Bertha Brekhus
Obituary
Former Juneau resident Bertha Florence Brekhus, 85, died of emphysema and complications from pneumonia Nov. 25, 2003, at St. Tammany Hospital in Louisiana.
She was born in Lincoln, Kan., and moved to Searcy, Ark., as a young child. She had lived in Covington, La., for the past year and a half. She met the love of her life, Edward Brekhus, in her early 20s on a trip to Seattle, Wash. They corresponded for five years, and she then moved to Juneau where they were married. She lived in Juneau for 10 years and had three children. She then moved to Norma, N.D., for 10 years and then back to Searcy, where she lived most of her adult life.
She was a founding member of Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Searcy and instrumental in getting the "Bible Translated into Braille Program" started in the church. She was active in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League as well.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Little Eddie.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Edward Brekhus; daughters, Dina (Jim) Pace of Covington, La., and Shirl (Jim) Spaulding of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be announced at a later date.