Bertha Aslaksdatter Lura

Høyland Gards- og ættesoge page 316 Sandnes (52x, not mentioned), page 276 Lura (43).

Birth Høyland 1823 No. 18: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/15798/77

To America 1881.

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Bertha Aslaksdatter Lura BIRTH 8 Jul 1823 Norway DEATH 16 Dec 1906 (aged 83) Story County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Roland Cemetery Howard Township, Story County, Iowa, USA

Obituary transcribed by Dorian Myhre, source: The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, December 20, 1906

"AGED LADY PASSED AWAY.

Mrs. Bertha A. Lura was born near Stavanger, Norway July 8, 1823 and died Sunday, December 16, 1906 being the time of her death, 68 years, 5 months and 8 days old. She was married to Mr. Hover Lura in 1846 to which union nine children were born, five of whom survive their mother. They are, Hover Lura, and A. H. Lura of this place, Mrs. M. Malmin, at McCallsburg, Mrs. John Evenson, of this place and Bergitha Lura, of Minneapolis, Minn. All the children were present at her death.

She had 20 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Her husband died in Norway in 1869 and in 1881 she came to this country where she has made her home with her children, having lived at the M. Malmin home the past 13 years.

The funeral services were held from the Malmin home at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday and at 1 p. m. at Salem Church in Roland, Rev. Sandven officiating. The remains were interred in the Roland cemetery."

Family Members

Children

Hover Hoverson Lura 1851–1917

Andreas H Lura 1853–1917

Bertha Marie Lura Evenson 1861–1948

Bergette H. Lura 1866–1934