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Sven Lekberg 1899 - 1984
Sven Lekberg of Indianola, Warren County, Iowa was born on August 7, 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States, and died at age 84 years old on January 11, 1984 in Indianola, Warren County, IA. Sven Lekberg was buried at IOOF Cemetery in Indianola.
Sven Lekberg
Sven Victor Leckberg
Indianola, Warren County, Iowa 50125
August 7, 1899
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
January 11, 1984
Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, 50125, United States
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Sven Lekberg's History: 1899 - 1984
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Sven Victor Leckberg was born to John Lekberg (1870 - 1925) and Ida Josefina Lekberg (1871 - unknown). On March 4, 1925, Sven Leckberg married Cleyonne Marion Trafford (1904 - 1990) in Sioux City, Iowa. He married a second time, to Mildred Leberg (1895 - 1977). Sven had two daughters, Jan and Barbara. The holder of a master's degree in composition, Sven was a composer and professor. To see the details of his life, go to Sven Lekberg: Obituary.
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08/71899August 7, 1899BirthdateChicago, Cook County, Illinois United StatesBirthplaceADVERTISEMENT BY
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Sven was Caucasian and of Swedish heritage on both sides.
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He received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master's degree at the Eastman School of Music. He later studied at Columbia Seminary.
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Sven was a composer and professor emeritus of music at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
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01/111984January 11, 1984Death dateUnknownIndianola, Warren County, Iowa 50125, United StatesCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY
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mm/dd/yyyyFuneral dateIOOF Cemetery in Indianola, IABurial location
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The following obituary appeared in the Des Moines Register, Sec A, pf 11, col.1: Sven Lekberg composer and professor emeritus of music at Simpson College in Indianola, died Wednesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was 84. Born in Chicago to Swedish parents with music backgrounds - his father was a singer and his mother a pianist - Lekberg received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and traveled to Paris, where he studied piano in the early 1920’s. He returned to the United States and accepted his first teaching position at Westmar College in LeMars, and later headed the piano department at Ohio University and was chairman of the music departments of Salina (Kan.) Wesleyan and Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. He completed work on a master’s degree in composition from the Eastman School of Music and later studied at Columbia Seminary. In 1940, he became chairman of the music department at Simpson, where he continued to compose - some 70 pieces by retirement - and lecture. He retired in 1969 after 29 years at the school and 25 years as head of the music department. Upon his retirement, when someone told him he could now do everything he wanted to do, he replied, “You don’t understand. All my life I’ve been doing what I wanted to do”. Immediately after retirement he devoted full time effort to composing and in 1976 was named outstanding creative musician by the Iowa Arts Council. Survivors include two daughters, Jan Bendetson of New York City and Barbara Tamerlis of Mamaroneck, N.Y.; two grandchildren, a niece, Joan Grimson of Newton, and a nephew. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smith Chapel on the Simpson campus. The body was cremated.ADVERTISEMENT BYLooking for more information?
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Lekberg, Frank (Jun 24, 1922 - Jan 11, 1992)
Lekberg, Karl (Jan 18, 1919 - Mar 12, 1999)
Lekberg, Alice (Jun 13, 1927 - Mar 22, 2010)
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Lekberg, Alma (Sep 7, 1902 - Sep 17, 1992)
Lekberg, Frank (Nov 29, 1884 - May 1975)
Lekberg, Howard (Nov 30, 1909 - Oct 3, 2000)
Lekberg, Donald (Jan 13, 1916 - Mar 6, 1997)
Lekberg, Warren (Jun 26, 1912 - Nov 1978)
Lekberg, Louise (Oct 1, 1886 - Sep 1975)
Lekberg, Richard (Sep 26, 1918 - Feb 24, 2006)
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