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Celene Asselin

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Celene Asselin

Birth
Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA
Death
16 Oct 1997 (aged 85)
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Celene Asselin was born August 23, 1912 in Lambert township, Red Lake County, the daughter of Onezime and Permelia (Hince) Asselin. She attended school near Oklee and Mount St. Benedict in Crookston before attending nurse's training. She worked at St. Vincent Hospital in Crookston and later at Oakland Park Sanitarium in Thief River Falls before she contracted tuberculosis and became a patient there for a time. She moved back to Crookston and worked at St. Francis Hospital until it closed. She then worked at St. Vincent Nursing Home until her retirement. Celene moved back to Oklee in 1973 where she has since resided.

She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the guild.

Oklee - Celene Asselin, 85, died October 16, 1997 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee with Father Bob LaPlante officiating. Charity Wicks was the organist. Casketbearers were all of Celene's nieces and nephews. Burial was at St. Francis Cemetery near Oklee.

Celene is survived by one brother, Tom Asselin of Oklee; three sisters, Mayme Berberich of Brooks, Lucille (Marvin) Strande of Crookston and Bernyce (Raymond) Wicks of Oklee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Joe, Walter and Harvey; and two sisters, Rose and Cora.
Celene Asselin was born August 23, 1912 in Lambert township, Red Lake County, the daughter of Onezime and Permelia (Hince) Asselin. She attended school near Oklee and Mount St. Benedict in Crookston before attending nurse's training. She worked at St. Vincent Hospital in Crookston and later at Oakland Park Sanitarium in Thief River Falls before she contracted tuberculosis and became a patient there for a time. She moved back to Crookston and worked at St. Francis Hospital until it closed. She then worked at St. Vincent Nursing Home until her retirement. Celene moved back to Oklee in 1973 where she has since resided.

She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the guild.

Oklee - Celene Asselin, 85, died October 16, 1997 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Oklee with Father Bob LaPlante officiating. Charity Wicks was the organist. Casketbearers were all of Celene's nieces and nephews. Burial was at St. Francis Cemetery near Oklee.

Celene is survived by one brother, Tom Asselin of Oklee; three sisters, Mayme Berberich of Brooks, Lucille (Marvin) Strande of Crookston and Bernyce (Raymond) Wicks of Oklee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Joe, Walter and Harvey; and two sisters, Rose and Cora.

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  • Created by: kevers
  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41843282/celene-asselin: accessed ), memorial page for Celene Asselin (23 Aug 1912–16 Oct 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41843282, citing Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Oklee, Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by kevers (contributor 47057255).