Dean Charles Carstensen (abt. 1926 - 2005)

Born about 1 Jun 1926 in Long Prairie, Minnesota

Husband of Evelyn Anna (Claseman) Carstensen — married 10 Jun 1947 in St. Peter's Church, Browerville, Minnesota

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Died 2 Aug 2005 at about age 79 in Browerville, Minnesota

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http://www.itenfuneralhome.com/EvelynCarstensen.htm Evelyn, Carstensen, 80, of Browerville, passed away on March 7, 2006 in Long Prairie. Funeral services for Evelyn were held on Saturday, March 11, 2006, 10:30 a.m., at Christ the King Catholic Church in Browerville with Fr. John Caskey officiating. Interment was at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery in Browerville. Casket Bearers were Jeffrey Carstensen, Charles Carstensen, Kurt Carstensen, Kenneth Carstensen Jr., Jacob Carstensen, Bryan Carstensen, Eric Carstensen and Aaron Carstensen.

Evelyn was born on October 31, 1925 to Anton and Elizabeth (Goebel) Claseman in Hartford Township, Todd County, Minnesota. On June 10, 1948 she married Dean Carstensen at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Browerville. Evelyn enjoyed being a homemaker and working on the farm with Dean. She spent many years working as a cook at the Long Prairie Memorial Nursing Home and at St. John’s Hospital in Browerville. She also worked at Jordahl’s Grocery as a clerk for many years. Evelyn was a member of Christ the King Church in Browerville, Christian Mothers and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Evelyn is survived by her children: Dennis (Betty) Carstensen of Rice, MN; Wayne (Gail) Carstensen of Browerville; Ken (Rose) Carstensen of Browerville; and Roger (Chris) Carstensen of Sauk Rapids, MN; brothers: Joe (Lila) Claseman of Long Prairie, Alois (Jackie) Claseman of Duluth, Alvin Claseman of St. Paul, Wilfred (Gladys) Claseman of Minneapolis; sisters: Betty (Don) Tinker of Brooklyn Center, Jen Schrenk of Brooklyn Center, fourteen grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dean (2005), her daughter Sharon Geisenhof (1982), and brothers: Francis and Elroy Claseman and great grandson Andrew Carstensen-Boe.

ancestry.com Funeral services for Dean Charles Carstensen, 79, of Browerville were held on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Browerville with Father John Caskey officiating. Dean passed away on Tuesday, August 2 at his home in Browerville. Dean was born June 1, 1926 in Long Prairie to John and Catherine (Spieker) Carstensen of Browerville. He married Evelyn Clasemann on June 10, 1947 at St. Peter's Church in Browerville. Dean held many different jobs in his lifetime in Browerville. He owned and operated a dairy farm while also working as a milk truck driver. For twenty-five years he drove school bus for Browerville Schools. More recently he's worked for area potato farmers. Perhaps his favorite jobs dealt with him and his Bobcat (skid-loader). In the winters he'd plow snow for several people around Browerville. During the rest of the year he was very active with his Bobcat whether it was picking rock ("picking stone" as he called it), moving dirt for landscaping, or moving scrap metal. He was extremely handy with mechanics and would attempt and usually succeed in fixing whatever might be broken. He loved helping people so much that it was a regular occurrence for someone to call him at home for some sort of help and he'd be on his way there to help in a few short minutes. He was a wonderful father, grandpa and great-grandpa. For many years Dean has been an usher at Christ the King Church. He was also involved with the Knights of Columbus and the VFW. He served in the U.S. Army just prior to the end of World War II. He was preceded in death by his daughter Sharon Geisenhof (1982) and his parents. Dean is survived by Evelyn, his wife of 58 years; four children, Dennis (Betty) Carstensen of Rice, Wayne (Gail) Carstensen of Browerville, Ken (Rose) Carstensen of Browerville and Roger (Chris) Carstensen of Sauk Rapids; one brother, Myron of Torrence, California; fourteen grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Honorary urn bearers were Gary Feist, Ray Perish and Ray Reibestein. Urn bearers were Jeff Carstensen, Chuck Carstensen, Bryan Carstensen, Curt Carstensen, Eric Carstensen, Kenny Carstensen Jr. and Jacob Carstensen. Military honors were provided by American Legion 293 and VFW Post 8391. Interment was held at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery, Browerville.

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1. ↑ Entered by Tanya F, Jun 18, 2013

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