Janice Muriel NESHEIM

Notes:

Janice Muriel Neshiem was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Otto and Muriel Neshiem on January 16, 1934. She lived in Sioux Falls, attending Augustana College, graduating in 1953. She taught in Milroy, Minnesota and Fort Belvoir, Virginia before moving to St. Paul, Minnesota where she taught for 32 years before retiring in 1985.

She was very involved with her church, St. Timothy’s Lutheran as well as the St. Paul Retired Teachers Association. In 2000, she moved to Heritage House Assisted living until 2004 when she moved to Colorado to be closer to family. She enjoyed her brother Vaughn’s family and her niece, Sarah Schulz and children. As her health declined, she was moved to the Life Care Center where she passed away on March 6, 2007.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Dean.

Notes:

In the 1950 census, he and his family live in Sioux Falls. He was a bookkeeper for a concrete company.

Otto married Muriel STOLL. Muriel was born on 5 Feb 1905 in Iowa; died on 13 Feb 2000 in Minnesota; was buried in Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Cecile Christina NEFSTAD. Cecile (daughter of Ivar Gunnarson NEFSTAD and Tora Endresdatter KVAL) was born on 10 Apr 1878 in Wabasha County, Minnesota; died on 12 Mar 1963 in Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Patricia Hampton’s entry in Find A Grave:

Mrs. Eilef Hatleli, longtime resident of Lanesboro, died at Preston Nursing Home Tuesday, March 12 at the age of 85. She was resident there about 10 days.

The former Christina Nepstad was born April 10, 1877, at Highland near Lanesboro. She was married to Andrew Nesheim who died in the early 1900s, later being married to Mr. Hatleli August 25, 1915. He died in 1960.

Mrs. Hatleli was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Lanesboro.

Surviving are three sons, Ernest Nesheim of Mabel; Neal Hatleli of Placerville, California; and Lester Hatleli of Sacramento; four daughters, Mrs. Alfred Thompson of Rushford, Mrs. C. W. Varney of Placerville, Mrs. Reuben Peterson of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mrs. John Rosaus of Sebastopol, California; 16 grandchildren and a brother Gunder of Lanesboro.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Lanesboro with Rev. Leon Holtan officiating. Burial was at the Lanesboro cemetery. (The Lanesboro Leader, Lanesboro, Minnesota, March 21, 1963, Page 1, Column 1)

Cecile Christina (Sidsel Kristine) is the daughter of Iver Gundersen Nepstad (Find A Grave #158315324) and his wife Thora Endresdatter Holien Nepstad (Find A Grave #158315660).

Elstad Lutheran Church baptism records, p. 70 #38, Sidsel Kristine born 10 April 1878 baptized 17 Mai 1878 at Elstad Parents: Iver G. Næbstad og K. Thora Endresd Sponsors: Lars Solfestsen, Severin Sølfestsen, Ingeborg Poulsen, Betsy Sølfestsd.

Elstad Lutheran Church confirmation records, p. 332 #8, Sidsel Kristine Nepstad born 10/4 78 baptized 17/5 78 at Elstad Parents: Iver Nepstad, Thora Endersd

Birth:
or 10 Apr 1877 in Fillmore County

Notes:

He is I1211 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: De reise til USA med alle 8 barna: Gunnar Nefstad (1847- ), Eli Nefstad (1849- Ola Nefstad ( 1852- ),Kjersti Nefstad ( 1854- ) Ivar Nefstad ( 1858- ) Kristoffer Nefstad (1859- ) Embrikt Nefstad (1861- ) Marit Nefstad (1864- ) Han solgte Nefsta d til Andris G Øldre for 700 spd, skjøtet er datert 4.4.1865, og like etter dro han tilk Amerika med alle familiemedlemmer som levde. Sammen med dem reiste to unge jenter fra Kvebøkko.

jackwright136 has Ivar marrying Tora Endresdatter Kval (1836-1901), probably in the U.S.

Vang C, p. 239, has her leaving for Amerika in 1874 as unmarried.

Birth:
Nefstad 66/1

Ivar married Tora Endresdatter KVAL. Tora (daughter of Endre Andrisson BUNDE and Anne Kristoffersdatter HEEN) was born on 28 Sep 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Sep 1901 in Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 Oct 1836, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway