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Carrie OTTESON MURRAY Newspaper: New Hampton Tribune Date: June 14, 1962 Mrs Carrie MURRAY Funeral Held Wed. At Trinity Funeral services for Mrs Carrie MURRAY, 77, were held at 2pm on Wednesday, June 13, from the Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev Luther BERVEN officiating. Mrs A.K. LEICHTMAN sang “Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee” and “I Know of a Sleep in Jesus’ Name,” accompanied on the organ by Mrs Norbert STOLZ. Viola and Gladys JERDEE and Mrs Clarence GORDON were in charge of the flowers. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery with six nephews as pallbearers: George and Joe JERDEE, Maurice UGLAND, Arthur and Gilbert OTTESON and Edward UGLUM. The Perry Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements, where the wake was held on Tuesday. Mrs MURRAY died at 9:24pm, Sunday, June 10, in the Osage hospital where she had been a patient off and on the past several months, the last time for two days. She broke her hip in January and since had suffered a series of strokes which attributed to her death. Follwing her hip surgery, she was hospitalized in St Joseph’s Hospital for several months and then made her home with her son, Harold UGLUM and family, for a time later going to Osage to live with her daughter, Mrs OLSON. Carrie OTTESON MURRAY, the daughter of George and Carrie GORDON OTTESON, was born Feb 27, 1885 in Chickasaw County. She lived with her parents and family on a farm north of New Hampton. She received her education in the rural schools in the county and at St Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. On April 5, 1905 she was married to Chris UGLUM in New Hampton. They resided in the Lawler vicinity for six years and then moved to New Hampton where she has since lived. Mr UGLUM died Jan 7, 1925, and in 1937 she was married to Andy MURRAY, who preceded her in death on June 12, 1952. Mrs MURRAY was employed in cafes in New Hampton for many years. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at the time of her death. Surviving are one son, Harold UGLUM of New Hampton; one daughter, Mrs Robert (Geraldine) OLSON of Osage; and seven grandchildren. Besides her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by two sons, George and Arthur UGLUM; one sister, Mrs Bertha JERDEE and three brothers, Andrew, James and Ottie OTTESON. Contributed By: James H. JOHNSON Email: jimjoyce1@juno.com |