Gunnar Gunnarsen LIEN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1 Apr 1839, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

According to Rick, Gunnar and his girlfriend came to the U.S. in 1861 with their two daughters. The bygdebok (Vang B, p. 410) implies that Gunnar and Anne were married.

Birth:
Haugen, Øvre under Sørre Lien 80/1; his gravestone says 9 Feb for some reason

Family/Spouse: Anne Andrisdatter AUSTREIM. Anne (daughter of Andris Andrisson NEFSTAD and Marit Jøgersdatter LEROHL) was born on 28 Aug 1838 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 18 Oct 1919 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Find A Grave says:

Berit & Haldor Hope had following children:

(1) Helen Hope July 4, 1879

(2) Gustav Hope February 20, 1881

(3) Anna Hope June 24, 1883

(4) Louisa Maria Hope November 8, 1885

(5) Martin Hope March 4, 1888

(6) Albert Hope January 29, 1890

(7) Carl Hope January 1, 1892

(8) Ester Hope December 5, 1894

(9) Harold Hope December 2, 1896

(10) Bernard Hope July 3, 1898 (USMC WWI)

(11) Baby Boy, born August 13, 1900, died same day.

Birth:
Haugen, Øvre under Sørre Lien 80/1

Family/Spouse: Haldor HOPE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Apr 1861, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she had had 5 children, 4 still living. She came to the U.S. in 1861.

She may be the Marith, b. 10 Jan 1861, bapt. 10 Feb 1861, in Vang to Knud Johannesen and Marith Andersdatter of Holien. Sponsors for that Marith were Barbro Andersdatter Ellestad, Margrethe Johannesdatter Holien, Berith Endresdatter Holien, Tollev Andersson and Knud Andersson Ellestad.

Or, perhaps more likely, she may be the Marith, b. 23 Feb 1861, bapt. Apr 1861, in Vang to Gunder Gundersen Lien and Anna Andersdatter.

Birth:
Haugen, Øvre Under Sørre Lien 80/1

Marith married Johannes E KASA in 1883. Johannes (son of Eirik Helgesson KASA and Berit Johnsdatter NYSTUEN) was born in Jun 1857 in Wisconsin; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1910 census, she had had seven children, all still living.

Dorthea married Jens Lemvig Olssen LYSNE on 24 Feb 1885 in Rice County, Minnesota. Jens was born in 1861 in Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gustav married Sarah HOPE in 1890. Sarah was born in 1863 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway; died in 1952 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota; was buried in Aurland Cemetery, Frederick, Brown County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hans TWITE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Anna LOCKREM in 1914. Anna (daughter of Ole Olsen LØKREIM and Ingeborg Gulliksdatter HAGEN) was born on 30 Apr 1890 in Minnesota; died on 21 Jan 1929 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was Mrs. Betsy Dalbotten of Kenyon at the time her brother Joseph died.

Betsy married Simon Helmer DALBOTTEN on 19 Mar 1913 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Simon (son of Anders Nilsen DALBOTTEN and Jensine JELLUM) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died before her brother Joseph who died in 1952.

Family/Spouse: Sever SIMONSON. Sever (son of Lars SIMONSON and Marit Nilsdatter GROVEN) was born about 1879 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was Mrs. John A. Underdahl “of the Wangs community” at the time of her brother Joseph’s death.

From the Faribault Daily News, Oct. 25, 1967:

Funeral services were held at the Vang Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, 1967 for Gilma E. Underdahl, with the Rev. John E. Fahning officiating. A hymn was sung by the congregation, and Mrs. James Johnson sang two vocal selections. Mrs. Cyrus Midge presided at the organ. Six grandsons: Paul Wardell, James Johnson, Gary Wardell, Thomas Johnson, John Rodde and Alfred Brandvold, Jr., served as pallbearers. Interment took place in the Vang Cemetery. Gilma E. Underdahl passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 18, at the Kenyon Sunset Home at the age of 71 years. The daughter of Johannes and Marit Lein Kasa, she was born May 21, 1896, in Warsaw township, Goodhue County. She was baptized June 28, 1896, in Vang Lutheran Church and confirmed on November 20, 1910, by the late Rev. A. Hauge. June 9, 1915, she was united in marriage to John A. Underdahl. They have seven children, two sons: Peter of Kenyon and Leroy of Dennison; five daughters: Clarabelle (Mrs. Alfred Brandvold), Marian (Mrs. Albion Rodde) both of Kenyon, Agnes (Mrs Arlie Johnson), Joyce (Mrs Truman Skaro) both of Dennison and Gladys (Mrs. Roland Wardell) of Minneapolis. She is survived by her seven children, twenty-five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Betsy Dalbotten of Kenyon. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, Her parents, one sister and two brothers, one of whom died in infancy.

Family/Spouse: John Albert UNDERDAHL. John (son of Peder Olsen UNDERDAHL and Christine Larsdatter FLOM) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Unmarried.

An obituary in the Faribault Daily News:

DENNISON--(Special)--Funeral services were held at the Vang Lutheran church, Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. for Joseph Kasa, 52-year-old resident of the High Prairie area. The Rev. Adolph Egge of Northfield officiated. Interment as at the Vang cemetery. Pallbearers were Theodore Frettem, Cyrus Midje, Helmer Kasa, Selmer Gilge, Ludvig and Thomas Soine. Joseph Kasa, the son of John E. and Marit Kasa, was born December 14, 1899 in Warsaw township. He was never married. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John A. Underdahl of the Wangs community and Mrs. Betsy Dalbotten of Kenyon. One sister, Mrs. Sever (Anna) Simonson died several years ago. One brother died in infancy. Mr. Kasa engaged in farming and also operated a truck hauling milk from the farms to the Northfield Milk Products company at Northfield. On Thursday morning while he was discussing plans for building a new garage with two carpenters, Ole Midness and Oscar Kappedahl of Cannon Falls, he was stricken with a heart attack and died a few minutes later.

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

Notes:

Not listed with ther parents and siblings in the 1910 census.

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]

Notes:

Mrs. Quam, 84, of Kenyon, a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday (April 14, 1998) at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault.

Myrtle Josephine Dalbotten was born Aug. 19, 1913, in Warsaw Township, Goodhue County, attended a country school near Nansen and graduated from Kenyon High School in 1931. She and Thosten Quam were married in 1937 in Nerstrand, Minn. Mrs. Quam lived in or near Kenyon all her life, and from 1981 until entering the care center in March 1998 resided at Kingsbury Court. She was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Kenyon Senior Citizens.

Survivors include two daughters, Muriel (Mrs. Boyd) Langseth of Sandstone, Minn., and Diane (Mrs. Robert) Bemel of Anoka, Minn.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Joyce (Mrs. Harlan) Rosvold of Cumberland, Wis. Two brothers preceded her in death.

Myrtle married Thosten Myron QUAM on 30 Sep 1937 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Thosten (son of Anders Olaus QVAM and Clara Belle Marie STENBAKKEN) was born on 14 Feb 1908 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jan 1963 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A different Arnold Dalbotten was born 13 Aug 1913 in Goodhue County to a woman whose maiden name was Midge.

Family/Spouse: Clarence Leonard KJOS. Clarence (son of Casper KJOS and Oline M (Lena) BARSNESS) was born on 12 Dec 1920 in Minnesota; died on 4 Nov 1991 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alfred BRANDVOLD. Alfred was born about 1910 in Minnesota; died in 1974; was buried in Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Peter John Underdahl, 87, of Kenyon, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Reflections Home in Northfield, Minnesota.

He was born May 9, 1925 in Warsaw Township, North of Kenyon, the son of John and Gilma (Kasa) Underdahl. One of seven children, Peter attended school through the 8th grade at District 128, Warsaw Township. He graduated from Kenyon High School in 1943 and spent some time on the home farm until he joined the Navy in February, 1945. Peter achieved the rank of Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class and spent time at the Corona Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. As he was preparing to go in to the Fleet Marines, the Atomic Bomb was dropped and World War II ended. He then boarded the heavy cruise USS FALL RIVER in Pearl Harbor and was one of hundred of ships present to participate in testing the A-Bomb at Bikini Atoll. Peter spent 23 months in the military and returned to Kenyon in November, 1946. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Peter worked several different jobs in Dennison, Northfield and Iowa until he married LaVon Amundson in Kenyon on July 11, 1948, and began working at the Kenyon Co-Op Oil – formerly known at Tydol Veedol gas station. During Peter''s 20 years there, the company grew and expanded. In 1967 the Underdahls left Kenyon and Peter started his career with Lester Farm Buildings in Southwestern Minnesota. Peter was recognized several years as Salesman of the Year with Lester’s and also recognized nationally by the Rural Builders Association. He retired from Lester’s in 1988. After his retirement he drove school bus in St. James and Kenyon.

Peter was active in local affairs including: President of First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota for three years, Transportation of Veterans from Watonwan County to the V.A. Hospital once a week or as needed, and delivery of Meals on Wheels for the elderly and Shut-Ins in St. James.

In 1997, Peter and LaVon moved back to Kenyon and enjoyed time for golf, travel and visits with their three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Peter was a devoted husband, loving father, and a great bear hugger to his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, LaVon Underdahl of Kenyon; children, Pamela (and Leonard) Boyle of San Luis Obispo, CA, Lynn (and Brad) Sturm of LaCrescent, MN, and Jerald Underdahl (and Steve Brandwein) of Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren, Serena (and Scott) Von Ruden of Seattle, WA, Emily Sturm (and Bonnie Lohman) of Minneapolis, MN, Colin Boyle of San Luis Obispo, CA, and Kyra Siegfriedt of San Luis Obispo, CA; two great grandchildren, Odessa and Leo Von Ruden; sister, Marian Rodde of Kenyon; brother, Leroy (and Shirley) Underdahl of Dennison; many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Clarabelle Brandvold, Agnes Johnson, Gladys Wardell, and Joyce Skaro, and brother-in-law, Albion Rodde.

Died:
Three Links Care Center, Northfield

Peter married L.J. AMUNDSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]