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Built Stanley HomeTheodoreHoidahlObserves 90th YearSTANLEY (Special)—Theodore A. Hoidahl celebrated his 90th birthday Oct. 5 with his family at the home he built 50 years ago at 510 Franklin St. here.Mr. and Mrs. Hoidahl attended Our Saviour's Lutheran Church as usual on Sunday, had dinner with 19 relatives at their home, and several friends visited during the afternoon and evening.Hoidahi's brother, Erling, and other relatives from Norway, sent, through the International Florist Association, three bouquets of flowers, one each ofwhite baby pom-poms, pink andpostmaster for a year and a half, lie also managed the company’s store in Sterling until 1892 when he came to Stanley as bookkeeper.In 1910 he became cashier of! the concern and was a stockholder and director of the Citizens State Bank. He was a member of the first Moon Memorial Library Board; president of the| Board of Education for 17 years, during which time the high school and Lincoln School were built. He is the only living charter member of Our Saviour s Lutheran church, was very active in all phases of church; lavender chrysanthemums. They I work hut particularly as Sunday have sent one bouquet every school superintendent and active year for several years now but [Sunday school worker for over this year was special. 50 years.Hoidahl attended the public Being so interested in church school in Norway until he wasjwork it. is no wonder it was his 14, then worked as clerk in a dearest wish to really study general store three years. Then church history more thoroughly he was a sailor for two years, j upon his retirement. His eye-On April 16. 1882 he came to sight slowly failing him, he usesEau Claire and worked for the; his magnifing glasses for awhile,Northwestern Lumber Company as a piler of edgings. He was promoted to knot sawyer then sent to the company's office in Sterling, Wis. as bookkeeper andand his wife often reads h i m.On Aug. 19, 1886 Hoidahl married Annette Anderson, also ot Norway. They had 10 children Anton, Harold, Theodore, Dag-ny, A a got, Harold, Ruth, Theodore, Gudrun and Annette. Mrs Hoidahl died June 17, 1905 and on Aug. 11, 1906 he married Laura Johnson, a nurse from St.Paul. They also raised Berger Hanson of Eau Claire, a nephew since he was three.Home for the birthday celebra-tion were these children: Aagot of Blair, Nebraska, Mrs. Ruth Dennett of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Granurn and three children of Amery, Wis., Theodore and his wife and Harold of Minneapolis and Berger Hanson, his wife and lour children of E^au Claire. The other livingchildren unable to come homewere Dagny lt;Mrs. E. P. Crad-jdock) of Kirkwood, Mo , andj Gudrun of Fredonia, N. Y. TheHoidahi's have seven grandchildren and eight great-grand* j children.
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Eau Claire Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Oct 12, 1952
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