Clackamas County OR Archives Obituaries.....Alstad, John January 8, 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com November 14, 2006, 8:26 pm Canby Herald and Clackamas County News January 17,1924 Funeral Services Held For John Alsted Funeral services for the late John Edward Karsten Alsted,who died at his home in Broadacres,Oregon,on Tuesday,January 8,1924,after an illness of several months,were held at the Lutheran Church of this city,at 10 o'clock Friday morning,January 11th,Rev H Rogen,pastor of the Church,officiating,with internment in the Zoar Lutheran Cemetary near this city. John Edward Karsten Alstad,was born in Tronhjems,Morway,on February 14,1855,and at the timne of his death was 68 years,10 months and 24 days of age.He came to the United States in 1871,settling in the state of Minnesota,where he lived for several years,where he was united in marriage to Karoline Gulbrandsen,in 1878.In 1879 he moved to North dakota where he lived until the sprinf of 1909,when he came to Canby,where he lived for 13 years.About two years ago he moved ona farm near Broadacres,where he made his home until his death. Mr Alstad was well and favourably known in this city,where he made a host of friends during his many years of residence here.he was also a member of the local Lutheran Church. He leaves to mourn his loss,his wife,one step daughter,mrs Louis Hagen,of BroadAcres;two brothers,one in Canada,and the youngest brother from North Dakota,who was present at the funeral and helped care for him during his sickness and was present at his deathbed,he is also survived by two sisters who live in Christinia,Norway File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/a/alstad2351gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb