- Bio: Mickelson - Norman W., age 79, of White Bear Lake. Born Sept. 2, 1922 in Fargo, ND. Died May 8, 2002 at Stillwater Good Samaritan. Preceded in death by parents, Olie & Nora Mickelson; brother, Martin and John; sister Evelyn. Graduated from North Dakota State University with 2 degrees, 1 in 1944 in Mechanical Enginnering, and another in 1946 in Electrical Engineering. WWII Veteran serving in France and Germany. Employed 10 years at General Mills and 26 years at 3M, during which he received a patent for his invention of a Bus Bar Connection System. Upon retirement was first president for 8 years of Lutheran Brotherhood, White Bear Lake Branch, and first president for 6 years of Aid Association for Lutherans, White Bear Lake Branch, initiating fund raising for charitable needs in the community. Survived by wife, Joanne; children, Owen Michaelson (Bethany), Edina; Elizabeth, White Bear Lake; Chris (Andie), Chisago City; brother Millard, Pelican Rapids; sisters, Florence Ettestad, Redland, OR; Marie Seastrand, Redmond, OR; Martha Larson, Great Falls, MT; 4 grandchildren, Nicole, Annaliese, Ann, Erik; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
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