OBITUARY: Ingebret Olsen Kaasa, Worth County, Iowa Ingebret Olsen Kaasa 1833-1920 Ingebret Olsen Kaasa was born in Norway on March 1833. He came to America in July 186l, landed at Quebec and went to Clayton Co., Iowa and lived there for five years; left there in June 1866, coming direct to Bristol Twp. and settled there on Section 11, where he has since resided. This sketch is taken under the shade of the oak tree where he built his first campfire seventeen years ago. He has 280 acres of good land, well improved. He would work and build a house in the daytime, kept his effects in his wagonbox, and in the evening would go to some neighbor's house, several miles off to stop over night with his family. He married Julia Turstenson in 185l. She was born in Norway. She died in 1867. There are four children deceased and four living-Ole, born in February 1858; Turston, born on December 10, 1862; Ingebrat, born December 31, 1863; Rounmiller, born October 15, 1866. He was married the second time to Caroline Knudson in 1869. She is a native of Norway. They have seven children: Caroline, Gilbrat, Olias, Louisa, Lewis, Edith and Clara. The family all belong to the Norwegian Lutheran Church. [From the Worth/Mitchell Co. History Book. Note: Ingebrit died in 1920 and is buried in Sion Lutheran Church Cemetery. His first wife, Julia Turstenson (Gunhild Tostenson) is buried in a small township cemetery, about two miles north of Sion Lutheran Church. There is no stone, but family members know this.] Copyright (c) 2001 by Elaine Bergan This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************