A Minnesota "DAKE" HOME PAGE:Information about Emma Anna Zopfi
Emma Anna Zopfi (b. Nov 19, 1886, d. Dec 04, 1965)
Notes for Emma Anna Zopfi:
Emma Anna Zopfi Was born in Osseo, Hennepin County, Minnesota and lived there her entire life.She was as honest as A. Lincoln.If someone gave her too much money for an item she would walk miles to return it.If the opposite were true, if someone under paid her for something, she would also walk many miles to get the money owed to her.Emma was a hard working person, after my father's eye sight began to fail, she not only took care of the chores around the house, she had many jobs outside the home.She set up some sort of house cleaning business where she would clean homes, scrub floors in bars, and in several other business concerns around Osseo.I can remember many years after my mother had diedand we wentin to buy a new Ford car.The owner, a Mr Larson said, that he would give us a really special buy because of my mother and his memories of her, and her good work.He told us how she worked so hard keeping his home and his garage in Osseo so clean that all his family, friends, and customers of his business commented on how nice his home and his place of business was always so clean.We drove this Ford car for many miles and finally gave it to our daughter Cindy who was working in the Grand Canyon at the time.A few years later as she was driving home to Minnesota through South Dakota, this very same car had engine trouble and had to be left in South Dakota for junk.My Son Bruce went to South Dakota and drove Cindy back to Minnesota.
Emma, in her younger days, worked as Telephone Operator in Osseo.After her marriage to William Gosslin she had three daugthers.At that time they lived in North Minneapolis where William operated a Hardware Store on West Broadway.As the story was told to me (Byron Van Dake) William died young, of a cerebral hemorrhage, while at work in the hardware store.It then fell upon Emma to try and raise the three girls single handed.During some periods after William's death and before Emma's marriage to Fred Van Dake the young girls would spend time with their aunts and uncles (Zopfi's and Blesi's) that lived on farms outside of Osseo.After the union with Fred Van Dake, the couple lived in a large home in Osseo, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.This home was given to Fred and Emma by quit claim deeds from Emma's brothers and sisters in exchange for Fred and Emma taking care of Emma's mother, Regula (Blesi) Zopfi who was very elderly and was becoming senile.
After Fred died on August 12, 1952, Emma lived in the original home in Osseo until she purchased the home of her deceased sister Maria (Mary) Zopfi Ruegg.Her husband Mathias Ruegg had died in 1934 and Mary died some time later.Emma then bought this home from her Niece Ernestine who was working and living in San Francisco, California at the time.Emma lived alone in this home until death in 1965.As a settlement of the estate my half sister Kathleen and her husband, Wallace Beltrand took over the property.They tookthe house down, and then sold the property to the Catholic Church.The local Catholic Church then built a play-ground there to be used in association with their secondary school across the street.
More About Emma Anna Zopfi:
Fact 1: My mother was born 10 months after Emma #1 died, her parents used the name again..
More About Emma Anna Zopfi and William Harrison Gosslin:
Marriage: Sep 14, 1910, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.1380
More About Emma Anna Zopfi and Fredrick Evelon Van Dake:
Marriage: Nov 25, 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.1381
Children of Emma Anna Zopfi and William Harrison Gosslin are:
- +Celestine Marie Gosslin, b. Oct 24, 1915, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1382, d. Jul 06, 1988, Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota1383.
- +Iris Kathleen Gosslin.
- +Jane E. Gosslin, b. Aug 04, 1919, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1384, d. Sep 09, 1978, Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota1385.
Children of Emma Anna Zopfi and Fredrick Evelon Van Dake are: