Dagny Marencia Bergquist

Female 1903 - 2006  (103 years)


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  • Name Dagny Marencia Bergquist 
    Born 12 Feb 1903  Ashland, Ashland Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Aug 2006  Ashland, Ashland Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I518980  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2017 

    Family Lee Lloyd Briggs,   b. 29 Jul 1892, Antigo, Langlade Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Mar 1977, Ashland, Ashland Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 01 Jan 1958  Waukegan, Lake Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F194059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Dagny Marencia Fryklund Briggs, age 103, of Ashland, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Court Manor Health and Rehabilitation Services in Ashland. She was born February 12, 1903 in Ashland, the daughter of Leonard and Maria (Blomberg) Bergquist.

      She was a lifelong Ashland area resident and a member of Salem Baptist Church in Ashland. She married Iner Fryklund in Ashland on July 23, 1923. He preceded her in death in 1950. On Jan. 1, 1958 she married Lee Briggs in Waukegan, Ill. He preceded her in death in 1977.

      She was an owner and operator of a laundromat in Ashland and a restaurant in the Northwestern Train Depot in Ashland. She also worked at Court Manor as a baker until she was 80 years old. She enjoyed knitting very much, knitting blankets and afghans for many in the area and in other countries.

      She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Joyce Fryklund of Hibbing, Minn.; grandsons, Mark (Laurie) Fryklund of Edmond, Okla. and Scott (Jacque) Fryklund of Eden Prairie, Minn.; six great-grandchildren: Aaron, Elizabeth, Justin, Kali, Erik and Amber; three step-children, Dorothy Dunn of Waukesha, Paul Briggs of Appleton and Bob Briggs of New Jersey; step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; two nieces and a nephew; and other relatives and friends.

      Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Vernon Fryklund in 2005; a grandson, Jay Fryklund in 2000; two step-children, Russell Briggs and Don Briggs; three sisters and a brother.

      The funeral service will be held at Salem Baptist Church in Ashland on Monday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Rodney Larson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ashland. Roberts Funeral Home in Ashland is assisting the family with arrangements.