Laverne Darrell TONSAGER

1940 - 2017  (77 years)

• Name	Laverne Darrell TONSAGER
  Birth	19 Jul 1940	Rice County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2017-MN-035837
  Death	27 Oct 2017	Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	Shown in the 1960 Faribault City Directory as married to Ellen and working in the finishing room of Peterson Art Furniture. Shown in the 1964 Northfield City Directory as married to Gwendolyn, living at 216-1/2 East Fremont Street and working at G.T. Schjeldahl. Shown in the 1967 and 1968 Northfield City Directories as living at 505 West 3rd Street and having Tonsager Painting Service. Laverne 'Vern' Tonsager 1940–2017 Circle Lake—Laverne "Vern" Tonsager, age 77 of Northfield, passed away surrounded by family on October 27th, at his home. Vern Darrell Tonsager was born July 19, 1940, in Northfield, Minnesota, to Ruby (Fredrickson) and Lester Tonsager. Vern was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He was raised in Northfield and was a house painter for 55 years. Vern was an active parishioner and volunteer at Annunciation Church in Hazelwood, MN. Vern battled Leukemia for three years and Pancreatic Cancer for the last 18 months, facing the diagnosis with courage, and determination. Vern continued working until recently and deeply missed a hard day's work. He loved spending winters in Ft Myers and fishing on the ocean with his buddies and family. He spent three decades on Circle Lake where his hobbies were fishing and building houses. He cherished all of the time with his grandkids and great-grandkids more than anything else. Survivors include wife Gwen (Elzen) Tonsager; his children, Dawn (Brian) Cherwinka of Faribault, Troy Tonsager of Eagan, Kari (Brian) Amacher of Faribault, Tony of Waseca; his grandchildren Brittany (Zack) Sisk of Chicago, Illinois, Ashlee (Trent) Hering of Waterville, Kelsey Cherwinka of Faribault; Conner, Olivia, Landon and Caden Tonsager of Eagan; Marisa, Joshua, and Grace Amacher of Faribault, Kaylee and Allison Tonsager of Rochester; his great-grandchildren Chase Hering and Rylin Tonsager; his sister Darlene (David) Endres of Eagan. Preceding him in death were his parents Ruby and Lester Tonsager; mother and father-in-law, Alice and Henry Elzen; sisters Shirley Gould, Joannie Anderson, and Roxie Judkins. A memorial Mass will be held at 11AM, Monday, October 30th, 2017, at the Church of the Annunciation, 4996 Hazelwood Ave, Northfield, MN 55057. Visitation will be 9-11AM, prior to the funeral Mass at the Church of the Annunciation. Interment will take place directly after the funeral Mass at the Annunciation Church Cemetery.
  Person ID	I6518	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Lester Geo TONSAGER,   b. 7 Oct 1909, Scott County, Minnesota d. 5 Jun 1945, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Ruby Gladys FREDRICKSON,   b. 14 Jul 1916, Scott County, Minnesota d. 29 Aug 1953, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1937	Scott County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	E.A. BALATA
  Family ID	F10006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2008

  
  

  Family 2	G.T. ELZEN
  Family ID	F5007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2017