Anton Ludwig Rude (Rud)

1893 Anton Ludwig Andreasen Tangen / Rud (b. 1 Sep., 1864 Stange) was living at Irvin Coulee, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin - wife: Pernille Nelson.

ANTON RUD (STANGE) Anton L. Rud of Irvin Coulee died at the Community Hospital Saturday, January 9, 1937. Previous to his admittance to the hospital he had been cared for since November at the George Knutson home in Blair. The cause of his death was cancer, at the age of 72 years, four months and nine days. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Fagernes church, conducted by the Rev. O.G. Birkeland of Whitehall, assisted by Dr. A.J. Bergsaker of Minneapolis in the absence of the Rev. Johan Olsen, pastor of the church who was ill. Pallbearers were Anton Davidson, Theodore Nelson, Anton Melby, H.I. Hanson, Ernest Hanson and Nels K. Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Rhode sang “Heaven is My Home” and “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” at the services. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving relatives are one son Albert, who makes his home with Harry Melby of Square Bluff, a brother Edward living in Canada and a brother Andrew and sister Gena in Norway. The deceased wife preceded him in death on November 1, 1912 and a daughter, Alice, died on April 22, 1901. Anton Ludwig Rud, son of Andreas and Eli Akstrud, was born in Stange, Norway, September 1, 1864. He grew to manhood in his native land and was confirmed in 1878. At the age of 29 years he came to America and settled in Trempealeau County, living here until his death. He was married in 1894 to Pernille Nelson. Mr. Rud’s former farm near the Fagneres church is now owned by Anton Melby, but for a dozen years or more, he has lived on the John Sime farm in Irvin Coulee which he bought from that family when they moved to Milwaukee. THE BLAIR PRESS - JANUARY 21, 1937

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