07/29/2010 | Dunseith Alumni

Folks, As I’m putting this together, I’m listening to Kenny (65) and Sherry Nerpel’s CD. What beautiful music. You guys are absolutely wonderful. Kenny and Sherry gave each of us a copy that attended the class of 65 dinner at Dale’s in May.

Cancer update

From Barbara Kalk Lopez (65): Inver Grove Heights, MN

Gary,

Kathy just saw the doctor who did her surgery. She is healing as well

as can be expected. Next week we will meet with the oncologists.

Thank everyone for their prayers. And continue to pray for wisdom

to decide where to go for follow up treatment.

God Bless you.

Kathy (Barbara Kalk) Lopez

Request from Dale Evans: Algona, WA

Hello Gary,

My aunt – Doris Willams – was married a month or so ago in Bottineau – I have heard that a picture of my mother – Mary Artzer (Peterson) was in one of the local newspapers – I would enjoy seeing a copy of that photo if you might have a copy

Folks, do any of you by chance have this newspaper article? Gary

Dunseith Garages

Reply from Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND

Hi Gary The garages Neola is talking about are corner garage was where her dad owned. Lamoreux garage was in the middle of the block north. The stone garage was on the corner of the next block north owned by Ray Lake. I bowled for the corner garage when her dad owned it. Lloyd Awalt

Dunseith Garages

Reply Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND

There were two Lake Brothers that had that stone garage, I am thinking about late 1940 to ?

Dunseith Garages

Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI

The Kofoid (Corner) garage was on the corner diagonally across from Hassen Store. I think Gary Prouty was the last to run it. In the fifties and early sixties Joe Spaeth sold GM vehicles for Theel Motors of Rolla from an office in the corner garage. North of there was Lamoureux Ford–Last operated as a car shop by Bob Thompson, who was running it when it burned. The Stone Garage was last run by Dale Fugere, I think. Then it sat empty for awhile until it opened as the Corner Bar. In the early fifties it was operated by Ray Lake. I think at one time it was a dealership for Chrysler products.

Hard to believe all of the big three auto makers were doing business on Main street.

Allen

Ackworth Ladies Aid Picture:

Reply from Mary Eurich (62): Dunseith, ND

Hi Gary

Boy that Achworth picture made my day. I’d like to copy it but my computer cuts it off at the window and I miss several of the group to the right.

Remember the picture I sent that Eileen Brudwick identified of the Bogs and that group of people. I don’t have time to look it up now but I’m sure it said on the picture the Bogs and Mr & Mrs Martin. I’d like to know more about all of them. The #3 Mrs. Lasher and Baby: Mrs Ben Lasher (Melvina) would have been a sister to Grandma (Ida Thompson Pritchard) she was Olaf Thompson’s youngest daughter(#10 front row Mrs O. Thompson) The baby she is holding is proobably her youngest son Lyle – born 1922. That was the year Lashers purchased the Olaf Thompson farm. In an article I have written by Buelah Lasher (#10 2nd row) she tells they lived by a little lake that they would cross in the winter with team and sleigh to go to school and in the spring when the lake was thawing they’d ride the horses across and often the water was so deep the horses had to swim. Lillian Lasher is listed as #20 lives in Bottineau as does her brother Willard Lasher. Lillian was married to Milton Beyer she is the mother of Howard Beyer former owner of Ace Hardware. She is 98 years old. She and Willard both live independently as of this date. He is 95. I’d love to be able to take this picture to them both. I couldn’t figure out who Lillian Lasher would be when I first went down the list of names. I’d never heard her called anything but Lill.

I’ll bet a lot of the area folks found this picture interesting.

I wasn’t going to spend much time during the summer working with pictures but this one I felt too good not to respond to. Take care. Mary

Mary, I have attached that picture as a JPG. Hopefully you can print this with no problems.

I knew Willard Lasher quite well in my younger days. I knew of Lillian and knew she was married to Milton Beyer. I more often heard of her referred to as Lillian Lasher with the stories of my Dad’s. Your mother and her Pritchard siblings were first cousins to the Lasher siblings.

You mention the Martin’s and the Bog’s. The Bog name does not ring a bell, but the Martin name does. The Martin place is now owned by Russell and Glenda Fauske. Russell and Glenda lived there until they moved to their current home of Russell’s parents, Elwood and Eleanor, when they moved to Bottineau a few years back. The Martin farm is located one mile west and a half mile north of the Ackworth cemetery. The Bill Martin’s moved to the West coast in the early 50’s. Willie Hiatt purchased their farm and later sold it to Russell and Glenda. I’m sure if you visited Maxine Hiatt at Oak Manor, she could fill you in on the Martin’s and everyone else in that picture. Maxine/Willie were pretty close to the Martin’s in those days and the Stokes’ too. Gary

Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND.

Todays Minot Daily News

Charlotte Baumgart
April 16, 1916-July 25, 2010

POSTED: July 27, 2010
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ROCK LAKE Charlotte Baumgart, 94, Minot, formerly of Dunseith, Perth and Rock Lake, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, in a Minot nursing home.
She was born April 16, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Burchem in North Dakota. She married Ludy Carl Olson in the early 1940s. He preceded her in death. She married Harold Baumgart in 1970.
Survivors: sons, Floyd Olson, Washington, and Vernon Olson, Minot; daughters, Betty Mekelburg, Colorado, Bertha Swenson, Texas, Connie Kinney, California, Ginger Smith, Oregon, Sheila Oakland, of Minot; numerous grandchildren.
No services are planned.
Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rock Lake.

(Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando)

See pages 15 AND 16 “PRAIRIE PAST AND MOUNTAIN MEMORIES”, A History of Dunseith ND > 1882-1982

Picture from Bill Grimme (65): Birmingham, AL

Gary,

These guys look familiar to me. The furnishings in the room look like one of the new dorms at UND. Can anyone help ID these guys studying for their finals?

Bill

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND

Tex Carrington

Nov. 4, 1941-July 22, 2010

BELCOURT Tex Richard Carrington, 68, Dunseith, died Thursday, July 22, 2010, in a Dunseith nursing home.

He was born Nov. 4, 1941, to Jim and Eva Carrington in Pekin, Ill. He served in the Army.

Survivors: son, Lloyd Anderson, Cathay; daughters, Tina Carrington, Bloomington, Ill., and Kimberly Evans, Hopedale, Ill.; brothers, Ben Carrington, Rolla, and Joe Carrington, Garrison.

Funeral: Wednesday, 10 a.m., St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Belcourt.

Burial: Church cemetery.

Rosary service: Today, 8 p.m., in the church.

Visitation: Today, 6 p.m., in the church.

(Elick Funeral Home, Rolla)

Nancy Hosmer’s (62) Wedding:

Message/Pictures from Cheryl Larson Dakin (71): BEDFORD, TX

Hi Gary and all
Well we finally made it back to North Dakota for our family reunion. The Larsons and the Richards had several get-togethers at Lake Metigoshe and at Tommy Turtle park in Bottineau. It was so fun visiting with everyone. The reunion culminated in Nancy (Hosmer) and Keith Kontze’s wedding last Saturday so we got to see lots of our Dunseith friends. It was fun visiting with LeRae Espe. (I bought the book LeRae, and it really does promise to be good), as well as seeing Carmen and Floyd, Craig, Stella Schimitz, Mark and Kathy, Leon and Carol, and so many more. I am including a picture we took after the golf tournament. This photo includes my family (Norman/Verdellis Larson) and Richard/Jerrine Larson families. And I couldn’t resist sending the picture of the sunset.
Cheryl Larson Dakin

Congratulations Nancy & Keith. You are a great couple and wonderful folks, each of you. We are hoping to see you both again on our Caribbean Cruise. Gary

Picture taken in front of the Bottineau County Club House

Wallace (Wally Garbe), Neola’s husband

Folks, Wallace (Wally) Garbe is Neola’s husband. Wally is retired now. Wally is a really nice guy, kind of quiet, but very intelligent. Gary

From Ken Striker Dayton OH

Gary-

Sharon (Peterson) Harmen of Bismarck ND wrote recently with burial information that her mother Joy Stickland Peterson of Dunseith had gotten on Wm E. Striker, from Bob McFadden. William E Striker longtime resident of Dunseith area had moved to Seattle area and is buried at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery Memorial Park in North Seattle. Below is an obituary from Washelli Cemetery Records. Joy learned this information from Bob McFadden. Its interesting he left 99 living descendants.