Eldon Abrahamsen Obituary
Abrahamsen, Eldon R.
Age 80 Of Bayport
Finally at Rest
Eldon was born on May 10, 1925 to Hans and Carrie (Kappel) Abrahamsen in Ord, Nebraska. His family moved to Askov, Minnesota in 1928 where he attended school and graduated from Grand Rapids High School.
He enlisted in the Army and served his country during World War II from the spring of 1943 to November 1945. He parachuted into Normandy at 12:46AM on D-Day as a member of the 101st Airborne Division's "The Screaming Eagles", 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment, I Company and fought at the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In addition to the Purple Heart, Eldon was awarded the Bronze Star.
Eldon retired as Assistant Director of Correctional Industries after a long career with the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
He enjoyed hunting, horseshoes, camping, gardening, traveling and his family.
Eldon passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Mpls., after an extended stay following heart surgery.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Choochie; two daughters, Sharon and Lynn Abrahamsen of St. Paul; son Eldon (Raeanne) Abrahamsen of Esko; three step- children, Lissa (Kenny) Ross of Napa, CA, Aaron Jastrow of Chicago, IL, Lon Gunderson of Thief River Falls and grandchildren, Katie (Matt) Dean, David Steffes, Chelsea and Alexis Abrahamsen and Lainy Ross; brother, Hans (Phyllis) Abrahamsen of W. St. Paul; three sisters, Lillian Johnson of Stillwater, Mildred Hoover and Alice Peterson both of Sandstone; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, 12:45PM, at HISTORIC FORT SNELLING CHAPEL, Hwys. 5 & 55, Mpls., MN. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials preferred to VA Medical Center.
Bradshaw
2800 Curve Crest Blvd., Stillwater
651-439-5511
Published by Pioneer Press from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2005.
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Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
Name: Eldon Ray Abrahamsen
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Death Age: 80
Record Type: Cremation
Birth Date: 10 May 1925
Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Bayport, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Occupation: Assistant Director
Education: 12 YEARS
Industry or Location: MINNESOTA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
Death Date: 2 Oct 2005
Hospital: Dva Medical Center
Death Place: Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Death Registration Date: 2005
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Burial Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, USA
Cremation Date: 5 Oct 2005
Mother's Maiden Name: Kappel
Informant: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Informant Relation: Spouse
Father: Hans Abrahamsen
Mother: Carrie Abrahamsen
Spouse: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Certificate Number: 2005-MN-028373
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Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019
Name: Chochie Elizabeth Gunderson
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1973
Marriage Place: Morrison, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Eldon Ray Abrahamson
Certificate Number: 3-491
URL: https://moms.mn.gov/
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Abrahamsen, Eldon R.
Age 80 Of Bayport
Finally at Rest
Eldon was born on May 10, 1925 to Hans and Carrie (Kappel) Abrahamsen in Ord, Nebraska. His family moved to Askov, Minnesota in 1928 where he attended school and graduated from Grand Rapids High School.
He enlisted in the Army and served his country during World War II from the spring of 1943 to November 1945. He parachuted into Normandy at 12:46AM on D-Day as a member of the 101st Airborne Division's "The Screaming Eagles", 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment, I Company and fought at the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In addition to the Purple Heart, Eldon was awarded the Bronze Star.
Eldon retired as Assistant Director of Correctional Industries after a long career with the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
He enjoyed hunting, horseshoes, camping, gardening, traveling and his family.
Eldon passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Mpls., after an extended stay following heart surgery.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Choochie; two daughters, Sharon and Lynn Abrahamsen of St. Paul; son Eldon (Raeanne) Abrahamsen of Esko; three step- children, Lissa (Kenny) Ross of Napa, CA, Aaron Jastrow of Chicago, IL, Lon Gunderson of Thief River Falls and grandchildren, Katie (Matt) Dean, David Steffes, Chelsea and Alexis Abrahamsen and Lainy Ross; brother, Hans (Phyllis) Abrahamsen of W. St. Paul; three sisters, Lillian Johnson of Stillwater, Mildred Hoover and Alice Peterson both of Sandstone; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, 12:45PM, at HISTORIC FORT SNELLING CHAPEL, Hwys. 5 & 55, Mpls., MN. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials preferred to VA Medical Center.
Bradshaw
2800 Curve Crest Blvd., Stillwater
651-439-5511
Published by Pioneer Press from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2005.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
Name: Eldon Ray Abrahamsen
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Death Age: 80
Record Type: Cremation
Birth Date: 10 May 1925
Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Bayport, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Occupation: Assistant Director
Education: 12 YEARS
Industry or Location: MINNESOTA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
Death Date: 2 Oct 2005
Hospital: Dva Medical Center
Death Place: Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Death Registration Date: 2005
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Burial Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, USA
Cremation Date: 5 Oct 2005
Mother's Maiden Name: Kappel
Informant: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Informant Relation: Spouse
Father: Hans Abrahamsen
Mother: Carrie Abrahamsen
Spouse: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Certificate Number: 2005-MN-028373
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Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019
Name: Chochie Elizabeth Gunderson
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1973
Marriage Place: Morrison, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Eldon Ray Abrahamson
Certificate Number: 3-491
URL: https://moms.mn.gov/
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Eldon Abrahamsen Obituary
Abrahamsen, Eldon R.
Age 80 Of Bayport
Finally at Rest
Eldon was born on May 10, 1925 to Hans and Carrie (Kappel) Abrahamsen in Ord, Nebraska. His family moved to Askov, Minnesota in 1928 where he attended school and graduated from Grand Rapids High School.
He enlisted in the Army and served his country during World War II from the spring of 1943 to November 1945. He parachuted into Normandy at 12:46AM on D-Day as a member of the 101st Airborne Division's "The Screaming Eagles", 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment, I Company and fought at the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In addition to the Purple Heart, Eldon was awarded the Bronze Star.
Eldon retired as Assistant Director of Correctional Industries after a long career with the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
He enjoyed hunting, horseshoes, camping, gardening, traveling and his family.
Eldon passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Mpls., after an extended stay following heart surgery.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Choochie; two daughters, Sharon and Lynn Abrahamsen of St. Paul; son Eldon (Raeanne) Abrahamsen of Esko; three step- children, Lissa (Kenny) Ross of Napa, CA, Aaron Jastrow of Chicago, IL, Lon Gunderson of Thief River Falls and grandchildren, Katie (Matt) Dean, David Steffes, Chelsea and Alexis Abrahamsen and Lainy Ross; brother, Hans (Phyllis) Abrahamsen of W. St. Paul; three sisters, Lillian Johnson of Stillwater, Mildred Hoover and Alice Peterson both of Sandstone; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, 12:45PM, at HISTORIC FORT SNELLING CHAPEL, Hwys. 5 & 55, Mpls., MN. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials preferred to VA Medical Center.
Bradshaw
2800 Curve Crest Blvd., Stillwater
651-439-5511
Published by Pioneer Press from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2005.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
Name: Eldon Ray Abrahamsen
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Death Age: 80
Record Type: Cremation
Birth Date: 10 May 1925
Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Bayport, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Occupation: Assistant Director
Education: 12 YEARS
Industry or Location: MINNESOTA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
Death Date: 2 Oct 2005
Hospital: Dva Medical Center
Death Place: Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Death Registration Date: 2005
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Burial Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, USA
Cremation Date: 5 Oct 2005
Mother's Maiden Name: Kappel
Informant: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Informant Relation: Spouse
Father: Hans Abrahamsen
Mother: Carrie Abrahamsen
Spouse: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Certificate Number: 2005-MN-028373
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019
Name: Chochie Elizabeth Gunderson
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1973
Marriage Place: Morrison, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Eldon Ray Abrahamson
Certificate Number: 3-491
URL: https://moms.mn.gov/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Abrahamsen, Eldon R.
Age 80 Of Bayport
Finally at Rest
Eldon was born on May 10, 1925 to Hans and Carrie (Kappel) Abrahamsen in Ord, Nebraska. His family moved to Askov, Minnesota in 1928 where he attended school and graduated from Grand Rapids High School.
He enlisted in the Army and served his country during World War II from the spring of 1943 to November 1945. He parachuted into Normandy at 12:46AM on D-Day as a member of the 101st Airborne Division's "The Screaming Eagles", 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment, I Company and fought at the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In addition to the Purple Heart, Eldon was awarded the Bronze Star.
Eldon retired as Assistant Director of Correctional Industries after a long career with the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
He enjoyed hunting, horseshoes, camping, gardening, traveling and his family.
Eldon passed away on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005 at the VA Medical Center in Mpls., after an extended stay following heart surgery.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Choochie; two daughters, Sharon and Lynn Abrahamsen of St. Paul; son Eldon (Raeanne) Abrahamsen of Esko; three step- children, Lissa (Kenny) Ross of Napa, CA, Aaron Jastrow of Chicago, IL, Lon Gunderson of Thief River Falls and grandchildren, Katie (Matt) Dean, David Steffes, Chelsea and Alexis Abrahamsen and Lainy Ross; brother, Hans (Phyllis) Abrahamsen of W. St. Paul; three sisters, Lillian Johnson of Stillwater, Mildred Hoover and Alice Peterson both of Sandstone; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, 12:45PM, at HISTORIC FORT SNELLING CHAPEL, Hwys. 5 & 55, Mpls., MN. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials preferred to VA Medical Center.
Bradshaw
2800 Curve Crest Blvd., Stillwater
651-439-5511
Published by Pioneer Press from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5, 2005.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
Name: Eldon Ray Abrahamsen
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Death Age: 80
Record Type: Cremation
Birth Date: 10 May 1925
Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place: Bayport, Washington, Minnesota, United States
Occupation: Assistant Director
Education: 12 YEARS
Industry or Location: MINNESOTA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
Death Date: 2 Oct 2005
Hospital: Dva Medical Center
Death Place: Fort Snelling Reservation, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Death Registration Date: 2005
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Burial Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, USA
Cremation Date: 5 Oct 2005
Mother's Maiden Name: Kappel
Informant: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Informant Relation: Spouse
Father: Hans Abrahamsen
Mother: Carrie Abrahamsen
Spouse: Choochie E Abrahamsen
Certificate Number: 2005-MN-028373
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019
Name: Chochie Elizabeth Gunderson
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1973
Marriage Place: Morrison, Minnesota, USA
Spouse: Eldon Ray Abrahamson
Certificate Number: 3-491
URL: https://moms.mn.gov/
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