The Vangsness Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameReuben Oscar Sjoquist 
, 294
, 294Birth Date16 Feb 1898
Birth PlaceRed Wing, Minnesota
Death Date4 Sep 1974 Age: 76
Death PlaceCannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Burial PlaceSpring Garden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota
FatherCarl Oscar Sjoquist , 1004 (1861-1939)
MotherChristine Swenson , 1005 (1859-1931)
Spouses
1Lydia Vangsness , 293
, 293Birth Date26 May 1903
Birth PlaceBelle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Death Date12 May 1974 Age: 70
Death PlaceCannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Burial PlaceSpring Garden Lutheran Church Cemetery, Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota
MotherIda Vangsness , 28 (~1880-1903)
Marr Date24 Sep 1927
ChildrenPhyllis Lorraine , 297 (1929-1991)
Robert Oscar , 295 (1931-1997)
Notes for Reuben Oscar Sjoquist
Reuben O. Sjoquist, 76, a resident of Cannon Falls the past 17 years and formerly of the Spring Garden area, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the Cannon Falls Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for five weeks.
Born Feb. 16, 1898, in Red Wing, he married Lydia Vangsness in Minneola Lutheran Church on Sept. 24, 1927. The couple farmed in the Spring Garden community until Sept. 1957, when they moved to Cannon Falls. She preceded him in death on May 12, 1974.
Surviving Mr. Sjoquist are one daughter, Mrs. Byron (Phyllis) Fox of Dennison; two sons, Donald of Lakeville and Robert of Goodhue, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, Sept 8, at the Spring Garden Lutheran Church in Leon Township with Rev. Kenneth Kilheffer officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers were David Vangsness, Harold Sjoquist, Russell Hultman, Art Trelstad, Clarence Samuelson and Rhodes Vangsness. The organist was Mrs. Carl Magnuson and soloist was Roland Peterson.
Born Feb. 16, 1898, in Red Wing, he married Lydia Vangsness in Minneola Lutheran Church on Sept. 24, 1927. The couple farmed in the Spring Garden community until Sept. 1957, when they moved to Cannon Falls. She preceded him in death on May 12, 1974.
Surviving Mr. Sjoquist are one daughter, Mrs. Byron (Phyllis) Fox of Dennison; two sons, Donald of Lakeville and Robert of Goodhue, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, Sept 8, at the Spring Garden Lutheran Church in Leon Township with Rev. Kenneth Kilheffer officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers were David Vangsness, Harold Sjoquist, Russell Hultman, Art Trelstad, Clarence Samuelson and Rhodes Vangsness. The organist was Mrs. Carl Magnuson and soloist was Roland Peterson.
Notes for Lydia (Spouse 1)
Obituary:
Lydia Sjoquist, 70, resident of Cannon Falls, formerly of the Spring Garden area, died Sunday, May 12, in her home. She was born on May 26, 1903 in the Belle Creek area.
She married Reuben Sjoquist on Sept. 24, 1927, in the Minneola Lutheran Church. The couple lived in the Spring Garden area until they moved to Cannon Falls in 1957.
Mrs. Sjoquist is survived by her husband, Reuben; one daughter, Mrs. Byron (Phyllis) Fox of Cannon Falls; two sons, Donald of Lakeville, and Robert of Goodhue; 11 grandchidren; and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 15, at the Spring Garden Lutheran Church with Rev. Kenneth Kilheffer officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers were David Vangsness, Harold Sjoquist, Russell Hultman, Art Trelstad, Clarence Samuelson and Rhodes Vangsness. The organist was Mrs. Carl Magnuson and soloist was Roland Peterson.
The family prefers memorials to go to the Spring Garden entry fund.
Lydia Sjoquist, 70, resident of Cannon Falls, formerly of the Spring Garden area, died Sunday, May 12, in her home. She was born on May 26, 1903 in the Belle Creek area.
She married Reuben Sjoquist on Sept. 24, 1927, in the Minneola Lutheran Church. The couple lived in the Spring Garden area until they moved to Cannon Falls in 1957.
Mrs. Sjoquist is survived by her husband, Reuben; one daughter, Mrs. Byron (Phyllis) Fox of Cannon Falls; two sons, Donald of Lakeville, and Robert of Goodhue; 11 grandchidren; and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 15, at the Spring Garden Lutheran Church with Rev. Kenneth Kilheffer officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Pall bearers were David Vangsness, Harold Sjoquist, Russell Hultman, Art Trelstad, Clarence Samuelson and Rhodes Vangsness. The organist was Mrs. Carl Magnuson and soloist was Roland Peterson.
The family prefers memorials to go to the Spring Garden entry fund.