Happy Birthday Tracy Zeiler Fennern: Denver, CO.

 

Cebu Expat Bowling Banquet (1/24/2015)

Art Hagen, Rose Hohl and Gary Stokes

 

Mark Perry
(December 10, 1947 – January 23, 2015)

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JAMES MARK PERRY

James Mark Perry, age 67 of Dunseith, died on Friday, January 23, 2015 in his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau. Burial will be in the Rendahl Cemetery of rural Dunseith. Visitation will be on Thursday beginning at 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. in the Nero Funeral Home of Bottineau.

Ann,
Our condolences are with you with the loss of your husband James. So so sad.
Gary

 

Alphie Dion’s workshop
Reply from Ron Peltier (’70):  Dunseith, ND

Hi Gary:  Just saw your picture of Alphie Dion’s workshop and brought back some memories.  My sister, Betty (Peltier) Delorme and her husband, Larry purchased Mr. Dion’s home along with the shop which was part of the home.  I graduated in 1970 and a few weeks after graduation, I moved in with my sister and husband and made the shop area my bedroom for about 5 years.

 

Slow Gin Story
From Lola Metcalfe Vanorny (’68):  Dunseith, ND

Hi !      !_ maybe you shouldn’t print my  answer about getting my tooth= lost !!_ LOL!!! — a lot of people would frown on that unless they knew the situation!!_ I don’t know why i should care about that  but  — that was the first time i had experimented with alcohol- and it was “Slow Gin” –  (SP?)    and it was us 4 girls out to experiment with it – we didn’t have anything to mix it with so it was like drinking cough syrup !!_ LOL!!_   it was Charlene Pearson- Dana Henriksen- Randy mongeon and i  and we didn’t have the sense to mix it with 7 up or whatever !!- BUt I learned my lesson!!-  I can’t even and have never  been able to stand the smell of cherry cough syrup to this day !!_ cured me right then and there- !!_ LOL!!t– thanks Gary Lola

 

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

Earl Vernon Gustafson

(June 6, 1958 – January 14, 2015)

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Earl Gustafson, age 56, of St. John, ND passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Presentation Medical Center, Rolla, ND.

Earl Vernon Gustafson was born on June 6, 1958 in Rolla, ND to Vernon and Betty (James) Gustafson. He graduated from St. John High School in 1976, where he was a member of the very first football team for the St. John Woodchucks. Earl lived in St. John until 1966 and then the family moved to a rural farmstead NW of St. John. He worked on the horse ranch and family farm all of his life, except for a brief time when he was mentoring under Robert Murphy in Toronto, Ontario as a draft horse showman. His love of horses was evident to any around him. He spent many years showing his draft horses, receiving many awards, and winning many championships. He sometimes competed against himself with more than one horse in the Best of Show class. Most recently, Quarter Horses and Paints were his horse of choice, where he continually worked to improve his blood lines with his wealth of knowledge. Earl also loved his dogs; Sparky, Dodger, and Champ, who through the years proved to be his faithful companions. During his youth, Sparky and Dodger went on many adventures with him and were faithful companions, while recently Champ was truly one of his best friends. Earl’s nieces and nephews meant the world to him and he had a special relationship with each of them. He liked watching many different sports, especially football. He was also very knowledgeable on current events and liked discussing politics. Earl enjoyed enticing his Democrat friends into a debate and attempted to sway them to see the light. History was also an interest of his. He enjoyed reading historical books and discussing his won family history at the Gustafson Family Reunions.

Earl is survived by his parents, Vernon and Betty Gustafson of St. John; brothers, Marvin (Becky) of St. John and Darrel (Janine) of St. John; sisters, Peggy Gustafson of El Paso, TX, Jane (Ross) Sivertson of St. John, and Denise (Dale) Geritz of Casselton; nieces, Bridget Gustafson and Callie Sivertson; and nephews, Matt Sivertson, Jacob Geritz, Alex Geritz, and Clayton Gustafson.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Casket Bearers are Mike DeMers, Don James, Dean Langan, Mark Trottier, Keith Harvel, and Ted Hansen. Music by the St. John Ecumenical Choir.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 4:00 PM in the St. John Community Center Gymnasium, St. John, ND with Pastor Trudy Dumont officiating, visitation ONE HOUR PRIOR to funeral services. Burial will be in Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, Souris, ND in the spring.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Swedish Lutheran Church, Souris, ND in Earl’s memory.

Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, ND (www.elickfh.com).

 

Seeking information about Edward & Emma Masse
Edward Masse on pages 70-71 in the Prairie Past and Mountain Memories book.

Hello Gary

My name is Monika English and I live in Port Moody, British Columbia formerly from Saint Hubert, Quebec.

My sister, Hannelore, and her husband, Gérald MASSÉ live in Brossard, Quebec and now being retired are interested in genealogy and are presently working on the MASSÉ side.

That is how I came to find you and the blog article from 2008 from Susan Fassett Martin  and especially from Bill Hosmer.  I am 100% certain that they are the same Edward (Edouard) MASSÉ and Emma (ROBERT) MASSÉ that I am searching for. They are my sister’s husband’s great grandparents.

[Edward & Emma – Louis Edouard Mastai & Alice (BLANCHETTE) – Alphonse & Marion (WHEELHOUSE) – Gérald & Hannelore]

Any help that you can find for me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance

Monika
moned2000@gmail.com

 

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Blog (238) posted on October 1, 2008

 

Folks, I had another nice visit with Orvin Hagen today.  Orvin is doing great!  He’s still the same Orvin, always on the go.  Orvin is 87 going on 88.  He was born July 14, 1921.  Gary

 

Message from Vickie Metcalfe (70): 

This past weekend, I had a discussion with 99 year old Elmer Rush regarding Pete Poole. Elmer’s  deceased wife, Sylvia was my mother’s cousin, they were married in 1928.  As newly weds, they lived the first few months of their marriage in the Maxbass area and moved to the hills of the Turtle Mtns  east of Highway #3.  Elmer and Sylvia were neighbors with Pete.  Elmer said, Pete was a veteran of WWI  and he carried those combat scars.  Pete  was kind and helped many farmers with choring. He had a trap line and trapped mostly muskrats for living through the winters. The Rushes then moved further east  to the “Hosmer Place”and became  neighbors of  the Murray’s who were a sister and brother.  Elmer shared, “They lived in a house along side of Carpenter Lake, the sister lived upstairs and her brother downstairs. They had a few cows that they tended. We’d go visit them but, they never went anywhere out in public as Murray came back from WWI  with, “shell shock” .”  Elmer celebrates birthday #100, at the Rolla Community Center on Saturday, October 18, 2008

 

Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe:

Hi Gary,

Thanks to Ivy for this info.  I remember the tower well; I’ve always been rather “chicken” (and over-weight!), so I don’t think I even got up one step!  What I’m really writing to say, is I never knew the tower was on Marlin/Julie Dahl’s land; I always thought it was on Clarence Larson’s land–maybe I have the wrong tower in mind. A person is never too old to learn new info and correct old ideas/thoughts.

Neola

Neola, I’m not aware of any tower that was on the Clarence Larson farm, although there may have been.  The Clarence Larson farm was located about 1.5 miles west of The Dahl farm.  Clarence’s farm was located about 1/4 mile south of # 43 just over the hill east of Lake Metigoshe.  The Alfred (Virgil) Rude farm and the Earl Roland farm are in-between the Dahl and Larson farms on #43.

 

Neola Kofoids reply to Colette Hosmer for scanning her article: 

Please tell Colette she is most welcome.  I was so glad I visited with Nancy’s daughter, Christine, so I knew about the article.

Neola

 

Message/Picture from Dick Johnson (68): 

Gary and Friends,

In answer to Sybil Johnson’s question on a fort in Dunseith, I’m willing

to bet Augie showed you the old Riverside Hotel along the creek. It was
about the first building built in town and served as the headquarters
for the cavalry troop as well as a hotel. It survived until the 1960s
when it was torn down. Again, this was considered ‘progress’ and
necessary in keeping a modern image for the town. The last people to
live in the building were Darrel and Lorna Abbey and I asked Darrel to
draw me a floor plan of the building, which he did and I still have. I
was asked to design a belt buckle for the 1982 Dunseith Centennial. I
did this and used the image of the Riverside Hotel as the central focus.
I corrected my original design to read Dunseith–Dakota Territory,
rather than North Dakota, because Dunseith was established 7 years
before North Dakota became a state. I worked with Rod Hiatt on finding a
company to cast our Dunseith buckle. We found a place in Norman,
Oklahoma that had a good reputation, and had them make the buckles. I’ve
worn this buckle every day for years and it still looks good. I’m
attaching a picture of it to show the Riverside Hotel image, or Cavalry
post, depending on it’s use at the time. Thanks Gary!

Dick

Dick, In 1982 my dad gave me one of those belt buckles along with a heavy duty leather belt, of his, for my birthday. From 1982 until 2002 I wore that belt with that buckle nearly every day.  In 2002, when I was Temporary Duty (TDY) working a Submarine job at Kings Bay Georgia, the belt came apart where the buckle attached. I purchased another belt from one of the flea markets in the Jacksonville Florida area and wore it, with that buckle, until a year ago, when the belt came apart.  When dad died, I got his buckle too.  All these years I never knew who designed that belt buckle.  Now we know.  You did a wonderful job designing that buckle and having it cast.  I had many nice compliments about that buckle.  Are there any available today that folks can purchase?  Gary

Folks, Putting these class lists together, I am pretty sure that Clarence Hagen, from the class of 1934, is the oldest living to have attended and graduated from Dunseith High school. Clarence was born December 31, 1914. I think that is what I remember Mary Ann telling me. I know it was the end of December.  Hagen sibling’s, please correct me if I’m wrong. Gary

                               Dunseith High School Class of 1934 & 1935

	Last	First	Address	City / State / ZIP	Phone	Email
	Class of 1934
1	Boucher Gottbreht	Alma	Born December 11, 1917    –    Died August 8, 2005			Deceased
2	Carlson	Carroll	Born October 10, 1914    –    Died May 5, 2004			Deceased
3	Casavant Martineau	Marie	Born March 18, 1916    –    Died October 4, 2001			Deceased
4	Cook	Robert	Can not locate death record			Deceased
5	Dailly Bissonnette	Irene	Born February 23, 1915    –    Died February 1980			Deceased
6	Egbert Lilleby	Margaret	Born September 26, 1916    –    Died Februay 8, 2003			Deceased
7	Evans	Mary	Born in 1918    –    Died at San Haven in 1944			Deceased
8	Gottbreht Hendrickson	Arla	Born September 5, 1917    –    Died February 18, 2002			Deceased
9	Hagen	Clarence	1013 Sinclair St	Bottineau, ND 58318	(701) 228-2998	No email address
10	Hagen Banister	Thelma	Born April 1, 1917    –    Died August 1986			Deceased
11	Howery	Eva	Eva was a sister to John Aitchison’s mother. John was in the class of 1947			Deceased
12	Sanders Washek	Henrietta	Born in 1920    –    Died of cancer in 1946			Deceased
16	Sanders Carpentier	Lodena		Burns, OR	(541) 573-6524	Son Dan lives next door 541-573-3254
13	Tennancour Larson	Easter	Sister to Alice Evans Berube			Deceased
14	Watkins	Charles	Born March 3, 1917    –    Died December 7, 2000			Deceased
15	Wicks	Gwendolyn	Courtrie or Courturie??	Nebraska		Unable to locate
	Class of 1935
1	Jolibois Wilkie	Martha			unable to locate	Married John in 1938. John died in the 70’s
2	Murray	Agelina				Unable to locate

 

Martha Lamb’s (68) Wedding provided by Neola Kofoid Garbe:

Folks,

Part of the article was cut off and omitted with yesterdays Blog. I am reposting this today with the complete article.  I did not notice that until after it was sent. 

Gary