Can’t locate the pic I have of them, but if I find it, I will send it on.
Mona Johnson ’48
I found your name among my mother’s belongings and it seems that you are perhaps the organizer of information about the Dunseith class of 1950.
I just wanted to share the sad news that my Mom passed away this January. I figure that you can share the information with any classmates that may not have heard. I’m sure that anyone who knew Mom understands that our loss is great. She had nothing but positive things to say about her memories of High School and the friends that she made there. Thank you for keeping in touch with Mom and sending her all the contact information of her classmates.
Ella Mae’s daughter,
Jennifer Napier
Thank you Jennifer for letting us know of your mothers passing. Our condolences were with you and the rest of her family.
Gary
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BIOGRAPHYElla Mae Vogsland, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home near Grafton on Saturday, January 04, 2014. Ella Mae Poeppel was born in rural Dunseith, ND on June 17, 1932, the daughter of the late Emil and Bonnie (Graham) Poeppel. She graduated from High School in Duseith and went on to graduate from Christy’s Beauty School in Bismarck, ND. She moved to Grafton to work as a beauty operator. She met and married Dennis Vogsland on July 3, 1954 at Dunseith, ND. The couple lived and farmed near Grafton until retiring in 1996. Dennis passed away on Dec. 9, 2010. Ella Mae was a member of the Bethel Free Lutheran Church and WMF. She belonged to several bridge clubs in Minto and Grafton. Her greatest joy was being able to spend time with her many grandchildren. Ella Mae is survived by her children: Robin (Brenda) Vogsland, Rio Rancho, NM; Scott (DeeDee) Vogsland, Grafton, ND; Jeffrey (Tammy) Vogsland, Santa Ynez, CA; Chris Vogsland, Grafton, ND; Brett Vogsland, Grafton, ND; Jennifer (Randy) Napier, Grafton, ND; Julie (John) Ferguson, Riverside, CA; Susan (Mike) Narloch, Grafton, ND; 17 grandchildren and her sister, Ruth Ann (Kenny) Leens, Kingman, AZ. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, granddaughter, Rachel Vogsland, brothers: Louis, Ralph, and Bruce and her sister, Betty Lou Stepina. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at Bethel Free Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Wednesday for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hoople, North Dakota FUNERAL SERVICEWednesday January 8, 2014, 10:30 A.M. at Bethel Lutheran Church VISITATIONWednesday January 8, 2014, 9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. at Bethel Lutheran Church |
Gary, Today’s Fargo Forum features Sakakawea in Eric Eriksmoen’s weekly article. I probably learned about ND’s greatest lady from Mrs. Conroy before I heard the names Jefferson, Lewis and Clark. Mrs. Conroy told us how to pronounce the name and although others pronounce it differently, I’ve never varied, what Mrs. C. taught first.V.M. Did you know that: Mystery enshrouds history of Sakakawea
Curtis Eriksmoen – 03/02/2014
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God continued, “I shall make the land rich in resources so as to make the
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Once again thank you for your time as well as providing this
platform for Dunseithians (?)to reminisce. As I try to catch
up on your daily missives I have discovered 3 missing from the
past couple of weeks. They were found in my SPAM account,
every third message, #32, 35, and 38. I await #41 to determine
if this is a continuing pattern. Do others have a similar
problem? Is there a fix on my end of the message. Since I
receive most of the messages, I do not believe I have added
your name to my SPAM list?
Mel Kuhn, in your earlier messages you mentioned the play with
the Genie and your fire extinguisher prop. I think the play
was called MAX or was it MAXX. I remember being the genie and
wearing satin pants and slippers with curled up toes. I am
certain my children would love to see a picture of me in that
attire.
As I remember the fire extinguisher prop, it was a great idea.
I thought it was Duane Sebelius and you, who came up with the
original idea of handling the fire extinguisher. The fire
extinguisher used for the rehersals was a CO2 type from one end
of the high school building. Art Martel, the director of the
play, was not overly thrilled with it’s use but the noise and
fog caused by the CO2 expanding had a nice effect. The CO2
evaporated without a noticeable residue. Many of us wanted to
play with the prop after play practice and we emptied the CO2.
The Office did not want to refill the fire extinguisher so Mr.
Martel said we could do without the prop. Being the ingenious
fellow that you are, you procured a fire extinguisher from the
other end of the building in the Junior High School. Thinking,
correctly, that Mr. Martel and the Office would be watching the
High School end of the building where other CO2 fire
extinguishers could be found. The fire extinguisher for the
night of the play was a dry chemical extinguisher fully
pressurized. Without any practice I think you held your hand
on the lever a bit longer than normal. It was quite a sight.
If EPA knew we were shooting a corrosive residue in the air for
all to breath, the school would have been closed and probably
fined. I guess dry chemical is like lead based paint, a little
bit won’t kill you. But I am sure Art Martel or the Office
wanted to kill us.
Stay well, Stay warm.
Randy Flynn
What a way to start a Monday morning. I got to work and I was bogged down with phone calls and employees calling in sick and was way to stressed. I sat down read a couple of letters and laughed until I was almost sick. ha The story Dick told about his dog and fish was hilarious and the story about the grave falling in was the highlight of my morning. Thank you folks for all the great stories.
To Dick and Crystal. Thank you so much for the very nice pictures of our parents. Was really great to see them in their younger days. The last pictures you sent of your folks and the Evans and Dion’s was really nice. Thanks for all the great pictures and memories.
Dave Slyter : )
John and I are heading south on Wednesday for a couple of weeks. We will be attending a wedding of a niece in Sierra Vista AZ and then up to Mesa to spend Easter weekend with our kids.
Love all the memories and pictures.
Hugs and Prayers, Susan
I think the guy in front is Allen Houle? Gary
