Joanna Bekkedal[1]
1923 - 2011 (88 years)
Person ID: I4225 "Gjerde/Monsen" | Last Modified: 5 Apr 2021
1915 - 2001 (86 years)-
Name Joanna Bekkedal Gender Female Birth 16 Jul 1923 La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA 
Died 19 Jul 2011 Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA Buried United Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA 
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Husband Oliver Hersel (ID:I4219)
b. 15 Jun 1915, North Dakota, USA
d. 28 Sep 2001, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1954 St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Children + 1. Living (ID:I4226) 2. Living (ID:I4227) 3. Living (ID:I4228) + 4. Living (ID:I4229) -
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Birth - 16 Jul 1923 - La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA 
Marriage - 1 Jan 1954 - St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA 
Died - 19 Jul 2011 - Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA 
Buried - - United Cemetery, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73657698/joanna-hersel.
Joanna B. Hersel, 88 of Tioga, North Dakota died at the Tioga Long Term Care Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in the presence of her loving family. Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the First Lutheran Church in Tioga. Rev. Sandra Anderson will officiate and interment will be at United Cemetery in Tioga.
Joanna Bekkedal Hersel was born in La Crosse, WI on July 16, 1923 to Lloyd and Clara (Sherry) Bekkedal. She was raised in Westby, WI. She was active in the family tobacco business growing up. She was Baptized and Confirmed Lutheran at the Coon Prairie Lutheran Church in Westby. She graduated from High school in 1941. She furthered her education at the University of Wisconsin Stout, where she studied Home Economics. She also studied in the field of stenography and was able to apply her skills in this area when she took a job as administrative assistant to the General at Camp McCoy, a US Military Post in Sparta, WI. After a few years, she took a job in the corporate office for the Trane Corporation.
In 1953, Joanna traveled west to visit and help some of her relatives. She found Tioga through family connections. She took a job with a local Tioga attorney and soon after met, Oliver Hersel. The couple married on January 1, 1954 in St. Paul, Minnesota and made Tioga their home. Together, they raised their four children. Joanna, as a mother, worked when the children were a bit older as a teacher's aide at Hillcrest Elementary and also was a substitute school bus driver. Both tasks allowed her to be connected with her children as they grew up.
Joanna was a member of First Lutheran Church, a member of the local "Beta Sigma Phi" Sorority, and a past member of Eastern Star. She had a passion for music and loved to play the piano. She was a terrific seamstress, and loved to read. Joanna was devoted to her husband, Oliver, their children, and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Jon (Paulette) Hersel of Tioga, ND; Kris (Arlin) Polsfut, of Mandan, ND; Anne (Jack) Kane, of Helena, MT; and Dean (Patty) Hersel, of Tioga, ND. Grandchildren: Alissa (Nick) Foss, Kylie Hersel, Chelsea Hersel, Samantha Wiedmer, Ashley (Seth) Pomeroy, Dani Kane, and Cassie Kane. Great grandchildren: Ashlyn Foss and Bode Auck. Sister: Tekla Bekkedal.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Oliver.