ANNE HOUGEN

MRS. A. HOUGEN PASSES AWAY AT HOME HERE
Mother of Atty. A.L. Hougen Had Lived Almost Century When Summons Came
"Mother" Hougen has passed on in death.
This announcement late Saturday afternoon carried sorrow to many friends
who had known and admired one of the most beloved of Manitowoc county
pioneers and one of its most widely-known residents. The summons came
to Mrs. Hougen at her home, 918 North Fourteenth street at 1:30 Saturday
afternoon and brought to a close a life that had spanned nearly a century
of years and at its close found Mrs. Hougen, though enfeebled by age and
illness, possessed of her mental faculties and up to the very end,
conscious of affairs. Mrs. Hougen was 96 years of age at her death but
up to a few months ago had not been seriously ill. During her last illness
she had accepted the knowledge of approach of the end of life with a
fortitude and a calm resignation that was typical of her character and
her life.
Lived to Ripe Age
Mrs. Hougen, who on Feb. 12 of this year observed her 96th birthday anniv-
ersary when friends and relatives paid her tribute as "the finest mother
in the world," was one of the most unusual women of the communty and she
maintained her interest in her friends and in world affairs even when it
became necessary for her to take to her bed in her last illness. Her
interest in world affairs was evidenced by her daily perusal of newspapers
and in her pertinent discussions of questions of world moment. She was
generally known as "Mother" Hougen and her home on North Fourteenth street
was the gathering place of friends and relatives from considerable distances.
Pioneer of County
Born in Norway on Feb. 12, 1835, Mrs. Hougen, nee Anne Berge, moved to this
country with her parents on July 6, 1854, and the family settled in Manitowoc
county. She was married to T.K. Hougen on Nov. 30, 1857, the family taking
up their residence on a farm in the town of Liberty where they remained until
1910 when they took up their home on North Fourteenth street, this city.
Her husband preceded her in death in February, 1916, and since that time she
made her home with a son, Nels. In addition to the son with whom she lived
she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Harry E. Thompson, Kaukauna; Mrs.
Otis Marken, town of Liberty, and Mrs. Charles Brady, Manitowoc; four other
sons, Gulick, Portland, Ore.; Edward, Wisconsin Rapids; Attorney A.L. Hougen,
Manitowoc and Martin of Los Angeles. Two sons, Knute and O.T. Hougen, died
in 1917 and 1913. Twenty grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also
survive her.
Last of Family
Mrs. Hougen was the last of her immediate family coming to this country
before Civil War days. Three brothers and two sisters settled in the township
of Liberty at the time Mrs. Hougen settled there but all of them preceded her
in death, the three brothers and one of the two sisters observing golden
wedding anniversaries in this county prior to their deaths.
Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Hougen were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the First Lutheran church at Eighth and State streets with Rev. D.G. Ristad
officiating, interment took place at Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, October 26, 1931 p.2
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[age 96 yrs/cause: cerebral hemorrhage-senility/bur. on G. Hougen lot]