Wylie Delroy van Blaricom
SexMale
Age86
 
Born24 February 1908inConnorsville, Dunn County WI (US)
Died22 March 1994inMenomonie, Dunn County WI (US)
BuriedinWest Akers Cemetery, Ridgeland, Dunn County WI (US)
FatherGeorge van Blaricom
 Born 5 February 1878
 Died26 July 1960
MotherJosephine Ione Connors
 Born25 August 1886
 Died4 June 1932
SisterElva Ione born 21 July 1906
BrotherWayne Willard born 14 October 1909
SisterAlexa Maxine born 14 February 1911
SisterVera Josephine born 2 November 1912
SisterOpal June born 6 June 1914
BrotherMaynard Cecil born 1 September 1915
Brother/sisterchild 7 born 16 July 1916
BrotherVerlyn George born 3 September 1917
SisterFrances Elizabeth born 22 November 1918
SisterMarjorie Mae born 19 March 1920
SisterShirley Faye born 25 December 1921
SisterDixie Jean born 28 August 1923
SisterDale Eugene born 17 October 1924
BrotherDon Eugene born 8 January 1927
Residence(s)Prairie Farm, Barron County WI (US) in 1988

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Marriage 25 June 1930inMinneapolis, Hennepin County MN (US)
withMabel Pauline Johnson
Born21 May 1912inNew Haven, Dunn County WI (US)
Baptized25 August 1912inNew Haven, Dunn County WI (US)
Died15 September 2008inMenomonie, Dunn County WI (US)
Burried inWest Akers Cemetery, Ridgeland, Dunn County WI (US)
Children Shirley Mae born 31 Dec. 1930
Wesley Delroy born 18 March 1933
Judith Ann born 15 Jan. 1940
Wallace D. born 12 Oct. 1946
ObituaryMabel P. Van Blaricom, age 96, of Menomonie died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at Dunn County Health Care Center in Menomonie.
Mabel Pauline Johnson was born May 21, 1912, to Ole Petter and Anna Maria (Engebretson) Johnson in the town of New Haven, Dunn County. She was baptized on Aug. 25, 1912, at West Akers Lutheran Church and confirmed on May 25, 1947, at Christ Lutheran Church in Menomonie. As a young girl, she attended Hilson Grade School and Clear Lake High School in Clear Lake, Wis.
In 1929, Mabel worked for Lakeside Cafe in Menomonie and also enjoyed being a homemaker. She married Wylie Van Blaricom on June 25, 1930, in Minneapolis. Together they had three children. In her spare time, she enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, and making quilts and bedspreads. She had a passion for gardening. She was proud of her Norwegian heritage and had a strong faith. Most especially, she adored her beautiful grandchildren.
Mabel is survived by her daughter, Shirley Gunderson, of Roseville, Minn.; two sons, Wesley Van Blaricom of Chetek and Wallace Van Blaricom of Fairbanks, Alaska; eight grandchildren, Charles, Delvin and Gregory Van Blaricom, Colette Olson, Denise Johnson, Kenneth Gunderson, Lori LaVanier, and Diane _______; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Melvin Johnson, of Woodbury, Minn., and other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wylie Van Blaricom, in 1994; her daughter, Judy Van Blaricom; brothers, Clarence Tronrud, Arthur Johnson, Oscar Johnson and Norman Johnson; and her sisters, Alice Clark and Palma Lillevold.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at Christ Lutheran Church in Menomonie, with the Rev. Geoff Scott officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in West Akers Cemetery in the town of New Haven, Dunn County. Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie is handling the arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Christ Lutheran Church in Menomonie.

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Gravestone on West Akers
Cemetery, Ridgeland,
Dunn County WI (US)
(Source: Rachel G)


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