Individual Details
Donald James Engstrom
(21 Jun 1918 - 6 Dec 1990)
BIRTH:
Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom and family are the parents of a son born on
Friday, June 21, 1918.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
Donald's sister, Alice, wrote about him in 1974:-
Donald married Mary Susan Hoyer and moved to Chicago. He served in the
in the Army in Germany and was in the Battle of the Bulge. He was decorated
by the Belgian government for bravery under fire. When he returned from
the Army he worked for Montgomery Wards in Chicago, and later went to Lee
Wards in Elgin, Illinois as a buyer and merchandiser. Mary Sue passed
away in 1968. He is very talented in music, especially violin, having
played with some large orchestras. He also plays the violin by ear. He was
also a member of a barbershop quarter while in Chicago. Donald remarried in
in 1969. Don has one son, Jack, who went to school at Madison, Baylor
University, Texas and also Sheffield University, England, where he received
his Master Degree in Law. He is employed as an attorney for West Publishing
Company, St. Paul. He married an English girl and they have one son, Tom,
who is two years old.
HSO, 28 Aug 1942, p1
Mary Susan Hoyer Becomes the Bride of Donald Engstrom at Beautiful Home Ceremoney Performed Here Monday; Leave on Wedding Trip to Chicago
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hoyer at 1226 Third Street was the scene of a very beautiful wedding at high noon on Monday, August 25, when their daughter, Mary Susan, became the bride of Donald James Engstrom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom of Hudson.
The ceremony was performed before an improvised alter in front of the fire place decorated with a background of green foliage and white gladioli. On the mantle were white tapers in crystal candle holders. The house was decorated in a color scheme of pink and white, using roses and gladioli as the floral decorations. The Rev. Leslie Skerry Olson, of St. Paul's Episcopal church, read the service. The only guests were those of the immediate families.
The bride, who was attended by her cousin, Miss Virginia P. Lyon of New York City, wore a gown of Chartreuse and wine print, and carried a lace handkerchief that had been worn by her mother at her marriage. Her only jewerly was a pearl clip and her accessories were in the shades of wine. She wore a corsage of pink and white roses. Miss Lyon, the bride's only attendant, was gowned in a navy blue and white print and wore navy accesories. She had a corsage of talisman roses. Mr. Raymond Engstrom was his brother's only attendant. The men of the wedding party wore boutonnieres of white roses.
Mrs. A. S. Hoyer, the mother of the bride, was attired in a gown of powder blue silk crepe and wore a gardenia corsage. The groom's mother, Mrs. John Engstrom, wore a dress of wine colored crepe trimmed with velvet. She also wore a gadenia.
Immediately following the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served to the guests at the bride's home. The table was decorated with pink and white flowers, and four lighted white tapers in silver candle holders were placed at the corners of the table.
For travel, the bride chose a light wine colored wool ensemble with a hat to match, silver fox furs and black accessories. The young couple left Monday afternoon on the "400" for a wedding trip to Chicago, where Mr. Engstrom will be employed.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Engstrom are graduates of Hudson High School. Mrs. Engstrom attended Milwaukee Downer College in Milwaukee, Wis., and Mr. Engstrom attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., where he was associated with the Sigma Delta Society.
HSO, 15Jul1943, p5, c3
A son, John Alfred, was born to Corp. and Mrs. Donald J. Engstrom (Mary Susan Hoyer) on Sunday, July 11, 1943 at the River Falls Hospital in River Falls. Corp. Engstrom is now stationed at Camp Murphy, Florida. The grandparents of the new child are Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom and Alfred S. Hoyer of Hudson.
HSO, 24 Jul 1986
John A. (Jack) Engstrom, 43, died of cancer at his home in Evergreen Estates, Woodbury, Minn., Tuesday, July 15.
He was born in River Falls, July 11, 1943, the son of Donald J. and Mary Susan (Hoyer) Engstrom.
He graduated in 1963 from Main South High School in Des Plaines, Ill., with recognition as a national honor student.
He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving a bachelor of science degree, after which he went to Baylor University in Waco, Texas to obtain a law degree. Further education was at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, England, where he was awarded a master's degree in criminology.
On Dec. 18, 1972, he was married in Southport, England, to Sandra Lucille Smith, whom he had met while studying at the University of Sheffield.
For the past 13 years he has been an attorney for West Publishing Company in St. Paul.
Services were at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in North St. Paul with interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Mahtomedi.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra; two children, Thomas and Kimberly; his father, Donald J. Engstrom, and stepmother, Eleanore Engstrom, of Elgin, Ill. Uncles and aunts are Thomas and Helen Keyes and Alice E. Christenson of Hudson, Raymond and Rosemary Engstrom of Newport, Minn., and Mrs. John A. Hoyer of St. Paul.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Engstrom and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Hoyer, longtime residents of Hudson, and his mother, Mary Susan (Hoyer) Engstrom, in 1968.
DEATH:
Hudson Star Observer, 13 Dec 1990
Donald James Engstrom, 72, of Elgin, Ill., a former Hudson resident, died Thursday, December 6, at a nursing home in Elgin after a protracted illness.
He was born in Hudson, June 21, 1928, the son of John B. and Anna
(Staberg) Engstrom.
During his youth he attended local schools and graduated from Hudson High
School in 1936 when he was named representative senior of the senior class.
During his high school years he was active in music, playing in the band and
orchestra all four years. He was a gifted violinist and appeared frequently
as a soloist at countless community functions.
He attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., for one year in
1937-38.
On August 25, 1941 he was married in Hudson to Mary Susan Hoyer, daughter
of the late Alfred S. and Pearl (Shoemaker) Hoyer. As newlyweds they made
their first home in Chicago.
During the early stages of World War II, he joined the U.S. Army. He
received the Belgium Citation Medal for battle action.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to Chicago where
he was employed as a merchandiser at Montgomery Ward and Company for a number
of years. Later he took a position as a buyer/merchandiser for Leewards
Company in Elgin, a post he held until he retired about 15 years ago.
His first wife died in 1968 and he was remarried Sept. 7, 1969, in Dundee,
Ill., to Mrs. Eleanore Berounsky.
Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, a sister,
Signora, in 1909, a brother, Elmer, and his only son, John Alfred Engstrom,
in 1986.
Surviving are his widow; two grandchildren, Thomas and Kimberly Engstrom
of Woodbury, Minn.; three step-grandchildren, Calvin, Clayton and Kimberly
Kahoun of Dundee, Ill.; two sisters, Alice (Mrs. Emil H. Christianson) and
Helen (Mrs. Thomas Kees), both of Hudson, and a brother, Raymond Engstrom of
Newport, Minn.
His body was cremated and graveside services were at 1 p.m., Wednesday,
Dec. 12, at Arlington (Ill.) Memorial Gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom and family are the parents of a son born on
Friday, June 21, 1918.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
Donald's sister, Alice, wrote about him in 1974:-
Donald married Mary Susan Hoyer and moved to Chicago. He served in the
in the Army in Germany and was in the Battle of the Bulge. He was decorated
by the Belgian government for bravery under fire. When he returned from
the Army he worked for Montgomery Wards in Chicago, and later went to Lee
Wards in Elgin, Illinois as a buyer and merchandiser. Mary Sue passed
away in 1968. He is very talented in music, especially violin, having
played with some large orchestras. He also plays the violin by ear. He was
also a member of a barbershop quarter while in Chicago. Donald remarried in
in 1969. Don has one son, Jack, who went to school at Madison, Baylor
University, Texas and also Sheffield University, England, where he received
his Master Degree in Law. He is employed as an attorney for West Publishing
Company, St. Paul. He married an English girl and they have one son, Tom,
who is two years old.
HSO, 28 Aug 1942, p1
Mary Susan Hoyer Becomes the Bride of Donald Engstrom at Beautiful Home Ceremoney Performed Here Monday; Leave on Wedding Trip to Chicago
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hoyer at 1226 Third Street was the scene of a very beautiful wedding at high noon on Monday, August 25, when their daughter, Mary Susan, became the bride of Donald James Engstrom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom of Hudson.
The ceremony was performed before an improvised alter in front of the fire place decorated with a background of green foliage and white gladioli. On the mantle were white tapers in crystal candle holders. The house was decorated in a color scheme of pink and white, using roses and gladioli as the floral decorations. The Rev. Leslie Skerry Olson, of St. Paul's Episcopal church, read the service. The only guests were those of the immediate families.
The bride, who was attended by her cousin, Miss Virginia P. Lyon of New York City, wore a gown of Chartreuse and wine print, and carried a lace handkerchief that had been worn by her mother at her marriage. Her only jewerly was a pearl clip and her accessories were in the shades of wine. She wore a corsage of pink and white roses. Miss Lyon, the bride's only attendant, was gowned in a navy blue and white print and wore navy accesories. She had a corsage of talisman roses. Mr. Raymond Engstrom was his brother's only attendant. The men of the wedding party wore boutonnieres of white roses.
Mrs. A. S. Hoyer, the mother of the bride, was attired in a gown of powder blue silk crepe and wore a gardenia corsage. The groom's mother, Mrs. John Engstrom, wore a dress of wine colored crepe trimmed with velvet. She also wore a gadenia.
Immediately following the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served to the guests at the bride's home. The table was decorated with pink and white flowers, and four lighted white tapers in silver candle holders were placed at the corners of the table.
For travel, the bride chose a light wine colored wool ensemble with a hat to match, silver fox furs and black accessories. The young couple left Monday afternoon on the "400" for a wedding trip to Chicago, where Mr. Engstrom will be employed.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Engstrom are graduates of Hudson High School. Mrs. Engstrom attended Milwaukee Downer College in Milwaukee, Wis., and Mr. Engstrom attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., where he was associated with the Sigma Delta Society.
HSO, 15Jul1943, p5, c3
A son, John Alfred, was born to Corp. and Mrs. Donald J. Engstrom (Mary Susan Hoyer) on Sunday, July 11, 1943 at the River Falls Hospital in River Falls. Corp. Engstrom is now stationed at Camp Murphy, Florida. The grandparents of the new child are Mr. and Mrs. John Engstrom and Alfred S. Hoyer of Hudson.
HSO, 24 Jul 1986
John A. (Jack) Engstrom, 43, died of cancer at his home in Evergreen Estates, Woodbury, Minn., Tuesday, July 15.
He was born in River Falls, July 11, 1943, the son of Donald J. and Mary Susan (Hoyer) Engstrom.
He graduated in 1963 from Main South High School in Des Plaines, Ill., with recognition as a national honor student.
He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving a bachelor of science degree, after which he went to Baylor University in Waco, Texas to obtain a law degree. Further education was at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, England, where he was awarded a master's degree in criminology.
On Dec. 18, 1972, he was married in Southport, England, to Sandra Lucille Smith, whom he had met while studying at the University of Sheffield.
For the past 13 years he has been an attorney for West Publishing Company in St. Paul.
Services were at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in North St. Paul with interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Mahtomedi.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra; two children, Thomas and Kimberly; his father, Donald J. Engstrom, and stepmother, Eleanore Engstrom, of Elgin, Ill. Uncles and aunts are Thomas and Helen Keyes and Alice E. Christenson of Hudson, Raymond and Rosemary Engstrom of Newport, Minn., and Mrs. John A. Hoyer of St. Paul.
Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Engstrom and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Hoyer, longtime residents of Hudson, and his mother, Mary Susan (Hoyer) Engstrom, in 1968.
DEATH:
Hudson Star Observer, 13 Dec 1990
Donald James Engstrom, 72, of Elgin, Ill., a former Hudson resident, died Thursday, December 6, at a nursing home in Elgin after a protracted illness.
He was born in Hudson, June 21, 1928, the son of John B. and Anna
(Staberg) Engstrom.
During his youth he attended local schools and graduated from Hudson High
School in 1936 when he was named representative senior of the senior class.
During his high school years he was active in music, playing in the band and
orchestra all four years. He was a gifted violinist and appeared frequently
as a soloist at countless community functions.
He attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., for one year in
1937-38.
On August 25, 1941 he was married in Hudson to Mary Susan Hoyer, daughter
of the late Alfred S. and Pearl (Shoemaker) Hoyer. As newlyweds they made
their first home in Chicago.
During the early stages of World War II, he joined the U.S. Army. He
received the Belgium Citation Medal for battle action.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to Chicago where
he was employed as a merchandiser at Montgomery Ward and Company for a number
of years. Later he took a position as a buyer/merchandiser for Leewards
Company in Elgin, a post he held until he retired about 15 years ago.
His first wife died in 1968 and he was remarried Sept. 7, 1969, in Dundee,
Ill., to Mrs. Eleanore Berounsky.
Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, a sister,
Signora, in 1909, a brother, Elmer, and his only son, John Alfred Engstrom,
in 1986.
Surviving are his widow; two grandchildren, Thomas and Kimberly Engstrom
of Woodbury, Minn.; three step-grandchildren, Calvin, Clayton and Kimberly
Kahoun of Dundee, Ill.; two sisters, Alice (Mrs. Emil H. Christianson) and
Helen (Mrs. Thomas Kees), both of Hudson, and a brother, Raymond Engstrom of
Newport, Minn.
His body was cremated and graveside services were at 1 p.m., Wednesday,
Dec. 12, at Arlington (Ill.) Memorial Gardens.
Events
| Birth | 21 Jun 1918 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin |  | ||
| Graduation | 1936 | Hudson High School - Hudson, St. Croix, Wis | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Aug 1942 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin - Mary Susan Hoyer | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1969 | Dundee, IL - Eleanore Berounsky | | ||
| Death | 6 Dec 1990 | Elgin, IL | | ||
| Burial | 12 Dec 1990 | Arlington, Illinois, Memorial Garden, Arllington, Ill. Memorial Garden | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Susan Hoyer (1919 - 1968) |
| Child | John Alfred "Jack" Engstrom (1943 - 1986) |
| Spouse | Eleanore Berounsky |
| Father | John B. Engstrom (1873 - 1960) |
| Mother | Anna Staberg (1886 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Margaret Signora Engstrom (1904 - ) |
| Sibling | Elmer William Engstrom (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Alice Elvira Engstrom (1910 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Helen L. Engstrom (1914 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Raymond Arthur Engstrom (1920 - 1997) |
Endnotes
1. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 13 Dec 1990, Obituary, Donald Engstrom.
2. Miller, Willis H. and Benoy, Marian Thorson, Hudson High School Alumni Directory Star-Observer Publishing Co., Hudson, Wis., 1973, p30.
3. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., HSO, 28 Aug 1942, p1.
4. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 13 Dec 1990, Obituary, Donald Engstrom.
5. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 13 Dec 1990, Obituary, Donald Engstrom.
6. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 13 Dec 1990, Obituary, Donald Engstrom.