Obit of Mrs. Henry W. (Minnie) BECKSTROM (b.1889 d.1981), Watonwan Co., MN (Abstract of Article) ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormatted by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn ========================================================================= 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.