Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Gaspard Lajambe/Adeline Langlois); all known surname descendants:
10 Edmund Lajambe b: 26 May 1908 Oklee, Red Lake, MN; d: 5 January 1999 Thief River Falls, Pennington, MN
+Doris Laverne Riel b: 17 October 1921 Lambert, Red Lake, MN; m: 24 October 1939 Oklee, Red Lake, MN [Robert A./Winnifred Hanson]; d: Aft. January 1999
11 Barbara Lois Lajambe b: 27 May 1940 Polk, MN; d: Aft. February 2005
+Terrence Andrew Knutson b: Abt. 1940; m: 1 July 1961 Oklee, Red Lake, MN [Andrew/Coya ---]
11 Elizabeth Jean Lajambe b: 1 May 1942 Pennington, MN; d: 11 February 2019
+Joseph William Piccolo b: 5 December 1936 Brownton, WV; m: 17 March 1966 Las Vegas, Clark, NV; d: 11 July 2016
11 Robert Duane Lajambe b: 20 April 1944 Thief River Falls, Pennington, MN; d: 22 February 2005 Grand Forks, ND
11 Lavonne Gail Lajambe b: 13 October 1947 Pennington, MN; d: Aft. February 2005
+Charles P. Gonsior b: Abt. 1945; m: 16 September 1967 Red Lake, MN
*2nd Husband of Lavonne Gail Lajambe:
+Gene Goss
11 Ardis Faye Lajambe b: 10 April 1949 Pennington, MN; d: Aft. February 2005
+Rene Allan Hofstad b: Abt. 1948; m: 26 July 1969 Red Lake, MN
11 Larry Edmund Lajambe b: 10 January 1957 Pennington, MN; d: 10 January 1957 Pennington, MN
11 Jonathan Edmund Lajambe b: 8 February 1963 Pennington, MN
+Karen Bernice Paulson b: Abt. 1961; m: 18 June 1988 Hennepin, MN
Notes for Edmund Lajambe:
Census
- 1930 Lambert, Red Lake, Minnesota: Widower Gaspard Lajambe 48, Edmund 21, Bernadete 15, Antonette 14, Lester 13, Alice 12, Evelyn 18.
- 1940 Chester, Polk, MN: Edmund La Jambe 31 [$1500 house value] farmer/farm, wife Doris 18.
- 1950 Oklee, Red Lake, MN: Edmond La Jambe 41 truck driver/road maintenance, wife Doris 28, Barbara 9, Betty Jean 7, Robert 6, LaVonne 2, Ardis 1.
WWII Records: Edmond LaJambe; res. Trail, Polk, MN; b. 26 May 1908 Red Lake, MN; contact wife Mrs. Doris Lajambe; 5' 5", 174 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940, Chester, MN.
Obituary: Thief
River Falls Times (MN), 5 January 1999: Oklee
- Edmund "Ed" LaJambe, 90, died Tuesday, January 5, 1999 at Northwest
Medical Center in Thief River Falls. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
on Saturday, January 9 at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee with Reverend Robert
Paulson officiating. Marian Marquis was the organist, and vocal music was
provided by Donna Sherman and LaVonne Enerson. Casketbearers were Edmund's
grandsons: Wade Piccolo, Jason Knutson, Brett Gonsior, Benji Hofstad, Eddie
Piccolo, Ryan Gonsior and Darrin Hofstad. Honorary casketbearers were
his granddaughters: Jacquie Knutson Kuennen, Angele Gonsior Stewart, Kelli Jo
Hofstad, Danielle LaJambe and Haley LaJambe. Burial was in Zion
Cemetery near Oklee. The Petterson Funeral Home of Oklee was in charge of the
arrangements. Edmund LaJambe was born on May 26, 1908 in Lambert
township of Red Lake county, the son of Gaspard and Adeline (Langlois)
LaJambe. He grew up in Lambert township and attended country school.
Ed worked at several jobs and later worked in Anchorage, AK for sometime.
On October 24, 1939 he married Doris Riel in Oklee. The couple
lived on a farm near Trail for nine years. In 1948 they moved to Oklee
where Ed worked for the Red Lake County Highway Department for 23 years.
Ed's interests included horses and gardening. He enjoyed playing cards,
telling stories and spending time with his family. He was a member of Zion
Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Doris of Oklee; four
daughters, Barbara (Terry) Knutson of Bloomington, Betty (Joe) Piccolo
of Becker, LaVonne (Gene) Gross of River Falls, WI, and Ardis (Rene)
Hofstad of Oklee; two sons, Robert LaJambe of Red Lake Falls and
Jon (Karen) LaJambe of Eagan; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
three sisters, Rena Culhane of Anchorage, AK, Antoinette Alexander
of Coeur d'Alene, ID, and Alice (Edward) Morressette of Bemidji; and one
brother, Walter (Gladys) LaJambe of "The Pas" Manitoba, Canada. Ed
was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; an infant grandson,
Jeremy; five sisters, Ada LaJambe, Evelyn Loiland, Rose Varin, Bernadette
Howden and Marie LaMout; and three brothers, Albert LaJambe,
Edward LaJambe and Lester LaJambe.
Obituaries for the children:
Robert Duane Lajambe:
Grand Forks Herald (ND), Thursday, 24 February 2005: Lajambe,
Robert, 60, of Oklee, MN died on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at Altru Hospital in
Grand Forks, ND. (Johnson Funeral Service, Oklee MN)
Back one generation to parents of Edmund Lajambe
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Minnesota births/marriages/deaths in RED are from obituaries.
Last updated: 2 October 2022.