Husband Samuel Bårdson Fostved
Born: 1744 - Espeland, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
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Died: 1815 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
Buried: 18. jun 1815 - Sauda kyrkje, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway 3859
Father: Baar Samuelson Fosstveit 4230
Mother: Ragnille Andersdotter 925
Marriage: Cir 1770 - Sauda kyrkje, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
Events
• Censuses: 1758, Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway.
• Censuses: 1801, Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway.
Wife Marte Ingebretsdotter 6447
Born: 1744 - Aukland, Etne, Hordaland, Norway 6445
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Died: - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
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Father: Ingebret Tjerandson Aukland 15437
Mother: Siri Jonsdotter
Events
• Censuses: 1801, Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway.
Children
1 M Baard Samuelson Fostved
AKA: Baar
Born: 1773 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
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Died: 25. may 1849 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway 3862
Buried: 31. may 1849 - Sauda kyrkje, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway 3862
Spouse: Ragnhild Gunnarsdotter
Marr: 17. jul 1803 - Sauda kyrkje, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway 4051
2 M Ingebret Samuelson
Born: 1775 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
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Died:
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3 M Samuel Samuelson
Born: 1778 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
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Died:
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4 F Siri Samuelsdotter
Born: 1784 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
Christened:
Died: 17. mar 1866 - Fosstveit, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway 4469
Buried: 23. mar 1866 - Sauda kyrkje, Sauda, Rogaland, Norway
Spouse: Thorger Torgerson Haugen d.y. 4444
Marr: (Unmarried)
Husband Alvin Johan Fosaaen
Born: 20. nov 1915 - Cando, Towner, North Dakota, USA
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Died: 18. mar 1976 - Egeland, Towner, North Dakota, USA
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Father: Knud Knudson Fosaaen
Mother: Anne Brodal
Marriage: 12. dec 1958 - Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA
Other Spouse: Veora Bergdahl - Cir 1945 - , , , USA
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Husband Andreas Knudson Fosaaen
Born: 9. oct 1866 - Fosså, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway 267
Christened: 4. nov 1866 - Hjelmeland kyrkje, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway 267
Died: 4. jan 1964 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 7. jan 1964 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Father: Knut Olson Fossaa 268
Mother: Ragnhild Eriksdotter
Marriage: 5. apr 1899 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Wife Martha Serina Saboe
Born: 14. feb 1870 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 27. sep 1938 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 1. oct 1938 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Father: Colben Tørreson Saboe 2211
Mother: Gyri Ommundsdotter 34891
Children
1 F Ruth Caroline Fosaaen
Born: 16. jul 1900 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 26. nov 1984 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 28. nov 1984 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: This person had no known marriage and no known children
2 F Cora Judit Fosaaen
Born: 17. nov 1902 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
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Died: 7. oct 1980 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Elmer Johan Anfinson
Marr: 7. may 1924 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
3 F Myrtle Amanda Fosaaen
Born: 13. jul 1904 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 28. jun 1985 - La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Buried: 1. jul 1985 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Helmer J. Johnson
Marr: 20. jan 1926 - , , , USA
4 F Edna Leonora Fosaaen
Born: 11. may 1910 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
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Died: 21. may 2001 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 23. may 2001 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: Albert George Fenske
Marr: 18. may 1942 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
General Notes: Husband - Andreas Knudson Fosaaen
Utvandret i 1887. Overtok driften av farmen til onkel Ola Olson Fosaaen. Med unntak av 7 år da han drev med livdyroppdrett i Oregon - bodde han hele livet i Dover township.
Det er opplyst i nekrologen at han besøkte Norge 3 ganger (bl.a. i 1909 - Ellis Island). Han var byen Ossian eldste innbygger da han døde i 1964 - 97 år gammel. Foreldrene til Marta var Kolbein T. Sæbø (1820-1891) og Gyri Amundsen Mehus.
Minneord
"Andrew Fosaaen, Oldest Resident of Ossian, Dies at 97"
Ossian's oldest resident, Andrew K. Fosaaen, died Saturday at his home here after a lingering illness of about ten months. He was 97 years old. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. E.O. Ellefson in the Ossian Lutheran church. Irvin Fosaaen was soloist. Burial was in Stavanger Cemetery with the following men serving as pallbearers--Howard Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, Ahlert Anfinson, Kenneth Skinner, Calvin Nelson and Charles Jacobsen. Andrew K. Fosaaen was born on October 9, 1866, at Hjelmeland, Stavanger, Norway, a son of the late Knut and Ragnhild Fosaaen. As a young man he migrated to the United States and came to this community on May 5, 1885. He farmed for many years south of Ossian. On April 5, 1899, he was married to Miss Martha Saboe by the late Rev. Krog. They became the parents of four daughters, all of whom survive. They are Miss Ruth Fosaaen, Cora (Mrs. Elmer Anfinson), Myrtle (Mrs. Helmer Johnson) and Edna (Mrs. Albert Fenske), all of Ossian. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 16 nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, four brothers, one sister, a grandson and a granddaughter. Mr. Fosaaen spent 79 years in the United States. With the exception of seven years which he spent at Portland, Oregon, where he was manager of a dairy farm, he lived in and around Ossian. His wife preceded him in death many years ago. On three occasions he returned to Norway for vacation visits with relatives and friends. During the years he lived on his farm south of Ossian he served terms as a director for Dover township no. 7 school. Among those from a distance attending the services on Tuesday were Knute Fosaaen of Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson of Eagle Bend, Minnesota, Racine Fosaaen of Inwood, Iowa, and Sigvald Vaagene of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Husband Cedolph Rudd
Born: Cir 1886
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Died: 1. sep 1930 - , , British Columbia, Canada
Cause of Death: Skipsforlis
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Marriage: 9. dec 1909 - , , British Columbia, Canada
Wife Elen Maria Fosaaen 17003
AKA: Ella
Born: 27. mar 1888 - Fosså, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway 416
Christened: 29. apr 1888 - Hjelmeland kyrkje, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway 416
Died: 19. aug 1978 - Poulsbo, Kitsap, Washington, USA
Buried:
Father: Haldor Oddson Fossaaen
Mother: Johanna Jonsdotter 415
Events
• Confirmation: 28. sep 1902, Hjelmeland kyrkje, Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway.
Children
Husband Erling Norman Fosaaen
AKA: Earl
Born: 29. dec 1919 - Cando, Towner, North Dakota, USA
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Died: 29. jan 1988 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA
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Father: Knud Knudson Fosaaen
Mother: Anne Brodal
Marriage: 1947 - Antioch, Contra Costa, California, USA
Wife Marjorie Bernice Johnson
Born: 24. apr 1926 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
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Died: 18. nov 1985 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA
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Father: Helmer J. Johnson
Mother: Myrtle Amanda Fosaaen
Children
Husband Amon Colbenson Saboe
Born: 11. apr 1857 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 8. jun 1917 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Cause of Death: Carcinoma
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Father: Colben Tørreson Saboe 2211
Mother: Gyri Ommundsdotter 34891
Marriage: 23. mar 1892 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Wife Inger Sophie Fosaaen
Born: 24. feb 1867 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 16. feb 1960 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
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Father: Ole Olson Østerhus d.e. 268
Mother: Inger Sophia Kristensdotter
Events
• Censuses: 1880, Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
Children
1 M Oliver Alhert Fosaaen
Born: 13. nov 1889 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 28. may 1965 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 30. may 1965 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Child-Par.Rel.: Father: Adopted, Mother: Adopted
Spouse: Anna Helena Wolfs
Marr: Cir 1918 - , , , USA
2 F Cora Julia Saboe
Born: 27. apr 1895 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
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Died: 27. may 1952 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
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3 M Albert Christian Fosaaen
Born: 10. feb 1897 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
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Died:
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Child-Par.Rel.: Father: Adopted, Mother: Adopted
Death Notes: Husband - Amon Colbenson Saboe
Death records microfilm, Fayette County, Iowa. Amon C. Saboe. Male. Age 60 years 1 month 27 days. Farmer. Died June 7, 1917. Married. Born Iowa. Died Dover Township. Cause of death: carcinoma. Burial Hauge Cemetery.
General Notes: Husband - Amon Colbenson Saboe
From the "Past and Present of Fayette County, Iowa," 1910. B.F. Brown & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana.
"Amon C. Saboe. Among the most prominent citizens of the northern part of Fayette county must be ranked Amon C. Saboe, for he has made this locality his home since babyhood and has been active in the general progress of the community. His birth occurred in Dover township in 1857, the son of is experience and followed this line for one year in Wisconsin; however, he soon began working on the farm and in May, 1851, settled on the farm now owned by Amon C. Saboe, of this review. He first purchased forty acres where the buildings stand. Prospering from year to year as a result of his excellent business qualities, he added additional forties until he had eleven forties, or four hundred forty acres. He became quite well-to-do and was an influential citizen there, and he carried on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale, having cleared most of the land himself, assisting the hands in the actual work of preparing the soil for cultivation. His son, Amon C. cleared perhaps one-half of the place. The father first lived in a dug-out where the present comfortable dwelling stands, though before its erection he lived for some time in a log house. All the present buildings were erected by him except the barn, which Amon C. built; it is a substantial structure, fifty-six by seventy-six feet, with a fourteen-foot shed, twenty-six-foot posts and a driveway fifty-six by sixteen feet.
The father of Amon C. Saboe was very active in politics, being first a Whig, later a Republican. He held a position on the school board for a great many years and always took an active interest in the affairs of his county. He and his wife reared nine children, eight of whom are still living.
Amon C. Saboe was educated in the public schools of his native community and he began working on the home farm when but a mere lad, and he has driven a reaper for forty-five years consecutively on the same farm, having begun with a hand-rake when seven years of age; now he rides behind a modern McCormick self-binder. He challenges the state to break the record. He purchased the homestead in 1892, consisting of two hundred and seventy-five acres, his father having sold two hundred and eighty acres. The place is now widely known as the Turkey Valley Stock Farm. He has one hundred and fifty hogs at a time, preferring the Poland-China breed. He well understands the successful handling of hogs and has never had cholera among them. He also keeps from fifty to seventy-five head of cattle. Corn and oats are his chief grains. He has half interest in a general store at Ossian, Iowa, known as the John Moe Mercantile Company, and in all his busines relations he has been very successful.
Mr. Saboe was married in 1892 to Inger FOSSAAN, who was born and reared on the farm just north of that owned by Mr. Saboe. She is the daughter of Ole O. and Inger CHRISTIAN FOSSAAN, who came from Norway in 1852, locating on the farm mentioned above, which is still in the family. This family was always active in township affairs, and highly respected people here. One child, Cora Julia, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Saboe, and they have an adopted son, Albert Fossaan, a son of Mr. Saboe's brother-in-law. They have also reared Oliver Fossaan and Emma Fossaan.
Mr. Saboe and family are members of the Lutheran church. Politically, Mr. Saboe is a Republican in national affairs and independent locally. He has never aspired to public office, but he has been a member of the local school board for about fifteen years, eleven of which were consecutive; most of the time he was president or secretary of the board. Personally he is a genial, straightforward and hospitable gentleman whom everybody honors and respects.
Husband Irvin Kermit Fosaaen
Born: 29. may 1919 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
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Died: 22. dec 2008 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 27. dec 2008 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Father: Oliver Alhert Fosaaen
Mother: Anna Helena Wolfs
Marriage: 1. aug 1948 - Castalia, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Other Spouse: Perrine Elizabeth Stover - 4. jul 1987 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Events
• Censuses: 1925, Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
Wife Marion Mundt
Born: 4. mar 1920 - Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Died: 16. mar 1982 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 18. mar 1982 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Children
General Notes: Husband - Irvin Kermit Fosaaen
Minneord i Cresco Times den 30. des 2008:
OSSIAN, IOWA - Funeral services for Irvin K. Fosaaen were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Stavanger Lutheran Church in Ossian with Roy Christophersen, Lay Pastor for the church officiating. Organist was Elaine Knutson who accompanied for Don DiLaura. Honorary pallbearers were: Kermit Anfinson, Alvin Huether, Kenneth Ney, Gary Mundt, Cletus Birdsell, Wayne Quass, Dale Quass, and Stanley Ney. Pallbearers were: Blake Fosaaen, Nathan Fosaaen, Mitchel Schulz, Tess Fosaaen, Melissa Gesing, Kris Fosaaen, Jeremiah Costello, and Ben Rausch. Interment was in Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ossian.
Irvin, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah after a brief illness.
Irvin K. Fosaaen was born May 29, 1919 in Dover Township, Fayette County, IA, the son of Oliver and Anna (Wolf) Fosaaen. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at Stavanger Lutheran Church, rural Ossian. Irvin attended Dover #6 country school and graduated from Ossian High School. He worked at the Gunderson Department Store and eventually bought the business, along with two partners. After several years in the retail business, the store was closed and Irvin went to work for the Carnation Company. When the current NICC campus in Calmar was opened, Irvin became one of the first employees hired. He retired from NICC in 1986, after nearly 20 years, and began spending his summers painting houses with his partner Kermit Anfinson.
Irvin married Marion E. Mundt on August 1, 1948 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia. Their marriage was blessed with six children. Marion died in 1982. On July 4, 1987, he married Perrine E. (Stover) Fasse at the Zion Church in Waterloo, IA. Perrine died in 1997. Irvin then wed Phyllis A. (Vrzak) Pavlovec on May 29, 1998 at the Stavanger Lutheran Church.
Irvin was very active in the Ossian community and the Stavanger Lutheran Church congregation throughout his life. He was the Ossian City Clerk for over 25 years, was an EMT for 17 years. He was involved with the planning and building of the Ossian Community Center and current public library building. Irvin served for many years as church sexton, Sunday School Superintendent, and Luther League sponsor. He loved to sing and play the organ.
Irvin enjoyed growing flowers, particularly roses. Irvin was very active in AA, having been involved for nearly 25 years. Irvin spent the last year of his life as a resident of the Ossian Senior Hospice.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of Ossian; three sons: Irvin, Jr. and wife Patty of Waukon, Stan and wife Bach of Cresco, and Randy and wife Jane of Ossian; one daughter: Sandy Schulz and husband David of Durant, IA; five step children: Mary Fasse-Shaw and husband Jeffrey of Toledo, IA, Shirley Zafft of Decorah, Dennis and Delbert Pavlovec of Calmar, and Shelley Pavlovec of Decorah; 12 grandchildren: Kris, Blake; Tess, Brooke, Nicole; Ashley, Nathan, Kendra and Oliver Fosaaen; Melissa Gesing, Sarah (Jeremiah) Costello and Mitchel Schulz; two nieces; one nephew; and eight step grandchildren.
Preceding Irvin in death were his wives: Marion and Perrine; his parents; two daughters: Lynn at birth and Nancy in 1967; and one sister: Opal Blagoue.
General Notes: Wife - Marion Mundt
Minneord mars 1982:
"Marion Fosaaen, lifelong area resident, dies" Mrs. Irvin Fosaaen, a lifelong resident of the Castalia and Ossian vicinities, died Tuesday morning in the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital at Decorah where she had been a patient only eight days. She was 62 years old. Although Mrs. Fosaaen had been in failing health for several months, her death was unexpected. She had been a resident of the Ossian Senior Hospice for several months. Mrs. Fosaaen's funeral was conducted Thursday, March 18 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Jack Peterson in Stavanger Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Stavanger Cemetery. Schmitz Funeral Home was in charge. Pallbearers were George Peck, Cletus Birdsell, Vernon Lofte, Albert Quass, Gary Mundt and Kenneth Ney. As Miss Marion Mundt, she was born March 4, 1920, a daughter of John and Lena Mundt of rural Castalia. She spent the early years of her life in the Castalia area where she obtained an education by attending the rural schools near her home and later Postville High School. After graduation from high school, she taught school at Military Township School No. 6 (known as the Nesvik School). On August 1, 1948, she was united in marriage to Irvin K. Fosaaen at Zion Lutheran Church at Castalia by the Rev. L.R. Meinecke. They established their home in Ossian where they spent their entire married life. They became the parents of three sons and three daughters, four of whom survive. They are Irvin Fosaeen, Jr. of Waukon, Stanley Fosaeen of Cresco, Randy Fosaaen of Ossian and Sandy Gesing of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She also is survived by her husband; one granddaughter, Melissa Gesing; and her mother. In addition to her father, who died in 1939, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Nancy in 1976 and Lynn in infancy; and two sisters, Helen in 1917 and Shirley on July 31, 1977.
Husband Irvin Kermit Fosaaen
Born: 29. may 1919 - Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 22. dec 2008 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 27. dec 2008 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Father: Oliver Alhert Fosaaen
Mother: Anna Helena Wolfs
Marriage: 4. jul 1987 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Other Spouse: Marion Mundt - 1. aug 1948 - Castalia, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Events
• Censuses: 1925, Dover Mills, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
Wife Perrine Elizabeth Stover
Born: 8. may 1914 - , , South Carolina, USA
Christened:
Died: 22. jan 1997 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
Buried: 25. jan 1997 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Children
General Notes: Husband - Irvin Kermit Fosaaen
Minneord i Cresco Times den 30. des 2008:
OSSIAN, IOWA - Funeral services for Irvin K. Fosaaen were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Stavanger Lutheran Church in Ossian with Roy Christophersen, Lay Pastor for the church officiating. Organist was Elaine Knutson who accompanied for Don DiLaura. Honorary pallbearers were: Kermit Anfinson, Alvin Huether, Kenneth Ney, Gary Mundt, Cletus Birdsell, Wayne Quass, Dale Quass, and Stanley Ney. Pallbearers were: Blake Fosaaen, Nathan Fosaaen, Mitchel Schulz, Tess Fosaaen, Melissa Gesing, Kris Fosaaen, Jeremiah Costello, and Ben Rausch. Interment was in Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ossian.
Irvin, 89, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah after a brief illness.
Irvin K. Fosaaen was born May 29, 1919 in Dover Township, Fayette County, IA, the son of Oliver and Anna (Wolf) Fosaaen. He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at Stavanger Lutheran Church, rural Ossian. Irvin attended Dover #6 country school and graduated from Ossian High School. He worked at the Gunderson Department Store and eventually bought the business, along with two partners. After several years in the retail business, the store was closed and Irvin went to work for the Carnation Company. When the current NICC campus in Calmar was opened, Irvin became one of the first employees hired. He retired from NICC in 1986, after nearly 20 years, and began spending his summers painting houses with his partner Kermit Anfinson.
Irvin married Marion E. Mundt on August 1, 1948 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia. Their marriage was blessed with six children. Marion died in 1982. On July 4, 1987, he married Perrine E. (Stover) Fasse at the Zion Church in Waterloo, IA. Perrine died in 1997. Irvin then wed Phyllis A. (Vrzak) Pavlovec on May 29, 1998 at the Stavanger Lutheran Church.
Irvin was very active in the Ossian community and the Stavanger Lutheran Church congregation throughout his life. He was the Ossian City Clerk for over 25 years, was an EMT for 17 years. He was involved with the planning and building of the Ossian Community Center and current public library building. Irvin served for many years as church sexton, Sunday School Superintendent, and Luther League sponsor. He loved to sing and play the organ.
Irvin enjoyed growing flowers, particularly roses. Irvin was very active in AA, having been involved for nearly 25 years. Irvin spent the last year of his life as a resident of the Ossian Senior Hospice.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis of Ossian; three sons: Irvin, Jr. and wife Patty of Waukon, Stan and wife Bach of Cresco, and Randy and wife Jane of Ossian; one daughter: Sandy Schulz and husband David of Durant, IA; five step children: Mary Fasse-Shaw and husband Jeffrey of Toledo, IA, Shirley Zafft of Decorah, Dennis and Delbert Pavlovec of Calmar, and Shelley Pavlovec of Decorah; 12 grandchildren: Kris, Blake; Tess, Brooke, Nicole; Ashley, Nathan, Kendra and Oliver Fosaaen; Melissa Gesing, Sarah (Jeremiah) Costello and Mitchel Schulz; two nieces; one nephew; and eight step grandchildren.
Preceding Irvin in death were his wives: Marion and Perrine; his parents; two daughters: Lynn at birth and Nancy in 1967; and one sister: Opal Blagoue.
General Notes: Wife - Perrine Elizabeth Stover
Minneord den 23. jan 1997:
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Perrine E. Fosaaen, 82, of Ossian, formerly of Waterloo and Sommers, died Wednesday, January 22, 1997, at the Good Samaritan Center, Postville, Iowa. Services 10 A.M. Saturday at Stavanger Lutheran Church, Ossian. Committal services at 3 P.M. Saturday at Garden View Chapel, Waterloo, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
Husband Knute Arthur Fosaaen Sr.
Born: 30. nov 1917 - Cando, Towner, North Dakota, USA
Christened:
Died: 17. jun 2003 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Buried: 21. jun 2003 - Cando, Towner, North Dakota, USA
Father: Knud Knudson Fosaaen
Mother: Anne Brodal
Marriage: 4. nov 1945 - Camp Blanding, Clay, Florida, USA
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Death Notes: Husband - Knute Arthur Fosaaen Sr.
FOSAAEN-Knute Arthur Fosaaen, Sr., 85, died at home on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dolores, whom he met and married at Camp Blanding; nine children: Knute Jr. "Bo" (Johnnie), Ardyth "Susie", Ardyn "Van", Jerome (Christine), Debra, Sharon White (Charles), Karon Plasha (Michael), Ken (Cathy) and Jon, grandchildren: Jonathon, Nathanael, Michael and Rachael Fosaaen, Erin White, Michael and Perry Gray and Aaron Beasely, and many nieces and nephews. Knute was born in Cando, North Dakota to Knute and Annie Brodahl Fosaaen on November 30, 1917. He is survived by one sister; Ragnhild Johnson of Minnesota; two brothers, Alvin and Erling, predeceased him. A W.W. II Army Veteran of the South Pacific Theater, he served with the 164th Regiment of the Americal Division. Prior to that he was with the Civilian Conservation Corps, and was in the National Guard before and after serving in the Army. Prior to his military service he worked on his parents farm in Egeland, ND. He moved to Jacksonville in 1950 and in 1953 established Cando Appliances, a laundry, sales and service business and was known by many of his customers as "Mr. Cando". He was a Charter member and Past President of the Sons of Norway "Gateway to Florida" Lodge # 3-541 also member of V.F.W. Lodge # 7909 and American Legion Post # 88. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2003 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 6801 Merrill Road, with Pastor Imhoff officiating. The family will receive friends this evening from 6-8 p.m. at HARDAGE-GIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, 6940 Atlantic Boulevard and at the church one prior to service. Graveside services will be in Cando, ND.
General Notes: Husband - Knute Arthur Fosaaen Sr.
Minneord den 21. jun 2003:
Father, businessman Fosaaen dies
He leaves wife, 9 children, store
By Jessie-Lynne Kerr
Times-Union staff writer,
Knute Arthur Fosaaen Sr., who established Cando Appliance, a washer and dryer sales and service business, on Beach Boulevard 50 years ago, died at home Tuesday of an inoperable aortic aneurysm. He was 85 and had lived in Jacksonville since 1950.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 6801 Merrill Road. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service. Burial will be next week in Cando, N.D.
A native of Cando, Mr. Fosaaen worked on his parents' farm in Egeland, N.D., and in the Civilian Conservation Corps before World War II. Joining the Army, he served in the South Pacific with the 164th Regiment of the Americal Division.
At the end of the war, Mr. Fosaaen was stationed at Camp Blanding, where he met and married his wife of 57 years, Dolores, who was working in a defense warehouse there.
The young couple moved to California but returned to Jacksonville in 1950; Mr. Fosaaen opened Cando Appliance in 1953. The business now is owned and operated by some of his children and has been expanded to include service and repair of commercial laundry equipment and a coin-operated laundry.
"Dad felt he could better serve his customers by only dealing in washers and dryers," said a son, Jerome Fosaaen of St. Augustine. "He felt that by limiting himself to just fixing washers and dryers and only certain brands at that, he could give better service."
Mr. Fosaaen was devoted to his nine children, who include two sets of twins, his son said.
"We grew up on Beach Boulevard and we all went to Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary and we all graduated from Englewood High School. I can remember Dad getting us up at the crack of dawn so he could take us swimming before school. There was a beautiful spring-fed borrow pit we called Crystal Lake where we would swim. Most of it was later filled in when they built the Hart Expressway."
Mr. Fosaaen also would pick up his children at school after classes and take them on repair jobs with him, Jerome Fosaaen said.
"Sometimes he'd schedule jobs at the Beaches for late in the afternoon and we'd get to go swimming in the ocean when he finished a job," he said. "He really enjoyed life and he enjoyed his children, taking us on camping trips to Key West, Mexico, the Smoky Mountains, Iowa and North Dakota.
"He also had an air of spontaneity about him. When he learned there would be a partial eclipse of the sun that would be visible from Atlanta, he woke us up before dawn and drove us to Atlanta to see the eclipse."
Mr. Fosaaen was a charter member and past president of Gateway to Florida Lodge 3-541 of the Sons of Norway and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Fosaaen is survived by eight other children, Knute "Bo" Fosaaen Jr. of Jacksonville, Ardyth "Susie" Fosaaen of Martinsburg, W.V., and her twin brother, Ardyn "Van" Fosaaen of Jacksonville, Debra Fosaaen of Riverdale, Md., Sharon White of Jacksonville and her twin sister, Karon Plasha of Arlington, Va., Ken Fosaaen of Morristown, Tenn., and Jon Fosaaen of Jacksonville; a sister, Ragnhild Johnson of Clarisa, Minn.; five grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Notes: Marriage
Married in chapel at Camp Blanding
Husband Gunder Nerlie
Born: 27. dec 1887 - Springfield, Story, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 1938
Buried:
Marriage: 10. jun 1914 - Springfield, Story, Iowa, USA
Wife Laura Bertine Fosaaen
Born: 5. sep 1892 - West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 22. mar 1988 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Father: Ole Olson Fosaaen
Mother: Ingeborg Larsson Kloster
Children
1 F Geneva Arlene Nerlie
Born: 16. apr 1915 - Calmar, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 31. dec 2001 - St. Louis Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Buried: 5. jan 2002
Spouse: Chuck Jenks
Marr: 9. jun 1941 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
2 F Ethel Marcelle Nerlie
Born: 19. apr 1918 - Springfield, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Christened:
Died: 10. nov 2001 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried: 13. nov 2001 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Spouse: George Harold Peck
Marr: 19. jun 1943 - Ossian, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
3 F Olga Irene Nerlie
Born: 14. mar 1920
Christened:
Died: 22. jun 1994 - Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Clarence Hogenson
Marr: 14. mar 1939
4 F Barbara Ann Nerlie
Born: 4. apr 1934
Christened:
Died: 1976 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Buried:
General Notes: Wife - Laura Bertine Fosaaen
Gunder Nerlie was born in 1887, in a log cabin in the woods near the Springfield Lutheran Church. He was the son of Engel Nerlie and Marit Sylveth Nerlie. His father was born in 1859 in Trondheim, Norway, and died in 1943 in Iowa. Marit was born in 1856 in Trondheim, Norway. As a young girl she was a herd-girl, taking a big herd of cattle up to the top of the mountains, or setter, staying alone all summer, and milking the cows and making cheese. Marit died in 1932 in Iowa. Gunder's brothers and sisters were Ida, Henry, Mabel, Olga, Bessie, Marie, and Iver.
Gunder married Laura Fosaaen in 1914 at the S. H. Lee home in Springfield Township. Laura was born in 1892 near the Turkey River south of Ossian. She was baptized by Rev. Paul Koren. Her parents were Ole Fosaaen and Ingeborg Kloster Fosaaen. They were both born at West Union. Her brothers and sister were Oscar, Oliver, Emma, and Albert. Ingeborg died when Laura was about 5 years old, and since Ole was unable to care for his young children, Laura was raised in the foster home of Mary and Stinner Lee and their children Miller, Melvin, and Eleanor. Laura received her early education in a rural school near her home, and continued her education through her life-long love of reading. Laura and Gunder farmed throughout their married life and Gunder was also a teamster. They had six daughters, Arlene, Ethel, Olga, Lorraine, Sylvia, and Barbara. While Gunder farmed, Laura contributed to the family's livelihood by maintaining a large garden and canning vegetables and fruits, many quarts at a time in a big wash boiler on the wood stove. Even during the Depression, the family never lacked food. In 1938, Gunder died, leaving Laura to finish raising their family. Barbara, the youngest, was only 4 at the time. The family moved from the farm to Ossian, where Laura became a telephone operator. Later Laura moved to Decorah and was employed there. In retirement she enjoyed staying with her now-married daughters and their families, maintaining an apartment in Decorah, and especially living at her summer home in the country north of Ossian. Here she continued gardening, raising strawberries, and raspberries in addition to vegetables and many flowers. Her green thumb, helped along by countless buckets of compost brought from an abandoned barn, contributed to huge and bountiful plants. In the winter Laura enjoyed making afghans, toys, and other gifts for her family. She especially enjoyed crocheting. Laura passed away on March 22, 1988.
Arlene, the oldest of Laura's daughters, was born in 1915 in Calmar. She moved as a young adult to Minneapolis and married Chuck Jenks. They had one daughter, Beth. Chuck passed away in 1968. Arlene continues to live in Minneapolis.
Ethel, the second daughter, was born in 1918 at the Stinner Lee farm near the Springfield Lutheran Church. She was an active member of her church choir. Dancing was a favorite pastime. Before her marriage, she was employed at the Heimark Jewelry Store in Ossian. In 1943, she married George Peck. They still live on a farm near Ossian. (See Diedrich Peck article for a detailed story.)
Olga, born March 14, 1920, married Clarence Hogenson on her 19th birthday. They became the parents of three children, two of whom died in infancy. Their son Don lives in Bettendorf. Don and his wife are parents of four sons, Jeff, Wayne, Scott, and Eric. Don is an independent insurance agent and JoAnn is a hairdresser. Clarence worked for the county. He passed away in 1949. Olga moved to Decorah and was employed at Graham's Department Store and later managed the Gold Bond Store. She also worked at the Winneshiek County Care Facility. Olga passed away in 1994.
Lorraine was born in 1925. She also moved to Minneapolis as a young adult. There she met and married Bob Lang. They lived in Minneapolis and Florida, and built a retirement home in Flowery Branch, Georgia, where they now live. They have three children, Steve, Sue, and Debbie.
Sylvia was born in 1929. She worked in the office of the Winneshiek County Superintendent of Schools prior to her marriage. In 1954, she married Danny Lien. Syl has worked for many years in the office of the county health nurse. Danny has been employed by the Fred Carlson Co. as office manager and accountant. Their son David is an engineer with General Motors. He and his wife, the former Lisa Cote, have three children, Ben, Sam, and Molly.
Barbara, born in 1934, married Jerry Reichow of Decorah. She was a homemaker and he was a professional football player, playing for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Minnesota Vikings. They became parents of Alan, Lori, and Jimmy. Barbara passed away in 1976.
Although the family is now spread geographically from Oregon to Florida, they remain close and enjoy their time together.
Submitted by Janice Siefken