Jens Torgerson TOSO

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Jun 1818, Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway

Notes:

He and his family lived in the Nordthosø farm in Jevnaker in the 1865 census. The family consisted of Jens Thorgersen “Smed Husmand med Jord” (blacksmith and tenant farmer with some land), b. 1820, his wife Ingeborg Andersdatter, b. 1816, and their five children: Gjertrud Jensdatter (“Hjelper Forældrene” - assists parents), b. 1840, Thorger Jensen (“Smed” - blacksmith), b. 1843, Anders Jensen, b. 1850, Iver Jensen, b. 1855, and Johan Jensen, b. 1857. Everyone except Ingeborg was born in Jevnaker. She was born in Gran.

Jens and Ingeborg were living in Marion Twp, Clayton County, Iowa (Strawberry Point post office) in the 1870 census. Living with them were Ever, 16, and John, 14, as well as Hans (age 22) and Julia (age 25) Anderson and their infant son Anders.

In the 1880 census, he was Jens T. Toso living with his wife Ingeborg and sons Iver and Johan in Norwegian Grove Twp in Otter Tail County. Also living with the family is Anders Toso, age 57, “boarder.” Living next door is Hans Anderson Toso, age 30, his wife Gertrude, 38, and their children Anton, 11, Maria, 9, Jens, 7, Ivar, 5, Oline, 2, and Josephine, 3 months. Presumably, Gertrude is Jens and Ingeborg’s daughter. Hans Anderson may be the Hans Andersen living on the nearby Brænna farm in the 1865 Norwegian census.

In the 1900 census he is an 82 year-old widower living with son Iver and family.

Jens married Ingeborg Andersdatter GRYMYR on 9 Jan 1841 in Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway. Ingeborg (daughter of Anders Gudmundsen GRYNMYR and Gjertrude Jensdatter) was born on 9 Dec 1816 in Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Aug 1897 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 and 1910 censuses, she is shown as having had 10 children, 6 still living. In 1910, she is widowed and living with her son Jens and family in North Dakota.

Some sources have her birth in Gran, Hadaland. That is inconsistent with the 1865 Norwegian census.

Gertrude lives in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1920 census. She is a widow and lives on a farm adjoining her sons Jens and Iver.

Gjertrud married Hans Anderson TOSO on 29 Dec 1866 in Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway. Hans (son of Anders Hanson Guldeneje TOSO and Randi Maria Olsdatter BRENNA) was born on 10 Jul 1847 in Hallingdal region, Buskerud, Norway; died on 26 Mar 1902 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota; was buried in Emmanuel Cemetery, Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1924-MN-010860

Notes:

Or born in Gran, Hadeland.

He and his family lived in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, in the 1880 census.

In the 1900 census, he is shown as married but there is no wife listed as living with the family. Furthermore, Torger is shown as only having been married for 12 years. Living next door is Iver Toso.

Died:
Dalby Database says the year of death was 1923

Family/Spouse: Toline Gulbrandsdatter. Toline was born on 20 Feb 1845 in Norway; died on 4 Apr 1883; was buried in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1933-MN-011024

Notes:

Other First Name: Anders Jenson

Could not find him and his family in the 1880 census despite a person-by-person search of Norwegian Grove, Trondhjem, Prairie View, and Rothsay townships. There was an Anders Jensen or Jansen with wife Marie of the right age late in the Trondhjem pages but they had no children.

Anders and family lived on a farm that he owned, with a mortgage, in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, in the 1900 census. Anders had come to the U.S. in 1868. (That is also the immigration date shown in the 1910 census.)

A 60 year-old widower living with his son Anders in the 1910 census.

In the 1930 census, he is an 80 year-old widower living with his daughter Mabel Fredrickson and family.

A history of Anders from his obit:

He came to the U.S. in 1867 and settled in Decorah, Iowa, for 2 years. He left in a covered wagon and “landed” in Trondhjeim Twp, Otter Tail County, in June, 1871, where he and his father each took 160 acre homesteads in Section 29. They lived in dugouts for three years until Anders built a “good-sized log house” on his place. His parents lived in that house until their deaths. Anders lived on the farm until 1914 when he moved to Pelican Rapids to live with his daughter, Mabel Fredrickson. Anders had been blind for three years when he died.

Anders married Johanna Marie Petersdatter MITBO on 9 Jul 1875 in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Johanna (daughter of Petter Anton Christianson MITBO and Kristine JOHANNESDATTER) was born on 3 Jun 1856 in Østre Toten, Oppland, Norway; died on 21 Oct 1907 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Or born in Jevnaker.

Iver and his family, with his father, were living in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, in the 1900 census. Iver came to the U.S. in 1869. Living next door on one side was brother Torger Toso. Living next door on the other side was brother-in-law Hans. Iver and Torger’s father Jens is shown as living with Iver.

He and his family were living in Leaf Mountain Twp, Burke County, North Dakota, in the 1910 census.

Other First Name: Iver Jensen

Iver married Oline WATTERUD about 1880. Oline (daughter of Anders Iverson Gunstad WATTERUD and Johanne Johnsdatter HAGA) was born on 7 Mar 1854; died on 18 Dec 1924 in Columbus, Burke County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with his parents in the 1870 and 1880 censuses but could not find him in 1900 and beyond.

Notes:

As Bruce notes, the passenger list for the S/S Refondo departing Christiania on April 24, 1868, and arriving in Quebec on June 15, 1868, lists her as a passenger. [If] she died two months later […] she must have died in the U.S.

Notes:

He and his family were living in Twp 153, Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1900 census.

He and his family were living in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses. In 1920, living next door was the Conrad A. Toso family.

Anton married Gulbjar SWINGEN about 1898. Gulbjar was born on 4 Sep 1870 in Norway; died on 9 Mar 1949 in Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Mary in the 1875 Minnesota state census. Died as Mary Watterud.

Died:
resided in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota

Family/Spouse: Jorgen WATTERUD. Jorgen (son of Anders Iverson Gunstad WATTERUD and Johanne Johnsdatter HAGA) was born on 22 Jan 1865; died on 5 Feb 1937 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called James in the 1875 Minnesota state census.

In the 1900 census, he and his family were living in Twp 153, Benson County, North Dakota. He is referred to as Hans H., born Sept 1871 in Iowa. His wife is Josephine, born Dec 1878 in Minnesota. Their only child, Hannah, was born in Oct 1899 in North Dakota. Living with the family is Iver H., 25, “brother”, and Theodore Watterud, 29, “uncle.” Living next door was the Antone Toso family.

He and his family were living in Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1910 census. Living with them at that time were his mother and his brother Otto.

In the 1920 census, he and his mother and his brother Iver live on adjoining farms in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota. His children were Gilma, 16, Earnest, 12, Luella, 11, and Jewel, 4.

Birth:
Clermont?

Family/Spouse: Josephine WATTERUD. Josephine (daughter of Iver Anderson WATTERUD and Lise SOGN) was born on 5 Dec 1878 in Minnesota; died on 18 Apr 1941 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 13 Jul 1890, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Living with the Hans H. and Josephine Toso family in Twp 153, Benson County, North Dakota, at the time of the 1900 census. He is single and shown as “brother.”

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

In the 1920 census, he and his family live in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota. He, his brother Jens, and his widowed mother Gertrude live in adjoining farms. Iver’s household consists of himself, 44, Lizzie, 38, Julia, 16, and Gertrude, 12, and an “adopted son” Axel Robertson, 1. All of the children were born in North Dakota.

Family/Spouse: Lisa (Lizzie) VEGAN. Lisa was born on 24 Nov 1881 in Minnesota; died on 21 Aug 1936 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 7 Aug 1892, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Single and living with her parents in the 1900 census.

Family/Spouse: Theodore WATTERUD. Theodore (son of Anders Iverson Gunstad WATTERUD and Johanne Johnsdatter HAGA) was born on 4 Oct 1870 in Norway; died on 23 Oct 1951 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 27 Nov 1870, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 6 Dec 1885, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Baptism:
Immanuel

Confirmation:
South Immanuel

Family/Spouse: Adolph H PEDERSON. Adolph was born about 1880 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-011511
• Baptism: 27 Sep 1872, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
• Confirmation: 29 Jul 1888, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Single and living with his single sister Randi in Trondhjem Twp at the time of the 1930 census.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is probably the J.T. Toso who owns 160 acres in sections 11 and 12 of Trondhjem Twp.

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 13 Jul 1890, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Still single and living with her brother Jens in the 1930 census.

Confirmation:
as Ragnild Marie T Toso

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1934-MN-011766
• Confirmation: 6 Aug 1893, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Fergus Falls, as Gulbrand T. Toso of RR#3, Pelican Rapids. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark hair.

A widower by the 1930 census. He was a farmer in Trondhjem Twp as Gilbert T.

In the rural portion of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, his estate is listed as the owner of 120 acres of sections 1 and 2 in Trondhjem Twp.

Birth:
His confirmation record shows June 22nd

Confirmation:
South Immanuel

Family/Spouse: Nettie B NELSON. Nettie was born about 1897 in Minnesota; died on 24 Jul 1922 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1947-MN-012293

Notes:

Or October 30, 1881.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Fergus Falls, as Theodore T. Toso of RR#3, Pelican Rapids where he is a married farmer. He is described as of medium height and build with dark eyes and dark hair.

He and Inga live by themselves in Trondhjem Twp in the 1930 census.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is probably the T. T. Toso who owns 40 acres of section 2 in Trondhjem Twp.

Theodore married Inga TOSO about 1909. Inga (daughter of Christian Anderson TOSO and Maria Eriksdatter FRÖSLIE) was born on 28 Feb 1888 in Minnesota; died on 17 Apr 1965 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 29 Jul 1888, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1900 census, Ole and family farm in Meadows Twp, Wilkin County, Minnesota. His birth year is shown as 1874.

They’re still in Meadows Twp in 1910.

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Fergus Falls as Ole Toso of RR#4, Rothsay, where he is a farmer. He is described as of medium height and build with dark eyes and dark hair.

In the 1920 census, they’re farming in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he may be the Ole Toso who owns 8 acres in sections 3 and 16 of Tanberg Twp and 394 acres in section 8 of Trondhjem Twp.

Birth:
Dalby Database says 19 March 1875. Confirmation record says 18 Mar 1873.

Ole married Netta (Nettie) NELSON on 8 Nov 1894 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Netta was born on 8 Oct 1871 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 9 Jan 1971 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 13 Jul 1890, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Or Karoline.

In the 1900 census, she has had only the 3 children (Arthur, Mable, and Elmer). In the 1910 census, she is shown as having had 8 children, 8 still living.

Confirmation:
South Immanuel

Ida married Conrad Anderson TOSO on 20 Oct 1894 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Conrad (son of Anders Torgerson TOSO and Berte Gulbrandsdatter) was born on 3 Jan 1865 in Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway; died on 9 Jul 1954 in Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 7 Aug 1892, South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

In the 1900 census she is shown as having had 3 children, all still living. In the 1910 census, those numbers are 8 and 7.

In the 1920 census, she and her second husband Martin and family farm in Leaf Mountain Twp, Burke County, North Dakota.

In the 1930 census, she and Martin are still farming in Leaf Mountain Twp. All of her children by Martin are living with them but none of her children by William are. Couldn’t find any of those children in the 1930 census.

Pauline married William Alexander FRYE on 5 Sep 1895 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. William was born in Jan 1867 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline married Martin HELSETH about 1912. Martin was born about 1877 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Sep 1879, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Notes:

Baptism:
South Immanuel

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1972-MN-027262

Notes:

Listed with her family in the 1900 census but shown as “at school” in the occupation column.

She and Peter are living in Faribault in the 1910 census. At that time she had had only the one child.

In the 1930 census she is a widow living with son and daughter in Faribault. She does housework in private homes.

Died:
as Anna Kasparick

Anna married Peter Paul KASPERICK on 24 Jul 1907 in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota. Peter was born about 1879 in Wisconsin; died on 13 Jan 1927 in Rice County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1910 census she had had 3 children, all 3 still living.

Christine married George Everett MCCLEARY about 1902 in Minnewaukan, Benson County, North Dakota. George was born about 1883 in Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1975-MN-005745

Notes:

Farming in Trodhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, in the 1910 census. The household consisted of Alfred A, 23, Clara, 19, Mons Melvin, 9 months, Anders J., father, 60 and a widower, John, 19, brother, and Alma Mabel, 12, sister. Their household is listed on the same census page as the Carl Ostlund family.

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Trondhjem, Otter Tail County, as Alfred Toso of Rothsay where he is married and is a self-employed farmer. He is described as of medium height and build with gray eyes and light hair.

In the 1930 census, he and his family live in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is probably the Alf Toso living in Trondhjem Twp.

Mother’s maiden name Mitbo on his death certificate.

Died:
Barnesville, ND?

Alfred married Clara Marie FROSLIE on 6 Mar 1908 in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Clara (daughter of Carl Ericson FRÖSLIE and Maren Amundson BRORBY) was born on 27 Jan 1892 in Minnesota; died on 26 Mar 1952 in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried on 31 Mar 1952 in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Olga NELSON on 19 Feb 1957 in Clay County, Minnesota. Olga was born on 4 Feb 1895; died on 16 Mar 1990 in Clay County, Minnesota; was buried on 22 Mar 1990 in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1978-MN-009821

Notes:

She was a 41 year-old widow in the 1930 census. She and her children owned a farm in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County.

Lena married Andrew Myhre PEDERSON on 5 Dec 1906 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Andrew (son of Peder M MYHRE and Ingeborg ANDRESDATTER) was born on 7 Sep 1884 in Norway; died on 13 May 1926 in Dalton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 May 1926 in South Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1977-MN-012133

Notes:

Both of John’s parents were born in Norway.

In the 1910 census, he is living with his brother Alfred and family, widowed father Anders, and sister Alma Mabel in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County, just a few farms away from the Ostlund farm. He may also have been caught in the 1910 census as the John A. Toso, “helper” on the Conrad Toso farm in Benson County, North Dakota.

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Trondhjem as John Toso of Rothsay where he is married and is a self-employed farmer. He is described as of medium height and slender build with gray eyes and light hair.

In the 1920 census, John and his family farmed in Trondhjem Twp, Otter Tail County.

In the 1930 census, John and his family farmed in Foxhome Twp, Wilkin County. In that census, all nine children were still living on the farm.

In the 1940 census, he and his wife and their five youngest children farmed on a rented farm in Orwell Twp, Otter Tail County. Five years earlier, all of them had lived in Wilkin County. John had a 7th grade education, Anna had an 8th grade education.

Died:
Morris?

John married Anna Margrette OSTLUND on 29 Feb 1912 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Anna (daughter of Carl Olsen OSTLUND and Julia Bertina Christiansdatter) was born on 9 Jan 1891 in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway; died on 20 Jun 1960 in Stevens County, Minnesota; was buried in Summit Cemetery, Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Washington Death Certificate: 028766

Notes:

Single and living with her brother Alfred and family in the 1910 census.

Or Alma Mabel.

Mabel married Hildor Alfred FREDRICKSON on 10 Dec 1915 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Hildor was born on 28 Feb 1895 in Barnesville, Clay County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1910 census, he and his family, with his sister Alma, live in Fay Twp, Burke County, North Dakota.

Joseph married Bertha JELMO about 1904. Bertha was born about 1885 in Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married WICK about 1908. was born in Minnesota; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Single and living at home with her parents in North Dakota at the time of the 1910 census.

Notes:

Single and living at home with his parents in North Dakota at the time of the 1910 census.

Notes:

Single and living at home with her parents in North Dakota at the time of the 1910 census.

Family/Spouse: GRIFFITH. died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1918, in Burke County, North Dakota, as Ingel Toso of Columbus. He gives his employer as Gilbert Wick of Robinson and his nearest relative as Iver Toso of Columbus. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair.

Birth:
His death certificate is indexed as his having a birth date of 28 Dec 1896

Ingel married Julia Elise BRUSVEN on 2 Dec 1926. Julia was born on 28 Oct 1906; died on 17 Oct 1985 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in First Lutheran North Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her birthdate is shown as Sept 1897 in the 1900 census.

Not listed with her family in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Single and living at home with his parents in the 1920 census.

Notes:

According to the 1940 census, Leonard had a sixth-grade education. In that census, he was a hired hand on the Charles and Lena Swanson farm in Hesper Twp, Benson County, North Dakota.

Family/Spouse: Edwin OLSON. Edwin was born about 1913 in North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alvin was a T Sgt with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Notes:

Single and living with her parents and adopted sister in Esmond Twp, Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Adopted. Both of her parents were born in Norway according to the 1920 census.

Notes:

Not listed as living with her parents in the 1920 census.

Last resided in Clark, Washington according to death certificate information.

Hannah married Hjalmer Olander SUNDBY about 1918. Hjalmer was born on 8 May 1893 in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 5 Sep 1950 in Seattle, King County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gilma married Edwin Marius KARLSBRAATEN on 1 Jul 1925 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. Edwin was born on 26 Nov 1893 in Black Hammer Twp, Houston County, Minnesota; died on 15 May 1969 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Goes by Ernest.

He and Addoris were living next to Jens and Josephine in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1930 census. They had had no children at that point.

They were still with Jens and Josephine in the 1940 census. By then they had Elaine, Laverne, Richard, and Janett.

Ingeman married Addoris Evelyn JOHNSON on 19 Oct 1929. Addoris (daughter of Bernhard Seivert JOHNSON and Guria Maria BAGLIEN) was born on 31 Jan 1908 in North Dakota; died on 29 Jan 2005 in Maddock, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ralph Clarence JOHNSON. Ralph (son of Bernhard Seivert JOHNSON and Guria Maria BAGLIEN) was born on 13 Nov 1904 in Baker, Benson County, North Dakota; died on 7 Sep 1971 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Went by Jewell, her middle name.

Myrtle Jewell (Toso) Johnson Edwards Grimm died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at her home in Kenai. She was 86. Mrs. Grimm was born at home April 18, 1915, in Isabel Township, Benson County, North Dakota. In 1934, she married Roy O. Johnson, her high school sweetheart. On Jan. 1, 1953, she married Archie E. Grimm in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. They moved to Ephrata, where Archie was the State Farm Insurance agent for Grant County. She was the administrative assistant for the agency. She was active in the Business and Professional Women, Toast Mistress International, Sons of Norway and Trinity Lutheran Church until she moved to Kenai in 1999, where she took up residence with her son.

Myrtle married Roy Oscar JOHNSON in 1934. Roy (son of Bernhard Seivert JOHNSON and Guria Maria BAGLIEN) was born on 1 Dec 1914 in Baker, Benson County, North Dakota; died on 7 Jan 1989 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married Grover Everett EDWARDS on 8 Aug 1950 in King County, Washington. Grover was born on 5 Nov 1912 in Missouri; died on 15 Jul 1951 in Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California; was buried in Mount Shasta Memorial Park, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Archie Edwin GRIMM. Archie was born on 7 Oct 1902 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington; died on 25 Sep 1986 in Ephrata, Grant County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A Gertrude Toso married a John F Grittner in Hennepin County on 9 Jul 1935. Gertrude Adella Grittner, b. 3 Oct 1907, died 15 Mar 2005, last residence St. Paul.

Notes:

Axel’s father was born in Norway and his mother in the U.S.

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]

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:

Notes:

Died:
SSDI last residence

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]

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]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1923-MN-005197

Notes:

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Fergus Falls, as Harry Theodore Toso of RR#3, Pelican Rapids. His occupation is farm laborer. He gives his nearest relative as Mrs. A. H. Peterson of Stampede, North Dakota. He is described as short and of medium build with blue eyes and light hair.

Harry was a soldier at Fort Snelling when he died of pneumonia after a 5 day siege of the illness. He was a Private in Company F of the 3rd Infantry. He has no father or mother listed on his death certificate but Jens Toso, uncle, Pelican Rapids, is listed as the informant.

Notes:

In the 1895 and 1905 state censuses and the 1900 U.S. census. Twelve years and ten months old in the 1905 census of June 10th.

An entry in the 1900 census, that isn’t clear, is the basis for suggesting that Theoline is Jen’s daughter. The entry could also be interpreted as indicating that Theoline is Ingeborg’s daughter.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1916-23879

Notes:

Died:
last residence Park Rapids, Hubbard County, Minnesota

Family/Spouse: Tyler Sigfrid TOGSTAD. Tyler was born on 29 Sep 1915; died on 31 May 1984 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1917-23921

Notes:

She and Morris had five children in Otter Tail County in the period 1938-1955.

Family/Spouse: Morris John HALBAKKEN. Morris was born on 7 Jul 1911 in Wilkin County, Minnesota; died on 20 Sep 1998 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; was buried in Ringsaker Cemetery, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-22707

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

Notes:

There were two Arthur Tosos born in Minnesota in February of 1896. Arthur Thomas was born to Ole and Netta. Arthur Bernhard was born to Conrad and Ida.

Arthur Thomas appears in the 1900 (as Thomas) and 1910 censuses with his parents.

Died:
Minnesota Deaths and Burials in FS. As Thomas Arthur Toso.

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1919-011169

Notes:

Minnie was “killed intentionally by a revolver in the hands of Ole H. Noer.” She was still living at home and her occupation was “housekeeper.”

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1902-29399
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1956-MN-018566

Notes:

Lived in Rothsay in Otter Tail County at the time of the wedding announcement for their son Wallace (to Arlene Carol Ohe) in the December 27, 1955, edition of the FFDJ.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he lives in Tanberg Twp.

Winfield married Elvina NORDGAARD on 15 Dec 1925 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Elvina (daughter of John Simon NORDGAARD and Dina RYNESS) was born on 8 Aug 1906 in Minnesota; died on 11 Jul 1984; was buried in Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1904-31356
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1968-MN-170849

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1906-30577
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1906-49-844

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1907-30060

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1911-32327

Notes:

He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, in Isabel, Benson County, North Dakota, as Arthur Bernhard Toso of Esmond. He is single and employed in farming by his father C. A. Toso. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and light brown hair.

In the 1920 census, he’s single and living with his parents and siblings in North Dakota.

From the Ancestry “North Dakota Military Men”:

Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond

Name: Arthur Bernard Toso
Army #: 2,143,695
Registrant: yes, Benson county
Birth Place: Erhardt, Minn.
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1896
Parent's Origin: of Norwegian-American parents
Occupation: farmer
Comment: inducted at Minnewaukan on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery C, 338th Field Artillery, to discharge. Grades: Private 1st Class, Jan. 1, 1918; Corporal, March 14, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918; overseas from Aug. 18, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1919. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Jan. 17, 1919, as a Sergeant.

Family/Spouse: Marie Christine BRUDVICK. Marie was born on 12 Jan 1901 in North Dakota; died on 22 Mar 1995 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, in Minnewaukan, North Dakota as Elmer Leonard Toso of Esmond. He is employed as a “farmer boy” by his father, C. A. Toso of Esmond. He is described of medium height and slender build with gray eyes and light hair.

He and his family live next door to his parents in Benson County, North Dakota, in the 1930 census.

In the 1940 census, he and Eldora and their children live in Albert Twp, Benson County, in the same house that they lived in in 1935.

Family/Spouse: Eldora Blonda. Eldora was born on 1 Apr 1901 in North Dakota; died on 12 May 1990 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A 30 year-old Ella Rogstad was a nurse at a Veterans TB Hospital in Christian County, Kentucky, in the 1930 census. She had been born in North Dakota and both of her parents were born in Norway. This Ella was single, however.

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

Notes:

In the 1930 census, he was 23 year-old “Julin Toss”, an unmarried hired man on the Henry Reierson farm in Isabel Twp, Benson County, North Dakota.

Notes:

William Toso, 96, Devils Lake, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in a Devils Lake nursing home.
He was born April 12, 1913, to Conrad and Ida Toso near Esmond. He married Evelyn Togstad Dec. 30, 1939, in Minnewaukan.
Survivors: wife; sons, Larry, Windsor, Colo., Lanis, Devils Lake; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Funeral: Wednesday, 11 a.m., St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake.
Burial: Devils Lake Cemetery.

Birth:
“near Esmond”

William married Evelyn TOGSTAD on 30 Dec 1939 in Minnewaukan, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The N.D. death index says that although he died in Rolette County, his county of residence was Benson.

Notes:

Living with his mother and Martin in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Living with her mother and Martin in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Living with her mother and Martin in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Living with her mother and Martin in the 1920 census.

Notes:

Died:
SSDI gave no last residence

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1909-22855
• Social Security Number: 516-03-5881

Notes:

Single and living at home with his mother and sister in the 1930 census. He is a linotype operator at a newspaper.

He was a widower when he died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1913-21726

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1909-19516

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1910-19215
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1967-MN-012242

Notes:

Birth certificate says Alvin Clifford.

In the rural part of the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, Clifford and Hattie Toso own 80 acres in section 19 of Maplewood Twp.

Family/Spouse: Hattie G. Hattie was buried in Bagstevold Norwegian Cemetery, Erhards Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-21272

Notes:

Living at home ( as “Gladis M”) with her parents and siblings in the 1930 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-23963
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1991-MN-013156

Family/Spouse: Myrtle Thelma HILDE. Myrtle was born on 18 Sep 1912 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 20 Jan 2000 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1917-23911

Notes:

Or Viola Irene.

An obit:

Viola I. Martinson, 90, formerly of Rothsay, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls.

She was born on March 25, 1917, in Rothsay, one of eight children born to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso. They were a farming family and Viola attended a country grade school. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church.

On Aug. 30, 1939, she married Harry Martinson in Rothsay. She worked at the Rothsay school as a cook for 20 years and also cooked at the Rothsay Truck Stop. She retired in 1980. The highlight of her life was a trip to Norway she took with her sister in July of 1984.

Viola enjoyed bowling, cooking and baking, playing whist, listening to the Minnesota Twins games, and especially spending time with family and friends. She was a member of Hamar Lutheran Church and was active in its Ladies Aid group.

She was also a very active member of the Rothsay Senior Citizens Group. In 1996, she moved to Broen Home.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Harry, in 1992; and three brothers,Morris, Clifford and Curtis.

Survivors include her five children, Gene (Linda) Martinson of Underwood, Sharon Deitschman of Willmar, Bonnie Lankow of Vinton, Iowa, Ron (Nancy) Martinson of Hutchinson, and Tim (Jody) Martinson of Worland, Wyo.; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Gladys Velo of Fargo, Ruby (Gary) Danielson of West Fargo, Arlene (Herbie) Grunewald of Pelican Rapids, and Betty Nettestad of Moorhead; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation: Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service at the church

Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hamar Lutheran Church in Rothsay

Clergy: Rev. Paul Huso

Burial: Hamar Lutheran Cemetery, Rothsay

Funeral Home: Grina Funeral Home, Rothsay

Died:
SSDI last residence

Family/Spouse: Harry Gilman MARTINSON. Harry was born on 26 Jul 1902 in Minnesota; died on 20 Jul 1992 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Hamar Cemetery, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-21782
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1972-MN-025626

Notes:

Walter’s World War II enlistment record:

Walter V Pederson
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State: Minnesota
County or City: Otter Tail
Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Morris
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 130

Family/Spouse: June Elizabeth SANDBERG. June died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1912-20657
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1975-MN-004127

Notes:

In the 1937/38 Fergus Falls city directory, he is a laborer. He and Dora live at 938 Rosemary.

In the 1941/42 Fergus Falls city directory, he and Dora reside at 404 Spruce.

Buried:
Dalby Database says burial was in Knollwood.

Lloyd married Dora Regina TROSVIG on 21 Nov 1935 in Wilkin County, Minnesota. Dora was born on 5 Nov 1909 in North Dakota; died on 12 Dec 2001 in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried on 15 Dec 2001 in Knollwood Memorial Gardens, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1913-21181
• Social Security Number: 477-07-3985 Issued In Minnesota Before 1951

Notes:

In the 1941/42 Fergus Falls city directory, he and Evelyn reside in Guttenberg Heights.

Marvin married Clara Evelin LERBAKKEN on 1 Oct 1940 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Clara (daughter of Carl Ottin LERBAKKEN and Hannah Olivia BAGLIEN) was born on 9 Mar 1918 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 22 Dec 2014 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1915-23977

Notes:

Alice Junett on her birth certificate. Called Jeanette A. in the 1930 census. Variously called Alice Jeanette or Jeanette Alice on her children’s birth certificates. Called Alice Jeanette at death.

Family/Spouse: Clarence Lloyd JOHNSON. Clarence died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1917-23914
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2009-MN-014814

Notes:

When she married Louis, her residence was Foxhome, Minnesota, in Wilkin County.

The June 14, 1954, edition of the FFDJ notes that Mrs. Clarence Lyngstad served the cake at the bridal shower for Mrs. Kenneth Bixon (Corinne Olson). {The newlyweds’ names were spelled incorrectly in the article. They were Kenneth Leroy Biksen and Corrine Merie Olson.}

In the summer of 1960, when the engagement of Deland and Sharon was announced in the Fergus Falls newspaper, she was referred to as Mrs. Clarence Lyngstad of Encino, California. At the time of the wedding in December, she had moved to Fergus Falls.

Doris Violet Lyngstad, 92, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. 

She was born May 14, 1917, in Rothsay, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Anna (Ostlund) Toso. She grew up on her family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. She did waitress work for a time. She worked at Lake Region Hospital for many years, and after retiring from there, she worked at the Otter Tail Nursing Home.

On June 29, 1946, she married Clarence Lyngstad in Norfolk, Virginia. Over the years they lived in many places, including in California and Nebraska. They later lived on South Turtle Lake for 20 years.

Doris was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, and the “Art of the Lakes” and VFW.

She enjoyed painting beautiful pictures – especially old farmsteads, which she would sell. She also made sure each of her children had a painting. She loved to bake, and made lefsa for everyone. Her gardens were always large and surrounded by beautiful flowers.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Clarence; four brothers, Lloyd, Marvin, Clayton and Orin Toso; and two sisters, Jeanette (Clarence) Johnson and Jean Rix.

Survivors include her children: LaDonna Olson of Alexandria, Deland (Sharon) Bloch of Savage, and Lynette (Roger) Hutchins of Fergus Falls; 11 grandchildren: Kim (Carol) Olson, Kathryn (Duane) Begin, Kory Olson, Karla (Terry) Pavek, Kristopher Olson, Chad (Cynthia) Bloch, Jeffory (Lisa) Bloch, Kari (Mike) Pankey, Tyson (Joanna) Bloch, and Jonathan and Jamie Hutchins; 21 great-grandchildren: Sarah Olson, Mellissa Mrozek, Jessica Stroman, Breanna, Kayla, and Jenna Begin, Ryan Parks and Alexander Pavek, Heather and Hallie Hutchins, and Nick Anderson, Robert (Krista) Bloch, Brandon and Christian Bloch, Brittney and Brayden Bloch, Grace, Kathrine and Joe Pankey, and Charlie and Hailey Bloch; three great-great-grandchildren: Shelby and Sydney Stroman and Cierra Mrozek; two sisters, Evelyn (Leo) Hennen of Morris and Joyce (Ray) Doschadis of Graceville; one brother, John (Tami) Toso of Sun City, AZ; and three sisters-in-law: Mildred, Helen, and Evelyn Toso.

Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and resumes one hour prior to the service at the church

Service: 11 a.m. Friday, May 22, 2009 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls

Clergy: Reverend Kate Bruns

Interment: Bethlehem Cemetery in Fergus Falls

Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls

Died:
at Minnesota Veterans home

Doris married Louis Harold BLOCH on 20 Jul 1935 in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, and was divorced about 1946. Louis (son of Albert William BLOCH and Anna RACHUY) was born on 30 Jul 1914 in Currie, Murray County, Minnesota; died on 7 Mar 2006 in Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Westbrook Cemetery, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris married Clarence Orville LYNGSTAD on 29 Jun 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia. Clarence (son of Carl LYNGSTAD and Martha OLSON) was born on 16 Sep 1921 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 12 Oct 2000 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Oct 2000 in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-22702
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1998-MN-021785

Notes:

Buried:
Sec 9-A Site 853

Family/Spouse: Helen Bernice HOFF. Helen died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1921-25097
• Social Security Number: 475-18-2155 Issued In Minnesota Before 1951

Notes:

Not listed in index of Minnesota deaths.

Orin married Mildred Anna STOMBERG on 29 Aug 1943 in Traverse County, Minnesota. Mildred was born on 12 Sep 1921 in Traverse County, Minnesota; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1923-23881

Notes:

Joyce Muriel on her birth certificate. Called Jean M. in the 1930 census. Called Jean M Melaas in the record of her marriage to Harold Rix. Called Jean A in her divorce record from Harold Rix. Died as Jean Marie Rix.

MOMS calls her Jean Mary in the records of her marriages.

Jean married Selmer MELAAS on 22 Jun 1957 in Stevens County, Minnesota, and was divorced. Selmer was born on 7 Jun 1920; died on 29 Apr 1997; was buried in Rock Prairie Cemetery, Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Harold Ernest RIX on 13 Mar 1965 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 5 Aug 1983 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Harold was born on 3 Sep 1924 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 20 Nov 2001 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1930-31679

Notes:

She is listed as Ruby D. in the 1930 census.

Mass of Christian Burial for Joyce Doschadis, age 84, of Graceville will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beardsley, MN.

Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday, two hours prior to the Mass.

Father David Breu will celebrate the Mass and burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Casket bearers will be her sons: Gary, Steve, Mike, Kevin, and Tim. Honorary bearers will be the Staff of Grace Home.

Joyce Delia Doschadis was born on February 9, 1930, in Foxhome Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota to John and Anna (Ostlund) Toso. She was raised Lutheran and then was baptized into the Catholic Church on June 16, 1947. Joyce graduated from high school in 1947.

On July 10, 1947, Joyce and Raymond Eugene Doschadis were united in marriage in Browns Valley, Minnesota. They lived near Lake Traverse for a while, and then moved to Babbitt, Minnesota. Two years later they settled in Beardsley, Minnesota. Joyce and Ray were blessed with five children. Joyce worked at Phyl's Café in Beardsley, Holy Trinity Hospital as a nurses' assistant and at Beardsley Public Schools as a cook and a janitor. Ray died in June of 1997.

Joyce was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Beardsley where she was a member of Daughters of Isabella. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. As a member of the Hee Haw Gang, Joyce played guitar and sang with this group, bringing joy and laughter to many. She enjoyed fishing with Ray. Joyce really liked people and enjoyed a great party. Joyce was a devoted mother and her family meant a lot to her.

Joyce died on October 18, 2014, at Grace Home in Graceville, having reached the age of 84. She will be deeply missed.

Left with her loving memory are her five sons and daughters-in-law: Gary (Carol) Doschadis of Walker, MN; Steve (Nancy) Doschadis of Blaine, MN; Mike (Donna) Doschadis of Watertown, SD; Kevin (Jill) Doschadis of Graceville, MN; Tim (Becky) Doschadis of Beardsley, MN; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one brother, John Toso of Owatonna, MN; and one sister, Evelyn Hennen of Morris, MN.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brothers and sisters: Lloyd Toso, Marvin Toso, Jeanette Johnson, Doris Bloch, Clayton Toso, Orin Toso, and Jean Melaas.

Joyce married Raymond Eugene DOSCHADIS on 10 Jul 1947 in Traverse County, Minnesota. Raymond was born on 16 Aug 1927 in Traverse County, Minnesota; died on 16 Jun 1997 in Big Stone County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1919-22550

Notes:

His Social Security number was issued in Washington state.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1927-21666

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Birth Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Birth Certificate: 1903-19481

Notes:

Listed with his parents in North Dakota in the 1910 census.

He moved to Canada. Westby, Montana, border crossing records in 1925 (Pepper) and 1938 (Lake Alma) show him with a permanent address in Saskatchewan.

Notes:

Ivan Toso, 58, of Fergus Falls, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at his home.

He was born Dec. 29, 1948, in Barnesville, the son of Ingel and Julia (Brusven) Toso. He grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 1967.

After graduation he entered the Air Force, serving at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina until 1971. He then attended North Dakota State College of Science, Fergus Falls Community College, and graduated from Moorhead State University.

He was employed as an auditor with Randall Highland of Fergus Falls and later was employed by The Adelsman Company in Fergus Falls as their business manager for more than 20 years.

He was a lifelong resident of Fergus Falls, and has been with his companion, Jean Deal, since 1994.

As a youth Ivan was a member of Boy Scout Troop 304; that experience continued in his appreciation of the outdoors, camping, hunting, fishing, tying flies and traveling to the Big Horns in Wyoming to fly fish. He also enjoyed the mountains, and music, particularly gospel and old country. He had an interest in sports, participating in local softball and being a fan of professional football, and also NASCAR racing. He was an excellent cook - pinto beans were his specialty.

Ivan retained the support of a personal, spiritual faith from Christian parents, attending Sunday school and being a confirmed member of First Lutheran Church.

He was a great conversationalist and no one was a stranger to him. He was always a happy-going individual with a sparkle in his eyes and a smile on his face. He especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his former wife, Jacquelyn Boen; two nieces, Marcia Toso and Lynette Toso; and one nephew, Skeet Peasley. Survivors include his companion, Jean Deal of Fergus Falls; his son, Christopher Toso of Fergus Falls; his daughter, Sarah Kern (special friend Aaron Obermann) of Mt. Iron; a brother, Ken (Judy) Toso of Fergus Falls; a sister, Idella (Murrell) Peasley of Burns, Ore.; numerous nieces and nephews; and Jean’s daughter, Tina (James G.) Lockbaum, and a granddaughter, Khia Lockbaum of Belle Plaine.

Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls

Clergy: Rev. Matt Philaya

Burial: First Lutheran North Cemetery, Fergus Falls

Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls

Died:
died at home