Donald Otto SMITH

1924 - 1978  (54 years)

• Name	Donald Otto SMITH
  Birth	29 Jun 1924	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Minneapolis General Hospital
  Gender	Male
  MN Birth Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1924-43774
  Death	25 Aug 1978	Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Section T, Site 3092
  Notes	His middle name may originally have been Oscar although the birth records show it as Otto. His mother had a brother named Otto. He registered for the draft on June 30, 1942, as Donald Otto Smith. Mel and Verona and sons lived at 9417 Nicollet Avenue in Bloomington. He was single and without dependents when he enlisted at Fort Snelling on 12 Dec 1942 in the Army Air Corps. His burial record at Fort Snelling says that Don was a Corporal in the U.S. Army in World War II. In the 1950 census, he was living with his brother and parent in Bloomington. He worked for a newspaper as a field executive. He lived at 9943 Wentworth Avenue in Bloomington at the time of his marriage to Marge Anderson. His address was 8506 Clinton at the time his daughter was born. He and Marge were living at 8506 Clinton Avenue at the time of Bess’s death. His obit said that he lived at 512 S. Third Avenue in Wausau, was the owner of the Marjon Motel in Wausau, and that he was “found dead” at the Downtown Motel.
  Person ID	I610	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Melvin A SMITH,   b. 7 Jan 1903, Douglas County, Wisconsin d. 26 Jun 1972, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Verona Hertha Minnie EGGERT,   b. 16 Aug 1905, Mapleton, Blue Earth County, Minnesota d. 26 Mar 1974, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1924	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret (Marge) Virginia ANDERSON,   b. 22 May 1926, Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota d. 9 Nov 2003, Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1953	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010