Individual Details
Selma Pearson
(24 Jan 1896 - 30 Sep 1967)
The Braham (Minn.) Journal, 19 Oct 1967
Mrs. Selma Dahlen, Former Resident, Passes at 71
Mrs. Selma Dahlen, age 71, passed away Sept. 30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Williams, in Rochester after a six month illness. Funeral services were held Oct. 3 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Norbert A. Augst officiating. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery at Rochester.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Ersbo, William Ersbo, Gary Williams, Earl Erickson and Wayne Ersbo. Honorary pallbearers were Terry Harlan and Roger Schwartz.
Mrs. Dahlin was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nels Person of Seward in Grass Lake township. She was born Jan. 24, 1896 at Lakeland, Minn. and moved as a child to Grass Lake township, attending the Seward school. She was the widow of Charles J. Dahlen, a mail carrier on route 2, Braham.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Williams of Rochester and Mrs. William Ersbo of Minneapolis; a son, Duane Harlan of Green Bay, Wis.; six grandchildren; three brothers, Alfred and Andrew of Grass Lake township and Algot of Minneapolis; and five sisters, Mrs. Olga Wiener, Mrs. Emma Erickson, Mrs. Ted (Hulda) Schwartz and Nina Pearson, all of St. Paul and Mrs. Leol Hammer (Gladys) of Grass Lake township. All the brothers and sisters attended the funeral.
Mrs. Selma Dahlen, Former Resident, Passes at 71
Mrs. Selma Dahlen, age 71, passed away Sept. 30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Williams, in Rochester after a six month illness. Funeral services were held Oct. 3 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Norbert A. Augst officiating. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery at Rochester.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Ersbo, William Ersbo, Gary Williams, Earl Erickson and Wayne Ersbo. Honorary pallbearers were Terry Harlan and Roger Schwartz.
Mrs. Dahlin was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nels Person of Seward in Grass Lake township. She was born Jan. 24, 1896 at Lakeland, Minn. and moved as a child to Grass Lake township, attending the Seward school. She was the widow of Charles J. Dahlen, a mail carrier on route 2, Braham.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Williams of Rochester and Mrs. William Ersbo of Minneapolis; a son, Duane Harlan of Green Bay, Wis.; six grandchildren; three brothers, Alfred and Andrew of Grass Lake township and Algot of Minneapolis; and five sisters, Mrs. Olga Wiener, Mrs. Emma Erickson, Mrs. Ted (Hulda) Schwartz and Nina Pearson, all of St. Paul and Mrs. Leol Hammer (Gladys) of Grass Lake township. All the brothers and sisters attended the funeral.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jan 1896 | Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Feb 1914 | Kanabec County, Minnesota - John Harlan | | ||
| Divorce | Bef 1940 | John Harlan | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1956 | 4548 30th Av S, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota - Charles Dahlen | | ||
| Death | 30 Sep 1967 | Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota | | ||
| Marriage | Charles Dahlen | ||||
| Burial | Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, Oakwood Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | John Harlan |
| Child | Luvern Harlan |
| Child | Lucille Harlan |
| Spouse | Charles Dahlen |
| Father | Nils Magnus Person (1864 - ) |
| Mother | Berit "Martha" Staberg (1878 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Olga Pearson (1897 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Alfred Pearson (1899 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Andrew Pearson (1900 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Emma Pearson (1902 - 1986) |
| Sibling | "Babe" (Anna) Pearson (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Hulda C. Pearson (1907 - 1994) |
| Sibling | "Baby" Pearson (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria Berthina Pearson (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | William Pearson |
| Sibling | Ellen Gladys "Gladys" Pearson (1911 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Ethel Nina "Nina" Pearson (1912 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Nils Rudolf Pearson |
| Sibling | Clara Agnes Mildred Pearson |
| Sibling | Algot Manfred Pearson (1918 - 1994) |
Endnotes
1. Minnesota Birth Index, Minnesota Dept. of Health, "Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD4J-WCM : accessed 29 January 2015), Selma Person, 24 Jan 1896; citing Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota, reference 52; FHL microfilm 1,954,946..
2. Minnesota Historical Society, Birth Index, John Harlan and Selma Pearson, Kanabec Co., 2/07/1914, #M1220651914000453.
3. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Minnesota, Hennepin Co., Minneapolis, Ward 5, John Harlan.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Minneapolis, 1956, Chas. J. Dahlen (Selma), pg 288.
5. State of Minnesota, Death Records, 1967-MN-022976.