Obit for KNUTSON, Mrs. Margaret (SYVERTSON) (b.1887), Clay Co., MN

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Obituary

Rites Held For Mrs. Margaret Knutson

Funeral services were held Tuesday in Bethlehem Church for Mrs. Ole

(Margaret) Knutson 72, who passed away Sunday at the Ada hospital after a

long illness.

Rev. Alfred Gunderson officiated at the service. C.M. Bjerke was solosist

and Mrs. Arnold Wold, organist. Pallbearers were Eldred Evanson, Henry

Asleson, Carl Melbye, C.L. Bjerke, Olaus Bordalen and Henry Bakkum.

Interment in West Cemetery.

Margaret Knutson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Syvertson was born in Norway

September 21, 1887. Her youth was spent in Norway where she resided for 17

years and it was there she attended elementary school. She came to Ulen in

1904. Later she graduated from he Twin Valley High School and the Moorhead

State Norman College.

In June of 1919 she was united in marriage to Ole A. Knutson of Ulen. She

has resided in Ulen since her marriage but has often stayed and visited in

the homes of her children. She taught Home Economics in Ulen and taught also

in rural schools until 1950.

Mrs. Knutson was member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ulen and a life

member of the Ladies Aid, in which she held several offices including

president.

Mrs. Knutson leaves four sons, HArold of Hopkins; and Orville, Niles and

Kermit all of St. Cloud; four daughters, Mrs. Sylvester (Mildred) Graves of

Osseo; Mrs. Helene Kilgore of Lakewood, Calif.; Mrs. Harvey (Harriet) Bjerke

of West Concord; and Mrs. Arnt (Verna Nysetvold of Twin Valley; a brother,

Morton Syvertson of Montauk, N.Y., and 22 grandchildren.