Family Tree of Steelesville Cemetery Burials - Person Sheet
Family Tree of Steelesville Cemetery Burials - Person Sheet
NameRuth Mathilda Bollman
Birth23 Apr 1895
Death30 Jan 1944
BurialSteelesville Cemetery, Dassel, Meeker, MN
FatherSwan Andersson Bollman (1848-1920)
MotherAnna Bertha Hedlund (1856-1919)
Spouses
Birth18 Aug 1891, Collinwood Twp, Meeker, MN
Death24 Nov 1984, Meeker Co., MN
BurialSteelesville Cemetery, Dassel, Meeker, MN
FatherOscar Peterson (1855-1928)
Marriage14 Dec 1916
ChildrenKarl Vincent (1917-1996)
 Bernard Franklin (1927-2015)
 Baby Boy (twin) (1932-1932)
Notes for Ruth Mathilda Bollman
Meeker Cty Certificate No L 011  Date of marriage 12/14/1916  Groom's name HERMAN PETERSON  Bride's name RUTH BOLLMAN
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1940 Collinwood Twp Census p. 7B lines 79-80, p. 8A lines 1-5, age 44
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Obituary – Ruth Mathilda (Bollman) Peterson
 
Ruth Mathilda Peterson of Collinwood Township, passed away January 30, 1944, at the age of 48 years, 9 months, 8 days. Ruth was born April 23, 1895, the daughter of Swan and Anna Bertha (Hedlund) Bollman, the seventh of eight children. She grew up on her parent’s farm in Section 12 of Collinwood Township. Ruth married Herman Hilding Peterson on December 14, 1916. To this union, four children were born: Karl Vincent; Bernard Franklin; and twins, Marie Louise, and a Boy, who died in infancy. Ruth was confirmed in her Christian faith and was received into membership of Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Gethsemane Congregation of Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota, September 7, 1919. Herman and Ruth farmed the Peterson farm, and raised their family and were active in their community and church. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son who died in infancy. Ruth is survived by her loving husband, sons Karl and Bernard, and daughter Marie (Peterson) Rick; siblings, George; Ella (Nathaniel “Tanney”) Johnson; Emma (Alpheus) Wells; Olivia; Herbert; Serena (William) Hagglund; and, Mae Myrtle (Enoch) Anderson; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Ruth Mathilda Peterson was laid to rest in the family plot in the Steelesville Cemetery. Blessed be her memory.

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Gravesite Details
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Family Members
Parents


Swan Andersson Bollman
1848–1920

Anna Bertha Hedlund Bollman
1856–1919

Spouse

Herman Hilding Peterson
1891–1984 (m. 1916)

Siblings

Hurbert Conrad Bollman
1875–1880

Ella Amanda Bollman Johnson
1880–1974

Emma Bollman Wells
1882–1966

Olive Anne Bollman Erickson
1884–1923

Herbert C. Bollman
1887–1966

Serena Lenada Bollman Hagglund
1890–1958

Mae Myrtle Bollman Anderson
1900–1955

Children

Karl Vincent Peterson
1917–1996

Bernard Franklin "Bernie" Peterson
1927–2015
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