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Diane says Melvin’s middle name was Ollie.

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1918, in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, as Melvin O Thompson of Waubun. He lists his employer and nearest relative as his father, Erick Thompson, of Waubun in Lake Grove Twp. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

“of Duluth” at the time of each of his parents’ funerals.

Melvin, 31, Edith, 25, and Evelyn, 3.4, were renting a duplex at 725 3rd Avenue in Two Harbors, MN, at the time of the 1930 census. Their rent was $15/month and they did have a radio. Melvin was not a veteran.

In the 1940 census, Melvin and his family lived at 2219 South Street in Duluth in a house they owned worth $1800. Melvin was a car man for a railroad. He had a sixth-grade education. His wife had had two years of high school. Melvin earned $1200 in 1939.

In the 1941 Duluth city directory, he and Edith lived at 2219 South. He was an oiler for the DM&IR Railway.

In the 1943 directory, he and Edith lived at 2219 South. He was repairman for Goodwill Industries.

In the 1944 Duluth city directory, he was Melvin O Thompson, wife Edith, who lived at 2219 South. In this and all of the succeeding Duluth directories through 1960, he and Edith continued to live at 2219 South but Melvin had no occupation.

Lived at 2219 East South Street in Duluth at the time of death. His death certificate shows that he had been educated through the eighth grade. He died of bronchial pneumonia complicated by or brought on by lymphocitic leukemia. The information in his death certificate came from Melvin Thompson, 1621 Beach Parkway, #202, Cape Coral, Florida.

His obituary was published on p. D02 of the June 5, 1991, edition of the Duluth News-Tribune:

Melvin O. Thompson, 94, of East South Street, died Tuesday, June 4, 1991, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born in Clarissa, Minn., and had lived in Duluth since 1932. He had worked for the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway, retiring in 1941. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and Sons of Norway Lodge 1-017. His first wife, Edith, died in 1965, and his second wife, Mary, died in 1978. Surviving are a son, Melvin E. of Cape Coral, Fla.; a daughter, Evelyn Eastman of Mantague, Mich.; a sister, Ida Luce of Pen Hook, Va.; a brother, Clarence of Elk River, Minn.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in Johnson Mortuary, where services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

THOMPSON, Melvin O (I294)

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Dianne Clair (Zinther) Rasmussen, 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister-in-law passed away on July 8, 2021 in Mesa, AZ following a brief illness. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Turtle Lake Cemetery in Turtle Lake, ND with Pastor Chuck Mann officiating.

Dianne was born June 1, 1944 in Minot, ND to Edwin Richard and Clara Ovidia (Lindteigen) Zinther. Dianne married Ronald Dean Rasmussen on January 23, 1960 at St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church in Turtle Lake, ND. Her dad lovingly joked that Ron was marrying the most stubborn girl in the county. The first years of married life were spent moving from Turtle Lake to Stanley, back to Turtle Lake and then Bismarck before finally settling down to raise their family in Washburn. Ron’s work took them to various states before making Mesa their permanent home for more than 30 years.

Dianne’s interests included spending time with her grandchildren (especially Savannah and Dawson who lived in close proximity), sewing, doll making, crafting, upholstery, furniture refinishing, and cooking. She was a woman of many talents, but also one who did not boast or brag about her abilities. When she set out to do something, she did it with perfection. After watching the Statler Brothers perform as part of the Grand Ole Opry Tour in Bismarck, she meticulously made a western suit for Ron that mimicked what the performers were wearing. Everyone was in awe of her talent. She also worked for five years at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Home in Bismarck.

Dianne is survived by her husband of 61 years; two sons, Dwight (Margaret) Rasmussen of Washburn, ND and Darsey (Misty) Rasmussen of Mesa, AZ; three daughters, Darla (Dayle) Gilson of Richland, WA, Dora (Damian) Meier of Fargo, ND and Dawn (Rick) Anderson of Hazen, ND; 15 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Mary Carmen Zinther.

Previously departed loved ones include her parents; twin sisters who died in infancy, Darien Kay and Donna Fay; and brother, Duane Edwin Zinther.

ZINTHER, Diane Clair (I44106)

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Did not emigrate with Richard and Emma and the rest of the family.

CHRISTY, Ethelred/Ethelbert (I14591)

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Did not marry. She was a nurse and was the manager of the Verdal Aldersheim, a nursing home.

NESS, Olga Margrete (I18974)

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Didn’t have a first name on her birth certificate.

Listed as Marie Peterka, of Lewiston, Idaho, in her mother’s obituary.

Marie E. Peterka of Orofino passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at Clearwater Valley Hospital in Orofino, surrounded by her five daughters.

Marie was born in Biwabik, Minn., June 11, 1917, the oldest child of Fred and Jennie Goodman.

She married Joe Peterka May 30, 1936. The family moved to California in 1942 and then to Orofino in 1946, where they lived for 15 years before moving to Lewiston in 1961. Marie was preceded in death by her husband Joe Peterka in 1974 and in 1992 she moved to Kennewick, where she lived until 2004 before moving back to Orofino.

She devoted her life to caring for her family. She enjoyed laughing and talking over coffee with friends and family and playing cards with her grandchildren.

Her survivors include five daughters: Marjorie Gibson-Swineheart, Judy and Dale Daniels, Becky and Larry Beck, Barbara and Garry Newbry and Marie and David Highfield; 15 grandchildren: Brett Gibson, Greg Gibson, and Cameron Gibson, Jeff Daniels, Danny Daniels, Joni Tiffany and Joe Daniels, Bill Beck, John Beck, and Tim Beck, Rebekah Jo Newbry, Brent Newbry, Brady Newbry, Sandon Ross and Sarah MacInnes; 28 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren; brothers: Robert Goodman and Bill Goodman; sister: Leah Cartwright.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers: John Goodman and Lawrence Goodman; sister: Gladys Himango; and a great-grandson, Justin Daniels.

She was laid to rest at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Lewiston.

GOODMAN, Marie Elizabeth (I7045)

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died “in a St. Cloud, Minn., hospital;” last residence Eagle Bend, Todd County

THOMPSON, Lloyd Russell (I6922)

5237

Died 9:00 in evening according to Cora’s diary. Died at St. Mary’s hospital in Minneapolis.

BOWE, Martha (I168)

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died a pauper

STORØREN, Hans Hanssen (I4166)

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Died after being buried alive by a ditch in which he was working. He was a plumber.

He was survived by his wife, two sons, his mother, two sisters, and three brothers.

SELID, Harold Conrad (I29593)

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Died after being run over by a mail truck. The driver of the mail truck had just made a delivery and, when pulling away from the curb, did not see the two Shrader girls in front of his truck.

SHRADER, Kimberly Ann (I20244)