Patterson Cemetery District 

Obits listing for 1912

Submitted by Gale Stroud 18 Aug 2007

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Blomgren Andrew O 121212 p1
Patterson's First Settler Laid to Rest  The news of the death of Andrew O. Blomgren, which was briefly noted in these
columns last week, caused much sorrow and regret among Mr. Blomgren s many friends in this community, although the
news was not entirely unexpected, as he had been ill for a long time.  He suffered  from bowel and liver trouble, and for
some years his health had been on the decline, his ailments confining him to his bed for some months previous to his
death. Andrew O.  Blomgren was born August 17, 1847, at Namsos, Norway, and  was sixty-five years of age at the time
of his decease.  He and his family came to California about eight years ago, living for four years at Palo Alto and a year
and half at Los Gatos previous to coming to Patterson.  He  arrived here April 24, 1910, and purchased a farm on Las
Palmas avenue, where the family has since made its home.  He was one of the first settlers on the Patterson Colony, and
was widely known and respected for his many sterling qualities.   He was a kind husband and father, and a citizen of
which any community might have been proud.  He  was an officer of the Patterson Farmers' Association, having been its
treasurer since the association was formed. Mr. Blomgren died Tuesday evening, Dec. 3rd, about 10 o clock,  surrounded
by his immediate family.  As his brother,  N. J. Blomgren of Patterson, was in the Middle West, the funeral was.
postponed until Sunday, Dec. 8th at 2 p.m., all the necessary arrangements being made by Davis & Evans, the funeral
directors of Patterson.  The services were held at the Blomgren home by Rev. J. H. Brono of San Francisco, and
interment was in Grayson cemetery temporarily, as Patterson has no cemetery as yet. The pall bearers were O. S. Lokka,
Ole Brown, Sanfried  Peterson, 0scar Engblom, E. Refsland and Thomas Christopherson. The deceased leaves a widow to
mourn his loss and six children, Iver, Olaf, Albert, Edward, Christine, and Olena.  He also leaves  two brothers, N .J.
Blomgren of Patterson and J. E. Blomgren, who resides in Michigan, and a sister, Mrs John Mickelson of Patterson.