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Personal data Oscar M. Bergquist 

  • He was born on April 18, 1912 in New Norway, Camrose Co., AB.
  • Immigrated between 1917 and 1918 vanuit Mitchell, Davison Co., SD.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: GenealogyBuff.com
  • He died on July 16, 1998 in a Sioux City hosp., Sioux City, Plymouth/Woodbury Co., IA, he was 86 years old.
  • He is buried after July 15, 1998 in Mem. Pk. Cem., Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on November 24, 2017.

Household of Oscar M. Bergquist

He is married to Eunice E. Tonsfeldt.

They got married on February 21, 1942 at Sioux City, Plymouth / Woodbury Co., IA, he was 29 years old.


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Notes about Oscar M. Bergquist

Oscar M. Bergquist

Source: Author: NN (anonymous), Title: "Woodbury County, Iowa Obituary Collection - 241," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: GenealogyBuff.com, Publication date: vi Sept MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/woodbury/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/1681

"Oscar M. Bergquist
Oscar M. Bergquist, 86, of Sioux City died Thursday, July 16, 1998, at a Sioux City hospital following a lenghty illness.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at Wesley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Morris officiating. Private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are
under the direction of
Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel.
Mr. Bergquist was born April 18, 1912, in New Norway, Alberta, Canada. He moved with his family to Mitchell, S.D. as the age of 5. He moved to Sioux City in 1939.
He married Eunice Tonsfeldt on Feb. 21, 1942, in Sioux City. He was employed as a machinist with Sioux Tools for 40 years, retiring in 1979. He was also a part time musician with several local dance bands.
He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the machinist and musicians unions.
Survivors include his wife; a son and his wife, Craig and Julie of Merrill, Iowa; a daughter and her husband, Barbara and Tom Arens of Sioux City; a sister and her husband, Esther and Don Bates of Mitchell; five grandchildren, Curt, Jon and Jay Bergquist, Kyle Waggoner and Allison Taylor; two stepgrandchildren, Jill and Brooke Arens; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Jean Bergquist of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Frances Church of Omaha, Neb.; and a niece and nephew.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Clint William Bergquist; and four brothers, Ralph, Gene, Theodore and August.
Memorials may be directed to the Big Sioux Chapter Alzheimer's Association or Wesley United Methodist Church."
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Oscar M. Bergquist
1912-1998

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Eunice E. Tonsfeldt
1918-2016

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Birthday April 18, 1912

  • The temperature on April 18, 1912 was between 2.8 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage February 21, 1942

  • The temperature on February 21, 1942 was between -11.1 °C and -4.8 °C and averaged -7.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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Day of death July 16, 1998

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