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Owen Maurice GAASEDELEN

Male 1933 - 2020  (87 years)


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  • Name Owen Maurice GAASEDELEN 
    Birth 25 Jul 1933  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Nov 2020  Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Vang Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • St. Olaf, ‘55

      He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951.

      Lutheran pastor (ELCA) in Iowa. Ordained in 1959 or late 1958.

      Owen Maurice Gaasedelen, Jr., was born July 25, 1933 to Owen and Nora Gaasedelen in Faribault, Minnesota. He was baptized by the Rev. Adolph Egge in Wangs Evangelical Lutheran Church near Dennison, Minnesota. Early Christian training was given to him by his parents and the church. When he was thirteen years old he was confirmed by the Rev. Chester Olson at Valley Grove Lutheran Church, Nerstrand, Minnesota.

      He graduated from Faribault High School in 1951. During his years in high School he was very active in many extra-curricular activities. His senior year he was elected president of the student body.

      In the fall of 1951 he entered St. Olaf College. He was somewhat undecided what his life’s work was to be at the time. But by the time he had reached his junior year he had definitely decided to enter the Seminary after graduation. He graduated from St. Olaf College in June 1955.

      In the fall of 1955 he began his work at Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul. He married Kay Ford of Faribault on May 19, 1956. They spent that summer at Remer, Minnesota, where he served as an assistant. During the summer of 1957 he participated in the Pastoral Clinical Training Course and then served his year of internship at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. His experience in the Pastoral Clinical Training course and his internship further convinced him of the great need for the ministry of Jesus Christ.

      In the fall of 1959 his first call was to Columbus, North Dakota. During this time he brought three parishes together under one building. His wife Kay called these years the Camelot years. In 1965 his next call was to Rushford, Minnesota. It was there that he helped build a new parish hall, remodeled the interior of the sanctuary and preserved the stained glass windows. It was during these years that he was trained in Bethel Bible Studies and he taught this series for his remaining ministry. In the fall of 1980 he moved back to Washburn, North Dakota whereupon he called for new windows to be designed. In 1993 he moved to Garner, Iowa and it was there he would finish out his career in 2005. In all these parishes he was first and foremost a preacher of the people.

      Owen is survived by his wife Kay, a son Owen William and his children Owen James and Summer and their children – Estes, Eden and Lars, Tiina Milja, and Markus William; a daughter, Mary Kay Gaasedelen Higgins and her children Elise Florence and Kate Ann; a daughter Ann Gaasedelen and her daughter Jessica Renae; sister-in-law Virginia Gaasedelen Olson and a niece Kristi (Bruce) Ponto.
    Person ID I11169  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 

    Father Owen Sylvester GAASEDELEN,   b. 3 Nov 1907, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1974, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Nora C RODEAR,   b. 26 Dec 1906   d. 25 Oct 1994, Freeborn County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1932 
    Family ID F8400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kay Ann FORD,   b. 26 Aug 1934, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 2022, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1956  Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 May 2023