This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zappa, Moulett, Organ, Neely, Howell, Erickson, Murray, Lauda, Lasseigne, Haynes, Bolin, Mullen, Organ, Donatell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2381 Message Board Post: Friday, July 11, 2003 Ernie L. Zappa, Sr., 82 Ernie Lee Zappa, Sr., 82, of Rice Lake and formerly of Hudson, died Saturday, July 5 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. He was born June 21, 1921, in Cumberland, the son of Angelo and Margaret (Moulett) Zappa. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. On April 15, 1944, he was married to Shirley Organ, who preceded him in death, March 16, 1978. He remarried on Aug. 2, 1980, Shirley Neely Howell, in Rice Lake. While living in Hudson, he was caretaker for many years of the homes of the Herman G. Erickson family. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Zappa of Rice Lake; a son, Ernest “Lee” (Betty) Zappa, Jr., of Clear Lake; two daughters, Gloria (Dan) Murray of Ladysmith and Susan Zappa of Hudson; a step-daughter, Andrea Howell of Milwaukee; three grandchildren; three brothers, Ralph and Charles Zappa, both of Cumberland and Richard Zappa of Brainerd, Minn., and four sisters, Angie Lauda and Lorraine Lasseigne, both of Riverside, Calif., Irene Haynes of Morton Grove, Ill., and Rose Bolin of Minneapolis. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 9 at St. Anthony Abbot Catholic Church in Cumberland with Fr. Dennis Mullen officiating. Burial was in the St. Anthony Cemetery where pallbearers were Walt Organ, Jim Donatell, Jerry Organ, David Zappa, Jeff Zappa and Jerry Zappa. Graveside military rites were accorded by the Anderson-Thomson American Legion Post No. 98 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Arrangements were handled by the Skinner Funeral Home of Cumberland. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=8063

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zahler, Venta, Hjortland, Ranum, Thompson, Kelly Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2380 Message Board Post: Friday, July 11, 2003 Hellen K. Zahler Hellen Kathryn Zahler of St. Croix Falls, and formerly of Brooklyn Center, Minn., died at the St. Croix Valley Good Samaritan Center in St. Croix Falls, Thursday, July 3. She was the daughter of Andrew and Hilda (Hjortland) Venta of Minneapolis. She was married Oct. 2, 1948, in Minneapolis to George Kenneth “Jack” Zahler of Hudson. He was the son of George J. & Mame (Ranum) Zahler. For many years they made their home in Brooklyn Center. She was a past president of St. Olaf Residents Auxilliary, a member of Oslo No. 2, Sons of Norway and the North Memorial Auxiliary. Preceding her in death were her husband Jack Zahler in 2001; a son, Kenneth James Zahler in 1978; a brother Arnold Venta; a sister Thelma Thompson and brothers-in-law Robert Thompson and James Kelly. Surviving are a son Gary Arnold Zahler of Dresser; two granddaughters Amanda and Jillian and their mother Jacqui; a sister, Lorraine Kelly of Robbinsdale, Minn., and a brother, Herbert Venta of Danbury. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Minneapolis with burial at Crystal Lake Cemetery. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=8064

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Swanson, Flattum, Lemon, Gregerson, Thompson, McKenna, Plourde, Henningson, Miller, Thron, Yohn, Sorenson, James, Pominville, Johnson, Carufel Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2379 Message Board Post: Friday, July 11, 2003 Beverly J. Swanson, 70 Beverly Jean (Flattum-Lemon) Swanson, 70, of St, Mary’s Point, Minn., died unexpectedly at her home, Saturday, June 28. She was born May 27, 1933, in St. Paul, grew up in Hudson and was raised by her mother, Florence Flattum and her grandparents, Gust and Martha (Gregerson) Flattum. She attended Hudson schools graduating from Hudson High School in the class of 1952. After finishing high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. On Oct. 29, 1955, she was Married to Edward A. Swanson of Rockford, Ill., at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson by the Rev. Oscar C. Thompson. The couple lived Rockford from 1955 until 1969 when they moved to St. Mary’s Point. She was a housewife while her children were growing up, but later she took employment with KP Hydraulics that later became the Toro Company in Hudson. She loved the fellowship of friends and enjoyed watching movies, shopping, taking pictures, and was an avid Vikings football fan (especially when they played the Packers). She also took great pleasure in her vast collection of doll and teddy bears. Most recently she has been caring for her husband Edward who has Alzheimer’s disease. Survivors are her husband Edward of St. Mary’s Point; a daughter Nadine (Stewart) Swanson-McKenna of Oakdale, Minn.; a son, Steven Scott Swanson of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Richard (Myra) Lemon of Athens, Tenn.; a special cousin, Wanda (Marc) Plourde of Hudson; close friends, Merle Henningson, Frank C. Miller, and Mary (Willie) Thron. Preceding her in death were a son, Scott Edward Swanson (1958); her mother, Florence Lemon Yohn (1980); an aunt, Lucille Marie Miller(1994) and four uncles, Marvin C.(2000),Everett (l989), Herman E. (1944) and Robert Flattum (1956). The funeral service was at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 3, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson with Pastor Joanne Sorenson officiating, At the service organist Layton James accompanied the vocalist Roberta Pominville. Burial was in Willow River Cemetery in Hudson where full military honors were provided by the Hudson Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 21l5. Casketbearers were Mike Plourde, Eric Plourde, Ryan Flattum, Taylor Flattum, Paul Johnson and Joe Carufel. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 2 at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson and one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are preferred. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=8065

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Kirchener, Pint, Balsimo, Rael, Hauer, Bartkey, Andrle, Szleszinski Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2378 Message Board Post: Friday, July 11, 2003 Royce W. Johnson, 65 Royce William Johnson, 65, of Wasilla, Alaska, and a former resident of Hudson, died June 21, in Republic, Mo. He was born, in Hudson, Feb. 19, 1938, the son of Emil and Agnes (Kirchener) Johnson. He attended Oak Ridge country school in the town of Troy and Hudson High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. As a free spirit, who liked hunting, hiking and fishing, he also enjoyed classical music and was an artist, continually expanding his horizons in the arts. He worked on the Alaskan Pipeline as a pipe fitter and was a member of the Wasilla city council. Surviving are his children, Steven (Jean) Johnson of Hanover, Minn., Sandy (Rick) Pint of Grand Rapids, Minn., Shelly (Donald) Balsimo of Stillwater, Scott Johnson of Houlton and Jesse Johnson of Mountain Grove, Mo.; eight grandchildren, Tanya Rael, Andy Johnson, Heather Hauer, Valerie Bartkey, Travis Johnson, Matt Johnson, Avery Johnson and Amanda Johnson; a sister, Leona (Wilfred) Andrle of River Falls; and a brother, James (Mary Ann) Johnson of North Hudson. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers, Gerald and Robert Johnson and a nephew Randy Johnson. A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 12, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home chapel in Hudson with Fr. Peter Szleszinski officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery where military honors will be accorded by the Hudson Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post, No. 2115. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=8066

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hanson, Westphal, Norton, Stoner, Bos Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2377 Message Board Post: Thursday, July 10, 2003 Katherine Ann ‘Kittie’ Hanson Katherine “Kittie” Hanson of White Bear Lake, Minn. died July 4, 2003 of colon cancer, surrounded by her caring family. She is survived by loving husband Richard (Dick); cherished children, Matthew (Rachel), Gretchen (fiance Chris Westphal), Sarah Norton; precious granddaughter Kerrissa Norton; and baby girl Westphal to be; brothers, Larry (Elaine) Bos, John (Pat) Bos; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by parents Laurence and Ethel (Stoner) Bos. Mass of Christian Burial was at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church, White Bear Lake. Visitation was 3 p.m. until time of Mass at the church.Interment will be private with the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family. Honsa Family Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6785

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hawkins, Gavin, Trowbridge, Bowers, Sorensen, Bell, Tolaas, Murphy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2376 Message Board Post: Thursday, July 10, 2003 L. Vincent Hawkins, 77 May 2, 1926 - June 28, 2003 L. Vincent Hawkins was born in Hammond May 2, 1926, the son of Louis and Anna (Gavin) Hawkins. He died June 28 of bone cancer at the Shawnee Gardens Care Center in Shawnee, Kan. Vince graduated from Hammond High School, then joined the Navy. He served in the Navy from 1945-1949 and again from 1951-1953. After his service in the Navy, Vince went to work for IBM. He became a district manager, and retired in 1972. He was a resident of rural Grimes, Iowa for 22 years before moving to Branson, Mo. in 1994. He is survived by five sons, Terry (Kim) of Kansas City, Mo., Mark of Van Meter, Iowa, Dan (Cheryl) of Littleton, Colo., Shawn (Rhonda) of Shawnee Kan., Tim (Diana) of Ankeny, Iowa; three daughters, Sheila (Willie) Trowbridge of Salida, Colo., Pattie (Eddie) Bowers of Frisco, Colo., Lisa (Eric) Sorensen of Oak Park, Ill; 15 grandchildren; his former wife, Katie Hawkins of Urbandale, Iowa; sister, Sharon (David) Bell of Houlton; brothers, Mike (Sally) of River Falls, and Ronnie (Sue) of Lake Elmo, Minn.; many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Preceding Vince in death are his parents; brothers, Celly, Jerry, Bernie, and Pat; and his sister, Ann Lorraine Tolaas. Visitation was held Wednesday, July 2 at the Bakken-Young Funeral Home in Hudson, and for one hour prior to the service at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, July 3 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hammond. Father William Murphy officiated the service. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services of Hudson. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6786

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Webb, Gile, Kobs Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2375 Message Board Post: Thursday, July 10, 2003 Evelyn E. Webb,96 Evelyn E. Webb of Houlton died July 4, 2003. She is preceded in death by husband Ernest and son Ernest, Jr. Survived by daughters, Shirley Gile, Phyllis (Jack) Webb; son Norman (Laura); 13 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Anges Kobs. She loved sewing, gardening, fishing, reading and her family. Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, July 7 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Stillwater, Minn. Visitation was Sunday at Simonet Funeral Home, Stillwater and one hour prior to the service at the church atrium. Interment was at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Bayport, Minn. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6787

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Becker Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2374 Message Board Post: Friday, July 11, 2003 Martina M. Becker, 80 Martina M. Becker of New Richmond died July 9, 2003. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, New Richmond. Visitation is Friday, July 11 from 5-8 p.m. at Cullen Funeral Home in New Richmond with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6796

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ickler Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2373 Message Board Post: Monday, July 14, 2003 Leonard Ickler, 94 Leonard Ickler age 94 of Hammond died Friday, July 11 at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury. Funeral service for Leonard Ickler will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 14, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Baldwin. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Monday. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hammond. Funeral services have been entrusted to the O'Connell Family Funeral Home in Baldwin. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6797

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Audorff Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2372 Message Board Post: Monday, July 14, 2003 Lynn Audorff, 55 Death notice Lynn Audorff of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Cornell, died suddenly on Saturday, July 12 while visiting his sister in New Richmond. Funeral arrangements are pending with Beebe Mortuary. For more information, call (715) 246-2154. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6798

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hush Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2371 Message Board Post: Monday, July 14, 2003 Gracie Hush, infant Services are pending for Gracie Hush, 4 weeks old, infant daughter of Grey and Tara Hush of Baldwin. She died Sunday, July 13 at Fairview University Hospital in St. Paul. For more information, please contact O'Connell Family Funeral Home, (715) 684-3434, or (715) 386-3725. © 2003 New Richmond News - Reposted by permission http://www.newrichmond-news.com/Main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&ArticleID=6799

In the book titled, Ox Cart Days, published circa 1940, is a photo and write-up on the Nels Johnson family. The photo includes Hannah, Anna, Sylvia, Nels, Edgar and Minnie. Have you seen it? At 05:11 AM 7/9/03 -0600, you wrote: >WISTCROI-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 156 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [St. Croix] Nels Johnson ["Shiloh Herrem" > <[email protected]>] > >Administrivia: >-- Roxanne Munns ([email protected]), list owner -- > >To unsubscribe from WISTCROI-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > >To contact the list administrator, send mail to >[email protected] > > > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:57:40 -0500 >From: "Shiloh Herrem" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: [St. Croix] Nels Johnson >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >I am looking for any information on the following people found in the 1900 >St. Croix County, Star Prairie Federal Census: > >Johnson, Nels b. Jun 1852, emigrated from Sweden in 1879, >occupation listed as blacksmith > Anna b. May 1859, emigrated from Sweden 1878 > Sylvia A. b. Sept 1881, Wisconsin > Edgar b. Sept 1884, Wisconsin > Minnie C. b. May 1887, Wisconsin > Hannah M. b. Feb 1890, Wisconsin > Albin L. b. Feb 1893, Wisconsin > Neva E. b. May 1896, Wisconsin > Ernest E. b. Feb 1899, Wisconsin > >I can not find these people listed in any other census. I am particularly >looking for birth information on the children and emigration information >on Nels and Anna. If anyone has or would look up any information for me, >I would really appreciate it :) > >Shiloh

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3FC.2ACI/1282.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, I should have checked that out. I was just checking Wonderling in the message boards and wasn't even paying attention to that part. Thanks for your reply! Darla

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3FC.2ACI/1282.1.1 Message Board Post: Darla, Since this is the St. Croix County, Wisconsin message board, that is where Glenwood City is! :-) Good luck in your search! Roxanne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parent, Rivard, Lemire Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3FC.2ACI/2254.1 Message Board Post: Searching for history on my great grandmother, Etudian Parent. Her father was Moise Parent and her mother was Rasalie Rivard..Could this possibly be a connection? My email address is [email protected] Etudian married Abraham Lemire of Somerset, Wisconsin.I have a lot of Lemire informationthat I'd like to share.Not enough on the Parent side.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3FC.2ACI/1282.1 Message Board Post: Hi Roxanne, Could you tell me exactly where Glenwood City is located? What state? I'm a Wonderling researcher, being a Wonderling descendent, and am interested in finding out about Ann (Kyle) Wonderling listed in the obit. Thank you! Darla Kelly

I am looking for any information on the following people found in the 1900 St. Croix County, Star Prairie Federal Census: Johnson, Nels b. Jun 1852, emigrated from Sweden in 1879, occupation listed as blacksmith Anna b. May 1859, emigrated from Sweden 1878 Sylvia A. b. Sept 1881, Wisconsin Edgar b. Sept 1884, Wisconsin Minnie C. b. May 1887, Wisconsin Hannah M. b. Feb 1890, Wisconsin Albin L. b. Feb 1893, Wisconsin Neva E. b. May 1896, Wisconsin Ernest E. b. Feb 1899, Wisconsin I can not find these people listed in any other census. I am particularly looking for birth information on the children and emigration information on Nels and Anna. If anyone has or would look up any information for me, I would really appreciate it :) Shiloh

St. Croix Researchers, I thought this may be of interest to you who have WWI veterans! Roxanne St. Croix CC > > Greetings: > > > > This announcement is being sent to a number of lists. Please accept > > our > > apologies for any duplicate postings: > > > > The Library of Congress' Serial & Government Publications Division is > > pleased to announce the release of a new addition to the National > > Digital Library - the online collection The Stars and Stripes: The > > American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919, available on > the > > American Memory website at: > > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sgphtml/sashtml/. > > > > At the direction of General John J. Pershing, The Stars and Stripes > > newspaper was published in France by the United States Army from > > February 8, 1918 to June 13, 1919. By early 1918, American forces > were > > dispersed throughout the western front, often mixed at the unit level > > with British, French and Italian forces. The primary mission of The > > Stars and Stripes was to provide these scattered troops with a sense > of > > unity and an understanding of their part in the overall war effort. > The > > eight-page weekly featured news from home, poetry, cartoons and sports > > news, with a staff that included journalists Alexander Woollcott, > Harold > > Wallace Ross and Grantland Rice. On borrowed printing presses, using > a > > delivery network that combined trains, automobiles (including three > > Cadillacs) and one motorcycle, the staff produced a newspaper with a > > circulation that peaked at 526,000 copies. This new online collection > > presents the complete run - 71 weeks - of the World War I edition. > > > > The collection also includes special presentations that discuss the > > newspaper's content: its illustrations and advertising, its > publication > > of soldiers' poetry, its coverage of women. Brief biographies of > > editorial staff members and their later careers hint at the level of > > journalistic talent within The Stars and Stripes. A timeline and map > > place the newspaper within the greater historical and geographical > > context of the war. > > > > The collection was processed with optical character recognition (OCR) > > software to allow users to search the full text of the newspaper for a > > word or phrase. This feature expands the collection's usefulness to > > historians and genealogists researching names and details that do not > > appear in the headlines. The Stars and Stripes collection served as a > > pilot project in the development of search and display capabilities to > > be utilized on future releases of historic newspapers. > > > > Please direct all general inquiries to: > > http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-contactus2.html >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tonella, Smith, Aldrich, Brandt, Evenson, Johnson, Finger, Bowen, Waxon, Crimmins, Mayer, Boney, Amacher, Bergwall Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2370 Message Board Post: Friday, June 27, 2003 Alice Smith Tonella, 83 Alice Laurene (Smith) Tonella, 83 of Marquette, Mich., and a former resident of this area, died Friday, June 20, at her home. She was born March 3, 1920, in River Falls, the daughter of Wallace and Lura (Aldrich) Smith, and was a graduate of River Falls High School. As a young woman, she worked at the original Malted Milk Shop in Hudson and as a secretary for Dr. Kenneth L. Brandt. Through her mother, she was a descendant of Dr. Philip Aldrich (1792-1858), one of the first pioneers in what is now Hudson. He arrived here as early as 1847 when Wisconsin was still a territory. He served on the first county board, was Hudson’s first postmaster and the first probate judge of this district of Wisconsin Territory. On May 16, 1941, in Hudson, Alice Smith was married to Gordon F. Evenson and they were divorced in 1960. A resident of Marquette since 1963, she worked for many years as a desk clerk at the former Northland Hotel (Landmark Inn) in Marquette. She was married Aug. 2, 1969, to Frank J. Tonella in Marquette and together they owned Tonella’s Funeral Home, where she assisted her husband until they both retired in 1986. She received much enjoyment from the friends and camaraderie she received at cardiac rehab at Marquette General Hospital, where she volunteered for 10 years. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. Surviving are one son, Frederick (Nancy) Evenson of Holt, Mich.; two daughters, Karen Johnson of Brandon, Fla., and Margaret “Peggy” Finger of Marquette; seven grandchildren, Scott (Jennifer) Johnson, Pam Johnson, Heidi Evenson, Daniel (Cathy) Evenson, Travis Evenson, Erin (Jim) Bowen and Jeff Finger; four great-grandsons, Jacob, Isaac, Matthew and Lukas; and an expected great-granddaughter, Grace; two sisters, Vycella Waxon and Olive (Leo) Crimmins, both of Hudson; and two brothers, Charles (Bev) Smith of Madison and Marlin (Meiko) Smith of Rockledge, Fla. Preceding her in death, besides her parents, were her husband, Frank Tonella, on April 18, 2001, and three sisters, Elwyn Waxon, Leora Mayer and Inez Boney. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette with the Rev. Nancy Amacher officiating. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, where pallbearers were Scott Johnson, Daniel Evenson, Travis Evenson, Jeff Finger, Jim Bowen and Larry Bergwall. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=7962&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tollefson, Hagen, Olson, Bonnes, Romundstad, Bernloehr, Ryan, Howard, Cave, Solem Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2369 Message Board Post: Friday, June 27, 2003 Sylvia O. Tollefson, 77 Sylvia Oletta Tollefson, 77, of Hudson, formerly of Eleva, died Saturday, June 21, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. She was born June 21, 1926, in St. James, Minn., the daughter of Alfred and Helga (Olson) Hagen. On Oct. 30, 1948, in Eleva, she was married to William Tollefson. She was employed as a secretary and bookkeeper at Family Farms in Eleva for several years. In September 2001, she moved to Hudson to be closer to some of her children. She is survived by three daughters, Cynthia (Michael) Olson of Green Valley, Ariz., Bonnie (Glenn) Bonnes of Rochester, Minn., and Jean (Michael) Romundstad of Hudson; a son, Douglas (Sandy) Tollefson of Lakeland, Minn.; three sisters, Irene (Ernie) Bernloehr of St. James, Minn., Margaret Ryan of Mankato, Minn., and Addy (Roger) Howard of West St. Paul; seven grandchildren, Bradley Olson, Bryan Olson, Tim Bonnes, Andy Bonnes, Taya Cave, Cory Romundstad and Tessa Romundstad; and one great-grandson, Braeden Cave. Preceding her in death was her husband, William Tollefson, on July 26, 1988. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Eleva Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kermit Solem officiating. Burial was in the Eleva Cemetery. The Schiefelbein Funeral Home in Strum handled arrangements. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=7963&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1