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 1876 - 1968 (91 years)
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| Name |
Bertha Thorvaldsdottir |
| Birth |
08 Jun 1876 |
Iceland  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1910 |
Loam Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Census |
1920 |
Benson County, North Dakota |
| Death |
04 Feb 1968 |
Maddock Memorial Hospital |
| Burial |
Vang Lutheran Cemetery, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| Person ID |
I01250 |
All |
| Last Modified |
26 Feb 2013 |
| Family |
Adolph Peterson, b. 21 Apr 1865, Arteid farm, Sørum parish, Akershus County, Norway d. 28 May 1941, Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota (Age 76 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Edwin Peterson, b. 17 Oct 1895, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota d. 30 Dec 1961, Maddock, North Dakota (Age 66 years) |
| | 2. Olaf Thorvold Peterson, b. 27 Aug 1897, Near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota d. 15 Jul 1970, Maddock, North Dakota (Age 72 years) |
| | 3. Lawrence Adolph Peterson, b. 16 Oct 1899, Near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| | 4. Charlie Peterson, b. 1901 |
| | 5. Evelina Peterson, b. 28 Jun 1903 d. 18 Apr 1905 (Age 1 year) |
| | 6. Leon Walger Peterson, b. 1 May 1905, near Vang, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota d. 9 Jan 1976, Polson, Montana (Age 70 years) |
| | 7. Hans Gilbert Peterson, b. 22 Aug 1907, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota d. Sep 1978 (Age 71 years) |
| | 8. Teman Peterson |
| | 9. Lenore Bertina Peterson, b. Abt 1908, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| | 10. Willy Peterson, b. 26 Apr 1913, Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota d. 13 May 1935, Devil's Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota (Age 22 years) |
| + | 11. Aster Lily Peterson, b. Vang, Cavalier County, North Dakota |
| | 12. Stillborn Peterson |
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| Family ID |
F0243 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Mar 2010 |
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| Notes |
- Bertha's parents did not emigrate with her from Iceland. Bertha Thorvaldsdottir was accompanied by her male cousin Dory Asgrimson on the trip from Iceland to Winnipeg.
Died:
- Benson County Farmers' Press obituary dated February 8, 1968:
Mrs. Bertha Peterson, 91 Died Sunday at Maddock
Funeral for Mrs. Adolph (Bertha) Peterson, 91, of Minnewaukan, will be Thursday, Feb. 8, 2pm from Wheeler Funeral Chapel, Maddock.
Mrs. Peterson died Sunday evening in Maddock Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past 8 years.
Wheeler Funeral Home of Maddock is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Bertha Thorvaldson was born June 8, 1776 (!sic), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorvald Thorvaldson in Iceland. She came to Canada in 1893, with her parents (sic) to Winnipeg. In 1894, she came to the United States, to the community of Mountain, N. D., where she met and married Adolph Peterson.
The couple homesteaded in the Vang community. In 1919 they moved to Minnewaukan. Mr. Peterson died in May, 1941.
Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Al (Lenore) Fix and Mrs. Adam (Lily) Hecker, both of Minot; five sons, Laurence, Carl, and Olaf, all of Minnewaukan, Hans of Sheyenne, and Leon of Polson, Mont., 30 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death besides her husband were two daughters, four sons, a brother, and two sisters.
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From Vang Reporter
Early Resident of Vang Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Adolph Peterson of Minnewaukan, an early Vang community resident, were held February 8 at the Wheeler Funeral Chapel in Maddock. Burial will be in the Vang cemetery plot in the spring. Mrs. Peterson died February 4, 1968 after an illness of eight years.
Bertha Thorwaldson was born June 8, 1876, in Iceland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald Thorwaldson. She came to Canada (in) 1893. The following year she came to the Mountain community, where she married Adolph Peterson. The couple homesteaded in the Vang area until 1919, when they moved to Minnewaukan, N. Dak. Mr. Peterson died in May, 1941. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Al Fix and Mrs. Adam Hecker, both of Minot, and five sons, Laurence, Carl, and Ole, all of Minnewaukan, Hans of Sheyenne, and Leon of Polson, Montana, 30 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceeded in death by two daughters, four sons, a brother and two sisters. Two nephews and one niece live in Walhalla community. They are Emil and Ole K. Olson and Rena Olson.
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