Herbst, Desdemona Bell

1905 - 2002  (96 years)    Has no ancestors but 71 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Herbst, Desdemona Bell  [1]
  Born	18 Jan 1905	South Haven, Wright, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  1930 Census	16 Apr 1930  [1, 3]
  Cold Spring, Stearns Co., MN
  Died	11 Jan 2002	Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2]
  Obituary	12 Jan 2002  [1, 4]
  Saint Cloud Times
  Desdemona "Toots" (Steichen) Hakala, 96, Cold Spring, Jan. 11, 2002 Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 15, 2002, at St. Boniface Cathol ic Church, Cold Spring for Desdemona B. "Toots" Hakala age 96 who died Fri day at the St. Cloud Hospital. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Frie nds may call after 4:00 p.m. Monday and 8:30-10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Wen ner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. The St. Boniface Christian Women will pr ay a rosary at 4:30 p.m and parish prayers are at 8:00 p.m. Monday evening .Desdemona is the daughter of George and Julia Herbst. She was born in Sou th Haven, MN, on January 18, 1905. She married Aloyisius N. "Shorty" Steic hen in Eden Valley, MN on May 29,1926. They resided there until they mov ed to Cold Spring in 1928. Her husband worked for Pete Schaefer until he b uilt and developed his own business on Hwy 23. They were avid card playe rs and the long-term friendships they developed through this activity we re an important part of their lives. "Shorty" died on February 26, 1962. S he married Emil Hakala on March 31, 1963 and they resided in Sandstone, Li ttle Falls and Cold Spring, MN. Emil died May 31, 1984.She was a very active volunteer at the John Paul Apartments and was also a ctive in politics.Survivors include her sister, Goldie Workman, Cloquet, MN; her brother Geo rge Herbst, Minneapolis; her four children, Delphine (Kerwyn) Hillier; Ram ona (Richard) Cole; Yvonne (Floyd) Simmons, and Jeannette (William) Taufe n; 24 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchil d.She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, son Malcolm (Nov. 2 0, 1989), her sisters Vivian Salema and Cecelia Crider, and three great-gr andchildren, Brian Buhl, Tony Steichen, and Maddy Taufen.
  Buried	15 Jan 2002	Cold Springs, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I54734	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Family	Steichen, Alois Nicholas,   b. 15 Jul 1900, Pearl Lake, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1962, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	29 May 1926	Eden Valley, Meeker, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Steichen, Malcolm Henry,   b. 19 Apr 1927, Cold Springs, Stearns, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1989, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA  (Age 62 years) + 2. Steichen, Delphine Delores + 3. Steichen, Romona Ann + 4. Steichen, Yvonne Mary + 5. Steichen, Jeanette Gloria
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F17637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 18 Jan 1905 - South Haven, Wright, Minnesota, USA Married - 29 May 1926 - Eden Valley, Meeker, Minnesota, USA Died - 11 Jan 2002 - Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Buried - 15 Jan 2002 - Cold Springs, Stearns, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S181] Gedcom import from JeanRuppertDougPedersen.FTW. [S740] U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.). [S459] U.S. Census, ED73-74, page 9A, 145-176. [S184] St. Cloud Times, Sat, 12 Jan 2002.