Bio: Halverson, Louise (90th Birthday – Jun 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Hopkins, Jacobson, Halverson

---------Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 08 Jun 1977

On Sunday, June 5, 1977, Mrs. Robert (Rachel) Hopkins of Monona, Wisconsin and Mrs. Everett (Eloise) Jacobson of Janesville, Wisconsin had an open house celebration at the Masonic Temple in Owen for their mother, Mrs. Carl (Louise) Halverson, who is celebrating her 90th birthday.

There were one hundred and twenty-five relatives and friends from the cities in Wisconsin, including, Owen, Withee, Black River Falls, Onalaska, La Crosse, Strum, Sun Prairie, Dallas, Sand Creek, Rice Lake, Barron, Phillips, Stanley, Medford, Greenwood, Athens, Perkinstown, Eau Claire, Abbotsford, Oshkosh, Colby, Wausau, Dorchester, Monona, Janesville, and Buffalo, Minnesota, to wish Louise a happy birthday.

The Halverson family moved to Withee in 1913 from Bright, Wisconsin. In Withee Louise became active in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church as choir director and substitute organist and Sunday School teacher. She became a member of the Rebecca and Royal Neighbor Lodges, becoming District President for the Rebecca Lodge in 1931. She held subordinate offices from 1916 to 1934.

In 1922 the family moved to Owen and Louis became an active member in the Norwegian Lutheran Church, both as choir director and Sunday school teacher, and Ladies Aid President.

In 1927 the family moved to Loyal and continued as an active participant in the church.

In 1931 the family moved back to Owen, where Louis continued to be active in the church. In 1937 she became a member of the Owen Eastern Star Chapter, and became Worth Matron in 1942 and 1943. She has been Installing Marshall for twenty years.

In 1946 she became a member of St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church. Louise was President of the Guild in 1954 and Treasurer of the Guild since 1955, and holds that office to date.