thegeneastorypages


genealogy and family history of the Carlson, Ellingboe, Everson and Johnson families of Minnesota and Wisconsin
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Myrtle S GARDNER

Female 1905 - 1991  (86 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    All    |    PDF

  • Photos
    Myrtle Erickson
    Myrtle Erickson
    Probably from the 1930s

  • Name Myrtle S GARDNER 
    Birth 6 Mar 1905  Gary, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    MN Death Cert Checked
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1991-MN-014828 
    Social Security Number 472-10-1644 issued in MN before 1951 
    Death 4 Jun 1991  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 3:50 PM
    Burial 8 Jun 1991  Oak Hill Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In the 1910 census, she is shown as Myrtle E. Gardner, 4, born in Indiana, daughter of John and Rose Gardner of Milaca.

      In the 1920 census, she lives with her siblings and parents in South Harbor Twp, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.

      Shown as Myrtle E. in the 1930 census. Wally specified her middle initial as S in her death certificate.

      Cora notes in her diary for October 24, 1965: “Called Myrtle Erickson this evening after through looking at TV. They live in a motel at Camden.”

      She was living at Augustana Nursing Home in Minneapolis when she died. She died of “natural causes” but was plagued by several infirmities including a bad heart, arthritis, and edema in her left leg.

      The information in her death certificate was provided by her son. He said that Myrtle had been a manager at the Minneapolis Pleating and Button Co. She had been educated through the 12th grade.

      Funeral service at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale. Pallbearers Michael Butler, Fred Thompson, Jerald Fjerstad, and Robert Fjerstad.
    Person ID I499  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2022 

    Father John GARDNER   d. Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Rose ANDERSON,   b. Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John W ERICKSON,   b. 10 May 1899, St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1979, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1922  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This is the MOMS date but Cora attended their “golden wedding anniversary” celebration on Sunday, June 6, 1971.
    Children 
     1. Wallace Eugene ERICKSON,   b. 15 Feb 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 2004, Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Jack Gerald (Jackie) ERICKSON,   b. 27 Jan 1925, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1928, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2011