Martin C TOSO

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• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1960-MN-014051

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He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, as Martin Toso of Lidgerwood. He is a farmer employed by A. E. Otterburn of Dexter. He is married with a wife and child. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is probably the Martin Toso who owns 198 acres of sections 18 and 19 of Maplewood Twp.

Family/Spouse: Mabel WEIK. Mabel was born on 16 Apr 1894 in Minnesota; died on 21 Jul 1948 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Bagstevold Norwegian Cemetery, Erhards Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-23802

Family/Spouse: Ada Eilene FREDERICK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1918-24224

Notes:

Mother’s maiden name Wick on birth certificate. She wasn’t listed with the family in the 1930 census.

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

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-22326

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Viola G. Honrud, 90, Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, June 19, 2010, in Innovis Health, Fargo, ND.

Viola Georgia Toso was born December 30, 1919, in Maplewood (MN) Township to Martin and Mabel (Weik) Toso. She graduated from Pelican Rapids, MN, high school with honors. Viola then attended Moorhead State College and graduated with her Master's degree in elementary education.

Viola married Loris Lowe who was killed in action in WWII. She was also married to Rodney Gilberts, Marvin Honrud and Reuben Swanson, all who are deceased. Viola taught school for more than thirty years in Pelican Rapids and Dilworth, MN.

Viola was active in the Our Savior's Lutheran Church quilting group. She liked rosemaling and she participated in activities at the Sons of Norway. Viola was also a world traveler and enjoyed visiting new places.

In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William and Vernon; and a sister, Evelyn.

Memorial Service: Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 2 PM, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead.

Inurnment: Bagstavold Cemetery, rural Erhard

Viola married Loris Hildur LOWE on 15 Jun 1941 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Loris was born in 1918; died in 1946 in Philippines. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1921-24643
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1921-MN-010035

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1921-24644
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1921-MN-010034

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1922-24282

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Ensign in the U.S. Navy in World War II. Service from September 1, 1943, to July 27, 1946.

Buried:
Section U Site 692-B

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• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1926-21950

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RED LODGE — Marilyn "Lyn" Herem, 84, of Red Lodge, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, in Billings. She lived a full life as a servant to God, family and friends until ill health slowed her down. Born June 26, 1926, as the middle child of nine, she grew up on a farm near Pelican Rapids, Minn. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class.

After World War II, she met a wild Montana cowboy named Al. They married in 1951 and moved to a ranch in Miles City. There, they had two sons: Gary and John. In 1959, they moved to Red Lodge, where they built a log home from scratch. Al and Lyn lived the rest of their lives in Red Lodge until their health needs meant moving to assisted living in Billings.

Lyn spent her entire life caring for others. She enjoyed volunteering for charitable causes. She devoted her life to her family and to serving God through her church, Messiah Lutheran in Red Lodge. She remained close with her Minnesota family her entire life. Lyn loved gardening, fishing, snowmobiling and any other outdoor activity. She belonged to a women's hiking club for many years. She also loved to ride double on Al's motorcycles (although she refused to ride through a firewall with him for their 50th anniversary!). Harley riders from all over the United States would stop in at their place, knowing they could camp in the backyard and enjoy one of Lyn's delicious meals. She had a wonderful gift of hospitality.

A pure Norwegian, Lyn belonged to a Scandinavian dance group that performed throughout Montana as well as each August for the Red Lodge Festival of Nations. She had a reputation for beautiful needlework and crafted many quilts and bunads (Norwegian costumes). She loved Norwegian baking. Tourists enjoyed watching her make lefse on Main Street during Festival — and sampling the results.

Lyn was preceded in death by her husband, Al, in April 2010. She is survived by son Gary (and Jo Anne) of Billings and their children, Michael of Billings and Rebecca of Seattle; and son John (and Mary) of Tacoma, Wash., and their daughter, Alicia (and Conor) Buechler, of Glen Cove, N.Y. Lyn has four surviving siblings (Ervin Toso, Duane Toso, Darlene Rustad, and Neil Toso) of Minnesota, as well as many nieces and nephews and their families.

Marilyn married Al HEREM in 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1929-19655

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The Rev. Erwin Toso, 86, died on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes.

Erwin Juel Toso was born at the farm home in Erhard, on Dec. 25, 1929, to Martin and Mable (Weik) Toso. He attended Pelican Rapids High School. After graduating, he worked on a farm for four years with the intent to follow his first love, farming; but, the Lord called him into His service so Erv left the farm and headed to Concordia College, graduated, and went on to complete a Bachelor of Theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Being a frugal man who lived within his means, he paid for his education by working for the Idaho Forestry Service as a camp boss, cutting hair and renting out his car.

On Sep. 13, 1953, Erwin (Erv) married Alice Joanne Mathison in Leonard, North Dakota. In 1958, after being commissioned as a missionary at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard, he and his small family boarded a ship to begin a year of study in Paris before traveling to their new home in Madagascar.
In the 31 years that Erv served on the mission field in Madagascar he acted as pastor, Bible teacher, hospital administrator, synod treasurer, mission chairman and motorcycle evangelist. One of his greatest joys was pioneering a layman training course with Pastor Restiraiky and creating an accompanying manual for trainings that continue to this day. After retiring from the mission field, Erv preached twice a month at Maplewood Lutheran Church back in the township where his life began.

Throughout early years, college years, and his years of service, Erv held a reputation as a fix-it man who could repair cars, hospital generators, build churches, and complete a honey-do list. Erv enjoyed hunting, spearing lobsters on the reefs, dancing and listening to polkas, dabbling with solar energy, fishing, watching John Wayne and James Bond movies, and gardening. Laughter surrounded Erv who often played practical jokes on friends and family. From simple rural roots to worldwide travels to lakeside retirement, Erv loved his God, his family and his friends near and far.

Erwin is survived by his wife, Alice, Pelican Rapids; daughters: Rachel Thoson, Ruth (David) Johnsen, Rebecca (Timothy) Pierce; sons: Martin (Joyce) Toso, Dale (Blaire) Toso, Terry (Kristin) Toso; 16 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; brothers: Duane (Carol) Toso, Neil (Betty) Toso; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: William Toso, Vernon Toso; sisters: Evelyn Rogness, Darlene Rustad, Viola Swanson, and Marilyn Herem.

The visitation is Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m.at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids. The memorial service will be held later in July 2016. The Rev. Roger Rotvold will officiate.

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Duane Lyle Toso, 82, a resident of Pelican Rapids, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids.

Duane was born on the family farm in Maplewood on June 6, 1933, to Martin and Mabel (Weik) Toso.

He was the seventh of nine siblings, and family ties were important to him throughout his life. After graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1951, he joined the United States Army and was stationed in Korea. Back in Minnesota, he was certified as a watchmaker and worked for Ken Hanson Jewelry in Pelican Rapids.

He married Carol Ouren on Aug. 18, 1956, at South Immanuel Lutheran Church, and they moved to the Minneapolis area soon after. Duane worked for Honeywell in the aero spinmotor department, where he won a major award in 1963 for an innovation on gyroscope components used in the space program.

Wanting to raise their children near family, Duane and Carol moved back to Pelican Rapids in 1966 where he became an electrician, ending his career as an electrical inspector at Dynamic Homes in Detroit Lakes. He and Carol enjoyed dancing, and they took many family camping trips.

In retirement, Duane enjoyed time on his Allis Chalmers tractor transforming their lot at Prairie Lake, serving in the VFW Color Guard, helping his kids with various projects for their homes, making maple syrup, bonfires at the lake and playing cribbage with the grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings Bill, Evelyn, Viola, Vernon, Marilyn, Erwin and Darlene.

Duane is survived by his wife, Carol Toso of Pelican Rapids; his children, Deb (Dave) Linde of Corcoran; Larry (Audrey) Toso of Prior Lake; and David (Laura) Toso of Madison, Wisconsin; and his grandchildren Andrew, Alayna, Kayla (Alex), Steven, Samantha, Mitch, and Max.

He is also survived by his brother, Neil (Bette) of Mahnomen; three dozen nieces and nephews; and honorary grandsons Sam and Andrew Buck.

Interment is at South Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

Duane married Carol OUREN on 18 Aug 1956 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Darlene Laverne Olson Orsund Rustad, 79, of Bemidji, MN died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center.

Memorial services will be 11:00 am on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, MN with Pastor Scott Block officiating. Interment will be at Bagstevold Cemetery in Erhard, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji.

Darlene Toso was born on February 6, 1936 to Martin and Mabel (Weik) Toso in the Maplewood hills near Erhard, MN. Darlene began a lifetime of caregiving at the age of 11, when her mother died and she began to take care of her younger brother and father. She moved into town a couple years later to continue her schooling, and worked as a nanny for the Korda family, returning to the farm on weekends. Darlene graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1954. She studied at Concordia College and Wahpeton School of Science, graduating with a certificate in nursing. On February 11, 1956 she married Ron Olson and later had one son, Daniel. Darlene was also a “second mother” to many nephews and nieces who came to live with her and finish school while their parents were in the mission field in Madagascar. While working as a nurse for Korda Clinic, Pelican Valley Hospital, Darlene also helped with the family business, Olson’s Menswear. After Ron died in 1985, Darlene returned to school to become a Registered Nurse finished her career at the Pelican Rapids Clinic. In1993, she married Al Orsund and cared for him throughout his illness and eventual death. In 1999 Darlene married Don Rustad and they split their time between Pelican Rapids and Sun City AZ, where Darlene continued caring for friends and neighbors for years.??She is survived by her son - Daniel (Valerie) Olson of Bemidji, ?2 grandchildren - Matthew Olson of Minneapolis, ?Ryan (Fiance’ Caroline) Olson of Bozeman, MT, ?husband – Don Rustad of Bemidji, ?3 brothers - Erv (Alice) Toso of Pelican Rapids, ?Duane (Carol) Toso of Pelican Rapids, ?Neil (Bette) Toso of Mahnomen, ?6 Step Children- Barbara (Dave) Wigstadt of Burnsville,?Phil (Cindy) Rustad of Plymouth, ?Peter (Tam Sjurseth) Rustad of Zimmerman, ?Ruth (Steve) Grant of Burnsville, ?Lisa (Dave) Hill of Apple Valley, ?Julie (Rob) Lahammer of Minnetrista, ?16 step grandchildren and spouses and 8 great step grandchildren, ?and many special nieces and nephews that lived with the Olson family throughout the years.??She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents, brothers- Bill, Vernon, sisters – Evelyn, Viola, and Marilyn.

Family/Spouse: RUSTAD. was buried in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Darlene married Ronald OLSON on 11 Feb 1956 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]