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Anders Iversen FLOM

Male Abt 1787 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Anders Iversen FLOM was born about 1787 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

    Family/Spouse: Gjertrud Ericksdatter. Gjertrud was born about 1796 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lars Andersen FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1827 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 2 Mar 1898 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 3. Anders Andersen FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1830 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
    3. 4. Ole Andersen FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1836 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
    4. 5. Kirsti Andersdatter FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1832.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lars Andersen FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anders1) was born on 23 Dec 1827 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 2 Mar 1898 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 26 Dec 1827, Flåm, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

    Notes:

    He and his family were still in Norway, on Flom 102a (which he owned), at the time of the 1865 Norwegian census. His parents were also living with him as were two of his brothers and two servants.

    Family/Spouse: Ingeborg Johannesdatter HOLUM. Ingeborg was born on 19 Mar 1838 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died in Nov 1915 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Christine Larsdatter FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1862 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 18 Jan 1946 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 7. John Larsen FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1869 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 30 Aug 1944 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  2. 3.  Anders Andersen FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anders1) was born about 1830 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

  3. 4.  Ole Andersen FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anders1) was born about 1836 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

    Family/Spouse: Ragna. Ragna was born about 1844; died about 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Samson FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1870 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 22 Apr 1950 in Pope County, Minnesota.

  4. 5.  Kirsti Andersdatter FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anders1) was born in 1832.

    Notes:

    Jim has Nils’s wife as Marie Flom.

    Family/Spouse: Nils Mikkelsen DALBOTTEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Anders Nilsen DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1857 in Minnesota; died on 25 Jan 1938 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 10. Gertrude Nilsdatter DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1868 in Norway; died on 26 Feb 1956 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Christine Larsdatter FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 11 Mar 1862 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 18 Jan 1946 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 6 Apr 1862, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

    Notes:

    Or Kristine or Kirstine.

    In the 1880 census, she was 18, unmarried, and living with her parents and siblings in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

    In the 1900 census, she and her husband and children lived in Holden Twp, Goodhue County. Her birth year is erroneously shown as 1863.

    Baptism:
    as Kirstine

    Died:
    as Mrs. Christine Underdahl

    Family/Spouse: Peder Olsen UNDERDAHL. Peder (son of Ole Sjursen UNDERDAL and Brithe Pedersdatter) was born on 26 Oct 1855 in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Gjertrud Peroline UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1888 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 12. John Albert UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1890; died on 14 Jul 1963 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    3. 13. Peder Carl UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1895 in Minnesota; died on 23 Jun 1978 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    4. 14. Lewis P UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1885 in Minnesota; died on 12 Jul 1960 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  2. 7.  John Larsen FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born in May 1869 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 30 Aug 1944 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    He was a farmer in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota, in 1920.

    Family/Spouse: Inga Andrina KOLSTAD. Inga (daughter of Christian Anderson KOLSTAD and Gertrude HAGEN) was born on 24 Feb 1884 in Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 25 Mar 1974 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Gladys Christine FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1908 in North Dakota; died on 30 May 2001 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 16. Emma Louise FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1909 in North Dakota; died on 12 Apr 1982 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    3. 17. Alice Luella FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1911 in Ward County, North Dakota; died on 23 Nov 2002 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    4. 18. Myrtle Eveline FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1913 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; died on 6 Jan 1996 in Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Desert View Memorial Park, Victorville, California.
    5. 19. Johnny Clarence FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1918 in Sogn, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 11 Aug 2011 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    6. 20. J. FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 21. Lester Edward FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1926 in Sogn, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 16 Aug 2014 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  3. 8.  Samson FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ole2, 1.Anders1) was born in Aug 1870 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 22 Apr 1950 in Pope County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Louise Henrietta THOMPSON. Louise (daughter of Lars Tomasson TVEDT and Johanna Haagensdatter WAALER) was born on 29 Jan 1884 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 29 Jun 1921 in Pope County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Clifford FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point died in Sep 1976.
    2. 23. Floyd FLOM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1918 in Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota; died on 30 Dec 2000 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.

  4. 9.  Anders Nilsen DALBOTTEN Descendancy chart to this point (5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born in 1857 in Minnesota; died on 25 Jan 1938 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Jensine JELLUM. Jensine was born about 1857; died on 19 Oct 1934 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Simon Helmer DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1884 in Minnesota; died on 26 Jul 1942 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  5. 10.  Gertrude Nilsdatter DALBOTTEN Descendancy chart to this point (5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born on 12 Mar 1868 in Norway; died on 26 Feb 1956 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Gertrude married Lars Christophersen LOCKREM about 1892. Lars (son of Kristoffer Larsen LOKREIMSHAUGEN and Berit Andrisdatter HØVERSTAD) was born on 3 May 1863 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 28 Dec 1935 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Carl Nils Christopher LOCKREM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1894 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 26. Carl LOCKREM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1895 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 1 Aug 1919 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    3. 27. Nels Leonard LOCKREM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1896 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 7 Apr 1967 in Wisconsin.
    4. 28. Laura Marie LOCKREM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1898 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 14 Sep 1986 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    5. 29. Burton Anthony LOCKREM  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died in 1973.


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Gjertrud Peroline UNDERDAHL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Christine3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 16 Feb 1888 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 23 Mar 1888, Goodhue County, Minnesota

    Gjertrud married Emil H LEE on 25 Mar 1909 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Emil was born on 7 Oct 1882 in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Kermit LEE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1914; died in Jun 1977 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Williston, Williams County, North Dakota.

  2. 12.  John Albert UNDERDAHL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Christine3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 1 Apr 1890; died on 14 Jul 1963 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Gilma KASA. Gilma (daughter of Johannes E KASA and Marith Gundersdatter LIEN) was born on 21 May 1896 in Minnesota; died on 18 Oct 1967 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Clarabelle UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1915 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 8 Apr 2002 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 32. Peter J UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1925 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 16 Apr 2013 in Rice County, Minnesota.

  3. 13.  Peder Carl UNDERDAHL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Christine3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 3 Dec 1895 in Minnesota; died on 23 Jun 1978 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    In the 1940 census, he was a farmer in Warsaw Twp. He lived in the same house as his father-in-law and his brother-in-law.

    In the 1950 census, indexed as Carl Underhall, he and his wife and son lived in Warsaw Twp.

    Peder married Gertrude Theodora HAUGEN on 3 Apr 1930 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Gertrude (daughter of Christopher Thomassen HAUGEN and Marith Torgersdatter LYKKEN) was born on 17 Jun 1907 in Minnesota; died on 5 Jul 1993 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Peter Gerhard UNDERDAHL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1935 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 14 Mar 2002 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  4. 14.  Lewis P UNDERDAHL Descendancy chart to this point (6.Christine3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 27 Nov 1885 in Minnesota; died on 12 Jul 1960 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Helen B HOLIEN. Helen (daughter of Hans Asbjørnsen HOLIEN and Synnøve (Synneva) Endresdatter HOLIEN) was born in 1887 in Minnesota; died on 18 Sep 1954 in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Gladys Christine FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 15 Jan 1908 in North Dakota; died on 30 May 2001 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    She was Gladys Berquam of Minnesota at the time of her sister Myrtle’s death in 1996.

    From the Harvey Sathre Estate via Find A Grave:

    Gladys Christine Berquam, 93, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday morning, May 30, 2001 at Our Lady of the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls.

    Gladys was born on January 15, 1908 in Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of John L. and Inga A. (Kolstad) Flom.

    She married Helmer E. Berquam on May 17, 1928 at Urland Lutheran Church where she has been a lifelong active member.

    Gladys enjoyed gardening, canning, crocheting, reading and bingo. She was proud to be Norwegian and enjoyed her two trips to Norway. Gladys enjoyed being out and about, and she shared her smile with everyone she encountered!

    She is survived by her seven children, Ione Lundell of Cannon Falls, Harland (friend Audrey Stern) Berquam of Babbitt, Gerhard (Marion) Berquam of Nauvoo, IL, Donald (Glenna) Berquam of Embarrass, Gloria (Glenn) Peter of Cannon Falls, Lois Burdick of Lafayette, CO and Helen Berquam of Cannon Falls; 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; four step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren; sister Alice Ross of Cannon Falls; brothers Joseph (Gladys) Flom of Nerstrand, Johnny (Trudy) Flom and Lester (Doris) Flom, all of Dennison; and many nieces and nephews.

    She was preceded in death by her husband Helmer Berquam on January 18, 1970; grandson Kevin Berquam; step-grandson Ron Skaw; son-in-law Wayne Lundell; daughter-in-law Wanda Berquam; and sisters Emma Berquam and Myrtle Cummings.

    Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jun 2 at Urland Lutheran Church with Pastor Scott McLaughlin officiating. Interment was at the church cemetery.

    Active pallbearers were her grandsons Rodney and Mark Lundell, Jeff Peter, Clifford, Bruce and Gary Berquam. Honorary pallbearers were her granddaughters.

    Family/Spouse: Helmer Edwin BERQUAM. Helmer was born on 19 Dec 1897 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 18 Jan 1970 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Ione Elaine BERQUAM  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1928 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 30 Jan 2021; was buried on 3 Feb 2021 in Cannon Falls Community Cemetery, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  6. 16.  Emma Louise FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 1 Aug 1909 in North Dakota; died on 12 Apr 1982 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Alfred Severt BERQUAM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.  Alice Luella FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 25 Jan 1911 in Ward County, North Dakota; died on 23 Nov 2002 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    In the 1940 census, she was a servant in the Julius Holmen family in Kenyon.

    She was Alice Ross of Hesperia, California, at the time of her sister Myrtle’s death in 1996.

    Alice married James Brantley ROSS on 16 Aug 1951 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. James was born on 25 Oct 1917 in Oklahoma; died on 28 Feb 1998 in Calaveras County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 18.  Myrtle Eveline FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 12 Mar 1913 in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota; died on 6 Jan 1996 in Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California; was buried in Desert View Memorial Park, Victorville, California.

    Notes:

    She was first married to Elmer Clarence Ohnstad in Goodhue County on 5 Aug 1933.

    Died:
    Victor Valley Community Hospital, Victorville

    Myrtle married Irwin Winn CUMMINGS on 18 Jul 1947 in Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California. Irwin was born on 8 Sep 1914 in Alameda County, California; died on 16 Nov 1982 in Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 19.  Johnny Clarence FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 23 Dec 1918 in Sogn, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 11 Aug 2011 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Minnesota Death Certificate: 2011-MN-615709

    Notes:

    Johnny Clarence Flom, age 92, a lifelong resident of Dennison passed away on Thursday evening, August 12, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

    Johnny was born at home on December 23, 1918 in Sogn, the son of John and Inga (Kolstad) Flom. He attended rural country school District #52 in Sogn. Johnny married Marion B. "Trudy" Eggum on February 22, 1945 at the Dennison parsonage. He and Trudy worked together farming and raising six children. He milked cows for 80 years.

    Johnny was a lifelong, active member and held many offices at Urland Lutheran Church, where his father was a co-founder. He was also a member of the Wanamingo Township Board for many years. Johnny was proud to be 100% Norwegian. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling and flying ultralight aircraft. He also loved to visit, play cards, read and be with people.

    He is survived by his children, John (Diane) Flom of Faribault, Leslie (Linda) Flom of Dennison, Gail Flom of Dennison, Bonnie (Mark) Thompson of Custer, SD, Dennis Flom of Minneapolis and Darryl (Cynthia) Flom of Dennison; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; brother, Lester (Doris) Flom of Dennison; and many nieces and nephews.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 59 years, Trudy on July 3, 2004; daughter-in-law, Barbara; twin brother, Joseph Flom; sisters, Gladys Berquam, Alice Ross, Myrtle Cummings and Emma Berquam.

    Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Urland Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls, with Pastor Dean Lundgren officiating. Interment will follow at Urland Lutheran Cemetery.

    Visitation will be held at Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls on Monday, August 15 from 4-8 p.m., and also one hour prior to service at church on Tuesday.

    Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Zachary, Carl and Aaron Thompson, Jeremy Flom and Peter Flom, Christopher Swenson and Cody Flom. Honorary pallbearers will be his granddaughters, Emily Law, Amy Hinz, Anne O'Banion, Angi Quam and Brittany Flom, and the great-grandchildren.

    Birth:
    his death certificate says he was born in Leon Twp

    Johnny married Marion Bernice (Trudy) EGGUM on 22 Feb 1945 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Marion (daughter of Oscar Adolph EGGUM and Julia Ann DURDAHL) was born on 3 Oct 1924 in Rice County, Minnesota; died on 3 Jul 2004 in Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 7 Jul 2004 in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 20.  J. FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1)

  11. 21.  Lester Edward FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.Lars2, 1.Anders1) was born on 21 Jul 1926 in Sogn, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 16 Aug 2014 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Lester Edward Flom, age 88 of rural Dennison, died at his home on Saturday, August 16, 2014 of pulmonary fibrosis.

    Lester was born July 21, 1926 on the family farm in rural Dennison near Sogn to John L. and Inga (Kolstad) Flom. He was the grandson of Lars and Ingeborg Flom and Christian and Gertrude Kolstad, both pioneer settlers in the Little Cannon Valley. He was sure he grew up in the best place a boy could. He had hills and woods to explore, hunt and ski. The river was for swimming, fishing and skating.

    Lester attended school at District 52, a one room country school. Later he attended high school in Cannon Falls and the School of Agriculture in St. Paul.

    He spent seven years in the U.S. Navy and was an overseas veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He traveled the Pacific from Alaska to Australia and from California to China with many interesting stops. Lester was in China before it became a communist country. In the spring of 1945 diplomats from all over the world gathered in San Francisco to form a new worldwide organization. Lester was assigned to a group providing security and support for them. The new organization was called the United Nations. They were sure this organization could prevent wars in the future. In 1948 he was involved in the testing of atomic bombs six, seven and eight in the Marshall Islands.

    Lester began farming March 15, 1952 on the land where his parents and grandparents farmed before him. On June 21, 1952 Lester married Doris Quam at Urland Church. They were truly farming partners.

    Lester enjoyed many fly-in fishing trips to Canada. He also enjoyed hunting caribou, elk, deer and antelope. He was a Twins and Vikings fan. Lester was an avid reader. Even as a boy he thought a book was a great gift. Since retiring he had checked out more than 1500 books from the Cannon Falls Public Library.

    He is survived by Doris, his wife of 62 years; five children, Julie (Gary) Warner, Pam (Steve) Tralle, Kathy (Daryl) Bergs, Eric (Melanie) Flom, and Evan (Mary Ann) Flom; six grandchildren, four step grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and five step great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Gladys Berquam, Emma Berquam, Alice Ross, and Myrtle Cummings; and brothers, twins Joseph and Johnny Flom.

    Visitation will be Friday, August 22 from 5-8 p.m. at Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls. Funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at Urland Lutheran Church in rural Cannon Falls, where he was baptized, confirmed and married. Interment with military honors will follow at the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be nephews, Darryl Flom, Robert Flom, Richard Berquam, Robert Banks, David Flom and Jeffrey Jacobson. Honorary pallbearers will be Harland Berquam, Jim Berquam, Allen Berquam, John Flom, Leslie Flom, and his Godchildren, Nancy Flom Ryan, Dennis Flom, Russell Urevig, Beth Sviggum Kapner, Debbie Fremouw Huber, and Becky Quam Phillips.

    Family/Spouse: Doris QUAM. Doris was born on 28 Sep 1930 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 5 Feb 2017 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 22.  Clifford FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samson3, 4.Ole2, 1.Anders1) died in Sep 1976.

    Notes:

    He later married Ruth and had two daughters with her.

    Clifford married Anna Marie STROH on 18 Apr 1931 in Brown County, South Dakota, and was divorced. Anna died on 29 Nov 1952 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 23.  Floyd FLOM Descendancy chart to this point (8.Samson3, 4.Ole2, 1.Anders1) was born on 22 Nov 1918 in Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota; died on 30 Dec 2000 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.

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


  14. 24.  Simon Helmer DALBOTTEN Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anders3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born in Nov 1884 in Minnesota; died on 26 Jul 1942 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    He and his family lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, in the 1920 census. The surname was misindexed as Dallskatten in Ancestry.

    Simon married Betsy Maria KASA on 19 Mar 1913 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Betsy (daughter of Johannes E KASA and Marith Gundersdatter LIEN) was born on 23 Sep 1883 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jun 1980 in Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Myrtle Josephine DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 14 Apr 1998 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    2. 36. Arnold J DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914; died on 18 Aug 1942 in Dodge County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
    3. 37. Joseph Gerhard DALBOTTEN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1923 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 27 Jan 1924 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  15. 25.  Carl Nils Christopher LOCKREM Descendancy chart to this point (10.Gertrude3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born on 29 Jan 1894 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  16. 26.  Carl LOCKREM Descendancy chart to this point (10.Gertrude3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born on 18 Apr 1895 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 1 Aug 1919 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Cannon Falls Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  17. 27.  Nels Leonard LOCKREM Descendancy chart to this point (10.Gertrude3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born on 12 Oct 1896 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 7 Apr 1967 in Wisconsin.

    Nels married Lila Nicoline BAKKEN on 12 Oct 1932. Lila (daughter of Knute Helgesen BAKKEN and Signe Augusta JACOBSEN) was born on 17 Aug 1906 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa; died on 17 May 1976 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  18. 28.  Laura Marie LOCKREM Descendancy chart to this point (10.Gertrude3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born on 11 Dec 1898 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 14 Sep 1986 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

    Family/Spouse: Waldemar Harold ROSS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  19. 29.  Burton Anthony LOCKREM Descendancy chart to this point (10.Gertrude3, 5.Kirsti2, 1.Anders1) was born in 1904 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died in 1973.

    Family/Spouse: Viola Margaret ROBINSON. Viola was born in 1909. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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