Joseph SIMONSON

Family/Spouse: Sigri ROLANDSON. Sigri (daughter of Anders ROLANDSON and Anne Olsdatter LYKKENS) was born on 7 Oct 1853 in Valders, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin; died on 26 Mar 1947 in Polk County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Areta Delphin JOHNSON. Areta was born on 31 Mar 1897 in Traill County, North Dakota; died on 29 Jan 1960 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Marit WINDEN. Marit was born on 22 Jan 1888; died on 6 Jun 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joe was born in N. Dakota. His parents Areta Johnson and Simon Simonson were divorced when Joe was younger than five years of age. Areta married Palmer Sorenson and they resided in Iowa and later in Minnesota. Joe went by Palmer's last name. As a child Joe was called 'Bud' by his family. Joe was a welder and a superintendent in a scrap yard in Los Angeles. He married Jeanne Hunt and they had four children. Jeanne died in 1958. Joe married Nina Russell in 1962. A couple of years later they divorced and soon after Joe married Evelyn (?). Joe died from heart disease during a angioplasty procedure. His daughter Kathy Jo died in 1950 due to pneumonia. Joe was a kind man with a dry sense of humor. His children loved and miss him.

Family/Spouse: Jeanne Marie HUNT. Jeanne (daughter of Andrew Keck HUNT and Valborg KNUDSEN) was born on 17 Jan 1922 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; died on 19 Jun 1958 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alvin Clinton Simonson

Feb. 7, 1930 - Dec. 31, 2020

Alvin Clinton Simonson was born Feb. 7, 1930 to Anton and Malla (Winden) Simonson on a farm west of Watford City, N.D. He was the youngest of seven children and grew up during the Great Depression.

Al graduated from Watford City High School in 1948. After that he attended Jamestown College for one year and then Minot State Teachers College part of the next year, until he was drafted and then enlisted in the Navy. He served honorably as an electrical technician in the Navy until 1955.

After the Navy, he was hired by RCA Service Company where he worked for 35 years until he retired at the age of 60.
Al married Mildred "Billie" Mork Nov. 11, 1955 at Central Lutheran Church in Portland, Ore., during a surprise snow storm. They had two daughters, Linda and Julie, and were happily married for 65 years.

In addition to God, his family was his top priority. He made sure that his wife, children and grandchildren always felt loved and well cared for.

Even though they lived in Portland, Al and Billie had a deep love for North Dakota and the farm life they grew up on. They would travel back yearly to visit, and once Al retired, they went back twice a year for planting and harvest.

Al was very talented in that he could build and repair just about anything-he loved the challenge. He spent a lot of time at the church working on countless projects with his friends Ken and Wally. Besides the church, people often called to have him repair their TV, dryer, stove, etc. and he was happy to do this free of charge, of course.

Al was a good and humble man who valued the simple things in life. His wife, daughters and granddaughters considered him the best husband, dad and grandpa there could ever be.

He is survived by his wife, Billie; daughters, Linda (Greg) Mirecki and Julie (John) Kowitz; and granddaughters, Kayla (Kyle) Kilpatrick, Lauren Mirecki, Kendall Kowitz, Margaret Kowitz and Madison Kowitz; and one great-grandson, Noah Kilpatrick, who was born just three days before Al's death.

Al's service will be held Jan. 5, 2021, at Zeller Chapel of the Roses and the graveside service will be at Cherry Cemetery in Arnegard, N.D.

Remembrances may be made to Central Lutheran Church.

Family/Spouse: Mildred “Billie” MORK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
as Valrita Donaldson

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