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FLORENCE MAE (HASSETT) AABERG
born: Jun. 22, 1898 — died: Mar. 30, 1996
Liberty County Times
Apr. 3, 1996
Florence Aaberg
Fbrence Mae (Hassett) Aaberg was
born at Nekoma, North Dakota on
June 22nd, 1898. She was one of four
children born to David and Mathilda
(Ford) Hassett. She grew up in North
Dakota and received her formal
education at Nekoma. Florence began
working in a cook-car for a thrashing
crew at age 12. She met her husband-
to-be, Carl Aaberg, and they were
married at Devils Lake on January
10th, 1917.theyfarmed near Edmore,
North Dakota until the early 1930's.
The Aaberg's moved to Webster,
North Dakota where Florence worked
as a high school janitor and also ran a
restaurant. During the war years, they
spent the winter months in California.
In 1945 they came to Chester,
Montana where the family operated
the Golden West Restaurant & Hotel.
Florence also ran a restaurant in Joplin
for awhile. Her husband, Carl, died in
1952. She remained in the Chester
communityforthe next 20+years. She
worked as a cook for a local farmer,
Clark McBride, from 1954 -1969.
In 1975 Florence moved to Shelby
to be near a daughter, she lived at the
Crossroads Housing Retirement
Complex' until 1989, when she
transferred to the Toole County
Nursing Home. Florence died at the
rest home oq the morning of Saturday
(March 3Oth0S96). She was 97 years
old.
Florence had been a hard worker
her entire life. She officially retired at
age 80. Because of her good health,
she was fortunate to lead an active
and independent life in her post-
retirement years, during this time she
made many solo road trips to California
to escape the Montana winters.
Florence was a longtime member of
Our Savior's Lutheran Church in
Chester, and did the janitorial work
there for many years, she enjoyed
vegetable gardening, embroidery,
reading, and playing cards (she was
especially fond of pinochle and whist).
She collected cups and saucers. Her
family will always remember her skills
as a good cook and homemaker.
Florence is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Dave (Coral) Fyall of
Kalispell and Mrs. (Gus (Annabelle)
Fransen of Shelby; one sister, Gladys
Rustan of Williston, North Dakota; one
brother, Jim Hassett of Devils Lake,
North Dakota; 13 grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; 6 great-greatgrandchildren; and numerous
nephews and nieces. She was
preceded in death by her parents,
husband, twodaughters (Caroline and
Dorothy), two sons (Larry and Amos),
one brother (Howard), and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday (April 3rd) at Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Chester. Reverend
Joe R. Haugestuen of Shelby will
officiate. The congregation will sing
some of Florence's favorite hymns,
including "Holy, Holy, Holy", "Beautiful
Savior", and "The King of Love My
Shepherd Is". Organ accompaniment
will be by Karen Stack. Eulogist will be
Blaine Thrasher. Pallbearers will be
Blaine Thrasher, Dan Agnew, Steve
Aaberg, Ken Solum, Craig Rude and
Phil Anderson. A luncheon will be held
at the church immediately following
the services.
Graveside prayers will be 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday at the Mountainview
Cemetery in Shelby by Pastor
Haugestuen. Funeral arrangements
are by Rockman Chapel of Chester.
Memorials will be given to the Toole
County Nursing Home in Shelby or
Our Savior's Lutheran Church in
Chester.
Object Description
| Title | Binder 13: 1996-1998 |
| Creator | Broken Mountain Genealogical Society |
| Subject | Obituaries, Liberty County (Mont.) |
| Description | A collection of obituaries culled from the Liberty County Times |
| Date Original | 1996-1998 |
| Contributing Institution | Liberty County Library |
| Coverage | Liberty County |
| Date Digital | 2010 |
| Digitization Specifications | Digitized as TIFF files with an Epson 1 of 10000XL Scanner at 300 PPI8 bit grayscale |
| Publisher | Liberty County Times |
| Rights Management | Copyright Liberty County Times |
Description
| Title | Book13_001 |
| Creator | Broken Mountain Genealogical Society |
| Subject | Obituaries, Liberty County (Mont.) |
| Description | A collection of obituaries culled from the Liberty County Times |
| Contributing Institution | Liberty County Library |
| Coverage | Liberty County |
| Date Digital | 2010 |
| Digitization Specifications | Digitized as TIFF files with an Epson 1 of 10000XL Scanner at 300 PPI8 bit grayscale |
| Publisher | Liberty County Times |
| Rights Management | Copyright Liberty County Times |
| Transcript | FLORENCE MAE (HASSETT) AABERG born: Jun. 22, 1898 — died: Mar. 30, 1996 Liberty County Times Apr. 3, 1996 Florence Aaberg Fbrence Mae (Hassett) Aaberg was born at Nekoma, North Dakota on June 22nd, 1898. She was one of four children born to David and Mathilda (Ford) Hassett. She grew up in North Dakota and received her formal education at Nekoma. Florence began working in a cook-car for a thrashing crew at age 12. She met her husband- to-be, Carl Aaberg, and they were married at Devils Lake on January 10th, 1917.theyfarmed near Edmore, North Dakota until the early 1930's. The Aaberg's moved to Webster, North Dakota where Florence worked as a high school janitor and also ran a restaurant. During the war years, they spent the winter months in California. In 1945 they came to Chester, Montana where the family operated the Golden West Restaurant & Hotel. Florence also ran a restaurant in Joplin for awhile. Her husband, Carl, died in 1952. She remained in the Chester communityforthe next 20+years. She worked as a cook for a local farmer, Clark McBride, from 1954 -1969. In 1975 Florence moved to Shelby to be near a daughter, she lived at the Crossroads Housing Retirement Complex' until 1989, when she transferred to the Toole County Nursing Home. Florence died at the rest home oq the morning of Saturday (March 3Oth0S96). She was 97 years old. Florence had been a hard worker her entire life. She officially retired at age 80. Because of her good health, she was fortunate to lead an active and independent life in her post- retirement years, during this time she made many solo road trips to California to escape the Montana winters. Florence was a longtime member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester, and did the janitorial work there for many years, she enjoyed vegetable gardening, embroidery, reading, and playing cards (she was especially fond of pinochle and whist). She collected cups and saucers. Her family will always remember her skills as a good cook and homemaker. Florence is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dave (Coral) Fyall of Kalispell and Mrs. (Gus (Annabelle) Fransen of Shelby; one sister, Gladys Rustan of Williston, North Dakota; one brother, Jim Hassett of Devils Lake, North Dakota; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 6 great-greatgrandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, twodaughters (Caroline and Dorothy), two sons (Larry and Amos), one brother (Howard), and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday (April 3rd) at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Reverend Joe R. Haugestuen of Shelby will officiate. The congregation will sing some of Florence's favorite hymns, including "Holy, Holy, Holy", "Beautiful Savior", and "The King of Love My Shepherd Is". Organ accompaniment will be by Karen Stack. Eulogist will be Blaine Thrasher. Pallbearers will be Blaine Thrasher, Dan Agnew, Steve Aaberg, Ken Solum, Craig Rude and Phil Anderson. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the services. Graveside prayers will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mountainview Cemetery in Shelby by Pastor Haugestuen. Funeral arrangements are by Rockman Chapel of Chester. Memorials will be given to the Toole County Nursing Home in Shelby or Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. |
