Illena Maxsena HENRICHS

1932 - 2017  (84 years)

• Name	Illena Maxsena HENRICHS
  Born	2 Aug 1932	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	4 Apr 1940	Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	1940 Federal Census
  Education	The 1940 census shows that Illena was attending school in the 2nd grade.
  Died	6 May 2017	Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Funeral	10 May 2017	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bonnerup Funeral Service
  	Illena's funeral was held at the Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea, MN at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. John Holt from First Lutheran Church officiated. A visitation was held one hour before the service.
  Hobby	Family history
  	From her obituary: In her early years, Illena liked to crochet, cook and took her family on many trips. She enjoyed keeping up with politics, was always recent on technology and enjoyed gardening. Genealogy was a favorite hobby of hers. Being the bookkeeper that she was, genealogy came natural to Illena. She spent many years tracking down family history, even learning to read Norwegian and German along the way. She was part of many genealogy organizations, including Ostriesen Genealogical Society and Valdres Samband.
  Name	Illena Henrich
  Name	Illena Henrichs
  Name	Illena M. Sletten
  Name	Illena Sletten
  Name	Illene Henrichs
  Occupation	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bookkeeper
  	Illena was a bookkeeper in the family business, Henrichs Laundry.
  Reference Number	P3
  Buried	10 May 2017	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Graceland Cemetery
  Person ID	I126	BergSletten
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Hemme George HENRICHS,   b. 31 Jan 1892, Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, United States ,   d. 23 Aug 1942, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Kate Bertha SLOTER,   b. 11 Sep 1893, Secor, Woodford County, Illinois, United States ,   d. 13 Jan 1984, Bancroft Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1914	Buffalo Center, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States
  	Hemme and Kate were married by J.H. Schoon, Pastor of the Reformed Church in America. They obtained the marriage license on 21 Sep 1914. It was returned on 29 Oct 1914.
  Occupation	Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Henrichs Laundry
  	The Henrichs owned their own business. The address of the laundry was 923 Abbott Avenue. The news article regarding the drowning of Hemme Henrichs gives the name of the business as Henrichs Laundry and Dry Cleaners. His obituary gives the  name of the business as Henrich's Wet Wash laundry.
  Residence	1914-1917	Grant Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States of America
  	The marriage record for Hemme and Kate gave the residence for Hemme as Woden, IA, presumably where they lived after marriage. It is likely the same residence as the one given on the WWI Draft Registration form. Hemme's home address shown on his World War I Draft Registration was Woden, IA and another part of the form designated Grant Township. He likely lived in Grant Township, Winnebago County with a Post Office address for Woden.
  Residence	1928-1942	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	The 1940 census shows that they lived at 410 Winter Ave., which was located in Ward 1 of Albert Lea and that they lived in the same place in 1935. The home was owned and worth $2500. Hemme's death certificate states that he had lived in Albert Lea for 13 years. His obituary states that the family moved to Albert Lea in 1928. The obituary of Kate's father, Ben Sloter, tells that he died at her home in Albert Lea in 1931. The news article regarding his drowning tells that the family lived at 410 Winter Avenue and the address of the business was 923 Abbott Avenue.
  Albums		HENRICHS-SLOTER (14) Media pertaining to Hemme Henrichs and Kate Sloter and their descendents.
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcus Delmaine SLETTEN,   b. 14 May 1924, Norway Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States ,   d. 13 Jul 1994, , Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1953	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Del and Illena were married at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.
  Church	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	First Lutheran Church
  	The Sletten family were members of First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea where Del was a deacon.
  Residence	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	Del's obituary tells that he and his wife had lived in Albert Lea. His mother's obituary tells that he lived in Albert Lea at the time of her death in 1967.
  Residence	Hayward, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	217 Main Street, Box 441, zip code 56043
  	217 Main Street Box 441 Hayward, MN 56043 This was the address shown on Kate Henrichs death certificate showing her daughter, Mrs. Marcus Sletten, as the informant. PO Box 441, Hayward, MN, 56043-0441 was shown in U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 as the address for Marcus D. Sletten in 1992. 7 Main, Hayward, MN, 56043 was shown in U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 as the address for Marchus D. Sletten without specifying a year. 217 Main, Hayward, MN, 56043 was shown in U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 as the address for Illena M. Sletten without specifying a year. The Social Security Death Index gives 56043 Hayward, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA as the last residence for Marcus D. Sletten when he died in 1994.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Philip Courtney SLETTEN,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Sletten Family in Washington, D.C. The Del Sletten family visited Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1968. This photo was taken on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.
  Albums		SLETTEN-HENRICHS (36) Media pertaining to Del Sletten and Illena Henrichs and their descendents.
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Aug 1932 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Census - 1940 Federal Census - 4 Apr 1940 - Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Married - 12 Apr 1953 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Funeral - Bonnerup Funeral Service - 10 May 2017 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Occupation - Bookkeeper - - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Buried - 10 May 2017 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Church - First Lutheran Church - - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Residence - - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Illena Henrichs Graduation Photo
  		Del and Illena Sletten Wedding Photograph Del & Illena Sletten were married in 1953.
  		Del & Illena Sletten 1994 This photograph was taken at the Sletten Family Reunion in 1994, a couple weeks before Del passed away. Shown in the phot are: Del Sletten seated in wheelchair, Illena Sletten seated at picnic table in the foreground, Phil & Cheri Sletten seated on the other side of the picnic table. The man standing in the background next to Del is unknown.…

  
  

  Videos		Henrichs Gathering A gathering of the Henrichs family at the Sletten home in the mid 1960s. People included are: Illena Sletten, George Henrichs, Ben Henrichs (white shirt), Bud Henrichs, David Henrichs (arms folded), Marc Sletten (walking), Benjamin Henrichs (wearing dark glasses), Clarice Henrichs (red bow on dress), Judy Henrichs (blonde hair), Inez Henrichs…
  		Sletten Family Christmas 1964 Christmas 1964 looked like a good year for everyone! We still have the wooden mailbox.
  		Illena Sletten as a Bridesmaid This video features Illena, apparently returning from a wedding where she was a bridesmaid. Del and Marc also make an appearance. This may have been when her friend, Donna Haugland, married Harvey Brua on 12 Aug 1956.
  		Del and Illena Sletten Wedding Following their marriage ceremony, Del and Illena Sletten enter Bethany Hall at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN and cut their wedding cake.
  		Christmas Dinner 1954 Christmas Dinner 1954 at Del and Illena Sletten's house.
  		Christmas Gathering This video segment seems to be two (or more) clips that were filmed one after the other. They were obviously filmed the same day and time. Apparently the camera changed hands which can be seen in the change of the perspective. The video starts with Del, Beverly, and Clarice standing behind Clarence and Amanda. Then we see Illena holding Val,…
  		Marc Sletten's Second Birthday Marc Sletten on his second birthday with his parents, Del & Illena Sletten, and his grandparents, Clarence & Amanda Sletten and Kate Henrichs.
  		Matt Sletten Comes Home from the Hospital Matt is going home from Naeve Hospital in mid-August 1958. The nurse is holding him with Illena standing next to her and Marc walking around them.
  		Outdoor Time Matt is having some outdoor time with his mom, Illena, and big brother, Marc, in their yard at 203 Will-O-Bruce in Albert Lea.
  		Christmas 1959 This video includes the entire family for Christmas 1959, including Grandma Amanda Sletten (legs and arms only). It is a rare video that includes Del as he was usually operating the camera.