyed by fire, he bought the Pine Tree Hotel, and still later the building now housing the furniture store of his son, Norman, where he established a restaurant and bakery.
On June 2, 1903, Albert was married to Julia Gresbeck.
Albert Carlson took an early interest in civic affairs and was elected to the village council and in 1923 was elected Mayor of Walker, which office he held for ten years, a record tenure. He was the first to propose and to take action that resulted in the Walker Tourist Park. A group of businessmen joined him in purchasing what was a sand pile and a cluttered, abandoned lumber yard. Trees were transplanted into the area and the Park was presented to the village. The first season it was used, 26 cars parked in it.
Albert was one of the original members of the Cemetery Board and was a hard worker for that project. He also encouraged community beautification and improvement of the planting of trees and the laying out of streets in the village. His sense of progress was seen in his action as mayor, for he brought about Walker's present water system. Up until the day he was ordered by the doctor to rest and recuperate, it was a familiar sight to see him at work with his many interests. He was also known as a man who seldom turned away anyone in need, but was a helping hand in the many emergencies that are always appearing in the lives of people. He was generous to people and in the affairs of the community.
Attending his service, from out of town, were Mr. And Mrs. Walter Iverson, Swan Swanson, Mr. And Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick, all of Minneapolis, Robert Alexander, Mrs. D. A. Wallace, Mrs. George Blank and Mrs. William Krings, all of St. Paul; Ellen Peterson, Mrs. Myrtle Ames, and Jean Bangs, Jamestown, N.D.: Mrs. Anna Knudsen, Brainerd, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Nashwauk.
86y 0m 17d; Widowed; Residence: Walker, MN; Son: Chas Carlson.
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