Obit: Talso, Lydia (1875 - 1963)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Talso, Tolonen, Kraut, Kallio, Scheuerman, Seaman, Manninen, Holopainen, Kytola, Isaacson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) January 9, 1964

Talso, Lydia (7 April 1875 - 17 December 1963)

Funeral services were held December 21 from the Bethany Lutheran Church in Owen, for Mrs. Matti Talso, with Pastor Lauri Isaacson officiating. Burial was made in Riverside Cemetery. She was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church of Owen.

Serving as pallbearers were: Lawrence Scheuerman, Milton Seaman, Toivo Manninen, Arne Holopainen, Nielo Kytola and Carl Manninen.

Mrs. Bunee Kraut sang, "Near the Cross," and "Sweet Hour of Prayer", accompanied by Mrs. Toivo Kallio.

A resident of the Town of Longwood for the last 51 years, Mrs. Matti (Lydia) Talso died at the home of he son, Rudy, December 17.  Her death was attributed to a heart condition.

She was born in Finland on April 7, 1875, and had attained the age of 88 years, eight months and 10 days. The deceased, nee Lydia Tolonen was united in marriage to the late Matti Talso in 1901 at Ely, Minn.  The couple moved to the Town of Longwood 11 years later, establishing their home on a farm. Since her husband’s death, she continued to live on the home place with her son.