Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson1,2

F, #23427, b. 8 December 1930, d. 20 September 2023
Father*Ralph Romans Bezanson2 b. 2 Oct 1892, d. 7 May 1968
Mother*Augusta Lakeburg2 b. 15 Oct 1894, d. 31 Mar 1988

Family 1

Richard Anderson

Family 2

Kenneth LeRoy Gafkjen b. 7 Aug 1923, d. 1 Mar 2008
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson was born on 8 December 1930.2 She married Richard Anderson on 22 October 1955 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was 24.1,2 Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson married Kenneth LeRoy Gafkjen on 6 January 1972. She was 41. He was 48.3 Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson died on 20 September 2023 at age 92.4 She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.4

Census Summary

1930
Birth
1930
1940
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1950
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Death
2023

Census, Residence

Census1940Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 1309 27th Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the household of Ralph Romans Bezanson and Augusta Lakeburg with Lawrence R. Bezanson, Dorothy Jane Bezanson and Marjorie Ann Bezanson.5
Census1950Joyce Elizabeth Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at Lincoln Street N. E, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the household of Ralph Romans Bezanson and Augusta Lakeburg.6
Last Edited30 Jun 2025

Citations

  1. [S898] News Item, "Anderson and Bezanson Vows Are Exchanged", The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 26 October 1955, p. 51.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 194, 249.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 249.
  4. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Joyce Elizabeth (Bezanson) Gafkjen; Birth: 8 December 1930; Death: 20 September 2023; Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Memorial Number: 269929987.
  5. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01986; ED: 89-262; Page: 3B.
  6. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 1860; ED: 89-8; Sheet: 1.