Why didn't Laura Ingalls Wilder go to her mother's funeral?

Answer 1

Laura at that time was living in Missouri with her husband and Caroline Ingalls lived in De smet South Dakota at the time of her death. It was to hard for Laura and Almanzo, who were 55 and 65, to travel out to the funeral.

Answer 2

Laura Ingalls Wilder did not attend her mother's funeral because she was ill at the time and unable to travel the long distance to reach her mother's gravesite. She chose to stay home and recover instead.

Answer 3

Laura did not include the presence of her brother, Charles "Freddy" Ingalls in her books because she considered his death too sad to be mentioned in a children's series. However, she did speak of him after she was famous in interviews.

Answer 4

her brother died so there were no stories to tell about him!:)

Answer 5

I don’t think that’s accurate. They drove to Colorado… Laura went to San Francisco… So clearly they were able to travel. Laura had not visited her mother in 20 years.