Bert Myhre, 1898-1980

MYHRE

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/25/2009 at 06:43:44

Estherville - Bert Myhre, 81, McAllen, Texas, and formerly of Estherville, died Tuesday evening [May 13, 1980] at his home. Services for Mr. Myhre will be held at the Henry and Olson Funeral Home in Estherville at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. Pastor Stephen Wold of Redeemer Lutheran Church of Estherville will be officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Lutheran Cemetery near Wallingford.

Mr. Myhre was born in Estherville on Sept. 12, 1898 to Oscar and Anna Spreckler Myhre. He grew up in Wallingford where his father owned a general merchandise store.

He attended the Lutheran Academy at Jewel, Iowa and it was there that he met his future wife, Grace Hall. They were married Dec. 1, 1920. For several years the couple farmed his grandmother's farm near Graettinger and later moved to a farm near Hanlontown, Iowa.

The couple then moved to Dexter, Minn. where they ran a store and Post Office. Mr. Myhre served as Post Master for several years.
On retirement, the couple purchased a home in McAllen, Texas but returned yearly during the summer months to Motley, Minn. to be with their children.

Mr. Myhre is survived by his wife Grace, a son Ralph of Minneapolis, three daughters; Ruth Ann Rubin of Spring Valley, Minn., Beverly Fretty and Mary Farbelous both of Minneapolis, 16 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, one grand daughter, his father, mother and step-mother.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Sources: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, May 15, 1980.