The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois
Octobeer 24, 1972 - Tuesday, pg. 2, col. 1

Arthur Aagesen, Yorktown, Dies

Tampico - Arthur Aagesen, 80, Yorktown, died Monday at his home.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Chapel, Tampico. Pastor Joel Rusted, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, will officiate and burial will be in Sheffield Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Yorktown.

Arthur Aagesen was born near Sheffield on March 20, 1892, the son of Lars and Karen Kirstine Aagesen. He was educated in Sheffield schools and married Marie Knudsen. He lived in the Tampico vicinity for 22 years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, three sisters and one brother.