The Family & Home of Hans & Jorgine Ystad
contributed by Helen Vater Blaha from the collection of Milt Ystad.
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The Farm of Hans & Jorgine Ystad Located in Section 19 of the Town of Beaver, Clark Co., Wisconsin. |
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Marriage of Julia Ystad (daughter)
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Olaf & Elsie Ystad (son & daughter-in-law)
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Death of Amanda Goering (daughter)
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Obituary of Hembre, Iver J. (1858 - 1924) (father of Jorine Ystad)
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Obituary of John Wisth (1876 - 1962) (brother-in-law with a photo of Julia (Ystad) Wisth, sister of Hans)
Obituary of Hans Ystad (1860 - 1943)
from undated newspaper clipping in Milt Ystad collection
Hans Ystad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Ystad, was born in Stenkjar, Norway on
January 2, 1860 and came to a farm near Greenwood on July 13, 1886.
On October 14, 1888 he was united in marriage to Miss Jorgina Hembre. To this
union were born 12 children. Mrs. Ystad passed away in 1933. Two daughters
Mrs. Helga Johnson and Helen Ystad; one brother and 2 sisters preceeded him in
death.
Mr. Ystad passed away at the home of his son Hokon Ystad, 4 ˝ miles north east
of Greenwood at 9:30 A.M. on Sunday, April 18, 1943 after an illness of many
years. He had reached the age of 83 years, 3 months and 12 days.
He is survived by four sons Olaf, Hokon and Ralph, all of Greenwood and Pvt. Lee
Ystad, Camp Chaffee, Ariz.; six daughters Mrs. Jos. (Julia) Hecker, Loyal, Mrs.
Carl (Alma) Sheets, Curtis; Mrs. Otto (Amanda) Goehring, Loyal; Mrs. Lyle
(Elsie) Jentz, Camp Chaffee, Ariz.; Miss Ellen Ystad, Owen and Mrs. Frank
(Jeanette) Basele of Milwaukee; 27 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. John Wisth of Milwaukee and 2 in Norway.
Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 1:30 from the Olaf Ystad home
and at 2:00
P. M. from the Trondhjem Lutheran church will Rev. M. K. Aaberg officiating. He
will be laid to rest in the Greenwood cemetary.
The pallbearers are Henry Olson, Oliver Hendrickson, Wm. Rossow, Adolph
Turnquist, Leonard Johnson and Art Turnquist.
Obituary of Mrs. Hans (Jorgine
Margrete) Ystad (1867 - 1933)
undated newspaper clipping in Milt Ystad collection
Jorgine Margrete Hembre was born in Inderoen, Norway, December 4, 1867. She
came over to America on July 13, 1888. On October 14, 1888 she was united in
marriage to Hans Ystad at Greenwood, after which they came to reside northeast
of Greenwood.
Eleven children were born to this union, two Helga and an infant Helen preceded
her in death. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband Hans Ystad and
children, Mrs. Joe Hecker, Mrs. Carl Sheets, Mrs. Otto Goehring, Mrs. Lyle Jentz,
Olaf Ystad, Hokon, Ralph, Ellen and Jeanette Ystad, one sister, Mrs. Ole
Bragstand, two brothers Edward Hembre and Ralph Hembre of Norway. One sister
Ellen of Norway and one brother, Ivar Hembre, preceded her in death. She also
leaves to mourn nineteen grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 o’clock and 2:00 o’clock at the
Trondhjem Church. She was laid to rest in the Greenwood cemetery.