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Name	Strandberg, Bill
Othernames	Willima Strandberg W.O. Strandberg
Born	1862
Birthplace	Sweden
Deceased	4/1935
Deceased where	Town of Spider Lake; Eagle River hospita
Mother	Annie Strandberg
Occupation	co-owner of the Montreal Miner and Iron County Republican newspapers
Places of residence	Sweden Hurley, WI North Dakota Manitowish/Spider Lake
Notes	first person interned in new Pine Lawn Cemetery

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