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Mary QUAMME

Female 1871 - 1963  (91 years)


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  • Name Mary QUAMME 
    Birth 29 Dec 1871  Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 28 Jan 1872  Holden Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 Mar 1963  Sibley 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 
    • Also called Mari Roarsdatter Kvamme.

      At the time of the 1900 census, she had had six children, all still living.

      Called Maria in the 1910 census, at which time she had had 14 (?) children, ten still living.

      According to the Dalby database, her parents were “Roar and Anna Kjos Quam-Qvamme-Quamme.”

      Funeral services were held at the Vang Lutheran church, Saturday, March 30, at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Mary Rauk, who passed away at the Gaylord Hospital in Gaylord, Minn., Wednesday, March 27, at the age of 92 years. The Rev. B. J. Blikstad officiated. Mrs. Blikstad sang "O God Of Mercy" and "Tenk naar engang", accompanied by the church organist, Mrs. Cyrus Midje. A poem, "Life", composed by Jennifer Frettem, an 11 year old grandchild of Mrs. Rauk was read. Pallbearers were Robert Larson, Rodney Rauk, Charles Meyer, Stanley Arndt, Mayold Frettem and Charles Anderson. She was laid to rest in the Vang Cemetery. Mary Rauk was the daughter of Roar and Anna Kjos Quam. She was born Dec. 29, 1871, in Holden Township, Goodhue County. She was baptized and confirmed by the late J. N. Kildahl. She was united in marriage to Knut Rauk in 1890. They established their home on a farm adjoining that of her girlhood home in Holden Township, where she lived until 1932. She then moved to Kenyon, where she has since resided. Her husband died in 1927. Ten children have also preceded her in death. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Lester (Sophia) Larson, Hans, Sigurd and Raymond of Nerstrand; Carl of Vermillion, S. D.; Mrs. Willard (Agnes) Meyer of Winthrop, Minn.; Mrs. Martin (Mildred) Westermo, Madison, Wis. and Mrs. Charles (Thelma) Rumpf, Denver. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She was a life-long member of the Vang Lutheran church and took a keen interest in her church and community. She was a gold star mother.
    Person ID I13708  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2023 

    Father Roar Olson QUAMME,   b. 11 Jul 1832, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1925, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Anne Andersdatter KJØS,   b. 25 Oct 1847, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1895, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1871  Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Knute Hanson RAUK,   b. 3 Dec 1860, Rock River, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1927, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1890  Vang Lutheran Church, Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • as Knut Rauk and Maria R. Kvamme
    Children 
     1. Sophia RAUK,   b. 3 Jan 1891, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1993, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)
     2. Helmer R RAUK,   b. 13 May 1892, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1918, Waco, McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     3. Anna M RAUK,   b. 21 Feb 1894, Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1943, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     4. Rolf B RAUK,   b. 1895, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1920, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     5. Carl Melvin RAUK,   b. 20 Sep 1897, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1981, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Hans Oscar RAUK,   b. 4 Mar 1900, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1984, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Alfred RAUK,   b. 21 Dec 1901, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902 (Age 0 years)
     8. Clarence A RAUK,   b. 21 Dec 1901, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902 (Age 0 years)
     9. Agnes Serina RAUK,   b. 25 May 1904, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 2008, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years)
     10. Sigurd Clarence RAUK,   b. 21 Oct 1906, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1980, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     11. Mildred Constance RAUK,   b. 21 Nov 1907, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 2008, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     12. Thelma RAUK,   b. 2 Feb 1909, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1912 (Age 3 years)
     13. Thomas L RAUK,   b. 2 Feb 1909, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1909
     14. Thomas L RAUK,   b. 1910   d. 1910 (Age 0 years)
     15. George E RAUK,   b. 23 Mar 1912, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912
     16. Raymond Stanley RAUK,   b. 11 Sep 1913, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1974, Rice County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     17. Thelma Elinore RAUK,   b. 4 Sep 1915, Goodhue County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 2000, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F10214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2016