Agnes Caroline Groven^[1]

1901 - 1987  (86 years)

• Name	Agnes Caroline Groven  [2]
  Birth	9 Apr 1901	Fortier Twp., Yellow Medicine, Minnesota   [3, 4]
  Christening	23 Jun 1901	Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota   [5]
  	Christened, Agnes was baptized at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church by Rev. , Hoel.Baptism Witnesses: Mrs. E. Groven, Knud Gulmon, Christian , andChristina Olson.
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	13 May 1917	Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota   [6]
  	Confirmed, She was confirmed by Rev. Paul Moen of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.
  Death	18 Aug 1987	Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota   [7]
  Burial	22 Aug 1987	Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
  	Buried, Services were held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Canby, MN , andAgnes is buried in the Hanley Falls East Cemetery.
  Notes	In Memory Of AGNES C. ANDERSON Born April 9, 1901 Fortier Twp. Died August 18, 1987 Canby, Minnesota At The Age Of 86 Years, 4 Months and 9 Days Services 1:00 P.M. Friday, August 21, 1987 Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Officiating Pastor Paul Andree Pastor Myron Grams Music "The Old Rugged Cross" "Den Store Hvide Flok" Donald Norlin, Soloist "Amazing Grace" Karen Olsen, Organist Casketbearers Kenneth Benz Ernest Rosa Harlan Markegard Steven Bujarski Roy Grondahl Wendell Wicks Oscar Skifte Interment East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery Hanley Falls, Minnesota Agnes Caroline Anderson was born on April 9, 1901 in Fortier Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota to Gilbert and Caroline (Olson) Groven. She was baptized and confirmed at St . Stephen Lutheran Church and she attended rural school in Fortier Township. On June 29, 1925 she married Edmund T. Anderson at Clear Lake, South Dakota. They lived in Canby, Hanley Falls, MN, Weslaco, Texas and returned to Hanley Falls in 1942. Edmund died in 1952 and in 1956 Agnes moved to Canby. She has been a resident of Senior Haven Nursing Home since April of 1983. She was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Canby and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed crocheting and crafts. Agnes is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ethel) Andersen of Campbell, California and Adeline Bujarski of Minneapolis, MN; seven grandchildren: Steven Bujarski of Minneapolis, MN; Julie Heiskary of Rockford, MN; Michael Bujarski of Florida; Marcus Andersen of Hawaii; Lisa Purrington of Washington; Erica Gregory of California and Ian Andersen of California. Also surviving are seven greatgrandchildren; three sisters; Gida Hasner of Canby; Frances Lacin a of Colorado Springs, CO; and Helen Moore of Aitkin, MN and one brother,Clarence Groven of Kensett, Iowa and her adopted daughter Barbara Rosa of Canby. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband, Edmund; one sister and four brothers. Blessed be her memory.
  Person ID	I556	Mindrum
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Andrew (Melby) Groven,   b. 19 Jul 1875, Harmony, Fillmore, Minnesota d. 27 Jul 1947, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Caroline Mathilda Olson,   b. 1 Apr 1881, Moritz, Deuel, South Dakota d. 31 Mar 1952, Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Bef 7 Jun 1900  [8]
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edmund Theodore Anderson,   b. 30 Oct 1887, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota d. 19 Jul 1952, Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1925	Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota   [9]
  	Marriage Witnesses: Mrs. Ruth Walters and Mrs. C. Haugen. , Themarriage was performed by Rev. C. Haugen in St. Stephen's , LutheranChurch., , Edmund's father passed away when he was 16 so he made his home , withhis uncle, Knute Knutson. He worked as a mechanic for many , years.Edmund and Agnes farmed for a few years near Canby and then , moved toHanley Falls in 1927, where they resided with the exception , of threeyears, about 1938 - 1941, in Texas., , Agnes loved to sew and sewed costumes for the Christmas programs , atthe Hanley Falls Public School many years. She also loved to , crochetand did a lot of upholstering and furniture refinishing. He , was alicensed electrical engineer and car mechanic., , Agnes moved to Canby after Edmund died and lived there until , herdeath, moving to the Senior Haven Nursing Home about 4 years , beforeher death.
  Children	1. Ethel Alice Anderson,   b. 22 Jul 1927, Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota d. 6 Sep 2008, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Age 81 years)   2. Girl Anderson,   b. 8 Jul 1934, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota d. 8 Jul 1934, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota (Age 0 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Groven siblings Fran Groven Lacina, Agnes Groven Anderson Helen Groven Moore, Gida Groven Hasner
  		Groven siblings Agnes Groven Anderson, Roy Groven, Gida Groven Hasner
  		Olson, Mzrena families France and Lillie Olson, Charles, Emma Mzrena, Mr. and Mrs. Mzrena, Christina Haugensdatter Olson, Agnes Groven

  
  

  Documents		Groven, Agnes baptism certificate
  		Groven, Agnes birth certificate

  
  

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  Anderson, Agnes Groven

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Mindrum GEDCOM file imported on 25 Jan 1999 from Addy Monsen. [S307] Agnes Caroline Groven birth certificate no. 143, reg. district 3814, Fortier, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. [S8] Birth Certificate received by Addy Monsen. [S16] Social Security Death Index. [S4] Certificate of Baptism received by Addy Monsen. [S6] Confirmation certificate received by Addy Monsen. [S111] Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, www.ancestry.com. [S463] 1900 US Census, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine, Fortier, District 275. [S7] Marriage Certificate received by Addy Monsen.