TOLLEFSON, Mary Bell (Monholland) 1877-1956

TOLLEFSON, MONHOLLAND, OSTERMAN, BAKER, MAXHAM

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Date: 4/2/2011 at 11:11:37

Mary Bell (Monholland) Tollefson 1877-1956

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MRS. MARY BELL TOLLEFSON

Preston, Minn. (Special) – Mrs. Mary Bell Tollefson, 78, died Tuesday at the Preston Hospital. She had been hospitalized since July 1954.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Preston Methodist Church with the Rev. S. Herbert Austin officiating. Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of services.
Burial will be in the Lanesboro Cemetery.

Born In Mitchell County, Iowa, March 13, 1877, she was married to Albert Baker in 1897 and the couple moved to Lanesboro in 1916 where he operated a theater.

In 1924 she was married to Louis Tollefson and the couple moved to Preston. Mr. Tollefson is dead.

Surviving are a son, Earl Baker, Lanesboro; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Osterman, Riceville, Iowa; and a brother, Earl Monholland, Davenport, Iowa

Winona Daily News, Wednesday January 4, 1956

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Mary Bell (Monholland) Tollefson was the daughter of Henry Monholland and Charlotte Ada (Maxham) Monholland.

#3 Minnesota Death Index:
Name: Mary Bell Tollefson ; Birth Date: 13 Mar 1877 ; Death Date: 3 Jan 1956
Death County: Fillmore ; Mother's Maiden Name: Maxham
State File Number: 004496 ; Certificate Number: 004496 ; Certificate Year: 1956 ; Record Number: 1293327