Julia Berven, 1861-1952

BERVEN

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/23/2009 at 18:01:32

Mrs. Julia Berven Dies At Age of 90

Mrs. Julia Berven, 90, died at Holy Family hospital at 12:45 a.m. today [Jan. 7, 1952]. Death came as a result of old age and other complications.

Born in Hardanger, Norway on Feb. 2, 1861, Mrs. Berven came to the United States and Webster City in 1879 at the age of 18. She was married to Ole Berven of the Webster City area and the family moved to Swan Lake Township in 1897 where she lived for 55 years.

Her survivors are sons Anton of Estherville, Theodore of St. Paul, Minn., and George of Swan Lake township; daughters Mrs. J. L. Risk of Trenton and Mrs. Arthur Hanson of Armstrong and one sister, Mrs. August Johnson of Berkeley, Calif.

Funeral services will be held at 1:15 Wednesday afternoon at the Sandin Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at the High Lake Immanuel Lutheran church, the Rev. C. B. Gunderson in charge. Burial will be at the Swan Lake cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon until time of the funeral at Sandins.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 7, 1952.