Reuben
Aasland, 99
Mesa,
Ariz. - Reuben E. Aasland, 99, died Nov. 1,
2003 in Mesa, Ariz., under hospice care.
Reuben
was born in rural Thief River Falls on Dec. 14,
1903, to Thorsten and Engel Aasland. He was
baptized as an infant and confirmed into the
Lutheran faith.
Reuben
attended the University of North Dakota and
graduated in just three years in 1926, with
bachelor of science degree in commerce. He worked
as a sales representative for several companies,
including the West Bend Aluminum Company.
In
1930 he moved to California where he started Royal
House Service Company, similar to the Jewel Tea
Company, a coffee roasting and distribution
business. From 1948 to 1949, he was president of
the National Tea and Coffee Association in Chicago.
He also spent some time as a real estate developer
in Texas from 1960 to 1970. In 1935, while in Los
Angeles, he met his wife Alice. Alice died in
1993.
Survivors
include 15 nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his wife; four brothers
Grover, Ralph, Thales and Edgar; and three sisters,
Grace, Elvina and Agnes.
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