THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 13, 1995 TAG: 9505130215
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
John Dragseth, 94, of the 400 block of Russell St., died May 11, 1995, in a Portsmouth hospital.
A native of Meldal, Norway, he was the widower of Leonora Neste Dragseth. He was a retired Portsmouth Public School teacher and director of Industrial Arts. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and a 60-year member of Naval Masonic Lodge (NU)100.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, John N. and Arlene T. Dragseth of Suffolk; and a grandson, John T. Dragseth.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, by the Rev. Brian Hobden. The family will receive friends at 8000 Quail Hollow, Suffolk, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.
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