Samuel Albert MAHNKEN

1922 - 1981  (59 years)

• Name	Samuel Albert MAHNKEN
  Birth	19 Mar 1922	Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Social Security Number	477-28-3521, issued in Minnesota before 1951
  Death	25 Sep 1981	San Francisco County, California
  	Last benefit received in San Mateo, CA
  Burial	Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
  Notes	Sam and Alta lived in Minneapolis at the time of her father’s death in early 1948. Last benefit: Pacifica, San Mateo, CA 94044 Posted on Tributes.com by his sister: Samuel was born on March 19, 1922 and passed away in September 1981. Sam was the first born of 10 children. He was my oldest brother. I loved Sam very much and have some very fond memories. He went away to the Navy when I was only 3 years old, so most of my memories of him come from the time when I was 6 years old and had the honor of being the flower girl at his wedding to Alta Ann. My twin brother was the ring bearer at the same wedding. My dress for that wedding was a duplicate of the brides dress and my twin brother wore a sailor suit that was a duplicate of Sam's sailor suit which he wore for the wedding. When I was 11 years old Sam and Alta took me to Minnesota for the summer to babysit their 2 children, Steven and Sharon. For that summer of babysitting, Sam and Alta bought me my school clothes for the year. I went back to school that year as the best dressed girl in the school. When I was to return home from Minnesota, Sam put me on a bus for the 500 mile trip. I had to change buses in Des Moines, Iowa. Sam had arranged for a gentleman on the bus to make sure I made it to the new bus station and make my connection to the new bus. Sam sent dolls to Patrick and I for Christmas when we were 3 years old. I was not much into dolls, so Patrick played with the dolls and wore them out. Sam left this world far too soon and I will miss him always, but am sure I will meet him again in heaven when it is my time to leave this world. His obit said that he was a retired Navy veteran and had served in World War II, the Korean conflict, and in Viet Nam. He was a member of the Sons of Norway Henrik Ibsen Lodge and of the Norwegian Mens Club of San Francisco. He was a retired employee of United Airlines.
  Person ID	I453	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Albert MAHNKEN,   b. Abt 1899, Missouri
  Mother	M Celeste PUGH,   b. Abt 1903, Missouri
  Family ID	F6166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alta Ann ELLINGBOE,   b. 18 Jun 1924, New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota d. 8 Dec 1991, Pacifica, San Mateo County, California (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1945	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Sharon Ann MAHNKEN,   b. 16 Oct 1948, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 24 Jul 2009, California (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010