BERG, Ole K. 1848-1930

BERG, SELEVOLD, AASLAKSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/13/2009 at 10:07:52

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Ole K. Berg was born November 5, 1848-March 25, 1930 (church records)
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Ole K. Berg was born in Mikelund (near Bergen) Norway. His parents were Knudt O. Selevold and Ingeborg Aaslakson. He was baptized in the Luren Kirke and confirmed in the Lynde Kirke (near Bergen) by Pastor Holtermand.

In July 1872, Mr. Berg left Norway and came to Escanaba, Michigan, and a year later Olive Louise Larsen joined him there and they were married on July 26, 1873.

In the year of 1874 they moved to Osage, Iowa, living there only three months. They then moved to St. Ansgar and settled in November 1874.

Mr. and Mrs. Berg joined the St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in 1976, the Reverend Olsen being their pastor.

Five children were born to this union; all were baptized and confirmed by the Reverend Olsen. Mrs. Emma Vebien, the eldest daughter, passed away in Great Falls, Montana, November 16, 1929; Anton C. Berg resides at White Bear, Minnesota, and was at the bedside of his father to the last; Olga Louise passed away August 12, 1906; Carl Olaf lives at the family home and Mrs. Marie Hebert at Spokane, Washington. There were five grandchildren, four of whom are living, namely; Osmund S. Beblen of Seattle, Washington; Olga Berg of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Nellie Louise and Ole Hardy Berg at the family home. Mr. Berg was the last one of a family of seven children.

For nearly half a century Mr. Berg conducted a machine and blacksmith shop in St. Ansgar and being of an inventive turn of mind was very skillful with his work and perfected several useful inventions.

Mr. Berg passed away Tuesday night, March 23, (1930) at 11 o’clock at the age of 82 years, four months and 20 days. Peace be to his memory.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and at 2:00 o’clock from the First Lutheran Church. The Reverend Sigurd Olsen of Minneapolis held a service at the home in the Norwegian language and the Reverend Olaf A. Langehough pastor of the first Lutheran Church.

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, 1930 – from St. Ansgar Museum Collections]