Mrs. Knudt (Emma) Bergene, 92, of Rt. 1, Cato, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Brandt, of Rt. 1, Greenleaf.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Robert Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Gjerpen Cemetery, Town of Cato.
Mrs. Bergene, nee Emaa Anderson, was born Feb. 10, 1879, at Racine, daughter of the late John and Maria Harringstad Anderson.
She was married to Knudt Bergene June 20, 1898. The couple farmed in the Town of Cato. Her husband preceded her in death Feb. 17, 1947.
Survivors include four sons, Edward of Rt. 1, Newton, Albert of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Norman and Kenneth of Rt. 1, Cato; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Wachtel of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) VanLanne of Rt. 1, Cato, and Mrs. Harold (Alma) Brandt of Rt. 1, Greenleaf, 24 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
Two sons preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. September 13, 1971
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Funeral services for Mrs. Knudt (Emma) Bergene, 92, of Rt. 1, Cato, who died Monday morning, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Rober Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Gjerpen Cemetery, Town of Cato.
Among survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Wachtel, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) VanLannen, of Rt. 1 Cato, and Mrs. Harold (Alma) Brandt, of Rt. 1, Greenleaf.
Friends may call at Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 14, 1971
Mrs. Knudt (Emma) Bergene, 92, of Rt. 1, Cato, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Brandt, of Rt. 1, Greenleaf.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Robert Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Gjerpen Cemetery, Town of Cato.
Mrs. Bergene, nee Emaa Anderson, was born Feb. 10, 1879, at Racine, daughter of the late John and Maria Harringstad Anderson.
She was married to Knudt Bergene June 20, 1898. The couple farmed in the Town of Cato. Her husband preceded her in death Feb. 17, 1947.
Survivors include four sons, Edward of Rt. 1, Newton, Albert of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Norman and Kenneth of Rt. 1, Cato; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Wachtel of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) VanLanne of Rt. 1, Cato, and Mrs. Harold (Alma) Brandt of Rt. 1, Greenleaf, 24 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
Two sons preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. September 13, 1971
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Funeral services for Mrs. Knudt (Emma) Bergene, 92, of Rt. 1, Cato, who died Monday morning, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Rober Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Gjerpen Cemetery, Town of Cato.
Among survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Wachtel, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) VanLannen, of Rt. 1 Cato, and Mrs. Harold (Alma) Brandt, of Rt. 1, Greenleaf.
Friends may call at Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 14, 1971
Family Members
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Carl Albert Bergene
1899–1909
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Bertha Bergene Wachtel
1901–1986
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Clarence Edward Bergene
1904–1904
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Edward Clarence Bergene
1904–1989
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Albert Carl Bergene
1909–1995
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Norman Ole Bergene
1911–1990
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Ruth Stella Bergene Van Lannen
1911–2000
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Kenneth Harold "Ben" Bergene
1916–2004
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Alma J. Bergene Brandt
1919–2010
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