Bernt Larson SUNDAL

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lutheran Pastor (Free Church)

Notes:

Came to the U.S. in 1883 according to one census, 1880 in the 1920 census.

He was a pastor in Crookston in the 1900 census. He was a pastor in Moose Twp, Roseau County in the 1910 census.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as Rev B L Sundal of Farmington. He was a member of the Samband between 1913 and 1916. Not listed in any of the Valdris parishes in the 1865 Norwegian census.

In the 1920 census, he and his wife and all of his children lived in Eureka Twp. He was a “clergyman, rural church.” Oscar was a farm laborer and Judith was a grade school teacher.

He and Hilda and sons Harold, Gerhard, and Arnold lived in Eureka Twp, Dakota County, in the 1930 census. Berndt was a minister and farmer.



According to his grandsons, Bernt attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis where he was in a traveling music quartet with F. Melius Christiansen. His friendship with Christiansen may have led to Bernt’s four oldest children attending St. Olaf College.

Buried:
Section 14, Lot 150B, Grave 3

Bernt married Sylvina JACOBSON on 22 May 1896 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Sylvina (daughter of Ole JACOBSON and Jonette A) was born in Apr 1879 in Minnesota; died before 1904 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hilda Cornelia JACOBSON. Hilda (daughter of Ole JACOBSON and Jonette A) was born on 19 Apr 1881 in Minnesota; died on 21 Feb 1967 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Mar 1967 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1968-MN-009153

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘23.

He is probably the Oscar L. “Sundahl”, public school superintendent, age 31 (?) living in Walkon Village, Isle Harbor Twp, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, in the 1930 census. The information shown here assumes that. That Oscar’s father was born in Norway and his mother in Minnesota. This Oscar was also a veteran of the World War.

His death certificate gives his occupation as a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service. He and Lillian, who was the informant for Oscar’s death certificate, lived at 6101 Emerson Ave., N. in Brooklyn Center. Oscar died of pancreatic cancer. He was a veteran.

Died:
North Memorial Hospital, Robbinsdale

Buried:
Section 14, Lot 150B, Grave 1

Oscar married Lillian C HENNINGSON about 1928. Lillian was born on 16 Jun 1911 in Iowa; died on 26 Nov 2002 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1991-MN-002980

Notes:

She attended high school in Northfield and boarded with a family there.

In the 1920 census, Judith was recorded as living at home with her parents and siblings in Eureka Twp, Dakota County. At that time, she was already a grade school teacher so she may have attended a “normal school” after high school.

She graduated from St. Olaf in its class of 1924. During her college years, she worked as a student assistant or teaching assistant to Ole Rolvaag.

The Sobergs lived next door to the Campions at the time of the 1930 census. Also living with the Sobergs at the time of the 1930 census was a 28 year-old laborer from Norway named Agnar Myrhaug.

Judith married Palmer Olaf SOBERG on 2 Feb 1927 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Palmer (son of Peter SOBERG and Oline TAPEN) was born on 26 May 1892 in Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota; died on 6 Jul 1954 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Highview Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: DC-62750

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘26.

In the 1930 census she was single and a 28 year-old music teacher at the State Training School and Hospital in Red Wing.

Sylvina married Gustav F LESKE on 26 Nov 1942 in Stearns County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1904-24134
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1965-MN-001621

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘28.

His wife was the informant for his death certificate. Julius was a general ledger supervisor for the main Post Office in Minneapolis. They lived at 6024 Newton Avenue South in Minneapolis. Julius died of cancer.

Died:
Abbot Hospital

Buried:
Section 14, Lot 150B, Grave 5

Julius married Helen Josephine SATHER on 16 Aug 1930 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Helen was born about 1903; died on 2 Jul 1985 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried on 8 Jul 1985 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y

Notes:

He was a widower when he married Virginia Chervenka. They lived in Brookings.

A Eunice Sundal, wife of Harold, died in Starbuck in Pope County on 19 Aug 1939.

The California death record shows his birth date as October 23, 1906, as does the SSDI. Roseau birth and baptism records for the Hvidso Bethania Lutheran Church also show his birth as 23 Oct 1906 and his baptism as 2 Dec.

There seems to be an error in the recorded birth certificate which shows his birth as 23 Feb 1907 (#1907-22832).

Birth:
See notes.

Harold married Virginia Belle CHERVENKA on 17 Aug 1942 in Peever, Roberts County, South Dakota. Virginia was born on 15 Mar 1915 in Oklahoma; died on 7 Mar 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gerhard married Harriet Elaine PETERSON on 15 Jun 1934 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Harriet was born on 10 Jun 1911; died on 6 Feb 2001 in Auburn, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Buried:
Section S, Site 4328

Arnold married Shirley Fern BURR on 16 Dec 1961 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Shirley was born on 1 Sep 1915; died on 15 Jun 1989 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arnold married S.N. ROLLAND [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1927-07465
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1978-MN-011676

Notes:

“Orland” on his birth certificate, “Orlan” on his marriage certificate and his death certificate.

Orlan married G.M. COWELL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1928-07200
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1929-MN-003469

Notes:

Birth record name is indexed as “Iraing Cortland.”

He died from acute bronchitis and inflamation of the lymph glands.

Died:
cemetery record says that his death date was August 18

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1929-25545
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2004-MN-015889

Notes:

Buried as Veola Ellingboe but her name had been put on the gravestone when Oscar was buried.

Viola Ivon on her birth certificate.



From the Minneapolis paper on June 6th:

Ellingboe Veola Ellingboe, age 74 of Lakeville, on 6/3. Survived by sons, Rev. Craig & wife Mary of Northfield, Randy & wife Lynn of Woodbury, Bradley & wife Karen of NM; 9 grandchildren; 1 great- grandson. Funeral service 11 AM Tuesday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Lakeville. Visitation 4-8 PM Monday, White Funeral Home (20134 Kenwood Trail) and also one hour prior to service at church. Interment Highview Christiania Lutheran Cemetery, south of Lakeville. White Funeral Home Lakeville, MN 952-469-2723
Published in the Star Tribune on 6/6/2004.

In 1994 she donated her 114 acre old family farm to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s now called the Soberg Waterfowl Production Area, southwest of Lake Marion, straddling the line between Scott and Dakota Counties.

Died:
Fairview Ridges

Buried:
231 EA 28

Veola married Oscar Glen ELLINGBOE on 28 Jan 1948 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Oscar (son of Ole Oveson ELLINGBOE and Rose Mathilda THOMPSON) was born on 20 Nov 1917 in Scott County, Minnesota; died on 27 Nov 1987 in New Mexico; was buried on 1 Dec 1987 in Highview Cemetery, Eureka Twp, Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Veola married A.H. SWEET [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1940-MN-034172
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1986-MN-031959

Notes:

Sharron Lynne in the Minnesota Birth Index.

Sharon married Robert LeRoy ALICH on 21 Jun 1958 in Dakota County, Minnesota. Robert was born on 1 Aug 1933 in Dakota County, Minnesota; died on 10 Mar 1996 in Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1949-MN-022799

Notes:

His father was the informant for his death certificate. He died from heart failure brought on by Hodgkins Disease. The family lived at 5918 2nd Avenue South in Minneapolis.

Died:
at home

Buried:
Section 14, Lot 150B, Grave 8

Family/Spouse: PAAVOLA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WESLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Heidi married Joseph Michael GUERARD on 8 May 1976 in Dakota County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 11 Aug 1983 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]