Our Family Ancestry - Person Sheet
NameLionel Benjamin VEUM 
Birth21 Dec 1911, Chimney Rock, WI, USA
Death10 Nov 2002, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, MN43
Confirmation11 Jul 1926, Chimney Rock, WI, USA
OccupationDairy farmer
FatherHalvor H. VEUM (1864-1941)
MotherAnna Benetta OLSON (1871-1937)
Spouses
Birth26 Dec 1914, Chimney Rock, WI, USA
Death29 Dec 1995, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI44
Marriage27 Apr 1946, Chimney Rock, WI, USA
Notes for Lionel Benjamin VEUM
Lionel held an auction to sell off the original Halvor Veum farm. An advertisement ran in the Winona Republican-Herald on Friday, March 23, 1945. The auction was held Tuesday, March 27, 1945.
When the Halvor Veum farm was auctioned by Lionel, the farm was purchased by Erna George, husband’s name unknown. They had a son named Wayne. They apparently sold the land to the DNR, which then became the Borst Valley Wildlife Area.
Obituary:
Lionel B. Veum, 90, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Eau Claire, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls.
He was born Dec. 21, 1911, in Trempeleau County, Wis., the son of Halvor and Anna Olson Veum. He married Rose A. Gilbertson in Eau Claire, Wis. on April 27, 1946.
He owned and operated a dairy farm in Chippewa County, Wis. from 1946 until he officially retired in 1977. He continued on as helper and adviser until he and Mrs. Veum left the farm they loved and moved to Fergus Falls in 1994.
The couple were members of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eau Claire and Bethany Lutheran Church in Colfax, Wis. He participated faithfully in these congregations for many years, serving as chairman of the trustee board at Bethesda and chairman of the elder board at Bethany. He taught Sunday school and preached for Sunday afternoon services at Mount Washington Nursing Home in Eau Claire. His civic duties included serving on the school board in Trempeleau County.
He is survived by daughter, Mary Ann (Thomas) Clark of Edina; two sons, Pastor David (Crystal) Veum of Fergus Falls and Donn (Christine) Veum of Oakdale; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Nora Veum of Eau Claire, Fran Gilbertson of Jackson, Miss. and Pat Gilbertson of North Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rose; parents; four brothers, Roy, Henry, Alvin and James; and two sisters, Julia and Lillian.
Visitation: Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church
Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wis.
Clergy: Rev. David Veum
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Wis.
Funeral Home: Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home, Eau Claire
When the Halvor Veum farm was auctioned by Lionel, the farm was purchased by Erna George, husband’s name unknown. They had a son named Wayne. They apparently sold the land to the DNR, which then became the Borst Valley Wildlife Area.
Obituary:
Lionel B. Veum, 90, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Eau Claire, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Pioneer Retirement Community in Fergus Falls.
He was born Dec. 21, 1911, in Trempeleau County, Wis., the son of Halvor and Anna Olson Veum. He married Rose A. Gilbertson in Eau Claire, Wis. on April 27, 1946.
He owned and operated a dairy farm in Chippewa County, Wis. from 1946 until he officially retired in 1977. He continued on as helper and adviser until he and Mrs. Veum left the farm they loved and moved to Fergus Falls in 1994.
The couple were members of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eau Claire and Bethany Lutheran Church in Colfax, Wis. He participated faithfully in these congregations for many years, serving as chairman of the trustee board at Bethesda and chairman of the elder board at Bethany. He taught Sunday school and preached for Sunday afternoon services at Mount Washington Nursing Home in Eau Claire. His civic duties included serving on the school board in Trempeleau County.
He is survived by daughter, Mary Ann (Thomas) Clark of Edina; two sons, Pastor David (Crystal) Veum of Fergus Falls and Donn (Christine) Veum of Oakdale; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Nora Veum of Eau Claire, Fran Gilbertson of Jackson, Miss. and Pat Gilbertson of North Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rose; parents; four brothers, Roy, Henry, Alvin and James; and two sisters, Julia and Lillian.
Visitation: Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church
Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wis.
Clergy: Rev. David Veum
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Wis.
Funeral Home: Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home, Eau Claire