NAVERSATH, Ole E. 1859-1939

NAVERSATH, PETERSON, LEIDALL, PALMER, NELSON, DAHL, HELGESON, ANDERSON

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 1/21/2014 at 16:03:58

Ole E. Naversath was born March 28, 1859, in Sogn, Norway, and passed away July 4, 1939, at the hospital in Albert Lea, Minn., at the age of 80 years, three months and six days.

He was united in marriage to Bertha Peterson, December 21, 1883. In 1884 Mr. Naversath moved to his farm in Union township, Mitchell county, Iowa, which has been his home for 55 years. To this union were born eleven children, three having preceded him in death. Mr. Naversath leaves beside his wife, seven daughters, namely; Minnie, Mrs. Albert Leidall of Enderlin, N.D.; Anna, Mrs. David Palmer of Osage; Mable, Mrs. Gilbert Nelson of Albert Lea, Minn.; Orpha, Mrs. Tom Dahl of Lyle; Sadie, Mrs. Ole Helgeson of Austin; Myrtle, Mrs. Walter Leidall of Union township; Una, Mrs. Arthur Anderson of Grand Meadow, Minn.; and one son, Orville Naversath on the home farm, also 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Mr. Naversath joined the Six Mile Grove Lutheran church in 1884 and has always been an active and faithful member.

Funeral services were held at the Six Mile Grove church, Rev. Langehough officiating. The Dahl quartet sang two numbers, Rev. Langehough a solo. Six grandchidren were pallbearers, Orvin, Glen and Howard Thomspon, Arthur Betts, LeVern Leidall and Nordal Nelson.

Burial was made in the Six Mile Grove cemetery.

St. Ansgar Enterprise