Grace Winifred Taylor was born March 24, 1922, one of eight children of Oscar and Della Taylor, at her parents' home near Randall, Morrison Co, MN. (The rented farmstead in Clough Township would later became part of Camp Ripley, the National Guard training site near Little Falls.) Several of her family were very musical and played regularly at civic functions.
As a young child, Grace walked with her sib-lings to a one-room schoolhouse in Clough Township. She would carry her lunch in a tin pail each day and heat it on the wood stove. From the time she was 16, she hired herself out to various families to help mothers with newborn babies.
Grace gave her life to the Lord on December 6, 1943, at a Presbyterian revival. Her friends encouraged her to attend Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis. During this time, she felt called to the mission field, and traveled by train to Oklahoma to work with the, "Go Ye Mission." Grace drove a Model-A Ford up and down western Oklahoma. She grew vegeta-bles, plowed her garden with a stubborn mule, picked wild blackberries and trapped rabbits.
After two and a half years in Oklahoma, she returned to Minnesota, where she married John Edward Hokanson on December 31, 1950. John and Grace built a home in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin Co, MN, and had five child-ren. They attended Camden Covenant Church before becoming charter members of Brook-dale Covenant Church.
Grace worked as a homemaker and John painted with his brother, Joe. Each summer their backyard garden was filled with produce that Grace faithfully preserved. Grace was known for her delicious baked bread, baked beans, Swedish tea ring and dill pickles.
John died suddenly on December 9, 1976, leaving Grace with two sons still at home. She worked cleaning houses for several clients until she was 70 years old. Upon her retirement, she moved to Kensington, Douglas Co, MN, where she became a member of Kensington Covenant Church. After several health issues, she moved to Stevens' Adult Foster Care where she thoroughly enjoyed the country atmosphere.
Grace loved to write, and left behind many pages of her thoughts that will be treasured for many generations to come. Looking out her window into the beautiful green landscape and river, she imagined living in her favorite stories called "The West Wind and the Merry Little Breezes." She wrote, "Now and here would be the perfect time. One only needs to close your eyes and let the imagination go free and the whole story unfolds for you. The creek has a space for a slippery slide. One day you might see the party when the little meadow people take time off for an afternoon of fun."
Grace Hokanson died on April 21, 2013, at Stevens Homes near Barrett, Grant Co, MN. She was preceded in death by John, her par-ents, and siblings Ernest, Bert, George, William, Hazel, and Alice. She was survived by daughters Charlotte (Darwin) Norlien, Carolyn (Patrick) Stevens, and Carolyn (Gerald Mattson); sons Curtis and Charles (Maribel) Hokanson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a sister, Vernie Kranz. She was laid to rest beside John at the National Cemetery at Fort Snelling.
As a young child, Grace walked with her sib-lings to a one-room schoolhouse in Clough Township. She would carry her lunch in a tin pail each day and heat it on the wood stove. From the time she was 16, she hired herself out to various families to help mothers with newborn babies.
Grace gave her life to the Lord on December 6, 1943, at a Presbyterian revival. Her friends encouraged her to attend Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis. During this time, she felt called to the mission field, and traveled by train to Oklahoma to work with the, "Go Ye Mission." Grace drove a Model-A Ford up and down western Oklahoma. She grew vegeta-bles, plowed her garden with a stubborn mule, picked wild blackberries and trapped rabbits.
After two and a half years in Oklahoma, she returned to Minnesota, where she married John Edward Hokanson on December 31, 1950. John and Grace built a home in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin Co, MN, and had five child-ren. They attended Camden Covenant Church before becoming charter members of Brook-dale Covenant Church.
Grace worked as a homemaker and John painted with his brother, Joe. Each summer their backyard garden was filled with produce that Grace faithfully preserved. Grace was known for her delicious baked bread, baked beans, Swedish tea ring and dill pickles.
John died suddenly on December 9, 1976, leaving Grace with two sons still at home. She worked cleaning houses for several clients until she was 70 years old. Upon her retirement, she moved to Kensington, Douglas Co, MN, where she became a member of Kensington Covenant Church. After several health issues, she moved to Stevens' Adult Foster Care where she thoroughly enjoyed the country atmosphere.
Grace loved to write, and left behind many pages of her thoughts that will be treasured for many generations to come. Looking out her window into the beautiful green landscape and river, she imagined living in her favorite stories called "The West Wind and the Merry Little Breezes." She wrote, "Now and here would be the perfect time. One only needs to close your eyes and let the imagination go free and the whole story unfolds for you. The creek has a space for a slippery slide. One day you might see the party when the little meadow people take time off for an afternoon of fun."
Grace Hokanson died on April 21, 2013, at Stevens Homes near Barrett, Grant Co, MN. She was preceded in death by John, her par-ents, and siblings Ernest, Bert, George, William, Hazel, and Alice. She was survived by daughters Charlotte (Darwin) Norlien, Carolyn (Patrick) Stevens, and Carolyn (Gerald Mattson); sons Curtis and Charles (Maribel) Hokanson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a sister, Vernie Kranz. She was laid to rest beside John at the National Cemetery at Fort Snelling.
Grace Winifred Taylor was born March 24, 1922, one of eight children of Oscar and Della Taylor, at her parents' home near Randall, Morrison Co, MN. (The rented farmstead in Clough Township would later became part of Camp Ripley, the National Guard training site near Little Falls.) Several of her family were very musical and played regularly at civic functions.
As a young child, Grace walked with her sib-lings to a one-room schoolhouse in Clough Township. She would carry her lunch in a tin pail each day and heat it on the wood stove. From the time she was 16, she hired herself out to various families to help mothers with newborn babies.
Grace gave her life to the Lord on December 6, 1943, at a Presbyterian revival. Her friends encouraged her to attend Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis. During this time, she felt called to the mission field, and traveled by train to Oklahoma to work with the, "Go Ye Mission." Grace drove a Model-A Ford up and down western Oklahoma. She grew vegeta-bles, plowed her garden with a stubborn mule, picked wild blackberries and trapped rabbits.
After two and a half years in Oklahoma, she returned to Minnesota, where she married John Edward Hokanson on December 31, 1950. John and Grace built a home in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin Co, MN, and had five child-ren. They attended Camden Covenant Church before becoming charter members of Brook-dale Covenant Church.
Grace worked as a homemaker and John painted with his brother, Joe. Each summer their backyard garden was filled with produce that Grace faithfully preserved. Grace was known for her delicious baked bread, baked beans, Swedish tea ring and dill pickles.
John died suddenly on December 9, 1976, leaving Grace with two sons still at home. She worked cleaning houses for several clients until she was 70 years old. Upon her retirement, she moved to Kensington, Douglas Co, MN, where she became a member of Kensington Covenant Church. After several health issues, she moved to Stevens' Adult Foster Care where she thoroughly enjoyed the country atmosphere.
Grace loved to write, and left behind many pages of her thoughts that will be treasured for many generations to come. Looking out her window into the beautiful green landscape and river, she imagined living in her favorite stories called "The West Wind and the Merry Little Breezes." She wrote, "Now and here would be the perfect time. One only needs to close your eyes and let the imagination go free and the whole story unfolds for you. The creek has a space for a slippery slide. One day you might see the party when the little meadow people take time off for an afternoon of fun."
Grace Hokanson died on April 21, 2013, at Stevens Homes near Barrett, Grant Co, MN. She was preceded in death by John, her par-ents, and siblings Ernest, Bert, George, William, Hazel, and Alice. She was survived by daughters Charlotte (Darwin) Norlien, Carolyn (Patrick) Stevens, and Carolyn (Gerald Mattson); sons Curtis and Charles (Maribel) Hokanson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a sister, Vernie Kranz. She was laid to rest beside John at the National Cemetery at Fort Snelling.
As a young child, Grace walked with her sib-lings to a one-room schoolhouse in Clough Township. She would carry her lunch in a tin pail each day and heat it on the wood stove. From the time she was 16, she hired herself out to various families to help mothers with newborn babies.
Grace gave her life to the Lord on December 6, 1943, at a Presbyterian revival. Her friends encouraged her to attend Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis. During this time, she felt called to the mission field, and traveled by train to Oklahoma to work with the, "Go Ye Mission." Grace drove a Model-A Ford up and down western Oklahoma. She grew vegeta-bles, plowed her garden with a stubborn mule, picked wild blackberries and trapped rabbits.
After two and a half years in Oklahoma, she returned to Minnesota, where she married John Edward Hokanson on December 31, 1950. John and Grace built a home in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin Co, MN, and had five child-ren. They attended Camden Covenant Church before becoming charter members of Brook-dale Covenant Church.
Grace worked as a homemaker and John painted with his brother, Joe. Each summer their backyard garden was filled with produce that Grace faithfully preserved. Grace was known for her delicious baked bread, baked beans, Swedish tea ring and dill pickles.
John died suddenly on December 9, 1976, leaving Grace with two sons still at home. She worked cleaning houses for several clients until she was 70 years old. Upon her retirement, she moved to Kensington, Douglas Co, MN, where she became a member of Kensington Covenant Church. After several health issues, she moved to Stevens' Adult Foster Care where she thoroughly enjoyed the country atmosphere.
Grace loved to write, and left behind many pages of her thoughts that will be treasured for many generations to come. Looking out her window into the beautiful green landscape and river, she imagined living in her favorite stories called "The West Wind and the Merry Little Breezes." She wrote, "Now and here would be the perfect time. One only needs to close your eyes and let the imagination go free and the whole story unfolds for you. The creek has a space for a slippery slide. One day you might see the party when the little meadow people take time off for an afternoon of fun."
Grace Hokanson died on April 21, 2013, at Stevens Homes near Barrett, Grant Co, MN. She was preceded in death by John, her par-ents, and siblings Ernest, Bert, George, William, Hazel, and Alice. She was survived by daughters Charlotte (Darwin) Norlien, Carolyn (Patrick) Stevens, and Carolyn (Gerald Mattson); sons Curtis and Charles (Maribel) Hokanson, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a sister, Vernie Kranz. She was laid to rest beside John at the National Cemetery at Fort Snelling.
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