Additional information provided by Dennis C. Olson
Funeral services for Erwin Steffen, 98, Cooperstown, were held April 15, at Saron Free Church, rural Cooperstown. Interment was in the Hannaford Cemetery. He died at his family farm April11, 1997.
Erwin was born January 27, 1899, in Clearfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota, near Cooperstown, the son of William and Elizabeth (Danner) Steffen. He grew up and attended rural school near Cooperstown and attended North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo.
He married Ruth Mesner in 1924. She died July 12, 1930. He married Lillian Beattie June 16, 1935, in Cooperstown. The couple made their home southwest of Cooperstown where they farmed until 1961, when they retired. They continued to make their home on the family farm.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian, of Cooperstown; four daughters, Marjorie (William) Hazard of Cooperstown; Ruth Lende of Fortuna, CA; Kay (Charles) Johnson of San Jose, CA; Connie Schultz of Rockford, IL; 16 grandchildren' 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Frieda Holland of Anacortes, WA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Roger; three brothers; and seven sisters.
Published in the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier, Cooperstown, North Dakota, April 18, 1997.
Submitted by Dennis C. Olson #48363213
Additional information provided by Dennis C. Olson
Funeral services for Erwin Steffen, 98, Cooperstown, were held April 15, at Saron Free Church, rural Cooperstown. Interment was in the Hannaford Cemetery. He died at his family farm April11, 1997.
Erwin was born January 27, 1899, in Clearfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota, near Cooperstown, the son of William and Elizabeth (Danner) Steffen. He grew up and attended rural school near Cooperstown and attended North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo.
He married Ruth Mesner in 1924. She died July 12, 1930. He married Lillian Beattie June 16, 1935, in Cooperstown. The couple made their home southwest of Cooperstown where they farmed until 1961, when they retired. They continued to make their home on the family farm.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian, of Cooperstown; four daughters, Marjorie (William) Hazard of Cooperstown; Ruth Lende of Fortuna, CA; Kay (Charles) Johnson of San Jose, CA; Connie Schultz of Rockford, IL; 16 grandchildren' 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Frieda Holland of Anacortes, WA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Roger; three brothers; and seven sisters.
Published in the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier, Cooperstown, North Dakota, April 18, 1997.
Submitted by Dennis C. Olson #48363213
Family Members
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Ferdinand John Steffen
1880–1973
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William August Steffen
1882–1969
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Helena E. Steffen Retzlaff
1884–1907
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Louise Amelia Wilhelmina Steffen Lockner
1886–1960
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Christina Steffen Coutts
1888–1979
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Emma Otelgia Steffen Adamson
1892–1978
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Edna E. Steffen Wandke
1895–1981
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Frieda W. O. Steffen Holland
1897–1997
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Clarence Steffen
1901–1970
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Florence Marie Steffen Culver
1903–1986
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Myrtle Esther Steffen Campbell
1906–1939
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