Gunder (George E) LIEN

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• Baptism: 5 Apr 1863, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

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Baptism:
Vangs kirke

Buried:
as Gunnar Lien

Family/Spouse: Sophia HOLIEN. Sophia (daughter of Ole HOLIEN and Ingebjørg Kristoffersdatter HEEN) was born on 21 Jun 1874 in Minnesota; died on 25 Mar 1960 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bernard Lien of Maynard died on Monday May 23 at the Clara City Nursing Home in Clara City at the age of 88. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday May 28 at 1:30 P.M. at the Wang Lutheran Church near Maynard, Mn. with Rev. Ronald Duty officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 2:45 PM Friday at the Clara City Nursing Home and visitation Friday afternoon and evening and with the family from 7-8 PM at the Anderson Funeral Home in Montevideo.

Bernard Christian Lien was born on June 23, 1905 in Wang Township of Renville Co., Minnesota to George and Sophia Lien. He was baptized and confirmed at Wang Lutheran Church and attended rural school District #44. He was united in marriage to Alice Hoverstad on April 4, 1931. He farmed for many years on the Lien Homestead in Wang township before retiring in 1975. In 1976 he moved into Maynard and for the past 4 years has been a resident of the Clara City Nursing Home. He was a lifelong member of the Wang Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife - Alice; by a son - Robert (Donna Mae) of Maynard, Mn.; by daughters - Doris (Jack) Brambilla of Shakopee, Mn.; and another daughter [name removed for privacy]; 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 2 brothers; 1 sister; as well as by several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers - Elmer and Ernest Lien; sisters - Mabel Steen and Esther Fletcher; and a son-in-law - Pete Gronewold.

Family/Spouse: Alice Bertina HOVERSTAD. Alice (daughter of Andrew T HOVERSTAD and Bertha LEROHL) was born on 9 Dec 1907 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 12 Feb 1996 in Chippewa County, Minnesota; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to information on Find A Grave, he died from heart failure. He owned and operated a motel in Grand Rapids.

Elmer married Agnes Viola OLSON on 19 Oct 1929 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Agnes was born on 21 Apr 1908; died on 15 Jun 1992 in Itasca County, Minnesota; was buried in Maynard Lutheran Cemetery, Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harriet HANSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Donna Mae BAKKER. Donna was born on 10 May 1932; died on 5 Aug 2020; was buried in Wangs Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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LOIS L. NYMAN, age 80 of Grand Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Grand Rapids. Lois was born in Montevideo, MN to Elmer and Agnes Lien in 1930. She was the oldest of three children, Margaret Ann and James Allen followed. Lois attended grade and high school in Maynard, MN, graduating in 1948. She attended St. Olaf College for a year before entering nurses training at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. After completing her training, Lois became a Registered Nurse in 1952. She continued to work at Fairview for 3 years before traveling to California to work at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles for 3 years. After her return to Minnesota, Lois was united in marriage to Robert Nyman in 1959. To their family was born 4 sons, Eric, Leif, Sten and Karl. In 1972, the family moved to Grand Rapids, where Bob became a realtor and also owned a print shop. After a time, Lois went to work at the Grand Rapids Hospital as a R.N. She worked there for 20 years, retiring in 1991. Lois also raised her brothers children, Sandra and David, from the time they were 7 and 10 years old. Lois was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. Preceding her in death were her parents, her sister and brother and sister-in-law. Survived by Four Sons- Eric Nyman of Hutchinson, MN, Leif Nyman and Sten Nyman, both of Grand Rapid, MN, and Karl Nyman of Coon Rapids, MN; Special Niece- Sandra (Tony) Filipiak of Grand Rapids, MN; Special Nephew- David Lien of Colorado Springs, CO; Grandchildren Sean and Faith A Gathering of Family and Friends will be Saturday, November 6th from 10:00 AM until the 11:00 AM Memorial Service at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. Rev. Lynn Ronsberg will officiate. Burial will be at a later date.

Lois married Robert NYMAN in 1959, and was divorced on 27 Mar 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Maynard community was saddened on Thursday evening, August 1st, by the announcement that Marguerite Lien had passed away at the Montevideo hospital, after an illness of but a few hours.

Her death was the result of cerebral hemorrhage, the symptoms indicating her ailment becoming manifest shortly before noon.She lapsed into a coma about three o'clock. The doctor was called and she was immediately rushed to Montevideo hospital, where everything possible was done for her with out avail. She never regained consciousness.

She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lien, she was born in Maynard on November 28, 1931, died August 1st, 1946.Her age being 14 years, 8 months and 3 days.

She was a member of the Maynard Lutheran Church, very active in the Sunday school, the choir, the Lutherans daughters of Fermentation and the Luther League and on June 9th this year she was a member of the Confirmation class of Fourteen.

She was looking forward to the approaching school year with avid interest having finished her Freshman course last year with high standings and about to enter the Sophomore year with her classmates.

She was a young lady of exceptional merit, popular among her classmates, and loved and respected by all with whom she came in contact with.

Funeral services were conducted from the home at 1:45 and at the Maynard Lutheran Church at 2:00p.m. on Monday, August 5th.

Internment occurred in the Maynard Lutheran cemetery.

Pallbearers were; Willard Anderson, Dean Eggen, Gene Fransen, John Peterson, LaVere Ulvik, and Virgil Eckhoff.
It is fitting that she should be accompanied to her final resting place by these her loving friends and classmates.
She leaves to mourn her parents, sister Lois and brother James.

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Shot his wife, who died three days later, with a .22 caliber pistol and then fatally shot himself.

He was a graduate of St. Olaf College and University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

James married Sharon Faith BOYCE on 18 May 1963. Sharon was born on 22 May 1940 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; died on 11 Jul 1975 in Minnesota; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Served in Vietnam as a sergeant in the U.S. Army.

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Services for Kathy Holen, 61, of Marshall and formerly of Montevideo, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wang Lutheran Church, rural Maynard. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home in Montevideo, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. There will also be visitation at the church for one hour before the service.

She died Friday, March 17, 2017, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Kathy Jo (Lien) Holen was born July 26, 1955, in Granite Falls, the daughter of Robert and Donna Mae (Bakker) Lien. She was baptized and confirmed at Wang Lutheran Church. Kathy graduated from Maynard High School in 1973 and later from Granite Falls Vo-Tech after studying to be a legal secretary. She worked for several attorneys as a paralegal. She was united in marriage with Todd Holen in June of 1988. They made their home in Montevideo. Kathy worked in Willmar at Western Minnesota Legal Services for over 30 years. She lived in Arizona for a few years before moving back to Minnesota. She was currently working at People Ready in Marshall. She enjoyed going for walks and doing crafts. Kathy was very involved with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her mother, Donna Mae Lien of Granite Falls; three sons, Jeremy (Alisha) Lien of Granite Falls, Chad Holen of Benson, and Christopher (Sarah) Lien of Lucan; nine grandchildren, Justin, Kaitlynn, Ashlynn, Seth, Ayla, Mason, Konner, Zoey, and Emily; and two brothers, Stanton (Joni) Lien of Maynard and David (Sue) Lien of Maynard.

Preceding her in death were her grandparents, Bernard (Alice) Lien and John (Grace) Bakker and her father, Robert Lien.

Kathy married Todd HOLEN on 11 Jun 1988 in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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