Eva Victoria Johnson

   Another name for Eva was Evanelgine Victoria Johnson.

  Research Notes:

See fathers research page

** Ancestry FT, Angela Stanz FT; [ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79304761/person/32404820872/facts ]


Evangeline Victoria [Eva Victoria], Evangeline Victoria, b 9 Nov 1909, Koochiching Co, MN; died 23 Oct 1992 at St Paul
married: 28 Dec 1930 at International Falls, Koochiching Co, MN
Jacob Werner Wirkkula, 10 Sep 1904 at Knox, Price Co, WI; died 21 Jan 1980, St Paul
Children: [1] Lois Ruth Wirkkula b 6 Jan 1936, Koochiching Co, MN; died; 22 Oct 2008, Virginia Beach, Virginia**; [2] Erma Vivienne,
b 8 May 1931, International Falls, MN, died 1 Dec 2013, St Paul, MN**; [3] Gayle Irene, b 2 Jun 1943 in Ramsey Co [MN birth index] her second \\ marriage to Roger Dalager)


MOMs marriage: cert F 395, Koochiching Co
Note: nothing on MN death index on Ancestry; nothing on Newspapers.com for either Jacob or Eva;
there are a couple of ancestry.com FTs [Cullen Schwartz FT and Angela Stanz FT] that record Jacob and Eva had three children, but only 1 or 2 are named - Gayle is named in Erma's obit
but no MN birth record for Gayle; no death notice for Gayle Dalager


** Lois - likely 2 marriages:
1st John M Beaton but divorce in 1970 at San Diego, CA
2nd George W Washburn; CA marriage: George W Washburn, 10 Dec 1970, San Diego, CA
One son, John Brian Beaton b 11 Nov 1958 in MN; married to Nancy Lynn Bates
born 24 Sep 1960 in NJ [Virginia Marriages records; his parents John M Beaton and Lois Ruth Wirkkula
and John Brian Beaton had one son, Jason Beaton born abt 1967or 68, likely in Virginia Beach, VR - he was married and divorced, since he was remairred on 16 Feb 1990 to Alexndria G Breitung

** Erma, obit; Minneapolis Star Tribune issue 6 Dec 2013, page B7
- born International Falls; parents Jake and Eva Wirkkula;
- RN and Nursing Home Administrator
- pre-deceased by husband of 53 years [abt 1952], Stanley Louis Stanz [1940 Us Census Ramsey Co; Stanley son of Louis Stanely, age 12 [1928] b in M; infant son, Stephen Daniel and oldest son Paul David Stanz (Julie); and her sister, Lois W Washburn (George)
- survived by son Tim Stanz of Somerville, TN; a sister Gayle W Dalager (Roger) [Gayle was married at least twice; her 2nd
marriage to Roger Dalager, b 1939, d 2019 - his 3rd marriage in 1984 to Gayle Wirkkula Slone) of Bloomington, MN. ; re; MOMS

** Ancestry FT, Angela Stanz FT; [ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79304761/person/32404820872/facts ]
- Stanley Louis Stanz, b 22 Dec 1927, St Paul; died 21 Mar 2005, St Paul; married 1952 Erma Viviene Wirkkula;
children: (i.) Paul David Stanz, b 3 Dec 1954, Ramsey Co, MN; died Apr 2012, St Paul; m. 30 May 1992, Dakota Co to Julie Peterson
2 children;
(ii)Timothy James, b 26 Jul 1958, St Paul; (iii.) Stephen Daniel Stanz, b 27 Feb 1960, Clay Co, MN; died 3 Mar 1960, Clay Co
- Stanley Stanz - served with the army after WW 2 vet; enlisted 5 Feb 1946 and released 31 Jul 1947; died 21 Mar 2005 [BIRLS];
his OBIT: [Legacy.com; from the Pioneer Press issue of 23 Mar 2005 ]
- Survived by wife of 53 years, Erma Vivienne; sons Paul (Julie), Timothy (Cathy)

* Paul David Stana, OBIT: [Legacy.com; from the Pioneer Press issue of 8 Apr 2012 ]
- preceded by father Stanley and infant brother; survived by wife Jule (Peterson) and 3 children, Angela, Jacob & Kyra; mother Vivienne Stanz; and brother Tim (Cathy) Stanz

1940 US Census, Watrous, Koochiching Co, MN; ED 36-38; sheet 2B
Jacob (but recorded as Jacob B and ancestry index, Wirkulla], age 35 b in WI; mechanic - road machinery, trucking
wife Eva age 30 b in MN; 2 yrs College
dau Vivienne age 8, b in MN
dau Lois, age 4 b in MN
brother in law, Paul Johnson, age 23 b in MN; farmer;
all of the above in same house, Arp 1935

Eva married Jacob Werner Wirkkula on 28 Dec 1930 in Koochiching Co, Minnesota, United States. (Jacob Werner Wirkkula was born on 10 Sep 1904 in Price Co, Wisconsin, United States, died on 21 Jan 1980 in St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States.)