Gerald Orrin Onsrud

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Gerald Orrin Onsrud  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 Jan 1923	..., Trempealeau, Wisconsin   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 2008	Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Sunset Ridge Memorial Park, Kenoaha, Kenosha, Wisconsin   [3]
  Person ID	I232702	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Orrin Henry Onsrud,   b. 1897, Wisconsin d. 22 Jul 1968 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Iva Alice York,   b. 4 Aug 1898, Hale, Trempealeau, Wisconsin d. 29 Jul 1968, ..., La Crosse, Wisconsin (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1920  [1]
  Family ID	F92281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia R. Schneider,   b. 1922   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 May 1949	New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa   [2]
  Children	1. Hal David Onsrud   2. Guy Howard Onsrud   3. Sarah Onsrud
  Family ID	F92285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Bruch Funeral Home Gerald Orrin Onserud, 85, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully, Monday, February 25, 2008 at Kenosha Hospital. He was born on a cold winter night in Trempleau County on January 19, 1923. Gerald was a son of the late Orrin and Alice (York) Onserud. He attended elementary school in Pleasantville, WI and High School in LaCrosse and West Salem, WI. He served in the Army as a Staff Sgt. in the South Pacific during World War II (the big one) and was honorable discharged in February 1945. He worked as a millwright at the Electric Auto Lite Company in LaCrosse from 1945 to 1959 where he met his wife Virginia Schneider. They were married in the Lutheran Parsonage in New Hampton, Iowa on May 11, 1949. They lived in West Salem, WI and moved to Kenosha in 1959 where he worked at American Motors as a millwright and also as a maintenance supervisor. He retired in 1985. Gerald was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the Danish Brotherhood, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Moose Lodge, UAW Local 72, and was a past member of the Sons of Norway. Gerald enjoyed traveling, visiting relatives and being with friends and family. He loved remodeling his homes, doing wood working and fixing what ever needed to be fixed. He was an avid reader and enjoyed Zane Grey and Louie Lamour stories. He was an excellent card player and especially enjoyed bridge and cribbage. Gerald was a kind and gentle man who will be missed by family and friends. Gerald is survived by his wife Virginia; his two sons Hal David Onserud of Santa Barbara, CA, Guy Howard Onserud of Kenosha; his daughter Sarah (Scott) Rusecki; his two grandsons Jason (Helen) Onserud of New York, Kyle Servais of Kenosha; his step grandsons Paul and Brian Campagna, Scotty Rusecki; his step great-grandchildren Joshua, Cory, Zachary, and Ella Campagna; his brother Ralph (Beverly) Onserud of West Salem, WI; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45403] 1930 census, Wisconsin, La Crosse county, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0033 (Reliability: 3). [S58896] Obituary, Bruch Funeral Home, Gerald Orrin Onserud. [S56022] Cemetery index, Sunset Ridge Memorial Park, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, (Find-a-Grave). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index, Name: Gerald Onserud Last Residence: 53144 Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin BORN: 19 Jan 1923 Died: 25 Feb 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Wisconsin (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3).