Otto Berg Tonder
(1880-1952)
Karlotte Josephine Ragnhild Karlsen
(1893-1941)
James Albin Tonder
(1925-2013)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Janneke Burhans

James Albin Tonder 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 23 May 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN 1 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Janneke Burhans on 9 Jun 1957 in Vancouver, Clark, WA 1 2
  • Died: 9 Mar 2013, Vancouver, Clark, WA at age 87 2

   FamilySearch ID: LZTK-YM5.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 9 Jun 1957 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. 1

2. Residence: on 14 Dec 1963 in Rockdale, Milam, TX, USA. 3

3. Obituary: Columbian: Obituary of James A.Tonder on 13 Mar 2013 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. 2 James A. Tonder, 87, went to be with the Lord on March 9, 2013. He was born on May 23, 1925 in Minnesota to Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Omak, WA in a two-room farmhouse on 10 rocky acres with his five siblings. High school valedictorian, "Jim", graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Jim served as a deck officer on Liberty ships at the end of WW II. Following the war, he served in the Navy until he could afford to attend WSU, where he earned an Electrical Engineering degree and developed a passion for international folk dancing. Jim's EE career included building and maintaining power supply facilities at ALCOA (Vancouver and Texas), Douglas United Nuclear (Hanford), Western Electric (Vancouver) and Portland General Electric where he retired.

Jim married Janneke "Yonnie" Burhans in 1957 and together they enjoyed folk dancing, introducing many in the Portland area to Scandinavian dance through the Nordlys (exhibition) and Norske Runddansere dance groups. Jim also enjoyed camping, sailing and skiing. He and Yonnie promoted his Norwegian heritage at the Sons of Norway Columbia Lodge, where he was president for many years. They were also 40+ year members of Columbia Presbyterian Church.

Jim is survived by his wife, Yonnie; sons, Gary (Kim) and Eric (Tami); daughters, Carol (Dennis) Blix and Julia Tonder; grandchildren, Jasmine, Ryan, Ethan, Jaelynn, Andrew and Evan; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Paul and Bernard; and sisters, Hardis, Charlotte and Irene.

A private memorial is pending.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fort Vancouver Seafarer Center, 3405 NW Harborside Dr., Vancouver, WA 98665 or Sons of Norway, Columbia Lodge, 2400 Grant Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98660.


James married Janneke Burhans, daughter of Barent Burhans and Estelle Margarite Beicher, on 9 Jun 1957 in Vancouver, Clark, WA.1 2 (Janneke Burhans was born on 17 Jan 1930 in Istanbul, , Istanbul, TUR 1 5 6.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 (Original data: Washington State Archives. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives.), Marriage of Janneke Burhans and James A. Tonder, 9 Jun 1957.

2 The Columbian (Vancouver, WA), 13 Mar 2013, obituary of James Albin Tonder.

3 Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), 30 Dec 1963, page 14. Obituary of Barent Burhans.

4 Minnesota Historical Society (http://www.mnhs.org/search/about St. Paul, MN), http://people.mnhs.org/finder/bci/1925-41404 James Albin Tonder birth certificate 1925-41404 b. 23 May 1925 mother's maiden name: Carlson.

5 Bible of Earl Irvin Beicher (1883-1957) (Family bible of Earl Irvin Beicher (1883-1957), in possession of John William Beicher.), Bible photos provided by Sue Ann Beicher Livingston.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Consular Reports of Births, 1910-1949 (National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C; Decimal Files, compiled 1910 - 1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1 3001; Series Box Number: 361; File Number: 131), Janneke Burhans b. 17 Jan 1930 in Istanbul, Turkey.


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