Werner Herman Aarons

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Werner Herman Aarons blev født den 5. maj 1924 i Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA, som søn af Simon og Agnes Bjerre Aarons. Da moderen døde i 1930 blev Werner sammen med sine 4 søskende anbragt på et børnehjem i Elk Horn, Shelby County i Iowa. Bestyreren af plejehjemmet var en danskfødt kvinde. Opholdet varede i knap 3 år, indtil faderen i 1932 giftede sig igen.

ELIM LUTHERAN CHILDREN'S HOME
The Elim Lutheran children's home was established in 1890 on a 40 acre farm purchased by the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. The two story house was built and four orphans were placed in the care of August L. Boysen and his wife. Additional rooms were added, as the number of orphan care increased.

The Elim Children's home closed its doors in 1961, when the state decided that there should be no more private orphan homes and that homeless children must be assigned to foster homes. Listed below are some of the children who lived at the home.

Name - Age - Birth Place - Year - Notes:

Aarons, Charles, 1, Minnesota, 1930, Resident
Aarons, Mary A. (Ellen?), 4, Minnesota, 1930, Resident
Aarons, Paula, 10, Denmark, 1930, Resident
Aarons, Sigrid, 8, Minnesota, 1930, Resident
Aarons, Werner, 6, Minnesota, 1930, Resident
(Transcription by Michele McNabb)

Werner gik i skole i Albert Lea. Senere flyttede familien til egnen omkring Morgan i Redwood County, hvor faderen drev en farm med mange grise og mange høns. I 1943 blev han indrulleret i den amerikanske flåde (US Navy), hvor han gjorde tjeneste indtil han med hæder blev afskediget i 1946. Werner arbejdede en kort tid for et større tømrerfirma (Clements Lumber) i nærheden af hjembyen. Han valgte dog at drive landbrug og overtog faderens 128 hektar store farm, da denne valgte at flytte til en mindre farm i området. Werner giftede sig med Arlene Jensen, hvis far var af dansk oprindelse. De flyttede til Fairfax, Minnesota i 1960 og senere i 1964 til egnen omkring Bird Island, Minnesota. Mange år senere, da parret holdt op med at drive landbrug, flyttede de til udkanten af den lille by Sleepy Eye i Brown County, Minnesota. Werner elskede sit arbejde med landbruget. Han var en passioneret lystfisker og sang i det lokale mandskor. Han deltog i det hele taget meget aktivt i det lokale foreningsliv. Werner fik konstateret Parkinson's og var plaget af sygdommen i de sidste halve snes år af sit liv.

Obituary for Werner Aarons
Werner H. Aarons was born on May 5, 1924 in Albert Lea, MN the son of Simon & Agnes (Bjerre) Aarons. He grew up and attended school in Albert Lea. He moved with his family to the Morgan area and in 1943 entered the US Navy where he served until he was honorably discharged in 1946. Werner worked for Clements Lumber for a short time. He began farming in the area and married Arlene Jensen on October 1, 1955 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Evan. They moved to Fairfax in 1960 and later to the Bird Island area in 1964. After farming for many years the couple moved back to rural Sleepy Eye in August of 1990. Werner was a member of Swedlanda Lutheran Church and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. He enjoyed farming, fishing, singing, men's chorus and especially spending time with his family. He was involved in the Morgan Lion's Club, Farm Bureau Board, Palmyra Town Board, Church Council, Sunday School Teacher and the Gideons.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene of Sleepy Eye, children, Calvin (Mary) of Bird Island, Kurt (Karen) of Nicollet, Charlie (Donna) of Maple Grove, Verna (Keith) Anderson of Maple Grove, Colette (Steve) Huiras of Springfield & Colleen (Russell) Danielson of Fairfax, 20 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, sisters, Sigred Hansen of Farmington & Mary Dunn of Sacramento, CA, brothers, Richard (Novella) Aarons of Paynesville & Gerald (Anne) Aarons of Bend,OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Paula Wildung, brother Charles and an infant brother Derold.
(http://www.sturmfh.com/book-of-memories/1066278/Aarons-Werner/obituary.php?Printable=true)

Werner blev gift med Arlene Marietta Jensen, datter af Arthur P. Jensen og Marietta Jensen, den 1. oktober 1955 i St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Evan, Brown County, Minnesota, USA. (Arlene Marietta Jensen blev født den 13. oktober 1935 i Brookville Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA, døde den 22. september 2013 i Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home, Morgan, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA og blev begravet den 27. september 2013 i Brookville-Dannebod Cemetery, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, USA.)