My Family
MEg's Home Pages
My Page | My Children | My Poetry | My Family | In Memory

The Sarazine/Hokkanen Clan

1wedding.jpg
Norbert & Twila - June 1, 1957

Norbert Leo Sarazine - born the first of eleven children of Leo and Elizabeth (Konz) Sarazine, was united in holy matrimony to Twila Nora Hokkanen - born first of seven children of Olaf and Doris (Kimberlin) Hokkanen, on June 1, 1957.  They will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary on June 1 2007!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

HOME
farmhouse.jpg

family_8.jpg
My Family in 1980

drinkingwithgrandpa.jpg
June 23, 2007: Grandpa partying with the grandkids!

Berni - born Bernadette Leone in 1959, lives in Minneapolis where she enjoys creating and performing music.  Check out her Trailer Park Queen website.  Children:  Matthias Leo Sarazine who is living and working in the Twin Cities area.

bernisfamily.jpg
Berni & Matt with mom and dad

Jacque - born Jacquilline Gerette in 1960, lives in Washington, DC where she is completing a PhD in Women's Health.  Jacque and Abdull celebrate a 25th wedding anniversary in January 2006.  Children:  AJ who earned his MBA has recently returned to college in South Carolina.  Mela is a fullbright scholar and attend college in Georgia, her major is engineering.

jacquesfamily.jpg
AJ, Jacque, Mela and Abdul

(I am here - born Margaret Majella in 1961)
 
Mark - born Mark Gerard in 1962, lives in Kansas and is recently divorced.  Children:  Katie, Mark, Maggie, and Anna who live with their mother Deb in Virginia Beach.

debs_family.jpg
Deb with Katie, Bud, Maggie and Annie 2006

Paul - born Paul Norbert in 1964, lives in Minneapolis with his wife Lori.  Paul is an accomplished chef and Lori is a Nurse

paullori2.jpg
Paul & Lori

Luke - born Luke Warren in 1967, lives in Georgia with his wife Senetta.  Luke works as a computer programmer and Senetta is a Social Worker.    
         Children:  Luke, Lance, Landon, Lonah.

family_cc.jpg
Luke & Senetta with Luke, Lance, Landon and Lonah

Sean - born Sean Micheal in 1971, died January 25, 1995

seaniloveyouthismuch.jpg
I love you this much!

sean_hs.jpg
Sean 1981

Horizontal Divider 1

sarazine_family.jpg
The Sarazine Family

Norberts Siblings:
 
Margaret - 1934, d. 1934.
 
"Jim" Bernard James Sarazine - d. 1965, married Christine Nissenen, 1957-d.2006.
           Children:  Patrick - 1958, Micheal - 1959, Christopher - 1960-d.2006, Bernice - 1961, John - 1963;
           Christine's second husband - Bill Quitenen (divorced - d.1990).
           Children: Jeff Quitenen - 1968, Barbara Quitenen - 1971.
 
"Bill" Edward William Sarazine - d. 2007,
              married Elizabeth - d. 1970, in 1960;
              Children:  Charlotte, 1960 and William, 1961.
              married Laru , in 1971 - d. 1972;
              Step-Children:  Shelly and Tami   
              married Karen - in 1979;  Bill and Karen live in Owatonna, MN
              Children: Micheal - 1982, Patrick - 1984.
 
"Tom" Raymond Thomas - d. 2001, married Katherine Martinson, in 1960; Kathy continues to live in Cook, MN
              Children: Guy - 1960, Nathan - 1962, Craig - 1964, Stephen, 1968, Todd - 1970.
 
Corrine Sarazine, married Ronald Maki, in 1958 and they live in Wisconsin.
              Children: Catherine-1959-d.2007, Deborah-1960, Dawn-1961, Daniel-1963, Joel-1965, Douglas-1968, Roni-1971.
 
Rita Sarazine, married Gerald Cheney - d. 1999, in 1959; she continues to live in Angora, MN.
              Children: Theresa - 1960, Colleen, 1961, Stephen - 1963-d.1963, Kevin - 1965, Collette - 1967, Neil - 1970.
 
Patricia Sarazine - d. 2004, married Gene Skraba (divorced).
              Children: David - 1965, Michelle - 1966, Rebecca - 1968, Jennifer - 1971.
 
Jean Sarazine lives in the Twin Cities, MN.
 
Micheal Sarazine, married Michelle Ranta, in 1965 and they live in Utah.
              Children:  Micheal "Punky" - 1967, Sheryl - 1969, Elizabeth - 1972.
 
Phyllis Sarazine, married Jerry Childers, in 1964  (divorced).   
               Children:  Brenda - 1965, Cynthia - 1966.
               married Jim Anderson, 2000.

mom_s_family.jpg
The Hokkanen Family

Twila's Siblings:
 
"Jerry" Gerald and Jane Hokkanen - live in Illinois.
            Children:  Gerald Paul Hokkanen, 1964 and William Hokkanen, 1971.
 
Carolyn Hokkanen married Gene Edberg (divorced); she now lives on the family homestead in Angora, MN
            Children:  James Edberg, 1968, Jeff Edberg, 1970, and Micheal Edberg, 1972
 
"Missy" Marilyn and Rob Scott - live and own Scott's Peaceful Valley Resort, Crane Lake, MN
             Children:  Julia 1965, Rob Scott, Jr, 1968, Anna Lisa, 1972.
 
Glenda Hokkanen - lives in Minneapolis, MN
 
John Hokkanen married Pauline (divorced); John lives in Arizona.
             Child: Karina Hokkanen, 1985
 
Kim Hokkanen - lives in the Twin Cities area.