Lawrence R. Bezanson1

M, #23403, b. 22 April 1921, d. 5 November 2004
Father*Ralph Romans Bezanson1 b. 2 Oct 1892, d. 7 May 1968
Mother*Augusta Lakeburg1 b. 15 Oct 1894, d. 31 Mar 1988

Family

Phyllis Brink b. 13 Aug 1918, d. 25 Apr 2004
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Lawrence R. Bezanson was born on 22 April 1921.1 He married Phyllis Brink on 28 August 1947. He was 26. She was 29.1 Lawrence R. Bezanson and Phyllis Brink appeared on the census of 1950 at 5833 Logan, Minneapolis, Minnesota.2 Lawrence R. Bezanson died on 5 November 2004 at age 83.

     Obituary from The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 7 November 2004:
Bezanson Lawrence R., age 83, of Edina, passed away on Nov. 5. Preceded in death by wife, Phyllis. Survived by son, David Bezanson; daughter, Marcia (Brian) Bemmels; grandchildren, Jordan & Michael; sister, Joyce Gafkjen.

Services Tuesday, Nov. 9, 11 AM at Colonial Church of Edina, 6200 Colonial Way.3

Census Summary

1920
Birth
1921
1930
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1950
Census
1950
1960
1970
1980
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Death
2004
Last Edited26 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 194, 248.
  2. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 4192; ED: 89-1001A; Page: 30.
  3. [S2] Lawrence R Bezanson Death Notice, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 7 November 2004.

Phyllis Brink1

F, #23404, b. 13 August 1918, d. 25 April 2004

Family

Lawrence R. Bezanson b. 22 Apr 1921, d. 5 Nov 2004
     Phyllis Brink was born on 13 August 1918.1 She married Lawrence R. Bezanson on 28 August 1947. She was 29. He was 26.1 Lawrence R. Bezanson and Phyllis Brink appeared on the census of 1950 at 5833 Logan, Minneapolis, Minnesota.2 She died on 25 April 2004 at age 85.3

     Obituary from The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 27 April 2004:
Bezanson (Brink) Phyllis, age 85, of Edina, passed away on April 25.

Survived by husband, Larry; son, David Bezanson; daughter, Marcia (Brian) Bemmels; grandchildren, Jordan and Michael; 2 sisters & 2 brothers.

Services Thursday, 11 AM at Colonial Church of Edina, 6200 Colonial Way. Reviewal only Wednesday 4-8 PM at the Washburn- McReavy Edina Chapel, W. 50th at Hwy 100. Interment Hillside Cemetery.3

Census Summary

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Birth
1918
1920
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Census
1950
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Death
2004
Last Edited26 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 194, 248.
  2. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 4192; ED: 89-1001A; Page: 30.
  3. [S659] Ancestry.com, "United States Obituary Collection", The Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 29 April 2004, Phyllis (Brink) Bezanson.

Dorothy Jane Bezanson1

F, #23409, b. 10 October 1922, d. 4 April 2000
Father*Ralph Romans Bezanson1 b. 2 Oct 1892, d. 7 May 1968
Mother*Augusta Lakeburg1 b. 15 Oct 1894, d. 31 Mar 1988

Family

Wallace Anderson b. 1 Apr 1919, d. 1 Apr 1994
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Dorothy Jane Bezanson was born on 10 October 1922.1,2 She married Wallace Anderson on 1 August 1947 at Hennepin County, Minnesota. She was 24. He was 28.3,1 Dorothy Jane Bezanson died on 4 April 2000 in at her home, Edina, Minnesota, at age 77.4,2 She was buried on 7 April 2000 in Hillside Cemetery.4

     Obituary from The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 5 April 2000:
Anderson Dorothy J., age 77, of Edina, died peacefully at her home April 4th.

Preceded in death by her husband, Wallace.

Survived by son & daughter-in-law, Brian & Nancy; grandchildren, Krista & Nathan Anderson; brother, Lawrence Bezanson & wife Phyllis; sister, Joyce Gafkjen & husband Kenneth; sisters-in-law, Nathalie Peterson & Dorothy L. Anderson; nieces & nephews.

Visitation Thursday 5-8 pm at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, West 50th St. and Vernon Ave. at Hwy 100, Edina. Memorial service Friday 11:30 am, Cross of Glory Baptist Church, Shady Oak Road at Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins. Interment Hillside Cemetery.4
Last Edited14 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 194, 249.
  2. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, DOROTHY ANDERSON, Born=10 Oct 1922, Died=04 Apr 2000, Residence=55436 Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN, Issued=MN (Before 1951).
  3. [S1081] Minnesota Official Marriage System, "Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019", Dorothy Jane Bezanson; Wallace Leroy Anderson; Date: 1 August 1947; Hennepin, Minnesota, USA; Certificate Number: 5350451.
  4. [S2] Dorothy J. (Bezanson) Anderson Death Notice, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota), 5 April 2000.

Marjorie Ann Bezanson1,2

F, #23415, b. 10 March 1924, d. 17 April 1991
Father*Ralph Romans Bezanson2 b. 2 Oct 1892, d. 7 May 1968
Mother*Augusta Lakeburg2 b. 15 Oct 1894, d. 31 Mar 1988

Family 1

Donald C. Hansen b. 19 Jul 1925, d. 26 Dec 1976

Family 2

Lee Stutzman b. 5 Sep 1917
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Marjorie Ann Bezanson was born on 10 March 1924.2,3 She married Donald C. Hansen on 24 August 1946 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was 22. He was 21.1,2 Donald C. Hansen and Marjorie Ann Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at Emerson Ave So., Minneapolis, Minnesota.4 She married Lee Stutzman on 27 February 1988. She was 63. He was 70.2 Marjorie Ann Bezanson died on 17 April 1991 at age 67.3

     Obituary from Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 21 April 1991:
Stutzman

Marjorie Hansen, age 67, of Sarasota, FL, tormerly of NE Mpls and Roseville.

Survived by husband, Leroy; daughters, Shelley Labalestra & husband, John, Shawn Hansen; son, Ned Hansen; 13 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Dorothy Anderson and Joyce Gafkjen; brother, Lawrence Bezanson.

Services Monday, 10:30 am at Grace United Methodist Church, Lowry & Cleveland St. NE. Interment Sunset. Friends may can at the Washburn McReavy Northeast Chapel, 29th & Johnson St. NE, on Sunday from 4-8 pm and one hour before service al the church.5

Census Summary

1920
Birth
1924
1930
1940
1950
Census
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Death
1991
Last Edited28 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S898] News Item, "Donald Hansens on Honeymoon", Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 August 1946, p. 11.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 194, 249.
  3. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, MARJORIE STUTZMAN, Born=10 Mar 1924, Died=17 Apr 1991, Issued=MN (Before 1951).
  4. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1006; ED: 89-626; Page: 26.
  5. [S2] Marjorie Hansen Stutzman Death Notice, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 21 April 1991, p. 34.