HOVDET, Emma Ida (Dense) Zerck 1884-1937

HOVDET, ZERCK, DENSE, PUCKETT

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 2/26/2011 at 13:37:48

Emma Ida (Dense) Zerck Hovdet 1884-1937

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FORMER RESIDENT OF STACYVILLE SUCCUMBS

Stacyville – Mrs. Emma Dense Zurk Hobdeb of Faribault, Minn., died Sunday. She was born at Stacyville April 20, 1884.

She leaves her husband and four children, three of whom are married, and Laura at home.

One sister, Mrs. Jack Puckett of Stacyville; two brothers, John Dense of Fredricksburg; and Herman of Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services and burial will be at Faribault near her farm home.

(Note* her two married names in this obit are misspelled. They were actually Zerck and Hovdet )

Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday May 4, 1937

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Minnesota Death Index:
Name: Emma Ida Hovdet ; Death Date: 2 May 1937 ; Death County: Rice
State File Number: 013376 ; Certificate Number: 013376 ; Certificate Year: 1937
Record Number: 755225

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Emma Dense was born April 20, 1884, the daughter of August Dense and Christina (Huxhold) Dense. She married George John William Zerck. He died May 23, 1926. Her second husband was (unknown) Hovdet.

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1920 US Census: Wheeling, Rice, Minnesota
George Zerck 39 born Iowa
Emma 35 born Iowa
Gaylord 14 born Iowa
Lloyd 11 born N. Dakota
Irene 9 born N. Dakota
Laura 8 born N. Dakota