Edwin Donald Bakken

  Research Notes:

1. Birth location conflict

- John Midtdal data indicates birth in the East Kootenays of BC
- Freeway West - family article written by sister, Ingrid indicates that - Edwin, Segfred, Alfred, and Allen - all born in AB

Conclusion: birth location - Falun, AB

2. Death of wife Anita - 1976

- address and place of death - 20 Park Crescent, Fernie
- cause of death - Oesophageal Hemorage; antecedent cause - cirrohosis of liver - alcohol years
- informant - Edwin D Bakken, husband, 20 Park Crescent, Fernie

3. Obit from 2005

- birth in Springdale, AB - [ just south of secondary hwy 611, about 50 kms west of Hwy #2 at Hobbema exit ] -- not sure if this would be the homestead, but likely

- shortly after the family moved to Wardner [abt 30 kms east of Cranbrook] then Cranbrook - he finished his schooling in Cranbrook

- survived by daughter Christine Watts
- then wife, Olga; son Bruce Anderson and daughter Heather [ likely step children or adult children of his 2nd wife Olga ]

2nd wife's obit - 2008 from funeral home website: http://www.mcphersonfh.com/obituaries/Olga-Bakken-151934/#!/Obituary
- records her birth/death; son Bruce and dauther Heather
- only briefly notes that she was predeceased by her 2nd husband, Edwin Bakken in 2005


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Edwin married Anita Cemolini.⁴⁸⁵³ (Anita Cemolini was born on 8 Nov 1923 in Michel, British Columbia, Canada ⁴⁸⁵³ and died on 8 Oct 1976 in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada ⁴⁸⁵³.)

Edwin next married Olga Rosen. (Olga Rosen was born on 25 Mar 1915 and died on 23 Jul 2008 in Cranbrook, British Columbia.)