Winifred Pritchard Eurich passed away:
Posted by LeaRae Parrill Espe (67): Bottineau, ND
Gary, I wish I didn’t have to report bad news again, but Sharon Eurich Hanson left a message on my answering machine this morning saying that her mother, Winifred (Pritchard) Eurich, had passed away this morning at 8:30 (that would be Sunday morning).
I knew she was doing poorly a month or two ago, but seem to have rallied after that.
She celebrated her 90th birthday at St. Andrew’s Health Care Center in January. It was a double celebration for Winifred and Dorothy Pritchard who celebrated her 96th birthday around that same time.
I have no other details regarding the funeral at this time.
So two of my classmates have lost mothers this week. (Carmen Myer and Norman Eurich).
Follow up message from LeaRaeFuneral services for Winifred Eurich will be on Thursday at 10:00 at Peace Lutheran in Dunseith.I attended the family service for Pat Myer tonight and it was annouced there. (Johnnie Myer and Elmer Espe are first cousins.)To the Eurich family, Our condolences are with you with the passing of your mother/grandmother Winifred. I will always remember her and your family with the visits our family made to your house in my childhood days. Your place seemed to be the gathering place for different events as I recall. Those were good times. Gary & Bernadette Stokes.
From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary,
Shirley Houle Vandal received the Volunteer of the Year Award from Good Samaritan today. 
Lloyd Awalt sang “Good Night, Irene” at the end of the program today at the Good Samaritan Center. He did a great job! When I used to attend dances, they always ended with “Good Night, Irene”. It’s a great song, but I always hated to hear it, as it meant the dance was over. 
Neola
Congratulations Shirley for all of your great services. I do not have an email address for you, but hopefully someone will pass this message unto you. Gary
Reply From Nathan Richard (90), Allen’s son: Fort Greely, Alaska
Gary,
I work in missile defense here at Fort Greely. This year we saw on our thermometer -53. In and around town however they were reporting around -66. Our little dodge neon didnt have quite the trouble as other people did with there large diesel trucks. I started to chuckle a little when it just kept goin with no problems, but kept my thoughts to myself as not to jinx it LOL.
Nathan A. Richard
1LT, AD
Bravo Crew Sensor Operator
HHB, 49th MD BN
Unsecure: (907) 873-2222
Home: (907) 869-3563
Cell: (701) 330-6563
1LT, AD
Bravo Crew Sensor Operator
HHB, 49th MD BN
Unsecure: (907) 873-2222
Home: (907) 869-3563
Cell: (701) 330-6563
Reply from Don Aird (Carroll Carlson’s Nephew):
I read your Dad’s story. My Dad helped build the Peace Gardens working for the CCCs. The CCCs then became the Soil Conservation Service. Dad was in the SCS until he retired in 1978. Dad worked for the SCS in Wahpeton and Dickinson, he was a soil conservation engineer. At Wahpeton he helped put in hundreds of shelter belts. They used to go to old shelter belts and pick the plums, take the plums back to the SCS building and seed them for the next years planting.
Don, You told me one time where you are living, but I did not record it in my records. Sorry about that.Dad planted many of the shelter belts in Bottineau too. If those tree rows were not nearly perfectly straight the trees would be pulled and replanted. It was a 3 man operation. One to drive the tractor and another two behind planting the trees. Dad also did some of the cultivating of the shelter belts for the SCS in Bottineau county.
From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary,
I mentioned Rita Langer was one of the performers at the Music Jamboree at Good Samaritan last time. She was there again today. This is her second CD. If people want to order a CD/ask Rita (and her husband, Richard) a question, their phone number/mailing address/email address are all included.
Richard told me today, he named the recording studio Acorn Ridge Recording because he/Rita live on a ridge, and there are many oak trees around their house/the area.
Neola
Reply from Colette Hosmer (64): Santa Fe, NM
Sharron and Gary,
Thanks so much for these family histories. I (and others, I’m sure) would love to read histories of every family in the Dunseith area. Gary, would you please post a photo of your family again?
For sister Nancy. I didn’t think you were ever that young. ha
Colette
Colette, I don’t have any recent pictures of any of my family all in one photo.Bernadette was not with me that trip back to ND in 2000, so she is not in the top picture.Kristin & Nathan are Darrel/Debby’s children. Bernie and Sheryl are our kids.
3 weeks before dads death.
Standing L to R: Kristin, Nathan, Debby, Darrel & Gary Stokes
Sitting: Robert & Elaine Stokes
Bernie/Sheryl Stokes 1990 Sheryl Stokes 2005
Gary/Bernadette Stokes 2008
