Obit: Westberg, Andrew (1882 - 1936)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: WESTBURG OLSON BAUMGART WILKENING KUESCHLING SCHONNEMAN KORNTVED GRETERSON WILLIAMSON HUDSON PURKIS WINKLER

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 17 Sept 1936

Westberg, Andrew (4 Apr. 1882 - 8 Sept. 1936)

Impressive funeral services were held at the Trinity Lutheran church at Unity, Wisconsin Friday afternoon, Sept. 11th, Rev. J. A. Olson officiating, for Andrew Westberg who passed away after being in poor health for nearly a year. Internment followed in the parish cemetery. Pall bearers were Otto Baumgart, Henry Wilkening, Otto Kueschling, John Schonneman, Anton Korntved and Peter Korntved. Those in charge of the flowers were Verna and Norma Schonneman, Louise Greterson, Audrey Williamson, Marjorie Hudson, Virginia Purkis, Emley Winkler and Merle Korntved.

The deceased was born in Sweden April 4th, 1882, and emigrated to the United States in 1904, living several years at Galva, Ill. He came to the town of Colby in 1909 and was married to Miss Anna Marie Williamson in 1911. He followed the carpenter trade a number of years and operated the present farm for about ten years.

He is survived by his widow and four children, namely: Orville, Erland, Harold and Dolores.