Thanks Dave,I too had Mr. Hepper for World History. I remember Patty Boguslawski sat directly behind me in his class. Angela Beurbe was to my right. I remember the gals, but not the guys. I also had Mr. Hepper for PE. He was a great teacher. He and Mr. Jury both left us way to early.I have posted a picture below with Mr. Hepper. I found his obit, posted below, tooGary
Thomas Scott Hepper
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Thomas Scott Hepper, 46, De Pere, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at a local hospital. He was born June 25, 1966 in Rugby, ND, son of the late Eugene and Patricia (Hanson) Hepper. He grew up in Rugby, ND, graduating from high school in 1984. He married Stacy (Everson) Hepper on February 16, 1991. They had one son.
Tom was a small town boy at heart and enjoyed catching up on the news and gossip with the regulars at the gas station where he worked. Tom’s greatest joy was being outdoors, hunting, fishing and camping when he could.
Survivors include his wife, Stacy; son, Kellin; two brothers, Eugene (Amy) and Shawn (Dawn); and aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 1:00 p.m. at Cotter Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 860 N. Webster Ave., De Pere, with the Rev. Dr. Ted L. Tromble officiating.
The family extends a special thank you to the First responders, St. Vincent Hospital, and friends and family
31 Jim Berube, 23 warren Anderson, 35 Ken Nerpel, 45 Tom Evans, 33 Allen, Houle, 13 Jay Vanory, Coach Gene Hepper
41 Alan Boguslawski, 21 Mitch Evenson, 25 Dwain Gooden, 15 Carmen Myer, 11 Donald Mongeon, 43 Larry Hackman
I continue to my search for information on Ole and Josephine Olinger.
With family members assistance, we narrowed Josephine’s maiden name down to Azure or Parisien and connected them to the area on Highway 43 East.
One sister said, “She was home for a visit to the family farm many years ago when Ole and Josephine came to visit our parents. At that time, Mrs. Olinger and my sister discovered they shared a passion for nursing and quickly immersed discussion of Registered Nursing.”
One brother said, Mrs. Olinger is related somehow to X. Azure. He wondered, “Sister or sister-in-law?”
I asked acquaintances from the St. John area if they would ask any elders if they knew anyone who recalled Mrs. Olinger.
Little did I know, here in Bottineau, there was one person who put another piece in my puzzle together.
Ah! HA. Thought???
I will ask Julie Eller Dahl who works in food service at the Bottineau School if she knows anyone who might have information? I said to Julie, ” My resolution is to find out as much information as I can.” She said, “I may know.” “I need to think,”
Today, Julie said, “Josephine Olinger’s maiden name was Parisien. Josephine (Parisien) Olinger. Josephine’s sister, Edna Parisien was married to X. Azure.
________________________And Julie’s father ‘s first wife was X. Azure’s sister.
(Just as I, remembered as a kid riding in Dad’s black Ford up to Highway 43 to get a piece of machinery welded, and seeing the X. Azure on a rural mail box. Of course, I pondered on X? What did X stand for ? I wondered, Was it X. like the X in Xmas?)
Julie recalled traveling with her dad to the X. Azure home on Highway 43 to visit his former brother -in-law. She has good memories of that visit.
Before her dad and Mr and Mrs. Azure settled into a good visit. Mr. Azure showed the Eller girls his pet squirrels, which were quite tame_ domesticated squirrels! She said, “Her sisters girls gently held the squirrels pet them and kept themselves quietly occupied. “
Holey buckets!!
I get so excited whenever another missing piece falls into place.
It’s even sweeter to find another puzzle piece so close.
Many thanks to Julie (Eller) Dahl class of ‘69 and I am guessing, her sisters, Ivy (’74) and Carol(’70) who she probably revisits her childhood memories with, as I do with my siblings.
Thanks Gary.
Vickie
