David Emanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) was a sports writer and later a Lutheran minister in both Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Långsele, Sweden. (b. September 9, 1882; Ytterlannas, Sweden - d. March 7, 1949; Fagersta, Sweden)

Parents:
Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) and Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852-1927).

Birth:
He was born on September 9, 1882 in Ytterlannas, Sweden.

Siblings:
Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-1957) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lovisa Karolina Viktoria Eneman (1881-1961); Ester Elisabeth Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; Gertrud Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Erik Håkan Dahl (1879-1961); Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-1969) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.

Education:
Augustana College in Illinois, then the University of Chicago for a master of arts starting in 1904.

First marriage:
Jenny Katarina Wågberg (1887-1927) on August 3, 1909. She was born on January 14, 1887 in Själevad and she died on September 15, 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was the daughter of Johan Wågberg (1855-?) and Katarina Olofsdotter (1853-?). Johan was a steam boat captain.

Children:
Birgit Davidsdotter Wahlberg (1910-1984); Ingrid Davidsdotter Wahlberg (1915-?) who was born on March 2, 1915; Nils Ingemar Davidsson Wahlberg (1916-1969) who was born on August 27, 1916 and died on June 30, 1969; and Svante Jarl Olof Davidsson Wahlberg (1921-1983) who was born on April 12, 1921 and died on January 29, 1983.

Second marriage:
Bertha Debora Engström (1900-1989). She had been his housekeeper and was 18 years younger than him.

Writings:
In 1942 he wrote: "En krönika över Långsele sockens skolväsende: 1842-1942" with Torsten Sundvall and Urban Ölander.

Death:
He died on March 7, 1949 in Fagersta, Sweden.

Swedish obituary:
"David Wahlberg död. Kyrkoherden i Långsele David E. Wahlberg har avlidit 68 är gammal. Född i Ytterlännäs, Ångermanland, och student i Härnösand 1901 bedrev Wahlberg i unga år studier vid Augustana college och Chicago University, varefter han 1904 som Master of arts återvände till Sverige och verkade som läro-verkslärare i Stockholm och Norrland innan han blev publicist. Efter att 1910 ha startat Svenska notisbyrån, som senare uppgick i TT, var han medarbetare i Stockholms Dagblad och gjorde sig ett världsbekant namn som rapp presskommissarie vid Olympiska spelen i Stockholm 1912. Följande år blev han huvudredaktör efter frih. Dan Åkerhielm för Gefle-Posten och hade denna post till 1916, då han fick dispens för avläggande av prästexamen i Härnösands stift. Han prästvigdes i Långsele och tjänstgjorde där samt senare som komminister i Sundsvall till 1923, då han blev sjömanspräst och pastor vid svenska församlingen i Buenos Airel. Efter makans död återflyttade han med sina barn till Sverige 1929 ock tjänstgjorde först i Västerås stift, senare som komminister i Hammerdal och Storsjö församlingar i Jämtland till 1936, då han blev kyrkoherde i Långsele. Där var han i full verksamhet till sin död - predikade så sent sam förra söndagen i sin kyrka. Med sin vackra stämma var W. en utmärkt talare och liturg. Vid högtidliga till-fällen höll han gärna tal på vers. Han var också föredragshållare, höll kurser i engelska och var med sitt genom åren bevarade varma idrottsintresse självskriven IF-ord-förande på de orter, där han var verksam. Närmast sörjande är maka i andra giftet, f. Engström, och fyra barn, döttrarna Birgitta Bank, Stockholm, känd vissångerska i radio, och Ingrid, distriktssjuksköterska i Lapp-land, sönerna Ingemar, nyutnämnd generalsekreterare i Cykelfrämjandet och Svante, brukstjänsteman i Utansjö, Norrland, samt barnbarn. Bland gamla kollegor och vänner liksom bland församlingsbor och i idrottskretsar efterlämnar David Wahlberg minnet av en man med vidöppen famn och hjärta av guld."

English translated obituary:
"David Wahlberg Dead. The clergyman in Långsele, David E. Wahlberg, has died at age 68. He was born in Ytterlännäs, Angermanland, and was a student in Härnösand. In 1901 Wahlberg studied at Augustana College and at Chicago University for a Master of Arts. In 1904 he returned to Sweden and worked as a teacher in Stockholm and Norrland before becoming a publisher. After 1910 he worked at the Swedish News Agency. He then worked at Stockholm Dagblad and was the press commissar at the 1912 Olympic Games Stockholm. The following year he became the chief editor for Gefle-Posten and had this post until 1916. In that year he trained as a minister in Härnösand diocese. He was ordained in Långsele and served there, and later was the assistant pastor in Sundsvall. In 1923 he became a pastor at the Swedish Assembly in Buenos Aires. After his wife's death he moved with his children to Sweden. In 1929 he served first in Västerås, and later as assistant pastor in Hammerdal and Storsjö congregations in Jämtland until 1936, when he became vicar in Långsele. There he served until his death. With his beautiful voice, he was an excellent speaker and liturgist. He was also a lecturer, and held courses in English and through the years he kept a warm interest in sports. Bereaved is his spouse from his second marriage, and his four children, daughters, Bridget of Stockholm; and Ingrid, a nurse in the Lapp country; son Ingemar, the newly appointed General Secretary of Promotion of Cycling of Utansjö, Norrland; and his grandchildren. His colleagues and friends, as well as his parishioners and sporting friends will remember David Wahlberg as a man with wide-open arms and a heart of gold."

Burial:
He was buried in Långsele kyrkogård with Bertha Debora Engström. The grave number is "LK D 290".

Memories about David Wahlberg:
Jenny Lena Ingemarsdotter Wahlberg (1941- ) wrote on August 29, 2009: "He actually went to Chicago in 1901 to study at the University of Chicago, Master of Arts in 1904, then Augustana College and Theological Seminary in 1905 after which he returned to Sweden and worked as a language teacher and journalist until 1916. He was a very well known sports journalist during the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. It has been said that when his mother was dying she made him promise to become a minister and so, in 1917, he was ordained and worked in Sundsvall. In 1923 he became the Swedish pastor and Seamen's pastor in Buenos Aires. September 15, 1927, his wife Jenny Katarina (f. Wågberg) died there and on February 28, 1929 he left Argentina with his four children and went back to Sweden where he eventually married the housekeeper, Bertha Debora (f. Engström). He worked for a few different congregations until 1936 when they moved to Långsele and that became his permanent congregation and where he died in 1949."

Relationships:
David Emanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) is the first cousin two times removed from Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). He is the grandfather of Jenny Lena Ingemarsdotter Wahlberg (1941- ).

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on August 29, 2009. Updated on June 22, 2014 with a transcription of his obituary.

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