Senate 1955-61 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/14/1893
Birth Place:
Garretson, South Dakota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
5/30/1961
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Tyler
Occupation (when first elected):
Druggist; Store Owner, Vadheim Drug
EDUCATION
Tyler High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy; College Graduate;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Tyler, Minnesota (Village Mayor, 3 years);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Tyler, Minnesota (Village Council, 9 years);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Armed Forces (World War I);
191? to 1919
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Angie Hermanson
Children:
Two children: Roger (son), Beth (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing, In Memoriam, and the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1963 list his birth year as 1894. His death certificate and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1961-62 list 1893.
His death certificate and several news sources list May 30 as his death date. In Memoriam lists May 29. He died of a heart attack at his home in Lincoln County, Minnesota in the early hours of May 30.
"The Tyler Conservative..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Sen. Vadheim." Minneapolis Star, January? 1961)
He was a member of the Kiwanis Club.
He was a member of First English Lutheran Church. Religion provided by In Memoriam.