MRS. ALVIN NORMAN

NORMAN, BERBERICH, GROSS, SINDT, STEINBECK, HERKERT, AUSTMAN

Posted By: David Gross (email)
Date: 2/2/2019 at 19:42:30

Spencer News Herald
3/8/1935

A distinct loss to the Royal community is the sudden passing of Mrs. Alvin Norman, 30, who died last Wednesday evening at nine o'clock at the Spencer hospital. She was taken ill a week ago last Friday with pneumonia. On last Sunday she gave birth to a son, Francis, who passed away the following evening, Monday, at the Spencer hospital where he was taken with his mother on Monday afternoon. The child was prematurely born, brought on by the illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Norman lingered until Wednesday evening when her death occurred. Funeral services were held Monday morning, March 4, at 10 o'clock at the St. Joseph Catholic church at Royal, with Rev. Father Frank Schultze officiating. Interment was at Riverside cemetery, Spencer, where her infant son was laid to rest last Tuesday. Casket bearers were William and Henry Gross, Ed Huss, A. J. Deardorff and Bently DeMars of Everly and John Foran of Spencer.
A host of relatives and friends were present at the rites to pay honor to the young mother, and a wealth of beautiful flowers surrounding the casket expressed the high esteem and deep sympathy of the many friends.

Mrs. Norman was of a loving and sunny disposition, and was exceedingly sympathetic and charitable toward those in affliction. She was a devoted member of the Royal Catholic church, and her benevolence was well known in church affairs. Her integrity, uprightness and responsibility of obligation to her home, family and friends made for herself an esteemed place in the hearts of all who knew her.

Marie Anna Berberich was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Berberich, who reside in Royal. She was born January 17, 1905, near Chatsworth, Ill., and at the age of seven moved with the family to Royal where she grew to young womanhood.

On February 11, 1925, she was united in marriage to Alvin Norman of Royal, and since her marriage had lived on a farm three miles north of Royal. Those Bereft Surviving beside her husband are three children, Betty Ann, 9, Jeanette Marie, 8, and Johnny, 3; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Berberich of Royal; a sister, Mrs. John Gross of Greenville; and a brother, Henry Berberich of Royal. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter and son, and also by a sister, Mrs. Zita Gross, and a brother, John. Those present at the funeral from away were Fred Herkert and Mrs. A. H. Herkert of Dubuque; Mrs. Otto Herkert of Chicago; Mrs. H. P. Austman of Forrest, Illinois., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Funk and family of Worthington, Minn.; Mrs. Andres Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Swanson, Mrs. Helmer Norman and Mrs. Anna Nordstrom of Algona; Rev. M. C. Wendl of Spencer; Rev. Barry of Varina; Rev. Ocken of Mapleton; and Miss Anna Relff, Lucille Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller and. sister of Windom, Minn