Mrs. Markuson was born Jan. 30, 1885 in Vilhelmina, Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Markuson came to the U. S. in 1908, stopping first in Minnesota for a few months before going on to Columbia Falls, Mont., where they lived a year. In 1910 they moved to Galata and took up a homestead where they resided until 1942 when they retired from the farm and moved to Kalispell.
Mr. Markuson preceded her in death in November 1954. She was also preceded in death by one son and two daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Markuson were charter members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, north of Galata.
Mrs. Markuson is survived by six daughters, Emmi Schroer and Elizabeth Leighton, Chester; Evelyn Jones, Jacksonville, Ore.; Esther Marie Berry, San Bruno, Calif.; Lillian Cockrell, Kalispell and Mildred Visocan, Raynesford; two sons, Harold of Galata and Leonard of Shelby; 33 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Liberty County Times
Chester, MT
17 July 1969
Mrs. Markuson was born Jan. 30, 1885 in Vilhelmina, Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Markuson came to the U. S. in 1908, stopping first in Minnesota for a few months before going on to Columbia Falls, Mont., where they lived a year. In 1910 they moved to Galata and took up a homestead where they resided until 1942 when they retired from the farm and moved to Kalispell.
Mr. Markuson preceded her in death in November 1954. She was also preceded in death by one son and two daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Markuson were charter members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, north of Galata.
Mrs. Markuson is survived by six daughters, Emmi Schroer and Elizabeth Leighton, Chester; Evelyn Jones, Jacksonville, Ore.; Esther Marie Berry, San Bruno, Calif.; Lillian Cockrell, Kalispell and Mildred Visocan, Raynesford; two sons, Harold of Galata and Leonard of Shelby; 33 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Liberty County Times
Chester, MT
17 July 1969
Family Members
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Ethel Dagmar Markuson Kinyon
1910–1945
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Emmi Viola Markuson Schroer
1913–2003
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Elizabeth Adelia "Beth" Markuson Leighton
1915–1995
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Evelyn Ruth Markuson Jones
1917–1997
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Harold John Markuson
1918–1981
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Leonard Linus Markuson
1919–1970
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Esther Marie Markuson Berry
1921–2004
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Lillian Katherine Markuson Fenster
1923–2018
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Mildred Elvira Markuson Visocan
1925–2017
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