Clackamas-Multnomah-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Erickson, Syvert November 13, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com November 8, 2006, 8:39 pm Canby Herald and Clackamas County News November 15,1923 Funeral Services Held For Syvert Erickson Resident of barlow for 20 years passes away at his home on Tuesday Funeral services for the late Syvert Erickson,who passed away at his home in Barlow on Tuesdya morning,November 13,after an illness of several months,were held from the Lutherna Church at Barlow,this afternoon at 1 o'clock ,Rev H Rogen,pastor of the church officiating.Internment was in the barlow cemetary. The pall bearers were old time friends of the deceased and were Fred Anderson,O.M Ausve,H.C Landsverk,Paul Sollie,S.B Berg,and J.J.Sandsness. Syvert Erickson was born in Gausdel,Norway,October 19,1844,and immigrated to America in 1865,settling in Portage County,Wisconsin,where he lived for a number of years.In 1873 he was united in marriage to Oline Melum,of Portage County,Wisconsin.This union was blessed with eight children,six of whom survive.In 1903 together with his family he came to Barlow,Oregon,where he made his home unitl his death,last Tuesday at the age of 79 years and 24 days.mr Erickson has been a faithful member of the Lutheran Church since childhood. Besides his widow,the followin children survive him: Jim Erickson,of Portland;Sam Erickson ,of Washington;Halmer Erickson,of Portland;Mrs L.G Wrolstad,of Yoder;Mrs Anna Jensen,of Bend;and Mrs Mery jensen,of Barlow.he is also survived by a number of grand children and great grand children File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/e/erickson2341gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb