Sigrid Severtson, 82, Luverne, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Services were Wednesday, May 18, at Kenneth Lutheran Church in Kenneth. The Rev. Kerry Boese officiated. Burial was in Kenneth Cemetery. Sigrid Barstad was born to Simon and Petra (Brastad) Barstad on Sept. 23, 1922, in Konsmo, Norway. She moved to a farm in Rock County in 1925 at the age of three. She attended elementary school in Rock County and later in Fergus Falls. She also attended Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. She worked as a clerk at Sears in Minneapolis and at Renfro’s and Coast to Coast in Luverne. She married Arlyn Severtson on March 21, 1958, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. After their marriage the couple farmed near Kenneth. She was a homemaker. The couple retired in December 1990 and moved to Luverne. Mrs. Severtson was an active member of Kenneth Lutheran Church in Kenneth where she was in choir, taught Sunday School and belonged to the WELCA Ladies Aid. She was also a member of the Garden Club and the Sons of Norway. She enjoyed gardening and flowers.Survivors include her husband, Arlyn Severtson, Luverne, two sons, (David (LaNore) Severtson, and Sterling (Denise) Severtson, all of rural Kenneth; seven grandchildren, Brianna, Lindsey, Connor, Lexie, Andrea, Kristoffer and Riley Severtson; one brother, Noralf (Bernice) Barstad, Luverne; and many cousins in Norway. Mrs. Severtson was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Malinda Severtson in 1958; an infant brother, Nels Barstad, and a sister-in-law, Irene Barstad. Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.