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Rollo Peter Vallem - obituary

Ole and Mari Finnestad's great great grandson, Rollo Peter Vallem passed away this spring on April 14, 2010.

Here is a copy of his obituary which appeared on the website, www.Madison.com
 























Rollo was the son of M Norma (Emmons) and Orville Elenne Vallem.   (The obituary names his father as "Pete", which must have been a nickname.)     Rollo's grandparents were Sarah (Anderson) and Peter John Vallem and great grandparents were Rachel (Finnestad) and Lewis Vallem.
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Anonymous said…
My name is Peter Lynn Vallem son of Rollo.I have pictures and documents relating to my grandfather(Orville Vallem).Please let me know if you can use them Great site!
February 22, 2012 at 9:40 AM
finnestad said…
Yes, please forward, I would appreciate anything you wished to share.

You might also enjoy this website as well:

http://travlandancestry.blogspot.com/

There are many other connections to the family through the Travlands.
February 23, 2012 at 9:20 AM
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