"Grandma Lillie Loken, Wife of Andrew Loken," Albumen print on Cardboard, 1 December, 1918
© Ann Longmore-Etheridge Collection
"Geo. Kopman, Waseca, Wis."
Written on reverse: ""Grandma Lillie Loken, Wife of Andrew Loken."
Lillie Sophia Loken was born 24 May, 1890, and died 29 November, 1918.
She was baptized 19 July, 1890, in New Richland, Wasca County, Minnesota, at the Le Suer River Congregation Church, the daughter of immigrants Olavus Olsen Sunde and Mathilde Sophie Johnsen. Olavus was born 20 December, 1856, in Buskerud Fylke, Norway. He was the son of Ole O. Hansen Laugerud Sundet (1816-1903) and Anna Margethe Sorensdottor Kongsgarden (1810-1886), who brought Olavus and his siblings to America in the mid-1850s. Mathilde Johnsen was born 28 January, 1856, in New Richland. (Mathilde's father was Berent Johnsen 1825-1903).
Olavus was a dry goods salesman. Lillie had two brothers Oscar B. Sunde (b. 1881) and Clarence (b. 1889), and a sister, Cecelia M. Sunde (1882-1961).
Lillie was the wife of farmer Andrew Julius Loken (b. 21 June, 1886), whom she married 20 March, 1917, in New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota.
At the time Andrew Loken filled out his World War I draft card, he and Lillie had been married for only three months. The record describes him as of medium height, stout, with brown eyes, and dark hair. He was partly bald.
Lillie gave birth to their only child, Paul Robert, on 10 April, 1918, at 407 E. 7th Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota, which was apparently the residence of the family for many years. The infant was baptized in the same congregation as his mother on 19 May. Despite this auspicious start, less than a year later, just after Thanksgiving, Lillie died of unknown causes.
The image I own shows Lillie Sunde Loken laid out at her Albert Lea, Minnesota home in what was almost certainly a white casket placed by a window hung with evergreens. The beautiful floral tributes on the coffin include a harp of white lilies, a white dove, white mums, and roses, probably pink or blush red. Lillie's body appears to show some decomposition already discoloring the face.
She was buried on 2 December, 1918, in her father Olavus's plot at Saint Olaf Cemetery, New Richland. Lillie's mother Mathilde died 11 Febraury, 1927. Olavus died in 1930. Lillie's husband, Andrew, outlived her by many years. After his death in 1950, he was buried by her side.
Paul Loken served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enlisted 13 January, 1943, and was sent to Camp Dodge Herrold in Iowa. His records note that he had two years of college education and was a semiskilled worker in a machine shop. He served as a private during the duration of the war.
Paul married Catherine Elizabeth Frederickson (1923-2009). The couple lived at times in Freeborn, Minnesota, and Des Moines, Iowa. Paul Loken died 29 January, 1990. Both he and his wife were buried in the same cemetery as his parents. The couple appear to have had a son named Paul R., who was living at the 407 E. 7th Street, Alberta Lea address during the years 1993-1995, according to U.S. phone directories. There may be two other children possibly still living.
"Grandma Lillie Loken, Wife of Andrew Loken," Albumen print on Cardboard, 1 December, 1918
© Ann Longmore-Etheridge Collection
"Geo. Kopman, Waseca, Wis."
Written on reverse: ""Grandma Lillie Loken, Wife of Andrew Loken."
Lillie Sophia Loken was born 24 May, 1890, and died 29 November, 1918.
She was baptized 19 July, 1890, in New Richland, Wasca County, Minnesota, at the Le Suer River Congregation Church, the daughter of immigrants Olavus Olsen Sunde and Mathilde Sophie Johnsen. Olavus was born 20 December, 1856, in Buskerud Fylke, Norway. He was the son of Ole O. Hansen Laugerud Sundet (1816-1903) and Anna Margethe Sorensdottor Kongsgarden (1810-1886), who brought Olavus and his siblings to America in the mid-1850s. Mathilde Johnsen was born 28 January, 1856, in New Richland. (Mathilde's father was Berent Johnsen 1825-1903).
Olavus was a dry goods salesman. Lillie had two brothers Oscar B. Sunde (b. 1881) and Clarence (b. 1889), and a sister, Cecelia M. Sunde (1882-1961).
Lillie was the wife of farmer Andrew Julius Loken (b. 21 June, 1886), whom she married 20 March, 1917, in New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota.
At the time Andrew Loken filled out his World War I draft card, he and Lillie had been married for only three months. The record describes him as of medium height, stout, with brown eyes, and dark hair. He was partly bald.
Lillie gave birth to their only child, Paul Robert, on 10 April, 1918, at 407 E. 7th Street, Albert Lea, Minnesota, which was apparently the residence of the family for many years. The infant was baptized in the same congregation as his mother on 19 May. Despite this auspicious start, less than a year later, just after Thanksgiving, Lillie died of unknown causes.
The image I own shows Lillie Sunde Loken laid out at her Albert Lea, Minnesota home in what was almost certainly a white casket placed by a window hung with evergreens. The beautiful floral tributes on the coffin include a harp of white lilies, a white dove, white mums, and roses, probably pink or blush red. Lillie's body appears to show some decomposition already discoloring the face.
She was buried on 2 December, 1918, in her father Olavus's plot at Saint Olaf Cemetery, New Richland. Lillie's mother Mathilde died 11 Febraury, 1927. Olavus died in 1930. Lillie's husband, Andrew, outlived her by many years. After his death in 1950, he was buried by her side.
Paul Loken served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enlisted 13 January, 1943, and was sent to Camp Dodge Herrold in Iowa. His records note that he had two years of college education and was a semiskilled worker in a machine shop. He served as a private during the duration of the war.
Paul married Catherine Elizabeth Frederickson (1923-2009). The couple lived at times in Freeborn, Minnesota, and Des Moines, Iowa. Paul Loken died 29 January, 1990. Both he and his wife were buried in the same cemetery as his parents. The couple appear to have had a son named Paul R., who was living at the 407 E. 7th Street, Alberta Lea address during the years 1993-1995, according to U.S. phone directories. There may be two other children possibly still living.