Trond Øysteinsson BÖE ELLINGBØE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1917-MN-004477
• Occupation: Farmer, Woodcarver

Notes:

He is Trond Østeinson Bø, I6878, in Jim’s VS. He is Trond Øysteinsson Ellingbøe, I1341, in Jim’s Ellingboe tree.

Emigrated 29 Mar 1853. Bought farm near Dennison, Minnesota. Traveled back to Vang in 1868 and at that time married Marit Nilsdotter, then returned to America. It was said that there were so many Ellingboes in the Dennison area that the family changed their name to Austinson.

Also from Jim’s site: "He was crippled by an accident, when he fell and hit his knee. He walked on crutches from then on. He is buried at Vang."

He was Trond Ostenson in the 1870 census. He and his family lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

He was Thrond Onstenson in the 1875 state census. He and his family lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

He was Trond Ostenson in the 1880 census. He and his family farmed in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. Living with the family at that time was Mary’s brother Nels Steile, age 27, “laborer.”

He was Trond Ellingboe in the 1885 state census. The family lived in Goodhue County.

He was Trond Ostenson in the 1895 state census. He and his family lived in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County.

He was Trond Ostinson in the 1900 census. He and his family lived on a farm in Warsaw Twp although he has no occupation.

He was Thrond Austinson in the 1905 state census. He and his wife lived in the village of Dennison with their son Nels and daughter Minnie. Either living with them or next door was their daughter Sigri and her husband John Norswing.

Cemetery gravestone says b. 1831, d. 1917. Buried as Thrond Austinson Ellingboe.

Birth:
Bø 24/ Nigarden. Find A Grave says 1831, burial record in the church book says 29 Jun 1833.

Buried:
252 HN 4, North Section

Trond married Marith Nilsdotter WANGENSTEEN STEILE on 21 Jul 1868 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Marith (daughter of Nils Larsson STELE WANGENSTEEN and Sigri Gulbrandsdatter DE ØYLO) was born on 6 Aug 1850 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 6 Sep 1929 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-004625
• Occupation: General Store Owner, Wealthy Merchant
• Confirmation: 21 Jun 1885, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Called Peter T. in the 1885 state census.

He was Osten Throndsen Ellingbö in the church book entry for his marriage.

In the 1900 census, he was newly married and living in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County. He was a hardware merchant.

He was a merchant of general merchandise in the 1910 and 1920 censuses, living in the village of Dennison. He is probably in partnership with his brother-in-law John Norswing.

He is listed in “The Valdris Book”, a history of the Valdris Samband published in 1920 (available on Google Books), as Austin T Austinson of Dennison. He was a member of the Samband between 1903 and 1916.

In the 1930 census, Austin Austinson, 60, lived in the village of Dennison, Warsaw Twp, Goodue County. The family consisted of him, Severina, 51, Myron C., 25, and Evelyn T., 14. Austin was a retail grocery merchant. Their home was worth $5000.

Austin married Severina LINDBERG on 18 Mar 1900 in Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Severina was born about 1878 in Minnesota; died on 14 Jul 1944 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1958-MN-005345
• Baptism: 22 May 1870
• Confirmation: 21 Jun 1885, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Married as Ambjor Thondsdatter Ellingbö according to the church records.

Or Anna I.

She was a 30 year-old single schoolteacher, living at home with her parents, in the 1900 census.

Her birth date is shown as April 24 in her death certificate.

Her obituary was in the 10 September 1958 edition of the Faribault Daily News: “DENNISON (Special) -- Mrs. Emma I. Ellingboe, 88, died at the home of her son, Arthur T. Ellingboe, on Sunday, September 7. She had been in poor health for some time. She was the daughter of Trond and Marit Austinson, born, April 14, 1870, in Dennison, where she had spent the greater part of her life. She attended the public schools and had teacher training in Minnesota. She was married to Thrond I. Ellingboe on June 24, 1900. Ellingboe passed away several years ago. She served on the local school boards and the Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of the Jehova's Witness faith. Surviving Mrs. Ellingboe are Iver T. Ellingboe, Pueblo, Colorado; Mrs. George Chandler, Vancouver, B. C. Canada; Arthur Ellingboe, Dennison; Mrs. Calvin F. Schmid, Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. Louis Heggedhal, Kenyon. There are eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She leaves on sister, Miss Minnie J. Austinson, Dennison and one brother, Nils Austinson, North Sacramento, California. The funeral was held at the Anderson Mortuary in Northfield with Quentin H. Newland of Lakeville, officiating. Burial was in the Oaklawn cemetery at Northfield. Pallbearers were Myron Heggedahl, Bernard Ellingboe, Ludvig Austinson, John Schumm, Gudmund Norswing and Edward Ellingboe. Mr. and Mrs. Iver T. Ellingboe, Pueblo, Mrs. George Chandler, Vancouver and Mrs. C. F. Schmid, Seattle, were here for the funeral.”

Mrs. Louis Heggedahl was Amanda Emmeline Ellingboe, the daughter of Emma’s husband and his first wife.

Birth:
The 24th was shown in the church book for her confirmation. Other sources say 14 Apr.

Confirmation:
as Ambjor, the daughter of Thrond Ostensen Ellingbö

Buried:
21 ND 32 B 119 6

Ambjor married Trond Iversson (Tom) ELLINGBOE on 26 Jun 1901 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Trond (son of Ivar Trondsson ELLINGBØE and Ambjørg Eiriksdotter KASA) was born on 2 Jan 1873 in Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 15 Oct 1945 in Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 11 Sep 1958 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Billion Graves Index has her buried as Sigrid Tronsdatter Ellingboe.

Buried:
252 HN 4

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1945-MN-013500
• Baptism: 12 Mar 1875, Holden Lutheran Church, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 19 May 1889, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

She is called Sarah in the 1875 Minnesota state census.

She was single and living at home with her parents in the 1900 census.

In the 1910 census she is shown as having had 2 children, both still living.

Birth:
The church book entry for her confirmation says 21 Jan.

Sigrid married John Edward NORSVING on 4 Jun 1903 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. John (son of Gudmund Knutsen NORDSVEEN and Brita Knutsdatter HOLIEN) was born on 24 Jan 1873 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 17 Oct 1948 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 11 Dec 1892, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

He was a single farmer living at home with his parents in the 1900 census.

He is still single and living at home in the 1905 state census. His occupation is shown as land agent.

Of North Sacramento, California, at the time of his sister Emma’s death.

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and two sons live in North Sacramento. Nels was a piano tuner/technician. Emeryst was a bus driver. Sigurd was a piano player with an orchestra. In 1935, Nels and Agnes, but not the boys, had lived in Northfield, Minnesota. There were also two lodgers in the household.

Confirmation:
as Nils Ellingbö

Died:
as Nels T Austinson

Nels married Agnes Amanda LUNDGREN on 1 Nov 1905 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Agnes was born about 1882 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1928-MN-004693
• Baptism: 25 Sep 1881, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 23 Aug 1896, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1900 census he was living at home and was employed as a clerk in a hardware store.

Registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Red Wing. He was a real estate agent for the Payne Investment Company of Dennison. He listed his nearest relative as Mrs. Marith Austinson of Dennison. He was described as tall with medium build and blue eyes and dark hair.

In the 1920 census he is single and living with his mother and spinster sister Minnie in Dennison. He is a real estate agent.

Buried with Thrond Austinson and Marith Ellingboe.

Death certificate indexed as “Rustinson.”

Buried:
252 HN 4 N

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 May 1884, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Not listed in the 1900 census.

Baptism:
as the son of Thrond Ostensen Ellingbö and Marit Nilsdatter

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Aug 1892, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 24 Nov 1907, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Living at home in the 1905 state census.

In the 1920 census she is single and living with her mother and brother John in Dennison. She has no occupation.

Of Dennison at the time of her sister Emma’s death.

Baptism:
As Minnie Josefine Ellingbo. ELCA records indexed in Ancestry say she was baptized at St. Olaf’s Lutheran, Sioux Falls, which must be an error.

Confirmation:
as Minnie Josephine Ellingboe

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1902-07992
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1906-46-904
• Baptism: 13 Jul 1902, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Listed in the 1905 state census. Not listed in the 1910 census.

Baptism:
as the daughter of Osten Throndsen Ellingbö

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1905-08357
• Occupation: Lutheran pastor, Lutheran bishop
• Social Security Number: 387-38-3577 Issued In Wisconsin In 1956
• Baptism: 9 Apr 1905, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘28. History.

In the 1930 census, he was single and living with his parents in Dennison. He had no occupation.

His birth certificate was amended on June 22, 1964, to add his first and middle names (previous “Babe”).

Married in Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin.

In the 1950 census, he and his wife and three children lived in Janesville.

His last residence, according to the SSDI, was Nokomis, Sarasota, Florida.

A notice of his death in the Northfield News in February of 1974 referred to him as Dr. Myron C. Austinson. He was pastor at the First Lutheran Church in Janesville, Wisconsin, prior to becoming Bishop.

His first wife’s obit referred to him as the president of the ALC’s southern Wisconsin district.

Baptism:
as Myron Conrad Ellingbo

Died:
Venice

Myron married Frieda Theresa SILJAN on 6 Jun 1931 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Frieda was born on 1 Dec 1903 in Northwood, Worth County, Iowa; died on 26 Mar 1969 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myron married Carrie Justine DYBDAHL on 25 Oct 1969 in Whitewater, Walworth and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin. Carrie was born on 25 Feb 1903 in Wisconsin; died on 26 Dec 2008 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1907-08041
• Baptism: 1 Sep 1907, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1930 census, he was hardware merchant living in the village of Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota, with his wife.

As reported in the Faribault Daily News:

Word has been received of the death of Ludvig Austinson, 57, at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Childs at Sterling, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Austinson, who live in Montevideo, Minn., had gone to Illinois to visit their daughter. He died unexpectedly on Sunday. The funeral will be at Montevideo Wednesday, Sept. 23. Mr. Austinson conducted the Dennison Hardware Store for many years and at the time of his death was in the insurance business at Montevideo.

Ludvig married Dorothy J BRADLEY on 3 Aug 1926 in Lyon County, Minnesota. Dorothy was born on 18 Oct 1902 in Lyon County, Minnesota; died on 11 Jan 1981 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Terrace Lawn, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1916-MN-004601

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1916-10806

Notes:

Living with her parents in Dennison in the 1930 census.

She may be the Evelyn T Bolstad who died in Las Vegas in 2000:

Evelyn 'Arch' Bolstad
Evelyn 'Arch' Bolstad, 84, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born April 21, 1916, in Dennison, Minn. A resident for 25 years, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Donald.
Visitation is scheduled 5-7 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Burial will follow in Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Evelyn married Bernard ARCHER in Oct 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: D.J. BOLSTAD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1902-08083
• Baptism: 16 Nov 1902, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

His birth certificate included the added surname WANGENSTEN and showed him as child #1. His birth certificate was amended in February of 1942. He was also shown as Iver T. W. Elingboe in the 1930 census when he was still living at home with his parents and brother.

He started work at CF&I in very late 1936 or early 1937. He was a high school graduate.

In the 1940 census, he was Iver T Ellingboe. He and his wife Esther lived in Pueblo, Colorado, where he was a steel inspector at a steel mill. They lived in the same house that they had lived in in 1935. Iver was not a veteran, he rented his house, and he had had four years of high school, as had Esther.

In the 1948 Pueblo city directory, he is a pit foreman for CF&I.

In the 1960 Pueblo city directory, he is an assistant superintendent for CF&I. He and his wife, Esther, live at 1614 Bunker Hill Road.

Of Pueblo, Colorado, at the time of his mother Emma’s death. He and his wife attended the funeral in Northfield.

An obit in the Northfield News, via the Dalby Database:

Ellingboe Iver T. Northfield News Oct/1980 Iver T. Ellingboe, 1614 Bunker HIll, Pueblo, Colo., died Oct. 22,1980. He had been an employee of the CF&I Steel Corporation for more than 35 years until his retirement in 1968. He and his wife had celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on June 10 of this year. He is survived by his wife, Esther; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Chandler of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and Mrs. Helen Schmid of Seattle, Wash.; one brother, Arthur T. Ellingboe of Dennison; nieces, Mrs Barbara Linn of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Miss Phyllis Ellingboe of Dennison; a nephew, Stanton Schmid of Seattle. An Elks service was held at the McCarthy Almont Mortuary in Pueblo on Friday, Oct. 24. The Elks committal service was at Roselawn Mausoleum. Memorials were made to the Pueblo Heart Unit, Box 1658, Pueblo, Colo. 81002.

Baptism:
as Ivar Theodor Wangensteen Ellingbö

Ivar married Esther ANDERSON on 10 Jun 1930 in Devine, Pueblo County, Colorado. Esther was born on 21 Sep 1897; died on 23 Jun 1985 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado; was buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1905-08460
• Baptism: 12 Nov 1905, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 30 Nov 1919, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Named after her father’s first wife.

She graduated from Mankato State Teachers College.

In the 1930 census, she may be the 23 year-old Marie Ellingboe living in Minneapolis at the North East Neighborhood House. She had no occupation.

In the 1932 Minneapolis city directory, she may be the Marie Ellingboe, assistant deputy directory of the Northeast Neighborhood House. She lived at 1929 N E 2nd.

In the 1936 and 1938 Minneapolis city directories, she may be the Marie Ellingboe who is a social worker with the North East Neighborhood House. She lived at 1929 N E 2nd.

She was director of that facility before moving to Seattle in 1938 or so.

At the time of her marriage, according to an article in the Minneapolis Star, she was a social worker. She had been the director of the Northeast Neighborhood House before going to Seattle where she was executive secretary of the Seattle Welfare Council.

Her sister Helen E Schmid was one of the witnesses to her marriage.

She was Mrs. George Chandler of Vancouver, B.C., at the time of her mother’s death.

Died:
as Marie Louise Chandler

Marie married George Clarke CHANDLER on 17 Aug 1939 in Seattle, King County, Washington. George was born on 18 Mar 1906 in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Apr 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1907-08146
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1981-MN-021049
• Social Security Number: 469-42-0514
• Baptism: 1 Apr 1907, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 4 Dec 1921, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Zip Code of last known residence: 55018

In the 1940 census, he and Della lived with his parents in Dennison Village in the house that his parents had lived in five years earlier. Arthur was a farmer. Five years earlier, Arthur and Della had lived elsewhere in Goodhue County. There were no children in the household.

Buried:
21 ND 32, F 46 1

Arthur married Della Lillias PRUETT on 14 Feb 1933 in Rice County, Minnesota. Della (daughter of Oliver PRUETT and Jessie HUBBARD) was born on 17 Feb 1898 in Iowa; died on 29 Aug 1971 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Doris Laurel Naomi ANDERSON on 27 Sep 1980 in Stearns County, Minnesota. Doris was born on 1 Feb 1915 in Isanti County, Minnesota; died on 28 Oct 2001 in California; was buried in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1908-08396
• Confirmation: 26 Nov 1922, Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Mother’s maiden name shown as Austinson on her birth certificate.

She is Helen Ellingboe, student, living in Mankato in the 1927 Mankato city directory. She lives at 121 N Broad.

In the 1927 Minneapolis city directory, she may be the Helen Ellingboe, student, residing at 1707 University Avenue S E.

In the 1928 Minneapolis city directory, she may be the Helen Ellingboe, student, residing at 406 11th Avenue, S E.

She was part of the U of Minnesota’s class of 1928. Helen was a member of the Beta Phi Alpha sorority.

In the 1929 Rochester city directory, she is Helen Ellingboe, clerk at the Mayo Clinic. She lives at 516 7th S W.

In the 1932 Minneapolis city directory, she is Helen V Ellingboe, assistant private secretary at the U of M. She lived at 1111 S E 4th Street.

She was Mrs. Calvin Schmid of Seattle at the time of her mother’s death.

“Helen passed away peacefully after 101 full years. She was a woman of unassuming dignity who brought delight and a genuine sense of appreciation to the many lives that she touched. We celebrate her journey.

“Helen Ellingboe was born in Dennison, MN on Sept 9, 1908. After graduating from Mankato Commercial College, she spent 4 years working at the Mayo Clinic. While attending the Univ of Minn, she married Dr. Calvin Schmid, who was on the faculty there. They moved to Seattle in 1937, where he served as a professor of sociology at the UW until his retirement in 1972. They made their home on Whidbey Island until 1985 when they moved to Panorama City. Helen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

“She is survived by her children, Barbara (David) Linn and Stanton (Lana) Schmid; 2 grandchildren, Robert Linn and Teri (Will) Anderson; and 2 great grand-children, Andy & Lexie. Helen will be remembered for her sense of humor, kindness, style and grace. At her request, no services will be held. Remembrances may be made to the Calvin F. & Helen E. Schmid Sociology Excellence Fund at the UW.”

Died:
SSDI last residence

Helen married Calvin Fisher SCHMID on 11 Jun 1932 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Calvin was born on 7 Dec 1901 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; died on 1 Oct 1994 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1905-08752
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1981-MN-028598

Notes:

Of New Richland at the time of his father’s death.

In the birth record of his unnamed child, his name is shown as Gudmund Theolius Wangenstein Norswing.

Family/Spouse: Geneva Lenore LUND. Geneva was born on 26 Sep 1905; died on 7 Jul 1984 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1907-08392
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1997-MN-000446

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘29.

Og Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the time of her father’s death.

Bernice married Floyd Louis LEIDAL on 26 Oct 1940 in Rice County, Minnesota. Floyd (son of Knute LEIDAL) was born on 29 May 1904; died on 8 Mar 1985 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-09420
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1968-MN-032165

Notes:

St. Olaf, ‘33.

Of Northfield at the time of her father’s death.

Inez married John Olaf SCHUMM on 16 Oct 1937 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was single and living at home with his brother and parents at the time of the 1940 census. In 1935, he had lived in Fort Beck, Montana. He was employed as a bus driver and was working 25 hours per week. He had had one year of college.

Emeryst married Marguerite Lillian RATHBONE on 25 Oct 1928 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1940 census, he was living at home with his parents and brother. He was employed as a piano player and was employed for 6 hours per week. He had had 3 years of college.

Notes:

Not living with his parents in the 1940 census.

Notes:

He survived his father’s 2nd wife who died in late 2008.

John Siljan Austinson, age 90, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter on July 30, 2022.

John was born on March 12, 1932 in Havre, MT.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frieda Theresa (Siljan) and Myron Conrad Austinson; and his sisters, Marget Stiegler (Austinson) and Nordis Johnson (Austinson).

John will be remembered for the passion he brought to all his endeavors and the tender loving heart he showed to family and friends. John was a devoted and caring father to his three children. He majored in history at St. Olaf College and Milton College and loved history throughout his life. John excelled in sales. He was Midwest salesman of the year for Encyclopedia Britannica and owned a successful coin dealership for many years.

John retired in Sun City, AZ in 1994. During retirement, he loved listening to the Great Courses history lectures and William W. Johnstone's Western novels and watching the Western Channel. When his failing health permitted, he enjoyed the weekly Bible Study on Zoom with Pastor Gary Luallin (Sun City, AZ).

John is survived by his wife, Cecilia "Sue" (Masilko); his daughter, Karen (Brad) Lewis; two stepsons, John Booker, and Phillip (Julie) Booker; a grandson, Austin Thompson; three nieces, Sara Johnson Sullivan, Kirsten (Rich Lay) Lysne, and Marit (James Rosati) Lysne; and four nephews, Waldo Johnson, III, Michael Johnson, Mark Johnson, and Erik Lysne.

An interment will take place at American Lutheran Church of Sun City, AZ.

John married Cecilia Sue MASILKO on 14 Feb 1976 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St. Olaf, ’58. History, Social St./Ed.. Am. Racial/Multicult. St.

Nordis Austinson Johnson, age 86, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her four children, on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Nordis was born on December 5, 1935, in Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents Frieda Theresa (Siljan) and Myron Conrad Austinson; sister Marget Stiegler (Austinson); and husband, Waldo Stevens Johnson, Jr.

Throughout her life, Nordis balanced her many roles with selfless dedication and grace. She was a devoted wife of an ELCA Lutheran pastor, Waldo, who served multiple congregations, in Eau Claire, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Evanston, IL; Superior, WI; and Wausau, WI. Nordis was a steadfast partner in this ministry. Alongside her service within these churches, Nordis developed professional careers as a teacher and a real estate agent. She received her B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1958; an M.A. in Education from St. Thomas University in 1975; and the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation in MN and IL. She taught at Jefferson High School, Bloomington, MN, and as a college English professor at the University of Wisconsin in Superior, WI. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization. Amidst all of this, Nordis raised four children, maintained beautiful homes, and hosted countless church and family gatherings.

Nordis is survived by her brother, John (Sue) Austinson; daughter, Sara Johnson Sullivan; three sons, Waldo Stevens Johnson III; Michael Johnson; and Mark Johnson; two grandchildren, Emily (Jacob) Larsen; Julia Johnson; three nieces, Kirsten (Rich Lay) Lysne; Marit (James Rosati) Lysne; Karen (Marshall) Lewis; and nephew Erik Lysne.

Nordis married Waldo Stevens JOHNSON on 27 Dec 1957 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Waldo was born on 8 Aug 1929 in Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota; died on 6 Jul 2008 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was married to William Stiegler at her death. Former elementary school teacher.

Birth:
but age 7 in the 1950 census

Family/Spouse: Paul Reuben LYSNE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William STIEGLER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Nov 1931, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 10 Jun 1945, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Notes:

Artist, journalist, teacher, realtor. Graduated from Mankato State. Taught at Robbinsdale High School. Moved to St. Louis in 1968.

Patricia married Jerome M CHILDS in 1956. Jerome (son of James Morris CHILDS and Evelyn Clarice NERISON) was born on 19 Apr 1928 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 10 Oct 2015 in Missouri; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellisville, St. Louis County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]