Bessie Stark Dornack Allen, 92, of Onalaska, died Saturday December 28, 1991 at the Onalaska Franciscan Care Center. She was born November 19, 1899 in Mantorville, Minnesota, the ninth child of Jacob and Sarah Maxson Stark.
She married Herman E. Dornack on November 11, 1919 in Minneapolis. He preceded her in death in 1955. Bessie married James Emmet Allen on May 19, 1962 in New Ulm, Minnesota and he preceded her in death in 1979. She was an active member of the Sand Lake Wesleyan Church.
She is survived by one son, Edward (Norma) Dornack of Onalaska; one stepson, Thomas (Vivian) Allen of Huron, S.D.; one foster daughter, Doris Thierman of Fairbanks, Alaska; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; six sisters, Fannie Stark, Mabel Kautz, Adah Frederick, Hattie Andrist, Laura Bauer, Bernice Belden; three brothers, Grant, Haven, Lawrence; two stepchildren and one step-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Sand Lake Wesleyan Church, Onalaska. The Rev. David Peterson officiating.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kasson, Minnesota in the spring.
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MN Marriage Index record:
No record was found
Groom: DORNACK, Herman
Bride: STARK, Bessie L
MN Marriage Index record:
Brown County, MN
Certid# D-305
19-May-1962
Groom: ALLEN, James Emmet
Bride: DORNACK, Bessie Leone
Bessie Stark Dornack Allen, 92, of Onalaska, died Saturday December 28, 1991 at the Onalaska Franciscan Care Center. She was born November 19, 1899 in Mantorville, Minnesota, the ninth child of Jacob and Sarah Maxson Stark.
She married Herman E. Dornack on November 11, 1919 in Minneapolis. He preceded her in death in 1955. Bessie married James Emmet Allen on May 19, 1962 in New Ulm, Minnesota and he preceded her in death in 1979. She was an active member of the Sand Lake Wesleyan Church.
She is survived by one son, Edward (Norma) Dornack of Onalaska; one stepson, Thomas (Vivian) Allen of Huron, S.D.; one foster daughter, Doris Thierman of Fairbanks, Alaska; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; six sisters, Fannie Stark, Mabel Kautz, Adah Frederick, Hattie Andrist, Laura Bauer, Bernice Belden; three brothers, Grant, Haven, Lawrence; two stepchildren and one step-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Sand Lake Wesleyan Church, Onalaska. The Rev. David Peterson officiating.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Kasson, Minnesota in the spring.
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MN Marriage Index record:
No record was found
Groom: DORNACK, Herman
Bride: STARK, Bessie L
MN Marriage Index record:
Brown County, MN
Certid# D-305
19-May-1962
Groom: ALLEN, James Emmet
Bride: DORNACK, Bessie Leone
Family Members
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Grant Leonard Stark
1884–1950
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Fannie Amelia Stark
1886–1909
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Mabel Edith Stark Kautz
1888–1959
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Adah Margaret Stark Frederick
1891–1972
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Haven Jake Stark
1892–1953
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Hattie Mae Stark Andrist
1894–1961
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Baby Boy Stark
1895–1895
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Laura Lucille Stark Bauer
1896–1974
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Bernice Elaine Stark Belden
1898–1982
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Lawrence Douglas Stark
1905–1988
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Baby Boy Stark
1906–1906
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