Norman Christian Mindrum b. 11 Sep 1917 Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota d. 6 Jun 1995 Chicago, Cook, Illinois: Mindrum Family History

1917 - 1995 (77 years)

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Name	Norman Christian Mindrum
Born	11 Sep 1917	Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Baptism	21 Oct 1917	Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota [5]
Baptism	Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, witnesses M/M Ole Engrav, Orney Mindrum, Letta Overland
Confirmation	14 Aug 1932	Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota [6, 7]
HEAL	Cause of death: Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured basilar tip aneurysm. Contributing cause: aortic stenosis [8]
Died	6 Jun 1995	Chicago, Cook, Illinois [3, 9]
Buried	10 Jun 1995	Oak Grove Cemetery, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [10]
Notes	Norman C. Mindrum, 77, the first chief executive officer of the National 4-H Council, served in various executive capacities in its Chicago and Chevy Chase, Md., offices. A resident of Downers Grove, he died Tuesday in the University of Illinois Hospital. The 4-H is in an international youth organization that offers educational programs and community service opportunities for more than 5 million young people in rural and urban areas. Mr. Mindrum, who was born on a farm near Rushford, Minn., earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Minnesota. He later received a master's degree in education from the University of Maryland. After working as a school teacher in Minnesota, he became a county agricultural agent in Winona County, Minn. In 1950, he was named assistant 4-H leader in that state. Three years later, he was named executive director of the 4-H Foundation in Chevy Chase, Md. Mr. Mindrum developed the National 4-H Center located there as a force in training and research for young people. In 1958, he was named executive director of the National 4-H Service Committee in Chicago. In 1976, he engineered the merger of the service committee and the National 4-H Foundation, whose work had increasingly overlapped. The newly created organization became the National 4-H Council, and he was appointed its chief executive officer and, later, its president. Mr. Mindrum retired in 1982. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Sears Roebuck Foundation and of the executive committee of the National Safety Council. He was also on the board of the Erickson Institute in Chicago. Mr. Mindrum also was on the High School District 99 Board of Education in Downers Grove. He was a vestryman and warden for St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Downers Grove. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; four sons; 10 grandchildren; two sisters; and a brother. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Toon Funeral Home, 4920 Main St., Downers Grove. A memorial service for Mr. Mindrum will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1125 Franklin St., Downers Grove. Completing his course in the college of agriculture, Norman C. Mindrum was a graduate of the University of Minnesota at the end of the winter quarter. His father, Otto Mindrum, and his sister, Dagny, attended the exercises Thursday. 1920 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway Township, Otto Mindrum 32 years old, house rented, farmer, wife Olga age 29, son Norman age 2 1930 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway Township, Otto Mindrum, owns home, owns radio, age 43, first married age 28, born MN, farmer, not a veteran, with wife Olga, 40, first married age 25, born MN, children Norman 12, Olive 9, Dagny 6, parents Peter Olson 83, Oline Olson 82 1940 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, Otto C. Mindrum, owns farm valued $3,000, 53, widower, education 8, born MN, committee man AAA, wage 1400, son Norman C., 22, education C3, born MN, office assistant, wage 220, daughter Dagny E., 15, education H1, born MN Pharmacist Mate Second Class and Mrs. Norman Mindrum left Sunday (13 Jan 1946) for Farragut, Idaho. Mrs. Mindrum's mother, Mrs. C. A. Eggen, went with them to visit. [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Person ID	I1195	Mindrum
Last Modified	26 Sep 2017

Father	Otto Christian Mindrum, b. 17 Mar 1887, Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 25 Mar 1949, Winona, Winona, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
Mother	Olga Eleanora Overland, b. 3 Dec 1890, Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 16 Apr 1935, Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 44 years)
Married	30 Jun 1915	Norway Twp., Fillmore, Minnesota [18, 19]
Married	Highland Prairie Lutheran Church, witnesses Melvin Mindrum and Lettie Overland.
Photos		Mindrum gathering Rear: Lettie Overland, Dagny Mindrum, Gina Anfinson, Olive Mindrum, Otto Mindrum, Margit Mindrum, Norman Mindrum, Olaf Anfinson, Palmer Mindrum, Ralph Anfinson; Palmer's children, rear: Paul, Alf; front: Frieda, Ellert, Arne, Ellen
Family ID	F403	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Alice Dorothy Eggen, b. 31 May 1919, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 20 Sep 2005, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois (Age 86 years)

Married 30 Dec 1943 Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota

Children

	1. Jon Lowell Mindrum, b. 11 Feb 1947, Winona, Winona, Minnesota , d. 16 May 2015, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky (Age 68 years)
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living

Last Modified 20 Sep 2021

Family ID F394 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Mindrum, Norman C. Norman Mindrum in "letter-sweater" outside of Rushford High School, Rushford, Minnesota
		Mindrum Family L-R, Norman, Olive, Dagny, Olga
		Mindrum, Norman
		Overland Family Members Back: Olga Mindrum, Lena Overland, Johannes Overland MIddle: Olive Mindrum, Hannah Berg?, Gina Overland holding Dagny Mindrum, Steinar Overland, Letta Overland, Emily Gilbertson, Theresa Overland Front: Lloyd Overland, Norman Mindrum
		Overland, Lettie, Gina, Steinar, Norman and Otto Mindrum
		Mindrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman and Dorothy
		Mindrum, Norman High School Graduation
		Mindrum, Norman Confirmation Class Norman in back row, second from right
		Mindrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman and Dorothy Eggen
		Mindrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman and Conrad Eggen
		Mindrum, Norman and Dorothy
		Mindrum, Norman and Dorothy Eggen
		Eggen, James Wedding Day L-R, Norman Mindrum, James Eggen, Thelma Ukkestad, Dorothy Eggen
		Mindrum, Norman Norman Mindrum reading newspaper on picnic near Rushford with Dorothy Eggen. Note portable phonograph on left.
		Eggen, Dorothy and Norman Mindrum at University of Minnesota Senior Prom Front L-R, Dorothy Eggen, Bethel Klima, Phyllis Chase Rear L-R, Norman Mindrum, Tom Keppen, Sy Jablonski
		Eggen Family Sunday Dinner L-R, Dorothy Eggen, Norman Mindrum, Nellie James, Carrie Eggen, Ruth Ukkestad, Thelma Ukkestad, Conrad Eggen at bottom center. Picture taken by James Eggen.
		MIndrum, Norman at home on farm, HIghland Prairie, Minnesota
		MIndrum, Norman
		Mindrum, Norman C.
		Mindrum, Norman with 1942 Chevrolet Norman traded in his 1930 Model A Ford and paid $600 for this used 1942 Chevrolet, the last model year that was made until the war was over.
		Mindrum, Olga Overland with son, Norman
		Mindrum, Otto with son Norman in family's first car, a 1919 Chevrolet Model 490
		Olson, Peter M., with grandson, Norman Mindrum Peter Olson wearing a "driver's coat," probably in anticipation of the eight-mile trip to Rushford that would take most of the day. Note sleigh in the background.
		Overland and Mindrum Families L-R, Steinar Overland, Peter M. Olson, Oline Olson, Gina Overland, Lettie Overland, Olga Overland Mindrum. In front, Norman Mindrum with his first dog, Phillip.
		Mindrum, Otto with son, Norman
		Anfinson and Mindrum Families L-R, rear: Peter M. Olson, Oline Olson, Oscar Anfinson, Gina Mindrum Anfinson L-R front: Norman Mindrum, Olga Overland Mindrum, Ralph Anfinson, Olaf Anfinson
		Mindrum Children at Christmas L-R, Dagny, Olive, Norman
		Highland Prairie Church Christmas Program Olive Mindrum, front center in dark dress. Norman Mindrum two rows behind Olive to the left.
		MIndrum, Norman with hunting pals L-R, Hans Magelsen, George Overland, Norman Mindrum, and Norman's hunting dog, Tip.
		MIndrum, Otto and Norman
		Mindrum, Otto and Norman, reverse Text: This is a picture of our wood pile. We ought to have plenty of wood this year.
		Mindrum and Overland families Olga Mindrum, Oline Olson, Gina Overland, Steinar Overland, Norman Mindrum, Lettie Overland, Peter M. Olson at the steering wheel of the car
		Mindrum, Norman C. Passport Photo
		Mindrums and Anfinsons L-R, unk, unk, Gina and Olaf Anfinson, unk, Norman, Olga, Otto and Olive Mindrum
		Mindrum gathering in Anfinson front yard Rear: Olga, unk, unk, Peter, Edward, Caroline, Gina, unk; middle: Otto, Norman, Julianna, Oline, Ralph and Olaf; front: Arnold, Eleanor, Emma, James, Orney

Headstones		Mindrum, Norman and Dorothy
Headstones		Eggen and Mindrum Headstones

Sources

[S13] Mindrum GEDCOM file imported on 25 Jan 1999 from Addy Monsen.
[S6395] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, www.ancestry.com.
[S16] Social Security Death Index.
[S8160] Fillmore County Birth Records, 1870-1921, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota, Roll F, page 265, line 1.
[S8146] Ministerialbog for Highland Prairie, Elstad og Newburg Menigheder i Fillmore Co. Staten Minnesota North America, Paabegyndt 1872, Baptisms, p. 174, line 25.
[S7768] Norman C. Mindrum confirmation certificate.
[S8146] Ministerialbog for Highland Prairie, Elstad og Newburg Menigheder i Fillmore Co. Staten Minnesota North America, Paabegyndt 1872, Confirmations, p. 364.
[S110] Norman C. Mindrum Medical Certificate of Death, state file number 610639, Department of Health, City of Chicago, 8 Jun 1995.
[S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 3, Burials, page 120.
[S8142] Emmanuel Episcopal Church Records, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, Book 3, Burials, page 121.
[S79] Norman C. Mindrum obituary, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jun 1995, Sec. 2, p. 10.
[S7842] Winona Republican Herald, 31 Oct 1940, page 18.
[S7865] Rushford News, Winona Republican-Herald, Saturday, March 28, 1942, page 11.
[S70] 1920 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway Township, Enum. Dist. 28, sheet 8A.
[S388] 1930 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway Township, District 23, sheet 4B.
[S6456] 1940 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Norway, Enum. Dist. 23-24, sheet 7B.
[S8789] Auto trip to Farragut, Idaho, Winona Republican-Herald, 18 Jan 1946, p. 10.
[S47] Otto C. Mindrum obituary, LaCrosse Tribune, 27 Mar 1949, p. 3.
[S8146] Ministerialbog for Highland Prairie, Elstad og Newburg Menigheder i Fillmore Co. Staten Minnesota North America, Paabegyndt 1872, Marriages, page 408, line 5.

Norman Christian Mindrum[1]

Norman Christian Mindrum^[1]