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man‎Dennis J "M. Dennis" Chamberlain‏‎
Born ‎6 Feb 1887 Hoff Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎13 Jan 1962 Coleraine, Itasca County, Minnesota‎, age 74 years

Married ‎6 May 1914 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota, age 27 years (married 37 years) to:

womanElizabeth Lily Martin‏, age by marriage 25 years, daughter of William Joseph Martin and Catherine Bridget Rooney‏.
Born ‎28 Apr 1889 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎10 Mar 1952 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Event Description: Lakeview Cemetery‎, age 62 years
Baptismal sponsors: Bernard Kilian, Bary Kilian.

Elizabeth Martin has by far more descendants than any of her siblings. An interesting observation: Many of the women married younger men.

Children:

1.
manGerald Dennis "Dan" Chamberlain‏
Born ‎20 Feb 1915 Clonfarf, Swift County, Minnesota, died ‎17 May 1991 Deer River, Itasca County, Minnesota‎, age 76 years

2.
manMartin Edward "Mike" Chamberlain‏
Born ‎13 Oct 1916 Clontarf, Swift County, Minnesota, died ‎19 Aug 2008 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Event Description: Lake View Cemetery, Coleraine‎, age 91 years
Martin E. "Mike" Chamberlain, 91, of Taconite, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at Home and Comfort.

He was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Clontarf, Minn., the son of Lilly and Dan Chamberlain. Martin and Amelia Pianfetti were married on Feb. 9, 1946, in Hibbing. Mike graduated from the University of Minnesota as a valedictorian with a degree in business administration. He worked for 42 years as a mine controller for Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. He was elected for 41 years of service as the clerk of Taconite.

He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Taconite. Mike loved being with his family, especially at the cabin, and he enjoyed bowling, horseshoes, crossword puzzles and playing cards.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Amelia, of Taconite; sons: Dennis (Dolores) of Watsonville, Calif., Paul (Rita) of Eagan, Minn., Jerome (Pam) of New Ulm, Minn., and Mark (Jane) of Bovey; daughters, Mary Ann (Bob) Jens of St. Paul, and Jean (Dennis) Jennings of Libertyville, Ill.; sisters: Kathleen, Madeline "Honey," and Shirley; a brother, Terry; grandchildren: Martin, Patrick, Matt, Staci, Michael, Jessica, Sam, Meghan, Aaron, Max and Mariel; great-grandchildren: Eleora, Michael, Savannah, Evelyn and Cody; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Gerald "Dan," Tim and Mickey; a sister, Muriel Holzemer; grandsons Bobby Jens and Jonathan Chamberlain; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Chamberlain.

Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine.

3.
manClement John "Tim" Chamberlain‏
Born ‎24 Aug 1918 Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎29 Aug 1969 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Event Description: Laurel Land Memorial Park‎, age 51 years
In one letter from Lil to her sister Kate Gaffaney (who was living with husband Jim, daughter Julia, and son Ambrose on his farm) in November 1943, she says, "Timmy came home in Sep. He had another attack of Malaria and had written that he was just out of the hosp. I'd been pretty worried about him when one day he stepped off the bus. He had come by Air Pacific across the Pacific from Brisbane to San Francisco & had enough time to spend a week at home. He is rather thin, & older looking & quite nervous & restless. when he went back to Calif. he got Malaria again & was in the hosp in Santa Ana, then he was sent to Tucson Ariz. as a plane dispatcher …"

Tim officially died of encephalitis. He became ill in Seattle while on Air Force reserve maneuvers, returned home and became somewhat paralyzed and then developed other symptoms and died in a veteran's hospital. But his brother Martin ("Mike") said in a letter to Lyle Martin, " Timmy had a terribly sun stroke in 1969, and after lingering for a couple of months in the hospital died around Sept. 1, 1969."

4.
manAlan Jerome Chamberlain‏
Born ‎30 Sep 1920 Wadena County, Minnesota, died ‎1971 Colerine, Itasca County, Minnesota Event Description: Lake View Cemetery, Coleraine‎, age 50 or 51 years
"Mike" Martin, his brother, said "Mickey had been married for awhile and then divorced. He had one daughter, "Cherie" Mickey died I believe around 1971, also after a couple of months hospitalization from complications of emphysema."

5.
womanKathleen Dulcie Chamberlain‏
Born ‎4 Sep 1922 Wadena County, Minnesota, died ‎24 Sep 2010 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota‎, age 88 years
KATHLEEN (CHAMBERLAIN) LECLAIR

Kathleen (Chamberlain) LeClair, 88, of Taconite, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, surrounded by family after a courageous fight with cancer.
Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, Lily and Dennis Chambe lain; her loving husband, Dellwood LeClair; her daughter, Tereasa (Pat) Covier; her sister, Muriel Holzemer; her brothers, Mike, Dan, Mickey and Tim Chamberlain.
Kathleen is survived by her children, Kay Preston of Bemidji; Dell (Dawn) LeClair of Bovey; Bernadette LeClair of Eagan, Michelle "Micki' (Mick) Metzer of Coleraine; Debra LeClair (Joe Marinaro) of Blaine; Barbara (Roger) Erjavec of Shakopee; Kevin LeClair of Taconite; 25 grandch ildren, 41 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Shirley (Richard) Stocco of Nashwauk and Honey (Al) Medin a of Fort Worth, Texas; her brother, Terry (Dorie) Chamberlain of Fort Worth, Texas; and sister-in-law, Amelia Chamberlain of Taconite.
Kathleen was the 2000 Itasca County Senior Citizen of the Year, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella, Cursillo, Taconite Elderberries, Triad, Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Auxiliary, KIWI and numerous other volunteer activities.
VISITATION: 6-8 P.M. Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 in the Peterson Funeral Chapel of Coleraine and from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, preceding the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Taconite. Interment will be in the Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine.

6.
womanMadeline E "Honey" Chamberlain‏
Born ‎20 Aug 1925 Itasca County, Minnesota, died ‎2017 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas‎, age 91 or 92 years
They had three girls in Texas.

7.
womanMuriel Marie Chamberlain‏
Born ‎30 Jul 1927 Coleraine, Itasca County, Minnesota, died ‎20 Jan 1971 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Event Description: Lake View Cemetery, Coleraine‎, age 43 years
Muriel was killed running a snowmobile at night and crossed one of the mine roads near Taconite and hit a mine truck. Her husband remarried and continued to live in Taconite.

8.
womanShirlie Jane Chamberlain‏ PRIVACY FILTER

9.
manTerrance P "Terry" Chamberlain‏
Born ‎24 Jun 1932 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota, died ‎10 Nov 2011 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas‎, age 79 years