Individual Details
John Arnt Stayberg
(3 Jun 1882 - 2 Jul 1952)
Hudson Area Bio Index: Staberg Family
Source: HSO, 24 Aug 1967, Family Reunion, p1
Hudson Area Bio Index: John A. Stayberg (1882-1952)
Source: HSO, Hudson Star-Times, 20 Dec 1904, Wedding; HSO, 3 Jul 1952, Notice; HSO, 10 Jul 1952, Obit
s/o: Andrew & Sigrid (Florin) Staberg
m: Hudson, 17 Dec 1904, Karine M. Jenson
2 daughters: Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson (Jeannette) & Mrs. Robert Gartmann (Thelma)
2 sons: Herbert & John W. (deceased 1945)
sisters: Mrs. J. E. Olson (Ellen) & Mrs. Nels Sangsland (Bertina)
brother: Joe Staberg
on 1905 census
HST, 22 Mar 1904, p1, Baldwin Items
John A. Staberg of Hudson, an experienced plumber and tinner has accepted a position at Stronk's hardware store. [He replaced Grant Smith, who resigned his position of several years to move to Rush City, Minneosta. HST, 8 Mar 1904, p1, Baldwin Items]
HST, 20 Dec 1904
Pretty Holiday Wedding
A very pretty wedding took place at the Unitarian Church last Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 1904, in the presence of large gathering of friends and relatives. At exactly eight o'clock Mrs. H. K. Huntoon began playing the wedding march and presently the bridal party preceeded by the officiating clergyman entered from a side parlor and took their place under a tastefully decorated arch and faced the audience. Mr. Nels Jenson, Jr., brother of the bride, served as groomsman and Miss Gurina Hallanger as bridesmaid. As the music ceased Rev. C. T. Burnley began the marriage service, in which the ring was used, given and received, as a sacred pledge of unending fidelity, thus with prayer and benediction, after their solemn vows, Mr. John A. Staberg and Miss Karine M. Jenson, both of this city, were declared to be husband and wife according to the ordinance of God and the laws of Wisconsin.
An excellent and substantial supper had been prepared for the occasion and over a hundred guests sat down to it and enjoyed it. There were many valuable and useful presents, including parlor furniture, silverware and china. Mr. and Mrs. Staberg will make their home in Hudson for the rest of the winter. We join with their many friends in wishing them much joy.
True Republican, 22 Dec 1904
Matrimony
Mr. John Staberg of North Hudson and Miss Karen Jenson, daughter of Mr. Nels J. Jensen of East Hudson, were married last Saturday at the Unitarian Church parlors, Rev. Burnley officiating. A large number of guests were present to witness the ceremony, and the young couple were the recipient of many andsome gfits. A delicious supper was served, making in all a very pretty wedding.
HSO, 15 Apr 1909, p1
J. A. Staberg & Co.
Is the name of a new business firm in Hudson, who will go into the tinning and plumbing business. They will be located in what is known as the Model Market building on Locust street. Mr. Staberg was in the cities several days the past week purchasing tools and necessary supplies. They will be open for business some time during the present week. We wish the new firm the best of success in their undertaking.
HSO, 16Aug1918, p5, c1
John Stayberg spent Monday in the Twin Cities.
HSO,6 Sep1918, p5, c1
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stayberg were St. Paul visitors on Monday.
HSO, 20 Sep1918, p5, c2
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stayberg and daughters, Jeannette and Thelma were callers in St. Paul on Monday. Miss Nettie Peterson accompanied them.
HSO, 27 Sep 1918, p5
Mrs. John A. Stayberg and daughter Thelma were St. Paul callers on Monday.
HSO, 11 Nov 1921
J. A. Stayberg went to Minneapolis to attend the Brotherhood of American Yeoman lecture course at the West hotel Thursday and Friday and the Imerial Homestead B. A. Y. entertained the guests at a banquent at the West hotel on Thursday.
HSO, 4 Dec 1924, p5, c2, Local News
John Stayberg was in Roberts on business Monday.
HSO, 17May1934, p5, c3
J. A. Stayberg and daughter, Miss Thelma, were business callers at Boardman, Hammond and Burkhardt on Tuesday.
MARRIAGE:
John courted Karine Jenson through the first years of the 20th century.
Karine later wrote "Our first date was on April 12, 1901 when Pop took me home from the party at Torgeson's; we were engaged several weeks later on April 29th..."
In 1904 John began working as a tinner for Wright & Wackendorf in Hammond traveling there on the Monday morning train and returning to Hudson on Saturday evening. They wrote back and forth, almost daily, sending their letters back and forth on the mail trains. Oftentimes a letter sent in the morning would be answered on the evening run of the train. We are fortunate that some of these letters survived for over eighty years as I write this.
Mostly they are John's letters to Karine, saved by her, and written in his distinctive and highly legible hand.
October 17th, 1904...
"When I came from the store tonight it was so moonlight and nice and I would have given anything to have been in Hudson with you. It seems so much harder to be parted now since we have planned to get married. Well, we will see what kind of arrangements we can make, if I can get a house out here that I think we can get along in without freezing
to death this winter...the reason I speak of your staying home this winter is that then you could take it kind of easy and wouldn't have to get up in a cold house to get breakfast and besides you could go to Lodge..."
Karine's brother Nels, who was teaching school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, was to be John's best man. On December 13th he wrote Karine... "I amheartily glad to accept the honor you have bestowed upon me, but mind you I don't know a darn thing about such business because you know I have never attended a wedding in my life.
I sent my suit down the first of the week so you must have received it bythis time. I also had some collars and shirts in there but mind I don't want the necks of those shirts starched. Be sure to get those collars fixed up because I can't wear anything but a 16 1/2 I'm getting so fat.
I will try to be down Fri. night on the passenger but I'll have to go to Cumberland to get on the damn thing. I'll have to take the switch train which leaves Turtle Lake about five o'clock. If I can't make that I'll have to wait till the morning and take the milk shake down.
With best regards to you all I am as ever, Your "baby" brother, Nels"
Hudson Star-Times, 20 Dec 1904, Vol 50, No. 34
PRETTY HOLIDAY WEDDING
A very pretty wedding took place at the Unitarian church last Saturday evening, December 17, 1904, in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives.
At exactly eight o'clock, Mrs. H. K. Huntoon began playing the wedding march and presently the bridal party preceeded by the officiating clergyman entered from a side palor and took their places under a tastefully decorated arch and faced the audience. Mr. Nels Jenson, Jr., brother of the bride, served as groomsman and Miss Gurina Hallenger as bridesmaid. As the music ceased, Rev. C. T. Burnley began the marriage service, in which the ring was used, given and received, as a sacred pledge of unending fidelity, thus with prayer and benediction, after their solemn vows, Mr. John Staberg and Miss Karine M. Jenson, both of this city, were declared to be husband and wife according to the ordinance of God and the laws of Wisconsin.
An excellent and substantial supper had been prepared for the occasion and over a hundred guests sat down to it and enjoyed it. There were many valuable and useful presents, including parlor furniture, silverware, and china. Mr. and Mrs. Staberg will make their home in Hudson for the rest of the winter. We join with their many friends in wishing them much joy.
Karine remained in Hudson, at her parents' home, while John rented in Hammond, returning to Hudson each Saturday night, until the fall of 1905 when they rented a house in Hammond and moved their family, which included a daughter, Jeannette, born May 29, 1905. A second daughter, Thelma, was born May 13, 1907. They lived in Hammond until John got work as a plumber with Oliver & Nelson in Hudson in the fall of 1908.
They were expecting their third child when their home burned on December 26th, 1909. Karine wrote, "We lost our home and everything in it except a few knick-knacks and one photo album...we moved into my mother and father's home at 1221 Seventh and lived there until the first part of April 1910... we moved then into the white house next to our burned down house and lived there until September when we moved into the remodeled shed which had originally been built as sleeping quarters for my brothers who worked nights at the saw mill. This, besides the ice house, was the
only building left standing at our place." They had no insurance to cover to cover the loss.
John and Karine a fourth child, a son, John Winston, who was born 13 years after his brother, Herbert. John, or "Bubbins", as he was known within the family, was an honor graduate of Hudson High School in 1941 where he played trombone with the band and was a member of the brass sextett and the German band. He lettered in football and was active in church. "Bubbs" received his induction notice on January 26, 1943 and left for Camp Howze, Texas in February 1943. He had been in the Army 27 months when he died of wounds in Germany on May 6, 1945, having been reported as missing in action since April 30, 1945. He was serving with an anti-tank division at the time of his death which came just two days before his 22nd birthday and the end of the war in Europe, V-E Day, May 8, 1945.
LAND RECORD:
St. Croix County Courthouse, Hudson, Wis., Volume 127, page 634
In St. Croix County, on Jan. 5, 1910, by Warranty Deed, John A. Staberg and Karine M., his wife, purchased Lots 6 and 7 and 8 of Block "E", Russell's Addition to and now a part of the City of Hudson, from Jens H. Jenson, bachelor. The amount of the contract was $200.
NAME CHANGED:
It was around 1915-1917 that John changed his family name from "STABERG" to "STAYBERG". Karine explained the reason for that change was to differentiate between all the "J. Staberg's" in the Hudson/Lakeland area.
HSO, 16 Aug 1918, p5, c1
John Stayberg spent Monday in the Twin Cities.
HSO, 16 Aug 1818, p5, c2
Little Thelma Stayberg, who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks is improving somewhat.
HSO, 20 Sep 1918, p5, c2
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stayberg and daughters Jeannette and Thelma were callers in St. Paul on Monday. Miss Nettie Peterson accompanied them.
HSO, 8 Nov 1918, p5, c2
Theodora Peterson came down from Spring Valley and visited a couple days at the J. A. Stayberg home.
HSO, 6 Dec 1919, p5, c4
John Stayberg is back at work at the tinshop after a month's absence because of the Flu.
HSO, 31 Jan 1919, p5
John A. Stayberg, George Starr & George Bowers attended the meeting of the Executive Board of the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers of St. Paul Jan. 29th. They are the three members from Hudson on the Executive Board.
HSO, 7 Feb 1919, p5, c1
J. A. Stayberg is attending the convention of Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers as a representative from its St. Paul union, meeting at St. Paul this week.
HSO, 8Oct1931, p4
ANNOUNCEMENT!
After being out of this line of
work for some time owing to ill
health, I am again entering the
field of Plumbing, Heating and
Sheet Metal Work. No job is too
large, none too small. Estimates
cheerfully given.
Phone 223-M
Hudson Star Observer, 10 July 1952
JOHN A. STAYBERG FUNERAL IS HELD HERE ON SATURDAY
John A. Stayberg, a resident of Hudson since 1898, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, Wednesday, July 2, after an illness of 8 weeks. He was 70 years old.
Born in Trondhjem, Norway, June 3, 1882, the son of Andrew and Sigrid (Florin) Staberg, he came to the United States with his parents when he was two years old, settling in Lakeland, Minnesota.
He spent his early youth in Lakeland, where he attended school. In 1898 the Staberg family moved to Hudson.
He worked at the Omaha Railroad shops in his younger years until 1923 when he became a master plumber, operating his own business.
On December 17, 1903 he was married to Karine Jenson in Hudson.
He took an active part in the activities of the Sons of Norway and the Aid Society Norden.
He is survived by his widow, Karine of Hudson; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson (Jeannette) and Mrs. Robert Gartmann (Thelma); one son, Herbert Stayberg, all of Hudson; two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Olson, Milaca, Minn., and Mrs. Nels Sangsland of San Francisco, Calif; one brother, Joe Staberg of Hudson; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a son John who was killed in action in Germany, May 1945, two days before V Day.
Funeral services were held at Poulton Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 5, with Dr. Ernest W. Wright, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. During the services Miss Emma Engebretson, accompanied by Mrs. Harold Walbrandt, sang "In the Garden" and "Beyond the Sunset".
Interment was in Willow River Cemetery. The pallbearers were John Lund, Emmett Kinney, Oswald J. Solheim, Otto Swanson, Oscar Quale and Knute Olson.
Hudson Star-Observer, July 1952
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AT STAYBERG FUNERAL
Relatives and friends from out-of-town who attended the funeral of John A. Stayberg, Saturday, July 5, were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olson and daughter of Milaca, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Oslund of
Medicine Lake; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dahlin, Mrs. Birger S. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Anderson, Mrs. Lyle Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Arnold and Mrs. A. M. Jenson of Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. James Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. G. Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Weiner, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Schwartz, Miss Bernie Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. Zane Hancock, Mrs. Linalie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cashman, and Mr. and Mrs. Al
Krippner of St. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Erickson and family of Durand, Wis.; Mrs. E. J. Erickson of Elmwood, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hughes of Roberts; Mrs. Ervin Rasmussen of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hancock of Valley Creek; and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Engstrom of Des Plaines, Ill.
ASSOCIATIONS:
District Manager, Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Source: HSO, 24 Aug 1967, Family Reunion, p1
Hudson Area Bio Index: John A. Stayberg (1882-1952)
Source: HSO, Hudson Star-Times, 20 Dec 1904, Wedding; HSO, 3 Jul 1952, Notice; HSO, 10 Jul 1952, Obit
s/o: Andrew & Sigrid (Florin) Staberg
m: Hudson, 17 Dec 1904, Karine M. Jenson
2 daughters: Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson (Jeannette) & Mrs. Robert Gartmann (Thelma)
2 sons: Herbert & John W. (deceased 1945)
sisters: Mrs. J. E. Olson (Ellen) & Mrs. Nels Sangsland (Bertina)
brother: Joe Staberg
on 1905 census
HST, 22 Mar 1904, p1, Baldwin Items
John A. Staberg of Hudson, an experienced plumber and tinner has accepted a position at Stronk's hardware store. [He replaced Grant Smith, who resigned his position of several years to move to Rush City, Minneosta. HST, 8 Mar 1904, p1, Baldwin Items]
HST, 20 Dec 1904
Pretty Holiday Wedding
A very pretty wedding took place at the Unitarian Church last Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 1904, in the presence of large gathering of friends and relatives. At exactly eight o'clock Mrs. H. K. Huntoon began playing the wedding march and presently the bridal party preceeded by the officiating clergyman entered from a side parlor and took their place under a tastefully decorated arch and faced the audience. Mr. Nels Jenson, Jr., brother of the bride, served as groomsman and Miss Gurina Hallanger as bridesmaid. As the music ceased Rev. C. T. Burnley began the marriage service, in which the ring was used, given and received, as a sacred pledge of unending fidelity, thus with prayer and benediction, after their solemn vows, Mr. John A. Staberg and Miss Karine M. Jenson, both of this city, were declared to be husband and wife according to the ordinance of God and the laws of Wisconsin.
An excellent and substantial supper had been prepared for the occasion and over a hundred guests sat down to it and enjoyed it. There were many valuable and useful presents, including parlor furniture, silverware and china. Mr. and Mrs. Staberg will make their home in Hudson for the rest of the winter. We join with their many friends in wishing them much joy.
True Republican, 22 Dec 1904
Matrimony
Mr. John Staberg of North Hudson and Miss Karen Jenson, daughter of Mr. Nels J. Jensen of East Hudson, were married last Saturday at the Unitarian Church parlors, Rev. Burnley officiating. A large number of guests were present to witness the ceremony, and the young couple were the recipient of many andsome gfits. A delicious supper was served, making in all a very pretty wedding.
HSO, 15 Apr 1909, p1
J. A. Staberg & Co.
Is the name of a new business firm in Hudson, who will go into the tinning and plumbing business. They will be located in what is known as the Model Market building on Locust street. Mr. Staberg was in the cities several days the past week purchasing tools and necessary supplies. They will be open for business some time during the present week. We wish the new firm the best of success in their undertaking.
HSO, 16Aug1918, p5, c1
John Stayberg spent Monday in the Twin Cities.
HSO,6 Sep1918, p5, c1
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stayberg were St. Paul visitors on Monday.
HSO, 20 Sep1918, p5, c2
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stayberg and daughters, Jeannette and Thelma were callers in St. Paul on Monday. Miss Nettie Peterson accompanied them.
HSO, 27 Sep 1918, p5
Mrs. John A. Stayberg and daughter Thelma were St. Paul callers on Monday.
HSO, 11 Nov 1921
J. A. Stayberg went to Minneapolis to attend the Brotherhood of American Yeoman lecture course at the West hotel Thursday and Friday and the Imerial Homestead B. A. Y. entertained the guests at a banquent at the West hotel on Thursday.
HSO, 4 Dec 1924, p5, c2, Local News
John Stayberg was in Roberts on business Monday.
HSO, 17May1934, p5, c3
J. A. Stayberg and daughter, Miss Thelma, were business callers at Boardman, Hammond and Burkhardt on Tuesday.
MARRIAGE:
John courted Karine Jenson through the first years of the 20th century.
Karine later wrote "Our first date was on April 12, 1901 when Pop took me home from the party at Torgeson's; we were engaged several weeks later on April 29th..."
In 1904 John began working as a tinner for Wright & Wackendorf in Hammond traveling there on the Monday morning train and returning to Hudson on Saturday evening. They wrote back and forth, almost daily, sending their letters back and forth on the mail trains. Oftentimes a letter sent in the morning would be answered on the evening run of the train. We are fortunate that some of these letters survived for over eighty years as I write this.
Mostly they are John's letters to Karine, saved by her, and written in his distinctive and highly legible hand.
October 17th, 1904...
"When I came from the store tonight it was so moonlight and nice and I would have given anything to have been in Hudson with you. It seems so much harder to be parted now since we have planned to get married. Well, we will see what kind of arrangements we can make, if I can get a house out here that I think we can get along in without freezing
to death this winter...the reason I speak of your staying home this winter is that then you could take it kind of easy and wouldn't have to get up in a cold house to get breakfast and besides you could go to Lodge..."
Karine's brother Nels, who was teaching school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, was to be John's best man. On December 13th he wrote Karine... "I amheartily glad to accept the honor you have bestowed upon me, but mind you I don't know a darn thing about such business because you know I have never attended a wedding in my life.
I sent my suit down the first of the week so you must have received it bythis time. I also had some collars and shirts in there but mind I don't want the necks of those shirts starched. Be sure to get those collars fixed up because I can't wear anything but a 16 1/2 I'm getting so fat.
I will try to be down Fri. night on the passenger but I'll have to go to Cumberland to get on the damn thing. I'll have to take the switch train which leaves Turtle Lake about five o'clock. If I can't make that I'll have to wait till the morning and take the milk shake down.
With best regards to you all I am as ever, Your "baby" brother, Nels"
Hudson Star-Times, 20 Dec 1904, Vol 50, No. 34
PRETTY HOLIDAY WEDDING
A very pretty wedding took place at the Unitarian church last Saturday evening, December 17, 1904, in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives.
At exactly eight o'clock, Mrs. H. K. Huntoon began playing the wedding march and presently the bridal party preceeded by the officiating clergyman entered from a side palor and took their places under a tastefully decorated arch and faced the audience. Mr. Nels Jenson, Jr., brother of the bride, served as groomsman and Miss Gurina Hallenger as bridesmaid. As the music ceased, Rev. C. T. Burnley began the marriage service, in which the ring was used, given and received, as a sacred pledge of unending fidelity, thus with prayer and benediction, after their solemn vows, Mr. John Staberg and Miss Karine M. Jenson, both of this city, were declared to be husband and wife according to the ordinance of God and the laws of Wisconsin.
An excellent and substantial supper had been prepared for the occasion and over a hundred guests sat down to it and enjoyed it. There were many valuable and useful presents, including parlor furniture, silverware, and china. Mr. and Mrs. Staberg will make their home in Hudson for the rest of the winter. We join with their many friends in wishing them much joy.
Karine remained in Hudson, at her parents' home, while John rented in Hammond, returning to Hudson each Saturday night, until the fall of 1905 when they rented a house in Hammond and moved their family, which included a daughter, Jeannette, born May 29, 1905. A second daughter, Thelma, was born May 13, 1907. They lived in Hammond until John got work as a plumber with Oliver & Nelson in Hudson in the fall of 1908.
They were expecting their third child when their home burned on December 26th, 1909. Karine wrote, "We lost our home and everything in it except a few knick-knacks and one photo album...we moved into my mother and father's home at 1221 Seventh and lived there until the first part of April 1910... we moved then into the white house next to our burned down house and lived there until September when we moved into the remodeled shed which had originally been built as sleeping quarters for my brothers who worked nights at the saw mill. This, besides the ice house, was the
only building left standing at our place." They had no insurance to cover to cover the loss.
John and Karine a fourth child, a son, John Winston, who was born 13 years after his brother, Herbert. John, or "Bubbins", as he was known within the family, was an honor graduate of Hudson High School in 1941 where he played trombone with the band and was a member of the brass sextett and the German band. He lettered in football and was active in church. "Bubbs" received his induction notice on January 26, 1943 and left for Camp Howze, Texas in February 1943. He had been in the Army 27 months when he died of wounds in Germany on May 6, 1945, having been reported as missing in action since April 30, 1945. He was serving with an anti-tank division at the time of his death which came just two days before his 22nd birthday and the end of the war in Europe, V-E Day, May 8, 1945.
LAND RECORD:
St. Croix County Courthouse, Hudson, Wis., Volume 127, page 634
In St. Croix County, on Jan. 5, 1910, by Warranty Deed, John A. Staberg and Karine M., his wife, purchased Lots 6 and 7 and 8 of Block "E", Russell's Addition to and now a part of the City of Hudson, from Jens H. Jenson, bachelor. The amount of the contract was $200.
NAME CHANGED:
It was around 1915-1917 that John changed his family name from "STABERG" to "STAYBERG". Karine explained the reason for that change was to differentiate between all the "J. Staberg's" in the Hudson/Lakeland area.
HSO, 16 Aug 1918, p5, c1
John Stayberg spent Monday in the Twin Cities.
HSO, 16 Aug 1818, p5, c2
Little Thelma Stayberg, who has been seriously ill for the past two weeks is improving somewhat.
HSO, 20 Sep 1918, p5, c2
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stayberg and daughters Jeannette and Thelma were callers in St. Paul on Monday. Miss Nettie Peterson accompanied them.
HSO, 8 Nov 1918, p5, c2
Theodora Peterson came down from Spring Valley and visited a couple days at the J. A. Stayberg home.
HSO, 6 Dec 1919, p5, c4
John Stayberg is back at work at the tinshop after a month's absence because of the Flu.
HSO, 31 Jan 1919, p5
John A. Stayberg, George Starr & George Bowers attended the meeting of the Executive Board of the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers of St. Paul Jan. 29th. They are the three members from Hudson on the Executive Board.
HSO, 7 Feb 1919, p5, c1
J. A. Stayberg is attending the convention of Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers as a representative from its St. Paul union, meeting at St. Paul this week.
HSO, 8Oct1931, p4
ANNOUNCEMENT!
After being out of this line of
work for some time owing to ill
health, I am again entering the
field of Plumbing, Heating and
Sheet Metal Work. No job is too
large, none too small. Estimates
cheerfully given.
Phone 223-M
Hudson Star Observer, 10 July 1952
JOHN A. STAYBERG FUNERAL IS HELD HERE ON SATURDAY
John A. Stayberg, a resident of Hudson since 1898, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, Wednesday, July 2, after an illness of 8 weeks. He was 70 years old.
Born in Trondhjem, Norway, June 3, 1882, the son of Andrew and Sigrid (Florin) Staberg, he came to the United States with his parents when he was two years old, settling in Lakeland, Minnesota.
He spent his early youth in Lakeland, where he attended school. In 1898 the Staberg family moved to Hudson.
He worked at the Omaha Railroad shops in his younger years until 1923 when he became a master plumber, operating his own business.
On December 17, 1903 he was married to Karine Jenson in Hudson.
He took an active part in the activities of the Sons of Norway and the Aid Society Norden.
He is survived by his widow, Karine of Hudson; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence P. Erickson (Jeannette) and Mrs. Robert Gartmann (Thelma); one son, Herbert Stayberg, all of Hudson; two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Olson, Milaca, Minn., and Mrs. Nels Sangsland of San Francisco, Calif; one brother, Joe Staberg of Hudson; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a son John who was killed in action in Germany, May 1945, two days before V Day.
Funeral services were held at Poulton Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 5, with Dr. Ernest W. Wright, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. During the services Miss Emma Engebretson, accompanied by Mrs. Harold Walbrandt, sang "In the Garden" and "Beyond the Sunset".
Interment was in Willow River Cemetery. The pallbearers were John Lund, Emmett Kinney, Oswald J. Solheim, Otto Swanson, Oscar Quale and Knute Olson.
Hudson Star-Observer, July 1952
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AT STAYBERG FUNERAL
Relatives and friends from out-of-town who attended the funeral of John A. Stayberg, Saturday, July 5, were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olson and daughter of Milaca, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Oslund of
Medicine Lake; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dahlin, Mrs. Birger S. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Anderson, Mrs. Lyle Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Arnold and Mrs. A. M. Jenson of Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. James Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. G. Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. F. Weiner, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Schwartz, Miss Bernie Staberg, Mr. and Mrs. Zane Hancock, Mrs. Linalie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cashman, and Mr. and Mrs. Al
Krippner of St. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Erickson and family of Durand, Wis.; Mrs. E. J. Erickson of Elmwood, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hughes of Roberts; Mrs. Ervin Rasmussen of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hancock of Valley Creek; and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Engstrom of Des Plaines, Ill.
ASSOCIATIONS:
District Manager, Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Events
| Residence | From 1882 to 1884 | Nord-Trondelag, Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Storfloren, Florholmen, Vestre Florbakken |  | ||
| Birth | 3 Jun 1882 | Nord-Trondelag, Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Storfloren, Florholmen, Vestre Florbakken | | ||
| Christen | 9 Jul 1882 | Stjørdal Øvre, Hegra, Norway | | ||
| Residence | From 1884 to 1896 | Willmar, Minn. and Lakeland, Minn. | |||
| Emigration | 22 Sep 1884 | Germanic - Port of New York | |||
| Residence | From 1896 to 1952 | Wisconsin, St. Croix Co., Hudson | |||
| Marriage | 17 Dec 1904 | Hudson, St.Croix, Wis. - Karine Marie Jenson | | ||
| Death | 2 Jul 1952 | St.Paul, Ramsey Co., Minn. | | ||
| Burial | 5 Jul 1952 | Hudson, St.Croix, Wis., Willow River Cemetery | |||
| Alt name | Staberg (until about 1918-1920) | ||||
| Reference No |
Families
| Spouse | Karine Marie Jenson (1883 - 1973) |
| Child | Jeannette Karine Stayberg (1905 - ) |
| Child | Thelma Lorraine Stayberg (1907 - 1969) |
| Child | Herbert Norval Stayberg (1910 - ) |
| Child | John Winston Stayberg (1923 - 1945) |
| Father | Andrew Staberg (1857 - ) |
| Mother | Sigrid (Jonsdatter) Floren (1853 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Joseph Staberg (1876 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Berit "Martha" Staberg (1878 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Ellen Sigrid Staberg (1880 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Bertina Staberg (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Staberg (1886 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Baby Boy Staberg (1891 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Stjørdalsboka, Gards- Og Slektshistorie, p645.
2. , Kirkebøker, Stjørdal, Hegra Genealogical Society of Utah.
3. Ibid..
4. Wisconsin, Pre-1907 Marriage Index.
5. State of Minnesota, Certificate of Death.