Ernest Martin VEAZIE

1906 - 1983  (77 years)

• Name	Ernest Martin VEAZIE
  Birth	14 Oct 1906	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1983-MN-029837
  Death	27 Nov 1983	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Burial	Knollwood Memorial Gardens, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Not listed with the family in the 1930 census. An obit: Ernest M. Veazie, 77,1321 So. Burlington, formerly of Maine Township, died Sunday, Nov. 27, at Lake Region Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Zion Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls, with Rev. James Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in Knollwood Memorial Cemetery, Fergus Falls. One of four children of Henry and Randi (Toso) Veazie, he was born Oct. 14,1906, in Maine Township. He grew up in Maine Township and attended School District #22. As a young man, he worked in the construction business. Then he became a farmer in Maine Township. In the mid-'30s, he was a self-employed truck driver, specifically transferring livestock between this area and St. Paul. Along with his trucking business, he operated a filling station, which later became known as Rancho-Villa in Maine Township. On June 30, 1945, he and Verna Thorson were married in Minneapolis. In 1951, they moved to Underwood, where they owned and operated the Corner Kitchen. They also owned the Mobile Gasoline Station, which later became the Service Oil Company in Underwood. Prior to their move to Underwood, he was involved with the amatuer baseball program in this area. He also worked as a substitute mail carrier. Next, he leased his equipment to International Transport Company of Rochester, Minn., and drove coast to coast and across Canada for that company. In 1958, they moved to Fergus Falls, where he continued trucking for International Transport. When he stopped working for International Trasnport, he drove for the the following trucking firms: Ott, Hairing, and Krog. He also drove the Rehabilitation Industries bus in Fergus Falls before retiring in 1977. Survivors include his wife, Verna; a son, Gary of Wayzata; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Helen Iverson, Fergus Falls. Visitation at Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, will begin Tuesday evening, continue all day Wednesday and resume one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.
  Person ID	I6276	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry Edward VEAZIE,   b. 20 Apr 1872, Cattaraugus County, New York d. 24 Mar 1941, Maine Twp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Randa Sophie TOSO,   b. 23 Sep 1883   d. 29 Nov 1972, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904
  Family ID	F7498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verna Jeanette THORSON,   b. 9 Oct 1915, Douglas County, Minnesota d. 22 Aug 1986, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1945	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Lary Eugene VEAZIE,   b. 11 Jul 1950, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 10 Apr 1973, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F5946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2012