Maren Nilsdatter WANGENSTEEN STEILE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 Sep 1842, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

She was the second Maren born to her parents. The first, her namesake, was born in 1840 and died in 1841.

Birth:
Find A Grave says 8 July which is incorrect and, apparently, a misreading of her gravestone

Family/Spouse: Ole Ingvaldsen FLATEN. Ole (son of Ingvald Persson FLATEN and Randi Olsdatter BÖE) was born on 21 Mar 1842 in Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 27 Feb 1914 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, August 19, for Dr. Nils Flaten, a member of the faculty of St. Olaf college for 47 years who died at his home, 1401 Forest Avenue, Northfield, at 4 o'clock Sunday morning, August 17. The services were held in St. John's Lutheran church with the pastor, the Rev. Arnold Nelson, officiating. During the service Mrs. Gertrude Boe Overby sang "I Know A Sleep in Jesus Name" and "I'm But A Stranger Here, Heaven Is My Home." Many greetings and memorial gifts were given at the services. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery with Paul Bollenbacher, E. C. Jacobson, Clarence Carlson, Alf Houkom, Hjalmar Lokensgard and Rolf Solum as pallbearers.

Nils Flaten was born in Valdres, Norway, March 18, 1867, the son of Ole and Maren (Wangensten) Flaten. With his parents he came to the United States when he was a year old. They settled in the Dennison community, Goodhue County, where his father was a teacher. He was educated in the local public schools and at the St. Olaf School and the Carleton Academy. Then he attended the University of Minnesota, receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1893, the Master of Arts degree in 1896 and the Doctor of Philosphy degree in 1900. He also studied at the Universities of Grenoble in France and Barcelona in Spain. Dr. Flaten taught at the Grand Forks College 1893-94 and at the United Church seminary in St. Paul from 1894 to 1900. He joined the faculty of St. Olaf College in 1900 as Professor of Latin and in 1916 was made professor of Romance Languages. He was active as a teacher until November 1946 when illness confined him to his home. During World War I in 1918-19 Dr. Flaten served with the Y.M.C.A. in Italy.

Family/Spouse: Inez Ruth OLSON. Inez was born on 1 Sep 1874 in Adams County, Wisconsin; died on 14 Nov 1964 in Rock County, Minnesota; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Professor of Art at St. Olaf College from 1932 until his retirement in 1970. He graduated from St. Olaf in 1922. As a student, he was captain of the football team and was state tennis champion. He later graduated from Luther Seminary and was a pastor in Montana and at Central Lutheran in Minneapolis.

Family/Spouse: Evelyn Anne SOLBERG. Evelyn was born on 26 Jan 1906 in Benson County, North Dakota; died on 17 Nov 2005 in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]