Bertha Gudvangen
October 17, 1917 — October 11, 2012
Bertha Bolme Gudvangen, 94, formerly of Hillcrest Drive, Duluth, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in the Golden living Center-Linden in Stillwater, Minn. Bertha was born on October 17, 1917 in Norway to Ola and Marit Bolme. She came to Minnesota with her family as a child and attended Ensign Elementary, Lincoln Junior High and graduated from Denfeld in 1937. She attended Young & Hursh Business College in Duluth and worked for City Creamery as a secretary and Northland Coal Company as a bookkeeper. Bertha married Chester Gudvangen on January 27, 1943 in Duluth. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Mary Circle. Bertha enjoyed sewing, knitting, crossword puzzles and wintering in Tucson, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister, Inga Johnson and a brother, John Bolme. She is survived by a daughter, Claudia Gudvangen of Maplewood, Minn and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in Christ Lutheran Church. 2415 Ensign St. Pastor Michael Main officiating. Burial in Sunrise Cemetery. To sign the guestbook on-line, visit www.wlbfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Williams Lobermeier Boettcher funeral home.