Elvera PEARSON

1904 - 2005  (100 years)

• Name	Elvera PEARSON
  Birth	16 Oct 1904	Kittson County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1904-12090
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2005-MN-025728
  Death	3 Sep 2005	Pennington County, Minnesota
  	as Elvera Hams
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Lake Bronson, Kittson County, Minnesota
  Notes	From Find A Grave: Elvera Hams, 100, Lake Bronson, died at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. Elvera Pearson was born at Lancaster, Oct. 16, 1904, the daughter of Swan and Emma Pearson. She attended country school there and lived her entire life in Kittson County. Elvera married Ray Madsen in 1933 and moved to Lake Bronson. They were well known as owners of Madsen’s Cafe. Ray died in a plane crash in 1949. She also worked at the Community Creamery and Vagle’s Nursing Home. In 1954 she married Forrest Hams. He died in 1986. Elvera liked to keep busy crocheting dailies, making rag rugs and quilt tops. She was able to stay in her own home until 2003, when she moved into CNC Nursing Home in Thief River Falls. She loved to play cards and bingo. Family members include sons, Harvey (Anita) Madsen, Longville; Darrell (Janice) Madsen, Apple Valley, Calif.; a daughter, Verna (Fred) Hartmann, Thief River Falls; a daughter-in-law, Jean Madsen, St. Cloud; six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by both husbands; a son, Russell; two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, 11 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Bronson. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, Lake Bronson. Rev. Theresa Kraft, presided. Lenore Olson was organist, Marjorie Hawk, soloist. Pallbearers were Elvera’s grandchildren.
  Person ID	I22701	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	8 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Swan PEARSON,   b. Abt 1860, Sweden
  Mother	Emma,   b. Abt 1875, Sweden
  Family ID	F16323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melvin O THOMPSON,   b. 1 Apr 1897, Clarissa, Todd County, Minnesota d. 14 Jun 1991, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Russell Duwayne MADSEN,   b. 5 Oct 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 11 Aug 1994, Benton County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F16314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2016