Marit Olsdatter KVIE

Marit married Gudbrand Olsson NØRSVIN in 1783. Gudbrand (son of Ola Gudbrandson BERGE and Ragndi Torsteinsdatter) was born in 1740 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1810 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang C, p. 263.

frå Nørsvin

Vang B, p. 538, calls him Kristoffer Gudbrandsson Øylo.

Christopher married Gjertrud Torgeirsdatter JØVNE in 1829. Gjertrud (daughter of Torger Reierson JEVNE and Gjertru Tosteinsdatter BØE) was born in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne Helgesdatter ROGN. Anne (daughter of Helge Tomasson JEVNE and Marit Gjermundsdatter ROGN) was born on 19 Sep 1818 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1910 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was named after a sister who died in infancy several years earlier.

Anne married Gullik Andrisson JEVNE in 1819. Gullik (son of Andris Gulliksen JEVNE and Dorte Persdatter KVÅLE) was born in 1783 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1852 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 Mar 1836, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Gjertrud married Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN in 1863. Thomas (son of Nils Knutsen ØVRE HELLE and Marit Tomasdatter TØRSTAD) was born on 12 Jan 1825 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Mar 1921 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Mar 1833, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1880 census, as Torger Christopherson, he was a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. His household consisted of himself, 47, Gjertrud, 37, Gjertrud, 14, Christopher, 13, Anne, 9, Marit, 7, Gulbrand, 3, Dinah, 2, and his mother in law, Anne Knudson, 58.

Birth:
actual day of February is illegible

Baptism:
actual day of March is illegible

Torger married Gjartrud Vilhjølmsdatter BAGGETHUN on 27 Sep 1866 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gjartrud (daughter of Vilhjølm Vilhjølmsson BAGGETHUN and Anne Knutsdatter SKJELHAUGEN) was born on 3 Sep 1843 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 28 Nov 1926 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 2 Dec 1926 in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne Halvorsdatter VESTLIEN. Anne was born on 21 Dec 1840 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Feb 1933 in Rock County, Minnesota; was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hills, Rock County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Feb 1858, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Birth:
or Jan 5

Family/Spouse: Knut HOYME. Knut (son of Helge Knudsen LEIROL and Ingeborg Engebretsdatter HØYME) was born on 29 Aug 1853 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 30 Nov 1935 in Rock County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1865 census, she and her husband, Knut Gulliksen, lived with their daughter Anne, and Marit G’s daughter Berit, on Lajord.

Family/Spouse: Knud Thomasen JEVNE. Knud (son of Thomas Knudsen TØRPE and Anne Andrisdatter BELSEIM) was born on 30 Aug 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marit married Knut Gulliksson LAJORD in 1859. Knut (son of Gullik Olsen HØVERSTAD and Anne Knutsdatter LAJORD) was born in 1833 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vang B, p. 458. Became a farmer in Forest City, Iowa. Among his six children, one became a Lutheran pastor, one became a doctor, one became a lawyer and some became teachers.

Family/Spouse: Guro Olsdatter SÆTHE. Guro (daughter of Ole Christophersen RØVANG and Randi Gjermundsdatter ROGN) was born on 1 Jan 1836 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 25 Apr 1917 in Winnebago County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Olsdatter EIKREN. Ingeborg (daughter of Ole Engebretsen BELSEIM and Synnev Madsdatter AASTAD) was born on 2 Sep 1832 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Northfield News, Jan. 25, 1938:

Funeral services were held at Vang church Thursday afternoon, Jan. 6, for Nels T. Haugen, who passed away Monday morning, Jan. 3, at Minneapolis after a few days' illness of pneumonia. The services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Adolph Egge, who preached the funeral sermon. During the services, Mrs. Gertrude Boe Overby of St. Olaf college, a niece of Mr. Haugen, sang two hymns, one in Norwegian and the other in English. There were many beautiful floral offerings, and several gifts in his memory from relatives and friends to missions and charity. The services were attended by a large number of people, who had come to pay their last respects to their departed friends. The Rev. V. E. Boe, a brother-in-law of the deceased, was present at the funeral and spoke briefly at the close of the services. The interment was made in Vang cemetery. The pallbearers were: John Ellingboe, Ole Hoiby, John M. Lie, Nels L. Nesheim, Anton Remmen and Ludvig Soine. Nels T. Haugen was born in Warsaw township December 20, 1862, a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude Haugen. He was baptized as a young child by the late Rev. B. J. Muus and confirmed in 1875 by the Rev. M. O. Boeckman of St. Paul who then was the pastor of Vang congregation. His boyhood days were spent attending the common and parochial schools of the neighborhood. In 1887 he was married to Miss Regina Brekke of Ottertail county, and there he and his wife were engaged in farming. Mrs. Haugen died in 1894. In 1900 the family moved to Minot, N. D. Shortly after his arrival at Minot, Mr. Haugen was employed for several years in the lumber yard of Tosten Kulaas, a former resident of Warsaw township. After several years' work in the lumber yard, he was appointed deputy sheriff of Ward county, N.D., which position he held for four years. In the year 1917 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Eide at Minot, and they went to farming near Minot until 1922, when they moved to this community, where they were engaged in farming until last fall, when they took up their residence in Minneapolis. After coming back to his old home community, he was for several years the janitor in Vang church, a work which he performed in addition to taking care of his farm work. Mr. Haugen was a man whom it was always a pleasure to meet. He had a pleasant smile and kind word for everybody. He made a large number of friends in whatever community he made his home. He leaves a large number of relatives and friends in this community. Endowed with a keen mind and a wonderful memory, he could relate incidents and interesting historical data from the pioneer days of this neighborhood. He was a great lover of horses and could many years afterwards speak of the color and the names of the horses which the pioneers had in the early days of this settlement. If anyone in recent years desired any information about the early history of this community, they were always referred to Nels Haugen. After coming back to the neighborhood where he was born, spent his childhood days and grew to manhood, he again became a member of Vang congregation. Besides his wife Mr. Haugen is survived by one son, Thomas, of Warsaw township and one daughter, Mrs. Carl Estrem, of Minneapolis. He also leaves two brothers, Chris T. Haugen of Warsaw township and Thomas T. Haugen of Northfield, and three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Ramsey of Harvey, N. D., Mrs. V. E. Boe of Finley, N. D., and Mrs. Carl Brekke of Ray, N. D.; fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Nels married Karen Regina BREKKE in 1887. Karen (daughter of Ole Karlsen BREKKE and Mari Ellen HOLUM) was born in 1866; died on 14 Feb 1894; was buried in Aastad Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nels married Anne Theoline EIDE in 1917 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota. Anne (daughter of Peder Knudsen EIDE and Anne Kristoffersdatter HEEN) was born on 8 Mar 1886 in Minnesota; died on 16 Nov 1945 in Renville County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she is shown as the recently-married Mary Boe, b. Jul 1870, living with her father and siblings in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

Called Anna in her father’s obituary.

Funeral services for Mrs. V. E. Boe, who passed away at her home Monday, April 21, were held Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran church with the pastor the Rev. B. R. Biorn, officiating. During the service Mrs. Edward Sovik, Jr., sang and she was accompanied on the organ by Mrs. G. B. Odegaard. Burial was made in the Vang cemetery, east of Dennison. Maria Haugen was born July 10, 1870, in Vang parish, the daughter of pioneers, who had emigrated from Vang in Norway in the early 1850's. She attended the rural public schools near her home and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by the late Dr. J. N. Kildahl. Later she attended a business college in Red wing. On Dec. 23, 1899, she was married to Vigleik E. Boe, who at that time was a student at the United Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Paul. Following completion of his work at St. Paul, Pastor Boe accepted his first call to Finley, N.D., where they continued to make their home for many years. From 1908 until 1915 they served Zion Lutheran church on Staten Island. Later they spent three years at Osakis then returned to Finley, N.D., where they returned to their original parish. They continued on there until retirement in 1940 when they established their home in Northfield. Mr. Boe passed away in 1953. In recent years Mrs. Boe had made her home with her daughter, Miss Esther Boe. She is survived by three sons and three daughters. They are Mrs. Oscar Overby and Miss Esther Boe of Northfield and Mrs. Harold Everson of Baldwin, Wis.; Marcus Boe, Eagle Grove, Iowa; the Rev. Victor Boe of Concordia College, Moorhead and the Rev. Egbert T. Boe of Menominee, Wis. There are also two brothers, Christ and Thomas Haugen of Northfield and one sister, Mrs. Carl Brekke, of Ray, N.D.; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Maria married Vigleik Engebretsen BOE in 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married his first cousin.

In the 1910 census, he was a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. Living with him and his wife and children were his father, Thomas, 84, and a nephew, Thomas, age 19, born in Minnesota.

In the 1920 census, he was a widower. Living with him were his children Gerhard, 15, and his daughter, Gertrude, 12, as well as his father, Thomas, age 94, and two servants, Tillie Holien, 32, and Erik Eckstrom, 29.

Christopher married Marith Torgersdatter LYKKEN on 1 Jan 1903 in Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Marith (daughter of Torger Christopherson LYKKEN and Gjartrud Vilhjølmsdatter BAGGETHUN) was born on 15 May 1873 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 3 Aug 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: A E RAMSEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Faribault Daily News, July 16, 1963:

Funeral services were held Monday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at the Vang Lutheran church for Thomas T. Haugen, 86, who passed away at the St. Olaf Rest Home in Northfield, Thursday, July 11. In the absence of the regular pastor, the Rev. B. J. Blikstad, the Rev. H. S. Bly, officiated. The vocalist was Mrs.Oscar Overby with Mrs. Cyrus Midje at the organ. The pallbearers were Herbert Haugen, Donald Haugen, Gerhard Haugen, Andrew Hoverstad, William Hunt and George Sevcik. Interment was in the Vang Cemetery. Thomas T. Haugen, son of Thomas N. and Gertrude Haugen, was born Nov. 16, 1876, in Warsaw Township. He attended the local schools and was a member of the Vang Lutheran Church. He suffered a heart attack at the St. Olaf Rest Home, where he had lived since his retirement. He never married. He was well known in Dennison as he had been employed at the Dennison Elevator Co. and at the Dennison Hardware Store before going to Northfield, where he was employed for many years at Carleton College before he retired. He is survived by two brothers, Christ and Carl of Dennison and one sister in North Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two sisters.

Notes:

She and Carl lived in Sharon, North Dakota, at the time of her father’s death.

Family/Spouse: Carl BREKKE. Carl was born on 6 Nov 1881 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; died on 3 Dec 1963 in Williams County, North Dakota; was buried in Rainbow Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Ray, Williams County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was known as Jennie.

In the 1900 census, as Jennie Lykken, she was a boarder with the Lommens in Wells County, North Dakota. She worked as a dressmaker. After George Lommen’s first wife died, he married Jennie’s sister Anna.

In the 1930 census, as Jennie Huseby, she was a 64 year-old widow living in Minneapolis.

In the 1940 census, as Jennie Huseby, she was a 75 year-old widow and lodger in a rooming house in Minneapolis.

Family/Spouse: A HUSEBY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the book - HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY, MN. Published in 1909:

Christopher T. Lykken was born in Warsaw township on the farm where he now lives, January 15, 1867, son of Torger and Gertrude (Williams) Lykken, natives of Norway. The father came to America in 1854, the mother in 1864. The father located in Wisconsin, where he worked at farming and in the pineries for eight years. In 1862 he came to Minnesota, and settled in Holden township, purchasing eighty acres of wild land, which he broke and improved, carrying on farming until 1867, when he sold this land and bought 160 acres in Warsaw township, which he cleared and built a home and outbuildings, carrying on general farming. In 1884 he added eighty acres, and in 1904 he retired, placing the charge of the farm in the hands of his son. Christopher received his education in the public schools of Warsaw, and attended public school at Northfield for one year, after which he returned to the farm and in 1904 took charge of the old homestead. Since that date he has carried on general farming, stock raising and dairying. Mr. Lykken has four sisters and two brothers: The sisters are: Jennie, married to A. Huseby, of North Dakota; Annie, who is in the millinery business of North Dakota; Mary, married to Christ Haugen, of Warsaw; and Dena, living at home. The brothers are: Anton, who is living at home, and Gilbert, who died in 1902. In politics, Mr. Lykken is a Democrat, being treasurer of school district No. 51, which office he has held for twelve years. He is vice president of the elevator company at Dennison, and is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Fraternally he affiliates with the Modern Woodmen, in which organization he has held the office of clerk.

In the 1910 census, he, as C.T. Lykken, was listed as head of household for the farm in Warsaw Twp. He was still unmarried. The rest of the household were his parents and his unmarried siblings, Anton and Dinah. There was also a servant, Andrew Heen, age 36, born in Minnesota.

In the 1930 census, he and Constance and Karen lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, He was a farmer. Also living on the farm were Christ’s brother Anton, his sister Dena, and two farm laborers.

Christopher married Karen Susanna Johannesdatter TALLE on 12 Jun 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Karen was born on 17 Sep 1869 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 31 Jul 1956 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 18 Sep 1870, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 21 Jun 1885, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

She, as the widow Anna Lommen, was the head of household for a home in Dennison in the 1950 census. The other two members of the household were her brother Anton and her sister Dena, neither of whom had ever married.

Birth:
at least one source says, erroneously apparently, 6 Sep 1870

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran Church

Family/Spouse: George P LOMMEN. George was born on 10 Jan 1862 in Minnesota; died on 8 Mar 1926 in Wells County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 May 1873, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

She married her first cousin.

Marith married Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN on 1 Jan 1903 in Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Christopher (son of Thomas Nilssen HAUGEN and Gjertrud Christophersdatter LYKKEN) was born on 20 May 1874 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jun 1965 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Nov 1876, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 1890

Notes:

Baptism:
Vang Lutheran Church

Died:
or 4 Feb

Notes:

Graduated from the Faribault School for the Deaf and Dumb in June of 1899.

Notes:

dwfrench1, in his French Family Tree, calls her Sigrid J (Sarah) Rovang.

Family/Spouse: Knud HELLIE. Knud (son of Knut Jøgersson HELLE and Sigrid Olsdatter LYKKJUN) was born on 18 Feb 1867 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard JOHNSON. Richard was born in Jan 1896 in Rock County, Minnesota; died in 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 May 1852, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

Her birth record says married in 1883.

Baptism:
Hurum

Berit married Ole Faltinsen LEITE on 18 Jul 1888 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ole (son of Faltin Gudbrandsen FLATEN and Dorte Hansdatter KVIESEIGA) was born on 12 Sep 1834 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1917 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Descendants of Gjermund Gundersen (1758-1815) and Anne Gulbrandsdatter Heen per dwfrench1’s French Family Tree.

Family/Spouse: Hans THOMPSON. Hans was born on 27 Jun 1860 in Gudbrandsdalen; died on 17 Jul 1941 in Winnebago County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

He was a Lutheran pastor in Mason City.

Family/Spouse: Grace CHRISTIANSON. Grace was born in 1882 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; died about Nov 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

Birth:
Eikren Bøe

Family/Spouse: Ole Olsen LØKREIM. Ole (son of Ole Henriksen LØKREIM and Anne Tostensdatter LØKREIM) was born on 10 Feb 1852 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Sep 1904; was buried in Ray Family Cemetery, Crisp County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Carl Lawrence ESTREM on 4 Jul 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Carl (son of Andrew A ESTREM and Marit (Mary) Larsdatter SOINE) was born in Apr 1886 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 26 Nov 1905, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he was single and living with his father’s brother’s family in Warsaw Twp in Goodhue County.

At the time that he filled out his draft registration (June 5, 1917), he was married with a wife and child. He was a self-employed farmer in Ward County, North Dakota.

In the 1930 census, he and his famiy live in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. He is a truck driver doing road work.

Birth:
7 Apr 1890 in the ELCA record for his confirmation. The 1891 was on his draft registration. Also shown as Apr 1891 in the 1900 census.

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran in Dennison

Thomas married Tilda Geneva HOLT about 1915. Tilda (daughter of Iver HOLT and Gertrude WANGSNESS) was born on 30 Nov 1892 in North Dakota; died on 19 May 1962 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harold EVERSON. Harold was born on 27 Jul 1907 in Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin; died on 16 Mar 1969 in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

T. Gerhard Haugen, 86, of Northfield died Thursday, July 11, 1991 at the Three Links Care Center. Haugen was born Dec. 15, 1904 to Christopher and Mareth (Lykken) Haugen in Dennison. He attended rural Dennison Public Schools and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1925. On March 21, 1964 he married Bertha Soine in Dennison. The couple lived in Dennison, Cannon Falls and Northfield. He was employed by Goodhue County Dairy Herd Improvement Association from 1939 to 1941. In 1941 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He re-enlisted in 1945 and was sent ot China where he was critically injured and received a medical discharge in 1947. When he returned he was employed by Dakota County Dairy Herd Improvement Association until 1953, then worked as a custodian at Boe Chapel at St. Olaf College until his retirement. Haugen was a member of Vang Lutheran Church in rural Dennison. Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife and a sister. Survivors include a stepson Richard Soine of Phoenix, Ariz.; a stepdaughter Carol (and John) Beckman of Cannon Falls; two stepgrandchildren; a sister Gertrude Underdahl of Kenyon; a nephew Pete Underdahl of Dennison; and several cousins. Visitation was held Friday, July 12 at the Benson Funeral Home in Northfield. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 13 at Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Gengenbach officaiting. Music was provided by organist Helen Midje. Pallbearers were Bernard and Arnold Ellingboe, Herb and Donald Haugen, and Dale and Pete Underdahl. Interment was at Vang Lutheran Cemetery.

Thomas married Bertha Emilia WANGEN on 21 Mar 1964 in Rice County, Minnesota. Bertha (daughter of Andrew Iversen WANGEN and Anna HIRT) was born on 6 Jun 1906 in Becker County, Minnesota; died on 20 Feb 1984 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangen Prairie Cemetery, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Peder Carl UNDERDAHL on 3 Apr 1930 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Peder (son of Peder Olsen UNDERDAHL and Christine Larsdatter FLOM) was born on 3 Dec 1895 in Minnesota; died on 23 Jun 1978 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1918-MN-006339

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 14 Aug 1927, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Confirmation:
Vang Lutheran

Constance married Alfred A LUNDBERG on 1 Aug 1948 in Rice County, Minnesota. Alfred was born on 28 Jul 1899 in Minnesota; died on 18 Sep 1979 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

By 1939, he and his family lived in Los Angeles.

Kermit married Naify Mary SOLOMON on 22 Feb 1936 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Naify was born on 22 Feb 1911 in North Dakota; died on 6 Nov 1997 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bernetta Mae BLOCK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Feb 1892, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

The bygdebok says he came to Minneapolis in 1914.

Anders married Olga TOSTERUD on 2 Dec 1921 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Olga was born on 3 Sep 1891 in Steele County, North Dakota; died on 5 Jul 1967 in Steele County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Descendants of Gjermund Gundersen (1758-1815) and Anne Gulbrandsdatter Heen per dwfrench1’s French Family Tree.

Family/Spouse: Louis HAGEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clara CHARLSON. Clara was born on 11 Oct 1895 in Winnebago County, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 1989 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

dwfrench1

St. Olaf College, 1923.

In the 1940 census, he was a public school teacher in Minneapolis.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy STEPHAN. Dorothy was born in 1907 in Iowa; died in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Andrew Gundersen LIEN in 1914. Andrew (son of Gunnar Gunnarsen LIEN and Anne Andrisdatter AUSTREIM) was born on 7 Aug 1873 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 23 Apr 1953 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 Oct 1912, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1940 census, she and Vernon and Barbara and Maureen lived in north Minneapolis. He was a price clerk for a wholesale drug house.

MaryAnn married Vernon F COPLEY on 17 Jun 1935 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, and was divorced in May 1945 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Vernon was born on 4 Nov 1911 in Ramsey County, Minnesota; died on 2 Mar 2008 in Pima County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

MaryAnn married William Randall BONAR on 6 Feb 1954 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. William was born on 31 Oct 1931; died on 16 Nov 2010 in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; was buried in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was Amanda Crane at the time of her sister Mary Ann’s death in 1997.

Amanda married Arthur Sylvester CRANE on 22 Jun 1935 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Arthur was born in 1908 in Iowa; died on 22 Sep 1967 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1994-MN-002306
• Baptism: 29 Aug 1915, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 3 Nov 1929, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Went by Lawrence.

Mentioned in his sister Mary Ann’s obit as dying before her.

In the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, he and Mary Jane lived in southeast Minneapolis. He was a machine operator for the Salisbury Company.

Family/Spouse: Mary Jane MARTIN. Mary was born on 14 Nov 1917 in Wisconsin; died on 18 Oct 1992 in Ramsey County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Hazel married Andrew B MAGLAYA on 21 Oct 1938 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2017-MN-034360

Notes:

He probably is the Richard Estrem, age 31, who married Jean Taylor in Codington County, South Dakota, in October of 1961.

Died:
Ecumen North Branch

Richard married Lorraine Rose NEUMANN on 4 Sep 1954 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Valdine Regena Engeseth died at the age of 96 on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois in Woodstock.

She was born in Minot, ND on October 2, 1915 to Thomas and Tilda (Holt) Haugen. She lived most of her life in Nerstrand, where she married Elmer J. Engeseth on December 11, 1937 and they spent many years farming. She moved to McHenry, Illinois, in July of 1989 to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren.

She loved her church, reading, sewing, baking and spending time with her friends and family. Her kindness, patience and pace of life were exemplary and an inspiration to us all. Her use of adages such as "uff da!" "For Pete's Sake", "Ish" and "My Word" were endearing and reminded us of Minnesota farm life. Her wisdom and perspective were a blessing to us. She will be sorely missed.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Joni (Dennis) Podgorski of Ringwood, IL; grandsons, Jeffrey (Diane) Flicek and Jay (Susan) Flicek of McHenry, IL; her great-grandchildren, Frank (Jennifer) Frantz of Wonder Lake, IL, Blake Frantz of Seattle, WA, Kristin (Mark) Leiker of New Port Richey, FL, Alan (Jordon) Flicek of Normal, IL, Jeffrey Flicek, Thomas Flicek, Robert Flicek and Kelsey Flicek of McHenry, IL; her great-great-grandchildren, Frank III, Kaylee, Kristen and Quinn Frantz of Wonder Lake, IL, Owen Leiker of New Port Richey, FL and Code Podgorski of Oak Park, IL; her brother, Donald (Marilyn) Haugen of Dennison; a sister, LouAnn (James) Lervik of Northfield; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter; her husband, Elmer Engeseth; daughter, Janet V. Flicek; brothers, Russell Haugen and Herbert Haugen; her sisters, Meredith Lien, Hazel Dammer and Norma Iverson.

Family/Spouse: Elmer ENGESETH. Elmer was born in 1905; died in 1978; was buried in Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Meredith married Orlando Gerhard LIEN on 9 Jun 1951. Orlando (son of Andrew Gundersen LIEN and Anna LOCKREM) was born on 2 Jun 1919 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 14 Jul 1967 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hazel Dammer, age 87, of Northfield, died on Monday, February 02, 2009 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Saturday, February 7th at the Dennison Lutheran Church in Dennison with the Reverend Terje Hausken officiating with burial at the Valley Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday at the Church 1 hour prior to Services.

Hazel Irene Dammer was born December 13, 1921 in Kenyon, MN, daughter of Thomas and Tilda (Holt) Haugen. She was raised with her family on various farms in the Kenyon and Dennison area and was baptized and confirmed at the Vang Lutheran Church. She attended country school and then was a housekeeper at private homes for a few years. On January 26, 1945 she was united in marriage to Elsworth Edward Dammer at the Dennison Lutheran Church in Dennison. They made their first home in Dennison and moved to Northfield in the early 1950's.

Shortly after moving to Northfield, Elsworth was killed in an auto accident leaving Hazel a widow raising their 2 children. She remained at home until Kathy and Tom were in Senior High School and then began working in housekeeping at the Odd Fellows Home (now Three Links Care Center) and later at the Northfield Care Center. She retired in 1983 at the age of 62 while working at the Northfield Hospital. Hazel was an excellent baker and cook, enjoyed reading and needle work, loved her grandchildren and cats, and enjoyed all types of music.

Hazel Dammer is survived by daughter Kathleen Schwartz of Northfield; son Thomas (Sharon) Dammer of Almena, WI; sisters Valdine Engeseth of McHenry, IL, Norma Iverson of Wanamingo, LouAnn (James) Lervick of Northfield,; brother Donald (Marilyn) Haugen of Dennison; 3 sisters-in-law, Beverly Haugen of Zumbrota, Edna (George) Brewer of Saginaw, MN and Emmie (Herb) Dammer of Cottage Grove, MN; 2 brothers-in-law, Ed (Dorothy) Dammer of Northfield and Karl Dammer of Saginaw, MN;

7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elsworth; her parents; sister, Meredith Lien and 2 brothers, Herbert and Russell Haugen.

Hazel married Ellsworth DAMMER on 26 Jan 1945. Ellsworth died on 23 Aug 1955 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Valley Grove Cemetery, Wheeling Twp, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2002-MN-009111

Notes:

Died:
as Peder Gerhard Underdahl

Family/Spouse: Lynda Mae MYRAN. Lynda was born on 3 Dec 1936 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 20 Dec 2023 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rick A. Johnson, 64, of rural Balaton died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

He was born June 21, 1950, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Rodney and Berneta (Block) Johnson. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Russell. He graduated from the Russell High School in 1968.

On Oct. 25, 1975, Rick was united in marriage to Marilyn Skolberg. To this union, two children were born, namely, Ryan and Sara.

As a licensed plumber and pipefitter, Rick owned his own plumbing and heating business. He was also engaged in farming and worked for Bisbee Plumbing and Heating for a number of years. At the time of his death, Rick was employed by the city of Marshall as a building inspector. Owning and operating Red Line Custom, a gunsmithing business, he worked with his passion, which surrounded shooting sports.

Rick was very talented and creative, kind and caring. His love for family, nature, sharing time with friends, being involved in shooting sports, enjoying watching car races and his bond with his Heeler dogs will always be remembered. Every day was a good day by Rick's standards.

Rick was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and the United States Practical Shooting Association. As a certified firearms training instructor, he mentored youth to safely enjoy shooting sports.

Those who will dearly miss him are his wife, Marilyn of Balaton; son, Ryan (and Katie) of South Sioux City, Neb.; daughter, Sara (and special friend Matthew VanBuskirk) of Balaton; mother, Berneta of Ethel, Wash.; four grandchildren, Courtney, Jena, Tegan and Zoi Johnson; brother, Joel (and Sue) of Ethel, Wash.; sisters, Peggy (and Dennis) Schenck of Prior Lake and Kathy (and Daryl) Neels of Russell; brother-in-law, Raymond Skolberg of Brownton and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Rodney and brother-in-law, Ted Skolberg.

Rick married M.M. SKOLBERG [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adeline O. Evenstad, 94, of Portland, ND passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood, ND.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Beaver Creek Lutheran Church, rural Hatton, ND. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the Bilden Funeral Home, Northwood, ND. Visitation at the church for one hour before the time of services.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald; children: Dennis Sanda, Linda Gray, Lyle (June) Sanda, Orion (Anita) Sanda; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

Adeline married Alfred Norman SANDA on 12 Dec 1941. Alfred was born on 15 Oct 1906 in North Dakota; died on 12 Sep 1963 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gerald EVENSTAD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Walter HANNESTAD. Walter was born in 1917 in Traill County, North Dakota; died on 11 Jan 1991 in Steele County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher, orchestra conductor

Notes:

St. Olaf College, ’38.

Died:
Meadow Wind in Casper

Ernest married Ruth Anita BERG in 1942 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Ruth was born on 29 Jun 1915 in Fayette County, Iowa; died on 25 Nov 2008 in Wyoming. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lucy Baker says 1917

Family/Spouse: Harlan TETT. Harlan was born on 5 Aug 1914 in Story County, Iowa; died on 23 Dec 1999 in Ames, Story County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She attended Calhoun elementary school in Minneapolis and graduated from Minneapolis West High School in 1948.

In the 1950 census, she was a student at St. Olaf College and was a lodger with a family in Northfield.

St. Olaf College, 1952. University of Minnesta, MA Library Science, 1972.

At the announcement of her marriage to Malmberg in 1954, an article in the Star said that she was intending to pursue graduate studies at the University of Minnesota where her new husband would also be studying.

A celebration of Carol’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544.

Carol Ruth Belsheim Nielson — a musician and librarian known and loved for her graciousness, generosity, and irrepressible sense of humor — died Oct. 19, 2023, in Santa Fe, NM, after a long decline due to cardiac issues and Parkinson’s disease.

Born Feb. 20, 1930, in Minneapolis, MN, Carol was the oldest child of Dorothy Stephan Belsheim, a homemaker and grocery store worker, and George Nathan Belsheim, a music teacher, choral conductor, and humor writer. She began piano and violin lessons at an early age, and in college switched to viola — an instrument she continued to play with great skill and enjoyment for more than seven decades.

Carol earned a BA in music performance and education from St. Olaf College in 1952.

In 1954 she married Allan Malmberg, a cellist she’d played with in a string quartet and the St. Olaf Orchestra. The following summer they moved to Los Alamos, NM, where Allan had been offered a job at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (later LANL) through a former professor.

Allan and Carol divorced in 1966, and Carol began working full time at LASL’s scientific reference and reports library while bringing up three small children. Carol moved the kids to Minneapolis temporarily in late 1970 so she could complete her master’s degree in library science at the University of Minnesota. On returning to LASL, she continued to grow professionally, eventually becoming head of the reference department at the Lab library.

In the early 1970s, Carol was selected to train on a new electronic data transfer system that linked government libraries across the U.S. The network gave librarians broader and faster access to classified reference sources, which enabled the scientists they served to collaborate more fluidly. Though it was a closed system due to security requirements, in some ways it paralleled other early precursors to the internet.

Carol remained conversant with computers and electronic communications throughout her life, seeing them as useful tools to find and share information. But even without digital search tools, Carol could find multiple references for any query, no matter how obscure or unusual. She was Google before there was a Google. She also volunteered her librarian superpowers to catalog the library at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, her spiritual home for many decades.

In 1967, Carol gave a library tour to a small group of scientists, including a young physicist named Clair Nielson. Carol and Clair dated off and on for the next 13 years, and were married in January 1981, after an engagement of just a few weeks. They were together for the next 40 years, enjoying music, food, books, gardens, travel, and each other’s company, until his death in July 2021.

Classical music was Carol’s lifelong passion. She loved playing chamber music with other talented musicians in Los Alamos, and also performed with the Los Alamos Sinfonietta (later the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra), the Los Alamos Choral Society, the Santa Fe Community Orchestra, and other groups. During the early years of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, she played the organ for church services. After Carol retired from LANL in 1993, she played viola semiprofessionally for several years with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra.

Carol’s ashes will be interred at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church columbarium alongside those of her late husband, Clair. She is survived by her children, Eric, Stephen, and Elise Malmberg, along with Eric’s sons, Aidan and Jordan Malmberg, and Elise’s spouse, Joe Gore. The family extends deep gratitude to the caregivers who helped Carol with such grace during her final two years: Frankie Serna, Rafael Escamilla, Claudia Salas, Sandra Valdez, Viridiana Cruz-Cardenas, and Carol’s “sunshine,” Sandra Salas.

Even as she declined, Carol charmed those around her with her witty remarks and extensive vocabulary. She took great delight in finding just the right (often polysyllabic) word to make her meaning clear. In our hearts, she’s exchanging wry observations from above with Clair, her brother Jerry, her father and mother, her beloved aunties, and the many dear friends who passed before her.

In lieu of flowers, please listen to a piece of music you love. Memorial contributions may be sent to the George Nathan Belsheim Endowed Scholarship for music majors at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.

Carol married A.F. MALMBERG [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Clair NIELSON. Clair was born on 10 Dec 1935 in Idaho; died on 18 Jul 2021 in New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice (Lien) Eggum, age 97, of Dennison, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019, at the View Senior Living in Cannon Falls.

Alice was born April 26, 1922, the daughter of Andrew and Ann (Lockrem) Lien in Northfield Township. She attended Oak Grove country school, the same school where she had known Obert, her husband to be. Obert was a few years older and the families lived close to each other. He would give Alice and other kids sleigh rides to school. Alice’s sister lived in California and had wanted her to come out for work so Alice bought a train ticket and went to Southern California during WWII where she worked for North American Aviation as a “Rosie the Riveter” and helped manufacture the B-51 Mustang and B-25 Billy Mitchell. She enjoyed living in California but was needed at home to help care for her father. Upon her return, she began working at Carleton College. Alice was united in marriage to Obert Eggum on February 19, 1949, at Pastor Adolph Egge’s home in Northfield. The couple would be blessed with four sons. They made their home in Northfield Township on the family farm where they raised their family and farmed for many years.

Alice had a strong faith and was an active member at Vang Lutheran Church where she served on the Ladies Aid and taught Sunday school. She had a strong work ethic that was evident over her life working at the defense plant and farming.

She enjoyed sewing, quilting, patching jeans, crafts and taking pictures. She also loved plants because according to the family, she just couldn’t kill them. She was also very thoughtful serving house guest meals or other homemade treats when they came to visit. Alice was very proud of her Norwegian heritage. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She will be dearly missed and affectionately remembered.

She is survived by her sons Lance Eggum of Minneapolis; Kevin (Connie) Eggum of Cannon Falls; Clyde (Chrystine) Eggum of Dennison; Bryan (Jennifer) Eggum of Dennison; seven grandchildren Jason Eggum; Kyle Eggum (Molly Nefstead); Courtney (Joel) Rustad; Andrew (Jennifer) Eggum; Joseph (Dena) Eggum; Justin Eggum; Erin (John) Spanczak; and ten great-grandchildren Rowan Eggum; Miles Eggum; Sam Kalow; Owen Kalow; Avery Rustad; Charlie Rustad; Breck Rustad; Alonso Eggum; Kaia Eggum; and Charlotte Spanczak. She is preceded in death by her husband Obert (2011); her parents Andrew and Anna Lien; four sisters Agnes; Irene; Gladys; Dorothy; and two brothers Orlando and Lloyd.

Funeral services will be at Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison on Friday, September 13, 2019.

Alice married Obert Joseph EGGUM on 19 Feb 1949 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. Obert (son of Oscar Adolph EGGUM and Julia Ann DURDAHL) was born on 18 Sep 1919 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; died on 6 Mar 2011 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Faribault Daily News, July 19, 1967:

Funeral services for Orlando Gerhard Lien, who passed away July 14 at the Northfield City Hospital at the age of 48, were held Monday, July 17 at 2 p.m. at the Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. John E. Fahning officiating. Lois Johnson was accompanied by organist Mrs. Cyrus Midge in two selections. Pallbearers were Oswald Lee, Myron Ellingboe, Bernard Ellingboe, Arnold Ellingboe, Ulysses Kalseth and Lester Kalseth. Interment was in the Vang Cemetery with graveside services by Eugene H. Truax VFW Post of Northfield. Mr. Lien, son of Andrew and Anna Lockrem Lien, was born June 2, 1919 in Northfield Township. He was baptized and confirmed at the Vang Lutheran Church, of which he was a life member, June 9, 1951 he was united in marriage to Meredith Haugen of Dennison, Minn. They established their home on the Lien homestead where he lived his entire life except for the time he served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. He is survived by his widow; three children, Russell, Rebecca and Douglas; one brother, Lloyd of Faribault; four sisters, Gladys (Mrs. Roy Husbyn) of Cannon Falls, Irene (Mrs. Francis Powers) of Inglewood, Calif., Alice (Mrs. Obert Eggum) of Dennison and Dorothy (Mrs. Lorry Starch) of Nerstrand and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Agnes.

Orlando married Meredith Solveig HAUGEN on 9 Jun 1951. Meredith (daughter of Thomas Nels HAUGEN and Tilda Geneva HOLT) was born on 23 Jun 1918 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 25 Jul 1999 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dennis married Rebecca Jane BJERKE on 27 Aug 1966 in Northwood, Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Rebecca (daughter of John BJERKE, Jr and Joyce Mae HUUS) was born on 21 May 1948 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota; died on 3 Feb 1989 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]