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- Bio: Stratford CourierAugust 14, 1979Gustav Berglund, 82, of Stratford, passed away at the Stratford Care Center Friday evening Aug. 10, 1979. He was born Jan. 1, 1897 in Stratford and his parents were Mr. and Mrs. Lars John Berglund. June 27, 1928 he married Bertha Johanna Chally at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Ia. He farmed in Stratford all of his life and retired in 1970 and moved into town. He was a lifelong member of the Stratford Lutheran Church where he as baptized and confirmed. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Ovedia in 1926, a son, Harold in 1925, a daughter, Marjorie in 1926, second wife, Berta in 1976, a daughter, Lois in 1976, and three brothers and three sisters.Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Robert (Mary) Olthoff of Stanhope; Mrs. Harold (Angeline) Appelgate, Radcliffe; Mrs. Martha Carlstedt of Tucson. Two sons: Ronald of Radcliffe; Harold of Stratford. Nineteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Four sisters: Mrs. Esther Hall of Pasedena, Calif.; Mrs. Bessie Petterson, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Alice Larson, Pilot Mound; Mrs. Bertha Kane, Stratford; and nieces and nephews.Services will be held Tuesday, August 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the Stratford Lutheran Church with Rev. Dwight McElree of Stanhope officiating. Burial will be at the South Marion Cemetery. Visitors can call at the Hanson-Stark-Welin Funeral Home in Stratford on Monday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and at the church on Tuesday morning.
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