Richard Donald Rosetter1,2 
M, b. 14 May 1936, d. 3 February 2014
Dick Rosetter, 1992
| Father* | Clarence Sylvester Rosetter2,3 (28 Apr 1905-4 Jun 1992) |
| Mother* | Bertha Ellen Henden4,2,3 (1 Aug 1904-29 Jan 1973) |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Barbara Joyce Zanzig |
| Charts | Abraham Jonsen and Oline Monsdatter's Descendants Erik Sjursen and Brithe Iversdatter's Descendants |
Richard Donald Rosetter was born on 14 May 1936 at Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USAB,G.1,2 He was the son of Clarence Sylvester Rosetter and Bertha Ellen Henden.2,3,4 Richard Donald Rosetter was christened on 14 June 1936 at Bergen Church, Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G.2
Richard Donald Rosetter married Joan Ellen Symons on 22 December 1962 at age 26.
Richard Donald Rosetter died on 3 February 2014 at Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G, at age 77 in a farming accident. He was smothered in a grain bin.5 He was buried in 2014 at Bergen Church Cemetery, Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G.6
He was a farmer, raising corn and soybeans at Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USAB,G.7 His obituary states
"Richard Rosetter, 77, of rural Granite Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 3rd, 2014, at his home.
Richard Donald Rosetter was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, on May 14, 1936, to Clarence and Bertha.
Richard always loved life on the farm. He often reminisced about driving the tractor before his feet could even reach the pedals. He attended District School #4 in Stony Run township and was active in 4-H, raising a prize-winning hereford that he showed in the Chicago Livestock Show in 1948. He attended Montevideo High School and graduated from Concordia College in 1958. After college, he farmed in cooperation with his father.
On December 22, 1962, Richard married Joan Symons in Langdon, North Dakota. They had two children, Luann and David.
Throughout his adult years he was active in church, farming organizations and the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. barbershop chorus. Richard enjoyed flying small aircraft. He was a substitute teacher in various public schools around the area. Richard had a tremendous work ethic that matched the love he had for his fellow man.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Joan; children, Luann and David; grandchildren, Keegan and Keene; and siblings, Verna (and Howard) Patrick and Paul (and Donna Mason) Rosetter.
Memorial Service
Saturday, February 8, 2014 ~ 2:00 p.m
Bergen Lutheran Church, Stony Run Township
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Clergy Officiating, Pastor David Wall
Organist, Kathy Koetter
Congregational Hymns
"My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (759-vs. 1&4)
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" (504-vs. 1&4)
"Abide With Me" (629-vs. 1&4)
"Beautiful Savior" (838-vs. 1-4)
Final Resting Place
Bergen Lutheran Cemetery (Spring-2014)
Stony Run Township
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota."6
Richard Donald Rosetter married Joan Ellen Symons on 22 December 1962 at age 26.
Richard Donald Rosetter died on 3 February 2014 at Clarkfield, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G, at age 77 in a farming accident. He was smothered in a grain bin.5 He was buried in 2014 at Bergen Church Cemetery, Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USAB,G.6
He was a farmer, raising corn and soybeans at Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USAB,G.7 His obituary states
"Richard Rosetter, 77, of rural Granite Falls, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 3rd, 2014, at his home.
Richard Donald Rosetter was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, on May 14, 1936, to Clarence and Bertha.
Richard always loved life on the farm. He often reminisced about driving the tractor before his feet could even reach the pedals. He attended District School #4 in Stony Run township and was active in 4-H, raising a prize-winning hereford that he showed in the Chicago Livestock Show in 1948. He attended Montevideo High School and graduated from Concordia College in 1958. After college, he farmed in cooperation with his father.
On December 22, 1962, Richard married Joan Symons in Langdon, North Dakota. They had two children, Luann and David.
Throughout his adult years he was active in church, farming organizations and the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. barbershop chorus. Richard enjoyed flying small aircraft. He was a substitute teacher in various public schools around the area. Richard had a tremendous work ethic that matched the love he had for his fellow man.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Joan; children, Luann and David; grandchildren, Keegan and Keene; and siblings, Verna (and Howard) Patrick and Paul (and Donna Mason) Rosetter.
Memorial Service
Saturday, February 8, 2014 ~ 2:00 p.m
Bergen Lutheran Church, Stony Run Township
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Clergy Officiating, Pastor David Wall
Organist, Kathy Koetter
Congregational Hymns
"My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (759-vs. 1&4)
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" (504-vs. 1&4)
"Abide With Me" (629-vs. 1&4)
"Beautiful Savior" (838-vs. 1-4)
Final Resting Place
Bergen Lutheran Cemetery (Spring-2014)
Stony Run Township
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota."6
Family | Joan Ellen Symons |
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| Last Edited | 22 Aug 2020 |
Citations
- [S387] Alma Stewart and Betty Stewart, Family File, Henden, online n.p. (Eugene, Oregon), 1999.
- [S1526] "U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969", database and images, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/elcabmd/: 2015, Richard Donald Rosetter baptism, Congregational Records > Minnesota > Hazel Run > Bergen Lutheran Church, p. 9, baptized 1936, no. 1, image 13/543, accessed 22 Aug 2020, citing Birth, Marriage, Deaths ELCA.
- [S1458] 1940 United States Federal Census, MN, Yellow Medicine 1971, Yellow Medicine Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1940usfedcen/), Clarence Rosetter household (informant, Clarence), Minnesota > Yellow Medicine > Stony Run > 87-24, sheet 1A (stamped 199) (Anc. image 2/19), visit no. 1, accessed 22 Aug 2020; citing NARA microfilm roll T627_1971.
- [S388] Henden, photocopy, 1987, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA.
- [S2] "Personal knowledge", by B. Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA), Informant: Verna Rosetter Howard, his sister, and Joan Rosetter, his wife.
- [S1383] FindAGrave.com, FindAGrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, various dates, memorial page for Richard Rosetter (14 May 1936–3 Feb 2014), Find a Grave Memorial no. 124912615, citing Bergen Cemetery, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8), accessed 22 Aug 2020.
- [S2] "Personal knowledge", by B. Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA), Informant: Barbara Zanzig.