Halvorsen, John F. 1892-1978

HALVORSEN, ABRAHAMSON

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/30/2017 at 22:16:44

AKRON, Iowa—John F. Halvorsen, 85, of Akron, died Tuesday at a Knoxville hospital of long illness.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Schroeder Funeral Home at Akron. The Rev. David Roy will officiate and burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Graveside rites will be conducted by Hoschler American Legion post.

Mr. Halvorsen was born June 14, 1892, in Union County, S.D. He married Minnie Abrahamson Aug. 16, 1924, at Elk Point, S.D. He worked on farms in the area for many years. He was a veteran of World War I. Mrs. Halvorsen died in November, 1977.

Survivors include a son, Dwayne of Earlton, N. Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Jake (Gloria) Stotz of Akron and Mrs. Marshall (Donna) Wates of Gary, Ind.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Jacobs of Akron and Mrs. John Aalfs of Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Sioux City Journal
Thursday, February 2, 1978
Sioux City, Iowa