James
Salveson, 77
Sauk
City, Wisc. - James J. "Jim" Salveson, 77, died
Sunday, December 23, 2001 at Sauk Prairie Memorial
Hospital.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, December 26, at St.
John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Fred Rilling
officiating. Burial, with graveside military
services conducted by Lachmund-Cramer VFW Post
7694, was in Prairie du Sac Cemetery.
Gnewikow-Hooverson Funeral Home of Sauk City was in
charge of the arrangements.
James
J. Salveson was born on May 15, 1924 in Grygla, the
son of Sivert and Inga (Brevik) Salveson. He served
in the U.S. Navy with the Seabees in the Pacific
during World War II.
On
December 17, 1947, he was united in marriage to
Eileen Johnson. Eileen died on November 19,
1998.
On
May 17, 2000, Jim married Barbara Leyson.
Prior
to his retirement, he was employed as an alcohol
and drug counselor for Tri-County Human Services.
Jim
was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of
Prairie du Sac, a lifetime member of Lachmund-
Cramer VFW Post 7694, and a lifetime member and
past president of Sons of Norway.
Survivors
include his wife, Barbara of Sauk City; three
daughters, Bonnie (Bob) Kehl and Linda (John)
Herbst, both of Sauk City, and Julie (Randy)
Hehenberger of Yukon, Okla.; two sons, Dean (Cathy)
Salveson of Sauk City and Wayne (Wendy) Salveson of
Byron, Ill.; 21 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lorna (John)
Hohle of St. Paul and Hazel Holthusen and Alice
Peterson, both of Grygla; and several nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
Jim
was preceded in death by his parents and first
wife, Eileen. A00003B2002JA16
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