DUTTON, Laura Ruth^[1]

1917 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name (unproven)	DUTTON, Laura Ruth
  Birth	16 Sep 1917	Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Dec 2003	Riverview Cemetery, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  Death	18 Dec 2003	Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Age	86 years
  Person ID	P1298	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	DUTTON, Walter John           b. 24 Feb 1895, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 22 Aug 1973, Renville County, Minnesota, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	LYON, Olive Mae           b. 27 Mar 1895, Blairsburg, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Aug 1929, Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, USA (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	29 Nov 1916	Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 9 months - She : 21 years and 8 months.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. DUTTON, Laura Ruth           b. 16 Sep 1917, Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA           d. 18 Dec 2003, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 86 years) ╚═CASSEM, Merle Vernon           b. 26 Aug 1912, Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Aug 1971, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 58 years),  m. 29 May 1935, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   2. DUTTON, Helen Mirtis           b. 5 Jul 1919, Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA           d. 1965  (Age 45 years) ╚═ANDERSON, Marvin A           b. 1916, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  ,  m. 4 Nov 1939, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA   ╚═ONSEN, Robert Arden           b. 10 Oct 1917, Mazon, Grundy County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Nov 1990, Grundy County, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)   + 3. DUTTON, Ralph Eugene           b. 11 Apr 1921, Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 1 May 2013, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 92 years) ╚═PROCKNOW, Ilean Yvonne           b. 6 May 1924, Ramona, Lake County, South Dakota, USA           d. 23 Dec 2014, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 90 years),  m. 12 May 1943   4. DUTTON, Dorothy Irene           b. 21 Aug 1922, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 29 Dec 2009, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years) ╚═HANSON, Vernon Warren "Pete"           b. 25 Mar 1921, Minnesota, USA           d. 1 Sep 2001, Winnebago, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 80 years)   5. DUTTON, Marion Ruby           b. 27 Feb 1925, Mower County, Minnesota, USA           bur. Emerald Cemetery, Frost, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA ╚═EASTVOLD, Barney Joseph           b. 20 Nov 1920, Montrose, McCook County, South Dakota, USA           d. 29 Jul 1999, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 78 years),  m. 22 Aug 1947, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota, USA     6. DUTTON, Elsie Beverly           b. 9 Mar 1927, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Aug 1930, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA  (Age 3 years) 7. DUTTON, Robert Myron           b. 4 Feb 1929, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 23 Feb 2019, Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA  (Age 90 years) ╚═STENE, Gladys Marie           b. 19 Sep 1925, Laurel, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA  ,  m. 9 Oct 1945, Laurel, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA   ╚═LEIKNES, Marlys Ann           b. 15 Dec 1930, Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota, USA           d. 21 Apr 2004, Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Children	7 children
  	+ 1. DUTTON, Laura Ruth           b. 16 Sep 1917, Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA           d. 18 Dec 2003, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 86 years) 2. DUTTON, Helen Mirtis           b. 5 Jul 1919, Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA           d. 1965  (Age 45 years) + 3. DUTTON, Ralph Eugene           b. 11 Apr 1921, Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 1 May 2013, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 92 years) 4. DUTTON, Dorothy Irene           b. 21 Aug 1922, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 29 Dec 2009, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years) 5. DUTTON, Marion Ruby           b. 27 Feb 1925, Mower County, Minnesota, USA           bur. Emerald Cemetery, Frost, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   6. DUTTON, Elsie Beverly           b. 9 Mar 1927, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Aug 1930, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA  (Age 3 years) 7. DUTTON, Robert Myron           b. 4 Feb 1929, Springfield, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 23 Feb 2019, Longboat Key, Manatee County, Florida, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Stepparents	PIRSIG, Alta Elsa
  Family ID	F5166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	DUTTON, Walter John           b. 24 Feb 1895, Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA           d. 22 Aug 1973, Renville County, Minnesota, USA (Age 78 years)
  Stepmother	PIRSIG, Alta Elsa           b. 10 Nov 1906, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA           d. 11 Dec 1980, Lake Lillian, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F5167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CASSEM, Merle Vernon           b. 26 Aug 1912, Morris, Grundy County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Aug 1971, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA (Age 58 years)  [5]
  Marriage	29 May 1935	Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	She : 17 years and 8 months - He : 22 years and 9 months.
  Notes	Merle married Laura Ruth Dutton on May 29, 1935 in Elmore, MN. They had three sons; Marlyn (Marty, Sr.), Larry and Stephen; and twin daughters; Donna and Dora. [2]
  Children	1. CASSEM, Stephen Russell           b. 23 Mar 1948, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA           d. 13 May 2008, Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Sep 1917 - Terry, Prairie County, Montana, USA Marriage - 29 May 1935 - Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA Burial - Dec 2003 - Riverview Cemetery, Elmore, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA Death - 18 Dec 2003 - Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Laura Ruth “Dutton” (Cassem) Dobson was born September 16, 1917 in Terry, Montana. She is the eldest daughter of Walter and Olive (Lyon) Dutton. Laura lived on a farm southwest of Elmore, MN where she attended rural Watts School. She was married to Merle Cassem on May 29, 1935 in Elmore, MN. She worked for Koehler Pharmacy for many years and later for Snyder Drug, both located in Blue Earth, MN. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church in Blue Earth where she was active in the Christian Women’s Club. She had also been a foster parent for several children throughout the years. Her husband Merle passed away in 1971 and Laura was later married to Wendall (Wendy) Dobson in April of 1977 in Blue Earth. Laura retired at the age of 72 following 33 years of service. Wendy preceded her in death in 1993. Laura is survived by her son, Marty (Deanna) Cassem of Blue Earth, MN; son, Larry (Bonnie) Cassem of Elk River, MN; Stephen (Lynn) Cassem of Shakopee, MN; daughter Dora (Ronald) Fowler of Truman, MN; Daughter, Donna (David) Fischer of Bakersfield, CA; Brother, Ralph (Ilean) Dutton of Blue Earth, MN, Brother, Robert (Marlys) Dutton of Sarasota, FL; Sister, Dorothy (Pete) Hanson of Blue Earth, MN, Sister, Marian (Barney) Eastvold of Blue Earth, MN; Seventeen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents (Walter and Olive Dutton), Two husbands (Merle Cassem and Wendall Dobson), and Two sisters (Helen (Dutton) Onsen and Elsie Dutton). [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Ancestry.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S431] Certificate of Birth. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Kerrie Cassem Originally Created by: Nicholas W Added: 12 Sep 2008 Find a Grave Memorial# 29761414 [S544] Return of Marriage.