4/19/2015 (2217) | Dunseith Alumni

Bernadette’s support team.

Novie’s four kids are pretty attached to Bernadette. They are with her a big percentage of each day. They are good caring kids. Being around us, with me, they have learned English too.

Bernadette has not been that well lately either.

Bernadette, Uriel (5), Tyler (8), Edman (3) and Jasmine (10)

Condolences to Minnie Mary McKay Merrill
From Neola Kofoid Garbe: Bottineau & Minot, ND

My condolences to Minnie Mary McKay Merrill on the lost of her husband and also prayers for her health. I’m happy to hear she is feeling quite well at this time. I feel very fortunate to have attended Minnie Mary/Ed’s wedding with my neighbor, Grace Sleaper. Grace and I had visited at the Clifford McKay home shortly before Minnie Mary/Ed’s wedding. I met Minnie Mary/Myra/etc. at that time. Until that visit, the only member of the McKay family I knew was Jay; he/I were high school classmates at Bottineau High School at that time. During the “McKay” visit, I think it was Minnie Mary and Myra who played “Glow Worm” on piano/organ. I was so impressed! LOL I had not heard the song before that day, but I have not forgotten it. The name “Minnie Mary McKay” intrigued me back then and it still does! Minnie Mary, you were a beautiful bride! I’m sorry to say I don’t remember Ed as well, but it “seems” I thought he was quite a “dashing” fellow at the time.

Thanks to Vonda Melgaard for sharing the picture of Johnnie Crawford. I never met Johnnie, but, like most people who lived/visited in “the hills”, I had heard of him. Mom and Dad spent MANY Sunday afternoons at Leonard Lund’s “place” on the west side of Long Lake (I did, too, when I was in Bottineau/the Bottineau area). As everyone/almost everyone who lived in that area knew, Johnnie’s cabin was located a short distance from Leonard’s place, so his name was mentioned. I didn’t live/grow up in “the hills”, but because of staying with my grandparents (Andrew/Johanna Laugsand Brudwick)/aunts (Alvina Brudwick Christianson (Clarence), Alice Brudwick Berg (Martin)/uncles (Milen, Kenneth, Gerald)/etc. living there, I feel like I’m “from the hills”. LOL I started spending time at my grandparents’ home a few days after I was born in 1939. At that time, Mom was the only married sibling; I was the first grandchild/niece, so I received LOTS of attention. LOL

Gary, If no one else “claims” the threshing pictures, I MIGHT have sent them to you. If I did, they are pictures Doris Kessler had taken. They were in one of the “Wondrasek” boxes I took (from the courthouse) to my apartment.

Thanks again for all you do, Gary. Aggie, I enjoy what you you send to Gary to share with all of us. I also your postings on Facebook.

Neola

Alexis Marie Amyotte Death (11 year old girl)
Reply from Mel Kuhn (’70): St. John, ND

Gary,

Alexis Marie Amyotte is my nephew Chuck Amyotte’s daughter. Chuck is my sister Peggy’s son.

Mel

Alexis Marie Amyotte

(August 8, 2003 – April 14, 2015)

Send Flowers Send Sympathy Card ALEXIS MARIE AMYOTTE

Alexis Marie Amyotte, age 11 of Dunseith, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2014 at a Minneapolis hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. in the Dunseith Elementary Gymnasium. Burial will be in the St. Louis Cemetery also of Dunseith. A wake will held on Monday beginning at 4:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 8:00 P.M. in the gymnasium.

Alexis Marie Amyotte, a daughter of Francis (Chuck) and Dawn (Belgarde) Amyotte, was born on August 8, 2003 at Belcourt. She was reared in Dunseith and was in the 6th Grade at the Dunseith Public School. Alexis was involved in sports including Cross Country.

She enjoyed watching how-to videos on Youtube, camping, riding her bike, hanging out with friends, snowmobiling, listing to music and riding her scooter.

She is survived by her parents, Chuck and Dawn Amyotte at home, brothers, Jace Amyotte and Seth Amyotte at home; sister, Kylie Jo Parisien; grandparents, Gordon and Geraldine Munoz of Dunseith and Marlin and Peggy DeCoteau of Jamestown; great grandmother, Ruth Belgarde of Rolette; and her dog, Maximums.

My condolences the chuck n dawn Amyotte family.
From Dewy Morinville (’72): Dunseith, ND

So sorry for your loss

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Blog (284) posted on November 16, 2008

From Martha Lamb Schepp (68):

Hi Gary,

Lynn and I have just returned from the funeral of our sister in laws brother who was shot by a stray bullet 1 1/2 hours into deer season in the Lisbon, ND area. Dick you made our day when I read the story of my Dad and Norman Hiatt. I can just hear my Dad’s full belly laugh as he tricked Norman. The Hiatt’s were always dear to our family . When my Mom taught at Ackworth school Norman’s parents were gracious enough to open their home up for Mom to stay with them. When I was born Norman’s Dad bought me a yellow dress because he loved my name. I want to think that it was because they really liked my Mom. By the way I still have the dress in the cedar chest. Thanks again! This blog makes my day. Must get busy, Lynn turned 60 yesterday, he has gone outside for a bit. Our family is coming for dinner tomorrow and I’m trying to do this without him knowing anything about it. The chicken is fried and the gravy is made so that helps.
Martha

Congratulations to Lynn on his 60th. Martha, you are not quite there yet. Gary

Richard Slyter’s (67) 2nd Heart Attack – message from Dick Johnson (68):

Gary,

Richard Slyter did have another heart attack. Here is Ele’s email to me.

Dick

“Yes..they said it was a very small one and probably didn’t do damage, minor if any. He will be doing a stress test this coming Weds. and we will know more after those results come back.

Thank you for caring and asking. We appreciate it so very much. Take care.”

From Dick Johnson (68):

Gary and Friends,

When we lived in Dunseith, our neighbors to the south were the
Leonards. I remember how Ed Leonard almost always wore a white shirt and
a white cowboy hat. He was in the Crystal Cafe one day when I went in to
have lunch, so I sat down on the stool next to him. I was probably about
10 years old at the time, and very impressionable. I didn’t know at the
time, the waitress was in on the ‘fake’ sarcasm and they were just
kidding. Ed ordered a ham sandwich. The waitress asked what he wanted to
drink–milk? Ed said, “I don’t drink that, I know where it comes from”!
She told him it wasn’t like the old days, now it’s pasteurized,
homogenized, and refrigerated! Ed winked at me and said, “I don’t like
cow s__t even if it’s cooked”! He had water. When his sandwich came, he
opened it to put salt and pepper on it and looked at me and shook his
head. He showed me how thin the meat was and then said to the waitress,
“You know, I took a thicker piece of ham off a pig’s ass with a whip
than this, GO GET ME SOME HAM”! I thought, boy he’s really mad,–then he
winked at me again! It was just Ed being Ed! Thanks Gary!

Dick

The 1956 band picture was one of the ones that belonged to my folk’s.
You were asking of it’s origin on the site and I just thought I would
let you know that I sent it. Thanks1

Dick

Luella Burcham Obituary:

Note: Luella was married to Roddy Burcham from the class of 65. Roddy pasted away this past January.

DUNSEITH Luella A. Burcham, 59, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, in a Minot hospital.

She was born Jan. 7, 1949, to Alex and Alice Vivier in Dunseith. She married Roddy Burcham Oct. 22, 1965, in Minot.

Survivors: daughters, Dawnna and Lori, both Dunseith; sons, Roddy Jr., James and Willard, all Dunseith; foster sons, John and Daniel Greatwalker; foster daughters, Kim, Shelly and Krystal Greatwalker; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Louie, Belcourt, Raymond, Las Lunas, N.M., Ronald, Chaska, Neb.; sisters, Geraldine Wilson, Lancaster, Calif., Shirley Jensen, Lincoln, Neb., Donna Price, Yuma, Ariz., Carol James, Minneapolis.

Funeral: Today, 9 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church. Dunseith.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, rural Dunseith.

Visitation: Today (11/15/08), one hour prior to the service in the church. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau)

From Mel Kuhn (70):

This one was around a couple of years ago, but maybe some of your readers haven’t seen it. I thought I could read pretty fast but I couldn’t keep up to it. Reminisce away.

Mel

Take Me Back To The Sixties
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