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- Bio: Amy Narvestad, 95 of Granite Falls died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at her daughter's home in Willmar while under hospice care.
Funeral services were Saturday, June 16, at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Burial was in Vestre Sogn Cemetery.
Amy Arline Narvestad was born on April 18, 1912, in Canby, the daughter of Daniel Torkelson Beiningen and Laura Dyrland. She was baptized and confirmed in Florida Lutheran Church and attended Country School at District 46, in Manfred Township. She graduated from Canby High School in 1929.
On April 18, 1936, she was united in marriage to Thomas Reinertson. They resided in Minneota where they operated the weekly Mascot for six years. They moved to Renville County, where they owned and operated the Sacred Heart News from 1943 to 1952. She continued her work as a writer and linotype operator until 1968. She was active in Our Savior's Lutheran in Sacred Heart, serving on the church council and taught Sunday school. She became involved in politics during the Eisenhower campaign and served as Renville County Chairwoman and later as the District Chairwoman, serving on the state executive committee. Tom passed away suddenly on Sept. 20, 1954.
On April 20, 1968, she was united in marriage to Carl T. Narvestad. They took up residence on a farm near Granite Falls where they were editors of a semi-annual 'Budstikken' for the Valdres Samband and the quarterly Sound Post for the HFAA. They moved into town in 1988 and jointly wrote the history of the Granite Falls Power Plant in 1991. They also wrote many other publications, including the history of Yellow Medicine County, the centennial history of Granite Falls, a history of the Valdres Samband (a Norwegian ethnic group), numerous local family histories and assisted in the founding of the HFAA. They received the Community Service Award in 1984 and were charter members of the Sons of Norway in Granite Falls.
She was also a Gold Star Mother, as she adopted Rowan Reinertson, her husband Tom's son from a previous marriage. She experienced the agony and pain of losing Rowan, as he was killed in action in an air crash in India in 1945.
She was a faithful member of Granite Falls Lutheran Church, a gifted writer and speaker and at one time, lectured with her husband Carl at Southwest State University. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, spinning, sharing her knowledge with family and friends, acquiring an international doll collection, traveling, researching genealogy, gardening and collecting antiques.
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1911 - 2007 (96 år)
