Bergette T. Myhre was born to Ole and Ingeborg (Peterson) Oraas on March 29, 1879, in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Rev. Knut Thorstensen in Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church. She first attended school in her own and other homes. When the school house was built in School District 45, she attended there for a few years, later in District 23. Her first teacher was Mike Dowling. She was confirmed by Rev. Knut Thorstensen in 1893. She was a member of the first class confirmed in Spring Creek Church, also the last class confirmed by Rev. Thorstensen. Her girlhood days were spent in this community, also in Minneapolis, where she was employed at the College Inn. She was married to Albert Myhre on July 25, 1906, by Rev. John Salhus. Five children were born to this union. She was a daughter of one of the charter members of Spring Creek Church. Mrs. Myhre joined the Spring Creek Ladies Aid shortly after her marriage and was given a life membership to the WMF in 1949. She spent her married life on the farm, with the exception of two years in Dawson, Minnesota, and a few years in Compton, California. The Myhres moved back to Clarkfield on March 7th of 1954. She passed suddenly away Saturday, May 29, 1954. Three children preceded her in death, namely Bergliotte and Bernard, who died in infancy and Harold, who passed away on December 17, 1948. Mrs. Myhre is survived by her husband and two daughters, Evangeline (Mrs. Elroy Churness) of Compton, California, and Leona (Mrs. Fritz Richter) of the local community; four grandchildren; four brothers and two sisters: Mrs. Oscar Dotseth of Clarkfield, Mrs. Rebecca Dotseth of Minneapolis, Hans Orass, Torfin Oraas, Alfred Oraas, all of Canada, and Otto Oraas of North Dakota. Bettie was a faithful wife and a kind and loving mother. Patient in suffering, and lived and died in her Redeemer. "Blessed are dead who die in the Lord." Revelations 14:13. Funeral Service Wednesday, June 2, 1954, 2:00 p.m. Spring Creek Lutheran Church, Normania Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Clergy Officiating Rev. P.L. Mork Rev. J.S. Strand Organist, Mrs. Carl Christensen Vocal Duet, Rev. and Mrs. P.L. Mork "This World Is Not My Home" Vocal Soloist, Mrs. Arden Lynne "Saviour Hear Us We Pray" "I Need Thee Every Hour" Pallbearers Clayton Dotseth ~ Nuel Dotseth Raymond Dotseth ~ Ishmael Quam Curtis Dotseth ~ Wallace Myhre Final Resting Place Spring Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Normania Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota