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Sven “Swan” <I>Persson</I> Wakefield

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Sven “Swan” Persson Wakefield

Birth
Skåne län, Sweden
Death
31 Mar 1949 (aged 82)
Turlock, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Burial
Turlock, Stanislaus County, California, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Ada Wakefield(1881-1964). Father of Weva Wakefield Devitt (1901-1993), Edna Wakefield Flodeen (1904-1985), Milton (1906-1992), Stella Wakefield Shipman (1908-1991), Ada Wakefield Reese (1911-1997), Frances Wakefield Daniels (1915-1989), Aneighta Wakefield Downing Phillips (1917-2006), Venda Wakefield(1922-????), and Lloyd Wakefield (1925-present). A native of Sweden, who is best known for designing several landmark buildings in Turlock. These structures included the Geer Building, the Mercantile, the Carolyn Hotel and the First National Bank. Mr. Wakefield died shortly after construction began on the school which was later to be named after him.
Husband of Ada Wakefield(1881-1964). Father of Weva Wakefield Devitt (1901-1993), Edna Wakefield Flodeen (1904-1985), Milton (1906-1992), Stella Wakefield Shipman (1908-1991), Ada Wakefield Reese (1911-1997), Frances Wakefield Daniels (1915-1989), Aneighta Wakefield Downing Phillips (1917-2006), Venda Wakefield(1922-????), and Lloyd Wakefield (1925-present). A native of Sweden, who is best known for designing several landmark buildings in Turlock. These structures included the Geer Building, the Mercantile, the Carolyn Hotel and the First National Bank. Mr. Wakefield died shortly after construction began on the school which was later to be named after him.


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