George H ORFALD

1896 - 1967  (71 years)

• Name	George H ORFALD
  Birth	7 Jun 1896	Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	9 May 1897	Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
  	Immanuel
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1967-MN-015818
  Death	23 Jun 1967	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	at home
  Burial	Cremated
  Notes	He apparently was the second George H. His middle name was probably Hilmar or Helmar, like the first George H. Adopted by Martin as shown in the 1910 census. His father was Scottish and his mother was from Minnesota. In the 1900 census there is no mention of his being adopted. He is shown as George E. and both of his parents were born in Norway. In the 1916, 1924, and 1929 Minneapolis city directories, he works for Armour & Co. and resides at 2547 Emerson Avenue S. In 1916, he was a clerk. In 1924 and 1929, he was a salesman. In the 1934 and 1944 Minneapolis city directories, he is still a salesman for Armour. Dorothy I is listed as his wife and the couple lives at 2717 Colfax Avenue S. George is single and living with the Martin Aune family in Minneapolis in the 1930 census. He’s a “specialty man” for Armour. In the 1940 census, he and his family live at 2717 Colfax. He was a salesman for a meat packing house. They owned their house, worth $5000. Both he and Dorothy were high school graduates. In the 1950 Minneapolis city directory, George and Dorothy lived at 4829 Colfax. George was a veteran of WWI. He was a meat salesman according to his death certificate. He died of a heart attack but he also had diabetes. His address at the time of his death was 4829 Colfax in Minneapolis. There is no mention of his being adopted in his death certificate; his parents are shown as Martin and Mary. George had a patent (#2210728) on a “Method of Cleaning Abrasive Sheet Material.” He applied for the patent in 1937 and it was granted August 6, 1940.
  Person ID	I11877	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Martin Berntson ORFALD,   b. 4 May 1852, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 12 Dec 1935, Biwabik, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Marie Lorenzdatter AUNE,   b. 7 Apr 1851, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway d. 25 May 1938, Biwabik, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1883	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F1843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy I SCOTT,   b. 27 Feb 1903, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 14 Aug 1978, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1931	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F8927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2013