Biographies:  Rev. Gjermund HOYME, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Rev. Gjermund Hoyme, born October 8, 1857, and died in 1902, has a place 
in Norwegian-American church history second to none.  A born leader of men, 
splendid orator and gifted writer, he was elected time and time again 
as president or "bishop" for the Norwegian United church, the largest 
Norwegian Lutheran denomination in the state.  The Norwegians do not 
approve of the title of bishop, but they did recognize in him a man who 
was every inch an ecclesiastical chieftain.  He led the organization 
successfully through one of its worst crisis, and was greatly admired 
for his splendid leadership.  At St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 
a splendid chapel bears his name.  It was erected to his memory by popular 
subscription.  He was interred at Rose Hill cemetery.  Rev. Hoyme came 
of good Norwegian peasant stock.  His parents emigrated from Valdres, 
Norway, when he was only a baby.

--Taken from "The History of Eau Claire County, 1914, Past & Present",
page 580.