NameHemming Hansen Frost
Birth22 May 1871, Forstnaes, Möen, Denmark
Baptism16 Jul 1871, Fanefjord kirke, Mønbo herred, Præstø amt
Immigration1889, Cleveland, Ohio
Death7 Mar 1927, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Burial11 Mar 1928, Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove, Minnesota
OccupationLutheran pastor
EducationLuther Seminary, Robbinsdale, MN, 1894.
MiscellanyMoved to Falster at age 6 months; emigrated to the U.S. in 1889
Flags%FrostFam, Linked, TempSpring Grove, Thumbnail, [FamLabel], [Gen10], [GenYes]
FatherHans Rasmussen Frost (1817-1892)
Spouses
Birth15 Sep 1871, Spring Grove, Minnesota
Death29 Mar 1903, Sheyenne, North Dakota
BurialHoly Cross Cemetery, Sheyenne, North Dakots
MiscellanyAlso known as “Carrie” --RB Frost
FatherHendrick Nielsen Tangen (1829-1911)
MotherKari Hendricksdatter (1833-1904)
Marriage1895
ChildrenHelen Caroline (1896-1986)
 Herbert Johannes (1898-1978)
 Ruben Bernhart (1901-1903)
Birth23 Mar 1882, Spring Grove, Minnesota
Death21 Feb 1966, Austin, Minnesota
Burial24 Feb 1966, Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove, Minnesota
OccupationHomemaker
Educationsecretarial training
MotherElse Amundsdatter Livdalen (1844-1932)
Marriage23 Mar 1905
ChildrenEsther Marie (1906-1998)
 Gerhard Emanuel (1909-1987)
 Florence Elizabeth (1920-1996)
Biography notes for Hemming Hansen Frost
“Hemming Hansen Frost was born in Forstnes, Moen, Denmark on May 22nd 1871. His parents were Hans Rasmussen and Karenstine Jorgensen.

“As an eighteen year old boy he came to America and worked for a couple of years in Cleveland, Ohio, where he came under the influence of Prof. Dr. Olaf Brandt. Encouraged by him, he came to Luther Seminary, then located in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, as a theological student in the fall of 1891. He was graduated in 1894 and accepted a call to Council Bluffs, Iowa. During his theological studies he had spent much of his time as a parochial school teacher in the vicinity of Spring Grove, where he became known and loved.

“In 1895 he married Kari Hendrickson from Spring Grove. This union was blessed with three children, Helene, Herbert, and Reuben. In 1902 he sustained the sorrow of losing both his wife and the youngest child and was left a widower with two small children.

“After five years of work in Council Bluffs, he took up work at Sheyenne, North Dakota, where he spent 13 years. He married again in 1904, this time Miss Gena Ellingson whose home was Spring Grove, Minnesota. She bore him four children, Esther, Reuben, Gerhard, and Florence, all of whom together with his wife and his two oldest children Helene and Herbert survive him.

“In 1912 he accepted a call to Black Hammer, Riceford, and Newburg congregations and was installed the same summer. Here he lived and labored almost 15 years and here his labors were to end. He was a faithful laborer in the vinyard--gifted and industrious--and wore himself out in the service of the Lord.

“Of his surviving family two children were unable to be present: Helene, who is serving as a missionary of he Norwegian Lutheran church among Eskimos in Alaska, and Herbert, who is engaged as a civil engineer in Cleveland Ohio. Herbert was able to visit his brother and was still conscious and could talk with him.

“May God comfort and strengthen these children who are far away and the bereaved widow and the children who are grouped about his casket! The Lord crown his labors with rich fruits! Peace be with his ashes!

-- Biography read at Hemming’s funeral by Rev. H. J. Wein of Winona, Minnesota
Obituary notes for Hemming Hansen Frost
News account of funeral of H.H. Frost:

Rev. H. H. Frost Buried in Spring Grove Friday

Rev. H. H. Frost, who died on Monday evening, March 7th [1927], was buried in the Spring Grove cemetery Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.

At his own request, in order that his grave later on might easily be reached both by his family and his parishioners, he was laid to rest in Spring Grove, and likewise according to his wishes, the funeral services were conducted at the Spring Grove church in order that all of his people might be able to be present at the services.

From 10 o'clock until one he laid in state in the church, which was beautifully decorated with crepe and flowers. During the entire time the church was filled with friends. The main auditorium had been turned over to the members of Black Hammer, Riceford and Newburg congregations, but a loud-speaker had been installed in the church parlors through the courtesy of Leander Wolden, and several hundred people heard the services there. In spite of the conditions of the roads, which were almost impassable in places, so many came to pay their last respects to their beloved pastor and friend, that the capacity both of the main auditorium and church parlors was taxed to the limit.

The services opened with a hymn, a prayer by Rev. C. Heltne of Waterloo Ridge, and a short biography of the deceased read by Rev. H. J. Wein of Winona, who appended a short tribute to his departed friend. An anthem, "Asleep in Jesus," was beautifully rendered by the Spring Grove church choir, after which Rev. Johnson, according to the express wishes of the departed, preached the funeral sermon in Norwegian.

Rev. Havneros, of Mabel, a friend and neighbor for many years, then preached in English. Rev. Tolo, of Locust, Iowa, paid a short and fervent tribute to the deceased.

According to a custom recently introduced by Rev. Frost in his own congregations, an opportunity was given to donate to the activities of the church in his memory. $195.00 were given.

Word had been received from the Revs. Giere and Nestande of Lanesboro, Wang of Rushford and Rasmusson, of Harmony, that they had planned to be present, but were prevented from coming.

Both the bereaved family and the charge which he served have suffered an irreparable loss in his death. Few men have made better use of their talents. He was a fervent preacher, a splendid pastor, a good father and husband and a loyal friend. His pleasant smile and cheerful personality brought good cheer and new courage to many a sad heart. May his mourning family find solace in the memory of the good he has done and in the reward that is his.

-- LaCrosse Tribune
Notes for Hemming Hansen Frost
See http://www.steen-frost.org/Pwd/Docs/Hansen_files/1927_Marie_to_KH.pdf for a letter about Hemming’s death written by his sister Marie Hansen to their brother Karl Hansen in Denmark.

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“Hemming Hansen Frost var fodt i Fostenar, Moen, Danmark, den 22de Mai 1871.  Han udvandet til America i 1889, studerte ved Luther Seminar fra 1891 til 1894, da han udgik som teologisk kandidat og ordineredes til Prest paa Kald fra Council Bluffs, Iowa, der han virket intil 1899, da han en kort tid var Prest i South Omaha, Nebraska og senere 12 år i Sheyenne, North Dakota.  Siden 1912 havde han betjent Riceford og annekterede menigheder.  Hans forste hustru, Kari Hendrickson, dode i 1902. Tre år senere blev han gift med Gena Eliza Ellingsen.”

-- A note by Hemming’s oldest son Herbert Johannes Frost enclosed in a letter to Hemming’s family in Denmark.

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“Few men have made better use of their talents. He was a fervent preacher, a splendid pastor, a good father and husband, and a loyal friend. His pleasant smile and cheerful personality brought good cheer and new courage to many a sad heart.”
-- From news account of Hemming’s funeral service.

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“My father has been characterized as “den glade Dansk.”

-- RB Frost in a letter of Aug. 26, 1978 to Laura Hansen, Danish genealogical researcher, Salt Lake City.

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On Sept. 2, 1896 in the Fifteenth District Court in Council Bluffs Iowa, in the county of Pottawattamie, Hemming Hanson was sworn in as a citizen of the United States and promised to “absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fideilty to every Foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty , and particularly to the King of Denmark.”
-- Photocopy of court proceeding

On May 11, 1899 the “District Court of Iowa in and for Pottawattamie County” “ordered that the prayer of said petitioner [Hemming Hanson] be granted and that his name be changed from Hemming Hanson to Hemming Hanson Frost.”
-- Photocopy of court proceeding

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Parishes:
1894-99 Council Bluffs, Iowa
1899-00 South Omaha, Nebraska
1900-12 Sheyenne, North Dakota
1912-27 Riceford, Newburg, & Black Hammer Minnesota

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Hemming attended Kippinge Skole in Denmark; his final grades were given on 8 April 1885. A copy of his reportcard is contained in Remembering by Esther Frost.
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