Ben & Emma Fjordbak

Emma Katherine was born on March 9, 1896 to Bertel & Lena Hansen.

        Emma Age 12                    Emma Age 16
     

Otto Bernhard Kristensen Fjordbak “Ben” was born on December 6, 1894.

    Ben & his brother around 1903           Ben as a teenager
        

Emma Hansen & Ben Fjordbak were married on August 7, 1916.

Emma passed away May 26, 1968.

Ben passed away February 9, 1969.

Dale Bartel – April 9, 1917 – October 19, 1989

Fredrikka, Lena, Emma, Dale in 1917

Loraine Carolyn – May 8, 1918 – August 29, 1978

Arnol Christian – December 30, 1919 – December 26, 2009

First 3: Dale, Loraine & Arnol

Everitt Merlin – May 2, 1921 – August 20, 2008

Norman Elwood – January 11, 1924 – December 26, 2010

First 5: Dale, Loraine, Arnol
Everitt & Norman

Roger Wayne – November 14, 1925 – September 21, 2012

Ben & Emma
Dale, Loraine, Arnol
Everitt, Norman & Roger

Willard Neal – June 11, 1930 – September 25, 1983

Ben & Emma
Dale, Loraine, Arnol, Everitt, Norman, Roger & Willard

Musical Family

50th Wedding Anniversary

Ben & Emma with children and grandchildren

I am guessing on names here....

Standing on Bench: Norman, Arnol, Roger, Everett, Everitt, Willard
Standing: Cozette, Ruth, holding Bernie (53), Ann, Dorothy
Sitting: Margaret, Dale, Emma, Ben, holding Janey(54), Loraine
Jimmy Dale (51), Linda (51), Mary (47), Ruth (47), Marcia (44), Eloise (48),
Norman Lee (50), Eddie (47), Dennis (45),  Tim (51)
Missing: Betty and Glenda (54)

7 together again as grandparents. 

 Christmas Time 

 

Bernhard Fjordbak A former well known Storm Lake area farmer, Bernhard Fjordbak, 75 passed away at the Benson, Minn., hospital Sunday, Feb. 9. Fr. Fjordbak had suffered a heart attack earlier and was thought to be recovering satisfactorily when he was stricken.

  Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Assembly of God church in Benson, Minn. burial will be at Benson.

  Mr. Fjordbak and his wife moved to Benson about six years ago.  His wife preceded him in May, 1968.

  Survivors include six sons, Everitt of Dallas, Texas, Dale of Storm Lake, Norman of Webster, Minn., Arnold, Willard and Roger, of Benson, Min., a daughter, Lorraine, Mrs. Everett Lord of Wells, Minn., and 23 grandchildren.

Bernhard Fjordbak, 74, Benson, died Sunday morning at the Swift County-Benson hospital.

  Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Assembly of god church, the Rev. Arthur Robins officiating.  Interment will be in the city cemetery.

  Friends may call at the Hoard Peterson Funeral Home from Tuesday noon until 11 a.m. Wednesday.  Surviving are six sons, Dale of Storm Lake, Iowa, Arnol, Roger and Willard, all of Benson, Rev. Everett Fjordbak of Dallas, Texas, and Norman of Webster; a daughter, Mrs. Everett (Loraine) Lord of Wells, 23 grandchildren, a brother and two sisters in Denmark.

  His wife, Emma, died in May of last year.

Bernhard Otto Kristensen Fjordbak was born near Lokken, Denmark, Dec 6, 1894.  He passed away in the Swift County hospital, Benson, Minn., Sunay, Feb 9, 1969, at the age of 74 years, two months and three days.

  Mr. Fjordbak came to America at the age of 17 to Kenosha and Racine, Wisc. Later he came to Alta where he lived until united in marriage Aug. 21, 1916, to Emma Hansen.  They moved to a farm north of Storm Lake where they lived for 47 years.  In 1963 they moved to Benson, Minn., where he resided until his death.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma, last May.

  He is survived by his seven children, six sons and one daughter: Dale of Storm Lake; Rev. Everitt of Dallas, Texas; Norman of Webster, Minn.; Arnol, Roger and Willard of Benson; and Loraine (Mrs. Everett Lord) of Wells, Minn., 23 grandchildren; two brothers, Marinus and Siguard Fjordbak and a sister, Mrs. Niels (Tillie) Nielsen, all living in Denmark, also survive.

  Services were held in Benson Assembly of God Church on Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. Rev. Arthur Robins officiated with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lee furnishing the music.  Family services were held at 10 a.m.

  Active bearers were Russell Hansen, Oscar Larsen, Richard Weets, John Fahl, George Farmer and Peter Mogaard. Honorary bearers were Walter Scott, Barty Baker, Lewis Cradit, Andrew Watts, Severt Vorvick and Orville Boone.  Burial was in the Benson city cemetery.

Final rites for Mrs. Bernhard (Emma) Fjordbak, 72, Benson, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at the Assembly of God church, the Rev. Arthur Robins officiating.

  A morning family service was conducted at the church at 10 a.m. Mrs. Fjordbak died at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26, at the Swift County-Benson hospital.

  Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lee sang a duet and Mrs. Lee played the piano.

  Pallbearers were Peter Monlgaard, Oscar Larson, Lewis Cradit, Russell Hansen, George Farmer and John Fahl.  Interment was in the city cemetery.

  Honorary pallbearers were Walter Scott, Barty Baker, Silvert Volvick and Orville Boone.

  She was born at Alta, Iowa, on March 9, 1896, the daughter of the late Bertel and Lena (Larson) Hansen and grew-up in that area.  She was united in marriage to Bernhard Fjordbak on Aug. 21, 1916 and the couple farmed near Storm Lake, Iowa for 47 years, moving to the Benson area in 1963, where she resided.

Arrangements with Howard Peterson Funeral Home; Benson, Minnesota