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Mark Allen BESTOR

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  1. 1.  Mark Allen BESTOR was born on 27 Nov 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota (son of Wayne Kay BESTOR and D.B.H. HERMANSON); died on 27 Nov 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wayne Kay BESTOR was born on 13 Dec 1931 in Bristol Twp, Fillmore County, Minnesota (son of Verl Benjamin BESTOR and Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY); died on 14 Oct 2022 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Wayne K. Bestor, 90, of Houston, MN died on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    Wayne Kay Bestor was born on Sunday, December 13, 1931, in Bristol Township of Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm near Granger, Minnesota. He was a 1950 graduate of Harmony High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1954. On September 10, 1955, Wayne was united in marriage to Donna Hermanson. He worked for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, for several years. Wayne then attended Coleman Technical School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he received his certification as a mechanical draftsman. He then worked for Trane Company as a draftsman for 26 years until his retirement in January of 1994. In his retirement, Wayne enjoyed golfing, woodworking, making gun stocks, hunting, taxiing his grandchildren around, and often visiting his parents in Granger.

    Wayne is survived by his wife, Donna; five children: Rosie (Kevin) Paulson, Brad Bestor, Vicki (Grant) Olson, Tammy (Greg) Boldt, and Stacy Vix, all of Houston; twelve grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren with two more on the way; five great-great-grandchildren; six siblings: Wanda, Georgia, Verlaine, Dallas (Connie), Cheryl (Tom), and Susie; brother-in law, Roger Hanson; sister-in-law, Naomi Wangen; brother-in-law who Wayne considered a brother, Ben Hermanson; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; four children: Allan and three who died in infancy; and by two siblings: Carylann and Garth.

    Wayne married D.B.H. HERMANSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  D.B.H. HERMANSON
    Children:
    1. Peggy Jo BESTOR was born in Feb 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 8 Feb 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    2. 1. Mark Allen BESTOR was born on 27 Nov 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 27 Nov 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    3. Scott Douglas BESTOR was born on 8 Sep 1959 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 8 Sep 1959; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    4. Allan Kay BESTOR was born on 31 Jul 1960 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 4 Nov 2018 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Verl Benjamin BESTOR was born on 28 Apr 1903 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 26 Mar 1994 in Howard County, Iowa; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    In the 1950 census, he and his family lived in Bristol Twp, Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was a livestock dealer. All of his nine children were still living at home.

    Died:
    Cresco

    Verl married Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY. Gertrude (daughter of Ole Endresen HOVI and Gurina HOVEY) was born on 21 Jul 1908 in Iowa; died on 19 Feb 1995 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY was born on 21 Jul 1908 in Iowa (daughter of Ole Endresen HOVI and Gurina HOVEY); died on 19 Feb 1995 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Beaten to death by her step-great grandson, David Brian Engle. Engle was sentenced to life in prison. He is eligible for parole in 2025.

    Died:
    Granger, a “tiny town that straddles the Iowa-Minnesota border”

    Children:
    1. 2. Wayne Kay BESTOR was born on 13 Dec 1931 in Bristol Twp, Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 14 Oct 2022 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    2. Garth Merwyn BESTOR was born on 13 Nov 1934 in Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 22 Oct 2014 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
    3. Caryl Ann BESTOR was born on 21 Feb 1946 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 15 Jan 2014 in Fillmore County, Minnesota.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Ole Endresen HOVI was born on 20 Mar 1862 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Endre Iversen RINGESTAD and Thuri Olsdatter HOVI); died on 10 Jun 1924 in Iowa.

    Ole married Gurina HOVEY. Gurina was born on 25 Aug 1870 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 2 Feb 1911 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Gurina HOVEY was born on 25 Aug 1870 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 2 Feb 1911 in Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 5. Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY was born on 21 Jul 1908 in Iowa; died on 19 Feb 1995 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.


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