Obituaries 1998 to 2000

Mike Lester died February 19. 1998.  He was  Sally (Sarah) Wall Lester’s husband.  Son in law of Hazel Aleck Wall  (Cousin of the Henderson’s)

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Jay Mickelson died  October 8, 2000.  He was Beryl Gilpin Henderson Mickelson’s husband.

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1982

Hazel Wall died.  Hazel was a cousin of James X.  his mother Martha Jane Aleck Henderson and Hazel’s father John Aleck were sister and brother.

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Emma died on December 10 1982.  Emma was Tracie’s sister.

Tracie and Emma at their home place near Logan Iowa in 1964.

1954

Anna Aleck died July 22, 1954

Anna was the wife of John Aleck.  John was a brother to Martha Jane Aleck Henderson. 

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Summer of 1954 Drowning

 

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Bert Gilpin retires.

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December 1954

John Xaver Aleck

This is Martha Jane’s older brother John. 



John married Mary Ann Birkes in Logan Iowa on 14 March 1894.
They would have five children.
Hazel Kathryn born 13 December 1894
Clifford Carl born 15 April 1899
Donald born 15 April 1901
Rolo born 23 August 1902
Floyd born 23 October 1903

They moved to Park Rapids Minnesota in 1912  and he became a farmer.

He was instrumental in Tracie and Jim and Rubert and Emma and  the rest of the Stuves coming to Minnesota.  John located land for his relatives.  He died 17 November 1935 and is buried in Park Rapids.

Hazel his oldest daughter married  James Henry Wall in Park Rapids Minnesota.   ( Hazel was a favorite relative of Marvin and Evelyns.  She would often babysit for Eugene and take care of him and his sister in the Fall of the year.)

Hazel, Emma, Stella and Tracie

This is a postcard from the photo album.

Hazel Aleck Wall,  Emma Stuve Hawkins, Stella ( was she an Aleck too?) Birkes and sitting in the chair Tracie Stuve Henderson