St. Paul Pioneer Press & Dispatch 10/12/1985
ALFRED BREIVIK dies at 103; was pastor 55 years
Services for the Rev. Alfred Breivik, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in the United States when he died Wednesday at 103 will be held today in St. Paul.
Breivik's career in the ministry of the American Lutheran Church spanned 55 years and included a pastorate at Como Park Lutheran Church from 1946 to 1954. He lived in St. Paul following his retirement in 1965 and died in the St. Anthony Health Center in Minneapolis.
Born in Bodo, Norway, Breivik moved to Minneapolis in 1905 and worked with his brother, Kristian, as a painter and a decorator while attending night school. He graduated from Red Wing Seminary in Red Wing in 1910 and Luther Seminary United Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1913. He served churches in North and South Dakota for the next 18 years.
Breivik was pastor of an Adams, Minn. church from 1928 to 1946, and then served Como Park Lutheran Church until 1954. He concluded his ministry with pastorates at churches in Berlin, N.H. and Brooklyn, N.Y.
After retiring and returning to St. Paul, he was active at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave., where visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. until the 1:30 p.m. service. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Orville, of Westport, Conn.; sister Ingrid Ellingson of Seattle, Wash., and one granddaughter.
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BREIVIK
Rev. Alfred, age 103, passed away Oct. 9th at St. Anthony Health Center. Survived by son, Orville, Westport, CT; granddaughter Barbara Righter, Alexandria, VA; sister, Ingrid Ellingson, Seattle, WA; nieces and nephews in Mpls. Preceded in death by his wife, Elinor. He served as pastor in No. Dak. and So. Dak., Adams, MN, Burlin, NH, Brooklyn, NY and Como Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Rev Breivik was th oldest Lutheran minister in the United States prior to his death. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Service Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave. Interment Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the Holcomb-Henry Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, and at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time of service.
(Newspaper clipping of obituary)
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The following information is from "Clergy of the American Lutheran Church Biographical Record" (courtesy of ELCA Region 3 Archives at Luther Seminary, St Paul Minnesota)
Born 6/16/1882 in Breivik, Salten, Norway
Father: Ole Benjaminsen
Colleges & Seminaries Attended:
Vesteraalen County School 1904-1905
Red Wing Seminary 1906-1910
U.C. Seminary 1910-1913
Ordained 6/15/1913 United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Wife: Married 6/25/1913 to Elinor Westfield (born 6/2/1889 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin) Elinor was a public school teacher
Children:
Orville Neil Breivik (1/16/1915)
Roy Fredrick (1/23/1917
Churches Served:
Vang, ND 1913-1919 Pastor
Washburn, ND 1919-1921 Pastor
Adams, ND 1921-1926 Pastor
Fairview, SD 1926-1928 Pastor
Adams, MN 1928-1947 Pastor
Como Park, St.Paul, MN 1947-1950 Asst. Pastor
Berlin, NH 1950-1955 Pastor
Zion, Brooklyn,NY 1955-1957 Asst. Pastor
Retired 1/1/1957
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Rev. Alfred Olson Breivik (6/16/1882-10/9/1985) "Rev. Alfred Breivik was installed on May 27th, 1928 at Little Cedar Lutheran Church & Marshall Lutheran Church in Adams, MN and remained for almost 19 years. During this ministry the transition from Norwegian to English was made."
(from the Little Cedar Lutheran Church website)
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Note: Alfred Breivik was preceded in death by his son Rev. Roy Breivik who is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery.
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ALFRED BREIVIK dies at 103; was pastor 55 years
Services for the Rev. Alfred Breivik, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in the United States when he died Wednesday at 103 will be held today in St. Paul.
Breivik's career in the ministry of the American Lutheran Church spanned 55 years and included a pastorate at Como Park Lutheran Church from 1946 to 1954. He lived in St. Paul following his retirement in 1965 and died in the St. Anthony Health Center in Minneapolis.
Born in Bodo, Norway, Breivik moved to Minneapolis in 1905 and worked with his brother, Kristian, as a painter and a decorator while attending night school. He graduated from Red Wing Seminary in Red Wing in 1910 and Luther Seminary United Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1913. He served churches in North and South Dakota for the next 18 years.
Breivik was pastor of an Adams, Minn. church from 1928 to 1946, and then served Como Park Lutheran Church until 1954. He concluded his ministry with pastorates at churches in Berlin, N.H. and Brooklyn, N.Y.
After retiring and returning to St. Paul, he was active at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave., where visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. until the 1:30 p.m. service. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Orville, of Westport, Conn.; sister Ingrid Ellingson of Seattle, Wash., and one granddaughter.
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BREIVIK
Rev. Alfred, age 103, passed away Oct. 9th at St. Anthony Health Center. Survived by son, Orville, Westport, CT; granddaughter Barbara Righter, Alexandria, VA; sister, Ingrid Ellingson, Seattle, WA; nieces and nephews in Mpls. Preceded in death by his wife, Elinor. He served as pastor in No. Dak. and So. Dak., Adams, MN, Burlin, NH, Brooklyn, NY and Como Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Rev Breivik was th oldest Lutheran minister in the United States prior to his death. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Service Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave. Interment Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the Holcomb-Henry Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, and at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time of service.
(Newspaper clipping of obituary)
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The following information is from "Clergy of the American Lutheran Church Biographical Record" (courtesy of ELCA Region 3 Archives at Luther Seminary, St Paul Minnesota)
Born 6/16/1882 in Breivik, Salten, Norway
Father: Ole Benjaminsen
Colleges & Seminaries Attended:
Vesteraalen County School 1904-1905
Red Wing Seminary 1906-1910
U.C. Seminary 1910-1913
Ordained 6/15/1913 United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Wife: Married 6/25/1913 to Elinor Westfield (born 6/2/1889 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin) Elinor was a public school teacher
Children:
Orville Neil Breivik (1/16/1915)
Roy Fredrick (1/23/1917
Churches Served:
Vang, ND 1913-1919 Pastor
Washburn, ND 1919-1921 Pastor
Adams, ND 1921-1926 Pastor
Fairview, SD 1926-1928 Pastor
Adams, MN 1928-1947 Pastor
Como Park, St.Paul, MN 1947-1950 Asst. Pastor
Berlin, NH 1950-1955 Pastor
Zion, Brooklyn,NY 1955-1957 Asst. Pastor
Retired 1/1/1957
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Rev. Alfred Olson Breivik (6/16/1882-10/9/1985) "Rev. Alfred Breivik was installed on May 27th, 1928 at Little Cedar Lutheran Church & Marshall Lutheran Church in Adams, MN and remained for almost 19 years. During this ministry the transition from Norwegian to English was made."
(from the Little Cedar Lutheran Church website)
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Note: Alfred Breivik was preceded in death by his son Rev. Roy Breivik who is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press & Dispatch 10/12/1985
ALFRED BREIVIK dies at 103; was pastor 55 years
Services for the Rev. Alfred Breivik, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in the United States when he died Wednesday at 103 will be held today in St. Paul.
Breivik's career in the ministry of the American Lutheran Church spanned 55 years and included a pastorate at Como Park Lutheran Church from 1946 to 1954. He lived in St. Paul following his retirement in 1965 and died in the St. Anthony Health Center in Minneapolis.
Born in Bodo, Norway, Breivik moved to Minneapolis in 1905 and worked with his brother, Kristian, as a painter and a decorator while attending night school. He graduated from Red Wing Seminary in Red Wing in 1910 and Luther Seminary United Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1913. He served churches in North and South Dakota for the next 18 years.
Breivik was pastor of an Adams, Minn. church from 1928 to 1946, and then served Como Park Lutheran Church until 1954. He concluded his ministry with pastorates at churches in Berlin, N.H. and Brooklyn, N.Y.
After retiring and returning to St. Paul, he was active at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave., where visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. until the 1:30 p.m. service. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Orville, of Westport, Conn.; sister Ingrid Ellingson of Seattle, Wash., and one granddaughter.
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BREIVIK
Rev. Alfred, age 103, passed away Oct. 9th at St. Anthony Health Center. Survived by son, Orville, Westport, CT; granddaughter Barbara Righter, Alexandria, VA; sister, Ingrid Ellingson, Seattle, WA; nieces and nephews in Mpls. Preceded in death by his wife, Elinor. He served as pastor in No. Dak. and So. Dak., Adams, MN, Burlin, NH, Brooklyn, NY and Como Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Rev Breivik was th oldest Lutheran minister in the United States prior to his death. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Service Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave. Interment Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the Holcomb-Henry Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, and at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time of service.
(Newspaper clipping of obituary)
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The following information is from "Clergy of the American Lutheran Church Biographical Record" (courtesy of ELCA Region 3 Archives at Luther Seminary, St Paul Minnesota)
Born 6/16/1882 in Breivik, Salten, Norway
Father: Ole Benjaminsen
Colleges & Seminaries Attended:
Vesteraalen County School 1904-1905
Red Wing Seminary 1906-1910
U.C. Seminary 1910-1913
Ordained 6/15/1913 United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Wife: Married 6/25/1913 to Elinor Westfield (born 6/2/1889 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin) Elinor was a public school teacher
Children:
Orville Neil Breivik (1/16/1915)
Roy Fredrick (1/23/1917
Churches Served:
Vang, ND 1913-1919 Pastor
Washburn, ND 1919-1921 Pastor
Adams, ND 1921-1926 Pastor
Fairview, SD 1926-1928 Pastor
Adams, MN 1928-1947 Pastor
Como Park, St.Paul, MN 1947-1950 Asst. Pastor
Berlin, NH 1950-1955 Pastor
Zion, Brooklyn,NY 1955-1957 Asst. Pastor
Retired 1/1/1957
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Rev. Alfred Olson Breivik (6/16/1882-10/9/1985) "Rev. Alfred Breivik was installed on May 27th, 1928 at Little Cedar Lutheran Church & Marshall Lutheran Church in Adams, MN and remained for almost 19 years. During this ministry the transition from Norwegian to English was made."
(from the Little Cedar Lutheran Church website)
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Note: Alfred Breivik was preceded in death by his son Rev. Roy Breivik who is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery.
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ALFRED BREIVIK dies at 103; was pastor 55 years
Services for the Rev. Alfred Breivik, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in the United States when he died Wednesday at 103 will be held today in St. Paul.
Breivik's career in the ministry of the American Lutheran Church spanned 55 years and included a pastorate at Como Park Lutheran Church from 1946 to 1954. He lived in St. Paul following his retirement in 1965 and died in the St. Anthony Health Center in Minneapolis.
Born in Bodo, Norway, Breivik moved to Minneapolis in 1905 and worked with his brother, Kristian, as a painter and a decorator while attending night school. He graduated from Red Wing Seminary in Red Wing in 1910 and Luther Seminary United Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1913. He served churches in North and South Dakota for the next 18 years.
Breivik was pastor of an Adams, Minn. church from 1928 to 1946, and then served Como Park Lutheran Church until 1954. He concluded his ministry with pastorates at churches in Berlin, N.H. and Brooklyn, N.Y.
After retiring and returning to St. Paul, he was active at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave., where visitation will be held today from 1 p.m. until the 1:30 p.m. service. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Orville, of Westport, Conn.; sister Ingrid Ellingson of Seattle, Wash., and one granddaughter.
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BREIVIK
Rev. Alfred, age 103, passed away Oct. 9th at St. Anthony Health Center. Survived by son, Orville, Westport, CT; granddaughter Barbara Righter, Alexandria, VA; sister, Ingrid Ellingson, Seattle, WA; nieces and nephews in Mpls. Preceded in death by his wife, Elinor. He served as pastor in No. Dak. and So. Dak., Adams, MN, Burlin, NH, Brooklyn, NY and Como Park Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Rev Breivik was th oldest Lutheran minister in the United States prior to his death. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Service Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave. Interment Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the Holcomb-Henry Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, and at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time of service.
(Newspaper clipping of obituary)
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The following information is from "Clergy of the American Lutheran Church Biographical Record" (courtesy of ELCA Region 3 Archives at Luther Seminary, St Paul Minnesota)
Born 6/16/1882 in Breivik, Salten, Norway
Father: Ole Benjaminsen
Colleges & Seminaries Attended:
Vesteraalen County School 1904-1905
Red Wing Seminary 1906-1910
U.C. Seminary 1910-1913
Ordained 6/15/1913 United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Wife: Married 6/25/1913 to Elinor Westfield (born 6/2/1889 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin) Elinor was a public school teacher
Children:
Orville Neil Breivik (1/16/1915)
Roy Fredrick (1/23/1917
Churches Served:
Vang, ND 1913-1919 Pastor
Washburn, ND 1919-1921 Pastor
Adams, ND 1921-1926 Pastor
Fairview, SD 1926-1928 Pastor
Adams, MN 1928-1947 Pastor
Como Park, St.Paul, MN 1947-1950 Asst. Pastor
Berlin, NH 1950-1955 Pastor
Zion, Brooklyn,NY 1955-1957 Asst. Pastor
Retired 1/1/1957
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Rev. Alfred Olson Breivik (6/16/1882-10/9/1985) "Rev. Alfred Breivik was installed on May 27th, 1928 at Little Cedar Lutheran Church & Marshall Lutheran Church in Adams, MN and remained for almost 19 years. During this ministry the transition from Norwegian to English was made."
(from the Little Cedar Lutheran Church website)
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Note: Alfred Breivik was preceded in death by his son Rev. Roy Breivik who is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery.
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