Gudbrand Gudbrandsen UVDAL

Notes:

Vang A, p. 69.

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarde

Gudbrand married Sigrid Olsdatter GRIHAMAR in 1753 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Sigrid (daughter of Ola Knutsen GRIHAMAR and Marit Torsteinsdatter KVÅLE) was born in 1735 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1811 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang B, p. 166.

He is I4333 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes:

Han var først innerst på Nystuen, hvor han traff den første konen sin, Anne K Nystuen(1763-1797), hun var tanten til "Basen", den berømte fjellstøgemannen. De hadde fire barn, men bare Knut (1794- ) overlevde. Han ble husmann i Bakka under Eltun 13/

Da Olas første kone (Anne Nystuen) døde, giftet han seg året etter i 1798 med Marit Olsdatter Høverstad. og fikk i 1799 (13.2) kjøpt farsgården hennes. Marit og Ola hadde 8 barn, men bare 4 levde opp. Foruten Gullik var det: Ola (1804-1887) som var ugjift og bodde hos broren på Lajord. Han var rentenist. Gudbrand (1807- ) gift med Marit I Eltun på Lo under Lunde 17/-. Anne (1811-1837) hun var født på Langestølen og gift med Ola T Lo u/ Skjøre. Hun tok sin søster Sigrid (1815-1837) med seg til Skjøre da hun giftet seg. Men 2. juni 1837 omkom begge søstrene og hele familien til Anne, da det gikk et jordras på Skj øre. Høverstad ble solgt på tvangsausjon da Ola døde i 1817.

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarde

Family/Spouse: Marit Olsdatter HØVERSTAD. Marit (daughter of Ola Gullikson HØVERSTAD and Gro Kristoffersdotter MØSAKER) was born in 1776 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarden

Died:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarden

Family/Spouse: Ingebjørg Sjugurdsdatter STRAND. Ingebjørg (daughter of Sjugurd Guttormsen STRAND and Kari Gullaksdatter HEGG) was born in 1769 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1845 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarde

Family/Spouse: Eirik Andrisson ELTUN. Eirik (son of Andris Eirikson ELTUN and Ingebjørg Andrisdatter) was born in 1750 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is omitted from the bygdebok’s listings of her parents’ children.

Birth:
dwfrench1 says 1773

Gjartrud married Eivind Knutsen LEIROL on 25 Jan 1791 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Eivind (son of Knut Jonsen RØN and Ingeborg Evensdatter FRIGSTAD) was born in 1763 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1816 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His farm name is shown as Lundseiet in the birth record for Marit and Lundeejet in the birth record for Iver.

His farm name is shown as Stend-something in the birth record for Sigrid.

Vang B, p. 166, shows he moved to Lo under Lunde 17/.

Birth:
Høverstad 63/

Died:
Lunde 17/2, Lo

Family/Spouse: Marit Ivarsdatter ELTUN. Marit (daughter of Ivar Trondsen BREKKE and Anne Knudsdatter ELTUN) was born on 8 Jun 1810 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 22 Dec 1862 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 3 Jan 1863 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Høverstad 63/1

Died:
Lajord 51/2 Øvre

Gullik married Anne Knutsdatter LAJORD in 1831 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Anne (daughter of Knut Madsen HAUGEN and Anne Larsdatter NETRØST) was born in 1810 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1903 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is I2459 in Jim’s VS.

Jim’s notes:

Da han var 74 år og enkemann i 1862, ble han med sønnen sin Gudbrand og alle barnebarna til USA. Om etterkommere se Fil USA

Gudbrand og Anne hadde barna: GUDBRAND UVDAL (1823-), se nedenfor INGEBJØRG UVDAL (1827- ) gm Nils Håvardson Hermundstad-Hagen, de reiste til USA i 1853, sammen med to av søsknene til Ingebjørg: IVAR UVDAL (1830-) og ANNE UVDAL (1839- ), hun var bare 14 år da hun reiste med søsteren, svogeren og broren til USA. ANDRIS UVDAL (1833- ) til USA i 1854 MARIT UVDAL (1836-) til USA i 1857 ASGRIM UVDAL (1844- ) til USA med faren og broren Gudbrand i 1862.

GUDBRAND G UVDAL (1823- ) overtok gården allerede i 1852, (skjøte 6.11.1852) for 490 spd og livaure til faren og moren. Han giftet seg i 1849 med ANNE TORSTEINSON KJERSTEIN (1823- ) De fikk følgnde barn: Gudbrand (1849-) Anne (1851- ) Torstein (1853- ) Ivar (1855- ) Kari (1858- ) Ingebjørg (1860- )

Det begynte nok å bli trangt på gården allerede i 1853, og søsknene til Gudbrand reiste i tur og orden til USA. De må nok ha skrevet hjem og fortalt om fine forhold, for etter å ha gått å grunnet litt, bestemte Gudbrand seg for å selge Uvdal 2/1 (uppigarden) og dra over til Amerika han også. Moren hans var nettopp død, og den 74 år gamle faren bestemte seg for å være med på ferden, sammen med den yngste sønnen Asgrim.

Frøholm skriver:"Med skjøte 5.3.1862 selde Gudbrand garden med lausøyre, utan livaure, til Gudbrand G Bø (1831-1905) for 700 spd og reiste til USA, saman med heile huslyden sin og faren og broren. Dermed vart den gamle Skogstad-Uvdals-ætta avløys t av ei ny ætt".

Dette er ikke helt riktig, for Gudbrand G Bø som overtok, var også av samme ætta.

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4; Valerie Ulstad says 8 May 1789

Died:
Valerie Ulstad

Gudbrand married Anne Ivarsdatter UVDAL in 1823. Anne (daughter of Ivar Asgrimson UVDAL and Marit Jacobsdatter BAGGETUN) was born in 1799 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and Håvard and family emigrated to the USA in 1853 according to Jim’s notes for her in his VS.

Birth:
Uvdal 2/4 Uppigarden

Family/Spouse: Håvard Nilsen HERMUNDSTAD. Håvard was born in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married her first cousin.

Died:
Nordland

Family/Spouse: Knud Evensen HEEN. Knud (son of Eivind Knutsen LEIROL and Gjartrud Gudbrandsdatter UVDAL) was born in 1797 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1880 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Opdal i Øye

Family/Spouse: Anders Andersen SKOGSTAD. Anders (son of Andris Nilson LUNDE and Marit Gudbrandsdatter SKOGSTAD) was born on 10 Aug 1812 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 3 Apr 1895 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Nilsdatter LUNDE. Ingeborg (daughter of Nils Helgesen KJERSTEIN and Gunvor Andrisdatter LUNDE) was born in 1792 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andris married Thora Iversdatter KJERSTEIN in 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Thora (daughter of Ivar Torsteinson KJERSTEIN and Anne Kristoffersdatter LEIROL) was born in 1794 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Eltun 15/1 Nordigarden (Teigen)

Gudbrand married Jørand Olsdatter KVÅLE in 1827. Jørand (daughter of Ola Torsteinson KVÅLE and Ragndi Andrisdatter KVÅLE) was born in 1790 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Eltun 13/1 Nordigarden.

Family/Spouse: Ola Knutsson SKJØRE. Ola (son of Knut Torgeirson LO and Gunvor Trondsdatter SKJØRE) was born in 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang B, p. 288.

He married his first cousin.

Birth:
Heen 70/2 Bøkko

Died:
Hagen 88/3-9-16 av Jevne, Ryfoss

Family/Spouse: Sigri Gulbrandsdatter UVDAL. Sigri (daughter of Gudbrand Gudbrandsen UVDAL and Ingebjørg Sjugurdsdatter STRAND) was born in 1795 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Johnson NEFSTAD. John (son of Jon Knutsen NEFSTAD and Marit Endresdatter LIEN) was born in 1807 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Jun 1844, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1865 census, a 21 year-old Marith Gulbrandsdatter lived on Løkken 110b in Vang with her parents Gulbrand Knuthsson, 58, and Anne Knuthsd., 44.

In the 1865 census, a 22 year-old Marit Gulbrandsdatter was a tjenestspige on Kieersteen 129.

Family/Spouse: Anders Syverson STENDE. Anders (son of Syver Andersen GIVRE and Ingeborg Amundsdatter HAGASTRØNDEN (BRATTRUD)) was born on 7 Apr 1841 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1925-MN-012413
• Baptism: 19 Mar 1848, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Born in Lunde 17/2, Lo. Came to the U.S. in 1872.

Ole married Synneva Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE in 1877 in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Synneva (daughter of Trond Iversson ELLINGBØE (OPDAL, UVDAL) and Kjersti Helgesdotter KJERSTEIN) was born on 29 Jul 1846 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Feb 1929 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1939-MN-013176
• Baptism: 24 Mar 1850, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Ivar’s farm is next to Ole G.’s in the 1885 census.

In a 1914 land ownership map of Chippewa County, Minnesota, I. G. Loe owned 160 acres in the north part of Granite Falls Twp. He owned the southwest quarter-section of Section 12 near Maynard.

He was a farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County.

In the 1930 census he is a farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County. His household consists of himself, Iver G., 80, his wife Berit, 67, his daughters Christina, 45, and Bertina I., 33, his sons Iver T., 26, and Martin, 23, and his grand-daughter Othelia M. Gjevre, 19. Nearby neighbors (on the same census page) are Andrew Heen, George Eide (#6725), his son Olaf Loe, Iver Soine (#6738), Sever Loe, Gilbert Heen, and George Lien.

Ivar married Berit ELLINGBOE about 1880. Berit (daughter of Thorsten BOE and Velgjerd Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 28 Dec 1863 in Minnesota; died on 22 Nov 1962 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; was buried on 26 Nov 1962 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1946-MN-002415
• Baptism: 28 Mar 1853, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Greg Fearon calls her Sigrid Gulbrandsdatter Steinde-el Lundseiga.

Shown as a foster daughter of Knud and Gjertrud in the 1865 Norwegian census. Knud was one of the baptismal sponsors for Sigri’s daughter Anne.

In the 1900 census she is shown as having had 7 children, 6 still living.

In the 1910 census, she is shown as having had 7 children, but the number still living is indecipherable.

In the 1930 census she is living with Martin and his family in Wang Twp.

Died:
indexed as “Sigri Soive”

Buried:
as Sigri Soine

Family/Spouse: Torstein Olsen (Krøsikrun) HAUGEN. Torstein (son of Ole Olsen GRIHAMAR and Anne Tostensdatter KJERSTEIN) was born on 22 Sep 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Jun 1881; was buried in Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sigrid married Ola Kristofferson SØYNE in 1886. Ola (son of Christopher Larssen SØYNE and Anne Sjugurdsdatter LAJORD) was born on 8 Dec 1844 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 13 Mar 1924 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lajord 51/2 Øvre

Marit married Ove Knutsen SØYNE in 1878. Ove (son of Knut Madsen SØYNE and Maren Andersdatter QVÅLE) was born on 22 Nov 1851 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang A, p. 872.

Knut married Marit Gulliksdatter BELSEIM in 1859. Marit (daughter of Gullik Andrisson JEVNE and Anne Gudbrandsdatter NØRSVIN) was born about 1829 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I45050 in Jim’s VS. Jim’s notes: Hun er uteglemt hos Frøholm. Hun hadde mange barn, bl.a. 4 sønner.

Called Anna Opdahl in the death certificates of some of her sons.

Birth:
Uvdal 2/1 nordigarden

Anne married Torstein Jonsen NYSTUENUnited States. Torstein (son of Jon Knutsen NYSTUEN and Berit Torsteinsdatter GRIHAMAR) was born in 1805 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 30 Jan 1898 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Feb 1824, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

From Find A Grave in a record for Kari created by DM Scott:

Kari Nelson Lee, daughter of Howard and Kari Nelson Opdahl, was born at Vang, Valders, Norway, January 8, 1824. She was baptized and confirmed in her home parish of the Lutheran Church of Norway.

She came to America in the early fifties and like a large number of the other early settlers, she stayed for some time in the settlements of southern Wisconsin.

On June 27, 1857, she was married to Ole K. Lee, who preceded her in death on May 8, 1891.

Their marriage was blessed with five children, two boys and three girls. Knud and Bertha Lee both died in 1885. The second son, Ole, died October 10, 1888, leaving two daughters, Carrie Lee and Julia Lee, to mourn the loss of their aged mother, who died of heart disease and pneumonia January 2, 1922.

The funeral was conducted by Rev. Waldeland. Short services were held at the home and at the St. Ansgar and Deer Creek Lutheran Churches. She was laid to rest at the Evergreen Lutheran Cemetery at St. Ansgar on Thursday, January 5th. Had she lived until January 8th, she would have filled her ninety-eighth year of life.

Present at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Orwoll of Minneapolis. Mrs. Orwoll is a niece of the deceased.

In the 1900 census, she is the 76 year-old widow Kari Lee of Newburg Twp, Mitchell County, Iowa. Living with her are her daughters Carrie and Julia, her mother-in-law Guri, and two boarders: the brothers Thrond Ellingboe (#3213 ) and Iver Ellingboe (#3215 ). Kari came to the U.S. in 1850.

Baptism:
Øye

Family/Spouse: Ole K LEE. Ole was born in 1828 in Norway; died on 8 May 1891 in Mitchell County, Iowa; was buried in First Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Aug 1828, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptism:
Øÿe kirke

Family/Spouse: Marit Knutsdatter DY TASA. Marit (daughter of Knut Thomassen LO and Kari Jonsdatter STEINDE) was born on 7 Jul 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Jul 1826, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Came to the U.S. in 1849. Served in the Civil War.

Baptism:
perhaps a home baptism

Family/Spouse: Elise PAULSON. Elise was born about 1840 in Norway; died on 2 Apr 1918 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 27 Jun 1824, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptism:
in the Vang stavkirke

Family/Spouse: Gerhardine Bøyesdatter HEILE. Gerhardine (daughter of Böye Ovesen BERGE and Marte Christophersdatter LEIROL) was born on 3 Feb 1828 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Mar 1854, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

dwfrench1

Family/Spouse: Tosten Olsen ROBØLE. Tosten was born on 2 Oct 1859 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Aug 1943 in Wells County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 10 Aug 1828, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Baptismal sponsors: Marith Nielsdatter Lunde, Marith Larsdatter Stende, Ingeborg Olsdatter Øye, Thron Knudsen Stende, and Guldbrand Ericksen Elthon.

Birth:
date from her confirmation record; it’s unclear on her birth record

Ingebjørg married Ola Tomasson HAGASTRØNDEN on 5 Feb 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ola (son of Thomas Andrison BELSHEIM and Ambjørg Olsdatter ELLINGBØ) was born in 1812 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Erick met his death tragically in 1855 by being crushed under a falling tree and is buried at the Old Hauge Cemetery.

Birth:
Eltun 13/ Nordigarden

Died:
Find A Grave says 1855

Erik married Sigrid Knutsdatter HOLIEN on 28 Oct 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Sigrid (daughter of Knut Endresen HOLIEN and Synneva Håkonsdatter KVAMME) was born on 14 Jul 1815 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Mar 1891 in Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Jul 1830, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is not in either of Jim’s databases.

In the 1880 census, she is Sarah Gunderson, age 49, apparently a widow. With her on the farm in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, are Gunder, 14, Anders, 11, Nels, 8, and Anton, 5. Her nephew Engebret Engebretson, age 18, is a laborer living with them on the farm.

Baptism:
Øye

Family/Spouse: Andris Gunnarson LIEN. Andris (son of Gunnar Nilsson ØDEGÅRD and Berit Andrisdatter GIVRE) was born in Aug 1825 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 10 Oct 1873 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Øye

Ingeborg married Ole Knudson HOLIEN on 19 Apr 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ole (son of Knut Endresen HOLIEN and Synneva Håkonsdatter KVAMME) was born in 1826 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1893 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is called Randi Gudbrandsdotter Eltunseiga in the bygdebok (Vang A, p. 239) which has her marrying Torstein in 1857.

She is Ragndi Gudbrandsdatter Synsteikra, I22184, in Jim’s VS.

Family/Spouse: Tosten Tostensen KJERSTEN. Tosten (son of Torstein Ivarsen KJERSTEIN and Kari Olsdatter ØYLO) was born on 19 Jan 1822 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang A, p. 351, calls her syskenbarnet Ingebjørg Lo el. Skjore, Grøven, implying that she and her husband were cousins. Which they were.

Birth:
Skjøre 19/6, Grøven

Ingebjørg married Nils Trondsen SKJØRE in 1841. Nils (son of Trond Knutsen LO and Marit Nilsdatter GRØV) was born in 1811 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 8 Jan 1837, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Called John Johnson of Østerin at the time of his marriage.

He and Sigrid left for the U.S. a week or so after their marriage.

From the Kenyon Leader, January 6, 1916

John Estrum, aged 80 years, died at his home in Warsaw on Friday, December, 30. Deceased was born in Valders, Norway, in 1836. In 1857 he was united in marriage to Sigrid Leite. A year later the couple came to America, settling in Wisconsin. After remaining there for a time they removed to Warsaw, where they have since made their home. Ten children blessed the union, six of whom survive and are as follows: Mrs. Eberhart of Thief River Falls; Mrs. McCurdy of Minneapolis, Nels, Gilbert, and Evan, and Mrs. George Kolstad all of the town of Warsaw. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Rev. Hauge officiating, interment being made in Vangs cemetery.

Birth:
birth record is not clear: may be 25 Nov

John married Sigrid Nilsdatter VEFLEN on 22 Nov 1857 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Sigrid (daughter of Nils Gulliksen BERGE and Guri Trondsdatter VEFLEN) was born on 29 Dec 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Feb 1867, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the church book, his parents were Anders Syversen Steile or Steide and Marith Gulbrandsdatter.

Family/Spouse: Martin WEFLEN. Martin (son of Gullik Helgeson WEFLEN and Marthe Maria TANDBERG) was born on 24 Dec 1883 in Minnesota; died on 12 Apr 1974 in Benton County, Minnesota; was buried in West Lake Johanna Lutheran, Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and their two daughters lived in Granite Falls in the same house in which they had all lived in 1935. Anton is the proprietor of an “electric shop.”

Anton married Clara ELLINGBOE on 10 Jul 1919 in Renville County, Minnesota. Clara (daughter of Andris Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Berit (Betsey) E LIEN) was born on 16 Jul 1890 in Renville County, Minnesota; died on 21 Oct 1978 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota; was buried in Clover Leaf Cemetery, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1962-MN-002499

Notes:

Other sources say birthdate was 14 Sep 1878.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Renville County as Sever O Loe. (The draft registrar was A T Ellingboe.) He is shown as 40 years old but his birth date is shown as September 14, 1878. He is a farmer in Wang Twp, Renville County. His nearest relative is his father, Ole G Loe of Route 1, Maynard. Sever is described as tall and slender with blue eyes and light hair.

In the 1920 census, he is a 42 year-old widower in Wang Twp. Living with him are his parents.

He is a 52 year-old widower in the 1930 census, farming in Wang Twp, Renville County. Living with him are two boarders: 76 year-old Andrew Sparstad and 30 year-old Herman Gustafson, both born in Norway.

Syver married Ruth WEBERG on 6 Jun 1917 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Ruth died on 2 Jan 1918 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not living with her parents at the time of the 1885 state census.

Notes:

In the 1900 census she was Kjersti. By 1910, she was “Christine.”

Kristina married Hans Ludwig HANSEN about 1924. Hans was born on 17 May 1866 in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway; died on 1 Oct 1934 in Seattle, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1956-MN-014704

Notes:

Gilbert O Loe owned an 80 acre parcel in Wang Twp, Renville County, according to a 1913 land ownership map. His 80 acre parcel was in Section 6, adjacent to a parcel owned by Ole G Loe.

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Grimstad, Roseau County. He was a farmer living with his wife and child in Wannaska, Roseau County, Minnesota. He claimed exemption from the draft on the grounds of his poor health. He was described as tall and of medium build with light blue eyes and light brown hair.

He and his family (wife and 2 sons) were living on Pearl Street in Roseau, Minnesota, in the 1920 census.

He was a grain and stock farmer in Grimstad Twp, Roseau County, in the 1930 census.

There were two Gilbert Loes born of mothers whose maiden name was Ellingboe who were born at about the same time. One is this Gilbert. The other one, Gilbert I. (#10901), was born in 18 October 1885 and died 9 October 1959 in Yellow Medicine County.

Gudbrand married Selma A SUNSET on 25 Feb 1914 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Selma (daughter of Anders P SUNSET and Sofie OLSEN) was born on 26 Feb 1888 in Renville, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 31 Mar 1979 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1911-MN-002081

Notes:

She is probably the Mary Loe who married Ole A Gjevre in Renville County on 1 July 1909. Ole Gjevre was a hired man on the Ivar Loe farm in the 1900 census. That couple lived in Stoneham Twp, Chippewa County, in the 1910 census. They may have had a child, Mark or Mary Otelia Gjevre on 21 Jan 1911 in Chippewa County.

Marit married Ole Andrisson GJEVRE on 1 Jul 1909 in Renville County, Minnesota. Ole (son of Andris Andrisson HØVDA and Marit Halvardsdatter GARVIK) was born on 17 Jun 1873 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 31 Dec 1951 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1963-MN-016384

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1959-MN-020858

Notes:

There were two Gilbert Loes born of mothers whose maiden name was Ellingboe who were born at about the same time. One is this Gilbert. The other one is #6732.

In the 1940 census, he and Josepha and their five children lived in Stoneham Twp in Chippewa County in the same house in which they all had lived five years earlier. He was a farmer and had a sixth-grade education.

Gulbrand married Josepha Theodora JOHNSON on 7 Apr 1912 in Renville County, Minnesota. Josepha was born on 20 Oct 1886 in Minnesota; died on 28 May 1958 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tosten married Anna CARLSON on 16 Jun 1912 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. Anna was born in 1889 in Minnesota; died in 1970; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1971-MN-004521

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1900-21174
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1967-MN-016957

Notes:

In the 1930 census, he and Anna farmed in Wang Twp, Renville County, next to his parents’ farm.

Olaf married Anna Inger HAUGLAND on 9 Sep 1925 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was the informant for his mother’s death certificate.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1966-MN-001047
• Baptism: 24 May 1874, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Anne married Thrond (Thomas) S SOINE on 2 Jun 1900 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. Thrond (son of Sigurd Kristofferson (Syver C) SOINE and Synneva Trondsdotter ELLINGBØE) was born on 23 Oct 1871 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 1 Nov 1959 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Jul 1877, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Family/Spouse: Christine HEDIN. Christine was born on 8 Nov 1882 in Minnesota; died on 9 Oct 1972 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he was a physician living with his wife and his wife’s sister in Chicago.

Died:
indexed as Dr. Gilbert T Haugen

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1985-MN-009055

Notes:

Single and living with her parents in the 1910 census.

She married a third cousin.

The informant for her death certificate was Walter Ellingboe of Route 1, Maynard. Thea died of pneumonia.

Died:
Clara City Nursing Home

Thea married Iver H ELLINGBOE on 5 Jan 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Iver (son of Helge (Henry) Trondsen ELLINGBOE and Marit (Mary) Torsteinsdatter SPARSTAD) was born on 28 Jan 1889 in Granite Falls, Minnesota; died on 13 May 1973 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with his parents in the 1910 census.

Farming in Wang Twp in the 1920 census.

Birth:
SSDI says he was born 27 Jun, MHS says he was born 7 June, draft registration says 7 June

Martin married Eva Sylvia SOINE on 26 Nov 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Eva (daughter of Iver S SOINE and Sarah Sjugurddatter STRAND) was born on 19 Jan 1898 in Minnesota; died on 7 Feb 1987 in Anoka County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed with his parents in the 1910 census.

Notes:

Birth:
Kvåle 38/ Piprud

Notes:

Birth:
Nystuen 1/ husmannsplass

Notes:

Tosten had been a farmer. He died from chronic myocarditis.

Birth:
from death certificate

Family/Spouse: Karina HARMON. Karina was born in 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to his death certificate, Gulbrand had been a telegraph operator for a railroad.

He died as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage that occurred on Christmas Day, 1935.

Birth:
date from his death certificate

Family/Spouse: Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tosten never married: a Norwegian bachelor farmer. He died from arteriosclerosis.

Birth:
from his death certificate

Notes:

He died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Family/Spouse: Anna THOMPSON. Anna (daughter of Tories THOMPSON) was born on 26 Jul 1872 in Mitchell County, Iowa; died on 20 Apr 1926 in Worth County, Iowa; was buried in Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery, Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Find A Grave in an entry created for her by D M Scott:

Funeral services for Miss Carrie Lee, 94, a former resident of St. Ansgar, who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ren Anderson in Osage Wednesday, February 11, 1953 were held at the First Lutheran church here Saturday, February 14, 1953 with the Rev. O.A. Langehough officiating.

Carrie Lee was born on a farm near Carpenter March 2, 1858 and was baptized June 6 of that same year by Rev. A.C. Preus, an assistant pastor to Rev. C. Clausen. She was confirmed by the Rev. Johan Olsen May 7, 1872.

Miss Lee attended the Seminary in Osage and afterwards taught school for three years until she was clled home due to illness in the family. This illness extended over a period of five years during which time two brothers, a sister and her father succumbed to an untimely death. For several years Carrie, her mother and sister, Julia continued on the farm. Her mother died in 1922 and her sister in 1926. Carrie continued alone on the home place for another 15 years. In 1941, after 83 years at the home of her birth, she retired and moved to Osage where she could be near Mrs. Ren Anderson. When Mrs. Anderson was seven years old, she and a brother were given a home by "Aunt Carrie," as she was affectionately called by all who knew her.

Miss Lee had always been in good health and had never had any dental work done. It was only within the last 10 or 12 years that she had occasion to consult a doctor. On January 19 she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. She died at the home of Mrs. Anderson, where she had been the past nine months. Mrs. Sever Lee, a relative and lifelong acquaintance, was a close companion the last six months of her life.

Miss Lee has bestowed numerous gifts to her church and charity. She gave a pipe organ for the WCAL radio station at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota; a home at Luther college in Decorah for missionaries while in the United States home on furlough; the home farm; a hospital in the Orient as well as other huge sums of money.

She has also remembered well local institutions and building funds with generous gifts. "Aunt Carrie" came from a long-lived family. Her grandmother died at the age of 105, her mother was 98, and just two weeks ago a second cousin, Mrs. Verger Stien of Northfield, Minn. died at the age of 110. Miss Lee would have been 95 March 2.

Burial was in the First Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Langehough in charge of the committal services.

St. Ansgar Enterprise

Notes:

From Find A Grave, in an entry for Julia created by D M Scott:

Guri Lee, popularly known as Julie Lee, was born January 1, 1860, at the Lee Homestead, about six miles northwest of St. Ansgar, of the parents Ole K. Lee and Kari N. Lee.

She was baptized by Rev. C. L. Clausen March 3, 1860, at the church at St. Ansgar, and confirmed in the same church on October 4, 1874.

Miss Lee has lived on the Lee Homestead her entire life with the exception of a year spent at Carpenter.

About twenty-five years ago Miss Lee suffered an attack of stomach trouble for which she underwent an operation at Dubuque, Iowa.

After this time she suffered considerable, off and on, because of adhesions. The condition grew worse after an attack of the flu last winter.

About two weeks ago she slipped and fell in the cellar stairs and she suffered some contussions as a result of the fall.

Her old trouble reappeared and it was found necessary, in an attempt to save her life, to take her to Hampton, Iowa, for an operation.

The operation showed a severe condition of strangulation and adhesions.

The operation was successfully completed but Julia was unable to rally after the ordeal and finally slept peacefully away early Monday evening, June 21st.

Her sister, Carrie Lee, was at her bedside at the time.

Julia often wished the word of God read to her at the hospital, having for a long time been a constant reader of God's word.

Her sister also repeated for her several of her favorite hymns.

At times Julia would repeat Bible passages and hymns aloud and showed plainly that she remembered them word for word and loved the Heavenly message they brought her.

She repeatedly expressed her firm faith in Christ, her Savior, her joy in the forgiveness of sin, and her desire to depart and be with Christ.

All this and much more of the same Christian faith and conviction she also expressed on several occasions to her pastor, Rev. Waldeland, during his visits at her bedside during her last illness and while sick last winter.

Even before going to Hampton she spoke to her relative, Miss Myrtle Lee, about arrangements for her funeral and said that she liked to think about Myrtle joining in the singing of hymns she had selected for that occasion.

At Hampston, on Monday, Julie made up with her sister the entire program for this funeral. She designated the hymns she had selected to be sung here today, indicated the text she had chosen for her pastor's serman, and in general expressed her desires as to the whole event.

She remembered those at whose baptism she had been a witness and showed her concern for their eternal happiness and salvation, as she also admonished and encouragd her near and dear ones as to their religion and spiritual life.

Towards evening on Monday she grew considerably weaker and after five o'clock she spoke no more. The end came at about 8:30.

She leaves to mourn her departure her sister, Carrie, and Myrtle Lee, a cousin, who had made her home with them since she was a small girl.

The funeral was conducted at the N. Lutheran church, St. Ansgar, Iowa. Rev. M.E. Waldeland officiating, Friday afternoon, June 25th, and the remains were laid to rest in the St. Ansgar N.L. cemetery.

Card of Thanks

We feel most grateful and hereby express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many friends and relatives who in so many ways helped to make the last days of our Dear Departed so much more endurable and whose many tokens of friendship and love mean so much to us in this hour of sorrow and bereavement.
Carrie Lee
Myrtle Lee

St. Ansgar Enterprise

Her death certificate, for which Carrie Lee was the informant, shows that Julia died from shock due to her operation for removal of a bowel obstruction caused by adhesions.

Died:
Lutheran Hospital

Notes:

Died:
consumption (tuberculosis)

Notes:

Called Bertha for some reason in her mother’s obit.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Jun 1849, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Went by Gilbert Nilsen Haugen in the U.S. That’s what he’s called in the Jasmann Family Tree.

Obit information from Find A Grave and Dennis C. Olson:

Gilbert Haugen, the son of Gilbert G. Haugen (from death certificate) and Anna Thasa Haugen, was born in Norway, May 21, 1849 (from death certificate) and came at a very young age with his parents to America. He married Ingeborg Isabel Estrem at Decorah, Iowa, on December 30, 1878. The names appearing on the church records for that marriage were Gilbert Nelson and Isabel Anderson.

Shortly after their marriage they moved to Boone County, Nebraska, where seven of their nine children were born. One baby died and was buried on the prairie and also a son Gustav Martinus died. During the time they lived in Nebraska they used the name Nilsen or Nelson.

It is not known exactly when the family moved to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, area but they were living there at least from 1893 to the middle of 1895. Their youngest son Knute was born while they made their home there.

After his death Ingeborg stayed on the farm and made her home with her son Talmer.

Sometime during the late 1890's the family moved to Minnesota and in 1898 settled in Webster township of Rice County, Minnesota. It was apparently during this time that they began to use the Haugen name.

Gilbert died November 19, 1915 in Webster township, Rice County, Minnesota from heart problems.

He leaves to mourn his death six children, namely, Talmar Haugen at home, Gust Haugen on a neighboring farm, Knute Haugen, Northfield, Mrs. Paul Overby, Binford, N.D., Mrs. Albert Thorpe, Minneapolis. Two brothers-in-law, Christ Estrem, Petersburg, Neb., Andrew Estrem, Decorah, Iowa, and several grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were; an infant buried on the farm in Nebraska; Gustav Martinus born December 16, 1879, died March 5, 1893 buried at Closter, Nebraska; and Albert born November 9, 1885, died July 28, 1908 buried at Binford, North Dakota.

Birth:
The day of birth is ambiguous in the Norwegian church records. It may be May 22. His death certificate says May 21.

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Isabel ESTREM. Ingeborg (daughter of Thorhild Andersen ESTREM and Sigrid Helgesdatter IGDUN) was born on 18 Aug 1852 in Iowa; died on 2 Feb 1928 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Trondhjem Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louise AANRUD. Louise was born on 16 Jul 1893 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 30 Jan 1939 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, he, as Ben Knudtson, and his family were farming in Barton Twp, Worth County, Iowa.

From D M Scott’s contribution to Find A Grave:

#1
BEN KNUDTSON FROZEN TO DEATH

The Christmas festivities of our neighboring town of Carpenter were sadly broken into by the tragic death of one of her citizens, Mr. Ben Knudtson, who died about noon from the effects of having spent the night out - lying beside the railroad track in that awful cold.

Mr. Knudtson came back from Lyle on the 8:20 train Christmas Eve. He had not been up to Lyle to buy either hardware or dry goods, but had already celebrated too much for his own good. When he got off the train he started for his home, which was about a mile northwest of Carpenter; but instead of going around the road, he started cross lots intending to go north on the railroad till he crossed the bridge, then take a path through the woods for home. He only got across the bridge when he fell and rolled down the high embankment, striking on a lot of rocks which lay at the bottom. It is quite evident that he was considerably injured by the fall or he could have managed to have gotten up and out of there. But there he lay during all that bitter, cold night.

At about eleven o'clock Knudtson's son, Ed, about 17 years of age, in company with Ed Edwarson, a boy of about his own age crossed the bridge and heard someone calling to them to hold on but they thought it was a tramp trying to waylay them and they ran as fast as their legs could carry them, and went over to Gilbert Severson's close by and stayed all night. The next morning Severson and Edwards went back to the bridge and, alas, there lay Knudtson, not dead but pretty near it, though he was still conscious and in fact, remained so until just before he died.

They took him home and immediately called Dr. Culmsee. The doctor arrived there about eleven o'clock, but alas he was beyond the reach of medical aid. His injuries were too severe to be helped and he died within an hour. His hands, face and legs were frozen terribly, and he was suffering from internal injuries, evidently caused by falling down the embankment.

The funeral was held on Saturday, conducted at the Deer Creek N. L. Church by Reverend J. Olsen.

It was just eight years ago to a day, that his brother, Theo, came to an untimely death in the same woods, and not a mile from the same place.

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, Dec., 1902, St. Ansgar Iowa Museum Collection]


#2
Ben E Knudtson was born March 1852 in Iowa, son of Even Knudtson, born June 14, 1824

Norway…died August 3, 1902 Iowa (Buried First Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Ansgar (as per Mitchell Co., Grave Records: Ancestery)
and Gerhardine Boyesdatter Heile..according to a tree found on Ancestry: born February 3, 1828 in Norway…died January 27, 1911 Carpenter.

Ben E Knudtson was buried in Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery according to a tree found.

According to the tree found, Ben Knudtson married Ingeborg Aslaksdtr. Ellingboe who was born March 5, 1865 Noway and died July 5, 1956 in Dickey Co., North Dakota. After Ben's death she married Hans Hanson in 1907.

The son Ed mentioned in Bens obit was Edwin Ben Knudtson 1888-1929 died Minnesota. (name on Minn. Death record has last name spelled Knutsen

His brother Theo mentioned in the obit was Theodore E Knudtson born December 1, 1863…died December 25, 1894…buried First Lutheran (burial from Mitchell Co., Grave Records, Ancestry)

#3
1900 US Census: Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa
Ben Knudtson 48 born March 1852 Iowa
Ingeborg 35 born March 1865 Norway
Edwin 12 born February 1888 Iowa 9died November 3, 1929 Minnesota)
Melvin 8 born March 1892 Iowa (died Montana December 1963)
Antone 6 born October 1894 Iowa (Antone Leonard..his Minn. Death record shows his mothers maiden name as Ellingboe)

Ben married Ingeborg Åslaksdatter ELLINGBÖ on 5 Feb 1887 in St. Ansgar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Ingeborg (daughter of Åslak Amundsson BÖE and Randi Olsdatter ELLINGBÖ) was born on 4 Mar 1865 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 5 Jul 1956 in Dickey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nina SWEDLUND. Nina was born on 29 May 1892 in Traverse County, Minnesota; died on 11 Aug 1982 in Wells County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Apr 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she had had 6 children, 4 still living. She came to the U.S. in 1875. The bygdebok agrees with 1875.

Her parents were Ole Thomasen and Ingeborg Andersdatter Grøvs eiet.

Her baptismal sponsors were Erick Elthun, Ole Olsen Bøeeiet, Sigrid Knudsdatter Elthun, Anne Andersdatter Elthun, and Ingeborg Olsdatter Stende.

She was living as Mrs. J. A. Selthun in Minot in 1921.

In the 1930 census, she was the 83 year-old Emma H Selton, living in Minot with her son Ole, her daughter Ennis, and a divorced roomer named Oscar Johnson, a druggist. She was shown as married and having first been married at age 26.

Birth:
Grøvs-øydgarden; her gravestone erroneously says 1848

Baptism:
Øye kirke and hjemmedøbt Ole Olsen Bøeeiet

Died:
as Ambjor Selthun

Ambjor married John Arndt SELTHUN about 1880. John was born in Apr 1857 in Wisconsin; died on 9 Jan 1940 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 21 Sep 1845, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she had had 8 children, 6 still living.

Birth:
Eltun

Synneva married Peter ESTERGREEN about 1861. Peter was born in May 1830 in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Apr 1849, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Eltun; Find A Grave, and her gravestone, says 14 Mar

Family/Spouse: Hans BARDAHL. Hans was born on 30 Apr 1841 in Norway; died on 13 Mar 1922 in Grant County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Peter HOVLAND. John was born on 14 Mar 1863 in Norway; died on 4 Aug 1946 in Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Egbert HOYNE. Egbert (son of Håvard Engebretsen RANISÆTE and Dorothea Gunnarsdatter LIEN) was born in Jan 1862 in Iowa; died in 1928 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, he and his family lived in Albert Lea. He was a teamster.

In the 1910 census, the family is still in Albert Lea. Gunder is now doing railroad work.

Died:
in Minnesota Death Index as Gunder A Lein

Gunder married Ottila about 1892. Ottila was born in 1874 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he was a farmer in Steele County, North Dakota.

At the time of his death, he lived in Traill County.

There is a gravestone in Sarles, separate from the one he shares with Letitia, for an Andrew A Lien, b. 22 Apr 1873, d. 28 Jun 1917. The precision of these dates, and their discrepancy with Anders’s correct dates, suggests that there may have been another Andrew A Lien. There is no such record in the North Dakota death index.

Birth:
date from North Dakota PDI; his gravestone says 1873

Died:
mistakenly entered in the NDPDI as “Andrea” Lien, a 50 year-old female; his gravestone says 1917

Buried:
with Letitia

Anders married Emily May PATTERSON about 1897, and was divorced on 18 Aug 1914 in Cass County, North Dakota. Emily was born on 1 Apr 1879 in Canada; died on 17 Jul 1922 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anders married Letitia MASTERS about 1916. Letitia was born on 3 Sep 1884 in Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Dec 1954 in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Sarles Cemetery, Sarles, Cavalier County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or Nils Andrisson.

A family photo of Nels and Hilda and family on Ancestry shows four older sons, a young son and daughter, and a baby, apparently son, who is about 1-2 years old.

In the 1930 census, he and Hilda, with their son Floyd and granddaughter Alberta, lived in Lucy, Burke County, North Dakota.

Nels married Hilda Gurina LARSON about 1892. Hilda was born on 19 Dec 1874 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 10 Dec 1956 in Burke County, North Dakota; was buried in Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, Mountrail County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Caroline STRAND. Caroline (daughter of Torgeir Olsen STRAND and Anne Kristoffersdatter SØYNE) was born on 30 Nov 1858 in Iowa County, Wisconsin; died on 19 Sep 1924 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1957-MN-002614
• Baptism: 26 Jul 1857, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is Jørand Torsteinsdatter Lome, I19667, in Jim’s VS. Jim has her mistakenly born in Lome.

dwfrench1 calls her Jørand Tostensdatter Kjorlien.

In the 1900 census, she had had 5 children, all still living. She came to the U.S. in 1869.

Julia died of pneumonia. Her usual residence at the time she died was 624 East Granite, Granite Falls, which was not a farm. She had been in Granite Falls for 30 years. The informant for her death certificate was Mrs. Erland Knutson.

Jørand married Halvor LOFTSGAARDEN about 1880. Halvor was born in Feb 1848 in Norway; died on 22 Nov 1934 in Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried on 27 Nov 1934 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 27 May 1860, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1941-MN-002398
• Baptism: 25 May 1863, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She is I8325 in Jim’s Ellingboe tree revised on 24 Feb 2012. Jim shows no parents for her.

In his notes for her in that tree, Jim says: “She is probably the daughter of Knut Iverson Eltun and Gjertrud Thomasdotter Eltun. Knut moved to Bøkkadn (33/3) on N. Ellingbøe in 1868. Gjertrud's mother was Sigrid Ivarsdotter Kjerstein (1805-1879). Eltun is next to Kjerstein and there were many connections between the families. If she is this person, she would have been born 17 Apr 1863 and baptized 26 Apr 1863.”

She is not listed in Jim’s VS, either as Thrond’s wife or as Torstein Torsteinsen’s daughter.

Jim’s attribution of parentage to Knut and Gjertrud is not consistent with Anna’s 1884 marriage record to Thrond in which she is shown as Anna Thostensen Kjersten, age 20. It is also not consistent with the birth record for Anna and Thrond’s first child born in Maynard on 13 Jan 1886. In that Wang Lutheran Church record, the child’s mother is clearly shown to be “Anne T. Kjerstine.”

The parentage shown here is consistent with the birth record of the Anna born in Vestre Slidre (p.87, Vestre Slidre prestekontor 1856-1864). The farm name of that Anna’s father is something like Risiskeiet. That is consistent with Tosten Tostensen being on the Rusiskaaret farm in Vestre Slidre in the 1865 census. The bygdebok (Vang A, p. 239) shows that Tosten, son of Tosten Ivarsson Kjerstein, married Randi and left for Vestre Slidre in 1860.

Called Anna Thompson in MOMS when she married Trond in 1884. Called Anna Thostensen Kjerstein in the ELCA record (Our Savior’s in Sacred Heart) for that marriage.

Emigrated in 1867 according to the 1900 census. At that time she was 37 and a widow living with her family on a farm in Wang Township, Renville County. The household consisted of Anna, 37 (b. Mar 1863), Trond, 14 (b. Jun 1886 in Minnesota), Dina, 10 (b.. Jun 1889), Theodor, 8 (b. Oct 1891), Christine, 5 (b. Mar 1895), and Ida H., 2 (b. June 1897).

A 1913 land ownership map of Wang Twp, Renville County, shows that she owned an 80 acre parcel in or near the village or community of New Lisbon. Her parcel is contiguous and made up of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 9.

In the 1920 census, as “Mrs. Tom,” she was keeping house for her single, 27 year-old son Theodore in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota. She was shown, probably erroneously, as 63 years old.

Living with Helen and Helen’s husband at the time of the 1930 census. In that census, she was indicated as having come to this country in 1866.

In the 1940 census, she lived in Stoneham Twp, Chippewa County, with her daughter and son-in-law, Helen and William Kramer, in the same house in which they all had lived five years earlier. Anna had a fifth-grade education.

She died from pernicious anemia.

Anna married Trond Trondsson ELLINGBØE on 26 Feb 1884 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. Trond (son of Trond Iversson ELLINGBØE (OPDAL, UVDAL) and Kjersti Helgesdotter KJERSTEIN) was born on 1 Jun 1858 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 7 Nov 1897 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; was buried on 10 Nov 1897 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Skjøre 19/6, Grøven according to Jim’s VS; Stende according to the church record for her birth

Family/Spouse: Lars SIMONSON. Lars was born in 1850 in Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jorgen A KOLSTAD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Sep 1920

Notes:

He lived in Sauk Rapids.

Baptism:
Granite Falls Lutheran Church

G married Barbara Ellen WILDMAN on 4 Sep 1946 in Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Palmer married Madonna Mae KJELDAHL in 1948. Madonna was born on 26 May 1926 in Pope County, Minnesota; died on 11 Apr 1980 in Dakota County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1925-25934
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2016-MN-012282

Notes:

Doris Irene Sylvia Holt (nee Weflen), age 91, of Richfield, went home to be with her Lord on April 9, 2016. Doris enjoyed her family, dancing, reading, and sharing humor. Preceded in death by husband of 67 years, Arnold; brothers, Archie and Palmer and sister, Millie. Survived by children: Patricia Rother, Joyce (Lonnie) Holmgren, Pamela (Charlie) Hile, and Daniel Holt; grandchildren: Nathan (Jen) Eland, Jessica (Robert) Harris, Trisha (Dan) Hammond, Lee (Camden) Hile, Luke (Jen) Rother, Max ( Johnna) Holmgren and Elliot (Laura) Hile; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Marian Christison; sister-in-law, Barbara Weflen and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Birth:
as Sylvia Doris Irene Weflen

Doris married Arnold Norman HOLT in Sep 1946 in Minnesota. Arnold was born on 17 Jul 1923 in Minnesota; died on 29 Nov 2013 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 29 Nov 1920, Granite Falls, Minnesota

Notes:

Baptism:
Granite Falls Lutheran; as Margrethe Bernice

Family/Spouse: Hubert JODWALIS. Hubert was born in 1923 in Cook County, Illinois; died on 23 May 2014 in Alaska; was buried in Northern Lights Memorial Cemetery, Fairbanks, Alaska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adeline married Oresto CELLOTTI on 8 Dec 1945 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Oresto was born on 29 Aug 1918 in Brooklyn, New York; died on 29 Mar 1998; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1916-29131
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2017-MN-010833

Notes:

He lived in Wannaska, Minnesota.

Her survived his wife who died in 2009 and his brother Walter who died in 2014.

Gilbert passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Life Care Roseau Manor at the age of 100.

Gilbert Sunset Loe was born May 6, 1916 to Gilbert O. and Selma (Sunset) Loe in Grimstad Township, Roseau County Minnesota.

He attended Grimstad school and graduated from Roseau High School in 1933.  He attended Hanson School in Fargo one winter where he learned how to repair engines, a skill he used all of his life.

He was united in marriage to Pearl Brinkman on June 21, 1941 at the home of her parents.   They lived together on their farm in Grimstad Township for 68 years.  Their daughter, Carol Elaine, was born on December 6, 1944.

He had dairy cows and farmed together with his brothers, Manfred and Walter.  In 1956 he sold the cows because of Pearl's allergies, and beef cattle replaced the milk cows.  Bussing began at the Wannaska Consolidated School district in 1947 and he was one of the first drivers; a job that he enjoyed and told many stories about.  While driving school students to Roseau High School he worked as a mechanic at Jackson Pontiac-Buick in Roseau.  After more than 15 years as a bus driver he hauled milk for the Roseau milk drying plant until he had the opportunity to work for the Minnesota State Highway Department in road maintenance.  He and Pearl moved to Crookston for two years and then transferred to Roseau where he continued his work with the Minnesota Department of Transportation until his retirement on December 30, 1980.

He was a lay preacher and led worship services in many churches in the area.  He was named Roseau County Senior Citizen in 1994.  He led Sunday morning worship at the Northland Threshing Bee, and was honored for his many years of service to them in 2010.  He sold insurance for Roseau County Mutual for 32 years.  He and Pearl were very involved with the Four Seasons Senior Center in Roseau; having a new building was a milestone in their activity with Four Seasons.  Lefse making and countless other activities at the Center filled their days. He was a lifelong member of Riverside Lutheran Church where he was the head usher for many years as well as participated in many other activities of the church.

He and Pearl enjoyed traveling, including two trips to Norway.  In 1998 they traveled there with Selmer and Carol and visited the homes of  his grandparents.  They also had many trips while Pearl was involved with the Women's Christian Temperance Union on the local, state, national and world level.  The farm was always the best place and he lived there until he was 98 years old.  In 2014 he became a resident of Oak Crest Senior Housing in Roseau and in September, 2016 he moved to LifeCare Roseau Manor.  There he died on March 24, 2017.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Selmer Moen of Minot, ND. granddaughter, Kari R. Moen and fiance' Jim Tengesdal of Minot, ND;  grandson Selmer John Loe Moen and his wife, Becky, of Minnetrista, MN;  great-grandchildren, Harrison and Josephine Moen of Minnetrista, MN;  brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Melva Brinkman of Roseau, MN; special friend Arlene Carlson, Roseau;  and many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Pearl, brothers Manfred and Walter, nephew Michael M. Loe, sister-in-law, Bernice Loe; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carol and Wilbur Lindstrom; and sister-in-law Dorothy Brinkman.

Died:
Lifecare Medical Center in Roseau

Gilbert married Pearl Alma BRINKMAN on 21 Jun 1941 in Roseau County, Minnesota. Pearl was born on 2 Dec 1920 in Roseau County, Minnesota; died on 8 Sep 2009 in Roseau County, Minnesota; was buried in Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska, Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-27454

Notes:

In the index of Minnesota birth certificates, his mother’s maiden name is shown as Seuset.

Family/Spouse: Bernice Elizabeth MATULA. Bernice was born in 1923 in Illinois; died in 2013 in North Dakota; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Roseau, Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1930-24447
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2014-MN-005905

Notes:

Not shown as living with his parents in the 1930 census.

Walter Loe, 83, Wannaska, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 at LifeCare Roseau Manor.

A funeral service was  held Saturday, March 1 at Roseau Community Church. Interment will be held at a later date at Riverside-Mickinock Cemetery.

Walter was born Nov. 8, 1930 to Gilbert and Selma Loe in Grimstad Township in the house where he lived until he entered Roseau Manor in 2005, due to a stroke. He was baptized and confirmed at Riverside Lutheran Church in Wannaska. He attended grade school in Grimstad and graduated from Roseau High School. He continued farming after graduation.

He and Melva Jenson were married in 1952 and remained together for the next 61 years. Blessing this union were three children: James (Sandi) of Royalton, Paul (Mona) of Thief River Falls and Mary (Greg) Lund of Cottonwood; six grandchildren, Dawn, Amanda, Jessica, Mitchell, Alyssa and Nathan; and 10 great-grandchildren. Walter loved his family and was extremely proud of each of his family members.

Walter operated a dairy farm until 1988, and upon retirement from farming, he had the opportunity for employment with the D.O.T. which he enjoyed for 11 years. He enjoyed several hobbies which included reloading ammunition and hunting in Wyoming with his sons. He was also a licensed amateur radio operator. A dream come true for him was getting his private pilot’s license and having his own planes and airstrip. Restoring old tractors also gave him many years of pleasant pastime.

What Walter enjoyed most over the years was the opportunity the Lord gave him to serve as a lay pastor throughout the area. He was blessed to assist Pastor Bob with services, Bible studies, Sunday school, and as a youth group leader. It was an incredible blessing for Walter to meet and have fellowship with all the various congregations.

Surviving Walter are his wife Melva; children; grandchildren; great-grandchildren and a special brother, Gilbert, plus many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Manfred.

Walter married Melva Jean JENSON on 5 Apr 1952 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he was single and lived at home with his parents and siblings in Stoneham Twp. He was a farm laborer and had a 7th grade education.

Family/Spouse: LINDEMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2010-MN-034294

Notes:

Loe, Conrad S. Age 90 of West St. Paul. Preceded in death by parents, Gilbert & Josepha Loe and siblings, Harold, Irvin, Kenneth, Donald and Bernice. Survived by wife of 64 years, Lorraine; daughters, Sandi (Tom) Karnowski and Deb (Steve) Mangen; grandchildren, Chad (Tanya) Karnowski, Jeffrey Mangen, Mia Karnowski and James Mangen; great-grandchildren, Sammi Barland and Liev Karnowski; siblings, Gladys Clark and Lloyd (Arline) Loe and numerous nieces & nephews. Connie was former Commander of the American Legion Challenger Post 521, a 25 year volunteer with the Red Cross and longtime volunteer at Saint James Lutheran Church. Funeral service 11AM with visitation 1 hour prior to service on Friday, November 26, 2010 at SAINT JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, Cherokee & Annapolis, West St. Paul. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred. Johnson-Peterson Funeral Home St. Paul 651-222-3220 johnsonpeterson.com

Died:
Regions Hospital

Family/Spouse: Lorraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gladys Clark, formerly of Maynard, died on Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Home in Waconia, MN at the age of 91. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Maynard Lutheran Church in Maynard with Rev. Tim Ehling and Rev. Paul Clark officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.

Gladys Marie (Loe) Clark was born on August 25, 1921 in Maynard, MN to Gilbert and Josepha (Johnson) Loe. She was baptized and confirmed at Maynard Lutheran Church and graduated from Maynard High School in 1939. On November 8, 1942, she was united in marriage to Ed Clark at the Maynard Lutheran Church. They lived in Maynard until moving to Minneapolis in 1960. They returned to Maynard in 1968 and she made her home there until moving to Waconia in 2008. She was a life-long member of Maynard Lutheran Church and was active in its women’s groups and activities. She worked as the activities director at the Clara City Nursing Home for a number of years and belonged to the Green Feather Card Club. She enjoyed reading her Bible, quilting, embroidering, baking cookies, making lefse and especially pleasing her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ed in 1995; a sister, Bernice Lindeman and by six brothers: Irvin, Kenneth, Conrad, Lloyd, Harold and Donald Loe.

Family/Spouse: CLARK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lloyd Julian Loe passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, surrounded by his family at Rosewood on Broadway, having reached the age of 88.

Lloyd was born June 9, 1923 in Maynard, MN. His parents, Gilbert I. Loe and Josepha (Johnson) Loe operated a small dairy farm in Maynard. He went to Maynard Grade School and High School. During his school years, he participated in all sports, and worked on various farms in the area.

In 1945, he enlisted in the Army Air Force, training at Shepard Field in Texas and Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. From there he was sent to an airbase in Tokyo, Japan. Lloyd was assigned to F.E.A.F. Headquarters Squadron, where he worked in procurement until his honorable discharge in 1948.

He met and married his longtime pen pal, Arline Anne Lenart "Kitten", in 1949. Lloyd worked for Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Co. in St. Paul for three years. He then went to work for the Fairbanks Morse Scale Company for 34 years. He worked as a field engineer; his job took him and his family from St. Paul, MN, to Fargo, ND, then Billings, MT, and on to Overland Park, KS, and then back to Fargo, ND in 1969. He sold, serviced, and installed heavy capacity scale equipment and received national honors for designing and selling. Lloyd was a volunteer for Hospice of the Red River Valley for 20 plus years, where he found his passion for caregiving.

He enjoyed woodworking projects with Arline and grandchildren, making many toys. He was up at 5 A.M. every morning with his bible, then off to The Powers Hotel for coffee with his buddies. He was an avid reader all his life, and read every Louis L'Amour novel written, many twice, until his sight began to fail at which time he switched to audiobooks. He loved days with "Kitten" in their backyard swing, watching CNN, The Minnesota Twins, and The Minnesota Vikings.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Arline; his children: Pamela (Loy) Larson, of Moorhead, MN, Linda (Don) Jemtrud of Fargo; grandchildren: Katie (Tim) Glaser of Grandin, ND, Joseph Hahn, of Fargo, Scott Hahn of Moorhead, James Jemtrud of Cedar Rapids, IA, Jacob Jemtrud of Fargo; great grandchildren: Logan and Jack Glaser of Grandin; sister: Gladys Clark of Waconia, MN.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Harold, Kenneth, Irvin, Don, and Conrad; sister: Bernice Lindeman; and grandson: Daniel Hahn.

Family/Spouse: Arline Anne LENART. Arline was born on 1 Aug 1924 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; died on 6 Aug 2014 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Donald E. Loe, 81, passed away Nov. 20, 2008, at Poplar Living Center.

Don was born June 17, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Loe in a small farm in Maynard, MN.

After graduating from high school, he joined the U. S. Navy and served until he was discharged in 1949.

He then attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis, studying telegraphy skills that he used in his new career for the Great Northern Railway in Minnesota.

While working in Sioux Center, IA, he met and later married the former Norma Kroon on June 29, 1951.

The railroad employment included moves to the states of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wyoming and finally to Pueblo, Colorado where he retired on December 7, 1982.

For the past 14 years he made his home in Casper.

As an avid sportsman, Don loved to hunt pheasants.

Who could forget how much he rooted for the Minnesota Vikings?

Don was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Casper.

Don is survived by his wife Norma; one son, Kim and his wife Carol of Denver; daughter-in-law, Lynn of Casper; and three grandsons, Randy, Chris and Cam. He is also survived by two brothers, Conrad and Lloyd; and one sister, Gladys.

He was preceded in death by his son, Scott who practiced optometry in Casper from 1982 to 2006.

Family/Spouse: Norma KROON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Duane W. Loe, age 90, of Willmar MN, formerly of Sacred Heart and Spicer, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Copperleaf Assisted Living Center where he has lived for the last two years. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 10th, 2020, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spicer. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Community Center, Sacred Heart, MN. Visitation will continue on Friday one hour prior to the services at the church in Spicer. Burial with military honors will follow the services on Friday at Our Savior’s Cemetery in Sacred Heart.

Duane was born March 25, 1929, in Montevideo, MN to Olaf and Anna (Haugland) Loe. He was baptized and confirmed in Wang Lutheran Church in rural Maynard, MN. He grew up on a farm near Maynard and graduated from Maynard High School. After graduation he went to work at Security Bank of Maynard from 1948 to 1950. He entered the US Army in 1950 and served for two years during the Korean War. After his discharge from service, he returned home and farmed for one year. He married Anitra Kanten on July 15, 1950, in Milan, MN. In 1954, they moved to Sacred Heart, MN where Duane began his 56 year employment at Farmers and Merchants State Bank. He started as a bookkeeper and worked his way up to be bank president and board member. While there, he also served as treasurer of the Sacred Heart Building Corporation, served 14 years on the Sacred Heart School board, served many terms on the Our Saviors Lutheran Church council, was a member of the SH American Legion and SH Village Chest treasurer. In 1994, Duane and Anitra moved to Spicer MN on Green Lake. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and served on the building committee when their new church was built.

Duane is survived by his wife, Anitra, daughter Margaret Loe of Willmar, sons David (Jane) Loe of St Louis MO, and Daniel (Cindy) Loe of Sacred Heart, 6 grandchildren, Carrie Loe (Robert Deer), Andy (Erin) Loe, Thomas Loe, Mitchell McAdams, Katherine (Adam) Jones, Adam (Lauren) Loe, and 7 great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Victoria, Avery, Riley, Addison, Simon and Samuel, and one sister Katherine Zucker. He is also survived by Anitra’s sister and her husband, Connie and Larry Dahlstrom, and her sister Ruthie Liebsch.

Duane was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Robert (and his wife Vi) Loe, Anitra’s sister Wanda and her husband Don Michie, and his brothers-in-law Don Liebsch.

Duane married Anitra KANTEN on 15 Jul 1950 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Oregon Death Certificate: 92-05721

Notes:

He was a physician in Barnesville, Clay County, in the 1930 census.

Dr. Tyler S. Soine, a retired school physician for George Fox College and chief of staff for Newberg Community Hospital, died of cancer Tuesday in his Newberg home at the age of 90.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First United Methodist Church in Newberg.

He was born June 16, 1901, in Maynard, Minn., and was reared and graduated from high school in Virginia, Minn. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1923 and earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 1928. Dr. Soine had a medical practice in Barnesville, Minn., until he moved to Oregon in 1937.

He then operated a medical clinic in Newberg until 1942, when he took a leave of absence to serve in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He returned to his practice in Newberg after World War II.

He married LaVonne Bagley on Dec. 20, 1946, in Portland.

Dr. Soine retired from his medical practice in 1970 after being the school physician for George Fox College for 20 years.

He was the first chief of staff for Newberg Community Hospital and had been active in fund-raising projects for the hospital. He helped to run medical screening clinics for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

In 1991, Dr. Soine was feted with a reception at Newberg Community Hospital in honor of his 90th birthday.

He was a member of the Newberg United Methodist Church.

Survivors besides his wife include his sons, Tyler S. of Phoenix, Ariz., David of Portland and Mark of Newberg; daughter, Mary Jahnke of Eugene; brothers, Olaf and Glen, both of Minneapolis; sisters, Thelma Ross and Louella Nelson, both of Barnsville, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Family/Spouse: Evelyn BLOMBERG. Evelyn was born about 1907; died in Assumed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Vera LaVonne BAGLEY. Vera was born on 7 Oct 1918 in Montana; died on 12 Jul 2002 in Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
as Lloyd Sever

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘32. Professor and researcher at the University of Minnesota. Ph. D. in soils science.

Olaf C. Soine, 89, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Crookston School of Soils and Agronomy and a former mayor of Crookston, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Friday at the Presbyterian Home in Arden Hills.

Soine, of Falcon Heights, was born in Maynard, Minn. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Olaf College in Northfield

and master's and doctorate degrees in soils and agronomy from the University of Minnesota.

He was a professor and soils scientist at the Crookston campus from 1942 until he retired in 1974. He specialized in crop rotation and the effects of soil fertilizers on sugar beets, sunflower seeds and other crops, said his son, Richard, of New Orleans.

"He became interested in this area because he grew up on a family farm," Richard Soine said.

He was manager of the Red Lake Watershed District from 1970 to '79 and a member of the board of managers for the Red River Valley Winter Show, an annual agricultural expo in Crookston. He was a Crookston City Council member and mayor in the mid-1960s.

Soine moved to the Twin Cities after he retired. His son said he recalled his father's former boss telling him that he was the "type of person who always got the job done."

He was active at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston and enjoyed woodworking.

In addition to his son, he is survived by his wife, Dora; two daughters, Kathleen McGee, of Salem, Ore., and Barbara Whitmore, of Minneapolis; a brother, Glenn, of Fridley; and two sisters, Lou Ella Nelson, of Apple Valley, and Thelma Ross, of Hopkins.

Olaf married Dora Ernestine WARNER on 3 Sep 1938 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Dora was born on 16 May 1912; died on 18 Jun 2010 in Marion County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2009-MN-004456
• Occupation: School teacher and principal

Notes:

Born Luelle Christine. In SSDI as Louella Christine Nelson.

Her obit in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 12, 2009:

LouElla Christine Nelson

Nelson, LouElla Christine Born December 15, 1909 in Maynard, MN, passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, surrounded by her loving family. She married Leonard Nelson of rural Hawley, MN, on September 10, 1938. She was the principal at the Hawley elementary school until she retired in 1973. LouElla was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; son, Paul, and her brothers, Tyler, Olaf, and Lloyd Soine. She is survived by her sons, Lawrence Nelson (wife DorisAnn), and Donald Nelson (wife Pamela); daughter, Rachel Hollstadt (husband Dennis); sister, Thelma Ross; brother, Glenn Soine; eight grandchildren, and eight great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, Feb. 14, at Rollag Lutheran Church in rural Hawley, MN. Visitation will be from 9:00 - 11:00 am at the church and lunch will be served following the service. Arrangements by Dobmeier Funeral Home in Barnesville, MN.

Died:
Ebenezer Ridges Geriatric Center in Burnsville

LouElla married Leonard Joseph NELSON on 10 Sep 1938 in Minnesota. Leonard was born in 1905; died on 14 Dec 1990; was buried in Rollag Lutheran Cemetery, Rollag, Clay County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2013-MN-038979

Notes:

Soine, Glenn C. age 101 of Fridley, passed away December 11, 2013. Preceded in death by parents, 1 sister and 3 brothers. Survived by sister, Thelma Ross; also many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews, and great-grand nieces and great-grand nephews. WWII veteran. Member and usher at Central Lutheran Church for 50 years. Enthusiastic outdoorsman who skied both cross country and downhill, a bird watcher, a dancer, a bicyclist, a walker, "a man for all seasons". Interment Fort Snelling Cemetery.

Died:
Unity Hospital, Fridley

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1914-28162
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2015-MN-003055

Notes:

Ross, Thelma Adelia (Soine) at 100 years old, went to be with Jesus on January 21, 2015. She was born on November 10, 1914, to Thrond and Annie Soine in Iron, MN. She grew up in northern MN, graduated from Barnesville High School and Virginia Junior College. She met and married Arnold Ross in Iron, MN on September 9, 1939. She worked as a medical secretary in the Twin Cities for over 40 years. She was a charter member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Edina, MN and was involved in many volunteer activities there. Thelma had a good word to say about everyone and always had a positive attitude. She loved chocolate, playing scrabble, cards with friends, being 100% Norwegian, and spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Arnold (Barney) Ross; parents Thrond and Annie; brothers, Tyler, Lloyd, Olaf, Glenn; and sister, Luella Nelson. She is survived by daughter Marilynn (Richard) Fallstrom, and son, Robert (Paula) Ross; grandchildren, Christopher (Karen) Fallstrom, Michelle Yankey, Anne (Chad) Smith, Michael (Kay) Ross, Dustin (Renae) Ross; 10 great-grand-children, plus nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. Funeral Service will be held at 10 AM on Wed., Jan. 28th at Shepherd of the Hills 500 Blake Road in Edina. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Tues., Jan. 27th at Washburn-McReavy Strobeck Johnson Chapel and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.

Died:
Augustana Chapel View Care Center

Family/Spouse: Arnold Francis ROSS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Guida THORSON. Guida was born on 20 Jan 1908 in Minnesota; died on 10 Apr 1991 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2003-MN-010078

Notes:

He lived at home in the 1940 census. He was a high school graduate.

In the 1950 census, he and Elsie and Kathleen live in Wang Twp, next door to Tom T Ellingboe and not far from Endre Ellingboe.

Died:
Granite Falls Manor

Walter married Elsie Deloris LINDQUIST on 26 Jan 1944 in Renville County, Minnesota. Elsie (daughter of Carl LINDQUIST and Tilda BERG) was born on 28 Aug 1922 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; died on 27 Nov 2003 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried on 1 Dec 2003 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2015-MN-016962

Notes:

Leonard Soine, 95, of Clara City, formerly of the Maynard area, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Clara City Care Center. Visitation was held on Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. followed by the memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, all at the Maynard Lutheran Church.

Leonard Orien Soine was born on October 6, 1919, in Wang Township, near Maynard, the son of Martin and Eva Soine. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Wang Lutheran Church, attended country school and graduated from high school in Maynard.

Leonard proudly served his country in the United States Navy from April 24, 1945 to April 19, 1946. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Formo on June 20, 1945.

Leonard and Dorothy farmed near Maynard until 1964. In 1965, they moved into Maynard and Leonard began his employment with the United States Postal Service as a rural mail carrier.

Among his many interests, Leonard enjoyed all kinds of animals, loved to hunt, feed and watch birds, take country drives in his red Dodge pickup truck and play pinochle. He enjoyed spending time with his family, visiting with his many friends, mowing the lawn and up until 1990, working on the home farm clearing the grove with his chain saw and truck. He also had a deep love and admiration for horses and was the oldest living member of the Maynard American Legion. As a young man, Leonard also did a lot of trapping for skunk, raccoon, mink and other animals for spending money.

Surviving family include his children: Bruce (Carol) Soine of Maynard, Mark (Lois) Soine of Montevideo, Curtis (Paula) Soine of Granite Falls, Sara (Myron) Hoogheem of Clark, SD and Steven (Kristen) Soine of Victoria; his sister Constance Johnson of Spring Lake Park; 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceding Leonard in death were his parents; his wife Dorothy; his son Jon; a granddaughter Kyanna and a brother, Merrill.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy FORMO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married in 1921.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War I.

Notes:

Obit information from Find A Grave and Dennis C. Olson:

Mrs. Paul (Sophia) Overby, 82 , died Sunday. The funeral will be at 3 Tuesday in the Binford High School Gymnasium.

Sophia Haugen was born January 19, 1890, at Petersburg, Nebraska. She was married on January 25, 1908, at Northfield, Minnesota, and the couple farmed west of here.

She leaves her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Leon (Inga) Willett, Waverly, Iowa, Mrs. Paul (Emma) Baker, Edmunds, N.D., Mrs. Walter (Clara) Vigesaa, Mesa, Arizona; four sons, Andrew, Finland, Minnesota; Byron, Carrington, N.D., Roy, 318 20th Street North, Fargo; Cleon Moe, Bay City, Michigan; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Sophia married Paul OVERBY in 1908 in Rice County, Minnesota. Paul was born on 13 Mar 1886 in North Dakota; died on 28 Dec 1972 in North Dakota; was buried in Binford Cemetery, Binford, Griggs County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Fern Elizabeth WOOLEDGE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1929-MN-010725

Notes:

He registered for the draft in Dickey County, North Dakota, on June 5, 1917. He was an unmarried, unemployed farm laborer living in Silver Leaf, North Dakota. Although he was registered as Knutson, he seemed to have signed his name Knutsen.

According to his death certificate, his wife was Hannah Dunbar. He died of brain cancer at Colonial Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, but he normally lived in Fullerton, North Dakota. He was a grain elevator buyer for Baldwin Elevator Company of Appleton, Wisconsin.

Family/Spouse: Hannah Pearl DUNBAR. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Jay DUNBAR and Harriet (Hattie) TAYLOR) was born on 9 Nov 1892 in Foster, Faribault County, Minnesota; died on 15 Jan 1982 in Faribault County, Minnesota; was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a single farmer in Valley County, Montana, when he registered for the draft on June 5, 1917.

In the 1930 census, he was a “hired man” on a farm in Phillips County, Montana.

In the 1940 census, he was a lodger with William Gust in Whitewater Twp, Phillips County, Montana.

Birth:
the birth date in SSDI

Died:
this is questionable: the Montana Death Index claims that this Melvin Knutson was 94 years old

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1965-MN-023316

Notes:

Mother’s maiden name Ellingboe.

According to his draft registration on June 5, 1917, in Brownsville, Minnesota, he was born in Carpenter, Iowa, and was a bookkeeper for the Citizens State Bank of Borwnsville. He was still single and was described as short, of medium build, with light-blue eyes and light-brown hair.

In the 1920 census, he was still single and living in Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota. He was a bookkeeper for what appears to be “investment house.”

In the 1930 census, he is still single and living in Hibbing as an insurance agent.

In the 1940 census, he and Lucy and Robert and Douglas lived in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. Five years earlier, the family lived in South Dakota. Anton was the manager of a grain elevator. Anton was a high school graduate. Lucy had had two years of college. He was the member of the household who met with the census enumerator. He incorrectly gave his place of birth as North Dakota.

He died of a heart attack. The informant for his death certificate was Douglas D. Knutson of Sacred Heart.

Anton married Lucy Irene MORRIS on 11 Jul 1931 in Douglas County, Minnesota. Lucy was born on 10 Apr 1900 in Douglas County, Minnesota; died on 24 Apr 1959 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Magdalena FRONK. Magdalena was born in 1920; died in 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1966-MN-006689

Notes:

Her Social Security application called her Ingeborg O Selthun, born 16 May 1880 in Mellen, Wisconsin, to John A Selthun and Ambjor Odegaard.

In the 1910 census, she had had five children, all five still living.

Died:
last residence Northfield, Rice County; Dalby Database says 25 Mar

Ingeborg married Ole A ALEXON on 27 Jul 1904 in Rice County, Minnesota. Ole was born on 22 Jul 1862 in Minnesota; died on 17 May 1955 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1920s, he may be the O. J. Seltun of Rolette, North Dakota.

In the 1930 census, he was Ole A Seltun of Minot. He was a boilermaker for a steam railway.

The Dalby Database has him buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Minot.

Died:
as Ole Seltun

Notes:

Or Engwald. Or Selthune.

Or Ingwald Johnathan/Jonathan. An Ingwald with that name registered for the WWI draft in McLean County, North Dakota, in 1918. He was a self-employed farmer in Raub, North Dakota, and was born 20 Nov 1885. His closest of kin was Janette Selthun.

An 18 year-old Engwald J Salthun lived in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1905. He and his father had been born in Wisconsin, his mother had been born in Norway.

In the 1900 census, he lived in Northfield. His parents were John Selthun, age 43, and Ambjor, age 53.

In the 1930 census, he was Engwald J Seltun, a 43 year-old taxi driver in Minot. His father was born in Minnesota and his mother in Norway. His wife was Harriet M, age 35, who was born in Wisconsin to German immigrant parents. Children living with the couple were Nora E. L., age 18, born in North Dakota to a woman born in English Canada; Jean H, 6, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin; Bobby I, 4, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin; Harold L, age 3, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin; Charlett Randall, 16, born in Minnesota to parents born in Wisconsin; Eva Randall, 14, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin; Raymond P Randall, 13, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin; and Lyle C Randall, 9, born in North Dakota to parents born in Wisconsin. Engwald was first married when he was 22; Harriet was first married at age 18.

In 1933, as Ingvald J Selthun, he lived in Minot, North Dakota.

In the 1940 census, he is Ingwald Selton, age 53, living with his daughter Nora Eliason in Minot, North Dakota. He is a laborer on county-wide road projects but he, like his daughter, was unemployed.

He is probably the Ingwald John Seltun who registered for the World War II draft in North Dakota. That Ingwald was born 20 Nov 1886 in “Penokey Cap, Wisconsin.” He lived in Cartright, North Dakota but his mailing address was general delivery, Minot. He worked for Leland Bros. of Cartright, North Dakota. His person who would always know his address was Miss E. A. Seltun, general delivery, Minot. (Penokee, Wisconsin, is in the town of Morse, Ashland County, Wisconsin.)

May have died in Deer Lodge County, Montana, on 20 May 1969, as Ingvold Seltun.

The Eliason/Brandon family tree has him marrying, and having several children with, Harriet (Hattie) Minnie Utzig, and does not mention Eunice or June.

Family/Spouse: Eunice Jeanette LOWE. Eunice was born on 4 Aug 1892 in Canada; died in Jan 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harriet Marie UTZIG. Harriet was born about 1895 in Wisconsin; died on 8 Jul 1976 in Rock County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 10 Aug 1890
• Confirmation: 9 May 1904, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota

Notes:

Her confirmation record, St. John’s in Northfield, says she was born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.

In the 1930 census, she lived in Minot, North Dakota, with her mother and brother Ole and a roomer named Oscar Johnson. Ennis was an insurance agent,

Confirmation:
St. John’s Lutheran

Buried:
cremated

Notes:

In the 1920 census, he and his family lived in Cass County, North Dakota. He was an engineer for the water works.

Birth:
1900 census

Herman married Ingeborg (Emma) KASA on 11 Dec 1901 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Ingeborg (daughter of Helge (Henry) Eiriksson KASA and Ingrid Ivarsdatter (Ida) ELLINGBØ) was born on 19 Jul 1876 in Minnesota; died in 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louise NELSON. Louise was born on 5 Aug 1881 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Bardahl family information from Joanne Barnard’s blog, “Victoria Jo’s Family Stories.”

Sarah married Olof LARSON on 13 Nov 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry CHRISTENSON. Henry was born on 9 Sep 1889 in Grant County, Minnesota; died on 16 Mar 1945 in Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Orville Almond SARDESON. Orville was born on 25 May 1886 in Lafayette County, Wisconsin; died on 19 Aug 1957 in Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the Lien Family Tree, Leigh died in the Iroquois Theater Fire in Chicago.

Family/Spouse: Ethel WEEBER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elma married Albert H CULBERTSON on 8 Aug 1918 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married Oscar W PETERSON on 12 Apr 1916 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Orphaned when she was 16 according to her grandson.

In the 1940 census, she is shown as having had two years of high school.

Ada married Clement Richard POLITISKI on 16 Jul 1921 in Clay County, Minnesota. Clement (son of Anna IVERSON) was born on 15 Dec 1901 in Minnesota; died on 26 Sep 1964 in Clay County, Minnesota; was buried in Saint Joseph’s Cemetery, Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ada married Eugene John SCHONS on 27 Jan 1968 in Clay County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 30 Dec 1939, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota

Notes:

He was living at 2646 Monroe Street in northeast Minneapolis at the time of his mother’s death.

At the time of the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, Alton and Gertie lived at 2646 Monroe Street and Alton was a toolmaker for Minneapolis Honeywell.

Baptism:
Pontoppidan

Alton married Gertie Janice SKADAL on 5 Dec 1939 in Cass County, North Dakota. Gertie was born on 26 May 1921 in North Dakota; died on 23 Oct 2005 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in GAR Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was still single and was a farm hand in North Dakota when he registered for the draft.

Arthur married Hulda Minnie SORENSON on 10 Feb 1920 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Hulda was born in 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sadie Louise MINDER. Sadie was born on 26 Mar 1898 in Pierce County, Wisconsin; died on 19 Jul 1981 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

aka Herbert M Lien

Family/Spouse: Clara Marie MENHOLT. Clara was born on 22 Jul 1915; died on 21 Mar 1961; was buried in Powers Lake, Burke County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Jul 1910, North Dakota

Notes:

Baptism:
Bethlehem Lutheran, Columbus, North Dakota

Family/Spouse: Lawrence ANDERSON. Lawrence was born in 1906; died in 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lillian Sylvia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Feb 1878
• Confirmation: 11 Dec 1892, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Her baptism record shows her parents as Knut Olsen Holien and Caroline Torgersdatter.

In the 1900 census, she had had two children, both still living. Her father was born in Iowa, her mother in Minnesota.

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran, Dennison

Died:
or 28 November

Ida married Erick HAGEN on 29 Aug 1895 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Erick (son of Ole Eriksen HAGEN and Marit Knutsdatter BAKKEN) was born on 26 Jun 1868 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 17 Sep 1932 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1970-MN-011423

Notes:

Gina per the name on Endre’s draft card.

She died as Gena T. Ellingboe. The informant for her death certificate was Archie Ellingboe of Maynard. Gena died of pancreatic cancer. Her residence at death was Wang Twp, Renville County.

Birth:
ELCA confimation record, Wang Lutheran Church, has her born 27 or 29 (indistinguishable) of Dec 1884.

Died:
Clara City Nursing Home

Gina married Endre A ELLINGBOE on 2 Jun 1912 in Renville County, Minnesota. Endre (son of Andris Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Berit (Betsey) E LIEN) was born on 10 Jun 1883 in Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota; died on 15 Jun 1963 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried on 18 Jun 1963 in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 502-32-2093

Notes:

Her California death certificate says that her mother’s maiden name was Kjerstein.

Helina married Andris (Andrew) ELLINGBOE on 18 Sep 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Andris (son of Andris Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Berit (Betsey) E LIEN) was born on 16 Sep 1887 in Minnesota; died on 4 Jan 1979 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Randine married Andrew T HAMRE on 16 Nov 1905 in Renville County, Minnesota. Andrew (son of Torstein Olson HOLIEN and Marit Andersdatter Dy SKJØRE) was born on 17 May 1882 in Minnesota; died on 14 Aug 1973 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1951-MN-018261
• Baptism: 7 Feb 1886, Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota

Notes:

In a 1913 land ownership atlas of Wang Twp in Renville County, “T. T. Ellingboe” owned two separate parcels in or near the village or community of New Lisbon. It’s likely that both parcels were owned by Tom. The two parcels were separated by an 80 acre parcel owned by his mother, Annie Ellingboe. Tom’s two parcels were: 1) a 120 acre parcel made up of the southern half of the southeast quarter-section and the southwestern quarter of the southeastern quarter of Section 4, and 2) the southern half of the northeast quarter-section of Section 9.

Registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Olivia as Thrond T. Ellingboe of Route #1, Maynard. He was born January 13, 1886, and he was a farmer. His nearest relative is listed as Mrs. Emily Ellingboe of Route #1, Maynard. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark hair.

In the 1920 census, he and Emily live next to the farm(s) of his uncle A. T. Ellingboe and cousins Endre and Iver.

In the 1940 census, Thrond and Emily and their four children lived on a farm in Wang Twp. This was the same house in which they all had lived five years earlier. Thrond owned the house and it was worth $2500. Thrond had a sixth-grade education, Emily had an eighth-grade education.

In the 1950 census, he, as Tom T., and Emily live in Wang Twp. Arleen, Ellsworth, and Marvin are still living at home. Tom is no longer farming. Next door is Walter G Ellingboe and family.

Thrond married Emelie (Emily) Mathilda OPDAHL on 15 Mar 1917 in Renville County, Minnesota. Emelie (daughter of Thrond Jenson OPDAHL and Ragnilda Olsdatter UNDERDAHL) was born on 2 Feb 1891 in Minnesota; died on 4 Mar 1983 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 May 1888, Minnesota

Notes:

The location of her birth and baptism are confusing in the ELCA records. They imply eastern Minnesota, perhaps Northfield. Other sources says western Minnesota, probably Wang.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 29 Jun 1890, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1920 census, she and Theodore and their two oldest children lived in Golden Valley Twp, Williams County, North Dakota.

In the 1930 census, she and Theodore and their children (Palmer, Adeline, and Mervill) lived in Golden Valley Twp.

In the 1940 census, she and Theodore and their children live on a rented farm in Lindahl Twp, Williams County, North Dakota.

Baptism:
perhaps Central Lutheran in Fairfax, the ELCA records are unclear

Dena married Theodore P EIDE on 8 Mar 1916 in Renville County, Minnesota. Theodore (son of Peder Knudsen EIDE and Anne Kristoffersdatter HEEN) was born on 29 Jun 1892 in Minnesota; died on 31 Jul 1963 in Ward County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 537-07-5392 Issued In Washington State Before 1951
• Washington Death Certificate: 003437
• Baptism: 6 Nov 1892, Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota

Notes:

Registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Williams County, North Dakota, where he was single and a self-employed farmer. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair.

In the 1920 census he was a single farmer in Tioga Twp, Williams County, North Dakota. His mother was living with him.

In the 1925 North Dakota state census, he is still single and living on the Eide farm in Tioga Twp, Williams County.

In the 1930 census, Theodore and his family were living in Poulsbo Precinct, Kitsap County, Washington. He was a farm manager at an orphans’ home. Esther was not listed and had not quite been born.

In the 1940 census, he and his family lived on Sunnyslope Road in Port Orchard, Washington, in the same house that they had lived in in 1935. Theo was a carpenter for the WPA. Theodore had an eighth-grade education, Josie had had two years of high school. All 6 of their children were at home.

Theodore registered for the World War II draft in 1942. At that time, he and Josie lived on a general delivery route in Port Orchard, Washington. He was employed by the “Gen. Construction Co.” of Bremerton, Washington.

In the 1942 Bremerton, Washington, city directory, he and Josie M lived at 804 DeKalb. He was a carpenter.

In the 1946 Bremerton directory, he and Josie lived at 806 DeKalb.

In the 1948 Bremerton directory, he was a janitor at Givens Grade School. He and Josie still lived at 804 DeKalb.

In the 1950 and 1952 Bremerton directories, he was still a janitor and he and Josie still lived at 804 DeKalb.

In the 1957 Bremerton city directory, he was a custodian for East Port Orchard School. He and Josie were still at 804 DeKalb.

In 1970 Theodore's cousin Andris was living at 5743 Enfield Ave., Encino, CA. Theodore was living at 924 Sidney Ave., Port Orchard, WA. Theodore wrote that Miss Agnes Ellingboe of Maynard, MN, was also gathering data on the Ellingboe family. , ,

Birth:
SS death records also give 1892 as birth year.

Theodore married Josie Mabel STROM on 27 May 1925 in Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota. Josie (daughter of Carl J STROM and Ragnhilde “Nellie” HILLERAN) was born on 15 Feb 1900 in Six Mile Grove Twp, Swift County, Minnesota; died on 27 Jan 1990 in Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington; was buried in Sunset Lane Memorial Park, Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1905-41-2352
• Baptism: 7 Apr 1895, Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1974-MN-017655
• Baptism: 11 Jul 1897, Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 20 Oct 1912, Wangs Lutheran Church, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota

Notes:

Or Ida Helene.

Helen and her husband were living in Stoneham Twp, Chippewa County, Minnesota at the time of the 1930 census. Helen had no children.

In the 1940 census, she (as Helen) and William and her mother lived in Stoneham Twp, Chippewa County, in the same house in which all three had lived five years earlier. William was a farmer with a fifth-grade education. Helen had an eighth-grade education.

She was the informant for her mother’s death certificate.

Ida married William H KRAMER on 9 Jul 1922 in Chippewa County, Minnesota. William was born about 1894 in Minnesota; died in 1964; was buried in Maynard Lutheran Cemetery, Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He and his family lived in the village of Dennison, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, in the 1930 census. Sever was a carpenter.

Family/Spouse: Anna Josephine KASA. Anna (daughter of Johannes E KASA and Marith Gundersdatter LIEN) was born in Feb 1885 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Jane (Weflen) Pacheco, 58, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2017. The cause of death was lung cancer, first diagnosed in May 2015.

Most dear to Mary Jane was her role as mother to her daughter, Mary Jane (MJ). Now a young adult, MJ said her mother was always her best friend.

In a career of more than 30 years, Mary Jane served as an American Sign Language interpreter. With enthusiasm and compassion, she committed herself to communication and to the Deaf community. Her mother, Madonna (Donna) Kjeldahl Weflen, who graduated from the Minnesota School for the Deaf and attended Gallaudet University, sparked her interest in sign language. However, when Mary Jane graduated from Farmington High School in 1977, she could not find ASL training in Minnesota. Instead she studied nursing at the University of Minnesota. She worked as a licensed practical nurse for a short time before finding an ASL interpreter course at St. Paul Technical Vocational School. She enrolled and earned certification.

Mary Jane worked a year as a classroom interpreter at Apollo High School in St. Cloud. For a summer she led a crew of Deaf teenagers building trails in the woods at Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

In 1981 she began interpreting at St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute, now named St. Paul College. For a couple of years, she also served as a freelance interpreter in various settings, such as hospitals, courtrooms, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. St. Paul TVI’s diverse population of students, faculty, and staff energized her. Mary Jane interpreted an ever-changing roster of courses—such as auto repair, accounting, business, carpentry, cosmetology, culinary arts, Deaf culture, and web design. She practiced her craft with integrity, professionalism, and joy.

In January 2006, Mary Jane began interpreting at Sorenson Video Relay Service. Working early-morning shifts before starting her day at St. Paul College, she interpreted calls from across the United States and sometimes from other parts of the world. Not only the predawn hours, but also the cross-cultural connections appealed to her. She remained on staff at both workplaces until illness forced her to retire in 2017.

In spite of illness, Mary Jane displayed an uncommon capacity for openness and joy. Her bright spirit infused her religious life. She was an active member of the Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis. A Christian who practiced her faith daily, she welcomed opportunities to connect with people.

Mary Jane also embraced adventures and travel. She admired architecture; and on her trip to New York, she spent every spare moment walking the streets and exploring skyscrapers, churches, and brownstones. But the natural world drew her even more. Whether swimming in little Lake Linka or standing on the palisades overlooking Lake Superior, she reveled in the experience. Awesome!

Aware and appreciative of her Nordic roots, Mary Jane relished family affairs centered around lefse making, quilting, playing cards, and telling stories. Always generous, she drove hundreds of miles to chauffeur her aunts to events. She joined a Norwegian women’s group called Lakselaget and orchestrated one memorable luncheon: With Mary Jane interpreting, a Deaf professor spoke about his travels to Norway to teach at a folk school for the Deaf.

Her curiosity about other people and cultures seemed boundless. “Real passion has the power to disrupt boundaries,” said social activist bell hooks. “I want there to be a place in the world where people can engage in one another’s differences in a way that is redemptive, full of hope and possibility.” Mary Jane found that place in each encounter. She clearly saw and keenly listened to anyone she met.

Born May 7, 1959, Mary Jane Weflen grew up in Farmington, Minnesota. After graduating from high school in 1977, she moved to Minneapolis to attend college. In 1989 she married Robert Pacheco. Though the marriage ended in divorce, she remained close to the Pacheco family.

Mary Jane’s mother, Madonna Mae Kjeldahl Weflen, and her father, Palmer Marvin Weflen, preceded her in death. In addition to her daughter, she is survived by her sister Kathleen Weflen, brother-in-law Lou Ferreri, and niece Hannah; her brother Gary Weflen, sister-in-law Lou Ann, and nephews Andrew, John, and Joseph; her sister Nancy Buselmeier, brother-in-law Ted, niece Erin Hutchinson and nephew-in-law Troy, nephew Ted, and niece Nancy; her sister Brenda Sellner, brother-in-law Gary, nieces Claire, Grace, and Mae; her sister Wanda Carr and brother-in-law Vince; grand-nieces Stella and Madonna Buselmeier; grand-nephews Wyatt Buselmeier and Heath, Benjamin, and Joseph Hutchinson and Archie Kelley; aunts Audrey Nelson, Ann Marie Rasmusson, Ramona Knudsvig, and Deanna Kjeldahl; and a multitude of cousins.

Mary Jane will be deeply missed by her beloved family, friends, colleagues, and faith community.

Rest in love and peace.

Family/Spouse: Robert PACHECO. Robert died on 22 Oct 2020 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died from injuries received when he was struck by a car while walking near his home in southeast Minneapolis.

Notes:

James “Jim” Loe, 66 year old resident of Royalton, MN passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 while camping with his brother and friends in the mountains of Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN with Rev. Wayne Hjermstad officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A second funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 30, 2019 at the Roseau Evangelical Covenant Church in Roseau, MN with Rev. Steve Hoffer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Mickinock Cemetery in Roseau MN.

Jim was born and raised on a dairy farm just outside of Roseau, MN where he learned to appreciate an honest day’s labor by helping in all aspects of running the family farm. The enjoyment he gleaned from working with his hands would show up again and again throughout his life as many of his hobbies included: woodworking, gardening, building two-story tree houses for his grandkids, and taking apart and putting back together almost every car and tractor he ever owned. Jim loved to talk, as anyone who ever met him found out, but his disarming personality made you feel like you were a good friend who had known him his whole life.

After finishing high school in Roseau, Jim attended AFLBS and later went to school for carpentry. He would meet, fall in love with, and later marry Sandi (née Olson) on June 23, 1973. For nearly half a century, Sandi was his best friend and will always be the love of his life. The couple would raise their daughters Dawn and Amanda in Colorado, surrounded by the beautiful landscapes they loved to explore when camping, hunting, or both. In 1998, Jim and Sandi moved to Royalton, MN where they lived from then on.

Jim is survived by his wife, Sandi (née Olson); mother, Melva Loe (née Jenson); daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn (Aaron) Raff of St. Cloud, MN and Amanda (Joseph) Raiche of Vermillion, SD; brother, Paul Loe; sister, Mary Lund (née Loe); and nine grandchildren, Cassie, Ben, Adeline, Victor, Beth, Carissa, Caleb, Andrew, and Isaac.

Jim was preceded in death by his father, Walter Loe.

James married Sandra Kay OLSON on 23 Jun 1973 in Roseau County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Optometrist

Notes:

No death certificate.

Notes:

Lester Haugen, age 74, of Granite Falls passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Ren Villa Nursing Home in Renville, Minnesota.

A Family Visitation will take place Thursday, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 22, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Wang Lutheran Church in rural Maynard, Minnesota. A recording will be available online of the service on his Tribute Wall, www.wingbain.com No luncheon will be held to uphold social distancing protocol.

Lester Dean Haugen was born on May 13, 1946, in Granite Falls, the son of Joseph T. and Guida L. (Thorson) Haugen. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at Wang Lutheran Church. Lester grew up near Sacred Heart and graduated in 1964 from Sacred Heart High School. Lester married Linda Kay in August of 1967 and they were blessed with three children, Lisa, Rick, and Sarah.

Lester spent most of his life working as a tool and die machinist. Starting in 1970, he worked 33 years at Plews Manufacturing in Granite Falls. In the late 90’s began his own limo service which he enjoyed for about 3 years. He then moved to the St. Cloud area for a few years before retiring in 2009 and after that he returned to Granite Falls.
Lester had several special interests that showed his love for precision and details. He enjoyed wood working and restoring gas engines, including his Model A car and an old Ford tractor. Lester thrived on being a perfectionist and the fact that he could make all kinds of little gadgets ignited that enthusiasm. One could say Lester was very skilled and took much pleasure in mechanical things.

Lester is survived by three children, Lisa Benson, Rick Haugen and Sarah Haugen; grandchildren, Steven, Amber, Randy, April, Catie and Destiny; great grandchildren, Tylina, Savannah, Nevaeh, Glinda, Colton, Lennon; sister, Lorraine Stevens; as well as nieces, nephews and friends.

Lester is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Guida Haugen; sister, Wanda and her husband, Doug.

Lester married Linda Kay KRONLOKKEN on 20 Aug 1967 in Renville County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 7 Jun 1973 in Renville County, Minnesota. Linda was born on 24 Mar 1949 in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; died on 16 Mar 2015 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lester married Linda Diane VAN ZEE on 18 Sep 1976 in Renville County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 30 Jun 1982 in Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2009-MN-029609

Notes:

Jon Alan Soine was born September 20, 1959, the son of Leonard & Dorothy Soine, in Granite Falls. He was baptized on November 15, 1959 at Wang Lutheran Church.

Jon was diagnosed with a brain tumor around the 3rd grade. He spent many months at the University of Minnesota, where he had a shunt put in his head and underwent radiation to kill the tumor.

He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on May 4, 1975.

He spent his summers picking weeds, bailing hay, swimming and riding horse. Jon graduated from the Maynard High School in 1978. Following high school, Jon worked for his brother Bruce. He enjoyed bow hunting, fishing, trail riding and visiting with Grandma Grace. Jon later went back to school and attended the Granite Falls Vo-Tech for auto body. He worked for YMC Motors in Granite Falls and then Swenson Motors in Willmar. Jon’s last job was with the Pretzel Factory in Clara City, where he worked for nine years on the night shift.

Jon loved to ride his horse Sox. Jon and his family raised him from a colt. Sox and Jon led the Maynard 4th of July Parade for many years.

Jon moved into the Clara City Care Center on April 10, 2000 after suffering from side effects of the intense radiation he received as a child. He passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Clara City Care Center. He was 50 years of age.

He is survived by his father Leonard of Maynard; four brothers: Bruce (Carol) of Maynard; Curt (Paula) of Granite Falls; Mark (Lois) of Montevideo; Steve (Kris) of Victoria; one sister: Sara (Myron) Hoogheem of Clark, South Dakota; six nieces and six nephews and six great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother.

Died:
Clara City Care Center

Notes:

Inga O. Willett, 91, a resident of Pullman, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Palouse Hills Nursing Center here of age-related causes.

Mrs. Willett was born Aug. 25, 1909, to Paul and Sophia Haugen Overby in Binford, N.D. She grew up and attended school at Binford. She later moved to Northfield, Minn., where she worked as a housekeeper and at a school for children.

She met Leon Willett in Northfield and on Feb. 9, 1935, they were married at Faribault, Minn. They made their home at Northfield for many years. It was at this time that Inga became a homemaker. They lived in Waverly, Iowa, for 13 years and in 1976 moved to Pullman, where they have made their home since.

She loved antiques, flowers and enjoyed gardening and going to rummage sales. Children and young people were always important to her. She was a member of the Non Denominational Church.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Leon, at their Pullman home; two sons and their wives, Roger and Thelma Willett of Pullman and Bryce and Melinda Willett of Carlsbad, Calif.; three brothers, Byron Overby of Wilmot, S.D., Roy Overby of Bismark, N.D., and Cleon Moe in Michigan; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Inga married Leon Clifford WILLETT on 9 Feb 1935 in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota. Leon was born on 25 Jan 1914 in Montana; died on 23 Sep 2010 in Washington; was buried in Pullman City Cemetery, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Paul BAKER. Paul was born on 22 Nov 1911 in North Dakota; died on 4 Jul 1999 in Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2004-MN-001860
• Baptism: 31 Jul 1924, North Dakota

Notes:

Baptized as Arlene Pearl. Her grandmother Ingeborg was her sponsor.

Later called Arlene Margaret. Changed her name in Social Security to Arlene M Johnson in October of 1952.

Birth:
Devils Lake

Family/Spouse: Donald George JOHNSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
last residence Wyoming

Notes:

In the 1920 census, she lived at home with her parents but worked as a country school teacher.

She was Mrs. Goldie Herrin of Minneapolis at the time of her sister Alice’s death in 1965.

Notes:

She was Mrs. Alma Shaft of West St. Paul at the time of her sister Alice’s death in 1965.

Notes:

She was Mrs. Ruth Bock of Austin, Minnesota, at the time of her sister Alice’s death in 1965.

Notes:

She was not listed in her sister Alice’s 1965 obituary.

Family/Spouse: Oneida TAYLOR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He lived in Holly Hill, Florida, at the time of his sister Alice’s death in 1965.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Jul 1917, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota

Notes:

She died of a cerebral hemorrhage following an operation to relieve or remedy an aneurism.

She and her husband had moved to Flagstaff in July of 1965. He was employed as a lithographer for Northland Press in Flagstaff. Alice had worked for the IRS for two years in the Twin Cities before the move to Flagstaff.

Baptism:
St. John’s Lutheran

Died:
St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix

Family/Spouse: Frank J UEBEL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, as Nora Eliason, she was a head of household and living in Minot with her widower father and her son, 8 year-old Thomas Eliason. She is shown as married. She was unemployed but had worked as a waitress in a cafe. She had three years of high school.

Nora married Carl Hjalmer ELIASON on 22 Jun 1930 in Daniels County, Montana. Carl was born on 4 Jun 1910 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olive married George PARENT on 7 Dec 1936 in Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Parshall, North Dakota, is in Mountrail County, North Dakota. It is located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

Family/Spouse: Marion. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1921-46684

Notes:

She died of cervical cancer.

At the time of her death, she and Maj. Robert J Lealos lived at 8216 Cielo Vista in El Paso. She was survived by her husband; two sons: Robert Jr. of Sacramento and Kevin S.; daughters Lynn, Patti, and Terri; and her mother, Eunice J. White. She was also survived by two brothers: John and Earnest White and a sister, Olive Parent, all of Grand Falls, North Dakota.

June married Robert John LEALOS, Sr on 14 Feb 1941 in Polk County, Minnesota. Robert (son of Edward McMann LEALOS and Etta COULTER) was born on 11 Oct 1919 in Beltrami County, Minnesota; died on 23 Jul 2008 in El Paso County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ruth Castro has Jean Harriet’s mother as Harriet Marie Utzig.

Died:
as Jean H Conklin

Family/Spouse: Dennis CONKLIN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hilma played piano. She moved with her family to Valley City ND when she was 12. She worked at a bank in Valley City, graduated from high school there and then graduated from the music department of the state normal school. She married William Jennings Bryan Clark 13 July 1919 and moved with her husband to Grand Forks ND in 1924. They had 4 daughters.

Hilma "trained her daughters in music". The four girls were born between 1920 and 1926 in North Dakota and were named Jean Harriett Clark, Ann Elton Clark, Margaret Louise Clark and Mary Elizabeth Clark. As youngsters, they were known as the "Clark Kiddies" and were the official mascots of the Grand Forks American Legion drum and bugle corps. In October of 1929 they represented North Dakota at an elaborate vaudeville program in Louisville to which each state contributed one act. The following month Hilma died tragically after a brief illness at the age of just 32, leaving William a widower with four daughters aged 3 to 9. He remarried in 1934 to Rosella Buckley and had two additional daughters, Judy and Susan.

Hilma's daughters continued their music careers as they grew up, at one time joining Ran Wilde's band in Nicollet, Minnesota, singing under contract with USO and finally moving up to their billing with Tommy Dorsey's band as "The Sentimentalists". Dorsey hired them on the spot after an audition in their West 45th Street apartment in New York. He had had problems with his previous girl singer group and insisted on renaming the Clark Sisters as The Sentimentalists and retaining all rights to that name, an arrangement that was to cause the girls no end of grief in future years. Among their best known songs with Dorsey are "On The Sunny Side of the Street" and "Chicago". (If you click on these links to go to their songs on YouTube, you will find many other songs there in which they are featured. In some cases, the vocals don't begin until well into the piece, so be patient. You will also find their pictures there, but this is long before the era of the music video so don't expect any live performances.)

Not surprisingly, the girls dated and married musicians. Jean married Vernon ("Derf") Friley who played trombone for such notables as Duke Ellington's band. Ann married Leo Quercio, a saxophone player and five years later married Howard ("Pete") Terry, a woodwind player who was a member of the NBC orchestra and played for television's "Laugh-In" and "Dean Martin's Comedy Hour". Margaret ("Peggy") married Wilbur ("Willie") Schwartz who played lead clarinet with the Glenn Miller orchestra. Mary married Bruce Darwin Branson, a saxophonist in the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. As the sisters started to raise their families, the lifestyle that came with being big band singers must have lost some appeal. Not being able to use their connection or name from Tommy Dorsey, most carried on singing as individuals in movie and film work throughout the 1950's and 60's. Ann, for example, sang for the Andy Williams and Carol Burnett television shows. Peggy and Jean were kept busy as studio singers for many years.

Hilma married William Jennings Bryan CLARK in 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Florence, like her sister, graduated from high school in Valley City. She attended the Fargo Conservatory of Music and then taught violin at Wesley College at the University of North Dakota. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority and Sigma Alpha Iota, a national musical sorority, the PEO Monday Music Club and Musicana Society of Aberdeen and the Thursday Music Club at Grand Forks. She married Professor Merritt Johnson 3 August 1929. The couple had no children.

Notes:

Willard married Margaret Saunders in Fargo, ND in 1940. They had two children.

Family/Spouse: Leslie LARSON. Leslie was born on 16 May 1919 in Swift County, Minnesota; died on 14 May 1998 in Swift County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died from “intestinal influenza.”

Notes:

Dorothy Ardelle Crawford, 96, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Ramsey Village in Des Moines.

Dorothy was born January 30, 1918 in Albia, Iowa, to Stanley and Ethel (Weeber) Hoyne. She graduated from Iowa Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. Dorothy was head nurse on Younker 4 and for Dr. Beverly Richards and Dr. Shirley Robinson. She was a member of PEO and an active member of West Des Moines Christian Church. She was head of volunteers at Ramsey Village before becoming a resident. Dorothy enjoyed sewing, knitting, scrapbooking, being with her family, especially caring for her grandchildren.

Dorothy is survived by her son, Bill (Maggie) Crawford of Clive; son-in-law, Jim (Nancy) Schreck of Clive; five grandchildren, Amy Schreck, Erin (Chris) Barfels, Michelle (Paul) Neumann, Jamie (Jen) Schreck and Lindsey (Matt) Motsenbocker and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Crawford, Sr.; daughter, Judi Schreck; granddaughter, Dana Smith; sister, Ruth Ann Hoyne and brother, Francis E. Hoyne.

Notes:

Helen married Charley V NEELY on 11 Nov 1944 in Clay County, Minnesota. Charley was born on 16 Oct 1921 in Georgia; died on 7 Aug 2004 in Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2003-MN-021149

Notes:

In the 1930 census, she was living in Lucy, Burke County, North Dakota, with her paternal grandparents.

Called Alberta Gladys in the birth record for Sharon.

Of New Brighton. Survived by children, Sharon (Robert) Powell, John Jr., Gerald (Linda); 8 grandchildren, Sandy (Robert) Solheim, Shawn (Elizabeth) Leight, Carla (Todd) Stueve, Jason (Terra) Leight, Jamie Leight and fiance', Nick Jasper, Justin Leight, Lucas Powell; 5 great-grandchildren, Alex, Anna, Ashley, Taylor, Zachary; siblings, Betty Spurbeck, Robert Brady, Pauline (Henry) Bathke, Gerri Ering, Donna Hackbarth, Barbara (Gary) Osborn; special friend, Bonnie Boutelle and husband, Bill; nieces & nephews.

Died:
As Alberta Leight

Family/Spouse: John J LEIGHT. John was born in 1911; died in 1998; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lorraine Powell, 86, of Mason City, died Saturday (September 17, 2011) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Funeral services were held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, with Pastor Paul Nelson of St. James Lutheran Church officiating.

Lorraine Edna Lien Powell was born September 1, 1925, in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Arthur Stanley and Sadie Louise (Minder) Lien. At age 12, Lorraine’s family moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where she graduated from the Albert Lea High School. Before settling in Mason City, Lorraine worked as a cook for Theti Chi in Ames, Iowa, and TTT Camp in Rice Lake, Minnesota. She was a Foster Grandmother at Roosevelt Elementary School Mason City, where she was named Grandparent of the Month by the Foster Grandparent Program in February, 2004. Lorraine enjoyed crafts, cooking and baking for family and friends, sewing, and volunteering at the voting polls. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. Lorraine was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.

Lorraine is survived by her children: Robert Powell and wife Sharon of Circle Pines, Minnesota, William Powell of Mason City, Richard Powell and wife Sherri of Mason City, Barb Stuchel and special friend Larry Smith of Mason City, Robert Powell and wife Cheryl of Mason City; son-in-law: William Fitzpatrick of Mason City; and one sister: Leona Halverson and husband Arlin of Glenville, Minnseota. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents: Arthur and Sadie Lien; son: Michael Powell; daughter: Judy Fitzpatrick; grandson: Jason Powell; brother: Leonard Lien; sister: Alberta Lieght, and a sister in infancy.

Family/Spouse: POWELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]