Agnes Bortvit Sandvig, 1914-2005

SANDVIG, BORTVIT

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 3/14/2009 at 16:07:39

ESTHERVILLE - Funeral services for Agnes Sandvig, 91, of Estherville will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Estherville Lutheran Church with Pastor Susan Stone officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg. She died Monday, July 4, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

Agnes Sandvig the daughter of Nels and Bertha (Jamni) Bortvit was born June 13, 1914 near Graettinger, Iowa. She passed away Monday, July 4, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville, Iowa at the age of 91.

She received her education in Emmetsburg, graduating from Emmetsburg High School in 1930.

On September 9, 1939 she was united in marriage to Cecil J. Thompson. Following their marriage, the couple lived the area for 30 years until his death in 1964. Later, she then married Gordon Sandvig and he died in July of 1992. She was currently living at the Estherville Good Samaritan Center.

Agnes was a member of Estherville Lutheran Church.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Corliss J. Thompson and his wife, Sue of Tonganoxie, Kansas; Jerald L. Thompson and his wife, Kathy of Estherville; Barbara A. Waggie of Bloomington, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Anjanette Milham and her husband, Pete; Corriedawn Fritsch and her husband, Michael; Jann Turnbull and her hsuband, Robert; Randy Thompson; Jerry Thompson; Christopher Waggie and his wife, Theresa; Elizabeth Heiber and her husband, Jason; 14 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Mary Bergeson and Bertha Olson and brother Jerry Bortvit.

She has been preceded in death by her grandson, Jerry Lee Thompson and six brothers and sisters.

Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; July 5, 2005.