The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-06
/. r. ELVERUDE is DEAF

/. r. ELVERUDE is DEAD
Last Friday morning, soon after ris-
ing, liver T. Elverude was taken with
a very sudden attack of heart trouble
to which he has been subject, and be-
fore the arrival of a doctor was strick-
en- in death. His physical condition
past summer, and he knew that his
ailment would take him off at short
notice. While his family and friends
knew of his condition. his general
health had not given any premonition
of such a sudden passing.
Mr.. Elyerude was born on a farm
in Smaalandene, Norway. February
Goth, 1913, and received the school ed
ucation of the country children and
did the work incident 10 farm life I'M
til attaining manhood. He was mar
ried January 2oth, 1852 to Miss Mona
II. Nelson, and three children We're
born TO them duriue Their life in the
old country In 1871 the family moved
to the United States and settled ~
Goodhuo county, Minnesota. wh.r
Mr. Elyeru1e eneaaod i'm farming In
1851 they came to Hroo, i14- county
and took q homestead in McI.tv.
township near Lake campbell, v
the family ma'. tholr homo uutI
1909. That year MIR Flgemdc aa
wife moved TO the city aud purcha u
a residence on Second street, Who're
ne passed away.
The funeral was held IN the Luth
cran church on Tuesday afternoon nj
two o'clock and the building was
packed with the many old friends who
came to pay their last respects to thu
deceased. As a lay minister Of the
church Mr.. Elyerude had been very
close TO a number of the minister
who have been located at Brookings
and Volga. Six of these were present
at his funeral and gave testimony to
the high esteem in which he was held
and the power for good that he wa
in all church work. The funeral ser
mon was preached by the Rev. b. S.
Benson, pastor Of the church. and the
following other clergy made short adj
dresses: Rev. j. II. Hinderaker. of
Astoria; Rev. o. O. Bergh, Volga
Rev. L. X. Aaberg, Beldenville. Wis:
Rev. G. Evenson, Volga; Rev. J. a.
Bergh, rector Of Fairyiew Hospital.
Minneapolis, and Rev. II. Christopher
son, Of this city. The Messrs. Bergh
whom Mr.. Elverude has worked, but
had grown up with him all during his
life in America, and been friends of
the closest nature. The fine choir of
the Lutheran church rendered SOM
beautiful and appropriate music, and
the chancel and alter were covered
with handsome floral offerings. At
tended by a long line Of conveyances
the body was borne to the Lutheran
cemetery southwest Of the city and
laid in IFS final resting place.
During his younger manhood, Mr.
Elverude was for a time separated
from a full communion with the
church life in which he had been
raised, but early in his life in Brook
ings county, he returned to his alleei-
ence to the principles of religion and
was N of the most potent factors
in the building up of the Lutheran
church at Lake Campbell. He at
tended the seminary at Red Wing.
Mimi, and fitted himself to be a lay
minister, and all during his life from
that time he had great influence with
the people of the church, especially
with the young. In the Norwegian
language he was a most fluent and
earnest speaker, and his words were
always listened to with respect and
interest. Up to the very last of his
life he was a worker with and friend