04/29/2011

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Beatrice Slyter Richard passed away
Reply from Marlene Richard Parslow (65): River Falls, WI & Sunlakes, AZ
 
Hi Gary,

I will send you information about my Mother’s funeral arrangements in the next day or two. Mom was 88 years old. She was born November 25, 1922 and died on April 27, 2011. She married my father, Ernest Richard, on May 16, 1944. She and Dad had 10 children. They moved to River Falls, Wisconsin in 1969. We are meeting with the Funeral Home (Cashman-Hill in River Falls) this afternoon. Funeral will more than likely be on Monday.

Thanks for posting the news of our Mom’s passing.
Marlene(Richard)Parslow

 
Marlene, We are so saddened to hear of your mothers passing. I know she worked at St. Andrews hospital in Bottineau for many years too. A while back Neola posted a group picture of some of the hospital staff that included your mother. At the moment I can not find that photo.Our condolence are with you and your family with the passing of your mother. Gary
 
PS – Marlene, you are the oldest sibling and the only sibling of your family that attended Dunseith. You guys all graduated from Bottineau, but your roots are Dunseith. Please see the Richard family tree below.
 
 

Ernest Richard Family

Back: Jim, Lester, LeRoy, Ernie, Larry

Center: Beatrice

Front: Michael, Diane, Debbie, Peggy, Bradley, Marlene.

 

 

Condolence to the Erling Berg Family

From Brenda Hoffman (68): Greenville, SC
 
To the Erling Berg Family. I am so sorry. My deepest sympathies.
 
In the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to share a quick word with Delores just about every time I visited my folks in Rugby.
 
Death is so difficult. The only consolation can be how much people like Erling were loved and cared about by those of us who remain.
Brenda Hoffman class of 1968
 
 
 

Condolence to the Erling Berg Family

From Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND

 
Gary and Friends,

My condolences to the Berg family on the passing of Erling. He will
always be remembered for his friendly smile and quick wit. There are not
many people who were better at telling Norwegian jokes than Erling was.
His Norwegian heritage was very prominent in his character and was an
attribute in his ability to tell a good joke about Ole and Lena. He
brightened many days for me with his humor about our common ancestry.
Erling will be missed by many. Thanks Gary.

Dick

 
 
 
Erling Berg Memories
From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
 

Hi Gary,

 

Apparently I hadn’t read your newsletter #1161 (or if I did read it, I didn’t read it very carefully.), as when Erling’s obituary came up on Nero’s site, it was news to me. It was after I read today’s newsletter and saw all the condolences, I realized I had missed something.

 

It’s no surprise Erling is well remembered. I remember my dad talking about Erling Berg for years. I also met Erling a time or two MANY years ago. I, too, thought he was a very nice/friendly/etc. man. In my mind, he was also a handsome fellow. :) I see Erling was app. 20 years old than I am, so when I met him, he was probably in his 30’s. It was before he/his family moved to Dunseith.

 

I just reread Erling/Delores’ write-up in the Centennial Book. I see (in 1984), Don was married to Mary Froseth. That surprises me. I think Mary was in the first grade when I taught in Kramer. Her sister, Christine, was in my fourth grade class. Mary’s brother, Stephen, was married to Susan Hagen. You probably already know this. Steve was in the 5th or 6th grade when I taught in Kramer. It’s hard to believe he and his brother, Greg, have passed away.

 

Neola

 

 

 

Turtle Mt. Tribal Arts Association Art Gallery

Reply from Paula Fassett (71): North Branch, MN

 

I’d like to support Jesse Marion in promoting the Turtle Mt. Tribal Arts Association Art Gallery. Susan & I & Esther stopped in there last May when we were home for the reunion and there are some beautiful works of art in there. I can’t say I was amazed or surprised, because I know there are – and always have been – a great number of talented artists in the Turtle Mt. Area. I was, however, awe-struck at the wonderful variety and the beauty of the pieces.

 

 

So by all means, spread the word and when you’re in the area stop in – and take a few treasures home!

 

 

Paula Fassett

 
 
 
San Haven
Reply From Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND
 

Allen Richard, you are right the san was a beautiful place. I’m like you, did any of them come and see the place. I worked there in 1938 & 39 in the kitchen. To work there you had to take a test to see if you could contact TB. If you could you could not go where the patients were. At this time they had there own farm cattle goats pigs. They raised all there own vegetables potatoes carrots every thing in the garden. Cut their hay – milked 40 cows twice a day. They had their own little store post office San Haven was a little town all by itself. When TB was cured they brought in the kids. I worked in the laundry from 1958 to 62 and I was in the rooms Sto pick up laundry. I don’t think some of them people knew what they were talking about… for they got good care. To bad it had to go like it did.
 
 
 
 
Joke of the day

From Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
 
Gary and Friends,

Randy Flynn’s story of Cliff and Erling setting him up with the wife
joke brought to mind a one I heard long ago. A guy told his friend that
he hadn’t talked to his wife in over a month. When his friend asked
why, he said he hated to interrupt her.

Dick

 
 
Richard Family tree. First four Generations