Obituaries
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...
Edmund Schwartzwald
Aug 4, 1919
Edmund Otto Schwartzwald was born on August 4, 1919 in Pine City, MN, the son of Gustav and Mathilda (Braun) Schwartzwald. He grew up and was schooled at Pine City. In 1936 Ed went to Minneapolis where he received a degree through Dunwoody Institute. Ed then moved to California and worked as a mechanic for Lockheed Aircraft. In the spring...
Viola Noetzelman
Apr 28, 1919
Viola Ruth Noetzelman was born on April 28, 1919, in Leaf Valley Township the daughter of Edward and Clara (Pfalsgraff) Gehrke. She was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Leaf Valley and attended country grade school in Leaf Valley Township through the 8th grade. Viola was united in marriage to Gerhart Noetzelman on September 27, 1939, at Ebenezer...
Leona Diedrich
Mar 11, 1919
Leona Diedrich was born on March 11, 1919, in New Effington, South Dakota the daughter of John and Adelia (Wurl) Petrich. She was baptized in the Missouri Synod Lutheran faith. Leona graduated from Rosholt High School in 1937. As a young woman Leona moved to Seattle where she worked for the ship yards until they closed and then was employed...
Ilene Hjelm
Mar 8, 1919
Ilene was born on March 8, 1919, in Solem Township, the daughter of Roald and Amanda (Skramstad) Benson. She was baptized and confirmed at Solem Lutheran Church. Ilene attended country school in Solem Township through the 8th grade. As a teenager she went to work for the Aslagson family and that is when she met Perry Hjelm. On November 15,...
