Christine WANGEN

Notes:

Her mother’s maiden name was Ellingson.

From the Faribault Daily News, Oct. 2, 1968:

Funeral services for Christine Kasa were held at 2p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. Terence Fretheim officiating. Mr. Kenneth Flom rendered one vocal selection, accompanied by Mrs. Arlie Egland, who served as church organist. Clarence Egtvedt, Andrew Hoverstad, Abraham Bakken, Halvor Lillesve, Edmund Berg and Ole Remme served as pallbearers. Interment took place at the Vang Cemetery. Christine Kasa passed away suddenly at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, at 316 Pine Street in Red Wing, on Wednesday evening, Sept. 18, at the age of 76 years. She had resided with her daughter for the past year. Daughter of Olaf and Mary Ellingson Wangen, she was born in Goodhue County on Jan. 28, 1892, and was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls in the year of 1907. On March 25, 1909, she was married at Cannon Falls to Bennie Kasa. They established their home in Warsaw township where she has resided with the exception of the past year. She is survived by one son, Harry Kasa and one daughter, Bernice (Mrs. Halvor Dalbotten), both of Red Wing; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; also three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Lysne and Mrs. Nettie Otis, both of Northfield, and Mrs. Emma Truax of Minneapolis; and three brothers, Arnold and Myron Wangen, both of Cannon Falls, and Carl Wangen of Red Wing. Her husband preceded her in death June 17, 1967. One son and one grandson also preceded her in death.

Christine married Helge B (Bennie) KASA on 25 Mar 1909 in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Helge (son of Helge (Henry) Eiriksson KASA and Ingrid Ivarsdatter (Ida) ELLINGBØ) was born on 24 Jun 1883 in Minnesota; died on 17 Jun 1967 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Harry Obert KASA was born on 24 Jul 1909 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 21 Oct 1998 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
2. Melvin Edmund KASA was born on 10 Feb 1911 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 21 Jun 1952 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
3. Bernice Henrietta KASA was born on 18 Apr 1913 in Goodhue County, Minnesota; died on 19 Feb 1979 in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Notes:

Probably a son of Knut Larsen Vangen and Martha Olsdatter Gudvangen, both born in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane.

Olaf married Mary Christian ELLINGSON. Mary was born on 22 Jul 1868; died on 8 Aug 1955 in Rice County, Minnesota; was buried in Urland Lutheran Cemetery, Goodhue County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An obituary in the Fairbault Daily News:

NORTHFIELD--Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wangen, 87 years of age, who passed away at the Northfield hospital Monday Aug. 8 after a long illness were held Friday afternoon at Urland Lutheran church. The Rev. B. J. Blikstad officiated at 2:00 o'clock. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Mary Ellingson was born in Leon township on July 22, 1868 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Ellingson, pioneer residents of the Cannon Falls community. She grew to womanhood on the family farm home south of Cannon Falls and in 1901 she was united in marriage to Olaf K. Wangen who passed away in May 1918. Mrs. Wangen is survived by four daughters, Mrs. B. H. Kasas of Dennison, Mrs. Elsie Lysne and Mrs. Ray Otis of Northfield and Mrs. Emma Truax of Minneapolis; three sons, Carl of Red Wing; Myron and Arnold of Cannon Falls, 21 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by two daughters Mrs. Mary Holien and Anne Wangen.