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     John Willard Soper was born on 1 July 1923 at Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Dr. Willard Burr Soper and Helen T. Crocker. John Willard Soper married Maxine S. Porter in June 1947. John Willard Soper graduated in 1949 at Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. He and Maxine S. Porter were divorced on 7 January 1970 at Connecticut. John Willard Soper married Martha Kelso Davis on 20 January 1970. John Willard Soper died on 13 February 2020 at Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, at age 96.¹ He was buried at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹

     Martha Soper is the daughter of John Willard Soper and Maxine S. Porter.

     Ruth Soper was born on 21 March 1922 at New York, New York Co., New York.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. Willard Burr Soper and Helen T. Crocker. Ruth Soper married Richard Tyler. Ruth Soper died on 16 June 2006 at Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, at age 84.¹ She was buried at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹

     Willard b. Soper is the son of John Willard Soper and Maxine S. Porter.

     Dr. Willard Burr Soper was born on 28 December 1882 at Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois.¹ He married Helen T. Crocker, daughter of Alvah Crocker and Charlotte Trowbridge Bartow, on 7 June 1911. Dr. Willard Burr Soper died on 30 October 1939 at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, at age 56.¹ He was buried at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.¹

     Brian Elden Sorensen is the son of Mark Wayne Sorensen and Sherrill Ann Sanders.

     Erwin L. Sorensen married Marjorie Ellis.

     James Merrill Sorensen is the son of Mark Wayne Sorensen and Sherrill Ann Sanders. James Merrill Sorensen married Joslyn Roseanne Reber on 22 March 2008 at Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.

     Kathleen Diane Sorensen is the daughter of Erwin L. Sorensen and Marjorie Ellis. Kathleen Diane Sorensen married Gary L. Mann, son of Cloycie Elmer Mann and Jane Weidman, on 15 May 1965 at Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co., Montana.

     Mark Wayne Sorensen married Sherrill Ann Sanders, daughter of Merrill Lyman Sanders and Sharon Jane Warfel, circa 1980.

     Michelle Lorene Sorensen is the daughter of Mark Wayne Sorensen and Sherrill Ann Sanders.

     Peter Bruce Sorensen is the son of Mark Wayne Sorensen and Sherrill Ann Sanders.

     Arthur Toppenberg Sorenson was born in 1885 at Denmark. He married Josephine (?)¹ Arthur Toppenberg Sorenson died on 11 August 1976 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota. He was buried on 14 August 1976 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Plot: 2nd Addition Block 36 Lot 5 Space 1.

     Gloria Mae Sorenson was born on 13 June 1923 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Arthur Toppenberg Sorenson and Josephine (?)² Gloria Mae Sorenson graduated in 1941 at Washburn High School, Washburn, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.² She married Methodius Kenneth Gray on 23 August 1947.² Gloria Mae Sorenson lived between 1957 and 2002 at Burnsville, Dakota Co., Minnesota. She died on 9 December 2006 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 83.^2,3

Gray, Gloria Mae (Sorenson) age 83, of Village Shores of Richfield, formerly Burnsville, unexpectedly after a brief illness, on Saturday December 9. Preceded in death by parents, Josephine & Arthur Sorenson; husband, Kenneth Gray (1984); and daughter, Mary Gray (2004). Survived by beloved companion, Marv Larson and his family; Gloria's children, Elizabeth (A.J. Richter), Stephen (Linda), Jill Shellum (Kirk); son-in-law, Daniel Miller; grandchildren, William and Douglas (Rosanne) Broad, Kirsten and Ryan Gray, Nicole and Keith Shellum; great-grandchild, Michael Broad; sister, Betty Anderson (Norris) of Rockford, IL; four nephews and their families. Born in Minneapolis June 13, 1923; graduated Washburn High 1941; married Kenneth Gray August 23, 1947. Burnsville resident 1957-2002. She stayed at home raising her family for several years and then worked as a secretary for three CPA firms. After a brief retirement Gloria began a second career with New Horizon Child Care graduating from the Child Development program at Dakota County Vocational and Technical School. Aside from spending time with her beloved family and friends, Gloria's lifelong passion was volunteerism. She received recognition and many awards for her dedication to the community. Some of the organizations with which Gloria shared her time and love included the 4-H Club, Crisis Nursery, Ebenezer Society, The Entertainers, Village Shores, tutoring children, and transcribing braille for the blind. In addition, Gloria's commitment to helping others led her to spend countless hours as an individual assisting friends and others with visits and food. Gloria was famous for appearing in costumes such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Pilgrim, Gorilla and was also known for her teddy bear shows and her homemade fudge. Memorial service Wednesday, December 13 at Cremation Society of Minnesota, Edina Chapel, 7110 France Avenue South. Visitation 4:00pm, service at 5:00pm, followed by reception until 8:00pm. Memorials preferred.
Published in the Star Tribune from 12/12/2006 - 12/13/2006.² She was buried on 18 December 2006 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, Plot: 2nd Addition, Block 36, Lot 7, Space 1.³

     John S. Southey married Bertha N. Harn, daughter of John Wesley Harn and Ida Lorraine Johnson, on 23 February 1923. John S. Southey died on 29 August 1958.

     Harriet Sowden married William McLaird.

     Male Soyster married Judith Penelope Wayne, daughter of James Albert Wayne Sr. and Vivian Maria Skluzacek.

     John Cecil Spainhour married Florence Jones.¹

     Ruth Ann Spainhour is the daughter of John Cecil Spainhour and Florence Jones.¹ Ruth Ann Spainhour married Alan Duane Harn, son of Charles Albert Harn and Audrey Devere Kanouse, on 4 May 1963 at Illinois.^2,1 Ruth Ann Spainhour and Alan Duane Harn were divorced.

     Nora Speak married Carl Jarrett.¹

     David Spear married Jane Kaye Long, daughter of Wayne Craig Long and Vera Lou Holt.

     Andrew Jonathon Spears is the son of Richard Dean Spears and Michele Lee Parsons.¹

     Katherine Morgan Spears is the daughter of Richard Dean Spears and Michele Lee Parsons.¹

     Logan Richard Spears is the son of Richard Dean Spears and Michele Lee Parsons.¹

     Richard Dean Spears was born on 10 May 1969.¹ He married Michele Lee Parsons, daughter of Lawrence Michael Parsons and Karen Elizabeth Keough, on 28 April 1990.¹ Richard Dean Spears died on 18 July 2001 at age 32.¹

     Michael Speckert married Gay Redekop, daughter of Dean Henry Redekop and Norma Kaye Joy.

     Katherine Ann Speece was born on 29 July 1887 at Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.¹ She married Charles E. Patterson on 2 March 1904 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.¹ Katherine Ann Speece died on 26 May 1946 at Mystic, Appanoose Co., Iowa, at age 58.¹

     Lola Blanche Speed was born on 7 July 1904 at Washington.^2,3 She was the daughter of Roe Ellis Speed and Eunice Edith Proffitt. Lola Blanche Speed married Dewey Florence Tracey, son of John Michael Tracey and Bridgett Cecilia McCarthy, in 1923 at Washington. Her Social Security Number was 539-10-2838 issued in WA. Lola Blanche Speed died on 17 January 1992 at Okanogan, Okanogan Co., Washington, at age 87.^2,3 She was buried at Okanogan City Cemetery, Okanogan, Okanogan Co., Washington.³

     Roe Ellis Speed was born on 22 March 1871 at Swan, Marion Co., Iowa. He married Eunice Edith Proffitt. Roe Ellis Speed died on 13 July 1943 at Waterville, Douglas Co., Washington, at age 72.

     Ralph Speelman married Mayme Barbara Czako.