Maria NESETH

Notes:

She is called Marie Ingebrigtsdatter in the ELCA record for her daughter Karen’s baptism.

Maria married Knute O GAASEDELEN on 29 May 1897 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Knute (son of Ole Knudson GAASEDELEN and Karen Olsdatter QUAM) was born about 1867 in Minnesota; died on 9 Aug 1953 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Jun 1898, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Birth:
ELCA

Baptism:
Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, ELCA records

Karen married Aden C KNOPF on 28 Dec 1920 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Aden was born about 1880 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1976-MN-023278

Notes:

He died, with his brother Ingram, in a head-on auto crash on Highway 60, 3 miles east of Faribault, at 2:13 PM.

He was single, never married.

He was a meter reader in the petroleum industry. His residence at death was Huntington Beach, Orange County, California.

The informant for his death certificate was Carolyn Ryan of 208 Walnut Street, Farmington.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1976-MN-023277

Notes:

Private, U.S. Army, World War II.

He died, with his brother Peter, in a head-on auto crash on Highway 60, 3 miles east of Faribault, at 2:13 PM.

The informant for his death certificate was Carolyn Ryan of 208 Walnut Street, Farmington.

He and Evelyn lived at 706 Forest in Kenyon.

He owned 9 shares of the Nerstrand Farmers Mercantile and Elevator Company as of January of 1959.

Birth:
death certificate says June 17th

Ingram married Evelyn Ruth EVENSON on 12 Jun 1943 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Evelyn (daughter of LEE) was born on 25 Oct 1915 in Minnesota; died on 24 Nov 1976 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He owned 17 shares of the Nerstrand Farmers Mercantile and Elevator Company as of January of 1959.

Conrad married Ethel Lorine RADTKE on 29 Aug 1935 in Rice County, Minnesota. Ethel (daughter of Charles RADTKE and Karen Anna LINDBERG) was born on 27 May 1914 in Minnesota; died on 17 Mar 1999 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Meadow Ridge Cemetery, Walcott Twp, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Owen was manager of the Farmers Mercantile Elevator, Nerstrand, for many years.

He owned 1 share of the Nerstrand Farmers Mercantile and Elevator Company as of January of 1959.

Owen married Nora C RODEAR on 4 Jun 1932. Nora (daughter of Peter RODEAR and BUECHNER) was born on 26 Dec 1906; died on 25 Oct 1994 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1911-08816

Notes:

In the 1930 census, he was a single, 19 year-old farm laborer boarding on a farm in Wheeling Twp, Rice County.

He owned 10 shares of the Nerstrand Farmers Mercantile and Elevator Company as of January of 1959.

Florance married Carol Josephine AASE on 31 Jan 1958 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Carol (daughter of SATHRUM) was born on 9 Nov 1925 in Minnesota; died on 12 Feb 1986 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a mechanic for the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Kenyon.

Charles Conrad “Chuck” Gaasedelen, age 78, of Kenyon, MN, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Chuck was born on April 6, 1943, in Faribault, MN, the son of the late Conrad and Ethel (Radtke) Gaasedelen. He was raised in Kenyon, MN, and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1961. He joined the Army Reserve in 1964 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1996. He was married to Marcella “Marcie” Helgeson on November 26, 1966, at First Lutheran Church in Kenyon, MN. He worked as an Army Civilian Technician in Faribault, MN, for 33 years, retiring in 2000. In his free time, he enjoyed snowmobiling and motorcycles but was especially proud of his family. He loved to go and see his granddaughter’s sporting, musical, and horse events and to hear about everything they all accomplished.

Chuck is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Marcie, daughters, Cheryl (Brian) Dahl and Stacy (Jason) Quam, and 6 granddaughters, Siri, Mara, Josi, and Mali Quam and Corynne and Julia Dahl, all of Kenyon, MN, as well as other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Conrad and Ethel Gaasedelen.

Charles married Marcella June HELGESON on 26 Nov 1966 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘55

He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951.

Lutheran pastor (ELCA) in Iowa. Ordained in 1959 or late 1958.

Owen Maurice Gaasedelen, Jr., was born July 25, 1933 to Owen and Nora Gaasedelen in Faribault, Minnesota. He was baptized by the Rev. Adolph Egge in Wangs Evangelical Lutheran Church near Dennison, Minnesota. Early Christian training was given to him by his parents and the church. When he was thirteen years old he was confirmed by the Rev. Chester Olson at Valley Grove Lutheran Church, Nerstrand, Minnesota.

He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951. During his years in high School he was very active in many extra-curricular activities. His senior year he was elected president of the student body.

In the fall of 1951 he entered St. Olaf College. He was somewhat undecided what his life’s work was to be at the time. But by the time he had reached his junior year he had definitely decided to enter the Seminary after graduation. He graduated from St. Olaf College in June 1955.

In the fall of 1955 he began his work at Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul. He married Kay Ford of Faribault on May 19, 1956. They spent that summer at Remer, Minnesota, where he served as an assistant. During the summer of 1957 he participated in the Pastoral Clinical Training Course and then served his year of internship at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. His experience in the Pastoral Clinical Training course and his internship further convinced him of the great need for the ministry of Jesus Christ.

In the fall of 1959 his first call was to Columbus, North Dakota. During this time he brought three parishes together under one building. His wife Kay called these years the Camelot years. In 1965 his next call was to Rushford, Minnesota. It was there that he helped build a new parish hall, remodeled the interior of the sanctuary and preserved the stained glass windows. It was during these years that he was trained in Bethel Bible Studies and he taught this series for his remaining ministry. In the fall of 1980 he moved back to Washburn, North Dakota whereupon he called for new windows to be designed. In 1993 he moved to Garner, Iowa and it was there he would finish out his career in 2005. In all these parishes he was first and foremost a preacher of the people.

Owen is survived by his wife Kay, a son Owen William and his children Owen James and Summer and their children – Estes, Eden and Lars, Tiina Milja, and Markus William; a daughter, Mary Kay Gaasedelen Higgins and her children Elise Florence and Kate Ann; a daughter Ann Gaasedelen and her daughter Jessica Renae; sister-in-law Virginia Gaasedelen Olson and a niece Kristi (Bruce) Ponto.

Owen married Kay Ann FORD on 19 May 1956 in Rice County, Minnesota. Kay was born on 26 Aug 1934 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 17 Nov 2022 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He graduated from Faribault High School in 1952.

St. Olaf, ‘56.

Arlen married Virginia Elaine NARVERUD on 7 Oct 1956 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Virginia was born on 15 Dec 1935 in Freeborn County, Minnesota; died on 8 Feb 2021 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]