----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 2/22/1934

OBITUARY OF MRS. JOHN HEGGESTA

Ellen Christine Engen was born March 4, 1861 in the Town of Primrose, Dane County, Wis., where she grew to young womanhood.

In 1882 she was united in marriage to Tosten Eidsmoe, who passed away in 1889. Two sons, Albert, who died in 1916 and Sever, who died in 1920 were born to them.

On Feb. 17, 1894 she was united in marriage to John Heggesta at Monroe. Residing in the Town of Moscow, Blanchardville, until 1904 when they came to Greenwood, Clark County and resided here for 13 years. Then they moved to a farm in the town of Garden Valley, Jackson County. In Sept. 1931 they moved to Abbotsford, Clark County, where they resided until the time of his death on Feb. 13, 1934, after an illness of about two months of heart trouble and complications.

The remains were taken to Balanchardville, where the funeral services were held at the York Church Feb. 16th. Burial in the York Cemetery, the Rev. Houkom officiated. Six nephews, Arthur, Sidney, Leonard and Grant Hustad, Oscar Eidsmoe and Arthur Bloland acted as pallbearers.

Besides her husband, she leaves to mourn her loss, one son, Lawrence of Hixton four daughters, Mrs. A.W. Erickson of Madison Mrs. Edwin Jolivette and Mrs. Oscar H. Nelson of Abbotsford one sister, Mrs. Henry Eidsmoe of Blanchardville 13 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. An infant daughter preceded her in death in 1899, also three brothers and two sisters.