Janet Lee KASA

Notes:

Janet Due, age 77, of Northfield, passed away August 23, 2020, in Three Links Care Center.

Janet was born the daughter of Helge and Catherine (Bradford) Kasa on February 7, 1943, in Northfield. She was raised in the Dennison area, graduated from Kenyon High School in 1961, then moved to Mankato, where she attended beauty school. Janet married and moved to Fairmont to start her family. She worked various jobs before moving, with her daughters, to Loveland, Colorado. In Loveland, she eventually started JD’s Answering Service, which she owned and operated for several years. Due to failing health, Janet returned to Northfield.

While younger, Janet loved riding horses, competing in horse shows and snowmobiling. She was spirited, outgoing and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Janet was very much a people person and always looked forward to a good laugh. Later in life, she kept busy with Do-It-Yourself projects and gardening but especially loved the outdoors, new adventures and traveling with family.

Janet is survived by her daughters Cindy (Daniel) Hawkes of Pine City, Dana (Ben) Vernelson of Valentines, VA, Becky Due of Loveland, CO; four grandchildren Nicole Pape, Timothy Manlick, Danielle (Lee) Maxfield, Joshua Huntington; her brother Harland (Roberta) Kasa of Cannon Falls; and her sister Judy Preston of Hampton. Janet was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law William Preston.

Family/Spouse: Jorgen DUE. Jorgen was born in 1933; died on 23 Jan 2014 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2009-MN-010715

Notes:

Helge Kasa, 86, rural Dennison, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Sunset Nursing Home in Kenyon.

  Helge Even Kasa was born December 26, 1922 in rural Goodhue County, son of Austin and Ida (Remme) Kasa. He was raised with his family on various farms in the Dennison area and attended country school. On June 27, 1941 he was united in marriage to Catherine Marjorie Bradford and they made their home in Northfield with Helge working for the Northfield Condensory.

  Helge and Catherine began dairy farming in 1945, first in the Dennison area, then on a farm in the Stanton, returned back to the Dennison area before purchasing their farm east of Dennison in 1959. He began working for Armour and Company in South St Paul. He retired from Armour in 1978 and continued working around the farm as long as he was able.

  Helge had a lifelong love of horses. He, his children, and grandchildren also had riding horses and enjoyed going to many horse shows where they all competed. Helge continued throughout his life buying, selling and trading horses and making many new friends along the way. He enjoyed his time on the farm especially when family and friends came to visit. He was a life long member of Vang Lutheran Church and served on the Cemetery Board.

  Helge Kasa is survived by son Harland (Roberta) Kasa of Cannon Falls; daughters Janet Due of Loveland, CO; Judy Preston of Hampton; sisters Inez Munckton of Northfield, Helen Radtke of Northfield, Avis (Curt) Reed of Northfield, Donna (Sewell) Mathre of Maple Grove, Joanne Kucera of Houston, TX; sisters-in-law Janice Kasa of Northfield, JoAnn Kasa of Cottage Grove; grandchildren Harland Kasa Jr,  Scott Kasa, Kris Kasa, Cindy Due, Dana Huntington, Becky Due, Dave Preston, and Mike Preston; 16 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Catherine; sister Gladys Koester; brothers Austin, Donald, and Gene Kasa; son-in-law Bill Preston.

Funeral Services were Saturday, April 11 at Vang Lutheran Church of rural Dennison with burial at Vang Cemetery.

Died:
Kenyon Sunset Home

Helge married Catherine Marjorie BRADFORD on 27 Jun 1941. Catherine was born on 1 Oct 1922 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 3 Jun 1997 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Faribault Daily News, June 4, 1997:

Catherine Marjorie Kasa, 74, of rural Dennison died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at the Three Links Care Center. Kasa was born Oct. 1, 1922, in rural Northfield Township to Albert and Pearl (Baker) Bradford. She attended country grade school and Northfield High School. She married Helge Kasa on June 27, 1941, and they made their home in Northfield for the next four years. In 1945, they began farming, first in the Dennison area, then in the Stanton area, before purchasing their present farm east of Dennison in 1959. In addition to being a homemaker and farm wife, Kasa worked at Carleton College in housekeeping. Later, she worked for Brockway and St. Olaf College. Kasa enjoyed gardening, cooking, cake decorating, snowmobiling, horses and the time spent with with her family at horse shows. She was an active member of Vang Lutheran Church for many years. Especially important to her were her family and friends and the time they were able to spend together. Survivors include her husband, Helge; a son, Harland (and Roberta) of Cannon Falls; two daughters, Judy Preston of Hampton and Janet Due of Loveland, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Schanno of Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, Frank (and Pearl) Bradford of Mesa, Ariz., and Earl "Bud" (and Ollie) Bradford of Littleton, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Donald Bradford; and a son-in-law, Bill Preston. Services were held Thursday, June 5, at Vang Lutheran Church in rural Dennison, the Rev. Gerald Gengenbach officiating, with Helen Midje as the organist. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Harland Kasa, Scott Kasa, Kris Kasa, Dave Preston, Mike Preston and Chris Pape.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1970-MN-015480

Notes:

From a history of Rice County families, published in 1981, via the Dalby Database:

Austin (1885-1970) was the son of Helge and Ingri (Oldre) Kasa.  He was born and raised in Holden Township, Goodhue County, near the Vang Church.  Ida (1895-1975) was the daughter of Even and Inga (Oldre) Remme.  She and Austin were both baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church which was near their homes.  Ida went to grade school in the Dennison area, but attended high school in Luverne, MN. While going to high school she lived with her father’s parents.  Austin and Ida were married in 1918.  They lived and farmed in the Northfield-Dennison area.  The last farm they lived on was the Orr farm in Section 15 of Northfield Township.  The Kasa’s main farming enterprise was dairy cattle.  Austin especially liked to work with horses.  He often trained horses for himself and also trained horses for other people in the area.  After retiring in the late 1950s, Austin and Ida moved to Northfield.  Mr. Kasa worked at Carleton College as a custodian for a number of years.  He also liked to get out in the country and do some farm work.  The Kasa children were:  Inez (Mrs. William Munckton) of Northfield; Helge Edin, died shortly after his birth; Helen (Mrs. Helen Radtke) of Northfield; Helge Even of rural Dennison; Gladys (Mrs. Ralph Koester) of rural Northfield; Austin Jr., of Cottage Grove; Avis (Mrs. Curtis Reed) of Maribel, WI; Donald of Northfield, died in 1977; Eugene of rural Northfield; Donna (Mrs. Sewell Mathre) of Northfield; and JoAnne (Mrs. Stanley Kucera, Jr.) of Houston, TX.

Osten married Ida Dorothea REMME in 1918 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Ida (daughter of Even O REMME and Ingeleiv Guttormsdatter OLDRE) was born on 29 Oct 1895 in Minnesota; died on 13 Dec 1975 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her mother’s maiden name is Aldre on her death certificate.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1922-MN-004700

Notes:

Helge Erikson Kasa was one of the contributors to the start-up of St. Olaf College.

He was a veteran of the Civil War, Company D, 10th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

As Henry, 38, he and his family were living with his parents in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1880 census.

In the 1885 state census, he is in Warsaw Twp. Living on one side is his parents and brother Johannes and family. Living on the other side is his sister Ambjor Ellingboe, widow of Iver.

In the 1895 state census, the family lives next to the Gaasdelens (widow Guri, 58, is the head) in Warsaw Twp. In the census at least, Henry and Ingrid are listed as Erikson although all of their children are Kasas. All of the children, from Berit to Albert except for Iver, are still living with Henry and Ingrid in 1895.

In the 1920 census, Helge and Ingrid still have Berith, Helge, John, Oscar, and Albert at home, all single. In addition, they have three grandchildren living with them: Freddie (#11119), Herman, and Alice. The last two seem to be Erick’s.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books) but his entry specifically says he was not a member of the Samband.

He is Henry Erickson on his death certificate, for which the informant was his wife Ida. He died of stomach cancer.

Birth:
born May 1842 in the 1900 census

Helge married Ingrid Ivarsdatter (Ida) ELLINGBØ about 1867. Ingrid (daughter of Ivar Helgesson LEINE OLDRE and Ingebjørg Øysteinsdotter BØ) was born on 12 Aug 1847 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Apr 1931 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 22 Apr 1931 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1931-MN-004920
• Baptism: 17 Oct 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census she had had 12 children, 11 still living.

Called Ida in the 1910 census.

She died of “apoplexy.” She had been a domestic and had been retired for 15 years at the time of her death. She was a widow when she died.

Her maiden name is Oldre on her son Austin’s death certificate and in her husband’s citation in the Valdris Book. It’s called Ives on Erick’s, Bennie’s and Bertha’s death certificates. It’s also called Ives on Helge H.’s death certificate.

She is called Ida on her husband’s death certificate, for which she was the informant.

Birth:
August 10th on her death certificate

Died:
The Minnesota Deaths and Burials database in FamilySearch has her death date incorrectly as 16 August.

Notes:

Some sources incorrectly say he was born in Norway. The Dalby Database shows his birth date as 19 Nov 1868.

From MOMS, he appears to have had a brother Nels, who married Dora G Oldre, and Peter, who married Nellie Olson.

In the 1900 census, he and his family lived in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. On that census form, the Knute Rauk (#13707) family was the next one after Even’s.

Even Remme, 56, a resident of Goodhue county for thirty-five years, died Friday afternoon at his home of apoplexy. He had been in good health all the time with the exception of suffering sometime with rheumatism. He and his son, were in town Friday morning and on arriving at his home he complained of being cold,ate a light lunch and rested. About three o'clock he got to feeling better and wanted to help his son with the hay, when he again complained of pains in his chest. He passed away about four o'clock. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon at the home and the Vangs Norwegian Lutheran church, Rev. M. E. Hauge officiating. Burial was made in Vangs cemetery. Mr. Remme is survived by his one son, Ole, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Austin Kasa of Holden, Mrs. Leonard Foss of Kenyon; three sisters Mrs. Bell Dalager of Huron, S. D., Mrs. Stanley Douty of Luverne, Minn., Mrs. Ole Helling, Magnolia, Minn., and brothers, Peter, Ole, Nels, Gilbert, and Oscar of Luverne, Minn., and Marvin, Carl and Gust of this place.

Even married Ingeleiv Guttormsdatter OLDRE on 21 Jan 1892 in Rock County, Minnesota. Ingeleiv (daughter of Guttorm Knutsen OLDRE and Dorte Nilsdatter REMMISSTØLEN) was born on 15 Dec 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Jul 1964 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Mar 1869, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Oldre 58/3 Nerøldre