The former Anna Tollefson was born May 16, 1921, in Ahnberg, SD, daughter of the late Enoch and Hilda (Hansen) Tollefson.
She grew up in Hendricks, MN and graduated from South High School in Minneapolis. She then attended Miss Woods Academy, now Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where she received her teaching degree. Anna taught in Sherburne, MN before and during World War II, and taught at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Richfield, MN and at St. Stephen's Day Care Center in Bloomington, MN. She then taught at the Rocking Horse Day Care Center in Minocqua, WI, retiring in 1999. She married Frank E. Folsom on Feb. 12, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1979. Surviving are a son, John (Pat), of Saxon, WI. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements are with McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood, Michigan 906-932-1141
Interment in Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Star Tribune Minneapolis Minnesota published on October 20, 2010
The former Anna Tollefson was born May 16, 1921, in Ahnberg, SD, daughter of the late Enoch and Hilda (Hansen) Tollefson.
She grew up in Hendricks, MN and graduated from South High School in Minneapolis. She then attended Miss Woods Academy, now Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where she received her teaching degree. Anna taught in Sherburne, MN before and during World War II, and taught at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Richfield, MN and at St. Stephen's Day Care Center in Bloomington, MN. She then taught at the Rocking Horse Day Care Center in Minocqua, WI, retiring in 1999. She married Frank E. Folsom on Feb. 12, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1979. Surviving are a son, John (Pat), of Saxon, WI. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements are with McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood, Michigan 906-932-1141
Interment in Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Star Tribune Minneapolis Minnesota published on October 20, 2010
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