Frank Francis SOFFA
- Born: 29 Nov 1914, Fillmore County, MN 2
- Marriage: Merlyn Jeanette HASLERUD on 3 Sep 1941 in Fillmore County, MN 1
- Died: 25 Feb 2008, Olmsted County, MN at age 93 3
Another name for Frank was Frank SOFFA.
Noted events in his life were:
• Census: Carimona > District 8, 1930, Fillmore County, MN. line 29
8 8 Soffa Amen 55 m26 Syria Syria Syria 1894 farmer
--- Lazera 47 m18 Syria Syria Syria 1901
--- Joseph 24 MN
--- Frank 15 MN
--- Margeret 12 MN
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• Residence, 2008, Eyota, Olmsted County, MN.
• Obituary: Post-Bulletin, Rochester, 2008, MN. PRESTON -- Frank F. Soffa, 93, of Preston, died Monday (Feb. 25, 2008) at Arbor Gardens in Eyota.
Frank Francis Soffa was born Nov. 29, 1914, in Carimona Township, Fillmore County. In 1941 he married Merlyn Haslrud in Peterson. From 1941 to 1945, Mr. Soffa worked in the Glen Martin Building, B-26 WW2, in Baltimore. He then owned a service station in Preston from 1945 to 1967, and worked for the Fillmore County Sheriff's Department until his retirement. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, the Preston Sportsmans Club, and the Masons.
Survivors include two sons, Scott (Trudy) of Rochester and Keith (Becky) of Adel, Iowa; a daughter, Jane (Lonny) Herrick of Cedar Park, Texas; two grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret Nordquist of Range, Wis. He was preceded in death by his wife, three brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Soffa has donated his body to Mayo Clinic.
A private funeral service will be held at a later date.
Frank married Merlyn Jeanette HASLERUD, daughter of Oliver J. HASLERUD and Hazel Emma GULLICKSON, on 3 Sep 1941 in Fillmore County, MN.1 (Merlyn Jeanette HASLERUD was born on 8 Aug 1917 in Fillmore County, MN 4 and died on 5 Feb 1978 in Olmsted County, MN 5.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Notice: Winona Republican Herald, 1941, MN. Sept 4, 1941
Miss Merlyn Jeanette Haslerud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Haslerud, living 4 miles west of here, became the bride of Frank Soffa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amen Soffa, Preston in a double ring ceremony at the Evangelical Lutheran Church here Wednesday at 8 p. m. The Rev. T. J. Spande, former pastor, now of Kenyon, officiated.
The bridegroom's attendant was the bride's brother, Meredith Haslerud, Peterson, and attending the bride were Miss Ruth Mae Green as maid of honor and Ruth Melom, Peterson, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Arvid Norquist , Preston, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaids.
Ushers were George Soffa, Preston, and Roger Stolen, Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Lowell Malmen and Dian Malmen, Peterson, cousins of the bride, were ring bearer and flower girl respectively.
A short organ concert was played by Mrs. O. S. Mundahl, Peterson, before the ceremony and Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Kvamme, Peterson, sang a duet. After the ceremony Arnold Melom, Minneapolis, sang a solo.
Eighty persons were entertained at the reception at the bride's parents' home.
Friday Mr. and Mrs. Soffa will leave for Baltimore, Md. where the bridegroom is employed.
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