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Funeral services for Greg Grimme – DHS Class of 68:
GREGORY GRIMME, 58, Katy, TX, formerly of Dunseith; died Sunday, September 6, 2009, in Tomball, TX. Funeral Thursday, September 17, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Dunseith. Visitation two hours prior to the service at the church.
Sympathy to the Grimme’s & reply from Luella Boardman Bjornseth (49):
Bottineau, ND
My sympathy to Gwen Grimme Eltz and her family in the loss of her brother Greg. I worked with Gwen at the college for several years and we were good friends.
Thanks Gary for passing on the remembrances from Bob’s friends. Erling Landsverks stories brought back lots of memories. We didn’t remember him ever playing football. I wonder if we ever got to watch any of his games. The stories made nice reading. The American Legion in Frazee had a really impressive graveside service for Bob after the church service.
Luella
Reply from Pete (65) & Verena Gillis:Dunseith, ND.
Message to Bev Morinvill Azure, HANG IN THERE GAL! Our thoughts and prayers are with
you and your family. Pete & Verena Condolences to Bill & Gwen Grimme
From Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
To Bill and Gwen Grimme,my heart goes out to you and your family during this most difficult time. I remember Greg well from high school. I lived in Houston Texas for 3 years,and am familiar with Katy Texas,which really makes Greg’s passing so real.He was too young, it’s all so sad. God Bless you all with peace in your heart in the days ahead,and alot of great memories of Greg. Sincerely, Ms. Aggie Casavant
Condolences to the Grimme family:
FromPete (65) & Verena Gillis:Dunseith, ND.
Gary,
We are sending our condolences to Bill Grimme and his family. We are very sorry to hear of their loss. We were in Fargo last week for 2 days, Pete had testing over there and is Sympathy to the Casavant & Grimme faimiles and reply
From Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI.
First, My deepest sympathy top Gerald Casavant and to the Grimme’s. I’m stunned in both cases.
Second — to Margaret Seim Lawston—The story about Mr. Julseth. In early 1934 he rented a quarter section of land to a young man who was then 14 years old. That young man was my dad. Then at age 15, dad bought his first tractor, a McCormick Deering 15-30. (I have a story about the tractor too, but it may be a bit too detailed) Dad farmed that land until he was drafted in 1942. Later, another 1/4 section that Anton owned was available for rent. He contacted Dad and Dad rented it for several years. Some time in the 60’s He contacted Dad because he wanted to divest himself of property in his later years. He was in his 80’s at the time. He wrote Dad a letter with the price and terms. It was too good to pass up. The land is located about a mile south of where Ernest LaCroix lived, along the road to Currie school. Some of you who are a couple younger than me will recall it as a great party spot. Dad got tired of the beer cans stopping the disks on our grain drills. He somehow found out the name of one of the kids who used to frequent the spot. He asked her if it would be possible for them to put all the containers in a pile from that point on. A couple weeks later, when I went to cultivate the summer fallow I found a pile of containers about 3 feet high, and not a single can in the field.
When Dad died my sister Stephanie got that land. She once met Anton Julseth. I never had the privilege.
Allen Richard
Reply to Jeff Gottbreht – Reference #554 posted on 9/11
From Diane Fugere (75): Minot, ND.
Gary:
I have always known what a wonderful person “Big Jeff” is. He is a big teddy bear with a heart of gold. Diane Fugere
Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
To Sharron Gottbreht Shen: Thank you for sharing your memories of 9-11. I found it very interesting how your son Ivan, and nephew Jeff were a part of that day. I had been to New York just a couple years earlier, and had taken pictures of the Twin Towers coming in on the ferry . Later that day, my brother Aime, his wife Brenda, and their daughter Vanessa and I were walking around down by Wall Street, when we came around the corner, and Aime said,”Hey Aggie look down the street. About a block down the street stood the Twin Towers rising high above all the other buildings. We didn’t walk down there cuz we were all pretty tired. So I took my camera and clicked a few pictures off of the Towers. After 9-11 I took the pictures out to look at them, and it struck me just how big those Towers were, cuz even from 1/2 or a block away I still didn’t get a full picture, like I think the top of the towers was cut off…(or it could of been just poor photography…) Anyway, Aime’s daughter Vanessa lived and went to school there for like 4 yrs. If I remember correctly, Vanessa was walking past the first tower when it got hit. She said, she heard an explosion and her and the other people on the side walk looked up and saw smoke coming from the towers. When she got to work she told her co-workers, I think there was an explosion in one of the towers, and already her co-workers said, that a plane had ran into it…and the rest is pretty much history…evacuation of her building, smoke and ash inhalation, which she still has a problems as a result of, not to mention the emotional toll it took on her for some time…She since has moved out of New York City. It would be interesting to know if there are anymore people out there, from N.Dakota who were directly or indirectly connected to that day in New York City. We are so blest that Ivan, Jeff,and Vanessa made it thru it…..so many didn’t… It’s still all so sad,to think about when 9-11 rolls around every year.
Theirs a book titled “The Man Who Warned America” by an ex-F.B.I. agent, by the name of Bill O’Neil. It’s not fiction…once you start reading it, you can’t put it down, it will take you thru every emotion you’ve ever expierenced, and some that you never knew you had….the last two chapters will leave you in stunned disbelief…but with a resolve that we all can do something…that we have to do something…Aggie Casavant’
Reply from Dale Pritchard (63): Leesville, LA
Gary, On the old crank phones, all I remember is that Willie and Margie
Hiatt and your family were on the same line with us. Our phone quit working early on, way before the SRT came into the picture, so we went without. It was one of the few times that my Dad wouldn’t/couldn’t/didn’t fix something that was broke. We still had the old phone when the farm was sold. Don’t know what became of it. Dale
Reply/Picture from Marshall Awalt (51): Newport, NC
Here is a picture shot at Berdella. It is celebrating the end of world war I .You can’t see much but they had a lot of people for that time.
Thanks for all you hard work.
Marshall Awalt class 51
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09/14/2009
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Symathy to the Grimme & Lindberg families from
Richard (67) & Ele Dietrich (69) Slyter: Dunseith, ND.
Richard and I wish to express our most sincerely sympathy to the Grimme and Lindberg families. We both knew Greg in school and thought very highly of him. It’s just not right that people his age should pass so quickly through our lives. Our prayers are with you during this trying time.
ele
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Thanks to Vickie for the correct story on the partnership–Big Three I think Art Seim said his dad had the materials and the carpenters The Mountain Home Telephone Company was taken over by Souris River Dick
Reply from Gary Metcalfe (57): Forsyth, MO
Reply to Dick Johnson:
It has been a long time since I have had any thoughts about Albert Peterson. My dad used to talk about the Albert Peterson place. Dad and my brother, Jimmy, came back from Seattle in about 1945 and bached on what I thought was the Lude Peterson place, also where Carl Nelson lived near Lyde Lake. But, Dad referred to it as the Albert Peterson place.
When school was out and my mother arrived from Seattle with three more kids, Dad was very happy to have a cook. Just talked to my brother Jim in Arizona and he and Dad came back and lived in Albert Peterson’s house, along with little Martin Evans.. LeRoy and Hilda Strong were living in our house on the farm and had no where else to go. There had to be an addition built on before the rest of our family came from Seattle. Jimmy was not sure that Albert was related to Lude or Max Peterson. But he remembered him being a quiet, skinny old man that must have been living in Dunseith at that time.
That brings to mind another character that spent some time on the Sime farm. His name was Louie DuBois.. My mother would laugh until the tears ran every time they talked about Louie DuBois. Here was a Native American who could talk Norweigan better and with more humor than most Scandinavians. I remember Louie and Jack Hecla in Seattle when they went up in a tree and cut off some big limbs for my dad. Jack was a Finlander from Rolla, one of Lucky’s “colorful” pals. I remember my dad and Art Sime talking and laughing over fun memories of Louie and what a character he really was.
Reply from Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND.
Hi Gary,
Wow, Jeff Gottbreht from our home town. That morning of 9-1-1 was a clear blue sky day. I was at Bottineau Elementary School, in Mr.Larry Haugens 6th grade class room watching T.V…..a history in the making….a teachable moment. My gut clenched, horrified as those planes. 1—–, 2,—- 3—-, 4…..????,….Helpless. Chilling. Numb. Later that day, after school, I, driving… through the motions, to I walked on to the front door of the store…finally feeling angry. Thanks to your blog and Jeff Gottbreht’s aunt, today years later, Earlier today, I went to the Family Bakery to have a bite before On the way home from Minot I listened to Garrison Keiller make Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
To Margaret Seim Lawston—
The Anton Julseth you mention—Was he the same man who I believe became Rolette County Register of Deeds and served for several decades? If so I have a story to relate about him. He was a truly wonderful man that my dad referred to as “Mr. Julseth” all his life.
Allen Richard
Pictures/message from Sandra Zeiler Vandal (62): Elk River, MN
Connie and Sandra before and after.
Minnie Mary and me, my first grade teacher.
Hi Gary, just got some pictures scaned with the help of my daughter!!! Was great seeing everyone before and during the cruise.
the picture of Connie and I at graduation—crying. Laughing is so much better! It was wonderful seeing my first grade teacher, and she reallly looks wonderful!!!
Wanted to add, our 19yr. old granddaughter, Vanessa Zachman, has joined the army, and with tears, fear, and pride will be seeing her off on Monday. Our granddaughter ,Kayla is getting married this month also. Different roads, equally challenging and rewarding. Gosh, really feeling old right now!!! more later, Sandy
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09/13/2009
Greg Grimme Passed Away: Message from
Gwen Grimme Eltz (68): Spokane, WA
Bill Grimme (65): Birmingham, AL.
Greg Grimme (Class of 1968), brother of Conley, Bill, and Gwen (Grimme) Eltz passed away suddenly in Katy, TX of an apparent heart attack last Sunday (September 6, 2009). A memorial service for Greg will be held in Dunseith with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Both Bill and and Gwen are on their way to Dunseith today to make arrangements for their brother’s burial.A complete obituary will be posted with more details, including the day and time of his funeral, in the next few days. Greg was the son of Carl and Kathleen (Fassett) Grimme.
Gwen & Bill, Our condolences are with both of you with the loss of Greg.Gwen, We all know that Greg was your twin brother making an extra close bond between the two of you.Bill, You were my class mate of 1965. In the past few years we have become very close and dear friends. You are in deed a true friend, one that I deeply admire and look up to.We are so saddened to hear of the passing of Greg. We only wish we could be there with you guys at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you though.Gary & Bernadette StokesPS – Bill I am posting your cell phone number.Folks, I just called Bill on his Cell phone to make sure this is still a good number for him and it is. Bill is flying out in the morning to Grand Forks. From there he’ll be renting a car. He’ll be in Dunseith later in the day tomorrow.Previously posted by Dick Johnson in message 500Those in the pictures: John Bogus with the multi colored shirt, Rich
Campbell with the block of wood, Greg Grimme with the hat on, and Tim
Hill with the ‘ I think we made it ‘ look!
Lillian Amanda (Lindberg) Levorson
Lillian passed away on August 25, 2009 at the age of 93. She was born to Ben and Mary Lindberg, homesteaders from Norway, on Sept 6, 1915 in Bottineau, North Dakota. She had two brothers, Elmer and Roy, and four sisters, Alice, Clara, Sally and Mabel. Lillian moved to Tacoma and met and married Alvin Levorson in 1941. They had two children, Lois and Annette. Lillian was a warm and welcoming person whose door was always open. She was a born nurturer and mothered many children besides her own through being a foster mother, a sunday school teacher, a loving grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law, and loving friend to many. She enjoyed her flower garden and cooking meals to share with others. Her home was often the gathering place for holidays and celebrations. Lillian was predeceased by her parents, her brothers and sisters, her two daughters, and her husband of 65 years. She is survived by her son-in-law, Dan Macomber, and her two grandsons, Allen and Ben Macomber, and many other relatives. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at 7 p.m. at United Lutheran Church, 1231 South 76th Street, Tacoma, 98408. Donations may be made to the church.
Pub Date: 8/29/2009
Lillian passed away on August 25, 2009 at the age of 93. She was born to Ben and Mary Lindberg, homesteaders from Norway, on Sept 6, 1915 in Bottineau, North Dakota. She had two brothers, Elmer and Roy, and four sisters, Alice, Clara, Sally and Mabel. Lillian moved to Tacoma and met and married Alvin Levorson in 1941. They had two children, Lois and Annette. Lillian was a warm and welcoming person whose door was always open. She was a born nurturer and mothered many children besides her own through being a foster mother, a sunday school teacher, a loving grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law, and loving friend to many. She enjoyed her flower garden and cooking meals to share with others. Her home was often the gathering place for holidays and celebrations. Lillian was predeceased by her parents, her brothers and sisters, her two daughters, and her husband of 65 years. She is survived by her son-in-law, Dan Macomber, and her two grandsons, Allen and Ben Macomber, and many other relatives. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at 7 p.m. at United Lutheran Church, 1231 South 76th Street, Tacoma, 98408. Donations may be made to the church.
Pub Date: 8/29/2009
Phyllis McKay an all of the Lindberg/McKay families. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time with the passing of Lillian. Lillian was a dear childhood friend of my Dads. They were only 10 days apart in age and were born an raised in the same community up in the hills. Lillian’s name was mentioned often with the many childhood stories of my dad.Phyllis, You too are another class mate that we have become close friends with in the past several years. You too are indeed a true friend.Gary & Bernadette Stokes
09/12/2009
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John Norman Nelson
Obituary posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
John married Della (Lunde) Cobler on July 3, 1955 in Rolette. They made their home in Rolette and New Rockford where he owned and operated Nelson Plumbing and Heating prior to moving to Lansford in 1961. While residing in Lansford, he was employed by Honeywell Corporation as a master plumber and pneumatic service specialist. He worked construction projects at the Minot Air Force Base, Garrison Dam and many projects throughout western North Dakota. He retired from Honeywell Corp in 1983 and was recently awarded a 50 year certificate as a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local #300. John and Della moved to Minot in 2003. Della died on June 16, 2008. John was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, American Legion Post 279 (60 year recognition), Senior Citizens, and Community Club all in Lansford. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Rolette, Elks Lodge and Eagles Aerie both in Minot and was a delegate to the ND Silver Hair Legislature. He especially enjoyed bowling and tournament play and was a member of teams in Lansford and Minot. In addition, he loved hunting trips in the Badlands, fishing in Canada in his younger years, local sporting events and Minnesota Twins baseball. He was an avid collector of stamps, coins and arrowheads and enjoyed metal detecting. As a carpenter, he spent countless hours during his retirement building furniture and various gifts for family and friends. He was especially known for his unique footstools. Survivors include: children, Sherry (Tim) Coutts of Colorado Springs, CO, Jana Nelson and Jeff Nelson both of Minot and Robert Nelson of Craig, CO; stepchildren, Dennis (Kathleen) Cobler of Muskegon, MI and Don Cobler; grandchildren, Amy and Mike Cobler, Brian (Renee) Botton, Teresa (Pete) Gilbert, Carla (Brian) Safigan, Ilona (Ryan) Goltz, Tricia (Tom) Luebesmier, Charisse Cobler, Jake and Casey Coutts; and six great- grandchildren. Sisters, Eugenie Walker, Mildred Parrill and Marie Parrill all of Bottineau and several nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his parents, wife, stepdaughter, Diane Botton; grandson, Erik Coutts; sisters, Jennie Metcalfe, Nellie Bloomquist and Olga Edinger and brothers, Carl and Erling Nelson. Funeral Service: Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church – Lansford. A Fellowship Luncheon will follow at the Lansford City Hall. Thank you, from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
I would like to say thank you all for the kind words at the passing of our sister-in-law Janice. She was a very good wife to our brother Gerald, a great mother to her 3 sons,Bevin,Micheal,& Matthew,and such a nice sister-in-law. Our family is better for having her a part of our family as long as we did. She broke all our hearts when she left us. Thank you all once again. Sincerely, Ms. Aggie
Reply from Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND.
GARY,
On today’s DUNSEITH BLOG there is a photo submitted by Dick Johnson given to him by his maternal grandmother. CYNTHIA (STRITZEL) JOHNSON. Dick also shared the THE BIG FOUR. Carroll Carlson and Art Seim always told our family , “BIG THREE.” “LUDE PETERSON, PEDER CARLSON and JOHN SEIM were the BIG THREE. ” The Seim children, Art, Alvin, Morris, and Bernice Seim, the Calrson children,Carrol, Leonard,Clarissa, Urssulla and Melba,and the Peterson children…Max. were neighboring children and schoolmates at Oakes…(Seim ) school. Whenever any of the Big Three borrowed from another, each had a One one of his last summers, Art came back from California and stayed Art was happy that the Seim meadow did stay in the family…..My VICKIE Message from Margaret Seim Lawston (54): Citrus Heights, CA
I read a blog or two about our telephone system in the hills.
This may interest some of you. I have the phone from the farm and asked my Dad for the history. The hill people sure knew how to work together!!! The Mountain Home Telephone Co. was organized in the winter of Anton Julseth was one of the leading organizers and its first Margaret Seim Lawston
Reply from LeaRae Parrill Espe (67): Bottineau, ND.
Regarding the picture of the “Gang of Lazy JS” : I know that Frances Smith Espe (Terry’s mom) and Jennie Nelson Metcalfe (Mildred and Marie Parrill’s sister & my aunt) both worked at the Seim farm. I am thinking the one by Elmer might be Jennie. Maybe someone else could comment. Maybe the other guy is Art’s brother Alvin, but that is only a guess. We have very few pictures of Elmer at that age so it was a special treat to see . Thank you, Dick Johnson.
Message/Pictures from Sharron Gottbreht Shen (59): Everett, WA.
Good morning Gary,
The date should not pass without sharing a few memories. Most if not all of your viewers will know Jeff Gottbreht, son of George and Patty. Jeff and two other firemen of Nebraska received advanced training as immediate responders following such disasters as we suffered September 11, 2001. They were paired with three firemen from the community of Dobbs Ferry, NY.Several such teams from all corners of USA were called up and served at the Twin Towers site shortly after this tragedy, Jeff and his Nebraska “brothers” among them. The Javits Center served as barracks for the visiting teams and in the course of Jeff’s stay the Dobbs Ferry fire engine in full splendor pulled up to the Hudson pier and called for “Big Jeff” to come out and receive a personal thanks and welcome. About 2006 Jeff was invited to attend ceremonies commemorating all those who had given their lives and service to NYC. George and I get rather tearful each time we recall these harrowing days when my son Ivan and his now wife Nora escaped and Jeff arrived to serve.
As ever any morning, I was up early playing Spider, having coffee. EJ called asking where Ivan worked and I responded the Twin Towers. “Turn on the TV now; terrible events are happening right now.” What can I say, it was all so unbelievable. I roused Victor barely able to speak, “Where does Ivan work, where does he work.” God love a duck and mamas who are so clueless. Ivan worked in the Financial Tower 3 located nearby and attached to the towers in question by a bridge. He was in a closed meeting that morning and went down to the Towers plaza with two others when they were interrupted by a secretary announcing the first plane “mishap”.A crowd soon arrived and the cries and sobs of the helpless group is what Ivan remembers today. When the second plane struck, everyone [hundreds, thousands] fled, were herded away. Ivan had run the mile and a half to his apartment and after the 6th try was able to route an email to his dad. After all, his palm pilot was at his desk! It was a long two hours wait. Victor might even have had time to put his sox on.
It took me a month to unpack our suitcases. We were schedule to meet Ivan in Kennedy September 13 for a five country cruise of the Mediterranean. Man proposes God disposes; how absurd our little plans can be. Victor and I were with Ivan for Thanksgiving. We met with Ivan and Nora and about 18 of his fast friends, the same crowd that sat down to an Italian feast with Jeff and a fellow Nebraskan two months earlier. Jeff thought it must be the best Italian in the city. No, Ivan said, it was the only place that would seat the crowd who wished to meet you Jeff and say thanks.
Ivan and Nora were married 24 Sep 2005. Jeff could not be there, he was in New Orleans responding to the aftermath of Katrina.
Sharron
 Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: neola@min.midco.net Minot & Bottineau, ND.
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09/11/2009
Carringbridge update for Bev Morinville Azure: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bevazure
Posted by her daughter Shonda Azure Campbell (94): Minot, ND
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:40 PM, CDT
Greetings family and friends,
Once again i bring you great news … The DR was in and her tests are already back and all is well …..NO CANCER !!!! And her x ray was better then the DR expected it to be …….Than
Condolences to the Gerald Casavant Family
From Jean Nicholas Miller (66): GLENDALE, AZ
| I want to extend my condolences to Gerald Casavant and his family. Gerald and Aime were both in my class (66). I haven’t seen them since high school. Gerald sat behind me in Mr. Hepper’s class. Jean Nicholas Miller |
Reply from Marie Iverson Staub (60): Seattle, WA.
Hi Gary,
Just wanted to let you know I loved the pictures of the Peace Garden’s. I also wanted you to know I enjoyed meeting you and Bernadette at the reunion in Seattle. It was more fun then I expected and also seeing people I did remember from Dunseith also glad to hear everyone had such a good time on the cruise. Thanks again
Marie Iverson(Staub)
Picture from Jim Kamphenkel (DHS Teacher): Greenwald, MN.
Yes. I was the coach.
Pictured Front row L to R: Gaillord Peltier, Allan Enno, Keith Berg, John Mongeon
Back Row L to R: Gordon Malaterre, Elmer Parisien, Robin Olson, Jeff Campbell, Everett Enno, Jim Kamphenkel
Not pictured: Clarence Enno, Marcellino Parisien
Fortunately, I wrote all of this info onto the back of the picture way back then…I certainly couldn’t remember who was NOT there!
These were a really nice group of young people to work with. I enjoyed working with them immensely.
Jim
Jim, Thank you so much for responding to our WEB site and for this picture. I have added you to our daily distribution. Please let me know if you’d rather not be getting these daily messages? Gary
Back: Gordon Malaterre, Elmer Parisien, Robin Olson, Jeff Campbell, Everett Enno, Jim Kamphenkel
Front: Gaillord Peltier, Allan Enno, Keith Berg, John Mongeon
Reply/Pictures from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Margaret Seim Lawston’s story of not getting enough of the water from
their well is true. I think I drank far more water from the old cream
can back then than I have since! I too remember how Mrs. Carlson
suffered from arthritis. Her hands were knotted and knobby but she made
some of the best cookies I ever tasted! She gave her recipe to my
Grandma and then Brenda got it from her so I still get to enjoy those
cookies from so long ago. I think they are from an old Norwegian recipe
because they are mostly butter and sugar—all the good stuff! She
stayed on the farm with Carroll for several years after her husband,
Pete, died in 1953. I think she moved to her daughter’s home in Minot
about 1960. I believe she passed away in 1962. I remember going to see
her in Minot once, where she lived in an upstairs apartment. One cute
story was when Carroll asked me if I could read Norwegian? I said that I
couldn’t read it but could generally get the meaning if I read through
it a couple times. He went in and got a letter from Norway that he kept
in a drawer. It appeared to me that they were sending condolences on the
loss of his mother and asking if he was still going to stay on the farm?
I asked him when he got the letter, so he handed me the envelope—1963!
He said, “I didn’t write to them, I didn’t know what the hell they were
saying—he he he!”
There was a threshing crew made up of John Seim, Pete Carlson, Lude or
Max Peterson, and I think one more neighbor. This was a partnership
called ‘The Big Four’ and they did a lot of custom threshing around the
area as well as their own. Carroll told me that some of the scrap iron I
hauled to Minot for him contained the remnants of some of the equipment
from the partnership. Maybe Margaret Seim Lawston or Don Aird can
correct me on who was in the partnership. It is a piece of local history
that I think we should preserve in proper form. It seems to me there was
a man named Albert Peterson, who was not related to Lude and Max, and
was also involved in this partnership.
My Grandma, Cynthia Johnson, had the pictures I’m attaching. They were
taken in the yard at John Seim’s place—later owned by his son Art
Seim, the father of Margaret Seim Lawston. The top photo is of the
confirmation class from Little Prairie Lutheran Church taken at Seim’s.
It includes the Carlson kids, Don Aird’s mom is one of the girls. She
is Clarissa, a sister to Carroll Carlson. The lower photo
says—‘Gang of the lazy J.S.’ (John Seim). The middle guy is
probably Art Seim and the short guy on the right, I think is Elmer
Espe who is Art’s cousin. Not too sure of the others. Thanks Gary!
Reply from Robin (Dan 75) Pladson: Dunseith, ND.
Gary,
Just a short note……..with this email you sent a picture of the Herman Hiatt place across from the Achworth Cementary to the east, which is viewed through our dining room double deck doors (Daniel and Robin Pladson). Anyway, I was talking to Daniel last night and we believe the date on the picture is incorrect. Should have been “2008”. I did some investigating with the tags on the car, they were yellow in 2008. And supposely they rotate in colors every 5 years. What brought this on is the german shephard in the background, she is our dog and the joke is “she is visiting her grandparents for the summer” and comes home for supper on occassion. Her name is Josie, and Daniel didn’t get her till 2005. Josie keeps on eye on our place, cemetary and Grandpa and ma Marchus and loves to play throw with anyone she comes in contact with.
Enjoy reading the news and history of the Turtle Mountain area from your daily emails. I am originally from the Black Hills of South Dakota, a cattle ranch(now 5th generation) that was founded in 1868 by my great grandparents, Joesph Fugier (son of Emil and Emilie Fugier – born in France, “Fugier” is an anglicized version of “Fugere”). Emil had a couple brothers (Fugere) that came to St-Dominique, Quebec, Canada area and Emil went on to Iowa and had son Joe and siblings. From what I am finding out, is that I have distant cousins here in the Rolette/Bottineau Counties. Never would of thought by marrying Daniel I would have relatives in the area. The first time I met David Fugere he said “it was about time they get a french girl in them norwegian hills”.
Robin, I think you are right. This picture was not taken in 2004. I Think instead it was taken in 2007 when we were back for the Dunseith reunions. I remember your dog and my brother Bud telling me it was your dog. I have added several other pictures taken from the other direction that include your buildings. Larry and Mona Marchus have sure kept the place looking nice. Dad used to keep all that mowed too, after they moved to Bottineau. We had a beautiful place in the hills with a fantastic view to the east all the way to the Peace Garden and Little Prairie. Gary
Former Stokes Farm Yard now owned by Larry & Mona Marchus
Picture take from the Stokes yard:
Ackworth Cemetery with Dan & Robin Pladson’s house & farm buildings on the back side.
I remember those evergreens being planted when I was a kid. They stayed so small
for so long. Gary
Cropped picture of the Cemetery with the Pladson Buildings.
Robin & Dan, I’m thinking that is the old Holmen school on the right. It used to be on the Lake road (#43) several miles west of Salem church. LaVerne Rude, if this is the school I’m thinking of, this would be your old school. Salem used to use that school for their two weeks of Bible school that we all attended every summer. Gary
Looking North from the Ackworth Cemetery on the Willow Lake Road:
Stokes farm approach on the right and the Pladson approach/mailbox on the left.
The Former Johnny Hiatt farm, now the Fauske farm is one mile north and a half mile west.
The Canadian line is about 2 miles north.
09/10/2009
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Folks, A former Dunseith teacher, Jim Kamphenkel, discovered our WEB site and has sent me a picture of the 1976 Dunseith American Legion base ball team. I will be posting that picture tomorrow. Gary
Condolences to the Boardman Family from Betty Watschke Cooley (45): Redmond, Wa
I was sorry to learn of the passing of Bob Boardman. My sympathies are extended to his family. He graduated from DHS a year ahead of me, but we ended up at NDSU in Fargo at the same time. And he had a car (rare in those days) so I accompanied him home to Dunseith at several vacation or holiday times and delighted in the long conversations along the time. Our paths haven’t crossed in years, but I’ll always remember his kindnesses at those times.
Betty Watschke Cooley
Condolences to the Casavant family from Lynn Halvorson Otto (75): Seoul, Korea
Condolences to the Casavant and Whetter Families from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Janice Casavant. Our Dick
Reply from Margaret Seim Lawston (54): Citrus Heights, CA
Hi Gary and All, I look at the blog with great interest and have
My Dad would not tolerate any negative comments about N.D. but
Reply from Judy LaCroix McGuire (59): LITCHFIELD, MN
Thank you for the picture of the Willow Lake road from your ND home. We lived farther north where Fauske’s now live for 2 years and I remember walking home from summer school many times up that hill. I enjoy reading your blog and finding out all the ND news. Hello to everyone! Judy (LaCroix) McGuire MN class of 59 Can that really be 50 years ago~!!
Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
Hi Gary,
I enjoyed seeing (again) the pictures of your yard/south from your farm.
Neola
Thelma (Scotty) Thompson Passed away:
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
Thelma Carlson Thompson passed away. Thelma was married to Clarence “Scotty” Thompson (page 624 in Centennial Book; Scotty and his first wife’s info is on the same page. Thelma’s parents are on page 114.) Thelma/Scotty performed great music for many years.
THELMA died Sunday in a Bottineau nursing home. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., in Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau. Visitation Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the funeral home.
Neola
Dwight Lang (61)
First Cousins Gary Metcalfe (57) & Randy Hiatt – July 2009 
Peace Garden Pictures from Brenda Hoffman (68): Greenville, SC
Dear Gary,
My sister Cindy received these Peace Garden photos taken by Evon Lagerquist. I thought others would find them as beautiful as I do.
Brenda – class of 68
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09/09/2009
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Robert Boardman’s Obituary Provided by Eileen Brudwick: Fargo, ND.
Robert Boardman
April 11, 1926-Sept. 4, 2009
Robert C. “Bob” Boardman, 83, of Frazee, died Friday, September 4, 2009, at the Frazee Care Center, under the care of Hospice. Robert Claire Boardman was born to Chase and Mabel (Wheeler) Boardman on April 11, 1926, at Grenora, N.D. He moved with his family to the Overly-Omemee area of North Dakota, where he rode horse to school. They then moved to Dunseith, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1944. Bob was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1945, and served in the military police, guarding the air base in Jamaica. He attended North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), graduating with a degree in agriculture, with honors, in 1951. He taught the Veteran’s Agriculture Program for two years, before moving to Frazee in 1953 to start a technician unit for the Minnesota Valley Breeders Association, which later became 21st Century Genetics. In 1954, Bob married Betty Gienger in Gardena, N.D. They made their home in Frazee, where they raised three children. In 1957, Bob became a district manager and traveled for the next 40 years throughout North Dakota and western Minnesota. In addition to supervising distributors, he trained farmers to do their own breeding. He received many awards in the cattle-breeding field. Bob took pleasure in music. He played in an old-time band, entertaining many nursing home residents. He loved to dance, traveling great distances to dance to polka bands. He was actively involved with the Frazee Oktoberfest. He was active at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, serving as head usher for many years, on the church council, and playing guitar in the Praise Band. He enjoyed yard work, mowing the grass and taking care of the elk. Surviving Bob are his wife, Betty; sons, David (Charleen) Boardman of Wahpeton, N.D., and Gary (Dawn) Boardman of Tulsa, Okla.; daughter Donna (Terry) Atherton of Moorhead; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; a brother, Don (Irene) Boardman of Bottineau, N.D.; sisters, Luella (Ralph) Bjornseth of Bottineau and Joyce (Jim) Smith of Chicago, Ill.; and a sister-in-law, Edna Boardman of Bismarck, N.D. Preceding Bob in death were his parents; brother Harold; and sister, Agnes Peltier. Visitation is scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., in the Furey Funeral Home, Frazee, and will continue for one hour prior to services at the church Thursday. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee, with the Rev. William Aufdenkamp officiating. Burial will follow the service at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Frazee. The Furey Funeral Home in Frazee is providing arrangements. http://www.dl-online.com/event/obituary/id/47333/?FORM=ZZNR5
Janice Casavant’s Obituary Provided by Eileen Brudwick: Fargo, ND.
Janice Marie Whetter was born on April 27, 1951 in Bottineau, ND the daughter of Harry and Helen (Estenson) Whetter.She attended elementary school at both Gardena and Bottineau, ND, graduating from Bottineau High School in 1970.Janice graduated from the Jack School of Cosmetology at Minot, ND and then worked as a hair stylist at Rolette, Rugby, Bottineau and Jamestown, ND.She married Gerald Casavant on August 23, 1974 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rolette, ND.They lived in Bottineau, Ekalaka, MT, and then Jamestown.She was employed as a hair stylist at the Beauty Haven in Jamestown, as a custodian / housekeeperat St. John’s academy and at the N. D. State Hospital.
Janice was a member of St. James Basilica, the Basilica Tabernacle Society and was a member of St. Joan of Arc Circle.She had also been a Eucharistic Minister at St. James Church.Janice was active with the North Dakota National Guard Support Group as well as helping with her husband’s 4thDegree Knights Of Columbus activities.
Survivors include her husband; 3 sons, Beven (Mehan), Grand Forks, ND,Michael (Jennifer), Santee, CA, and Matthew (Alicia), New Brighton, MN; 2 grandchildren; 3 sisters, Margary (Jack) Duff, Havana, ND, Sheryl (Norman) Erber, Oriska, ND and Barbara Whetter, Valley City, ND and 1 brother, Eugene Whetter, Bottineau, ND.She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 infant siblings.
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2009 at St. James Basilica, Jamestown, ND.
Prayer Service: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, ND.
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Lisko Funeral Chapel and 1 hour prior to services in the church on Thursday. Memorials: May be directed to FACE FOUNDATION
Interment: Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown, ND
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Reply from Betty Lamoureux Malone Badgett (49): Fountain Valley, Ca
Thanks, Gary. I did hit that button by mistake. I meant to send the message to my oldest daughter, Kathy, who lives in Santa Rosa. She enjoys reading your Dunseith mail, even though she never lived there. But she has visited there once – several years ago, when we took a trip together to see my ‘home town’. Thanks again. And, thanks for our daily “Dunseith Alumni” mail – it is a great way to start my day!! Betty
Betty, I wanted to share this reply of yours. I hope you don’t mind. Many of our readers remember you. Gary
From Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND.
Dear Family and Friends,
To keep you up to date on my health condition, I created a CaringBridge website. You can follow my progress and show your support.
Visit my website in two easy ways:
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When you visit you’ll be asked to log in, because I’ve chosen to keep the site private.
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• Visit and keep up to date.
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Thank you.
clarence and bev
From Paula Fassett (71): North Branch, MN
Hi Gary – and all:
I wish all the best to Bev and her family and pray that her tests are negative! Hang in there Bev!
I would also like to mention that my old pal Stephanie (Evans) (Class of ’71) is also fighting a battle with cancer. She has a Caringbridge site also – here is the address:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stephaniemontgomery Please add her to your prayer list.
Thanks!
Paula Fassett-Pfuhl
Reply from Carmen Leonard Richard: Rolette, ND
Thanks Kenny for the pictures of the wind towers that are dotting the landscape just south of us along highways 17 and 3. Our son Mark and his wife Lanette (Beachler) are proud to have had two of them built on some pasture land they own. This is North Dakota industrial development at its finest. I have often said that we may not ever get an oil well,— but we sure do have the wind.!! Glad that it can be harnessed and put to good use. The geologists surveyed the terrain in order to place the towers on the windiest hilltops available.
Plans are for another series of windtowers to be built between Minot and Bismarck. Stephanie Richard’s husband- Ron Rebenistch-who works for Basin Electric, is instrumental in bringing this about.
Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
To Allen Richard: Thanks for the answer to my question, I found everything you wrote very interesting,and happy and encouraged to see the organizations you and your wife are involved in.I think that’s great! I laughed but totally agreed about your remark about politicians and statesman.So sad,but so true. How our Govenor here in South Carolina,can remotely think that he has the right to keep his job is insane at best. I would like to see any one of us not show up for work for a week, and still expect to have our jobs when someone finally tracked us down. They should of started impeachment proceeding as soon as he touched down at the airport in Greenville.The feeling of entitlement from these politicians are a disgrace.I’ve got my telephone on speed-dial to every radio talk show in the area,and for anyone who’s interested C-Span is really easy to get on their open lines.Especially 8-10 A.M….”If Not Us…Who?…If Not Now When? Aggie C.
Picture of the old Stokes Farm yard taken in 2004 with the barn that was built in 1961.
Note: The original Harmen Hiatt house stood where that large dead elm tree is located in front of the car.
I thought I’d repost this picture for Dorothy Pritchard. I don’t think she was on line yet when I previously posted this.This picture is looking south from the Stokes farm. The Pritchard farm, now owned by the Lagerquist’s is located on the east side of the road just over hill to the south. The Ackworth Cemetery is on the right of where this picture was taken. Highway 43 is one mile south. From this location Dunseith is located one mile south, 5 miles east on #43 and 10 miles south on #3.This is the Willow Lake road.Gary
From Mark Schimetz (70): mschimetz@msn.com Rolette, ND.
Maybe some of the Soldiers posting photos of their time in Vietnam, knew of, or at least heard of this Man, Known as To Tall to Fly in the Movie We were Soldiers Once and young. Taken from a book written by Then Colonel Hal Moore, Now General Hal Moore. I Thought this might be of interest because it occurred during the hoopla of a politicians death, This article too the back pages, few have seen this. Edit as you see fit. Gary
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09/08/2009
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Spelling correction.
Betty Boardman, I apologize for the miss spelling of your name with yesterday’s posting. Although you did not complain, I still want to make the correction. Gary
Reply from Luella Boardman Bjornseth (49): Bottineau, ND.
Gary!
Thanks for posting Bob’s obituary. It is a sad time for us and we will miss him but we are thankful he is no longer suffering. Luella
Reply from Don Boardman (60): Bottineau, ND.
Thanks for putting Bob’s obituary in the Alumni news. I hadn’t seen it in the paper here yet.
There were 6 of us in the family, Agnes was the oldest and died October 7, 2004. You wouldn’t have had any information on her as she graduated from Ommeemee. You have Harold’s death listed. So now there is just 3 of us left.
You do a really good job of getting everything into the news. Congratulations!
Don
Condolences to the Boardman Family & message from Dick Johnson (68):
Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
First of all, my condolences to the Boardman family on the loss of Dick Condolences to the Boardman family & message from Erling Landsverk (44):
Portage, WI
Hi Gary and Friends:
First, I wish to express my condolences to the Boardman family on the loss of their loved one and one of my old classmates We are both about the same age so it tends to bring back old memories.We shared a lot of classes in the basement of the old white school, along with typing classes across the hall. All our instructors did double duty as to class, since many of the teachers were in the military or on the way, . The ones that come to mind are Stebner, Aucutt, Dorothy Page, Castleman (principal), Hannah Jevne and Mrs Feycho I am not sure that i spelled Mrs Feycho’s name correctly, so I simply spelled it phonetically.I guess i will always remember a day in study hall, when I saw Mrs Feycho standing at the windows, looking at the sky, dabbing her eyes with her kercheif. I learned later her husband had been killed flying a mission over Germany. Such a sad time for wonderful people like her a nd others as well. Bob was a member of our 6 man football team , I think I was the runt of the entire team, and I watched more than I played, I believe, I played center and defensive end and I guess where i was told to play by Glen Shelver,(our coach) i remember Alan Campbell, on the team, Bruce Cornell, Lee Sanders, Raymond hagen and others. If I remember correctly, the equipment was a little less than great. The school was rarely closed due to inclement weather, except for one day in the winter of 40 and 41, my brother Ossie and I walked over to the school from our home away from home so to speak, we thought it seemed pretty cold, but when we arrived at the school, we were informed that classes were cancelled because the janitor could not get the interior temperature of the class rooms above 25 degrees farenheight. We asked how cold was the temperature, and was told it was 54 degrees below zero, with a brisk windout of the northwest..I thought of the trappers in the Jack London stories I had read about spitting on the ground and when the spittle hit the ground it was already frozen. I tried it and it did! No kidding. Incidentally, our home away from home was a store room on the north side of Charlie Wrights cream station. Most of the kids from the hills did the same thing at that time, since there were no buses, andthe road conditions were rather unpredictabel. So Dunseith had quite a few of the students from the hills living in rented rooms doing light house keeping from Sunday night through the following Friday. We spent the week ends back in the hills, while our mothers cooked a lot of food that would keep through the week. amd of course we all knew a little about cooking ourselves The one thing that many people today wonder about is , how much trouble did unsupervised kids get into? Well, for anyone interested, there never was one inccident of Turtle Mountain students causing problems or getting into problem that I am aware of.. We knew that our parents had to trust us, and we all wanted to honor that trust.. It surely saved them a lot of concern and worry. I think it must be the air out there. what do you think? Thats all for this time, Thank you for listening.
Erling Landsverk.
From LeaRae Parrill Espe (67): Bottineau, ND.
Wedding of Karna Colby (granddaugher of Mr. Ben Grossman)
Saturday evening I had the privilege of attending the wedding of Karna Colby and Lance Monteau. Karna is the daughter of Patty Grossman and granddaugher of Mr. Ben Grossman whom many of us had for English back in the 1960’s. Karna is a medical doctor in Bismarck -her speciality is pathology. Lance is almost done with medical school-I believe he just has a year of internship left. K. Flynn Richard and her mother Minnie and I were the only old Dunseith connections in attendance.
Patty lives about five miles South of Velva and spent her career as a science teacher. She taught 16 yrs at Ryan HS in Minot and then in several other area schools. She spent the most years at White Shield. Currently she is retired and doing substitute teaching.
Paul and Peter Grossman have worked for the coal mines in the Hazen area for many years. I so appreciated visiting with Paul as he shared his memories of coming out to our farm with my brother Clark. Parrell Grossman, the youngest brother, is a lawyer and is the head of Consumer Protection for the ND Attorney General. I have seen him interviewed on the news many times regarding consumer fraud.
Both Bonnie and Ben passed away a number of years ago.
Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI.
Aggie–I ask myself that very often. Actually it is where my wife, Susan grew up. IBM downsized in 2002. In June that year her department was all but eliminated — June was also the month that her dad died of liver cancer. I was free lancing at the time, so when a job opened here I took it. Susan went back to the Minneapple, sold the house and the “toys” and moved here where she was employed almost immediately. Susan’s mom is 78, so our being here is a good thing. Now Susan is the director of Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Heart of Michigan and I’m director of the Literacy Council of Midland County, both non-profits that do good things.
Midland, MI is home to Dow Chem. and Dow Corning along with a number of peripheral companies and a few other prosperous corporations. The economy here is pretty good compared to the rest of the state, parts of which have been in recession/depression for forty years. The current unemployment rate for the state is pushing 15%, Detroit is at about 30% and the entire upper peninsula is at about 22%.
Sometimes God is subtle about what he wants — and some times not.
Allen Richard
Also to Aggie—In my years in politics I found that there are two species–not Democrats and Republicans but rather Statesmen and Politicians. Statesmen have been on the “endangered Species” list for longer than either of us has lived. I’m afraid statesmanship is rapidly going the way of the Dodo Bird!
Allen
From Don Aird (Carroll Carlson’s Nephew): St Louis, MO
I just read about the five most stressful places to live in the US, LA is #2. Several years ago my cousin was hosting his brother-in-law from Orange County California. Maurice Aird lives and teaches in St John, ND. After a week in St John, Maurice’s brother-in-law passed out they had to take him to the hospital in Rolla. Turned out he was taking too much blood pressure medication. Just one week staying in St John and his stress level dropped significantly. They adjusted his medicine and he had no more problems. This guy was so excited he bought land on the edge of St John to build a retirement home. Cancer claimed him before he could get it done. I was trying to get him to do a commercial for ND. The commercial would play in LA, lots of folks in ND didn’t want that to happen. They really didn’t want a bunch of Californians discovering ND.
Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
Hi Gary
WoW! Dunseith and neighboring towns without a doubt did there part during the Vietnam War. I never realized there were so many from our area that went into the military.But in retrospect when you think the draft was active at that time, it only make sense. I always felt and still do,that once they did away with the draft,thats when this country started a downward spiral with the young teenagers.Back in the 60’s and 70’s if a teenager started any signs of getting in trouble,by the time the military draft enlisted them,and they did there stint in the military,they came back into civilian life as pretty upright citizens with direction and purpose in life. The kids today….well need I say anymore. Yes, there still are some young people who choose to go into the military,and fight for what they beleive in,and serve their country,or the young kids who didn’t necessairily go into the military but became productive members of society.But I guess being in the line of work I’m in, I’m reminded everyday, where I beleive this country went wrong when they did away with the draft. Some people out there may disagree with me,and that’s O.K. But that’s my take on it from my personal observation of working with teenagers this past 32 yrs. or so.
Well you all,I better sign off before I launch out into the Gettsburg Address… So thanks Gary,for everything you do keeping us all connected… Aggie
Todd Poitra, Son of Ginger LaRocque (65) & Tony Poitra – Saudi Arabia
Bill Fassett (36) – WWII
Ricky Kuhn – Son of Mel Kuhn (70) – Kosovo 2009
Warren Anderson (65) – Viet Nam
Pictures from Kenny Nerpel (65): Devils Lake, ND.
Gary,
A big story around Rugby these days is the big wind farm that is being assembled along highway 17 just to the north of Rugby. When completed electricity will be sent to a substation east of rugby owned by otter tail power and from there sent off to consumers as far away as Sioux Falls SD.
The towers are over 300 feet tall and give quite a different look to the prairie landscape. There are 71 of them and they have the capacity to provide electricity to about 45,000 homes. Today was a fairly clear day and as you can get up very close to them my wife, my mother, and I took a drive up that way to get some pictures.
Kenny
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09/07/2009
Bob Boardman (44) passed away
Message from Beatty Boardman, Bob’s wife:
Bob passed away on Friday, September 4, 2009 in the Frazee Care Center. The funeral is Thursday, September 10 at 11;00 AM. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church,Frazee, Mn. Visitation, Wednesday 4:00- 8:00 PM. We will be celebrating his life at this time.
Beatty, Our condolence are with you and the whole Boardman family with the passing of Bob. Vickie Metcalfe said she saw Luella and Ralph today/yesterday in Bottineau. Vickie sent me Bob’s Obituary that I have posted below. Our thought’s and prayers are with you. Gary
| Boardman | Donald | Bottineau, ND 5831860 | ||||
| Boardman | Harold | Born July 7, 1929–Died March 1985 | Deceased | 46 | ||
| Boardman | Robert | Frazee, MN 56544-8500 44 | ||||
| Boardman Bjornseth | Luella | Bottineau, ND 58318 49 |
| Boardman Smith | Joyce | Chicago, IL 60638-4916 53 |
Posted by Vickie Metcalfe (70): Bottineau, ND
From the In-Forum
Robert Claire Boardman
Frazee, Minn. Died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at age 83 in Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Robert Claire Boardman
Frazee, Minn.
Died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at age 83 in Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Survivors: wife, Betty; two sons, David (Charleen) Boardman, Gary (Dawn) Boardman; daughter, Donna (Terry) Atherton; brother, Don (Irene) Boardman; and two sisters, Luella (Ralph) Bjornseth, Joyce (Jim) Smith.
Services: Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 8, with a prayer service at 6:30, in Furey Funeral Home, Frazee, and Thursday from 10 to 11, followed by the funeral at 11, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Frazee. Burial: Church cemetery.
Frazee, Minn. Died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at age 83 in Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Robert Claire Boardman
Frazee, Minn.
Died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at age 83 in Frazee Care Center under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Survivors: wife, Betty; two sons, David (Charleen) Boardman, Gary (Dawn) Boardman; daughter, Donna (Terry) Atherton; brother, Don (Irene) Boardman; and two sisters, Luella (Ralph) Bjornseth, Joyce (Jim) Smith.
Services: Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 8, with a prayer service at 6:30, in Furey Funeral Home, Frazee, and Thursday from 10 to 11, followed by the funeral at 11, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Frazee. Burial: Church cemetery.
Reply from Mona Dionne Johnson (48): Lake Metigoshe, ND
Gary: Our great country was indeed fortunate when Truman had to step
in on April 12, 1945 and assume the great responsibility of the
presidency and World War II. The sign on his desk “The Buck Stops Here”
was not just a sign to him, it was fact, and with the grave decisions he
had to make, he made them. He never disgraced the office and he led our
country forward. There should be more like him today.
Mona Johnson, ’48
Reply from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
Hi Gary, First I want to say thank you for getting Yvonne all squared away,I know she’ll enjoy it. Next I want to say that I had no idea that you and Warren Anderson served in Vietnam… Wow! I guess I say that,cuz when Gary Metcalf mentioned the other day of guys that we think of as war heros that we know,all I could think of was my brothers,now I have two more I can add to my list… Gary and Warren. I guess for those who never expierenced saying goodbye to your brother or brothers not knowing if you’ll ever see them again,it’s something that never leaves you. When I saw the pictures of you and Warren in Vietnam it brought back a flood of memories
Thanks for sharing those pictures Gary,they really meant alot.
Thanks for sharing those pictures Gary,they really meant alot.
Next the pictures of Terry and Tim Martinson are so cute,they should be put on a Norman Rockwell Calendar…Totally Priceless!
And to Allen Richards,”Honor To A Politician” WOW!!! Do you have the e-mail to Capitol Hill? I am
so serious,cuz I’m so fed up with that bunch… And before I forget to ask,cuz I’ve been wondering for awhile… Why Midland Michigan,and where is it?
Later…Ms.Aggie
Later…Ms.Aggie
Aggie, I lost a lot of my pictures when I had computer problems a while back. I am going back through the old messages capturing some of those pictures and in the process I am reposting a few for folks to see that were not on our distribution when they were originally posted. There are a whole bunch of us from the 60’s classes that served in Viet Nam. For fear of missing a few, I will not start naming names, but I will be re-posting their pictures as I come to them.Gary Wall was a Dentist in Viet Nam and I was a Dental Technician. Gary was from Bottineau and I of coarse from Dunseith. We met for the first time in Viet Nam and worked in the same small clinic for 6 months before Gary went back to the states having served his full year and I was transferred to a different Clinic in country. Gary is now retired, living in Bottineau. He is married to Loretta Neameyer, one of our own, from the class of 72. These old pictures are coming up in the same order as they were posted the first time, so Kenny Nerpel’s reply to our picture follows right in line with the previous postings. Gary
Previously posted with message 170 on July 24, 2008
Viet Nam Pictures & message from Kenny Nerpel (65):
Turtle Mountain Americans,
Regarding Gary’s Vietnam photo: Gary Wall and Gary Stokes
Wow, those are some strack troops (ideal in military dress, demeanor and
bearing). Notice the bloused boots and clean uniforms. I think I
remember using something called boot blousers when we were in basic and
AIT to get that clean professional look, but I never saw anything like
that in Vietnam. Where did you get them anyway? Where I was we got clean
uniforms in bulk every two to three weeks, whether we needed them or
not. Sometimes they came in by convoy; other times they just dropped
them out a chopper and then it was a mad scramble to try to find
something near the correct size.
The attached photos (Trang Bang, The Road and The Road2) are of members
of my platoon while on road security (it looks like blue ribbon was the
beverage of choice back then) and of Vietnamese soldiers (White Mice)
searching through the belongings of people wanting to use the road. All
photos except the the one taken from the air were taken the same day
along the dirt road Six Alpha, which connected the village of Trang Bang
with FSB (Fire Support Base) Pershing. The brown-uniformed guys are
South Vietnamese police called white mice; the nickname came from their
uniforms and I think that they sometimes wore white helmets and gloves.
The photo from the air is of a small fire base (Dees) taken from an
approaching helicopter. The smoke indicates where they want the chopper
to land.
It’s been about forty years now, so maybe it’s time for a Vietnam story:
The Road
Highway 1 was a paved highway out of Saigon (Ho Ci Minh City) running
through Cu Chi, Trang Bang and on towards Tay Ninh. It proceeded
northwest about 15 miles to the city of Cu Chi and then it was about 8
miles farther to Trang Bang. Near Trang Bang was a bridge and FSB
Stuart. The road where these pictures were taken was the dirt road Six
Alpha, a secondary road leading from Trang Bang north to FSB Pershing
then on to the Saigon River. The Vietnamese fellow (Wine Maker) visiting
with the troops lived along this road and made some of the worst rice
wine that has ever been made. He was always more than willing to share
some of it with us and we were willing to partake. We figured what are
they going to do to us anyway? Send us to Vietnam? This road was a
supply route and had to be patrolled to protect the convoys supplying
FSB Pershing about 4 to 5 miles up the road from FSB Stuart. Daily
convoys from Cu Chi took this route and required heavy security because
of constant mining of the road and harassment of the convoys by the VC.
Road security was welcome duty. It afforded the opportunity to mingle
with the locals and it was a break from the other duties of the
infantryman. Even though considered good duty it was not without danger.
On one of my first assignments to road security I remember saying, “this
isn’t so bad.” On that day we were providing security for the
minesweepers, which involved patrolling both sides of the road while the
engineers went down the middle sweeping for land mines. I happened to be
the closest to an engineer when a mine was discovered. I took a seat on
the shoulder of the road while the engineer proceeded to dig the mine
out. Suddenly there was a deafening explosion. The mine had been
triggered. I looked up and saw huge chunks of earth flying up and then
dropping back towards the ground. Another member of the platoon who had
been “in country” for awhile came over to me to see if I had been
injured and when I said I had not, he remarked, “I think you should help
look for the body parts. I always do because if this happens to one of
my friends, I think it would make it easier for me to help bag up the
body.”
Welcome to Vietnam!
Kenny
Kenny Nerpel – Viet Nam
The Road2
Kenny Nerpel – Viet Nam
Trang Bang
The Road
White Mice
Wine Maker
Dees
Memorial given for Cliff Henry at our class of 65 reunion on July 12, 2007
Aggie, All of us in these 2 memorial pictures are Viet Nam Veterans.
Holding the flags are Henry Hackman & Kenny Nerpel with Pet Gillis & Warren Anderson
Bill Grimme in front reading Cliff Henry’s Eulogy.
In the back holding the flags Henry Hackman, Kenny Kerpel. I’m not sure who the person between them is?
Pete Gillis, Joe Casavant, Rene Casavant, Gary Stokes, John Bedard, Warren Anderson, ??, Ron Strong?
Cliff Henry (Deceased) from the class of 65
Kenny Nerpel (65): Note Kenny and I went through
Basis training together at Fort Lewis. Gary
Robney Lagerquist (67)
Served in Viet Nam
Lyle Lagerquist (68)
Stationed in Germany
09/06/2009
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Request from Aggie Casavant (69): Fort Mill, SC
Hi Gary, I just got off the phone with my sister Yvonne, I was telling her how interesting your daily e-mail to everyone is,she asked if you could put her on the list,her e-mail address is Thanks Gary – Hope You Have A Blest Day…Aggie
Previously posted with message 164 on July 17, 2008
Reply from Alan (42) & Phyllis Campbell:
Gary: In answer to your request for the names of those at the ribbon cutting at the Grand Opening of the new Bottineau Security State Bank they are as follows: left to right: Jeff Campbell (class of 76), Phyllis, Cathy (class of 73), Jeremy (Jeff’s son who is working this summer at the Botno bank and is a Junior at U. of Mary in Bismarck),Alan, Bottineau Mayor Doug Marsden, Donovan Bertsch (a bank director), Rich (class of 68 and also a bank director) and David (class of 71). A little correction on the story – William (Bill) Campbelll came to the bank in Dunseith i n 1933 from Omemee where he, Violet and Alan were living. Several Dunseith businessmen including W.E. Hosmer, Joe Lamoureaux and Wm. Gottbreht among others asked him to come to Dunseith to run the bank. I forgot to mention above that Alan was a graduate in the class of 1942. He went to Jamestown College where eventully he and Phyllis met! These parents are very proud of all their children and the good education they received in Dunseith and thank you and others for your nice comments!Incidentally all four kids are happily married and all living in North Dakota! Alan and Phyllis have ten grandchildren – all out of high school now – plus two great-grandchildren. We do enjoy reading the emails from near and far!
KC & Esther Evenson
Tim & Terry Martinson
Gary Wall & Gary Stokes – Viet Nam – October 69
Warren Anderson – Viet Nam
Warren Anderson’s return trip to Viet Nam in 2006
From Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI Gary — I think a lot of the bloggers would like this
Allen
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09/04/2009
John Nelson DHS Class of 41 passed away:
Posted by LeaRae Parrill Espe (67): Bottineau, ND.
Dear Gary,
We were saddened to learn of the death of my uncle John Nelson of Minot who passed away this morning at Manor Care. He had a massive stroke last week .
He is survived by three sisters Eugenie Walker, Marie Parrill, and Mildred Parrill. He was preceded in death by three sisters – Nellie Blomquist, Jennie Metcalfe, and Olga Edinger and two brothers Erling and Carl Nelson. His wife Della passed away June 2008. He is survived by four children, Jeff and Jana of Minot and Sherri Coutts, Colorado Springs, CO and Bob of Craig, CO. A memorial service has tentatively been set for September 19 in Lansford.
He worked in plumbing and sheet metal for R & O in Rolette, purchased his own plumbing shop in New Rockford and sometime in the 1960s went to work for Honeywell in NW North Dakota. For many years he traveled this area to check thermastats, etc in many buildings and schools including the Bottineau Public School where I worked.
I am sure the Minot Daily will carry the full obituary soon.
He was a member of the Dunseith HS Class of 1941.
Thanks for posting this. LeaRae Parrill Espe
LeaRae, Yes it is so sad to hear of the passing of your Uncle John. You also lost another Uncle, Thurman Parrill, this month too. Our condolence are with your whole family with the losses of both of your uncles. I will post the Minot daily Obituary when it comes out. Gary
Reply from Gary Metcalfe (57): Forsyth, MO
Hello All, Regarding the cruise it was everything that we had heard about it, and that is hard to believe. When you try to tell this generation about anything, their response is “been there, done that”. Thanks to the mobility of our world.
Aggie after the cigarette caper that we all have tried in one form or the other, Prince Albert, Velvet, Duke’s, Bull Durham in the rural setting. My dad didn’t smoke, so I only got an old pack of Camels and a cigar he had from Chris Berg in Seattle about 4 years old. So then we used a weed that looked like tobacco and yes, newspaper burns too fast!!
I have known people who take up smoking or chewing later in life. If you do, I’d like to offer some advise….don’t start with Copenhagen. Don’t be on a mission such as going to get the cows for milking. As I lay under the barb wire by the old split rail cornerpost, I started to measure the consequences of being home late with the cows, sooo up on my hands and knees, gradually getting to a standing position. Wouldn’t you know the cows were in the far end of the pasture!
Aggie, I was pretty sure, now I am very sure. You can laugh at yourself, a lot of us are not real good at that, if you know what I mean. You just need to share more of those many stories.
Sharron Shen you just exposed one of your heros. Everyone should have at least one, wouldn’t that make an interesting blog. Very interesting man, Ernest Boucher. I always wanted to know about him. Thanks for sharing.
Gary Metcalfe
Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND.
| Aggie, I sure did enjoy your story of you kids smoking…….. I can close my eyes and just see Eddie with that hugh ciggy in his month. We all thought it was so cool to smoke.Little did we know just how bad it is for each of us. I smoked for 35 years and in the end I lost 50% of my tougne and now on this Tuesday the 8th of Sept I will undergo a Thoracoscopy to see if I have lung cancer. IF you smoke please STOP now. It is not worth all the worry and pain . God Bless you all and please keep me in your prayers. Have a great labor weekend. |
Postings by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
Sister Sharon Houle is a sister to all of the Houle kids (Keith, Joanne, Gary, Allen, Ron, Pam, Doreen) that we all know from Dunseith. Their mother, Lillian, recently passed away.
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From the Thurman Parrill Family
Don Boardman DHS class of 60
Jamie Pladson is the son of Dan (75)
and the late Marge Johnson Pladson
Granddaughter of Lloyd (44) & Theresa Cote (48) Awalt
09/03/2009
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09/02/2009
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Thanks to Larry and Don for the insight on the neighborhood. My
neighbor, Audrey Anderson Smith, was a sister to Arol (Bud) Anderson.
She told me many stories about Bud and Carroll Carlson.One time Bud’s
wife, Norma, got tired of Carroll and Bud arguing about politics and
went to bed at midnight. She got up in the morning and they were still
sitting at the table—arguing about politics! I think Carroll lived
alone too long and this was the main reason he was considered
introverted by most folks. He really liked to visit and talk but usually
didn’t if he had to start the conversation. Knowing this, I always would
break the ice and he would talk right along. If we asked him to come
over for a meal, he would usually say, “Ah, I got plenty to eat over
here, he he he, do you think I’m gettin’ skinny or what?” The next words
were usually, “What time, he he he?” He was VERY knowledgeable about
history and current events and expressed his opinion! I placed value in
his opinions because of his personal experiences over many years.
Several times we invited him up to our cabin on Lake Metigoshe. He just
loved to ride around the lake on my pontoon. I remember one day we took
a cruise around the north lake and then went back to the cabin to eat.
After we ate and sat around for a while, I said, “Anyone care to take a
ride around the south lake?” Carroll nearly tipped his chair over when
he jumped up and headed for the dock! It was fun for me to see someone
who still enjoyed the little things in life. He was a good friend and I
sure miss him.
Larry’s mention of roll-your-own smokes reminded me of my Grandpa Hans
Johnson and his flat can of Prince Albert. I really loved the smell of
his tobacco and the smoke was sweet, not rank like the cigarettes today.
Grandpa died in the fall of 1965. It was about 30 years later that I was
trucking hay and stopped in St. John for noon lunch at the little cafe.
There wasn’t a table left in the whole place so an old fellow I only
kind of knew said I could sit with him if I wanted. He was just
finishing his meal when I sat down. I was looking around the room and
all at once this smell from 30 years ago hit me. I looked at him and he
had just lit up a home-rolled P.A.! It was like instantly going back in
time! It’s amazing how the mind can store the memory of a certain smell
for all those years!
Seim’s well—good water for sure! We went to their well and got
drinking water in a cream can out of the covered underground tank below
the big windmill.I used to take the bottom cushion out of the old Model
A and set the cream can in the back. If we got water in the morning, the
sun shined through the small doorway and I remember seeing all the way
to the bottom of the deep tank. Clear and cold! My grandmother also used
the water can as a weather forecaster. It sat in the entry to the old
house at the farm and if it started to ‘sweat’ (condense on the outside
of the can) she would say, “You better finish putting up that hay today,
it’s going to rain.” It usually did! While I’m on the subject of old
predictors of weather, Grandpa always said to watch the seagulls. If
they are flying low over the lake it will more than likely rain. If they
fly high, no rain. If the foam from the waves on the lake lines up in
streaks–rain. If the oak leaves turn over and show their silver
underside–rain. The old ‘red sky at night–sailor’s delight, red sky in
the morning–sailors take warning’ still works most of the time too! I
still watch for these signs and they still hold true most of the time.
The old folks were much more in touch with nature than most people are
today. We have Doppler radar, the weather channel, and radio so the old
ways are not even considered anymore. Oh well, technology moves on but I
still use the old signs as well. Thanks to Don, Larry, and Gary!
Dick
Reply from Brenda Hoffman (68): Greenville, SC
Hi
Actually, Dr. Angel Cuadrado is actually a professor and pediatric cardiologist or oncologist (I keep forgetting which) at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. One of his interns’ brother owns a unit in our condo in Greenville and she says he’s a great dr. instructor and person. Can’t ask for more than that! And Manual lives in Nebraska. Not sure what he does/did for a living.
Brenda – class of 68
Brenda, I just talked to Angel and he said he only went to grade school for several years in Dunseith. He remembers very few folks from those days, however he does remember you. His brother Manual (Manny) graduated with the class of 63 and yes, he is on our distribution list. Gary
Cuadrado
Manuel
2009 S 88th St Omaha, NE 68124
(402) 680-1674
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Reply from Sharron Gottbreht Shen (59): Everett, WA.
Gary, the picture of Dale and Adolphe should be dated 1955 or after – the 42 film Arla used in 1958 for several pictures may have been that used at the bar.
The blanching seen in the bar pictures was similar to that of early flash camera results. Sharron
The blanching seen in the bar pictures was similar to that of early flash camera results. Sharron
Sharron Gottbreht Shen – 7-24-09
Seattle/Dunseith Reunion 7-24-09:
Front L to R: Evie Gottbreht Pilkington (65), Fred Dutra & Francie Gottbreht Dutra (63):
Back: Sue Metcalfe
Seattle/Dunseith Reunion 7-24-09:
L to R: Leah Metcalfe (Daughter), Sue & Gary Metcalfe (57)
09/01/2009
Reply from Dale Pritchard (63): Leesville, LA
Gary,
Sharron Gottbreht Shen’s revised quote, “Dunseith, where the women are
strong, the men all handsome and the children above average,” from the
PBS radio program “Prairie Home Companion” caught my attention. One can
turn that quote around when they are proud of where they came from. I
found, and got hooked on, the program maybe 5 years ago and listen to it
when I can. Thank you, Sharron!
Dale Pritchard
Sharron’s (59) reply: Everett, WA.Yeh! I was waiting for a kindred spirit to recognize Garrison K. Another line from Prairie Home Companion that I love is “beebop a rhubop rhubarb pie – it takes the taste of disatifaction out of your mouth”! Mr Keillor brightens my every Sunday. Thanks Dale. Sharron
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
The prom pictures with Conrado Duran reminded me of some of the other
Cuban students who came to San Haven and attended school in Dunseith.
One in particular was Roberto Lopez. He was sandy haired and very nice
looking. He was very good at softball and baseball. When we played
softball on the west side of the old white school and he came up to bat,
the outfielders took off to the south on the run. He could hit the ball
all the way to the street or over the street into Boguslawski’s yard,
over 200 feet away. In Cuba they played ball all the time and he was
good! I think most of the Cuban kids were sent to stay with relatives in
the US to escape the revolution when Fidel Castro took power. I remember
they feared for the safety of their families still in Cuba. Another
family was the Cuadrado family. Angel (an-yel) Cuadrado was in our grade
and Manuel was about two or three years older. I remember how they had a
bit of trouble with English at first. Some of their sentence structure
was humorous to us, as we never had been around Spanish speaking people.
One morning as I got to school, Manuel came up to me and very seriously
said, “Do you heard what happen?” I said, “No, what happened.” Manuel
said, “Father Wolf, from the Catholic Church, he woke up dead.” He
apparently had died in his sleep. Although it was a sad deal, I couldn’t
help chuckling that day whenever I thought about Manuel’s excited
statement. They were all excellent students and very courteous, as I
recall. As the doctors from the San transferred to other places, so did
the kids who stayed with them. Angel Cuadrado left in about his
sophomore year. Lola Metcalfe Vanorny told me she heard he is now a
pediatrician in Atlanta, GA. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Converversation between Larry Hackman (66):Bismarck, ND.
& Don Aird: St. Louis, MO.
From Larry to Don:
I think this was a interesting conversation we had. Would you mind if Gary Puts it out on the blog? If you do please let him know as I’m sending this to both of you. Don, I also must have deleted the latest emails. If this is OK with you and if you want to include them please send them onto Gary
Don to Larry:
Carroll Carlson was my favorite Uncle I visited him as often as I could the last time was in December the year before he died. I knew Alvin and Art Siem we used to get our drinking water from the Siem’s farm. Eva Siem always had cookies and hot chocolate for me when we stayed at the farm during Christmas.
Don
Larry to Don:
Don
I have been trying to place you and where you lived?
So far I have nothing. I know several people use to haul water from their neighbors wells in the hills. Some of the water was real good and some not so good. I think a lot of it depended on the depth of the well. Did you know the Walters’, the Birklands’, The Dietrichs’, and the Hackman brothers that lived along 43. There are a lot of Hackmann/ Hackman relatives that live in and around St.Louis. Do you know any? My family originated from between Gerald and New Haven, Mo. near a church called Port Hudson. Mo.
Larry
Don to Larry:
Not many folks in Dunseith know me. I was born in Bottineau in 1943. My Mother Clarissa Carlson Aird worked and lived in the Shelver Drug Store until Dad returned from Europe (WW II) then we moved to Wahpeton. My Mother died in 1952. I was raised in Wahpeton, went to college in Dickinson, went to Vietnam in 1970, came back to NDSU where I got my masters on the GI Bill. We always came back to the Carlson farm across the road from Siems but I never got to know anyone either in the hills or town. Over the years I came back to visit Uncle Carroll as often as possible. Carroll was the least sociable character I ever met. He rarely visited anyone. In fact Dick Johnson lived just down the road from Carroll, Carroll wouldn’t talk to him. So Dick took it upon himself to start a conversation. Dick then watched after him until he died.
The water we drank came from the Siem farm. It was the best water I ever remember drinking, it was always cold. Art and Eva were good friends.
Misery is a beautiful state but to hot and humid in the summer. I spend my retirement working with/for Vets and fishing the many rivers that are close to St Louis.
Larry to Don:
Don
Sorry I havn’t got back to you sooner. I was thinking about your comment about Carroll being unsociable. After reading many of the stories written about him and what he accomplished during his life time I dont’t think that was always the case. However, I think that as people, in particular men, get into their later years they seem to hold back and shy away from other people. I know several in my family that did the same thing. They actually were all real nice folks, but just would not go out of their way to strike up a conversation with anyone. I think there are several reasons for this, one being that as most of us age we start to loose are hearing. It gets hard to understand what some people are saying. I’m finding that out now. People with soft voices and most kids, I can,t undrstand, so I end up asking them to talk slower, and louder and to repeat . If there is any background noise forget it. I know I’m going to have to get hearing aids eventually, but I don’t want to. I know that is one reason why people shy away from other people and avoid crowds. Another reason why people shy away from other people is that when you deal with other people their problems have a tendancy to become your problems. When you get up in age I think most people and again mostly men figure that they have seen and had to work through enough problems and don’t want to get involved with solving any more. I always thought my great uncle was wasting his life sitting back in his chair, smoking his pipe, and watching the leaves flutter and turn in the breeze just outside the window. He would do that for hours every day. You know, now that I’m retired and can kick back, there is something that is calming and almost hypnotic about relaxing and watching the leaves. It almost makes me want to get a pipe and light up. Maybe I’ll consider it again in about 10 years, if it crosses my mind. I havn’t smoked for almost 40 years, but I remember my great uncle didn,t mind if I took one of his pipes filled it with his tobacco and kicked back and had a smoke and a conversation with him. I was about 12 years old. Them were the days? I had a couple of uncles who smoked roll your own cigarettes using Bullderm tobacco in the sack or Prince Albert tobacco in the can. One uncle could roll a cigarette with one hand. I had to use both hands. They always claimed, that roll your own cigarettes never started a fire. Because if you didn’t draw on a roll your own , it simply went out and you would have to relite, or if you laid it somewhere it would simply go out. Where as, with a taylor made cigarette it would keep burning until there was nothing left no matter if it was in your mouth or an ash tray, or a pile of dry leaves. They didn’t set much store with taylor made cigarettes
Larry
Larry to Don:
Don
There were two parts of these messages that did not go through. Your reply to the last message, was that Bud Anderson and Carroll Carlson were good friends before and after the war and that Bud had informed you that Carroll Carlson had become introverted due to his experiences in the war, where he was involved in several major battles and that he was a lot more light hearted and friendlier before the war.
Don I remember Bud Anderson being quite a jokster. Bud’s family was putting up hay on my Great Uncles (Henry Dietrich’s) place. Frank Hackman my uncle was in the stack. At that time the object was to build a hay stack to the largest dimensions possible and still get the stack moving people to move it from the hay field into your farm yard. They usually charged by the stack and just gripped about the size of the stack but you still got it moved for the same price. Anyway my Uncle Frank was in the stack. His job was to keep the edges of the stack vertical and packed to highest point possible or to the height the farmhand could reach. The last item of business to complete the stack was to top it off so that the middle of the stack was higher and moisture would drain off the stack and not into the stack. Frank had been in the stacks all day. The day was hot and I ‘m sure Frank was tired. It was the last stack of the day. Lorenzo Anderson running the farmhand hoisted the hay up to the center top of the stack. There was a push off on the farmhand that pushed the hay off the end of the tines onto the center of the stack. This action also happened to push my uncle off the stack. He came sliding and tumbling to the ground with his fork in his hand. Bud and I were sitting in the pickup watching and waiting for them to finish up saw all of this happen. Bud couldn’t contain himself and begin laughing. My Uncle Frank was glaring at him with pitch fork in hand. Then Bud knowing Frank was a bachelor said the wrost possible thing he could think of, at that instant. He said, Frank you almost made your wife a widow, and just howled with laughter. Its a good thing old Bud had that pickup in gear and fast with his foot on the accelerator, otherwise he would of been wearing a pitch fork for a tale. Bud always liked to tease Uncle Frank about his wife. As I remember Bud. He stood about 6ft.5in. and always had a smile on his face and always found something to laugh about. I bet Carroll had some good times with old Bud Anderson?
Larry
Question from Lois Tweten: Helena, MT
Neola Kofoid Garbe’s reply in Red: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi Gary,
You certainly have a lot of wonderful information! Thanks to you and Bev Morinville Azure for adding me to your list/blog even tho I don’t know many folk.
But…I do have a question. In the 40’s 1942-49 when I lived on Ohmer street – a block North on the East side of the hospital…two houses to the North, on the corner, Johnnie and I played with Smallie Houle…Do you know who that is now? Maybe you do Neola? Hi Lois, Smallie/Smollie (Raymond Houle) lived three houses north from the corner. I THINK the Monson family had moved their house to the corner of the block (straight west from our house) when your family still lived in Bottineau. Monson’s house was on the corner, someone named Nordmark–maybe Marlyn, was next. Then it was Houle’s house. I think the Lyle Mahler family lived in this house later. Smallie/Smollie was one of the bunch who chased each other around the neighborhood after school on May 1. I’m sure you remember “May Day ” was BIG day in our neighbor. As you know May baskets were delivered, usually after school, and that’s when the chasing/fun started. I can still remember running after/from the other kids. You/Johnnie delivered your baskets in the morning (When we got up in the morning, baskets from you/Johnnie were already hanging on our doors. It would have been a big surprise/disappointment if they hadn’t been there.), so you could sit back and relax while the rest of us were running. 
I think Smollie/Raymond passed away a few years ago. I thought I had his obituary, but I can’t locate it. Eileen, did I send it to you?
I think Smollie/Raymond passed away a few years ago. I thought I had his obituary, but I can’t locate it. Eileen, did I send it to you?We played with Dennis Langehoud Dennis Langehaug lived on Bennett St. He/my brother, Jim, were good friends in high school. Dennis is a fun-loving fellow. Did you see the picture of Dennis/your brother, Johnnie/me that was taken at the Class of ’58’s 50-year reunion? If not, I’ll send it to you–I think Johnnie has it, too., Billy Sauscer (spelling is all wrong). But after my Dad, Kenneth Tweten died, and Mom married Harold Skjervem we moved away and then I’ve lost touch with so many until this Dunseith blog.
Thanks for any information…
An old Bottineau classmate until 1949, in my 4th grade. Lois Tweten
Neola
Allen, I am reposting this from several days ago. I did not realize I had forgotten to identify it was from you until I noticed it with the last group that I send these daily messages to. Gary
From Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
In August Nathan and Kristina were inn ND while he was on furlough fro his position in Homeland Security in Alaska. They didn’t have time to make it to MI and I couldn’t make it to ND. We met in the Minneapple for a fun couple days.
To make an adventure of it by taking the old Charger. Yeah — I still have it. Some of you may remember it as “Dakota Midnight” in CB radio days. 
I want to dispel any rumors that my trip caused gas prices to go up — although i could have created a temporary shortage of premium in a couple places —- I re did it mechanically — and watering 450 horses takes a considerable amount of fluid. Yeah–its “baditude” is much worse than ever. (13 MPG on premium–saving up for an overdrive transmission — should get close to 20 mpg then)
The trip was event free and I managed to shave nearly two hours off my usual time from Midland to the Minneapple — partly buy using a GPS and finding a great route. Alaina and I made it in 12.5 hours out and 12 flat back — of course it rained most of the way back mand Ol’ Midnight will create a “religious experience” in a split second on wet pavement.
There is a “MOPAR Power Tour” every year and so far I’ve not been able to participate. So this summer we did one of our own. In the next few years I’d like to drive back to Dunseith for a Peace Garden car show. The Charger hasn’t been there for nearly 25 years. Dick — keep me posted OK? In respect to our old friend Jack Smith — I’ll drive — not haul it.
Anyway here are a few pictures —
Nathan, Kristina and Alaina — only 5 min from the Mall of America–but she still didn’t find a dress for homecoming.
OK — so I always have to get in the picture–must be a throw back to political days
About my T-shirt—The Great Lakes Loons is the name of our minor league baseball team — Clayton Kershaw went straight to the Dodgers from Midland MI.
Message/Pictures from Cheryl Larson Dakin (71): cheryl.dakin@yahoo.com BEDFORD, TX
Hi Gary
I’m attaching a couple more pictures I thought might be of interest to those Larsons and Hansons out there. I can’t identify the grandchildren in the picture with Kjersten, but her greatgrandchildren on the blog might know. The other picture is of my dad’s 7th birthday party (it would have been 1932). He’s in the center of the photo, and Frances Morinville is behind him. She’s very easy to recognize. My Uncle Dick (Richard Larson married my mom’s sister Jerrine Richard) is in the little blond boy in the front. (Hi Uncle Dick!)
Thanks Gary!
Cheryl Larson
Cheryl, I did not realize that Jerrine Richard (49) is your mom’s sister let alone married to your dad’s brother Dick. She is another one I did not have on the master email list either, however she is and has been on our daily distribution list. Gary
Richard Larson
Jerrine
4930 NE 86th St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 524-4566
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1932:
Norman Larson’s 7th birthday with brother Dick (little blond boy in front)
and Frances Hansen Morinville (center back)
Kjersten Adriensen age 90 with grandkids
08/31/2009
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From Jeanmarie (Jean) Abrahamson (65): Denver, CO
Hi Gary!
a friend give me a computer so I’m online again, still have limited amount of time since i’m sitting in dialysis over 12 hours per week. need a kidney transplant jeanmarie
Reply from Florence Pladson Sime: Dunseith, ND
Gary, in response to my brother talking about my brother David. We were snowed in so our aunt Adeline Olson met dad at the main road and took my mother and David to Botno. They got to doctor Malveys office and Adeline went in and the doctor came out to the car and he told them to get David to the hospital and he died in route. He had pnemonia and there was 3 more of us that had it.
Question from Lois Tweten: Helena MT
Hi Gary,
You certainly have a lot of wonderful information! Thanks to you and Bev Morinville Azure for adding me to your list/blog even tho I don’t know many folk.
But…I do have a question. In the 40’s 1942-49 when I lived on Ohmer street – a block North on the East side of the hospital…two houses to the North, on the corner, Johnnie and I played with Smallie Houle…Do you know who that is now? Maybe you do Neola?
We played with Dennis Langehoud, Billy Sauscer (spelling is all wrong). But after my Dad, Kenneth Tweten died, and Mom married Harold Skjervem we moved away and then I’ve lost touch with so many until this Dunseith blog.
Thanks for any information…
An old Bottineau classmate until 1949, in my 4th grade. Lois Tweten
Picture L to R: Sarah, Danelle, Greg & Angela (Berube) Malget
Back: Ray Brennan
Front L to R: Max Peterson, Nels Landsverk & Lee Stickland
 Security State Bank & the Alan Campbell Family:
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Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND.
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I knew that was Ginger LaRocque I worked with Ginger Belgard she must have been thinking of me. lol Sorry for the mix up. I wanted to ask where is Ken Kofoid is at ? I would like to know how his mother is I run into her at Walmart one day about a year ago. His parents and my parents were wonderful friends.In fact they helped build my parents house ,
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Bev, I knew you knew that was Ginger LaRocque in that picture. We are all human and make those kinds of mistakes with me being right at the very top of the list.Ken Kofoid, I’m assuming your mother is still living in Bottineau. Your folks, Freddie and Wilma, were wonderful people. I saw your dad several months before his passing when I was with my dad up at Bottineau Oil. Your brother Terry was managing Bottineau Oil at the time. Your dad was in good spirits and was very much aware his days were numbered with his cancer. I saw your mother in 2007 at a family reunion in Bottineau. She was looking good. Gary
Reply from Floyd Dion (45): Dunseith, ND.
Hi Gary
You asked for an update of Luella’s condition: Its been a year and a half since she broke her hip and shoulder, and cracked the other shoulder. She has been walking with a cane for some time now and she has a limp, she does not think it will get much better. Her arms are good except the one with the broken shoulder, she cannot lift it up all the way.She has a built up shoe, as her leg is 1 inch shorter than the other one, and this is the second time that hip has been broken. As we get older it takes longer to heal and may not get back to normal.
Thanks Gary for sending Erling Landsverk my email. I have heard from him and will write him an email now.
I look forward to your blog every day
Floyd
From Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND.
Gary and friends, I remember Woodfords bar well as I used to deliver the Grand forks Herald there. Also a story I recall as a youngster. On some Saturdays the town was especially live with excitement. On one particular evening at dusk, I watched a couple of inebriated men stumble out merrily from Harold’s Bar. One had a jug opened and they had each an arm around each other. The guy without the jug, said to his friend, come on my buddy give me a swig! No! His buddy replied, get ur own! They quickly separated and the man without a jug swung at the man with the jug as he also swung. I watched as the two men’s punches miss each other and both rolled off the curb into the street, with the man holding the jug closed with his thumb never breaking the bottle or spilling a drop. When friend and I were struggling to keep from bursting out with laughter and give away our hidden lurking presence, it got worse. When the two men fought their way out and over the gutter back on to the street, the comedy continued; The conversation continues, Oh! My buddy you got a got hook, arms around each other again, You too my buddy the other replies, Here have a swig my buddy. Needless to say we were in tears of laughter as we watched the two men wobble and stagger down the street. Those were the Days.
Reply from Gina Ford, our travel agent.
Folks, With the success and enjoyment endured by our recent cruise and per your requests we presently have plans in the works for another cruise. We are looking at the Western Caribbean in 2012. Bernadette and I are also working with a local travel agency here in Cebu, putting together a 2 week Philippine/Southeastern Asian vacation group tour package. We are planning this for July 2010. I will keep you posted with both of these packages as they are developed. Gary
Gary,
Thank you so much! I love the photo and your blog as well.
It is such a treat to match the faces to your beautiful photo.
Thank you again,
Gina
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Kelly & Charlene Pearson Woods’ pictures:
Folks, You have nailed these photos identifying them all. Good work!
Kelly, we truely enjoyed these old photo’s of your mothers. They truely are priceless. Who would have ever thought when these snap shots were taken that they’d show up 45 years later to be enjoyed by so many.
Kelly & Jeff woods, We’d love to hear from your mother too. Last I talked to her they were moving into a place south of #5 west of Dunseith. I think they go to AZ or south for the winter months. Maybe you guys can talk her into getting email?
Gary
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
The pictures of the high school kids should be as follows:
Picture 6 L-R Alan Houle, Warren Anderson, Mitch Evenson, Judy
Wheeler, and Virgil Evenson.
Picture 7 L-R Jean Nicholas, Tom Evans, LeaRae Parrill, and Warren
Anderson
Picture 8 Carol Jasper and Kenny Kofoid
Picture 9 L-R Debbie Mongeon, Joanne Houle, and Charlene Pearson
Picture 10 This is probably from a dance in Bottineau. I think the
singer is Merton Johnson from Upham. He had a band and played at the
Forestry in ’67-’68. Don’t recognize the others. Thanks Gary!
Dick
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Reply from Jean Nicholas Miller (66): GLENDALE, AZ
Gary,
Picture 6-Allen Houle on the left, Warren,??, Judy Wheeler, ??. #7 ME, Tom Evans, Lea Rae Parrill, Warren A. #8 Carol Jasper and I guess Ken Kofoid. #9 Debbie Mongeon on the left, Joanne Houle center, Charlene Pearson on the right. # 10 I don’t know anyone there either. Jean Nicholas Miller (66) |
Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
First — Corado duran was a great guy with a quick wit and fun loving nature. I enjoyed the “noon hour cruises” taking girls to Dales for lunch. I’m sad that we can’t find him.
Now to the pictures
#6 –Allen Houle–Warren Anderson –Mitch Evenson– Judy Wheeler Virgil? Evenson
#7 — not sure– then Tom Evans Larae Parrell — Warren A?
#8 — Carol Jasper
#9 Debbie Mongeon– Joanne Houle — Charlene Pearson
#10 — Beats me too
Picture 6:
L to R: Allen Houle (67), Warren Anderson (65), Mitch Evenson,
Judy Wheeler (67), Virgil Evenson
Picture 7:
L to R: Jean Nicholas (66), Tom Evans (66), LeaRae Parrill (67) & Warren Anderson (65)
Picture 8:
Carol Jasper (65) & Kenny Kofoid (Bottineau)
Picture 9:
L to R: Debbie Mongeon (66), Joanne Houle (66) & Charlene Pearson (67)
Picture 10:
Singer is Merton Johnson from Upham. This is probably a Bottineau picture?
From Allen Richard (65):
In August Nathan and Kristina were inn ND while he was on furlough fro his position in Homeland Security in Alaska. They didn’t have time to make it to MI and I couldn’t make it to ND. We met in the Minneapple for a fun couple days.
To make an adventure of it by taking the old Charger. Yeah — I still have it. Some of you may remember it as “Dakota Midnight” in CB radio days.
I want to dispel any rumors that my trip caused gas prices to go up — although i could have created a temporary shortage of premium in a couple places —- I re did it mechanically — and watering 450 horses takes a considerable amount of fluid. Yeah–its “baditude” is much worse than ever. (13 MPG on premium–saving up for an overdrive transmission — should get close to 20 mpg then)
The trip was event free and I managed to shave nearly two hours off my usual time from Midland to the Minneapple — partly buy using a GPS and finding a great route. Alaina and I made it in 12.5 hours out and 12 flat back — of course it rained most of the way back mand Ol’ Midnight will create a “religious experience” in a split second on wet pavement.
There is a “MOPAR Power Tour” every year and so far I’ve not been able to participate. So this summer we did one of our own. In the next few years I’d like to drive back to Dunseith for a Peace Garden car show. The Charger hasn’t been there for nearly 25 years. Dick — keep me posted OK? In respect to our old friend Jack Smith — I’ll drive — not haul it.
Anyway here are a few pictures —
Nathan, Kristina and Alaina — only 5 min from the Mall of America–but she still didn’t find a dress for homecoming.
OK — so I always have to get in the picture–must be a throw back to political days
About my T-shirt—The Great Lakes Loons is the name of our minor league baseball team — Clayton Kershaw went straight to the Dodgers from Midland MI.
Dunseith News Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: neola@min.midco.net Minot & Bottineau, ND
From Bev Morinville Azure (72): ndgal1953@yahoo.com Dunseith, ND.
I thought this was cute and maybe you wanted to share it with the group
GOD BLESS YOU …………BEV
Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a
California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: ‘California archaeologists, finding traces of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.’One week later, The
Fargo Forum, reported the following:
After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Napolean , North Dakota , Ole Olson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing.. Ole has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, North Dakota had already gone wireless.Thank Heaven for Ole.
Who said North Dakotans are hicks?
08/29/2009
Message & email request from Erling Landsverk (44): Portage, WI
Hi Gary!
Sorry to bother, but I do need clarification on Floyd Dion’s E Mail address. I just wanted to see how Louella was getting along after she fell and broke some bones. At any rate I got the E mail back, so there must be something wrong with my Address Book, so could you please ship me your copy of Floyd Dion’s E Mail Address. Thank you for your help and i promise not to be such a bother. By the way, it sounds like your cruise was a howling success, and no wonder, you and your team made certain all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed. The only way to go. Congratulations on a job well done.I must admit that I was just a bit envious, but I really don’t kno how I could possibly get much out of a cruise, but I sure enjoyed greeting old friends and neighbors and of course class mates in Dunseith in 07. Come to think of it, I guess my trip on the troop ship back in 45 was enough to last a lifetime.. I must say however, that the more I read your daily messages, the more certain I am that I was a very fortunate person to have lived as long as I did in the hills among the greatest people in the world! Thank you for doing such a great job, and make everything so easy to understand.
Best Wishes to You and Yours
Erling Landsverk
Floyd Dion’s email addressFloyd, We’d like an update with Luella’s condition. We are hoping she is doing fine. Gary
Email address change for Gordie (55) & Jeri Neameyer: Moorhead, MN
Just wanted to let you now that we have a new email address: We enjoy all the work that you put into this web site.
Gordie & Jeri Neameyer
Reply/request from Gary Houle (63):CHAMPLIN, MN
Hi Gary–
Please add my name and e-mail to your master list. I sent the information to you about the time you were having computer problems, so it may have gotten lost. Both my wife(even though she is not from ND) and I enjoy reading your daily blog.
My e-mail is:
Gary Houle from Champlin, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis
Dunseith class of 1963
Thanks, Gary Houle
Gary, I remember well you providing me with your email address. You are right, I lost it when I computer problems. I have added you to all my lists now again. Thanks for this reply. Gary
Reply from Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND
Hi,
I wanted to thank you, Gary for sending my blogs to the right people and thank you for all you do!!
I talked to Jean and she said Adeline Olson was the one who took David William Pladson to the Dr. There were a lot of people who died from pneumonia years ago. My great grandmother and my great, great grandmother both died from pneumonia. They can do so much more now.
Reply from Cheryl Larson Dakin (71): BEDFORD, TX
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I didn’t realize that Audrey and Jean were sisters. I saw Jean up at the Christian Center a couple weeks ago while we were home and she, Diane and I had a really nice visit. Then we met again at Dales when Bev and I had lunch together. Jean and Becky joined us and we had a really good visit about family. We traded some information with promises of more to come. I have more photos, Audrey, and if you’d like I can send some to you by email.
Cheryl
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Reply from Sharon Zorn Gerdes (62): Windsor, CO
Hi. Regarding the photo Dick sent in of the wedding of his aunt and uncle. The second photo was definetely Bertha Westerman with the glasses on. I wrote to Phylomena and have not heard back yet, but gave her Garys email in case she wants to write there. Bertha and Phylomena sang duets. I loved the photo, and thank you for sending it. Makes me so anxious to hear where she is. Sharon Zorn G.
Reply from Bob Hosmer (56): Lynnwood, WA
The Westerman sister that’s in Dick Johnson’s picture is Bertha Westerman.
Bob Hosmer
Bertha Westerman (right) with Cynthia Johnson & herSister Verna
Reply from Floyd Dion (45): Dunseith, ND.
Gary:
The picture that Sharron sent of her dad Dale Gottbreht and another man, I beleive was Adolph Moum.
He worked at the Stadium& Woodford bowling alley. Before that he drove a bus from Rolla to Minot in the early 40 s
. I worked with his wife Selma in the Rolla Creamery in 1965-66.
Floyd
Adolph Moum & Dale Gottbreht
Kelly & Charlene Pearson Wood’s pictures:
Folks, We have identified everyone in pictures 1 thru 5. Today I have added the rest of Kelly’s pictures 5 thru 10.
I located Lawrence (LD) Hiatt too. He is living in Hankinson, ND located south of Fargo. Lawrence’s parents are Willie E (deceased) and Maxine Hiatt. Norris Knutson purchased their farm in about 1955 that is located 1 mile east of our old home place up in the Ackworth community. Willie/Maxine & my folks were very close friends from their Ackworth days. Willie told us at our dads funeral that it seemed as though he had just lost his brother. Lawrence’s wife has email, so I have included them with today’s message.
Thanks again Kelly for sharing these precious pictures. I’m sure your mother won’t mind. Gary
Reply from Susan Fassett Martin (65): Spearfish SD
Gary, The pictures from Kelly Woods are priceless. The unidentified young man to the left of Charlene is Conrado Duran, who was the son of one of the drs at the San and whom I’m sure , every young lady in high school had a crush on.
Susan
Reply from Allen Richard (65): Midland, MI
The unknown dark haired guy in the prom pictures is Conrado Duran. His dad was Dr Duran, one of the last Cuban Doctors at the San.
I think he only went to DHS for less than a year. He would have graduated with the class of ’64.
Allen Richard
Reply from LeaRae Parrill (67) & Terry Espe (64): Bottineau, ND
Terry identified Conrado Duran as the one on the left in picture #2. I believe he was one of the Cuban students who lived at San Haven. He graduated in 1964. In that same picture behind and to the right of Patti Metcalfe I can recognize Beverly Azure Lavallie Class of 67.
Isn’t that Conrado on the far right in picture #5 also. Gary, I don’t think Conrado was located when you did your big search. LE
LeaRae, You are absolutely correct. We searched high and low for Conrado and could never locate him, however we were able to locate most of the other Cuban folks. We are thinking Conrado possible went back Cuba? Gary
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Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): Dunseith, ND.
Gary, In Picture number 3 I am sure the couple behind Patti etc is Ginger Belgarde and Tony Poitra whom she later married. I remember them so well cause Ginger worked at the cafe for my mom, and I always thought she was the prettiest girl in Dunseith.
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Bev, I’m think you maybe meant Ginger LaRocque (65). This sure looks like Ginger to me too and yes she and Tony are married and live in Belcourt. I’m hoping Ginger has gotten her mail box cleared out. It’s been full the past several days. I know she’ll get it cleaned out when school starts. Gary
Reply from Ken Kofoid: Floral, AR
pic #1can’t put a name on that gal———-#2 that has to be patty——-#3 not mark anderson ,I should know all these people ,I spent half my time in dunsieth——#4 she with LD and I beleive she is from the Souris area– thats Dwight C oleman { he went with me to Alaska in 68 } #5 Thats me and ron cote is next to me —– I can’t remember ever having a picture of jay and I together or Ron ever knowing Jay================ IF this is 68 it had to be Jan or Feb because Dwight and I drove to Alaska and got there March 1 1968======= If I were putting a date on these I would say 1964 or 1963 I went to the army June 1964 for three years=======I was invited to 3 proms on different dates–gal from towner-botno and dunsieth—dunseith was the only one I went to=======Who had these pics ? Ken
Ken, Do you remember which Family Ron Cote fits into? If you don’t remember, I’m sure we have a whole lot of Cote relatives among our readers that probably remember Ron. Thanks so much for this reply. You and I are related too, with our fathers being first cousins. Gary
Picture 1: DHS Class of 67 folksL to R: Judy Wheeler, Charlene Pearson & Allen Houle
Picture 2:
L to R: Conrado Duran (64), Charlene Pearson (67), Jay Vanorney (66),
Patti Metcalfe (67) & Beverly Azure Lavallie (67)
Picture 3:
Back: Ginger LaRocque (67) & Toni Poitra
Front: Jay Vanorey (66), Patti Metcalfe (67) & Conrado Duran (64)
Picture 4:
Lawrence (LD) Hiatt (64 Bottineau), Jean Nicholas (66) & Dwight Coleman
Picture 5:
L to R: Jay Vanorey (66), Ken Kofoid (Bottineau), Charlene Pearson (67),
Ron Cote (Bottineau) & Conrado Duran (64)
Picture 6:
L to R: ??, Warren Anderson, ??, ??, ??
Picture 7:
L to R: ??, Tom Evans?, ??, Warren Anderson
Picture 8:
This sure looks like Carol Jasper with Ken Kofoid
Picture 9:
L to R: ??, ??, ??
Picture 10:
I don’t recognize anyone in this photo
08/28/2009
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Reply from Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND
Hi,
I want to thank everyone for their messages to Toni and Bev (Morinville– my first cousins) and Neola and Eileen Brudwick and to Cheryl (Larson) for the beautiful pictures of the Larsons. I printed them on photo paper and they turned out lovely. I will write some information by the pictures. My Dad, Bert Hanson and Frances (Hanson) Morinville were brother and sister.
Reply from Cheryl Larson Dakin (71): BEDFORD, TX
Reply Marge Longie Langan Wilcox (56): Vancouver, WA.
Gary,
yes connie wold was Louie Longie’s wife Carol Moe Longie’s niece
i just saw them this last week end.
marge
LeRoy Birkland’s obituary posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
LeRoy Birkland
March 7, 1931-Aug. 20, 2009
BOTTINEAU LeRoy Henry Birkland, 78, Bottineau died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, in a Bottineau nursing home.
He was born March 7, 1931, to Henry and Josephine Birkland in Dunseith. He entered the Marine Corps in 1951 and served until his discharge in 1953. He married Delores Hiatt, and she died in 1982. He married Alice Jayne Dec. 12, 1995, in Seattle. Survivors: wife; stepsons, Terry Hiatt, Randy Hiatt, Dan Jayne, Terry Jayne and Tim Jayne, all Seattle; brothers, Norman, Seattle, James, Dunseith; sister, Emily Boucher, LaGrande, Ore. Funeral: Friday, 10 a.m., in Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau. Burial: Little Prairie Cemtery, near Dunseith. Visitation: Today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the funeral home.
Posted on the Dunseith Alumni WEB site
From: Brent Armentrout
E-mail: Message: CLASS OF 84
Reply from Sybil Johnson:Cheyenne, WY.
Gary,
You are very welcome. I enjoy reading each email and learn more and more about Dunseith. I’ve been away from there for many years; especially since my divorce from Augie (Dickie’s counsin). May you have a quiet and peaceful evening. Sybil
Reply/Picture from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Sharon Zorn Gerdes wrote about the Westerman sisters who stayed at the Dick
Message/Picture from Sharron Gottbreht Shen (59): Everett, WA.
Good morning Gary,
I’ve just returned from a busy visit home to Dunseith and have many experiences to relate. It was my first visit to Dale’s since the fire. Although the fire was a nightmare [literally] the restoration was a huge success. I commend George and Rose, Sandy and Rick, and all those who had a hand in making all things new. I had been told about the old photos enlarged and well framed. They are great and really give a concrete link with past and present Dunseith and it’s citizens. I need help identifying the gentleman seated with Dale Gottbreht at the Woodford Bar, December 1950. The face is vaguely familiar and I thought it might have been Virgil Vanorney. George and Lola both corrected me about this. Perhaps one of the bloggers might know.
Dunseith, where the women are strong, the men all handsome and the children above average! Sharron
Kelly & Charlene Pearson Wood’s pictures:
Folks, The following are replies to the pictures that Kelly Wood’s posted with yesterday’s blog. We have identied all those in Pictures 1 & 4. We still need some help with the others. I will repost pictures 2, 3 & 5 as folks are identified. I will post the remaining 5 pictures (6-10) tomorrow. Gary
Reply from Jean Nicholas Miller (66): GLENDALE, AZ
Reply from Paula Fassett (71): North Branch, MN
I’m still smiling after seeing the photos Kelly Woods sent!!! Thanks, Kelly – your Mom will LOVE them!!! In Picture #1 – the gal on the left, I believe, is Judy Wheeler. I’m not sure of some of the others, but in Picture #4 – the guy on the right is Dwight Coleman…….back when he was cool!!! Paula Fassett
Reply from Aggie Cassavant (69):Fort Mill, SC
Hi Gary, Welcome Back!!!! I think the gal in the first picture of Alan Houle and Charlene Pearson is Jimmy Wheelers sister but I can’t remember her name…I think her name is Sharon. The last picture….the guy standing behind Jay V. looks like an Abrahamson…I don’t even know if I spelled that right…Wow if that is Lola I don’t remember her looking that much like Margaret. Who’s that “pretty boy” Sal Mineo looking guy at Jay and Lolas table. I can’t beleive he didn’t have a date for the prom….I think the guy in the background at the table is Gene Anderson… Hope you all have blest day! Aggie
Hey Gary it’s me again,the guy in the 4th picture on the right has got to be a Coleman kid…what you think???? Aggie
Reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
Hi Gary,
In the picture of L.D. Hiatt, a girl, an unknown fellow. To me, the fellow resembles a Coleman.
In one of the pictures, there is a guy who resembles Kenny Kofoid. I’m going to send the picture to him, and ask if he is the fellow in the picture. I’ll let you know what I find out.
Neola
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Connie Wold killed in an accident:
Folks, I am pretty sure Connie Wold has Dunseith Connections via several family members. I don’t want to say anymore until I know more of the details. If any of you knew Connie or know anything at all about this accident, please reply?
Minnesota trucker could be charged in N.D. cyclist’s death
August 26, 2009
Watford City, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Watford City bicyclist was struck by a semitrailer and killed. The patrol says 46-year-old Connie Jean Wold of Watford City was pedaling across a city street at the intersection with U.S. Highway 85 late Tuesday afternoon when she was struck. The patrol says charges are pending against the semi driver, a 46-year-old St. Paul Park, Minn., man
http://www.fulkersons.com/ObituariesDisplay.aspx?ID=737
From Marge Longie Langan Wilcox (56): Vancouver, WA.
Gary,
just would like to give you an update on the Longie family reunion and our mom’s early 90th birthday.
we had several relatives from no.dak. the louie longie family ffrom tioga, no.dak.
we had family from many states that attended, we had 100+ attended.
margewilcox-langan tigerlady414@ aol.com
marge langan wilcox
Reply from Toni Morinville Gredsky (68): Farimount, ND
Gary–
Audrey, Neola, and Cheryl, thank you so much for the information and photos of Petrina Larson Hanson and family. Gary, Petrina was my great grandmother and as the previous story stated, we did call her Grandma Besta. Her daughter, Cora was my grandmother. (Cora was Burt’s mother).Petrina died when I was about three, but there was always discussion about her. I remember a picture taken when I was a baby of four generations: Petrina, Cora, Frances (my mom), and me. Petrina is buried up at the lake. Audrey, I’m sure that you know the little cemetery. They were indeed, hearty Norwegian folk. As you know, my cousins Audrey and Jean are cut from that same cloth. Both are talented musicians who play and sing music that is disappearing. Audrey and Jean, I hope that you have recordings somewhere. I loved the times when I was a kid and you would pull out your music binders and instruments and play and sing.
Thanks again.
–Toni Morinville Gredesky
Reply from Bev Morinville Azure (72): ndgal1953@yahoo.com Dunseith, ND.
Gary , I am sure you will get a few of these .Petrina was my great grandmother….Petrina’s daughter Cora was my Grandmother. we always called her Grandma Bottineau lol I guess cause she lived in Bottineau. She was a sweet quite lady. Petrina we called Besta which means grandma in Norweigen
GOD BLESS YOU …………BEVReply from Keith Pladson (66) thepladsons@hotmail.com Stafford, VA
Gary,
This is in response to Audrey Hanson Aitchison’s comment/question about my brother David William Pladson. I was about eight years old when he died so I don’t remember much about it (Or maybe because it was such a sad time I’ve subconsciously blocked out much of it in my mind). In any case I do know he died of pnumonia. But the details are sketchy. I seem to remember our car wouldn’t start and the snow drifts between the house and the road were really deep. So just getting out to the road was almost impossible. I believe we used the horses to get to the road and then someone else provided a car ride to Bottineau. Unfortunately, I believe he died enroute. As an adult I’ve often wondered how difficult it all must have been for my parents to accept. I grew up and married and twenty-eight years ago my wife and I named our third child and only son after my long lost brother. Today David Keith Pladson is a young man in the prime of his life. Somewhere I have a picture of my sister, Florence, holding my brother David, but I don’t know where it is right now. In any case, if my sister reads this and remembers it more clearly or differently, I welcome her comments.
Reply from Sybil Johnson: great_grandma2007@live.com Cheyenne, WY.
Gary, I noticed that my name wasn’t on your email list. I would like to be listed, thank you. Sybil Johnson
Message/Pictures from Kelly Woods (89): Massena, NY.
I apologize, I sent off the email with pictures and THEN got my phone message! My address: 28 Cornell Avenue Massena, NY 13662 You had the New York part right! I moved to New York in 1993 and have been here since. It’s beautiful here, but nothing quite compares to the Turtle Mountains
I’m not really sure what kind of history and pictures you like to post, but I found these in a box my mother sent to me many years ago. I believe it’s PROM from 1967?
I’m sure she’ll probably kill me (or at the very least get her to finally call me! Hehe) for sending them.
Kelly Woods 1989 Alumni
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Email address update for Bill Awalt (61): Lincoln, NE
Hi Gary,
We received your message on the phone and here is our e-mail address:
Bill & Eunice
Email address update for Kenny Nerpel (65): Devils Lake, ND.
Gary,
Just wanted to let you know our new email address:
Kenny
From LeaRae Parrill Espe (67): Bottineau, ND
Gary, Just wanted to thank you for planning the awesome Alaska Cruise. Terry & I loved every minute. When we set foot back on shore we visited a whole string of relatives and continued to have a wonderful vacation. When we were on Whidbey Island with my cousin Ardis Metcalfe Steggal and her husband Harley we received word that our uncle Thurman has passed away. That was the only cloud over our otherwise great three weeks. The wedding plans of Thurman’s grandson Troy Jordan in Spokane did continue on pretty much as planned for August 8. (He is the son of Lynda Parrill Jordan.) Clayton & Linda and Marie had just started out for Spokane and were somewhere between Velva and Turtle Lake when they got the call that Thurman has passed away. They turned around and planned the funeral and I believe it was about 24 hour delay for them. Clayton was scheduled to take pictures at the wedding which he did. Mike Nero of Nero Funeral Home encouraged Marie to go to the wedding as most of her family was there and it would have been even harder for her to stay back alone. Marie did pretty good.
One of the relatives we visited was Terry’s first cousin Donna Striker Neumeyer. She is the daughter of Mabel Espe and Elmer Striker. Mabel, Elmer and Art Espe were the three children of Ivar Espe and Martha Mikkelmayer. Two of Ivar’s sisters are Bertha Myer and Ingrid Seim. We also spoke by phone to another cousin Pat who is a sister of Donna. Pat is the older in that family and I believe she said she was 78 years old. I was telling them about some of the Striker information that has been on your emails and they are interested in learning more. This family left ND in the early 40’s.
Request for Help When you have time.
I would like to know if all the emails are on a website, and if so could you give that to me. I do believe you gave that out before and I am sorry I don’t know if I can find it. Another request is if you could do the search of your emails for Striker and I could forward those to them. I have all of the emails, but I don’t know how to search them. I don’t believe I have mine set up for that, but I believe you told me you did. Thanks again for everything. LeaRae
Master Email List:
Folks, It’s time for another posting with an updated Dunseith Alumni email list. I have attached an Excel copy of the master email list that I have. It is sort by both total name and by class year. Click on the desired sort tab at the bottom left of your screen when opening the file. For those of you that are unable to open this attached file, please let me know so I can sent you a copies pasted directly into the body of an email message. Gary
Those that have been added to the master email list since the last update posted in April
Neola Kofoid Garbe’s reply to Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
 Hi Audrey,
I read your news with interest last night/this morning, especially when I saw Martin Larson’s name. I was quite sure Dad had bought the land by the creek (where we lived after September 1949) from Martin Larson. He lived on the same corner as we did. I wasn’t 100% sure Dad bought the land from Martin Larson, so I checked with Mom. She was quite sure it was Martin Larson, too. BUT, to be 100% sure, I called Mensville Larson, Jr. Martin was his grandfather. He verified Dad bought the land from him. Dad moved a house from, I think, a Roen farm, onto the corner of the lot.
Apparently, about the time Dad bought the land from Martin, Martin became ill/sold his house/moved to 5th St. Mensvil said the house Martin/his daughter, Emma, lived in, was the small gray house on the south side of the street, just west of the bridge. The house is empty now, but several families have lived in it, such as Shirley Sjule Osborn, Scott Dolbeare, one of the Klingbeil boys, etc.
Martin apparently sold his house next door to us, to Almer/Bertha Moe, as they are the family who moved into this house. Later, when Alvin married Jeanette Hahn, Alvin/Jeanette lived in the east end of the house. I’m not sure how many years after Almer died, the Moe families lived there. I think they sold the house to ? and Norma, Pierson, Clarence Lee’s in-laws (Gail’s parents). Piersons completely remodeled the house. Norma Pierson’s husband died; Norma remarried. She now lives at Good Sam. I don’t know if she has sold the house. If so, I don’t know who bought it.
Mensvil and I had a good visit–rather long, too.
We both enjoyed the visit. I learned can now “place” more people/make more connections between people, than I could before. He said if I have other questions, to just give him a call–which I said I would.
Mensvil didn’t know where Patrina/Hagrop lived. He thought they might have lived in Minnesota at one time, but he wasn’t sure about this.
You probably know this, Audrey, but Mensville said Patrina stayed with Cora when Cora lived in the hills.
To me, it’s interesting that, when Cora moved to Bottineau, she/my family lived a few houses apart. Corbin Pritchard/his mother and nephew, lived “kitty-corner” from us. I think there was one house between Corbin’s and Jim Stevenson’s family (Jane Stevenson was married to Darryl Moum–Darryl passed away today.). I think Cora lived next to Stevenson’s–the memory dims somewhat.
I went with Jean to visit Cora one time; it was a fun visit.
Again, I started to write a short note and ended up writing a “book”.
Neola
Eileen Brudwick’s reply to Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Fargo, ND.
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08/24/2009
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From Audrey Hanson Aitchison: Bottineau, ND.
Reply from Dick Johnson: Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
Thanks to Peggy Wurgler Axtman for filling us in on the Dick Scenes from the Alaska cruise:
Ice in the water from the glacier. Because of the Ice we had to turn around and go back.
We were unable to see the Glacier. Alaska has some pretty rugged untouched country.
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08/23/2009
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From Bonnie Smith Kohler: Mountain Iron, MN.
Reply from Larry Liere (55): Devils Lake, ND.
Hi Gary
Happy to know you are back home and on line again. Hope you don’t mind the 5 comments below and maybe you can answer some of the ?s below.
1. I really enjoy your mailings because most of them have names I remember. Names like Margaret Seim, my mother could have been her teacher because she taught in a one room country school in the hills by Dunseith. Margaret could have been in 1st. grade before we moved to Devils Lake. If she has older brothers they very well could have had my mother for a teacher because I remember the Seim name. It could have been her Mother & Dad knowing my folks that I remember the Seim name from so I am not sure on this one. Since she went to school at Notre Dame I would guess that was the Catholic school in Willow City so she would know Carmen Leonard since she and her sister Carole also went to Notre Dame.
2. Would Jess Hosmer be Bob’s sister? Gary’s reply – Jess Hosmer is married to Bob’s brother Don.
3. In this Obit. I see two Azures from Devils Lake. I could not find Damian or Melanie in our phone book. I have a friend Martin (Chip) Azure in Devils Lake so I will ask him about these two.
4. The Grimme’s: My Mother was a very good friend of Kathleen Grimme and I think her husband was Carl. Conley and I would play when the folks would visit at each others homes. Conley was a little older then me and I think Bill Grimme was like Dave Shelver, born a few years after their brothers. I would guess since Carl and Conley were big people. Bill Grimme is on the right in the picture below. Gary’s reply – Yes Bill and his twin siblings, Gwen and Greg are Conley’s siblings, children of Carl and Kathleen. I don’t remember Conley, but I do remember Carl. Bill, like his dad, carries a larger frame, but not obese. Bill and I are 65 class mates. Gwen & Greg were with the class of 68.
5. Is Bill Leonard Janice’s brother or a relation to me? We have a Bill Leonard in our family from Rolette. Gary’s reply – From what your cousin, Carmen Leonard Richard and the Leonard’s from Dunseith have told me, you guys are two separate families.
Reply from Toni Morinville Gredskey (68): Farimount, ND
Hi Gary,
I’m pretty sure that I am the other girl in the photo (yesterdays message). I remember that wedding and even recognize the dress.
We should wish Lola Metcalfe Vanorny a belated Happy Birthday! It was her birthday on the 21st.
Toni Morinville Gredesky
Dunseith News posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND.
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08/22/2009
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Folks, I have been without internet service all day, so I am a little late getting this out. Gary
LEROY BIRKLAND, 78, Bottineau, died Thursday in a Bottineau nursing home. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau)
Posted by Randy Hiatt on January 30, 2009: NORTH BEND, WA
Gary, I have attached a picture of my step father Leroy Birkland and his wife Alice, and one of Wades sons so some of the folks can see. This was taken when I was back last December to visit him in Bottineau. I hadn’t seen my step dad in many years so it was really nice getting back and visiting with him. I took dad for a drive up in the hills and stopped to see Freddy Hiatts old farm by Willow Lake. A lot had change with that farm from the way I remember it when I was a kid visiting. The big red barn was gone and a lot of the out buildings as well.
Thanks for everything
Randy Hiatt
Reply/Picture from Peggy Wurgler Axtman (71): Kent, Wa
Gary,
I was looking closer at the picture of Jess Hosmer and I THINK the little girl in the pink dress in the lower left of the picture is ME! The little boy on the right in the white jacket may be Terry Halvorson. I don’t know who the other little girl is, though. If I am correct, the occasion was the wedding of Arliss Halvorson and my cousin, Clayton Lider. See picture below of the day. Jess was a bridesmaid. I cannot remember who the older couple is on the left but they must have been Arliss’s grandparents. Jess is third from left, the guy yawning next to her must be Don Hosmer, Alma & Clifford Halvorson (bride’s parents), me (groom’s cousin), Arliss & Clayton (bride & groom), Terry (bride’s cousin), my Aunt Gladys & Uncle Carl Lider (groom’s parents), Caroleen Lider Williams (groom’s sister), Don Williams (groom’s brother-in-law), Karen Woodward (?), Curt Halvorson (bride’s brother), Gabe & Lisa Loken (groom’s and my grandparents), an unknown lady on the right and unknown boy in the foreground. The same car is in the background and the wedding was at the Dunseith Lutheran church. I believe the Liders celebrated their 50th anniversary last summer so this picture was taken in 1958.
I was happy to finally meet you in person at the SeaTac Ramada Inn before you all left on the Alaskan Cruise. What fun it was for me to connect with my classmate, Cheryl Haagenson, after 43 years! And, I met some other familiar names and faces, too.
Thanks for keeping this going . . .
Peggy (Wurgler) Axtman ’71
Jess Hosmer, Peggy Wurgler (girl with dress) & Terry Halvorston?
From Cheryl Larson Dakin: BEDFORD, TX HI Gary,
So glad you’re back. Nancy and Diane said that the Alaska trip was a smash hit. I’ve seen some of their pictures. Looks like lots of fun. We all missed you.
George and I just got back from visiting my dad in Bottineau and of course while there, went to Dunseith, drove around town and then met Bev for lunch. After all the talk about Dales and the Jumbo, we just had to split one. And no, we didn’t finish the whole thing because what’s a jumbo without a plate of JoJo’s? It tasted even better than it looks! We had a great visit, but too short. Diane and I went to the Peace Garden. The flowers are in full bloom and it was just beautiful. I am enclosing a picture taken last weekend. The new reflecting pool will be so nice once it’s finished.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Larson Dakin
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08/21/2009
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Folks, Yesterday’s blog should have been number 532, not 531. I am continuing with number 532 today.
Gina (our travel agent), I am including you with today’s blog so you can see the group picture of those of us that were on the cruise. Some of our folks are already asking about our next cruise. You did an assume job accommodating our group right down to the minor details. It was such a pleasure working with you. You are to be commended for a job well done. Your contributed to a nearly flawless cruise. When things go well, folks have a much better time.
Gary
Reply from Sharon Zorn Gerdes (62): Windsor, CO
Wow what a memory Dick. I remember your parents very well however. And I worked at the creamery for Minnie ?? ( forgot last name). I also waited tables at Rosies cafe until they found out I was underage and made me quit. I really miss my mind alot, and when I hear these stories I am totally amazed. Yes the carmel story was true, I got some permanent scars from that one. There were seven of us kids, and I was the only one who graduated from Dunseith. One of my little brothers ( Bill) married Kim Schmietz ( Marks sister). I have good friends still there however, and wonderful memories in spite of the many I have forgotten.
It was a great way to grow up, poor as church mice but happy. We didn’t have a TV but spent much time around a piano all singing hymns, and people just stopped in for coffee and lunch in those days. Good people who always helped someone in need. I miss those days and treasure those memories. Thanks much. Sharon.
Reply from Sandra Zeiler Vandal (62): Elk River, MN.
Hi Gary & Dick, Just thought I would let you know that I was in the same class as Sharon Zorn, which would make Marlys younger, and yes, I also remember her beautiful blonde hair, which went with the great person she was and is. Thanks also to Sharon with info of the Westermans. Bertha was also in our class, and have often wondered where she is. Gary, Mike and I had a great time on the cruise. After we got home we went to Rugby, and helped move move to the LTC at Rugby hospital. She is once again with Dad, and after 67 yrs. thats very improtant , Both are doing well. Lyle Sharon are living in Rugby, a blessing for Mom and Dad, and us also. Gave them your address, and they plan on getting hooked up with the blog. Plan on getting some pics in, but I procrastinate! Are granddaughter (Todd &Mary) is getting married next month, so things won’t be slowing down for awhile as Armentrout family from AZ will be here for a visit. Always a joy when family come home, just don’t see them often enough. Enough, thank you for everything, and thank you Dick for all your memories. Sandy
Lloyd Awalt (44) has new email address: Bottineau, ND.
Dear Gary,
Thank you, Bonnie Houle
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08/20/2009
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From Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
I just thought I might send a few memories of Sharon Zorn Gerde’s Dick Reply from Al-Lyn (Bill) Longie (60): Al-lyn.Longie@integratelecom.com Vancouver, WA
Gary,
We enjoyed every moment of our cruise. It was more then we expected and couldn’t have been better. If there was anything we would have done differently it would have been to get more proactive scheduling time with folks to visit. But those we did “bump” into and have a chance to chat with proved to be part of what made the whole trip so wonderful for us. We even came away with contact information for LaVerne and Carrole Fauske/Rude who while they weren’t able to make the cruise we did get to meet at the pre boarding dinner to find out they live right here in Vancouver.
We can’t wait to here about future plans for other get togethers.
Al-lyn Longie
Integra Telecom
Network Cost Analyst II
Rely from Verena (Pete) Gillis (65): Dunseith, ND.
> Gary,
Another great story from Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND Gary
How are you? I’m happy to hear that everyone on the Dunseith alumni trip had a great time. But as you know and we all know is that it would have been even greater if more people would have joined the group. Maybe next time.
I hope you and others enjoy the story, I have attached.
larry
Gary,
A few stories about reversing the aging process?
Looking Back
You know looking back becomes a problem for us men as we get older.I know most of you don’t want to hear anymore about this because most of us hear enough about it already.It seems, or as we have been told, us men in particular have trouble cranking our heads around and looking at whats behind us.Particularily when we are seated in a automobile.It seems that when we sit our hips push up on the rest of our upper body bone structure.This causes our shoulders to rise, making it more difficult to turn our heads to the left or to the right and to see whats behind us.It seems when we turn our heads, our chin comes in contact with our raised shoulders, limiting our ability to look back. This may be do to the extra rib we have or to the way the automobile seat is designed?Just being a little bit over 50, this problem has not affected me to bad yet.But thinking about it, reminded me of a few incidences and stories that I have observed and heard of over the years.
Handled the right way?
I’m sure most of you remember Frank Flynn, our Dunseith Police Magistrate or as I and many others
referred to him as the Dunseith Judge.Frank was a big man and well respected around town.Well, Anyway Frank was getting old and seemed to have developed this problem, that comes with old age of not looking back while backing up.This problem along with the diagonal parking on main, became a problem for him.He became involved in several small fender bender type accidents around town. Usually of the backing up type, variety. Most of the locals knew of Frank’s problem and most of our folks had warned their children to watch out for that 1954 green Chevy, and to stay clear of it.Folks, however, were complaining to the local policeman at the time that he ought to take his drivers license away before something serious happens.While the policeman being a smart fellow and wanting to keep his job, thought about this for awhile and came upon the idea of asking a Highway Potrolman, to ask Frank for his license.Frank after all couldn’t say much or do much to bother a Highway Patrolman.The Highway Patrolman when approached and asked by the policman said he would look into what he could do.
The Highway Patrolman also being a smart fellow knew before he approched the Judge that he better have all his ducks in a row.He called into the State Department of Transportation and asked for the status of Frank’s license.He found that Frank had not renewed his license since the early 50’s and this was the 60’s.The Highway Patrolman finding this out, and that Frank had, had another small fender bender type accident recently, approached Frank and talked to him about the accident and his previous accidents.He told Frank that if he should happen to have another accidentthat he would have to ask him for his drivers license, and that it was probably time to park the car, and not drive anymore.Frank apparently agreed and I don’t think he ever drove the car again.I think it was just his chin or shoulders or both causing the problem.
Curtians
My Grandfather ( Alex Kraft) not only developed the same problem as mentioned in the above story, but he also developed a lead foot type, problem.My mother who looked after him in his later years said he would back out of the garage and out into the street without ever looking back and by the time he hit Wurglars Gas Station on Main Street, Rugby, with that Buick he was traveling at 60mph.(By the way, do you know how to clear a restaurant of old people? Just, announce that there is a Buick in the parking lot with the lights on.)My mother would get after her dad, by telling him to look back as he was backing up the car, and he would reply that he had checked out the driveway and the street before he had started backing and so he knew what was back there. She would also tell him to slow down, as a kidcould dart out from behind a parked vehicle and he might not be able to stop in time.He would reply that he watchs and that nothing has happened yet.My mother still worried, asked the City C.O.P. if he could take her dads license away.The COP replied that he has no authority to take someones license away.Then, one day my Grandfather was parked in front of the bank on Main Street, Rugby.There was a little ice and snow on the street.He put his car in reverse and wanted to back out onto the street.The rear wheels spun and the car did not move.Being a old retired farmer, grandpa started to rock the car by placing it in reverse and accelerating, and then placing it in drive and accelerating and back and forth.Now I don’t know if Grandpa lost track of what gear he was in or how heavy his foot was upon the accelerator, anyway all of a sudden the car flew up and over the curb and into the big picture window of the bank.Half of the car was sitting in the bank and half was still outside the bank.The people in the bank didn’t know if he was there to make a deposit or a withdrawl.Grandpa,who said afterwards he had closed his eyes when saw he was going into the bank, thought he had died and was in the funeral home, because when he opened his eyes all he could see was curtians. My mother got a call to come up town and get her dad and that everyone was OK and that there was damage to the building and to her dad’s car.Mom got up there and saw her dad and everyone else was alright.She then went over to the Chief of Police and asked him again, if he could do something to stop him from driving.The C.O.P. replied that he could ask her Dad for his license and if he voluntarily gives the license to him, he would then give it to her, and if he would ever ask him for the license back, that he would come to her to get the license, and that he would have to give it back to him as he had no authority to take someones license.Mom agreed with the policemans proposal.The C.O.P. then asked my Grandpa for his license.My Grandpa willingly gave the officer his license without any questions.The officer than gave the license to my mother.My Grandpa never drove again.Sad, But I think it was handled the right way.
Garbage
I know this is getting long, but there is one more I have tell.
We had this elderly fellow (Marvin Theige) living across the street from us when we lived in Harvey,ND. On garbage day he would take his filled garbage bags and throw them upon the trunk of his car and back out to the street, stop, get out, walk to the back of his car, and take the garbage bags off his trunk lid and placethem along the curb for pick-up by the garbage truck.Marvin did this when he remembered he had placed the filled garbage bags on his trunk.Nine times out of ten he would back out on the street and go driving around town until someone would kid him about the bags sitting on his trunk.Then he would drive back home and place the bags on the curb and drive off.The fact he forgot the bags on his trunk is not the point I’m trying to make.In all fairness to him his driveway was a little longer then the ordinairy driveway, so he did have time to forget.The point I’m trying to make is that he must never have looked back or ever looked into his rear view mirror, while backing out onto the street.It was nice that everyone knew Marvin, and watched out for him and the kids were warned to stay out of his way.I don’t know if anyone ever took away his keys.He was still driving when we moved away from Harvey.
Gremlins One more, I’m on a roll!
My father-in-law always wanted to catch the little bastard that was sneaking into garage and putting down the overhead door before he could back out of the garage.I don’t know how many times he put the hitch on his car through the bottom panel of the overhead door.Damn Gremlins!
a few bullets
· So you see what we all got to look foreward to. But, like they say. Its better then the alternative.
· Now, Gary I know you are going say something about me being a little bit over 50 again.All I can say is that it depends on your perspective as to what a little bit is and your diffinition of is.
· I remember, My Mother, Milton Burrow, Ronald Reagan, and Kenny Nerpel all remained at the ripe old age of 39?
· I was thinking about just having the extra rib removed to make it easier to crank my head around to look back.But Gary, It has taken me a long time to get to this point and with this build-up, I have to say, that unless they change the seats in the cars,that I think you are ahead of the game with that chin shortening surgery?
Remember to laugh as when you laugh the whole world seems a better place. larry
Memo from Phyllis/Alan Campbell dated June 16, 2009: Minot, ND
My brother Darrel gave me this envelope from the Campbell’s when we were on the Cruise. Gary
Hi Stokes Family,
In going through stuff in Dunseith preparing for our move to the Wellington in Minot, I found this issue of the Courant I had saved for your family. Please pass it on and share it with Gary as we so enjoy his daily “blog” and maybe he will copy this and include it for others to enjoy.
You mom and dad were so good to Alan’s Aunt Anne and Uncle Glen Campbell when they lived in Bottineau and we enjoyed a few of their visits too.
That Dunseith reunion really started the memory wheels rolling and it just keeps going and going. Hope the Bottineau 125th is as successful as ours was.
Best wishes
Phyllis and Alan Campbell
Posted by Phyllis/Alan Cambell:
Front page of the Bottineau Courant – December 12, 1977
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08/19/2009
Orvin Hagen – – Kindred, ND
Folks, I talked to Orvin last night. We had a nice chat. Orvin is the same Orvin, with so many irons in the fire. At 88 years of age, he still has his flower gardens, etc. He has been doing some Yodeling around the community too, a talent that he is well blessed with. He yodeled some for me last night over the phone. I’ll bet Orvin and Cheryl Haagenson would make a great duet. It was Tuesday morning, his time, when I talked to him. He was getting ready to go out and mow his lawn. Gary
Alan Poitra (76): Bloomington, MN
Alan, Thank you so much for the CD, “Cindy and the Turtle Mtn Boys”. My brother Darrel gave it to me when I saw him on the cruise. It’s a beautiful CD. I love it! I am playing it now while I’m putting this message together. Gary
Request from Don Aird (Carroll Carlson’s Nephew): St Louis, MO
If you can find an address for those two young men, Ricky Kuhn and Peter Gillis, mentioned in that article my VFW will send them phone cards and care packages.
Mel Kuhn and Verena Gillis, Can you guys provide us with the addresses of Ricky and Peter Gillis Jr.? I am sure that others would like to have their addresses too. You guys can for sure be very proud of Ricky and Peter Jr. for their dedicated service. They are to be commended. Gary
Reply from Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND
Welcome back Gary, As I was reading this mornings letter, I noticed your enthusiasm over the magic jack phone.
I had one for about 3 weeks and had to return it as the technical support from magic jack and I worked on it for about 10 hours spread over several days. There is a 30 day money back warranty! The problem I had was that I could not switch from Headset to speaker phone.
When it did work, it worked well. It is very inexpensive, especially if you buy the one of the extended plans.
So, They would not send me a new one without going through the whole process again. I returned mine and was credited back within 10 days to my credit card. I may try it again, maybe not, we have the Fiber Optic Cable coming in this year where I live just outside of Rolette. I expect to be hooked up this year as they have planted the post and box just outside my house and later they expect to trench the cable to my neighbor and myself. I will then have a 6 Mega bite internet connection. My 64 bit 8 Gig Ram dual core HP Notebook already screams across the internet browsing with the New Internet explorer 8. I am anxious to see the upload and download times.
Have a great day.
Reply & Newspaper Article from Verena (Pete) Gillis (65): Dunseith, ND
Gary,
Just to make mention that our son Peter J. Gillis Jr. has volunteered to
go to Kosovo. We took him to Fargo last Wednesday and he called me from
Indiana last night. He will go to Germany from there then on to Kosovo.
We are so very proud of him.
go to Kosovo. We took him to Fargo last Wednesday and he called me from
Indiana last night. He will go to Germany from there then on to Kosovo.
We are so very proud of him.
Also had to include this clipping from this week’s Turtle Mountain Star.
Cheryl and I are very proud of this award.
Verena
Verena & Cheryl, My hats are off to both of you. You are both very deserving of this prestigious award. As most of you know, Cheryl was with us on the Cruise. She entertained us and a whole lot of the ships folks with her singing. When I first heard her singing I was beside myself with how well she could sing. She for sure drew the attention of all those in attendance. She won a singing contest on the ship too.Verena, You have spear headed so many deserving fund raising events in just the 3 years that I have known you. You for sure did a fabulous job facilitating our class of 65 reunion at the Garden Gate golf club. You facilitated and followed through right down to the finest details everything that had to be done.This award has for sure gone to two very deserving folks.Our little 4 year old Granddaughter, Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards), sure took a liking to Cheryl when we were in Seattle. Nevaeh is a little girl of many words.Gary
Pictures from Mark Schimetz (70): Rolette, ND
Frank And Erma Lived off Old Hwy 5 a few miles east of Dunseith. Colette Pigeon, (Schimetz) Jeanie Erich (Rolland) Penny Lake Cutch Nerpel, Harvey Nerpel and others all attended this Very Special Ladies 90th Birthday Party at the Rugby Memorial Hall. The horses are on the front pasture just outside my home at Rural Rolette. There is one Tired Stallion on the Ground with his fans eagerly awaiting.
08/18/2009
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Folks, When we were back in the states I purchased a Magic Jack (Telephone module) at radio shack that attaches to any USB connection on my computer. It has a regular phone connection on the back side. Last night I took this thing out of the package and connected it to my computer. I was prompted for info needed to activate and acquire a phone number. That whole process took about 2 minutes. When I was finished I plugged a phone into the Jack on the back side and this thing actually worked with a good clear connection. The whole process seemed too easy to be true. It only cost 39.99 which included the first years service. Each year here after will only cost $19.99. With this phone I’ve got unlimited toll free calling to all 50 states and Canada. There were no Washington state numbers available, but there were a few ND towns and cities listed. Kindred, ND was one of them, so I chose to have a local Kindred number. That is where Orvin Hagen Lives. The number is (701) 428-8186. Now I’ve got two VOIP phones. I may get rid of the first one in time. Gary
From Sharron Gottbreht Shen (59): Everett, WA.
Hi Gary,
I arrived in Dunseith yesterday for a week visit; was disappointed to learn that the Historical Society festivity at St. John happened the day before. Perhaps Dick might know if there are any post cards around of “old” St John. Mildred Gottbreht was married to H. Solomon who managed the Red and White Grocery circa 1935. He also operated a Tavern and variety store. Is the museum open daily? Loved the short time together with everyone at Best Western. How come Gary Metcalfe looks so young? Thought he was a few years older than myself! Evie and I lodged just around the corner and visited with Francie Gottbreht Dutra into the “wee” hours. Thanks Bill and Gary. Wish I were having coffee with Art and Eva Seim this week. Mom often brought a few of us along with her for visits – amazing kitchen is what Ernie recalls; all the glorious woodwork. During off days during grade school in Dunseith, Eva would sometimes pick me up and off to Russel we’d go. I think I was related to everyone at Russel. Sharron
Reply from Bob Hosmer (56): Lynnwood, WA
Hi Gary and all,
Regarding Dicks inquiry about Imogene Westerman, Katrine and I took her as a foster daughter in 1964 during my last year at seminary at the Lutheran Brethren Seminary in Fergus Falls, Mn. The arrangement did not work out well–trying to be a full time student and Katrine working as well as our parenting our own first child. In the end, the fostering was taken over by Carl and Myrtle Jacobson who also worked at the Indian Mission north of Dunseith and were parents to Vernes Jacobson Johnson who died January 1, 2007 and was a graduate of Dunseith High School in 1961. Any rate, Imogene was with the Jacobson’s who were living in Pelican Rapids, MN at the time. Where she went after she reached her majority age. I have no idea. Someone else may have that knowledge.
Glad that the cruise went so well, Katrine and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening together at the Best Western Executive Inn with so many from our home town.
Bob Hosmer
Reply from Sharon Zorn Gerdes (62): Windsor, CO
Regarding the whereabouts of Imogene Westerman, I don’t know, however I am going to write to Phylomena to get Berthas address as well. So I will share them when I have them. I heard that Bertha was blind, but not sure if that’s true. They were awesome girls so I am anxious to hear more about them, and what ever happened to the mission. Sharon Zorn Gerdes
Message/Article from Mel Kuhn (70): St. John, ND.
Howdy Gary,
Glad you’re back at it, I was lost in the mornig without my Gary fix. I’m attaching a newspaper clipping from this weeks Turtle Mt. Star. It is my youngest son in the article. We’re just now getting ready to go to Bismarck to see him off. Maybe you’ll find the article interesting.
Mel
Reunion at the Best Western
Back: Larry St. Claire, Lee Stickland & K. Flynn Richard
Front: Marie Ivorson Staub & Edna (Susie) Knox Millang
On the Cruise Ship (Norwegian Star)
Gary and Darrel (Bud) Stokes
On the Cruise Ship (Norwegian Star)
Geri (Mecalfe) & Chuck Munro
Dunseith News posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: neola@min.midco.net Minot & Bottineau, ND.
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