Marlin Jerrald KILDE

1918 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Marlin Jerrald KILDE
  Birth	29 Mar 1918	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1918-23725
  Death	25 Jan 2006
  Burial	St. Michael’s Cemetery, Bayport, Minnesota
  Notes	In the 1935/36 Fergus Falls city directory, he is called Martin G. He was a high school student. In the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is still Martin G. and is still living with his parents but now is an employee of Northwestern Sash & Door. Same in the 1939/40 Fergus Falls city directory. In the 1941/42 Fergus Falls city directory, he is still living with his parents and working at the sash and door business. His parents had moved and were living at 420 Vasa Avenue West. He is not listed in the SSDI. His obit in the FFDJ: Marlin Kilde Obituary He was born on March 29, 1918, in Otter Tail County, and was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church of Fergus Falls. He graduated from Fergus High School in 1936. The Boy Scouts of America was a keen interest for him, and in his youth he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He served in the Army Air Corps and was trained as a tail-gunner on the well known B-17. He later was an instructor in aerial gunnery. After the war he briefly attended the University of Minnesota on the GI bill. For the rest of his working life he was employed in construction. For a number of years he worked as a master carpenter for the firm of Rudolph Trones and son of Edina. He loved to travel and it was on an overseas trip that he met Francelia Bonse. They were married on Dec. 16, 1979. They enjoyed being snowbirds in San Juan, Texas. A special delight for them both was bird watching. His stepchildren and grandchildren were among the great joys of his life. He is survived by Joan Bonse-Barber, Lake Elmo, Mary Bonse-Troutz, Baldwin, Wis., Mike (Cathy) Bonse, Knapp, Wis., and Robert (Shelly) Bonse, Maplewood; eight grandchildren; siblings: Sylvia (Everald) Strom, Ardith (Raymond) Seaver, and John (Janet) Kilde, all of Fergus Falls, and Cordelia (Duane) Trones, Minnetonka. Also surviving is sister-in-law Mary Jo Kilde, Battle Lake; and a host of nieces and nephews, whom he enjoyed very much. He was preceded in death by his wife who died July 27, 1995; his parents; brother, Loren; and sister, Dorothy Christianson. Memorials are preferred to the A.A. Pedersen Preaching Scholarship at the Lutheran Brethren Seminary. Visitation: One hour prior to the services at the church Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Church Clergy: Rev. Bill Colbeck and Chaplain Greg Hayek Burial: St. Michael's Cemetery of Bayport Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls
  Person ID	I9583	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Johannes (John) KILDE,   b. 11 Nov 1895, Parkers Prairie, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 21 Dec 1952, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Clara STIGEN,   b. 9 Oct 1894, Minnesota d. 30 Mar 1991, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1917
  Family ID	F7185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francelia Bernadette MORRISSETTE,   b. 5 Jul 1926   d. 27 Jul 1995, Washington County, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1978	Washington County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F7193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2009