Samuel A. Thorson, 60, 23 Yrs. With National Casualty Co., Dies Death Monday Follows Ten Months' Illness With Cancer; Funeral Services to be Held Friday. Samuel A. Thorson, 60, died at six o'clock Monday evening at his home, 607 Third street, northwest, after a long illness with cancer of the jaw bone. He was first taken ill about ten months ago and on July 12 went to Rochester, where he was under observation and took treatments for six weeks. His condition improved and he returned home, going back occasionally for treatments. The immediate cause of his death was a hemorrhage suffered late Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the house and at two o'clock at the Calvary Episcopal church, of which he was a member. The Rev. C. J. Gunnell, rector, will be assisted at the house by Mr. Thorson's brother-in-law, the J. E. Hedberg of Pennock, and will conduct the services at the church. Interment will be made in Woodville cemetery. Pall bearers will be E. J. Graben, C. H. Watson, Paul Stucky, Ned Brown, John Brown and George Webb. Mr. Thorson was the ninth child of Andrew and Anna Anderson Thorson. He was born on October 3, 1870 in Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet county. After attending the Norseland primary school he took a two year course at Gustavus Adolphus college and then the one-year commercial course offered by the same college. After finishing college, Mr. Thorson's first job was as local editor of the St. Peter Tribune, which he held for one year and then became a clerk in the Johnson & Miller store. After a year he went to White, S. D., where he clerked for a year for J. E. Meyer & Co. For three years he was engaged in the livery business with M. E. Johnson at Gibbon and then returned to St. Peter, where he spent a year as clerk in an agricultural implement store. Accepting a position as general agent of the Concordia Land & Implement Association, Mr. Thorson went to Alabama and for seven years was engaged in promoting the town of Thorsby, which was named for himself and T. T Thorson, president of the company. He then became manager of the Colera Land company at Colera, Alabama, remaining in that position four years. At the end of that time he took charge of the Industrial department of the town of Columbia, Alabama, promoting general immigration and industries one year. In the fall of 1907 he returned to Minnesota and spent one season in the employ of the International Harvester company. At the end of that time he was made general special agent of the national Casualty company of Detroit, Michigan with local headquarters in St. Peter, and has held that position since then. While in Alabama he was twice named delegate to the Democratic state convention and also served as a member on the chancery board. About 15 years ago the Thorsons moved to Waterville from St. Peter and after living there one year moved to Waseca, where they have made their home continuously since then. Mr. Thorson was a member of the Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World chapters at St. Peter, but never transferred his membership to the local chapters. It was while he was living at Thorsby, Alabama that he met Mrs. Thorson, who was then Miss Anna Sophia Turnquist, and they were married on August 18, 1897. Four children were born to them and all survive their father. They are Mrs. Owen (Florence) Clarke of Chicago, Ill. and Sidney A. Thorson, Mrs. Harvey (Evelyn) Larson and Violette Thorson of this city. He is also survived by his wife, one sister, three brothers and three grandchildren. The brothers and sisters are Mrs. N. E. Anderson, Peter E. Thorson and N. N. Thorson of St. Peter and T. T. Thorson of Decatur, Alabama. Waseca Journal 4-8-1931