Russell Gordon Stevens

1929 - 2014  (84 years)

• Name	Russell Gordon Stevens  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Jun 1929	..., Murray, Minnesota   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 2014	Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota   [3, 4]
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota   [5]
  Person ID	I369737	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	George Grant Stevens,   b. 1 Sep 1885, ..., Murray, Minnesota d. 13 Jan 1981, Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Jenny Kortlever,   b. 21 Jul 1899, ..., Nobles, Minnesota d. 30 Oct 1951, Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1919	Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota   [6]
  Family ID	F232078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delores M. Kolbeck,   b. 6 Dec 1929, Salem, McCook, South Dakota d. 10 Apr 2009, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1952  [7]
  Children	1. Myron Stevens   2. Debra Stevens   3. Leland Stevens   4. Mark Stevens   5. George Stevens   6. Dan Stevens   7. Cheryl Stevens
  Family ID	F232126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The Daily News (Wahpeton, ND) April 1, 2014 Russell, "Russ" Gordon Stevens, 84, Brainerd, Minn., died Friday, March 28, 2014 following a period of declining strength and health. Russ, a son given by the Lord to George and Jennie (Kortlever) Stevens, was born on the family farm in Murray County, Minn., June 10, 1929, The span of his early journey here on earth was 84 years, 10 month and 18 days. In the days prior to his passing he had expressed to his family members his desire to be reunited with the love of his life, his wife Delores. Today his family rejoices in the knowledge that he passed the barrier of time as we know it and is forever at home with the Savior he faithfully served. In 1952, he married Delores Kolbeck in Humboldt, S.D. They moved from South Dakota to Minnesota in 1958 where they established the farm of their dreams, farming 310 acres, raising dairy cattle, beef cattle, chickens and pigs on Heron and Nokay Lake, Minn. Together for 57 years, they experienced the changing seasons of life, raising their seven children. Russ was proudly active in his community serving on the Nokay Lake Township Board for 32 years, State Fire Warden for 25 years and Consolidated Telephone Board for 15 years. Russ will be remembered for his love of farming, fishing, working with wood, and the joy he experienced when surrounded by family and friends. Surviving Russ, are his seven children: Myron (Kathy) Stevens Brainerd, Debra (Albert "Spike") Nelson, Brainerd, Leland (Emily) Stevens, Palmer, Ark., Mark (Lenore) Stevens, Mooreton, N.D., George (AnnMarie) Stevens, Paynesville, Minn., Dan (Loreen) Stevens,Westminster, Colo., Cheryl (Tony) Hettver, Brainerd; two brothers, Marshall Stevens, Edgerton, Minn., and Larry (Gloria) Stevens, Edgerton; 21 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; his best friend and cousin, Charles, "Bud" Sedlachek, who weathered the good times and tough times with Russ throughout the years. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Jennie Stevens; his beloved wife, Delores; one brother Louis Stevens; two sisters, Verna Gilbertson and Helen Veldhuizen; and a precious grandchild, Tonya Hettver.

  
  

• Sources

  [S81094] 1930 census, Minnesota, Murray county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moulton, Murray, Minnesota; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0024 (Reliability: 3). [S3041] Birth index, Minnesota, Name Russel Gordon Stevens Birth Date 10 Jun 1929 Birth Place Murray, Minnesota, USA Mother Maiden Name Kortlever Certificate Number 1929-17296 (Reliability: 3). [S54580] Death index, Minnesota (Reliability: 3). Name Russell Gordon Stevens Gender Male Marital Status Widowed (And Not Remarried) (Widowed) Death Age 84 Record Type Burial Birth Date 10 Jun 1929 Birth Place Murray, Minnesota, USA Inferred Residence Date Abt 2014 Residence Place Baxter, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Occupation Farmer Education 9th Through 12th Grade; No Diploma Industry or Location Self Employed Dairy Death Date 28 Mar 2014 Hospital Woodland Good Samaritan Vill Death Place Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Death Registration Date 2014 Cemetery Oak Grove Cemetery Burial Place Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA Mother's Maiden Name Kortlever Informant Debra Nelson Informant Relation Daughter Informant Residence Brainerd, Minnesota, USA Father George Stevens Mother Jennie Kortlever Certificate Number 2014-Mn-010032 [S81107] Obituary, The Daily News (Wahpeton, ND), Russell Gordon Stevens, (April 1, 2014). [S81106] Cemetery index, Oak Grove Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, (Find-a-Grave). [S53767] Marriage index, Minnesota, Name George Stevens Gender Male Birth Place Murray Co, Minnesota Marriage Date 28 Jan 1919 Marriage Place Edgerton, Pipestone, Minnesota Spouse's Name Jenny Kortlever Spouse Gender Female Spouse Birth Place Pipestone, Minnesota (Reliability: 3). [S67176] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current (Reliability: 3). Name Russell Stevens Gender Male Residence Date Abt 1952 Residence Place Edger Ton Marriage Date 5 Jun 1952 Parents George Stevens Spouse Delores Kolbeck Father Anton Kolbeck