Howard Francis FORTIER

1902 - 1960  (57 years)

• Name	Howard Francis FORTIER
  Birth	10 Dec 1902	Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1960-MN-007260
  Occupation	Railroad worker, Teamster leader, automobile polisher
  Social Security Number	472-07-8040
  Death	7 Apr 1960	St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	died at home
  Burial	9 Apr 1960	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Section 15, Lot 69, Grave 9 (Monument Lot)
  Notes	He is not the person in 1902-32461 or in 1902-32506. Living at 338 17th Street in Minneapolis with his mother Lila at the time of the 1920 census. His occupation was helper on a railroad. In the 1923 Minneapolis city directory, he is a beltmaker for the S R Sikes Co. He lived at 329 E 16th, apt 1. In the 1924 Minneapolis city directory, he is still a beltmaker for S R Sikes but now he lives at 4120 Minnehaha Avenue. His mother, now a dressmaker, lives there as well. In the 1927 Minneapolis city directory, he is a service operator for Minneapolis General Electric Co. He lives at 114 E 17th, Apt 3, the same address as his mother. In the 1928 city directory, he is a helper at Minneapolis General Electric Co. He lives at 131 E 14th. In the 1936 city directory, he is a painter for W V Harrington Motors. He lives at 3912 Harriet Ave. In the 1938 city directory, now with wife Elizabeth, he is a sander for Swanberg & Scheefe. He lives at 3441 St. Paul Ave. The Fortiers’ address at the time that Lila Joquette was born was 3027 Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. In the 1939 city directory, wife Sarah E, he is a painter for Shaw Motor Co. He lives at 3027 Hiawatha Avenue. In the 1940 city directory, wife Sarah E, he is a polisher for Shaw Motor Co. He lives at 2615½ 16th Avenue S. In the 1940 census, he and Sarah and Lilah live in the “rear, up” apartment at 3027 Hiawatha Avenue. Howard is unemployed and looking for work. He was usually a painter at an auto garage. Howard and Sarah had eighth-grade educations. By 1941, he was the financial secretary and business agent of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union, Local 1140. By 1948, Local 1140 was embroiled in a battle between “left-wing” forces and “regulars.” Howard was a regular, and a supporter of Hubert Humphrey who was considered at best a moderate in the ongoing battle between left wing adherents and regular union workers. Howard won a crucial election in late 1948 in which he was re-elected financial secretary of Local 1140 over a left wing candidate by a 2-1 margin. In January of 1949, Howard was appointed by Minneapolis acting mayor Eric G Hoyer to fill a vacancy on the fair employment practices commission. In 1949, local 1140 was expelled from the CIO for alleged left-wing domination. At that point, Howard took his local, representing garage mechanics, into the Teamsters as local 974. Living at 8019 Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park at the time of his death. He had lived there for 7 years. His death certificate shows that he was the Secretary/Treasurer of the Teamsters Union Local 974. He had attended a membership meeting of the local the evening before he died. The union was then in negotiations with 46 new car dealer garages. Died at home of a heart attack complicated by diabetes and hypertension. Buried next to Howard, in graves 7 and 8, are William Fortier (d. 1928) and William’s wife, and Howard’s aunt, Mary Evelyn Fortier (d. 1942).
  Person ID	I705	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry Alfred FORTIER,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Canada d. 3 Apr 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lila May RIPLEY,   b. Nov 1868, Minnesota d. 14 Jan 1928, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1889	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Mae CHRISTY,   b. 2 Oct 1906, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 6 Jun 1978, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922
  	an Ancestry tree shows 7 Jun 1921
  Divorce	Bef 1930
  Children	1. Anna Mae FORTIER,   b. 4 Nov 1921, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 19 Aug 1992, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)   2. Howard George FORTIER,   b. 3 Dec 1922, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 8 Dec 1999, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)   3. Barbara Evelyn FORTIER,   b. 4 Jan 1924, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 2 Dec 2001, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Elizabeth LASH,   b. 21 Aug 1914, Indiana d. 21 Aug 1993, Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Frederick Le Roy FORTIER,   b. 18 Aug 1940, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 18 Jul 2012, Maple Grove, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)   2. Carolyn Elizabeth FORTIER,   b. 4 Oct 1944, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 7 Apr 1999, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2007