The Nordell Family
of Sweden & Minnesota & California
This website is a continuation of the Nordell Family Reunion held at Asilomar State Park, on Monterey Bay
in California on July 31 to August 2 in 2009. Thirty-two members attended, from four generations.
First Generation ★
Second Generation ★
Third Generation ★
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation ★
Sixth Generation ★
Seventh Generation ★
Distant Relatives
The First Generation
{Grandpa} Carl Aaron Nordell [] |
{Grandma} Sigrid Alena Ericson Nordell [] |
The Second Generation (Aunts & Uncles)
| Uncle Ed Branch
married
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Aunt Mary Branch
married [] to
married [-2009] to
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Aunt Gerry Branch
married
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Uncle Carl Branch
married
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The Third Generation (Cousins)
Gary Edward 'G.E.' Nordell [b. June 1944] his main website his philosophy website his detective novels website his blog married [1984-86] to
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Marilee Frazier Caswell [b. February 1945] her job married [] to
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Leland Scott Frazier married [] to
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James Cochran 'Jim' Brooks [b. January] his job married [1975-2005] to
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David B. Frazier married [] to
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Thomas Carl Nordell [Feb 1946 - June 2006] married [] to
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 Richard Sledge Nordell [Feb 1947 - Jan 2015] married [1968-2015] to
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Kris M. Brooks Joyce [b. 1949] married [January 1987] to
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Carleen Elizabeth Nordell Purchio [b. August 1951] married [November 1981] to
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Timothy John 'Tim' Nordell [Feb 1952 - Aug 2013] married [1976-1978] to married [1981-2003] to |
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Melissa Nordell [b. May 1954] married [1978-81] to
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John S. Brooks his job married [March 1977] to
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JoAnn Marie Nordell Chambers Fernandez married [] to
married [March 1998] to
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The Fourth Generation
Aaron Cochran Brooks {son of Jim}
married [] to Rebecca
Angelina Elizabeth 'Angie' Purchio {daughter of Carleen}
Christian Anthony Fernandez {son of JoAnn}
David Michael Brooks {son of John}
married [July 2009] to Amy Siems Brooks
Deena Louise Nordell Smith {daughter of Rich}
married [June 1992] to Brian Smith
{daughter of Kris - removed for privacy concerns}
Emily Renee Brooks McCalib {daughter of John}
married [August 2006] to Andy McCalib
Garrett Anthony Purchio {son of Carleen}
James Morgan Frazier {son of David}
Janelle Marie Chambers {daughter of JoAnn}
Jessica Marie 'Jessie' Purchio {daughter of Carleen}
Joni Nordell Elias {daughter of Tom}
married [December 2007] to Robert 'Bob' Elias
Joshua Leland 'Josh' Frazier {son of Scott) married Laurel Kohl Frazier
Justin Fernandez {son of JoAnn} married Laura McVay Fernandez
Kayla Demetria Fernandez {daughter of JoAnn}
Lisa Marie Nordell Santoy {daughter of Tim)
married [2002] to USAF Master Sgt. Juan Santoy
Meredith Alena Brooks {daughter of Jim}
Michael B. Joyce {son of Kris}
married [October 2014] to Anna Joyce
Morgan Samuel Wood {son of Melissa}
married [May 2007] to Diandra Lewallen Wood
Nicholas Scott Frazier {son of Scott}
got married in Norway in August 2017
Richard James 'R.J.' Nordell {son of Rich}
married [April 1999] to Sandy DeVillers Nordell
Scott Anthony 'Darryl' Chambers {son of JoAnn}
Sophia Frazier {daughter of Scott}
Troy Kirsten Frazier Elkin {daughter of David Frazier}
married [2009?] to Justin Elkin
Zachary David Frazier {son of David}
The Fifth Generation
Alexander Tiberius Brooks {son of David & Amy Brooks}
[b. February 2015]
archery ace Allyssia Noelle 'Ally' Nordell {daughter of R.J.}
[b. September 2003]
Ayla Raven Santoy {daughter of Lisa & Juan}
[b. September 2014]
Charlize Justyne Lewallen Wood {step-daughter of Morgan}
[b. August 2003]
Cole (sp?) Frazier {daughter of Joshua}
Corbin James Wood {son of Morgan}
[b. June 2008]
Devon Andrew Nordell {son of R.J.}
[b. November 1999]
Dylan Smith {son of Deena}
[b. September 2000]
Elle Mary (sp?) {daughter of Joshua}
Ian David McCalib {son of Emily}
[b. November 2009]
Luke Cochran Brooks {son of Aaron}
[b. August 2013]
Madison Leif Elkin-Frazier {daughter of Troy & Justin}
[b. July 2015]
Roland Apollos Brooks {son of David & Amy}
[b. April 2017]
Rosamund Allison 'Rosie' McCalib {daughter of Emily}
[b. September 2012]
Terra Reign Santoy {daughter of Lisa}
[b. December 2012]
Tiffany Amber DeVillers {step-daughter of R.J.}
[b. October 1994]
The Sixth Generation
The Seventh Generation
Distant Relatives, A to Z
folk musician Adam Nordell of Helena, Montana
Amanda Nordell, acupuncturist in Dublin, Ireland
singer-musician Anna Nordell {aka Anorah} of Sweden
official website {broken?} •
Wikipedia
filmmaker Austin Nordell, based in Los Angeles area {IMDb}
Carl Nordell is in school at Hyper Island, Karlskrona, Sweden
painter Carl J. Nordell [1885-1957]
official website •
entry at AskArt
Denise Nordell works at C.S.U. Stanislaus in Turlock, California
storyteller Elizabeth Nordell {Perrault} & family in Duluth, Minnesota
Eric & Anne Nordell at Beech Grove Farm in Pennsylvania
article "Weed The Soil, Not The Crop: Organic Farming Works" {as .PDF file}
article about organic farmers Anne & Eric Nordell on University of Vermont website
Erin B. Nordell is partner at Tolzmann & Nordell LLP, Attorneys in Minneapolis, MN
Swedish-language blog of folksinger Gisella Nordell
community activist Hilda Nordell in Yuma County, Arizona
writer Jessica D. Nordell (of Slate, Salon & other places)
Joan Nordell Fellowship at Harvard's Houghton Library
photographer John Nordell lives in Western Massachusetts
historian John R. Nordell, Jr. of Old Forge, PA
Facebook page of educator Katherine Nordell of Bellevue, WA
Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies [est. 1978]
honoring Katherine Nordell Lloyd []
architect Leonard Nordell of El Paso, Texas
is partner at Moore Nordell Kroeger Architects, Inc.
wife Nancy & son/college golfer Davis McLean Nordell
graphic artist Lindsay Nordell is based in Brooklyn, NY
Margaret Nordell, MD of Minot, ND
Melissa Nordell-Earp in Des Moines, Iowa
photographer Olle Nordell in Stockholm, Sweden
Peter Nordell, recent graduate in industrial design from
A.C.C.D.
Peter Nordell is owner of NextSlide Imaging [est. 2007] in Gates Mills, Ohio
Peter Nordell is pres/CEO at Edlund Company, LLC in Burlington, Vermont
engineer Peter Nordell of Gothenburg, Sweden
Peter Nordell works for Antenn Consulting AB in Norrkoping, Sweden
Robyn Nordell of Orange County, California
{Hans} Roderick Nordell, was Editor [1948-93] at Christian Science Monitor
Scott Nordell, Fidelity National Title Insurance in Sacramento California
software engineer Tim Nordell works at Logic PD in Minneapolis, MN
project manager Veronika Nordell works at P.R.C. Engineering AB in Göteborg, Sweden
software engineer Viktor Nordell of Hanstavägen, Kista, Sweden
100+ listings at Geni genealogical site
People with Shared Names
there is another Gary Nordell in Mooresville, Indiana
there is a Wm. Gary Nordell in Mount Shasta, California
there is a Carleen Purchio in Blythe, California
Companies Named Nordell
F.M. Nordell Gourmet Pickles [est. 2006] of Stillwater, Minnesota
Nordell Alloy & Machine, Inc. of Bedford, Ohio
Nordell Design Build [est. 2006]
based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; operated by Cassandra Nordell & Patrick MacLean
Nordell Electric in Worthington, Minnesota
Ola Nordell Motor Sports in Simsbury, CT
Products Named Nordell
Dow Chemical makes NORDEL™ IP Hydrocarbon Rubber
Geographical References
Nordell Avenue, Castro Valley, California 94546 {named after Grandpa Nordell}
Nordell Avenue, Gascoyne, North Dakota 58653
Nordell Court, Florissant (Black Jack), Missouri 63033
Nordell Dam in Williams County, North Dakota
Nordell Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39206
Nordell Park subdivision (at Nordhoff Street & Haskell Avenue), North Hills, CA 91343
Nordell Place, Patterson, California 95363
Nordell Street, Camballin, West Australia 6728
Nordell Street, Darlington, South Carolina 29540
Nordell Street, Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540
Nordell Way, Sacramento, California 95833
Nordel Annex retail/office building in Surrey, British Columbia