7/17/2012 (1542) | Dunseith Alumni

Dick Johnson’s Uncle, Ron Warcup, passed away

Message from Dick Johnson (’68): Dunseith, ND

Gary and Friends,

We were notified today that my uncle Ron Warcup, who was married
to Mom’s sister Shirley, passed away in St. George, Utah on Saturday.�
He had suffered a stroke a few months ago and another stroke in just
that last few days. A graveside service is planned in Ivins, Utah on
Saturday, July 20th. My aunt Shirley Olson was in the class of ’49 at DHS.

Dick

Dick,

So sorry to hear of Ron’s passing. Shirley was most certainly a great contributor to our daily messages too. In fact it was her suggestion that we add city and state info of those posting to the blog, so folks would know where the messages come from. It was a great suggestions that I have been using every since.

Our condolences are with you guys and Ron’s family with his passing. He was a good guy.

Gary

Message from Rod Hiatt (’69): Bottineau, ND

Gary

Brian Fauske turned the big 60 on Friday the 13th, I haven’t had a chance to talk with him since as I hate to call to early and wake the old fart or call to late and get him up. Hoping he had a great birthday. He is more than my cousin, he was always like a brother and a best friend.

Sharon Peterson looks as good today as she did in that cheerleading picture.

Rod,

With your mother, Vida, being a Peterson, you are a first cousin to Sharon too.

Gary

Jake Gardner

Reply from Margaret Seim Lawston (’54): Citrus Heights, CA

Hello, the blog this morning brought a lot of memories about my father, Art Seim. I wasn’t living in North Dakota at the time but went home often in the summer and my folks came out and spent about 3 months every winter with me so I heard a lot of stories. My dad and mother had moved into Dunseith. at the time dad knew Jake Gardiner but not well. Anyway he came to the house and asked dad if he would be interested in a job training trotters. My dad said I love horses I always have but I don’t know anything about training trotters. He said to my dad I’ve asked about you around and they said nobody loves horses more than you do so if you want to come, you’re hired. My mother wasn’t too keen on this because he left on Monday morning and did not come home and tell Friday evening. He loved this job and I think was very successful . He went with Jake and his wife and my mother went to up to Winnipeg. And my dad had trained a horse was certain that he would be able to drive the horse in the race, he was so down when they told him he was too old and would not be allowed to drive. It broke his heart. He bought a horse from Jake and they went on the circuit to other towns in eastern North Dakota and Minnesota. When my dad reached 95 I was visiting with him one day and I said dad you have seen a complete change in our world. If you were young again and could do anything you wanted what would you do. He said I would hitchhike to the bluegrass country and become a stable boy and train horses. Jake was wonderful to my father. My father could not stop talking about his life training horses. Please excuse errors in typing this. I am not at all able to navigate all the new technical equipment. I read the blog almost every day and certainly enjoy all the people that contribute. Margaret Seim Lawston

Hello Margaret,

It is so wonderful hearing from you. From personal messages I have received from you, I know that you do read the blog everyday. We know that so many folks for the reasons you stated do not contribute. We are not here to judge. We so very much love hearing from everyone. Many folks read this and when they see new familiar names it most certainly enlightens their day. Rest assured Margaret, you have enlighten the day for a lot of folks that remember you with your reply today. I think you have mastered this “New Technical Equipment” just fine too. For me I don’t remember Jake, but hearing these stories are so interesting to me because they involve folks that I knew or knew of. So many of us walked the same turf, just at different times is all. The geographical area of Dunseith, the hills, the Prairie and the surrounding areas have been and will always be the same. A lot of us experienced the area at different times is all.

Gary

Cathy & Jeff Campbell – The Red Hair lady

Reply from Diane Larson Sjol (’70): Minot, ND

Hello everyone,

I am glad the mystery of the Lady with the Red Hair is solved. As for the picture of Cathy and Jeff Campbell….those two haven’t aged a bit! You guys look like you did when we were kids…how did you do that?

Diane Sjol

Nursing Coordinator – Dakota Nursing Program

Dakota College at Bottineau

Las Vegas Suggestion

Reply from Margaret Metcalfe Leonard (’65): Rolette, ND

Vegas sounds great to me, super idea Evie! We can fly out of Minot or Bismarck

Las Vegas Suggestion

Reply from Kenny Nerpel (’65): ksnerpel@min.midco.net Rugby, ND

Gary,

Regarding the Las Vegas suggestion by Evie in message 1541. Rod Stewart is at Caesars Palace in September. Just saying.

Kenny

Red Headed Gal picture – Reply to Mark Schimetz (’70)

From Ron Grenier (’62): Rolette, ND

Mark, this gal almost looks like my oldest red headed sister Julie. Can’t be sure but will ask others in my family.

Carmen, Don and Julie lived and worked in Bottineau for a while. Don worked for FSA for a while and engineered a steel fence on one of the highway’s. I was young at the time but remember him asking Dad how to build a fence. He got the job because of his college education and this was no way near anything in his degree’s. Not sure what year, but they drove a 1954 dodge car.

Julie Grenier?

Red Headed Gal picture

Reply from Karen Loeb Mhyre (’65): Bellevue, WA.

Hi Gary,

The teacher with red hair could not be in 1971. Her hair style and appearance of photo makes me think it was more likely in the 40’s. Maybe Dick will have to do some detective work. He was very helpful when I wanted to know about my grandparents, Frank and Alida Higgins and another couple in a picture I sent in a while back!

He nailed that it was the Procash’s!

I never knew them but heard stories!

By the way, Bernadette looks great in the last few photos She must really be fully recovered from her cold she seemed to have on the cruise in Feburary.

Take care,

Karen Loeb Mhyre

Karen,

Yes Bernadette did recover from her cold that she had on the Cruise. Thank goodness it was only a slight cold.

Gary

DJ Johnson had an Accident

Message from Sybil Johnson: Chippewa Falls, WI.

Need all your prayers and best wishes for my son, DJ, who is in the hospital from a 4-wheeler accident. It was rolled over on him and was pretty well battered up. The last I heard, he was flown to Fargo (happened June 27th) and then to Mandan for rehab. Thank you!

Sybil Johnson

Sybil,

Our thoughts and prayers are with DJ for a speedy and good recovery. So so sad to hear of his accident.

Gary

Elinor Fuchs Family

From Susan Fassett Martin (’65): Spearfish SD

This is a picture of Elinor Fuchs and also one of her three children, Randine, Roxanne and Gordon. Elinor taught in Dunseith until 1963. She and Orlan had divorced and she moved to Minot and got a BS in speech pathology. I used to baby sit the kids as they lived in the house just south of us that used to be Frank and Erma Peltiers home. I don’t know who the original owners were. Elinor remarried in 1975 and lived in Rapid City until 1993. Her husband passed away in 1990. She moved back to Bowman ND in 1993 and was living there when she passed away in 1996. She bowled with mom and some of the ladies in Dunseith and mom always kept in touch with her. Randy and Roxie are both on facebook and live in ND. I believe Gordy lives in Bowman but am not sure on that. The picture of the kids was taken in Minot in 1963. Elinor was a sweet lady and I remember her fondly. I also babysat for Orlan after he married Elve Hill, so got to share his second family as well. Good memories of Dunseith and the inhabitants. Lots of good people come from Dunseith. Hugs to all. Susan