Tuve J. Floden
Died June 16, 1970 of an apparent heart attack in Rockford Memorial Hospital at age 76
Residence: 2529 Barrington Place
Born November 16, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Floden
Lived 66 years in Rockford
Graduate of Rockford Central High School
Graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1915
Married the former Lea Gordon in Rockford, April 6, 1921
He was President and Chairman of the Board of Nelson Knitting Company for 20 years
Commander of Craig Post of the American Legion since 1921
Member of the first Draft Board in Winnebago County
Commander of Rockford Citizens Defense Corps, War Man-Power Committee
Chairman of the Fire and Police Board
Funeral will be at Gordon Chapel, Second Congregational Church
Arrangements by Long-Klontz Funeral Home
Survived by his wife, Lea Floden; two sons, Robert Floden of Rockford and John Floden of Appleton, Wisconsin; one daughter, Mrs. Jill DeYoung of Ohio.
Three sisters survive, two of Rockford: Mrs. Florence Sanders and Ethel Floden
Source: Rockford Morning Star, 06/17/1970
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