Howard Landsverk
Reply from Anna Landsverk: Edmonds, WA
In response to Connie (Zorn) Landsverk’s question about Howard Landsverk’s parents:
Firstly, I will apologize for any name misspells -as I am a little further down the Landsverk tree!
I am Howard Landsverk’s daughter, Anna Landsverk McGlothlin. Howard Landsverk’s parents were Minnie (Jacobson) Landsverk and Knut Landsverk. Knut was a brother of Nels and Gunder Landsverk. Knut passed away in 1970 (the year I was born unfortunatley). Howard got the chance to take a nostalgic trip back to North Dakota this summer from his hometown of Edmonds, WA. He mentioned that he visited Bruce Landsverk on Nels old farmstead in Willow Lake. He also made an attempt to visit Sharon Landsverk in Bottineau -unfortunately she was working on the day they were passing through. If I have it straight I believe Nels is the father of Sharon and Bruce (and Roger as well?). I’ll have to contact my dad and blog for him about his recent trip -I think it was very bittersweet because the towns he resided in from 1926 to around 1945 look quite different now (mainly Lorraine and Dunseith ). I hope this helps and feel free to contact Howard Landsverk via my email address.
Also, dad informed me that Erling and his wife Joanne are moving to a nursing home facility at present -thus Erling may be off line for a little while. ~Anna
Thank you so much for this reply Anna. Although we have never met in person, I very much enjoy the all the email messages that you and I frequently exchange. You are not a stranger by any means. We are so glad to hear that your dad, Howard, recently visited the Dunseith/Bottineau/Turtle Mountain areas. I am sorry to hear that he missed seeing Sharon. Had he only known that she works in Jerry’s Jack & Jill on the north end of Main Street in Bottineau, he could have ducked in to say high. That is where I always see Sharon. Sharon Bruce and Roger are Nels’ children. Connie’s husband, Roger, passed away a year ago. Loosing him was such a loss for her.Erling has been off line now for a month or so. We miss him. We are hoping that he will be able to have his computer set up to accommodate his independence, being blind, the same as he had it set up in his home. We so admire Erling’s Brilliance and his attitude towards life with the handicap that he has. He makes the best of all situations and sees only the best in all situations and people. He is a true model for us to follow.Gary
Howard Landsverk
Reply from Connie Zorn Landsverk: Bottineau, ND
Hi I found out Howard Landsverk’s dad was Knute Landsverk brother of Nels Landsverk. I hear Erling & his wife moved but don’t have their new address or phone #. Sharon (Landsverk ) Beckman was trying to call Erling?
Connie (Zorn) Landsverk
Howard Landsverk
Reply from Audery Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND
Hi. According to the “1982 History of Dunseith” Knute Landsverk and Minnie Jacobson had three children– Marvin (Bill) Landsverk and his wife, Vivian, had seven children and he worked in Bottineau for several years before moving to WA state where he was semi-retired. Howard Landsverk and his wife Betsy lived in Edmunds, WA and had three children. Marjorie Landsverk married Lyle Fish of Rolette. They now live in WI had three children: Brian, Brad and Kim. Knute Landsverk (1891 – 1970) served in World War I and was married to Minnie Jaconbson in 1923. They lived in the Dunseith area where Knute worked as a stone mason as long as his health permitted.. In later years when stone masons became more scarce, Knute often traveled outside of the area to practice his trade. Their three children all attended Dunsetih School Minnie Landsverek died in 1979.
Joke of the day
Posted by Doreen Larson Moran (BHS ’61): Usk, WA & Hazelton, ND
A Pastor goes to the dentist for a set of false teeth.
The first Sunday after he gets his teeth, he talks for only eight minutes.
The second Sunday, he talks for only ten minutes.
The following Sunday, he talks for 2 hours and 48 minutes. The congregation had to mob him to get him down from the pulpit and they asked him what happened.
The Pastor explains the first Sunday his gums hurt so bad he couldn’t talk for more than 8 minutes.
The second Sunday his gums still hurt too much to talk for more than 10 minutes.
But, the third Sunday, by mistake he put his wife’s teeth in and couldn’t shut up…