08/08/2017 (2549)

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In reply to Kay Hildebrandt
From Dale Pritchard (’63):  Leesville, LA

Gary,

What a welcome and pleasant surprise to see the reference to two of my ancestors – Joseph Pritchard (1881 – 1933) and Ella Thompson (1885 – 1957).  Witnessing the wedding of your grandparents may have put them in the mood also because they were married on July 5, 1907.  Joseph and an older brother, Herbert Pritchard (1866 – 1937), moved to Edmonton, Alberta, in their early years and raised their families there.  Another brother of theirs, William Pritchard (1867 – 1947) and his wife, Ida Thompson (1879 – 1959), were my Grandparents and are buried in the Ackworth Cemetery.  Another connection here is that Ella and Ida Thompson were sisters.

 

Somber, ND located in Bottineau County Homen Township
Reply from Kaye Lystad-Kirk:  Fargo, ND

Hi Gary,

I’m a little late but I finally read Ginger LaRocque Poitra’s reply to my query about both the Seidel murders and the town (community?) of Somber. Thanks, Ginger!  (Note: It was  Kay Hildebrandt who had originally thanked Ginger for the information on Somber, not me. I just want to make sure Kay gets the proper credit!)

Isn’t it funny that a place like Somber existed in our own Turtle Mountains–it found out it was in Homen Township…and most of us have never heard of it. I have found nothing written about it in any of the books about Bottineau County either. (Such as the blue hardcover Bottineau County Diamond Jubilee book or the big red Bottineau County Centennial book.) How interesting it would be to see what, if anything, remains there now.  I also wonder if the Bottineau County Historical Museum has any photographs of what the “community” or “town” or whatever it was called looked like back then?

In the meantime, I have also found more information on these two topics on the Internet. And in case your readers are interested I’m including them below. (I, at least, thought it was all interesting. Of course, I love all things historical, geographical and geological about Bottineau County, especially the Turtle Mountains!)

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND
Darrell Delorme (DHS ’66) Obituary

Darrell J. Delorme was the son and oldest child of Clarence Delorme and Flora (Davis) Delorme. He was born on February 19, 1948 at his family home in Dunseith during a blizzard. Darrell Delorme passed away at 2:00 AM on Saturday at Dunseith. His services will be held on August 9th and 10th (2017). His wake will be at the Eagle Heart cultural Center and his funeral services will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church. Services will be conducted by Father Michael Slovak, SOLT. Burial Services will be at St. Louis Cemetery.

He was educated at St. Joseph Mission Catholic School in Chamberlain, SD. He attended Dunseith High School and the Job Corps in Bismarck, ND.  He did construction work on the new elementary school in Dunseith and he worked at San Haven for 2 years.

On December 31 , 1969, he was drafted and went to Fort Lewis, Washington for Basic and Advanced Infantry Training. In 1968 he met the love of his life Karen Hetle. They were married while he was on leave on October 16, 1970. He went to Viet Nam spending a year there. While there, he was awarded the Bronze Service Medal for over 25 Combat Arial Assaults and an Accommodation Medal. He was in the 1st of the 506th Infantry Division, Bravo Company. (The Screaming Eagles). When he was honorably discharged from the Army in 1971 he returned to work at San Haven. Then Darrell and his wife Karen moved to West Fargo where he worked construction jobs, Federal Beef Industries for 18 years and John Deere for 16 years until his retirement.

Darrell is survived by his wife Karen, seven sisters: Wanda, Carol, Marilyn, Sharon, Marlys, Alicia and Lori. He survived by 5 brothers Carl, Donald, Ronnie, Albert and Jeff.

He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Charles, and younger brother, Edward; his parents, Clarence and Flora Delorme; grand parents, Frank and Eliza Davis and Betty (LaRocque) and Joe Delorme; aunts, Francis Thiefoe and Mary Patnaude, Margaret DeCoteau and uncles, Martin Delorme and Paul Davis.

I want to thank the Fargo Veterans Administration and Sanford Medical Center for everything they did for my husband. I would also like to thank my sister, Pauline Hetle, and Darrell’s cousins, Ramona and Betty, my family and brothers and sisters-in-law for everything they did to support me during this most difficult time. I would also like to thank everyone who called, for all the prayers and those who sent well wishes during my loss of my beloved husband.  I also want to thank Father Michael Slovak and Nero Funeral Home.

A meal will follow at the Eagle Heart Building!

 

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Blog (623) posted on November 15, 2009

Posted on November 15, 2009

Erling Landsverk’s book, “My Dakota Years”

Folks, I talked to Sharon Landsverk Beckman (63) today and she told me she has requested another order of Erling Landsverk’s book, “My Dakota Years”. Sharon is a Checker at Jerry’s Jack & Jill in Bottineau. She has had a lot of requests for Erling’s book. I’m not sure if copies are available at the log house or not? Gary

Message posted on the Dunseith Alumni WEB site:http://garystokes.net/default.aspx

From David Schimetz: Mandan, ND.

From: David Todd Schimetz
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I’ve been reading mesages that were posted for hours now. I really enjoyed everyones messages. It really brought back alot of good memories. I do get back to Dunseith a few times a year but I’m usually caught up in family things as I’m sure happens to us all. I was home recently to visit mom and do some minor repairs when I decided to take a trip to Belcourt,Rolla,St. John with my wife and son Jake and daughter Tessa and My nephew Danny Schimetz (Reids youngest son) As I was in St. John I Tried to use my Direction literacy and go west on 43 “about?” 4 miles before turning south on god knows what road. After about 15 minutes I realized I was obviously directionally illerate!! I had no clue where the hell I was and I was getting close to dark “lovely”. I decided to “go towards the light” as this will surley get me back to HWY 3. I continued on my adventure for 30 minutes and I did find a paved road. I thought this has to be “Jack Rabbit” where I spent alot of time on especially coming and going from “Uncle Bens” aquiring some tickled pink, purple passions or my favorite mellow nights mixed with some Harvey wall banger mixed by “Uncle Ben” in conjuntion with ALOT of rope along with numerous Dunsith heathens( whom you all know whom you were) yet again puking their guts out at the peace gardens at overlook like it was a right of summer passage(or maybe that was just me, it seemed like I always puked during those joy us times! As I traveled on west on this family adventure I realized the years have been less kind to my memory then previously percieved as I came to the HWY 3 intersection. I was at least 3 miles north of jack rabbit on a road I never new existed &qu

Reply from Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND.

Gary

That Kenny Nerpel finally let the cat out of the bag after 45 years. It was him that almost pierced my ear lobe. I always wondered who threw that paper airplane. I did have a hard time getting that stick pin out my ear lobe. You remember in basic, during bayonet training the instructors told us how hard it was going to be to get the bayonet out of a body if we would ever to have occasion to stick someone. They said the best way to get someone off your bayonet was to shoot the person off and the next best way was to stomp them off. They pointed out that if you had bullets it was actually best to shoot the person before he got stuck on your bayonet. War is hell. Bayonet use was only reccomended as a last resort. Remembering how tough it was to get that stick pin out made it easy to understand what them military instructors were talking about. So, Kenny some good did come out of the paper plane debauchery. Him making the statement about being engrossed in his studies. I can only think of only a couple of things that Kenny was ever engrossed in and I know neither one had anything to do with school work.

However, eating balute or drinking raw eggs for ED. Don,t they have pills for that?

By the way Kenny our bootlegger had no moniker. Vince Kalk was known as the Big Iron, but I never knew the reason why? Maybe there was another incident at the outdoor picture show?

Larry

Former Hosmer Store owners
Lawrence & Eva Struck

Previously posted with message 192 on August 15, 2008

From Stan & Joan Wurgler Salmonson (both class of 61): Dunseith, ND

Subject: Artist Janet Haagenson Sedlacek ’61’

Janet Haagenson Sedlacek, DHS Class of ’61’ who lives in Great Falls, Mt. was a featured artist at the Prairie Artists’ Show & Sale at the Christian Center of Lake Metigoshe on Aug. 9-10. She has exhibited her works at numerous shows in Great Falls and the area. She is famous for her painting of the Rendahl Church of rural Dunseith. The beauty of her watercolors can also be seen in her flowers, scenery of the Turtle Mountains, Montana and Alaska. Janet is a sister of Cheryl Haagenson and the late Mickey Grenier. Janet does not have e-mail but can be contacted at 224 Riverview Dr, Great Falls, Mt. 59404.

PS: In a previous picture of the 40th Anniversary of Wayne & Rosemary Smith–Wayne is also from the Class of ’61. Congratulations Janet, Wayne & Rosemary. Class of 61, let’s hear it from you!!