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Emilie Kristine Norum Simmons

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Birth	:	27 Jun 1879 Norway
Death	:	5 Apr 1969 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.8402330, -110.6408830
Plot	:	B0064
Description	:	The following provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara": The River Press, Fort Benton, Mont., 9 April 1969 Mrs. Emelie Simmons Dies in Great Falls Mrs. Emelie Ronning Simmons , 89, a resident of Fort Benton for half a century, died Saturday in a Great Falls hospital. She had moved to Great Falls a few months ago. Funeral services were held this Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Benton Funeral home, with Rev. Don Robinson officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery with burial by the VFW Auxiliary. Emelie Kristin Norum was born June 27, 1879, in Norway. In 1900... Read More	The following provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara": The River Press, Fort Benton, Mont., 9 April 1969 Mrs. Emelie Simmons Dies in Great Falls Mrs. Emelie Ronning Simmons , 89, a resident of Fort Benton for half a century, died Saturday in a Great Falls hospital. She had moved to Great Falls a few months ago. Funeral services were held this Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Benton Funeral home, with Rev. Don Robinson officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery with burial by the VFW Auxiliary. Emelie Kristin Norum was born June 27, 1879, in Norway. In 1900 she married Peder Ronning. They came to America, first to Minnesota then to North Dakota, where they homesteaded, and later moved back to Minnesota. On March 17, 1918, they came to Fort Benton. Six boys and one girl were born to them. Peder Ronning died of injuries here after being kicked by a horse in March 1920. Three years later she married Harry Simmons, who died here in 1953. Their only son, Harry Simmons, Jr., died in 1959. Mrs. Simmons leaves to mourn her passing four sons, George and Ed Ronning, of Fort Benton; Palmer Ronning, of Great Falls; Alf Ronning, of San Francisco; one daughter, Aagot Stashi, of Fort Benton; one sister in St. Paul; 23 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Simmons was a Gold Star mother, a son, Emil O. Ronning, being killed at Pearl Harbor and the Emil O. Ronning VFW Post 4047 was named after him. Another son, Clarence Ronning, died here in 1955. Of the fifty years and some months that she lived in Fort Benton she had operated a laundry in her home for about 48 years. She was a hard working, independent and self reliant lady, and to her final illness carried her years with amazing ease and cheerfulness. --- Parents: Nikolie and Anna Norum

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Emilie Kristine Norum Simmons's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, Chouteau County, USA.
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Emilie Kristine Norum Simmons death on 5 Apr 1969 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 47.8402330
Longitude: -110.6408830

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Peder Andreas Lorvik Ronning

(1879 - 1920)

Harry Alvin Simmons Sr.

(1885 - 1953)

Siblings

Children

George Nickolas Ronning

(1902 - 1970)

Aagot Mathilde Ronning Stashi

(1906 - 1989)

Clarence Arthur Ronning

(1908 - 1955)

Edward Maurice Ronning

(1911 - 1996)

Emil Oliver Ronning

(1913 - 1941)

Palmer E Ronning

(1914 - 1973)

Harry Alvin Simmons Jr.

(1922 - 1959)

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Coordinate: 47.8402330, -110.6408830

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Coordinate: 47.3596992, -110.5772018

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Coordinate: 47.5539017, -110.0447006

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Coordinate: 47.9875000, -111.3621000

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