Clara Amundson (Malum)

Clara was the sixth of 10 children. Her parents moved from Norway to the US in 1869, settling in Dane Co. They then homesteaded near Dallas one year later. She married at age 20 to Tollef Malum and raised 6 children.

Barron County News Shield Barron, WI Thurs 30 Jan 1947 page 1 col 4

Clara Malum

Clara Malum was born in 1874 at Dallas, the daughter of Knute and Raginald Amundson, and died Jan 14. She was married in 1895 to Tollef O Malum and they were the parents of six children: Mrs Oscar Severson, of Maple Grove, Mrs Mike Zobrak of Prairie Lake, Mrs Albert Keiser of Barron, Elmer of Cameron, Mrs Emil Erickson of Seattle, Wash., and Oscar of Maple Grove.

Surviving, in addition to the children, are 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; a sister, Anna Hulberg of Webster and three brothers, John, Oscar and Evan of Dallas.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan 18, with Rev Hj. Froiland officiating. Pallbearers were Adolph Olsen, Frank Anderson, Ed Benson, Thorsten Erickson, Alfred Nelson and Erick Rasmussen.

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