Iver Olson SØNDROL

Notes:

The third of 8 children (6 boys, 2 girls).

In the 1928 Minneapolis city directory, he was a clerk for N T Flaten. He lived with his brother at 3936 25th Avenue S.

In the 1929 and 1930 city directories, he was a clerk for Janney, Semple, Hill & Co. He and his brother lived at 3936 25th Avenue S.

Probably the Iver Sondrol, roomer, living in Minneapolis in the 1930 census. He was 21 years old and working as a salesman for a hardware company. He had come to the U. S. in 1926. Living with him, also a roomer, was 20 year-old Knute Sondrol who had come to the U. S. in 1924. Knute was a shipping clerk for a mail order company. Together, the two young men lived at the house of the spinster sisters Mildred and Lillian Skattos at 3936 25th Avenue South.

In the 1934 Minneapolis city directory, Iver and Evelyn live at 639 E 17th, apartment 4. Iver is still a clerk with Janney Sample Hill.

In the 1939 and 1941 and 1942 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, city directories, Iver and Evelyn live at 2012 Bever Ave SE. Iver is a salesman.

In the 1950 and 1951 Cedar Rapids directories, Iver is a salesman. He and Evelyn live at 2056 Eastern Boulevard SE.

In the 1954 and 1956 and 1957 and 1958 Cedar Rapids directories, he and Evelyn still live at 2056 Eastern Boulevard SE. He owns Sondrol’s Variety and Hardware at 1507 1st Avenue E.



His obit:

Iver O. Sondrol, 94, of 322 Liberty Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.

Services are 3 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, is handling the arrangements.

Mr. Sondrol was born July 4, 1908, in Vang, Valdres, Norway, the son of Ole and Gertrude Sondrol. He married Evelyn June 30, 1934, in Minneapolis.

He attended high school in Norway and at age 17 immigrated to the United States, arriving at Milaca, Minn., in March 1926. As a young man he worked on farms and in small businesses in Minnesota before moving to Minneapolis in 1927, where he met his wife. In 1933, he returned to Norway to visit his brothers and sisters, his mother and his ailing father.

In working to attain U.S. citizenship, he took night classes at the University of Minnesota. He began his career working for Janney-Semple-Hill, a hardware wholesale business, and continued that career as a hardware salesman on the road until 1952.

For 22 years, he and his wife owned and operated Sondrol's Variety & Hardware, Cedar Rapids. During that time, he was active in his church, community and in organizations such as the Sons of Norway.

Survivors include his wife; his children, Trudy Wasson of Eden Prairie, Minn., Hal Sondrol of Cedar Rapids and Iver Sondrol Jr. of Muscatine; six grandchildren, one of whom preceded him in death; and four great-grandchildren.

Iver married Evelyn Margrethe OAS on 30 Jun 1934 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Evelyn (daughter of Oscar Michelsen OAS and Emma BAKKE) was born on 14 Dec 1910 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 5 Sep 2007 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2009-MN-037550

Notes:

In the 1957 and 1958 Cedar Rapids directories, Trudy was a student living at home with her parents.

Her obit:

Trudy Wasson (Sondrol)??Age 71, born May 25, 1938, in Minneapolis. Died December 28, 2009, at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN from complications following heart surgery. Survived by husband, Boyd, daughter Julie (Pete) Baird, Plainfield, IL, sons Mark, Seattle, WA, and Eric (Janine), Cedar Rapids, IA. Grandchildren Duncan and Reilly Baird, and Justin and Kristin Wasson. Also her brothers Harold, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Iver, Jr. (Karen) Phoenix, AZ. Preceded in death by her parents Iver and Evelyn (Oas) Sondrol and her son, Tom.??Trudy was raised and completed high school in Cedar Rapids. While attending Iowa State University, she met and married Boyd, March 1, 1959. The next few years were busy with the arrival of three of her four children, all the while she ran a thriving dressmaking business from her home so she could be at home to raise her kids and help her husband through college.??After a trip to Norway, Trudy decided to learn Rosemaling (a decorative form of Norwegian oil painting) so that she could paint "something" for her Norwegian parents. Trudy not only learned, but excelled, winning the prestigious Vesterheim Gold Medal. She went on to author two books, numerous pattern designs, and teach this beautiful art form all across the country. Several of her pieces are in the museum.??In the 1980's, the real estate business beckoned. She became an agent, spending most of her 21 year career at Re/Max Results in Eden Prairie. Though a transplant to the area, she soon established herself as a dominant force in the market through unwavering determination and dedication to her clients. If Trudy was your realtor, you were taken care of...all the way.??In the early 2000's, Trudy took up quilting as a way to unwind from real estate. But as was her nature, dabbling, it was not. She began entering the Paducah quilt show, the grand-daddy of them all. She's had seven quilts in the show, winning 1st place for Traditional Wall two years back. Two of her quilts are now part of the National Quilt Museum's collection. She began Generations Quilt Patterns with her daughter in 2006 and has been designing ever since.??Memorial Service 11am Tuesday, January 5, with visitation one hour before at Faith Presbyterian Church, 12007 Excelsior Blvd., Minnetonka, MN.
 

Died:
Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park

Gertrude married B.W. WASSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1991-MN-014950

Notes:

He was a student at the University of Minnesota.