Mathilda Martinson
Sept. 5, 1865-Jan. 18, 1948
Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 19, 1948, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Mathilda Martinson, 82, who came to Niles 37 years ago from Wisconsin, passed away at 2:50 o'clock, Sunday afternoon at her home at 640 South Third street. She had been in ill health for years.
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home until time of services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Mrs. Martinson was born Sept. 5, 1865, in Oslo, Norway. Her husband, John, died a few years ago.
Surviving are five daughters, Joan Martinson, Mrs. Harvey Crouch, Mrs. Sam Foley, and Mrs. William Grafford, all of Niles; Mrs. Glen Waldorf, New London, O.; two sons, Niles Martinson, Bloomingdale; a brother, Godfred Schjoll, and a sister, Mrs. Magnus Erickson; both of Oslo, Norway; 18 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.