Father: Bernt Evenson
Mother: Gertrude Anderson

Married: Stella Margaret Nelson
June 9, 1919 Albert Lea Freeborn Co. Minn.

M. E. EVENSON OF THESE CITY PASSED AWAY

Stricken Suddenly With Rare Disease of Throat, Causing His Death

Sunday Morning at Nave Hospital

Melvin Evenson, forty-four years of age, 511 Pleasant avenue, this city, passed

away at Naeve's hospital Sunday morning between nine and ten o'clock after suffering

since last Wednesday last with a rare disease Which entirely closed his throat. The disease

is called agranulocytic angina. It comes when a certain type of white blood cells, or

corpuscles, cease to form.

Melvin for the past ten years has been an employee of the Gulbrandson Hardware

Co. in the tinner's department.

In the World war he was a private in the Sixth Company, 161st Depot Brigade,

entering the army on August 5, 1918 at twenty-nine years of age.

The funeral will take place Tuesday at two o'clock in the afternoon from the First

Lutheran church on West Clark street. Rev. Sorenson will officiate. Interment will be

made in the cemetery lot in Lakewood cemetery by the side of his father who was killed

twelve years ago in a railroad train accident.

Additional info: Entered the army September 5, 1918

Additional info (2): He was taken ill on Sept 13 with agranulocytie angina

Additional info (3): which is a rare disease which entirely closed his throat

Burial: September 19, 1933, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Cause of Death: Rare blood disease; agranulocytic angina see notes

Church: First Lutheran Church- Alber Lea MN

Interment: Lakewood Cemetery, Alberta Lea, Freeborn

Military service: WW I -US Army Private, Sixth Company, 161st Depot Brigade

Nationality: Norwegian

Occupation: Gulbrandson Hardware Co.

Religion: Lutheran

Minnesota Death Record
Name: Melvin Evenson
MAle
White
Married
Spouse: Stella Evenson
Occupation: Tinner at Gulbrandson Hardware store
Fathers Name: Bernt Evenson
Norway
Mothers maiden name: Gertrude Anderson
Informant: Jens J. Bonnerup
Date of death: September 17, 1933
Cause of death: Agranulocytes Angina-4 days
Time of death: 10 a.m.
Burial; Lakewood Cemetery
Albert Lea, Minnesota