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Thomas Velk

Birth	:	14 Jan 1906 Rugby, Pierce County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	11 Jan 2000 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4570274, -84.4298935
Plot	:	Space B Lot 30 Block 2
Description	:	Havre Daily News (MT), 13 Jan 2000 Thomas Velk, 93, a long time Havre area resident and North Havre farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Funeral services were held at St. Jude Catholic Church in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. Velk was born Jan. 14, 1906, in Rugby, N.D., to Balthasar and Christine (Keller) Velk. In 1913, the family moved north of Havre. He attended Miller and Black Diamond Schools in rural North Havre. On Jan. 14, 1928, he married Alice Brenden in Havre. The couple lived... Read More	Havre Daily News (MT), 13 Jan 2000 Thomas Velk, 93, a long time Havre area resident and North Havre farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Funeral services were held at St. Jude Catholic Church in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. Velk was born Jan. 14, 1906, in Rugby, N.D., to Balthasar and Christine (Keller) Velk. In 1913, the family moved north of Havre. He attended Miller and Black Diamond Schools in rural North Havre. On Jan. 14, 1928, he married Alice Brenden in Havre. The couple lived north of Havre. In 1937, he worked for the WPA on the Wild Horse road. The couple purchased a home in Havre and continued to travel between Havre and the farm. In the winter months he worked for the Great Northern and Grogan-Robinson Wholesale in Havre. The couple later sold the house in Havre and purchased another farm 12 miles north of Havre. In 1950, they purchased a home in Havre. He retired in 1971, and resided in Havre with his wife. He continued to work as an advisor to his children who were also farming. Velk played the accordion and would sometimes play for family gatherings. He was an avid card player and enjoyed games such as wist, pinochle and 500. He was a life member of the Eagles Club in Havre. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, five sisters, and a daughter, Doris Velk in 1990. Survivors include his wife, Alice of Havre; sons, Thomas B. Velk of Great Falls, Richard and Rayburn Velk of North Havre and Vincent Velk of Havre; daughters, Joyce Velk Woodward of Grandview, Wash., Betty Velk Hankins of Carter, Iris Velk of Las Vegas, Nev., and Audrey Velk Cox of Chinook; 28 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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Where is Thomas Velk's memorial?
Thomas Velk's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham County, USA.
When did Thomas Velk death?
Thomas Velk death on 11 Jan 2000 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Thomas Velk's memorial?
Latitude: 42.4570274
Longitude: -84.4298935

Family Members:

Parent

Balthaser Velk

(1881 - 1927)

Christine Keller Jochim

(1884 - 1967)

Spouse

Alice Josephine Brenden Velk

(1909 - 2007)

Siblings

Mary Ann Velk Gerky

(1904 - 1995)

Margaret Velk Jensen

(1909 - 1986)

Kathryn “Kate” Velk Weyh

(1911 - 1988)

Eva Velk

(1915 - 1943)

Joseph F Velk

(1918 - 1969)

William S Velk

(1924 - 2010)

Children

Doris Rose Velk Patrick

(1929 - 1990)

Iris Carol Velk

(1935 - 2016)

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