Obit of Mrs. Henry W. (Minnie) BECKSTROM (b.1889 d.1981), Watonwan Co., MN
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Watonwan County Plaindealer, Nov. 12, 1981
Died 21 Oct. 1981.

M. Beckstrom
Dies at age 92

Name: Mrs. Henry W. (Minnie) Beckstrom
Age: 92
Died: Oct. 21, Watonwan Memorial Hospital
Funeral: Kansas Lake Lutheran church, Saturday
Officiating: Rev. Roger Carlson
Music: Maynard Holts, soloist
Oragnist: Mrs. Viola Sanberg
Pallbearers: Arthur Kunfelter
             Donald Wagner
             Lemuel Swanson
             Oscar Swanson
             Clifford Swanson
             LeRoy Swanson
Interment: Fort Snelling National cemetery, St. Paul, MN
Born: St. James township, June 23, 1889
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Swenson
Schooling: rural schools
           Gustavus Adolphus Academy, St. Peter (g. abt 1910)
Teacher: rural schools of Washington and Watonwan counties
Married: July 25, 1918, Gowrie, Iowa
Spouse: Mr. Beckstrom (d.1970)
Moved: Minneapolis, 1934
       later, Marine on St. Croix
       making their home at Phoenix, Ariz. during winter
Sister: Mrs. August Peterson
Her last residence: Pleasant View in 1974
Preceded in death by: 3 brothers
                      4 sisters
Survivors: nieces: Miss Evangeline Peterson, Minneapolis
                   Mrs. Wendell Peterson, Butterfield
      grandnephew: Daniel Peterson
      grandnieces: Kristin Peterson
                   Ingrid Peterson
Member of: Augustana Lutheran church 1918-34
           Kansas Lake Lutheran church (later years)
Funeral Home: Anderson-Jungas handled funeral
Other survivors: Viola Hoffman
                 Clifford Swanson
                 LeRoy Swanson
                 Annette Olson
                 Elaine Olson
                 Darlent Personius
                 Joanne Tumblson

Submitter's Note: Mina (Minnie) a daughter of Peter Olaf was a 
foster daughter of Anders D. Swanson.