Mildred Stella HENDRICKSON

1910 - 2010  (99 years)

• Name	Mildred Stella HENDRICKSON
  Birth	9 Oct 1910	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1910-43720
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2010-MN-008023
  Death	12 Mar 2010	Ramsey County, Minnesota
  	Lyngblomsten Care Center
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1930 census, she was living at home in Richfield with her parents and brothers. She had no occupation. Cora had H. C. Pratt’s address as 503 Freemont St., Anoka, MN. In her note to Cora after Martin’s funeral (March 6, 1978), Dorothy said that Richard Hendrickson had come down for the funeral and had said that Mildred had just gotten married. Her obit: Funeral service for Mildred S. Giddings (Pratt), 99, Anoka, will take place Saturday, April 17, 11 a.m., at First Congregational Church of Anoka. Rev. Chris Fazel will officiate.??Giddings died March 12 at Lyngblomsten Health Care Center, St. Paul. She was born Oct. 9, 1910 in Minneapolis to George R. and Caroline (Munson) Hendrickson. She was a retired teacher in Anoka-Hennepin School District 11.??She is survived by her sons, Curtis Pratt (Pat Norton), Tom Pratt (Fran Olivera), Devin (Zoe) Hazenson, Jim Pratt and Jon Pratt (Deborah Clemensen); several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, Richard (Betty) Hendrickson.??She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hazen Pratt and Ralph Giddings; and brothers, Chester and Will Hendrickson.??Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka. Arrangements are by Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home, Anoka. Another obit, per Find A Grave: Memorial service for Mildred S. Giddings (Pratt), 99, Anoka, will take place tomorrow (Saturday, April 17), 11 a.m., at First Congregational Church of Anoka. Rev. Chris Fazel will officiate. Giddings died March 12 at Lyngblomsten Health Care Center, St. Paul. She was born Oct. 9, 1910 in Minneapolis to George R. and Caroline (Munson) Hendrickson. She worked at Sears and the YWCA, then after her first husband died in 1958, she returned to college and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in education and for the next 17 years taught at Washington Elementary School, Anoka. She was a member of Anoka Philolectian. She is survived by her sons, Curtis Pratt (Pat Norton), Tom Pratt (Francisca Paz de Olivera), Devin (Zoe) Hazenson, Jim Pratt and Jon Pratt (Deborah Clemensen); stepchildren, Hugh Pratt, Betty Stewart, Bill (Dana) Pratt, Tom (Sharon) Giddings, Marilyn (Roger) Sawyer and Dick (Lyrlette) Giddings; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many step-grandchildren and great-step-grandchildren; nephews and nieces; and brother, Richard (Betty) Hendrickson. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hazen Pratt and Ralph Giddings; and brothers, Chester and Will Hendrickson. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka. Arrangements are by Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home, Anoka. And another obit, in the Star-Tribune: Giddings, Millie Pratt age 99, of Anoka, passed away March 12, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. Millie was born in 1910 in Minneapolis to George and Caroline Hendrickson. She attended Wood Lake School, a two-room schoolhouse, in Richfield, graduated from Minneapolis Central High School a year early and completed two years at Saint Cloud State Teachers College before the financial crash of 1929 interrupted her college career. She then worked at Sears and the YWCA. Millie was an active athlete, a hiker, a golfer and a skier. In the 1930's she and her friends went on many hiking expeditions, including one by automobile to Glacier National Park. In 1941 Millie married Hazen Curtis Pratt, a fellow founding member of the former Nob Hill Ski Club in Minneapolis. Hazen was a talented engineer trained at MIT, and the principal original designer of the Hoffman electrical enclosures still manufactured in Anoka. After Hazen's unexpected death in 1958, Millie, with five boys ages 6-16 to raise and support alone, returned to college and graduated from the U of M with a degree in education in 1960. For the next 17 years, as a dedicated teacher, she inspired and encouraged the fifth graders at Washington Elementary School in Anoka. In 1978 Millie married Ralph Giddings and they enjoyed retirement together with a lot of traveling. Millie was active in her community as a member, volunteer and officer of many organizations, including the First Congregational Church of Anoka and the Anoka Philolectian Society. Millie loved all social events, sending and receiving letters and phone calls, traveling, and learning new things. Millie was a loving and devoted wife and mother and a very good friend to all fortunate enough to know her. She was very talented at appreciating the best in people. Millie was preceded in death by husbands Hazen Pratt and Ralph Giddings; brothers Chester and Will Hendrickson. Survived by sons, Curtis Pratt (Pat Norton), Thomas Henry Pratt (Francisca Paz de Oliveira), Devin (Zoe) Hazenson, Jim Pratt, and Jon Pratt (Deborah Clemmensen); step children Hugh Pratt, Betty Stewart, Bill (Dana) Pratt, Tom (Sharon) Giddings, Marilyn (Roger) Sawyer, and Dick (Myrlette) Giddings, 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, many step grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces, and brother Richard (Betty) Hendrickson. Memorial Service Saturday, April 17, 11 AM with Visitation 1 hour prior at First Congregational Church of Anoka at Main Street and Third Ave. South. Memorials preferred to Franklin School in Anoka. Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home Anoka 763-421-0220 thurston-lindberg.com
  Person ID	I513	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	11 May 2021

  
  

  Father	George HENDRICKSON,   b. 1 Jan 1886, Minnesota d. 27 Jun 1955, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Caroline MUNSON,   b. Apr 1885, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 19 Feb 1945, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1910	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hazen Curtis PRATT, Sr,   b. 9 Mar 1896, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio d. 24 Jun 1958, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1941	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	#4470448
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Ralph Aranda GIDDINGS,   b. 8 Dec 1906, Anoka County, Minnesota d. 12 Nov 1990, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1978
  	not married in Minnesota or Wisconsin
  Family ID	F11876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2010

  
  

• Photos		Mildred Hendrickson, baby This is Mildred Hendrickson in late 1910 or very early 1911. There is another picture of Myrtle Hendrickson that was apparently taken on the same occasion in the same chair. The original is a postcard addressed, but not mailed, to "Miss Cora Anderson, Viroqua, Wis." The message is "From Mildred to Counsen Cora."
  		Myrtle Hendrickson and Mildred Hendrickson Myrtle and Mildred were sort-of cousins in a multiple way. Myrtle and Mildred's mother Caroline were first cousins because Myrtle's mother Martha and Caroline's mother Susan were sisters. In addition, Mildred's father was the son of Myrtle's father. This picture was taken about 1913 or 1914 when both girls were about 3 or 4. The original is a postcard with Cora's ink annotation "Mildred & Myrtle."