Ansgar Silas EIDE

1913 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	Ansgar Silas EIDE
  Birth	13 Nov 1913	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jun 2007	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Burial	Knollwood Memorial Gardens, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Ansgar Silas Eide, 93, a longtime resident of rural Carlisle, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls. ??He was born Nov. 13, 1913, on a farm near Gardner, Ill., the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Hauge) Eide. As a child he returned to Norway with his family, and started school there. Shortly thereafter they moved to the Rothsay area, and in 1926, settled in Carlisle Township. He lived in the Carlisle area until 2006, when he moved to the Sheridan House in Fergus Falls.??On April 4, 1942, he married Thora Sletten. The couple resided on the farm where they raised four sons. ??He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where he was active in VSP, was active in the Eagles, and was a past school board member of rural District 226.??Ansgar was especially good with his hands, and loved woodworking and playing Bingo. For many years he enjoyed being a summer resident of Ten Mile Lake where he enjoyed fishing and his many friends.??Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Thora; one son, Terry Eide; and one brother, Edwin Eide.??Survivors include his three sons, Gary (Sally) Eide of Highland Park, Ill., Tim Eide of Fergus Falls, and Curt (Trish) Eide of West Fargo; six grandchildren, Sarah, Melissa, Lori, Kyle, Colin and Allison; three great-grandchildren: Jacob, Brett and Brady; two sisters, Mildred Sether and Bernice Kvern both of Fergus Falls; one brother, John (Beverly) Eide of Moorhead; three sisters-in-law, Alfreda Eide and Palma Martin, both of Fergus Falls, and Levine (Don) Mattson of Menominee, Mich.; one brother-in-law, Orvin (Vivian) Sletten of Salem, Ore.; and numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.??Visitation: Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, and one hour prior to the service at the church?Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls?Clergy: Rev. Kate Bruns?Burial: Knollwood Memorial Gardens in Fergus Falls
  Person ID	I5032	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Thora Burnetta SLETTEN,   b. 9 Sep 1916, Grant County, Minnesota d. 28 Dec 1998, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1942
  Family ID	F3881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2010