DUTTON, Ralph Eugene^[1]

1921 - 2013  (92 years)

• Name (unproven)	DUTTON, Ralph Eugene
  Birth	11 Apr 1921	Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	May 2013	Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Death	1 May 2013	Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	May 3, 2013 Fairmont Sentinel Fairmont, Minnesota BLUE EARTH - A funeral service for Ralph E. Dutton, 92, of Blue Earth will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2013, at the Hope United Methodist Church in Blue Earth, with Rev. Janet Crissinger-Clark officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. Ralph Eugene Dutton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Patton Funeral Home, 400 E. 14th St., Blue Earth, and one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. Web tributes may be left at www.pattonfh.com Ralph saw his first light of day on April 11, 1921, in Ledyard, Iowa. His proud parents were Walter and Olive (Lyon) Dutton. Ralph's passion in life was to farm the land of this great nation. Thus, after serving his country in the Army Air Corps, Pacific Theater during World War II (1942-1946), he returned to the Blue Earth area to begin a farming career that spanned over 60 years. He married Ilean Yvonne Procknow on May 7, 1943, upon completion of his military training in Los Angeles, Calif. They would have celebrated 70 years of marriage on May 7, 2013. During his farming career, Ralph also established a fine dairy herd of registered Holsteins (Duttondale Holsteins) that won many awards for production at dairy shows on the local, regional and state level. Ralph and Ilean raised three sons, Ron (Nancy) veterinarian, of Atlanta, Ga, Roger (LaDonna) farmer, of Blue Earth, and Randy (Sin Cha) optometrist, of Knoxville, Tenn. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Casey (Kelly) Powell of San Diego, Calif., Samantha (James) Oliver of Lakeville, Minn., Brent (Leslie) Dutton of Charlotte, N.C., Ryan (Arlette) Dutton of Blue Earth, Lance Dutton of Atlanta, Ga., Courtney (Brian) Helmstetter of Lakeville, Minn., Amanda Dutton of Quincy, Ill., and Christopher Dutton of Miami, Fla. Ralph is also survived by nine great-grandchildren. Finally, he is survived by a younger brother, Robert of Ashville, N.C., and a younger sister, Marian Eastvold of Forest City, Iowa. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Helen Onsen, Laura Dobson, Dorothy Hanson, and a young child sister, Elsie B. Dutton. [2]
  Age	92 years
  Person ID	P1303	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 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   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 9 months - She : 21 years and 8 months.
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 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	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)
  Marriage	12 May 1943  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 1 month - She : 19 years.
  Children	1. DUTTON, Randy Walter           b. 7 Jun 1954, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. DUTTON, Ron  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. DUTTON, Roger  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Apr 1921 - Ledyard, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Burial - May 2013 - Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA Death - 1 May 2013 - Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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