 1920 - 2003 (82 years)
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Name |
Evelyn Thelma FRETTEM |
Birth |
14 Oct 1920 |
Goodhue County, Minnesota |
- the date on her death certificate
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Gender |
Female |
Minnesota Birth Certificate |
1920-11647 |
Minnesota Death Certificate |
2003-MN-027510 |
Death |
10 Aug 2003 |
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota |
Burial |
13 Aug 2003 |
Wangen Prairie Cemetery, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota |
Notes |
- Evelyn Thelma Ellingboe was born Oct. 14, 1920, to Oliver and Severina (Flaten) Freettem. She was raised on a farm between Stanton and Cannon Falls. She attended the Cannon Falls schools. After graduating from Cannon Falls High School, she attended Cannon Falls Normal Training for Teachers. She taught in several country schools in southeastern Minnesota, including Lonsdale, rural Dennison and Stanton.
She married Bennard Ellingboe June 28, 1946. They settled in Dennison where they were residents for more than 50 years. They moved to Cannon Falls in 2001.
She was an active member of the Wangen Prairie Lutheran Church before she was married. She was a member of Dennison Lutheran Church since 1946 and served in many offices and committees and taught Sunday School. She was a member of the Dennison Study Club, PTA and was very involved in the Dennison Birthday Club. She was very helpful and generous to many charitable organizations. She cared for her ailing mother in the last several years before her mother's death.
She loved animals and flowers and read hundreds of books.
Ellingboe is survived by her husband, Bennard; three sons, John (Linda) of Seattle, Wash., Paul (Bonnie) of Plymouth, and James of Grand Forks, M.D.; one daughter, Helen Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D.; seven grandchildren, Cindy and Kristin of Seattle, Wash., Meggan of Washington, D.C., Mason of Plymouth, Jacob, Julia and Jessica of Grand Forks, N.D.; one niece, Elsa Frettem of St. Paul; and one nephew, Peter Frettem of Cannon Falls.
She was preceded in death by her father, Oliver Frettem; mother, Severina Frettem; two sisters, Selma Frettem and Margaret Frettem; one brother, Olaf Frettem; and one sister-in-law, Helena Frettem.
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Person ID |
I6566 |
Don Carlson's Tree |
Last Modified |
6 May 2021 |
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