Evelyn Thelma FRETTEM

1920 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Evelyn Thelma FRETTEM
  Birth	14 Oct 1920	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  	the date on her death certificate
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1920-11647
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2003-MN-027510
  Death	10 Aug 2003	Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Burial	13 Aug 2003	Wangen Prairie Cemetery, Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	Evelyn Thelma Ellingboe was born Oct. 14, 1920, to Oliver and Severina (Flaten) Freettem. She was raised on a farm between Stanton and Cannon Falls. She attended the Cannon Falls schools. After graduating from Cannon Falls High School, she attended Cannon Falls Normal Training for Teachers. She taught in several country schools in southeastern Minnesota, including Lonsdale, rural Dennison and Stanton. She married Bennard Ellingboe June 28, 1946. They settled in Dennison where they were residents for more than 50 years. They moved to Cannon Falls in 2001. She was an active member of the Wangen Prairie Lutheran Church before she was married. She was a member of Dennison Lutheran Church since 1946 and served in many offices and committees and taught Sunday School. She was a member of the Dennison Study Club, PTA and was very involved in the Dennison Birthday Club. She was very helpful and generous to many charitable organizations. She cared for her ailing mother in the last several years before her mother's death. She loved animals and flowers and read hundreds of books. Ellingboe is survived by her husband, Bennard; three sons, John (Linda) of Seattle, Wash., Paul (Bonnie) of Plymouth, and James of Grand Forks, M.D.; one daughter, Helen Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D.; seven grandchildren, Cindy and Kristin of Seattle, Wash., Meggan of Washington, D.C., Mason of Plymouth, Jacob, Julia and Jessica of Grand Forks, N.D.; one niece, Elsa Frettem of St. Paul; and one nephew, Peter Frettem of Cannon Falls. She was preceded in death by her father, Oliver Frettem; mother, Severina Frettem; two sisters, Selma Frettem and Margaret Frettem; one brother, Olaf Frettem; and one sister-in-law, Helena Frettem.
  Person ID	I6566	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Oliver FRETTEM   d. Unknown
  Mother	Anne Severine FLATEN,   b. 1 Mar 1877, Hafslo, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  Marriage	28 Aug 1901	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F5844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benhardt (Bennard) Ingaman ELLINGBOE,   b. 14 Aug 1919, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota d. 23 Feb 2004, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1946	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  	MOMS
  Family ID	F2189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 May 2021