Elise Berta Marta (OVREGAARD) CHRISTENSON

CHRISTENSON, FISK, HAUGEN, HETLAND, OVERLAND

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/1/2011 at 05:37:20

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
December, 1946

Mrs. H. Christenson Buried at Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hans CHRISTENSON, 81, 610 Vincent street, who died at a Des Moines hospital Saturday morning [December 12, 1946], were held at the Zion Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Ruben MOSTROM, pastor, conducting the rites. Ward's funeral home made the arrangements and burial was in Clear Lake cemetery.

Pallbearers were Oscar THOMPSON, Jens WIND, Henry JOHNSON, P. W. FISTLER, Peter KNUTSON and Charles HANSEN. Mrs. A. E. FOLKNAM, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Irvin R. MORGAN, sang "Rock of Ages" and "In the Garden." Mmes. Jens WIND and Keith HOLT arranged the flowers.

Relatives from a distance attending the rites were H. L. CHRISTENSON and son, Jack, Detriot, Mich.; Lewis CHRISTENSON, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. FISK, Mr. and Mrs. Anton HAUGEN and Miss Betty CHRISTENSON, Des Moines, and her sister, Mrs. Carrie HETLAND, and her daughter, Mrs. Alma OVERLAND, Hope, N. Dak.

Besides her dauaghter and 5 sons previously mentioned, and sister, Mrs. CHRISTENSON is survived by another sister, 91, in Norway, a brother, Prof. Knute OVREGAARD, Colwell, Idaho, 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. One grandson, Pfc. Eugene CHRISTENSON, died April 2, 1945.

NOTE: Elise Berta Marta (Ovregaad) Christenson was born December 6, 1895 at Vik, Syvde, Norway. She married in 1893 to Hans Christenson, also born March 1, 1867, Skjaak, Norway (not too far from where Elise was born. They did not know one another when residing in Norway). Hans died December 12, 1937, Clear Lake.

Transcription and note by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2011