Maren (Larson) Heggen
Obituary
transcribed from the Whitehall Times, Whitehall, WI
Thursday, Feb 1, 1940

York Woman Buried on her 83rd Birthday

Mrs. Maren Heggen died at her home in York Monday, January 22, 1940.
Funeral services were held on the following Friday, the 26th which would
have marked her 83rd birthday. Services were conducted at the Synod
Lutheran Church at Pigeon Falls, the Rev E.B. Christopherson officiating.
E.A. Sletteland of Pigeon Falls was the undertaker. The pallbearers were
three grandsons, Neil, Howard and James Heggen and Glen, Neil and Bryce
Humphrey. Memorials in honor of the deceased were given by friends and
relatives to the radio station WCAL, to charities, and to the family.

Maren Larson was born in Oslo, Norway, Jan. 26, 1857, daughter of Jens
and Mathea Larson. At the age of 13 she came to America with her parents
and settled in Big Slough. The family later moved to Pigeon Falls, where
they resided for some time. She was married to Neils Heggen at Black
River Falls on June 20, 1876. One son, John was born to this union. Both
Mr. Heggen and their son preceded her in death, the former in 1930, the
latter in 1936. Mrs. Heggen leaves to mourn her passing six grandchildren,
Mrs. Neil Humphrey, who cared for her for several years past, Neil,
Howard, Mabel (Mrs. Sever Leer), James and Norman, all of Rawson, ND.
Another granddaughter, Mrs. Inga Humphrey died nearly eight years ago.
Mrs. Heggen also left 11 great-grandchildren. After the death of her
daughter-in-law, she reared her grandchildren until they reached an age to
care for themselves.

Deceased has many friends who sincerely mourn her passing. Sympathy is
extended to the family and other relatives. Those from a distance who
attended the funeral were: Neil, Howard and James Heggen of Rawson, ND,
Emil Engebretson and son, Black River Falls, Mr and Mrs Nelson and his
father, Melrose; Mrs Blanchard Olson and son, Pleasantville; Mrs Nora
Anderson and daughter, Strum; Mrs Anton Johnson, son Kenneth and
daughter Emma, Big Slough; Mrs Adolph Kube, Arcadia; Mrs Theo. Larson,
Hixton; Mrs Wm Boyea, Augusta; Mr and Mrs Johnnie Rongstad and son
son Charles, Osseo; Mr and Mrs Lloyd Chrisinger, Shady Glen; and
Mrs. Ole Eid, Merrillan.

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