Emil A. Gulsvig 1877-1957

OLSON, GULSVIG, WETTLESON, FISKERBECK, THOMPSON, KNOBLOCH, STEARNS, ERICKSON, WOLD

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/8/2010 at 14:11:39

Funeral services for Emil A. Gulsvig were held in the Marion Lutheran Church at Gunder on Monday, January 28, with the Rev. Bruce Boyce officiating. Burial was held in the adjoining cemetery. Early services were conducted at the Schutte Funeral Home in Postville.

Emil A. Gulsvig was born November 1, 1877 in Marion township, Clayton county, Iowa, the son of Asbjorn Gulsvig and Elsie Olson Gulsvig. He died at the Postville Hospital after an illness of three weeks at the age of 79 years, two months, and 23 days.

He was baptized and confirmed at the Marion Lutheran Church in Gunder, where he was a life-long member.

On June 15, 1910, he was married to Emma Wettleson. He spent most of his life farming south of Gunder.

Mr. Gulsvig was preceded in death by one daughter, Ethel; his parents; and two brothers, Olavus and Edward.

Surviving are his wife, Emma; three children, Violet (Mrs. Victor Fiskerbeck) of Ossian, Mae (Mrs. Tillman Thompson), and Almar of Postville; five grandchildren, Elizabeth and Ardis Fiskerbeck, Jerald and Rebecca Thompson, and Gene Gulsvig; two brothers, Albert of Postville and Ben of Maquoketa; four sisters, Mrs. Robert Knobloch of Montevideo, Minnesota, Mrs. Jorgine Stearns, Mrs. Ben Erickson and Mrs. E. K. Wold, all of Minneapolis.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, hand dated 1966, from my mother's obituary collection.
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