Obituary for Helga Estby
This file appears in: Helga Estby's Walk Across America
Helga Estby (May 30, 1860 – April 20, 1942)
This file appears in: Helga Estby's Walk Across America
Helga Estby's Walk Across America
In 1887, Norwegian-born Helga and Ole Estby purchased 160 acres of land in “Little Norway,” an enclave in the town of Mica Creek, 25 miles southeast of Spokane. Shortly after the Panic of 1893, Ole injured his back and was unable to work the family…