1913–1958

Introduction

portrait

Born: May 9, 1913, Rock Creek, Min­ne­so­ta.

Died: No­vem­ber 12, 1958, Se­at­tle, Wash­ing­ton.

Buried: Ber­nice was cre­mat­ed and her ash­es spread ov­er Pu­get Sound. There is a me­mo­ri­al grave­stone for her in Wash­ing­ton Me­mo­ri­al Park, SeaTac, Wash­ing­ton.

Biography

Bernice was the daugh­ter of George Ol­iv­er Wal­ton and Pearl Lucy Mey­ers, and wife of Er­ic Gun­nar Bros­trom.

The 1940 cen­sus shows her liv­ing with her fa­mi­ly near Rush Ci­ty-Chi­sa­go Ci­ty, Min­ne­so­ta.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. In the Sha­dow of the Cross
  2. I’ve Heard the Call of the Sav­ior
  3. Jesus Came from Hea­ven
  4. Just a Lit­tle Clos­er
  5. Like a Shep­herd True and Kind
  6. No Sor­row There
  7. When the Bells of Hea­ven Ring

Help Needed

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Bros­trom (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),