Meet the Family

At 1691 Blair

Mattie

Mathilde Olga Regina Zibell Buetow Mickelsen
Born: 17 September 1894
Died: 15 July 1974

Ken

Kenneth Buetow
Mattie's youngest son
Born: 26 July 1921
Died: 12 June 2012

Matt

Mathias Mickelsen, Jr.
Mattie's second husband / Ken's stepfather
Born: 4 December 1885
Died: 8 July 1972

Bud

Mathias Vincent Mickelsen III
Mattie's stepson / Ken's stepbrother
Born: 11 November 1921
Died: 25 July 2002

The Extended Family

Wes

Wesley Buetow
Mattie's eldest son / Ken's older brother
Born: 11 May 1917
Died: 5 April 1963

Ruth Mae "Rudy"

Ruth Mae Mickelsen DeZelar
Mattie's stepdaughter / Matt's daughter
Born: 22 August 1916
Died: 14 February 2007

Gram

Julia Korth Zibell
Mattie's mother
Born: 19 December 1866
Died: 24 March 1943

Uncle Herb

Herbert Zibell
Mattie's younger brother
Born: 21 June 1896
Died: 8 June 1979

Uncle Walt

Walter Zibell
Mattie's youngest brother
Born: 3 March 1908
Died: 10 May 1996

Gene

Genevieve Sell Zibell
Mattie's daughter-in-law / Walter's wife
Born: 20 October 1910
Died: 30 December 1999

Gwen

Marvel Gwendolyn Stenberg
Mattie's niece / Ella's daughter / Ken's cousin
Born: 11 February 1918
Died: 22 February 2000

George

George Johnson
Mattie's nephew-in-law / Gwen's husband
Born: 11 January 1919
Died: 12 December 2001

Friends and Community Members

Gin

Virginia ???
Mattie's soon-to-be daughter-in-law / Ken's fiancée
Born: ???
Died: ???

Chuck

Charles Giertsen
Ken's Best Friend
Born: ??
Died: ??

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