Gustav ”Gust” Alfred Wenstrand

Äktenskap med Anna Lovisa Johnson gift Wenstrand (1873 - 1953)

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Obituary from the August 16, 1956 edition of the Wakefield Republican:
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 13, for Gustaf
Wenstrand at the Mission Covenant Church.
Rev. Melvin O.
Pererson officiated with Bressler
Funeral Services in charge
of services. Mrs. Harry Wendel
sang two solos accompanied
by Mrs. Aaron Swanson at the
organ.
Pallbearers were Arthur Felt,
W. C. Borg, Fred Muller, Paul
Bengston, Grover Carr and Reuben
Johnson. Interment was at
the Wakefield Cemetery.
Gustaf Alfred Wenstrand was
born in Red Oak, Iowa December
13, 1873, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P . Wenstrand. At the
age of 10 years he moved with
his parents to Wakefield, Ne -
braska where they lived in the
then newly incorporated town
of Wakefield. A few years later
they moved to a farm Northwest
of Wakefield where Gustaf
grew to manhood. In the
year 1906 he was united in marriage
to Miss Anna Louise Johnson.
From the year 1910 to 1939
they lived on a farm North of
Wakefield where they established
a good farm and raised their
family of two sons Russell and
Kenneth. Mr. Wenstrand attended
church from his early childhood.
His father was the first
chairman of the Wakefield Convenant
Church and a strong
leader in the church work. Mr.
Wenstrand was active in church
as a member of the board for
some years and was generous in
the support of the work. His
good humor and friendly wit
won him many friends in his
community.
In 1939 Mr. and Mrs. Wenstrand
moved to Wakefield
where they retired and lived
until the passing of Mrs. Wenstrand
in 1953, when he moved
back to live with his sons part
of the year with each one. He
suffered a stroke August 9 and
was taken to Wakefield Hospital
where he passed away about
1:30 a.m. August 11. At his passing
he was 82 years 7 months,
9 days. His daughter preceded
him in death having died in infancy.
He leaves besides his two
sons and their wives and five
grandchildren, three sisters Mrs.
Leonard Olson, Mrs Herbert
Johnson, and Mrs. Emily Seagren
all of Wakefield, other relatives
and a host of friends.

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