Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMildred Helen Serns 
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1074Birth4 Jul 1908, Elroy, Juneau County, WI, USA1074
Death30 Jan 2001, Fortuna, Humboldt County, CA, USA1074
MemoDied of congestive heart failure and renal cancer
BurialSunrise Cemetery, Fortuna, Humboldt County, CA, USA1075
Graduation1929, Fresno Adventist Academy, Fresno, Fresno County, CA, USA
MemoShe was 21 when she graduated, but had been married for four years.
FlagsDeceased
FatherMahlon Henry Serns (1880-1957)
MotherHattie Fidelia Cox (1885-1980)
Spouses
Death13 Jan 1988, Sweet Home, Linn County, OR, USA8
Burial16 Jan 1988, Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, OR, USA1078
FatherMarshall Bird
MotherLettie Harris
Children(Living, Female)
Marshall Douglas (1941-2007)
MemoBuried next to Dorothy
OccupationFarmer
FatherJohan “John” Oscar Larson (1860-1926)
MotherMatilda Josefina Hoaglund (1877-1942)
Marriage7 Jun 1959, Calaveras County, CA, USA1076
Notes for Mildred Helen Serns
Millie's daughter Susan Bird roomed with Joe's daughter Maxine in college. They conspired to get their single parents together and it worked.17
Here is a tribute to her:1074
Mildred was born July 4, 1908, in Elroy Wisconsin to Mahlon and Hattie Serns. She lived in the East until she met and married Raleigh Bird in 1925. They moved to Fresno, California, in a Model T in 1927 where Mildred returned to high school at Fresno Academy. She completed her studies and graduated from there in 1929 at age 21.
Raleigh and Mildred had two children, Susan in 1938 and Marshall in 1941. They were living in Calistoga when Mildred and Raleigh separated. Mildred and the children remained in Northern California where Mildred worked as a teacher for the Northern California Conference for ten years. By this time, the children were away from home in boarding school and Susan had a roommate named Maxine Larson. At this time, Maxine’s dad, Joseph, was single as her mother had passed away. Maxine introduced Mildred and Joseph and they were married in 1959. They lived happily in Chowchilla for many years, active in church and family events. Eventually, they moved to the Adventist retirement home in Yountville, California, where they celebrated their 31st anniversary. Joseph passed away in 1990 and Mildred eventually moved to St. Luke’s in Fortuna. She passed away January 30, 2001.
Two daughters, Nancy Buller and Maxine Center, as well as three sisters and one brother also preceded her in death. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Susan and George Whitchurch of Fortuna, Marshall Bird of Grass Valley, Gail and Irwin Walker of Brownsville, Don and Marge Larson of Vancouver, Washington, Rollo and Louanne Larson of Chowchilla and Phyllis “Nickie” Asgeirsson of San Diego. She also leaves 25 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives.
She loved the Lord with all her heart. She is greatly missed!
Here is a tribute to her:1074
Mildred was born July 4, 1908, in Elroy Wisconsin to Mahlon and Hattie Serns. She lived in the East until she met and married Raleigh Bird in 1925. They moved to Fresno, California, in a Model T in 1927 where Mildred returned to high school at Fresno Academy. She completed her studies and graduated from there in 1929 at age 21.
Raleigh and Mildred had two children, Susan in 1938 and Marshall in 1941. They were living in Calistoga when Mildred and Raleigh separated. Mildred and the children remained in Northern California where Mildred worked as a teacher for the Northern California Conference for ten years. By this time, the children were away from home in boarding school and Susan had a roommate named Maxine Larson. At this time, Maxine’s dad, Joseph, was single as her mother had passed away. Maxine introduced Mildred and Joseph and they were married in 1959. They lived happily in Chowchilla for many years, active in church and family events. Eventually, they moved to the Adventist retirement home in Yountville, California, where they celebrated their 31st anniversary. Joseph passed away in 1990 and Mildred eventually moved to St. Luke’s in Fortuna. She passed away January 30, 2001.
Two daughters, Nancy Buller and Maxine Center, as well as three sisters and one brother also preceded her in death. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Susan and George Whitchurch of Fortuna, Marshall Bird of Grass Valley, Gail and Irwin Walker of Brownsville, Don and Marge Larson of Vancouver, Washington, Rollo and Louanne Larson of Chowchilla and Phyllis “Nickie” Asgeirsson of San Diego. She also leaves 25 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives.
She loved the Lord with all her heart. She is greatly missed!