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Door County News
Thursday, January 19, 1939

                          MARINERS HEART ATTACK VICTIMS
                          
                           A. LAURIE and A. JESSEN Die
                                 During Weekend.
                                 
             Washington Island - This community marked the passing
           of another marine man with many years of service in the
           death of ABRAHAM JESSEN, age 66, who died of heart trouble,
           at the Marine hospital in Chicago Sunday night, Jan. 15.
           He had been ill for about two years.
             MR. JESSEN was born on Feb. 22, 1872, in Perth Amboy,
           N. J., and came to the island with his parents when he
           was four years old. With the exception of time spent in
           the lighthouse service, he was a resident of the island
           his entire life. 
             He was twice married, his first wife, ANNE GUDMUNDSON,
           whom he married in 1902, having preceded him in death by
           30 years. On Nov. 11, 1913 he was married to GRACE McDONALD,
           who survives him, as do also one brother, ANTON, Kewaunee;
           and four sisters, MRS. WM. JESS (MARY); MRS. CARL HANSON
           (THORA), Milwaukee; MRS. CARL SCHMIDT (ANNE), Washington
           Island; TRENA JESSEN at home. Three sons by his first mar-
           riage also survive him, being JOHN, Chicago; THEODORE,
           Washington Island; WILLIAM, Milwaukee; and four children
           by his second marriage, MRS. JACOB GUNNLAUGSSEN (JANE),
           Washington Island; ABE, JR., Washington Island; GRACE,
           Milwaukee; and CARL, at home; in addition to eight
           grandchildren.
             Funeral services were not complete up to the time The
           News went to press.
            
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