Born: 15 Sep 1856, Trysil, Østerdalen, Norway
Married: 7 Nov 1875, Trysil, Norway
Died: 21 Mar 1927, Warren, Marshall co, MN
Buried: Wildwood cemetery, Rosewood, Marshall co, MN
Spouse: Torinus Toreson Mæhlum
Paretns: Per Nilsen Snipa, Høljes, Sverige
Pernille Paulsdtr Grambo
Thief River Falls Times, 24 Mar 1927, p 6
Rosewood
Mrs. T. Mellem is Dead
Sunday morning this community was saddened when the telephone brought the message of the death of Mrs. T. Mellem at a Warren hospital the same day. Mrs. Mellem who has been ailing for about a year with complications of the kidneys entered the Bratrud Clinic at Warren nine days before, and where a serious operation was performed last Tuesday. Mrs. Mellem rallied admirably considering her age for several days, but on Friday a change for the worse set in and her relatives and husband from this place were hastily summoned. She sank rapidly after that and death came peacefully at 2 o’clock on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mellem, whose maiden name was Pauline Nelson, was born at Tryssel, Norway on Sept. 15, 1856. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peder Nelson of Tryssel are both dead. On Nov. 16, 1875* she was united in marriage to Torenius Mellem also of Tryssel, and who is now surviving. They emigrated to America 41 years ago, coming first to spend a year at Gardner, N.D., after which the lure of free homesteads brought them to a farm south of Rosewood where they have resided since. To the union was born 11 children of which three, Peter and Petra and Mrs. Thea Nelson are dead and the following surviving; Mrs. Nick Bergvall of Woodsboro, Texas; Mrs. Alfred Carlson of Freehold, New York; Mrs. John Bergland of Pontiac, Michigan; Mrs. Henning Backlund of Strathcona; Mrs. S.S. Nordgaard of Viking, and Carl, Peter and Emil Mellem of this place. Two brothers are also surviving, Vigo Pedersen of Jamestown, N.D., Nels Nelson of Tryssel, Norway and one sister Kersti Nelson, also of Tryssel, Norway.
Thus ends the life work of another of the Rosewood pioneers, a brave career thru the hardships of early homesteading, until a smooth old age harvest could be reaped. A mother to many of Rosewood’s most staunch citizens, a sympathetic neighbor, a kind friend, a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Mellem was a strong supporter of the Swedish Mission Church, and her vacant chair will be remembered for years to come. The funeral is expected to take place Thursday afternoon at the Mission church with interment at Wildwood. Rev. Drotts of Viking officiating.
There will be no meeting of The Rosewood Farmers Club next Saturday evening owing to the funeral this week.
* Actual marriage date was 7 Nov 1875 as recorded in the Trysil, Norway churchbook.