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Walter George Mortensen
1917 - 1978 (60 years)
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Name Walter George Mortensen Born 4 Dec 1917 Logan, Cache, Utah, United States 
Christened 6 Jan 1918 Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Gender Male Died 10 Mar 1978 Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Buried Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Person ID I26 Mortensen-Jensen Last Modified 29 Apr 2015
Father Jorgen "George" Peter Mortensen, b. 25 Jul 1892, Aagade 71, Århus, Aarhus, Denmark , d. 1 Sep 1971, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 79 years) Mother Agnes Rebecca Jacobsen, b. 26 May 1893, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States , d. 7 Mar 1965, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 71 years) Married 4 Feb 1914 Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Divorced 10 Apr 1931 Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Louise Moody Williams, b. 26 Oct 1914, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States , d. 2 Oct 1999, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) Married 26 Dec 1939 Divorced 12 Jun 1948 Children 1. Robert Lee Mortensen, b. 27 Jun 1940 [Birth] Last Modified 22 Jan 2015 Family ID F309 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Marjorie Irene Chatterton, b. 4 Jul 1928, Providence, Cache, Utah, United States , d. 18 Apr 1967, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 38 years) Married 17 Sep 1949 Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living Last Modified 22 Jan 2015 Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Cora Jean Gibbs Married 12 Dec 1967 Last Modified 26 Jan 2015 Family ID F313 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 4 Dec 1917 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States 
Christened - 6 Jan 1918 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Married - 17 Sep 1949 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Died - 10 Mar 1978 - Logan, Cache, Utah, United States 
Buried - - Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Siblings: Rebecca, Leora, Wally, Emery, Dean, and Violet 
Becky Muehlen, Wally and Louise Mortensen, Bobbie Lee
Bobbie Lee is Louise's sister.
Walter George Mortensen in Military Uniforn 
Walter George Mortensen as a young man 
Walter George Mortensen with his mother Rebecca Muehlen 
Jorgen Peder with his son Walter George Mortensen
Working on the farm together
Mortensen Siblings: Dean, Marie, Walter, Leora, Emery, Robert, and Violet Muehlen 
Jorgen Peder and Rebecca with children
Children pictured are: Leora and Walter George Mortensen
Walter with wife Cora Jean Gibbs 
George Peter and Rebecca with their Children
Walter and Leora are on the porch. Emery and Marie are pictured below.
George Peter with his children: Marie, Walter, Leora and Emery 
Siblings: Bob, Emery, Marie, Wally, and Leora Mortensen 
Siblings: Dean, Bob, Emery, Marie, Wally, and Leora Mortensen 
Johan and Marie Mortensen Pedersen
Johan and Marie Pedersen with Marie's brother George Peter's children: Leora, Marie, Emery, Bob, and Wally
George and Rebecca Mortensen Family Photo Abt. 1925
George, Leora, Becky, (front), Wally, Marie, Emery and Bob Mortensen
George and Rebecca with their children at home
Home is located at 980 South Main in Utah
George Mortensen with his children
Dean, Bob, George, Marie, Wally, and Emery
Dated 1966
Agnes Rebecca and Harry Muehlen Family Portrait
Standing: Leora M. Weaver, Dick Blint (family friend), Wally Mortensen, Karl Weaver, Bob Mortensen.
Sitting: Marie M. Hawkes holding Randy Hawkes, Harry Muehlen, with Gloria Mortensen, Emery holding Bruce Mortensen, Melba A. Mortensen, Violet Muehlen holding Diane Hawkes
On Floor: Bobby Lee Mortensen and Stephen Hawkes
Dated Spring: 1947.
Lars Jacobsen with Family
Back, Left to Right: George, Becky (Rebecca Jacobsen), and Bob Mortensen; Stern, a friend; Lars Jacobsen
Front, Left to Right: Wally, Marie, and Emery Mortensen
Documents 
Walter George Mortensen Timeline 1 of 2 
Walter George Mortensen Timeline 2 of 2 
Walter George Mortensen Military Card 
Walter George Mortensen Military Record 
Leora, Walter, Emery, Dean and Robert Mortensen in Uniform
5 of George Peter and Rebecca Mortensen's children are honored in the newspaper for serving in the armed forces.
Walter George Appointed to be Commander of the Logan American Legion of Officers 
Walter George at Special Memorial Event
Walter was serving at Commander of the Logan American Legion of Officers.
Walter George and Marjorie Chatterton Wedding Invitation
Dated 1949
Walter George Shot Newspaper Clipping 1 of 3
Wife Cora Jean Gibbs shot Walter in the stomach with a .22 caliber rifle after a family argument. Cora was charged with criminal homicide.
Walter George Shot Newspaper Clipping 2 of 3
Wife Cora Jean Gibbs shot Walter in the stomach with a .22 caliber rifle after a family argument. Cora was charged with criminal homicide.
Walter George Shot Newspaper Clipping 3 of 3
Wife Cora Jean Gibbs shot Walter in the stomach with a .22 caliber rifle after a family argument. Cora was charged with criminal homicide.
Walter George Mortensen Obituary
Dated 1978
Walter George Mortensen Funeral Program
Dated 1978
Headstones 
The Headstone of Walter George Mortensen in the Logan City Cemetery
Walter George Mortensen
Birth: Dec. 4, 1917
Logan
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Mar. 10, 1978
Logan
Cache County
Utah, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 139720006
Plot: A85, 11, 1
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Notes - Name: Walter G. Mortensen
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Logan, UT
Death Date: 10 Mar 1978
Burial Date: 14 March 1978
Cemetery: Logan City Cemetery
Source: Sexton / Grant
Grave Location: A_ 85_ 11_ 1
Relatives: Mother Agnes Jacobsen
Father George P. Mortensen
Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000
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Name: Walter Mortensen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1917
Death Date: 10 Mar 1978
SSN: xxx
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 9 Sep 1943
Release Date 1: 23 Nov 1945
Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Name: Walter G. Mortensen