Jon Olsen KVÅLE

Notes:

dwfrench1 calls him Jon Olsen Stee (1720 - 27 Sep 1799) of Vestre Slidre, b. on Staee. d. on Øvre Kvåle.

Birth:
Stee 28/2 Nerre

Jon married Turid Mogensdatter RUDLANG about 1743. Turid was born in 1718 in Valdres i Oppland, Norway; died in 1796 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Kvåle 39/1

Barbro married Erik Eriksen LOME in 1794 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Erik was born in 1753 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is I5048 in Jim’s VS. He says that she died in 1881 but that isn’t possible and 1781 is before the birth of her last child.

Birth:
Stee 28/2 Nerre

Marit married Jul Jonsen KVÅLE about 1770. Jul (son of Jon Julson KVÅLE and Ingeborg Olsdatter KVÅLE) was born in 1732 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1794 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Øvre Kvåle

Family/Spouse: Ragnhild Tollevsdatter DAHLE. Ragnhild (daughter of Torleiv Gudbrandsen DALE and Anne Gudbrandsdatter MELBY) was born on 25 Aug 1748 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 20 Mar 1794 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Turi Ingebretsdatter in Nils Fylke’s death record for the Valders, Wisconsin, parish.

She is Thuri Eriksdatter, age 5, in the 1801 census.

Birth:
Lome Øvre 33/1

Family/Spouse: Nils Håvelsen ELLESTAD. Nils (son of Håvol Nilsen ELLESTAD and Sigrid Ivarsdatter ELLESTAD) was born in 1788 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Kvåle 40/8 (Julsongården)

Died:
Ringestad 36/1

Family/Spouse: Jørgen Ivarsen RINGESTAD. Jørgen (son of Ivar Knutsen RINGESTAD and Marit Knutsdatter VIK) was born in 1773 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1854 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Berit Engebretsdatter FAUSKE. Berit was born in 1773 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Feb 1837 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Nedre Kvåle

Died:
Melby i Hegge

Family/Spouse: Iver Tostensen MELBY. Iver (son of Torstein Ivarson MELBY and Marit Olsdatter HEGGE) was born in 1769 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1835 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Julsongarden

Died:
Neste

Family/Spouse: Knud Knudsen NESTE. Knud was born in 1780 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Nov 1836 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Family/Spouse: Gjertrud Olsdatter KVALE. Gjertrud (daughter of Ole Eriksen KJØS and Guri Haldorsdatter RINGESTAD) was born on 16 Feb 1772 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 27 Oct 1821, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He is I29316 in Jim’s VS in which he is mistakenly shown as born in 1841 instead of 1821.

Birth:
Fylken

Family/Spouse: Anne Engebretsdatter LYSENG. Anne (daughter of Engebret Knutsen LYSENG and Marit Ellingsdatter HOLDAL) was born on 25 Dec 1818 in Nord-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 Aug 1898 in Wisconsin; was buried on 14 Aug 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Oct 1830, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Or Fylken.

Baptism:
Lomen - Røn - Slidre sokn

Family/Spouse: Johannes Tollefsen RUDI. Johannes (son of Tollef Olsen RUDI and Marit Larsdatter) was born on 11 Jan 1822 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ringestad 36/1

Died:
Høve 29/1 Øvre (Grovi)

Family/Spouse: Ola Olsen LOME. Ola (son of Ola Olsen EGGE and Marit Amundsdatter LOME) was born in 1789 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1830 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ole Gulbrandsen MELBY. Ole was born on 21 Apr 1808 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Torgerson ALFSTAD. John (son of Torger Jonsen ALFSTAD and Marit Tidemansdatter RØYNE) was born in 1812 in Norway; died in 1895 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Ringestad 36/1

Died:
Kvam 53/

Family/Spouse: Jon Larsen WANGENSTEEN. Jon (son of Lars Nilsson STELE WANGENSTEEN and Maren Jonsdatter KVAM) was born in 1822 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1876 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Ringestad i Lomen

Died:
Ringestad i Lomen

Iver married Inge Endresdatter on 20 Jul 1834 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Inge (daughter of Endre Knudsen GRYTE and Marit Tidemansdatter RØYNE) was born on 21 Dec 1814 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 12 Dec 1894 in Aust-Agder, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Qvale

Family/Spouse: Anders Olsen HAUGE. Anders (son of Ole Olsen ULVEN-EGGE and Ambjørg Gulliksdatter EGGE) was born on 21 Oct 1808 in Lomen, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Tollev Tordsen. Tollev was born on 21 Oct 1804 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Nov 1846 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

She was the older of two sisters named Marit Iversdatter. Her sister was born in 1805.

Birth:
Melby i Hegge

Family/Spouse: Juul Engebretsen BEITO. Juul (son of Engebret Knudsen BEITO and Sidsel Julsdater ØYDEGARDEN) was born on 1 Nov 1800 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 24 Sep 1872 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ingri Larsdatter HAMRE. Ingri was born on 12 Apr 1818 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 9 Feb 1894 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

lmc949

Birth:
Næste in vestre Slidre

Family/Spouse: Anne Knudsdatter VIK. Anne (daughter of Knud Tollevsen VIK and Sebjør Engebretsdatter FAUSKE) was born on 13 Mar 1821 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Jun 1862 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Berit Pedersdatter TVENGE. Berit was born on 25 Mar 1801 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tollev married Gjertrud Knusdatter LØKEN on 15 Nov 1835 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Gjertrud was born on 20 Apr 1809 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Mar 1917 in South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg HALDERSON. Ingeborg was born on 23 Dec 1871 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died in 1923 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Otis married Ida Marie QUALLEY on 2 Jul 1892. Ida (daughter of Knut Knutson QUALLEY and Sigrid Knutsdatter ROBLEY) was born on 24 May 1874 in Wisconsin; died on 5 Jun 1927; was buried in Valders Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lome in Vestre Slidre or Høve

Died:
Heen 70/2 Bøkko

Family/Spouse: Bøye Larsen WANGENSTEEN. Bøye (son of Lars Nilsson STELE WANGENSTEEN and Maren Jonsdatter KVAM) was born on 16 Aug 1823 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 4 May 1896 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

per dwfrench1

Birth:
Hovi in Lomen

Family/Spouse: Nils Endresen ROGN. Nils (son of Endre Nilsen ROGN and Marit Olsdatter KVIEN) was born on 26 Oct 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1915 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per the estimable dwfrench1.

Birth:
Alfstad i Hegge

Family/Spouse: Kari Tostensdatter PRESTHEGGE. Kari (daughter of Tosten Knudsen NESJA and Ingeborg Halvorsdatter SÆLID) was born in 1847 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Aug 1924 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was called Lars Kvam in his daughter’s death certificate.

He is Lars Jonsen Wangensteen, I53872, in Jim’s VS. His liaison with Berit Kvåle is not shown.

Jim’s notes:

OBW (Wangensteen-Slægten) skriver om ham: "Som Ældste Søn var han odelsberettiget til Kvam. Hvad Evner m.v angår så var han absolut den mest begavede inden Wangensteen-Slægten i Vang. Den Gløgge Mand og Menneskekjender Knut Nystuen - populært kaldt "Basen" - kunde således ved en Anledning give Lars W følgende korte, men Indholdsrige Skudsmål: "Detta va ein væl utrusta Ungdom". Alligevel var Skjæbnen den at alle Muligheder for at finde frem til noget varigt godt ikke lå i Lar s W Vei - en Gåde, som det synes at være fra først til sidst. Gjenemglødet som han var af Ungdomsfriskhed og Lærelyst blev han i ung Alder optaget som Elev ved Lærerskolen i Land og tog Eksamen med bedste Karakter. Dog så at der blev gjort den Tilføielse, at han var noget ustadig. Færdig med Skolen blev han beskjæftiget på Kotoret hos faderen og senere ansat hos Lensmand Bratli på Toten samt endvidere på Sagførerkontor i Kristiania. Alt syntes å gå godt idet han fik rig Anledning til å udfolde sin dygtighed og fyldestgjør e for de Forventninger, som stilledes til en så kundsabsrig og begaved Mand, som han var. Men så blev det desværre ikke længe før hans Glansperiode var forbi. Lensmandsbestillingen i Vang, som uafbrudt havde været i Hændene til Wangensteen i 60 År, blev efter John Ws Død og hans Søn Lars Konstitution i Stillingen ov erladt til den hæderlige, troværdige og hjertegode Mand P Ellingsen. Vang fik da mange "Fredens År", idet Folk fik stelle med sine offentlige Gjøremål uden nogensomhelst Påtryk fra den eller den Kant, Dette var bare "et Stille før Stormen". For ef terhånden kom "Traditionerne" igjen og der blev et politisk Sjau i Bygden, som det neppe har været Magen til. Efterhånden ble Lars W styren og lei. - det sagdes på Grund af han ble negtet Ægdeskap af familien. Dette får stå for egen Regning. So m en Eiendommelighed ved Lars var hans stærke Interesse for religiøse Emner. .. Skridtvis gik det nedeover med Forstanden og han måtte tilslut anbringes på Amtets Sindsygeasyl, hvor Døden gjorde en Ende på alle hans Lidelser og Savn."

Birth:
Kvam 53/

Family/Spouse: Berit Olsdatter KVALE. Berit (daughter of Ole Olsen KVÅLE and Inglev Larsdatter WANGENSTEEN) was born on 7 Dec 1851 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 May 1918 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Architect
• Baptism: 11 Jan 1857, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

May have changed the family name to Wangenstein.

Educated in Trondheim.

Came to the U.S. in 1883. Lived in Duluth.

Baptism:
Vangs church

John married Gertrude SMITH in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Jun 1862, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Marith married Kristoffer Kristoffersen LEROHL on 8 Jun 1882 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Kristoffer (son of Kristoffer Kristofferson LEROHL and Randi Andrisdatter HERMUNDSTAD) was born on 2 Feb 1856 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Dec 1924 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lomen

Family/Spouse: Thuri Olsdatter HOVI. Thuri was born on 28 Oct 1839 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Feb 1933 in Marshall County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Knut Tollefsen HAUGEN. Knut (son of Tollev Tordsen and Marit Olsdatter KVÅLE) was born on 2 Nov 1833 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 20 Apr 1920 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Apr 1838, Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
Lomen, Røn or Slidre local parish

Berit married Alv Alvson RØVANG on 6 Aug 1855 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Alv (son of Alv Thomassen RØVANG and Ambjørg Olsdatter LOME) was born on 7 Jun 1831 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Apr 1915 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; was buried in Garness Lutheran Church Cemetery, Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ole Jøgersen HELLE. Ole (son of Jøger Knudsen VIK and Marit Olsdatter LOMEN) was born on 4 May 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Dec 1905 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ambjør Andersdatter (Emily) HAUGE. Ambjør (daughter of Anders Olsen HAUGE and Ingeborg Olsdatter KVÅLE) was born on 20 Oct 1835 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Nov 1906 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Syneve Larsdatter. Syneve was born on 8 Feb 1845 in Norway; died on 1 Sep 1873 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Jun 1830, Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Emigrated to the U.S. in 1857.

In the 1900 census she had had 8 children, 4 still living.

Not in dwfrench1’s French Family Tree which does contain her parents and three siblings.

Birth:
Beito 3/1 Sørre

Family/Spouse: UNNAMED. UNNAMED died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sidsel married Anders Olsen JOMEN on 15 Sep 1862 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Anders (son of Ole Andersen JOMEN and Dordi Nilsdatter HAUGE) was born on 12 Jun 1820 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 8 Oct 1901 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ole Jøgersen LOMEN. Ole was born on 2 Jun 1855 in Norway; died on 7 Feb 1935 in Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1880 census, he was a merchant living with his wife and young daughter in the village of Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.

Baptism records in Granite Falls’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church show Knute O and Anne later having an Edward John, an Ole Theodore, a Carl Alfred, an Engebret Norman, an Inger Emelie, a Julius Arnold, and an Edith Gabriella baptized in that church. That last child was born 23 Aug 1891.

In the 1895 state census, there is a _different_ Knute Neste, this one Knute E. Neste. That other Knute and his large family live in Yellow Medicine County where he is also a dry goods merchant. His wife’s name is Kari, age 47, and 6 children are listed, the oldest, a son Even, is 24, the youngest, Amanda, is 13. Knute, Kari, and Even have lived in Minnesota for 24 years and 6 months and in this district for 20 years and one month.

Knute O. and his family are still in Granite Falls in 1895, a couple of entries down from K.E. Knute O. is still a dry goods merchant. Knute and Anna’s household includes six children and one servant, the 17 year-old Betsey Anderson. Inger and Edith must have died by that time.

In the 1900 census, he and his family live in Callanwood in Lyon County where he is a dealer in dry goods. Children living with them were Edward, Ole, Carl, Ingebret, and Julius.

Died:
California death index

Knute married Anna KJELDSON on 12 Nov 1876 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Anna was born on 17 Jul 1854 in Columbia County, Wisconsin; died on 14 May 1912 in Hemet, Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Tvenge i Vestre Slidre

Family/Spouse: Berit Pedersdatter EGGE. Berit (daughter of Peder Pedersen EGGE and Marit Olsdatter LOMEN) was born on 26 Nov 1838 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Aug 1929 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sigrid KJOS. Sigrid (daughter of Tosten Øysteinson KJØS and Barbro Endresdatter RUDI) was born on 17 Jun 1831 in Norway; died on 20 Jun 1929 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Family/Spouse: Lars WINGER. Lars was born in 1841 in Norway; died on 4 Oct 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clifford Norman Owen KNUDSON. Clifford was born on 5 Apr 1912 in McHenry County, North Dakota; died on 26 Mar 1986 in Pierce County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Leonard Johnston, 73, of Valders, died Tuesday evening at Fenlon's Bowling Alley, Valders.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. Robert Onkka will officiate and burial will be in Valders West Cemetery.

Mr. Johnston was born Aug. 6, 1898, in the Town of Cato, son of the late Otis and Ida Quilly Johnston. He was the Standard Oil agent in Valders for 37 years retiring in 1961. He married Irene Torrison June 14, 1922, at Valders. Mr. Johnston was charter member of the Valders Lions Club, president of the Valders Public Utilities and a member of the Eagles Aerie No. 706 of Manitowoc.

Survivors include his wife, a son, Warren of Horicon; three daughters, Mrs. Art (IdaBell) Steinhilb of Phillipsburg, N.J., Mrs. James (BernaDean) Berge of Milwaukee and Mrs. Donald (Shirley Bushman of Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Christianson of Valders and Mrs. Earl Berge of Rt. 1, Valders; and 10 grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded him in death.

Family/Spouse: Irene TORRISON. Irene (daughter of Goodnow T TORRISON and Anna Gunnarsdatter HAAVERUD) was born on 5 Dec 1899 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died in Aug 1972 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died at home of a heart attack.

Family/Spouse: Lillian Martine BERGE. Lillian (daughter of Anton Olsen BERGE and Oline GIGSTAD) was born on 20 Oct 1898 in Liberty Twp, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 20 Feb 1996 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Knollwood Memorial Gardens, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Heen 70/2 Bøkko

Died:
Fygle 73/

Family/Spouse: Randi Olsdatter NORDSVEEN. Randi (daughter of Ola Olsen NORDSVEEN and Ingebjørg Johannesdatter NORDLAND) was born in 1895 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1977 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Guri Jonsdatter UKSHØVD. Guri was born in 1853 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang B, p.290.

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Knutsdatter BERGE. Ingeborg was born in 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

per dwfrench1

He married Marit Jørgensdatter Ringestad in Vestre Slidre in 1902 and had several children with her.

Died:
Rogn

Family/Spouse: Ingebjørg Larsdatter HEEN. Ingebjørg (daughter of Lars Tostensen HEEN and Kjersti Iversdatter HEMSING) was born on 6 Dec 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 15 Sep 1907 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to the U.S. in 1890.

Per the estimable dwfrench1.

Ingeborg married Knut BERG on 20 Apr 1890 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1938-MN-020288
• Baptism: 29 May 1872, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

This illegitimate daughter of Berit Olsdatter Kvale (b. 1851) and Lars Johnson Wangensteen (b. 1848) was the first demonstrable leirmal for each parent. Ove Olsen Kvale was the responsible member of the Vang congregation who stood for the illegitimate Berit.

From the Emigrantar over Bergen frå Austlande, on August 26, 1898: three unmarried individuals who were born in Vang i Valdres but were returning to their home in Minneapolis after a visit departed on the Stjernelinjen line. The three were: Britha Larsen Kvale, 26, b. 1872 (#11616), occupation syerske (seamstress), Rangdi Tollefsen Ellingbø, 28, b. 1870, occupation syerske, and Jørgen Tollefsen Ellingbø, 31, b. 1867, occupation juveler.

Rangdi and Berith arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Majestic on September 8, 1898, after departing Liverpool on August 31st. Rangdi is shown as a U.S. citizen, Berith is a citizen of Norway.

She is probably the Bertha Kvale of Minneapolis, listed in the Valdris Book, who was a member of the Samband between 1902 and 1910.

According to MOMS, Bertha L Kvale married “Christ A Joe” in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on 1 Jan 1913. The Minnesota Marriages database on FamilySearch clarifies the husband’s name for this marriage as Christ A Loe. Bride and groom were both “of Hennepin County.” The ELCA record of the marriage shows Inga Ellingbo of Minneapolis as one of the witnesses. We don’t know who that Inga was.

The hospital was the informant for the information on her death certificate. At the time of her death, she lived at 2622 3rd Avenue S. She had been in Minneapolis for 40 years. She died from an acute small bowel obstruction due to post-operatory adhesions. She had an operation, and “exploratory laporatomy,” on June 21st. She had entered the hospital with peritonitis and bronchopneumonia.

Birth:
her death certificate said 13 Apr 1873

Died:
Minneapolis General Hospital

Berit married Christ A LOE on 1 Jan 1913 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Christ (son of Anders LOE) was born on 13 Aug 1870 in Norway; died on 17 Apr 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne Ivarsdatter KJÖS. Anne (daughter of Ivar Torsteinsson KJØS and Ingeborg Iversdatter HEMSING) was born on 20 Jun 1885 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gurina HOVEY. Gurina was born on 25 Aug 1870 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 2 Feb 1911 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dena NELSEN. Dena was born in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Julia KNUTSON. Julia was born on 6 Dec 1868 in Minnesota; died on 19 Aug 1895 in North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Berit Tollefsen TVENGE. Berit (daughter of Peder Tollefson TVENGE and Sigrid KJOS) was born on 5 Feb 1865 in Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 16 Jan 1933 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Idso THOMPSON. Joseph (son of Nils Nilsen THOMPSON and Ingebjørg Isabel KVÅLE) was born on 19 Sep 1865 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 21 May 1952 in Houston County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rose Agnes HASSEN. Rose died on 16 Sep 1992 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dennis Redwing

Birth:
Newburg

Family/Spouse: Lena BRENNA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Johanna OVERGAARD. Johanna was born on 4 Sep 1874 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 26 Feb 1943 in Stevens County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ole SELSTAD. Ole was born on 10 Sep 1863 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 1 Dec 1941 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
baptized as Juel Beito

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 17 Apr 1867

Notes:

In the 1880 census, she was not shown as “at school” and she had, in the health column, “very sore 2 yrs.”

Family/Spouse: Anna ANDERSON. Anna was born on 14 Aug 1901 in Minnesota; died on 16 May 1977 in Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 Aug 1877, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Notes:

Baptism:
First Evangelical Lutheran

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 14 Oct 1878, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

Notes:

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She is the second child of her parents and the second child named Anna Louise.

She is not living at home with her father in Granite Falls in the 1895 state census.

Baptism:
First Evangelical Lutheran

Anna married John J HAMRE in 1900. John (son of John Helgeson HAMRE and Ingeleiv Andersdatter JØVNE) was born on 29 May 1871 in Preston, Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 23 Jan 1932 in Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Family/Spouse: Sophia T ESTREM. Sophia (daughter of Helge Torkelson ESTREM and Marit GULLICKSON) was born on 26 Nov 1873 in Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 9 Nov 1948 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sophia BARLOW. Sophia was born on 12 Apr 1878 in Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 21 Sep 1960 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alfred Thomas ROVANG. Alfred (son of Alv Alvson RØVANG and Berit Andersdatter HAUGE) was born on 21 Jun 1864 in Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 21 Jan 1911 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Family/Spouse: Julie AAKRE. Julie was born on 15 Jan 1880 in Iowa; died on 12 Jan 1956 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J.W. BERGE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anton VOGEL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dale BASHAW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and Earl raised their family living above the Heinz Mills Cheese Factory, her husband’s family business.

Joanne married Earl G STECKER on 14 Aug 1948 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Earl was born on 24 Jul 1925 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Mar 2014 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Resided in Vang i Valdres.

Han kjøpte Grøv av tanten til kona si.

Died:
per Ove

Ola married Berit Ivarsdatter ELLINGBØ in 1942 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit (daughter of Ivar Ivarsson ELLINGBØ and Margrete Olsdatter GRØV) was born on 26 Jan 1916 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Mar 2001 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 4 Apr 2001 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 16 Jul 1899, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Vang B, p. 290.

Family/Spouse: Inga Bøyesdatter THORPE. Inga was born in 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Aug 1895, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She was given a home baptism on August 4, 1895, by Nels Everson Dahl, as witnesed by her grandmother, Kirsti I Heen, and Ingeborg L Heen. This was registered with the church on September 1st.

She and her husband lived in Williston most of their lives.

Died:
as Christine Haugen

Kirsti married Lars O HAUGEN on 17 Mar 1915 in North Dakota. Lars (son of Ola Olsen Grihamar HAUGEN and Ingeleiv Knutsdatter GÅSEDELEN) was born on 22 Mar 1891 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1980 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Orin Arthur Mervin TORRISON. Orin (son of Goodnow T TORRISON and Anna Gunnarsdatter HAAVERUD) was born on 11 Jun 1902 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 20 Dec 1970 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; was buried in Valders West Cemetery, Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charlotte Ethel WIVELL. Charlotte was born in 1920 in Itasca County, Minnesota; died on 10 Dec 2001 in Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1950 census, he and his wife and son lived in Albuquerque. John Sr. was in the armed forces.

John K. Lerohl of Alexandria, VA, passed away peacefully, at home with loved ones by his side, on October 31, 2014 at the age of 91. A native of Bovey, MN, John was a WWII enlistee when he was selected to attend West Point. He later earned a PhD in physics from Ohio State and spent his first career as a nuclear physicist for the Air Force and Defense Department. He retired from the military as a Colonel, earned his JD and had a second career as a lawyer specializing in nuclear regulation. John was an enthusiastic tennis player, swimmer, volleyball player, ballroom dancer and Buckeyes football fan. He is survived by his son, Jack Lerohl, his daughters, Karen Wilson and Randi Lerohl Manning, his companion of many years, Marvel Luykx, as well as his five grandchildren, Megan Keany, Teddy and Tommy Wilson, and Patrick and Lucy Manning. He was predeceased by his wife of 42 years, Ann Lawrence Lerohl as well as his daughters, Jane Rasmussen and Kathryn Keany. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, by his wife's side, at a later date.

Family/Spouse: Ann LAWRENCE. Ann was born on 14 Dec 1927 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 18 Dec 1989 in Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Beaten to death by her step-great grandson, David Brian Engle. Engle was sentenced to life in prison. He is eligible for parole in 2025.

Died:
Granger, a “tiny town that straddles the Iowa-Minnesota border”

Family/Spouse: Verl Benjamin BESTOR. Verl was born on 28 Apr 1903 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 26 Mar 1994 in Howard County, Iowa; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married Richard R HARMON on 3 Aug 1952 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Richard was born on 30 Oct 1919 in Albion, Michigan; died on 29 May 2007 in Clark County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Albert ULVEDAL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1940 census, he was the proprietor of an auto tire shop in Decorah.

Family/Spouse: Esther Alvina MOE. Esther was born on 22 Apr 1908 in Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 19 Apr 1993 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ella HAUGSTAD. Ella was born on 24 Nov 1910 in Minnesota; died on 3 Apr 1953 in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Chris Olean AMDAHL. Chris was born on 12 Sep 1893 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 4 Jun 1965 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Evelyn Julia (Redwing) Christopherson, age 91, She left this life on Dec. 2, 2007 at Our House Memory Care in Austin, Minn.

Evelyn entered this life in Bruce, Wis. on May 16, 1916. Evelyn graduated from Austin High School in 1934. She married Loren E. Christopherson in 1939. He passed away in 1976. To this union three daughters were born. She worked in her husband's two grocery stores during the early years of her marriage and later as bartender/waitress at Lefty's Bar earning her gold union card for 44 years of membership. She was a longtime member of the VFW, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the American Legion auxiliaries.

"Evie" was loved and respected by her family and the many people she served over the years. Her two rules, "always be a lady" and "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything" are her legacy. She left us quietly and quickly, never wanting to be a bother. Her way. We miss her.

Evelyn is survived by her daughters: Lora Lee Bauer, Austin, Minn., Linda (Steve) Hoag, Austin, Minn., Lisa Ramirez, Farmington, Minn.; Seven grandchildren: Tara Anderson, Wade (Jody) Bauer, Lia, (Jason) Culbert, Christyn, (Brandon) McFarland, Chelsea Hoag (Brandon Smith), Rose and Riki Ramirez and nine great-grandchildren; brother: Alvin (Geraldine) Redwing, Austin, Minn.; sisters-in-law: Delores Redwing, Portland Ore., Vernyce Austin and Delphy Voorhees, Austin, Minn.; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Bernice Vedder, Myrtle Carlson, Doris Ness, brother Chester Redwing.

Birth:
or 16 May

Family/Spouse: Loren Elward CHRISTOPHERSON. Loren was born in 1914; died on 28 Feb 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

US Navy, WWII

Family/Spouse: Delores LaVonne BJERKE. Delores was born on 9 Apr 1930; died on 19 Aug 2008; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Newburg

Family/Spouse: Evelyn Ione ANDERSON. Evelyn was born on 24 Oct 1914 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died in 1996 in Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clara MAU. Clara was born about 1906 in Minnesota; died on 6 Dec 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thorvald WESTLAND. Thorvald was born about 1895 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 22 Oct 1976 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Former longtime Longview resident Elmer Klemence Lomen, 86, passed away April 20, 2010, at a Hermiston, Ore., nursing home.

He was born Jan. 12, 1924, in Columbia Township, Minn., to Knute and Anna (Anderson) Lomen. He moved to the local area in 1962 from International Falls, Minn.

Elmer worked for Reynolds Metals and was a merchant marine for many years.

He married Virginia Holshu. They had two children and later divorced.

On May 1, 1956, Elmer married Alice Rundell in International Falls. She survives him in Kelso. Also surviving are seven children and their spouses, Karen Leighton of Portland, Shirley and Ivan McCracken of Longview, Garry Lomen, and Larry and Julie Lomen, all of Kelso, Janet and Dean Storer of Redmond, Ore., Brenda Lomen of Port Angeles, Wash., and Cindy and Tommy Tift of Irrigon, Ore.; three sisters, Myrt Robbins of Yucaipa, Calif., Viola and Mike Bata of Park River, N.D., and Thelma Tangen of Crookston, Minn.; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Michael Lomen; and five siblings, Pearl Bjornerud, Joseph Lomen, Leo Lomen, Ida Forsberg and Lillian Bjornerud.

Elmer married Alice Mae RUNDELL on 1 May 1956 in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Alice was born on 23 Apr 1933 in South Dakota; died on 25 Nov 2014 in Cowlitz County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1900-30183

Notes:

She also had birth certificate 1900-03551 recorded as May Hamre in Chippewa County.

Evelyn married Arthur Cornelius VIK on 28 Jun 1921 in Riverside County, California. Arthur was born on 12 Mar 1894 in Pierce County, North Dakota; died on 5 Nov 1960 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adria Funston

Family/Spouse: Alma Matilda HALVORSON. Alma was born on 11 Jul 1891 in Iowa; died on 13 Aug 1986 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alma STEN. Alma was born on 4 Jul 1906 in Mountrail County, North Dakota; died on 26 Mar 2003 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Family/Spouse: Esther Olivia HAUGEN. Esther (daughter of Gjermund E HAUGEN and Dina Nikoline DANIELSON) was born on 8 Jun 1917 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 17 Sep 2008 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Nov 1927, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Ingebjørg married Trygve J ALLESTAD on 21 Feb 1953 in San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Of Mesa, Arizona, at the time of her mother’s death.

She was the wife of Alan Kron Johnson at the time of her death.

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

Notes:

He purchased the family ranch in 1946 and relocated it in 1949 to its present location two miles north of the original homestead.

Luther married Florence CLOUGH in 1946. Florence was born on 18 Dec 1921 in Montana; died on 24 Jun 2001 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Glenn M. Torrison (Schwen), age 64, of 1240 W. Upper Falls Road, Reedsville, died Monday evening, May 2, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 1994, at Faith Lutheran Church, Valders. Rev. Carl Peters and Rev. William Timm will officiate with burial at Valders West Cemetery.

He was born June 14, 1929, in Valders, son of the late Orin and Clara Berg Torrison. He attended Valders Public Schools and was a 1947 graduate of Valders High School. He married Ruth Bronk September 27, 1952, in Manitowoc. He farmed all of his adult life retiring in 1991 due to poor health. In previous years he also worked for Brennan's, Rolland's, Alois Endries and Dan Meyer Builder. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Valders, serving on various church boards and many years on the Valders West Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth; one son, Thomas Torrison, Reedsville; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Beverly Torrison, Reedsville, Susan and Warren Wenzel, Chilton, Karen and Duane Martin, Jackson, Wis.; four grandchildren, Jennifer and Michael Wenzel, Jared and Ashley Martin; one brother and sister-in-law, David and Barbara Torrison, Adell; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Norman and Cynthia Bronk, Sterling, Mass., William and Bette Platten, St. Nazianz, Jean Bronk, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and a brother-in-law.

Friends may call at Faith Lutheran Church from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 1994, and Friday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

He was happy spending time with his family doing carpenter work and pitching horseshoe. He enjoyed playing cards, belonging to several card clubs and loved playing and visiting with his Friday Sheepshead buddies at Butch's in Osman. He will be sadly missed by all.

Family/Spouse: Ruth BRONK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
waiting for a liver transplant

Jane married Andrew RASMUSSEN on 20 Jun 1987 in Union County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathryn married Daniel KEANY on 6 Feb 1982 in Alexandria, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wayne K. Bestor, 90, of Houston, MN died on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Wayne Kay Bestor was born on Sunday, December 13, 1931, in Bristol Township of Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm near Granger, Minnesota. He was a 1950 graduate of Harmony High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1954. On September 10, 1955, Wayne was united in marriage to Donna Hermanson. He worked for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, for several years. Wayne then attended Coleman Technical School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he received his certification as a mechanical draftsman. He then worked for Trane Company as a draftsman for 26 years until his retirement in January of 1994. In his retirement, Wayne enjoyed golfing, woodworking, making gun stocks, hunting, taxiing his grandchildren around, and often visiting his parents in Granger.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Donna; five children: Rosie (Kevin) Paulson, Brad Bestor, Vicki (Grant) Olson, Tammy (Greg) Boldt, and Stacy Vix, all of Houston; twelve grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren with two more on the way; five great-great-grandchildren; six siblings: Wanda, Georgia, Verlaine, Dallas (Connie), Cheryl (Tom), and Susie; brother-in law, Roger Hanson; sister-in-law, Naomi Wangen; brother-in-law who Wayne considered a brother, Ben Hermanson; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four children: Allan and three who died in infancy; and by two siblings: Carylann and Garth.

Wayne married D.B.H. HERMANSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Garth Merwyn Bestor, 79, of Harmony, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

He was born to Verl and Gertrude "Gertie" (Hovey) Bestor in Granger on Nov. 13, 1934. He spent his entire life living in the Harmony/Granger area with the exception of his time spent as an aircraft electrician in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1961. He spent a good deal of his service stationed in Japan. After his service, he worked as a plumber for Broadwater Plumbing and Heating in Harmony, before taking over the business in 1985 and running it as Bestor Plumbing and Heating until he sold it upon his retirement. He married Shirley "Sally" (Sandvik) Engle of Harmony in 1961 and became a loving stepfather to Terry Engle of Harmony, DebRae Sandvik (Engle) of Granger, and Douglas (Mary Jo) Engle of rural Cresco, Iowa. Together with Sally, they had three more children, Ty (Dacia) Bestor of Harmony, Tonya Bestor of McHenry, Ill., and Chad (Jill) Bestor of Kenai, Alaska.

Living in his country home six miles west of Harmony, Garth enjoyed spending his time doing anything outside: hunting, going to the boundary waters to fish in the summer, and, in his later years, playing with his two dogs, Buddy and Sam. He could also be found playing cards with the guys at the Co-op in Granger on a regular basis.

Garth is survived by his two brothers, Wayne (Donna) Bestor of Houston and Dallas (Connie) Bestor of Cresco, Iowa; his five sisters, Wanda House of Spring Valley, Verlaine Wilson of Cresco, Iowa, Georgia Hermanson of Harmony, Cheryl (Tom) Otteson of Decorah, Iowa and Susan (Gerri) Matson of Jefferson City, Mo.; his brothers-in-law, Keith (Betty) Sandvik of Rochester and Roger Hanson of Harmony; his six children; his six grandchildren, David, Jarid (Lindsi) and Travis "TJ" Engle, and Taylor (Kathryn), Whitney, and Blair Bestor; and, most recently, his great-granddaughter, Kymber Luna Bestor (Taylor).

Garth was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Sally, his brothers-in-law, Bud Hermanson and Lloyd House, and his sister, preceded in death by section, it mentions a sister, Carol-Ann Hanson; her name should be spelled Caryl-Ann Hanson. Hanson of Harmony.

Garth married Shirley Jane SANDVIK in 1961. Shirley was born on 19 Feb 1936 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 12 Nov 2013 in Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caryl Ann Bestor-Hanson age 67, of Harmony, Minnesota, died surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014, at her home in Harmony. Funeral services will be Monday, January 20 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony. Interment will follow at St. Matthews Cemetery, Granger.

Caryl Ann was born February 21, 1946 in Granger, Minnesota, the daughter of Verl and Gertrude (Hovey) Bestor. She married Robert Anderson in 1962, he preceded her in death in 1964. She later married Roger Hanson on January 11, 1974. Caryl Ann worked as a Medical Transcriptionist; first in Spring Valley, MN for 8 years, then at the Harmony Community Hospital for 22 years and most recently at Mayo Medical Clinic in Rochester for 13 years. She was a longtime member of Greenfield Lutheran Church and was active in many church activities. Her grandchildren’s activities were a big part of her life, she also enjoyed country music, having coffee and visiting with family and friends.

Caryl Ann is survived by her husband, Roger Hanson of Harmony; 4 children: Kevin Anderson of Granger, James (Lesa) Hellem of Harmony, Jodi (Jerry) Bergey of Lansboro and Tricia (Scott) Heim of St. Charles; 7 grandchildren: Courtney, Josh (Kelsey), Luke, Katrina and Madelyn Bergey, Stacia and Ashlyn Heim; 8 siblings: Wanda House of Spring Valley, Wayne (Donna) Bestor of Houston, Garth Bestor of Harmony, Verlaine Wilson of Cresco, Georgia Hermanson of Harmony, Dallas (Connie) Bestor of Cresco, Cheryl (Tom) Otteson of Decorah, Susan (Gerri) Matson of Jefferson City, MO, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Robert Anderson, and one granddaughter, Erica Heim.

Caryl married Robert Orville ANDERSON on 20 Oct 1962 in Fillmore County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Evelyn married George Harold ERICKSON on 3 Jan 1942 in Polk County, Minnesota. George was born on 10 May 1920; died on 13 Aug 1999 in Cass County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

UND Homecoming queen.

Family/Spouse: James Gordon CALDIS. James was born on 26 Mar 1920; died on 15 Oct 2016 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Beulah B. Nelson, Crookston, MN, formerly of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, died December 8, 2005 at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home with family members at her side.

Beulah Beatrice Ulvedal was born on April 23, 1913 in Grand Forks at the St. Anne's Hospital. She was the eldest daughter of Cora (Redwing) Ulvedal and A. J. Ulvedal. She began her education in Emerado, ND and graduated with a teaching certificate from Mayville Teaching College in 1930. She was a rural schoolteacher at an early age and taught students of all ages, some even older than she was.

She married LeRoy E. Nelson in 1936. They farmed near Inkster, N.D. and Thompson, N.D. They moved to Grand Forks in 1952 to continue raising their family.

Both Beulah and LeRoy were active in the Thompson PTA and were instrumental in starting the school lunch program. After the move, they were active in the Belmont PTA and its fundraising activities. Beulah played a part in the writing of the history of Belmont School. She was also active in the United Lutheran Ladies' Aid and was president of the organization in the late 1950's. She combined homemaking and career as her children got older. She worked at Willey's Jewelry, Norby's and later served as the store manager of the Fanny Farmer Candy shop until her retirement.

Beulah was known as a fantastic cook, which also included baking breads, doughnuts, and Swedish rice pudding. Many holidays, she decorated homemade Yule Kaka and had her children deliver it to friends and family. Education and hard work, ""If you want to teach kids to work, you must work beside them' were priorities for Beulah. Mother of her seven and many neighborhood kids, Beulah had an uncanny ability to understand children and their needs. She had a quiet personality but was firm in her conviction; she volunteered as needed and put in long hours in her many roles.

LeRoy E. Nelson died on December 10, 1986. She is survived by her sister, Vivian (Don) Bye, Bemidji, MN and Mesa, AZ. Children: Gayle (Jerome) Birkeland, Grand Forks, ND, Maureen (Ordean ) Jacobson, Fargo, ND, Sandra ""Jo' (James) Dunn, Mentor, MN, Donald P.(Cathy) Nelson, North Oaks, MN. Thomas L. (Joyanne) Nelson, Eugene, OR, Kathleen ""Tootsie' (John ""Gino') Gasparini, Grand Forks, ND and Gary J. M. Nelson, Fort Collins, CO. She has nineteen grandchildren who will serve as pallbearers/honorary pallbearers, twenty-four great-grand children, and two great-great grand children. brother-in-law, Gordon Caldis, Grand Forks, sisters-in-law, Lillian Ulvedal, Portland, OR, and Betty Ulvedal, Fairplay, CO and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, sisters, Mildred Ulvedal, Evelyn Erickson, LeNore Caldis, and brothers, A.L. ""Bud' Ulvedal and Lincoln Ulvedal. The family is especially grateful for the care that Beulah received while at the Villa St. Vincent which was her home for twelve years. Funeral Services will be at the United Lutheran Church, on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery of Grand Forks.

Family/Spouse: LeRoy NELSON. LeRoy died in 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Towne, Lois Kathleen Age 95, of Bloomington, MN, passed away peacefully on July 11th, 2016. Born in Preston, MN, she grew up in South Minneapolis. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Roland Edward Towne, her parents and 3 siblings. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela Payne and Cynthia Towne, her grandson Gabriel Towne, her great-granddaughter ElleAnna Towne, her sister Dee Oughtred and a myriad of nieces, nephews and great nieces & nephews.

Family/Spouse: Roland Edward TOWNE. Roland was born on 18 Jan 1917 in Minnesota; died on 31 Aug 1991 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tilford E. Hellie Jr, age 71 of St. Croix Falls, WI passed away in his sleep at his home on Sunday, January 23, 2011. Tilford was born May 18, 1939 to Tilford and Clara Hellie of Morris, MN; where he was raised. After graduating from Morris High School in 1957 he attended college and earned his Bachelors degree in Education. After college, Tilford was an active member of the Army National Guard for several years. In 1967 Tilford married Gretchen Dokken of Benson, MN. Benson became their home and they had two sons, Christopher and Erik.

Tilford eventually lived and worked in Minneapolis for many years before moving to St Croix Falls, WI; where he and Gretchen enjoyed retirement. There’s nothing Tilford enjoyed more than visiting with friends and being active in different community groups. He also loved spending time with his sons and grandchildren and being a part of their lives. He was a proud father and grandfather.

Tilford was preceded in death by his parents, Tilford and Clara Hellie, his younger brother Keith, and his granddaughter Madeline. Survivors include Gretchen Dokken-Hellie, sons Christopher (Michelle) Hellie and Erik (Jennifer) Hellie, and grandchildren, Emily, Bennett, Marty and Stuart.

Family/Spouse: G.J. DOKKEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adria Funston

Viola Teslow, age 98, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday morning, November 8, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Mark Kvale officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 11 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and on Wednesday beginning at 10:00 a.m., one hour before the service, at the church.

Esther Viola (Tollefson) Teslow was born March 6, 1916 at home in rural Calmar, Iowa, the daughter of Herbert and Alma ( Halvorson) Tollefson. She was baptized March 19, 1916 at Springfield Lutheran Church and confirmed June 7, 1931 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church. Viola attended rural country school and then graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1936, earning a Normal Teaching certificate by taking extra classes. She then did substitute teaching for a little while.

Viola was united in marriage to Francis Norman “Frank” Teslow on February 11, 1939 at the Springfield Lutheran Church parsonage. To this union, six children were born: Janet, Patricia, Susan, Gary, Debra and Dianne.

Frank and Viola farmed for many years and she was an active farm wife and homemaker, raising her family. She later worked for 18 years at Decorah Community Schools in food service at the high school. She was a member of Washington Prairie Lutheran Church where she was very active in circle. The church was very important to her.

Viola loved spending time with her whole family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and she really enjoyed their visits; she also loved to cook for her family and all of their gatherings. She was a very good lefse maker, loved to play cards, reading, embroidery, making quilts, gardening, and enjoyed dancing with Frank.

Viola became a resident of Wellington Place Assisted Living in September 2011.

Viola was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Frank on January 30, 2006; one daughter, Janet Funston on October 2, 2007; one brother, Walter Tollefson; four sisters, Lillian Johnson, Helen Tollefson, Pearl Tollefson and Edna Grace Austad; two sons-in-law, Fred Gates and Marvin Manness; two grandchildren, Sherri and Kevin Funston; and a great-grandson, Cody Nikkel.

Viola is survived by one son, Gary (Sue) Teslow of Decorah; four daughters, Patricia Manness of Barstow, CA, Susan (George) Vondruska of Watersmeet, MI, Debra (Stan) Moellers of Decorah and Dianne (Vince) Story of Billings, MT; one son-in-law, Stan Funston of Cedar Rapids, IA; eleven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Theresa Teslow of Frankville, IA.

Died:
Mayo

Family/Spouse: Francis Norman (Frank) TESLOW. Francis was born on 2 Nov 1915 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 30 Jan 2006 in Winneshiek County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tom Torrison, age 53, of 1240 West Upper Falls Road, Reedsville, died on Friday, Dec. 11, at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers after a very courageous battle with leukemia and kidney disease. He died with his loving family around him.

Tom was born in Manitowoc on April 7, 1956 to Ruth (Bronk) Torrison and the late Glenn Torrison. He graduated from Valders High School in 1974. Tom worked for Valders Stone and Marble for 20 years. He then worked for Specification Stone Products Inc. for 15 years, which was a Glawe Company based out of Alpena, Mich., but they quarried stone in Hayton, Wis. In 2008, Michels Corporation purchased the Hayton quarry business. Since then, Tom was employed at Anderson Bros. and Johnson, a division of Michels Corporation. He worked until September 2009 when illness caused him to quit. Tom made many close friends throughout his 37 years of work and was known as the "Rock Monster" and "Big Cheese."

Tom was involved in many activities at Faith Lutheran Church. He was an usher, sexton of the Valders West Cemetery and especially enjoyed singing in the Praise Band and the Men's Choir at Faith.

Tom was also a member of the Viking Sno-Riders and Seagulls. He enjoyed bowling, playing cards, and helping out at the Valders horseshoe and ball diamond on Thursday nights. In December, he always looked forward to being Santa for families and events.

Tom didn't have a lot of hobbies other than landscaping at home and sitting around campfires with family and friends. If fun was involved, he would be right there to join in. In Tom's words, he liked low-volume activities such as sitting in a lawn chair in the shade with a cooler nearby. Visiting with family and friends was good entertainment for him.

He is survived by his mother: Ruth Torrison of Reedsville; three sisters and two brothers-in-law: Susan (Warren) Wenzel of Chilton, Beverly Torrison of Reedsville and Karen (Duane) Martin of Jackson, Wis.; two nieces and two nephews: Jennifer (Kevin) Lau, Michael Wenzel and Jared and Ashley Martin; and one great-niece: Brooke Lau. He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father (Glenn) and maternal and paternal grandparents.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at Faith Lutheran Church in Valders. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Jim Rasmus. Burial will be at Valders West Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at Faith Lutheran Church from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and from 9 to 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, prior to the service.

Memorials or donations can be made to Faith Lutheran Church for the Sound System, World Hunger, West Cemetery Association, Endowment Fund, Elevator Fund or the Food Pantry.

This is a personal message written by Tom:
I would like to thank the nurses at Aurora Medical Center on the third floor for the wonderful care given to me and the sincere friendly chats and jokes throughout my many stays. Special thanks to Dr. Barylak and his crew of nurses and true friends at the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic. They were so thoughtful and caring that even being sick, I looked forward to going to the clinic. You are an exceptional group of individuals and we certainly had many good times together. Thank God for people like you.

Tom was a very kind, generous, and fun-loving person who will be greatly missed by family and everyone who knew him.

Notes:

In early 1979 he was sentenced to not more than three years in prison for two charges of aggravated forgery. The forgery incidents, passing forged checks, occurred in May of 1978. In the sentencing hearing, the county attorney noted, in reference to Bestor’s juvenile record, that Bestor had been a “significant problem” in the courts for six years. The county attorney also noted that Bestor had recently been undergoing treatment at a chemical dependency unit (CDU) at the Rochester state hospital while on probabation for a prior conviction in Houston County. He had been kicked out of that CDU after being caught smoking marijuana and was later taken into custody in Iowa.

Arrested for burglary and felony theft in 1981 for a March 31 break-in at a residence in Money Creek, Houston County, Minnesota.

Arrested for burglary in April of 1983 in Houston County, Minnesota.

Allan married Tammy Jo HOFBAUER on 3 Sep 1985 in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 6 Jan 1992 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lorna Fair, 54, of Denver, CO, formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Denver Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lorna was born September 6, 1957 in Grand Forks, ND to LeNore and Gordon Caldis. She was baptized and confirmed at Calvary Lutheran Church. She attended Grand Forks Schools, graduating from Red River High School. Lorna also graduated from Cottey College, Nevada Missouri and from Metropolitan State College of Denver School of Business, magna cum laude, with a Degree in Management and a concentration in Human Resources.

Lorna was involved with PEO Sisterhood, Reopening of Slavens Elementary, Net/post grad program at Littleton High and was a recipient of Littleton High School's Community Appreciation Award in 2011.

Lorna's proudest achievements are her family and friends. She enjoyed traveling the world, reading, shopping, cooking, baking, decorating, entertaining and any/all activities that her children were involved in.

Lorna is survived by her husband Paul; sons Jensen and Cole; her father, Gordon Caldis; siblings Jack and Lynda Caldis, Coke and Gary Oines, Bill and Roxanne Thurman Caldis, Cammy and Jerry Johnson. Nieces and nephews include Rick Caldis, Susan and Hayden Yeagley, Corey, Candace, Cora, Oliver Caldis, Leif and Margaret Feinberg Oines, Hans and Susan Oines, Cleve, Psalm, Klyr and Noelani Oines, Cache and William Caldis, Talia, Ryan, Sienna Sundstrom, Whitney Johnson, Madison and Marley Fair.

Family/Spouse: Paul FAIR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Adria Funston (Janet’s granddaughter)

Family/Spouse: Stanley Steele FUNSTON. Stanley was born on 27 Jun 1929 in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas; died on 31 Jan 2020 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]