Esther Thora Odegaard (nee Ericksen)

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ODEGAARD,  Esther Thora (nee Ericksen)

Esther Thora Odegaard was born on June 12th 1900, the daughter of Erling Charles & Wilhelmina [Pedersen] Ericksen in Washburn Wisconsin. She was raised in Washburn before the family moved to Hibbing, Minnesota.

During WWI she served on the Homefront, as a member of Auxiliary Units of WWI, the American Legion, and the VFW.. After the war she married Erling Fredrick Odegaard and they started a family.

Ms. Odegaard died on July 2nd 2002 at the age of 102 at Leisure Hills of Hibbing. She is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing.


Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)

Esther Thora Ericksen Odegaard (1900-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial

U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 - Ancestry.com

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