Appeared in the Biwabik Times - Friday, Oct. 10, 1941
Submitted by: Charlotte Sue (Nisen) Kibbie - csnkibbie@attbi.com
Transcription of an obituary for Alma Erika (ANDERSON) NISEN, Biwabik
pioneer, submitted by her granddaughter, Charlotte Sue (NISEN) KIBBIE of Kent, Washington (18 May 2002)
Source: newspaper, "The Biwabik Times" Friday Oct. 10, 1941, obit
"Death Calls Mrs. Nisen, Biwabik Pioneer --- Mrs. Alma Nisen, 69, a Biwabik pioneer, died Monday morning at the Biwabik Hospital after a lengthy illness
of heart trouble. Funeral services were held at the Community church Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Arthur Cartwright
officiating. The body lay in state at the Graham funeral home in Virginia until Thursday noon when it was taken to the Community church. Burial was
made at the Lakeside cemetery. Surviving the deceased are her husband, John; two daughters, Mrs. Stephen Abbanat and Mrs. Henry Karki, both of
Biwabik; three sons, Arvid of Biwabik, Edward of Seattle, Washington and Elmer of
Cleveland; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Phillips, Hibbing and Mrs. Jay Fuller
Stafford, Minneapolis; two brothers, A.C. Anderson and F.V. Anderson of Tower; and eleven grandchildren. Pallbearers were Fred Johnson, Frank
Sederlund, Ben Enquist, Emil Peterson, Fred Seeley and Gust Berquist. Mrs. Nisen was born on September 25, 1872 in Sweden and came to Biwabik in 1891
having married Mr. Nisen on August 25 of that year at Ishpeming, Michigan. Mrs. Nisen and her husband came to this part of Minnesota and resided first
at the town of Merritt, as there was no town of Biwabik at that time. Mrs. Nisen was at one time a very active member of the Ladies Chapter of
Mooseheart lodge and was a faithful worker for the American Red Cross and the Federated church. Mr. and Mrs. Nisen celebrated their Golden Wedding
anniversary on August 25 of this year. Mrs. Nisen being ill at this time, was not able to celebrate this wonderful occasion but her wish was granted
to be able to see the day of her fiftieth wedding anniversary."
notes: Mrs.Edna Phillips is actually Phelps; Alma (Anderson) Nisen was not born in Sweden but in Finland.She is my paternal grandmother. -csnkibbie
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