Olga Stenberg Billberg
BILLBERG, STEINBERG, STENBERG, PARISH
Posted By: Rebecca Calman (email)
Date: 11/17/2018 at 09:46:44
Centerville Citizen
Wednesday, October 11, 1899
Beautiful Bride of Three Weeks Falls Victim to Typhoid Fever.Mrs. Olga Billberg, wife of Henning Billberg to whom she was married but three weeks ago, died this morning at 3 o'clock at the little home, 1807 South Nineteenth street in which the two had set up housekeeping immediately after marriage. The cause of her death was typhoid fever with attendant bowel troubles and her age was 21 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Mrs. Billberg's maiden name was Olga Stienberg and she was the daughter of Mrs. Anna Stienberg her father being dead. Her brother, Emil Stienberg died last Friday morning of consumption but she has another brother and a sister still living, the former, Herman Stienberg, who lives with his mother in this city, and the latter, Mrs. Emma Parish, of Des Moines who was married in Des Moines shortly before the wedding of her sister Olga. Mrs. Billberg was born in Skirtsjar, Sweden and came here with her parents at the age of 6 years since which time she has lived in this city attending school during the earlier years of her life. On Saturday evening, September 16, she was happily married to Mr. Henning Billberg, of this city. Now her beautiful life is ended. She was endeared to a large number of friends.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Swedish Congregational Church, South Centerville, Rev. C.W. Peterson conducting, and Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. The funeral party will leave the residence on Eighteenth street at 1:30 o’clock.Note that her maiden name was Stenberg, not Steinberg, as given in this obituary
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