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Gertrude Nelson

(14 Nov 1914 - 7 Feb 1983)

Vikor Church 125th Anniversary Book (1996)
(Article from Willmar Tribune)
Gertrude Floren
Feb. 8, 1983. Mrs. Gertrude C. Floren, 72, of Pennock, and a former resident of Willmar, died Monday morning at Rice Memorial Hospital. She had been in ill health for the past two years.
For over 27 years she was employed at the Coast-to-Coast store in Willmar.
Funeral services will be help at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zion Free Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis Gray officiating. Burial will be in the Solomon Lake Lutheran Church.
Friends made call from 2 p.m. Wednesday until Thursday noon at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.
Born Nov. 14, 1910, in Willmar, the daughter of Maren and Ole Nelson, she grew up in Willmar where she received her education and was confirmed at the Vinje Lutheran Church. She married Oliver Floren June 10, 1931.
Surviving are her husband, Oliver; one son, James of Pennock; two daughters, Mrs. Dennis (Janet) Schmidt of Becker and Mrs. Alvin (Jean) Honken of Apple Valley; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Also surviving is a brother, Richard Nelson of Willmar and a sister, Mrs. Clifford (Nora) Chrisman of Cedar Rapids, Ia.

Events

Birth14 Nov 1914Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Marriage10 Jun 1931Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota - Oliver Theodore Floren
Death7 Feb 1983
BurialWillmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, Vikor Cemetery

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