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Casper and Selma Berve
Husband's Full Name: Casper Berve
Husband's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND
Husband's Father's Name: Ola Jonson Berve
Husband's Mother's Name: Anna Marie Eilertsdtr
Husband's Siblings' Names: Egert, Egert (Josie), Johanna (Knute Ramsfield), Cecilia (Broe), Olida (Ravnaas), Eilert, Oliver (Agnes Berve), Olga (Knudsvig) Jonas (Helen Broe),
Wife's Full Name: Selma Rodne
Wife's Place of Birth: North Dakota
Wife's Father's Name: Haldor Rodne
Wife's Mother's Name: Delia Ring
Wife's Siblings' Names: Tom, Harley (Phylis), Clara (Ben Rogelstad), Selmer (Nora Ramsfield) Gilma (Roland Howard), Ruth (Bernard Skiftun) Louis (Clara Overland)
Children's Names: none
2nd Wife’s Full Name: Hazel Olson Solberg (Nels)
Casper Berve was born in rural Manfred, ND to parents Ola Jonson Berve and Anna Marie Eilertsdtr. He lived in rural Manfred most of his life and farmed his land. He married Selma Rodne in 1947. They were active members of the Bethel Lutheran Church in rural Manfred. A few years after Selma's death Casper married Hazel Olson Solberg who had two grown children, Norlin and Janice. Casper and Hazel continued to live in Wells County until their death. They were buried in the Bethel Cemetery.