Hanna Sorenson, the daughter of Nels and Bessie Henrickson, was born January 4, 1856 at Westra Varn, Sweden, and passed away from her home southwest of Nelson, Nebraska, July 21, 1946, being 90 years, 6 months and 17 days of age.
In young womanhood she left her native land and came to America, locating at Adams, Nebr. Here she was united in marriage to Franz Sorenson, and they lived at Adams until 1892 when they moved to Nelson, locating on a farm 4 miles west of town.
On February 27, 1898, tragedy struck this home and the young husband and father was accidently killed in Nelson. The future must have looked dark to Mrs. Sorenson but the courageous spirit of the pioneer was manifested in her life as she gathered her children about her and faced life alone. And yet not alone for in her youth she became a Christian and was confirmed and baptized in the Lutheran church in Sweden. God was her Comforter and Refuge, and the whole Bible was surely a Lamp unto her feet.
After the death of her husband she purchased land of unbroken prairie seven miles southwest of Nelson, and two years later she moved to this place which has been her home ever since. Here she reared her six children and God alone knew the responsibilities, the problems and the lonely hours that were hers to carry, and yet she emerged triumphantly and victoriously - a woman whose courageous spirit conquered the hardships of the early pioneer.
Mrs. Sorenson leaves to mourn her departure her six children: Alfred of Edgar; Mary Huffman of Garneill, Mont.; Elmer of Grandview, Wash.; Carl of Kalispell, Mont.; Anna Shaw of Superior and Frank of Nelson, who resides on the home place. There are two living sisters - Mrs. Sygra Carlson of Omaha, and Mrs. Nellie Swanson of Nelson. There are 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Sorensen was adept at weaving, crocheting and other fancy work, and even in later life her hands were never idle during her waking hours. At the time of her death she was a member of the Nelson Presbyterian Church. We believe this poem, My Mother's Hands, is a fitting tribute to her life:
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're neither white nor small,
And you, I know, would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on
That children might be glad.
I almost weep, as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
I think how these hands rested not
When mine were at their play.
But O, beyond this shadowy damp,
Where all is bright and fair,
I know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear:
Where crystal streams, thro' endless years,
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp by mother's hands. -- Anonymous.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p.m. and at the Presbyterian Church in Nelson at 2:30 this (Thursday) afternoon, Rev. Clarence V. Powell of the Methodist Church being charge. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Flower, Vivian Cole, Verna Perry (NOTE: should be Peery), Josephine Peck and Lowell Powell. Mrs. H.A. Brubaker presided at the piano. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, July 25, 1946; pg. 5
In young womanhood she left her native land and came to America, locating at Adams, Nebr. Here she was united in marriage to Franz Sorenson, and they lived at Adams until 1892 when they moved to Nelson, locating on a farm 4 miles west of town.
On February 27, 1898, tragedy struck this home and the young husband and father was accidently killed in Nelson. The future must have looked dark to Mrs. Sorenson but the courageous spirit of the pioneer was manifested in her life as she gathered her children about her and faced life alone. And yet not alone for in her youth she became a Christian and was confirmed and baptized in the Lutheran church in Sweden. God was her Comforter and Refuge, and the whole Bible was surely a Lamp unto her feet.
After the death of her husband she purchased land of unbroken prairie seven miles southwest of Nelson, and two years later she moved to this place which has been her home ever since. Here she reared her six children and God alone knew the responsibilities, the problems and the lonely hours that were hers to carry, and yet she emerged triumphantly and victoriously - a woman whose courageous spirit conquered the hardships of the early pioneer.
Mrs. Sorenson leaves to mourn her departure her six children: Alfred of Edgar; Mary Huffman of Garneill, Mont.; Elmer of Grandview, Wash.; Carl of Kalispell, Mont.; Anna Shaw of Superior and Frank of Nelson, who resides on the home place. There are two living sisters - Mrs. Sygra Carlson of Omaha, and Mrs. Nellie Swanson of Nelson. There are 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Sorensen was adept at weaving, crocheting and other fancy work, and even in later life her hands were never idle during her waking hours. At the time of her death she was a member of the Nelson Presbyterian Church. We believe this poem, My Mother's Hands, is a fitting tribute to her life:
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're neither white nor small,
And you, I know, would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on
That children might be glad.
I almost weep, as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
I think how these hands rested not
When mine were at their play.
But O, beyond this shadowy damp,
Where all is bright and fair,
I know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear:
Where crystal streams, thro' endless years,
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp by mother's hands. -- Anonymous.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p.m. and at the Presbyterian Church in Nelson at 2:30 this (Thursday) afternoon, Rev. Clarence V. Powell of the Methodist Church being charge. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Flower, Vivian Cole, Verna Perry (NOTE: should be Peery), Josephine Peck and Lowell Powell. Mrs. H.A. Brubaker presided at the piano. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, July 25, 1946; pg. 5
Hanna Sorenson, the daughter of Nels and Bessie Henrickson, was born January 4, 1856 at Westra Varn, Sweden, and passed away from her home southwest of Nelson, Nebraska, July 21, 1946, being 90 years, 6 months and 17 days of age.
In young womanhood she left her native land and came to America, locating at Adams, Nebr. Here she was united in marriage to Franz Sorenson, and they lived at Adams until 1892 when they moved to Nelson, locating on a farm 4 miles west of town.
On February 27, 1898, tragedy struck this home and the young husband and father was accidently killed in Nelson. The future must have looked dark to Mrs. Sorenson but the courageous spirit of the pioneer was manifested in her life as she gathered her children about her and faced life alone. And yet not alone for in her youth she became a Christian and was confirmed and baptized in the Lutheran church in Sweden. God was her Comforter and Refuge, and the whole Bible was surely a Lamp unto her feet.
After the death of her husband she purchased land of unbroken prairie seven miles southwest of Nelson, and two years later she moved to this place which has been her home ever since. Here she reared her six children and God alone knew the responsibilities, the problems and the lonely hours that were hers to carry, and yet she emerged triumphantly and victoriously - a woman whose courageous spirit conquered the hardships of the early pioneer.
Mrs. Sorenson leaves to mourn her departure her six children: Alfred of Edgar; Mary Huffman of Garneill, Mont.; Elmer of Grandview, Wash.; Carl of Kalispell, Mont.; Anna Shaw of Superior and Frank of Nelson, who resides on the home place. There are two living sisters - Mrs. Sygra Carlson of Omaha, and Mrs. Nellie Swanson of Nelson. There are 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Sorensen was adept at weaving, crocheting and other fancy work, and even in later life her hands were never idle during her waking hours. At the time of her death she was a member of the Nelson Presbyterian Church. We believe this poem, My Mother's Hands, is a fitting tribute to her life:
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're neither white nor small,
And you, I know, would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on
That children might be glad.
I almost weep, as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
I think how these hands rested not
When mine were at their play.
But O, beyond this shadowy damp,
Where all is bright and fair,
I know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear:
Where crystal streams, thro' endless years,
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp by mother's hands. -- Anonymous.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p.m. and at the Presbyterian Church in Nelson at 2:30 this (Thursday) afternoon, Rev. Clarence V. Powell of the Methodist Church being charge. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Flower, Vivian Cole, Verna Perry (NOTE: should be Peery), Josephine Peck and Lowell Powell. Mrs. H.A. Brubaker presided at the piano. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, July 25, 1946; pg. 5
In young womanhood she left her native land and came to America, locating at Adams, Nebr. Here she was united in marriage to Franz Sorenson, and they lived at Adams until 1892 when they moved to Nelson, locating on a farm 4 miles west of town.
On February 27, 1898, tragedy struck this home and the young husband and father was accidently killed in Nelson. The future must have looked dark to Mrs. Sorenson but the courageous spirit of the pioneer was manifested in her life as she gathered her children about her and faced life alone. And yet not alone for in her youth she became a Christian and was confirmed and baptized in the Lutheran church in Sweden. God was her Comforter and Refuge, and the whole Bible was surely a Lamp unto her feet.
After the death of her husband she purchased land of unbroken prairie seven miles southwest of Nelson, and two years later she moved to this place which has been her home ever since. Here she reared her six children and God alone knew the responsibilities, the problems and the lonely hours that were hers to carry, and yet she emerged triumphantly and victoriously - a woman whose courageous spirit conquered the hardships of the early pioneer.
Mrs. Sorenson leaves to mourn her departure her six children: Alfred of Edgar; Mary Huffman of Garneill, Mont.; Elmer of Grandview, Wash.; Carl of Kalispell, Mont.; Anna Shaw of Superior and Frank of Nelson, who resides on the home place. There are two living sisters - Mrs. Sygra Carlson of Omaha, and Mrs. Nellie Swanson of Nelson. There are 18 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Sorensen was adept at weaving, crocheting and other fancy work, and even in later life her hands were never idle during her waking hours. At the time of her death she was a member of the Nelson Presbyterian Church. We believe this poem, My Mother's Hands, is a fitting tribute to her life:
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're neither white nor small,
And you, I know, would scarcely think
That they were fair at all.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on
That children might be glad.
I almost weep, as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
I think how these hands rested not
When mine were at their play.
But O, beyond this shadowy damp,
Where all is bright and fair,
I know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear:
Where crystal streams, thro' endless years,
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp by mother's hands. -- Anonymous.
Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p.m. and at the Presbyterian Church in Nelson at 2:30 this (Thursday) afternoon, Rev. Clarence V. Powell of the Methodist Church being charge. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Flower, Vivian Cole, Verna Perry (NOTE: should be Peery), Josephine Peck and Lowell Powell. Mrs. H.A. Brubaker presided at the piano. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery.
The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, July 25, 1946; pg. 5
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