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Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hendrum, Norman, Minnesota; Roll: 1109; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 909.0.

Name Age
Martin Hamre 44
Clara Hamre 42
Heman Hamre 19
Curtis Hamre 17
Moselle Hamre 11
Lester Hamre 6
Melvern Hamre 4
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Hamre, Melvern Clair

MELVERN Clair Hamre, 81, of San Bernardino, passed peacefully into eternal rest on March 19, 2008, surrounded by loved ones who will miss him dearly. Melvern was born on June 3, 1926, in Hendrum, Minnesota, to Martin Otto and Clara Josephine (Selness) Hamre. He graduated from Hendrum High School in 1944 and the day after his 18th birthday, began active duty in the United States Naval Reserves. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1946, he attended Concordia College in Moorehead, MN, for a year, and then enrolled in the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. Mel always said this course of events was guided by a higher hand, as it was there that he reconnected with Dorothy Christianson, a childhood friend, and on October 9, 1949, they were wed. Mel and Dorothy settled near Fargo, North Dakota and so on began their family. In the spring of 1960, seeking a new adventure and warmer climes, the family moved to San Bernardino, CA where Mel began working for Lazar Cadillac. In 1964, Mel accepted the position of Parts Department Manager at Hatfield Buick in Redlands where he daily demonstrated his strong work ethic, keen organization skills, and personal integrity. Mel retired from Hatfield's on May 17, 1991, a day chosen with a dual purpose. May 17 is Norwegian Independence Day and Mel, who was proud of his Norwegian heritage, never missed an opportunity to elicit a smile with a play on words. Mel was an active member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in San Bernardino for 47 years and enjoyed the game of baseball, pitching horseshoes, playing golf, and mostly, spending time with his family. Mel is preceded in death by his parents Martin and Clara and 3 brothers (Herman, Curtis, and Lester). He is survived by one sister, Mozelle Sosalla of Sac City, Iowa. He also leaves behind Dorothy Hamre, his devoted wife of 58 years, 5 children (Cathryn Tasker of Duarte, CA, James Hamre of San Bernardino, CA, Scott (Carol) Hamre of Calimesa, CA, Dianne Pavia of Loma Linda, CA, and Julie (Timothy) Ball of San Bernardino, CA), 5 grandchildren (Ryan Tasker, Kevin Tasker, Nicholas Hamre, Lillian Ball, and Noah Ball), several nieces and nephews and many beloved friends. Visitation will be held at Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary in Colton, CA, on Monday, March 24, from 5 to 8 P.M. A Service of Committal will take place at the War Memorial in The Garden of Valor at Montecito on Tuesday, March 25 at 10:00 A.M., followed by a Memorial Service at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 5050 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, at 11:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Lutheran Church of Our Savior.
Published in the San Bernardino Sun on 3/24/2008.