MORTENSEN, Laura Cordellia (nee Luense) 1909-1988

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MORTENSEN, Laura Cordellia (nee Luense) 1909-1988

MORTENSEN, MORTENSSEN, LUENSE, FINNEGAN

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/28/2009 at 18:03:36

Laura Cordellia Mortenssen**
#1:
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 5, 1988 at Worlien Funeral Home, Austin, Minnesota, for Laura Cordellia Mortenssen, 78, of Lyle, Minnesota. Rev. Harold Luecke officiated and burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, Iowa. She died on Sunday, October 2, 1988 at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, Osage, Iowa.
She was born October 10, 1909 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Ernest and Sadie Luense. She lived in Marion and Grafton, Iowa, and Lyle, Minnesota.
On June 24, 1950, she was united in marriage to Orville J. Mortenssen in Lyle, Minnesota. She was a retired U.S. Postal clerk. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband of Lyle, Jack Finnegan of Gainesville, Florida, and Don Finnegan of Red Wing, Minnesota; and Rose E. Luense of Mason City, Iowa; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Mitchell County Press, Oct. 12, 1988]
**NOTE: It is believed that the obituary was wrong on the spelling of her surname, as both her SSDI and her husband's SSDI entry (See below) show it with one "s", not two.
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#2:
Social Sec. Death Index:
MORTENSEN, LAURA C.
b: 10 Oct 1909
d: 02 Oct 1988
age: 78
res: 55953 (Lyle, Mower, MN)
SSN: Long-time or retired railroad workers 722-18-9464
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#3:
Note:
The Social Sec. Death Index provides this on her husband, Orville Mortensen.
MORTENSEN, ORVILLE J.
b: 12 Nov 1901
d: Nov 1993
age: 91-92
res: 50472 (Saint Ansgar, Mitchell, IA)
SSN: Minnesota 473-01-8645
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#4: BIO
GRAFTON -- Miss Rose Luense of Aberdeen, South Dakota, is visiting for several weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Archie Finnegan.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, June 1, 1940, Pg 5]
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#5:
The Social Sec. Death Index shows this information for her possible first husband:
FINNEGAN, ARCHIE M.
b: 12 Oct 1905
d: 17 Nov 1991
age: 86
res: (not specified)
ssn: Minnesota 472-42-0869
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#6:
Pleasant Hill Cemetery information from Mitchell County Genealogy website:
Mortensen, Laura C. Oct. 10, 1909 -- Oct. 2, 1988
Mortensen, Orville J. Nov. 12, 1901 -- Nov. 3, 1993
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#7:
LYLE, MINNESOTA
"Mrs. 0. J. (Laura) Mortensen is full time postal clerk for Mrs. Howard. She also served as part time clerk from 1950-1962."
[Globe Gazette -- 11-19-1965, pg 20]
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See biographical information for Archie Finnegan in the Mitchell county Bios Board.
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Obituary: Laura Cordellia Mortenssen #1: Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 5, 1988 at Worlien Funeral Home, Austin, Minnesota, for Laura Cordellia Mortenssen, 78, of Lyle, Minnesota. Rev. Harold Luecke officiated and burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, Iowa. She died on Sunday, October 2, 1988 at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, Osage, Iowa. She was born October 10, 1909 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Ernest and Sadie Luense. She lived in Marion and Grafton, Iowa, and Lyle, Minnesota. On June 24, 1950, she was united in marriage to Orville J. Mortenssen in Lyle, Minnesota. She was a retired U.S. Postal clerk. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband of Lyle, Jack Finnegan of Gainesville, Florida, and Don Finnegan of Red Wing, Minnesota; and Rose E. Luense of Mason City, Iowa; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. [Mitchell County Press, Oct. 12, 1988] NOTE: It is believed that the obituary was wrong on the spelling of her surname, as both her SSDI and her husband's SSDI entry (See below) show it with one "s", not two. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #2: Social Sec. Death Index: MORTENSEN, LAURA C. b: 10 Oct 1909 d: 02 Oct 1988 age: 78 res: 55953 (Lyle, Mower, MN) SSN: Long-time or retired railroad workers 722-18-9464 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: Note: The Social Sec. Death Index provides this on her husband, Orville Mortensen. MORTENSEN, ORVILLE J. b: 12 Nov 1901 d: Nov 1993 age: 91-92 res: 50472 (Saint Ansgar, Mitchell, IA) SSN: Minnesota 473-01-8645 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #4: BIO GRAFTON -- Miss Rose Luense of Aberdeen, South Dakota, is visiting for several weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Archie Finnegan. [Mason City Globe Gazette, June 1, 1940, Pg 5] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #5: The Social Sec. Death Index shows this information for her possible first husband: FINNEGAN, ARCHIE M. b: 12 Oct 1905 d: 17 Nov 1991 age: 86 res: (not specified) ssn: Minnesota 472-42-0869 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #6: Pleasant Hill Cemetery information from Mitchell County Genealogy website: Mortensen, Laura C. Oct. 10, 1909 -- Oct. 2, 1988 Mortensen, Orville J. Nov. 12, 1901 -- Nov. 3, 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #7: LYLE, MINNESOTA "Mrs. 0. J. (Laura) Mortensen is full time postal clerk for Mrs. Howard. She also served as part time clerk from 1950-1962." [Globe Gazette -- 11-19-1965, pg 20] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See biographical information for Archie Finnegan in the Mitchell county Bios Board. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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