Mrs. Betsy Nordquist of 1337 Wood Street died yesterday at the age of 92 years at a local nursing home after a long illness. She was born in Bleking, Sweden, and had lived in Eureka for the past 66 years.
She was a charter member of the Mission Covenant Church and, at the time of her death, the oldest member of the congregation. She was also a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Olga Roberts and Mrs. Alice Alden, both of Arcata; four sons, Clarence Nordquist of Rio Dell, Elmer Nordquist of Eureka, Oscar Nordquist of Samoa and Walter Nordquist of San Mateo; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; also a brother, Nels Carlson, Solvesby, Sweden, and a sister, Mrs. Pella Svensen, of Hellevig, Sweden.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at sanders Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald V. Stenberg officiating. Burial will be in Ocean View Cemetery.
Published in The Times Standard on December 5, 1956
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Name: Betsy Carlson Nordquist
[Betsy Carlson Carlson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1864
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 4 Dec 1956
Death Place: Humboldt
Father's Surname: Carlson
Betsy was the wife of Eli A. Nordquist; mother of Clarence, Elmer, Oscar, Olga, Selma, Walter, and Alice Norquist.
Home in 1900: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1920: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1930: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Home in 1940: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Betsy's husband, born January 3, 1863, died June 6, 1940 in Humboldt County, CA.
SOURCE: ancestry.com
- California Death Index
- U.S. Federal Census
She was a charter member of the Mission Covenant Church and, at the time of her death, the oldest member of the congregation. She was also a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Olga Roberts and Mrs. Alice Alden, both of Arcata; four sons, Clarence Nordquist of Rio Dell, Elmer Nordquist of Eureka, Oscar Nordquist of Samoa and Walter Nordquist of San Mateo; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; also a brother, Nels Carlson, Solvesby, Sweden, and a sister, Mrs. Pella Svensen, of Hellevig, Sweden.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at sanders Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald V. Stenberg officiating. Burial will be in Ocean View Cemetery.
Published in The Times Standard on December 5, 1956
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Name: Betsy Carlson Nordquist
[Betsy Carlson Carlson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1864
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 4 Dec 1956
Death Place: Humboldt
Father's Surname: Carlson
Betsy was the wife of Eli A. Nordquist; mother of Clarence, Elmer, Oscar, Olga, Selma, Walter, and Alice Norquist.
Home in 1900: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1920: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1930: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Home in 1940: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Betsy's husband, born January 3, 1863, died June 6, 1940 in Humboldt County, CA.
SOURCE: ancestry.com
- California Death Index
- U.S. Federal Census
Mrs. Betsy Nordquist of 1337 Wood Street died yesterday at the age of 92 years at a local nursing home after a long illness. She was born in Bleking, Sweden, and had lived in Eureka for the past 66 years.
She was a charter member of the Mission Covenant Church and, at the time of her death, the oldest member of the congregation. She was also a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Olga Roberts and Mrs. Alice Alden, both of Arcata; four sons, Clarence Nordquist of Rio Dell, Elmer Nordquist of Eureka, Oscar Nordquist of Samoa and Walter Nordquist of San Mateo; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; also a brother, Nels Carlson, Solvesby, Sweden, and a sister, Mrs. Pella Svensen, of Hellevig, Sweden.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at sanders Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald V. Stenberg officiating. Burial will be in Ocean View Cemetery.
Published in The Times Standard on December 5, 1956
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Name: Betsy Carlson Nordquist
[Betsy Carlson Carlson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1864
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 4 Dec 1956
Death Place: Humboldt
Father's Surname: Carlson
Betsy was the wife of Eli A. Nordquist; mother of Clarence, Elmer, Oscar, Olga, Selma, Walter, and Alice Norquist.
Home in 1900: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1920: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1930: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Home in 1940: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Betsy's husband, born January 3, 1863, died June 6, 1940 in Humboldt County, CA.
SOURCE: ancestry.com
- California Death Index
- U.S. Federal Census
She was a charter member of the Mission Covenant Church and, at the time of her death, the oldest member of the congregation. She was also a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Olga Roberts and Mrs. Alice Alden, both of Arcata; four sons, Clarence Nordquist of Rio Dell, Elmer Nordquist of Eureka, Oscar Nordquist of Samoa and Walter Nordquist of San Mateo; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; also a brother, Nels Carlson, Solvesby, Sweden, and a sister, Mrs. Pella Svensen, of Hellevig, Sweden.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at sanders Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald V. Stenberg officiating. Burial will be in Ocean View Cemetery.
Published in The Times Standard on December 5, 1956
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Name: Betsy Carlson Nordquist
[Betsy Carlson Carlson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1864
Birth Place: Other Country
Death Date: 4 Dec 1956
Death Place: Humboldt
Father's Surname: Carlson
Betsy was the wife of Eli A. Nordquist; mother of Clarence, Elmer, Oscar, Olga, Selma, Walter, and Alice Norquist.
Home in 1900: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1920: Eureka Ward 3, Humboldt, California
Home in 1930: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Home in 1940: Eureka, Humboldt, California
Betsy's husband, born January 3, 1863, died June 6, 1940 in Humboldt County, CA.
SOURCE: ancestry.com
- California Death Index
- U.S. Federal Census
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