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John Aitchison (46) Passed away this morning:
Message from Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND
Gary,
I just received word that John Aitchison, 83, passed away this morning. He has been in Minot in the hospital and then to Manor Care since October 2010. He was transferred to the Good Samaritan Home in Bottineau a month ago. He had the flu for about a week but last night his fever spiked and he passed away at 8:30 this morning. The funeral will most likely be at the Christian Center since he was a member there. I will let you know when I find out more. Thanks.
San Haven Pictures
Reply from Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND
Nice Pictures of San have Dick! San Haven was a beautiful location, trees, flower gardens, the view of lake Shutte, and the formable brick building towering out of the trees, while activities of the grounds keeps and farmers constantly groomed the area. It was the light house on the hill that when observed miles away, from the South on Hwy 3, spoke of being home. The Greatest Tragedy senselessly destroying jobs and a beautiful location and Institution senselessly abandoned.
Turtle mountain Larson family History
From Doreen Larson Moran (BHS 61): Hazelton, ND & WA.
Gary,
I am sure that Glen is the great historian as also Ralph and Luella. Correct spelling is Ledolph (Grandma saw it in a book or something). With so many Larson’s they didn’t want a “common” name. Ledolph, LaVerne, Gordon Tang, Eris Mae Larson Johnson were all cousins The Larsons were many. In the 1880’s Kjersten Adrianson (Larson) came to The Turtle Mountains as a widow in her early sixties with six sons and a daughter. Four of the sons -Adrian, Hans Peder, Martin and Lars brought their wives and set up their homesteads. Arthur A Larson was the youngest of Adrian’s 13 children. The rest of Adrian’s went out west and you probably were neighbors. Some took the name of Skutvek (from their home in Norway) Kenny Pederson owns that homestead place now.
Hans Peder also had many children. His young son Nels was born in Norway some of his sons were Albert, Clarence, Oliver. Some of Albert’s family might be in that Salem picture. Martin’s farm was the one on the corner across from the Metigoshe Christian Center. Lars was in Homen Township south of the Peace Garden Road about 2 miles. My grandfather Leo was the eldest of his sons and Arthur L the youngest son. Their sister Odel Larson Tang was O Gordon’s mother.
Kjersten filed her own homestead claim and I noted that in 1890 at age 70 she was in her own home on the hill above the Lake Metigoshe Christian Center. She kept five acres and split the other 155 acres with Martin and Hans Peder. She lived in that “cabin” until 1915 when she died just before she turned 95 years old. Her descendents are spread far and wide. But just think about it. Living on the Canadian Border of North Dakota day in and day out for 25 years in a new country. She was content because she was so much further south than where they had lived in Norway above the Arctic Circle. Her husband disappeared on one of his fishing trips (assumed). According to one source his eldest son Adrian had a fishing boat with 8 to 12 crewmen. They would go fishing off the Loften Islands. (Glenore might have some corrections or additions to this).
Adrian was a charter member of Manger Church and is buried in Manger Cemetery. Hans Peder, Martin, Lars were charter members of Nordland and along with their mother are buried in Nordland’s Cemetery. There are a few Larson’s in the VInge Cemetery – Hemming who had no children but Hemming Lake is named after him.
My mother was at Trinity Medical Center in Minot and had just undergone surgery to remove a tumor/portion of her pancreas. She did survive that surgery and lived until 2008 at 93 1/2 years old.
Not sure if you were looking for all that history but I find it interesting. Thanks for what your are doing to preserve out history from the “Hills”. Doreen Larson Moran
More Salem Church Identities
From Doreen Larson Moran (BHS 61): Hazelton, ND & WA.
Salem Church 100 Parish years in 1992. Hi Gary – in the second row next to the aisle is LaVerne Larson (son of Arthur L and Minnie Skarpol Larson). And it was Arthur A Larson (not H). His daughter Iris Mae Larson Johnson. To be correct it is Rev O. Gordon Tang – missionary to Japan for many many years.
Doreen Larson Moran (’61)
4th Pew Women: Ruth Larshus Peterson & Ina Johnson Jensen
3rd Pew Women: Sylvia Johnson Gronneberg & Luella Boardman Bjornseth
2nd Pew Women: lady in the yellow jaacket is Iris Mae Larson (daughter of Arthur A. Larson) and Donna Brandvold
1st Pew Women: Mrs LaVern Larson from Cooperstown
Standing in the door is Arnie Kittleson, maybe DeElla Bjornseth & Glen Rude
7th Pew Men: Last pew by the wall the guy in the center is Dave Brunkow
6th Pew men: Bob Stokes with the dark glasses by the wall and at the end of that row John Christenson
5th Pew men: Oliver Pederson (beard) & then Edward Monson
4th Pew men: Ralph Bjornseth in the white shirt & red jacket and Pete Peterson next to him
3rd Pew men: Lars Sivertson, Phillip Bloomquist, Ledolf Larson (red coat) & Marsh Drege
2nd Pew men: Clem Torgerson, Milford Gronneberg, & LaVerne Larson (son of Arthur L and Minnie Skarpol Larson).
1st Pew men: Gordon Tang
Standing if front Viola Bjornseth Rude
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