Ivan Tollef NUNDAHL

1930 - 1934  (4 years)

• Name	Ivan Tollef NUNDAHL
  Birth	23 Mar 1930	Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Christening	May 1930	North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Vernon County Death Index	V16, P578 As Ivan Tollef
  Death	23 Dec 1934	Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Burial	27 Dec 1934	North Kickapoo Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Ivan drowned with his cousin Clifford “at Black Bottom” on December 23, 1934. Norma says it was in the creek on the Bowe (then Carl’s) farm. Nicknamed “Little Bubby” or “Little Buddy.” From the Vernon County Broadcaster, December 27, 1934: Drowning of 2 Boys Saddens Community A duo-tragedy occurred last Sunday afternoon at half past three when two small boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl and Mr. and Mrs. Odin Olson, met death by drowning in the upper Black Bottom creek. The two five year old boys were playing on the ice of the creek, which was exceedingly thin at that place. It is supposed that the ice broke while they were at play, and the shock of the chilling water stupefied them to such a degree that they were unable to reach the bank. The water was four feet deep at the place where they were drowned. They were discovered half an hour later by the other Nundahl children, who ran for help. Mrs. Nundahl, with the aid of two childen, rescued the bodies from the water and summoned assistance from a neighbor. The entire community combines in offering the Nundahl and Olson families the deepest of sympathy in this period when joy and happiness is so prevalent. Funeral services will be held this Thursday at the Folsom church, with the Reverend Haakenson officiating. From the Vernon County Censor, December 26, 1934: Two Lads Drown in Black Bottom One of the most heart-breaking tragedies that the Censor has been called upon to chronicle in years took place last Sunday afternoon in upper Black Bottom when young sons of Mr. and Mrs. Oden Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl met death in the icy waters of the creek. The older boys of the two families had gone sliding earlier in the afternoon, and Clifford Olson and Ivan Nundahl, both not yet five years of age, got the same idea and started out with the sled. The first intimation of trouble came when the older boys returned to the Nundahl home and were met by the dog whose frantic agitation finally led them to the bank of the creek where the bodies of the two young lads were found in the water. From marks on the bank it was apparent that the dog had tried to pull them out but failed. Mrs. Nundahl, although frail and ill and a mother only six weeks ago, plunged into the ice-cold water above her waist to retrieve the bodies. She was prostrated from the shock and grief and her condition was serious for a time. Mr. Nundahl was not at home at the time of the shocking accident. The double funeral will be held at the Nundahl home near Brookville, and at the Kickapoo church Thursday afternoon, Rev. Haagenson officiating. To the heart-stricken families the most sincere sympathy of the entire community goes out at this Christmas season when their joy has been transformed to bitter grief. His obituary: Ivan Tollef Nundahl, son of Carl and Mearl Nundahl, was born March 23, 1930, and departed from this life December 23, 1934, at the age of four years and nine months. He leaves to mourn his departure besides his parents, one sister, Eileen, four brothers, Selmar, Kenneth, Merlin, and Donald, his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sever Nundahl, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crook, five uncles Tillman Nundahl, Otto, Clair, Floyd and Faye Crook, three aunts, Mrs. Odin Olson, Mrs. Stanley Simpson, and Mrs. Gale Aikins, a number of cousins and many other relatives and friends. Little Buddy, as he was better known, was baptized into the Kickapoo Lutheran Church in May, 1930, by Rev. Finstad. He was of a sweet and loving disposition and his smile won everyone’s heart. He will be greatly missed by his loved ones but we know he has gone to that greater home prepared for the blest and is same in the arms of Jesus. Funeral services were held from the Carl Nundahl home in Brookville and from the Kickapoo Lutheran Church December 2nd, Rev, H. T. Haagenson officiating. Card of Thanks We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly rendered their help in the tragic death and burial of our dear little sons, Ivan Nundahl and Clifford Olson. We wish to thank Rev. Haagenson and Rev. Lunde for their words of comfort, the singers at the home and the church, the pallbearers, and to the Brookville community club and others for the beautiful flowers, and those who donated to missions in their memory. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nundahl and Family Mr. and Mrs. Odin Olson and Family Norma says that Bubby and Clifford told their mothers that they were going to the barn to play but instead decided to go ice skating on the thin ice. Mearl and Eileen found the boys and got them out of the water and took them to the house on sleds.
  Person ID	I224	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	14 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Carl Obert NUNDAHL,   b. 12 Aug 1897, Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin d. 3 Dec 1968, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mearl Margaret CROOK,   b. 7 May 1905, Brookville, Franklin Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 6 Nov 1960, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1921	Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart