Ruth Caroline PETERSON

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Ruth (Peterson) Froslee was born August 10, 1911 in Spring Butte Township, Adams County, North Dakota to homesteaders Peter J. and Hilda L. (Johnson) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at Cedar Creek Lutheran Church (later Prince of Peace Lutheran Church) in 1926. She attended rural Spring Butte School and graduated from Lemmon High School in Lemmon, South Dakota in 1930. Following this she attended and graduated from Nettleson Business College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

On February 28, 1934 she was married to Hans M. Froslee in Lemmon, SD. They made their home at Vining, MN where they lived their entire married life. To this union six children were born. Ruth served as Clerk on the Vining District 103 School Board. She was involved in P.T.A. and other school functions. As an active member of Vining Lutheran Church she participated in Ladies Aid, Circle, the quilting group, often serving in leadership positions. As a Red Cross member she volunteered at the Henning Nursing Home for many years. Ruth was also a 4-H leader, a member of the Dazzling Daisies Garden Club, and she belonged to the Vining Leif Erickson Sons of Norway Chapter. Reading, gardening, knitting and needlework were hobbies she enjoyed. Her hospitable manner always made everyone feel welcome in her home. Her children and grandchildren were especially fond of her ‘famous’ homemade donuts.

In 2004 she moved to Willow Creek Senior Living Center, Henning where she continued to reside until March of 2012 when she became a resident at Good Samaritan Society in Battle Lake, Minnesota. The family wishes to extend gratitude and thankfulness for the concern, care, and love shown to her during her stay at these two facilities.

Her husband Hans died July 13, 1987.

She is survived by children, Janice (Roland) Saetre, Vining, Michael (Ginger) Froslee, Vining, Karen (John) Mack, Colorado Springs, CO, Ardell (Gary) Eide, Mesa, AZ, Gregory (Gail) Froslee, Vining, and Bruce (Sue) Froslee, Clitherall. She is grandmother to 18 grandchildren, great grandmother to 34 children and great-great grandmother to one.. Also surviving is her sister, Mildred Peterson, Fergus Falls, and three nephews, Rodney, Douglas and Keith Peterson, their spouses and families of Lemmon, South Dakota.

Her parents and two brothers, Phillip and Leslie Peterson & their wives preceded her in death.

Ruth married Hans Mikaelsen FROSLEE on 28 Feb 1934 in South Dakota. Hans (son of Mikail Hansen FRØSLIE and Inga Ragnhild Iversdatter RUSTAD) was born on 16 Sep 1907 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 13 Jul 1987 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Vining Lutheran Cemetery, Vining, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Michael Rustad FROSLEE was born on 1 Apr 1936 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 23 Apr 2015 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
2. Ardell R FROSLEE was born on 8 Oct 1944 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; died on 26 Jul 2011.

Notes:

According to the 1910 census, his parents were born in Norway.

Died:
Information from Orven Swenson’s Swenson Family Tree.

Peter married Hilda Louise JOHNSON on 15 Dec 1906 in Cook County, Illinois. Hilda was born on 28 Jul 1884 in Allamakee County, Iowa; died on 31 Oct 1970 in South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the 1910 census, her parents were born in Iowa.

Notes:

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In the 1880 census, he and Carrie and Peter lived in Paint Creek in Allamakee County, Iowa.

Birth:
Raaen, Bratsberg, Strinda

Died:
Cedar Butte

Peter married Karn Jensdatter KISE. Karn (daughter of Jens Johannesen LIE and Pernille Pedersdatter LYSERUD) was born on 12 Aug 1851 in Næs, Hedmark, Norway; died on 13 Apr 1913 in Cottonwood, Lyon County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Gjestvang

Notes:

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Birth:
Nordre Lie

Jens married Pernille Pedersdatter LYSERUD. Pernille (daughter of Peder Eriksen and Dorthe Arnesdatter) was born on 25 Jun 1811 in Næs, Hedmark, Norway; died on 2 May 1893 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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