Dr. James C. Tyvand
Whitehall Doctor, Wife Die
In Arcadia Train-Car Crash
ARCADIA, Wis. (Special) — Dr. and Mrs. James C. Tyvand, a Whitehall physician and his wife, were killed almost instantly Tuesday night when their automobile was struck by a northbound train at an Arcadia downtown crossing.
The Tyvands, 76 and 69 years old respectively, who had been visiting their son, Paul, in Arcadia, were returning home when the accident occurred.
Dr. Tyvand, called a typical family doctor, was honored last year when the Class of ’02 observed its 50th anniversary reunion since leaving medical college of the University of Illinois.
He received his diploma in the largest class ever completing studies at the Chicago institution. There were 232 in the class.
Dr. Tyvand was born April 2, 1877, in Dane County, the son of Peter and Anitta Tyvand.
In the fall of 1898 Tyvand entered the medical school at the University of Illinois, his mother having urged him to follow in an uncle’s footsteps and become a doctor.
Following graduation in May, 1902, he wrote and passed medical board examinations in Wisconsin, North Dakota and Minnesota. He chose, Milton, N.D., to begin practicing and remained there until 1907.
There he met and married Mathilda Kortgaard of Sacred Heart, Minn., who was visiting her sister in Milton. They were married June 21, 1905.
In 1907 the family moved to Cheyenne Wells east of Denver, Colo., and the doctor practiced there until 1912, when they returned to Dane County and resided at Barneveld a few years.
In 1916 Dr. Tyvand purchased the practice of Dr. C. L. Storey of Whitehall, and the family came here to live.
After the declaration of World War I in April, 1917, Dr. Tyvand enlisted in the service, going in as a first lieutenant. He served with the 350th Field Hospital in the 88th Division.
Although he specialized in general medicine, Dr. Tyvand assisted with surgery when his patients required it. For several years the Tyvands turned their home into a hospital and took care of the baby cases there, Mrs. Tyvand acting as nurse.
He was appointed physician for the Trempealeau County Hospital at Whitehall several years ago.
The survivors include two sons, Paul of Arcadia and Lyman of Glenellyn, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Grant (Marguerite) Fich of Glenview, Ill., and five grandchildren.
Dr. Tyvand is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bill Olson of Madison and Mrs. Clara Austin of Mt. Horeb. Mrs. Tyvand is survived by one brother, Chris Kortgaard of Sacred Heart, Minn.; and two sisters, Mrs. Nels Otten of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Olivia Molberght, Seattle, Wash.
(adapted from news story in the Oct. 27, 1953, La Crosse [Wis.] Tribune.)
In Arcadia Train-Car Crash
ARCADIA, Wis. (Special) — Dr. and Mrs. James C. Tyvand, a Whitehall physician and his wife, were killed almost instantly Tuesday night when their automobile was struck by a northbound train at an Arcadia downtown crossing.
The Tyvands, 76 and 69 years old respectively, who had been visiting their son, Paul, in Arcadia, were returning home when the accident occurred.
Dr. Tyvand, called a typical family doctor, was honored last year when the Class of ’02 observed its 50th anniversary reunion since leaving medical college of the University of Illinois.
He received his diploma in the largest class ever completing studies at the Chicago institution. There were 232 in the class.
Dr. Tyvand was born April 2, 1877, in Dane County, the son of Peter and Anitta Tyvand.
In the fall of 1898 Tyvand entered the medical school at the University of Illinois, his mother having urged him to follow in an uncle’s footsteps and become a doctor.
Following graduation in May, 1902, he wrote and passed medical board examinations in Wisconsin, North Dakota and Minnesota. He chose, Milton, N.D., to begin practicing and remained there until 1907.
There he met and married Mathilda Kortgaard of Sacred Heart, Minn., who was visiting her sister in Milton. They were married June 21, 1905.
In 1907 the family moved to Cheyenne Wells east of Denver, Colo., and the doctor practiced there until 1912, when they returned to Dane County and resided at Barneveld a few years.
In 1916 Dr. Tyvand purchased the practice of Dr. C. L. Storey of Whitehall, and the family came here to live.
After the declaration of World War I in April, 1917, Dr. Tyvand enlisted in the service, going in as a first lieutenant. He served with the 350th Field Hospital in the 88th Division.
Although he specialized in general medicine, Dr. Tyvand assisted with surgery when his patients required it. For several years the Tyvands turned their home into a hospital and took care of the baby cases there, Mrs. Tyvand acting as nurse.
He was appointed physician for the Trempealeau County Hospital at Whitehall several years ago.
The survivors include two sons, Paul of Arcadia and Lyman of Glenellyn, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Grant (Marguerite) Fich of Glenview, Ill., and five grandchildren.
Dr. Tyvand is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bill Olson of Madison and Mrs. Clara Austin of Mt. Horeb. Mrs. Tyvand is survived by one brother, Chris Kortgaard of Sacred Heart, Minn.; and two sisters, Mrs. Nels Otten of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Olivia Molberght, Seattle, Wash.
(adapted from news story in the Oct. 27, 1953, La Crosse [Wis.] Tribune.)