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GALESBURG, IL (August 26, 2009) \u2013 A funeral service for Ruth C. (Aspland) Ahlberg, 88, widow of Evangelical Covenant Church Pastor Harold Ahlberg, will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Galesburg Covenant Church, 655 West Dayton Street.
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\nShe died Tuesday in Chesterton, Indiana.<\/p>\n

Visitation will be observed from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel, 1070 West Fremont Street. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Galesburg.<\/p>\n

Ahlberg was born February 10, 1921, in Humboldt, Iowa. She attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Minot College in Minot, North Dakota.<\/p>\n

She married G. Harold Ahlberg on June 16, 1945, in Devils Lake, North Dakota. The couple ministered in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan. He preceded her in death<\/a> on June 4, 2007.<\/p>\n

Ahlberg is survived by three sons: David Ahlberg of DuBois, Pennsylvania; James Ahlberg of Rochelle, Illinois, and Jonathan Ahlberg of Perrysburg, Ohio; a daughter, Natalie Firestone of Porter, Indiana; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Memorials may be made to the Galesburg Covenant Church. Online condolences may be posted on the funeral chapel\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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