Bertha Christina (Opdahl) Olson (1881-1912)

OPDAHL, OLSON, SOREN, IVERSON, MURPHY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/9/2024 at 12:10:00

From Story City Herald August 8, 1912 (page 2)

OBITUARY

MRS. BERTHA CHRISTINA OPDAHL.

Mrs. P. L. Opdahl, nee Bertha Christina Olson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Olson of near Rosendale, was born at Grinnell Sept. 4, 1881, and died at Lake Preston, S. D., July 20, 1912, aged 30 years, 10 months and 16 days.

She was married to P. L. Opdahl at Marshalltown Dec. 30, 1905, and lived near Grinnell about a year, after which they moved to South Dakota, where they made their home ever since.

Death was due to puerperal septicemia (blood poisoning.)

The funeral sermon was preached at Lake Preston by the husband's brother, Rev. Opdahl, after which the remains were brought to Story City for interment at the special request of the deceased.

Mrs. Opdahl leaves, besides the sorrowing husband, three motherless children, Earnest, Blanche and Viola, the latter only seven months old. The parents also and 3 brothers and 5 sisters survive to mourn her death. The brothers are D. B., Tom and Henry Olson of this place; and the sisters are Mrs. P. A. Soren of Lake Preston, S. D., Mrs. Ole Iverson and Mrs. Herman Olson of Sioux Rapids; Mrs. Fred Murphy of Grinnell, and Lizzie Olson of this place.

Funeral services were held in the Bethel church in Story City on Tuesday, July 23, Rev. Paulsrud preaching the sermon. The remains were then laid to rest in Fairview cemetery, there to await the sounding of the trumpet on resurrection mourn.