Individual Details

Nellie "Pat" Baker

(4 Apr 1898 - 23 Feb 1978)

HSO, 2 Mar 1978, Sec 2, p19
Mrs. Arthur (Nellie) Staberg, 79, of 325 Third St. N, died Thursday, Feb. 23, at the River Falls Care Center after a lengthy illness.
The funeral was Monday, Feb. 27, at 2 pm at Grace United Methodist church in Kiester, Minn., with the Rev. Layen Adelman officiating. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery in Kiester.
Nellie Baker was born April 4, 1898 in Kiester, Minn., the daughter of Henry and Ida Baker.
On Oct. 19, 1940 she was married to Arthur Staberg of Hudson. She was a housewife and practical nurse.
Surviving are her husband Arthur of Hudson; two daughters, Carol (Mrs. Robert) Eilenfelt of Mankato, Minn., and Margaret (Mrs. Keith) Henricksen of Oakland, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Staberg of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Wilma Johnson of Albert Lea, Minn.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death was a son Russell Matteson who died in infancy, and four brothers, Russell, Glen, Floyd, and Henry Baker.
Arrangements were by the Heinter Funeral Home in Wells, Minn.

NAHA Library, St. Olaf University, Northfield MN
Rowberg Scrapbook #110, page 18 (unknown newspaper)
Nellie Staberg
Wells- Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Arthur (Nellie Baker) Staberg, formerly of Kiester.
Services will be at Grace United Methodist Church, Kiester, the Rev. Layen Adelman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Heitner Funeral Home, Wells, is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.
Mrs. Staberg died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at the River Falls Care Center, River Falls, Wisconsin, after a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Hudson, Wisconsin since 1940. She was a housewife and practical nurse.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur, of Hudson, Wis., two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Carol) Eilenfelt, Mankato, and Mrs. Keith (Margaret) Henrickson, Oakland, Cal., and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Staberg, San Diego, Cal., and Mrs. Wilma Johnson, Albert Lea.
Her parents, one son, Russell Matteson, who died in infancy, and four brothers, Russell Baker, Glen Baker, Floyd Baker and Henry Baker preceded her in death.

Events

Birth4 Apr 1898Kiester, Minn.
Marriage24 Sep 1918Faribault Co., Minn. - Kyle L. Matteson
Marriage19 Oct 1940Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minn. - Arthur Olav Staberg
Death23 Feb 1978River Falls, Wis.
Burial27 Feb 1978Kiester, Minn., Fairview Cem
DivorceKyle L. Matteson

Families

SpouseArthur Olav Staberg (1901 - 1992)
SpouseKyle L. Matteson (1896 - 1976)
ChildRussell Kyle Matteson (1920 - 1920)
ChildCarol Mayda. Matteson (1921 - )
ChildMargaret Nellie Matteson (1923 - )
FatherHenry Hudson Baker (1860 - )
MotherIda May Godding (1860 - )
SiblingRussell Baker (1885 - )
SiblingGlenn Baker (1887 - )
SiblingFloyd V. Baker (1891 - )
SiblingMary Laura Baker (1893 - )
SiblingWilma Mae Baker (1895 - )
SiblingHenry Baker (1901 - )

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