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Oliver Donald Jennings Bakken

Birth	:	1 Oct 1916 Binford, Griggs County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	1 May 1998 Binford, Griggs County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Binford Cemetery, Binford, Griggs County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.5586600, -98.3605300
Description	:	Additional information provided by Dennis C. Olson Funeral services for Oliver Bakken, 81, Binford, were held May 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Binford. He died May 1, 1998, in his home in Binford where he was born. Oliver Donald Jennings was born October 1, 1916, in Binford, the son of Ole and Dora (Myron) Bakken. He grew up and attended school in Binford and graduated from Binford High School. He married Helen Koloen July 31, in Moorhead, MN. The couple moved to California in 1940. Oliver worked for Lockheed as an Aircraft Engineer for 32... Read More	Additional information provided by Dennis C. Olson Funeral services for Oliver Bakken, 81, Binford, were held May 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Binford. He died May 1, 1998, in his home in Binford where he was born. Oliver Donald Jennings was born October 1, 1916, in Binford, the son of Ole and Dora (Myron) Bakken. He grew up and attended school in Binford and graduated from Binford High School. He married Helen Koloen July 31, in Moorhead, MN. The couple moved to California in 1940. Oliver worked for Lockheed as an Aircraft Engineer for 32 years, where he was part of the “Skunk Works”. He served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1945, teaching radio. In 1973, Oliver began working for RSP Tool as a machinist, retiring from there in 1994. Helen and Oliver wintered in San Jose, CA, and lived in Binford in the summer. Oliver was a charter member of the Hope Lutheran Church in Santa Clara, CA, which he tirelessly used his time and talents in church building and programs. Oliver loved books, photography, airplanes, both real and radio control and original models of his favorite aircraft. He was an accomplished carpenter and cabinet maker. They loved to travel, taking their family to all the wonder places in America. He traveled to Norway twice. He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Binford; two daughters, Joan (Tom) Greenwood of Moore, OK and Janell (Alan) Haag of San Jose, CA; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; one sister, Esther Olson of Verndale, CA; one brother-in-law, Rudy Helland of Cooperstown; two sisters-in-law, Aulga King of Fargo and Doris Koloen of Oklahoma City, OK; many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Clarence; and one sister, Thelma Helland. Published in the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier, Cooperstown, North Dakota, May 8, 1998.

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Oliver Donald Jennings Bakken's memorial is located at: Binford Cemetery, Binford, Griggs County, USA.
When did Oliver Donald Jennings Bakken death?
Oliver Donald Jennings Bakken death on 1 May 1998 in Binford, Griggs County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 47.5586600
Longitude: -98.3605300

Family Members:

Parent

Ole Bakken

(1860 - 1918)

Dora Myran Bakken

(1885 - 1964)

Siblings

Clarence Seymour Bakken

(1907 - 1971)

Thelma I Bakken Helland

(1911 - 1996)

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