Nordahl Thomas FLATEN, Jr

1925 - 2013  (88 years)

• Name	Nordahl Thomas FLATEN
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	20 Jan 1925	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2013-MN-033132
  Death	19 Oct 2013	Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota
  Burial	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	He lived at 2411 West 60th Street at the time that his son was born in 1953. He lived in Burnsville in 1994. Nordahl T. Flaten Jr., age 88, of Burnsville, went home to heaven on October 19th . Nord is survived by his wife Mertha; his children Sonja (Fred) and Mark (Sharon), four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Nord was born in Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High in January 1943. After graduation he was inducted into the US Army and was trained for both the infantry and aviation training. In early 1945 he was shipped to Europe where he fought in the battle of the Ruhr Pocket and Drabenderhoe where he received the Bronze Star. In April 1945 his division liberated the German concentration camp at Flossenburg, Germany where two weeks earlier the Christian pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been put to death by the Nazi regime by hanging. Upon the end of the war in Europe his division was deployed to Japan for the invasion of Japan and was part of the occupation forces. Nord was a gifted creative engineer who could imagine and build most anything. During his career he was awarded several patents. He enjoyed and spent many hours on his farm in southeastern Minnesota. He also loved listening to pipe organ music on his stereo. He will be deeply missed by his wife and family. Funeral Service, 11am Friday, October 25, 2013 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Burnsville. Visitation will be held from 10-11am prior to the service. Internment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
  Person ID	I13924	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	13 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Nordahl T FLATEN,   b. 12 Jan 1888, Ada, Norman County, Minnesota d. 31 Aug 1960, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Almida Caroline RENNING,   b. 25 Mar 1896, Minnesota d. 11 Jan 1980, Scott County, Minnesota (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1914	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F9603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	M.A. JOHNSON
  Family ID	F10367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2010