Nels Dalager Golden Wedding and Obit

Below are notices from the Glenwood Herald of Nels and Susanna’s Golden Wedding, and nine months later, Nels’ death.  Nels was brother to Hans Dalager.

Glenwood Herald

Thurs. July 17, 1930,

The Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Dalager

Sunday, July 13 relatives and friends gathered in the Glenwood Park and invited Mr. and Mrs. Nels Dalager to come and join them. The occasion being their golden wedding. J. O. Grove in a few well chosen words explained to the bridal couple why we were gathered and presented them with a purse of money and heartiest congratulations from the guests. He also stated that Mr. and Mrs. Dalager are the oldest living couple in the township of Barsness. Their son George Dalager, in his pleasing way thanked the guests for the honor shown his old parents. A fine supper then was served by the self-invited guests. Two large wedding cakes centered the table which were cut and passed by the bride.

Susanna Christine Kjornes and Nels Dalager were married July 12, 1880 by Rev. Almklov in the school house in district 13 at Swift Falls. Their attendants were Jacob Holten and Mrs. John Skattos. The wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Tosten Flaten to about 50 relatives and friends. They began farming on the groom’s farm in Barsness.

This union was blessed with eight children, 6 boys and 2 girls. They were Sophus, Hans, and Christ all residing in Michigan, George and Rudolph in California, Mrs. Hoff at home in Glenwood and Oscar and Lillian who have passed away.

They toiled on their farm for 41 years. In 1921 they rented their farm and moved to Glenwood where they bought a home and where they are spending their declining years. The honored couple was deeply touched by the honor shown them and conveyed their heartiest thanks to each and every one who helped them celebrate their golden wedding.

Below is Nels’ obituary.

Glenwood Hearld

March 5, 1931

Nels Dalager

Another Pope County pioneer passes away Sunday evening. He was 84 and died at his home at 6:30 P.M. March 1, 1931. He died of flu complications and old age.

Mr. Nels came to Pope County in 1868. Nels was born in Sogn, Norway in 1846. He settled in Barsness township in 1870.

He married Susanna Christianson Kjorness on July 12, 1880. They celebrated their golden wedding July 12, 1930.

Funeral services were conducted at Barsness Church and internment was in the Barsness Cemetery. Rev. Dalager (no kin) of Starbuck officiated.

He is survived by his wife Susan Dalager, by his sons Hans, Chris, George, Rudolph and Sophus and by one daughter Rose Huff of Glenwood. A son Oscar and a daughter Lillian presided him in death.