Myhre, Amanda Halvorsdtr Tøraasen (Torosen, Thorson)

Born: 2 Jan 1870, Holmes City, Douglas co, MN

Married: 22 Oct 1894, Clay co, MN

Died: 9 Dec 1940, Winger twp, Polk co, MN

Buried: Dovre Cemetery, Winger twp, Polk co, MN

Parents: Halvor Pedersen Tøraasen & Anna Marie Olsdtr Holtløkken, Storsveen

Spouse: Johannes Larsen Myhre

Amanda’s parents, Halvor and Anna Marie immigrated in August 1868 to Holmes City area with nine children – Halvor, Bertinus, Bernhard, Oline, Elmine Charlotte, Olinus, Dordi, Hermana Mathea and Albert.  Ten months later, June 1869, four of the children died in the same week – Oline, Dordi, Hermana and Albert. Amanda (shown as Alberta on some records) was the first child in the family born in America, followed by Christ and Hulda Marie. By 1880 the family was living at Detroit, Becker co, MN.

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Winger Enterprise, Winger MN. 12 Dec 1940

Mrs. Amanda Myhre Died Monday Evening

Mrs. Amanda Myhre passed away at her home in the village Monday evening, December 9th, death following a stroke which she suffered Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Myhre was born January 2, 1873* in Douglas county, Minnesota.  At the time of her death she was 67 years, 11 mos. and 7 days old.

Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Myhre lived northeast of the village for many years before moving into the village.  Mr. Myhre died in 1935.  To this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Duitman (Hilda Marie Josephine), who died at the birth of an only child, Gloria.  Gloria Duitman was reared by Mrs. Myhre.

Surviving besides Gloria Duitman is an adopted daughter, Mrs. J.F. Biri (Esther Myhre) of Edmore, North Dakota; one sister, Mrs. Eli Goodboe of McIntosh, Minnesota; and two brothers, Christ and Ole Thorson of Pinewood, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 1:30 at the Snustad Funeral Parlors and at 2:00 at the Dovre Lutheran Free church with Rev. Waldemar Anderson officiating.

*Douglas county records birth year as 1870.

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Hilda Marie Josephine Myhre was born 30 October 1894 to Johannes Larsen Myhre and Amanda Torosen. Hilda married John Leslie Duitman on 28 June 1912 at Crookston, Polk co, MN. She died 1 April 1922 at Wasceca, MN, one week after giving birth to their only child, Gloria Duitman.

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The Waseca Herald, Waseca, MN. 6 Apr 1922, p 9, col 4.

Mrs. J.L Duitman, of Wilton township, passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartzkopf of this city, on Saturday, April 1st, aged 28 years.  The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock from the Schwartzkopf residence and were conducted by the Rev. Elmer D. Gallagher, pastor of the First Congregational church.  The remains were laid to rest in Woodville cemetery.

Hilda Marie Josephine Myhre, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Myhre, of McIntosh, Minn. was born in 1894 and her marriage to J.L. Duitman took place June 28, 1912 at Crookston, Minn.  Mr. Duitman has been a resident of Waseca county for fifteen years and the deceased spent the greater part of her married life here, although they lived at McIntosh for a short time having moved back here last fall.  Deceased was a true and kindly christian woman.  She was confirmed in the Norwegian Lutheran church, she either attended there, or at the Congregational church of which her husband is a member.

Death was caused from Bright’s disease, following the birth of a daughter Gloria Alice on March 24th.

Besides her sorrowing husband and infant child, she is survived by her parents, who live at McIntosh, one brother, John M. Myhre, of Grafton, ND, and one sister, Miss Esther Myhre, who lives at home with her parents.  Owing to the illness of her father, Mr. and Mrs. Myhre and daughter were unable to be present at the funeral.

The sincere sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved husband at this time.

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Gloria Alice was raised by her grandmother, Amanda. On 16 December 1940, a week after Amanda’s death, Gloria married Walter William Hanson in Polk co, MN.

(See Myhre, Johannes Larsen on this website) and (see Amanda’s brother ~ Thorson, Christian Randolf on this website) and (see Amanda’s father – Halvor Pedersen Tøraasen) all on this website.

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