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Gertrude A. Kratzke
Last updated 1 Mar 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 1 Jan 1915 and 1 Apr 1915 in , , Minnesota, United States
Died: 2009
Father: Herman R. Kratzke (1887 – 1972)
Mother: Etta Mae Fletcher (bet 1893/1894 – 1959)
census-us-1930-ps-mn-ottertail-51-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Lida Township (T136, R42), enumeration district 56-51, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 69A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Otter Tail ⟩ Lida ⟩ District 0051" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1111 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340846]
Reference Detail: Line 18, dwelling 5
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Gertrude A. Kratzke).
marker-clarence-gertrude-gunderson-1996-2009: Gravestone of Clarence (1996) and Gertrude A. (2009) Gunderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 17 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 222687516 (Clarence Gunderson) and 222687524 (Gertrude Gunderson), photograph uploaded 28 Jun 2021 by Smith Family to both memorials; citing “Lakeview Cemetery (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA), Section: I Block: X Lot: 122 Spaces: 7, 8”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Gertrude A. Gunderson).
obituary-herman-kratzke-1972: Obituary for Herman Kratzke (1972); “Herman Kratzke rites Saturday at Vergas,” The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota), 26 May 1972 (Friday), page 8, column 8
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Mrs. Clarence (Gertrude) Gunderson).
obituary-gladys-strehlow-1993: Obituary for Gladys Marion Grace (Kratzke) Strehlow (1993); “Strehlow,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 30 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Minnesota ⟩ Minneapolis ⟩ Star Tribune ⟩ 1993 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 26” page 18; citing “Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 26 Apr 1993 (Monday), page 4B, column 8”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Gertrude Gunderson).
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census-us-1930-ps-mn-ottertail-51-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Lida Township (T136, R42), enumeration district 56-51, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 69A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Otter Tail ⟩ Lida ⟩ District 0051" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1111 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340846]
Reference Detail: Line 18, dwelling 5
Comment Detail: Source includes age (15) and location (Minnesota). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1930 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1914 to 1 Apr 1915.
marker-clarence-gertrude-gunderson-1996-2009: Gravestone of Clarence (1996) and Gertrude A. (2009) Gunderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 17 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 222687516 (Clarence Gunderson) and 222687524 (Gertrude Gunderson), photograph uploaded 28 Jun 2021 by Smith Family to both memorials; citing “Lakeview Cemetery (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA), Section: I Block: X Lot: 122 Spaces: 7, 8”
Comment Detail: Source includes year 1915.
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marker-clarence-gertrude-gunderson-1996-2009: Gravestone of Clarence (1996) and Gertrude A. (2009) Gunderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 17 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 222687516 (Clarence Gunderson) and 222687524 (Gertrude Gunderson), photograph uploaded 28 Jun 2021 by Smith Family to both memorials; citing “Lakeview Cemetery (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA), Section: I Block: X Lot: 122 Spaces: 7, 8”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (2009).
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census-us-1930-ps-mn-ottertail-51-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Lida Township (T136, R42), enumeration district 56-51, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 69A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Otter Tail ⟩ Lida ⟩ District 0051" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1111 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340846]
Reference Detail: Lines 14,18, dwelling 5
Comment Detail: Source identifies Gertrude A. Kratzke as a daughter of Herman R. Kratzke. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-herman-kratzke-1972: Obituary for Herman Kratzke (1972); “Herman Kratzke rites Saturday at Vergas,” The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota), 26 May 1972 (Friday), page 8, column 8
Comment Detail: Source identifies Mrs. Clarence (Gertrude) Gunderson as a daughter of Herman R. Kratzke. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Clarence Gunderson (1912 – 1996)
Married: ?
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery at Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States
marker-clarence-gertrude-gunderson-1996-2009: Gravestone of Clarence (1996) and Gertrude A. (2009) Gunderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 17 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 222687516 (Clarence Gunderson) and 222687524 (Gertrude Gunderson), photograph uploaded 28 Jun 2021 by Smith Family to both memorials; citing “Lakeview Cemetery (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA), Section: I Block: X Lot: 122 Spaces: 7, 8”
Comment Detail: Source implicitly identifies name of cemetery (Lakeview Cemetery) and location (Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, USA).
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Attributes
Residence: at Lida Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota, United States
census-us-1930-ps-mn-ottertail-51-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Lida Township (T136, R42), enumeration district 56-51, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 69A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Minnesota ⟩ Otter Tail ⟩ Lida ⟩ District 0051" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1111 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340846]
Reference Detail: Line 18, dwelling 5
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and location (Lida Township (T136R42), County: Otter Tail, State: Minnesota).
obituary-herman-kratzke-1972: Obituary for Herman Kratzke (1972); “Herman Kratzke rites Saturday at Vergas,” The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota), 26 May 1972 (Friday), page 8, column 8
Comment Detail: Source notes location (Tow [typo for Two] [, Minnesota]), and obituary date (26 May 1972).
obituary-gladys-strehlow-1993: Obituary for Gladys Marion Grace (Kratzke) Strehlow (1993); “Strehlow,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 30 May 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Minnesota ⟩ Minneapolis ⟩ Star Tribune ⟩ 1993 ⟩ 04 ⟩ 26” page 18; citing “Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 26 Apr 1993 (Monday), page 4B, column 8”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Apr 25, 1993) and location (Two Harbors, MN).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
A transcribed obituary (without an original image of the newspaper entry) from an unknown newspaper and and an unknown date (possibly the Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, Minnesota):
[START]Gertrude A. Gunderson, 94, Two Harbors, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Sunrise Home.
She was born April 2, 1915 to Herman and Etta (Fletcher) Kratzke in Lida Township, Ottertail County, Minn.
She was raised and attended school in Lida Township and worked as a clerk and homemaker. She married Clarence Gunderson on April 24, 1965. She was a member of the Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Two Harbors and its Lutheran Church Missionary Guild.
She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Clarence; daughter, Darlene Morrison; and sisters, Esther, Gladys, Doris and Idella; and grandson, Richard Kylen.
Gertrude is survived by {private}; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service Tuesday April 21, 2009 in Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church in Two Harbors. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements by Cavallin Funeral Home.
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