Beloved son, husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather
Joy was a gentle, kind, and extremely hardworking man. Affectionately known as "Swede" to his friends, he was a master storyteller with a special love for the Old West. To support his large family, he worked double shifts as a meat cutter in a refrigerated room at the nearby packing house. After family hunting or fishing trips, grandchildren gathered close to watch his skill at butchering deer and to learn from him the best ways to gut and prepare fish. Skilled at first aid, he was the family "doctor" that his children and grandchildren ran to when hurt or sick. An attentive and caring father, he helped his children build and race soap box derby cars. Joy was Swedish in ancestry and worshiped with his family in the Lutheran church.
Military Service
United States Navy, Storekeeper Third Class, U.S.S. Colorado
BIRTH:
Postcard Birth Announcement
Side One:
Mr and Mrs C. S. Wassgren
Announce the birth of a baby boy
Day Second Month Nov Year 1911
Side Two:
Postage Stamp: One Cent
Postmark: So. Omaha, 3 Nov 1911
Addressed to: "Mrs. A. H. Waldenstrom, Lindon, Colorado"
Message Written in 'Old Swedish': (translation follows)
"Omaha Nebr Nov 3
Grandma Waldenstrom, A big son came to us. Yes even at 3:30 pm. Everything went happily and everyone is feeling OK after the circumstances. Greetings to you from the family.
Your son Carl S. Wasgren"
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Family links:
Preceded in death by grandson,
Gary Joseph Clifton
Lifelong Friends: Dan & Dottie Westfall
Lifelong Friends: Art & Vivian Ditlevsen
Joy was a gentle, kind, and extremely hardworking man. Affectionately known as "Swede" to his friends, he was a master storyteller with a special love for the Old West. To support his large family, he worked double shifts as a meat cutter in a refrigerated room at the nearby packing house. After family hunting or fishing trips, grandchildren gathered close to watch his skill at butchering deer and to learn from him the best ways to gut and prepare fish. Skilled at first aid, he was the family "doctor" that his children and grandchildren ran to when hurt or sick. An attentive and caring father, he helped his children build and race soap box derby cars. Joy was Swedish in ancestry and worshiped with his family in the Lutheran church.
Military Service
United States Navy, Storekeeper Third Class, U.S.S. Colorado
BIRTH:
Postcard Birth Announcement
Side One:
Mr and Mrs C. S. Wassgren
Announce the birth of a baby boy
Day Second Month Nov Year 1911
Side Two:
Postage Stamp: One Cent
Postmark: So. Omaha, 3 Nov 1911
Addressed to: "Mrs. A. H. Waldenstrom, Lindon, Colorado"
Message Written in 'Old Swedish': (translation follows)
"Omaha Nebr Nov 3
Grandma Waldenstrom, A big son came to us. Yes even at 3:30 pm. Everything went happily and everyone is feeling OK after the circumstances. Greetings to you from the family.
Your son Carl S. Wasgren"
-
Family links:
Preceded in death by grandson,
Gary Joseph Clifton
Lifelong Friends: Dan & Dottie Westfall
Lifelong Friends: Art & Vivian Ditlevsen
Beloved son, husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather
Joy was a gentle, kind, and extremely hardworking man. Affectionately known as "Swede" to his friends, he was a master storyteller with a special love for the Old West. To support his large family, he worked double shifts as a meat cutter in a refrigerated room at the nearby packing house. After family hunting or fishing trips, grandchildren gathered close to watch his skill at butchering deer and to learn from him the best ways to gut and prepare fish. Skilled at first aid, he was the family "doctor" that his children and grandchildren ran to when hurt or sick. An attentive and caring father, he helped his children build and race soap box derby cars. Joy was Swedish in ancestry and worshiped with his family in the Lutheran church.
Military Service
United States Navy, Storekeeper Third Class, U.S.S. Colorado
BIRTH:
Postcard Birth Announcement
Side One:
Mr and Mrs C. S. Wassgren
Announce the birth of a baby boy
Day Second Month Nov Year 1911
Side Two:
Postage Stamp: One Cent
Postmark: So. Omaha, 3 Nov 1911
Addressed to: "Mrs. A. H. Waldenstrom, Lindon, Colorado"
Message Written in 'Old Swedish': (translation follows)
"Omaha Nebr Nov 3
Grandma Waldenstrom, A big son came to us. Yes even at 3:30 pm. Everything went happily and everyone is feeling OK after the circumstances. Greetings to you from the family.
Your son Carl S. Wasgren"
-
Family links:
Preceded in death by grandson,
Gary Joseph Clifton
Lifelong Friends: Dan & Dottie Westfall
Lifelong Friends: Art & Vivian Ditlevsen
Joy was a gentle, kind, and extremely hardworking man. Affectionately known as "Swede" to his friends, he was a master storyteller with a special love for the Old West. To support his large family, he worked double shifts as a meat cutter in a refrigerated room at the nearby packing house. After family hunting or fishing trips, grandchildren gathered close to watch his skill at butchering deer and to learn from him the best ways to gut and prepare fish. Skilled at first aid, he was the family "doctor" that his children and grandchildren ran to when hurt or sick. An attentive and caring father, he helped his children build and race soap box derby cars. Joy was Swedish in ancestry and worshiped with his family in the Lutheran church.
Military Service
United States Navy, Storekeeper Third Class, U.S.S. Colorado
BIRTH:
Postcard Birth Announcement
Side One:
Mr and Mrs C. S. Wassgren
Announce the birth of a baby boy
Day Second Month Nov Year 1911
Side Two:
Postage Stamp: One Cent
Postmark: So. Omaha, 3 Nov 1911
Addressed to: "Mrs. A. H. Waldenstrom, Lindon, Colorado"
Message Written in 'Old Swedish': (translation follows)
"Omaha Nebr Nov 3
Grandma Waldenstrom, A big son came to us. Yes even at 3:30 pm. Everything went happily and everyone is feeling OK after the circumstances. Greetings to you from the family.
Your son Carl S. Wasgren"
-
Family links:
Preceded in death by grandson,
Gary Joseph Clifton
Lifelong Friends: Dan & Dottie Westfall
Lifelong Friends: Art & Vivian Ditlevsen
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