Thomas Vangen

Thomas Vangen, 78, former resident of Grand Forks,
died Sunday in a Larimore hospital where he had been
a patient since April 11. He had been making his home
with a daughter, Mrs. Bert Bartuska at Inkster.

Services have been set at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the
Edwards funeral home in Larimore with
Rev I.O. Thompson in charge. Burial will take place in
the cemetery at Arvilla. The body will lie in state
Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

Born Oct. 12 1872 in Goodhue county, Minn.,
Mr. Vangen was married May 25, 1920 at Crookston,
Minn. to Inga Olson.

They lived at Erskine, Minn., until 1924 when they
moved to Kempton. After a year, they moved to
Arvilla, where they lived until 1943, moving to
Grand Forks and then Inkster.

Survivors, in addition to the daughter, include the
widow; another daughter, Mrs. James F. Brunell of
Lidgerwood: one son, Alvin of Grand Forks; two
grandchildren, Connie Brunell and James Vangen; six
sisters, Mrs. Oscar Olson of Grand Forks,
Mrs. Halvor Lesetmoe of Bemidji, Minn.,
Mrs. Olaf Larson of Erskine; Mrs. Carl Kappedal of
Winger, Minn., Mrs. Alfred Mahlen of Bainville, Mont,
and Mrs. Knute Kappedal of Minneapolis.

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