Darrel Fassett (DHS 1947) Passed away
Posting from Paula Fassett (’71): Walhalla, ND
Hello All:
Sadly, this is to let you know that our uncle Darrel Fassett passed away on October 29th. Uncle Darrel was born December 1, 1928, in Dunseith, ND. In recent years they resided in Hiawassee, GA, with their daughter Kathy and her husband John. I don’t have enough info…or memory…to write a “proper” obituary….perhaps that will happen later. Aunt Dorothy asked that I put something in the blog to let friends know of his passing and wants you to know that she is doing well.
If you’d like to send a card, please email or Facebook message me and I will provide you with a mailing address.
Please keep Dorothy and the family in your prayers.
Paula
Gary Stokes Comments
I was very saddened to hear of Darrel’s passing. The last time I saw Darrel was a few years back at the Walmart store in Bottineau, ND. When he tapped me on the shoulder, I was so surprised to see both him and Dorothy. Darrel was a very down to earth, common sense, super friendly and likeable man. He was well loved by his entire family and his many friends. He will be missed. With his passing Dorothy and his whole family have my condolences.
1970 – Belcourt Braves
Picture posted by Don Malaterre (’72): Sioux Falls, SD
I thought Peter Davis was the best player on that team.
Ron Desarlais had a twin named Ray Desarlais who I thought was just as good as Ron.
Larry Dione is missing.
Less Halvorson from Wolford would remember this team.
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Blog (796) posted on May 7, 2010
Message from Bill Hosmer (48): Tucson, AZ
Gary and Good Friends. I have watched the growth of the attendance list of the May Reunion which is being managed so well by Verina Gillis, who is a miracle all by herself. I have been going back to Lake Metigoshe for twenty years and spent time in Dunseith with my golfing and poker friends over that time. The event which is coming up is just wonderful to know about and I hope that the friendship and loyalty of our entire community gives the attendees a new sense of our common heritage. I won’t be going back to our Hills and Prairies this year because my wife, Pat, is not well enough to travel. By the way, she and I were both born in Rolette in 1930, three weeks apart.
Pat and I wish for a wonderful celebration of a community of folks with a tremendous value system, unmatched anywhere else.
I am proud to have been a part of your heritage and wish for the best of times for all attendees, and those who could not make it. Bill Hosmer
Gary’s comments:
Bill, I am hoping pat’s health will improve in time. We are sorry to hear of her health set backs. You are one guy I was hoping to see too. We’ll have to take a rain check on that. When I get back from the states an on a slower day, I am going to post a rerun of the Dunseith folks replies, with your comments, to the air show you performed over Dunseith in the early 60’s. Gary
Jerry Pladson:
Request from Keith Pladson (66): Stafford, VA
Gary, My brother Jerry would like to be added to your distribution list for the daily messages. He and his wife, Susan (Sue) are also going to attend the reunion dinner. I advised him to contact Verena and since I notice they have now been added to the latest update list, guess he was able to get in touch with her to get that taken care of. Thanks Gary Keith
Jerry & Sue, Yes I saw your names on Verena’s list for attending the reunion. We are excited to see you guys. She also had you listed as living in Fargo. Is that correct? I have added you to our distribution starting with today’s message. Gary
Reposting to include picture that I forgot to attach.
Mrs. Conroy:
Reply from Dick Johnson: Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
I think Paula has been holding out on us! That’s a great memory you shared about Mrs. Conroy’s 4th grade. She was my favorite grade school teacher. The other teachers were very good too, but Mrs. Conroy really knew how to make school interesting. The sick room Paula mentioned was also, kind of a library too and was also used now and then for ‘private’ discipline by Mrs. Conroy. There were two doors to the cloak room (sick room) and one was from the hallway balcony. I remember some younger kid tried to slide down the banister and fell over backward, landing on the cast iron radiator in the hallway below. He got hurt but I can’t remember the extent of his injuries anymore. Diane Larson Sjol remembered the shaky fire escape on the back of the school. When I think about it, I don’t think it was really safe to send a full load of kids down there at once. We did it for many fire drills without a problem. Before the school got a new automatic fire alarm system, there was an old hand crank siren on the wall in the downstairs hallway and Mr. Conroy used to crank it for a fire drill. I remember how some of the first graders would start to cry when the siren started. It was an exciting time for the rest of us, we got out of class and went outside for a while! Diane, I never really liked to look down either when I went down the old rickety fire escape. The steps were metal strips and you could see down through them to the ground— a long ways down for a small kid! Paula mentioned the ‘Plaster of Paris’ wall hangings we made in Mrs. Conroy’s crafts (art) class. I’ll attach a picture of the one I gave to my mom for Christmas 1959. I still have it. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Reunion
Folks, This is Verena’s official list of those that have paid. This list is several days old, so there have probably been more added. Please let us know of any discrepancies so they can be corrected. Thanks, Gary
Note: The dead line for payment of the catered dinner is the 14th. That’s one week from today.
Verena’s list of those that have paid.
| 1 | Albertson Fulsebakke, Shelly | St. John, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 2 | Albertson, Michael | Spouse-Paid | |
| 3 | Abrahamson, David | St. John, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 4 | Abrahamson, Marsha | Spouse-Paid | |
| 5 | Anderson Fassett, Crystal | Walhalla, ND | 1970-No Dinner-Paid $5.00 |
| 6 | Anderson, Dale | Spouse-Paid $5.00-No Dinner | |
| 7 | Anderson, Warren | Rolette, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 8 | Anderson, Cora | Spouse-Paid | |
| 9 | Armentrout, Rodney | Dunseith, ND | 1955-Paid |
| 10 | Armentrout Kraft, Marlene | Spouse-1957-Paid | |
| 11 | Awalt, Lloyd | Bottineau, ND | 1944-Paid |
| 12 | Awalt, Theresa | Bottineau, ND | Spouse-1948-Paid |
| 13 | Azure, Lisa | St. John, ND | 1983-Paid |
| 14 | Parisien, Marshall | Fiance’-Paid | |
| 15 | Baldwin Hosmer, Nancy | Lake Metigoshe, ND | 1962-Paid |
| 16 | Kontzie, Keith | Fiance’-Paid | |
| 17 | Bear, Stephanie | Dunseith, ND | 2001-Paid |
| 18 | Bedard, John | Lake Metigoshe, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 19 | Bedard, Margaret | Spouse-Paid | |
| 20 | Belgarde, Bernice | Bemidgi, MN | 1972-Paid |
| 21 | Benson Belgarde, Anita | Dunseith, ND | 1985-Paid |
| 22 | Berube Reynolds, Cecile | Minot, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 23 | Berube, Tom | Bottineau, ND | 1963-Paid |
| 24 | Boardman, Don | Bottineau, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 25 | Brennan, Shirley Y. | Minot, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 26 | Bullinger Pladson, Tina | Bottineau, ND | 1978-Paid |
| 27 | Bullinger, John | Spouse-Paid | |
| 28 | Casavant, Rene | Bismarck, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 29 | Casavant, Aime | Jamestown, ND | 1966-Paid |
| 30 | Casavant, Gerald | Jamestown, ND | 1966-Paid |
| 31 | Frieze, LaRae | Spouse-Paid | |
| 32 | Casavant St. Claire, Tracy | Rolette, ND | 1992-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 33 | Casavant, Travis | Spouse-Paid $5.00-No Dinner | |
| 34 | Dailly, Arlene | Federal Way, WA | 1955-Paid |
| 35 | Dailly, Bob | Spouse-Paid | |
| 36 | Dion, Floyd | Dunseith, ND | 1945-Paid |
| 37 | Dion Halvorson, Louella | Dunseith, ND | 1947-Paid |
| 38 | Dubois, Dennis | Coon Rapids, MN | 1963-Paid |
| 39 | Dumas Struck, Gwen | Havre, MT | 1968-Paid |
| 40 | Dumas, Clint | Spouse-Paid | |
| 41 | DuPre DePew, Judy | Rugby, ND | 1962 |
| 42 | Egbert, Donald | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 43 | Eltz Grimme, Gwen | Spokane, WA | 1968-Paid |
| 44 | Eltz, George | Spouse-Paid | |
| 45 | Enno, Del | Fargo, ND | 1978-Paid |
| 46 | Enno, Everette | Williston, ND | 1976-Paid |
| 47 | Espe, Dennis | Dunseith, ND | 1956-Paid |
| 48 | Espe Sime, Peggy | Dunseith, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 49 | Espe Parrill, LeaRae | Bottineau, ND | 1967-Paid |
| 50 | Espe, Terry | Bottineau, ND | Spouse-1964-Paid |
| 51 | Espe, Monte | Burlington, ND | 1968-Paid |
| 52 | Espe, Bonnie | Spouse-Paid | |
| 53 | Evans, Jim | Dunseith, ND | 1963-Paid |
| 54 | Evans Metcalfe, Cheri | Dunseith, ND | 1974-Paid |
| 55 | Evans, Jeff | Del Rapids, SD | 1973-Paid |
| 56 | Evans, Joyce | Dunseith, ND | 1948-Paid |
| 57 | Fassett, Paula | North Branch, MN | 1971-Paid |
| 58 | Fassett, Darrel | Boynton Beach, FL | 1947-Paid |
| 59 | Fassett Strietzel, Dorothy | Boynton Beach, FL | 1946-Paid |
| 60 | Fix Hiatt, Jacqueline | Springfield, VA | 1979-Paid |
| 61 | Fleming Murray, Esther | Flint, MN | 1965-Paid |
| 62 | Flynn Knox, Minnie | Dunseith, ND | 1947-Paid |
| 63 | Fuchs Smith, Joanne | Bottineau, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 64 | Fugere Fauske, Debbie | Bottineau, ND | 1975-Paid |
| 65 | Fugere, David | Dunseith, ND | 1978-Paid |
| 66 | Fulsebakke, Gary | Devils Lake, ND | 1971-Paid |
| 67 | Fulsebakke, Joel | Dunseith, ND | 1977-Paid |
| 68 | Garbe Kofoid, Neola | Minot, ND | Auxiliary-Paid |
| 69 | Gerdes Zorn, Sharon | Windsor, CO | 1963-Paid |
| 70 | Gillis, Michael | Dunseith, ND | Paid |
| 71 | Gillis Jerome, Carlene | Spouse-Paid | |
| 72 | Gillis, Peter J. (Sr.) | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 73 | Gillis St. Claire, Verena | Spouse-Paid | |
| 74 | Gottbreht, Ernest | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 75 | Bailey, Cheryl | Fiance’-Paid | |
| 76 | Gottbreht, George | Dunseith, ND | 1961-Paid |
| 77 | Gottbreht Metcalfe, Rose | Dunseith, ND | Spouse-Paid |
| 78 | Gottbreht Boguslawski, Patty | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 79 | Grimme, Bill | Birmingham, AL | 1965-Paid |
| 80 | Protassevitch, Irina | Birmingham, AL | Friend-Paid |
| 81 | Haagenson, Cheryl | Dunseith, ND | 1971-Paid |
| 82 | Haas Neameyer, Lorraine | St. John, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 83 | Haas, Larry | Spouse-Paid | |
| 84 | Halvorson, Terry | Dunseith, ND | 1968-Paid |
| 85 | Halvorson Henning, Myra | Bottineau, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 86 | Halvorson, Les | Bottineau, ND | Auxiliary-Paid |
| 87 | Halvorson, Curtis | Dunseith, ND | 1959-Paid |
| 88 | Halvorson Quillinan, Denise | Dunseith, ND | 1963-Paid |
| 89 | Hamnes Handeland, Bev | Bottineau, ND | 1948-Paid |
| 90 | Hamnes, Mel | Spouse-Paid | |
| 91 | Henning, Alan R. | Minot, ND | 1971-Paid |
| 92 | Henning, LouAnn K. | Spouse-Paid | |
| 93 | Hett, Ron | Bottineau, ND | Auxiliary-Paid |
| 94 | Hiatt LaFontaine, Vickie | Grafton, ND | 1973-Paid |
| 95 | Hiatt Hill, Arla | Bottineau, ND | Relative-Paid |
| 96 | Hiatt, Lorie | Dunseith, ND | 1980-Paid |
| 97 | Hiatt, Marlys | Dunseith, ND | 1971-Paid |
| 98 | Hill, Kenny | Dunseith, ND | 1956-Paid |
| 99 | Hill Watkins, Murl | Dunseith, ND | 1950-Paid |
| 100 | Hill, Troy | Bottineau, ND | 1980-Paid |
| 101 | Hill, Robin | Spouse-Paid | |
| 102 | Hoffman, Brenda | Greenville, SC | 1968-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 103 | Pazandak, David P. | Greenville, SC | Spouse-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 104 | Johnson Rober’t, Dianne | Rolla, ND | 1976-Paid |
| 105 | Johnson, Kevin | Spouse-Paid | |
| 106 | Johnson, Dick | Dunseith, ND | 1968-Paid |
| 107 | Johnson, Brenda | Spouse-Paid | |
| 108 | Johnson Dionne, Mona | Lake Metigoshe, ND | 1948-Paid |
| 109 | Johnson Tremblay, Joan | Bottineau, ND | 1979-Paid |
| 110 | Juntunen Johnson, Linda | Perth, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 111 | Juntunen, Dale | Perth, ND | Spouse-Paid |
| 112 | Kelly, Cleo | Woodbury, MN | 1960-Paid |
| 113 | Kester Halvorson, Connie | Long Lake, ND | 1964-Paid |
| 114 | Kester, Jim | Spouse-Paid | |
| 115 | Knutson, Mary | Dunseith, ND | 1962-Paid |
| 116 | Krause, Bill | Dickinson, ND | 1974-Paid |
| 117 | Kuhn, Mel | St. John, ND | 1970-Paid |
| 118 | Kuhn, Kathy | Spouse-Paid | |
| 119 | Lamoureux, Don | East Bethel, MN | 1975-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 120 | Lamoureux, Elizabeth | Spouse-Paid $5.00-No Dinner | |
| 121 | Lane Wenstad, Pam | Dunseith, ND | 1978-Paid |
| 122 | Leonard, Lowell | Dunseith, ND | 1959-Paid |
| 123 | Birkland St. Claire, Audrey | Fiance’-Paid | |
| 124 | Leonard Metcalfe, Margaret | Rolette, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 125 | Leonard, Robert | Dunseith, ND | 1951-Paid |
| 126 | Leonard Sunderland, Donna | Dunseith, ND | 1952-Paid |
| 127 | Malget Berube, Angela | New Hope, MN | 1965-Paid |
| 128 | Malget, Greg | New Hope, MN | Spouse-Paid |
| 129 | Martin Fassett, Susan | Spearfish, SD | 1965-Paid |
| 130 | Medrud, Rod | Dunseith, ND | 1971-Paid |
| 131 | Medrud, Mary | Spouse-Paid | |
| 132 | Metcalfe, Vickie | Bottineau, ND | 1979-Paid |
| 133 | Metcalfe, Travis | Mesa, AZ | 1976-Paid |
| 134 | Morgan, Gary | Garrison, ND | 1954-Paid |
| 135 | Morgan, Mary Lou | Spouse-Paid | |
| 136 | Morin, Bernard | Dunseith, ND | 1976-Paid |
| 137 | Morin Espe, Robin | Dunseith, ND | 1980-Paid |
| 138 | Munro Metcalfe, Geri | Fargo, ND | 1959-Paid |
| 139 | Munro, Chuck | Spouse-Paid | |
| 140 | Nerpel, Kenny | Rugby, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 141 | Nerpel, Sherry | Spouse-Paid | |
| 142 | Olson Bedard, Nancy | Hillsboro, ND | 1967-Paid |
| 143 | Olson, Gary | Spouse-Paid | |
| 144 | Parisien, Dennis | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 145 | Paulsen Eurich, Eva | Rugby, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 146 | Pederson Walter, Erna | Minot, ND | 1955-Paid |
| 147 | Pederson, Arlin | Spouse-Paid | |
| 148 | Peltier, Bernadette | Dunseith, ND | 1970-Paid |
| 149 | Perry Boppre, Ann | Dunseith, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 150 | Perry, Mark | Spouse-Paid | |
| 151 | Pladson, Daniel | Dunseith, ND | 1975-Paid |
| 152 | Pladson, Robin | Spouse-Paid | |
| 153 | Pladson, Keith | Stafford, VA | 1966-Paid |
| 154 | Pladson, Alice | Spouse-Paid | |
| 155 | Poitra, Eric | Dunseith, ND | 1983-Paid |
| 156 | Poitra, Sandra | Dunseith, ND | 1983-Paid |
| 157 | Poitra, Raphael | Dunseith, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 158 | Poitra, Alan | Bloomington, MD | 1976-Paid |
| 159 | Larsen, Mark | Partner-Paid | |
| 160 | Poitra LaRocque, Ginger | Belcourt, ND | 1965-Paid |
| 161 | Poitra Olson, Marsha | Dunseith, ND | 1973-Paid |
| 162 | Poitra, Dwight | Spouse-Paid | |
| 163 | Prichard, Dale | Leesville, LA | 1963-Paid |
| 164 | Prichard, Jackie L. | Spouse-Paid | |
| 165 | Prichard, Wayne | Family-Paid | |
| 166 | Rainey, Neva | Dunseith, ND | 1956-Paid |
| 167 | Rheault Berg, Diane | Fargo, ND | 1979-Paid |
| 168 | Rheault, James | Spouse-Paid | |
| 169 | Richard, Joan | Dunseith, ND | Auxiliary |
| 170 | Salmonson St. Claire, Renee | Minot, ND | Relative-Paid |
| 171 | Salmonson, Greg | Spouse-Paid | |
| 172 | Salmonson, Stan | Dunseith, ND | 1961-Paid |
| 173 | Salmonson Wurgler, Joan | Dunseith, ND | 1961-Paid |
| 174 | Sedlacek Haagenson, Janet | Great Fall, MT | 1961-Paid |
| 175 | Sedlacek, Bernd | Spouse-Paid | |
| 176 | Shining One Side Belgarde, Joyce | Dunseith, ND | 1981-Paid |
| 177 | Sime Pladson, Florence | Dunseith, ND | 1962-Paid |
| 178 | Schmaltz, Klem | Friend-Paid | |
| 179 | Slyter, Bobbie | Wichita, KA | 1970-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 180 | McKown, Dan | Friend-Paid $5.00-No Dinner | |
| 181 | Slyter Dietrich, Ele | Dunseith, ND | 1969-No Dinner |
| 182 | Slyter, Richard | Dunseith, ND | 1967-No Dinner |
| 183 | Spillene Wenstad, Arliss | Michigan, ND | Auxiliary-Paid |
| 184 | Staub Iverson, Marie | Seattle, WA | 1960-Paid |
| 185 | Flaata Iverson, Joyce | Hobart, WA | Relative-Paid |
| 186 | Lyonais Iverson, Barbara | Bottineau, ND | Relative-Paid |
| 187 | St. Claire, Gary | Minot, ND | Relative-Paid |
| 188 | St. Claire, Jason | Fargo, ND | 1994-No Dinner-Paid $5.00 |
| 189 | Belgarde, Crystal | Fargo, ND | Fiance’-No Dinner-Paid $5.00 |
| 190 | St. Claire, Larry | Anchorage, AK | 1966-Paid |
| 191 | St. Claire, Robbie | Spouse-Paid | |
| 192 | St. Pierre, Teresa | Dunseith, ND | 2001-Paid |
| 193 | Stokes, Gary | Cebu, Philippines | 1965-Paid |
| 194 | Stokes, Bernadette | Spouse-Paid | |
| 195 | Strong, Jerry | Dunseith, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 196 | Strong Bedard, Margaret | Dunseith, ND | 1962-Paid |
| 197 | Strong, Ron | Dunseith, ND | 1960-Paid |
| 198 | Thomas, Les | Rolette, ND | Auxiliary-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 199 | Tooke, Linda K. | Bottineau, ND | 1981-Paid |
| 200 | Vandal Zeiler, Sandra | Elk River, MN | 1962-Paid |
| 201 | Vandal, Mike | Spouse-Paid | |
| 202 | Vanorny Metcalfe, Lola | Dunseith, ND | 1968-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 203 | Vanorny, Jay | Dunseith, ND | 1966-Paid $5.00-No Dinner |
| 204 | Wall Neameyer, Loretta | Bottineau, ND | 1972-Paid |
| 205 | Wall, Gary | Spouse-Paid | |
| 206 | Watkins Carbonneau, Carol | Bottineau, ND | 1946-Paid |
| 207 | Wenstad, Diane | Portage La Prairie, MB | 1969-Paid |
| 208 | Wenstad, Don | Overly, ND | 1966-Paid |
| 209 | Wenstad, Pete (Melvin) | Michigan, ND | Auxiliary-Paid |
| 210 | Wenstad, Terry | Grand Forks, ND | Auxi |