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Born: December 3, 1895 in Harndrup, Odense, Denmark. Immigrated from Denmark in 1921. He was a carpenter and was headed for St. Louis, Missouri to meet his uncle Christian Rath. Parents: Rasmus Christian Bertelsen and Anna Marie Johanne Rath. Died: August 22, 1966 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Buried: Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Iowa. Married: Edith Pedersen in 1936. She died on December 10, 2014 aged 100 years. Ordained: June 11, 1933 in Waupaca, Wisconsin by Rev. Dr. Carlson. |
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Attended Dana College, Blair, Nebraska. |
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Attended Capital University, Bexley, Ohio. |
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Attended Trinity Seminary in Blair, Nebraska. |
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Pastor at Emmaus Lutheran Church in McNabb, Illinois. |
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Pastor at Our Savior's Lutheran of Owatonna, Minnesota, and Brorson Danish Evangelical Lutheran of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. Brorson changed its name to Trinity Lutheran Church during Rev. Bertelsen's pastorate. |
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Pastor at Tinity Lutheran Church, Rutland, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church, Humboldt, Iowa. |
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Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kankakee, Illinois. |
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Retired from active ministry. Served as visitation pastor in Harlan, Iowa with Oscar Johnson. |
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