Ole Olsen BERQUAM

Notes:

Jim refers to this farm name as Berekvam 47/ in Aurland.

Family/Spouse: Inga Eriksdatter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 May 1843, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Notes:

In the 1880 census, she is noted as having a “female complaint.”

According to the Dalby Database, her parents were Ole Olson and Inga E Olsdatter Bergvam/Berquam.

Family/Spouse: Aad (Odd) Larson (Edward) OTTERNESS. Aad (son of Lars Andersen OTTERNESS and Marthe Knudsdatter) was born on 7 Sep 1840 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

Lawrence married Ingeborg (Belle) MIDJE on 20 Nov 1912 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Ingeborg (daughter of Ole Sjursen MIDJE and Brynilda Andersdatter TURLI) was born on 15 Mar 1883 in Minnesota; died on 2 Sep 1972 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-10861
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2003-MN-039378

Notes:

Birth:
Kenyon

Ruth married Thomas Arthur SOINE on 21 Mar 1934 in Goodhue County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Thomas (son of Thomas L SOINE and Anna Theoline ELLESTAD) was born on 4 Jul 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 23 Oct 1989 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married Willard Harlan RAMSTAD on 3 Jul 1965 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Willard was born on 6 Sep 1920 in Minnesota; died on 23 Nov 1995 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The three sisters, Sandra, Sheila, and Sherree, made a lengthy pilgrimage back to Norway in 2007 and saw at least 30 churches and 9 family farms.

Cannon Falls High School, 1955.



Sandra A. Soine Olson, age 84, of Nerstrand, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, at her home.

Sandra Ann Olson was born in the Sogn Valley on May 7, 1937, the daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Otterness) Soine. She grew up there and graduated from Cannon Falls High School. She graduated from Nursing School at St. Lucas in Faribault as an R.N. Sandra earned a BA from Barat College in Lake Forest, IL. She took graduate classes from Mankato State University and the University of Minnesota, obtaining a master’s degree in Health Care Administration.

Sandra worked with people with disabilities.  She was instrumental in the development of Riverview manor, the first residential group home in Wanamingo.  She also worked for many years with both the Developmental Activity Center in Red Wing and the Faribault Regional Center. She later worked in the fields of staff development and administration.

On March 18, 1961, Sandra was married to Richard Olson at Trinity Lutheran Church in Faribault.

She was a member of Vang Lutheran Church in Dennison, the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Goodhue County Historical Society and The Minnesota State Historical Society. In her younger years Sandra was a supporter 4H and the FFA. She served on the Vang Lutheran Cemetery Board. Her hobbies included her dogs, gardening, barn preservation, and spending time outdoors. She most especially loved the time spent with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband Richard, children David (Lisa) Olson, Heather (Brian) Holley, Barbra (Tim) Olson, and Catherine (Brad) Luebke; grandchildren Blake and Zachary Olson and Madi and Cal Luebke; sisters Sheila (Arlen) Olson and Sherree (Larry) VanDeWalker; brother Terry (Sandy) Soine; many nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog Scottie. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Goodhue County Historical Society, Vang Lutheran Church or nursing scholarships at St. Olaf College Nursing Department.

Sandra married R.G. OLSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]