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- On Saturday morning last at his farm home four miles north of Camrose, Mr. L.E. Loveseth, one of the most highly respected pioneer residents of the community was seized with a stroke from which he failed to rally, his death occurring on Sunday morning about nine oclock.
Mr. Loveseth was one of the outstanding Scandinavian settlers of this district and exemplified in his life those characteristics of good citizenship, thrift and industry for which the best sons of Norway are known--and which have made them such welcome settlers in western Canada. He would have celebrated his 68th birthday on the 15th of next month. Mr. Loveseth had given little indication that his health might be impaired and the suddenness with which he was struck down came as a shock to his relatives and friends. Sunday before last, while giving testimony in the church, he ended by singing an old Norwegian hymn voicing the longing of a child for its heavenly home, and those who heard him could not but recall the incident this week...
In reviewing the events of a very rich life, Mr. Loveseth was referred to as a hardy pioneer. He left Norway at the age of twenty-one, having had his early education at a town near Trondjhem. He first settled in South Dakota in 1888 near the home of his relative, Senator Norbeck. His marriage to Miss Martha Groseth gave him a true companion whose co-operation had made possible many of the undertakings Mr. Loveseth set for himself. After several years spent in South Dakota, Mr. Loveseths pioneering spirit directed him to western Canada and in 1911 he settled in this district, four miles north of the town, where his farm buildings provide a well-known landmark. Their spacious home has been open on many occasions to a score of more of guests here from outside points to attend church meetings and conventions. Mr. Loveseths keen interest in farming was not his only interest. His varied activities and wide interests had embraced membership in the Camrose Board of Trade, in the United Farmers of Alberta, in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the work of the church had been foremost with him. He was a trustee of the congregation and often went as delegate to the conventions where his strong opinions and deep convictions were always voiced without bitterness. He was secretary of the Inner-Mission for many years, finally resigning because he felt opportunity was offered to younger people to take their part in church work. He was a sturdy champion of the activity of laymen in the services of the church. The Foreign Mission field lay very close to his heart, being an outstanding supporter of the mission in China in which his sister-in-law, Miss Ida Groseth, labored for so many years. He was director of the Old Peoples Home at Bawlf and a director of the Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute here, but of all his interests that of the Camrose Lutheran College was perhaps dearest to his heart, and in its organization and advancement he found scope for his energies. An outdoor man, and a man of action, he also had the passion of an artist for music, and never missed an opportunity to raise his voice in praise, while his appreciation of singing in others was most marked.
Mr. Loveseth is survived by his wife, and one daughter, Mrs. E.L. Fowler, and four sons, Enoch of Edmonton; Jack and Alvin of Vancouver, and Grant, Camrose north.
Camrose Canadian, Wednesday, October 23, 1935
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