Born: 20 Sep 1902, Holmes City twp, Douglas Co, MN
Died: 8 Sep 1929, Starbuck, Pope Co, MN
Buried: Trysil-Bethesda cemetery, Holmes City, Douglas Co, MN
Newspaper obituary: Park Region Echo, Sept 19, 1929, page 7, col 4
OSCAR SVGVALD STEEN
Oscar Svgvald Steen passed away at the Minnewauska hospital at Starbuck, Sunday evening, September 8th, at 9:45, after a six weeks’ illness of acute appendicitis.
Mr Steen was born in the Holmes City township, September 20, 1902, and he was the son of Ole and Berthina Steen. Oscar had not been in the best of health. At the age of seventeen years he left for Rochester, where he consulted the best doctors, but it seemed to improve his health very little. He then resided on the farm with his brother Bennie for a few years, after which he went on various trips, through Washington, Oregon and Canada. Since then he stayed and worked on the farm, together with Bennie, till the time of his death.
Mr Steen leaves to mourn, the following five brothers: Einar of Farwell; Peter of Cereal, Alberta, Can; Bennie of Farwell; and Olaf and George of Milwaukee, Wis, and one sister, Miss Gusta of Minneapolis. All were present for the funeral with the exception of Peter.
Funeral services were held from the Trysil Norwegian Lutheran church, Friday afternoon, Rev Vaage officiating. Miss Doris Steen, a niece of the deceased, sang “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”, and Rev Vaage sang, “Seek Ye the Lord”. The pall bearers were: Messrs, Henry and David Anderson, Henry Hanson, Clarence Soberg, Lannie Isaackson and Helmer Westberg.