Lawrence Oliver OTTERNESS

1876 - 1963  (87 years)

• Name	Lawrence Oliver OTTERNESS
  Birth	19 Apr 1876	Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Aug 1963	Minnesota
  Burial	Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	Called Lorenzo in the 1880 census. Called Bengt Lawrence in his father’s history. In the 1920 census, he was L. Otterness, a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. His obit in the Faribault Daily News: DENNISON (Special) -- Funeral services were held Thursday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Urland Lutheran Church for Lawrence Otterness, 87. The Rev B. J. Blikstad, pastor of the Vang, Urland and Wangen Prairie parish, officiated. Mr. Otterness died Monday, Aug. 19, at Rochester, after a long illness. Mrs. Blikstad sang two request numbers, "Nu Kristi Blod, Retferdighet" and "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", accompanied by Mrs. Truman Skaro, church organist. The pallbearers were Clarence Quam, Joseph Quam, Louis Lee, Edward Otterness, William Thomas and Hans Underdahl. Burial was in the Urland Cemetery. Lawrence Otterness, the son of Odd and Randi Otterness, was born April 19, 1876, in Leon Township. He was baptized and confirmed in the Urland Lutheran Church. He grew up in the rural Dennison area. He worked in Yellow Medicine County for about 16 years and then came back to the Dennison community, where he has made his home. He was married to Ingelborg (Belle) Midge on Nov. 19, 1914. The couple lived in Warsaw township the most of their married life. He is survived by his widow, Ingelborg; one son, Edward of Dennison; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Soine of Dennison and Mrs. May Degiovanni of St. Paul; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends attending the funeral services from away were from St. Paul, Granite Falls, Clarkfield, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, Le Sueur, Minneapolis, Pine Island, Rosemount, Mellen, Wis., and Prospect Park, Pa.
  Person ID	I8610	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Aad (Odd) Larson (Edward) OTTERNESS,   b. 7 Sep 1840, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Mother	Randi Olson BERQUAM,   b. 15 May 1843, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway d. 24 Jul 1919, Minnesota (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F16284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ingeborg (Belle) MIDJE,   b. 15 Mar 1883, Minnesota d. 2 Sep 1972, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1912	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  	as Lawrence O Otterness and Ingebor J Medge
  Children	1. Ruth Bernice OTTERNESS,   b. 4 Jul 1915, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 23 Nov 2003, Wanamingo Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F6479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016