Notes:

Birth:
Foreldre var Lars Paulsen Vaaderviig og Kari Lassesdatter.

Died:
Dødsårsak oppgitt å være alderdom.

Lasse married Brita Johannesdatter Bøyum on 17 Nov 1844 in Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge. Brita (daughter of Johannes Sjursen Huke and Giertrud Iversdatter Bøyum) was born on 25 Jan 1820 in Bøyum, Mundal, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge; died on 30 Oct 1897 in Bøyum, Mundal, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge; was buried on 6 Nov 1897 in Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 11 Apr 1892, Bergen, Hordaland, Vestland, Norge; Reiste til Amerika.

Notes:

Died:
After Louina's mother, Anna, died in 1903, the children were placed with other families to be raised. Louina was raised by Ole and Stina Larson. They lived on a farm near Frost, Minnesota.

Anna married Hans Nielsen Jordahl on 19 Feb 1891 in Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge. Hans was born on 21 Mar 1868 in Jordal, Fjærland, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge; was christened on 6 Apr 1868 in Fjærland, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge; died on 6 Mar 1934 in Miles, Custer,, Montana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Birth: Oct. 7, 1897 Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA
Death: Mar. 11, 1977 Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Louina died while visiting her daughters in California.

Funeral services were held in California at Preston and Simons Mortuary Chapel on Monday, March 14, 1977, at 3:30 PM, Dr. Kenneth P. Miller officiating. Funeral services were also held in Minnesota.

From the Austin Daily Herald, March 12, 1977:

Mrs. Ben (Louina) Stephenson, 79, died unexpectedly Friday at Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Calif.
She resided at 1213 4th Ave. SE and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Barbara) Havens, Mrs. Charles (Donna) Kidder, Riverside; three sons, Lyle of Rose Creek, Lee of Mason City, Iowa, Stanley of Austin; 21 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Burke, La Mesa, Calif.; a brother, Joe Jordahl, St. Ansgar.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Worlein Funeral Home, Rev. Carl Borgwardt officiating. Interment will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 9 a.m. Wednesday until time of service.

Buried:
Grandview cemetery.

Louina married Benjamin Carlyle Stephenson on 23 Oct 1919. Benjamin was born on 11 Jun 1896 in Nevada, Story, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Nov 1969 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 28 Nov 1969 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NN Burke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Lou Moe, "Stephenson". [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Fred Z. Havens in Aug 1951 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA. Fred was born about 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Lyle J. Stephenson, 82, of Rose Creek, died Wednesday evening, July 3, 2002, at the Adams Healthcare Center.

Lyle J. Stephenson was born May 1, 1920, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, the son of Ben and Louina Stephenson. He was the oldest of three brothers and two sisters.

In 1921, his family moved to Mason City, where they lived until Lyle was 11. He then moved to a farm in Cerro Gordo County.

Lyle married the former Edna Johnson of LeRoy, on April 19, 1944. They began farming in Riceville, Iowa. In 1955, Lyle and Edna bought a farm near Rose Creek, giving it the name of Treasure Acres. They raised purebred, registered Ayrshire dairy cattle, showing them at fairs for over 45 years and winning numerous local, state, national and international awards.

Lyle has served many organizations in various capacities. He has been a member, director, vice-president and president of the Livestock Breeders Association; member, director and president of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and the Minnesota Ayrshire Association. Lyle was instrumental in organizing the Southeastern Minnesota District Ayrshire Association, serving as president twice.
He was a member of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association for 30 years.
Lyle received the - Friend of 4-H - award for his many years of service as a 4-H leader and coach of the livestock judging team; the Minnesota Outstanding Registered Dairy Cattle Breeders Award in 1979; was inducted into the Mower County Livestock Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Minnesota Livestock Hall of Fame in 1989. He served on the Marshal Township board for 21 years and was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church.

Lyle is survived by his wife, Edna, of Rose Creek; daughters, Judy (Gary) Luebke, of Rosemount; Cindy (Dave) Blomquist, of Hastings; and son, Randy (Janet) Stephenson, of Rose Creek; grandchildren, Angela and Kristina Luebke, Travis and Alysha Blomquist, and Carrie, Sarah and Kate Stephenson; brothers, Lee Stephenson and Stanley Stephenson; sisters, Barbara Havens and Donna Kidder.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert; and son, Larry.

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 7, 2002, at the funeral home and Monday at the church for one hour before the service.

Lyle married Edna Josephine Johnson, "Stephenson" on 19 Apr 1944 in LeRoy, Mower, Minnesota, USA. Edna was born on 21 Aug 1926 in LeRoy, Mower, Minnesota, USA; died on 10 May 2006 in Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 15 May 2006 in LeRoy, Mower, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Milit-Beg1: Bef 1969, Tyskland; Military Information when he was stationed in Germany.

Notes:

Milit-Beg1:
Sfc. Robert James Stephenson
RA 37665303
Combat Support Company
1st Battle Group
34th Infantry
APO 112, N.Y, N.Y.

Buried:
Cains Chapel Methodist Church.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Charles Edward Kidder. Charles was born on 26 Nov 1933 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Stanley Lee Stephenson, age 72, of rural Austin, Mower county, Minnesota, died on August 27, 2008 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Olmsted county, Minnesota.

Stan was born on April 4, 1936 outside of Swaledale, Iowa, to Benjamin and Louina (Jordahl) Stephenson. He graduated from Riceville High School in 1954 and attended the University of Iowa.

On November 8, 1957 he married Jane Srnec in Winona, Minnesota.

Stan worked with his father Benjamin starting in 1962 in the Federal Crop Program and remained in this occupation, as a crop insurance agent, until his death. His interests included NASCAR, building and flying radio control airplane models.

Survivors include his children, Julie Stephenson, Austin, Dennis and Ann (Tubbs) Stephenson, Austin, Karen Stephenson, Austin, William Stephenson (Jeanne Blaser), Austin, Janine (Brian) Nordland, Owatonna, Janice (Joel) Maxfield, Sparta, Wis.; grandchildren, Adam Stephenson, Caitlin Stephenson, Erik Stephenson, Joe Stephenson, Jacob Nordland, Brynn Nordland, Andy Maxfield; siblings, Lee (Mary Lou) Stephenson, Mason City, Iowa, Barbara (Fred) Haven, Riverside, Calif., Donna (Chuck) Kidder, Riverside, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Louina Stephenson; by brothers, Lyle Stephenson and Robert Stephenson; by a granddaughter, Cassandra Jane Nordland; and by in-laws, William and Eva Srnec.

Private graveside services will be held on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Grandview Cemetery south of Austin. Visitation will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. on Saturday at Mayer Funeral Home, and again on Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. at St. Edward's Church.

The casket bearers will be: Denny Stephenson, Willy Stephenson, Joel Maxfield, Brian Nordland, Adam Stephenson and Joe Stephenson.

The Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(Original obituary posted on www.austindailyherald.com, August 29, 2008).

Buried:
Grandview Cemetery.

Stanley married Jane Frances Srnec, "Stephenson" on 08 Nov 1957 in Winona, Minnesota, USA. Jane was born on 08 Jul 1936 in Winona, Minnesota, USA; died on 03 Dec 2008 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 6 Dec 2008 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]