Gustav with Linnea and Mae Franson Obituaries

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, December 1988
 
Gustav Bernard K. Franson, the son of Franz and Amanda Svenson Carlson, was born May 21, 1892 in Savsjo Smaland, Sweden. He attended school in Sweden.
 
On March 9, 1912, he came to the United States to the Harvard, NE area and lived there until April of 1918 when he entered the United States Army. During his time in the service, he was stationed at Camp Funston and later at Ft. Riley, KS. Following his discharge September 17, 1919, he came to Haxtun to farm with his uncle, Sander Stedt.
 
On April 12, 1936, he married Linnea Sandquist at the home of her parents in Holyoke. They made their home on a farm in the Fairfield community. Linnea passed away in August of 1940. Mr. Franson married Mae Skipworth in Holyoke on February 24, 1946. He continued to farm until 1959. In 1966 they retired to Holyoke.
 
Mr. Franson attended the Fairfield Covenant Church.
 
Survivors include his wife Mae Franson of Holyoke; his daughter Mrs. Harold [Astrid] Hadeen of Holyoke; three grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother Karl Franson of Sweden and one niece and one nephew in Sweden.
 
*NOTE: Date of Death was 15 Dec 1988
 
 
Gustav Bernard K. Franson

Haxtun Harvest, Haxtun, Colorado, August 21, 1940
 
FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY FOR MRS. BERNARD FRANSON
 
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sandquist Died Monday Morning
 
Mrs. Bernard Franson, age 32, a resident of the Fairfield community, passed away at Holyoke early Monday morning. Mrs. Franson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sandquist, died at the home of her parents following a long illness. She was a beloved and highly respected resident of her community.
 
Funeral services will be held at the Fairfield church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. H. Leo Taylor of Holyoke will conduct the services, and interment will be in the Holyoke cemetery. Arrangements were by the Radford Funeral Home of Haxtun.
 
The following obituary was read at the services:
 
Mable Linnea Sandquist Franson (nee Linnea Sandquist) was born September 7, 1907, at Sumner, Nebraska and moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sandquist, to Holyoke, Colorado in 1909, where she grew to womanhood.
 
She attended the public schools and was baptized and confirmed at the Swedish Mission Church in the Fairfield community. On April 12, 1936 she was united in marriage to Mr. Bernard Franson and to this union one daughter was born.
 
Mrs. Franson passed away at the home of her parents at Holyoke after a long illness August 19, 1940, at the age of 32 years 11 months and 12 days.
 
Mrs. Franson leaves to mourn her passing her devoted husband and little daughter Astrid, and her parents and many other relatives and friends.
 
She was a kind and loving mother and loved by all who knew her.
 
Quietly she lived and quietly she passed away.
 
Mable Linnea (Sandquist) Franson

Haxtun-Fleming Herald, Haxtun, Colorado, December 1, 1999
 
Mae G. Franson, 98, died at the Heritage Living Center, Haxtun, on Friday, November 26, 1999. A 1 p.m. funeral service was held on Monday, November 29, at the Fairfield Covenant Church with the Rev. Tom Ervasti officiating. Burial followed at the Holyoke Memorial Park.
 
Mae was born on March 1, 1901, at Marquette, NE. She was the daughter of William and Laura [Jones] Skipworth.
 
Much of Mae's life was spent helping her father on various farms. They lived and worked as housekeepers in homes. On February 24, 1946, she married Bernard Franson and became an instant mother to his seven-year-old daughter. In addition to being an avid gardener, Mae loved learning, music, and her family.
 
She was a member of the Holyoke Nazarene Church, and was also active in the Fairfield Covenant Church while she lived in the Fairfield Community.
 
Survivors include a daughter, Vickie Hadeen and husband Harold; a sister, Alta Ruch, Holyoke; a brother, Kenneth Skipworth, Sterling; two granddaughters, Ruth Collier, Haxtun, and Mary Ditter, Fort Morgan; a grandson, Steve Hadeen, Haxtun, and a number of nieces and nephews. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bernard, and her brother William.
 
 
 
Mae G. ( Skipworth) Franson

 

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