Norway: Commercial Fisherman.

Astoria, Oregon: An original member in the founding of "Union Fisherman's Co-operative Packing Company", a Columbia River gillnet fishery (see http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=A4667A64-A24D-F783-F6BB9591779566A9).

OBITUARY - NILS BERG HENRIKSEN

Submitted by: Carylon Viuhkola, <viuhkola@clatskanie.com>

Source #1: "Longview Daily News," Longview Library, Longview Washington; Monday,

November 25, 1940; pg. 6.

Willow Grove Man Succumbs At Home

    Nils Berg Henriksen, 84, who came to Willow Grove district four years

before the construction of Longview was begun, died at his home yesterday after

an illness of two weeks.

    Henriksen  emigrated to the United States from Norway 57 years ago and

resided in Quincy, Ore., before moving to Willow Grove in 1919.

    Survivors include six sons, Martin, John and Oscar of Willow Grove, Chris

of Portland, William of Astoria and Isaac of Kelso; three daughter, Miss Elsie

Henricksen of Willow Grove, Mrs. Oscar Laulainen of Kelso and Mrs. E. Kaunisto

of Longview; 16 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. The body is at the

Ditlevsen Funeral Home.

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Source #2: "Longview Daily News," Longview Library, Longview Washington;

Tuesday, November 26, 1940; pg. 6.

Funerals

Nils Berg Henriksen

    The funeral service for Nils Berg Henriksen, 84 of Willow Grove, will be

held Thurday at 1 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran church with Rev. E. A. Vosseier

officiating, assisted by Rev. Henry Alajoki of Menahja, Minn. Burial will be in

Longview Memorial Park. The Ditlevsen Funeral home of Kelso is in charge of

arrangements.