Jacob K. Berven, 1866-1932

BERVEN

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/23/2009 at 17:59:04

J. K. Berven, 66, Halfa Farmer Dies at Home

J. K. Berven, 66 years old, a native of Hardanger, Norway, died at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon [Dec. 11. 1932] at his farm home near Halfa after an illness of about two years. He had been confined to his bed a few weeks.

He lived in Montana until the death of his first wife and then went to Minnesota. From Minnesota he moved to this community. Surviving are his widow, three sons and a daughter by his second marriage. The latter are Miss Evelyn of Chicago and Oscar, Martin and Allen at home. One sister, Mrs. Thorvold Olman resides in Estherville and a brother, O. K. Berven, lives near Halfa. There are two other brothers, one living in Dexter, Minn., and the other in the state of Washington. A second sister lives in Albert Lea and a third at Los Angeles.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; December 12, 1932.