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Otto Hansen TOSO

Male 1884 - 1949  (65 years)


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  1. 1.  Otto Hansen TOSO was born on 13 Sep 1884 in Minnesota; died on 8 Oct 1949 in Ramsey County, North Dakota.

    Notes:

    Single and living with his brother Jens and family in Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1910 census.

    He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Minnewaukan, North Dakota, as Otto Toso of Esmond where he is a self-employed farmer. He gives his nearest relative as Gertrude Toso of Esmond. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

    His occupation is shown as “merchant” on Hilda’s birth certificate.

    In the 1930 census, he is married and is a store manager living in the village of Baker in Benson County, North Dakota.

    In the 1940 census, he is a laborer on a graveling project. He and his family live in Broe Twp, Benson County, in the same house in which they lived in 1935.

    Otto married Magnhilda OLSTAD about 1920. Magnhilda (daughter of Anna OLSTAD) was born on 18 Sep 1897 in Norway; died on 12 Oct 1981 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Howard O TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1921 in North Dakota; died on 24 Jan 2001; was buried on 9 Feb 2001 in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.
    2. 3. Hilda TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jun 1922 in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 16 Jun 1922 in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
    3. 4. Orvin M TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1923 in North Dakota; died on 1 May 1989 in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
    4. 5. Alvern Gordon TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1925 in North Dakota; died on 18 Mar 2011 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California.
    5. 6. Donald L TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1927 in North Dakota; died on 5 Dec 1996 in Ramsey County, North Dakota; was buried in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota.
    6. 7. Mavis DeLaine TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1933 in North Dakota; died on 11 Oct 1953 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
    7. 8. Sheldon Lowell TOSO  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1941 in Baker, Benson County, North Dakota; died on 24 Apr 2011 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Howard O TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 11 Feb 1921 in North Dakota; died on 24 Jan 2001; was buried on 9 Feb 2001 in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.

    Notes:

    Howard was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was in the Army from 23 Oct 1942 to 26 Nov 1945.

    Buried:
    Section 303, Site 61

    Family/Spouse: Thelma. Thelma was born on 16 Oct 1926; died on 18 Jun 1993; was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hilda TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 16 Jun 1922 in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 16 Jun 1922 in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
    • MN Death Cert Checked: Y
    • Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1922-24699
    • Minnesota Death Certificate: 1922-MN-010463

    Notes:


  3. 4.  Orvin M TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 7 Aug 1923 in North Dakota; died on 1 May 1989 in Ramsey County, North Dakota.

  4. 5.  Alvern Gordon TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 20 Jun 1925 in North Dakota; died on 18 Mar 2011 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California.

    Notes:

    Died:
    SSDI last residence


  5. 6.  Donald L TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 1 Mar 1927 in North Dakota; died on 5 Dec 1996 in Ramsey County, North Dakota; was buried in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota.

    Notes:

    US NAVY, WWII

    Donald married Clarice Mae DAHL on 18 Aug 1951 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. Clarice was born on 17 Jun 1928 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota; died on 26 Mar 2011 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota; was buried on 1 Apr 2011 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Mavis DeLaine TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 24 Nov 1933 in North Dakota; died on 11 Oct 1953 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.

    Notes:

    She and her husband, her husband’s twin brother, and her husband’s twin brother’s fiancee were killed near Eugene by a drunken driver.

    Mavis married Donald E COAKES on 30 Aug 1953 in Lane County, Oregon. Donald was born on 26 Oct 1929; died on 11 Oct 1953 in Lane County, Oregon; was buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Sheldon Lowell TOSO Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born on 30 May 1941 in Baker, Benson County, North Dakota; died on 24 Apr 2011 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Sheldon L. Toso, 69, of Hoffman, MN, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN.

    A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at the Erickson-Smith Funeral Home in Hoffman. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

    Sheldon was born May 30, 1941, in Baker, ND, to Otto and Magnhilda (Olstad) Toso. He attended school and graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1959. On July 3, 1960, Sheldon married Beverly Dahl in Hampden, ND.

    The couple moved to International Falls where Sheldon was an assistant manager for Woolworth’s. The family then moved to Devils Lake where he worked in a service station. They later moved to Moorhead where he worked for Mathison Tire in Fargo, and on to Duluth where Sheldon worked for Seiberling Tire Company and Mathison Tire. In November 1983, they moved to Hoffman where Sheldon and Beverly had “Toso’s Hoffman House.” He later went to work for Cenex in Hoffman and retired in 2006.

    Sheldon was devoted to his family and loved spending time with them. He also enjoyed reading and watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings.

    Survivors include his wife, Beverly; sons, Dean (Donna) Toso of Moorhead, MN, Brian (Kelly) Toso of Little Falls, MN and Daryn (Nicolle) Toso of Fergus Falls, MN; grandchildren, Jeffrey, Erick, Derek, Blake, Kylie, Trent and Mitchell; and two brothers, Wallace (Arlyce) Toso and Dennis (Doris) Toso.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Mavis; and four brothers, Howard, Orvin, Donald, and Alvern.

    Sheldon married Beverly DAHL on 3 Jul 1960 in Hampden, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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