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Elvina Leoma Bastian Birkholz
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Birth: Oct. 22, 1926
Shaunavon
Saskatchewan, Canada
Death: Jul. 23, 1994
Nimrod
Wadena County
Minnesota, USA
Elvina Leoma Birkholz, 67, of rural Nimrod, died Saturday, July 23, 1994 at her home.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 27, at 1 p.m. from the Nimrod Lutheran Church in Nimrod, Minn., with the Rev. Raymond Hendrickson officiating.
Interment was in the Nimrod Cemetery, Nimrod, with the Johnson Memorial Home in charge of the arrangements.
Pallbearers were Derek Ehnert, Jeremy Lloyd, Justin Ehnert, David Avelsgard, Duane Swanson and Edwin Sowers.
She is survived by her husband, Frank; sons, Kevin of Circle Pines and Mark of Parkers Prairie; daughters, Nyla Lloyd of Minneapolis and Lois Ehnert of Jackson; step-brothers, Elwen Bastian of Miles City, Mont., Charles Bastian of Dickinson, N.D.; Milton Bastian and David, both of Red Lodge, Mont.; and James Bastian of Miles City, Mont.; sister Norma Jean Chapman of Green Valley, Az.; and eight grandchildren.
Elvina was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Robert Bastian and one step-sister, Grace Jensen
She was born to Elwyn Lee and Valera Lillian (Slater) Bastian in Shaunavan, Sask., Canada on Oct 22, 1926.
Her mother died July 4, 1927 when Elvina was 9 months old. Her father took her to live with her grandmother, Minerva Morey Bastian Bangle.
She was united in marriage to Frank Matthew Birkholz on June 16, 1946 in Sebeka, Minn.
Elvina lived in this community her entire adult life and was actively engaged in farming and raising four children from the time of her marriage until her death.
Sebeka Review Messenger, July 27, 1994.
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Parents:
Elwyn Lee Bastian (1904 - 1991)
Valera Lillian Slater Bastian (____ - 1927)
Spouse:
Frank Matthew Birkholz (1925 - 1999)*
Sibling:
Elvina Leoma Bastian Birkholz (1926 - 1994)
Elwyn Lee Roy Bastian (1931 - 2003)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Nimrod Cemetery
Nimrod
Wadena County
Minnesota, USA
Plot: Row 6 Lot 7
Created by: Jim Childers
Record added: Apr 08, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 68059490
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