Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Dorothy HANSEN

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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It is announced that Mrs. Dorothy Hansen, aged 80 years, mother of Nels
Hansen, of Cooksville, died at the home of her son, Tuesday. She will be
buried in the Cooksville cemtery.

May 3, 1923, Evansville Review, p. 7, col. 2, Evansville, Wisconsin 

Mrs. Dorothy Hansen died at her home, one mile southwest of Cooksville, May
2nd, at the age of 79 years, 4 mo., and 9 days, after a lingering illness.
She was born in Denmark, Dec. 23, 1843, and was married to Nanie Prunk in
Denmark and to this union three sons were born. After his death she came to
America with her three sons in 1877 and later she was united in marriage to
Nels Hansen, who died in Feb. 1881, and to this union one son was born. She
leaves to mourn her loss, three sons, Peter Prunk of Napierville, Ill., and
Fritz Prunk of Oregon, Wis., and Nels L. Hansen of Cooksville, Wis., and
four grandchildren and one brother, A. L. Nielsen, Minden, Nebr. One son,
Carl Prunk preceded her in death 18 years ago, and one grandson, Carl L.
Prunk, who died five years ago. Mrs. Hanson [sic] had lived at Cooksville
on the old homestead 45 years. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3
p.m. at the Norwegian Luthern church. Rev. Hegge officiating. Interment in
Cooksville Cemetery.

May 10, 1923, Evansville Review, p. 4, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin