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Nordis Jeannette DOCKEN

Female 1923 - 2007  (84 years)


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  • Name Nordis Jeannette DOCKEN 
    Birth 7 Sep 1923  Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Minnesota Death Certificate 2007-MN-029413 
    Death 21 Oct 2007  Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Northfield City Hospital
    Burial 25 Oct 2007  St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Not listed in the birth certificate index.

      Her obituary in the January 3, 2008, edition of the Jordan Independent:

      Nordis (Mrs. Walbert) Meinke, age 84, of Webster, died on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the Northfield Hospital Long Term Care Center, Northfield.

      Funeral services will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church, Webster on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Harold Schoubye officiating.  Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

      Visitation will be held at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Wednesday, October 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. and also at the church for one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

      Nordis Jeanette, the daughter of Joe and Lillian (Thompson) Docken was born on September 7, 1923 in Webster Township, Rice County, MN. She graduated from Northfield High School in 1941. On November 17, 1944, she married Walbert Meinke at St John's Lutheran Church in Lakeville. During the late 30's and 40's, Nordis worked at Tallman's Grocery in Webster.  She moved to the farm in 1951 with her husband and son, Robert. She enjoyed playing cards, fishing for sunfish, tending flowers (anything purple and red geraniums), watching the Minnesota Twins, embroidering dishtowels, tablecloths, pillow cases and cross-stitching. She raised calves and enjoyed milking cows. She was close to family and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. Nordis made great date pinwheel cookies and assorted baked goods. She had a sweet tooth especially for black jellybeans and candy corn.

      She is survived by her husband, Walbert of Webster; a son, Robert (and Stephanie) of Bloomington; two grandchildren, Matthew (and Molly) Meinke of Apple Valley and Katie Meinke of Bloomington; a brother, Joe (and Lorna) Docken of Webster and a sister, JoAnn Meinke of Webster; nieces, nephews and cousins; an uncle, Loyal Thompson of Minneapolis; and a sister in law, Olinda Degen, Faribault. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Jerome Docken; a brother-in-law, Richard Meinke; nieces, Sandra Meinke and Shirley Bosshardt; and a nephew, Edgar Meinke Jr.
    Person ID I1724  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 10 May 2021 

    Father Joseph L DOCKEN,   b. 6 May 1901, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1965, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Lillian Beatrice THOMPSON,   b. 5 Oct 1905, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1976, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1923  Scott County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walbert George MEINKE,   b. 24 Mar 1921, Webster Twp, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 2012, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1944  Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. John’s Lutheran Church
    Family ID F1243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2008