Carl Christian Albertson (abt. 1921 - 2007)

Born about 1921 in Newell, Butte, South Dakota, United States

Husband of Lillie Louise (Geisner) Albertson — married Nov 1941 in Belle Fourche, Butte, South Dakota, United States

Died 27 Dec 2007 at about age 86 in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States

Biography

Carl Christian Albertson was born about 1921 in Newell, South Dakota to Oliver Albertson and Ida Wallace.

Carl served in the Army National Guard during WWII.^[1] He was an electrician and owned his own company in Albany, Oregon. He worked for Bonneville Power and Bureau of Mines.

He married Lillie Geisner in 1941 and they had four children.

Carl Albertson passed away in 2007.

Death

• 18 Dec 2007 at age 86 at Salem Hospital, in Albany, Oregon.
• Burial: Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon
• Find A Grave: Memorial #23645250

Obituary

Carl Christian Albertson Jan. 7, 1921 — Dec. 18, 2007

Carl Albertson, 86, of Albany died Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Salem Hospital. He was born in Newell, S.D., the only child of Oliver and Ida (Wallace) Albertson. He graduated from Rapid City High school.

Carl married Lillie Louise Geisner on Nov. 16, 1941, in Belle Fourche, S.D.

He served in the Army National Guard, working in the shipyard at Bremerton, Wash., during World War II.

Carl was an electrician and was co-owner of Rural Electric in Jefferson. He and Lillie owned Carl's Electric in Albany for many years. He then worked for Bonneville Power until retiring. He had also worked for the Bureau of Mines.

He enjoyed woodworking as a hobby and spent many hours in his shop. He was a handyman and could fix anything. Carl and Lillie enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing with family and friends. They enjoyed yard work and gardening.

Carl is survived by children Judy Zellars of Pendleton, Gus Albertson of Jefferson, Carol Gohn of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Gary Albertson of Camp Sherman; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Carl's wife, Lillie Albertson, was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Padroni, Colo., the daughter of Pete and Louise Geisner. She died Aug. 11, 2003.

A memorial service for Carl and Lillie will be Saturday at the Mennonite Home Chapel.

Contributions may be made to Jefferson EMTs in care of Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington St. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 (www.fisherfuneralhome.com).

Albany Democrat Herald December 27, 2007

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GJ-6RT : 5 December 2014), Carl C Albertson, enlisted 24 Oct 1945, Seattle, Washington, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5V-CRDL : accessed 13 July 2019), Carol Gohn in entry for Carl Christian Albertson, Oregon, United States, 27 Dec 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Albany Democrat-Herald, born-digital text.

• United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K1B8-RF5 : 23 May 2014), Carl C Albertson, Residence, Albany, Oregon, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVN-N67 : accessed 13 July 2019), Carl C Albertson in household of Oliver A Albertson, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 3A, line 31, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2229; FHL microfilm 2,341,963.

• "South Dakota State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV46-9WT : 31 July 2017), Carl Albertson, Rapid City ward 4, Pennington, South Dakota; citing p. 1435, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,369,162.

• "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMWL-X54 : 29 July 2017), Carl Albertson; citing 52, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,064.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V191-2T4 : 16 March 2018), Carl C Albertson in household of Oliver Albertson, Ward 3, Rapid City, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-26A, sheet 14A, line 1, family 72, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3865.

• Carol Gohn Ancestry Tree