I am hoping to locate an obituary for Ole E. (Eriksen) Larson who died on December 25, 1918 while living in Granite Falls Township, Chippewa County. He was buried at Saron Lutheran Cemetery on County Road #6, and his wife's name was Julia. Many thanks if you can help!

On Jan 1 1919, the Leader, the Commercial and the Advance newspapers merged into Montevideo News. After finding nothing for Jan 2, 1919 edition, I went through the other papers and almost gave up. They were filled with war, year in review and election results. Hardly any obits at all. So I went back to Jan 9 1919 and found four obits.

Montevideo News, January 9, 1919
Ole E. Larson
Died, at his home Wednesday, Dec 25, 1918, Ole E. Larson, aged 65 Years. He was born in Norway and with his parents, came to this country in the year 1862. They settled near LaCrosse, Wis., where they lived seven years. From there they came to Chippewa county, where he has made his home ever since. He leaves a widow, three sons, Bennie of Ambrose, N. D., and Emil and Oddie at home; four daughters, Mrs. C. L. Olson of Stony Run, and Thea, Emma and Josephine at home. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister. The funeral was held Monday, Dec. 30, from the Saron church, Rev. H. L. Urness officiating.

Thank you so much for your time and effort. I appreciate it!

While looking for an obit for Ole E. Larson tonight the person responding remembered looking it up before, and sent me the link to your query - Ole is my husband's great grandfather's brother - I am trying to find where the parents Erik and Kerstin Larson are buried. Have you had any luck, and would you be willing to share info?
Nancy

Hi Nancy!

I am descended from Erik and Kjersten Larson through their youngest daughter, Malla, and through Malla Larson's husband, Ole M. Johnson (the brother of Ole E. Larson's wife, Ellen Julie Johnson). I do know where Erik and Kjersten are buried and would love to talk to you further about this. I've done extensive research and have written a family history that touches on the Larson side. Please contact me directly at ckinnick@gmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you - Chery

The funeral for Ole E Larson might have been held at Saron church. I wonder if he was buried elsewhere. I looked at their gazebo bulletin board. I did not find him. I will check again and manually walk through it. Or perhaps no marker. 1919 was a tough financial time for farmers. Also, I checked the courthouse death records.
Ole E Larson, married, born in Norway Jul 20 1853, died in Granite Falls township, Chippewa County, MN on Dec 25 1918, age 65-5-5, farmer, Father Erik Larson, Mother Kjösten Strömseth. Death book D-100-53

I have taken photos of cemeteries in the area. One thing that puzzled me about Saron cemetery is...why take a photo of a Larson headstone without following it by photos of footstones. The gazebo showed a listing for Ole and Julia Larson on the NE side of the Saron cemetery. And there is a large Larson headstone. No first names. No footstones. Which makes sense out of my photography trail. And I did check all around the headstone. Compared it with nearby headstones with relationship to their footstones. Since the same cemetery keeper would have instructed where the markers should be placed. There is a minor indention on the soil where a single footstone should have been placed. I am still recovering from a broken leg. Based on my 35000 other photos, I do not expect a footstone in the minor indention in the grass. You can easily see the Larson headstone from the highway. The descendents can call the still active church. Still no sign of Ole's father Erik Larsen. Microfilm of a Granite Falls newspaper might have Erik Laron's obit. Ole Larson did pass away when farms where auctioned off. Here is a link to a movie that was taken 20 some miles NW of the Saron church. That church was Zion Lutheran Church a couple of miles NW of Watson, Minnesota.
http://www.sweetlandmovie.com/
To give the desendcents what their ancestors might have experienced. Film is based around 1920. Ole Larson passed away Christmas 1918. Another family historian said Ole's father Erik Larson passed away Nov 17 1891. Erik is not listed at the Chippewa County courthouse. My best guesses are Yellow Medicine or Renville counties. And Yellow Medicine is the best guess. The microfilm around that time talked about a doctor in Granite Falls. I only saw one thanks for attending someones funeral. But no obits for anyone for the Montevideo newspapers. No talk of the Granite Falls township area to the SE. Only news of Montevideo and local news to the west to the north.