Alvin Johannes Sandness, 19122005 (aged 93 years)

Name
Alvin Johannes /Sandness/
Given names
Alvin Johannes
Surname
Sandness

Alvin Johannes Sandness has 13 first cousins recorded

Descendants of Alvin Johannes Sandness

  1. Generation 1
    1. Alvin Johannes Sandness, son of Kristian Gerhard Pederson and Oline Andrine Sivertsdotter, was born on August 5, 1912 in Rosebud, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA and died on November 25, 2005 in Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA at the age of 93.

Ancestors of Alvin Johannes Sandness

  1. Generation 1
    1. Alvin Johannes Sandness, son of Kristian Gerhard Pederson and Oline Andrine Sivertsdotter, was born on August 5, 1912 in Rosebud, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA and died on November 25, 2005 in Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA at the age of 93.

  2. Generation 2 back to top
      2 of 2 possible ancestors (100% complete).
    1. Kristian Gerhard Pederson was born on January 28, 1868 in Sandnes, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norge and died on December 26, 1950 in Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA at the age of 82.

    2. Oline Andrine Sivertsdotter, daughter of Sivert Mortenson and Anne Olave Jakobsdotter, was born on January 26, 1874 in Løndalen Ulvestad, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge and died on September 23, 1967 in Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA at the age of 93.

  3. Generation 3 back to top
      2 of 4 possible ancestors (50% complete).
    1. Sivert Mortenson was born on August 19, 1836 in Ervika, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge and died on October 30, 1894 in Løndalen Ulvestad, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge at the age of 58.

    2. Anne Olave Jakobsdotter, daughter of Jakob Jonsson and Anne Maria Sjursdotter, was born on January 16, 1842 in Espenakken, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge and died on October 24, 1914 in Løndalen Ulvestad, Volda, Møre og Romsdal, Norge at the age of 72.

Census
Shared note

1920 USA Census transcript - Christian P Sandnes - Household

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Sandnes Christian PHeadOMMW51M1888N-YYNORNORNORNorwegianYFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Sandnes Oline LWifeFW45M1898N-YYNORNORNORNorwegianYNone
Sandnes Segvart CSonW18SNYYNORNORNORYFarm LaborerHome FarmW
Sandnes Conrad PSonW17SNYYNORNORNORYNone
Sandnes Alfred OSonW16SYYYNORNORNORYNone
Sandnes Astred CDaughterW14SYYYNORNORNORYNone
Sandnes Clara ODaughterW13SYYYNORNORNORYNone
Sandnes Palmar BSonW11SYYYNORNORNORYNone
Sandnes Melvin RSonW9SYYYNORNORNORNone
Sandnes Alven JSonW7SY--NORNORNORNone
Sandnes Almer KSonW4SY--NORNORNORNone
Burial

Litchville Cemetery

Note

ALVIN J. SANDNESS

The funeral service for Alvin Sandness, 93, Valley City, N.D. was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 25, 2005 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Valley City. Burial will be in the Litchville Cemetery, Litchville, N.D. He died Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Visitation was on Thursday, November 24, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City and continued an hour prior to services in the church.

Alvin Johannes Sandness was born near Litchville, North Dakota on August 5,1912. He was the son of Christian and Oline (Londahl) Sandness. Alvin attended Rosebud Township School in rural Litchville.

He married Inga Gjerding in 1936. He farmed near Marion, North Dakota for a time before moving to Fargo, North Dakota in the mid 1940's where he worked at Armour Packaging Plant. After working there for 2 years, he returned to farming. Alvin put his farm into soil bank and moved to Valley City.

On September 15, 1972, he was united in marriage to Charlotte Myers in Webster, South Dakota. They made their home in Valley City. Alvin worked as a carpenter at Maryvale Convent during construction. Upon construction completion, he stayed on as their custodian and maintenance man.

He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Valley City. His favorite hobby was gardening. He planted vegetables, flowers and trees.

Alvin is survived by his wife, Charlotte, of Valley City; children: Alvin Sandness, Jr. of Marion, N.D.; Beverly (Robert) Krieger of Freemont, California; Milo Sandness of Jamestown, N.D.; Tammy (Steve) Edland of McHenry, N.D. and Heidi Sandness of Valley City.
Also surviving are step-children: Linda Hendrickson of Valley City; Annette Zaun of Valley City; LeEtta (Andy) Korop of Albany, Oregon and Carol (Phillip) Mortenson of Richfield, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; 5 step-great grandchildren and a brother, Elmer (Evelyn) of Jamestown, N.D.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sons: Mitchell W. Sandness and Curtis L. Sandness; 2 sisters and 5 brothers.

Funeral arrangements are by Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City.

Published in The Litchville Bulletin, Litchville, ND, November 2005.