Born: 8 Jun 1825, Trysil, Østerdalen, Norway
Married: Trysil, Norway
Died: 30 Aug 1914, Holmes City twp, Douglas Co, MN
Buried: Trysil-Bethesda cemetery, Holmes City, Douglas Co, MN
Spouse: Embret Embretsen Støen
Newspaper obituary: Park Region Echo, Sept 3, 1914, page 1, col 5
Kari Olsdatter Stöa (Steen)
Kari Olsdatter Stöa was born in Trysil, Norway, July 8, 1825, and died at her home in Holmes City, Sunday at 11:30 am at the ripe old age of eight-nine years. She was married in Norway and with her husband came to this country in 1869 settling at once on a homestead in Holmes City on which place she has lived every since. Her husband died about eighteen years ago and her only son and child, Ole Steen, about eight years ago. A grandson, Bennie Steen, was now working the place and she made her home with him and his sister, Edna, who is at home. Two other grandchildren, Ingvold and George are also at home. Besides these grandchildren there are Einar Steen of Holmes City, Miss Gusta Steen of Minneapolis and Peter and Olof in Canada. The mother of the two oldest, Einar and Gusta, died when they were small, and to them Mrs Stöa was a mother having cared for them since childhood. There are ten great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Wednesday at one o’clock from the home, Rev Linseth officiating, and E E Lobeck speaking in high terms of the departed. At the church, Rev John Lobeck spoke. Interment was made in the Trysil cemetery. The pall bearers were Peter Johnson, Peter Soberg, Peter Myhr, and three nephews, Ole, John and E E Lobeck.
Mrs Stöa was one of Holmes City’s oldest residents. Coming here when the country was new she suffered all the hardships of a pioneer life. She was blessed with good health and was scarcely sick during her life and finally slumbered away without pain. Her greatest comfort in life was her implicit faith in God which carried her victorious over many a trying time. As she was carried to her rest, the words spoken of her were, “She was a very good woman”, a high tribute paid by those who knew her.