Florence Leona Eggen b. 16 Oct 1890 Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota d. 27 Dec 1982 Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota: Mindrum Family History

1890 - 1982 (92 years)

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Name	Florence Leona Eggen
Birth	16 Oct 1890	Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Baptism	16 Nov 1890	Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [4]
Baptism	Trinity Lutheran Church
Death	27 Dec 1982	Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1]
Burial	30 Dec 1982	Rushford Lutheran Cemetery, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1]
Notes	Mrs. Florence Colbenson, 92, Rushford, died Monday in Good Shepherd Lutheran Nursing Home here. She was pianist for the first silent movies shown in Rushford. She was born Oct. 16, 1890, in Rushford, to John and Emelie Colberg Eggen. On May 20, 1922, she and Nels Colbenson were married in Rushford. He died in January 1958. She was a member of Rushford Lutheran Church, its women's organizations, was a former church organist and member of the choir, and a former member of Rushford American Legion Post 94 Auxiliary. Survivors are: two sons, Robert, Layton, Utah, and Keith, Palmdale, Calif.; a daughter,. Mrs. Jean Anderton, Covina, Calif.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A son, seven brothers and three sisters have died. Funeral services were Dec. 30 at Rushford Lutheran Church, the Rev. Philip Blilie officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Carroll, Obert, Earl, Michael, Gary and Roger Colbenson. 1900 MN Census, Rushford, Fillmore County, Enum. Dist. 35, p. 8B, Florence L. Eggen, born Oct 1890, at school A member of Rushford Lutheran Church and its women's organizations, former church organist and choir member, former member of Rushford American Legion Post 94 Auxiliary. Alternate date of marriage: 27 May 1922 [1, 5, 6, 7]
Person ID	I12671	Mindrum
Last Modified	14 Aug 2018

Father	John Andersen Eggen, b. 28 Sep 1848, Skogn, Nord Trondelag, Norway d. 22 Jan 1928, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
Mother	Oline Emilie Colberg, b. 11 Nov 1850, Levanger, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 15 Feb 1920, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 69 years)
Marriage	27 Jun 1871	Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [8, 9]
Photos		Eggen, John and family Back: Conrad, Alfred, Bertha Middle: Dan, John, Oline, Brose Front: Edgar, Florence
Family ID	F8586	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nels Edgar "Chub" Colbenson, b. 29 Aug 1894, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota d. 5 Jan 1959, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 64 years)

Marriage 20 May 1922 Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota [1]

Children

	1. Francis Colberg Colbenson, b. 26 Apr 1923, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota d. 30 Mar 1925, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin (Age 1 year)
	2. Robert Dale Colbenson, b. 18 Nov 1925, Wisconsin d. 9 Jun 2016, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada (Age 90 years)
	3. Jean Phyllis Colbenson, b. 30 Aug 1927, Wisconsin d. 30 Apr 1984, Covina, Los Angeles, California (Age 56 years)
	4. Keith Eggen Colbenson, b. 25 Jun 1929, Wisconsin d. 24 Aug 2004, Palmdale, Los Angeles, California (Age 75 years)

Family ID F8645 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Jul 2002

Photos » Slide Show		Eggen siblings Back: Brose, Dan Front: Conrad, Florence, Bertha, Edgar
		Rushford High School Girls' Basketball Team Back L-R Madalyn Burke, Helen Laumb, Miss Van Arnum, Pearl Bendel, Sylvia Anderson, Madeline Holle Front L-R Florence Eggen, Ruth Krockow (Captain), Margarette Peterson (Team Manager)
		Eggen, Bertha and Florence
		Colbenson, Chub and Florence Eggen 50th Wedding Anniversary

Headstones

Colbenson, Florence Eggen

Sources

[S917] Florence Eggen Colbenson obituary, Tri-County Record, 6 Jan 1983.
[S6395] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, www.ancestry.com.
[S8160] Fillmore County Birth Records, 1870-1921, Fillmore County Historical Society, Fountain, Minnesota.
[S4207] Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Rushford, Minnesota, p. 325.
[S4220] Tri-County Record, 6 Jan 1983.
[S97] 1900 US Census, Minnesota, Fillmore, Rushford, Enum. Dist. 35, p. 8B.
[S6429] Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950, www.ancestry.com.
[S5280] Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950, www.familysearch.org.
[S146] John Eggen obituary, undated, untitled.