Origins of the Meehan Surname
THE ORIGINS OF THE MEEHAN SURNAME was compiled by Anne Smith based on input from Aidan Meehan. The following is a copy of that article.
According to “Devenish, its History and Antiquities”, published by the Clogher Historical Society, the Meehan family were originally “herenachs” of Devinish Island, Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. “Herenach” is a term used to denote a family with a hereditary title to a church property. They are usually descendants of the family of the founder of the monastery or church, and caretakers of any relics or artifacts pertaining to the original founder.
The Meehan’s originated as the hereditary kinsfolk of St. Laserian, better known as St. Molaise of Devenish. This Molaise is reputed to be a relative of the legendary St. Columcille and, as his confessor, was instrumental in the latter’s choice of Iona as a place of exile from Ireland. St. Molaise is the patron of Devenish Island, which he founded in the 6th century, and, in 543 A.D., the year of Columcille’s exile, he is recorded as an aged hermit. The relic left to the custodianship of the Meehan’s is a manuscript, known as the Soiscel Molaise or St. Molaise’s Gospels.
Most countries in the world that have produced the codex-form book have had a few highly valued and special examples, often holy books of saints or royal books of kings. These prized volumes would have received protective coverings created by skilled craftsmen and decorated with elaborate artwork. Almost all countries apply this attention to the book itself, the paper and the binding: all save one. Ireland seems to be the only country to have used book shrines extensively; a few shrines have been found in other countries, mainly of Irish workmanship during the middle ages when these shrines were popular in Ireland, and but a few that pre-date this period and have no Irish connection. These book shrines were known as “cumdrachs”.
Thus the Meehan family originated as the guardians of the box, or cumdrach, of his manuscript of the gospels. This cumdrach is one of the greatest treasures of Ireland and the Meehan family was its custodians until the 19th century when the last Meehan of the hereditary line, a Protestant minister named Thomas, donated it to the Royal Academy, which later became the National Museum of Dublin.
The book shrine of the Soiscel Molaise is the second oldest existing cumdrach and bears an inscription that allows it to be dated within twenty-four years (1001-1025 A.D.) A description of the box in 1973 noted that one narrow side is missing and openwork silver plates are riveted to the remaining sides. That on the front contains a series of small panels forming an equal-armed ringed cross. Between the arms are four large panels depicting the symbols of the evangelists and around the edge there is a row of narrow panels” (Lucas 1973: 127).
As herenachs, the family had hereditary rights in perpetuity to land on the island and the monastery supported the family in return for access to the cumdrach of the patron on special feast days such as the Devinish Patron Day on 12th September. This was a local holiday, lasting all weekend, and endured until the 19th century, when, at the behest of a puritanical official guardian of morality, it was terminated as an occasion of rowdy drunkenness and debauchery.
The Meehan’s moved off the island to a domain of their own in Co. Leitrim and this they called Ballymeehan or the Town of the Meehans, a little south-west of Upper Lough Erne. At some point, a part of this large family moved off into the regions of Sligo and Donegal, where they remain to this day.
There are a number of legends associated with the Molasie cumdrach and various Meehans down the centuries. One such relates how the shrine was lost, and later found by a humble parish priest, who was given a vision of angels descending and opening the well of Molaise on the island, in the wall of which was hidden the box. He brought it to church, before the assembled members of two feuding factions, and made each swear peace on it under pain of insanity. It is reported that not a few left the church as raving lunatics!
Such was the hold of this tale on the imagination of succeeding generations, it is related by a local judge of the19th century, that the cumdrach was often hired by the courts to swear in a Roman Catholic miscreant, who otherwise might have no trouble perjuring himself on the English King James’ version of the Bible. In the 13th century there was a dispute between three Meehans – the abbot of Devenish, the bishop of the diocese of Devenish, and the local parish priest. The priest had the box in his possession but the other two were claiming priority to the precious object by way of status. The story highlights the differences between the traditional rule of the abbey versus the diocesan authority of the Irish church. Abhorring the scandal of two princes of the church engaged in public conflagration, the priest burnt the contents of the box to protect the tender consciences of his flock! The tale may be told as a guise to cover the reality of a manuscript that has been lost.
The box of the bookshrine is a classical house-shaped box. Made of yew, the original of which was covered in gold and silver, with a Celtic cross on the front, it is inscribed with the evangelists’ symbols and a prayer request for the abbot who instigated its application in the 11th or 12th century. A side panel contains a small figure of an ecclesiastic with forked beard and holding a holy water sprinkler in his hand. Its lid is missing but would have been roof-shaped. Some side panels are also missing. One is reported as having been prised off by a current custodian and sold to a watchmaker in Sligo.
The coat of arms for the Meehans depicts a shield divided by a chevron and three bucks. It was granted to a Meehan by King James for his part in the Battle of the Boyne. The newly ennobled Meehan then fled to France to enjoy his new status and, as a consequence, there are probably French Meehans to add to the clans’ world-wide dispersion.
Meehan, along with its variant Meighan, comes from the Irish O’Miadhachain and is a derivative of the word “miadhach” – meaning “honourable”. Alternatively, it may derive from O’Maoithain and comes from the Gaelic word “maoth” which means “tender”. While the name is prolific in east Connaught, Donegal and Fermanagh areas, it appears that a separate family adopted the name in the late Clare and Galway times. In Monaghan, and there alone, it has been anglicized to Meegan.
Descendants of Owen (Eugene) Meehan/O’Meehan
Owen (Eugene) Meehan (O’Meehan) and Ann Braddon had the following children:
Generation 2
9.iv. WILLIAM P. MEEHAN was born on 15 Mar 1843 in Hemmingford, Quebec. He died on 23 Sep 1899 in Pepin County, WI. Buried St. Henry’s Catholic Cemetery, Eau Galle, WI. He married Mary Ann Parker in 1869 in Cedar Falls, Dunn, Wisconsin. She was born on 03 Feb 1854 in Nauvoo, IL. She died on 30 Aug 1924 in Pepin County, WI. Buried St. Henry’s Catholic Cemetery, Eau Galle, WI.
Generation 3
(Peter Edward) Alphonse Costello and Catherine Meehan had the following children:
Generation 4
Notes for Clyde Merrian Meehan: Private US Marine Corps WW2
Generation 5
OBITUARY: Betty Ruth Prine, 89 of Hillsdale, Wisconsin died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at her home. She was born August 1, 1923 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin the daughter of James and Eva (Boa) Black. She graduated from Alma High School and also graduated from Buffalo County Normal School. Betty taught elementary school in Hillsdale for three years. On August 21, 1948 she married Durlin Prine at the Prairie Lake Covenant Church Parsonage. Betty and Durlin dairy farmed in the Town of Maple Grove for many years. They retired from farming in 1986. For twenty years Betty and her husband wintered in Texas. Betty enjoyed reading and going to the library. She liked long walks in the woods. Betty also did some fishing, especially in Canada. She loved to cook. Betty was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Barron. She is survived by her sons Bill (Kimberly) Prine of Hillsdale, WI; Richard (Jodie) Prine of Ridgeland, WI; daughter Janelle Prine of Viroqua, WI; 5 grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins, she was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 1son Douglas, 1 daughter Lola, 7 brothers, and 2 sisters.
Durlin L. Prine and Betty Ruth Black had the following children:
i. LOLA JEAN6PRINE was born on 03 Aug 1954. She died on 16 Jul 1978 in St Croix Co., WI.Notes for Lola Jean Prine: Reporter for Marshfield-Herald News. Died in Auto accident.
ii. DOUGLAS L. PRINE.
iii. WILLIAM PRINE.
iv. RICHARD PRINE.
v. JANELLE PRINE.
35. ROSE ISABEL5BLACK (Frederick4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 26 Apr 1906 in Pepin Co. WI. She died on 20 Sep 1988 in Pepin Co. WI. She married Edward Lawrence Kearns on 25 Nov 1930 in Arkansaw, Pepin Co, WI. They had eleven children.
Edward Lawrence Kearns and Rose Isabel Black had the following child:
49. i. LYLE THOMAS6KEARNS was born on 27 May 1934 in Plum City, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 03 Jul 2018 in Baldwin, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. He married DARLENE L. FISHER.
36. RAYMOND EARL5BLACK (Frederick4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 29 Nov 1907 in Pepin Co. WI. He died on 17 Nov 1976 in Arkansaw, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA. He married ROSE THERESE HENGST. She was born on 16 Feb 1913 in Lima, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA. She died on 04 Feb 2011 in Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA.
Raymond Earl Black and Rose Therese Hengst had the following children:
i. DANIEL RAYMOND6BLACK was born on 13 Jan 1953. He died on 23 May 2008.
ii. CAROLYN MARIE BLACK.
iii. AUDREY AGNES BLACK.
37. WILLARD CHARLES5BLACK (Frederick4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 15 Nov 1909 in Pepin Co. WI. He died on 28 Dec 2000. He married Bernadine Horn on 19 Aug 1941 in Plum City, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA.
Willard Charles Black and Bernadine Horn had the following children:
i. JEAN6BLACK.
ii. JANET BLACK.
iii. EUNICE BLACK.
iv. ROGER BLACK.
38. CATHERINE CARMEN5BLACK (Frederick4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 09 Dec 1915 in Pepin Co. WI. She died on 06 Dec 1994 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI. She married WALTER ARTHUR FISHER.
Walter Arthur Fisher and Catherine Carmen Black had the following child:
i. JAMES JOSEPH6FISHER was born on 28 Apr 1941 in Plum City, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 14 Aug 2011 in Rochester, MN. Notes for James Joseph Fisher: Four siblings, living. Wife and two sons living 2020.
39. WALTER CHARLES5BLACK (Charles Henry4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 24 Aug 1909 in Exile, WI. He died on 27 Dec 1963 in Minot North, Ward, North Dakota, USA. He married ALPHA M. OLSON.
Walter Charles Black and Alpha M. Olson had the following children:
50. i. MARY LOUISE6BLACK was born on 21 Oct 1939 in North Dakota, USA. She died on 28 Dec 2013 in Minot North, Ward, North Dakota, USA. She married Darrell L. Helseth on 07 Jun 1958 in Foxholm, Ward, North Dakota.
ii. WESLEY BLACK.
40. BERNICE C.5BLACK (Charles Henry4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 30 Apr 1917 in Ward, North Dakota, USA. She died on 29 Oct 2010 in San Diego, California. She married Paul A. Haider on 13 Sep 1944. He was born on 12 May 1916 in North Dakota, USA. He died on 03 May 1999 in San Diego, California, USA.
Paul A. Haider and Bernice C. Black had the following child:
i. PATRICK C.6HAIDER was born on 26 Jun 1950 in Wisconsin, USA. He died on 16 May 1977 in San Diego, California, USA.
41. MILDRED MARION5BLACK (Charles Henry4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 24 Mar 1925 in Ward, North Dakota, USA. She died on 29 Aug 1997. She married Lyle C. Truman on 10 Dec 1945 in King, Washington, USA.
Lyle C. Truman and Mildred Marion Black had the following child:
51. i. PATRICIA ANN6TRUMAN was born on 11 Jul 1946 in Whitefish, Flathead, Montana, USA. She died on 01 Aug 2015 in Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, USA. She married Bernard Riley McClelland on 19 Jun 1956 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
42. MARY JANE5MURRAY (Lillian May4 VanSlyke, Jane “Jennie”3 Meehan, Andrew W.2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 26 Mar 1893 in Montrose, McCook, South Dakota, USA. She died on 26 Feb 1985 in Ramsey, MN. She married Martin Edward Bzoskie on 14 Jun 1916 in Dodge, MN. He was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Claremont, Dodge Co.,Minnesota. He died on 25 Nov 1978.
Martin Edward Bzoskie and Mary Jane Murray had the following children:
i. GERALDINE LILLIAN6BZOSKIE was born on 23 Mar 1917 in Waseca, Minnesota, USA. She died on 24 Oct 1936 in St Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. She married ?NELSON.
ii. ORVILLE MARVIN BZOSKIE was born on 02 Jul 1918 in Waseca, Minnesota, USA. He died on 11 Dec 1986 in Duluth, MN.
52. iii. LORRAINE GENEVIEVE BZOSKIE was born on 07 Dec 1919 in Waseca, Minnesota, USA. She died on 05 Aug 2011 in Shelby, Alabama, USA. She married Richard Howard Gehlsen on 25 Apr 1942 in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. He was born on 03 Oct 1919 in Clinton, Iowa, USA. He died in 2014 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
53. iv. NORBERT HAROLD BZOSKIE was born on 21 Feb 1922 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, USA. He died on 08 Oct 2005 in Brainerd, MN. He married DOROTHY ANN BESTE.
43. LORETTA MARY5MEEHAN (Andrew Charles4, Andrew3 Jr., Andrew W.2, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 02 Nov 1919 in Montrose, McCook, South Dakota, USA. She died on 14 Apr 2009 in Canistota, McCook, South Dakota, USA. She married VERNON FREDERICK MULLER.
Vernon Frederick Muller and Loretta Mary Meehan had the following child:
i. MURIEL EVELYN6MULLER was born on 23 Feb 1940 in Montrose, McCook, South Dakota, USA. She died on 20 Feb 2009 in Winner, Tripp, South Dakota, USA.
Generation 6
44. WILLIAM KENNETH6COBURN (Clinton Edward5, Esther Bamber4 Meehan, William P.3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 14 Sep 1921 in Wisconsin. He died on 05 Nov 2003 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI. He married Eileen Marie DeLong on 31 Mar 1950. She was born on 08 Jan 1932. She died on 16 Feb 1984 in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA.
William Kenneth Coburn and Eileen Marie DeLong had the following children:
i. GERALD LEE7COBURN was born on 10 Feb 1950 in Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 05 May 2004 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI (Buried Arlington National Cemetery). He married Arlene Kuesel on 23 Mar 1975 in South Korea. She was born in 1947. She died in 2004. Notes for Gerald Lee Coburn: Tsgt USAF – served in Viet Nam War
ii. JAMES KENNETH COBURN was born on 22 Jan 1956 in Wisconsin. He died on 31 Aug 2003.
iii. JOHN MICHAEL COBURN was born on 06 Apr 1957 in Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 23 Dec 2008 in Pepin Co. WI.
iv. DENNIS COBURN.
v. JOSEPH COBURN.
vi. JUDY COBURN. She married JOHN JAHNKE.
vii. SANDRA COBURN.
45. ELIZABETH BONITA6COBURN (Clinton Edward5, Esther Bamber4 Meehan, William P.3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 30 Oct 1922 in Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA. She died on 27 Jan 1996 in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA. She married Harold Peter Zittel on 01 Oct 1951.
Harold Peter Zittel and Elizabeth Bonita Coburn had the following children:
i. ANN7ZITTEL. She married TERRY MOORE.
ii. THOMAS ZITTEL.
iii. SUSAN ZITTEL.
46. CATHERINE BERNADINE6COBURN (Clinton Edward5, Esther Bamber4 Meehan, William P.3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 13 Jun 1927 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI. She died on 31 Jan 2013 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA. She married Glenn L. Bauer on 08 Aug 1950 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI.
Glenn L. Bauer and Catherine Bernadine Coburn had the following children:
i. JEFFREY JOHN7BAUER was born on 25 Dec 1952. He died on 16 May 1954.
ii. GLENN GREGORY BAUER was born on 14 Aug 1954. He died on 10 Apr 1977 in Durand, Pepin Co., WI.
47. PATRICIA JEANNE6COBURN (Clinton Edward5, Esther Bamber4 Meehan, William P.3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 05 Jun 1933. She married Patrick Reynolds Jordan.
Patrick Reynolds Jordan and Patricia Jeanne Coburn had the following children:
i. MICHAEL FRANCIS7JORDAN was born 1960. He married DEBORA A. JACOBSON.
ii. MICHELLE JORDAN.
48. PATRICK PAUL6BLACK (Thomas Paul5, James Patrick4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 16 Oct 1949. He died on 16 Jul 2007 in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA. He married DENISE FISHER.
Patrick Paul Black and Denise Fisher had the following child:
i. ALLISON7BLACK.
49. LYLE THOMAS6KEARNS (Rose Isabel5 Black, Frederick4 Black, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 27 May 1934 in Plum City, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 03 Jul 2018 in Baldwin, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. He married DARLENE L. FISHER.
OBITUARY: Lyle Thomas Kearns, age 84 of Ellsworth, passed away July 3, 2018 at the Baldwin Care Center. Lyle was born May 27, 1934 in Plum City, WI, to Edward and Rose (Black) Kearns. He graduated from Elmwood High School, the Class of 1954. Lyle proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves. He was united in marriage to Darlene LaVonne Fisher on June 23, 1956. Their marriage was blessed with 4 children, Dan, Steve, Mark, and Mary Jo. Lyle worked as a welder and supervisor at Meyers Industry in Hager City for 38 years, until his retirement in October of 1995. Lyle appreciated his time outdoors, antique tractors, and participating in area tractor pulls. Dear to his heart was his family. He cherished his time with his children, and grandchildren, and delighted in teaching and playing games with them. He was fortunate to spend many winters in Texas with his wife Darlene. Lyle also enjoyed going to the Sugar Bush and harvesting maple syrup. Lyle will remain in the hearts of his devoted and loving wife, Darlene; children, Dan (Brenda) Kearns of Hager City, Steve (Shannon) Kearns of Bay City, Mary Jo (Joe) Graetz of Hudson, and Mark Kearns of Ellsworth; 9 grandchildren: Melany (Andy) Zimmerman, Kortney (Noah) Nordrum, Jason (Linda) Kearns, Shawn (Lee Anne) Graetz, Angela (Nicholas) DeLapp, Jennifer (Dominic) Guzzetta, Schae Smith, John and Adam Kearns; 7 great grandchildren: Rhyleigh, Caden, Carlee, Chloe, Samantha, Eleanor, and Deklan; brothers: Leon (Allie) Kearns, Lloyd (Peg) Kearns, Norbert (Caroline) Kearns, Marvin (Joan) Kearns, and Bill Kearns; sisters: Kathleen Von Bargen, Karleen (Ronnie) Gauvin, Carol (Denny) Haglund, Judy (Chuck) Guetschow, and Julie Ann (Bruce) Cavanaugh; along with many nieces and nephews. Lyle was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law, Don Von Bargen.
Lyle Thomas Kearns and Darlene L. Fisher had the following children:
i. DAN7KEARNS.
ii. STEVE KEARNS.
iii. MARY JO KEARNS.
iv. MARK KEARNS.
50. MARY LOUISE6BLACK (Walter Charles5, Charles Henry4, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 21 Oct 1939 in North Dakota, USA. She died on 28 Dec 2013 in Minot North, Ward, North Dakota, USA. She married Darrell L. Helseth on 07 Jun 1958 in Foxholm, Ward, North Dakota.
Darrell L. Helseth and Mary Louise Black had the following children:
i. LINDA7HELSETH. She married GREG LAUMB.
ii. LEANN HELSETH. She married KEITH KADRMAS.
iii. DENISE HELSETH. She married JOEL STOA.
iv. DAVID HELSETH. OBITUARY: for David Helseth: Family: husband, Darrell Helseth, Carpio; daughters, Linda (Greg) Laumb, Berthold, LeAnn (Keith) Kadrmas, Minot, Denise (Joel) Stoa, Minot, and David Helseth, Minot; grandchildren, Kristen (Brad) Kersten, Kramer, Kelsey (Aaron) Wodtka, Coulee City, Wash., Nathan (Evie Woodall) Johnson, Minot, Andrew, Brian, Jerad and Kyleen Johnson, all of Carpio, Wayne (Serena) Laumb, Minot, Carmen (Brandon) Boren, Rockville, Md., Justin Helseth, Minot, and Nolan, Zackary and Halle Kadrmas, all of Minot; great-grandchildren, Kaylee, McKenzie and Addison Wodtka, Catelyn and Rylee Laumb, and Auria, Burke and Braedic Boren; sister, Judith (Werner Grubmeyer) Johnson, Frankfurt, Germany; sisters-in-law, Donna (John) Jayne, Shreveport, La., Donna (Jerry) Schimetz, Billings, Mont.; and Jane (Gary) Nutz, Minot; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
v. SUSAN HELSETH.
54. vi. DEBRA EILEEN HELSETH. She married BRUCE EUGENE JOHNSON. He was born on 03 Feb 1958. He died on 13 Jun 2007.
51. PATRICIA ANN6TRUMAN (Mildred Marion5 Black, Charles Henry4 Black, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 11 Jul 1946 in Whitefish, Flathead, Montana, USA. She died on 01 Aug 2015 in Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, USA. She married Bernard Riley McClelland on 19 Jun 1956 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Bernard Riley McClelland and Patricia Ann Truman had the following children:
i. MARY TERESA7MCCLELLAND was born 1957 in Livingston, Montana. She married CHARLES JOSEPH BEESON.
ii. TERENCE MICHAEL MCCLELLAND was born 1963 in Livingston Park, Montana.
52. LORRAINE GENEVIEVE6BZOSKIE (Mary Jane5 Murray, Lillian May4 VanSlyke, Jane “Jennie”3 Meehan, Andrew W.2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 07 Dec 1919 in Waseca, Minnesota, USA. She died on 05 Aug 2011 in Shelby, Alabama, USA. She married Richard Howard Gehlsen on 25 Apr 1942 in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. He was born on 03 Oct 1919 in Clinton, Iowa, USA. He died in 2014 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
Richard Howard Gehlsen and Lorraine Genevieve Bzoskie had the following child:
i. JAY7PATRICK was born on 03 Oct 1960. He died on 15 May 2000 in Ramsey Co., Minnesota.
53. NORBERT HAROLD6BZOSKIE (Mary Jane5 Murray, Lillian May4 VanSlyke, Jane “Jennie”3 Meehan, Andrew W.2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan)) was born on 21 Feb 1922 in Claremont, Dodge, Minnesota, USA. He died on 08 Oct 2005 in Brainerd, MN. He married DOROTHY ANN BESTE.
Norbert Harold Bzoskie and Dorothy Ann Beste had the following children:
i. MARY ELLEN7BZOSKIE was born 1945. She married JAMES JOSEPH SCHILTGEN. He was born 1942.
ii. SUZANNE BZOSKIE.
iii. THOMAS BZOSKIE.
Generation 7
54. DEBRA EILEEN7HELSETH (Mary Louise6 Black, Walter Charles5 Black, Charles Henry4 Black, Catherine Isabella3 Meehan, Patrick2 Meehan, Owen (Eugene) Meehan1 (O’Meehan), Darrell L.). She married BRUCE EUGENE JOHNSON. He was born on 03 Feb 1958. He died on 13 Jun 2007.
OBITUARY: Bruce was born February 3, 1958 in Minot, ND, the second of five children to Ronald and Blanche (Feldman) Johnson. Bruce grew up on the family farm in rural Carpio. He attended Carpio Public School and graduated from Carpio High School in 1977. He graduated from UND-Williston in 1979 with a farm and ranch degree. Bruce married his high school sweetheart Debra Helseth, daughter of Darrell and Mary (Black) Helseth of Carpio, on November 18, 1978. They had seven children. Bruce was involved in the family farm/ranch operation with his dad and his brother, and was working to build a herd of Registered Red Angus cattle under the family name Bald Eagle Red Angus. He took pride in his family, farming, hunting, grandchildren, his Red Angus and the many he called his friends.He leaves behind his wife, Debra, Carpio, ND; sons, Nathan Johnson, Minot, ND, Andrew Johnson, Noonan, ND, Brian Johnson, Carpio, Jerad Johnson, Carpio; daughters, Kristin (Bradley) Kersten, Kramer, ND, Kelsey (Aaron) Wodtka, Newburg, IN, and Kyleen Johnson, Carpio; two granddaughters, Kaylee and McKenzie Wodtka; father, Ronald Johnson, Carpio; brother, Jeffery (Jodi) Johnson, Carpio; sisters, Eloise (Ron) Worden, Krum, TX, Virginia Stockburger, Fargo, ND, Patricia (Stacy) Abrahamson, Minot; nieces, JeNeil (Kim) Greek, Minot, and their children, Erin, Abbey and Anna; Jamie (Doug) Hull, Weatherford, TX, and their child Paige; Lindsey Kleven, Minot; Megan Stockburger, Fargo; Jessi and Jasmin Johnson, Carpio and Hallie Abrahamson, Minot; father and mother-in-law, Darrell and Mary Helseth, Carpio; many aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.
Bruce Eugene Johnson and Debra Eileen Helseth had the following children:
i. NATHAN8JOHNSON.
ii. ANDREW JOHNSON.
iii. BRIAN JOHNSON.
iv. JERAD JOHNSON.
v. KRISTIN JOHNSON. She married BRADLEY KERSTEN.
vi. KELSEY JOHNSON. She married AARON WODTKA.
vii. KYLEEN JOHNSON.
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