Paul M. Morken, 78, of 1120 Manila St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Edmund Olson will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Morken was born Jan. 31, 1892, in Trondheim, Norway, son of the late
Christian and Beret Morken. He married Nora Eliason Dec. 6, 1913, at Superior,
Wis. He had been employed by the Soo Line Railroad for 47 years, starting in
1911 in Superior, until 1915, then in 1919 he was at Portal, N.D. In 1939 he
was transferred to Manitowoc and in 1953 he was transferred to Fond du Lac,
retiring in 1957. He was a member of the Brotherhood of St. Paul Church.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. K. L. (Beatrice) Rue of
Menomonie, Wis., Mrs. E. H. (Margaret) Osten of Wauwatosa, Mrs. Lloyd (Vivian)
Kelliher of Appleton and Mrs. William R. (Jeanne) Hall of Manitowoc; eight
grandchildren and one great grandchild. A brother and a sister are living in
Norway.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 5 p.m.
Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 7, 1970 P.13
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[d. 04-07-1970/age 78 yrs.]
Paul M. Morken, 78, of 1120 Manila St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Edmund Olson will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Morken was born Jan. 31, 1892, in Trondheim, Norway, son of the late
Christian and Beret Morken. He married Nora Eliason Dec. 6, 1913, at Superior,
Wis. He had been employed by the Soo Line Railroad for 47 years, starting in
1911 in Superior, until 1915, then in 1919 he was at Portal, N.D. In 1939 he
was transferred to Manitowoc and in 1953 he was transferred to Fond du Lac,
retiring in 1957. He was a member of the Brotherhood of St. Paul Church.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. K. L. (Beatrice) Rue of
Menomonie, Wis., Mrs. E. H. (Margaret) Osten of Wauwatosa, Mrs. Lloyd (Vivian)
Kelliher of Appleton and Mrs. William R. (Jeanne) Hall of Manitowoc; eight
grandchildren and one great grandchild. A brother and a sister are living in
Norway.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 5 p.m.
Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 7, 1970 P.13
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[d. 04-07-1970/age 78 yrs.]
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