Surnames: Sorenson, Erickson, Awe

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 03/15/1951

Sorenson, Carl #2 (1 FEB 1881 - 28 FEB 1951)

Funeral services for Carl Sorenson, 70, Longwood (Clark Co., Wis.), who died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1951, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3rd at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Longwood, with the Rev. Theodore Nelson officiating. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

Pallbearers were Everett and Merin Awe, Charles Priebnow, Carlton Kraut, Emory Erickson and Lee Jackson.

Mr. Sorenson was born Feb. 1, 1881, in Longwood, where he resided all his life. His first marriage was to Mathilda Erickson, who died in 1941. His second marriage was to Gunda Awe in 1947. Mr. Sorenson was active in civic affairs, being a member of the town board and the school board for a number of years. He was employed as field man for the Owen Canning Co.