11/20/2013 (1895) | Dunseith Alumni

No Blog yesterday

For the record I did not get a blog posted yesterday.

Gary

Memory of JFK’s Assassination

From Bob Lykins (Teacher): Hutto, TX

Gary,

This past weekend’s news was filled with a number of items to include the F1 race in Austin and the PI typhoon. There have been a number of columns dealing with the Kennedy assassination. One dealt with never forgetting where you were and what you were doing. Like most people who were old enough, I remember that day very well. I was in my second year of teaching business subjects at Dunseith HS. Don Corbin was the first one to tell me the President had been shot and taken to the hospital. He had a radio in his office/storage room in the science area so we did have a chance to listen in on some of the reports being broadcast. I had classes so I returned to the typing room. The room was actually a partitioned section along the west wall of the gym. The school was undergoing construction of additional rooms as well as renovations on some areas. Sometime, in the early afternoon, an old construction worker, with tears in his eyes, came by my classroom door and told me, “The President is gone.” I immediately turned to the typing class that was in session and told them of President Kennedy’s passing. There were some tears and even some laughter. Maybe the student thought it was some kind of joke or too nervous to know how to react. It has now been 50 years since that day and I think back about President Kennedy’s legacy and what might have been. I do know he affected me deeply and his memory still does to this day. Kennedy was the first president I was eligible to vote for. He reflected the hopes and dreams of my generation. From his inaugural address I took the statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” and printed it in one of the Dunseith High basketball programs. I will leave it to historians to debate the effects of his presidency. I do know that a great part of his legacy rests with our generation as many did answer the call to serve our nation in the Peace Corps, Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the War on Poverty and countless other social and civil actions which had their seeds planted during that time. Personally, I like to think the Kennedy era had some influence on my decision to leave the comfort of my status quo and sign up with the Defense Department to journey overseas into the unknown and serve my country and the military through DoDDS. Ken Burns, the great American Historian probably said it best. He stated that with the death of Kennedy we moved from Camelot to Brigadoon. I wonder.

Bob,

I was in your typing class. I remember that day and that time really well. You were very emotional when you announced to our class the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Your tears were flowing. We were in that make shift class room in the gym. It was a long skinny room with two long rows of desks with typewriters. Facing the back, I sat on the left side near the back.

Gary

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

Dale Millang
(June 14, 1942 – November 9, 2013)

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DALE MILLANG

Dale Millang, age 71 of Dunseith, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at a Minot hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. in Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith. Visitation will be Friday, November 15, 2013 beginning at 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. in the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau. Cremation will take place after the service.

Dale Millang, a son of Carl and Jessie (House) Millang, was born on June 14, 1942 at Bottineau. He was reared North of Dunseith and graduated from Dunseith High school in 1961. Dale worked as an electrician until he entered the US Army on May 11, 1967 and was honorably discharged on April 22, 1969. After his discharge he returned to the Dunseith area and began working for Erling Berg as an electrician. On April 24, 1971 he was married to Mary Anderson at Dunseith. In 1979 he began working at the Dunseith Nursing Home in the maintenance department. Dale was in charge of all the maintenance until he retired in 2006. He had continued to make Dunseith his home.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing Yahtzee and especially spending time with his grandchildren. His favorite pastime was mowing his lawn.

He is survived by his wife, Mary of Dunseith; son Odell Millang and his wife Julie of Oak Harbor, WA; daughters, Janelle and her husband Bradley Defender, and Deanna Millang both of Dunseith; grandchildren, Jenna Defender, Corissa Defender, Chelsie Defender, Garrin Millang, Tyrall Defender, Bradley Defender Jr., Karina Defender and Braydin Defender; a great grandchild, Ryzen Gunville; sisters, Lorraine (Willard) Olson, Lola (Guy) Knox both of Bottineau and Linda Bostic of Buffalo, MN; sisters-in-law, Laurene Millang of Bottineau and Suzie (Edna) Millang of Dunseith.

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Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

Florence Struck
(Born July 7, 1921 – Died October 31, 2013)

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Florence Struck

Florence Struck, age 92 of Boulder, MT formerly of Bottineau, passed away on October 31, 2013 at a Missoula, Montana hospital. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, November, 30, 2013 at Metigoshe Lutheran Church at 10:00 A.M. Burial will be held in Vinje Lutheran Cemetery of rural Bottineau.

Florence Christianson was born the daughter of Casper and Ella (Berg) Christianson on July 7, 1921 in Bottineau, North Dakota. She graduated from Bottineau High School and attended Minot College where she received a degree in teaching. She taught for four years in country schools. On July 9, 1944, Florence married Vernon Williams in Bottineau. They resided in Neche, N.D. Their marriage later ended in 1970, at which time Florence moved to Dunseith and taught first grade. In 1976, Florence worked as a nurses aide at San Haven. In 1984 she married Lawrence Struck in Great Falls, Montana. Lawrence passed away in 2002, at which time Florence moved to Bottineau.

She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith. She was a long-time member of the Retired Teachers Association and the American Legion Auxiliary. Florence enjoyed spending time with family. She spent many hours baking and working on projects that will forever be keepsakes for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.

Florence is survived by her six daughters, Patty (Earl) Dick of Altona, Manitoba, Zona (Russell) Kihne of Cavalier, ND, Karen (Clayton) Romfo of Casper, WY, Lori (Ray) Lagerquist of Boulder, MT, Lisa Mastvelton of Bottineau, and Lois (Paul) Soland of Bottineau; three sons, Ron (Shirley) Williams of Casper, WY, Rick (Linda) Williams of Cavalier, ND, and Mark (Vicki) Williams of Casper, WY; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice (Harold) Carlson of Grand Forks, ND; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Struck; sisters, Emma (Albert) Halvorson, Alma (Clifford) Halvorson, Helen (Clarence) Bye, and 8 year old, Ella Mae Christianson; brother, Clarence (Alvina) Christianson, and infant brothers, Harlen and Henry Christianson.

Arrangements are with Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.

Friends may register online at www.nerofuneralhome.net

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

Cebu Ayala Mall

Novie and Mirasol were having fun taking pictures with Bernadette’s phone and uploading them into my FB account from her phone.

Gary

Bernadette and Gary Stokes

Note: Mirasol carries Bernadette’s purse, Novie her water bottle and together they give her support while shopping. After several hours, Bernadette will call me letting me know they are ready to go. During this time I get my exercise walking the mall and drinking coffee with a donut at Dunkin Donuts. Five minutes is about my limit following them around the department stores. Gary