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Helma SMEVOG

Female 1899 - 2001  (101 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Helma SMEVOG was born on 15 Oct 1899 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Jan 2001 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Oddly, although Helma did live to be over 100, there was an article in the 17 Oct 1989 edition of the La Crosse Tribune that had a photo of the twins, Helen and Helma, celebrating their 100th birthday! Sadly, Helen did not make it to 100.

    Cremated. No services.

    Died:
    Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility

    Helma married Claus Alvin SKUNDBERG in Aug 1928 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Claus was born about 1892 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Helen Audrey SKUNDBERG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1929 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 8 Oct 2004 in Clark County, Nevada.
    2. 3. Richard Paul SKUNDBERG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1933 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 8 Dec 1980 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
    3. 4. Sigurd Alvin SKUNDBERG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1938 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 6 Feb 2019 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Helen Audrey SKUNDBERG Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helma1) was born on 18 Jul 1929 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 8 Oct 2004 in Clark County, Nevada.

    Notes:

    She and her husband lived in Las Vegas at the time of her mother’s death in January of 2001.

    Her obit says that she lived in the Los Angeles area most of her life. She worked in the aerospace industry and then became a nurse. She retired in 1985.

    Helen married James COLLINS in 1949 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Richard Paul SKUNDBERG Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helma1) was born on 5 Aug 1933 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 8 Dec 1980 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Associate degree in applied science in radio and television technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering, September, 1955.

    Navy veteran.

    Lived in Chaska at the time of his death.

    Richard married P.A. AUGER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Sigurd Alvin SKUNDBERG Descendancy chart to this point (1.Helma1) was born on 12 Dec 1938 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; died on 6 Feb 2019 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

    Notes:



    Sigurd Alvin Skundberg, 80, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. 

    Sig was born December 12, 1938, in LaCross, WI, to Claus and Helma (Smevdg) Skundberg. He was an automotive designer for Johnson Controls and he loved teaching Art in his spare time. After he retired, he went back to college and received his Art degree. Sig was a world traveler, and avid Green Bay Packer fan, loved boating, painting, going to museums, and a dedicated Chicago Cubs fan, but most of all, he loved spending time with his grandkids. 

    He is survived by three children, Erik Skundberg of Taylorville, IL Adam (Kim) Skundberg of Mt. Zion, IL and Susan Skundberg Clark of Tampa, FL; two grandchildren, Josh Skundberg and Camryn Skundberg. 

    He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Skundberg and one sister, Helen Collins. 

    Sigurd married Mary Lea SKIDMORE on 9 Oct 1965 in Clark County, Nevada, and was divorced. Mary was born on 5 Sep 1938 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois; died on 10 Nov 2009 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]