Frank D. GRUNEWALD

Frank D. GRUNEWALD

Male 1901 - 1983  (82 years)

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  • Name Frank D. GRUNEWALD 
    Born 8 Sep 1901  Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 15 Jun 1905  Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1905 Minnesota State 
    • Enumerated were ERNEST Grunewald M 33 W Ger-Ger-Ger Resident of MN 8 yr 2 mo Resident of ED 8 yr 2 mo Farmer; HELENA Grunewald F 25 W Russia-Russia-Russia Resident of MN 10 yrs 8 mo Residenet of ED 10 yr 8 mo Housekeeper; HENRY WOLF M 7 W Mn-Russia-Russia Resident of MN 7 yrs 6 mo Residenet of ED 7 yr 6 mo; ERNEST Grunewald M 5 W Mn-Ger-Russia Resident of MN 5yrs 6 mo Residenet of ED 5 yr 6 mo; FRANK Grunewald M 3 W Mn-Ger-Russia Resident of MN 3yrs 9 mo Residenet of ED 3 yr 9 mo; HELENA Grunewald F 2 W Mn-Ger-Russia Resident of MN 2 yrs 2 mo Residenet of ED 2 yr 2 mo; KATIE WOLF F 15 W Russia-Russia-Russia Resident of MN 13 yrs 8 mo Residenet of ED 13 yr 8 mo
    Census 20 Apr 1910  Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1910 US Federal 
    • in the Ernest Grunewald household. Enumerated were ERNEST Head M W 40 M2 4yr Ger-Ger-Ger 1893 Na Farmer Owned/Mortgaged Farm; KATHY Wife F W 21 M1 4yr 2/2 children living Russia-Russia-Russia 1890; ERNEST Son M W 11 S Mn-Ger-Russia; FRANK Son M W 8 S Mn-Ger-Russia; HELLEN Daughter F W 7 S Mn-Ger-Russia; WILHELM Son M W 4 S Mn-Ger-Russia; JOHNIE Son M W 3 S S Mn-Ger-Russia; IDA Daughter F W 2 S Mn-Ger-Russia.
    Census 30 Jan 1920  Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1920 US Federal 
    • in the Earnest Grunewald household. Enumerated were EARNEST Head Own/Mortgaged home M W 50 M 1891 Na 1898 Pommern-Pommern-Pommern Farmer; KATHRENA Wife F W 30 M 1892 Na 1898 South Russia-South Russia-South Russia; EARNEST Son M W 20 S Mn Pommern-South Russia Works Out; FRANK Son M W 18 S S Mn Pommern-South Russia Farm Laborer; HELENA Daughter F W 17 S Mn Pommern-South Russia Farm Work; WILLIAM Son M W 14 S Mn Pommern-South Russia; JOHN Son M W 13 S Mn Pommern-South Russia; IDA Daughter F W 11 S Mn Pommern-South Russia; LILLIAN Daughter F W 7 S Mn Pommern-South Russia; ABRAHAM Son M W 4 9/12 S Mn Pommern-South Russia; ANNA F Daughter F W 4/12 S Mn Pommern-South Russia
    Died 7 Oct 1983  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: Cerebrovascular Accident - Recurrent 
    Grunewald, Frank D. - Death Certificate
    Grunewald, Frank D. - Death Certificate
    Buried 10 Oct 1983  Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Lakeview Cemetery
    Windom, Minnesota 56101 
    Obituary 12 Oct 1983  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cottonwood County Citizen 
    • «b»Frank D. Grunewald
      «/b»Former Windom businessman, Frank D. Grunewald, 82, died Friday at the Windom Area Hospital.
      Rev. Lauritz Nielsen conducted funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Windom. Althea Owen played organ with Leroy Harder as soloist.
      Wayne Haroldson, Russ Englehorm, Arlen Christensen, Fred Woizeschke, Greg Crow and Ab Spielman were casket bearers.
      Interment followed at Lakefield Cemetery.
      Frank D. Grunewald was born on a farm in Dale Township, Cottonwood County, to Ernest and Helen Wolf Grunewald Sept. 8, 1901. He attended rural schools in Cottonwood County.
      He married Hellen Billings in Windom June 22, 1931. Frank started working for Nelson Motor Co. of Windom in 1926. He later worked 20 years for Continental Oil Co. as a bulk man and later worked for DX Service of Windom. From 1953 to 1958 he and his wife owned and operated the Blue Star Motel. The pair sold the motel and went into semi-retirement wintering in Yuma, Ariz., and operating a junkyard in the summer on the edge of Windom.
      In 1977 he suffered a slight stroke while in Arizona. After returning home, he suffered a more sever stroke paralizing his left side. He spent two years at the Sogge Good Samaritan Center and then was able to live in his home for a year. In 1960, Frank and Hellen both moved to the Center and remained there until now. On Oct. 4, he entered the Windom Area Hospital where he died.
      Grunewald is survived by his wife, Hellen; son Neal of Windom; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; eight brothers and sisters, Abe of Jackson, Helen Eggers of Windom, Mrs. Ida Conrad of Beaverton, Ore., Mrs. Charles (Lillian) Baldwin of Glendale, Calif., Mrs. Virgil (Frances) Dyer, Altadena, Calif., Mrs. Alfreida Walter, Altadena, Mrs. Perry (Violet) Powers, Sanger, Calif., and Mrs. Wilfred Runyen of Ft. Dodge, Iowa
    Grunewald, Frank D. - Obituary
    Grunewald, Frank D. - Obituary
    Person ID I6006  Brenda's Branches
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2020 

    Father Ernest E. GRUNEWALD,   b. 25 Nov 1869, Felde, Ammerland, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1931, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Helena WOLF,   b. Cal 7 Mar 1879, , , , Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1905, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1899  Carson Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hellen M. BILLINGS,   b. 18 Mar 1907, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1984, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1931  Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Neal Billings GRUNEWALD
     2. Jerry Lee GRUNEWALD,   b. 5 Jun 1941, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1964, Midway, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2009 
    Family ID F1240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart