Obituaries
June Dahl
Jun 28, 1922
June was born on June 28, 1922, the 5th of 8 children born to Paul and Sophie (Heubner) Zahl, in Morris, MN. After graduating from Morris High School she spent two years in nurses training before marrying Warren C. Dahl on Jan. 16, 1943 in Bradenton, FL. She and Warren then spent the next 28 years traveling the world, with...
Bernice Wittnebel
Feb 18, 1922
Bernice Elaine Sheppard was born on February 18, 1922, in Badoura, Minnesota. She grew up on a family farm attended rural schools and graduated from Akeley High School in 1939. She then attended St. Cloud Teachers College for one year and St. Cloud School of Business for one year. She moved to Garfield, Minnesota where she was employed as a...
Norman Johnson
Feb 18, 1922
Norman Ernest Johnson was born on February 18, 1922 in Balaton, MN to Ernest and Lena Johnson. He attended country school in Murray County near Balaton thru the eighth grade. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. On June 25, 1945, Norman married Dorothy Youngner at Fahlun Lutheran Church in Nelson. The couple moved to Balaton to live...
Marcine Kraemer
Oct 3, 1921
Marcine A. (Roers Pischke) Kraemer was born on October 3, 1921 in Brandon Township the daughter of Hubert and Anna (Kuhn) Roers. She attended country school district #37 through the eighth grade. Marcine met and fell in love with Philip Pischke. They were united in marriage on October 10, 1939 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville,...
Joseph Bergstrom
Aug 31, 1921
Joseph Barton Bergstrom was born on August 31, 1921 in Foley MN to Carl Julius Bergstrom and Nettie Bertha (Serstock). He grew up on a farm in Foley and graduated from Foley High School in 1938. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and survived a training airplane crash in Texas as he studied to become a navigator....
Mildred Paurus
Jul 20, 1921
Mildred Elizabeth Paurus was born in Blueberry Township, Wadena County Minnesota on July 20, 1921 to Alexander and Margaret Granroth. She grew up in the Menahga area and attended school there. On May 9, 1945, Mildred married Clifford Paurus in New York Mills, Mn. Their first home was in West Palm Beach, Florida, while Cliff was in the military. After...
Lorayne Ahlbrecht
Jul 9, 1921
Lorayne Elizabeth Ahlbrecht was born on July 9, 1921, in Spruce Hill Township the daughter of John and Olga (Arvidson) Beheng. She attended school through the 8th grade in Carlos Township. On February 2, 1943 Lorayne was united in marriage to Alfred Mrnak at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church. To this union two children were born: Gary and Lois. The couple...
Gordon Eunice
Jul 2, 1921
Eunice I. (Matson) Gordon was born on July 2, 1921 in Carlos Township, Douglas County, MN. The daughter of Gustaf and Ellen (Sjogren) Matson. She was baptized and confirmed at Fahlun Lutheran Church in rural Nelson. She was part of the Mattson-Shogren klan from around the area. She and her siblings numbered 8. Later she married Henry Gordon and they...
Clifford Nordsiden
Jun 28, 1921
Clifford Odell Nordsiden was born on June 28,1921 in Cottonwood County, MN, the son of Henry and Ora (Wilson) Nordsiden. He grew up on the family farm in Ann Township near Walnut Grove, MN. Cliff was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. He attended country school in District 43. Following his schooling Cliff worked on...
Vivian Gertjejansen
Mar 20, 1921
Vivian Victoria Anderson was born on March 20, 1921, to Abel and Amanda (Jernell) Anderson. She was raised on the family farm along the banks of Plumb Creek near Walnut Grove with nine brothers and sisters, attended the ?little white school house? near the 80 acre homestead, and later attended Walnut Grove public school. Vivian loved to tell the colorful...
Laura Ahlfors
Nov 27, 1920
Laura Ahlfors Laura Ellen Ahlfors was born on November 27, 1920, in Aurora, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Vilma (Rannila) Halonen. She graduated from Aurora High School in 1938 and the Minneapolis School of Business in 1939. In June 1941, Laura was united in marriage to Raymond Ahlfors. In February 1942 the newly married couple moved to Villard, Minnesota...
Eugene Widstrom
Aug 23, 1920
OBITUARY Eugene Allen Widstrom was born on August 23, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN the son of Joseph and Mae (Storberg) Widstrom. He was raised in SE Minneapolis and graduated from Marshall High School in 1938. Eugene joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he built roads and charted lakes near Ely, MN. Gene also joined the United States Army during WWII....
Harry Halstead
Jul 15, 1920
Harry M. Halstead was born on July 15, 1920 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Austin and Nellie (Carlson) Halstead. He was raised in Alexandria where he graduated from Central High School. Following his schooling he worked for about two years in the Civilian Conservation Corp near Lewiston and Rushford, MN. Throughout World War II Harry served his country as...
Esther Evensen
Apr 7, 1920
Esther was born in Devil's Lake, ND on April 7, 1920 to parents Knute Skaaden and Kristine Grothe Skaaden. She was raised as a young girl in Devils Lake, ND, Melrose, MN, and Detroit Lakes, MN where her dad worked as a shoe repairman. Esther was baptized in Devils Lake, confirmed in Detroit Lakes, and graduated high school with the...
Ruth Erickson
Mar 5, 1920
Ruth Frances Mahoney was born on March 5, 1920, to Fred and Minnie (Rud) Mahoney. In her first ten years she was to see films get sound, cars in mass production, frozen food, antibiotics, radio available to all and women in America get the right to vote. She grew up in Drayton, North Dakota alongside her older sister, Sylvia and...
Dorothy Haugee
Dec 6, 1919
Dorothy Rasmussen Haugee Dorothy Rasmussen Haugee was born in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on December 6, 1919, the daughter of Walter and Minnie (Martinson) Rasmussen. She grew up in the Pelican Rapids area and graduated from high school there at the age of 16. In 1938 she received a teaching degree from Moorhead State University and at the age of 18...
Barbara Toleen
Dec 5, 1919
Barbara Elizabeth Waddell was born in St. Clair, MI on December 5, 1919 to Elvira Tornquist Waddell and Robert Waddell. Barbara studied at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota School of Business. On May 14, 1949 Barbara was united in marriage to Leslie Edward Toleen in Virginia, MN. They were blessed with three children, John Richard, Cynthia and Nancy....
Marshall Dainsberg
Dec 3, 1919
Marshall Strand Dainsberg was born on December 3, 1919, in Delano, Minnesota the son of Ole and Minnie Dainsberg. In 1933, Ole got sick and later died in 1936. In 1933, Marshall left school during his freshman year of high school to help his mother provide for the family. From 1936-1943 he owned and operated Curley?s Men?s Clothing Store in...
JoAnne Pratt
Sep 8, 1919
JoAnne Marie (Senart) Pratt was born December 2, 1959 in Holdingford, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Denk) Senart. She was raised in Holdingford where attended school. In 1976 her family moved to Cold Spring where she graduated from high school in 1978. Following her schooling she enlisted in the United States Air Force. After a brief time...
Regina Wagner
Sep 5, 1919
Regina was born to Lauritz Nelson and Ronnaug Kalbak Nelson on September 5, 1919 on a farm in Roberts County seven miles from Sisseton, SD. Regina had two brothers, Ted and Nick and two sisters, Mabel and Carrie. She married Joe Wagner in 1939. They lived in Sisseton until the war broke out and then they moved to Seattle where...
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