Book 2 - Nathan, Amy, Madison and Ethan Berga

Descendants of Lena Nordrum Vanasse
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM RICHARD 3 VANASSE (PETER 2 , JEAN FRANCOIS “REGIS” 1 ) was born 25 Mar
1867 in Gilman, Pierce, Wisconsin, and died 27 Sep 1947 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
He married LENA MIKKELSON NORDRUM 30 Jun 1890 in River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin,
daughter of JOHAN NORDRUM and ELISABET AASEN. She was born 31 Oct 1870 in
Maple Springs Farm, Eau Galle, Saint Croix, Wisconsin, and died 02 May 1946 in Spring Valley,
Pierce, Wisconsin. William was the son of Peter Vanasse and Virginia Agnes Akers, who married
17 Jun 1866 in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. They divorced in 1906.
Children of WILLIAM VANASSE and LENA NORDRUM are:
i. RICHARD “EARL” 4 VANASSE, b. 01 Aug 1894, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 07 Apr 1982, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
ii. MILDRED VIRGINIA VANASSE, b. 15 Dec 1896, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 02 Mar 1921, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin; she never married.
iii. VICTOR LLOYD VANASSE, b. 03 Apr 1900, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 26 Dec 1990, Laguna Beach, Orange, California; South Coast Hospital.
iv. THEODORE CLYDE VANASSE, b. 02 Mar 1906, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 22 Sep 1999, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
v. HELEN FERN VANASSE, b. 31 Jul 1910, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
Generation No. 2
2. RICHARD “EARL” 5 VANASSE (LENA MIKKELSON 4 NORDRUM, JOHAN MIKKELSEN 3 ,
MIKKEL AMUNDSEN 2 , AMUND MIKKELSON 1 ) was born 01 Aug 1894 in Spring Valley,
Pierce, Wisconsin, and died 07 Apr 1982 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin. He married CAR-
RIE MATHILDE RAY 1922 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin. She was born 13 Nov 1895 in
Pierce Co., Wisconsin, and died 20 May 1993 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
Children of RICHARD VANASSE and CARRIE RAY are:
i. WENDELL OLIVER 6 VANASSE, b. 24 Sep 1922, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 08 Apr 1996, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee.
ii. DONALD MERLYN VANASSE, b. 09 Jun 1924, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 18 Dec 1980, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin; NEVER MARRIED.
iii. RICHARD CALVIN “DICK” VANASSE, b. 13 Nov 1926,
Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.
iv. LEONARD WILLIAM VANASSE, b. 24 Aug 1930, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin;
d. 05 Aug 2002, Milltown, Polk, Wisconsin.
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