York Memorial Lutheran Church
N9407 State Road 78
(Cross Streets: Near the intersection of State Road 78 and WI-39)
Blanchardville, Lafayette County, Wisconsin 53516
N9407 State Road 78
(Cross Streets: Near the intersection of State Road 78 and WI-39)
Blanchardville, Lafayette County, Wisconsin 53516
Rev. O.M. Saevig was our pastor from 1884-1903. Pastor Saevig was born in Trondhjem, Norway, July 31, 1849. He was ordained 1880 In Norske Synod. He attended school in Norway, Luther College 1876-77 and Seminary 1877-80. He served parishes at Koshkonog, Wisconsin 1880-1884. Wiota 1884-1903, Duluth, Minnesota 1903-05, Peterson, Minnesota until 1922. He married Augusta Stokke in 1880, and she died in 1886. He married Angeline Nelson in 1892, and she died in 1944. Pastor Saevig died May 28, 1931, and is buried in the Yellowstone Cemetery beside his wife, Angeline.