Re: Family
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Re: Family
J Christiansen 1/10/14
Lenora's sister Ruby:
Ruby Louise Hansen (Stykel) (Behr)
Birth: Aug. 23, 1918 in White, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
Death: May 13, 2009 in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA
Obituary:
RUBY BEHR was born on August 23, 1918, to Carl and Cora (Brown) Hansen in White, South Dakota. In September of that same year, she was baptized at the Methodist Church in White. Shortly after her birth the family moved near Jasper, [Rock County], Minnesota, where they farmed. She was raised here and attended school through the eighth grade. In 1935, Ruby was united in marriage to Henry Stykel in Jasper. The couple moved to Luverne, Minnesota, where Ruby was a homemaker. Shortly before the couple divorced in April of 1948, Ruby moved with their children, Clifford, Dale, Elmer, and Ruth, to Hardwick, Minnesota. She was employed as a cook at the Green Lantern Café in town for almost the next 35 years. On June 10, 1951, Ruby confirmed her Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. On June 12, 1951, she was united in marriage to Alfred Robert Arthur Behr at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple made their home in Hardwick and their union was blessed with a daughter, Kathy. Alfred passed away on November 20, 1993 ...
Survived by a brother, Clifford Hansen and his wife Mary of Braham, Minnesota...preceded in death by ...a step-father Bert Brown....three sisters, Lenora Schlack, Elaine Gaston, and Charlotte Hansen; and three brothers, Peter Hansen, Raymond Hansen, and an infant brother who died at birth.
This could be the brother Peter?:
Minnesota Birth Record, from Minnesota Historical Society
HANSEN, PETER ERNEST
Date of Birth: 18 MAY 1913
Mother Maiden Name: PIEN
Born in Rock County, Minnesota
This could be the brother Raymond?:
Minnesota Birth Record, from Minnesota Historical Society
HANSEN, RAYMOND HOMER
Date of Birth: 17 JUN 1922
Mother Maiden Name: PIEN
Born in Rock County, Minnesota
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Lenora's brother Clifford:
Obituary 2012:
http://www.aifuneralhome.com/2012/08/02/clifford-hansen/http://www.aifuneralhome.com/2012/08/02/clifford-hansen/
"Clifford Delbert Hansen, of Braham [Isanti county, Minnesota], passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was 86 years old. Cliff was born on September 12, 1925, in Jasper, Minnesota to parents Charles and Cora (Pien) Hansen. He grew up on the family dairy and crop farm in Southern Minnesota. Later in life, he often spoke of the horses he worked with in the fields.Cliff served in the U. S. Army during World War II as a cook and a nurse’s aide. In 1946, he married Grace DeJoode forming a union that lasted 29 years. In 1974, Cliff married Mary Jane Engholm. They were married for 34 years... Cliff was preceded in death by wife Mary Jane; parents; siblings Peter Hansen, Lenora Schlack, Raymond Hansen, Ruby Behr, Elaine Gaston, and Charlotte Hansen...."
http://www.aifuneralhome.com/2012/08/02/clifford-hansen/http://www.aifuneralhome.com/2012/08/02/clifford-hansen/
I wonder if this is the death of the mother Amy Pien, below. She is called Cora in obits of two of her children, and Ruby's obit refers to "step-father Bert Brown" so we can guess Cora Amy died with married name Brown.
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About Lenora's mother Cora:
Minnesota Death Record, Minnesota Historical Society
BROWN, CORA EMILY
Date of Birth:13 SEP 1896
Place of Birth:OUT OF STATE
Mother Maiden Name:KUHLMAN
Died in Rock County, Minnesota
Order the death certificate to see full information. (There's a small fee)
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Lenora's sister Charlotte:
A woman named Charlotte Hansen died in Rock County, Minnesota 12 APR 1936; no more info online at Minnesota Historical Society index. To order copy (to see full information)ask for death certificate #1936-MN-014410.
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Lenora's sister Elaine:
Minnesota Birth Index, Minnesota Historical Society
HANSEN, ELAINE MELINDA
Date of Birth: 29 DEC 1923 <------
Mother Maiden Name: PEIN
Pipestone county, Minnesota
Find a Grave Memorial:
Elaine M Gaston
Birth: Dec. 29, 1923 <-------
Death: Jul. 2, 1998
Spouse: Thomas Louis Gaston (1911-1997)
Burial: Pinecrest Memorial Park, Mena, Polk County, Arkansas
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94207149http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94207149
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