Oscar Raymond KARLSRUD

1915 - 1972  (56 years)

• Name	Oscar Raymond KARLSRUD
  Birth	10 Aug 1915	Wisconsin
  	He declared Hager City, Wisconsin, on his marriage certificate. For some reason, his obit said that he was born in Minnesota.
  Gender	Male
  Social Security Number	395-10-6447 Issued in Wisconsin before 1951
  Death	9 Apr 1972	Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
  	the newspapers said April 10th
  Burial	Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
  Notes	In the 1940 census, Raymond lived at home with his parents and brother Gilbert. Raymond had a 7th grade education and was seeking farm work. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted in Eau Claire on 13 April 1942. (BIRLS says 22 Jan 1942.) He was released 23 Jan 1945 or 1946. Navy Muster rolls show he was on the Chicopee in September of 1945. He is the most likely of the three brothers to have fathered a daughter, conceived in March of 1946 in Minneapolis. Raymond and Alden moved to the Pacific Northwest after WWII and worked as loggers. They had little contact with the rest of the family after the war. Last residence:   Kalispell, Flathead, MT 59901 In August of 1957, he was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was fined $200 and sentenced to five days in jail. He apparently was a Flathead National Forest employee. He is recorded as participating in a Red Cross First Aid class given to Flathead National Forest employees. His Montana Death Certificate shows that he was divorced. His address in Kalispell when he died was 215 2nd Avenue W. His obit said that he would be given military graveside rites by a local veterans organization. He moved to the Flathead Valley in 1946 where he worked for the U.S. Forest Service until his retirement due to ill health. His obit did not mention his surviving brother, Alden.
  Person ID	I645	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Oskar Gudbrandsen KARLSRUD,   b. 15 Dec 1889, Gran, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway d. 12 Mar 1970, Polk County, Wisconsin (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Julie Pedersen SKAUGEN,   b. 16 Dec 1888, Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway d. 13 Dec 1947, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1912
  Family ID	F467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nora Mae NEESE,   b. 6 Jul 1922, Dayton, Sheridan County, Wyoming d. 18 Apr 1992, Churchill County, Nevada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1948	Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
  Divorce	4 Nov 1949	Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
  	she was the plaintiff and alleged extreme cruelty
  Family ID	F469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Louise MESTAS,   b. 27 Oct 1923, Blue Earth County, Minnesota d. 22 May 1986, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F23427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2022