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Ole Olaus "Frank" Foss
1884 - 1933 (48 years)-
Name Ole Olaus "Frank" Foss Nickname Frank Born 15 Aug 1884 Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA Gender Male Buried 1933 Jasper, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA Died 21 May 1933 Lacey farm, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Cause: struck by lightning Person ID I25401 Tofterå Slettemoen Last Modified 31 Dec 2022
Father Jakob Jakobs. Foss, b. 30 Apr 1859, Evanger , d. 4 Oct 1948, Jasper, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA (Age 89 years) Mother Elena Johanna Olausdtr. Djupevåg, b. 1 May 1861, Djupevåg, Austevoll , d. 20 Jul 1934, Jasper, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years) Married 17 Sep 1882 Greenfield Lutheran Church, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota Family ID F10533 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Frank Foss was married in 1914 in Sioux Falls to Mary Lacy, 1875-1962, worked on the Lacey farm. Had three children. One of them was Joseph (Joe) Foss, 1915-, he married June Shakstad in 1942 and later Donna Hall in Arizona. Joe Foss was a famous fighter pilot after the battle of Guadalcanal during WWII. He was later govenor of South Dakota before he moved to Arizona. Joe and June had the children Cheryl, Mary Jo and Frank. Source: Magne M. Nordgard.