Agnetta Stendahl

Agnetta Amlee Stendal was born September 25, 1859 in Hedmarken, Norway, the daughter of Gudbran and Lisabeth Amlee. Her father passed away in Norway, but her mother with her family of three sons and two daughters came to America in 1880 and settled first in Black River Falls. Agnetta Amlee was joined in marriage to Ole Elias Stendal April 4, 1884 at Eau Claire. In 1887 Mr. and Mrs. Stendal moved to Fitch Coulee and settled on a farm. Here eight children were born to them: namely, Theodore, now of Whitehall; Oscar, Pigeon Falls; Archie, Pigeon Falls; Walter, Whitehall; Mrs. Kneeland Simons, Hammond, Indiana; Mrs. Fred Christoperson, LaCrosse; Mrs. Palmer Christianson, Arcadia, and Jennie who died at the age of 10 years. Mrs. Stendal was a woman of great energy. When she and her husband went to farming in 1887,they took over the homestead of Mr. Stendal’s parents with the understanding that they would care for them until death. His father was at this time totally blind and his mother was in such a crippled condition, she could not walk. This double burden fell equally on Mr. and Mrs. Stendal. The deceased was a member of the U.L. church at Pigeon Falls and the U.L. Ladies Aid as long as she was able. For the past several months, after her husband died, she had been living with her son, Theodore at Whitehall, where her health failed gradually until death relieved her of all suffering on December 16, 1931 when she had reached the grand old age of 72 years. Mrs. Stendal had led a long useful life but when this life held nothing more for her, she passed quietly away into the Beyond. Funeral services were held December 18 at the U.L. church, Pigeon Falls, Rev. Orke officiating. All her children were present at the burial services besides a very large number of other relatives and friends. Besides her seven living children, Mrs. Stendal leaves to brothers, O. Amlee of St. Paul and Nels Amlee of Pigeon Falls, and one sister, Mrs. O. Madsen of Menomonie to mourn her death. The third brother mentioned in the first paragraph died in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War. THE WHITEHALL TIMES - JANUARY 14, 1932

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