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 | [...]HERIDA ' DAYBREAK II is another chapter in the hi tory of our County[...] |
| [...]who arrived here prior to 1920 to submit a story; in this sequel we include some of those who were not included. The sons and daughters will have priority in this edition; their grandchildren have been given[...]ave made this their permanent home; also included are others who have come and made this their home for some period of time. There are over 2300 biographies and nearly 1800 pictures to[...]e tried not to include information that was given in the first project. Some organizations come in this category. We have tried to preserve for post[...]nt but also material of historical importance. We are aware much has been left unsaid; but we are very comfortable with what is recorded. It i[...]condition forced them to migrate. They were quick in submitting a story and they were the most anxiou to put in an order for a book. Even if they live el ewhere, they till feel thi i where their roots are. Many did not re pond because they were not aware of th[...]the e people. In 1975. Profits from SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK mad[...] |
| [...]c-5lfo; a-a There still seems to be a blendmg of the past and the pre nt in Sheridan County which continu o er a philosophy grounded in rs 1v • 1 's an |
| [...]aham & Associates of Billings. The mayor's office in Plentywood. Harry Loucks was the 1st Chairman and[...]Marsh. The project was completed in 1975. The county offices were housed in the old schoolhouse until Pla[...]rculated requesting the building of shape in 1981. On 7-9-81, the Commissioners hired the arch[...]and revising plans, a public After consultations in Helena, it was decided to try for WPA funds.[...]and future expansion for county offices in the basement. The contract[...]also included remodeling and redecorating in the original Courthouse.[...]Commissioners in January, 197 4, with 5 board members being ap-[...]10-1 7-38 Since its creation in 197 4 the Planning Board has studied a when Plent[...]gulations and interlocal 11 P.M. and a dance held in the evening. The total cost of the building cooperation. In ovember 1979 the Planning Board hired Doug Smith[...]ng a staff the Planning Board has become involved in sioners to hold a special election on 5-8-73, to[...]indebtedness of $180,000 (7½ mills for 2 years) in in March 1984 by the county commissioners. addition[...]lso were from the Civil Defense and Crime Control in the amount of otters recommendations to the county government in relation to its $85,000 . The monies were[...] |
| In the plan's assessment of population changes it says "There are SHERIDAN COUNTY AGRICULTURE MUSEUM no indications that present population trends will change in the im- and CIVIC CENTER mediate futur[...]reasingly evident the last few services will grow in Plentywood and decline or remain stable m the[...]to study the situation. The increase in county valuation due to the oil recognizes the im[...]ger Woosley of Billings, was hired to fill in details to meet state specifica- capital intensiv[...]en has grown on these rocks fed by the sun, In May, 1919, County Superintendent of Schools Ellen[...]librarian. The Railroad. facility opened in the old Kitzenberg store on First Avenue on 3-26-20 The building was completed in 1983 and dedicated in July of that for reading and on May 29th the circ[...]tz's contract came to $362,525.00, Plum~i~g In October of 1925 the 1st Sheridan County Library B[...]$483,626.00. Syverud, housing was a problem. In order to improve the situation, on 11 -4-25, the[...]In 1943 3 "Flash" floods did considerable damage to the Old Many times during the depression years it was threatened to close Townsite area; this resulted in a great deal of pressure to solve the the library[...]e at the time because of WWII restrictions. In the 1940s branches were established in Westby, Outlook, Coal· In 1953 another flood hit and interest in doing something revived. The ridge, Dooley, Reser[...]ke US Corps of Engineers was called in; the Corps submitted a plan to and Homestead.[...]rong objection to this Plains Library Federation in 1971 . The establishment of the Federation[...]and Federation was the Bookmobile which stopped in Sheridan County[...]owners, money was raised. The project was started in costs, deposit libraries were again set up in Medicine Lake, Outlook,[...]rvation Board at that meetings during the 1970s. In 1983, aner a decade of trying, our new[...]Plentywood's 1st airport was located in the present area of was held on 4-13-84. The arc[...]and WWI pilot, was the guiding force in creating the 1st airport in The old Library building was sold t[...] |
| coyotes, spraying crops and providing emergency flights. In April 1941 the Airport was used for basic train[...]Lion's Club, Plen- tywood was the smallest town in the US to receive approval of this type school.[...]elevators were a hazard to low-flying aircraft; there was only 1 thing to do and that was to find anot[...]ere made for a new facility. Construction started in the spring of 1958; a 3200' by 75' runway was pa[...]The Airport has seen many improvements; a residence was pro- were complete[...]George Munson who is still serving. In 1982 an extension of the run- President; other b[...]axi-ways were also added as were gas pumps, 1500 in attendance and with 94 planes flying in. Harry Polk, 69, was beacons and runway lights. Presently there are 23 aircraft housed in honored as the oldest pilot flying in for the occasion. For many years 17 hangars. In 1981 Basin Air was established to provide charter ser- following, the fly-in became an annual affair.[...] |
| [...]and served till his death in 1974 38th ssembly (1963)[...]Ben Holt .................... (D) elected in 197 4, '78 and '82 39th[...]Partisan League; F.L. refers to Farm-labor: Oates are the elec-[...] |
| [...]nsion Agent fields are more susceptible to wind and water erosion due to decreased There have been many changes in the agricultural situation in soil cover and rolling hills. Twice in the last 4 years, dust and wind Sheridan County over the past few years. The number of farms in the storms have removed large quanti[...]age requirements operators continues to decline. In 1969, there were 734 farm associated with farm programs have led many producers to leave more operators, farming an av[...]tors, farming approximately 1,595 in the number of tillage operations has increased ov[...]years. Producers are practicing reduced tillage programs and the use Of the 1,088,000 acres in Sheridan County, primary utilization is of herbicides to control weed problems on fallow acreage. In addition, it for dryland crop and livestock prod[...]000 acres. During the same either in re-crop or continuous crop rotation. This has led in part, to an period, rangeland declined from 345,[...]age facilities. Some farms now The increase in cropland acreage was due to a number of in- have the capacity to store seve[...]ences. The early 1970s saw a substantial increase in grain prices, Due to larger carr[...]o- price for durum was $5.90, with highs of $7.47 in January and grams in 1982, '83 and '84. Producers reduced wheat acreage in February of 197 4. Spring wheat prices averaged[...]and grain storage loans for their commodities. In addition, a Payment- most of 1973, '7 4, '75, and '76. Previous crop prices for spring wheat In-Kind (PIK} program was offered in 1983 and 1984. This program and durum had average[...]vestock prices were depressed; so In return for not producing, farmers were forgiven o[...]modity loans. below-normal precipitation. In 1969 there were 19,100 cattle, and This same period saw an increase in feed grain acreage, especially presently there are 16,450. Short grazing years created heavy culling[...]to wheat production. Also, safflower acreage with many livestock producers completely selling out herds.[...]creased, with an annual production of 2,500 acres in was rapidly converted from range, hay and idle gr[...]ield Bindweed (Creepin' Jenny) and Canada Thistle are of ma- the majority of harvested cropland seeded[...]jor concern. A control program has been in effect since 1970, with the is the leading durum-producing county in the state, annually averaging formatio[...]illion bushels of production. Total wheat acreage in the county employs a Weed Supervisor and crew members who coordinate nox- rose from 233,000 in 1969 to 328,000 presently. This again, due in ious weed control efforts on priva[...]he favorable prices of the early 1970s as well as in 1979 and forts are directed toward Leafy Spurge infestations along t[...]Antelope and Medicine Average wheat yields in the county vary from year to year, but[...]TION DISTRICT until being replaced by wheat acres in the mid-seventies. The USDA By Mer[...]he previous highs. istence in 1940. This sub-division of State government has h[...]eep numbers have declined substantially from 2700 in 1969 to the Extension Service.[...]except what they could raise themselves. However, in the late The late 197Os brought a great interest in irrigation inin the northeastern and eastern portion[...]rom erosion. They assist of the county. Producers are raising wheat, barley and alfalfa with[...]City of Plentywood in the planning and implementation of the Box Elder[...]h a fill larger, more efficient machinery. A good many farms operate four- of 408[...] |
| [...]20 square miles. Recreation, boating and fishing are sion, was instrumental in organizing our group and gave us a lot of help al[...]over the years. He was in charge of many wheat farmer tours to Between 1965 and 1971 a soil survey was done in Sheridan Portland, Seattle and[...]SCS, Bureau of Indian Af- much. He died in 1982. fairs and he Montana Experiment Station. Th[...]inventory Present board members are Alvin Christensen, President; Roy of the soils an[...]Director of the US Durum Growers Association for many District initiated a thorough water resource stud[...]ASSOCIATION municipal uses to be planned in an orderly manner for up to 30 years in the future. The Sheridan County and Roosevelt County Conservation districts are joint owners of the Froid Research Farm; each year they invest thousands of dollars in soil and water conservation research. This research has been valuable in promoting winter wheat as part of crop ro ation, in demonstrating the value of protective grass barriers and in discovering echniques that make continuing croppi[...]In 1975 the Sheridan County Stockmen's Association u[...]IFE as organized December 1976 in ebraska to promote[...]agricutture in the US. ontana IFE came into existence in 977 and[...]he E Chapter had its 1 s meeting in Dagmar that O er. The 1st[...]fibre or cellulose hich urned ou to be a ood There has been tremendous pr[...]Th · ive in supporting the production o e hanol crea[...]ser ices ar ous SCS nu in it c[...]O s i rum n aJ in 0 A A DURU S ASS[...]serve, he organiz t1on s form d to promo e in eres in durum plan in nd mar etmg in he word mar ets. The annual meeting is held in April every ye r · h a fre sp he · ti luncheon[...]e Reserve Hall and since then they have been held in Plen y o d. SH DA COU TY WHEAT HEARTS Durum acreage in ontana has incre sed over the las 1 O y ars[...]zation. ft ith 2/3 of the acreage in Sheridan County.[...]y 1n th division of t . Th s in this Bob Brastrup, Executive Secreta[...] |
| We have been in charge of the work done through the Glenwood[...]of t pr project was started with handicap shop in Miles City and then transfer- By mid-Ju i d red hen Glenwood Center opened. There have been over 45,000 dispatch d.[...]e were used by fre1ght ra e of r in tourists, trade teams and Ag Exchange groups as w[...]BIG MUDDY COWBELLES We have helped on many education projects at the State level and[...] |
| [...]e Homemakers' s ·n Chairman of many of our s e in charge of serving the e n[...]burned, but it as rebuilt. There is only 1 rural school in operation , Coun Su rin nd erceden[...]have augh here 20 years and have 26 pupils in the 1983-84 school[...]The Sher'dan County Saddle Club as organized in 1949; there[...] |
| [...]ttee logo pins and bumper stickers in the 3 themes: Heritage, Festival and as held on[...]memorabilia and to be placed in the Capsule during the July 4 celebra-[...]Plen ood to vte the hour-long parade, the many organizational[...] |
| [...]in State wrestling competition 6.[...]-Bicentennial Logo, Plentywood 2nd in State B track Bonnie cCrory[...]writers were saying, "The power lies in the east." D. Bicentennial Firework[...]gh school activities adults of all ages were also in· Following the program, Bicentennial birthday cakes were served volved in sports of one kind or another. An independent bas[...]as popular for Sunday afternoon entertainment for many years the studen s of Sheridan County Schools; it no hangs in the Bicenten- until softball took the[...]Fastpitch became popular in the '60s; 1 of the better fastpitch[...]tournaments has been held in Plentywood every July for many years.[...]nter-scholastic sports dominates the interests of many Sheridan and women are bowling, golf, trap shooting, hunting, fishing, rodeoing, County residents; in he slac seasons particularly people loo o foot- s imming, boxing, square dancing, and in the later years racquetball. ball nd bas etball.[...]seeking leisure-time activities the opportunities are many and a hie ics during he '70s. Follo ing is an out[...](Square dancing is very popular in Sheridan County.) Ou loo Sta e C rac champions Pl[...]72 a e Cas lace in e ball S te[...]e i I inin 1969, it ac-[...]h nly 2 of these in e istence.[...]d1 ration. There are still t the Andy[...]oners, a p f quonsets 50' by 150' as moved in |
| [...]CHANGING TIMES In 1953 the move was made from the old hospital stru[...]eet to the new fac ility at 440 N. Laurel Avenue. In 1964 the south wing was added followed by the nur[...]~ north in 1968. The '79 nursing home with office space in the base- ment contained 51 ,761 sq. ft . at a co[...]This service was introduced into Sheridan County in 1973, with[...]D.U.I. cases are referred for a day of Court Schooling. At present[...]is advised over an approximate 3-month period and there are[...]ore e n members of alcholics. There is a program for all county h"gh schools to House[...]Johnson, Axel Andreason, Helen convene in ''Project Talk" covering education and prevention[...], began the 1st organized service in '51 with a '39 LaSalle. Trained Hov I nd, TiUi[...]'53 Chevy as driven for more than 9 years. In '62 the hospital too[...]rs The hospi al comple has 86 beds of hich 21 are designa ed for had to pass an 81[...]ended to 100 hospi al and 65 fo nursing home use. There are 117 p ople employ d hrs. h County[...]cy; the 83 payroll otated in '78 and '82. There are no Quic Respons Units locat d in 1 120,225.00. n adchtion to the emergency room in 1984 cos ed1cine La e and Dagmar and there are o· er 200 nms per year. An 272,000.00. Dr. Gayl[...]iary as form d n '83 to 'Ip I h d tatls and th re are no &eh ill have space for 4 doctors.[...] |
| [...]roup of senior citizens met on 7-7-71 and decided there was In January 1965, a group of concerned parents in Medicine Lake need for an organization o provide[...]2 years the meetings were held at the Vets Club. In Pres.; Mrs. Dewey Hjort, Sec.; Mark Mic[...]center of the building became the In November 1965, it was decided to have a newslette[...]s, bingo, progressive whist, birthday parties and many The purpose of the unit was to help the retarded people in the area more social activities. In 983 room was made to accommodate addi-[...]medical help and also transportation to Eastmont in Glen- ional card tables and chairs, a pool tabl[...]e Camp for the Handicapped. The 1st camp was held in 1973 with to Clubs at Min on, Fortuna, Scobey, We[...]they have fin ancially assisted local athletes in the Special Olympics. month for a free blood-pres[...]By 1975 there were members from Sheridan, Daniels and In 1976 a 1 2-passenger mini-bus was purchased with[...]es; so the name was changed to the BORDER driver. In 983 an additional 20-passenger bus was purchased[...]ATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS. The current officers are Bob Cook driving and Shelly Anderson used in relief. In 1983 the Susie Andrilenas, Pres.;[...]AMERICAN RED CROSS P.M. Present officers are Martha Lee, Pres.; Rhoda Fransen, Vice[...]Sheridan County Chapter was chartered in '1 7, all workers are President; Anna Rehmer, Secretary; and Violet Lar[...]afety, 1st The Pioneer anor opened its doors in 1965 providing all services Aid, CPR,[...]maintaining a home of their own. Preliminary work in the development Red Cross. Money for[...]Gaylen Stoner, Duane Tucker and Cliff in severe cases such as the flash flood in Plentywood in '53 the State Peterson; they spen 2 days with the HUD office in Seattle presenting workers came in with help and money. Long-time volunteers include[...]Beryl McLean, Bob DeTienne, teaching over 530 in first aid and CPR,[...]alerted the public to the needs in Northeast Montana, and became the[...]In 1976 Ken Marsh became the 1st Director and Ruth Snyder the To date 3 admin·strators have been in charge; they were James |
| [...]A black doctor for short time specialized in relief of rheumatism serving 4 clients. Sale of g[...]team baths roduction projects. Staff members in the 1st years were Louise Granning, Charles and[...]s at the Center. Dr. Guy Miller In the 1st 3 years much time and energy was spent on[...]Outlook In 1979 with Kevin Johnson as Director and Rosemary[...]for the addition and Dr. Fosset-left in 1927 are now helping pay for a new van. Also in '79 Jim and Gunnie Syme Dr. Guy Cam[...]s 5 Dr. H. J. Robb-moved to Plentywood in 1927, electrocuted by lients and a manager; other clients live in apartments supervised by a ex-ray machine in 1929 semi-independent trainer.[...]Dr. J. L. Atkinson-lived in Daleview area[...]Dr. Cecil Hall-moved to Plentywood in 1922[...]Dr. I. J. Bridenstine, 1927 MENTAL HEALTH In our fast moving society it became evident that there was a need Redstone for some guidance in the mental health area. With the advent of new Dr. Tony and Dr. Healy drugs many people were being treated in their home community. Much credit goes to Mrs. Ru[...]Dr. J. L. Norris psychologist located permanently in Plentywood. The 1st Sheridan Dr. Wright County psychologist was Frank Lane in 1972 for about 2 years, help- Dr. LeBarge ing also in Daniels and Roosevelt counties. Bill McFaren came and set up an office in the courthouse. Jim Allen in 1976, covers both Daniels[...]Dr. Arthur Pronin-practiced in CCC Camp in Medicine Lake area;[...]ly Dr. Willard Peterson- a short time in the '40s needs, plan and develop projects, monito[...]th at the courthouse, they report all activities. There are now Dr. Maurice Keenan - here a short time in '60s 2 Senior Citizens' busses making weekly trips to areas in the county. Dr. Gaylen Stoner- son of Ray and Harriet Stoner arrived 1950 T_hey are also used for vacation excursions as designated b[...]n of Roland and Gertrude Wilson (1959-1962), cil. There are Senior Citizen Centers in Westby, Medicine Lake and killed in plane crash Plentywood, meals on wheels in Plentywood and Congregate meals in Dr. Eugene Gibbs- practiced with D[...]e Action for Eastern Montana includes 17 counties in the east and is Area 1 with the office located in Chiropractors[...]first Dr. James Stephens Council in 1973, with Maurice Plaisance, Chairman .[...]1913-1959 Dr. J. C. Hunter- 1919- also practiced in other County com-[...]Dr. W. D. Roy- Plentywood in '30s Dagmar[...]etirement Jr. Clifford Sells-moved to Plentywood in 1922 Dr.[...] |
| [...]emands of When the major part of Montana was in an economic doldrum, the the oil act[...]ing of minerals, service Sheridan County it began in 1956 when Amerada Petroleum[...]t was felt on main street as well as on financial in- beginning in 1958 as shown in the following table:[...]n as we see it today did not come by accident; it in- 1958 102.84 56[...],909,524 2,747 ,539 Outlook who in the late •40s and early '50s solicited land at[...],532 8,582,301 panies to invest in the area. Another visionary was Clarence Onstad 1[...]8,683,048 who early was active in leasing. He predicted Sheridan County would[...]together with Jake Nichols have been very active in leasing and pro- County's treasury. Total taxes collected in Sheridan County in 1983 moting oil production; Loren 0'Toole has lent his legal expertise in pro- were $10 ,119,730.00; of this amount oil con[...]0.00 moting the industry. Bernt Ward in the Assessor's office and Bill or 81%.[...]In March of 1975 Norman[...]320 125 landowner in that goal. Clear Lake Nisku[...]77 tribution to the economy in Sheridan[...] |
| [...]Nemont presently serves about 2,600 members in 5 counties in Since most residents had AM radios, they had to invest in in- NE Montana and NW North Dakota. In the years since 1970, the[...]best; however, the radio audience adapted and in the long run their pa- headquartered at Worden, M[...]asible; con- several rural telephone cooperatives in the state joined together and sequ[...]in hours, Moldeheaur went to Rugby, ND. Project[...]ook the life of Keith Krebsbach and the customers in an area just east of Billings and exchanges at Ab[...]rk Wankel and Nolan Kienitz; high school property in this area. Preliminary discussion on this exchang[...]nd new atmosphere of deregulation and competition in the lected news, recorded commercials and in general managed the sta- telephone industry, it a[...]t was distributed Monday through Friday. concepts in communication is called "Cellular Telephone." It[...]eld portable telephone with private line service. In- The owners felt it was time to move on to other things; after some dustry plans are for a network from coast to coast.[...]considerable review by the FCC, a sale was made in May of 1968 to Nemont, through its subsidiar[...]s director; other cooperative telephone companies in the state have formed a cor- manag[...]to file for FCC licenses to provide this service in several areas Gladys Robertson and Vern[...]Stallard as part owners and general operators. In 1977 the Stallards Nemont also formed anothe[...]son and watts daytime operation. In September of 1979 the call letters were Poplar wi[...]to KATO and the station became the most powerful in N.E. tire area with low power TV. This would give[...]Further improvements were made in August 1983 when a ing, which also would include[...]network from 23,000 miles in space. Later that year 7½ acres were KPWD-AM * F[...]a tower site. The FM tower is located at the In the 1st week of June 1962 the 1st FM radio station in Montana airport. went on th[...] |
| [...]Antelope, once called the Biggest Little City in Eastern Montana to- serve the congregation until his death in 1915. Two of the recorded day is mainly residential. Operating businesses are the Antelope Bar, decisions of the congregation in 191 O were the establishment of a Post Office, An[...]ch was set aside as a cemetery. Vornholt's Office in the early days. It was purchased by Elias 0. Sor-[...]tmaster from the Adventist church, or in homes for many years while members 1922 to 1947. Since his retir[...]It was accepted and moved into Antelope in 1921. In 1922 the base- memories of the years gone by. To[...]t was made and the chancel added. But it would be many years of 1979, it was their Alma Mater. The school was built in 1916. The gym projects mostly by the[...]o finance the purc.hase of furniture was finished in 1945. and equipment. Finally in 1928 all was complete, the cornerstone laid,[...]In 1920 the congregation joined the Norwegian Luther[...]American Lutheran Church. Services were conducted in[...]the Norwegian language until some time in the '30s; and the minutes[...]of the congregational meetings were recorded in Norwegian until[...]in 1959. Students, faculty and community faced a[...]ving out of the community or spending the winters in completed the school year there, and graduation was held at Plen-[...]As the '80s approached, there were reluctant discussions about We want to e[...]ur former superinten- of 1980 and again in 1981. The last regular service of Antelope Creek[...]the school boards and community for their support in making our meeting voted unanimo[...]somewhere in the Antelope cemetery; the church building and lo[...]mbers. Its purpose ANTELOPE CREEK LUTHERAN CHURCH-Many of the homesteaders was[...]was 1 of 4 Montana who came to the Antelope area in the early 1900s were of Norwegian l[...]fficult times. extraction and had been brought up in the Lutheran faith; so when the Presently it boasts a membership of 140, many of whom live in pioneer pastor, G. M. Tangvold, came in 1909, he received a warm other co[...]rneklev, Grimsrud, Hendrickson, many community functions, the most popular bein[...] |
| [...]n back to Guam for 7½ months. The next move ized in 1935 with 17 charter members; it has been active[...]home Port of Naples, returning to the US in February 197 4. The ship[...]Antelope from the General Services Administration in Washington, DC[...]water equipment was added in 1978-79 to collect scientific data of[...]elope is being operated under contract for EPA by In-[...]in E. (Gust) Aakhus and Mary Boushee were married in[...]1911 and came to Sheridan County in 1916. They resided on a farm ANTELOPE SHIP-The Un[...]d fiberglass was built by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. in in that community for the remainder of their lives. Gust passed away in 1965. It was 165 ft. long-beam 24 ft. It was chri[...]unched 1967 at the age of 76 and Mary in 197 4 at the age of 83. Five 6-18-66.[...]e born 1934. Josephine passed away in 1935 at the age of 13. 1n the United States, the[...], Sept. 1-3, State University, served in the Navy in WWII, and after the war ob- 196 7. They toured th[...]d at various tained a Master's Degree in Agriculture Economics from Cornell Univer- functi[...]d christening of a mock ship. sity. In 1950, he married Kathleen Schwab from Minnesota.[...]rough the cooperation and died in 1976, Jerome was a vice-president of Carnation Milk Co. in Los response of every individual of the Antelope[...]eted over 20 years of active and inactive service in the Naval presented Antelope with a large plaque[...]is, Jerome commanded a destroyer escort on a tour in the Dagmar, and it is still on display in the Antelope Post Office. Pacifi[...]vived by his wife, Kay, and 2 children-Greg, born in Marinus Jensen, Minnie Richardson and Barbara Anderson pol- 1950 and Judy, born in 1952. Judy lives near her mother in southern ished and mounted an antelope head and s[...]o California. Greg received a degree in physical education, was married had a contest for[...]h Ramstad contributed the winning in 1983, and is now living in Oregon. motto of "Keeping the Watch." Nellie Saxt[...]duated from Plentywood High School. After serving in the US Each command within the US Navy is authorized to display an Army in Korea, Al went on to obtain a degree in Agriculture Education emblem and a motto symbolic[...]Patrol from Montana State University in 1951 . He married Carol Tax of Gunboat 86 , pictu[...]Lake and they have lived near Sacramento, CA for many western plains. The pronghorn is known for his gr[...]is employed by the State of California. qualities in The ANTELOPE and the men who man her. The motto[...]Four children were born to Carol and Al- Cheryl in 1956, Daniel in "Keeping the Watch" draws a parallel between the vigilance of this no- 1960, Anthony in 1962 and James in 1964. Cheryl graduated from ble animal and the vi[...]versity and is employed as a recreation therapist in The USS Antelope was commissioned at the Old Town Dock in Stockton, CA. Her husband, Step[...]State of California. Daniel served in the US Navy until an accident took witnessed the[...]ally entertained. his life in 1982. Anthony and James are working and living near On 11 -21 -67 , the[...]Sacramento. Diego, CA for testing and exercises in the Pacific Ocean. On 11 -2-69 it[...]entywood High School and received her and arrived in Viet Nam. Here they were fired upon by 6 B-40 roc[...]R. N. from Columbus Hospital School of Nursing in Great Falls. She Some hit the ship, but no[...] |
| and Michael, born 1952. Michael passed away in 1970. In 1980, later. Gary married Pegg[...]married Tonya Skaggs. They have a son, Shan, born in 1981 and the father of a daughter. He received his BS from Valparaiso U in and reside in Stockton, CA. Maxine worked for many years at the State 1962. After nearly 5 years in the Air Force, he acquired his Master's in Hospital in Stockton and later became a member of a heart surgery Math from MSU. He is living in Davenport, IA, working at Rock Island team at St. Mary's Hospital in that city. In 1968, Maxine married Zeb Arsenal in quality control of munitions. Motley, who served in the US Navy and is now a Stockton[...]rand Forks; he received his M.D. from the U of WA in 1968; took PEGGY[...]his postgraduate work in the army; is presently an Ob-Gyn specialist at[...]erzell have 3 sons. State University with a B. S. in Elementary Education. There she met Mags graduated from Antelope High in 1926; Velma in 1932; Gary Edward Weintraub, who graduated from MSU with a degree in In- in 1958 and Glen in 1959. Mags has a 2-year diploma from Western, a dustrial Arts. They were married in 1957 and have 3 children-Jef- B.A.[...]M. He taught 3 years at Antelope, 2 at frey, born in 1959; Steven, born in 1961; and Elizabeth, born in 1966. Belfry; he was superintendent at Outlook 1937-44 and a year at Froid; For many years, Peggy and Ed and their family have lived in Las he was released from a Scobey[...]da Test Site. After from his father-in-law where Velma and Mags have since made their teaching in Montana, California, Missouri and Nevada, Peggy o[...]is a Velma received her degree in Home Ee. from U of M in 1936; that school librarian. Jeffrey is now working toward a Master's Degree in spring she took up the fulltime job of[...]ming and gardening; has been active in Homemakers, ALCW, com- Nevada Test Site. Elizabeth is a senior in high school. munity activ[...], Moose, Masons, fair board, Farmer's belly stove in the center of the schoolroom. In winter, the snow was so Union, Boy Scouts[...]' could walk on the snow Education. In 197 4 he was elected to Sheridan Co. Study Commission. drifts as high as 6 feet or Gust would take them in his horse-drawn Interspersed with tho[...]for those who rode horses and a homemade seesaw. In later years, a Stockmen were l[...]subsidized to carry out this work which developed in- Children had to bring their own water to school[...]During the '50s they became active in politics; Mags became Dorothy Goff Johnson w[...]chairman of the Democratic Central Committee; in 1958 he won his existence of Lone Star School and[...]Aakhus'. She walked the 1st of 4 terms in the House of Representatives. In the 1st session he long way to and from school-1[...]passed and a Diagnostic Laboratory was built In 1946, when Bruce and Duane Arneklev and Peggy Aakhus in Bozeman. were the only students, the school was closed. The building was sold In the spring of 1970 with the assistance of a multi[...]In 1972 Mags was elected delegate to the Montana Con[...]Mags and Velma spend winters in Arizona, summers at Antelope. Velma Clark, the yo[...]Pearl Clark, were married 5-30-36 . Gary was born in March of 1940 and Glen a year[...]Seth and Hattie Folsom had 3 children; Edith born in 1909, Al in 1910, and Esther in 1916. They were born on the home place, 2 miles[...]Springs School west of Reserve. It was there she met Tom Allen. He[...]was born in Medicine Lake in 1910, and attended the Lake School.[...]at the Blue Moon and other dance halls in the area. He worked at the[...]married in Butte in December of 1937. Patricia, their only child was[...]ma Aasheim . born there 3-4-39 .[...] |
| [...]his father's carpenter tools and has been engaged in carpenter[...]since high school. Susan works at the ASCS office in Plenty-[...]and is relief mail carrier at Antelope. They live in Plentywood.[...]a Green Thumb at the Conservation District office in[...]z, Edith Allen. Standing: Roy Brom, Tom's brother-in-law from Las Vegas.[...]LOWELL and LEE ANDERSON In 1940, the Allens moved to Spokane, where Tom work[...], was Smith Electric until he was called to work in the Puget Sound Naval born on 8-27-2[...]on his parents' home- Ship Yard as an electrician in the power house. He worked there for 31 stead 9 miles northeast of Antelope. years retiring in 1972.[...]arby Monroe school. As a Edith taught school in the Bremerton school district for 31 years.[...]al farmers and for Olson Construction She retired in 1973. They have a home on Puget Sound. Many people Company, helping build some of the 1st REA lines in Sheridan County. from this area have visited them[...]pe Softball Team He entered the US Army in January of 1951 during the Korean Conflict, when they won the Montana State Championship in 1973. The serving overseas. He was discharged in December, 1952. He again regional playoff was held in Bremerton.[...]Tom and Edith's daughter, Patricia graduated in Bremerton and at- While working for Swain & Morris Construction in Malta, MT, he tended college in Tacoma, WA. She now works for the Bremerton[...]ed Lee (born 3-4-33) on 5-9-54 . The couple lived in Malta for 12 chool district. She is married to[...]er with the farming after the death of his father in 1935. He at- children. tended Monroe country school, finishing the 8th grade in 1934. They are looking forward to retirement and travel in the near I was born 1-13-22 on the Hovland[...]rs. Minnie Iverson , attended my birth as she did many of those in the community at that time.[...]E ARNEKLEV I graduated from Antelope school in 1939 and from NMC in 1942. Bruce L. Arneklev was born in the Plentywood Hospital on My 1st teaching job wa[...]ent with a rollaway bed 2nd grader. There was no one in the 3rd or 4th grade, and Peggy and battery radio[...]doors of that 1-room before returning to Antelope in 1951.[...]student body for 1946-47 rode turned to teaching in the Antelope system. In 1955, we purchased the home across th[...]for 18 years. Bruce was active in 4-H, Boy Scouts, and athletics. He was Our 4 children are: Sharon 7-28-47 ; Shirley 3-6-49; Arthur[...]captain of both the football and basketball teams in his senior 3-26-56; Ronald 11-4-59. All of our c[...]ar. He graduated as valedictorian of a class of 6 in the spring of Antelope school.[...]Sharon attended 2 years of business school in Billings and was from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in the employed there 6-1 4-68 when she married Harold Gunn (Wisconsin)[...]ucked for Spoklie Sales and is Texas, in December 1959, and was commissioned as a Second L[...]trict Supervisor for Black Hills Trucking, living in nant the next spring. He married Dixie M.[...]Shirley attended 2 years of business school in Billings and is After completing[...]resently payroll supervisor for Flint Engineering there. She married they moved to Sacra[...] |
| son (Edward T.) was born on 8-3-62 in Grand Forks, ND, while Bruce L. to work f[...]as a B-52 Navigator/Bombardier. In November of 1953 I started Beauty School in San Bernadino, After 5½ years (8-10-65) in the regular Air Force, he resigned his CA, graduating in September 1954. regular commission as a Captain t[...]s job took him to all the state beaches and parks in the 6 southern University of Oregon for graduate study in counseling and guidance. counties in California. He did a lot of traveling. Milo joined the Elks During that stay in Eugene a third son (David S.) was born into the Lodge and the Moose Lodge in San Clemente. We also joined 2 square family on 10-1 -65 . In August 1966, after completing requirements for[...]travel 60 miles for an evening of square dancing. In sity, Logan, UT.[...]ry graduated from San Juan Capistrano High School in 1960, sulted with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a[...]Stanley graduated from high school in 1961. After graduation he Reserves (making severa[...]served 2 years in the Navy. Stanley married Jeannie Mae Fredricks of flying and his reserve commission in 1969 in order to complete his[...]ie was working for me at Minart's doctoral degree in educational psychology. In December 1969 Eun[...]Our son Jerry was killed in a car accident on 5-2-63. Seoul, Korea. The family stayed in Logan until the summer of 1973,[...]Ann born 8-28-64. Stanley went to work While in Washington, Bruce L. has worked for over 1Oyears[...]I retired from the beauty profession in 1966 after 3 back programs for the Tacoma Public Schools. He has served in several[...]to Ranchita, CA where we lived until Milo retired in Association, president of the Tacoma Association[...]We are beating the high cost of electricity as we have a[...]cooler here than in Bullhead in the summer so that helps, too. ILO and MIN IE[...]Anna, lives in Denver, CO. ilo lost his dad on 12-28-18 f[...]way 12-11 -58 . He worked on he Fort Peck Dam the in er of 935 & 36. In 1937 he joined the Army, as stationed a Fort Ruge[...]-28-18, the oldest daughter of (see p. 62 in Sheridan's Daybrea I). Olaf could only speak orwe[...]t on my fol s' homestead 5 miles west of Reserve. In 1935 we with the help of the Ueland[...]Milo and I moved to the Arneklev home place in the fall of 1939, In 1933 Olaf and Frank Bernau, driving Frank's odel[...]a rumble seat, went to the World's Fair in Chicago. Before returning born; Stanley Allen was[...]home to Montana they visited Frank's relatives in Wisconsin , where died 6-15-43.[...]ernau, daughter of Henry and Emma Bernau, at In September of 194 7 we moved to Colorado. M[...] |
| tives in Iowa and South Dakota. Being on the road two weeks we Roy attended school both in Plentywood and Antelope where he became well acquainted. In July 1934 Olaf, his sister Ruth, and Scotty[...]o Wisconsin. I went with them to the World's Fair in 1932. He then farmed around Antelope[...]and I were married at my Fort Peck Dam in 1937. After working there tor about a year, he re- aunt's home on July 9th[...]bout a year before coming back home and enlisting in the Army. Antelope, in the fall of 1939. We lived in the homestead house there, Roy enlisted in the Army in September of 1942, and was in Europe and in 1946 a new house was built. There being no trees on the place, most of his 3 years that he served. In 1945, before he returned to the we planted a she[...]states, he arranged to meet his brother Frank in Bernau, Germany. He On 2-28-36 our son Duan[...]once again. But on Bruce Leon (see their stories in this book). We were kept busy with our 7-[...]nd Around 1948, he moved and worked in Oregon driving a beer gardens from grasshoppers,[...]truck around Klamath Falls. From there he moved to Bigfork, MT where School closed we dr[...]d fishing trips to Canada, trips to Mon- there and started working in the sawmills until 197 4, when he retired tana pa[...]due to ill health. My sisters living in Wisconsin are Evelyn Vorpagel of Burlington, Dorothy Mohr of Mu[...]Allis, WI. Brother Rollin passed away from cancer in 1978, and Donald was killed in England during WWII. Dad passed away in 1953 at the age of 73, and Mother in 1982 at age 97.[...]He met LaVaughn Meyer where she was living in Bigfork.[...]hn was born on 9-14-31 to Caroline and Roy Meyer, in[...]on, NB. She attended grade school and high school there in her[...]MT in May 1949.[...]Roy and LaVaughn were married on 4-7-52 in Las Vegas. They lived in Bigfork for 2 years, then moved to their present[...]2445 Mont. 35, Kalispell, T in June of 1954. Olaf was active in community affairs. He helped get electricity to[...]len was born on the farms by signing up neighbors in our area. He also served on the 12-19[...]Antelope school board, and the election board for many years. He was children, Bobbi Jo, bor[...]tly employed by Plum Creek Lumber and they reside in the tywood, and on the F. U. county board for many years. He is a member Kalispell area. Allen worked along s,i de his dad for a few years in the of Plentywood Mason's and Shrine Club, and be[...]t- sawmills before Roy retired in 74. Allen continued on in the lumber in- masters.[...]Jason born on 1-27-74 and Julie born W. M. F. We are now members of Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]ence has been a member of Antelope Homemakers for many years; reside in the Kalispell area. and Olaf and I are life-members of Sons of Norway Lodge at Antelope.[...]n on 3-10-57 and married E. Wayne Weaver on In July of 1981 we purchased Mrs. Thoresen's comfort[...]employed by Plaza West Dental and works as a den- in Plentywood. We enjoy going to the farm, planting[...]d by Flathead Electric Co•op as a spending time there. In summer our 7 grandchildren enjoy riding the lineman. They are living bet een Columbia Falls and Kalispell, in the hondas and helping at harvest time.[...]ea. On the 1st page of Sheridan s Daybreak I there is a beautiful pic- Roy always enjo[...]his ture of a rainbow. At the end of the rainbow (in the distance) is a pic- health made him s[...]ture of the Ed. Arneklev homestead, my first home in ontana. We feel really enjoys and he[...]rive so that he e have found the "Pot of Gold" in having a wonderful family, rela- can get going in the garden. He and LaVaughn do a little traveling now tives, and our many dear neighbors and friends.[...]from Eden Valley, MN, moved to and his wife Opal are stm living. Antelope from Kramer, ND. Dad took his claim in 1908; Mother sold[...] |
| [...]Francisco on a 26-day boat trip to Brisbane, Australia. I spent the next Five children were born[...]on: Frank (1909-75), Clarence 30 months in New Guinea and the Philippines with the 5th Fight[...]4). Frank Command, where I worked in the supply and transportation section. farmed for several years prior to serving in the armed services in Ger- After being discharged in 1945, we moved to Woods Bay on Flat- many, and later lived in Antelope and Flathead Lake near Kalispell.[...]then worked at Fort Peck, where he lost his life in Way". Our daughter, Allyn Ann , was born in Kalispell in 1947. In a tunnel accident. Allen farmed with Dad and hun[...]He later accidently shot moved here in the fall of 1949 upon the death of my dad and hav[...]ars. We purchased this farm from my Born in 1918, I was reared during the depression. During this time mother in 1953 and didn't burn the Federal Land Bank note u[...]Epler's home- 1983!! steads. In 1927 Dad & McLean bought our first Holt combine a[...]N hoed 300 acres of summer fallow. We rusted out in 1936; the grass- By Reid Grayson, a nephew hoppers harvested us in 1938; the drought did the rest. David, Adolph, and Bert Bertelson were born in Cottonwood, MN to For recreation there were barn dances and basket socials for[...]were popular and passed away in Plentywood 12-6-77. Adolph was born 1-5-1899 pla[...]and passed away at Chattanooga, TN in 1982. still remember the wonderful times! Homema[...]et Bertelson came to Antelope from Cottonwood, MN in popular and everyone was very willing to cut and[...]tion foreman for the Great Northern We walked to many dances in Antelope and to play cards with our[...]240 acres and in 191 O returned to Cottonwood for his family of Be[...]rs were the Hess, Clark, Iverson and in Antelope and during the 1920s and 1930s he was ab[...]. During these hard times, after going to In 1923 the Antelope school board (Fred Blackmore, Chet Foster school in Antelope, Dave and Adolph started to do threshing in the and R. A. Ueland) asked my dad and Hilmar Th[...]ert went to work for Battleson and Co. as a clerk in District 19 and they would supply transportation[...]- Grayson (for $30 per month) was our bus driver in 1924. He used a ing in Chattanooga, TN. After a few years Bert and family moved to Model T truck and bob sled in the winter. This was all enclosed with a Missoula and ran a grocery store for many years until the interstate kerosene heater for w[...]high school, I dropped out away while in Missoula and he later remarried. He retired while in and helped my dad and a family friend, "Dad Steph[...]Missoula and later moved to Sun City, CA. In 1966 Julie, his wife, died shine by the Missouri River in 1933, which we sold for $5.00 per[...]convinced me to finish high he lived in Chattanooga he lived in his own apartment by himself until school in 1934. I stayed with Walter Hansen and helped with[...]rk at the Antelope school. I finally did graduate in 1937 and Dave and Adolph in the 1920s threshed in the Antelope area for a enrolled in the Great Falls Commercial College that fall. I later worked in number of years and then Adolph married Et[...]estaurants and started to learn the baking trade. In 1940 I left for and they went to farm in the Brockton, MT area. When the hard time Califor[...]n Aviation until I was drafted into the Air Corps in 1942. ing station. In 1942 he moved to Cutbank, where Ethel passed away, In 1941 I married Florence Opal clnnis in Las Vegas, NV on the and he later ma[...]f ovember. Opal was from Great Falls, T. We lived in anhat- mechanic. In 1978 he retired and was living in Cutbank where he tan Beach, CA until I entered th[...]returned from the ser- ham who lives in Salt Lake City and Adolph Jr. who lives in Columbia vice.[...]Dave went into the Army in WWI and served in the infantry and After basic training and Commercial College in Los Angeles, I was then came[...] |
| did not seem that he could make it farming as there was about 130 in Idaho, gold mining with a brother-in-law in Yreka, CA and logging in acres of farm land and 11 O acres of pasture land which was not Skapoos, OR, traveling there in his 1929 Model T Ford sedan. enough to make a living on. He got married in 1943 to Eleanor and He was a mechanic at the Donaldson Garage in Plentywood for they adopted 2 children, Clifford and Ina Mae, in 1944. In 1948 Dave several years. In 1939 he started farming with his brother Knute. O[...]and moved the farm house to Plentywood. He lived in 11 -1- 41 he married Laura Chris[...]is family for a few years and then bought a house in Laura was born 5-2-20. Her parents were Arthur H. (dee. Antelope. After being in Antelope for awhile they moved to St. Louis,[...]e of years. Dave moved back to Antelope and lived in his youngest of 5. Mary Carr, Billings (12-28-14), Hilda O'Brien, Superior, house there until he went to the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Dave MT (7-25-16), Ch[...]James, rural was a barber by trade and had a shop in Reserve and at one time at Westby[...]farm 3 miles west of Opheim. He had a barber shop in Plentywood for a number of years and Coalridge. then moved his shop into his home in Antelope. Those adolescent years have many pleasant memories. Playing I remember when I was in my early high school years I would go[...]the violin, After Dave's father passed away in 1936 he used to come and Mary the piano and the rest joining in on guitars, banjos and mandolin stay at our place in the wintertime. Dave was one to always be work-[...]a guitar at home and recorded In 1938 Lena Heppner and Laura cooked in the Bestland cook car. some of his own songs. He[...]wing He was a member of the old tractor club in Plentywood and en- 2 summers. joy[...]In March 1941 Jergen left for the Army having enlist[...]he was discharged in October and he and Laura were married on HOWARD a[...]Jergen was called back to the service and left in March of 1942. He[...]at Brigham City, UT, having served 1 year, 3 born in 1897 and deceased in 1944. Howard was born 9-13-27 and attended t[...]months, and 21 days overseas. He took part in the invasion and was school 1O miles northeast of Antelope and 2 years of high school in wounded near Aachen, Germany Octob[...]e, WA. Helen hospitalized 15 months in an effort to restore the nerves in his right[...]31. She graduated from the Plentywood High School in 1949 and married Elton Peterson of Glasgow, 9-1-5[...]ne of Seattle. A half sister Wana Weihmann living in Portland, OR, born 3-1 7-17, a half sister Grace[...]deceased 1941. Howard married Delores Greff in 1950 and has 2 daughters Glen- na Loraine Grannin[...]d Shannon Renner, now attending Gallaudet College in Washington, DC. In 1971 he married Penny McMillan Renner. Penny was born and grew up in Regina, Sask. She graduated from Sheldon High School and Williams Collegiate. She came to Plentywood in 1963. Howard and Penny farmed and ranched th[...]allowing and driving a grain truck and she filled in, hen hiring help[...]ette Karen as born. Jergen was born 8-14-08 in Bygland Township near East Grand[...]Homemaker's Club, having held offices in both as well as offices in the He came to Antelope in 1929 to work for his brother Halvor, who[...]arents, 1O As most farmers are, Jergen as a good mechanic and carpenter. miles n[...]ed the Bestland Rock Picker which is manufactured in Bill- he bought a black stallion for $25.00 from[...]81 . Laura lives on the farm. Rex, was well known in the area for his speed roping and jumping ability[...]MONS and PETRA BREKKE After harvest in the early '30s he tried his luck at picking potat[...]ly of Mons and Petra Brekke were born 6 children, In-[...] |
| geborg, Eliza, Solway, Monrad, Knute who died in infancy, and Palma. Montana College and University of Montana before enlisting in the Navy All 5 attended the area rural school, Eden Valley and then out to work in 1942. He served aboard the destroyer USS HOBBY and attained the in the area. Inga cooked in many cook cars, and went to Iowa for work. rank of Chief Petty Officer before the war ended in 1945. He returned While there she met and married Julian Teigen. They came back[...]ersity of Montana where he obtained a B.S. degree in Phar- Montana to farm 6 miles east of Antelope, at the Eric Teigen farm. Inga macy. still resides there. She is well known for the good cream and eggs In 1943 he married Eileen Phelan, whom he had met while attend- which she sells in town. At Thanksgiving time she also sells turkeys[...]ng Northern Montana College. She was born 7-19-23 in Havre, MT. and geese. Julian and Inga have 2 chil[...]farm and Bet- Eileen graduated from NMC in 1942 and taught at Saco prior to her ty at the courthouse in Plentywood. Julian died in October of 1982. marriage to Trygve in New York City on 8-16-43. Eliza also worked in the area before going to Iowa to work. While After graduation from the university in 1948, the family moved to there she met and married George Hanna. They worked on farms in Billings where Trygve began working at Huebner's Pharmacy. In 1955, Iowa and southern Minnesota. George died se[...]they purchased the Lohmaier Drug in Columbus, MT and have been in lives in LeRoy, MN. Their children are Maynard, Austin, MN; Duane, business there since that time. Coon Rapids, MN; Mayvis, LeRoy,[...]The Trygve Brensdals have 4 children. They are now the proud Janice, LeRoy, MN.[...]ughter, Barbara, was Solway worked on farms in the area. She went to Portland, OR[...]lmers. They later moved to Min- in Nashville, TN. neapolis where Joe worked as a car[...]is Susan Keller, of- Sarra and Daryl, still live there. f[...]es. Kenneth Lee was born in Billings 5-11-52. His wife is Georgia Palma also lived on the farm until her death in December 1971. Hemmy.[...]live at Livingston, MT. I, Harold, was born in Phillips County, MT in 1918, second son of Since 1955, the Trygve Brensdals have made their home in Col- Peder and Bergitta Brensdal, immigrants of Norway. In 1926 at the age umbus where they own[...]ell as bookkeeper, while Tryg is chief pharmacist in the store, and have farmed since that time. I att[...]ygeia Award for ern Montana College and graduated in 1941 and enrolled the next fall Outs[...]the University of Montana at Missoula to continue in Pharmacy. makers; a charter membe[...]of Shining Mountain DAR, she is an been involved in farming and ranching ever since.[...]olberg, Phelan-Warren- I've been interested in community affairs and have served on[...]N.E. Montana Wool The Brensdals are proud of their pioneer-homesteader ancestry Pool[...], also the St. John's Lutheran Church Council for many years. Norwegian, Irish and English[...]as a twin of Borgny Brensdal Dahl. They were born in 1923 in PAUL and ELLA BUSSINGER Phillips[...]Paul R. Bussinger was born in Worden, MT 12-10-13. He attended when hey ere 3 y[...]School Eastern Montana College in Billings and Colorado State College in and started Comertown High School. During the next 1O years they Greeley. His father died in 1944 at age 62; his mother Martha, 92, alternated[...]a Brensdal until her death. resides in California; his brother Jim lives in Plentywood and he has 4 She is interested in the farming, also needlework, crocheting, and[...]s northeast of Antelope. My Hulda is active in Sons of Norway and St. John's Lutheran Church sisters are Ruth Mulkey and ari Ann McCracken. I graduated fr[...]Antelope High School in 1936; received a B.S. degree at Montana Our dad, Peder Brensdal, lived here with us in good health until State College in Bozeman in 1940; taught high school for 120 a 1973. He was in failing health for 3 years and passed away in January month in Belfry, MT where I met Paul, grade school princip[...]Rent for our first home in Belfry was $15 a month. After Ronald TRYGVE and E[...]was born in 1942, Paul was a teacher and coach at Laurel. We[...]rubber was needed for WWII. An Brensdal, was born in Sheridan County on 1-19-17. His parents had[...]mesteaded and were living on a farm north of Saco in Phillips Coun- was great for baby and[...]Paul didn't qualify for the service so in 1943 he worked for 207 Borgny and Hulda, were bor[...]ack to the per month for Boeing in Seattle while I taught school in Antelope for farming area east of Plentywood, whe[...]nce 150 a month. y father retired in 1945 and died 10-6·48 at age 62 about the year 1[...]telope was happy-as substitute teachers, officers in zie.[...]ge, Cub Scouts, Trygve attended grade school in the country. He went to high Boy[...]ith school board, Agriculture Soil Conser- school in Comertown and graduated in 1935. He attended Northern[...] |
| with 5 children kept us busy. Ronald was born 5-3-42 in Billings during My childhood years on the farm 5 miles west of Antelope were WWII just in time to get an extra 5 lb. sugar ration! He graduated from rich in the love of family and close-knit neighbors and f[...]; received a B.A. degree at University of Montana in 1964 in of a small farming community. I look back on my education in Antelope Missoula; and a Doctorate in Optometry at Pacific University at Forest[...]ention and Grove, OR. He has his private practice in Tacoma; married a teacher, the opportunity to actively participate in many extra-curricular ac- Trusilla Pickerel of Seattle[...]of Washington Optometric Association are the benefits I cherish most. In addition, I was very active in 4-H and in 1978.[...]as continued at Pacific Lutheran University (B.S. in[...]Nursing) and Laverne University (M . A. in Health Care Administration).[...]worked many places in the past 15 years. There were 5 years in Seat-[...]Boeing and obtained a masters in engineering from University of[...]Washington. Then there were 2 years of travel and residence in Iran,[...]followed by 7 years of residence in Bellingham, WA, where I was head Back[...]r. After a brief residence in southern California, we are now residing in a sheikdom, Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Thoresen James was born 2-22-45 in Plentywood; graduated from AHS in 1963; graduated from SSS in Wahpeton, ND 1965; served in US Navy 4 years; served in Vietnam War as frogman in Navy Under- water Demolition Team. He married se[...]NSEN Portland, ND 6-7-69; received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at My childhood memories are all of happy times, and considering the MSU in Bozeman 1973; was employed at Boeing in Seattle; is now advances made in the style of living in the past 50 years we are very Project Engineer for Opcon. They live in Bothell, WA. glad to ha[...]ys a big part of our Larry was born 6-15-49 in Plentywood; graduated from AHS[...]nd so I started piano lessons at age 5, sang solo in all the 1967; received a B.S. degree at MSU in Bozeman as Mechanical chorale groups in school and played clarinet in the high school band. Engineer 1972. He married[...]t that 8-14-71; worked for Stauffer Chemical Co. in Green River, WY; worked way with our children. for W. R. Grace Co. in Libby and is now Project Engineer for lntalco[...]ed Aluminum Co. at Bellingham, WA. Their children are, Rena born 8-4-76 my way through 2 years of college (1 year at St. Catherine's College in and Brandon born 12-1 6-79. St. Paul and 1 year at MC in Havre), furthering my music and major- Paulette, born 1-17-51 in Plentywood, graduated from AHS 1969. ing in secretarial work. In 1937 I went to work for AAA in Plentywood The rest of her story is under Paulett[...]as a steno and also became treasurer for 3 years. In 1940 I left for Los born 12-27-73.[...]nsen who was born and Scott was born 1-3-60 in Plentywood; attended 4 grades at raised in the Dagmar community. Antelope and quotes his tea[...]our marriage Ejnar worked for Douglas and degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at MSU in Bozeman; has Ryan Aircraft m L. A. an[...]mg Antelope "homel' for 52 years, I sold the farm in 1971 to Arneklev, years where Ejnar wor[...]a son Everett Dale 2-25-48. Employment was better in Glasgow so a fabric store. I moved to Portland, OR in 1981 , and my mother, 90, that as our[...], Barbara Lynn 10-19-55, teered their help to put in our crop of 1970. Seventeen men, 12 trac- and Richard Alan 7-21 ·58. While in Opheim e started playing for tors, 12 cultivators[...]ece orchestra (E1nar on Violin and I as pianist). In vate, then seed the wheat and oats and complete t[...]ed with various Combo's and were also very active in fallow. Other help was given in so many ways. This surely exemplified the usic[...]racter of Sheridan County people. In 1959 we ere on the move again, this time to Phoen[...]and Welder and worked on many ma1or roads 1n this state. I worked as DAVID and[...]was Miss Utah for the Miss Universe Pageant in 1967-68; Rita was[...] |
| Valentine Queen for the Moose Lodge in 1970-71. Our son Wayne served 1 year in Vietnam in 1970 and now has his own electric com- pany. Kath[...]ont, CO School District. One son, Larry, followed in his father's footsteps and is a welder in the construc- tion field. Sharon is a professiona[...]nna was a steno for a law firm, Rita's husband is in the Air Force, Glenn color codes ink for printing[...]alesman-just to mention a few. Ejnar retired in 1976 and I retired in 1979. So now, 15 children, 25 grandchildren and 4[...]ar and Sophia Christianson. He graduated from AHS in 1936, attended the U at[...]ta, Robert, Adele, Marjorie. Washington with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1952. Alwin married Kalma Johnson 8-21-48. T[...]), is the only child of Brothers and sisters are: Paul, Froid, MT; Arthur and Edwin[...]ntelope and attended grade school and high school in Antelope. She Alwin and family live in ent, WA. belonged to 4-H, Luther League and was involved in many school ac-[...]e grain truck for moved with his father to ontana in 1924 and settled on a farmstead harvest. southeast of Antelope. He attended grade school in Antelope, Lew Annette graduated from Antelope High School in 1968 and attend- allace and Blue Valley.[...]ed college at Montana State University in Bozeman, graduating in His first farming was done with horses, and Julian helped wi1h the 1972 with a degree in nursing. She worked at the Fergus County many chores around the farm-milking cows, feeding chickens, herd- Hospital in Lewistown, MT for 6 months and then as an office nurse for ing cat le and the many other duties associated with farming. Dr. H. K. Lefever, also in Lewistown. When his father, Joe, died 5-9-5[...]me. She Dave (6-6-49) grew up in St. Thomas, PA. He graduated from died there 1 -10-80. James Buchanan High School in 1968, and he joined the United States[...]Army in July of the same year. He was a Military Policeman in the 1st PAUL and LUCY CHRISTIANSON[...]Infantry Division, serving in Vietnam from January 1969 to January Paul C[...]ng discharged from the Army, Dave was a policeman in Antelope as born 1 -13-08. Two brothers and 2 sisters are men- Mercersburg, PA. He came to Montana in the summer of 1972 and ioned else here. Al in married Kalma Johnson and they have 4 worked as a security guard at Lake Lodge in Yellowstone Park. In children: aren, Kathy, Anna and els ho live in Kent, A. August of the[...]ewistown Police Depart- Paul started school in the old Congregational Church and com-[...]He trapped for muskrats, mink, In August of 1975, Dave and Annette moved to Sherida[...]Dave didn't have any farm experience so there was much learned in his fiddle, mandolin, accordion and mouth organ.[...]years. They rented the farm from Laura and Jergen in the Chnstensen (no relative) and Lars Holman played for dances· many spring of 1976. During recent ye[...]Then he en to CCC Camp at Alberton, T for the in er. Paul married Lucy Ator 10-12-40. She wa[...]Fran and Bertha A or of edicine Lake. Her sisters are Ruth Roy, Jean and arvin. Lucy graduated from Lake High in 1938 and then went o or for R. R. Ueland near Antelope where sh met Paul. Paul found or ith John Deere in Grenora, then moved to Froid in 1 941 , where he was employed by the Schnitzler Corp. as parts man. In 958 he became custodian of the school syst[...] |
| [...]Marines before, during and after WWII, lives in Clearmont, FL Sisters Laura Kae born 4-19-79. Kar[...]16), School and Laura Kae will start kindergarten there in the fall of 1984. Franklin Park, IL; and Dorothy Boyll (8-11-18) in Seymour, TN. The Christmans are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Dave i[...]Daybreak, Page 61 ), graduated from U of M in 1936. After interning at Homemakers Club, and the[...]etitian until her marriage to Dr. A. Burton Clark in 1942 in[...]California. Daughter Dorothy was born in Pomona, CA. In 1944 they FRANK LAWRENCE CLARK[...]Daughter, Sue, was born in 1948. Dorothy married Alan Baumgartner Frank L. Clark was born in Duquesne, PA 11-4-13. He was 1 of in 1968. They make their home in Medford, OR. Sue married Stephen the 6 children o[...]Kate Clark (Sheridan's Yergensen in 1983. They live in Lancaster (Quartz Hill), CA. Daybreak I, page 64). The family came to live in the Antelope com- munity in 1915.[...]ughter of Edward and Minnie Iverson. up somewhere in the middle of the Jtate and brought them back. When Their children are Robert W., Colorado Springs, CO; Jack, Boulder, he was in the 10th grade, he dropped out of school again an[...]am Glade Spring, VA, his father's home. He stayed there for a year. His Dixon, Seattle, WA; a[...]school. Frank did, and graduated from Antelope HS in 1934. ALLYN A[...]oject. Later he I was born 7-28-47 in Kalispell, MT and became the "only child" of went to Minneapolis and lived with his sister. There he worked for the Woodrow W. Bernau and Florence Opal (Mcinnis) Bernau. I spent 3 Ford Motor Co. in St. Paul. From Minneapolis Frank went to Chicago years with my parents in Bigfork, MT where they ran a tavern- where he worked for a year in the steel mills and then for Zenith Radio. restaurant called The Cherry Way. In the fall of 1949 we moved to Frank stayed in Chicago until the 2nd world war. He was inducted[...]ade the Army at Butte, MT 11 -22-42. He took part in the invasion of Sheridan County our home. France where he was injured and was hospitalized in England for more I graduated from Antelope High School in 1965, and from Universi- than a month. He was dis[...]mp McCoy, WI. ty of Oregon in 1969. I received a Masters degree in Social Work from[...]the University of Southern California in 1973 and worked for the Mon-[...]I married Bob Cummins in April 1980. Bob's roots also have a con-[...]pioneers in Dawson County. The Cummins operated a clothing de[...]ment store in Glendive from 1890-1960.[...]We now live in Helena where Bob has practiced law since 1960.[...]ge 25; Tony, age 21; and Tara, age 20-all of whom are either work·[...]f my memories of northeastern ontana and Antelope in par- Frank Clark.. ticular are wonderful-through high school and community activ[...]rked on Garrison Dam at Riverdale, D where he was in- today. Antelope was a wonderful community in which to grow up and jured in a motorcycle accident, suffering a fractured vertebra and a in which we can aJI be proud. head injury. After his[...]nts who had retired from the farm and were living in Minneapolis, MN. ROBERT an[...]After the death of his parents, Frank lived in the Antelope· Robert is the s[...]Bygland, near East Grand Forks in arch 1920. Other Danielson some distant town or c[...]k, knowing children were Oliver, born in ovemb r 1916· Blanche, rs. Ted Hove, that usuall[...]at least part of whose story may be found in the Westby section, was born in arch the ay.[...]1922; and abel, rs. Cyril Van eter, was born in June 1925. Frank was a happy, friendly, ind[...]Although the D. 0. Danielson farm was in School District 38, the but he also liked to be[...]aking children went to Lone Star School in District 37 b cause it was closer notes or just[...]and also because the other Bygland o egians lived in that district. Frank died 2-23-83 at the Sheridan emorial Hospital in Plen- When Oliver as ready for high school, all the children went to tywood and was buried in the Antelope Creek Cemetery, where his Un· Antelope. Robert graduated from high school in 1937 and went to the cte Winzell Clark, brother Robert J. and wife Clara Iverson Clark are CCC that summer. After a year in the C's, he went to the Great Falls buried.[...]ollege for 1 year and then back for another hitch in the Frank's brother George William (3-20-08) who served in the US C's. He got his 1st job in 1940-typing wheat loans for the old AAA,[...] |
| [...]rogram with Thor Thorstenson as chief instructor. In November 1941, Robert joined the army together w[...]ND after being assured that they would be flying in a short time. About 1 year later, Robert was a sergeant teaching basic electricity at Truax Field in Madison, WI, when he was finally accepted as a flying cadet. In August 1943, he com- pleted flight training, was[...]a night fighter pilot. He was shipped to England in June 1944 to join the 422nd Night Fighter Sqdn. o[...]front moved. Robert flew 53 night combat missions in the twin engined P-61 Black Widow night fighter a[...]County and is presently teaching 2nd grade in the Billings school the Purple Heart.[...]stem. Robert was separated from the service in January 1946 and he The Eastons[...]e of county clerk and Evelyn says, "Many of our years were spent in Sheridan County recorder. In 1947 he bought the Bill Hess farm, rented part of the R. D. and many of my relatives are still there; so Sheridan County is still Clark farm, and marr[...]story home to us. That's where our roots are." may be found in the Reserve section.[...]MT in August of 1959. Mr. Enstad was the English teache[...]Marie, attended school there. Mrs. Enstad (Ethel) was very active in[...]was a registered nurse and worked at the hospital in Plentywood.[...]t child, 3-year-old Peter, attended Sunday school in[...]In the summer of 1961 the family moved to 421 Sherid[...]in Plentywood.[...]attended Plentywood HS. Paul graduated in 1963 and Marie in 1964. Peter started school there with kindergarten in 1961 . Robert and Evelyn have been active in the Antelope Creek Lu heran Church, Sons of Norwa[...]her profession by doing private duty nursing for many years and still does some volunteer wor . The Oanielsons have 4 children. Linda was born in arch 1949, gradua ed from oorhead State U with a degree in Special Education, married in 972 to Dr. icholas owanko, a chemistry professor at SU. They have son, Robert, who as born in Australia in 197 4 while they were visiting here. Joan was born in June 1951 and is cur- rently a tending the graduate school of economics at SU. Stanley was born in arch 1953, gradua ed from Helena Vo-Tech in Diesel Marie, Pr[...]the operator of the family farm. Daniel was born in October 1958, graduated from ontana State U and works as an In the summer of 1964 Mr. and rs. Enstad and Peter moved from electrical engineer in Alaska.[...]History and English. Mr. Enstad retired in 1971 and they moved to DO and EVELY[...]Silverton, OR. There r. Enstad died in May of 1983. Mrs. Enstad now Evelyn Hedges,[...]on the family farm ltves at 162 Fiske St. in Silverton. west of Antelope on 7-26-33. Her paren[...]and Leslie Paul now lives in Santa Maria, CA, where he's the manager of a Hedges. She graduated from Antelope High School in 951 and from service station. He and his wife, arilyn, were married in 1979. Eastern Montana wi1h a B.S. in 1970.[...]d Donald Easton married on 8-28-51 . Don was born in Marie lives near Vancouver, WA. She married Mike Cooney in Beulah, D 9-25-28. He graduated from Dickenson Normal in 195 7 1968. They o n an Aerial apping Co. in Portland, OR and have a with a B.S. degree; he ha[...]ld boy and a 5-year-old girl. from MSU. He taught in Antelope from 1950 to 1953 and in Plenty- Peter operates a car repair garage in Silverton, OR. He and his wife wood from 1953 to[...]Director for the Kathie, were married in 1979 and have a 3-year-old girl and a 2-ye[...] |
| [...]rs. Don worked as a brick layer and Myrtle worked in cafes. Erick Leonard Erickson, son of Jonas and Betty Erickson, lived in Evelyn Verna was born 9-19-25 at Me[...]rade school at Rose Hill and Reserve; high school in Medicine both of Plentywood, MT and Alice Glaze o[...]Lake. Evelyn married Lester Rorvig 3-16-44 in Seattle. They had 2 in WWI and stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA. He told about[...]hildren, Willard and Sandra. Lester lost his life in a plane crash soldiers dying all around him from influenza while in the hospital at Ft. 4-8-62. Evelyn married[...]They have 1 son, Richard, who attends EMC in Billings. fo lk, VA when the war was declared ove[...]Hanson, a school teacher and moved to Tacoma, WA in 1919. Erick was a sta- AL ZANE FOLSOM tionary fireman in a plywood plant.[...]and RUTH ESTENSON Osmund was born 10-16-1896 in Henning Township, Ottertail County, MN, the young[...]Anna Estenson. He had 1O brothers and 2 sisters. In July 1918 Osmund enlisted in the US Army, served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force and par- ticipated in the Meuse Argonne Offense. He was discharged in July 1919. Returning to Minnesota he worked as a farm hand and also in the iron mines. In 1923 he came to Montana and worked in the harvest fields. Osmund met and married R[...]ert to Montana to their homestead east of Reserve in 1908. She had Al attended grade and high school in Antelope and worked on the 6 brothers and 2 siste[...]hool days were at Mrs. family ranch. In the late 1920s he worked on Emil Grimsrud's large[...]he Fort Peck Reservation . she finished 8th grade there.[...]His work for the Corp of Engineers continued and in 1939 he[...]started, then it could be told that he had been in Trinidad (British[...]mons Army Hot p1tal, Denver, CO. Later he served in the Pacific theatre[...]near Antelope until he died 10-30-75. He 1s buned in the Antelope Creek Cemetery in the Folsom plot 1th his parents, his[...]ther's sister (Francis Folsom Darden) and brother-in-la (Peter .[...]y fat her Albert Lee was born in Roseau County, . y mother or ed m the mine and[...]years on the Hatti Rud, Lee as born in Bergen, or ay. Harry Savey farm near the Rose Hil[...]heast of alla place just east of Reserve. While there Ozzie did a small amount Antelope. I'm t[...]e of farming and had some cattle. Ruth worked for many people in their Bud, Gladys, Bob and Chff. h~me_s. She lived in Seattle a few years and worked m a cafe. During[...],ty or run- th~s time they bought the Clark house in Antelope Ozzie continued to ning ater[...]dening and flowers. We had fun in the inter ma mg forts and d gging tunnels m the S[...]Osmund passed away 4-20-77. Ruth sold the house in August and In the summer e ould have to or h lping Dad pie roe[...]farm . eserve. She graduated from Medicine Lake in 1942. Myrtle and Don We would alk m[...]n old horse we called "Old re marri d 9-28-49 in Seattle where they still hve. They had 2[...] |
| [...]d slide off. Old Bob tized and confirmed in the Antelope Lutheran Church, in which church I would stop and wait patiently until we got the saddle back on. In the was also baptized and confirmed. T[...]r if it was too cold, Dad would take us to school in the jumper, a Dolores married Dona[...]pane station in Scobey.[...]Warren is living in Douglas, WY and is running patrol doing[...]and a daughter who is married and lives in Casper, WY.[...]They have 3 girls and 3 boys. One boy and 1 girl are[...]home attending school. Their other children live in Williston, ND.[...]retiring from the Post Office, I am still living in Antelope and[...]have been active in Senior Citizen work. I have now been on the Coun-[...]ty Council of the Aging for 7 years. In recent years I've had the oppor-[...]tunity to do some traveling both in the US and overseas. I still enjoy my[...]etiring to the rocking chair. I left Montana in 1946 and came to Oregon and have been here since. I'm married to Elliot Frahm. He's been in construction for 35[...]Gunnar came to Comertown, MT in February of 1928 from Ryd, lives in Hillsboro, OR, is married and has 4 children, Nic[...]he went to the state of Beverly was deceased in 197 4, a beautiful daughter and we miss Washington. He bought an orchard there until 1956. Then he went to her very much.[...]Gunnar married Solveig A. Simonson in 1935. Solveig is the We always enjoy coming[...]born and raised in Minnesota before coming to Montana and[...]and homesteaded in the Antelope area, where the Simonson family[...]Solveig's brothers and sisters are as follows: Mary J. born 4-6-08 in Perham, MN. After his birth, the family returned[...]e- sold the farm and returned to innesota. It was in Barnesville, MN[...]m. re urned o ontana here I finished he 8th grade in a country school[...]Solveig worked in Havre before getting married, but thereafter was and graduated from high school in Antelope in 931.[...]a were married and lived on a farm SE of Antelope in[...]who married Forest Wichern (a rancher) and lives in Cody the Eden Valley community. We lived here unt[...]lives in Snohomish and works for Seattle City Light. He is[...]dge crew and then the road patrol until his death in 1970. lives in Seattle and is a Chef in a Seattle restaurant. He is married to In 1947-1948, I had ta en a boo keeping course at AH[...]Reine. Rayno! J. which I began working as a clerk in the post office. hen rs. Hedges[...]and has 1 son, Shawn. Jim G. lives in Seattle and works at Boeing. He ment in March 97 8. I've seen a lot of changes in the Postal System[...]After retiring we moved near our son, Dale in Snohomish. Here we[...]jo!ned a ~enior Citizen s group in our church. These keep us busy along[...]Wangerin, graduated from Outlook High School in 1944.[...]youngest of 16 children. They farmed in Minnesota for a couple years[...] |
| [...]lping Mr. Wangerin with his operation. in 1948, and have lived there since. Their children include Kathryn They purchased the Loutzenhizer farm in 1955 and became full McCormick of An[...]ng their efforts into Kathy was born in 1948. She graduated from Antelope High modernizin[...]by coyotes forced them to discon- School in 1965 and Montana State University in 1969 with a BS in tinue raising sheep.[...]Nursing. She married Michael McCormick of Seattle in 1969. They Erma worked with Bob in the operation and was the sole caretaker have 1 child, Kelly Andrew, who was born in Seattle in 1973. In 1980 when Bob drove the school bus.· He started this sideline in 1952 at they moved to Antelope and purc[...]lly called operate at present. it quits in 1982. He estimated he had piloted school buses 325,000 Larry was born in 1951. He graduated from Antelope High in miles and without a single accident. He was also drafted to take the 1969. In 1970, while a student at MSU, Bozeman, he suffere[...]d until the winter storms arrived injuries in an auto accident. He was a patient at Sheridan Me[...]Hospital and Nursing Home until his death in 19 76. ticularly appreciative of the parents who would keep in touch with the David was born in 1953. He graduated from Antelope High School bus[...]ent weather. Staying on the job for 30 in 1971 and from Billings Business College in 1973. He married Donna years with only 5 days absence because of illness is a record difficult Berry there in 1973. They have 2 children , Tammy born in 1975 and to beat. Danny in 1977. Since their divorce in 1982, Donna and the children Erma and Bob c[...]farm planting trees, repairing old live in Sidney. David worked for Plentywood Piggly Wiggly[...]978 to 1984. He began working on the she gets too many projects started and doesn't always finish. family farm in 1984. Frank Wangerin passed away in August 1983; Erma's mother Dale was born in 1962. He attended Antelope School for 11 years. c[...]When the school burned in 1978, he transferred to Plentywood and[...]graduated in 1980. He is a student at MSU, Bozeman. CARL EDWAR[...]Patricia was born in 1964. She also attended Antelope, trans- Ca[...]was ferred to Plentywood, and graduated in 1982. She attended NOSU at born on 5-4-51 and graduated from the Antelope High School in 1970. Williston. She married Lynn Madsen of Sidney in 1983. They have a He helped on the farm with his[...]Vo-Tech School daughter, Michele born in 1983. They live in Sidney where Lynn works m Helena, MT. He worked f[...]f labor-saving arried Karen Anderson of Helena in 1972. They are now divorced. devices from the days o[...]arm and works for his dad and uncle. He is active in bowling, enjoys hand and hauled home on[...]and the cattle were butchered in Plentywood for use in local grocery DON and ALICE FRIEDRICH[...]stores. ow most of the livestock are sold as fall calves. Don Friedrich, youngest[...]iedrich, was Alice started working in 1977 as a bookkeeper at Glenwood, Inc., orn in Antelope on 4-5-27. His father died in 1932. His mother lives m which is a non-pr[...]ohnson of ebraska, 2 brothers, adults in a 3-county area. She served as a school clerk fro[...]ope and Harold of Plentywood. A brother Carl died in til the district was dissolved in 1982. She is a member of Antelope 1935. Don atten[...]e at Hansen Both Don and Alice are members of Trinity Lutheran Church of echanical School in Fargo, D and wor ed at Donaldson's Garage in Plenty ood here Don has been treasurer[...]r, was born on 12-26-27. Her brothers and sisters are George EUGE E PAUL FRIEDRICH of Glasgow[...]Lucille Friedrich, and raduated from Antelope HS in 1973. H had ma, Earl of ew Yor . She attended Gar[...]rn ontana College me year. He as there from July 1 until Decemb r 12. After in Havre. She taught 3 years in rural schools. fi[...]He then attended SU, Bozeman and Vo-Tech in Helena. He married[...]Darlene Harshbarger of Plent ood in 1975 and they have 3 children.[...]vice in Williston, D in 197 8 as a "fisherman " and is no manager of[...]in Plenty ood. She graduated from Antelope HS as valedictorian in Alice and Don Friedrich. 197 4 and ent to Vo-Tech in Helena for a secretarial course. She Don and Alice were married in 194 7. They lived in Antelope before worked in the Sheridan County Appraisal office for 3[...] |
| [...]Thomas Allen was born in Plentywood on 7-28-52, son of Robert[...]Lucille Friedrich. He graduated from Antelope HS in 1971 as salu- ROBERT LARS FRIEDRICH[...]tatorian of his class. He attended 2 years at MSU in Bozeman and also Robert Lars was born 3-24-4[...]cille took a year at the Vo-Tech in Helena. He went to work for the Slum- Friedrich at Plentywood. He graduated from Antelope HS in 1967. He berger Oil Company of Willi[...]y of 1978 and is 1 of a received a Masters Degree in 1977 in Animal Science from MSU, crew o[...]n, MT. He was Research Associate to the Professor in the assay the oil wells before c[...]of oil, gas or even salt water. He has been in Williston and Dickinson, Manager of the Simmental[...]orking out of Evanston, WY. Bozeman. He is active in the Belgrade Lions Club, is a Boy Scout leader, b[...]WILLIAM JAMES (BILL) FRIEDRICH Bailey of Helena in 1971 and they have 3 children: Shane born William James (Bill) was born on 2-1 0-61 in Plentywood to Robert 7-31 -71 on his great grandm[...]School because in his senior year the school burned down on October[...]29. They got permission to use available rooms in the Plentywood High ROBERT and LUCILLE FRIEDRICH[...]tion in 1979 he helped clear land for Robert Spoklie in the Kalispell Robert Walter was born in Plentywood on 4-2-22, the son of Ed-[...]ha of Nebraska, and 2 employed as such in the capacity of derrick man. He married Lydia bro[...]they have 2 sons, Allen Carl, was accidently shot in 1935 while hunting. Robert graduated[...]e at the Rocky Ridge from he Antelope High School in 1939 and being the oldest took over T[...]hunting. running the farm. His father passed away in 1932. He did get a short course on agriculture in Bozeman, which amounted to nearly 2 quarters crammed into a summer course. He has since been active in TED and LINDA GLAZE affairs of the c[...]Union I, Linda Glaze, began my life in Warren, MN. My twin sister, Lottie Oil Station, 14 years on Antelope School Board, and many years on the and I were born 4-9-1900 t[...]and a sister Elvina. Lottie was not well and died in in- the Sons of Norway, church treasurer for a numbe[...]d even fancy. My sister Alice was born in Minnesota, but my youngest sister some whis , bridge and pinochle card parties get thrown in once in Elna was born after we moved to Montana. awhile. In 1947 he married Lucille Angvick of Reserve and they raised We headed West in the spring of 1909. We traveled by train as far 5[...]brose, ND, then by covered wagon to our homestead in the[...]Dagmar community. We lived in a sod house until the farmhouse was[...]built. I started my schooling in Warren and continued my schooling in[...]ng woman, I spent several harvest seasons working in[...]Elvina passed away in 1924 of TB. In 1928 I married Theodore (Ted) Glaze. He passed aw[...](Buzz), 8-9-33. We spent the Depression Years in the Antelope and[...]Dagmar communities. In March 1942 we moved to Stevensville, MT Robert, C[...]. Lucille graduated from edicine Lake High School in 1939 and after a 6-month post-graduate course in secretarial courses, worked on the campaign of Gov. Ayers, and also in the Montana State Income Tax Department of Helena[...]2 years nurses training at inot, ND and enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in 1944. She was stationed in Palm Springs, CA, at the Tomey General Hospital a[...]itchell Convalescent Hospital. She was discharged in 1946 and worked in San Francisco and San Jose for a year. She and Ro[...]gings. was killed in an automobile accident in 1968. Verlis married Francis[...] |
| [...]ons, Everett, born October 1952. There are 13 grandchildren and 3 great- Terry, Jerry, and D[...]David Since my husband's passing in December of 1971, I have spent and Gary and 2 dau[...]We did have many enjoyable times during the years. We had pie• T[...]the kind that took a couple of Tom was born in Plentywood, MT. His parents were William and[...]homesteaded about 15 miles northeast of Antelope in for the "good old days". 1911 . Their[...]), Plentywood; William (1925) who joined the Navy in WWII, MR. and MRS. JOHN GRAYSON sailed around the world and settled in San Diego, has 1 stepson, work•[...]Elizabeth Grayson moved to Shaunavon, SK. He died in ed on construction, and is now retired; and Tom ([...]1942 and she died in 1959. Their children's stories follow. Tom a[...]ed the 11th Air-Born Infantry during WWII and was in the paratroopers. After the war he returned to Sh[...]Genevieve Olson of ew Haven, man Flacker's land. In 1970 he married Bonnie Satterfield of Billings, MN in 1924. They moved back from Canada in 1934. They lived at and he has 1 stepson and a gr[...]Lewis, WA, and at Glasgow, MT. Maibelle died in 1945 at Tacoma, Bonnie was killed in a car accident 3-30-84.[...]moved to Great Falls for several years. He moved in 197 4 to Seat- ART and ASTRID GRAYSON[...]were married 11 -25-31 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Plenty- many cousins, nieces and nephews in Washington and Canada. wood, MT by Rev. Simonson.[...]d Art used to laughingly say he had just 3¢ left in his pocket when he got married.[...]Ella was born in Lankin, Don 4-17-05 and got her early school-[...]ing in Antelope, MT. She moved to Canada with her family in 1928.[...]family farm. Ervin died in 1980 and Ella continued to live in Rudyard and was devoted in her duties as grandmother to the Afdahl children[...]Earl W. Grayson as born in Lankin, D, on 4-16·10 and married Art had[...]Spiers of Shaunavon SK on 3-18-33. Their children are out to the farm to the little 2-room house on wha[...]who has 2 children. Earl Grayson died on 10-25-79 in Swift Cur- Two of our sons were born there. rent, SK. His wife Agnes continues to hve there. Some of the winters Art worked for his bro[...]cated on the flat, so we got permission and lived there for 2 years. Walter J. Grayson was born on 6-21 -12 in Antelope. He married 1les and Margaret Grayson shared it with us 1 year. They lived in the Helen Gladys Waldorf on 10-20-34 m Sha[...]are Dorothy Downing, ho has 3 children; Raymond ho ha[...]s a child and eventually contributed to his death in OPEL LUELLA GRAYSON 1971.[...]Opel L. Grayson was born 8-24-15 in Antelope. She married Hec- During the years[...]oss Waldorf of Canada on 3-17-34 . Their children are Carol Han- are: Ronald Duane, born February 1933; Arthur Dean, b[...]rant ho has 2 children; Joan who has 2 1934 (died in infancy); Gary Allyn, born January 1936; M[...] |
| [...]a Speech Pathologist. His continued employment in the school district Roger M. Grayson was born 12-1-17 in Antelope. He married Vera has included[...]as been Director of Louise Delong of Eastend, SK in 1940. They operated a grocery store Sp[...]irector of Public Relations and is currently the in Havre, MT. Roger also worked for the Kaiser Plant in Meade, WA. He Director of Data Processing. enlisted in the Army in 1945. After completion of his service, they owned and operated a grocery store in Oroville, WA. Roger has worked MILES a[...]shington for the last 10 years as an agricultural in- Miles Woodrow Grayson was born in Antelope, MT on 10-14-16, spector. Vera has worked for Reinell Boatworks and for Boeing in to Richard and Emma Grayson. Miles[...]anklin, Kenneth, Louise, and Lillian. Miles lived in Antelope most of Vera live on a farm in Snohomish, WA and have horses which they[...]worked on farms later as a mechanic in Plentywood and Reserve, MT.[...]sharp shooter with a rifle and shotgun and won many trapshooting GWENDOLYN ANN (GRAYSON) TICHENOR[...]t Gwendolyn Grayson Tichenor was born 6-6-25 in Antelope. She Louise Severson of Raymond, MT on 9-5-36 in Scobey, MT. Four attended school in Shaunavon, SK. She married Ivan Eugene Tichenor[...]on 6-14-47. Ivan worked for GTA. After retirement in 1983, Sharon 1943; and Jeannie 1944. M[...]eir they moved to Spokane, WA and have a new home there. They have 3 family west of the Divide in 1955 where Miles worked as a heavy children , Lin[...]until 1972, when he retired. Miles is now living in children ; and Debra Weeks who has 1 child. Ivan[...]d Emma Grayson. He attended school at Ante- lope. In 1948 he joined the Air Force and after serving bu[...]egraph school. After working at several locations in Montana, he went to work in Fort Benton as an auto mechanic. In 195 7 he moved to Dillon and worked at the Ford and Dodge garages. In 1972 he began working for Beaver- head County as a heavy duty mechanic in charge of the Dillon district shop.[...]were Mae and Richard (Ern) Grayson and I was born in[...]in Antelope except for 1 year when we lived in Fairview in 1937 and[...]ever possible. I graduated from high school in the spring of 1943 and Front row: Wi ,[...]heyenne, WY and came back to Antelope on furlough in April 1944. He married arjorie Hills of Gran[...]to the European theater of operations and arrived in England 1956); Susan (April 1960).[...]5 days after Edith graduated from high school in Antelope. LYLE and ARDINE GRAYSON Lyle, born[...]f Ante- lope, graduated from Antelope High School in 1948. Following gradua- tion he was employed by Great orthern Railroad as a station agent in Richland and Reserve. In 1950, Lyle married Ardine Snyder of Glasgow. Two[...]born of this marriage, Richard and Kathryn. In 1962, Lyle left the railroad, entered inot State College and graduated with a aster's Degree in 1966. Lyle directed the Yellow- stone Easter Society Speech and Hearing program for 1 year in Bill· ings. The following year, he was the state[...]the ontana Elks Speech and Hearing Clinics. In 1968, he began employment ith the Billings[...] |
| [...]On 2-25-23 Mae and Richard (Ern) were married in Antelope and sion of France, 9 days after 0-Day. Our company worked just behind there was the addition of 4 children to this union. Rei[...]e front lines and we earned 5 battle stars. While in France I met Bob of Billings, a baby boy that passed away in infancy and Lorna Hackman Danielson and went for a ride in his Black Widow plane. During the fall of[...]s Eve of 1945, and arrived 1-15-46. in the late '20s and '30s he was not making a living at farming and he In June 1946 I started to work for the G. N. Railroa[...]nd his brother George purchased the Antelope dray in 1913. During hour and it was a year or so before[...]Edith and I the 3 years he and George were in this business they were busy doing moved 29 time[...]were at Trenton, ND when Muriel the many things of a city dray. They met the train every day to haul the was born on 10-25-46, and we stayed in the Fairview area until I got freight a[...]ge and filled ice houses the agency, permanently in December 1947, at Cartwright, ND. Reid in town to be used by the people during the summer.[...]on 1-31-51. We moved this business in 1932 and after this time business started to falter as to Opheim in October of 1951 and Larry was born 4-22-54. In the the economy of the country was also faltering. In 1935-36 Dad worked spring of 1956 we moved to Sc[...]the only way for town peo- mer, and got involved in the activities of Scobey.[...]milies. played on. This team won 35 championships in 7 years. I also coached In 1936 Dad started to work for the Fairview Milling Elev. in Ante• Little League and Babe Ruth teams which Reid Jr. and Larry played on lope and in the early spring of 1937 moved to Fairview, MT to[...]ionships, also. Edith was kept busy supporting me in the Fairview Mill there. This had to be the hardest time of Mae and my community adventures. I was active in the Mon-Oak Babe Ruth Em's life.[...]month to feed 4 people. We moved back League for many years, with Bill Reiter of Froid. to Antelope in 1938 and it was good to be back home for all of us. Dad I was an All State Commander in the VFW, 100% President in was still working for the elevator in Antelope and things for him and Lions Club and Zo[...]ted to get better. ing all this time I was active in Boy Scouts and in 1966 was recog- Mom and Dad were active in the community affairs and as the nized by the Nat[...]for extending economy got better, there also got to be more activities. om was Scouting t[...]eaver Award for the Boy very active in the Lutheran Church and both of them were members of Scouts of America in 1977. I received a number of special awards[...]l Church and from the National Babe Ruth Council. In 1973 I was employee of the due to th[...]for the Twin City Region of the B. N. Railway and in 1976 was During the 1940s and as things got better Dad was more active in employee of the month in the Billings region.[...]d Swenson from Scobey and In 1959 Mom and Dad moved to Plentywood to operate the Leland they have no children. They are seismographers and have lived at H[...]r shop. They were kept Dickinson, ND and now live in Sidney, MT.[...]ent into the service and joined the Green Berets. In 1968 he married passed away 4-28-76. Both are buried in the Antelope Cemetery. Judy Hass, of Dagmar, and Wendi Jo was born 10-25-68 while they were stationed in Georgia. Reid Jr. was killed in Vietnam on 12-28·68. Since then Judy married Bur[...]Karla graduated from Scobey and went to college in Bozeman. She married Douglas Moen of Plentywood a[...]Larry graduated from Scobey and went to college in Minot, ND and at Auburn, WA. He married Rhonda Go[...]- Pg. 82). other gre 5-14-32 and hv d in Antelop until moving to marillo, T in 1942, up on the family farm and after Ina May passed away in 1916 she was here r. Grayson as employed in a defens plant. the woman and mother of the house[...]Bill and Sue Grayson mov d to Dallas, T in 19 6. They ere in Antelope school and was active in all of the school functions of those the[...]the store early times. She played basketball, was in area spelling contests, plays moved to Irv[...]here they now res·de . . . Dad (Ern) was born in Albany, OR 5-13-03 while his folks were[...]nd Wanda Kay. Grayson, moved to the Antelope area in the early 1900s. Dad gradu· Dons ( rs. Roy D nney) was born 4-14·36 in Plentywood, MT and ated from the Antelope school and also graduated from automotive resides in Dallas, T 1th husband, Roy W. Denne , and daughter, Kelli ~hool in Detroit, Ml. As he grew older he helped the Grayson brothers Lee. m all of their business in the Antelope and Sheridan County area.[...]ed. Grayson Brothers had their 1st hardware store in Antelope and due to Wanda Kay was born 6-26-50 in Dallas, TX and resides in Irving, selling machinery had at that time[...] |
| [...]to school and transpor- Albert passed away in 1964 at the age of 79 and Alma passed tation was difficult at that time in the winter months. She graduated away in 1979 at the age of 91. Their history can be found[...]School and later went to the Minnesota School of in the Sheridan Daybreak. They had 3 children: Orvin, Gordon and Business in Minneapolis, MN. She worked as a secretary for Ho[...]tended Ante- Manufacturing Company there for over a year and previous to her mar- lope, Le[...]age was employed at the Agricultural (AAA) Office in Plentywood. He worked for a time at Fort Peck, MT[...]yder Auto Garage affiliated with the Curtis Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. In 1939 he married Kathryn Kjelstrup at the Plentywo[...]Lee and Loita Kay. Warren was born at Broadus, MT in July 1940. Warren married Deanna Williams of Salt[...]ns, Mark and Erik. Loita was born at Escanaba, Ml in November Vernon, Gay, Ar[...]farm at Antelope, MT and continued to farm there. He also started a[...]accused of drinking a lot of the water he hauled (in the form of coffee) in the homes of his customers. Gorden and Arlene wer[...]in 1982. Then they transferred to the Plentywood Lut[...]They are also members of the Sons of Norway Lodge Fremgang[...]school 2 years in Plentywood and finished grade school at Antelope[...]and graduated from high school there. He went 2 years to Billings[...]ert Grimsrud . Orlando, FL. In July 1970 he married Linda Flugge of Buffalo, MT.[...]- attended Eastern Montana College in Billings and graduated from there lope grade school and high school and after gradu[...]r Company at Colstrip, MT. Ver- Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She was later employed by Otter[...]and high school and graduated Tail Power Company in Fergus Falls, MN and worked there until the from there, then attended the UNO-Williston, North Dakota Junior Col- time of her marriage to Selvin Rovelstad in November 194 7. They lege 2 years and Rocky Mountain College in Billings for 2 years and were married in the Antelope Creek Lutheran Church at Antelope, MT. graduated from there. He married Gaylene Lowth of Bemidji, MN in Oc- Foltowing that they operated a dairy farm nea[...]n, Justin, born 2-26-82. Vernon taught was active in church work and specialized in making and decorating and coached 2 years in Watford City, ND; 2 years in Scobey, MT and is cakes. Alice passed away in 1971 from leukemia at the age of 44.[...]d 2 daughters Annette and Ellen. In July 1968 Gorden, Arlene, and Vernon enjoyed a trip to Norway Halbert was born in 1950 and is presen ly living in Alaska and is mar- visiting many relatives and taking a tour of the country. For t[...]Arlene have spent the winter months near was born in 1952 and passed away at the age of 12 years. Elle[...]with a lot of other residents from Sheridan born in January 1954. She married Leonard Todd of Alabama[...]ty. As a family we did not make a very large dent in this world but are presently living in Virginia. They have 1 daughter, Jennifer.[...]t that age). 4 children from Virginia in 1922, after a short time in Flaxton ND. He received his education in he Lew Wallace and Blue Valley grade[...]from the Fort Peck Indians. Here they rais- Eggen in June 1945 at the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church[...]n, whose history Their children are Madlyn Rudi Brown, Jane Riedinger, Joseph, is on page 952 in the Sheridan Daybreak. Her parents have passed[...]by) Egeberg, Lone Lagerquist, Evelyn away; Carrie in 1950 and Erick in 1967. Her brother Maynard and his M[...]Kerlin, Ann Rose Carter, James, Carol wife, Clara are living on the home place north of Westby. Arlene[...]alley grade cent. Joseph died in 1943 and Libby died in 1963. school, which operated only during the summer months from March In 1948 Mayree moved to Antelope where she wo[...] |
| [...]My family will write their own stories. She died in 1960. In the spring of 1945 we moved to the Weldon Richardson ranch. Madlyn and James now live in Washington. Bess and Evelyn live[...]row came our way when Leslie fell, while painting in Oregon. Jane, Lone, Ann, Carol and Gloria live in or near Kalispell, the barn. MT. Robert lives in Shelby, MT. Galen lives in Williston, ND. Minnie, I applied[...]and started Shep, Bonnie and Vincent still reside in Sheridan County. working there in March 194 7. I retired in 19 73. In 1963 John married Janie Hewitt Young and she died in 1978. In 1948, I married Leslie's brother, Harvey and we c[...]farming. Previously he had worked in construction in many states and[...]together. He passed away in 197 4. My parents, Betty and Jonas Erickson[...]- I have lived most of my life in Sheridan County. Happy times with ren, MN in the spring of 1909. I, Alice Hedges, born 11 -10-05, was family and friends; many special occasions: birthdays, graduations, only 3[...]ldren. Time has gone fast, Our homestead was in the Dagmar area. We settled near a spring,[...]read from the 1st 1O verses of Genesis. so dirty there, and she praised the good job I had done. That was good "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." How psychology. I still like to scrub.[...]but those wild flowers, played games like "Farmer in the Dell," "Last Couple who settle[...]een faithful and thankful for this great heritage in this great land of chores and were kept busy.[...]SHIRLEY HEDGES Anna Brown, a midwife was in attendance. During the "waiting period," she took[...]Charles A. Hedges and Mary cloudy sky, we sang, "There Shall Be Showers of Blessing." That was[...]ter Hedges on 3-21-15 at Antelope, MT. I was born in a ood philosophy, too. We didn't worry about ou[...]My sisters were Lulu (Mrs. I started school in the Lew Wallace School. My first teacher was[...]ning that proved and a baby who died in infancy. very useful when we started high school in Antelope in the fall of I grew up in Sheridan County, a graduate of Antelope High School 1921. I graduated in 1925 with a class of 11. in 1932. I attended Montana ormal School, Dillon, MT to hich I had I went to summer school in iles City, T for 2 summers, then[...]tended the ontana University at issoula. I taught in the uddy School 2 terms. have a Bachelor of Science in Education and the equivalent of a In 1928, I married a classmate, Leslie Hedges. We li[...]asters earned m extra classes. I taught 10 years in ontana and 20 folks' place, Mary and Charlie Hedges homestead. The house as the years in Washington. In Sheridan County I spent 5 years in rural same one he was born in on 9-20-04.[...]y children never resided in Sheridan County, although they spent[...]the summer there after their father's death on 6-9-55. They are: Bill[...]settlement in the territory).[...]y 2nd son James Lester, b. 10-26-45, has a BA in education[...]b. 6-3-49, has a B in education from Bellingham and a masters in[...]from University of ashmgton, Seattle and a degree in of farm land. So we tried to make a living throu[...]1 . They reside at Bothell, WA. Olsen; they live in Forsyth, MT.) Our daughter Lorraine born 2-25 -31[...]nd Curtis 7-26 -33 (married to Don Easton) lives in Billings, T. Donald, born Paramour are sons of Linda Paramour, who is the daughter of Ma[...]WA. born 8-21 -38 (married to Jalmer Flom) lives in Ft. Peck, MT. Sonia, born 8-21 -38 (married to Clifford Lee) lives in Antelope . Carolyn, born WELDON and EDNA HEDGES 10-6-45 (married to David Christensen) lives in Saudi Arabia at pres- I wa[...] |
| [...]of Leslie and Alice Hedges. I graduated from AHS in 1946. The following year I went to school at Coyne Electric in Chicago, came back and worked for Plentywood Ele[...]lie, Michael, and Brian. I worked for Art Thunem in Plentywood, farmed and milked cows. In 1954, we hailed out and I got a job with NeMont installing phones in farm homes. In 1955, I transferred to Scobey where I was plant[...]talling their first phones. We were active in community affairs, on the hospital board, grade[...]s granted 1 of the 6 awards of Distinctive Merit in the National Education Gib[...]Association-Thom McAn School Board Awards program in 1969 and the same year and purchased the Lipscomb house. They have made was listed in Personalities of the west and midwest. I also received an many improvements on the home since. Gib worked for th[...]moved to Missoula and then Forsyth. After putting in 25 years 7-1 ·74 they purchased the An[...]to do something different and now son. In his spare time Gib did some carpentering while Jo[...]51. He graduated from Lincoln County High School in Eureka in 1969 and attended the University of Montana in They have 2 children both born in Plentywood Hospital: Joey is the[...]on, Bran- don. He works at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. Michael was born 5-20-52. He gradu[...]OTTO and HELGA HENDRICKSON High School in 1971. He was selected for the All Conference Football Otto Hendrickson, born in Eidsvold, Norway 12-27-1867, passed team as a sen[...]iversity of Idaho and graduated away in Crosby, ND in 1953. with a B.S. degree. He married Bobbi Mason of Eureka. They have 2 He came to US in 1908 and settled with his family on a farm near d[...]a career of the Navy Antelope, MT in 1909. He also owned and operated Otto Hendrickson[...]e at the General Merchandise store in Antelope. University of Washington and is being t[...], Helga Olsen Hendrickson, born in Fredrikstad, Norway 1-15-1877, PA.[...]passed away in Crosby, NO in 58. Brian was born in Culbertson on 10-6-53. He graduated from Lin- Henry M. Hendrickson born in Oslo, Norway 10-9-1898. Com- coln High School in Eureka in 197 . Brian married Paula Swanson of pleted all education available in Sheridan County at that time. Worked Eureka and has 1 daughter, Jolene. He divorced. He spent 5 years in on the farm, also in 0. Hendrickson & Co. store and, later County the avy working as a medic and specializing in giving E.E.K.'s. He Assessors office in Plentywood from 1935 to 1942. Moved to Tucson, ma[...]os Angeles. He graduated from AZ in 1942 for health. Was in furniture business there until 1968. California State University in Chico as an electric/electronics engineer[...]Erva Phillips, a teacher near Antelope in 1922, who later operated the dra and live outside[...]have 2 sons, William 0. Hendrickson born 6-1 9-23 in[...], MT. He graduated from the University of Arizona in Phar- macy. He has practiced in LA since then. He married Jean Wallace,[...]Lewis H. Hendrickson, born 10-21-34, in Antelope, MT, attended[...]the University of Arizona, served in the armed forces overseas. He[...]Jeanette Kazaal in Tucson. They have a son Robert L. Hendrickson,[...]and daughter Dentse Ann Hendrickson. Both are in college.[...]argaret Hendrickson Ross born 3-31-1900 in Oslo, orway, passed away in 1963 in Los Angeles, CA. She married E. E. Ross in[...]nu e Hendrickson, born 6-27-04 in Oslo, orway, passed away in n Hed[...]Spokane WA in 1955. He married Thea Gutterud in 1928, a registered[...]e land and Lloyd Hendrie son both were in the US Forestry Service. of rocks; growing feed a[...]Helga Hendrie son Hanisch, born 3-25-02 in Oslo, Norway, attend- years in the army before moving to Montana. ed Business College in Grand Forks, D. Worked in the Clerk and JoAnn Hagen 1-1-45, grew up in the oonan area and after leav- Recor[...]owns and operates The Farmers State Bank of wood in 1968.[...] |
| born 10-9-47. They are employed in the banking business. Jon served JUNIOR A. HESS in the US Navy. Gary married Helen Haugo. They have[...]est son of William and Ruth Hess, who homesteaded in Hanisch and daughter Barbara. She is also employe[...]ers 1910, 4½ miles NE of Antelope. There were 6 children: 5 still survive State Bank.[...]and live in the Willamette Valley area in and near Lebanon, OR. Our[...]parents are buried in the Lebanon cemetery. GEORGE and[...]After graduating from high school in 1935, I joined the CCC's and MYRTEL (CHRISTIANSON[...]was stationed in Glacier National Park, where I performed various I attended school in Antelope and was a member of the Antelope[...], forestry tasks Thimble 4-H Club. I later worked in Antelope, Plentywood, Reserve, and fire fighting. In the winter we cleared and cleaned up forest fire[...]d and used to heat the cold uninsulated buildings in the camp. I of rural Antelope. George worked on t[...]dream possible. gold mine at Southern Cross, from there to the coal mine at Coalridge, Two[...]work my way One son, Wayne, was born 1-5-43 in Plentywood. through F[...]ol with summer jobs offered by the US Forest In the spring of 1944 we bought partnership in a farm 2 miles east Service and private logging companies. I entered the University in the of Westby. In 1946 we moved to the present farm 5 miles east of fall of 1936 and graduated in June, 1941. Westby in Divide County, ND. We raised cattle and grain. Ge[...]the Nazis. I served as a platoon leader in an Engineer Regiment. Our pastime was hunting, fi[...]mbat engagements, our company suffered casualties in aerial bombardments and in land mine removal.[...]I was mustered out of the service in November 1945 and spent[...]approximately a month with my family in Antelope, but my brothers[...]Soil Conservation Service in western ontana. Eight months later I[...]ment in 1973. My forestry experience varied from research[...]last assignment. In summers I was often involved in fighting forest[...]I met my wife in France during the war. I consider our marriage my[...]biggest achievement because so many good thmgs have happened WAYNE and ARLETTA HERMAN[...]s orchestra and performs ith the man. Born 1-5-43 in Plentywood, MT, I lived with my parents at Coal-[...]rm located east of Westby, film editor in Burban and the father of our 2 grandchildren. Our[...]using her Humanistic Psychology s tlls. in 1961. After graduating from Minot State College a[...]ag 17. H a employ d on farms until h horn st d d in[...]hild, L onard as born on 2-10-21 at Plent ood, T. In s~rved on the Westby Township Board and Writing[...]they moved to the Antelope area her th y farm d. In 1942, cil. I en1oy woodworking as a hobby[...] |
| brothers. In Vancouver, Lars worked in the shipyards and for the city. ating f[...]ob was at a school for the blind where he retired in 1948. uated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Don is a Marine Officer They also bought a home in Vancouver in 1948 and are still making in California. Margaret is a Special Education teacher in Washington, their home there.[...]attended Rapid City Business College in South Dakota and now lives in[...]State University. She spent 1 quarter of college in Avignon, France in[...]It was a good life and now they are retired, still enjoy the farm and[...]Thelma (Mrs. Carl Bierman) and Leonard live in Vancouver also. In April 1984 they will celebrate their 67th wedding[...]in Norway and immigrated to US in the 1900s. Marie was born in Min-[...]nesota of Norwegian ancestors. They were married in 1916, and set- JOE and ESTHER HOVEN[...]ghter of Albert and Hattie Lee (Sheridan are all living in the Antelope area, while my sister Sigrid resides in Daybreak I, pg. 69), were married 6· 10-46 in Plentywood. Albertina Yakima, WA. Gunder died in 1959 and Marie in 1977. Hoven, Joe's mother passed away in January 1981 . His father, Alfred I left Montana at age 19, spent some time as a miner in Idaho, 4 Hoven passed away in March of 1981 . They had been married 67 years in the Infantry during WWII and have lived in Redding, CA since years.[...]my discharge from the army in 1945 .[...]row: Anna , Mary, Sigrid Hovet. Joe grew up in the town of Antelope and Esther on her parents' f[...]the Lone I married Nadine Rhodes in 1942. We were blessed with 4 Star School 1 mile n[...]. Both children: Judith Ann was born in 1940 to Dusty and Nadine Rhodes. Joe and Esther graduated from Antelope High School in 1940. Joe at- Mr. Rhodes was killed in an accident in 1940 and I legally adopted her tended Montana Sta[...]r 1 year. Esther graduated from North- in 1942. Judith is now Mrs. Durham and lives in Flagstaff, AZ with 2 ern Montana College in Havre, MT in Elementary Education in 1942. daughters, Patricia and Karen. Dennis Lee, born in 194 7, spent 2 She taught 2 years in Raymond and 2½ years in Antelope. years in the Air Force, married Regina Mason, had 1 child-Dennis In 1941 Joe started taking flying lessons from "Big[...]n, worked as a powerhouse operator and was killed in an auto Thorstenson and later went on to Spokane, WA for advanced training. accident in 1983. Our 3rd child, James Michael was born in 1951. He During WWII many Sheridan County men served their country. In the is a career man in US Navy. Christina Marie was born in 1955, and is spring of 1942 Joe was drafted into[...]er of Timothy, our 3-year-old grandson. They live in Redding. airplane mechanic out of him. While in the Air Force Joe spent time in I have spent most of life in California so I haven't contributed much Missouri[...]of Sheridan County. I graduated from high school in in Keflavik, Iceland, working mostly on bombers in transport flights. In 1936. I spent some time before I started[...]he was a member of the Air Force Choir. They sang in many of our neighbors-my uncle Albert R[...]45 . After discharge he worked for Magnus Aasheim in the on them with nostalgic feelings, as some pretty happy times. season of 1946. In the spring of 194 7 Joe and Esther started farmin[...]ntry school as a child, then finished high school in Joe and Esther had the joy of raising 5 children, all of them gradu- Antelope. In 1942, the same year he finished high schoo[...] |
| enlisted in the Army Air Corp. His time in the war took him to many On 3-25-25 their 1st son, Howar[...]his airplane was shot down, from U of M in 1926 and was hired to teach and coach at Conrad, MT, and Germany, where he spent 11 months in a POW camp. After the where 2nd son, Russell was born 4-3-27. In 1928 Archie was hired as war, he returned to Ant[...]n 7-7-32 born 11-30-58; and Karen, born 8-20-62. In 1975, Gordon and Arlene Patricia was[...]the Mary Their 3 boys completed high school in Antelope. Karen went to Knight Schoo[...]Archie and Louise Antelope until it burned down in 197 8, then finished at Plentywood. worked at Boeing in Seattle. When the war ended Archie returned to[...]ontana State University, where he received a B.S. in there until 1960, when a heart attack necessitated retirement. Chemical Engineering. He now lives in Ridgecrest, CA, where he is T[...]winter home in Queen Valley, AZ. James Hovet worked for his father for a time after graduation, In 1975 Archie passed away from a heart attack follo[...]m all for an aneurysm. Louise now lives in her mobile home in Lyle, WA over the United States, although he cur[...]o call her GG. Timothy Hovet served 4 years in the army after high school. In 1979 he married Kari Leom of Plentywood. The couple now resides in HAROLD and GILMA JOHNSON Missoula,[...]went to Concordia College, a Lutheran institution in[...]was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Antelope. Moorhead, MN, where she received a B.A. in English. She is currently[...]e childhood. From 1919 to 1924 I enrolled at MSU in Bozeman to receive a teaching certificate.[...]SE of Barnesville, MN, until my parents moved in to Barnesville.[...]afternoon lunch Dad and I would sit in the shade of a shock and he'd school and then completed high school in Antelope. Harold worked on make whis[...]farm until 1942 when he was drafted. His 3 years in WWII took[...]ing and hauling bundles. him to many parts of the United States and Germany. After the[...]satisfied with lots of meat and potatoes. In 197 4, Harold married Dorothy Sain. The couple no[...]In 1924, we moved to the homestead at Antelope and a[...]es training she and Archie D. Hunter were married in Billings, MT. at Trinit[...]ase was private duty for Archie Hunter, born in Minnesota (5-30-1900), moved to Antelope[...]lls Wright with his parents, the William Hunters, in 1915. Both Archie and Louise Memorial Hospital in Minnesota-12 hr. duty and 1/2 day off at $32 a attended high school in Antelope. After graduating in 1922 Archie at- month. In December of 1937 I went to work at Ah-gwah -ching[...]I got a team. Louise attended a business college in Billings. They were mar- whole day of[...]in Robbinsdale , MN. I worked in surgery and O.B. and general floor[...]til 1969- when I went back full-time in State Nursing Homes. I retired[...]in 1981 . My husband was in Home Building Construction in Minneapolis and[...]suburbs. He retired in 197 4. We moved to Walker in 1977 to the cabin[...]daughter, Paige, and they live in Dallas, TX. We spend part of our[...]winters in Dallas.[...] |
| [...]dent of a Mennonite home until his death in 1971 at age 88. John Johnson, 1873, was born in Kvitesed, Norway and came to[...]t age 14 with an uncle; he worked at various jobs in Wiscon- cated in Antelope. Born with a love of music, she stood on 1 foot many sin, Minnesota and North Dakota. He married Josep[...]ret's dad if she could moved to the Antelope area in 1923 and rented the Blake farm for[...]sons. town. He passed away 5-16-48 and was buried in St. John's[...]playing for the Lutheran Josephine was born in Genesee, ID 11-14-1890 and helped at the[...]Church in Antelope. family farm until her marriage. To the[...]upright piano. It was an investment in the future, as those few piano[...]After graduating from Antelope High in 1944, Margaret worked in the courthouse in Plentywood, in the Triple A office. On 6-1-45[...]rgaret and Stanley became the 1st couple to marry in the Antelope[...]mill there, and has remained, planning retirement in 1985.[...]farmed together until 1948 when Oliver was killed in a tracter ac- cident while raking hay. Alber[...]w years and then moved to Kalispell. His story is in the Westby section. Norman, 11-24-20 at Kremlin, and married Doris Storaasli, born 6-16-25 in Portland, Or. Because of the early death of his m[...]his childhood with relatives and various schools in North Dakota and Minnesota. He worked for the Fir[...]nd 5 grandchildren. All of the children were born in Portland. Harriet was born 5-29-23 in Kremlin. As a child she went to[...]went to a children's home at Lake Park, MN. From there she moved to Niagara, ND where[...]e back and lived with her father and had many exciting and rewarding experiences as a result. Being an brothers near Comertown. In 1941 NMC had her enrolled; later there amateur song writer enabled her to use her material in schools, and en- was employment in the Red Owl store in Plentywood. In 1945 found joy many years of teaching vocal music in schools, churches and in her in Portland with some employment. It was here she me[...]4-4-46. She became Mrs. Lowell sang many of Margaret's songs on radio and TV. P. Rosebrook[...]In 1949, Margaret and Stanley became charter members[...]ey have 3 children: Phillip, Loren and Joan. Then there are 5 Saviors Lutheran Church in Lebanon, and Margaret has served as very importan[...]that time. Through the years she has been active in Her interests are churchwork, grandchildren and visiting friends.[...]is the youngest and passed away at 1 year of age in July Relief. In 1967, she was chosen "Woman of the Year" for Leba[...]her many hours of help with the handicapped, using music f[...]Mabel, 4-2-18 is entered under Palmer Sorenson in the Westby Since retiring from[...]munity work, visiting and entertaining in nursing and retirement[...]ther came to the Plentywood area at the age of 1, in a Martha, a daughter of Edwin and Fr[...]10-7-1 8. She graduated from the Antelope schools in 1935 and at- Jackson. They built and lived in the log cabin until their house was tended nurses training in Sioux City, IA, graduating in 1941. She mar- built. William Hess came to Plenty[...]rom Minnesota, ried J. Vernon Johnson in April 1941, and to this union there were 4 and worked for the Jacksons until settling a claim northeast of children: Edwin in 1943, James in 1949, Marianne in 1952 and Paul Antelope. William, or "Bill" and Ruth were married in 1916, and in 1954. Marty, as she is best known, worked for many years as an farmed until 194 7, retiring to Orego[...]s mother R. N. and also a floor supervisor in Iowa, North Dakota and Nebraska. passed away in 1954, and her dad lived with son Walter for a number She resides in Bellevue, NB, a suburb of Omaha. They have[...] |
| [...]thers, Frieda graduated from AHS in 1950. He spent the years of 1951-54 in the Friedrich, Robert, Don and Harold and their f[...]SD) was born in Plentywood 8-21-38. I graduated from AHS in 1956. Paulette Bussinger, daughter of Paul and Ella Bussinger of Ante- We were married in 1956 and moved to Hungry Horse, MT where lope, was born 1-17-51 in Plentywood. I have 4 brothers-Dr. Ronald,[...]e enjoyed the fishing, Thoresen, Larry and Scott. In 1959, when I was 8 years old, I intro- hunting and boating that was available in the area. duced the hula hoop at a talent show at the Harvest Fest Show in Our boys were born in Kalispell, MT. Harvey Clifford 3-4-57; David Plen[...]After the death of Clifford's brother Bud in 1964 we moved back Yourself with Wool" contest in Billings and participating in the National to help on the family farm. We stayed on the farm with his folks for the Wool Contest in Dallas, TX. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1st year then moved to Antelope in the former Gust Lee home. 1969, the same year my father passed away. I attended Montana State College in Bozeman for 1½ years. In March 1971 I married Gordon French, son of Willar[...]e. Our daughter, Orea Michelle, was born 12-27-73 in Plentywood. While living in Plentywood, I worked for Montana Na- tional Bank and Kenneth Collins Insurance Agency. Active in Jaycees, I chaired the Junior Miss Pageant.[...]Harvey went to 1st grade in Deer Park school, Kalispell, then com-[...]pleted his schooling here, graduating in 1975. He graduated from EMC in Billings in 1983 with a BS in Education, major in Health, Physical Ed.[...]and Recreation, K-12, and a minor in Business Ed.[...]David graduated from AHS in 1977, married Susan Johnson,[...]daughter of Alvin and Lorraine, in 1978. David works for Helmerich[...]nd Payne as a driller on oil rigs. They have been in Oklahoma, Wyom-[...]ing and Montana. Their boys are Christopher David, 3-9- 79 and[...]Michael James, 9-3-80. They reside in Plentywood.[...]Wade and Craig went to school in Antelope until the school burnt[...]ea and Brian Kelley . in the fall of 1978. They graduated from Westby High in 1981.[...]Wade joined the Navy in March 1984 and is taking his basic train- Bria[...]rniture store "Kelley's Recliner ing in San Diego, CA. Craig has worked for Anderson Construction and Showcase" which opened April 1983 in Portland. is no[...]In the fall of 1979 I went to UNO-Williston, ND and[...]nd of 3 daughters. She graduated from Antelope HS in 1966 and- the boys sports; from Pee Wee baseball, which Cliff coached for 4 received her BS in nursing from MSU in Bozeman in 1970. After work- years, to State basketball games and track meets. We have been ac- ing in Olympia, WA, she was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Air tive in 4-H, Homemakers and Sunday school. Cliff is a member of VFW Force. She has been stationed in Illinois, Germany, New Mexico, and Post 9932 , in Martin City, MT. the Philippines. She received her master's degree in nursing education In 1971 Cliff's folks celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. in Denver, CO. She is currently stationed in Washington, DC with the Cliff's dad p[...]She married Joseph Sid Kistler of North Carolina in 1979. Sid is an Air Force attorney. They have 1 s[...]raig, ELMER (BUD) LEE born 9-28 -81 in the Republic of the Philippines.[...]on of Albert and Hattie Rudi Lee was born 10-4-26 in Plen-[...]nd LaRae Krumwiede came to the Antelope community in 1_ 970 from Sidney, MT and originally from Under[...]assistant to V. L. Snyder at the Snyder Grain Co. In 1978 he purchased the elevator and changed the name to the Antelope Grain Co. The 4 Krumwiede children are: Layne, b. 3-16-64, is attending the Unive[...] |
| Bud entered the Armed Forces in March of 1951 and was medical- Life wasn't easy for anyone in the 30s. Lydia had told about how ly discharged in October of that year with diabetes.[...]helor neighbor so he could have something to eat. Many times she[...]me into the Norman A. Lee was born 11-29-46 in Plentywood, MT, the 1st yard. They ate cream with bread and sugar or syrup many times. child born to Adolph and Martha Lee. He attended grade school in Plen- One morning when Lydia and Ol[...]tywood, and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1965. He at- chores, they were surprised to find that someone had been in the tended Northern Montana College at Havre for[...]an and some food was gone. The 2 into the US Army in 196 7. He served his 2 years in service at Ft. girls were still asleep in the next room. Lewis, WA, Ft. Jackson, SC, 1 year in Vietnam and Ft. Benning, GA. Ev[...]fami- Barbara Stadstad was born on 1-22-49 in Grafton, ND, the oldest ly did the outs[...]d on Oliver's father's place until Oliver's death in September, school at Gibson School for 2 years. S[...]d grade and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1967. She friends and belonging to[...]Vista Cafe during her school years. in February 1981. After completion of Airline School in Denver, she decided to work in Oscar Lee farmed the land until he died. Then Duane Arneklev Seattle while Norm was in Vietnam. She worked in the accounting bought it. departm[...]returned from Vietnam, Barb and Norm were married in Plentywood on 4-19-69. They then[...]Oscar was born 10-30-03 in Todd County, MN, 1 of 13 children of time. After release from the Army, Norm got a job at the Post Office in[...]ved out to the farm 8 miles southeast of Antelope in 1971. Previous to that, they lived in an apartment in Plentywood. Norm started at the Post Office in Plentywood in the spring of 1971, and Barb started working as a[...]daughter was born, Tori Raye. Jeff started school in Antelope, but after the school burned in 1978, he came to Plentywood where he is presently a 7th grader and involved in sports. Tori is a 5th grader, and is involved in band. Barb is presently managing the Young Genera[...]He worked in the community until entering the service during Oliver was born in Todd County, MN on 6-24-1900, a son of Chris-[...]his discharge he returned to Antelope and worked there tian and Ingeborg Lee. He came to Antelope when he was 10 years old until he began farming in 1967. He was an avid reader. He passed and attend[...]d north of his dad's WA. She passed away in Spokane in March of 1984. homestead from his brother Albert.[...]graduated from AHS in 1948.[...]married Jean Duff of Regina on 2-6-53. They lived in Washing-[...]e worked on construction. They moved to Kalispell in[...]Their boys, Stephan 2-5-54, was educated in Washington State,[...]rried, has 1 son Scott, and is a dentist residing in Japan. Brian Oliver and L[...]3-17-57, was also educated in Washington State and is a bio-chemist[...]residing in Santa Ana, CA. He married Lydia Bomstad on 11-10-24 in Plentywood. She was born in Synnes, MN on 11-9-1900, a twin daughter o[...] |
| [...]y Ruggles McCauley, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. After a stay in the hospital Mary and baby Lyle came home to Come[...]family. All 4 children attended elementary school in Comer- town. Shortly after Christmas, on 1 of the[...]re. Being a typical boy, Lyle was more interested in the car than the men inside it.[...]on a I attended college in Bozeman and Billings, MT. Received my BS "student drive" looking for students to go to high school in Antelope. ?egree in Education at Billings in June, 1952. That fall I began teach- That chance meeting resulted in the McCauley family moving to Ante- ing elementary school in Sidney, MT while my fiance was serving in lope that fall. Brother Lloyd was living with Grandpa and Grandma Rug- the Korean War. In August 1953 I married Ralph McCracken who was gles and going to high school in Plentywood so the rest went to Ante- born 9-1 0-27 in Billings, MT. Ralph attended school and college in Bill- lope so they could go to school.[...]ings and Missoula. Shortly after arriving in Antelope Lyle had another conversation We lived briefly in Billings and Missoula, MT and in Spokane, WA with Bob Spoklie. Bob asked what Lyle[...]e for the following before settling in San Diego, CA in 1957-which is our present home. Saturday and Lyle replied that he had none. "In that case we're unload- This is my 26th year of teaching elementary school in San Diego. ing a load of coal," he replied. As of[...]ntelope to teach school. She taught several years in the Muddy River[...]School then in Antelope . Lyle Dav[...]t for basic training at Fort Ord, then a stopover in |
| [...]the Anaconda Smelter at East Helena, MT and lives there. He has 4 Alcott Grade School. Five of their sons served in the Armed Service. children: Lenny a[...]children, Scott, Sera, and Bobbie of East Helena; many home parties and dances in that area. In January 1937 Fred Earlene Barnh[...]Miller was born 4-8-29, twin of Vernon. He served in the[...]army from 1951 to 1953 and was in the Korean War 1951-1952 in[...]the 40th Infantry Division. Arnold lives in East Helena, MT and has 2[...]Earl Miller was born 3-10-32 in Plentywood, MT. Earl works as[...]engineer for TV Station KABY in Aberdeen, SD. Earl served in the[...]orp from September 1951 to September 1954 and was in[...]1952 to July 1953. Earl and his wife Darlene live in[...]Marion Miller Linder was born 6-5-36 in Plentywood, MT. She lives in Sidney, MT and is a Teller for Richland National[...]Tom "Carla" Fred M. Miller was born 9-29-16 in Coalridge, MT. He served in Verhasselt and children Jeni and Andy of Sidney, MT; and Bruce and the Army in Japan from 1945 to 1946. He also had a farm west[...]teven of Glendive, MT. Plentywood, MT. Fred lived in East Helena, MT until his death on 8-17 -76. Surviving him are his wife, Ella, and children: Mrs. Boyd[...](pg. 870, William J. Miller was born 7-14-18 in Carrington, ND. Bill and his Sheridan Daybreak) wife Dorothy live at Outlook, MT and are retired from farming. They In 1918 they moved to Montana to a homestead 14 mile[...]er of Howard. Harold grew up. worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine, but now farms in the Westby area. Lars completed grade school at the Rock Springs school. In He has 5 children , Mrs. Lynn "Julie" Haugen of Riverton, WY; Mrs. September 1941 he enlisted in the US Army. He served 4 years in the Jim "Virginia" Held and sons, Brian and Kevin , of Puyallup, WA; Larry armed forces overseas in the Aleutian Island and South Pacific. He was Mil[...]Miller and children, Dick, discharged in October 1945. Chad, Jessica and Darrel of Pinch, VA; and Gail, who passed away In February 1946 Lars married Joyce Williams, the yo[...]Miller was born 10-21-20, twin of Harold. He was in the Williams (pg. 895 Sheridan Daybreak). Joyce was born 6-18-27 at Air Force during WWII in the South Pacific. He also received the Pre-[...]or Ribbon and flew 51 missions as Engineer Gunner in a (Tige), Eugene and Donald, and[...]School, graduated from Medicine Lake High School in "Charlene" Brenteson and sons, Steven and Chad of[...]In the spring of 1946 we moved to Reserve. In 1948 we moved to Paul Miller was born 9-14-22 in Plentywood, MT. Paul served in Antelope where we operated the Farmers Telephone Co. until it sold in WWII from 1940-1945 under General Eisenhower in the invasion of 1954. We then bought the Albert Lee house, where we are still living. Normandy in 1944 with the 823rd tank destroyers unit with the[...]urple Heart, Silver Star, Euro- retired in 1977. Joyce worked as cook's helper and later as[...]rl Harbor Ribbon . Paul and his wife, Doris, live in Laramie, at J.C. Penney Co. in Plentywood. She is now employed at the Securi- WY[...]dee and children, Allen ty State Bank in Plentywood where she has worked the past 11 years[...]f Auburn , WA. Arvol Miller was born 3-18-24 in Plentywood, MT and now lives at Galen , MT. Delores Miller Knudsvig was born 5-6-27 in Plentywood, MT. Delores passed away 12-25-[...] |
| [...]graduated from Marshall High School in Portland, served in the Army MT, completed all 12 years of school at the Antelope Public School, Reserves. He is in management at General Telephone Co. at Cornelius, graduated in 1964, attended Northwestern Institute of Medical[...]1965, Mulkey, born 9-24-70. enlisted in the army January 1966 and served 3 years, 1 of wh[...]uana Joyce Daniels, Oregon City, OR; born 6-17-47 in Portland, in Korea. After his discharge he went to Phillipsbur[...]as a Lab Technician. He met and Commerce in Portland, married Steven James Daniels in 1969. Steve married Valeri Vanderplas 1-10-70.[...]n 2-20-75. Ronald worked at the Farmland Refinery in Phillipsburg Janine Daniels, born 6-16-73. until it closed in 1982. They then moved to McPherson, KS where they[...]dee Louise Peterson, Sacramento, CA; born 9-24-57 in Port- now live and Ronald works at the National C[...]leted Peterson from Plentywood, MT in 1975, divorced, works in an office. his 1st 12 years of school at the Antelope Public School, graduating in Daughter-Lara Michelle Peterson, born 6-6[...]attended Vo-Tech school at Helena, MT, graduated in 1972. He then went to work for Gallatin Equipment in Bozeman. He GERALD and VIVIAN NELS[...]born Gerald Nelson was born in Glasgow, MT on 4-22-35, the son of 4-25-83. Westo[...]Spoklie. I attended school in Antelope and graduated in 1954. I married ment moved to Belgrade where West[...]short time he worked for Deer Lodge Wood Products in Deer Lodge.[...]I went to work for Sun Oil Company and worked in Montana, North RUTH(THORESEN)MULKEY[...]lborg Thoresen of Antelope, MT. In 1958 I was drafted into the army. I was stationed in California, They were Sheridan County pioneers. M[...]d my Texas and South Carolina. I was in the service for 2 years. When I got mother now resides with Ella Bussinger in Portland, OR. out, I went to work for Owens Corning Fiberglas in Aiken, SC, where I I was born 10-22-17 at the farm home in Antelope, MT. I was bap- worked for 12 years. tized and confirmed in the Antelope Creek Lutheran Church. I have 2 sist[...]rn English. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935, and attended the University of Montana at Missoula for 1 year taking a pre-med course. In 1939 I graduated as a Registered Nurse from Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in _ Min- neapolis, MN. I worked at Fairview Hospital for 1 year and Thornton Hospital in Missoula, MT for 1 year. Then I was called into the service during WWII and served in the Army Nurses Corps at Ft. Lewis, WA[...]Our daughter Carolyn, was born in Aiken, SC 2-9-60. A son Scott, I married 1 of my patients, Leslie D. Mulkey, Jr., on 1-3-42. He was in the service from 1940 to 1945. He was seriously wounded in was born on 9-27-63 in Aiken, SC. action in Germany on 10-4-44. He retired in 1976 as Deputy Tax Col- We moved back to Montana in 1972, where I took over my lector for Multnomah County in Portland, OR.[...]Our children attended school in Antelope. Carolyn graduated in[...]1978 and attended college for 1 year in Williston, then went to work[...]for United Building Centers in Plentywood, where she still is working.[...]We lost our son Scott in a tragic accident in July 1979.[...]arolyn married Ron Anderson on 6-13-81. They live in[...]ith my farming and cattle, while Vivian's hobbies are[...]We enjoy a month or 6 weeks' vacationing in the south in the[...]slie and Ruth Mulkey. While my husband was in the service, I returned to Antelope in the TOM and MARGARET NELSON |
| [...]nd and Johanna We have lived in Sheridan since then, except for a few months Pete[...]h the US Navy at the hard years. Emil and I moved many places where he could find Breme[...]Pacific. work. Several of those years were spent in Grenora, ND. He re[...]l, Janice Louise. She married shop in Sheridan and made his mark as an excellent fisherman in the Marvin Smith of Great Falls. They have 4 children: Hope, Steve, Kristy, area. Kenneth died in 1972. and Heather. Emil passed away from a heart[...]I became a 1st time grandmother in 1952 and a 1st time college our home in Plentywood, and winters in Arizona. His son Gerald and student in 1953. This turning point in my life had the complete support wife Vivian are on the farm. Tom passed away 11-29-80 at Billings[...]agen, Jerrine and Clyde lived in several different states before eventually Guy, D[...]eturning to Sheridan, where he coached and taught in Sheridan High Nordhagen.[...]School. He had earned some prominence in golfing circles of the state Tom was a great[...]as a 4-H leader, before his death in 1977. She has worked for several years as reporte[...]Congressional Awards program in Washington, DC; Thone, a surveyor[...]and his wife, the former Carol Davidson, in Sheridan; Dow, a golf pro in KENNETH and MABEL NICHOLSON[...]freshmen at UW. Another Ueland, was born 9-8-12 in the northeast plains of Montana at son, Cole, was a SIDS baby in 1957. Antelope. Already in the family when she arrived were 4 sons: Syl, This year, in early January, I had congestive heart failure. In late Ted, Kerm and Rudolph, in that order.[...]I feel I have come full circle. was active in the development and concerned with the well being[...]Arthur (Art) Olson and Nettie Modahl were married in Culbert- My brothers were very good to me, perhaps too good. They in- son, MT in 1915. Art was a merchant and homesteader southeas[...]from getting Antelope. Art passed away in his New Brighton, MN home 2-1-63. Net- into trou[...]til the tie has continued to make her home in both Montana and Minnesota till tears stopped, so[...]s union Earliest memories of the community are the influenza epidemic 3 children we[...]l to what I father) homestead in 1917. She was baptised in the church by the remember as Grayson Hall for Armistice Day festivities. I was too highway in Antelope that in later years housed Nellie Saxton's young to under[...]"Nellaware" by Pastor Land, confirmed in the Lutheran Church by up in the excitement.[...]Simonson. She graduated from Antelope High School in 1936 During the flu epidemic, my parents h[...]es for the green of Min- some that were makeshift in use by family and hired help. My uncle,[...]alled the Lars Ueland, a bachelor, was a patient in Antelope and died as a result B & L. Leonard Foard entered her life in January of 1937 and the of the illness.[...]following November they were married. In 1940 they moved to Glen- There are also memories of winter gatherings, when several[...]y dinners. We would have to bun- back in 1941 where Len resumed his work in refrigeration. War was dle up and go by sled to t[...]nd feel Superior, WI where Len worked in the shipyards. They returned to Min- my true roots are there.[...]went into business for himself. Their son In the 1930s, I came to Sheridan County, WY and started a new was married in 1967 to Jeanne Hoseley and they had 1 son Shawn, life as Mrs. Kenneth Nicholson-my husband had grown up in the Plen- both were killed in 1981. He married Carole Wold in 1973 and they tywood area. Our daughter, Jerrine was born in Sheridan, which is a have 1 daughter Michelle. Len retired in 1980. They now spend a lush, small part of[...] |
| [...]active in teaching by doing substitute work at Plentywood a[...]y. Boy Scouting, 4-H and playing Independent Ball are some of[...]graduating from there in 1952. Mary Lou was born 2-24-29 in the Old Sheridan Memorial Hospital[...]ried Edward M. Parpart, son of Paul and Ida Par- in Plentywood. She was baptised, confirmed and married in the Ante- part of Antelope. Ed graduated from Antelope High School in 1948. He lope Creek Lutheran Church. On graduating from Antelope High in enlisted in the Air Force in January of 1951 . After basic training and 1946,[...]he was stationed at Fort Worth, TX. I joined him there and of Business. She was employed in Minneapolis for a time, came back worked for Montgomery Ward until his release from the service in Oc- to Montana and met and married Leo Oblender[...]955. During that 3-5-50. The 1st year they lived in Ballantine where Leo farmed and time[...]rked on the Hungry Horse born: Lou Tonette (Toni) in October of 1951 and Todd Ellis in August of Dam in 1949 for a while and fell in love with the valley. He found work 1955. Both were baptised in the Antelope Lutheran Church. Due to an[...]to Ed built our first house in 1959. Our 2nd daughter, Lori Robyn, New Brighton, MN where Leo worked as an electrician. In 1977 Leo was born on 10-1 -60. I[...]racting. Toni started 1st grade with Mrs. Rushton in Antelope while out of Columbia Falls[...]her parents were making their move to Minnesota. In January of that born on 3-23-69. I c[...]she joined her family and completed her education in Min- til it closed in 1980. nesota, graduating from Moundsview High School in 1969. She was Ed worked a[...]-8-80. We have confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights, went 1 year to 2 gran[...]eslie is married to William the U of M and worked in Medical offices before going back to school Bales and lives in Columbia Falls. Lori is married to Michael Wynn a[...]istant, which she worked at up until her marriage in is teaching school. They live in Missoula. 1980. She has 1 daughter Courtney Laine, born in 1982. Toni and Lisa and I[...]near Columbia Falls. Lisa attends school Courtney are now living in Minnesota.[...]dren and work part-time at the Todd was born in Sidney, and only 2 years old when he left Mon - Ward's Catalog store in Columbia Falls. tana. He was confirmed in First Lutheran Church, graduated from Tron - dale High School in 1973 and after 1 year at Anoka Vocational Tech,[...]The elder Petersen farmed in the Dagmar community for many years; CONRAD (CONNIE) OLSON[...]mi- Conrad Arthur (Connie) was born 10-5-31 in Plentywood. He was ly moved in 1937 after Nels passed away. They also had a home in baptised, confirmed, and married in the Antelope Lutheran Church. At Ante[...]her swathe wheat, Connie fell and There were 13 brothers and sisters; 1 passed away at an early was caught in the swather, and his right hand was severed. With[...]Woody farmed and operated a service station in Antelope for 14 tinued to play football and baske[...]and fixed tires. He After his graduation from AHS in 1950, he went to Montana State Col- w[...]ge where as a Senior he earned his varsity letter in wrestling. In farm work. 1954 Connie earned his Bachelors Degree in Agriculture and his Woodrow and his mother lived together in Antelope until her pass- Teaching Certificate.[...]nnie returned to Antelope where he taught school. In 1956 he wa~ married to Arlene Logan and moved to[...]parents were born to the Olson family: Dawn Marie in January of 195 7, Chad were Nettie Grogan Stenmark and Ernest Stenmark of Glendive, MT. Arthur in March 1959, and Scott Joel in February 1961. Her gran[...]uncles had homesteads about 5 miles east of In June 1980 Connie and Betty-Jean Geda (a native of Camas, Plentywood. She attended high school in Glendive and enrolled in Mon- WA), _ were married in Glasgow. "B. J.", a primary teacher, is currently tana State College in Bozeman where she took home economics. She teaching 1st grade in Medicine Lake. Also joining the family at the tim[...]e and Jack were married. t Connie has been active in community affairs and has served on[...]ovet he Antelope school board, has been involved in local politics and has Rasmussen[...] |
| [...]. He started college at Bozeman and then enlisted in to attend the University of Montana. Betty taught school in Laurel, MT. the Air Force and was stationed in Utah, California, Texas, Minnesota, Later she returned to college in Missoula for her degree and went to Georgia, Mass[...]he university he spent 2 plane to England. He was in a Reconnaissance squadron and flew 34 years in the Air Force. He later moved to San Jose, CA and has worked missions as a navigator bombardier mostly in British mosquito fighter- for the Univ[...]charged as a 1st lieutenant it was back to school in and a daughter, Robin. Bozeman where he got a degree in Agriculture Economics and was[...]s manager at the Men's Co-op. Thelma and Jack met in Optical dispensing offices in the Bay area of California. They have a college a[...]son, Kirk. 6-7-4 7. They moved into a small house in Antelope and were offered Both[...]ly farms. jobs teaching on temporary certificates in Antelope. They and 4 other teachers had the 12 gr[...]Rasmussen, was born on 6-25-52 in Plentywood. David grew up on[...]miles northeast of Antelope, and attended school in[...]gh school, David entered Montana State University in[...]Bozeman and earned a degree in Agricultural Business. Through col-[...]ttended the Ron Grove, Vicki Rasmussen, Bob Mack. In front on right side: Nikki 1st through the 5th grades. In 1966 the Reserve school was con- Grove, Rhonda Gr[...]rtheast of Antelope and started school there. Danette attended MSU and graduated with a degree in farming with Jack's folks and brother Max. They have 4 children: civil engineering. While in college, she was a member of Alpha Gamma Vicki, born 8-18-49. She went to college in Bozeman, Missoula and Delta, Spurs[...]erapists at Swedish Shell Oil Company in Houston, TX and Continental Pipe line in Billings. Hospital in Seattle. Wanda was born 10-6-50. She went to coll[...]David and Danette were married on 12-28-79 in Plentywood. They Missoula and Cheney, WA, getting degrees in math, English and live on the[...]ation. She is married to Leland Kendall and lives in Col- David. Beth was born on 8-15-81 a[...]he Sheridan County Combined Fund Drive. They live in Plentywood where they have a furniture store. The[...]Thelma graduated from college with a degree in Elementary Jon Max Rasmussen was born 4-22-51 in Plentywood, the Education the same year as Vicki and Wanda. She taught in Antelope youngest of 4 children bo[...]Rasmussen. Jon at- for 5 years and 2 short terms in Westby. tended school in Antelope and graduated from high school in 1969. Jack and Thelma attended Antelope Cree[...]high school, he went to Montana State University in Bozeman. was closed and then they transferred to Plentywood. Some of the While in college, Jon was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity organizations they have been involved with are Sons of Norway, 4-H, and the Les Bouffons. He graduated from MSU with a degree in ladies aid, church councils, Homemakers, Soil Con[...]Howard Bestland place, which his family bought in 1973. accumulated as 4-H leaders. In 197 8, Jon married Donna Solberg (born 11-1-52) from Billings, They are glad for their family and all of their friends an[...]was the sweetheart of his fraterni- chose to live in the Antelope area.[...]MSU in 197 4, with a degree in English and an education option. She[...]taught in the Billings school system for 4 years before mar[...]fter their marriage she taught English and speech in the Plenty- BOB RASMUSSEN[...]e champion- Betty and Bob, twins were· born in January 1933 to Albert and ship dr[...]Joseph's and Uncle Knute Hovet. Anna passed away in 1977 and Knute in Catholic Church. On 1-30-84,[...]in Williston, ND. Alf 4 of the Rasmussen childre[...]Max and Florence were married in 1945 and have lived on the After graduating from the Antelope High School in 1950 Betty former Ted Ovn[...] |
| the oldest son of Albert and Sarah Hovet Rasmussen, born in GORDON RICHARDSON November 1919 in his parents' home 8 miles northeast of Antelope.[...]rother and sister, twins, Betty and Bob, who live in There were 4 other children in the family: Ralph, Sylvia (Mrs. E. B. California.[...]I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935. To participate in as many as 27 pupils. They also built their own fires, ca[...]ine. Max graduated from Antelope High School in 1937, the driest year I married Barbara Ueland, a school teacher in 1940. She was the of the dirty '30s. He then work[...]eridan Daybreak for 50¢ an hour. He spent a year in the CCC Camp at Lolo, MT earning No. I, pg. 567). $1 .00 a day. He went to college in Missoula and later worked on the[...]home; Lee, Conrad; Joyce Meagher, invasion barges in the Henry Kaiser shipyards in Vancouver, WA. Helena; Judy Hove[...]the only child of Maude and Ben Schlag, was born in Neal, Plentywood; Robin Lyda, Rapid[...]JAMES R. RICHARDSON farm out of Madoc in Daniels County. Florence started school in Madoc[...]8-24 on a farm 4½ miles west of Antelope, to and in 1929 the family moved to the Stringer farm southe[...]rton; Gene, deceased; T. She attended high school in Redstone. After her graduation in 1939[...]merton and Thomas W. of Ken- she attended college in Havre returning to work in the Sheridan County[...]newick, WA. AAA office in Plentywood for 5 years getting acquainted with many[...]etball and football, becoming captain of the team in[...]uring the summer he helped his folks on the farm. In[...]n. They all attended grade school and high school in Antelope and all graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman. Janyth, born in December 1946 was a nurse in the Air Force 4 years spending 15 months in the Azores Islands. Later she was a nurse in the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA. At present she is James R. Richardson. a nurse in Billings, MT. Kent, born in October 1948 was a county agent at Broadus for 4 In 1943, Jim enlisted in the Army and was sent to Belgium where years and is now living in Rapid City, SD working as an area ranch loan he ":'as injured. He spent 5 years in Letterman General Hospital. After agent for Equit[...]A where he made his home with his Ruth, born in February 1950 taught school in Sidney and Laurel mother, until Walt[...]. She is married to Arvid Haugeberg and they live in Billings. ton, WA. They have a daughter, S[...]m took care of their mother until she passed away in Jon, born in April 1951 married his college sweetheart, Donna[...]passed away 11 -29-83, after spending the summer in the VA with the family farming . They have 1 daughter, Suzanne. Hospital in Seattle. Jim was laid to rest beside his mother in Forrest The family were all confirmed members of the Antelope Lutheran Lawn Cemetery in Bremerton. Church. The children were all members of Luther League, 4-H, played in the school band, boys were in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Max and R[...]nd Eastern son, was born 10-17-25 in Plentywood. He graduated from Antelope Star. Flor[...]ficer of the Antelope Ladies Aid HS in 1943. He farmed with his father. His initial farm equipment in- and Homemakers Club. They both helped with the 5[...]ful born 9-17-27. Her mother died in 1934, her father in 1958. Her place to live and raise a family. We ha[...]. brothers and sisters are Gertrude Michels, Margaret Madsen, Violet[...] |
| [...]country school and graduated from Plentywood High in 1945.[...]I met my wife Mary Ilene Myrphy in April of 1948. We were mar-[...]an, Emily and Dan . children and lives in Hayward, CA where he is employed as Field[...]t for Pittsburg Des Moines Company. Kathryn lives in[...]and Dorothy were married 6-16-47. Their children are Daniel June. (8-18-49) who is married[...]endy and tract. I have been an officer in the local union for the past 17 years, Kamie and live in Plentywood. Susan (4-20-52) is married to Herb[...]3 children, Jennifer, Allison and Joel. They live in examining board. Plentywood, also. Kay[...]ckalew. They and their sons Brandon and Cody live in the trailer court on the farm. THOMAS J[...]son (6-9-1877 to 4-11-40) Electrical service in 1946 brought many improvements. Phone and Lulu Luel[...]2-70). I was born 5-28-16. I service was acquired in 1952. As the family grew, the lack of an ade-[...]uate water supply was one of the factors involved in moving the (7 -5-11 ), Eugene Lew[...]farmstead along the highway. A new home was built in Thomas Wayne (4-23-21 ), and James Robe, t (11-28-23 to 11-29-83). 1962. In 1968-70 Bob completed a total hog confinement fac[...]Most of my working life was spent working in construction labor which has the capability to pr[...]ing relations. For 16 years we lived in Washington State where I 1979, a shop was constru[...]construction unions. The next 20 years were spent in and Repair and is operated by son Bert. In 1982 Bob decided to take Southern Ca[...]of Construction Industrial Relations. I retired in the spring of 1981 at productive land by developi[...]ied Alice Susan Nonne 6-10-39 (born 6-7-17). In conclusion, Robert and Dorothy are pleased and happy at the I have 2 sons: Jere Michael, born 7-8-40 (in Plentywood, MT), and quality of life they have experienced. They began their life in the '20s Gregory Neil born 4-18-4 7 (in Pasco, WA). and spent their childhood during the "Great Depression". They give thanks that they are able to spend their later years with the comforts[...]Lulu (Hedges) Richardson, came to Sheridan County in 1900. They had a ranch 4½ miles west of Antelope. There seems to be some disagreement as to the exact dis[...]ter, Tom, and James. I spent 2 years and 6 months in the Air Force (July 1943-February 1946). I obtain[...]y and worked as a farm helper during 1946. I left in Jere Michael graduated from West Point Military Academy in June December 1946 and moved to Spokane, WA where I joined the Iron 1964; obtained his MS in Structural Engineering from the University of Wor[...]at North Port, WA that winter. Illinois in 1966; obtained his law degree from the U of Washington in From there I went on to help build an elevator. In the fall of 194 7 I 1975; married Faye[...]ved to Richland, WA to work on the Hanford Plant. In the past years 2 sons: Thomas Harold b[...]nd Peter Allen born 8-29-70. 1have worked on dams in the Columbia River, Boundry, Sand Coulee, They currently reside in Old Lyme, CT. Chief Joseph, Rocky Beach, Priest R[...]regory Neil graduated from Cal State, Los Angeles in 1968. He Snake River Dams, Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Brownlee and Ax Box. I obtained his MS in Geotechnical Engineering in 1973 and completed have worked on several bridges on the Snake and Columbia. I was in his Ph.Din the same subject in 1976, both advanced degrees were ob- Alaska on the Dew Line, in New York on the St. Lawrence Sea Way, in tained from UCLA. He married Stephan[...]12-26-82. They presently reside in Cary, NC.[...] |
| [...]es west of Antelope, to While in Westby he worked in the fields and enjoyed hunting and trapp- Weldon[...]Marie Jensen of Westby. Esther was born 10-15-01, in Racine,[...]Before their marriage Esther was employed in Great Falls and[...]ious occupations and with the Johnson Wax Company in[...]After their marriage, they rented several farms in the area. Those[...]rs of hard work for both Esther and Henry. Though there was a lot[...]day parties, go to 4th of July celebrations and many more social As a child I went to Antelope gr[...]well much of the time. ing I spent a year in India and a year and a half in the Pacific, returning From Westby they moved to the Helga Schultz farm in the Dagmar to the states in 1945. I re-enlisted and went to Germany for 3 years. community, but farming did not improve so in the fall of 1937 they After getting out of the service I went to work in the Navy yard in decided to go to California to seek employment for the winter and Bremerton, retiring in 1973. Jim and I lived in Bremerton until he pass- perhaps find a different occupation. Henry and his brother-in -law, ed away.[...]ld, Walter, Jim , Thomas. I attended school in Antelope and graduated in 1929. I worked on the farm and the Fort Peck Dam . In May 1942 I left for Bremerton, WA and worked at the Navy Yard for 4 years. In February 1946 I left the yard for the Bremerton H[...]The family returned to Montana in 1938. They decided to pur-[...]chase the grocery store in Antelope in 1940. This turned out to be[...]store in 1962. That marked the end of the grocery store business in[...]Antelope as no one else was interested in operating the store.[...]T. We painted pictures, which are now a treasure for her family. Esther died have a[...]ngham, 5-11 -73 . WA. They live in Blaine, WA. He works for the US Customs. They hav[...]hnson. They have 2 boys: Don and Chris. They live in Gig Antelope ALCW, the VFW Auxiliary in Plentywood, and Antelope Harbor, WA.[...]juster in northeastern Montana.[...]NORMAN and CAROL ROBERTSON Bertina Robertson, in Racine, WI. He 1st came to the Westby-Coal[...] |
| [...]aching various years at rural Lew Wallace, degree in Education from MSU. He is an electronic technicia[...]kept things going Federal Aviation Administration in Helena. He married Carol Marsh, when there was little or no crop. daughter of Eugenia and Frank Marsh of Plentywood. She was born in We belonged to the Lutheran[...]Masons. As the children grew, we became involved in Sunday district clerk in East Helena, MT.[...]In 1942 we moved into Antelope, living 1st in the Homme house and then in the Hunter house. We purchased the Miller house in 1944 and lived there 8½ years. In 1952, Axel and Adah retired to Plenty-[...]ter 20 years on the farm , we moved to Plentywood in 1971.[...]for 18 years in Edmonds, WA, where Don worked for Boeing and Ar-[...]worked some at the Culbertson Con- cial fisherman in Alaska. Randy, born 11-2-58 is a ranch hand at[...]continues in speech therapy. Buzz, though still associated wit[...]farm, lives in Plentywood and is an officer in Security State Bank. Adolph, 6-3-14, oldest[...]Adolph and Doris have enjoyed some traveling in late years. They on their farm near Antelope. Bro[...]Nora usually "winter" for 3 months in Arizona. (Small), Rolf, Helen (Sampsen) and Donald. He attended 1st grade in the Muddy School and the following ERLING and EDITH ROMST AD years in Antelope. His farm education started early, milki[...]9-27-23 to Thomas and Ella Sundsted at their home in and driving work teams at 10. At 14, a Rumley Oil[...]with -a 1934 winter course at Hansen Auto School in Fargo, ND. home. In 1942 I enrolled in the Great Falls Business College. In the fall He met Doris Billington from Fairvi[...]of 1943 I found secretarial work in Seattle and stayed there until teach in Antelope. They were married the next year. Their[...]front room Antelope school and MSC in Bozeman. Later he joined the Civilian Con- heater[...]servation Corps and spent a winter in western Montana in road con- was soon replaced with a gas-powered wa[...]ed to the 160th Infantry and served 3 years in the South Pacific during Then came a 6v windcharg[...]ouse". Belligerent leghorns son's farm in 1951 . It was located 8 miles southeast of Antelo[...]h. Our son, Robert (Buzz) joined the family in this home. Life was un- A sudden heart attack claimed his life 9-13-59; he is buried in the[...] |
| [...]ational Imp. Power at the Medical-Dental Building in Plentywood in 1960. I worked - in Reserve. there until Dr. Stoner and I opened the Riba House in November 1963. That business was not successful and we closed in September 1966. During the late '50s and early '60s I was active in the Antelope Lutheran Church as director of tt:1e[...]pter 66 at Plentywood and served as Worthy Matron in 1961-62. I moved to Billings the fall of 1966, where I met Harold Niel Blair. We were married in Elko, NV 10-21-67, lived in Billings from 1967 to 1972 and then moved to Kalispell. September of 1983 we sold our home in Kalispell and moved to Largo, FL where we had bought a place in 1982. The climate here is very agreeable; but I know my fondest memories will always be of my years in Sheridan County, and I know we'll return time and[...]Willie is married to Lana McCall and they live in Denver, CO. Willie[...]1-24, I spent my 1st 23 years on the family farm. In[...]Sandy lives in Denver and works as a shift manager for National Rent- degree in 1951. I then taught and coached in Winnifred, MT for 2[...]a-car at Stapleton Airport in Denver. years. I returned to Missoula and continued my teaching career there, retiring in 1980.[...]lived in Devils Lake, ND. Sunday evening 4-8-62, Les was killed in a My wife, Bobee (Selvidge from Billings) i[...]after doing one of the things continuing teaching in Missoula. Bobee and I have no children. I have 2[...]atus and CRAIG and FLORENCE SAXTON resides in Missoula.[...]Craig and twin brother, Walter Herbert were born in ROLF NORMAN ROMST AD the state of Montana in the town of Mondak on 11-18-14. I attended Ro[...]home farm west of Antelope. He graduated from AHS in Camp, Basic, Red, White and Blue cou[...]ent with his brother, Erling, to work that summer in Fort additional courses in the Civilian Conservation Corps; graduated from P[...]m. That fall, they both joined the CCC and worked in the US Army Air Force Technical sch[...]iddle River, Baltimore, MD; Missoula. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1940. He served in the Euro- worked for a total of approxi[...]and Grand pean and the Far East theater and flew in both the Japanese and Coulee dams. While working on the Grand Coulee Dam I was drafted in- Korean conflicts. He married Marion (Betty) Nutt[...]GA and Eric, overseas to England; was in the 8th Air Force and later transferred.into of N[...]e and Betty the 12th USAF; took part in the invasion of North Africa; received cam- made their home in Riverside, CA. In 1978, while working in his yard, paign stars for the Algeria-[...]in Antelope (daughter of Vincent and Anna Cybulski).[...]ne Rorvig Hoffman's story for his sisters' names. In 1928 the family moved to Reserve where Les became[...]jes had the Case tractor and Implement dealership in Reserve and also had a Case dealership and relay station in Devils Lake, ND where Les worked for a few years in the 1930s. He did a lot of trucking for them. While living in Reserve he and Earl Holje did a lot of hunting in the winter. They would take off on their skis, sandwich in a pocket and be gone all day. They took part in many rabbit drives and would sell them for 1o or 15¢[...]for telling about this part of Les' life.) In 1943 Les moved to Seattle where he married a Rese[...]d Helen. Sitting: Craig and Florence Saxton. born in Seattle 8-28-44. Later they moved to Antelope. On[...]ter Sandra was born. From 1951 to 1953 they lived in At 1 time I held 3 (voted in) Sheridan County public offices: Cor- Seattle. Les hauled fuel for Peck's Oil Co. In 1953, they moved back to oner, Pu[...] |
| [...]oximately After being stationed in several more states and after a tour in Ger- 569,600 accident free miles in the course of 28½ years and retired many with the family, Herb was by now a Major. He reti[...]Service he retired with 100% disability in July 1975. Legion, Paleontological Research Insti[...]years on the Selective Service board which ended in Walter Trent Saxton is now a Chiropractor and resides in Placer- 1972. At the time the SSS board ended I w[...]Herb and Midge are now living in Sacramento, CA. His hobbies are My hobbies are ancient history, archaeology, paleontology and[...]y, which dates way back to when I attended school in Antelope. I have observed a number of archaeological sites not only in Sheridan PETE and SIGRID (HOVET) SCULLY County but also in Africa, Sicily, Italy, England and on the island[...]ing Paleontology, I have walked a number of miles in the I was born on 5-3-25 to Gu[...]of Fort Peck, MT. lived in Antelope until 1944. During that 19 year period I[...]years and Antelope High School, where I graduated in[...]lege for 1 year. In August of 1944 I put on my walking shoes and head[...]twin boys born to Nellie overseas in the service. Blanch Stevens Saxton and Willard lsaca Saxton on 11-1 8-14 at Fort While in Redding I met a tech sergeant by the name of Igna[...]we decided Pete Scully made much more sense. In return he changed brother's name was Willard Crai[...]as friends. Both boys 1st started their schooling in Antelope. Herbert surgical assista[...]ral Hospital. graduated from Antelope High School in the class of '35. He likes to In December of 1945 after Pete was discharged from the Army, point out he was 10th in his class standing!! (There were only 1Oin the we moved to Naches,[...]Yakima where we have lived ever since. While in Naches we had 3 After high school graduation in 1935 "Herb" went to work on the chi[...]-46), Sharon Lee (born 2-8-49), and Fort Peck Dam in July of that same year. In November 1937 he quit Patricia M[...]atholic Priest this job and enlisted as a Private in Company "B", 1st Battalion of the assi[...]He also is 4th US Infantry at Fort Missoula, MT. In June of 1940 Company was Directo[...]d Perma- moved to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK. In November of that same nent Deaco[...]the Army Air Corps Detachment. After WWII started in married on 12-5-70 to Edward Jay L[...]2 1941 , Herb was a Staff Sergeant and Air Gunner in the 36th Bomb children: Tonja M[...]at Yakima Manufacturing and Sharon marine Patrol in both the Bering Sea area and the Gulf of Alaska a[...]Catholic Church in Central Washington. Patricia lives here in Yakima After reporting for duty as a new off[...]ths later he was assigned to an Air Force station in Manufacturing. Springfield, OH in February 1944. Here he met and later married[...]he bought a tavern which we called Pete and Sigs in 196 7. We It was not too long until he was a[...]sold it in 1973 and bought the Cabulance Company (a non-emer[...]the war ended he was sent to Tokyo, Japan. Later in August of[...]sportation service). 1946 "Midge" joined him over there and on 9-23-47 Kimberly Lynne,[...]Pete died on 12-16-80 in Yakima and I have continued to run the their daughter, was born in Tokyo. After returning to the States in[...]ance Company ever since. 1948 and being stationed in Georgia, their son was born and was[...]think that this end began 59 years ago on a farm in Antelope, is named Walter Trent, on 10-30-49.[...]Ramstad. We were a lively family, all born in a 10-year span. Our[...]Music played an important part in our lives on the farm. I believe[...] |
| Lodge were important influences in our lives; our parents were strong years at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. In 1964, supporters of both. I was often asked to p[...]Ruth organized the Mental Health Association in Sheridan County and sored by these organizations[...]egion 1 Coordinator for 5 years. She has received many honorary let- church. When she saw me arrive at[...]e. ters and plaques for her work in the field of mental health. She was There was no pianist so the Rev. Simundson asked me to play. It was also instrumental in acquiring Special Education within the school while I was accompanying the congregation in a hymn that Ludvig Ror - system and to p[...]t other towns, but my dad would only let me play in Antelope, so we were a bit frustrated. I ha[...]igh, and greatly enjoyed the high school reunion in 1968. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1935 and in the fall enrolled at the U of Minnesota entering the new 5 year Nursing pro- gram leading to a BS in Nursing Education. While there, I met Laverne Small, who was a student in the College of Pharmacy. When Vern graduated in 1938, we wanted to get married but I still had 2[...]ooling left and married students were not allowed in the School of Seate[...]Nursing granted me permission to be In 1972 they moved to Plentywood, purchasing the Jim Boyer married and remain in Nursing. In September 1938 I became the 1st house on Main Street. In 1978 Vivian and Ruth sold their business in married student nurse at the U of Minnesota graduating in June 1940. Antelope to Roger Krumweide[...]n retired at that time, com- MS and Ph.D. degrees in Medicinal Chemistry. In 1945, I retired to pleting 43 years in the grain business. raise a family. Our son, Larry was born in June 1945 and Jim was born They continue to make their home in Plentywood, but have a park in January 1951. I returned to Nursing in 1962, working in a surgeon's home, for winter living, in Mesa, AZ. They have traveled extensively office f[...]past several years . . . visiting all the states in the Union and much My husband joined the University of Nebraska faculty in 1948 as of Canada and Mexico. Still, there is no place like home. Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. He retired in January 1983. Their children are as follows: Lowell, Plentywood; Della Mae (Mrs. Our 2 sons are married and we have 2 grandchildren. Larry and[...]David, Minot, ND; Marliss (Mrs. Laverne Margaret are both employed and live in Lincoln. Jim and Susan, Jay Johnson)[...]s. Bruce Albers), Northfield, MN. and Nicole live in Washington, DC where Jim is completing his reside[...]Robert L. Spoklie was born in Rochester, MN, on 2-11 -35 . He is VIVIAN and RUT[...]r, St. Vivian and Ruth Snyder were both born in North Dakota farm coun - Louis, MO. try[...]1941 to not meet until their late teens; marrying in October, 1938. 1944 and then moved to western Montana attending schools there un- Vivian first became an "elevator man" at[...]ND; moving to til returning to Antelope in 1951 , graduating from Antelope High Van Hook, NO[...]7). Van Hook is no longer; hav- School in 1954. ing been flooded by water filling the Garrison Dam Reservoir. By then In August of 1954, Bob married Shirley Mae Nelson, t[...]born 5-15-36 . They have 5 children , Darcy, In 1947 they moved to Reserve, MT. During the summer[...]Mrs. Jeff Nordhagen, born 11 -21 -56 and married in 1980. She is the family moved to Tolley, NO. Ruth made many a home for her family currently teaching Home Economics in Westby. Jeff and Darcy have 1 as the years went a[...]son, Devin Jeff, born 9-29·83 . In 1953 Vivian purchased the Antelope Grain Company in Antelope, MT. Thus the Snyder Grain Company came to be. The orig- inal elevator was expanded many times over the years. Through the years Vivian and Ruth have been active in the American Lutheran Church. Vivian was a Boy Sc[...]tor for the Montana Elevator Association . He was in• strumental in organizing the Plentywood Rural Fire Depar[...] |
| Guy was born 4-5-58, married in August 1981 to the former Diane the school year in Antelope. We stayed with Uncle Ted. I helped Ted Hackley, Plentywood. Guy and Diane live in Antelope where he has farm that s[...]very summer I came back and helped my uncle farm. In 1970 I rented still lives.[...]his farm and bought it in 1973. Diane, born 11-29-62, has attended Montana State College. She married Bill Nyby of Dagmar in June 1984. Hallie was born 6-8-64 and is co[...]ege at Havre. Grant, born 3-3-66, graduated in May 1984, from Medicine Lake High School and will attend Minot State College. Bob has been engaged in farming at Coalridge and Antelope. He founded Spo[...]steel grain bin, trucking, and building business. In the 1960s this was the largest emp'loyer in Sheridan County with as many as 40 employees. In 1980, Bob started the Montana Oilfield Water Service, Inc., and in 1982 the Coalridge Disposal and Petroleum Corporation. Bob has been active in all local sports. In 1969 and 1971 he was selected All State Catcher for men's fast-pitch softball. His hobbies are Keith (back), Hope, Linda holding Mich[...]children's activities, sports, and hunting. In March 1981, Robert married Arlene Logan Olson. They are now Linda Milbrandt of Flaxville, and I were married on 3-17-72. We residing in Bigfork, MT, where they have real estate interests. Bob con- have 3 children. All were born in Plentywood: Joy Lynn, 197 4; Hope tinues to trave[...]to farming Ann, 1977 and Michael Glen in 1981. and trucking business.[...]Torgerson, on 4-12-45. My brothers are Wayne, Keith and Randy. from Cottonwood, MN in 1909 and homesteaded 1½ miles east of[...]was raised on a farm 7 miles northwest of Dagmar in an area Antelope, MT. They had 2 sons, Milo and G[...]d away known as the Racine Valley. in 1930 in Seattle, WA. Selmer passed away in 1956 in Minnesota. I was 1 of the 1st boys to join 4-H in Antelope. With 4 boys in our Milo passed away on 3-28-76 in Brockton, MT. Minnie passed away in family, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts were an important part of our fami- 1983 in Seattle, WA.[...]looked forward to each year. Rothsay, MN in 1907 and homesteaded 1 mile northeast of Antelope[...]rd passed away ing high school, and in the summer I played Legion baseball, Big Muddy in 1918 at Antelope. Annie passed away in 1956 in Sidney. Inga League baseball, and fast pitch softball. passed away in 1958 in Culbertson. I graduated from high school in the spring of 1963. The fall of ilo attended school in Antelope, Raymond and Plentywood until 1963 I attended Dawson County Community College in Glendive on a his parents moved to Seattle, WA. Then he continued school there. He combination track and basketball scholarship. I graduated from DCCC came back to Antelope in the late 20s and worked for Obert and Roy in the spring of 1966. I attended Eastern Montana Co[...]time, I worked for got work. Ruth went to school in Antelope and Beauty School in Min- Bob Spoklie and in the oil fields of Montana, North Dakota, and Utah. neapolis. In 1936 she married Milo in Glasgow. They lived in Nashua Candi graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1970. We until 1944 when hey moved to Brockton, M[...]home farm. In 1980 I bought the farm from my folks. We live in Sandra went on to school in Billings, then on to San Francisco. A[...]nd and remodeled. Matthew and reside in Placerville, CA. Milo, Jr. went to school in Brockton and Poplar, he farmed with his father. In 1969 he married Karen Schuetze. Her parents are Roy and Viola Schuetze and farm in the Froid area. They have 2 children- Stacy Milo and Tammy Lynn. They go to school in Poplar. They live in Brockton, MT. We are grateful for the wonderful friends and family God[...]KEITH and LINDA TORGERSON I was born 8-10-48 in Plentywood, MT to Ernest and Rose Torger- son (story in Dagmar section). I grew up on a farm about 7[...]Bryan, Candi, Kenny, and Heidi Torgerson. school in Antelope. We rode a bus to and from school. I rec[...]Our daughter, Heidi, was born in June of 197 4. Our son, Bryan, I was a member[...]also 4-H. was born in December 197 8. In March of 1963 my parents and younger brother, Randy, moved In the spring of 1977, Ron Ueland and I started K &[...]Kenny and Wayne and I finished tion. In 1979, we bought out Medicine Lake Ready Mi[...] |
| [...]artnership and Kermit was active in many organizations. He was a life member of formed Pra[...]275 Sons of Norway, Antelope, and a member of Ken in June of 1982. Moose Lodge in Plentywood. He was active in Boy Scouts, 4-H Club, In 1982 I was elected to both the Antelope Park Boar[...]n, Dagmar, MT, whose We retired in 1973 and moved to Plentywood. In the fall of that history is in the Sheridan Daybreak on page 92.[...]-Lottie, Leonard, municate with our many relatives. Elvina, her husband, Soren Rungborg an[...]ois. We spent winters in Mesa, AZ. I attended the Lew Wallace grade[...]nniversary on 6-22-80 with our farm. It was early in the morning as we walked to school and many all our family and many of our friends present. times we heard the Coyote[...]I have continued to spend the winters in Mesa, and summers at the hill until the bell rang; in the spring, we played ball and many other my home in Plentywood. Besides my 2 sons and daughters-in-law, I games.[...]ed Antelope High School. They were fun years with many Axness (wife} was born 2-25-31 in Minnesota, daughter of Floyd and activities. There have been several Antelope school reunions[...]8-31-5 9; Kendal Ann-8-5-61. history is in the Sheridan Daybreak on page 47. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1948 and attended Mon- Kermit was born in Cottonwood, MN on 5-12-06. When he was 1 tana State College 1948-50. I enlisted in the US Air Force 1-8-51 for 4 year old, he moved[...]ke September 1956 and returned to college at away in 1970.[...]on his father's farm and spent some a BS in Business Administration. I started in the life insurance business time working on const[...]June 1958 and after 26 years I am still in the business. Since 1971, I on several threshing machines (usually as a fireman) in the Antelope have been farming east of Antelope. area. He was also a census taker in the Depression years. M[...]at Montana State University, where she graduated in Nursing grasshoppers and army worms.[...]June 1952. She returned to Plentywood to work in the local hospital, One sunny day, we looked[...]d covered the sun. worked for 2 years in New York City, worked 2 years in Missoula We watched and it was a swarm of grassho[...]ork as on the ground, they took everything edible in sight. All our fields and• Sheridan Co. P[...]othing was left after they were gone either. There were also the good times when neighbors would con[...]ives and ski behind cars and down the hills. In 1944, we moved to Antelope and rented Kermit's fo[...]Kathleen (Kathy) graduated in June 1981 with an Associate[...]Degree in Nursing and worked as an RN at Sheridan Memorial[...]in Plentywood. In July 1982, she married Jerry Tangedal of Westby,[...]. Adeline died at 3 weeks old in Denver and her twin sister Reanne[...] |
| [...]ear old lives with her parents on the family farm in Syl, all born in Minnesota. Dad came a few days ahead with an immi[...]to be Kendal (Kendy) graduated from college in May 1982 and works as called the "Em[...]." a legal secretary for Thomas Darland, attorney in Plentywood. She married Douglas Tangedal, July 1983. They make their home in Westby, MT. I have 1 brother, Ronald, who lives on the family farm in Antelope. Adeline has a brother Willard Axness, living in Gig Harbor, WA and a sister Charlotte Tronson, living in Medicine Lake. We have made our home in Antelope since 1960. We are so for- tunate to have our children and parents living in Sheridan County. Our lives are enriched and happy with all the many friends we have made over the years. You could no[...]on of Kermit and Elna Ueland, was born and raised in the Kermit, Sylvester, Rudolph, Theodor[...]ommunity. Ron graduated from Antelope High School in 1956. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in con- Another brother, Rudolph, was born in 1909. Mrs. Rice from struction technology from Mo[...]· My sister, Mabel, was born in 1912. Gerharda Solberg was in at- Ron spent 3 years with the US Army as a[...], graduating from the US Army's Electronic School in Georgia Home births were common in those days-no hospitals. with honors. His overseas assignment was in Korea. I have[...]endless expanse of grass as I first saw it in 1907, with only the stage Department of Highways in the engineering field, which included[...]office was Flandrum, the mail coming to our land in Ron is married to Ann Oelkers of Culbertson.[...]and Maren Oelkers who farmed and also ran a dairy in the right by our place in 1908 or 1909, and we got the 1st telephone in Culbertson community. She comes from a family of[...]Insurance Agency. bought candy there. When the railroad came through my dad was in- Ron and Ann moved from Culbertson to the family farm in the duced to sell his west 80 to[...]Co. which called the townsite spring of 1973, and are still residing on the original homestead of R. R. Antelope. The bank and store moved up there. In a few years there Ueland.[...]From 1973 to the present, Ron has been engaged in farming and shop, an opera house as[...]nother bank, 4 grain elevators, ranching and also in the concrete construction business with Ken[...]orgerson as a partner, and is still a stockholder in Prairie Sand and contributed, and 2 chu[...]was not in the class of men like (Doc) and Art Olsen. Believ[...]t. The only ones I ever heard of that served time in there were unsuspecting citizens who were induced to in[...]Ron and Ann have 4 children: Cindy, who lives in Billings; Dennis, Ted and I were pupils in all 3. married to Ruth Salter, lives in Medicine Lake; Ginger, married to Dave[...]me quite well known at a county-wide Benth, lives in Medicine Lake and Barbie, married to Dan Barham l[...]at Culbertson when it was learned that the 3 con- in Ballentine, MT. Cindy, Dennis and Ginger all grad[...]won 1st in elocution.[...], next year at the Lew Wallace. I married her and there were 4 The Uelands of Antelope, are in the 1st history of Sheridan Co. child[...], CO; Marilyn, 1934, a published about 1920, also in the "Daybreak". So it is only fitting one[...]a psychiatric social worker at the State Hospital in Napa, CA. The girls write what he remembers.[...]all born in Sheridan Co. under the care of Dr. Storkan, Dick in Williston, We came to Montana in 1907; 3 boys, Theodore, Kermit, and I, ND in 1938.[...] |
| Now there are 18 grandchildren, and presently 7 great-[...]nd Jacob. Chris Wirtz is an electrician presently in San Luis Obispo, grandchildren.[...]CA. I clerked many years in Strom Hardware. Sales from North Dakota line alon[...]E My father and mother came to Antelope, MT in 191 Ofrom Lankin, ND. Our mo.ther was Sarah[...]Stan and Gladys Wirtz . in that area. Our father was in the freighting business, and had a farm west of[...]ington is our home now but still have a soft spot in our town.[...]nd Ruth M. Hess. My 3 oldest brothers served in WWI, and Louie served in WWII. Wm. E. came to Sheridan Co. in 1910. Ruth M. was daughter of Milas My brothers were all born in North Dakota, and I was born in Antelope, and Rosa Jackson who came to Sheridan Co. in 1900. Ruth M. was 1 and married to Edward VanHee[...]We moved to Seattle, year old. WA in 1937. Edward passed away in 1981. We had 3 children: James[...]I attended school all 12 years in Antelope , graduating in 1937. I CURTIS and JOYCE VAN VOOST[...]Gilbert D. Wolfe born 9-9-11. Came to Plentywood in 1916 with Jensen. She was born in Grenora, ND, 7-18-30. Their other children parents Albert and Martha Wolfe. are: La Fern Dehl, Augusta, MT; Helen McMillan, Seatt[...]La Fern could attend high school. Joyce graduated in 194 7 from Antelope High School and attended Nort[...]her last 2 years by taking extension courses and in- dependent study from MSU receiving a degree in 1967 in Elementary Education. Joyce's husband is Cur[...]. All live at their ranch at We lived in Oregon most all of our lives. Gil followed the lumber in- Polson, MT and are actively involved in the operation of the ranch. dustry for most of those years. We lived in Bend, Coos Bay and now in Joyce is now retired from the Polson schools and is involved full Lebanon. We came to Lebanon in 1960. I worked at Lebanon High time on the ranch.[...]a 25-year project to create a School in the cafeteria and then worked at Lebanon Communit[...]Hospital since 1970 and until retiring in 1983. I was an admitting clerk STANLEY and GLADYS[...]re wed 3-27-48 at Plentywood, We are both retired ; are in good health and do enjoy life. We love MT. Gladys[...]to camp in the mountains and at the coast. Albert Lee of rur[...]n and taught grandchild. Glenn lives in Forest Grove and is with the US National school a[...]rade school, Outlook and Plentywood high schools. In his senior year he joined the Paratroopers for 2[...]discharge and marriage they headed for "out West" in Eunice Rorvig was born 3-22-25 in Antelope , MT, the 4th child of th eir Model "A"[...]Gladys was My parents built a home in Reserve and we moved there in 1929 igh school secretary at Burbank for 19 ye[...]aurant, tavern. After graduating from high school in maker and Aerobic dance instructor. Penny's husband is in real estate Ulen , MN, I went to Seattle, WA with my brother, Lester. In Seattle, I and works for a bank in Kennewick. They hav~ 3 sons, Simon , Joshu[...] |
| [...]erintendent of Atkinson-Bell Electric Contractors in November of Vern taught high[...]ed from Western Technology in Cambridge, MA. He entered graduate school at the Washington University with honors, a major in Psychology and minor in University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1951 after attending sum- Education. She now lives with her husband on Long Island in New York mer school at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He received his State.[...]Ph.D. in Anatomy in 1955. During the summers of his college years,[...]attending summer school, he worked on his father-in-law's TOM and TERRI YEAGER[...]ents, Vernon and Grethe (Spoklie) Yeager, grew up in He taught Anatomy at the U[...]County. My father attended all 12 years of school in Ante- 1967, at St. Louis University in 1967-68, at Mahidol University in lope, graduating in 1944. My mother grew up in the Coalridge com- Bangkok, Thai[...]munity and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1944. My University since then. He attended Northwestern University in Chicago parents were married in the Emmaus Lutheran Church of rural Coal- in the spring of 1960 under a National Science Found[...]he ridge on 10-4-4 7. I was born on 9-12-48 in Minot, ND where my father was attend-[...]Minot State College, has published over 30 papers in homesteaded near Coalridge in 1908. I was baptized in the Antelope scientific and medical journals and is listed in American Men and Creek Lutheran Church.[...]Women of Science. My sisters are Donna Joy, born 2-2-51 and Susan Elaine, born[...]is a son of Walter and Leona Yeager (see page 44 in my grandfather Spoklie's farm . Later, during gra[...]Sheridan Daybreak). William was born 11-14-23 in Plentywood, MT. school years, I spent summers there and worked for my uncle, Bob Th[...]armed Spoklie. After I graduated from high school in Grand Forks, ND, in and mined coal until they moved i[...]ly, and on the Bill graduated in 1942; he joined the Army Air Force, became a oil rigs. In 196 7, I attended the Humbolt Institute in Minneapolis. pilot, flying 817s out[...]end of WWII he returned to Ante- I enlisted in the Navy in 1969. I had home port at San Diego and[...]d Saigon, Okinawa, Philippines, Japan, etc. I was in coal for Antelope community (the schoolhouse was his best customer) Hong Kong in 1970 on our way to Vietnam with a load of tanks w[...]r Force. got a 3-day pass. My parents were living in Bangkok, Thailand, at the Will[...]e page 54 Sheridan Daybreak) were married 2-13-46 in Bill- didn't have a passport. I was discharged from the Navy in April of ings, MT. Louise was born 3-31 -27 in Antelope, MT. She graduated 1973.[...]from Antelope High School in 1945. I worked for a time as a painter in San Diego, CA, before returning The family moved to Rapid City, SD in 1953. Bill flew B36s, B47s to Antelope in 197 4. After working as a carpenter and in the oil fields, I and 852s until he was medically retired as a Major in 1963. enrolled in the National Business College in Rapid City, SD. In 1976, I Some will remember the 83[...]he completed a 4-year Tool and Die apprenticeship in 1980. pilots on that p[...]0,000 feet. His memories go from below the ground in the 3-16-54 in Danbury, CT. We have 2 boys, Ralph, born 12-3-71,[...]ne to the wild blue yonder. Eric, born 10-23-76 . In the fall of 1981 we moved back to Antelope.[...]the ground and wheels on the highways as The boys are attending school in Plentywood. Terri has worked at the[...]our the country and Nursing Home for 2 years now. In April of 1982 while working on a[...]ly and friends. metal building, I accidently came in contact with a high power line and had 7200 volts[...]was bor~ m W1ll1ston, ND on 11-20-26, and grew up in the Antelope community. He has 1 brother, William[...]e ~ttended all 12 year_s of grade and high school in Antelope, graduating[...]ember 1946. Bill and Louise are parents of Walter William, born 3-13-47. He While in the service, he attended Washington State College[...]ied Dana Anderson from Colorado Springs, CO. They are based at Carolina State College. During the winter of 1946-47, Vern worked in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He will soon r[...]pted Rebecca from Danang, Vietnam . They now live in Eagle In September 1947, he enrolled at Minot State Teache[...]' where he received his BS degree in 1949. He was valedictorian of his[...]te Rohweder from Missoula, class and was included in "Who's Who among Students in American MT. They have 2 boys, Shaylon and Jason. They live in Boise, ID. Universities and Colleges."[...]At the printing of this book, we are pleased to still have Bill's He married Grethe Spoklie in the Emmaus Lutheran Church in rural mother living at the Plentywoo[...]dge on 10-4-47. (See Grethe Spoklie Yeager sketch in Coalridge 5-27-84.[...] |
| [...]ot least, home of Mrs. Andrew Fadness in the Archer community. The ladies it had a post of[...]he little gathering Archer School. This all began in 1914 and as the years went on the[...]ate a Lutheran Church or a Ladies Aid was unknown in northeastern was in Archer was in the home of Mrs. Bertha Knudsen. She had it for[...]from a Norwegian Lutheran settlement in Manger, ND came to mailing address was changed to[...]our post of- Gospel. He held services in the homes many times and people came fice and her living quarter[...]time in organizing the first Lutheran Ladies Aid in northeast Montana[...]this Ladies Aid in Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 101 was dedicated to the pione[...]meetings, either in homes or at the Fireside Room. Many non-members[...]hen the first Sheridan Daybreak book was printed (in 1970), the Locally we have made and[...]baskets for the needy and given gifts of money to many tion of one citizen and since then he (Mr. Einer[...]Tillie Eggen. Little girl in front: Pamela Thompson. Whitmarsh Circus Wago[...]The 1984 officers of this organization are: President, Agnes The original "Archer" sign[...]Lady, Lillian Frasier. The other members to date are: and is mounted over the "J Bar E Ranch" Hereford[...]tyve, who is our eldest active member, she joined in May side of the highway in the original townsite of Archer.[...] |
| Wahl. Our members who have passed away since 1970 are Gina Lee, Mason in 1964. He is a General Contractor and has worked in many Edna Rost, Emma Pheifer, Mathilda Thompson, Tillie Eggen and capacities in this area. They have 3 boys-David born in 196 7, Craig Dorothy Eggen. in 1968 and Michael in 1972. They live on the farm near me. In March, 1985 the Archer Golden Valley Lutheran Lad[...]ol and at- observe their 75th Anniversary. It was in March, 191 O that Pastor tended co[...]s employed by the Hegg assisted the Archer ladies in organizing the first Lutheran Ladies St[...]on for 1O years and now has his own surveying Aid in northeast Montana and they have been active churc[...]business. He married Dolores Jordon in 1964 and they live near me. ever since.[...]They have 2 boys and a girl- John Jr. born in 1967, Phillip in 1969 AUGUST ABENROTH and Kristin in 1971.[...]eorge J. and Hilda Abenroth. School and in 1963 she married Steven Summers, a teacher in the My education was obtained in Hamley, Archer and Mann schools and[...]nics field at Western Washington State University in graduated from P.H.S. in 1947. I bought my parents' farm in 1948, Bellingham. They have 3 boys-Jeffrey born in 1963, Matthew in which was my mother's homestead and over the years have added 1966 and Joe in 1969. more acres to my farm. On 6-20-50 I married[...]Carl was stricken with acute leukemia in 1981 and passed away the daughter of Lester and A[...]By Geo. W. Abenroth have 3 children and live in Enumclaw, WA. Les (12-1-54) is operating Our father, George J. Abenroth, born in Prussia 10-15-1874 came his grandmother's farm at[...]3 children. Jill is a Greco, was born in Evansville, MN 7-19-1886. In 1909 she took up a graduate of Arizona State U. majoring in Music Therapy and a minor in homestead 3 miles east of Archer, MT[...]born, attended by Mrs. 0. T. Benson-Carl W. In May, 1959 I became employed with the Soil Conserv[...]-11) died October 1981; Marie L. (11-24-12) lives in Phoenix, AZ; vice. With this job I was on almost every farm in the county helping ap- ~eorg_e W. (10-16-13) lives in Walla Walla, WA; Albert L. (9-24-15) ply sound co[...]lives m Sweet Home, OR; Luella (9-15-17) lives in East Helena, MT; ment today to see some of these projects still in operation. After work- Helen (4-6-20) lives in Phoenix; Edith (11 -10-22) lives in Great Falls ing with S.C.S. 22 years I resigned in May 1981 and am now a full and August H. (8-18-28) lives in Plentywood. Our dad died in 1959 and time farmer, which I enjoy very much. Mother in 197 4. I give thanks to our pioneer parents who settled here and in the My first wife, Henrietta (Goetzinger) and I were married in Plen- face of hardships and adversity stayed here[...]came to the Comertown area in 1928 from Corinth, NO. We farmed the[...]o Washington State. After Grecko) who homesteaded in the Archer community in 1910. He went various employments I was employed by the government A.S.C. for 1o to school in the Lee School and 2 years of high school in Plentywood. years, then 10 years with a paper company. His brothers and sisters are-George, Albert, August, Mary, Helen,[...]n-Claude G. (5-16-39) is single Luella and Edith. In 1937 he married Stella Goetzinger, daughter of[...]orge and Hattie Goetzinger, who came to Comertown in 1928 from Dahlin of Spokane, the[...]family live in Walla Walla, where he is a building contractor. Beulah M. In December 1940 our first child, Charlotte was born in Plen- (2-8-43) is married to Bruce Brewer of Carbonado, WA, who is vice tywood and in 1941 we moved to Sidney, where Carl worked as a president in charge of lending at a savings & loan. They live in Walla ~echanic for a year. World War II had begun[...]is married to Barry Flippo airplane mechanic job in Civil Service, so we packed our belongings of Falmouth, VA, a building contractor. They live in Phoenix and have 3 and started for Boise, ID, where he was to be in training for 3 months. sons. Loren W. ([...]s on the old trailer were poor College in March 1971 with a B.A. major in economics and a minor in and since tires were rationed, we could not buy a[...]ge of 26 years. He had ~a? to leave our trailer in Livingston to return for it later. When Carl been working on a building project in Casa Grande and living in[...]moved to Walla Walla, WA to work at the air base there. We lived at Waitsburg for 2½ years during which time our served in the U.S. Army 2 years and they live in Walla Walla. Cindi is a son John was born in 1944. In 1945 Carl was called into the service[...]ne is studying to become a respiratory and served in the Army Medical Corps for 14 months. He crossed[...]therapist. Claude, Paul and Beulah were born in Plentywood, Bonnie in Pacific twice on the hospital ship "Hope." We had moved to Skagit Burlington, WA, Loren in Mt. Vernon, WA and Lane in Walla Walla, County, WA before Carl went into the[...]A. My first wife, Henrietta passed away 12-31-75. In 1980 I married he was away. After his discharge 6-1-46, we decided to settle in that Dorothy E. (Strouse) Bennett of Milton-Freewater, OR. We live in Walla area and on 10-21 -46 our 3rd child, Elsie,[...]she married Jack E. Dan was born in Minnesota, his family moved to Archer when[...] |
| was a child. He worked on farms and ranches in eastern Montana until Cemetery near th[...]is a student at Circle entering military service in 1941. Dan married Marie Pedersen at Plen-[...]4-H member, won Ag and Achievement awards tywood in 1942. After his military service, he worked for a year and a in her project work and has won trips to Billings and Bozeman for live- half in the Seattle shipyards, then moved to Plentywood w[...]a garage mechanic. The family moved to Kalispell in 1953 and Dan Assoc. , the Circle F.H.A. Chapter and won 2nd place in the local Beef worked at lumber mills and as cust[...]head Valley H.S. and at Cook-off contest in the fall of 1982 and 1st place in the Beef Cook-off the Band B Store. They had 5 children-Caroline (Mrs. Richard Taylor), contest in 1983. Nita (6-7-70), Bethy (10-28-71) and Matt (4[...]on), Shirley (Mrs. Rickey Anderson) and are also members of 4-H and of the Montana Jr. Herefo[...]s. Robert (Jennie) Cook, Plentywood. He are accomplished livestock judges and Nita and Beth have won state passed away in 1980.[...]5-20-03 at Rippey, IA to I was born 7-16-44 in Plentywood to Joseph and Katherine[...]Bk. I Pg. 765 (Kohler) Eggen, graduated from PHS in 1962. In my junior year I was and 766). Leck[...]d, worked on the the Scobey Saddle Club Queen and in my senior year I was the Plenty- rail[...]rrier on the wood FFA Chapter Sweetheart and was in 4-H for 8 years. I attended Redstone[...]and Marie Ertner as attendants tywood and worked in the Security State Bank. On 10-17-64 I married[...]t Stanton, ND 4-14-1 0 Edwin D. Beery of Vida, MT in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Eddy to Henry and Nellie Knutson Fretheim. In 1913 the family moved back is the son of Newell a[...]d after graduating from Mechanic Arts High School in 8-25-39, attended schools at Richey, graduated in 1957. He has lived St. Paul in 1928 Aster moved with the family to a farm south[...]for which her dad had traded his interest in the Minnesota family farm Farmer by the Circle Jaycees in 1967, served on the McCone County[...]can of dynamite caps that had been left there from some previous year. In April of 1931 my dad and Leck circulated a petiti[...]ute south out of Archer. On 6-15-31 the route was in[...]In 1943 Aster again taught at Two Tree and in 1946 finished out a Front row: Le[...]rlier part of a softball team. family is involved in 4-H with Eddy and I both being 4-H leaders. We are active members of the Montana Hereford Assoc. and[...]been a member of 4-H for 1O years, and won awards in Beef, Agriculture, Leadership and· Achievement a[...]the Federal Land Bank Agriculture speech contest in Sidney. In 1980 she won the coveted "I Dare You" award in 4-H. Leanne is a member and Director of the Monta[...]rving as State Secretary, was State Speech winner in 1980 and 1981 and won two trips to Kansas City, MO to participate in the Na- tional Speech contest. In June 1983 she was crowned Montana Here- ford Queen. While in high school she was a member and officer of the C[...]apter, served as President of the District F.H.A. in 1982 and '83, served as State Director those years and attended the National F.H.A. Convention in Atlanta, GA in the summer of 1982. She participated in all school activities - basketball, choir, school[...]na Girl's State Delegate. She now attends college in Bozeman, major- Front row: Lester and Aster Bedwell. ing in Ag Business. Karlene Margaret, our 2nd chi[...] |
| [...]rented following surgery, kept warm by remaining in bed. We closed off the some land and went farming on my own. In 1950 my dad passed away dining room and cooked by[...]ddin married Doraine Torgrimson Mclinden in Plentywood. She was the lamp. It was calving tim[...]time at Peterson's teaching school in Richey, MT. Sandy (Mrs. Bob Walker) has 2 childre[...]st of Reserve and Myrna works living in Missouri. Russell lives in Alexander, ND and teaches school. part time at Pl[...]gela Jean born 3-3-62. James mar- are making our home in Plentywood. ried Jill Lehman of Ft. Benton 8-10-7[...]JOAN(FLAKNE)BLYTHE both families live in Plentywood. In 1956 we celebrated our silver anniversary with friends at the Wolf Creek Hall and in 1981 our golden anniversary at the Redstone Hall. We are members of Faith Lutheran Church of Wanso and Ast[...]enry Fretheim died 3-7-4 7 and Nellie 1-20-68 and are buried in the Plentywood cemetery. We moved to Plentywood in 1978 and Leck still enjoys going to the farm in the summertime and since 1975 I have enjoyed work[...]through the Ameri-Mex-Amigo Club. Following are notes from earlier days: Boy's Shoes-$2.49; We[...]the Archer community. I got my education in the Plentywood school Fancy Wheat-$.57 a Bu.;[...]and graduated from P.H.S. in May 1961. I married Robert J. Blythe Flax-$1.0[...]We have 2 children-Jeffery John born 1-7-65 in Russellville. He[...]H.S. and he will graduate in May 1985. I was born 12-21 -20 on the homestead[...]Mr. and Mrs. twice a day, regardless of weather. In 1939 I went to C.C.C. Camp near George E. Bolster, who were of the earliest settlers in Sheridan County. Belton , MT for a year, then in the winter of 1942 I went to the Army I was born in Plentywood 5-30-17 where I grew up and attended and spent a year and a half in the states for my training and a year and school graduating in 1936. I worked around Plentywood for about 6 a half overseas in Europe with the 26th Infantry Division. years as a carpenter and painter. I was married in the "Old Bolster[...]4 miles south of Arther, attended grade school in Archer and graduated[...]bought from the county. We lived in a two-room trailer that I built, car-[...]l from a spring to water our chickens and garden. In[...]there for the winter and in the spring of 1944 we bought the ranch[...]ols plus refrigeration. My mother passed away in 1945 while I was overseas. When I got In 1958 we changed over to Registered Angus cattle and were discharged from the Army in the winter of 1946 I went back to the members of the American Angus Assoc. We were both active in 4-H[...] |
| [...]ntana Farm into the Army and served in the Pacific. After returning home he work- Bureau[...]n to East Helena. He enjoyed hunting in the nearby mountains and was the board when the old school in Plentywood was torn down that was an[...]ther was chairman of the board of school trustees in he passed away in August 1976. They had 3 daughters-Mrs. Boyd 1913.[...]ifer Bomar wonderful neighbors and friends we had in Sheridan County. of East Hel[...]Flakne 11-22-34 and there were 5 children born in this marriage-[...]the school in a small room off the classroom. Only once do I re[...]below the hill from our home and in the spring of 1939 it was like a[...]sons were raised on the ranch. Lloyd Jr. was born in 1948[...]and told us we would have to and attended school in Plentywood. He was active in 4-H club work as[...]n't the only ones who didn't well as F.F.A. while in high school. He graduated from Walla Walla[...]I was in the 8th grade our teacher, Mrs. Garbor from Kalis[...]y so all the taught school for 9 years and is now in business for himself in Walla[...]Walla, where they live. He is a volunteer worker in the Red Cross and out in their new pickup. I can also remember one of the dust storms in enjoys hunting and fishing.[...]the '30's when the dark clouds moved in and the air was so full of dust Rodney was born in 1950 and attended school in Plentywood. He[...]it was hard to breathe, even in the house. It turned as dark as night in was also active in 4-H club work. He went to high school and Walla[...]storm was over we could walk across Walla College in College Place, WA, where he majored in business. He[...]the floor and leave tracks in the sand on the linoleum. was a licensed pilot and enjoyed sports. Rodney was married in Oc-[...]I graduated from Redstone H.S. in 1946, attended college that tober 197 5 and passe[...]summer at Missoula and in the fall taught a country school at Froid, Missou[...]MT, where I met Howard Clark. We were married in October 1947. We Gary born in 1956 attended school in Plentywood, but finished[...]field, dug a well, planted grade and high school in College Place. He attended Walla Walla Col- lege, where he majored in biology. He is a member of the Walla Walla trees, dug a basement and lived in the basement for 11 years. Howard[...]built our present home finishing it in 1960. gun club, the American Rifleman's Assoc . a[...]51 is married to Buddy Neo-Tech International for many years as their advertiser-photog- Oshel and lives on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. They have 2 rapher.[...]ayne (4-29-54) We moved to College Place, WA in 1968 and in 1978 we sold the lives in Williston, ND and works for Schlumberger as an El[...]We are members of the Church of the Brethr~n and I am president The story of George and Hilda Abenroth is in Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. of the Women's Aid[...]ssociation. the years have gone. It was a time of many hardships for them, also We have traveled in states as far south as Texas, Florida and Hawaii[...]m that is not now. The homesteaders could tell of many and north to Alaska. We have been fishing in Canada as far as the road real life stories. I, H[...]Laurence Buffone goes and sight-seeing in Mexico. 8-9-45. Frank was a WWII veteran serving in the European Theatre. He passed away 6-21 -71 . W[...]KEITH JR. and LAUREL (LARSON} CLAWSON in the Vietnam War and now lives in Phoenix, AZ. Georgette R. married[...]53 to Keith and Alberta Kenneth Kestler and lives in New Jersey. They have 2 sons-Jute[...]older (7-13-69) and Ari (10-1 -74). I have lived in Phoenix, AZ since 1957. sisters, Ruth,[...]Plentywood from Culbertson. He attended school in Plentywood, took Miller. He was the son of Frederick J. and Edith Taylor Miller, he was part in numerous activities, including track, wrestling a[...]ed away the latter providing him with many good memories and a scholarship to January 1937 a[...]Western Montana College. He graduated in 1972 and that summer Antelope were married and farmed in that area. She passed away in played in the East-West Shrine game. He went on to D[...] |
| attended college for a year before the lure of good money in the grow- Antelope. On 4-4-17 my mother p[...]oilfield industry proved to be too much for him. In 1973 he went to miles south of Archer. My[...]for a year and worked on the first geothermal rig in that taken care of my mother during her[...]her after her death. I spent the next 18 years in their home. I graduated residence west ot Plentyw[...]from high school in 1935 and that fall I married Genevieve V10Iet I, Laurel Clawson, was born 7-10-63 in ltuna, Sask., the 2nd child Barge, the eld[...]Bk. I Pg. of Clifford and Tess Larson. I grew up in Kelliher, Sask., attended 122 and 600,[...]and Susan Barge.) Jenny came from a family school there and graduated from Matthew Halton H.S. in Pincher of 1Ochildren of which there are 3 living-Walter at Wickenberg, AZ; Creek, Alberta. In 1980 on my yearly visit to my sister and brother-in- Jenny at Plentywood and Dorothy at Weiser[...]ex- were married we worked for our board. In the spring of 1936 I got a cept occasionally unde[...]Peck Dam. On 9-2-36 our daughter married 1.0-2-81 in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Our daughter, Geraldine (Cookie) was born in the townsite of Wheeler, MT. After I Crystal Laurel was born 3-28-82 in Plentywood and is Dad's right-hand was l[...]lans to get more. I work equipment to put in a crop. occasionally at the County Seat Restauran[...]Crystal, the garden and our animals. Life is good in Sheridan C?unty and we hope to make this our home[...]Our 2nd daughter, Yvonne was born 2-13-38 in Plentywood, she Emma was kept busy as a homemaker and in raising their 3 sons-Or- passed away 6-21-48 in a truck accident. The girls attended Leet and rin[...]Two Tree schools, in 1948 the country schools closed and we moved[...]term to Lakewood Bible School in Devils Lake, ND. She took up a[...]business course in Omaha, NE, finished in the top 1O of her class and[...]was placed in a position with the C.I.A. in Washington, DC. After a year[...]and a half in Washington she came home and worked in Roy's Super[...]t 20 years. She is married to Ivan Koeller, lives in Billings[...]In 1948 we bought a couple acres of land from John P[...]arming and devote full time to the park business. In Emma and Conrad Coltom.[...]of the Gustav Adolph Lutheran plier. In 1975 we sold the complete business to Roy and Fae[...]ecutive board and Sidney, MT. I am in the 6th year of driving the Senior Citizen bus, t[...]erience. I am very Church women. They were active in the Community Club and Garden than[...]a nice Club, especially after Conrad's retirement in 1973. They both spent garden every year and through this endeavor have made some very many hours helping with the upkeep and beautifying of[...]fine friends, a family of robins who fly in every year to help us harvest were so proud of th[...]Relief. Attending family reu- check comes in. nions were one of their favorite pastimes and th[...]son Strathcona, have 2 boys-Eldon and Jason, they are small grain and Joseph Charles[...]Milo and Carol at Strathcona, and a son, Michael, are Charles and Mary Draszt. He had 2 siste[...]averne (10-22-06, deceased), and Eugene (1-3-09). In 1909 the Performance Engineering, a snowmo[...] |
| [...]th Louise Welliver District until 1948. In 1945 Laverne took on an extra job as Bell (11-11-[...]he was commonly known) and he served there as mail carrier until 1956 when the post office a[...]carry the Archer Rt. mail until he retired in June 1971, having served Gary Lee (12-26-36). Due[...]ocated on the Big Beaver Creek near Whitepine and in 1937 the family moved to that location.[...]In November 1971 Laverne suffered a stroke and spent[...]mainder of his life in the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plen- Back row: Charles and Marion Draszt. Front row: Ardith and Gary. Taken in December 1943. tywood. He passed away 10-17-81 at the age of 74. Grace had been in[...]son, Maurice Laverne, born ed at the Naval Yards in Bayview, ID during WWII. Tragedy struck 6-10-30. In 1956 he married Mercelene Anderson of Poplar, MT. For twice in the family during their years at Whitepine. On 6-[...]ation Supervisor for son, Kenneth (22) was killed in an automobile accident. He was t[...]. He had served and Mavis and they live in Poplar. in the South Pacific with the U.S. Army during WWII. In November 1954 Chike died in a logging accident at the family ranch, he was 53[...]ed for several years at the Whitepine School, and in Anna Lee, 2nd daughter of Joseph[...]she began employment at the Montana State School in 12-29-27 in Plentywood. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1945 and at- Boulder. While there she worked as house parent in a girls' cottage, tended the College o[...]ile at Boulder, Marion Falls were married in June 1949. They have 4 children and 2 grand- retu[...]children. Sons Timothy and wife, Dottie live in Havre; David lives in naturalization and earned her State Certification[...]D and Daniel and wife, Cathy have 2 sons and live in Great and returned to the family ranch in 1973 and lived there until her Falls. Daughter, Julie lives in Stamford, CT. health began to fail. In 1977 she moved to Spokane to be near her daughter[...]ra and John all of Spokane. Marion's son, Gary is in the carpentry business and his wife, the former J[...]ck," Norma and Jacqueline, all of Thompson Falls. There are also 6 great- grandchildren. LaVERNE and GRACE D[...]married Charles Orville Bell who had a |
| Anaconda Copper in Great Falls until his job moved him to Connecticu[...]beautiful wedding because so many friends helped make it special. It I was born 1-20-30 in the Wanso community and now live in Van- had rained that morning so Ardel[...]and couver, WA. My father, Nels Thompson was born in Denmark in 1893 led another for 9 miles so they could give us a buggy ride with a team and settled in the Wanso community (Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. 115). He[...]ter Frank Frasier (Arvid's un- ried Daisy Whitish in 1923 and they had 6 children-Eugene, Viola,[...]orothy, Irene, Nels Jr. and Gladys. They divorced in 1933 and he mar- his smoked ham and turkey specialties. ried Mathilda Flakne in 1934. They were parents of 5 children- Johnny, Ed[...]aduated from P.H.S., worked during the summer and in 1948 came to Vancouver, WA to live with my sister, Viola. I married Jack Edington 9-1-50, he was born in Pueblo, CO, 1-16-19, graduated from his home town high school and from In- dustrial Training Institute for T.V. and Radio R[...]ng the last 13 years at the Swan Island Shipyards in Portland, OR until his health failed causing him to take a medical disability retirement in 197 4. He passed away on 11 -30-78. We had 3 boys[...]ng at home past the age of 16 and has since lived in Group Homes and now is at Battle Ground, WA. Dann[...]nd Lorrie. Front row: Linda and Arvid Eggen . mer in a band. Steven Charles (3-9-70) is attending grad[...]time for tywood Lutheran Church and in the Bible Studies. I am also involved Jack and I[...]o be guardians for Dorothy Seely, a in CowBelles and a director on the Montana Hereford[...]is F.F.A., 4-H and Luther League events. In 4-H Arvid is a livestock one of my family.[...]t home often to visit Mom and Dad when they lived in Leaders Club. Lorrie enjoys all l[...]mily reunion 7-4-78. I had not seen is in drill team, F.F.A. , F.H.A., Luther League, Sunda[...]Jay-De is in 4-H and takes beef projects and horse but his rea[...]takes part in football and track and is in Sunday School. Both Lorrie By Linda L. Eggen[...]and Jay-De go to school in Plentywood and are members of the Mon- Arvid Joseph Eggen was born 6-26-43 in Plentywood to Joseph tana Jr. Hereford Assoc. The whole family enjoys youth rodeos in the and Katherine (Kohler) Eggen. He has 2 younge[...]kelford) of and bull rides and both are learning to rope. Plentywood. Being the 3rd gener[...]gen family on the J Bar Herefords are an important part of our family life as Arvid rai[...]. We show and sell cattle at the major bull sales in joyed by his ancestors. He enjoys nothing more th[...]ld's largest Hereford show. to God when he is out in the beauty of mother nature and its peacefulness.[...]ey made an equivalent of Eggen, was raised in the Archer community and graduated from P.H.S. th[...]r 72,000 miles and never left the state or in 1962. I attended Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle, WA missed a meeting. They traveled the farthest of any Guards in the state and followed through in Illustration and Advertising Design. I spent to t[...]about 7 years in the Puget Sound area. I, Linda Joy, am the[...]I married Genevieve Westerness of Columbus, ND in 1966. Our younger brothers, Jerry and Jim. I was[...]ks 1st son, Jon W. was born 4-7-68 in Seattle. I worked as a Combat Ar- moved from Nort[...]est tist during the Vietnam conflict in 1968-69, attached to H.H.C. 29th of Plentywood. I[...]f Hawaii. Our 2nd child, Dawn-Marie Nani was born in Honolulu, HI then to Outlook for high school. I have a warm feeling in my heart when on 9-7-69 . After my discha[...]d their home and love with born 2-13-73 in Plentywood.[...] |
| [...]common in those days. In 1934 during the dry years I went to Min-[...]nesota to find work, put in 42 days on different threshing rigs hauling[...]In February 1941 I was one of the first 20 men to be[...]railway from Plentywood to Fort Missoula. From there we went to Fort[...]strike' at the North American Airplant in Inglewood, CA, President[...]osevelt called out the 3rd Division and we walked in with live am-[...]ixed bayonets and put them back to work. We slept in[...]on 12-6-41 and put in the Reserves for 7 years. While I was on the I moved to Sauk Rapids, MN in 197 4 where I operated a Sign and tra[...]ising Business until 1980. I have been honored by many Art bombed and the U.S. went into[...]ied Katherine Kohler, daughter of Adam and Awards in the Midwest and Northwest part of the United Stat[...]th Kohler. She was born 12-26-21, attended school in rural now living in Billings working in the art field.[...]graduated from P.H.S. in 1939. She worked as secretary for J. E. his education in the Plentywood school, entered the military service in[...]ty Attorney for Plentywood and later as secretary in the March 1968, was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA a[...]W.P.A. office in the courthouse. In 1945 I bought the ranch from my LA. From there he was sent to Vietnam for 15 months. He was awar[...]grandchildren, our children are Arvid, Joanne and Linda. (See Arvid's After his d[...]our youngest, was for several years. He now lives in Plentywood where he does carpenter[...]born 4-8-53 in Plentywood, attended the Plentywood school and wo[...]graduated in 1971. She attended the Williston U.N.D. Center an[...]inte~s ~t Ab- sorakee and comes back to his ranch in the Archer community m the ried Ed[...]8-20-72. They made their first home in Wahpeton, ND where Ed con- spring.[...]Bozeman in March, 1973 and came back to Plentywood in March[...]is employed as a mechanic for N. L. Well Service in Plen- I was born 4-19-14 to John and Tillie[...]10-30-41 and Mother 5-14-82. I lived on the farm in the Archer 1-2-80 Linda and Ed had a[...]'s foot was heavier than the stork's and they got there (Mrs. Frank Frasier), both younger than me. I wen[...]. Todd was the Lee School, the Hanson Auto School in Fargo m 1930 and Diesel the 1st baby of the decade born that year in that hospital. On 9-12-83 School in Los Angeles in 1939. We drove to grade school with horse[...]e Ann was welcomed to Linda and Ed's family, also in and buggy and in the winter with covered bob sled. We would pick up the Williston Hospital. Linda is active in the Sunday School Dept. and is the Hardersen chil[...]r of the Plentywood New Horizons Homemakers Club. in order to get there on time with our "modern school-bus service." Lat[...]school in Plentywood and graduated in 1976. I have 4 sisters and 2[...]Raymond of Plentywood. I married Pete Ellison in Miles City ~n 1-30-80, lived there a couple years and came back to Plentywood m[...]trips a day with team and wagon (60 bu. a trip). In the spring of 1926 Gene and I plowed all t[...] |
| [...]ll Manor, NJ); Helen Horne (9-2-23, Barber School in Minneapolis, MN and barbered in Minot and did most Great Falls); Rita[...]lemet, deceased; of the barbering at the hospital there. His dad didn't want him to be a Selmer,[...]ing I married John Flakne 4-9-40 in Plentywood and we have lived in 1/3 of the profit but he spent it all the next ye[...]he Granvold farm. He also worked for a dairy farm in Minnesota to Theodore and Christine F[...]a sister older, August married Polly Lidahl in 1931 in Alexander, MN. They came Marie Holdeman, born 3-24-13, lives in Plentywood; Mathilda Thomp- back to Sheridan Coun[...]couple of years. Then they (6-28-25, in Spokane). bought the present location from the county. August and Polly had 2 daughters-Loretta born in 1932 is married to Dan Scott of Spokane. He has b[...]g for Safeway for the past 20 years and she works in the Safeway Store. They have 4 children-Paula, Lo[...]e years younger and she works at the nursing home in Coeur D'Alene, ID. She has 3 children-Linda, Dan[...]old when he learned to ride horseback. He worked in the fields with[...]2-cylinder John Deere tractor. In 1936-37 he was in the C.C.C. Camp Loretta Scott, Polly Swanson, August Ersness and Donna Preston. in Haugen, MT working with the Forest Service. Ninet[...]he was just a child and was available. In March 1938 he came back home and farmed and later played for dances in the city auditorium, Antelope Hall and in ranched. homes. He remembers playing w[...]ldren-Mildred born 1-13-41 married to first sheep in 1936 and sold his first crop to Jack Van by Raymo[...]dren. When he came to get them he crammed 30 head in an old rack and Joan (5-27-43) married Robert Blythe, they have 2 boys and live in there were legs sticking out the bottom and sides all o[...]gs. boys and live in Dover, AR; Carol Morton (12-29-47) married Charle[...]me Morton, have 2 children and live in Little Rock, AR; Curtis (6-19-53) whiskey and do[...]for $7. 00 a hun- graduated from P.H.S. in 1971, worked on farms around the area until dred[...]al- 1975. Then he worked for a firm based in Fargo, ND, he is trained in ly paid for the sugar. He says everyone was making whiskey in those carpentry and becoming a siding[...]ntil his still blew up. in 1978 and they have 3 children-Dawn Marie, Cassie[...]Curtis has established a small carpentry business in Plentywood Powers Creamery. He preferred the Rama[...]Sheila Clemetson, they have 2 children and live in Plentywood. Gloria year that he had sheep he lost 50 lambs in 20 days to coyotes. When (8-29-58) ma[...]couldn't do that. He said he were all born in Plentywood and each one, except Curtis, has their[...]on market lambs. He was nominated "Friend of 4-H" in 1978. August is now 79 years old and still[...]the Redstone H.S. He served in the U.S. Air Force from January 1944 By Ca[...] |
| [...]nd I would sit and listen to him tell of his time in the Army and[...]Mother and Fred Lossing were married in 1916. We lived on the[...]When I was in my teens we were out working wherever a job was[...]ilable, to get some money. As I got older, it was in the spring and[...]harvest when we got most of our work. In the fall it was bundle hauling[...]and the 1st days of hauling, there were some tired young bundle[...]neighbors would get together to some place where there was coal and[...]In the spring of 1942 I went into the Army and spent[...]my time in camps in the States. We then boarded a troop ship, "The[...]n jobs. Due to health problems, Joe sold his home in Kansas and is in the Philippines. After the war was over, I was discharged from the residing at the Veterans Center in Hot Springs, SD. Army in December of 1945 at Fort Lewis, WA and got home a[...]next year I worked for Hank Kanning at Devon, MT. In 1947 I Orville Flakne.[...]Casey and John Skei who im- Orville was born in Archer on 9-26-30, the youngest of 7 children[...]After graduating from Plentywood H.S. he served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. After his discharge he[...]ved to North Dakota where he worked as a mechanic in Minot,[...]ridan Memorial Mohall and Drake. He is now living in California. He formerly was mar-[...]Hospital in Plentywood, MT. My parents are Elmer F. and Olga E. ried to Mary Westphal of Min[...]½ miles west of Plentywood with my Ceilia living in Alaska and Bruce, Mark and Palmer living in California.[...]n was born 7-17-42 VERNER FOLLOSE I was born in 1908, the only son of Martin and Selma Follose of Devils Lake, ND. My father died in 191 O when I was 2 years old. In 1911 Mother decided to come west and join her parents, the Ike fami- ly, who had come to the Culbertson area in 1908. Her brother, Arthur Ike, had homesteaded about 20 miles southwest of Plentywood in 1909 and told her that there was land open by him so in 1912 Mother homesteaded a half section next to his. I went to a school called Two Tree, the school is still there, but is empty. In my early days there were sometimes 15 or 16 kids going to school.[...]neer, would take me on it for a round or so. Then there was a neighbor, Chauncy Jackson, who was a Spanis[...]Fred, Jolene, Karen Ford and Michael in front.[...] |
| [...]moved to a small irrigated farm near St. Ignatius in brother, Warren lives with his wife, Barbara and[...]a new method of farming and making new and Kelley in Spokane, WA.[...]r was mild, the I graduated from high school in 1962 and went on to pursue a countr[...]ful so teaching degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings. In 1965 I the adjustment was made. A f[...]of Westby. William Ford from Sidney, MT. We lived in Great Falls, MT for 1 year In 1968 Tony's health began to deteriorate so we sold the little and then moved to Minneapolis. MN in 1966. I started teaching and ranch and moved to the Ronan area and in 1975 retired into Ronan. Fred went on to school f[...]through several severe health problems Tony died in and am currently substitute teaching. Fred finish[...]to August 1983 at age 83. I will stay on in my home in Ronan where I work in the area of personnel. He is currently a vice president of per- have many good and caring friends and relatives nearby in Missoula. sonnel for Target. On 1-30-70, our[...]St. Gail Louise was born 6-16-54 in Plentywood, the daughter of Ed- Albans Green in a western suburb of Minneapolis.[...]operate the Midway Tavern in Raymond. Gail is a 1972 graduate of TONY and VERN[...]Outlook H.S. and in 1973 attended the Huntlea Horsemanship school in By V. Gaines[...]Tennessee and passed with an Instructor's Degree in April 1973. In In 1927-28 I taught the Lee school with about 18 wel[...]red several countries overseas, including Russia, in con- students in all grades. They were from the Walter Benson, Ed[...]- weekends at my parents' home-the Wm. Goodlaxons in Outlook. In son) born 8-12-45 and 3 brothers[...]Melvin Brian born 5-7-55. Janice resides at born in Kentucky in 1900, moved to the Navajo country with his[...]pring when she will move parents, who homesteaded in 1913. In 1930 we moved to a rented south[...]I again taught the Lee school with in Outlook and he works at the Farmer's Elevator, he[...]d loans. Edwin is working on oil rigs in Wyoming and Melvin is on the farm In 1940 crops and grain prices began to get better s[...]tone. Redstone so our 2 girls could attend school there. In 1944 to expand our farming operations we bought t[...]rk, Tony drove the school bus into Plentywood for many years. A windcharger with large glass storage batteries was erected so there were electric lights and a cou- ple small appliances in the house. In about 194 7 a large sturdy house in the north Outlook country was purchased and moved[...]-onto homestead house. With the coming of the REA in 1952, life on the farm was much more comfortable. Water had been hauled in barrels on a stoneboat from a hillside spring but[...]running water and a bathroom were en- joyed. In 1947 Tony was elected to the original board of di[...]in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Marlyn and Dorothy (W[...]of Outlook. They moved to the area in 1964 from Minnesota and[...]to Billings Vo Tech in 197 4 where he took up auto mechanics. After[...]r a year. Kirby is now working for Con Agra, Inc. in Reserve and[...]in Fairview and have one daughter, Amie Jill (3). Ga[...]work-over rigs. Carmen is living in Sheridan, WY where she is an T[...]auditor for the IRS. She has a degree in accounting. Crops had been good but in three different years hailstorms flatten-[...]no longer profitable to farm a small acreage. So in 1958 we put bian horses. Kirby in his spare time likes to work on and overha[...] |
| [...]live with Norbert and Jean Isac's family and work in the parents make that big decision. Joe had operated a meat market in shipyards until WWII was over. T[...]of the state and I Redstone from 1914 until 1930. In 1940 the family moved to the pres-[...]hwest of their home and the foun- is how I met the man who later became my husband. William and I dation can still be seen, which brings back many memories. Paul were married in Vancouver, WA 3-9-46, he was born in Elk Valley, TN started the 5th grade in the Plentywood school and graduated from 7-20-05, worked in the coal mines before coming to the coast to work high school in 1948. Because of his father's illness, Paul became in the shipyards and later retired from the Union Pa[...]onsible for doing the farming. Joe Golterman died in 1951 and Carman Welder and Inspec[...]We had 5 children, Robert Edward born 1-4-4 7 in Los Angeles, was also in the National Guard for 9 years (1949-58). CA, married Linda O'Dell 12-17 •70 in Portland, OR. They have 2[...]boys-Timmy and Jason and they live in Vancouver, WA where Bob is[...]a welder. James Eugene born 6-19-48 in Portland, OR, works as Air[...]Traffic Controller and is in the Air Force National Guards. He married[...]rried Belinda McGinnis of Tempe, AZ and they live in Anchorage,[...]Western Communications and Cascade College in Portland. Married[...]son, Jessie. Married Veronica Arnett 12-31-83 and are liv- ing in Vancouver, WA. Linda Elaine born 4-9-53 at Vancou[...]married John Dupont of Bunkie, LA 10-23-71 in Vancouver, WA and are living in Conroe, TX. They have one girl-Tracy Renee. Linda[...]L.P.N. and is going to school in Houston, TX to become an R.N. Terry[...]driver. Married Carrol Price 1-17-75, divorced in June 1982 and is the[...]father of 3 children-Lisa, Tiffany and Brian all in Vancouver, WA. On 2-28-60 Paul married Barbara Picard in St. Paul. His mother Bob, Jim, Don, Linda and Terry played in the band at school and for moved into Plentywood, leaving Paul with a "city gal" for a bride to many churches while growing up. Bob and Jim played in the big make into a farm wife. In 1963 Paul and Barbara adopted their 1st son, Portland Rose Parade in 1966 which was a 5 mile march. David Joseph was[...]h our fall I became interested in nursing and worked as a nurse's aide for 28 work and drove off on a beautiful day to pick up David in Helena. David years until health problem[...]and loved to take things apart. He was interested in have been doing seasonal work at the cannery in the Portland area. radio and during high school[...]Things have not been easy for us, we were in the big flood of Vanport, from P.H.S. in 1981 and from Yellowstone Broadcasting School. He[...]othes on our has been employed by radio stations in Billings, Livingston and is now back. T[...]ation Army set us up with a small apart- working in Baker, his radio name is Dave Young.[...]d daughter, Colleen Marie came to join the family in feeling to get up and not have a co[...]oth to March 1965. She was born 2-10-65, we flew in 30 below weather to call your own[...]as been good Great Falls to get her and came home in very stormy weather, finally to us and we are grateful for that. We enjoy going to see the children landing in Plentywood on a flat tire, with Al Hardy as our c[...]dad everywhere and enjoyed working with animals. In always dreamed of. 4-H she took many animal projects and loved competition at fair time. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1983 and is now a college student major- ing in farm and ranch management.[...]get him. I was born 12-15-21 in the Outlook hospital to Hans and Grace E. Mark is interested in music. He is a sophomore in the Plentywood (Morgan) Harderse[...]tal sculpturing as a P.Jr.H.S. and in 1937 moved to Enumclaw, WA with my parents and hobby in 1968 with the encouragement of his sister, Anna. He has at- graduated from there in 1941. My wife, Pearl Ann (Folkens) was born tended many art shows and has displayed his work over the yea[...]·12-27 at Rock Rapids, IA, attended grade school there to the 5th family attends St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Paul and David are grade, then moved with her parents to Enumclaw, WA in 1936, where members in the Knights of Columbus. He also has been active in Boy she graduated in 1944. Scouts and the Toastmasters Club. As the fa[...]mes Leo, Ronald Lynne, John Barbara were involved in 4-H and Paul has been active in Glenwood, Hans and Peter Scott. Ri[...]fixing Enumclaw schools and graduated in 1965. He served with the U.S. their bicycles and[...]hitish) Thompson, I left Enumclaw H.S. in 1969 and attended Beauty College. They hav[...] |
| [...]rn 11-15-48, attended Enumclaw schools graduating in 1967. He served with the U.S. Navy for 4 years an[...]was born 5-9-49, graduated from the Enumclaw H.S. in 1967 and attended Beauty Col- lege. She is employed by the First National Bank in Enumclaw. They have 3 children-Thomas James born[...]-24-51, attended the Enumclaw schools, graduating in 1970. He spent 4 years in the U.S. Air Force and is attending South Seattle[...]d graduated from Seattle Pacific U. with a degree in Home Economics and Elementary Education, now teac[...]-18-56, attended the Enumclaw schools, graduating in 197 4. He works as a welder and mechanic. Peter w[...]rington. attended the Encumclaw schools graduated in 1980. He attended Fr[...]ng supplies store. All our sons and families live in Enumclaw, married 6-26-35 in Scobey by Father Conaty. Ben worked in Fort Peck, WA. then in 1935 they drove to El Centro, CA where Ben worked[...]. V. Box Co. and Florence worked trimming lettuce in a lettuce shed. In[...]15-39 Kathy was born and 1-8-42 Bob was born, all in Plentywood. In 1941 Ben bought land in the Archer community and bought an old[...]Klos got the house ready to live in. The 1st winter it was cold in the[...]Jim was born in Plentywood 8-13-44; Tom in Scobey 1-2-49 and Pat in Wolf Point 9-11 -5 2. Ben worked on the railroad[...]checks came in mighty handy in those hard times. I churned butter,[...]baked bread and sewed for the kids and put in a garden every year. My mother, Grace (Morga[...]ia graduated from P.H.S., went to Carroll College in Helena and 95, my father, Hans died 9-14-69 at th[...]arm near Archer were happy ones. I didn't realize how the great graduated from P.H.S. then went to nurses training in Miles City. depression and drought was wiping out[...]Robert graduated from P.H.S. and went to college in Dickinson, ND and parents who had homesteaded in the early 1900's. There were dust Billings. He and his wife, Anita are living in Olympia, WA and he has his storms, grasshoppers,[...]Electric." Jim graduated Loans-more crop failures-how much could they stand? Finally in from Outlook High and went to art school in Seattle and Denver. Jim 1937 they sold the purebr[...]e or nothing and and his wife, Lorraine are living in Missoula, he works for T. w. with the Heiberg fam[...]for Enumclaw, WA. Dad took Chevrolet in Missoula and is head painter in the body shop there. They up his carpenter trade which he had used in Sheridan County and at have 4 childr[...]continued working full time until college in Billings, he is an electrician and has worked on[...]turdy pioneers. I often wonder if plants in Washington. He has 2 girls-Michelle born 6-7-73 and Shan- we, who are used to the easy life, could endure the same hardships. non 10-10-78. Tom has served 6 years in the Montana National Guard[...]including 1 in Hawaii. Pat graduated from Outlook High and went[...]lege in Williston. He and his wife, Mary have 2 children-Ryan born Ben was born in Portal, NO on 8-23-05 . He was the 4th child in a[...]ther son, Pat Jr. from a former mar- family of 8. In 1914 his parents, Tom and Mary Harrington, moved[...]also. Mike was born at the Charlie West ranch in an old adobe house 6-10-14. In 1916 and 1917 Ben herded cattle in Saskatchewan and Ben want[...]for Herman and Paul Kanning at a very young age. In " It has been my joy in life to find, that in every turning of the road, 1927 and 1928 Ben was stationed at the Naval Air Base in San Diego, the strong arm of a com[...]make amends Florence Klos was born 5-12-11 in Schereville, IN, the last of 8 my only prayers, while[...]folks, Michael and Frances Klos, moved to Montana in "There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none walks h[...], comes back into school. She met Ben at a dance in the Navajo school in 1925 and were your own."[...] |
| [...]e when the family I was a 9-25-55 arrival in Plentywood to Howard and Lois Holtan, moved to Opheim for the school year and she graduated in 1941 . That received my education in the Plentywood school system and graduated fall Lois went to California and was married in January of 1942 with in 197 4. Football, basketball and track participation plus school ac- that marriage breaking up in 1944. Lois attended Reno's University of tivitie[...]of the highlights of sports was Beauty in Long Beach, graduating with honors in February 1949. Lillie the state track meet in Billings when I was a freshman. Darby was our[...]e of Duane from the time he was close competitor in the mile relay and their anchor man was good in 1Omonths old and was an answer to a prayer. While in California Lois 100, the 220 and a record holder in the 440. I had trouble with the worked in a cafe and 1 event we often laugh about was when[...]d the cook to the point that he spit on the won. In 1972 at Missoula, Plentywood made a new record in the mile steak, threw it on the floo[...]eded to put it back relay. I attended Macalester in St. Paul and 1 of the 1st events there on the grill and then to the customer. H[...]ip on activities on campus was to turn on the TV, there was constant for 2, so we used it[...]age. My last semester was on board ship beginning in Los Orleans and Miami by private plane. From Miami we took a tour to Angeles in February and traveling around the world to such p[...]e was frantic as he thought something had happen- in Boston in June. ed to us in Cuba. Pre-med began in Bozeman M.S.U. for 1 year then to the U. of Washington, graduating in June 1982. Some of my credits were earn- ed in Alaska, Boise, ID, and Spokane, WA. One summer I worked in cancer research in Kansas City.[...]When first married we lived in Plentywood, then moved to the[...]farm 8 miles west of town living in a mobile home and in 1963 built our[...]born 4-7-43, atter high school graduation in 1961 he spent 4 years in the Marines, stationed in San Diego, Okinawa, Vietnam and the Philip- I married Brenda McKenny on 3-12-83 in Seattle, WA. She was pines. After[...]at the local radio station and KUMV- born 4-7-58 in Seattle and atter high school graduation she spent the TV in Williston. Then he and Lois' brother-in-law established Scottie summer of 1978 in Alaska helping process salmon for the Japanese.[...]ade and Cory. (See Randy and began nursing school in January 1979 at the U. of Washington and Brian's story elsewhere.) graduated in December 1981 . She was awarded a six months scho[...]. at Bellevue and then went to Dallas, TX working in carpenter work, a small subdivision and rentals in Plentywood, Lois' intensive care at Baylor U. Hos[...]s at the Plentywood A.S.C.S. office. We live in Lancaster with our 2 German Schnauzers, General a[...]nniversary we went to Hawaii, 2 years Sasha. I am in my 2nd year of residency in Radiology and Brenda in in- later a Caribbean cruise, visiting Pue[...]We enjoy square dancing in the winter and golfing in the summer. HOWARD and LOIS HOLTAN[...]Howard's hobbies are reading, raising quarter horses and carving The oldest of 6 children I was born in the Outlook hospital on sculptures fr[...]. 517 .) I attended Hamley School and my teachers in- Pioneer Manor. cluded Gladys Wold , Dr[...]nd Agnes Skillingberg (Mrs. Bill Lee). Poor crops in the '30's produced little except Russian thistle used for feed. I attended high school in RANDY and DEBRA HOLTAN Outlook, basketball and track were the sports in which I participated, Randy Howard was born 3-9-53 in Plentywood to Howard and Lois then to college in Bozeman and farmed during the summer. I joined the Holtan. He was the 2nd of 3 sons, Duane born in 1943 and Brian born Navy and atter discharge went back to school in Bozeman and later to in 1955. Randy graduated from P.H.S. and was active in football, Missoula in Ag and Business.[...]and track. He went on to Montana State University in Lois Padgett, a beautician at Peterson's Re[...]then to Denver, Colorado where he got his married in the Congregational Church on 2-12-51 . She was born to degree in auto body paint and repair. The community felt he[...]~ southeast of Opheim. right choice in his profession after his history of car accidents. While in[...] |
| [...]MARY MARCH HUMES Debbie was born 2-10-54 in Corning, IA and was raised on a farm in In 1913 my parents, Elizabeth and Arthur W. March, c[...]at birth. I, Mary Elizabeth, was born was active in basketball, volleyball and bowling. on Christmas Eve, 1916 in Dr. Mangan's little hospital in Outlook. The Randy lov_es down hill skiing[...]of Iowa) the sport. The 1st time out almost ended in in 1933 I graduated from P.H.S. That fall I enrolled in Montana State divorce. Four years later Debbie g[...]rmal College, now called Western Montana College, in Dillon. At that she learned. Debbie has been bow[...]satisfactory scores on the state joined a league in Plentywood. Randy prefers the outdoor sport of hunt- teachers' exams you were qualified to teach in a rural school. ing, anything from a gopher to an elk. In 1979 he started hunting with My father died in December 1933 so it was necessary that I get a a bow and arrow and enjoys the challenge of this method. In 1982 the job as soon as I became eligible to teach. In 1934 I started my career Bull Pen opened and Deb[...]quetball. She loves at the Courtney School in the Welliver area. After earning $.25 an hour the exe~?ise_ and parti?i~ates in racquetball leagues. In 1983 Randy when working at college, m[...]ided. I didn't mind a bit driving that team In 1982 Debbie started teaching aerobics and usually[...]another to _9 classes a week. We do have a sport in common, we love to water year of college completed in 1937 I was ready for the "big cities" ski. We spend our free time in the summer by the lake, camping and[...]n. water skiing. Holtan Auto Body was built in 1975, with an addition built on in 1_ 980. Besides having a full time job with the business, Randy takes time out in the spring and fall to farm 200 acres. Debbie has had several _jobs !n her 9 years here, mainly in the areas of bookkeeping and wa1tressmg. We are members of the Congregational Church and Debbie h[...]Clifford Humes and I were married in Fort Benton in 1947. We The most important thing that has happened to us is our 2 lived in Deer Lodge and Havre where Cliff worked as a mach[...]Big Sandy. Four daughters were born to us-Barbara in and Brandy on 3-29-81 . They have blessed our house with their 1948, Evelyn in 1951, Virginia in 1953 and Arlene in 1954. I resumed smiles, laughter, tears and many questions. teaching in 1956 in the Big Sandy elementary school, a job that con-[...]tinued for 23 years. When we retired in 1979 the daughters had mar- Colorado, Wyoming, Ut[...](1984) have presented us with 5 grandsons. Plans are being made for Texas to visit brother, Brian.[...]Barbara married James Cooke of Big Sandy in 1967. She and Looking back on his years of growing up in Sheridan County, Jason, 14 and Jeremy, 12, live in Ogden, UT where she is sales direc- Randy has many memories of times spent with classmates, Rodney[...]man Hotel. Evelyn and Fred Perry of Malta married in l~mphere and Gregg Abenroth and the many Sunday afternoons dirt 197 4, sh[...]were married in 1978, she is an R.N. and instructor with N.M.C. n[...]business. Their son, David is Leona was born in Minnesota and came to Antelope in 1911 with 2½ years old. Arlene an[...]s of Chanute, KS were mar- her parents who farmed in that area. They moved to Wheeler in 1937 ried in 1976. They and son, Shane, 4, live in Sapulpa, OK where Dick where her father worked on Fort Peck Dam. She moved to Glasgow in has a plumbing and heating supply[...]e lived except for a 3-year period when she lived in Amusing incidents abound in the teaching business. I recall the lit- Nashua. She married Leo Kazeck in Plentywood, he died in 1954. She tle fellow who didn't wan[...]had to married Floyd (Sarge) Howarth on 12-28 -55 in Glasgow. She worked in be the cow. Then there was the little girl who wanted to picture cates in Glasgow from 1939 to 1955. She was a member of th[...]which she was truly thankful and wondered aloud, "How Auxiliary in Glasgow. Leona had 4 brothers- Clarence, Duane, L[...]aw P.C.A.?" A 4th grader brought an item to share in and Wesley Whitish and 4 sisters - Mrs. Rufus (Th[...]the paper and discovered he was Leona passed away in 1973.[...] |
| [...]." Arthur Ike was born at Churchs Ferry, ND in 1887, the son of "ENJOY IT." Rasmus an[...]m and Severine, came to Culbertson from Crary, ND in 1908. The father and the 2 brothers homesteaded e[...]roid, MT. Arthur decided to look around a bit and in 1909 he homesteaded about 20 miles southwest of P[...]cattle and was on the place until he passed away in 1972. Nettie Anfinson was a cousin to Arthur Ike and she came to Mon- tana in 1912 from Fort Pelly, Sask., Canada. She took a h[...]attle. She was on her place until she passed away in 1945. MILLER and KAREN JENSEN[...]ler and Karen were born, grew up and were married in |
| [...](Mrs. Dave Ladd, Knut and Carole lived in Plentywood until after Carole's graduation in Hammond, OR) and Roger Evan born 6-15-45 (married[...]2, then sold the house and went back to the farm. In 1967 he sold Astoria, OR and they live in Jacksonville, FL). There are 6 grand- the farm to his grandnephew, Truman Bedwell and lived in town until children-Corey, Steven and Kevin Ladd[...]ka with Oscar. They drove to the Peace River In the summer of 1948 Herman, his younger brother Be[...]t of- Alaska where their father had been in the 1898 Gold Rush. fice was then moved into the[...]Carole attended Billings Business College, worked in Laurel and was sold and moved to Plentywood. Herman had been in poor health got married. Carole Ann was born 7-2-54 in Billings, Anna Kay for several years and in January 1949 he went to Denver to seek 12-6-55 in Plentywood and Charles (Chuck) 11-30-58 in Livingston. treatment at the Spears Sanitarium. H[...]June 1959 when she got a Federal office job in Yellowstone Park. On I continued with the post office and in May 1949 I received my 7-22-59 Carole m[...]commission as postmaster of Archer, MT. I served there until the Justine Stermitz Martin of[...]Knutson 7-5-51, who farmed south of ed in Tom Miner Basin in the 1880's. Jack William and John Alex were Arche[...]ouse at Archer into Plenty- born 4-29-60 in Livingston. Jack William died 6-5-60 of the same[...]hauled gas locally and in the Park until March 1963 when Jack's We enj[...]ents and half· complete high school. In 1966 Jack adopted Carole Ann, Chuck and sisters have all passed away. I still reside in Plentywood. Anna Kay. Jack drove tankers for a Bozeman company in the 4 state[...]area for 16 years. Bob, Diane and 4 children live in Deer Lodge as do KNUT KNUTSON[...]Doreen and 3 children. Bill, Pam and 2 girls live in Belgrade. By Carole Knutson Martin Chuck is in Eureka, CA, Carole Ann and Willard Harris and 2 sons are[...]near Harrison, MT, Anna and Fred Snipes are at Bremerton, WA and Knut Knutson was born 1[...]ool and Hospital. Carrie Nelson Knutson (Frondal) in Hayward, MN. In 1926 Knut and his brother Oscar bought the Chaunc[...]rmed together until 1942 when Knut bought Oscar's in-[...]10-9-10. The Garneaus lived south of Redstone and in the '20's moved brother Knut farmed toge[...]at- they sold out and did some traveling. In May 1925 in their 1919 Chev, tended Two Tree, Leet and Garnea[...]yone. On 6-6-34 turous for at that time there were no roads for much of the way. They their daughter Carole Delvina was born and on 4-12-39 Dolly and an in- began traveling through the Black Hills,[...]When Knut and Carole took a trip to from there north to Canada. In Canada they drove through 30 miles of Minnesota some time later, he collected rocks used in the design of forest and swamps where t[...]In 1926 Oscar and Knut came to Sheridan County. They[...]then returned to Sheridan County and in 1945 he bought the Bill Ertner[...]hen for 3 terms she lived with Mrs. Elmer Johnson in Reserve where Mrs. Johnson taught, during the 5th[...]. She lived with Dolly's sister Thelma and family in Plentywood during her 8th grade. Knut was baptized and confirmed in the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Hayward,[...] |
| [...]cher. She the Fort Peck Dam and from there he went to Oroville, CA and worked had 2 children-Bonnie and Roger by a former marriage. In 1952 they in the mines. He went back to Montana for a time and[...]tywood, where they made their home. Oscar retired in Washington with his parents in 1941. He owned his own service sta- 1963 and sol[...]me. several nieces and nephews. Among his nieces are Mrs. Lester (Aster) I have had many positions through my working years, the last be-[...]ton from which I retired 6-30-82. Max and I lived in Seattle JIM and DOROTHY KRATOVIL[...]er Park, Jim and Dorothy moved to Plentywood in 1976 to manage the Ben WA. We boug[...]Franklin Store. Previous to this they had lived in Fort Collins, CO where Boeings in Seattle, at a hardware store, as a secretary for a lumber co. Jim had been manager of Woolworth's. In 1977 they purchased the and reti[...]tate of Washington 6-30-82. Since Don Eggen home in the Archer community.[...]at time I have spent the winters of 1982 and 1983 in Phoenix, AZ[...]t insert: Max Krieger. Heather, Tony (in back), Dorothy and Jim Kratovil.[...]osmetologist and has been work- |
| [...]hen Claude Ockerman and Lily Belle Wolfe Ockerman in McComb, OK. she was sick, her brother Otto, who is my brother-in-law today, When Dave was little, he and his sister Betty lived in Shawnee, OK un- substituted) and Glenn Jo[...]lle Ladd remember we used to put rocks in the oven to get them hot then we moved the family[...]River and the Pacific Ocean. Dave attended school in Ham- school in the winter. We would also heat them at the school on the mond, OR and graduated from Warrenton High School in 1959. He join- coal furnace before we went home. ed the U.S. Air Force in 1959, had basic training at Lackland Air Force[...]ever worked was at John Eggen's place. I was Base in Texas and was sent to the radar base in Fortuna, ND July about 7 years old.[...]960. Their 1st son, Corey Michael was born 9-4-62 in Plentywood. thrashing machine when they threshed out in the field next to the grain[...]power. We had to haul water from a well in a barrel on a stoneboat[...]winter and summer. Then haul wood and coal in the fall and winter. I[...]from near Pat Greffs. I don't know how many times we tipped over in[...]in the yard. In 1940 we moved to Redstone out in the country to what was[...]called the Harrington place. I was in the service during WWII and was[...]in the Philippines and in Japan as occupational force. While I was sta-[...]tioned in Osaka, Japan, the city with the big castle in the center, a Bonnie, Steven, Corey,[...]ce I went to work to make their home. Dave worked in the Point Adams cannery in Ham- near Whitetail and then on to Na[...]oday. mond, and on 3-4-64 Steven Russell was born in Astoria, OR. The I was born[...]ances Lafoy of Big Beaver, Ladds moved to Astoria in 1964 where Dave worked on refrigeration[...]ve 4 children-Juanita, Ricardo, Julaine and units in cold storage for Bumble Bee Canning Co. and later[...]Karleen. Juanita is married to Arlin Scott, he is in the Air Navy and with Oregon Fur Producers. they live in Warminster, PA. Rick lives in Nashua and is married to In 1967 the Ladds moved to Hammond and Dave got a jo[...]sgow. Julaine is going to Eastern Montana College in Products Inc., a processing plant that makes food for fish and he Billings majoring in elementary education and Karleen is attending delivered to hatcheries in Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho for Sheridan Community College in Wyoming and is playing basketball and a few years. On 2-23-68 Kevin Scott was born and in July 1971 Bon- majoring in business. nie started working at the Hammond post[...]folk dance group and WILLIAM FRED LEADER in 197 4 Bonnie took over the group, known as the Vi[...](Mrs. Alvin) Martin Dancers and she and a friend are presently teaching about 60 young[...]le to folk dance. All of the Ladds folk dance and are involved in to Sheridan County in 1913, went to work for John Eggen and married Scandinavian dance and heritage. In 1977 Bonnie became postmaster Sophie Forsberg in Plentywood in 1917. She was born 7-9-1894 in at the Hammond post office. In 1981 Corey graduated from Warrenton W[...]School and is attending Clatsop Community College in Astoria tak- years were dry and there were hard times. We had milk cows, horses, ing courses in mechanics. Steve, who graduated in 1982 is completing pigs, chickens and t[...]his sophomore year at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA and raised a garden . is ta[...]1 -25-23), Fred (9-14-26), Agnes (10-8-28), Selma in the starting line-up on the basketball team.[...]e all attended Archer grade school The Ladds are active in their church and community and enjoy except Leonard and Selma. In 1938 we moved from Archer to 4 miles family activ[...]Dad passed away 6-11 -43 and in the fall of 1943 we moved into W. F. and Sop[...]DeTienne. We had and Bernice (Mrs. Otto Bentsen) in Plentywood, Esther (Mrs. Alvin Mar- milk cows and chickens and lived there for 5 years. Our mother remar- tin) in Redstone, Fredrick in Nashua, Agnes (Mrs. Jerry Wilson) in ried (her name is now Sophie Lavendure) and she lives in Plentywood Plentywood, Selma Miller in Aberdeen , SD and Leonard in Malta. with a son Harold. I,[...]4 miles southeast of Archer, went to grade school in Archer and to Redstone for high school. Uncle Ole[...]ILY drove school bus during spring and fall, then in the winter when the By Ruth Ann Dodge c[...]homesteaded about a mile south of the Lee school in 1905. (See Chevrolet Coupe with a cover ov[...] |
| homestead in the Archer community and attended the Lee school[...]t she babysat, cooked and did Barbara and Chuck are the owners of Maco Tools in Redmond, WA and housework for Barb[...]edmond, WA and Barbara Jean at there were no school buses, I worked part-time during s[...]n 6-29-11, was married to Market. In the '60's we moved to Nash's farm at Redstone whe[...]jo, CA and have 4 Then in April 1964 I started the most rewarding job of al[...]d got a job working jorie and Pat Walkins reside in Spokane, WA and their daughter, Casey with Reg. Charolais at Cando, ND, but Montana was in our blood so in attends college. Eleanor passed away 10-2-54.[...]he construction and lumber industries. He served in the Army during WWII. Their daughter, Ruth Ann m[...]oe, WA. Otto " Red" born 4-6-18 was killed in a logging accident 8-28-43. Survivors were his w[...]oy is retired from the Ordinance Depot, he served in the Navy during WWII. They have 3 children-Cheri,[...]e (Leader) Van Hoff born 4-26-22 and husband live in Spokane, WA. They are retired from retail sales and have 2 In September 1970 we moved back to Sheridan County to work children-Cindy and Mike. Cindy and Carl Olson live in Kent, WA where for Richard McCarty,[...]ranching. I went to work at the Carl is employed in a tax service. They have 3 children-Mary, Erick[...]y is married and has 2 children; Mike and Phyliss are in have back surgery in 1973, then we moved to the Martha Styve[...]he has 2 sons-George and Jim. George and Sue live in Morgan then acquired a position with the county. In April 1977 I injured my Hills, CA with their 3 ch[...]eased. Paul is with the timber industries, served in the Navy during rows to follow. But[...]en's Club and daughters, Barbara, Paula and Nicky are at Sandpoint, ID, where Jim is belong[...]In September 1978 Donald, born 12-24-24, became ill and went Frank born 10-13-29 was killed in a logging accident on to Dr. Stoner. There is no easy way to fight cancer, first to Billings, 12-15-62 . He had served in the Korean War. Wife Betty and 5 sons, then many trips to Denver- snow, ice and storms-but with Go[...]t, love and caring along Larry and Sue and 2 sons are at Coos Bay, OR , where Larry is sheriff;[...]ensely. Rev. Knutson helped Donald Robert drowned in the Rogue River in 197 4; Mark coaches basketball get[...]th our Lord and helped all of us through the loss in Australia; and Rick and wife Sue live at Coos Bay, OR.[...]In July 1979 I went to work at the hospital in the office. Life does DONALD E. and WAVA LEE[...]on the Plentywood Lutheran Church Coun- Born in Burke County, ND we came to the Melvin Kisler ranch in cil and joined the American Legion[...]of Wolf Point bought my cows after Donald passed many doubts as we unloaded the car but the next day Sa[...]t we got acquainted and started dating. Ar- drove in for a cheerful welcome. Mary Lou Nelson was anoth[...]nd ranch where we spent 11 years and Jim was born there in 1953. Jerry Ranch on Poplar Creek in Roosevelt County. We still come to Plen-[...] |
| [...]he 1st day my dad let me Blessing to everyone there ... I Love You All![...]and said I was as proud as a peacock. In 1927 Hans Hardersen ran homestead 5 miles east of[...]were both Lee school for 8 years and high school in Plentywood for 3 years. Ed- 12 years[...]led grain . die helped his father on the farm but there was not enough work to I reme[...]s mail on the Archer Route. No graded roads then, in the winter it meant couldn't pull the[...]hauler came along and pulled me up the hill. tion in Plentywood as station attendant and delivering ga[...]5-24-41 at the Plentywood Lutheran taught school in North Dakota and had also worked at the State Cap[...]y Pastor Orval A. Schmidt. We were blessed with 3 in the Division of Research and Statistics. Myrtle and Eddie farmed in children-Myron born 7-17-42 , died 8-2[...]Warren born 1-4-46. Myron was killed in a tractor accident. Karen from Conrad and Ida Peterson. In 1951 they moved to Underwood, ND, married Fred Ford from Sidney, MT and teaches school in Minneapolis, where he bought a farm which had bee[...]rried Barbara Voegle from Bismarck, ND, they live in aunt. Snowbanks were so high they unloaded machin[...]ow bank. Crops were good that year, but hail came in of Washington. We have 4 grandchildre[...]We bought the Charles Madsen farm in the fall of 1941, we did all good life.[...]M tractor until we bought more land and had In 1969 Eddie and Myrtle bought a house in Washburn. They lived to go to bigger machinery. I drove school bus for many years and was there winters, but continued to farm and in 1973, they retired from on the buil[...]and I am presently on the Farmers Elevator Board in Outlook, MT. I writing poetry. Her poetry is most[...]Olga Lee (Flakne) was born 8-4-20 and was raised in the enjoyment. Eddie and Myrtle both go out to th[...]Archer community, attended school in Archer and high school in Plen- can. Eddie enjoys gardening, fishing, reading and working in his shop. tywood. She was 1 of 7 child[...]Flakne. Olga was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She ELMER LEE[...]islers Meat Market and Kitzenbergs Style Shop for many[...]E. and Emilie Lee was born We went to school in the Lee school. I worked for many farmers in 1-16-06 on a farm near Abercrombie, ND. In 1907 my parents, my the '30's, they were Nels Ols[...]miles west of Plentywood. I attended grade school in 3 different Johnson. I also worked on a dairy farm at Thompson Falls, MT and in schools, all close to home. The first term of 3 months was in a small harvest fields at Stanwood, WA. In 1938, '39 and '40 I farmed with ho[...]and Arnold . I also ran a trap line on the Muddy in the After finishing grade school I[...] |
| [...]owed 140 acres with a 2 bottom place in 1962, Linda Collins and I were chosen to ride wit[...]s I received $1.00 per day. in the nightly show. The Saddle Club put on a colorful, well planned In 1931 I began working for Hans Madsen who was the[...]y sheriff at that time. The first spring I worked there I was paid While working for Sebast[...]about $94.00 I deposited the money many cars. It was a 194 7 Chevy Coupe and Mom said it was 1 more in a Plentywood bank just before its doors were closed permanently. I great big worry for her. In October, 1966 we moved to Cando, ND for a worked[...]o. and operated a because Linda stayed in Outlook to finish high school with the Bantz port[...]ed her. We moved back to Montana near Poplar In 1936 my brother, Herman and I leased Hans Madsen's farm. in 1967. The first year we raised a few bushels of very light wheat and in 1937 On 2-14-69 Cathy Murray and I[...]e did not harvest anything because of the drouth. In 1938 I went not work out for us, b[...]ed on oil rigs in Montana, Colorado, North Dakota and Wyoming. Katherine and Ernst Lee. In 1945 I married A. Katherine Jensen who was born 8-11-09, |
| my first. We lived at Popiar a short time and in 1970 we moved back In 1948 Reubin worked at Plaisance Implement in Plentywood, to Plentywood. I used to comb my hair[...]and at the Chevrolet Garage for several years. In 1951 he went to on a cowboy hat and go down to th[...]he did carpenter work with cousin Harry Hanson. In 1956 the family Service until 1973. Went to work for Big M in 197 4 for a couple years moved to G[...]the Air Base un- and then worked for Arvid Eggen. There I learned the difference be- til 1965. Since then, he has been in the floor covering business. We tween a good and[...]was going bought our present home in 1965, and are members of the Elks Lodge, to cut out a dry cow f[...]ng work- from Glasgow High School in 1968, attended Eastern Montana College ing for Jo[...]school. He married Candice Wuerffel in 1971. Their children are Ryan[...]from Glasgow H.S. in 1970 and studied drafting at Billings Vo-Tech. He[...]worked in Billings until fall of 197 4, then with his dad in the carpeting business in Glasgow for 2½ years. He now works at United Bui[...]Donna Falk, a grade school teacher, were married in 1975. Their children are Jennifer, 5 years and twins Jason Richard[...]Tracy Jay was born 6-4-55 in Plentywood. He graduated from[...]Glasgow H.S. in 1973. He married Dalona Palin in 197 4 and their[...]Pillow. He is now employed at a cabinet shop In 1976 I went to work for the Highway Department fo[...]Brenda Kay was born 2-2-59 in Glasgow. She graduated from to Ennis, MT. We were all ready to leave, to pack in the mountains, Glasgow H.S. in 1977 and married Jeff Hill of Nashua, that year.[...]ith ing technician for 5 years and in 1983 became Personnel Assistant at[...]Hospital. She married Peter Turok of Minneapolis in 1983. his Appaloosa grunting and bucking and Ken[...]1-fe is morning man and Sports Director for KLTZ in Glasgow. Her hob- his tail. We never got any elk,[...]bies are sewing, needlecrafts and refinishing furniture. S[...]ed flat on her back By Louise Knutson in the brush. "Damnit!" I heard. The dog stood on hi[...]ee, passed away We moved to Rock Springs, WY in 1978, worked for H.B. & R. 1-[...]who farmed and I started my own trucking business in 1980. We enjoy boating, south of Archer. They remained in Archer until the summer of 1952, water skiing, hu[...]tywood and made their new with me every year, and in 1982 and 1983, we both filled our elk tags.[...]farm helping with the field work. In May 1964 he graduated from Reubin was born 1[...]P.H.S. and that summer he enlisted in the U.S. Armed Services and their farm home near[...]was sent to Fort Ord, CA for his basic training. In January 1965 he was graduated from Redstone H.S. He served in the U.S. Army from 9-42 to sent to[...]a few weeks of schooling before going on to 10-45 in Africa and Italy. He farmed for 3 years and was p[...]Germany for military service. He was stationed there for 5 months, Neville Implement. He married Norma[...]then returned to the U. S. and was stationed in Fort Hood, TX. Other 11-1-48. She was born 7-31 -[...]ools, graduating from mechanic. In December 1966 he left for Vietnam and returned 6 P.H.S. in 1946. In 1940 the family had moved to a farm near Archer.[...]nths later to Plentywood, having served his stint in the Army. She graduated from School of Cosmetology in Gt. Falls and worked 1½ In the fall of 1967, he took a job at a Supermarket[...]eterson's Beauty Shop. When the children were all in school there for 8 months, then left for Astoria, OR, and ente[...]duated June 1971, receiving an Associate employed in Glasgow. of Science Degree in Forestry Technology. After graduating he w[...] |
| for the State Forestry Service as warden in the Astoria District. He also Borghilda S[...]farm worked for the Bumble Bee Sea Food Industry in Astoria. east of Homest[...]and retired from teaching kindergarten at Outlook in May 1983.[...]us until they graduated from high school. In January 1979 we sold[...]Both Agnes and I are active members of the Plentywood Lutheran[...]tion Bible School for years. She is active in the A.L.C.W. and enjoys On 6-10-72 he marrie[...]We don't do much traveling. We Jacksonville, FL. In 197 4 they moved to Portland, where Roger work- spent several weeks in Texas a couple of winters ago, but it was nice ed for the United Fire and Safety Equipment Co. In August, 1980 they to get back to Mon[...]I was born in Plentywood on 1-4-46, the son of Elmer and Olga W[...]Karen, born 4-27-44. Myron died in a tragic farming accident on (Sneen) Lee (died 4-[...]orked for the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. in of Archer. I grew up on the farm and learned to work at a very young various locations in Montana, Colorado and Washington since 1966. I ag[...]e hooked Ned and Lady to the in Spokane, WA. !umber wagon and started out, and so[...]I graduated from M.S.U. with a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. I hitched to the stoneb[...]ishing am presently pursuing my Masters in Business Administration from the 8th grade, I hel[...]Voegele worked for Victor Anker and Henry Mattson in the Outlook community. live in Cambridge, MN. Barb has 4 brothers-Henry, Allan, William and Work was hard to find in the "thirties" so I went to North Dakota to John, and 2 sisters-Sandy and Alice. They all live in Minnesota, ex- work for my uncles for 1O months a[...]. cept for Henry, who is living in Washington, DC. Barb is presently a In January 1941 I was inducted into the U. S. Army a[...]., 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry, 41 st Division. In September College. 1941 I was sent overseas on the Queen Elizabeth, landing in Australia and served in the South Pacific Theater, seeing action in New Guinea, Doba Dora, Watke and Biak. I earned 3[...]or pistol and rifle. After returning to the U. S. in 1944 I was transferred to the Air Corps, statione[...]r Field, MS. I got my discharge at Salt Lake City in 1945 and returned to Archer, rented some land fro[...]We have 2 daughters-Shelley Renae, born in Baker, MT 5-9-73[...]and Kelley Jo, born in Walla Walla, WA on 2-6-77. We have been ac-[...]tive in The American Lutheran Church, served as president[...]gregation in Baker and am on the council of Central Lutheran in[...]ervation Service. Our task encom- Lutheran Church in Homestead. Agnes was the youngest of Hans[...] |
| personnel in the use of computers.[...]aughter of John and Catherine (Sebastian) Flakne, in Plentywood. Lee in 1980.[...]Ronald was born 9-14-60, graduated from P.H.S. in 1978 and attended Gaylen Marsh was born 2-29-36 in Plentywood, the son of Louis Minot[...]. Angela arrived 11 -25-61, graduated from P.H.S. in Loyal and Lloyd. He grew up on the family farm 1[...]Todd were born 12-27-62 and graduated from P.H.S. in at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, WA, where he was active in sports, 1981. Tom is a student[...]born 6-14-64 and is a student at a running back. In track he specialized in the 100 yard dash and the Plentywood[...]P.H.S. In 1957 he joined the Army, spending 6 months at Cam[...]in played running back for an Army football team. In 1959, Gaylen tinues to raise Arabian[...]o 1950's. Lloyd's other hobbies are restoring old cars and oil painting. begin farmin[...]Butsch at Mt. Angel, OR on 11-5-60 and they lived in Plentywood where Gaylen LOUIS MARS[...]My father, Bennett Marsh and I arrived in Plentywood in 1912. On 7-19-61, Jodie Vincent was born, t[...]as building the Kathie's 4 children. Jodie is now in electrical engineering at M.S.U. in house I stayed with the A. F. Ziebarth f[...]after having spent 3 years at the Devry Institute in Phoenix, tywood. Their son, Art, was m[...]ve all She is currently at the Deaconess Hospital in Billings, having graduated passed away. I married LaVada Ross 6-1-25 at St. Joseph's Catholic in Medical Laboratory Technology from NWCC in Powell, WY. Ross Church in Plentywood with Rev. Wm. P. O'Rourke officiating. We had 5 John joined the family on 8-29-64, and is now in farming and livestock sons-Kerry Louis[...](2-29-36). 8-18-65, and is going to school at MSU in Bozeman. Dr. J. C.[...]tended Plentywood School, were active members in basketball, football ing on the oil rigs. Around this time he also renewed his interest in Ara- and other school activities. Bill, Ke[...]niversity, Spokane. family went along and enjoyed many fun weekends on the road with the horses. They showed in Montana, North Dakota and in Saskat- chewan. The children also became interested in horses and all learned to ride and show horses. In the fall of 1981, Gaylen began working part time for the Sheriff's Department as a jailer, then in November of 1983 he began working full time as a[...]on of Louis and LaVade (Ross) Marsh. His brothers are Kerriston L., born 10-14-29; William F. (9-19-30)[...]d, attended school at Plentywood and Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, med student) and Bill enlisted in the Air Force. They were stationed at WA. After h[...]Macon, GA, where he worked in Base Hospital the remaining years of[...]children and they live in Spokane.[...]returned to Montana and were engaged in farming and ranching. Bill Seated: Mill[...]d 7 children. A son, Timothy, born 7-30·61, died in a[...] |
| car accident 5-6-78. Bill and Barbara were divorced in 1964 and Bar- DALE and BETH MEDDERS bara lives in Great Falls. Bill and Ellen Thompson were married in 1975[...]n Medders, was born at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in and she had 2 children-Vickie and Gregory. Bill &-Ellen live in Ab-[...]a restaurant and laundromat. Their children live in[...]sheriff of Sheridan County until his death in 197 4. My mother, Elsie, Loyal and Margaret Randall were married 8-29-53 in Spokane. He helped on the family farm, and worked at the Social Services in Plen- graduated from Gonzaga University on 5-29-5[...]trw~od fo~ many years_until her retirment in 1982. She was very ac- Degree. He received his M.[...]D. at University of Portland, Clinical Psychology in 1960. In Gjesdal in 1983 and now resides in Westby. 1961 _Loyal joined the faculty of Creight[...]. . My brothers and sisters in order of birth are: Roy Allen, who died Associate Professor in the Psychology Department. Returning to Port-[...]in infancy; _Kar?lyn (Mrs. Kurt Rice) of Plentywood;[...]n- Home. Loyal and Margy have 7 children and live in Portland. tywood and went to school in Plentywood, graduating in 1975. I at- Lloyd and Millie and family, Gay[...]ily live on tended Montana Auto College in 1976, returned home in 1977 and farms near us. Their stories are written up elsewhere.[...]01lf1eld Service as a truck driver, hauling water in the oilfield and as JOY having the boys and their[...]k operator during the oil boom. I am currently an in- at branding time. We still have a few cattle and[...]Agricultural and Fleet Maintenance hardware in northeast Montana and possible.[...]Street Rod Association in 1983. The S.S.R.A. is a local car club with I was born 7-28-28 in Plentywood, MT to Ole J. and Ruth[...]ance, and 2 brothers-Joseph and Orval. We resided in the Archer rural community, graduated from Redstone High School in 1946 and in July of that year my sister, Alma and I went to G[...]l Center. I held that position for about 6 years. In addition to working there I also did general office work at Malmberg Travel Agency. In the evenings I attended class at the Great Falls[...]y Elizabeth Hathaway of Great Falls, MT on 6-7-80 in[...]Plentywood. Beth was born 3-29-59 in Mountain Home, ID, the[...]schools in Alaska, California and Montana, graduating in 1978 from Mable McGreg[...]a- Falls. Beth has worked as a printer in Great Falls and Glen-Wood, Inc. tional assoc. consisting of credit people in the administration field. I am in Plentywood, where she helped start the Semi-Indep[...]n's International, an organization in 1980. She has been a homemaker since the birth of our 2nd child. comprising ladies active in the credit field, am also the secretary of the Beth is an officer in Christian Women's Club, Past Secretary of the New[...]redit Counseling Service, a national organization in- Horizons Homemakers Club and a lesson Guide in Stonecroft Bible ~trumental in assisting people in a debt consolidation service, a posi-[...]our local Fox Holiday Theater 4-17-77, in Great Falls, MT and Mecque Lee, age 2, born 4-8-82 in with our Governor and George Kennedy. The purpose[...]Plentywood. Also at this writing we are expecting a new addition to the tion is to raise[...]y, due around September 1984. pieces of equipment in the Easter Seal Society. I am married to Don[...]per Lyle Royce Medders was born in Medicine Lake, MT 5-3-19, the and Mrs. Loren (Vic[...]avid (7) and Travis James (5) and they all reside in away in 1964 and Lila Mae still lives by herself in her home. Lyle at- Great Falls.[...]tended school in Plentywood, spent his 16th summer at C.C.C[...] |
| finished high school in 1937. He worked on construction of the Westby there. I moved with my family to Thompson Falls in 1936 and attended highway that summer. Lyle was married to Elsie Anne Michels in high school there. In 1939 I married Johnnie Johnson of Plains. We 1938[...]d Mark were the 1st twins separated in 1960 and I moved to Missogla in 1961, bought a home born at Medicine Lake. Elsie[...]and got a job. My father, Emil, passed away in 1964 and Mother is still Lake and attended country schools, graduating from P.H.S. in 1938. living with me. Lyle and Elsie lived in Plentywood until 1941, when they moved to[...]la Highland Golf Course and am Sound Sheet Metal. In 1945 they returned to Plentywood where Lyle[...]Lovella and Dolores Rae. Lovella was born in Missoula 11-11 -41 , mar- work in the shop at the back of Andy's Garage. During the 1940's Lyle ried George Torp in Plains 9-3-60 and they have 2 children-Kimberly a[...]ae born 9-2-66 and Gregory born 5-6-70. They live in Missoula, and started farming. With the help of L[...]born home on the farm 7 miles west of Plentywood in 1954. Lyle was ac- 8-25-45 in Spokane, WA, married Roger Weisser in Missoula, tive in several civic organizations; he was a charter mem[...]d also served on the school board lives in Missoula and is employed at the Royal Manor Nursing Home. for several years. Through Lyle's interest in the Democratic Party, My mother, Begga[...]ne (Moe) was born at Archer, went to grade school in was one of the charter members and also helped or[...]e- Archer and 2 years of high school in Plentywood and moved with her towner's Homemaker[...]parents, Emil and Begga Moe, to Thompson Falls in 1936. She finished sion Homemaker's state staff f[...]Elsie was a member of the high school there and went to St. Patricks Hospital School of Nursi[...]for 4 years. Lyle was appointed graduated in 1939, went to Helena and worked at St. Peters Hospital. sheriff of Sheridan County in 1964 and became very dedicated to law[...]s employed at Deaconess Hospital. Gene was killed in a car ac- tended many courses sponsored by the FBI and in 1965 was selected cident and in 1949 she married Wallace Gregory at Columbus, MT.[...]cement taught nurses training in Billings until they moved to Poplar in 1951 Academy in Bozeman. Lyle served as sheriff for 10 years. and managed the Fort Peck Motel, from there to Ronan for a while and[...]yed at the Ronan Hospital. They moved to Missoula in[...]Patricks Hospital in 1976. A daughter, Vivian was born to them[...]9-12-51 at Billings. She went to Nurses School in Bozeman and Bill-[...]ings, married Ken Sularz in 197 4 at Missoula and they have 3[...]born 2-10-83. They live in Missoula where Ken has a auto body shop[...]there, and to high school at Plentywood and Poplar and graduated in Karolyn Rice, Mary Jean Walikonis, Leah Bjarko, L[...]pson Falls where he had a cabinet shop. He served in the Navy in San Diego during WWII. He married Seline Huso of[...]ildren were born to Lyle and Elsie-Roy Allen died in infan- 12-22-42 at Sandpoint, ID; moved back to Poplar again in 1950 and cy; Karolyn Anne (Mrs. Kurt Rice); Mary[...]ine and stories.) Lyle and Elsie's marriage ended in divorce in 1973 and Lyle Percy-Percy Moe Jr., born[...]hompson Falls. Percy Jr. married Sharon Bourquien in 1963 and they tack 2-3-74. Elsie continued to ope[...]orn 6-20-64 and Jenifer born 1-10-74. Percy boys. In September, 1972 Elsie took a position as Home Attendant for Jr. resides and works in Missoula. Ida Patricia married Arnold Sodders the[...]litation Services at which of Oklahoma in 1963 at Poplar. They reside in Enumclaw, WA, and she worked for 1Oyears, retiring in November 1982. On 7-22-83 Elsie have 2[...]65 and Chris born 1-10-66 . married Ottar Gjesdal in Plentywood and they reside on a farm near[...]at Poplar 7-11 -61 and his wife, Seline, resides in Westby.[...]Leon was born in Plentywood 7-31 -28. His parents were Martin T. B[...]d he went to the Plentywood School, of Archer. We are nieces and nephew of Martha Styve and Ida graduated from P.H.S. in 1947. Erickson of Plentywood.[...] |
| died in October 1949. He and his mother continued living on the farm. was born 2-12-45 in Duluth, MN, reared in Minot and graduated from His mother suffered a broken hip and went in the Plentywood Nursing Trinity Hospital School of Nursing in Minot in 1966. She worked in Home in May 1973 and she passed away in February 1977. hospitals in Minot and Grand Forks, married Lt. Tom Berge, a n[...]Degree in Accounting and a C.P.A. Certificate. Barbara and Tom are now living in Mason City, IA where Tom is employed by the Mason[...]belong to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. Leon Mortensen[...]on, |
| [...]the main road so she could go by bus. Early in the fall she contracted then moved to the Midby farm and Jens enrolled in the Mann school. scarlet fever and was very ill. In 1940 we bought 40 acres from the When he was 1 3[...]Plentywood and Jens that was on it. In 1944 the move to the Jensen farm west of Archer f[...]ne of the Coyne Electric and Refrigeration School in Chicago, where he received girls' chores was to bring in the milk cows for the evening milking from his degree in electrical work.[...]ng toward Matkins. where he was always interested in getting electricity from something,[...]one of the first to build a homemade windcharger. In did solo work at many community functions and school activities. 1939 h[...]ctric Co., offering sales from P.H.S. in 1951 and Wilma in 1954. Charlotte attended the Univer- and service.[...]hich sity of Missoula for 1 year and in 1952 married Harold Rehmer of rural produced electricity from the wind. They were instrumental in replac- Plentywood, who was then in the service in Rantoul, IL. After his ing many kerosene lamps, bottle gas stoves and ice boxes with the discharge they lived in Minot, ND, where he received his B.A. degree in more modern 32 volt models around Sheridan County[...]Education. He was Superintendent of Schools in Outlook for several counties. Soon the wind charg[...]original loca- Superintendent of Schools in Boulder, MT before going to the State tion to a p[...]- Superintendent of Schools office in Helena. From there the family shop. They built a new building which[...]d- ministrator for the school district in Redmond, WA. They have 4 by sold his interest to[...]en-Nina, Lois, Gail and Bart, and 1 grandson. son are now managing the business together.[...]school years and after graduation in the office of Attorney Vernon schools for 12 year[...]zaga University and has a Hoven. In 1954 she married Jack Engler, a painter in Plentywood, degree in Business Administration. Lowell graduated from Mi[...]originally from St. Paul. They lived there until 1959, when they moved a C.P.A. Robert marri[...]and they have 2 children-Stephanie and Kris. They are of the children is married to an Air Force officer stationed in Mt. Home, presently living in Reno, NV, where he is privately employed as a ID; 2 live in Seattle, 1 in Spokane, and 2 in Missoula. C.P.A. Mary (Cybulski) Nikolaisen was born 6-15-23 in Plentywood, the MARIETTA (GOLTERMA[...]d and James Cybulski. Mary attended Munson School in rural 11 -25-33 at Plentywood,[...]d Plentywood and for 7 years was the only student in her grade. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1951 . I attended college at St. Teresa's at graduated from P.H.S. and she has many hobbies, such as collecting Winon[...]d Lt. Robert Riese of Flushing, NY on 6-15-57 and in 1958 WILMA (GAINES) ENGLER[...]at Urbana, IL, Bob earned his Masters Degree in Engineering and our By V. Gaines[...]born on 6-3-59. The next year we lived at Ft. In 1933 we lived in the coulees southwest of Redstone when Belvoir, VA and in the summer of 1960 we were stationed in Berlin, ~hartotte was born with only a nurse and sister-in-law, Hazel Wigmore, Germany where our[...]William , was born 5-12-61. After 3 m attendance. In 1936 Wilma was born in midwife Grandma Benson's years in Berlin we were assigned to Ft. Ailey, KS in 1963. In 1965 we home in Plentywood. Hospitals charged $3.00 per da[...] |
| [...]rm from her brother, Adolph Lee and moved onto it in 1946. They[...]eggs to customers in Plentywood every Friday.[...]h their Aunt Edna and Uncle Emil. Joann now lives in Missoula,[...]Harlan is married and lives in Cold Springs, MN, and they have 3[...]and Stephen Riese. and lives in Lalo, MT and they have 4 children-Sheldon, Chante[...]rmy. Our daughter, Kathleen was born 10-12-65 and in Holly and Rachel. 1967 my husband was sent to Vietnam, and I spent the year in Great Edna was clerk for school[...]became Falls. After he came back, we spent a year in Los Angeles, CA, where clerk after Emma[...]chools all closed and the district was Engineers. In 1969 we arrived at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, where he[...]20. instructor for the next 3 years. After a year in Korea we retired from Edna's hobby[...]d away 10-20-70 at Billings following surgery for in Engineering, and is working in Tampa, FL. Kathy will enter the a brain tumor. Emil continued to live there until the next fall when he University of Kansas this fall, majoring in Visual Communication. had an auction[...]Emil now lives with his sister, Martha Styve, in Plentywood. He EMIL and EDNA ROST[...]has been busy doing yard work for many of the retired people in Plen-[...]children. She was born 2-3-02 near Galchutt, NO. In 191 Othey moved to her father's homestead about 9[...]brothers-Catherine; Francis; Ervin was killed in an auto accident reception given Walter and Laura Benson in honor of their Golden Wed- 12-25-51; Ann[...]the Lee School and spray plane 6-6-59 in Wyoming; and Selmer was killed in a pickup- attended high school in Plentywood 1 year. She worked for several train accident 10-24-68 in Saskatchewan. I attended Courtney school ladies in Plentywood doing housecleaning and baby-sitting, and in the southwest of Plentywood, was drafted in the Army in 1953, assigned fall helped the neighbors cook for[...]he joined the Golden to Basic Training in Fort Ord, CA, and on to 82nd Airborne Division, Valley Ladies Aid in 1946, but she always said she should have been Fort Bragg, NC. I made 11 airborne jumps there. In the night of 6-6-55, considered a member since 19[...]ged August 1955. I went to the Veteran's Hospital in St. Paul to any longer, but they always said, "Yo[...], Germany. Prior to our marriage, Margaret worked in the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls. We went to Nashville, TN where[...]mil Rost. born in Nashville on 9-14-58. We returned to Montana in April 1959[...]and I worked for Battleson Inc., in Scobey. Our 2nd son, Perry, was On 10-14-45 E[...]e married at the Plen- born 2-6-60 in Scobey, and on 10-17-60 I bought the ranch from my tywood Lutheran Church by Rev. J. Enderson. Emil was born in mother, Rena Sebastian. Our daughter, Marianne was born 2-15-63 in Winger, MN on 10-13-06, the son of Eric and Helen[...]Plentywood. She went to Dahl's College of Beauty in Great Falls, work- a country school and worked on farms in Minnesota before coming to ed in Glasgow for 6 months, and then returned to Plentywood to work. Montana in 1938. He worked for his sister and brother-in-law (Martha All our children gra[...] |
| [...]thers and 3 some snakes had made themselves a den in that part of the house. sisters-[...]d, Melvin , Viola Grimes, Margaret first saw them in Marianne's bedroom closet and later she[...]oughly. I attended Plentywood schools all 12 them in a small hole next to the eave. I killed 32 of the[...]ster and curled up next to his feet by the table. In a crawl space brothers and 4 sisters. His father, Clarence Sherman, died in July, between the 2 roofs, I killed 83 of them be[...]1973 and his mother, Ceona, is living in Ray, ND. We have 4 chil- Christmas in 1970. We built a snake-proof new house and haven'[...]schools for her Joseph went to Auto College in Great Falls and went to work in elementary years. She graduated from the Williston High School in Medicine Lake as the bus maintenance man for the[...]Williston, and is now go- months, and then worked in the oilfield "roughnecking" for 3 years. He ing to Mary College in Bismarck, ND, where she is majoring in nursing married Sherry Bummer on 11-27-82.[...]t Stanley, ND. She Perry is going to M.S.U. in Bozeman. On 1-11 -82 he and a friend a[...]ded high school at Williston, where she graduated in 1980. attending M.S.U. also, and was to give them[...]rport to She is attending Mary College in Bismarck and is majoring in elemen- the college for morning classes. The weat[...]ended several different schools before we settled in a deputy sheriff called and said they had landed[...]Williston. He graduated from high school in 1981, and is presently ed out that it was not Per[...]rents and grandparents have passed away. Dad died in "We left Great Falls, the weather was closing in on us. We crash- January 1979 and Mother in July 1981. I really haven't anything more ed into[...]HARLAN SKILLINGBERG night in the over-turned plane. The next morning we decide[...]arry, was born 9-7-41 and Harlan was born 3-23-44 in Glasgow. In found some coffee and Tang, and were able to star[...]t their clothes. The next morning with the E.L.T. in pocket and holding the own plumbing[...]business. Harlan attended grade and high antenna in place, we started to walk again. Soon there was a plane school in Plentywood and spent his summers with his uncle and aunt, over us and then there were more, but with a low lying haze we could Bill and Agnes Lee in the Archer community. After graduating from see t[...]etting a signal Plentywood High School in 1962 as salutatorian, Harlan enrolled in col- from the E.L.T. and sent a helicopter to look under the haze. The first lege at M.S.U. and in June 1967 he graduated with a B.S. degree in pass-by they didn't see us, but the second time a[...]arlan worked on the Lazy T and we were flown from there to Bozeman Hospital."[...]us to hear. In March 1968 Harlan enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. While[...]in the Navy he served aboard 2 destroyers and 1 dest[...]making 1 cruise to Vietnam in the winter of 1968-69. He was ALFRED(BUCK)SHAW[...]honorably discharged in December 1971 with a rank of machinist's By Rober[...], Harlan returned to Buck was born 2-8-1898, in Sherbert, NE, to Henry and Lydia Sheridan County in January 1972 to start his present career. Early that Shaw. The family moved to Lebanon, SD in 1906. Buck was an all spring,[...]to lease Roy's farm. Harlan helped Bill farm and in turn used at Camp Cody, NM. Returning to South Da[...]reblaw, who set of machinery. lived in the area. This man's father-in-law, De Lois Oerushi, was in the horse business here and was headquartered on[...], Fred Summers, Forrest Matkin and other ranchers in the area and eventually started farming on his ow[...]farm south of Archer several years, leaving here in 1934 to work on the Ft. Peck Dam. When that job finished, he moved on west to the next job- like so many did in those times. Buck was married 9-26 -24 to Marie Swanson. This marriage end- ed in divorce 7-25-31. He later remarried in Yakima, WA. He died about 7 years ago and[...] |
| In September 197 4, Harlan made a trip to Texas to b[...]5-24 and got a job doing for his brother, Larry. There he met Jan Gray, who was an R.N. work-[...]5 I married Henry Styve at Plentywood. He was ing in the public health department. After some long distance courting born March 1, 1891 in Fertile, MN, the son of Andrew and Kristbjorg and a couple more trips south, there was another wedding in San Styve, and he came to the Archer community in 1908. Henry and I Angelo the next fall. Harlan a[...]ith dust storms, grasshoppers, no short honeymoon in Texas, Harlan loaded all of her belongings into h[...]duce, milked cows, trailer and with Jan following in her car, they headed for Montana. r[...]with what we had. Henry mined lignite They lived in Ted and Muriel Lagerquist's basement apartment un[...]vived. I remember one cold, windy spring day in 1925, my brother, Mann's farm home. They moved in[...]er and I fell overboard into Harlan and Jan are involved in the activities of Plentywood the[...]e scrambling into the directors for F. U. Oil Co. in Plentywood and on the board of trustees of[...]t and oh, so cold. The Sheridan Memorial Hospital in 1977 before becoming office nurse for[...]nger until April 1978. She has also been involved in zero. By the way, the cream cans did[...]My husband, Henry passed away in June 1952 and in 1956 my[...]came to live with me. They went to school in Plentywood and By Vallerie Dahlenburg[...]local boy, John Thompson, and Scott was born in 1921 in Iowa, the son of Omar and Freddie they live in Bozeman; Ansel is working on a ranch in the Missoula, (Morgan) Snyder. Freddie was the da[...]and Rhoda MT area and LeRoy is in St. Cloud, MN and working in a refrigeration Morgan, who lived near Archer. Sc[...]ry. burg, and 1 brother, John Snyder, both living in Salem, OR. Scott's I sold my farm in 1972 and moved to Plentywood where I now live mot[...]nd to date I am still an inactive member of same. there and in 1941 he farmed the J. J. Morgan ranch for a year. In July I have been an active member of t[...]y Ladies Aid 1942 he married Beatrice Fransen and in October 1942 he was induct- since May 1927, an organization that originated in February 1910. ed into the Army. He was sent to Leyte Island where he was killed in action 11 -24-44, without ever getting to see his[...]later moved to the Midby place in the Archer community. Nels died in MARTHA STYVE January 1979 and Mathilda in July 1981. Eddie is 8th in a family of 11 I was born June 24, 1900 in Aspas, Jamtland, Sweden, and was[...]ers: Viola, Dorothy, Irene, Gladys, also baptized in Sweden. I was not quite 3 years old when I came w[...]rents, Erick and Helen (Jensen) Rost, to the U.S. in April 1903. We lived with my uncle at Winger, MN[...]r bought some land to make a home for us. I lived in Winger most of my life, got my education in the Winger schools and as I got older, I worked on farms in Minnesota, North Dakota and in the city of Minneapolis as a housekeeper. I had 1[...]rothers and 4 sisters living-Emil, living with me in Plentywood; Nels in Washington; Marin in Scobey; Mrs. Caroline Sam- brick of Erskine, MN;[...]Mrs. Loren Han- son, Brooks, MN, and Esther Rost in Fosston, MN.[...]ed for several of the farmers in the area and for Ford Garage, J & L Im-[...]plement and Western Implement in Plentywood. He also worked at the[...]Eddie married Clarice Gatz in Outlook, MT on 2-16-73. Clarice was[...]born on 4-26-54 in Minneapolis, MN. She is the oldest of 4 children[...]from Wayzata, MN to Redstone, MT in March of 1964. Marlyn and[...] |
| Dorothy Gatz live in Outlook, Clarice's brother Kirby near Redstone,[...]; Nels Jr. of Carthage, TX; John of sister Cheryl in Fairview, and sister Carmen in Sheridan, WY. Bozeman; Eddie o[...]less. He also has 5 Clarice attended schools in Wayzata, MN, Redstone, MT. and s[...]ys (Lindell) of Glasgow and Mabel business school in Minneapolis. She has been working at Montana Na-[...]Sherman) of Williston, ND. Melvin is the youngest in the family. tional Bank for the past 11 years.[...]Melvin attended school in Plentywood and helped his folks on the Eddie and Clarice lived in Plentywood until August 1978 when farm. In January 1963 he joined the Montana National Guard[...]63 until the spring of have 2 children, both born in Plentywood. Ronnie Joe was born on 1964, for basic training. He was in the Guards for 7 years. 9-6-73 and Susan Lee on 1[...]y both attend Plentywood In 1966 Nels and Mathilda retired from the farm, and[...]nder of tend Sunday School at the Lutheran Church in Plentywood. their years.[...]in 1972 purchased the farm from his parents. One far[...]town of Midby. The grain elevator that used to be there by the rail- Thompson (both deceased). My brothers are Eddie, Richard and road track[...]d Lutheran Church. She was born in Miles City, MT 7-19-4 7, the daughter of Merle an[...]. Marin lives at attended school in Jordan, MT. She has 2 brothers-Zearl Clifford and[...]n, Joann and Karen . Elizabeth came to Plentywood in 1956 to live with her Aunt Martha Styve and graduated from P.H.S. She is now attending school at M.S.U. in Bozeman.[...]Ann. Marlene Kay was born 10-20-67 in Plentywood. She is a We left Sheridan County in 1961 to look for employment and are sophomore at Plentywood High School. She is active in Rainbow Girls, now living in Bozeman, MT. I am employed at Badgley Distributing as FHA and 4-H. Pamela Ann was born 6-5-73 in Plentywood. She is in driver-salesman and Elizabeth is working as an L.P.N. at the Bozeman the 5th grade and is active in Girl Scouts and 4-H. Melvin and Glennis Hospital.[...]born 9-25-58 and Julie and children are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Ann born 2-28-60. Julie is presently in the US Army, stationed in Ger- many. Janice served 3 years in the US Marine Corps. She was a[...]els She graduated from Bozeman Senior High School in 1977, attended and Daisy Belle W[...]reared on a farm 17 miles west of M.S.U. majoring in Pre-Med before joining the Marine Corps. She mar-[...]lda Flakne. To this (Frouste) Laborde, on 4-14-79 in Bozeman. Keith was born 3-2-57 in union 5 children were born, which m[...]the 1st family received their Jennifer, all born in Shreveport, LA. Keith is currently serving in the elementary education at Thornwood Sc[...]inter and summer. sergeant (E-6) and is stationed in Waterloo, IA with C Battery, 1st Bat· I enlisted in the armed forces at the age of 19 and was inducte[...]structing Fort Lewis, WA and served in the 11th Airborn Division at Fort Camp- Reserve M[...]and made 13 children-Tiffany Eloise born 9-16-79 in Jacksonville, SC; Theresa jumps (2[...]. when I was discharged. Mary Erin born 11 -24-80 in Camp Lejuene, NC; and Terrance Evan born[...](a student at Falls Business College) and 9-10-82 in Waverly, IA. They live in Naval Housing Area quarters in I were married 10-31 -53. She was bo[...]er on 1-22 -66. I was discharged from the service in 1954 and at- MELVIN and GLENNIS THOMPSON[...]els Harold Everson Implement Co. in Plentywood, MT and made the 1,300 and Mathilda (F[...]has been deceased since 2-23-56 in Plentywood. Due to a slow economy, Mr. Everson we[...]of business and we decided to return to Tennessee in December 1956. Flakne, and has been deceased sinc[...]as 5 Jobs were as scarce in Tennessee as in Montana, so I decided to[...] |
| attend Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, TN. Freed-Hardeman A[...]Christ, so I thought this remained in farming and ranching in the Peerless area since. would be an opportunity[...](Mathilda) followed on 7-17-81. Both are buried in the Plentywood Co. in Henderson, and for 2 years I went to school in the mornings, Cemetery. worked in the afternoons and preached on Sundays wherever I[...]I was born in Plentywood in 1926 to Ole J. and Ruth (Forsberg)[...]school there. In my school years at Archer I won ribbons for track[...]the Sheridan County Round-up in 1940 and '41. I attended Redstone[...]each was at the Popular Springs Church of Christ in Tennessee about 2 miles from Mary's home. My first full time ministry was in Campbell, MO and as young preachers usually move[...]eled to Newark, AR. Following our tenure of work there, we moved to Buna, TX where Jimmy started 1st grade. Our next work was in DeQuincy, LA, then we were in Homer, LA for 11 years. While in Homer, I attended White's Ferry Road School of Biblical Studies in Monroe, LA and Mary worked part time as a reporte[...]y were divorced and he mar- In 1950 I married A. L. (Bud) Vance and we are living in Great ried Sherry Craine Druett 1-17-82. She was[...]d as a car salesman and I am a housewife. parents are Vernon and Eva Craine. Vernon died 8-19-78 . They[...]red, who celebrated his born 12-17-51 in Great Falls, graduated from high school in 1970 and 1st birthday 12-4-83 . Jimmy manages a t[...]went on to attend M.S.U. and obtained a degree in pre-law. Gordon and near Heflin, LA and works as a farrier. Sherry works in the note depart- his wife, Launi are living in Bozeman , where he is in the automobile ment at People's Bank & Trust in Minden, LA.[...]bsons. They have 2 We moved to Carthage, TX in June 1978 and have been here for c[...]with graduated from Great Falls High in 197 4. She continued her education wood.[...]at M.S.U., majoring in Political Science. In 1978 she married Thomas[...]C. Adams and both have lived and worked in Bozeman since they RICHARD ALLEN THOMPSON[...]Shellee Lynn was born 9-24-57 in Great Falls, attended local which was Melvin. Richard has many fond memories of growing up in schools and graduated from Great Falls High in 1975. She attended the Archer community. He remembers family picnics in the countryside M.S.U., majoring in Fashion Merchandising. She is manager for and eagerly awaiting the appearance of the 1st flower in spring. He Herberger's Department Store in Great Falls and has been with the recalls walking[...]here 7 years ago. primary and secondary education in the Plentywood school. After high Gregory Allen was born 9-2-62 in Great Falls. He also attended school Richard worked in the oil fields near Odessa, TX and upon re-[...]chools and after graduating from Great Falls High in 1980, turning home to Sheridan County he joined t[...]ended the College of Great Falls and took classes in business law and received his basic training at F[...]re which he's been with since 1979. His interests in- Richard and Joan Storms (a cosmetologist working in Plentywood) clude downhill skiing and photography. were married in 1965 in Sand Point, ID. They lived in Plentywood for a Ole J. Flakne, our dad, was very interested in education and saw short while and then moved to a[...]ved a high school education. He enjoyed a worked. In July 1966, a baby girl, Sheri Lyn was born to this union, healthy life, never being in a hospital until he suffered a stroke in and on 9-25-67 a baby boy, Richard Allen joined t[...]moved to Peerless, MT where hobbies are bowling, dancing, latch hook pillow and rug makin[...]farming and ranching. Richard took a short course in reading.[...] |
| [...]CIS W. and HELEN R. WIRTZ I was born 6-20-21 in Northwood, ND to Gilman and Hattie[...]en. I have 6 brothers and 3 sisters-Richard (born in 1940, lives I was born 9-4-17 in the Outlook hospital. My sister Sarah G. (she in Bismarck, ND); David (1937, Weisbadden, Germany);[...]home, which Daddy built and Leo was born 12-15-21 in the Outlook and her twin sister Ethel (Mrs. Henne[...]and Helen (Mrs. Bob homesteaded in the Archer community. Being the eldest in my family, I Kush, 1922, lives in Seattle). We came to the Archer community in helped my dad in the fields and rode herd summers on our registered 1929 where Dad operated an elevator in Archer for years and was H[...]or the Archer baseball team. I enjoyed growing up in this Lee school was a happy t[...]the Abenroths to community where everybody joined in on the fun of card parties,[...]we caught gophers and we drove in our own covered sled with a team of horses, calle[...]Dad, Sarah and Leo moved to the Seattle, WA area in sister, Helen and some other youngsters and mysel[...]kind that liked to pull I came in December of 1937 after attending the Billings Bus[...]lege. I graduated from Plentywood H.S. in 1936 and the next 4 years into the river. I pulled off my bib overalls and dived in after it, but it was were tough. I worked at many varied and part time positions. In May gone and I tore out after her, but she could[...]Francis and I met at my parents' home in Enumclaw, WA in 1942. Back row: Richard, David and Arthur . Middl[...]ried 9-13-4 7 in Seattle. Francis was born 8-24-20 in Minnesota, son of I got my elementary education in the Archer school and graduated[...]ver- from Alexander High School, attended college in Minot and Bozeman. sationalist. He was a welder, auto rebuild mechanic and he commercial In 1944 and 1945 I was a B-24 pilot in WWII in the Army-Air Corps. fished 3 seasons in Alaska. He took a course at University of My overseas duty was in Foggio, Italy and I was commissioned a 1st Washington on mineralogy and spent many a day prospecting in the Lieutenant when I was discharged. I married N[...]8-44, just 6 weeks before I went overseas. (I was in In the fall of 1960 he drove by pickup to Fairbanks,[...]nying his brother, LeRoy and Gene Burton, in their pickup. I flew to computer programmer living in Columbus, OH and Paul, a registered Fairbanks in December and what a memorable drive over the Alcan in surgical nurse in Harbor View Hospital in Seattle. the dead of winter. I worked in elevators in Lewistown for 13 years, in Watford City We purchased our present home in Lynnwood, WA in 1964. My for 13 years and managed the Williston F[...]loved Francis died 7-15-81 . Our growing up years in Montana will I am now retired and living in Williston, ND.[...]fondest memories we could Mother passed away in 1981 at the age of 80 and Dad is living in have. Life is so precious[...] |
| [...]er Aerial view of Coalridge taken in June , 1984.[...]Grenora Assembly, was first used in 194 7, when Vacation Bible |
| [...]church hotel-hospital and doctor in the area. Over snow drifts high as fence house. In 1971 Bro. Ralph Harshbarger was ordained as pasto[...]ts, the Model-T Ford labored along faithfully all in ample time , with serving at present. In 1975 the church obtained the former Writing[...]never had other children. locating it in the former Longfellow schoolyard, 1½ miles south and 1 Nine years of grain farming in the sand flats, most of which reap- mile east of[...]ge area has quite a few producing oil wells which are Mabel, Ed and Ann Guenther, had loca[...]creation resort at Clear Lake which is enjoyed by many courage. Our new 40-acre environment, with 1/2 mile of Coeur d' in the summer months.[...]School in 1944. My father, Peter Andersen homesteaded in the northeast Coalridge area in 1906. He came here from Indiana together with a f[...]tana from Racine, WI with her mother and brothers in the spring of 1910. She and my father were marrie[...]sed to say that she married the first man she met in Montana. I was born 2-10-15 at Coalridge. I have 1 sister, Louise, Mrs. Alvin Jensen, who lives in Ruskin, NE. She was born 3-2-11. One brother, Phillip, born 4-13-12, lives in Fargo, ND. I spent most of my life on the[...]my parents. Grade school attendance was a hassle in the early '20s as we lived 3 miles from school and there were no door-to-door buses in those days. My sister and brother went to school in Westby for 2 years or more, stay- ing in town with friends in their homes during the week. My grade[...]a couple of years, Mother spent the week with us in a to be near the school. In 1946, Dallas graduated from the junior college s[...]rees. Dallas had destined his life's career to be in the field of educa- Jensen, who lived nearby, an[...]doors. While in college he met Norma Lee Brugger of Post Falls, I[...]None of us children got to go to high school. In those days not too were married 7-14-51 and now have 3 grown daughters. Alison Alene many from our area had the chance to go and those who[...]nne Loree Adair of Columbus, OH; and Bar- roomed in town and did light housekeeping.[...]r granddaughters. hoppers, army worms-poor crops many years, but through it all, God Dallas held school superintendent jobs in Coeur d' Alene, Post provided for our needs and[...]and Corvallis. Several years were spent at In a period from 1939-1945 at various times, I had t[...]r U. and they then established their present home in Columbus, attending the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis-this was 1 of the OH where Dallas served on the university board of directors. In highlights of my life. I graduated from there in 1945. I spent 2 en- September of 198[...]technical and organize vocational training, a job in Alexandria, MN.[...]hey accepted After the death of my parents in 1964, I moved to Plentywood and and mo[...]The two have it hard for me to continue working there. I have continued to live in traveled to many foreign lands and have traversed the universe 3[...]l leave. Their 1984 vacation plans include a stop in I am a baptized and confirmed member of th[...]f early Church which my parents helped organize in 1910 and the church years and D[...]re his cousin Vern and Jean which was dedicated in 1917. While living on the farm, I was a Sunday[...]Clear Lake. Then back to the School teacher for many years and also served as Sunday School[...]Frank Bast was born 4-19-19 in Minnesota, a son of Mr. and Mrs. By Mabel Ator[...]Frank Bast. In October of 1946 he married Lillian Jorgensen, dau[...]las Gene was born to Albert "Kidd" and Mabel Ator in Grenora, ND. ed school at what was[...]rs farmed the original homestead of Bert Guenther in the Clear Coalridge where coa[...] |
| [...]Lester had his first heart attack in 1972. We then moved to Plen-[...]tywood where after several more attacks he died in 197 4. I shall[...]in Mesa, AZ, where I am surrounded by friends. My si[...]Some early childhood memories are: Moving from our sod shack to[...]hile our house was being built; picking cow chips in the[...]they would dry; sitting in a circle listening to Mother reading Bible[...]barrels of water to be pailed into the water tank in the pasture[...]1/3 mile from home, the 2 horses running in order to pull the heavy Lillian died 4-24-78.[...]fast, that with the first money I I was born in Racine, WI 10-26-09, my parents are Chris and earned I would buy a bo[...]Later memories are: Lester trying to find his way from the house[...]er college to the barn to do the chores in a blinding dust storm; hanging up wet at Miles City and began teaching in 1926. On 12-8-28 I married Lester sheets when Allen was a baby and lying in a carriage to keep him from Brenteson. Children b[...]g and then have a carload of McKenzie, 2 children are Pamela and Douglas, Donald is a wholesaler relatives from Minnesota drive in! and manufacturer in Tempe, AZ; Dorothy, born 9-20-31 (see August Now for one of many beautiful memories: having the children safe Aben[...]e of Plentywood High School, and snug in their beds upstairs in our little house, the stove banked for NO Agricul[...]hildren and a nice warm home. Would that everyone in children were born: Camille Moghaddam, Nicole and[...]Llorenz. Allen is president of lnt'I. Trading Co. in Miami, FL.[...]alridge. Melvin Brenteson was born in Mondak, MT in 1909. When he was Soon the " Dirty '30s" were upo[...]omestead 1½ miles north of Coalridge. He grew up in the Coalridge W.P.A. (Works Progress Admin istrat[...]l management we area and has lived there all his life. He farmed and worked for the were able to survive. One year we mowed thistles in low areas of our Acme Coal Mine as a miner, later as manager and in 1958 he bought farm for hay for the cattle. As th[...]was He married Bernice Mathisen in 1936. They have 3 children. shipped into the area[...]hay to prevent scours. LeRoy lives in Coalridge and helps his dad with the farming. He[...]also helped with the coal mine. He spent 2 years in the army, mostly at[...]many years.[...]Coalridge in 1980. She is now working at the Hair Affaire in Plenty-[...]wood. Dennis goes to school in Plentywood.[...]in Plentywood. Allen, Dorothy, Agnes, Lester[...]year that I wasn't teaching we spent the winters in Arizona. In 1963 I was born 8-12-37 in Plentywood. I was the only boy of the 7 we spent some winter months in Bogata, Colombia, S. Am . where[...] |
| [...]ome and also worked for Sig Nelson. lower grades in the Coalridge schools and graduated from Plentywo[...]d Martha Petersen, the only daughter High School in 1956. While in high school I met Ardelle Syme. She[...]elma Syme. She has 1 older in Hunter, ND, 12-23-05. Her father homesteaded in the Dagmar area brother Odelle. When she was younger she lived in various places. She in 1907 and moved his family to the homestead in 1908. She attended lived in Roswell, NM for about 2 years where her dad was e[...]de school and graduated from Antelope High School in 1925. a maintainer operator building the Air Bas[...]ried. She attended the 8th grade and high school in Plentywood. Following her graduation from high school in 1957 we were married at the Nathanael Church in Dagmar, 6-30-5 7. I worked at the Coalridge coal mine for 3 winters and in the sum- mer months we lived in Trenton, ND, where I worked for Ken (Ardelle's da[...]tling Co. and Ardelle worked at Roy's Super Valu. In 1963 I started working at Northern Auto Parts and worked there for about a year and in the spring of 1964 we bought a farm in Canada and started farming. I farm- ed in the summer months, worked for Ron-Dean Construction in the fall and worked at the Westland Service Station in the winter. I did this un- til about 1969 when we[...]I bought Dad's land and machinery when he retired in Front row: Sharon, Ray , Sr., and Vivian. 1978. We are still farming the land here and in Canada at the present time.[...]south of Coalridge. Raymond farmed and worked in the Coalridge coal[...]Martha passed away in 1943. At the time of her death, the oldest[...]Sharon finished grade school in Plentywood and they all attended[...]Plentywood High School. All of the family lives in Sheridan County ex-[...]cept Dolores, who lives in Minneapolis, MN. Randy, Ricky, Dixie, Ardelle[...]Raymond farmed until Ray Jr. took over the farm in 197 8. He con- There were 6 children born to us. The first was Debra o[...]ath, 3-31 -83. She only lived 1 day and is buried in the Nathanael Cemetery. Cindy[...]Sunday and usually had a roast in the oven. We girls would prepare the was born 3-1[...]22 grandchildren and 1O great- and 1 year at UNO in Williston, ND. She married Tom Brevik from Epp-[...]s. 1/2 oz. at birth and is the smallest baby born in Williston, ND that is still living. They live nea[...]an Daybreak, pages 1 40-141 ), from Tioga, ND and are living there. They have 1 son, Nathan, 18 mon- was born in 1913. ths old. Randy was born 4-30-62 . After att[...]Gurlie Johanson of Daneville, Divide County, ND, in MT as an electrician. While attending college he[...]building site 1 mile south of Coalridge and lives there. Dixie was born 8-3-66 . She attended Antelope school and is presently attending Plentywood High School in her sophomore year. RAYMOND and MARTHA BRENTESON[...]his parents, sisters, and |
| I worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine for 6 winters in the late 1930s is married to Cary Sundste[...]beth and I have 1 son, Duane Vernon, who was born in 1942. (1 -19-67) will be a senior at[...]. He married Carol Eileen Odegaard of Hawley, MN in 1961 . They cur· We are active in various church and school activities and have re[...]er, and hope to build a summer cabin there. Kirsten Eileen. We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church of Dagma[...]Christian M. Chirstensen raised 2 families in his lifetime. His until 1939.[...]ar Lake Karen and Carl. and lived in until February of 1955. In the fall of 1954 we started T[...]second building our new home which we still live in today. family of C[...]n) (1-19-1885-0ctober 1972). We were all stead on in 1939 from my dad. In later years we purchased the re-[...]ensen was born on 5-13-14. She attended school at in the past years. Duane is farming our land now.[...]Elizabeth and I, along with Duane's family, are members of the Em- Plentywood in the '50s. While at the Pioneer Manor she attended[...]won some awards at the county fair for her In the mid 1950s we began square dancing and still attend dances paintings. She passed away in February 1966. regularly. We are active members of the " Big Sky Squares."[...]school, did farm work and was in the CCC for a year before joining the ALVIN and M[...]army in 1942. While in the service, he was stationed in the Aleutian On 11 -3-29 Sheridan County wok[...]for his overseas duty. He and wife Sharon settled in Omaha, NE That was the day I, Alvin Christensen, decided to come into the world. in 1945 where he was employed at the American Smelti[...]rried and a son, was contacted and my dad met him in Coalridge by horse and sleigh to Dennis, was born on 2-20-57. Chris passed away in July 1968. assist him in finding the Christensen farm. Later that day a 13[...]school, worked on the farm and for a year was in the CCCs. He joined I am the son of Andrew a[...]en. I had 3 brothers: the air force in 1942. He attended cadet school and became a pilot. In John (1913) deceased 1945, Clifford (1915) killed in WWII in 1944, 1945 he moved to Californi[...]Air Station. He and Grace Collum were married in 1946 and to them 3 1921 , Agnes (1923) and Alice[...]-15-48 and Kathy on 12-18-49. On 12-16-61, School in 194 7. After graduation I helped Dad with the far[...]f and Virginia Green were married and they reside in Castro 1-1-50 I married Myra Sorensen of Plentywo[...]rn on 4-2-21. She attended Monroe Dad passed away in August 1955 and I then bought the farm from my school and Antelope High School, graduating in 1940. After high mother.[...]elope schools and attended high away in November 1972 and is survived by a son, Gerald, born school at Missoula and Plentywood, where she graduated in 1948. She 5-10-50. attended college at MSU in Bozeman.[...]school and Antelope High School, graduating in 1943. From December[...]1943 until May 1946 were spent in the army with service in France,[...]Wahpeton, ND in 1950, he worked with Simon Swanson and also Leo[...]aughter of William and Harriet Johnson of Dagmar. In Shelley, Janice, Coleen, Carol, Myra and Al[...]the Crown Zellerbach Corp. Their home is in San Lorenzo, CA. They sted and they have 2[...] |
| [...]We shocked grain. Dad paid us by the acre. There were field mice Alvilda (Mrs. Donald Cates) was born on 7-8-27. She attended in those fields so our overalls were tied around the[...]onroe school and Antelope High School, graduating in 1945. In We studied our catechis[...]ere to be sure they grazed on the prairie and not in the fields. 11-19-54 and Gene born on 3-19-58. Do[...]paid a penny and a nickel for gopher and Exchange in San Francisco. They reside in San Leandro, CA. rabbit t[...]there was a slough nearby. Water poured down a gopher h[...]up into our snare. Dad took us to the courthouse in Gary Chester Christensen (10-15-42) was the first born to Chester Plentywood to turn in our little "boxes." They didn't count the con- an[...]11-45). Ronald (10-18-48), and Sandra (9-21-54 ), are the other One year something happened to the well at the busiest time so children in this family. Curtis was killed in a car accident near Reserve we hauled water from Grandpa's a mile away. We had a wild ride a in 1959. Chester worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine for several years[...]ums, got too frisky. Those west of Coalridge, for many years. Anne lived on the farm for several[...]da tumbled to the years following Chester's death in 1961 and then moved to Plenty- ground but miraculously escaped with no serious injury. wood in 1967.[...]so the coal would drop into the wagon. live in Great Falls and Mile City, respectively. Andy and[...]I married Dick Carr from Medora, ND in Miles City where we made tinue to live in Plentywood as they have all their married years.[...]our home until we moved to Butte. We now live in Billings. We have 2 Gary and Arlene were married in Plentywood in 1961 and have daughters, Georg[...]children. Dean (5-29-65), and Lisa (1-25-68) are their 2 children and help with the family farm an[...]Roy was born on 5-10-1896 in Greenbush, MN. He came to HILDA (CHRISTENSEN) O'B[...]Sheridan County in 1913. His parents were Christ and Lev Dahl. From[...]1913 to 1948 Roy lived in Sheridan County as a farmer and rancher. I w[...]miles west of Coalridge. My brothers and sisters are Mary Carr, Billings, MT, born 12-28-14, Chester ([...]mother had raised, and milking cows were 2 of the many chores. The cream checks put food on the table an[...]Ten gallon cream cans were taken to the creamery in Coalridge or shipped[...]Valley City and Minot. A penny a cow didn't bring in a lot of spending money, though the tallies on the barn In 1928 Roy married Gladys Lilja. Gladys was born in Starbuck, wall kept us interested in searching through the Sears Roebuck MN and came to Sheridan County in 1911 with her parents, Fred and catalog.[...]d Charles O'Brien 10-3-38. We spent several years in Roy and Gladys have lived in Spokane, WA since 1961. Their Sheridan County, moving to Superior, MT in 1948. children[...]and Charles O'Brien passed away at Whitefish in 1977. his wife, Yvonne, also live in Spokane. Lorraine's children are Darrell I am retired and live in Superior, MT.[...]are Marc 20, and Carmen 17. MARY (CHRISTENSEN) CARR[...]n, Superior, MT and Laura homesteaded in Sheridan County in 1910, born at the family home on |
| [...]ean children. Terri, born 4-3-60 attended school in Antelope. She went to married Robert Gridley of Beaver, PA and they live in Pittsburgh, PA. college in Miami, FL, married Rick Ingraham of Plentywood in They have 3 sons: Ross, who is married and lives in Reynoldsberg, OH December 1983. Corrine, born May[...]Plenty- and Ronnie and Robbie who are still attending college in the area. wood High School and works for Western Airlines in Anchorage, AK. In 1953, I married Henry Dominek. His parents were W[...]son, Jared. met and were married in Minot, ND and thereafter settled on a Wayde works[...]homestead southwest of Westby, MT. He was born in 1925 and has 2 ed school in Plentywood and Phoenix, AZ. He is now working in An- brothers: Stanley of Great Fa[...]and Linda Collver of Dothan, Son Craig-born in Plentywood 9-16-43 . Graduated from Plenty- AL. wood High School. Received a bachelor degree in Agriculture Educa- After our m[...]on the Oominek home tion from MSU. Spent 4 years in Guatemala in the Peace Corps. Met place until[...]D where we still Kathleen Dahl, a Minnesota girl, in Ecuador. They were married in reside. We continue to farm in Sheridan County and also by Williston. 1973. Crai[...]n and Allen. Arlen, of St. Louis, MO, is a senior in Columbia, Costa Rica, and for the past 1Oyears in Mexico City. They client services repr[...]tment of the Vessicol of Mexico. He owns farmland in Sheridan County as he and Univers[...]ike farm and a quarter from Hunter. He was active in FFA, and raising and training horses while at hom[...]GEL Son Wayne-born 1951, died at 19 month s in an accident. In 1925, Gerald (Pete) Engel came to Montana with hi[...]l was at the Beach State University with a degree in Liberal Studies, music concen- Wilson[...]the 4th tration. Married Ed Clark of Big Fork, MT in 1973. They have 2 year at the CCC Camp in the Glacier Park area. daughters-Jenny and Mauree[...]where Ed After working in San Diego at an airplane factory for awhile, he works at Great Plains Gasification in Beaulah, ND as an operations then entered the Army Air Corps and spent a couple years in England supervisor.[...]eland place from Alf Hoven. In 1946 he married Rita Conradt. He farmed the home place for 2 We lived there until 1947 when we bought the homestead farm from[...]He is now a retired carpenter and he and his wife are active in the sugar rationing, bad roads, coal stoves, oil[...]t~r to 32 Disabled Veterans Organization in Nebraska, where they live. volt power and finally[...]e, and 011 r~ad~- Their children are Michael, Teresa, Lora, Donald, Larry, Gary, and We have had children in school for 37 years. We have been active in Rita. band, 4-H, FFA and other school activities. Wilbur is active in NFO and Hog Producers- County and State. Eloyce is in selling and (Farm VERNON ENGEL[...]In 1925, Vernon Engel came with his mother to Montan[...]Varda (Nelson) Bakke. My father came to the area in 1907 and located in the east Coalridge community until 1942, when the[...]widow still owns the land. My father passed away in 1965 and Mother still continues to make her home in Williston.[...] |
| He went to school 2 years in Billings and the rest was at the[...]Wilson school. He attended 1 year of high school in Grenora and the re- the boys was Ruthfo[...]ey were blessed with He went to the Poly Tech in Billings for 2 years. During harvest in 7 children , 3 passed away in infancy. Three sons, Clyde Robert, born 1938 a ru[...]tion he attended 2 years at Havre to are residing in Sheridan County, and 1 daughter, Dorothy Rose, who become a certified teacher. In 1941 he taught at Westby until Uncle now lives in Laurel, was born 11 -30-25. Evelyn Louise White arrived Sam called him. He spent much of his service time in Arizona as an to live with the Guenthers in 1935. MP. He met and married Wanda Bryce. He had[...]continued to live on the Vernon is a retired CPA in Phoenix, AZ.[...]and graduated from Grenora High School in 1942. Following graduation came to Antelope, MT in 1919 from a rural area near Edberg, Alberta,[...]d. He was an ordained lines in the area. Lutheran minister from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Mrs. Sand In the fall e>f 1947 I was invited by Buster Crohn to come down and was a registered nurse in the Deaconess Hospital there. I was 3½ meet the schoolteache[...]ns. years old when I came to Antelope. I was born in Norway 12-10-16, We were married in June, 1948. We now have 6 children. All of them while my parents spent 2 years in Europe shortly after their marriage. I g[...]st of Plentywood, as far south fire in 1978. as Homestead, southwest to an area a little[...]east of Antelope. At one time he was going to as many as 13 communities. In 1921 we moved to Medicine Lake and he con- tinued to serve the same areas. We lived there until I was through the 7th grade. During this ti[...]alridge that was "the old Dugan place. " We lived there in the summers-I loved it there. We then moved to Westby where I graduated from high school in 1933. From Westby my father served 3 rural churches. He retired to the farm because of ill health. He died there when I was 20 years old. The fa[...]ken 6-18-77. I graduated from Normal College in Havre and taught school in Montana for 3 years. I also taught in Idaho. I came to Spokane in the Our children are: Kevin, who is a surveyor for a seismograph firm,[...]acific Northwest Bell telephone is in Utah at this time. Glenn is a teacher at Ft. Peck school. He and his company, where I was a supervisor in the traffic department. wife[...]College in Billings.[...]Edward Sand . In 1961 we bought the Emil Rasmussen farmstead where[...]moved in the fall of that year. I have 3 children - Diane Lindvall, who lives in Sitka, AK, has 3 We enjoy living in this part of the "Big Sky Country" and look for- children, Eric, Roberta and Suzanne. Shelley, lives in Portland, OR and ward to retirement whe[...]more time with works for the Oregon ian newspaper there in the advertising depart- our grandchildren. ment. Sandra McCarthy, my youngest, lives in Spokane and she has 2 boys, Sean and Brian.[...]. The oldest, Karen, and her husband, Chris, ~ive in Portland, OR. They have 2 children, Melvin and Gr[...]e I, Dorothy, was born 11 -30-25 in Grenora, ND to Bert and Virgie here. She died here 8-14·73. She and my father are both buried at St. Guenther. (See Don[...]f rural Westby-one of the last churches he served in graduating from high school, a girl[...]OR to find work and help in the defense program. After about 1 year in . , I remember Montana and the people there with great fondness- Oregon, we[...]for 1 The Edward Guenther family homesteaded in Sheridan County in year. I had 15 children,[...] |
| [...]In Maple Creek 2 girls arrived: Roxanne Marlys, 11-5[...]Wendy Louise, 3-13-60. While in Estevan, 2 boys followed: Curtis[...]College, which is now in Moose Jaw, Sask.[...]as been good to us; we've all had good health and are thank-[...]to my beginning, I am glad to have known and kept in Clarence and Dorothy Sonstegaa[...]touch with the White family. Rudy passed away in 1973. The children in that family are Clifford, Odessa, TX; Ervin, Plentywood; Harold,[...]ay He was raised and educated in the same area that he now lives. (born 10-2-48) a[...]de school and the Dagmar Academy. enjoyable years in Medicine Lake, we decided to sell our business and During WWII he served in the army stationed in Europe. When the war move to Glasgow, MT where Cl[...]was over he returned to his parents' home and in 1948 he married were always interested in the hardware business, so in 1961 we pur- Jean Wivholm-who is t[...]ank and Elsie (Ran- chased a Coast to Coast store in Laurel, MT. After 9 years of hard dall) Wivholm. She was born in Grenora, ND, was raised and went to work, we sold the store in February, 1970. We operated Sonstegaard grade school (Wilson) in the Volmer area. After 2 years of high school Ele[...]me for 14 years. On 1-1-84, we in Grenora, ND, the family moved to Medicine Lake wh[...]time to travel and enjoy graduated in 1943. The next 5 years were spent working and living in our daughters and their families, so we sold our[...]ed daughters, Julianne and Jenny. They now reside in Bozeman, MT, it from Virgil Guenther in 1941. Two summers were spent in Conrad, where Ken is employed as a carpenter and[...]arlene married Bob Steinmetz on 6-15-74, and they are blessed to full-time farming and ranching. There are 5 children in their family. with 2 daughters, Neven and Tori. They reside in Laurel, where Bob is Linda Jo[...]special Antelope High School in 1967, U of MN in 1971, a medical technician education.[...]working at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT. Linda has 2 children,[...]lope High I, Evelyn Daniels, was born 3-2-35 in Plentywood to Rudy and Fan- School in 1968, U of M in 1972, Washington State, U of Idaho and nie White. After Fannie's death, the Bert Guenthers took this little in- Montana Law School in 1981. He is serving as a Deputy County At- fant a[...]torney for Cascade County and lives in Great Falls, MT. Jerry has 2 After attending[...]rther schooling, I attended Inter- School in 1970, U of M in 197 4. Has a degree in accounting and is a national Bible College near Estevan, Sask. for 3 years and there I met CPA working for Continental Milling Corp. in New York City. Loretta has Jerold Daniels from Alberta. In 1956-57 , I worked in Plentywood for 1 son born 4-12-78.[...]Medicine Lake High School in 1981 . She is presently living in Missoula Coalridge Assembly of God Church. Jerold became a minister in the Church of God (headquarters in and attends the U of M.[...]born on 11-11 -64 . Graduated from Cleveland, TN} in 1958 and since that time we have lived in Heward, Medicine Lake High School in 1983. She is living in Missoula and at- Maple Creek and Estevan, Sask.;[...]tending the U of M. Manitoba; and are presently in Moosomin , Sask., which is a town Jean and Vern have recently purchased a home in Missoula and about the size of Plentywood. plan to move there in the fall of 1984.[...]We are leaving with fond memories of our closest neighbo[...], Edward and Anne Guenther, moved to Harrison, ID in[...] |
| [...]graduating in 1943, he was in the navy during WWII, in later years he Henry Haaven filed on a homestead in the East Coalridge com- lived in Fresno, CA. He passed away 3-19-72. munity in 1909. He was born in Osnabrock, ND 2-26-1888 of Norwegian parents. He[...]n HOWARD L. HANSEN 11-19-1886 in Minneapolis, MN and came to Montana to teach the[...]4-22-20, on the farm in the East Coalridge community. I have 4 Henry farmed the land until retiring in 194 7 when he and Anna sisters: El[...]lberg 11 -18-22, moved to Kalispell, MT and lived there until his death 3-29-52. Anna Mildre[...]nd Beverly J. Shubin 6-28-33. moved to Fresno, CA in 1953 and now resides in a retirement home. I graduat[...]BS in Accounting. I was a WWII veteran from 1942 to 1945 in the[...]Ann Haaven. (1929) The family of 4 children are: Henry Thorton Haaven, Jr., born |
| [...]g anniversary 10-9-83. He was a In November 1944, Lennert married Ellen Jensen from Luck, WI. pilot during WWII and later joined his father in Stones Poultry Breeding His mother and si[...]nued to live on the farm. Mrs. Hansen passed away in March 1973. We have 4 children: Tom, Patricia, John, and Jim. We also have 5 In May 1946 twin boys were born to Lennert and Ellen[...]p at Westby and graduated from Westby High School in 1964. They My dad, Jim, passed away in March, 1968 and mother, Mabel, in attended Eastern Montana College in Billings, MT and graduated in December 1980.[...]1969. Robert continued to live and work in Billings. Together, with my family, in recent years we have enjoyed visiting In November 1969 we lost Frederick in a car accident. our relatives, friends and the beautiful wheat fields of Montana-the In May 1973 Robert married Shirley Anderson, daughte[...]born in 1976 and Jonathon, born in 1982. Robert works for Wyoming ETHELYN (LYNN) HAN[...]Montana Beverage Inc. (Coke) in Billings and Shirley works for Flint My father, Jim Hansen was born in 1883 in Laland, Denmark, and Manufacturing. my mother, Mabel, was born in 1883 in Nelson, MN. They were early Lennert farms the home place and we are thankful for good pioneers in the East Coalridge community. I was born on the h[...]to us stead on 11 -1 8-22. My sisters and brother are listed under the Howard these many years. Hansen story.[...]children. (Listed in the history of Mary Meagher.)[...]I was born 6-30-19 at the parental home in Coalridge and have[...]spent my life in Sheridan County as a farmer. I completed the 8th[...]n (Hansen) Hallberg. I attended high school in Kingsburg, CA and college at Fresno |
| [...]a daughter, Teresa, and 1 grand- My parents are (Jacob Menno) J. M. and Beatrice (Hewitt) Harsh- son. Henry passed away on 8-13-82 in Portland. barger. My father was born 6-9-1887 in Virginia, and my mother 7-17-1891 at Midland, On[...]1 and had 6 children . John Joseph was born in 191 6. He lives in Odessa, WA and has a dairy farm. He married Mary[...]also has 7 grandchildren. I, Mary, was born in 1917 at home. I have 5 children: Phyllis, born in 1940, lives in Kissemmee, FL. She has 5 children and 2 grand- children. Leonard, born in 1942, lives in Seattle, WA. He has 9 children and 1 grandchild. Kathleen , born in 194 7, has 5 children and lives in San Jose, CA. Kenneth , born in-1951, lives in Plain City, OH Millard, Lud[...]ice, and Pearl. and has 4 children. Richard, born in 1964, works for a carpenter in Ohio. My husband was Leonard Richard Meagher, born in Lead, SD. He Millard was born in Divide County on 8-18-13. He was inducted was a mechanic and died at Harwick, MN in 1972 of a massive heart into[...]a radio operator in the southern Philippines and Luzon. He went to Mark Harshbarger, born in 1919, is number 3 in our family. His Portland, OR after the war. He has lived there since and is now retired. history is elsewhere in this book. I (Pearl) was also born in Divide County. I was born on 1-20-15. I David Harvey was born in 1922. He married Doris Rogstad and completed the 8th grade in Montana. they have 3 children ; Donald, Marilyn,[...]rs, then moved to Coalridge, where Russell worked in the Isaac (deceased 12-27-28) was born 6-19-25 . coal mine. In 1939 he was made manager of the Acme Coal Mine. W[...]s the youngest of my folks' fam ily. She was born in 1928 resigned from that job in 1942 and left for Portland, OR. We both work- at home and is married to Kenneth Gordon. She lives in Los Angeles, ed in the shipyards during the war, Russell as a welder[...]I worked for the Oregon Journal for 15 years in Circulation Ac- My dad died 8-12-76 and my m[...]counting and for Columbia Machine for 18 years in Cost Accounting. I[...]retired in 1979 . PEARL (MATHISEN) HARSHBARGER[...]born on Our family came to Sheridan County in the fall of 1927, having 2-2-38.[...]Bernice was born on 8-20-20 in Divide County. She is the only one lived in Daneville Township in Divide County, ND before moving. of us that stayed in Montana. (Family history under Melvin Brenteson.) My father, Ludvig, was born 1-8-1884 in Denmark. He came to Albert was the youngest and was the only one born in a hospital. the US as a young man and worked on farms in Wells County, ND. He He was born 10-10-22 in Grenora, ND. He served in the US Army from met my mother, Olia Olson, there. She was born on 10-6-1892 in Hills- 4-17- 43 until 12-2-45 in the European Theatre of Operations and was boro, ND. They were married in Fessenden, ND in the early part of a heavy truc[...]909. They rented a farm near Peever, SD and moved there shortly the army. They had 1[...]d, OR. On 12-6-47 he married Jean Knudson. In about 1912 they moved to Divide County, ND, where[...]-81 . When we first came to Sheridan County there was very little to do for entertainment in the winter, as very few people even owned a radi[...]-1898 at Hillsboro, ND, the first of 11 children. In 1907 Ed and ended, they served a potluck lunch. There was usually someone that Marie and 5 children moved to a homestead, filed earlier, in Good Luck could play a violin, accordion or harm[...]a, ND. Sigwald learned, with his mother, to In the summer the ladies of the Coalridge area had a club they call- speak and read English in the 1st grade making them both bi-lingual. ed the Clear Lake Friendship Club. They would meet in the afternoon In 1920 Sigwald, known as Red due to the color of hi[...]started farming in the Hanks area. He moved to the east Coalridge In 1934 Dad gave up farming and moved to Antelope, and in 1937 area, to farm in 1924, to the Drawbond place. His work in the Coalridge they moved to Plentywood. When WWII[...]mine was of short duration due to an injury in the mine. MT. In 1926 Sigwald married Irene (Card) Engel, who had[...]the Hanks, ND area to homestead and grew up there. He was able to go home to Denmark in 1948, the only trip he In 1927 Irene and Red moved to a farm south 6-7 mile[...]the sand. They had a My mother passed away in Portland, OR oii 3-17-68 and my father daughter, Arlene, and 2 beautiful crops in 1927 and 1928. Both crops on 6-21 -68.[...]depleting their resources. The horses, cow, There were 5 children in the family. Henry was the oldest and was[...]plements were put into an immigrant car and born in South Dakota on 12-28-09. He served in the US Army during shipped to Billings, MT. Red's brother, Alvin , rode in the car to feed and WWII, from 12-22-44 until 9-14-46 . He was stationed in Manila and care for the livestock. was head of the Motor Pool there. He went to Portland, OR and worked[...]e to Billings, by car, Irene gave birth to a girl in Glendive, for the Southern Pacific Railro[...] |
| [...]RUBY(HOVLAND)JOHNSON seasonally in the sugar beet factory.[...]Hovland, was a Montana pioneer and together In 1931 they once again moved onto the farm they had[...]ast of Antelope. My mother, Ragna Olson, was born in house, supposedly moved from Minnesota and occupi[...]The only "spirits" I ever encountered were cooked in a dugout out Dad died 6-21 -51 an[...]e locale of the still, as one living in Texas; Leonard, living in Washington; Myrtle Samuels and only had to follow[...]Ruby Johnson, living in New York. The eldest, Morris, lived in Plenty- In the late 1930s a girl was stillborn in Plentywood. Red brought wood until his death, 12-31 -80. the body home in a shoe box. Martin Erickson and Red made a small I, Ruby, was born at home in the Antelope community 12-21 -23 coffin. Mrs. Eri[...]udents from rural areas, I lived with Comer- In 1945 with 3 children still at home, they moved to[...]a sled and horses. Red spent his later years in Couer D'Alene, ID. He died 8·23·68. Graduating from high school in 1941 , I worked at the Agricultural Ad- Irene mov[...]marine, while working in an office at the Associated Shipyards. We[...]were married in 1944 in Sun Valley, ID, which then served as a Naval[...]working for several years in various office capacities.[...]on of the year was their annual Odd Fellows Dance in Grenora, NO which we kids enjoyed too, with Art[...]We have 4 children. Carol, born in 1946; Ronald, born in 1947; Christmas was made festive with handmade gifts, candles on the tree, Darleen, born in 1948; and Vicki, born in 1949. We also have 7 grand- and Mother's baking. She learned how to bake Norse goodies to please chil[...]lemon peel, prune torte, and In 1982, a most memorable occasion occurred, when my[...]onger than most. His Plan1 operation there. I joined him and following his assignment we hor[...]from Comertown High School. I worked in Seattle in the early '40s, and[...]married Clarence Samuels in 1947. He passed away in 1957. After his[...]death, I worked in the credit department at Sears, and at the Washin[...]n Control Commission. I am now retired and living in I was born on the farm in Coalridge, MT on 8-9-16 to Mathias and[...]Motel in Olympia. A daughter, 3 grandchildren and 1 great-[...]entywood Lutheran Church on live in Seattle. 5-29-49. I moved to Shelby, MT in 1959 to Libby, MT in 1967, Wilbur, WA in 1969, and Bremerton, WA in 1970 to the present date. I work· ed as manager, hardware salesman in all the towns at Coast to Coast HOVLAND BROTHERS stores. I retired in 1981 but went back to work at the Coast to Coast Reinert, Mathias, Christian store again in 1982, part-time. The Hovland brothers who homesteaded in the Antelope communi- I have 6 children, 3 sons and 3 daughters; 13 grandchildren, 10 ty in 1909 had their interesting story on page 1[...] |
| [...]eth children, only Mary Yanakie is living. She is in a retirement home in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.[...]in 1963 and Mother in 1976. There were 3 children, myself, Helen[...]s Johnson, and Shirley spent his retirement years in the Plentywood Pioneer Manor.[...]I graduated from Grenora High School in 1938 and attended Mon- many. With them, came 4 of their children, Walter, Emi[...]s (my father). The rest of the children were born in the US. They had 18 Union, also on NY A at Medicine Lake, MT. In 1941 I decided to try for children and 12 of them[...]es on the West Coast of $1.05 per hour and worked in a Grandma was a licensed midwife. When they first arrived in the States, shipyard at Richmond, CA.[...]took the test for her US Mid- In the spring of 1942 I entered the Army Air Corps, specializing in wife license. They then went to Morton, MN, where[...]started quainted with the William Schmidt family. There Grandpa helped drain farming. I have[...]rd of directors of swamp ground for farming. From there, they went to Bottineau, ND and the[...]w belonging to Brentesons. ND. In 1915, Max Hueth married Laura C. Schmidt in Minnesota. They came back to Montana to help Max'[...]ake. He loved to box and wrestle. To this family, there was born 7 children, Vernon, a girl who died in infancy, Edward, Mabel, Alvin, Brainard (fell down a coal mine shaft and died at 1½ years old) and Harvey. In 1921, they went back to Morton, staying there until 1924 when they came back and bought Ferdina[...]iff of Plentywood. Then the Great Depression hit. In 1932, Max went to Fort Peck with the first to go from Plentywood. Also in 1932, Max and Laura were divorced. In 1933, Max married Lowell M. Harland. The family s[...]Haugen at Billings, T. chased a farm in that area.[...]Virginia, Phillip, and Linda. Edward married Cora in California the farm home, 9·10-27. My ed[...]arried Louella Sharbono high school in Grenora, D, and then to coll g at Billings. T and and had 2 children, Gene and Carla. Gene worked many years as Dillon, MT. I taugh[...]arpet layer for Chads of Sidney, so has done work in Sheridan County. After becoming a[...]ongvillo and they have 3 children: Walikonis, Jr. in 1938 and they have 2 children, James and Barbara. Jennifer, Christina, and Joel. They live in Denver, CO, here he is the Of the 7 children born to Max and Laura, only 3 are still living. owner of Summit aintenan[...]rried abet is living at Culbertson, where they are still engaged in farming. Rosemary Hokanson and they have 3 children: Virginia, William, and Edward is in San Francisco, where he has run the same gas station Daniel. They live in Grenora, D, here he farms and is an oil worker. since 1942. Harvey is presently living in Lenore, ID. Alvin died at 42 Susan Kat[...]children: Joy and Constance. They live in Reserve, MT and she is a Our mother married Frank Sharbono in 1942. She passed away in program assistant at the ASCS office in Plenty ood. 1965. Max passed away in 1961 . Max had lived in Santa Rosa CA for In 1961 , 5 of the Haven children came to make their home with many years and Lowell is s ill living there. us. There were 2 sets of twins; Alfred Robert and Doris Mae[...]About the Ferdinand Hueth children, Walter died in a coal mine and Donald Lee and Donn[...]red, (12-25-55). Alfred lives in St. Paul, MN where he is a manager and Elizabeth[...]Patricia and Richard. Doris Kibler is a bartender in Milwaukee, WI. She married a Yanakie; Bertha, Ted[...]daughter, Doris Emmaline (deceased). Donald lives in Medicine[...] |
| [...]children, Zora, Charlene and Rachel. Donna lives in Selah, WA and care for himself until h[...]ovland munity and church, his willingness in helping neighbors and his and they have 1 child, Brandy Elaine. They live in Pasco, WA, where generosity to family[...]Now we also I, Stanley, was born in Racine, WI on 5-4-07. My parents were had bunk cr[...]Clifford born 3-4-09 living at We were active in many school and community activities such as:[...]parents to the Westby community where they We are now semi-retired, with Duane doing most of the farming. homesteaded in 1909. We traveled by train to Ambrose, ND and fro[...]there went by horse and wagon to our homestead. I atten[...]winter and got employment in various places, returning to do the farm- Cl[...]and Chris Jensen of Coalridge, was ing in the spring. My father passed away in 1939, so I took over the born 3-4-09. There were 7 children in his family: Stanley, Harold, farm an[...]ristensen), and Helen (Rohweder). He was educated in a 1-room school that was located across from the[...]eth, daughter of Oscar and Anna Helseth, was born in Westby, 8-20-15. My sisters are Edith and Lila (deceased) and brothers are Lloyd, Wallace and Omar (deceased). I grew up in Westby where I graduated from high school in 1934. Clifford and I were mar- ried 5- 7-36 in Fort Peck, MT. In 1937, we went to Washington and California. We returned to Washington in 1938 and purchased a home outside of Bothell. We[...]ch on our property and Clifford was also employed in Seattle. In 1943 we moved to Seattle where Clifford was emplo[...]chased a farm and again operated a chicken ranch. In 1963, we built Standing:[...]e. homes on our 5 acres of land and sold them. We are now living in a Seated: Barbara and Mary Jensen. mobile park nearby. Clifford and I are both retired. We have 1 son, Gerald Lee, bor[...]does carpenter work in the winter months. His wife Kathy is from Great Laurits Jensen was born on 12-6-01 in Denmark. He came to the[...]rom MSU and is a registered nurse. They have 2 US in 1925 and stayed with his brother, Pete from 1925[...]and Carla. Laurrts worked for Jim Hansen for many years on the farm. In the[...]Harriet Johson. There were 8 brothers and sisters in our family, name- himself and also continued orki[...]vin, Alice, Grace, and Earl. I grew farm was sold in 1945.[...]I graduated in 1936. We are members of the Emmaus Lutheran Church of rural We[...]the past 12 years we have spent the winter months in a travel trailer park in Westlaco, TX, located 6 miles from the Mexican bo[...]Weather there is perfect.[...]who was born 3-31 -1885 at Starbuck, MN. There were 6 children born[...]to this union. Grace Haugen, 9-18-09, now lives in Houston, TX. Laur its[...]Cedric, 3-13-11 , lives in Portland, OR. Eunice Kleppen, 5-29-15, died In the middle 1960s Laurits moved to Grenora, ND and[...]10-4-59 . Lila Kleppen, 3-4-21, lives in Plentywood. Allan, 8-18-25, to farm his own land until he had a stroke in 1970. As a result of this lives at[...] |
| In 1965, I married Florence Olsen of Glendive, MT, o[...]ter written to Emma from Carl Emil, on many pages of pink tissue Minnesota. I inherited 4 gro[...]the land. We still have the same house I was born in, but it has changed a bit through the years. AUD[...]OLBERG |
| [...]nd California. I spent my growing up years in Coalridge, MT, where I was the[...]nora, ND. We moved to of Mabel Lobdell leaves so many pleasant memories! Her patience, Grenora, where we are now living. wisdom , love, and understanding of[...]. gypsies that traveled through Coalridge. I hid in the wheat stocks for hours, knowing that it was o[...]The year of 1952 I married Harold Isaacson. In 1953 a baby was George Melby[...]Nellie Melby. He born to us, whom we named Dolfa. In 1954 we moved to Palmer, AK,[...]snabrook, ND and came with his parents to Montana in where we had 2 more children, Kimi, who was born in 1955, and May of 1909 when[...]here to find land to homestead. George Luke, born in 1965. Their father passed away in 1966 and is buried in has 2 brothers: Everett and Albert[...]ied 11 -28-34. I, Hettie, was born 11-22-08 In 1968 I married Harold Dale and we moved to Kenai,[...]and act My brothers and sisters are: Ruth (8-13-14) married John Elvert; alike![...]c and a girl named Anya. They will be 4 years old in December. and Reserve and contin[...]sh this it comes to mind that I've lived 30 years in Montana plete disaster year. We could not keep our cattle, so sold most of them and 30 years in Alaska. Come see us.[...]1938. George served on the school board for many years. In May of EVERETT MELBY FAMILY[...]1942 a tornado took our barn. In December of 1941 we bought what I was born in Osnabrook, D 1-2-05, and came with my parents[...]Federal Land Bank. It had a Oscar and ellie Melby in May 1909 when my dad filed on a home- barn on it. In 1942 we bought the land we lived on from Dad. Later we stead in northeast Montana in Sheridan County. moved the barn from there to here in time for winter. George attended My sister,[...]grade school at the Haaven school in east Coalridge and high school in George, on 3-30-09 in Osnabrook, ND. My brother, Albert, was born on Antelope. I finished 8th grade in North Dakota and went to Hesston, KS 9-1 2-13 in Montana.[...]cooked for coal miners for a few years in the fall of the year while trade dad's vision was poor. In 1931 I bought the August Bast farm. I work-[...]vy at the Coalridge Mine. ed on the Fort Peck Dam in 1934 and on 6-17-35 I married Ruby Nelson. I bought the Jake Gouthun land in 1945 and in 1970 I rented the farm to my son, Vernon, which he bought in 1977 when I retired.[...]ND. He works for Amtrack. Their children are Keith, Shirley, Sharon Ruby and I had 3 chil[...](12 -14-48). Lucille (Mrs. Laurence Larson) lives in Stanchfield, (10-26-41) graduated from Grenora High School and served in the MN. They have no children. Vernon and Nona li[...]were attending the School. He served in the army from December 1967 to fall of 196[...] |
| [...]ied Susan Garaas from Grenora, ND. Their children are Jonathan, Flon- da, and Christopher. He has 2 yea[...]n of George and Hettie Melby, was born on 5-15-38 in Plentywood. I have 1 sister, Berdena Sem, and 3 brothers, Delbert, Ronald, and Harvey. I grew up on a farm in rural Dagmar, where our parents and Ronald live a[...]icine Lake. I graduated from Antelope High School in 1956 and then farmed until the fall of 1960. I[...]vid Rothwell 12-10-55. years at Rancho Los Amigos in Downey, CA.[...]Norma is married to Del Neufeld and lives in Billings. She has 2 1963 we have lived in Grenora, ND, Glasgow, and Plentywood, where I[...], Cheryl, part of the Coalridge road to Antelope. In 1964 we moved to Canoga Susan, and P[...]- 1969. I then opened my own auto repair business in Simi Valley, CA ried Margaret Thornt[...]son of Martin and Elsie (Sneva} Morken, was born in[...]ast Coalridge community 10-7-11. His parents came there in[...]other sons born to them have passed away, Archie in 1963, and Arthur in 1983. Elsie died in 1972, Martin in 1961.[...]Oscar attended schools in the east Coalridge community, and[...]farmed with his father. In 1932 he married Blanche Glaze, who was[...]been active with the Assembly of God churches and are employment, but required Sunday work[...]ristians presently active with the Baptist Church in Merlin, OR. Our daughters in 1936, and felt that working Sundays did not honor[...]been to Ger- though jobs were scarce in 193 7, they felt led to leave Ft. Peck. Oscar many Philippines, Scotland and this year Rhonda will b[...]was born here in 1938) and Glasgow, T. Later they returned to[...], Agnes Rye Grenora, and here, in 1941, Philip was born. In 1943 Oscar took over (Jensen) Boyer, to the E. F. Madsens in Dagmar. Nancy's grandfather is his dad's[...]tle rural Carl Bang Jensen. He married Agneta Rye in 1910. Carl's brother church, Coalridge Assembly of God. Joseph, youngest son was born in Chris B. Jensen married Agneta Madsen. She is a d[...]dant to 1945. E. F. Madsen who settled in Dagmar. In 1949 they moved to Antelope. Here Oscar started a[...]for nearly 4 years tant/coordinator and involved in making wedding gowns and brides- th[...]We have 3 daughters: Betty, Norma and Edna, born in Plen- tywood. We moved from Medicine Lake in 1944 to Glasgow and bought a small plot of land b[...]t Northern for 30 years driving truck. He retired in December 1973.[...] |
| [...]ll graduated from Antelope High including many deer. We have developed a recreation lake resort at School. In November of 1964, their house in Antelope burned. In 1966 Clear Lake, enjoyed by many during the summer months. Sis also has they bought a house in Plentywood. Oscar continued to farm the a snack bar there. Morken land, and they lived there in the summer, son, David, having[...]idely scattered. Their oldest taken over the shop in Antelope.[...]h, have 3 sons and 1 daughter. They reside In 1967 they moved to Jamestown, where what is now Trinity Bi- in Williston, ND. Neil and his wife, Reiko, have 3 sons and reside in ble College of Ellendale, ND, was temporarily lo[...]n, and part-time teacher. Oscar continued to farm in live in Mesa, AZ. the summer. In 1979 they moved to Mobridge, SD, where they worke[...]ver the farm. They retired from Bible School work in 1982. Blanche was born in 1912 to Fred and Susan (Loutzenhiser) Glaze of Antelope. Susan passed away in 1954, Fred in 1962. Two of her brothers are deceased, Archie, 1953, and Charles, 197 4. A sister, Bernice Nielsen Plaggemeyer, died in 1979. A sister, Beulah Waller, lives in Wolf Point, another sister, Alta Stephan, in Coalridge, and a brother, Alton Glaze, in Spokane, WA. Blanche graduated from Antelope High School in 1929, attended State Normal College at Dillon, and taught rural schools in Sheridan Co. 4 years. Donald, their son, lives in Polson, MT, where he operates an auto[...]Kerry, employed by Hughes anniversary in the summer of 1981, at Clear Lake. Many friends and Aircraft, in Hawthorne, CA, Steven who attends De Vry Technical In- relatives attended. stitute, West[...]ly home. Sandra, (Mrs. Robert Newman) lives in Bozeman. Her husband is GEORGE and[...]s born 8-22-10 at Alexandria, MN to Augusta works there. Their daughter, Kandy, and husband, Terry Seavy, live in and Palmer Nelson. Other children wer[...]Judy Ross, and daughter, Tammy, day in 1912 he went to work and was never seen again. live in E. Coalridge community, where he farms and works[...]Mother, to live with Uncle August Bast at Dagmar in the oil fields. Their son, Kyle, and wife also live in E. Coalridge, in 1913. William and Harold were raised by other rel[...]e Kyle works for his dad. Their son, Kevin, lives in Plentywood[...]years old when she died in 1913. Louie died in 1950. Ruby, married to and wor s for R. Spoklie a[...]Everett Melby, died in 1977. Harold died in 1977. William resides in Philip and his wife, formerly Donna Nash of[...]Wendy, live near Big Fork. Phil has been employed in the oil I farmed with my brother Louie. In June 1941, I was drafted into industry on Alaska Pipeline, off the orway coast, in Venezuela and the army. I served 2[...]returned to my farming interests until I retired in 1976. I Institute in West Covina, CA. belong to the Methodist Church in Grenora, ND. Joseph and his wife formerly R[...]ur, live near Somers. Joe has an auto repair shop in Kalispell. Don and Joe both served in the armed forces, Don stationed in California, while Joe spent 9 months in Vietnam. CLARENCE and MARGARET MYERS |
| moved to Plentywood and lived in my mother's house for a year. I then[...]nd bought a trailer. cement was carried in pails. Every morning the forms were put up 2[...]it took lots of rocks and cement to reach Church in Plentywood. George and I are active in our churches, senior the roof. We moved in after harvest in 1929. The head carpenter got citizens, and travel[...]In 1929 wheat was down to $1.29 a bushel. Later whea[...]Our father, Axel Alexandra Nielsen, was born in Holback, Den- '31-34 and '37 were[...]y to be found mark, 9-20-1881 and came to America in 1903. Our mother, Hansine was Russian thistles. They put as high as 40 loads of thistles in 1 Johanne Christensen, was born in Holback, Denmark, 11 -24-1879 and stack. When they climbed up in the hay rack they would fall through to came to America in 1905. They were married 3-22-08 in Black Hawk the bottom of the rack. The cattle were let out in the fall to roam the County, IA. Farmed there 5 years before coming to Montana in 1913. countryside to find something to eat. Then there was the job of getting Mother died 4-28-55. Dad d[...]ollowed their trails so you wouldn't get thistles in your shoes. You had[...]Manure was carried out in pails, instead of forks to clean barns.[...]out dirt in the house. Emilie, George, Helga, Elmer, Dagma[...]and MIRIAM OTTENBREIT Helga Marie was born in Iowa 5-17-09 coming with her parents to I was born on 11 -8-28 in Grenora, ND to Math and Barbara (Fresz) Montana in 1913. She left Montana in 1930 to work for her aunt in Ottenbreit. I was 1 of 8 children-3[...]), and 4 brothers, Math Jr., Johansen. Has lived in Iowa since Viggo died 1-30-75. She now lives[...]George, and Frank (deceased). with her son, Bob in Dike, and her daughter Rose and her 3 children[...]on the family farm south of Coalridge and worked there and 1 grandchild live near Grundy Center on a fa[...]until entering the US Air Force in 1951. I attended Roosevelt and Axel George Nielsen was also born in Iowa on 1-17 -12. He worked Longfellow grade schools and graduated from Antelope High School in in the Coalridge coal mine for 12 years, worked in Fort Peck, then as 1947. I received my[...]he married 1 son, David, born 4-23-57 in Los Angeles, CA. He received his BSME Kenneth Kaae. He died in June, 1983. She now lives alone at 114 La[...]Texas Tech University and is not married. Valley in Plentywood. We are now living in Carrollton, TX, a suburb north of Dallas. D[...]worked for Ole Wolds, at Grand View Hotel, cooked in the old hospital for awhile, cooked several years in the basement of the present GEORGE and HELEN OTTENBREIT hospital, did housekeeping in the present hospital 2 years and worked George Ottenbreit was born in 1922 to ath and Barbara (Fresz) on the family fa[...]Nielsen was born 8-25-19 at Coalridge. He worked in Antelope High School, 1935-36. He spent 2 years in the CCC camps at the Coalridge coal mine for 1O y[...]. West Glacier and Winifred, T. In 1941 , George wor ed in Oakland, Bought Slim Christensen's quarters in 1959. Farmed George Powney's CA for almost a year before he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve and farm for about 1O years. Ill health forced him to retire in 1976. He Civilian Pilot Training Program. This program was discontinued in the rented out the land and had an auction sale in 1976. summer of 1943, at hich time, George as called for active duty in We all had our education in Longfellow school, District 58, with 1 the Army Air Corps. George completed flight training in the spring of teacher and as high as 30 children from grade 1 to 8. In the winter we 1945 and was discharged in ovember, 1945. In Decemb r of 1943, ate frozen sandwiches and kept[...]while stationed at the University of V in Reno, he married Helen never would get going and many times would explode and pipes would[...]Helen was born at the family farm in the east Coalridge communi- We decided to r[...]to Plentywood, Elmer started to ty, in 1922. Helen has an older brother, Vernon , and a[...]ountry Whittier school, where her mother We moved in 9-16-83. Had an auction sale 9-17-83.[...]ND A contrast from the new house Dad built. In the fall of 1928 they and graduated from high school there in 1940. After attending Billings started to dig the[...]low and Business College for 6 months in 1941 , she went to Fresno, CA, where pick. Dirt was scraped out with 2 horses and scraper. After seeding in she obtained a position as a mother's h[...]r the basement. They borrowed a ly. In 1942, Helen moved to Seattle, WA where she had a job as a fil- small cement mixer from Granvold in Antelope and Axel Swanson's ing clerk at Sears, Roebuck and Co. In 1943, she asked to be transfer-[...] |
| [...]re. with a BS degree in Earth Science. He obtained his master degree in After their marriage, George and Helen farmed in the Coalridge 1973, and married Paula Whitcanack at Park City, MT in June, 197 4. community from 1947 until the present time. In 1979, they built a They have 1 daughter, Jennica Lee, born 5-29-80. Steven is employed house in Billings, MT and expect to retire there in 1984. For the past · by an engineering firm in Great Falls and Paula is a graphic's artist. 15 years they have wintered in Arizona. We moved back to Math's family farm at Dagmar in 1951 and The Ottenbreits have 2 children; Barbara Ann and Rodney George, lived there full time until 1960 at which time we started to[...]Barbara is married to Curtis An- winters in Whitefish, where Math worked for the railroad. He[...]to farm at Dagmar until his retirement in 1981. We now reside at our teaches Spanish and En[...]nd snowmobiling and I received her masters degree in 1983 from Eastern College at Billings, keep busy as a homemaker and have been involved in the investment graduating with high honors. The Antonsons have 1 child, Casey John. field for many years. We are avid square and round dancers and in the Rodney married Linda Guenther. He is working[...]Burton and Mary Palmer are the parents of Mrs. Oscar (Nellie) JOHN and SYLVI[...]Melby. They are from near Brookfield, MO. Burton Palmer came up t[...]reit, and was born at Sheridan Co. in 1933 and stayed with his daughter Nellie Melby and Dagmar in 1920. I attended grade school at Longfellow schoo[...]Mary, never came to Montana, for she passed away in southeast of Coalridge. I spent some time in the CCC (Civilian Conser- 1928 before B[...]ier National Park before going working in the Bitter Root Valley in western Montana. He liked to work into the army during WWII in April 1942, being discharged in January with gardening and he did som[...]llie and Oscar Melby until Sorensen's 6 children, in 1945. She was born at Dagmar in 1925, at- 1940, when he passed away at the age of 91. He is buried in the tended H. C. Andersen grade school, Danish su[...]dfather's stay with us graduated from Antelope HS in 1943.[...]We have 2 sons, Donald and Loren. Donald, living in Kalispell, MT is married o Mary Baranko from Puya[...]aughter, Geri, born February 1971 . Loren, living in Spokane, WA is married to Chris Holbrook from Ton[...]DA V. (PAULSEN) OLSON from Grenora, D high school in 1942. After graduation I lived in Seat- Gerda Paulsen, daughter of[...]daughter, Alice Mae, born in Grenora, 11-13-35.[...]for Halvor Foss until they moved to San Diego, CA in[...]Gilcrest in 1960 and now resides in Atlanta, GA with their children[...]Gladys was born 10-5-17 on a farm in rural Medicine Lake, MT.[...]She was raised and attended rural schools in Sheridan Co. On 9-16-35[...]Mabel Ottenbreit . in Grenora Township. They later moved into Grenora,[...]since lived. A son, Richard , was born 11 -19-37 in Grenora. After our marriage, we lived in Eureka, CA. Math was employed by Richard married Myrna Berg 6-8-57 . They live in Grenora and own a lumber company and I worked for[...]he was Simoneau, 1978; residing in Grenora and have 2 children, Jason and employed a[...]another daughter, Tammy, married to Steve Muller in 1980, Mathew, was born at Whitefish 12-13-50. He[...]ish HS, attended college at Bozeman and graduated in 1972 parents.[...] |
| [...]Jerry (4-25-43) married Sandra Will. They live in Bellingham, WA restaurants for many years and later a dress shop. She was an avid[...]She was a member of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Grenora.[...]My husband passed away 10-30-68 in Grenora, ND where I still[...]n Auxiliary which I have belonged to for 57 years in 1985, made her home with Gladys until she passed[...]The Harry Quam family lived in Coalridge from 1945 to 1960, CLARENCE and EVA PET[...]ter, MN; Arnold (1952} deceased August Ashby, MN in the fall of 1909. We had an immigrant car and bro[...]ure and 1 cow. My dad and oldest brother came out in the 1960; Dallas (1958) at Glendive, MT[...]pring and built a house. We came to Williston and there were just dirt Beach, CA. streets and wo[...]time. My dad homesteaded on 2 In 1960 we moved to Plentywood where Harry was employed at quarters of land 7 miles east of Dagmar. There was no town there at Jerry's Warehouse Market. He passed away in February 1977. that time. Our closest town was Williston. There were no houses or I now live in Glendive, MT. lights to be seen-just the wide open prairies. Alvin, my oldest brother, passed away in WWI at the age of 24; Clarence passed away about[...]na, My parents were married in 1911 and had a family of 3 children Sylvanus, Sha[...]Dad's farm after he moved passed away in 1939. into Grenora. Guy passed away in 1965. Irene was 7 months old when[...]an Church, Daneville To nship and of us were born in Ashby, MN. I, Eva (2 -1-03), married Clarence Pet[...]Grenora, D. My mother passed away during the flu in ed for many years. We played for dances-a neighbor boy, Louie[...]9. After her death I lived with the Ben Andersons in Grenora, son played accordion, Clarence played vi[...]accordion. We played for alot of In the summer of 1926 f was employed by Broadland &[...]married yron (Mike) High School in 1930. After this date I worked full time until Ap[...]wood, MT. from Parshall, ND to teach in the Grenora school system. She taught They have 4[...]kston, WA; Gale; Douglas; Deb· here in Grenora until her retirement in 1975. Our family consists of 1 bora of Gillette, WY. Mildrid passed away 5-13-75 in Lewiston, ID son, Dennis, born in 1946, who is married to Ava DeMotte. They have wh[...]2 girls, Julie and Angie and now live in Billings, MT. girls.[...]I spent the years 1942 through 1945 in the Armed Service, serv- James (3-20-30) married June Weer. They live in Longview, WA. ing in the US Navy. Helene and I lived in San Francisco, CA while I was They have 2[...] |
| [...]rior at Butte, MT, and previously Helene remained in San Francisco until my discharge in October, 1945 had worked for Mountain B[...]o pursue our separate vocations. in Seattle, where he worked at the Naval Supply Depo[...]ted from the U of Mand taught school for 25 years in Mon-[...]are Delta Kappa Gamma, 4-H Club Leader, MEA, NEA, and[...]Emmaus Lutheran Church. My hobbies are music and travel. Each[...]winter for 12 years I have spent 6 months in Arizona. Hawaii, Alaska,[...]Our daughter, Karen, was born in Seattle on 11-21 -43. On[...]11 -66, she and Dan Hjelvik of Butte were married in Bozeman, Iver and Helene Sneva.[...]e years 1946-4 7 were busy years, getting settled in a new a secretary for the James Co.[...]ward Allen (8-3-45) works for Boise Cascade Corp. in called and lived there for 22 years. We purchased the house we now[...]ed from the U of Denver and married Darlene have in 1968.[...]children: Wesley ship. Mr. Broadland passed away in 1949 and Musgjerd in 1953. The (5-21-66), Chris (7-29-68)[...]took nurses' training at St. Patricks Hospital in Missoula and is a RN. retirement in 1975.[...]llman and worked as a Since our retirements in 1975, Helene and I have stayed busy Forest Service Ranger until he entered the navy in WWII. Their with community affairs, enjoying our[...]at Western MT College. She the last five winters in Arizona getting away from some of the cold[...]d has a small saw mill near their home. They both are joy our friends and summer months.[...]ll. He We consider ourselves most fortunate in having been able to is a third genera[...]of land originally owned by Edward and Car- share in some of the experiences of the early settlers and are very rie Spoklie. He is married to Pat[...]n Memorial Hospital at Plentywood. They community in which to live. Our hope is that we do as well for[...]My sister, Mildred, has a BA degree in Home Economics from the[...]U of MT and took her internship at Mayos in Rochester, MN. She EDWARD SPOKLIE DESCENDANTS enlisted in the army in WWII as a medical department dietician. Follow- B[...]Minot, D and Luck, WI, respectively. Edward died in 1960, and Carrie Dick lives in Point Bay, AK and has 2 children, Tom and Leigh. Diane in 1976. They are buried in Emmaus Lutheran Church Cemetery, a few[...]lridge-now a ghost Gwen (Mayberry) live in Seattle, WA. town.[...]became a full time dietician until her retirement in May,[...]1981. Her husband's work was in building construction and real[...]We 3 Spoklie sisters are graduates of Westby HS. Our parents[...]the happy home life we had. Fun times flash by in my memory of sum-[...]Park in 1923, the busy springtimes of planting the crops,[...]harvesting in the fall. These gifts all help to make us very pr[...]In conclusion , a quote from Psalms 103:15, "As for[...]My father, Albert Spoklie, was born on 1-3·1887. in a log cabin 1 Mildred Beatrice (3 -15-16), born a[...]I, Constance, married Herman Flacker of Helena in 1941, shortly brother, Knute, were the[...]isaster of Pearl Harbor. Herman was an accountant in pur- now Minot. They, another coup[...] |
| [...]ndation brother, Edward, came to Sheridan County in 1908 and homesteaded teaching a[...]married my mother, Gladys Nord- in the United States. It was a wonderful experience[...]was born on the chance to travel in other countries of Europe and Asia. In 1971 we farm on 10-25-23. I was born at Minot on[...]. Louis University. Tom was move into Plentywood in the fall of 1962. He passed away 1-13-65 , in the navy when we were in Thailand but the other 3 children were after suf[...]aught until she was almost 75 years old, retiring in the post office in St. Louis and Robin is an Emergency Medical Techni· 197 4. She lives in California.[...]had to go to the basement to breathe. I remember there were times we had to cover the drinking water pai[...]hougen) Spoklie, home- straight east of our home. In the winter, Dad would take us to school steaders in the Coalridge area. I have 1 sister, Grethe Yeager and 1 by sled and horses and in the spring when the snow melted, we'd have[...]ur I was born on the homestead in Coalridge 10-25-23 and lived small sleds behind t[...]ride those. Lots of times we'd fall off there all my life until 1962 when I moved to Plentywood[...]School. I also attended high school in Antelope. cans from the coal mine around the coal[...]warm. One day we arrived at school and no one was there. We really ran fast to try to catch Dad. He didn'[...]and brother, Bob, to Plentywood where I graduated in 1944. Later, I at- tended nursing school at Rugby[...]of ill were married on October 4. We were married in the Emmaus Lutheran[...]t for me. Church of rural Westby. I was confirmed in this church also on 9-9-39 .[...]I have enjoyed extensive traveling in Australia, Southeast Asia[...]Ole Stenerson was born ·n 1882 in the Sundalen Valley of Sun•[...]dalora, orway from where so many of the homesteaders of western[...]cousin in Langdon by the name of Nils Mel lid, Ole left orw[...]friends had settled earlier. He worked there for a while untll he had the[...]Church was later built and picked their quarters. There was no shack inot. He married Teresa Clark in Connecticut on 2-29 -80. They have or site to be seen in any direction. Later that year more friends and 2 boys, Ralph and Eric. They live in Antelope. He is a tool and die re[...]ker. Donna Joy was born on 2-2-51 , when we lived in Garrison, ND. dalings and Osnabroc[...]d from Aakers Business College. She spent 3 years in the women and children brightened up the community. army. She was married in 1980 and has 1 daughter, Carrie Susan,[...]utfit burned on their 5-9-56. They were both born in Grand Forks, where we lived for 16[...]traw pile and they years. Vern received his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the university there. In were unable to save any of it. That was the end of Ole's farming in 1967 we moved to St. Louis, MO. We spent 3 years in Bangkok, North Dako[...] |
| [...]Bryan was born in 1951 and attended school in Coalridge and[...]aduated from Antelope. He continued his education in Williston. He resides in Williston. He married Donna Anderson of Poplar. T[...]Keith was born in 1953 and attended Coalridge school and[...]They have 2 children, Adam and Charity. They live in Reserve,[...]Carollee was born in 1955 and attended school in Antelope and graduated from there. She has 1 son, Tory, from a previous marriage.[...]She and her husband, Ken, and Tory reside in Whitefish.[...]Susan was born in 1957. She is married to Clifford Kaufmann of Ole worked as a carpenter in the area until he and Hans Sneva Canada. They live in Pangman. She has 2 children, Trampas and Bran· decided to try farming again in 1927, this time on the "Sand Flats" of d[...]inneapolis Trust Gerri was born in 1960 and graduated from Antelope and went to Co.[...]r that belonged to Norman Rustad, who had a store in college in Williston and Havre. She is now residing in Gillette, WY old Coalridge. This farm was so loc[...]dero Mines. She drives a 14 foot wide truck. for many of the people hauling coal from Coalridge, MT. Ole being a good cook, many were the meals and coffee served to friends. Also STANLEY and DONNA STEPHAN many a card game, as Ole was quite a card wizard. He a[...]Stanley Paul Stephan was born 10-17-50 in Williston, ND to buggy when they got them going.[...]th various bachelors. He then went back to Norway in of Reserve. Three sisters, Carol[...]attended school at Coalridge grades 1 through 6. In 7th grade[...]he transferred to Antelope and graduated in 1968. That year he fishing and entertaining friends, many from the US. Mr. and Mrs.[...]started working for Peterson Hardware in Plentywood as a carpet Adolph Sneva and Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Sneva were his guests in[...]On 3-16-71 Stan married Donna Richardson in Plentywood A friend from Osnabrock, Frithjof Ottem, who visited him in 1967, Assembly of God Church. Donna was born on 8-1 5-50 in Havre, MT to said of him, "Although he is in his middle 80s, you would never think J[...]uating in 1968. She attended Trinity Bible Institute in Jamestown, ND CHARLES and ALT A STEPHAN[...]for 2½ years. Donna worked in Plentywood the summer of 1970 at the By Alta Ste[...]garet Stephan. Stub ran a blacksmith shop, worked in the coal mine, and farmed. He and Margaret retired in 1960 and moved to Lakeside, MT, where they made[...]dolph passed away. Charles was born 5-17-25 in Grenora, ND. Charles had 2 half brothers, 1 passed away in June of 1972 and the other brother lives in Rosetown, Sask. Charles married Alta Glaze in 1944. Her parents, Fred and Susan Glaze were married in 1904. Fred was a schoolteacher, worked in lumberyards and grain elevators. He also sold grave stones and markers. Fred passed away in 1962. "Suzie" enjoyed embroidery, painting on fabric and crocheting. She passed away in 1954. y win and I were born In Wobourn, D, in Augus of 1923. I had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Blanche, the oldes , resides in Plentywood. Bernice passed away in 1953, Charles passed away in 197 4, Buelah lives in Wolf Point, Alton in Spokane, and Archie ( ickle) passed a ay Stan and Donna lived in Malta for 1 year after they were married in 1953.[...]have 3 sons: Casey Paul, born Charles worked in the coaJ mine-ran the hoist there for a number 8-22-75 in Williston, D; Reese "Stub" Matthew, born 6-30-77 in of years. He worked for the John Deere as a mechanic both in Grenora Williston, D; and Layne Japheth, born 12-27-78 in Plentywood, MT. and Plentywood. He now farms and does some mechanic work at In 1976 Stan and Donna moved to Ellendale, ND, where[...]tended Trinity Bible Institute. In August 1978 they returned to Plen· I gradua[...]o NMC at Havre. I taught tywood and in 1979 moved to Coalridge. Stan works for Bowman sc[...]stby, MT. We have 7 children. Larry was born in 1948 and went to school in Casey attended Hia atha School at Dagmar-kindergarten CoaJridge and continued in Antelope. He did not marry and resides at[...]They are presently attending school in Westby; Casey in 3rd grade and Stanley was born In 1950. His history is elsewhere in this book. Reese In 1st grade.[...] |
| Stan and Donna attend the Assembly of God Church in Plen- Henry, 4-17-11 , decea[...]77; Clarenee, 10·13-15; sors for the youth group in the past. Donna is a church pianist and[...]who now resides in Plentywood, attended all the births of the Tom- H[...]e was born at Coalridge and attended grade school there. born on 4-17-05 at Dalton, MN. Myrtle, Effie, Ei[...]r their sisters-and brother. They came to Montana in 1910. He went to school marriage, h[...]. After completion of the were friends at Dalton. In 1924 Harvey's mother needed some hired[...]ice they moved back to Coalridge, where he worked in the coal help so she wrote to the Lysnes and had[...]beef cattle. In 1947, Clarence and Lil packed up kids, bag, and b[...]In 19 58 Clarence went to work in the Christmas tree industry and[...]g from Grenora HS he moved to Alaska, was engaged in fishing and still resides there, where he is currently a clerk at the Seward Hotel. Helen, born 11 -16-27, graduated from high school in Grenora and married Edward Gjesdal from Westby on[...]orn 10-16-59. RoseMary, born away in 1937, Larry born 6-25-39, and Carol born 9-15-43.[...]renora LIl1tan passed away in July of 978, Clarence remarr1 ied in 1979 and married Edwin Dahl 12-14-47. They farmed in the Dagmar and to Florence Boorman of Kalispell. They no presently res de in a ne Coalridge area till Edwin's death in 1981. They had 1 daughter, Diane, home they built in 1980 at the north end of their private la e on the born 11-29-49. She graduated from Grenora HS and in 1968 married ranch. Frank Amsba[...]-5-83 RoseMary married Robert clean and they live in Plentywood and[...]fa e in stayed at Sammy Sampsen's during th eek 1933. In 1936 - ot ing d During this time, school was h Id in our living room fo our 3 Californi[...]of Athel and Roy Harvey died in 1966. I th n traveled about visiting friends and[...]ing to ashington relatives. In 1973 I bought the home in which I no reside in Gr nora to ork every wint[...]ran Church and the Grenora Senior there in 1954. W eG[...] |
| [...]assoc. and others. Have seen many good years farming-good crops[...]and poor crops, wet years and dry years, but all-in-all we are truly[...]graduating in 1938. I attended business college in Great Falls, MT for 1[...]year. I was employed at the Agricultural office in Plentywood for a year[...]and then accepted a job in Washington, DC with the Navy Department.[...]During WWII I enlisted in the US Coast Guard (Women's Reserve) and[...]a year of teaching in a country school in Sheridan County (Washington[...]school) near our home place. Dad passed away in 1948 and Mother e had many, many good times hen hey were all home and still and I left Sheridan County in late 1949 to make our home in Santa have ood imes when hey all come home. We no[...]d- Maria, CA. Mother passed away in 1962 in Ventura, CA and is buried children and when we all get ogether here are 27 of us. Such fun!! beside Dad at the[...]bi abou each family: Judy graduated from Western in members. Dillon in 1969 and married ichael Colbert on 6-20-70. They[...]My husband, W. F. Lever (Bill}, was born in Huntington Park, CA children: Hea her (13) and atthew (7). ichael works in Helena as an 6-13-19. Bill and I were ma[...]ordinator or T Sta e Job Service and Judy teaches in now have 6 lovely grandchildren. To nsend[...]o ns Tommerup Construe ion. Terry en o he Vo ech in Denver, CO and married Cathy Olson (daugh er of B[...]en: ende (13), Ro ann (10), and dam (6). hey live in orland, WY here Terry has his own machine shop an[...]dren: Ti faney (5) and Dustin (5 months . hey i e in Perr on here Jeff is a pe roleum engineer[...]and or s for a ta company. Brian ent to e Vo ech in 1ssoula. He married Angie[...]ve 2 children: Riley (7) and Austin (5) They live in Plentywood e both retired in 1981-Bill from Pacific Telephone Co. and I and he[...]ified School District. We make our permanent home in or s or he P. en wood er Id 2 days a ee . Doug[...]Oxnard, CA and do extensive traveling in our trailer hroughout the oTech ·n elena. He m[...]I as born on he old homestead in the Coalridge area. I gre up h bbi s ri h no r her hor es a d h r dr ·ng. there and enjoyed every bit of i even if I hought that[...]army in early 19 2 and spent almost years there.[...]s i rea or s uca ed in the Jo u[...]ch Comerto raduating in 1940. for Geo. Resources.[...]t mo ridan Coun y and in 195 moved inn- a farm 3 miles sou h of y in Divide Co.. D and mo ed e viii[...]echanic for about 15 years. I then married e hved in els A ere I was employed ·n an aluminum[...]business, a fabricafng and machine shop. sold out in factory.[...]eer on a fishing tender I have been act,1 ve in community attairs- am serving on the in Alas a at Bris ol Bay. I took an early re irement[...]ora bowling may o bac on he boat as we are only gone 3 months. orma has[...] |
| [...]ILLIPS Sylvia Phillips was born at Coalridge in 1923. She married Oliver (Ron) Phillips 11 -27-4[...]I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1944, attended nursing train-[...]ing under the Cadet Corp at Sacred Heart Hospital in Havre, T. Graduated as an RN in 194 7. This is when my sisters, yrtle, in and[...]Our Lady of Perpetual Help Hospjtal in Santa Maria, CA, which as Ron and Sylvia are retired and make their home in Oak Harbor on under the same order of[...]ted to beautiful apartments. When Dad passed away in neighboring San Juan Islands, British Columbia and Alaskan waters in 1948, Mother wished to be with us. It[...]44' boat "ERGO" that Ron built before retirement in 1979. They came to California with oth[...]with argaret and innie that was born near Westby in 1926. My triplet sisters and I had a very happy c[...]pital m Santa aria, CA. I met my husband, Armand, in California and as married m Santa aria m 1953. We moved to Kemmerer, WY in 1954, and have lived here since. Armand had a gro[...]e selling out. He is no a agen or the Equia e Lie In uranc Co. I am hi part-tim secretary at present. I did or at the hospital her in mmerer for 5 years after the family had gro n up. Armand as born and raised here In 1960 I ma[...]children, arcia, Perry, Timothy and Christin . e are also I am current f[...]e our precious grandchi dren much oo little-they are 5 hours a ay. IE (TOMMERUP)[...]Tor C . In 193 d |
| [...]away later on. They made their home in Mississippi.[...]Goodman and had 5 children. They made their home in[...]home in Pennsylvania. Florence passed away 1-20-79.[...]live in Minnesota. B w:[...]son, They had 1 son. They made their home in Pennsylvania. B To[...]10-31 -34. They have 3 children and are living in Washington. D Q[...]had 3 sons Dennis, Arthur, and enneth. They lived in the Plentywood wich 8-13-34. To this union was born 3 children. They are living in area until Gene passed away in 967. Clara ae and he 3 boys now California. live in orth Da o a.[...]-20-17. Buzz married orma Handy from Scobey in 1958. They had 3 Roy Monroe[...]einsmith girls, imberly, Rebecca, and Stacy. They are a I living in western on- April 1942. They made their home in Washington. ana.[...]children, ichael a d ehssa. Fran and ichael Ii e in Plen ywood and 9-29-78 at the age of 93 years. Lois and elissa live in Dillon, T. Nathaniel went through 8th grade in Montana, and later went to Im gradua ed rom Plen y ood in 959. She or ed as a mechanics school. He was a mechanic and had his own garage in elephone operator in Plenty ood and Glendive un ii 1966 hen she[...]athaniel married Marie Remp of Mohnton, PA in 1940. They have Bar ra married illie Fullmer[...]d had 1 daughter, iane. Barbara and iane now live in 6 grandchildren. Penty ood. ary is no marr"ed o Roy Anderson and ma es her home in Plen y ood. aroslas i, ho homes eaded in |
| [...]Fred Cameron was born in Oskaloosa, IA on 2-17-1885. He pass-[...]ed away in May of 197 4.[...]Mrs. Arthur Christensen (Karen) was born in Denmark on[...]11 -13-1887. She passed away in November 1970.[...]in October 1972. Back row: Mae, Emma, Esth[...]Peter was born on 1-5-1896 in Minnesota. He passed away in In 1967 we moved to Washington, where Robert worked in Seat- March of 1977. tle at the shipyards. I was sales clerk and worked in dry cleaning. We are both retired now and live at Glenoma, WA. Robert[...]2. Our daughter, Eunice married Robert Yates in Weippe, ID and they had 3 children, Rodney, Russe[...]Clemmet passed away in February 197 4. Fred married a woman with 6 boys who are all grown now. My father, Emil, died in 1944 and my mother, Hattie died in 1983. GEORGE PAWNEY My husband, Robe[...]and Janie Young. George passed away in January 1970. (See Nathaniel Young history.) In 1980 when Mt. Saint Helen erupted, the ash was ankle deep at WILLIAM PAWNEY our place. We are 19 miles from the mountain. We were in total William passed away in August 1979. darkness from 8:45 to 11 A.M.[...]CARR SPOKLIE Young history.) She now resides in Sinking Spring, PA. rs. Edward (Carrie) Spo lie passed a ay in ovember 1976. Ellen says, "I have very fond memories of the time I spent in on- tana. After moving away, I was homesic to go[...]hildren." Dolfa as born in innesota in 1898 and passed a ay m 1973.[...] |
| [...]1948-50 and Howard and Garnet King in 1951-52. The main street we see rolling hills, fi[...]s the dray, and delivered milk in bottles to the town. A cafe run by Hans and he Soil Ban in the '50s caused the people to move west. The[...]This tree lost some of its branches in the small tornado of 7-8-71 . The enjoy er. 0 her la es are Par Lake and the Pedersen Lake[...]his T school as a 1-room hall, but in 1922 a new 2-room wagon for freight and everyone else in town to gather at the post office buildin opened in he south end of town, this was heated ith[...]m sing coal. This building as enlarged in 1927 as high located in Rostad's store until 195 7 when a daily rural route was school classes began in 1925 and more space as needed. The hall[...]ed. The high part of the this spot many cars of wheat and cattle were shipped east. buil[...]er type, all of them nicely painted. The most im- in o h rm dorm as built by WPA, also many pressive was the home of Martin R[...]h to e used for his purpose. In sno , rounded by trees. There was a stone summer house where the Luther int[...]affair. very respec able education standards and many successful people The 2 social clubs were the Library Club (started in 1915) and could be named ho ere educated here. Th[...]wn and school, and grounds were bought for a park in ater and telephone i did not possess, nor did[...]926. The Park Club discon inued in 1967. The Comertown Communi- studen s had o m nag[...]ne lamps and ty Club was organized in the '30s. It was to distribute information from carry ater in pails from nc 3 had 60 high chool students he County office to area omen how to be better homemakers. The a one ti · d d for a r union in 1972 ith 101 group reorganized in 1970 and changed its name to " Hi- eighbor" of he[...]ian Pe erson, club, i decided to cease in 1980. and m[...]f innin but for many gave employment o the drouth stric en S[...]d. in the Comerto n area ere building roads dams sno en[...]Chris ser ices boys buil he roe fence in front of the Comerto n school and refinish-[...]and no building was library project in Rostad's sore. Their salar'es ere abou 6.5[...]month. Comertown had no go en f in o the 1 20s hen i suffered the One of the trials besides he drought in the '30s ere the Jack rab- maJor fire hich des royed the cGowan restauran . hard are s ore bits. The rabbi pop[...]vegeta ion needed for the cattle and horses. In the spring of 193 a town never again had a hotef.[...]n s left. The area to be covered as about 6 miles in diameter, was h e 2 hotels I h meal service La er in tha bloc on ain Stree . 1[...]former were thinly scattered so in the beginning some rabbtts escaped.[...] |
| Several coyotes were in the drive but later escaped. The rabbits were dri[...]ere sold and hauled away by truck. Rain came in the 1940s and the land became productive again. Another dry spell was experienced in the late '50s, the Soil Bank helped farmers at th[...]years. The oil industry moved into the.area in the 1960s with the 1st pro• ducing oil well in the Flatlake Field on the Melvin Hellegaard farm in 1962 by Sun Oil Company. Many other wells were developed after that. The 1st oi[...]Doris, Matt town Field. A Gas Pipeline was built in 1981 by Philips Petroleum. It starts at the Comer[...]f Antelope. When you drive through Comertown in 1984, there is no sign of[...]dreth Johnson people-the "loud sound of silence." There are cars and trucks driving on the streets going some[...]east of Plentywood. Carl and his wife Milia lived in Dooley for stones bring back memories of the resi[...]tywood. Carl also worked for the city. In 1943 they moved to Renton, DOOLEY[...]Wilford The story of Dooley was well covered in Sheridan Daybreak I.[...]-68. Carl remarried, and with his wife Alice In the spring of 1916 the US Government established[...]lives in Mineral, WA. They are busy raising a garden and flowers. From House at Dooley. It was in an old boxcar just off the track and in front[...]he road from the crossing east of the depot. In the early years of the Depression, Dooley derived[...]e Johnson, Walter Jacobsen, and Frank Schons died in WWI. T o former Dooley HS athletes, Kermit Smith[...]born 12-8·29 in G 0. H1 broth r atthe 0 . Alle[...]Dal came to America as a young man a d s rv d in t avy. H th n[...]ugene Carl Peter, Elizab t died (10- - 6). Ladies in th neighborhood cared for the baby but he became[...]es 1o 7 hv s in Lo Angeles, Dennis att did alo of brea ing of n land for farmers in the area south at San , Shi[...]Plen ood, Lucille nd es of Westby. He also or d in garag s for and ith Joe in O ahoma City, and Vi n infant.[...]- a chan d his name from S muelson to II n nd in 1936 marri d - d at First Lu Church in Westb . During her teen years she Helen "Lena" Heppner. Th y lived in al a. T and ther r 2[...]she ork d er at Steinz Grocery in ellogg. ID until icholson) of alta. att continued to liv in alta. T until his d ath r m[...] |
| in that area for a short while. I ywood El s Lodge.[...]of grandparents were mar- Duane and Loret a are members of the Plentywood Lutheran[...]s were Swedish and 3 of my grandparents were born in Sweden League. They spend part of the winter months in Arizona. Loretta is a and 1 in Minnesota, also, the 2 families were neighbors in North housewife and enjoys living on he farm help[...]set of twins, Phillip and Phyllis were born in November 1926, and lived[...]were members of the Rocky Valley Lutheran Church in Dooley[...]where our mother was very active in the Ladies Aid.[...]In the fall of 1934 our family moved to the town of[...]he operation of the "Light Plant" and "Feed Mill" in Russell as born 0-17 ·54 in P entywood. He went to Jefferson Dool[...]nued c ool here until graduating from high school there in dark and off again at 11 :30 each e[...]ond Ball power on for a few more hours if there was some special event at the Team, Li le League,[...]ll for Plentywood. school. He as involved in some s a e ournaments, and in 197 he par· y parents moved to Plentywood in the fall of 1945, since Roger icipa ed ·n he st[...]2nd place and Gertrude ere still in school. They planned to live in Plentywood rophy. He played bas e ball, and played alto saxaphone in the band for the school year and contin[...], from a heart attac . recovery ram major surgery In 980 a er a umor· as diagnosed on[...]ui ary gland. He enjoys good ealth no , and golfs in he Plen- she coo ed for several years. Her health began to fail in 1965 and in Y ood Gol ea ue, is a member of he El s Lodge an[...]f 967 she moved to the Faith Lutheran ursing Home in Wolf ood Lu heran Church.[...]are buried in the Dooley Cemetery. E RY and ED[...]Gertrude and her husband, Thurman Williams, live in Casper, WY; By Pnscilla ·an ·[...]Roger and his ife, Bertha, hve in Plentywood; and I also live m Plenty- Henry A[...]n o d erson. He at ended schools in orth Oa a and h · s to he Do[...]homestead from Schles i Hals ein, Denmar . In 1916 hey adopted Eleanor ane. In 919 hey moved to Grenora, D here Hans or ed[...]In 1925 hey sold he farm to P. C. Pedersen and moved[...]to n. nna ran th res aurant in Comerto n and Hans or ed for many of he area farmers.[...]ans died in 19 and Anna married artin Kio jen. They moved[...]to Plen y ood. nna or ed in the local res auran s for many years.[...]livin in Pen ood un ii nna's dea hon 9-23-62. Gust di d ·[...]came o the US hen h as 21 and s ttl d in oma D Cavalier Edna Anderson as bo[...]hris iania, or ay, and the State Teache s Colle e in Vall y City. After eaching elemen• the daugh er of r. and r . artin Olson. Sh came to th US in tary school in orth Da o a. she came to ontana in 1 22 to teach th 1880 ith her par nts. She as baptized and confirm d in the "Bain" school.[...]i h. She had 5 sis ers and 2 broth rs. They lived in Vang. y parents were married in the Swedish Lutheran Church in D.[...] |
| [...]aughters. They farmed at Nekoma, ND for 21 years. In 1908, when Sheridan was part of Valley County, Mr[...]sisters and 3 brothers. A sister, Elvina, as born in[...]d Arnt. Christopher, was born in Canada on 3-26-10. He now resides in Front row: Anne, Minnie , Sena, Mother[...]898 at Nekoma, ND. He married Bank in Minneapolis. He 1s married and has 1 son, a nucle[...]-26-48. Arnt died Isabel was born in Canada 10-4-11 . She passed a ay 1-29-30. 4-4-7 4[...]Howard was born in innesota on 12-18-13. He is a retired con- A[...]n man. He is married and has 2 children. He lives in Wisconsin Gerald Evertte Stevens 12-24-26 at Plentywood, MT. They lived in during the summer and in Florida during the inter. Poplar, MT. They had 1[...]n 9-26-28. Gerald Violet was born in Canada on 1-27 -16. She is married, has 2 died 12[...]rried Helen Beatrice was born in Comerto non 5-18-18. She is married, has Evelyn H[...]in Edward was born 3-4-04 at Nekoma. He now lives in Lila as born in Comerto n 7-14-20. She is single, a semi-retired[...], Shirley Bernice born nurse and lives in Everett, WA. 8-18-40 and Alvin Eugene born 2-11 -[...]wood, T. elvin Leslie as born in Comerto n 9·8-24. He as single and served died 4[...]epot agent at cElroy and Raymond . He also served in Sena athilde was born 5-22-06 at e oma. She[...]2 sons, Ver- retired Soo Line operator in inneapolis. He passed a ay 10-31 -83 non Leonard[...]· · Henry Oscar Olson 4-9-37. They hve in Vancouver and P[...]F inrne nt to hi school in Pl n od. P d r ,ni s Po[...]. C Peder nhsted in he s rvic in II and rv d ov r 6-20-1[...]chools. 6-1 -57 . Th y are bun d at St. Johns C m JOH and H[...] |
| school, he served 2 years in the German Mission for the Church of[...]small house on Ed Campbell's property, and lived there till 1935. Then went into business as a contract[...]been blessed with 5 sons, and 1 In 1937 Mattie and the 3 girls moved to Mulino, OR w[...]d was ill thereafter till her George farmed in the Dooley area. In February 1942, he married death in 1943. Irene Laverdure. They have 1 daughter, Phyllis Jean who was born In 1940 Elmer moved to Oregon and joined his family. There he July 3. She married Ted Guenther of Silesia, MT and they had 4 sons. worked in the logging business till his retirement. Their y[...]tirement he lived with his daughter Arland Nibler in former Esther Long in Plen ywood. In 962, they moved to ashua, Glades[...]Elmer passed away 12-22-68 in Denver, CO, where he was with cancer. He is buried in Dooley cemetery.[...]homestead. He married Ger rude Anderson on 3-4-49 in Plentywood Mattie passed away 7-1 9-43 in Mu lino, OR. Her death was caused and is divorced[...]as Roger (7-17-54). They are both buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon Donald married Diane Schott on 5-27-78, in Plentywood. They have 2 City, OR. ch[...]r (11-3-83). Vicky married John Haddi on 5-26-78, in Plentywood, and they have 2 FRA[...]My father, Frank Herman Brightsman, was born in 1891 in Min· Couch on 5-17 -77, in Spearfish, SD. They have 2 children; ayla[...]an, was 1 of the 1st homesteaders. and the reside in Casper, Y. Arthur spends the summer months on he[...]ATT E BRIGHTSMA Elmer C. Brigh sman as born in Reesville, I 3-9-1887. Elmer immigrated o ida[...]ma Brightsman. Elmer and his fa her came to he US in 909 o put up hay. Then a prairie ire burned the hay so they went b c to ,dale for the inter. In 19 O he family moved to he orth Dooley area. His[...]t small house on the land he homes eaded, lived in i for a fe years, hen buil a large house here th[...]A few years after coming to ontana in about 1915 my father ob-[...]Dooley. In 1917 he married Jessie hitman from Estavan, Sask.[...]Canada. She as or ing in the combination post office/drug store in Dool y t he ime. In 19 9 heir 1st child as born, Frances ae,[...]nd heir 2nd ch Id. Lois Ruth, as born in 1923. Frances and I ere[...]bo h born in ino, D a my aun , rs. Oruhl's home.[...]mov d to Th Dalles, OR in 1936. y father or ed for the[...]II started, then he or ed at the Ore on Shipyard in[...]In 19 2 I married Gai Clifford from eise, ID. e move[...]Portland, OR here he or ed in the shipyard until 19 3, hen he[...]ined the avy. He erved until th r ended in 19 6. fter com·ng On 8- 7 he married[...]en to pho ogr phy school, and c me a pho ogr pher in a ie as born in Goldfield, I 7-27 - 8 0.[...]R. 20 They both a end d high school in Po land. Valerie married Darryl Ounng he lea[...]s Elmer buil a large chic en Beaty in 1978. They have 3 children, Crystal Da n, Bradley[...]ia . Tamie mar- chic ens o some of he res aurants in Pf n ood. The tur eys ere ri d Robert Bohm in 1 83. They have 1 child Brandi ichelle. pluc ed a[...]y sist r, Frances, married Raymond G1 ch in 1 50. H orked a seasons.[...]er'' for v rious Elmer gave up his homestead in 1932 because of crop failures[...] |
| [...]ols through 12th grade. Cheryl married Tom Herber in garden. The children had a long ways to school in those days; there 1975. They have 2 children, Michelle and Jerome.[...]ed Tom were few schools. Olinghouse in 1980. They have 1 daughter, Erin. Ed served in the Canadian Army in WWI. He was stationed in My father died in 1972. Frances died in 1976. Mother died in England for 13 months. When he returned he and his brother-in-law, 1978.[...]Newton Shaw, started the 1st blacksmith shop in Dooley, MT, and did[...]machinery in shape. Ed was a licensed steam engineer. By Hazel Thompson Peder Bruvold was born in Norway and homesteaded near Am - brose and Colgan, NO. He married Hulda Lindell in 1908. Her parents, Annie Nelson and Nels Lindell,[...]Esther Watkins and met and married Peder Bruvold. In 1912 the family of Peder and Hulda Bruvold and 3[...]nd Nan moved to a farm near Comertown. Hulda died in 1918. Peder mar- ried Mary Olson in 1920. She died in 197 4. Peder died in 1934. All ex- cept the 1st 3 children were born in Montana.[...]miles north of Dooley, MT. In 1924 Ed and Erna rented the Richard[...]rald farm 7 miles north of Comertown for 7 years. In 1929[...]In 1952 we went to make our home a Aberdeen, WA until Ed The children are: Ernest Bruvold, Settle, WA, born in 1909; Hazel passed away 9-29-56. Later[...]e Los Gatos, CA, on the farm in the summer and Plentywood in he in er. 191 2; Woodrow Bruvold, Stateline, V, born 19[...]s County Engineer for Coun is in an, D. Lake, N, 1934.[...]d Jesse Hazel and an Bruvold were in the 1st graduation from Comerto n[...]oo (n To 0. r tired. HS in 1929. Henry Raaen as pnnc,pal[...]They are liv·ng ·n mond, VA. Th 3 sons·[...]Five of our 6 children ere born ·n ontana· all are[...]a hving in Canada. e are all Canadian c1t1zens.[...]• Calvin and Sonia Bummer and Hans live in 1chmo d BC. Craig and Ca hie Bummer and chil[...]C ristop er URITA and J live in Delta, BC. C ndace, Chris ina and Cameron are a home a 100 11 Hou[...]0 . George Ed in (Ed) Campbell as born at oos • • 9-29 -1896.[...]fa her, Hubert Campbell as born 5-20-1862 at Red in , . HIS seam r ars. aurila moved to Denver, CO in 19 9 mo her Emma Campbell born -5-187[...]On 8-29-53 aurita and Jerry Cov,llo er married in D n r, CO. The camp 11s mov d to Can da in about 190 7. They homeste d- Jerry Covillo as born in elby, CO, 8·18-15, a suburb of Denv r, ed[...] |
| [...]The boys attended school in Plentywood and were a big help with[...]the farm work. Each of the boys have been active in band, football,[...]wrestling and FFA. Robert graduated in 1980, and attended UNO·[...]in 1982, and is attending NDSU in Fargo. Lloyd will graduate in 1984,[...]and will be enrolling at Eastern Montana College in the fall. Douglas is[...]George passed away of a heart attack in 197 4. Jerry at ended school in Denver, CO. He was on the Denver Police[...]he died on 10-17-83 . Other members of the family are, Lottibelle, ears as a supervisor.[...]a, who married Calmer Jerry and aurita reside in Denver, CO.[...]many years. They have 3 sons and reside in Wolf Point. Donald return- ROBE T and BORG Y DAHL[...]Christena passed away in September of 1970, at the age of 80,[...]and Walter died in November of 197 4, at the age of 85. I as[...]In 1980, George and Elizabeth Kemmis moved into the[...]. and rs. Pe er Dahl. I have spent all of my life in Sheridan Manor, and later into the nursin[...]oun helping on he farm. I acquired land of my own in 1940, and 2-3-84, and George still resides in the nursing home and is 87 years after e dea h of my fa her in 956, I too over he home farm. I mar-[...]dal. She moved ith her parents to Sheridan County in 1926, By Anna Drotar Legos, Mary Drotar Urban, Helen Drotar Meleske, Julia se lin in he n elope area. e have 3 children. Carl, born 8-[...]County Road Department. aren, born 12·5-62, is in her 3rd year of college, at ending E C a[...]r, homesteaded near Bili gs. ary, born 1·7-65 is in her st year of college at U D·[...]as born in Czechoslavakia in 188-2. She came to America at the age[...]of 15. Fa her was also born in Czechoslovakia in 1878 and came to America in 1897 at age 19. They were married in Barnesboro, PA in 1899. Father orked in he coal mines until 1909. In 1909 our[...]orked in he mines or about 2 years. From Ike Pasterna , a[...]o ichael Hamzik, hey heard about homesteading in orth Dakota.[...]orth Da o a. The homesteads in onh Dakota were all ta en so they[...]os as born in ins r ol e in r hu[...]chit Or om in 1902, In 1950, LeRoy m move[...]he far is fa her re in born 1906, dece ro[...]and On 3-4-58, enneth marri d mmis in S'dney, the youn es 2 gra rn[...]ae · d in In December of 1961 , a fire yed our machine s[...]Oro 13. tractors, tools, and many supplies necessary for the coming year. Th[...] |
| 2 sons. Cecilia Drotar Lesko born in 1915 lives with husband Robert in chase and caught them about a mile[...]Drotar, Jr. born 1917 lives with his wife Dorothy in Mother and Dad gave up the store business in 1941 and moved to Sidney, NY and Clearwater, FL.[...]Clifford joined the US Marine Corp in 1942. After his discharge in In the early days life on the farm was rather difficult. In the fall of 1945, he worked for Standard Oil in Stanley, ND. He married Bernadine 1920 our parent[...]nberg from Bottineau, ND. He is retired and lives in Stanley. Father worked for Endicott Johnson Shoe[...]he resided until his death November 1959. They are buried in Estevan, Dooley to rent the farm and house. The house burned down in 1924. Sask. We still own the farm. Our mother Mary Drotar died in 1968 at age 86. Father Peter Drotar died in 1977 at age 99. WILLIAM and MARGARET EHRHARDT |
| on, Gary, was born 8-13-5 7. He completed high school in Moses In 1944, with his parents and brother Duane and sister Bertha, Larry La e, graduating in 1975. He enlisted in the Marine Corps starting his moved to Dooley. Larry graduated from 8th grade in Dooley in 1954, basic raining in February 1976 at Camp Pendleton, CA. He was sent[...]echanic's from Plentywood HS in 1958. He joined the National Guard in 1959 school at Aberdeen, D. He spent 1 year in Japan and Okinawa. Upon and was supply sergeant when he resigned in 1968. In 1960 his dad his discharge from the arines, Gary[...]a- quit running the elevator in Dooley and Larry took over. His boss was tion. He[...]-17 -36 and married Roger Anderson, and they live in become a civil engineer. He has enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves. Plent[...]11-15-39 in Hardin, MT, where her dad worked for the Campbell[...]ing Corp. In 1957 Carol graduated from Billings Senior High and in as born in Stanley, D on 3-17-11. y dad Theordore Falk 1960 came to Plentywood and got a job in the courthouse working in ho aded on 160 acres 12 miles north of S[...]office for Bernt Ward. Carol's father passed away in Lost od, before he married my mother Bertha Hueth. 1945 in Billings and her mother married Walter Miller in 1946. Helen othe d o be near her fol s, so in March 1916, we had an passed away 2-19-81 in Billings. Carol has 5 brothers, Tom (6-21-33) uc[...]gmar came on the train from lives in Billings, Bud (5-8-35) lives in Billings, John (7-4-37) lives in Grenora o od and auc ioned the sale[...]Billings, Larry (2-18-44) lives in San Francisco, and Wally (7-26-47) Dad rent[...]and e brought 1 horse lives in Billings; and 1 sister, Betty, Mrs. Charles Green[...]my grandfa her's mine lives in Miles City. er he sale. h scho[...]her. ad long des s; you had to shde in from the end as s all he same[...]miles est of a e. ou there in ember 191 7 and pu up our h d sh[...]On 3- 8-61 Larry and Carol were married in Billings. On 10-5-62 mos · d in e La i[...]1 year. 2-15-66 Cindy Lynn as born. In 1968 the elevator in Dooley was I o[...]and Carol. So the Falk family moved bac to Dooley in ba o the homest[...]hoo st of edicine La e. father died in im graduated from Plent ood High in 1980 and lives. in Plenty- m d Carl Brenden. y mo her d1 d in ood. She is busy i h her edding plans in June to Rick Fi e from[...]Harvey, D. Seo gradua ed from Plen ood High in 1982 and as in icine dau of Fred[...]e es ern United In d for Smi h' S a es. Cindy mam d i e GodiJohn in 1982 and hey have a rttle[...]Ian ic Oscar Fransen born 8-25-1881 in S den, d1 d 1-22-66. Bur' d le[...]sol in S. Joh he[...]n e born 2-11 - 880 in enyon . Did[...]r rs d hey Ii e in Haar n, D, orn 191[...]H born 7-25-1883 in Fall Cr dt d 6-1-63. to Larry and he lives in Dooley. In 1973 e bou h a home in Plenty- Burie b m . wood and retired. e are bo h in ood heal h and e pee to live a lot Ruby To -29- 894 in B y Ci y, I, d' d 1-2-7 6. longer[...]ood, T, born Larry as born 6-26-40 in enmare, 0 to Elmer and Agnes Fal .[...] |
| Edwin was born in Plentywood, MT, 11 -19-20. He grew up in the the house to a 5 acre tract[...]wn and at- Rella passed away in November 1977. In July of 19791 sold this place tended grade school[...]nsville, where I presently live. called Coolidge. There he finished 8 grades in 7 years. He started farm- ing at about 15 years o[...]ver the farm and all the work that had to be done there. Dorothy was born in Westby, MT, 1.2-27-25, and grew up on her folks'[...]from my home. I attended Westby HS and graduated in 1944. Edwin and I were married 6-4-44, at my home[...]ordon E. (2-15-52). Ronald married Delores Peters in[...]My brothers and sisters in order are: Vera Mildred (3-20-11) born[...]in Richville, M , Glenn August (11-27-16 to 12-12-83[...]born on the homestead in Sheridan County. Three children blessed our[...]ge school Vera married Benny Onstad in 1926 and had 5 children; Ervin,[...]Duane, Darrel, Jerome, Beverly. Vera lives in Kalispell with her presen for their elementary education. Dennis was born in 1945 at Plentywood, MT. He went to Westby husband Al Chaffee. HS graduating in 1963. He went to college at Minot, D, and EMC at Glenn married Hazel Crandell in 1942 and had child, Bonny ae. Billings, MT. He ma[...]ch. Glenn is deceased and Hazel hves in Post Falls, 10. They live in Billings, MT, and have 3 sons; Shawn (3-31 ·70), Chad Gladys married Ray Peele in 1938 and had 8 children: Verlice Kay,[...]Seattle area. day Furniture in Billings, T.[...]mond marr"ed Hazel s· eson of Coeur d' A ene, ID in 1942. James was born in 1946 at Plentywood, T. He ent to Westby[...]enyon, ervin, Jan·c , Theron. Ray- HS graduating in 1964. He went to college at E Cm Billings, T, and[...]mond and Hazel live m aple Vall y, graduated from there. He married Carlena Hart and they had 2 children;[...]his o n upholstery business. Debra was born in 19 7 a Plen y ood, T. She ent to Wes by[...]d, on 3-2-18 to Oav·d !son's. y HS graduating in 1965. She ent to college a E C in Billings • brother, C a[...]I marr' E dred Goetzm er graduating ith a degree in elemen ary education. O bra mar · d[...]nd I a ( ac ) Frib rg came to Sheri an Coun• ty in the spring of 1911 . After 33 years th y sold he[...]n and moved to Hayden La e, ID her lta pa d a ay in 1955. Fred sold his arm a fe years after lta's d ah and mov d in o the o n of Hayden La e her he died in 1973. I as b nm hite Roe , SD in 1908 and as 3 years od hen h fol scam to on ana.[...]years and th n purcha d Rella's parents' farm in 194 , O mil s e t of s·dn y. Three y ars[...] |
| [...]lyn, born 10- 8-37, is an adminstrative assistant in the Water In 1928 the family moved to the Simon Hanson farm so[...]owned by the Bakken sisters. This move Sc ences in Helena, T. arilyn has worked for State Board of H[...], born 7-1 -39, has his own veterinarian practice in sell cream and some homemade chee[...]of the largest consignments of turkeys sold in a Turkey Co-op managed they have 3 children: odi[...]ple in Plentywood. The 1st year they lived in Montana, Eldred fired the Sylvia, born 1·[...]red puter programmer-analyst for Harry & David's in Medford, OR. They it by burning st[...](August 1981 ). only green spot in the country. This, along with flax straw, took the Syl ia and Jerry ill be a ing over our farm in 985. milk cows throu[...]now owned by Chandlers. They lived on other farms in Sheridan Charlo, . Their children are: yla (April 1969), Heather ( arch Co. until moving to Sedro Woolley, WA in 1944. 97 , Loren ( ay 1973), Trent ( ovember 1[...]5 children: Elizabeth Oman, born 8-15-06, living in 978}.[...]Woolley, WA; Harold, born 3-16-09 living in Winthrop, WA; Eldred or o S udies at Canterbury School in ew ilford, CT. Betty is acting born 1[...]) Abenroth born chairman of thP English departmen there. Their children are: Crystal 8-17-12. Henrietta passed away in Walla Walla, WA, 12-31-75. Elsie ay 968), Ed[...]Anne (September 1976), was born in 1915 and died in 1920. and Christian February 1981 ).[...]George Goetzinger passed away at Sedro Woolley in December E len, born 7-8- 6, is married o John Christensen and hey live in 1960 and Hattied passed away 3-10-67 in Sedro Woolley. Idaho alls, ID, her John is he Sup[...]iscal flairs for Schoo Distric 91. Their children are: Carmen ( ay DALE and MARIAN GOLTZ[...], born 6- 3-52, is married o Daryl Green ay. They are no[...]an Linderman), and Sharon (Mrs. Gary Zent- Ii ing in o loon, Hong o , here Daryl or s as a geo echnica[...]gineer for t e British Governmen . Their children are Jonathan ( ay[...]married at Jordon, m , born 0- -57, a gh in daho Falls or 2 years and is no[...]d have 3 children: Lila Ann (5-12-64); Gwen Marie in he m nis ry.[...]Dale (3-8-71 ). al b rn 9-17-62, is major' in angua eat he U of and has[...]also in Plen od as a child, and then moved to Dooley from 1946 to e ha childr n in chools in S er'dan Coun y for 37 ears. They[...]len- atten e e Dooley gr de schoo beginning in he all of 9 . They Y ood HS. I r[...]time in 1959 after attending bas·c ining for the Army Re[...]of the earlies breeders of r gistered ngus cat I in[...]11 City. lfT in 1960. Ooo e School Dis rict 33 an la er as he cl[...]i also. In June r[...]in 1980[...] |
| My oldest daughter, Lila, attended schools in Plentywood, and In the summer of 1942, Pete worked on the highway at[...]o Glasgow where he worked on the airport. Russell in 1982. She attended Vo-Tech as an accountant and com- In the summer of 1943 Pete started to work for Louie Marsh until puter operator and graduated in 1984. She now works for Bearing the fall of 1945. In the spring of 1946, Joseph Marsh (lhng's dad) Sal[...]North Junior High. Pete was in the CCC Nine Mile at Helena and also has served on Gwen is a junior at CM Russell High, and Kurt is now in the 7th grade. the school board in Dooley. GORDON and ILING GOLTZ[...]. Olaf, eldest of 6 children was born in Vestre A er, or ay in |
| own . Here Ruth Irene was born 8-23-34. In 1938 they moved to the near Westb[...]D Dooley ranch near Dooley. They bought the farm in 1939. Mother children, Esther (Mrs. Bjorn Bjornsen), Edith (Mrs. Kalmer Haarstad), was ac ive in church activities. Dad served on the Farmers Unio[...]and John who lives in Oak Harbor, WA. In 947 they moved to Bellingham, WA. Dad worked for[...]Coolidge school. I graduated from Comertown HS in 1937. I went to Center. other died on Mother's Da[...]Harrie Ann graduated from Dooley HS ay 1939. In ugust 1942 she enrolled a Trinity Hospi al School of ursing in inot, D and gradua ed in 19 5. Her classma e and roommate was June Olson o[...]Hospital and hen o wor at he VA Hospi al in Vancouver, WA. Harriet mar- Back ro[...]ca Haarstad. nd Id ee (7-27-53). They live in Ferndal, WA . Id Henry graduated from Wes by HS in 1942. He entered he e have 4 children. Kenneth, born in 1951 , married to Cathy mili ary service in February 1945. He as wi h he Paratrooper Div. at Dean. They live in Minot. They have 1 daughter, Monica. He is a com- Fort Benning, G and ser ed in Japan. He was discharged December[...]Dooley Lu he ran Elaine, born in 1955, is married to Paul Carlson. They live on a eir children are Bonnie Leigh 9- -46) Terry llison[...]ane (6-22-52). Harold Juhe, born in 1956 is married to Bryan Podruchny. They have 2[...]r Con- sons ichael and atthe . They live in inot. r[...]nd hey had daughter. Chris ina, and live in Minot.[...]I started or ing for Bau ol· oonan, Inc. in October 969 and am s ill there. They sell lignite coal to truckers, colleges, an[...]) oldes sister, Inez, in 1927. They liv d m the Dooley community and and B[...]m estby HS Ru Irene gra u ed from hi h school in Bellin h m, . She s lu a o[...]adua ed from E er tt General Hospita School of ur in in at Dooley and attend d lo[...]ywood HS. Th y attend d E C and or e , in Billin s for a hile and eacher, 6-9·56. They ha[...]'a Falls, T. Kerel a d orman a e eachers at Susan are -9-61 ).[...]Plan ( rco). Inez E. Ault and Guy Ault have lived in Wolf EDIT FAA SE HAARSTAD[...]tt's Super Valu i h the I as born and raised in Sheridan Co. y paren s ere Oscar and Aul bro hers, and are no re ired. Carl J. Hagen pass d away in Anne Fransen, who homesteaded near Comertown nd e[...]1939. Ella . Hagen marri d iels Jensen in 1940 and lived on the father came from Goteberg, S eden in 1908 with his brother, San- Jens[...],ers Jensen passed a ay in 1950. Ella or ed at the Plent ood Ann[...] |
| cook at EMC when Kerel and Norman attended college there. She then School, ALCW, Band Mothers[...]ez Ault until 1979 when she family are the 3rd generation to farm the Olson farm since 1[...]ls. She now resides at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell at the age of 86 years.[...]The family moved to Comertown in a covered wagon. Mrs. Hanson died[...]the family. His brothers and sisters are Henry (1-25-1895) married[...]Esther Newcomb, 11-25-31. They live in Matinuska Valley in Alaska.[...]Helga (2-4-1896 to 1-10-82) married Tom Ofsthus in 1922. Their son Alvin lives in Seattle. They left Montana in 1941. Selmar (11-4-1897[...]to 1925) was killed in a train accident in Rosville, CA. He never mar-[...]hester 0. Hagen and Phyllis I. Olson were married in 1945, and butcher shop. Arnold did the[...]Aluminum Plant for 11 years. Chester passed away in February of 1983. Phyllis works as bookkeeper for several veterinary clincis in the Columbia Falls area and continues to live there.[...]g school at Westby, earned degree at U o in Pre- ed (d c as 1970). Ellis . Hagen ( -Susan}-completed hi h school at estby earned degree in ath at U of farms the home place and do carpenter or in the estby area. Joye I. uhna ( ar[...]de a Bu ato. and or s at the Buffalo hospital a R in OB. J an . Tayl (Bruce•H)-comple ed high school[...]Com- SU in Home Economics, r s d s at Salt La e City and is[...]ar . In the 25 y ars sp nt in t es by r a on th farm. Ch s r[...] |
| [...]and worked as a carpenter for 35 years, retiring in 1973. at the U of M, 5-1-82. They hav[...]nn (2-11-60) graduated from Westby HS and Vo Tech in winners.[...]son to Montana from Wiscon- degree in Elementary Education. She is presently employed a[...]WWI veteran. He served his country as an enlisted in- grade teacher in Plentywood School. fantryman in France and Belgium. Henry farmed in the Comertown area Kevin Jame[...]o ly attending the U of M majoring in business. was teaching in a 1-room school. They were married 11-24-32 at th[...]rom Westby HS and is presently Lutheran parsonage in Comertown. Because of the Depression, attending NMC at Havre majoring in diesel mech. drought, and grasshoppers, they gave[...]Brent Jay (6-28-65) graduated from Westby HS in the class of nesota where Henry did some carpenter work. In March 1939 they 1984. moved to[...]the class of 1985. In 1945 they homesteaded in Wasilla, AK, where they still live. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1982. Henry is the Kristi L[...]My father, Herman Heppner was born in Rovno, Russia in 1878 and died in 1962. My Mother, Anna Rehman Heppner was born in Grosham, Hungary in 1879 and died in 1981 at the age of 102. They[...]were married in Canada in 1900 and homesteaded 13 miles northeast[...]of Plentywood in 1910. I, Henry, was born 8-9-12 on the homestead[...]parents' homestead 7 miles south of Richland in Valley County. Her[...]s, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lasar were born and married in Hungary, Henry and Esther, Pastor Joe Bettridge, Harold Dinkel. migrated to Canada in 1911, and lived in the Coalridge area with Mrs.[...]in the Valley County in 1915.[...]used horses and sleigh for transportation in the winter. In 1937 there Son of Ole Hellegaard (5-29-1888) married M[...]were no crops. I worked on the WPA project in Plentywood, building (9-22-1888) on 3-1-23. Melvi[...]district. I was trustee and clerk of schools. We are I've been farming and ranching in the Westby area since graduation me[...]where I was an elder for 1Oyears. from Westby HS in 1946. Married Marvel McCall, 6-16-52 . She is a g[...]rie (5-2-53) graduated from Westby HS and Vo Tech in Billings. She married Richard Sorensen; they have[...]-75), and Tracey Diane (2-19-78). They're engaged in farming in the Antelope area. Steven Charles (11-4-54) graduated from Westby HS and U of M with a degree in business administration. He married Lyn Bingham; they have 1 son, Ryan Lee (9-15-83). They live in Missoula where Steve is sales manager at KECI TV.[...]Michael, Irene and Lawrence. struction; they live in Plentywood.[...]et (9-13-57) graduated from Westby HS and Vo Tech in Billings. She married James Hove and they have 1[...]We have 6 children, Walter, born in 1936, Lawrence, born in Kayla Danelle (5-4-82). James is part owner in Hovco, Inc. in Billings. 1939, Ralph, born in 1941, Dorothy, born in 1944, Irene, born in Vicki Jean (12-16-58) graduated from Westby HS and attended U 1949, and Michael, born in 1961. of M. She married Allan Nielsen; they have[...]Walter and his wife, Vonna (Pedersen) reside in Plentywood and (8-7-78) and Allan Jens (1-4-80). Allan was killed in a construction ac- farm the family farm. Lawrence and his wife Mary Lou (Edlund) farm in cident 6-30-79. Vicki married Stew Morrill[...] |
| [...]er husband, Jim Kratovil, school in Westby and graduated from 8th grade 5-11 -84. liv[...]Franklin store. The Heppners are members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Irene and her husband Bob Anderson live in Plentywood. Bob is a Westby, MT and are living on the farm previously owned by Clifford mechanic. Michael and his wife Sharon (Deis) live in Phoenix, AZ and Agnes Jerde. wh[...]hnology and his wife Sharon is a legal secretary. In 1979 Michael was a FFA work ex- TIM and NORA HOLDEMAN change student, living in Switzerland.[...]farm. Tim passed away from cancer in 1935. Nora and children, and Freida Johnson all live in Plentywood.[...]to Henry and Susanna Lasar Heppner. He was raised in the Rocky Springs Community east of Plentywood an[...]hool at Plentywood, graduating from Plentywood HS in 1957.[...]Kenneth. son of Ole and Marie Holst. Ole was born in Yankton[...]County, SD. Marie Mikkelsen, born in Denmark, came to South Dakota[...]at the age of 6. They were married in 1905.[...]They had 3 sons, Clifford born in South Dakota drowned at the age[...]ve 6 granddaughters and 1 grandson. Their home is in Miles City, Mary Lou and Lawre[...]ad Lawrence married Mary Lou Edlund 6-14-62, in Plentywood. They shipped his stea[...]Mother cooked in the cook car and I was in a basket with her. Dad He started farming in 1963 on Eugene Hansen's farm, where he[...]it out. winter months, until graduating from MSU in 1967. In 1932 I married Donna Myars at Comertown. Donna came to They spent 2 years in the Peace River area of Alberta, Canada,[...]from Indiana at the age of 3. She went to school in Comer- where Lawrence worked for the government o[...]wn, Antelope, and Plentywood. She worked as clerk in Westby Post Agriculturalist. Office in 1929 until we were married in 1932. Upon return from Canada, Lawrence resu[...]get work there, went on to Saco, MT, got work picking and loadin[...]shipped to Fort Peck later. I got enough of that in a week. Then I got a sister are: LeRoy (Battle Lake, MN); lone (Mrs. Norman Mulli[...]a d'Alene, ID); Dale (Billings); and Harry (died in 1964 in an auto accident day and shipped to Fort Peck. We were there 4 years. I worked as in Germany).[...]skinner, electric train operator, and oiler. In 1944 she moved to the Comertown area with her mother and new stepdad, Eugene Hansen (p.199 in SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK). Esther was a cook at Sherid[...]ital for nearly 20 years. She is presently living in Billings. .[...]avoid winter months. She graduated from Westby HS in 1957 and became a_regist_ered nur~e after graduat[...]e an office nurse for Dr. Harold Messinger. While in California she worked at Mee Memorial Hospital. Law(ence and Mary Lou are parents of 2 daughters. Lori Marie[...]-84. She Connie Elaine was born in Saco, MT, in September of 1935. In will be attending Minot State College, Minot, ND, majoring in education 1938 we moved to Harl[...] |
| shovel at Snake Butte Rock Quarry loading rock. In 1939 that job was they live in Missoula, MT. finished.[...]ed from WMC at Dillion as did their spouses In 1940 I worked on construction jobs, then moved to Lewistown and taught school in Oregon and Montana. where Connie was in the hospital for treatments. I worked for US Gyp-[...]a wonderful state to call sum making sheet rock. In 1942 we moved back to Comertown to "HOME." farm. The winters of 1945 and 1946 we spent in Portland, OR where Connie attended special school. I worked as mechanic there. In 1945 I CARL and RUTH ISAACSON worked part time as a cat operator for Soil Conservation. In 1953 I was Carl was born 6-14-20 t[...]ad 1 road foreman for Sheridan County and retired in 1977. I took up flying brother, Magnus T., and a sister, Palma was born 3-23-18 (died in 1961 which I am still enjoying. My hobbies are collecting and restor- 1983). She and her[...]Minot; Mrs. Michael (Ardith) Mar- We reside in Plentywood, MT.[...]of Mines and U of M graduating in 1943. He entered the army com- By Bernice Annette[...]training and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in My parents, Bert 0. Solheim (1887-1979) and[...]the 80th Infantry and went to France in the fall of 1943. He was Solheim (1887-1952) and[...]art with Oak Leaf Cluster, Norway and homesteaded in the north Dooley area. We still own the[...]y is where I was born 5-1-22 . I masters in communication. He was a professor of Speech and C[...]f 1933 munication at MSU, Consultant in Communication and Industrial Rela- we moved to a farm 2 miles west of Comertown. In 1940 I graduated tions, and Profes[...]Carl and his wife, Ruth, (6-14-20) live in Bozeman, MT. They have[...]electrical engineer. He has worked in engineering until his retirement in[...]teaching in 1973. They live in Kansas City, MO and spend their winters[...]in Mesa, AZ.[...]worked at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA, in the payroll and accounting office and returned to Montana in 1946. My brother, Oscar (1917) lives in Tacoma, WA. I have 2 sisters, Mrs. Orville (Haze[...]My husband, Fran M. Hopkins (1915) was born in Plentywood. We lived in Libby for 27 years and Fran worked as a lumber gr[...]Back row: Martin and Petra . in Sheridan County. We also enjoy the Harvest Festiv[...]the 1972 All Class Comertown School Reunion when many teachers, classmates and their parents attended. HOWARD 0. IVERSON In 1980 we retired to Elmo on the Flathead Lake wher[...]Comertown, and graduated in May of 1942. James G. Hopkins and his wife[...]is Electronics Engineer at WR Grace in 1945, I joined "Uncle Sam's Infantry." While in the service in Co and they live in Libby, MT. James spent 4 years in the Air Force California, I met Ruth Oelkers from Culbertson. She was working in before he was married.[...]Ryan (1977) the army. We settled here in Culbertson. and twin daughters Lindsay Kay and Kr[...]979). Ron is an ac- Our children are: Sandra, married to Tim Feeley of Sidney, MT; cou[...]ghter, Mrs. Ronald (Linda Faye) Riley and our son-in-law, Nordmeyer (they live in Culbertson.); Nancy lives in Houston, TX; Ron have 3 children: Jeremy (1973);[...]for DA Davidson & Co., and Arne lives in Culbertson. We have 9 grandchildren.[...] |
| [...]il carrier, 18 years with Farmers Insurance Group In- Rodney[...]ime, with the help of the family. In April 1984, I completed 30 years of federal service, 2 in the We now operate 2 school bus routes, also all[...]l owns the family farm at Comertown and has lived in working with the Northeast Montana[...]Antique Associa- Plentywood since Dad passed away in 1961. Sister Pearl and her hus- ti[...]ing. Brother Rodney and family used in the early days of farming in this area. The association has an live in Culbertson. Sister Betty and husband, Jack Zoanni, live on a annual show in September to show these old tractors and equipmen[...]Oline Iverson. They lived near Fairfax, MN in Bandon Township. He[...]County, MN. Bill grew up on the farm and served in the US Army in I was born on the farm near Comertown, 11-25-28. All my 12 France in WWI. He was wounded in action and came home shortly years of school were completed at Comertown. I graduated in 1946. after the armistice was si[...]ed on the farm and at a hard- I participated in the usual school activities such as band, plays and ware store in Fairfax before going to Montana where his brother[...]gasoline rationing. Most of It was there he met and married Gladys Olson, daughter of Chri[...]I Crash. Gladys was born 12-8-10 in St. Paul, MN. At the age of 3 she jumped center f[...]ttended a country school about 2 miles from home. In order Competition was keen as Plentywood and Scob[...]e had to go to Plentywood to take exams district. In the 1945 tourney, 2 of our 7 players had been ill[...]. We got 3rd place. Oscar Smith became coach in the 1945-46 season. This was the 1st year that th[...]hool I helped on the farm until entering the army in 1953. Two years in the army are now looked upon as both educational and an interesting chance for travel. Sixteen months in France gave me a chance to see part of the world[...]Caroll Pennell of Culbertson became my wife in 1957. We have 3 William, Jr. (12-6-30) and Curtis (1 -27-32). In the fall of 1934, due to daughters: Irene Marie T[...]born 2-27-35, Jeanne 10-11 -37 and Albert 5-7-39. In the fall of 1939[...] |
| [...]more sons were Evelyn lives in Tigard, OR. Lorraine married Harry McElderry, lived in born, allace (11 3· 3) and Kevin (8· 11 -54).[...]therine married Bob Bitterman Curtis serv~d in orea during the Korean conflict, having gone[...]ter. Rosalie is married to Bill Ingrum; they live in Libby, his fa her operated a S elly Gas Station. Curtis was injured in a car ac- MT. Robert is married and lives in Honolulu, HI, where he is a Navy ciden and died 1[...]man. In 961 due o Bill's poor health, Bill, Gladys, Wally[...]lready living. Bob had makes her home in Bend, OR. Ella has 36 grandchildren, 69 great- served in the Army at White Sands Proving Grounds. Both Bob[...]e Albuquerque Police Department. Bill, Jr. served in the av . He has or ed for the B Railroad for many years and lives GEORGE 0. and HILDRETH JOHNSON in Laurel. T, no . Albert teaches in the high school in Gaylord, MN. By Hildreth Johnson Jeanne, rs. enne h Pack, lives in Coon Rapids, MN. Kevin lives in an ato, , and is not married.[...]d- Dooley. He attended the Dooley School. In 1933 George went to children and 3 reat grandchil[...]heastern Alaska where he worked on fishing boats. In the fall of a'de for 2 years in he Olivia Elementary School. She has orked as an[...]ooley and was employed as a truck driver. On aide in a pre-school in Bird Island, , for 9 years.[...]the Plentywood School. George farmed in the Dooley area, also worked GEORGE 8. JOH SO[...]for the county of Plentywood as a mechanic. In 1958 they moved to B E hel I erson[...]Western ontana. After George's retirement in 1978, we moved to[...]· freighting of lumber. This was from Bo • in lived a ohall for a fe[...]ana, D oca ed an ideal place in he no a. The Ju[...]he family ra elongings in he agon, he ca tie trail- ing[...]graduate om Pent ood HS in 1956. After graduation she en o[...]acoma. to co motology school and graduated in 1957. Lavina[...]me Don Bun er a school. They ere married in 1958. In 962[...]toge her, a ended school-church. lb in Boise, r ID.[...]tori Roy Laurence. They live in Bend, OR Clarence fe ed i[...]ith his H rold as the s baby born in estby 11 - 1·13). Th son of[...] |
| [...]Mae (Mrs. Darvin Baker), David In 1934 I or ed in a grain elevator in Dalevie . In 937 I oo a Harold, and Mark Allen. Bob and Delores live in Williston, ND. course in boo keeping and accounting and got my diploma. I[...]Louise (12-9-42) married Roger Paulson and lives in course free due to a bad injury I received in 1919. Sidney with their 4 children: Ricky, Randy,[...]Carol Ann (11-12-44) married Victor Olson, lives in Boise, ID, and has land. The horses had[...]wn and 15-30 tractor for a hile. In 1942 I got a ne Ford rac or. I ore out 3 isti Dawn, and live in Centralia, WA. Christine Adele (2 -15-51) has 4[...]and bought a 3 room house n Pen- Christine lives in Centralia, WA. Harold Carl (1 -3-55) married Lavonne tywood. I do odd jobs in to n and a e care o the Dooley cemetery. Galland. They live in Plentywood and have 2 children: Tracey arie y hobbies are fishing and playmg pool. and Travis Harold. Keith[...], Curtis Ray and Dustin Lee. Keith and Linda live in Die m- RICHARD E. and DOREEN JOHNSO son, D. Kathy Toinette (10-25-55), Keith's t in, hves rn Sdney and Richard (5-4[...]has 1 son, Chad Allen. Cindy Lou (10-30-56) hves in W1lhston, D, and Doreen (11-30-37[...]Comerto n and spent marriage ere spent in Greno Dagmar, many years custom combining from O lahoma o Sas atche[...]che an. Eleanor sod the farm to Die in 1969 and mo ed to Plen ood here she still resid[...]o in , m[...] |
| graduated from Westby HS. Susan in 1976, Tom and Tim in 1977, and veteran of WWII and a charter member of the National Farmer's Tracey in 1978.[...]Tom spent 2 Dorothy was born in Medicine Lake, MT. Her parents were William quart[...]present time a manager-trainee at Surfsand Resort in Cannon ed away. They had 4 children: Dor[...]ope. Tracey spent 1 year after graduation working in Plentywood, then went Dorothy graduated from Plentywood HS and NMC, Havre (in education) to he ational College at Rapid City, SD. She graduated from there and also attended U of M at Missoula. She taught at Roosevelt school, with a bachelor's degree in air travel in 1981. Tracey is employed at rural Westby[...]chool, rural Antelope (2 years), and cGraw Hill in Denver, CO.[...]l (7 years). She is a member of the Catholic In 1967 Die 's father was killed in a car/truck accident and we Church, Rig[...]tby to farm. We bought the Anhalt house and lived there Robert and Dorothy were married in Plentywood, MT. They have 3 until Eleanor, with he 5 youngest children, moved to Plentywood in children: Bob (12-17-53), living in Plentywood, graduated from Westby 969. e then sold he house in Westby, bought a few cattle and HS, UND, Williston, ND, MSU, Bozeman with a BS in Education, and began e 3rd generation living on t[...]Bozeman with a BS in Education, and is presently working on an en- O[...]dorsement in Special Education at EMC in Billings; and Mary Anne[...]UNO, Williston, ND, and EMC, Rober 's paren s are Harry and Frieda Johnson. Harry's parents[...]Billings with a BS in Education and a Master's Degree in Counseling, were Albert and Bertha Johnson. Harry[...]llowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, Billings, paren s are Gustaf and Pauline Westrup. Frieda was born 4-6-1[...]and doing counseling in Billings. died 2-21 -79. Robert was born -13-39 in Plentywood. He has 2 sisters: Alice, TIMOTHY and MONICA JOHNSON born in 937, now living in Billings; and Darlene, born 7-31-40, now[...]ohnson, son of Richard and Doreen Johnson, living in Bismarc , D.[...]f Chris Junior and Lorraine Connie's parents are Daniel and Cora ehl. Daniel's parents were Pedersen, on 7-26-80, in Plentywood, MT. John and T eresa ehl. He as born[...]11 -1 9-58, at Williston, ND. Tim attended school in 950. Cora's parents were Lewis and risen arie A[...]a, D and Westby, MT, and he graduated from Westby in 1977. as born 10-1-0 , and now lives in Billings. I (Connie) as born He attended the U of M in issoula, T for 4 years. 9-8- O in Pten ywood. I have 2 brothers: Eugene, born 7-12-[...]farm by Plen y ood. A 3rd brother, Curtis as born in 932 and onica was born 4-7-6[...]oralie born 9-17-35, now living near in Westby and graduated from there in 1979. That fall Monica was oundup and has children; and Jeanette, born -9-42, now living in enrolled at C in Havre, MT, which she attended for 1 year. After h[...]Tim, she attended the Vocational-Technical Center in Robert went o grade school in Comertown, hen high school in issoula, T for 1 year and received a certificate in the medical Plent ood, raduating in 95 7. I spen my school years in Plen- secretary/receptionist fie[...]died 7-17 -66 in a drowning near their family farm home. e ere married 9-26-57, and ha e children. They are Barry, n he spring of 1981 Tim and onica moved bac to the orn on -6•58 in Great F 11s, no livin ·o ill's on, has 3 children; Pedersen farm and are presently engaged in farming and ra ching on Robert, Jr., born 12· -59 in Great F 11s, ser ed years in he avy, he JL Ranch along I h onica's parents. They are members of he nd plans on armin ; Pa ricia, born 10-29-61 in Plen ywood now Plenty ood Lutheran Church. lives in Fair iew a d as 1 child; Curtis born 1-21 -63 in Pie ty ood, Tim and onica have child Joshua Eugene, ho as born on current! or s in ·edicine La e a d lives home. -7-82, on his mo her's 21st birthday in Plen y ood T. Joshua as e e on o Pe tywoo[...]u ch. I m a m mb r of b ptized in the Lutheran church. rm and onica are e pectin their Rachel Circle belon o h oDana C ramie A soci ion, d m 2nd child in September of 198 . ecr ary re sur r of h.[...]WILL ALFRED JO SO e are busy f rmin , do"n ceramic , nd en·oyin our rand[...]ears of school and raduated from Comerto n HS in Rob s born and ra1 d in Sher d Coun y, . Robert's 1 pare[...]o ~ Dan e in, has 2 daughters and a son ho died a age , 2 gran[...]th as fo f an |
| [...]before there was even a town of Dooley. Dooley was estabilshed in[...]sister, recalls living in that new barn for a whole summer and fall, and[...]serving Thanksgiving dinner in it. Roy was working for Effie Rounds-[...]before 1928. In that year he married Alice Palmerton in Battle Lake,[...]Bill worked as a plumber in Scanlon, . Also in a match factory. Funeral services were held at Fulkersons in Plentywood with Rev. In the late forties until the late 1960s, Bill began[...]o Sheridan Bungum officiating. Interment followed in the Dooley Cemetery with Co. for years at a time. While in Montana, Bill helped Roy edders with military rit[...]his farming every summer until Roy passed away in 1964. Bill had 4 Dollie, Lester and Harry. Surviving brothers and sisters are Ethel Iver- grandchildren, Janey, Rober[...]f Plentywood; Bill was born in Richville, M , 3-6-1885 and died in Cloquet, and Harry of Dooley. Many nieces and nephews also survive.[...]ARNOLD and IRIS JOYES I was born in Ottertail County, MN on 12-18-1898 to John H. and[...], 1885; Bill, 1887; Harold's death in January 1983. Arnold has spent his entire life on[...]father's farm north of Comerto n. In almost every picture ta en during only Mae (Mrs. Roy Medders, Plentywood) and I are living. his youth he had[...]wmill owner. He helped to build In 1941 he married Iris Vogt. Iris is the daughter o[...]brothers. I 1st went to Sheridan County, T in the spring of 1916. I went Arnold began school at a small 2-room rural school no n as out in an immigrant car with my brother Bill who had a s[...]north of Dooley and south of the Dan cCall place. There school there during summers until i was permanen ly clo in 1963. was a big hill on the northwest corner of B[...]. Arnold and Ins also both attended school in Comerto n. as a long All the homesteaders w[...]ride for Arno d by horsebac , often in stormy eather. Co o n had to to n because there were no roads and it was easy to get lost.[...]· nt., half. I or ed in harvest, threshing, and later or ed for my[...] |
| remember many things bout the "good old days" including the old[...]n, but died at birth and was given played for many occasions throughout the area.[...]have operated it for many years. Vivian and Donald are now enjoying r ; Robert, Santa onica, CA; Vi[...]Long- their retirement at their home in Denver, CO. ~ mont, CO. I learned to play the piano under the instruction of my mother ho also augh many others in he community. This alent[...]FREDRICK and SUSAN KAVON as used for many social affairs in the community. Harold and I ere married in 19 1 and lived in Bremerton, WA he Fredrick A. Kavon was born 5-26-49 in Plentywood. He is the 4th st year here Harold wor ed in the aval yards. In December the child of Anthony and Cecilia Kavon. His other family members are: Ar- Japanese bombed Pearl arbor. Because of[...]d attended Plentywood schools. Fred enjoyed in vered during a blac ou in case he Japanese ould bomb playing high school football and graduated in 1968. Seat hen e re urned to his area, we moved onto he Fitzgerald In he fall, he enrolled at Montana State University and pursued a arm or ed in a partnership i h arold's brother mold, in degree in Agr'culture Production. He graduated with a BS degree in arming and raising regis ered Hereford cat l[...]tion was complete, he moved home and Refinery in Laurel an commercial pain ing.[...]and they have 3 children: He is now in partnership ith his father and brother Joe. S[...]in[...]Vivian or ed as a seamstress for he Company in Portland OR for a fe years. Dunng W II in 19 1, Vivian or ed as certified Portland ship[...]ty Donald as born in Danville, IL, 2-16·1 . He Joined h CC camp i[...]rtunity 1936 to 1937, and from there he enhs ed in he US Army, 11 -23- 2,[...]El Cl and served overseas in W I and a honorably di char d, 1-6- 6.[...] |
| [...]operate Archie's Cafe in Bothell, WA where they live.[...]e and David Adams were married 1 28-66. They live in JOSEPH and KARLA KAVON[...]hey have 1 son, Joseph Kavon was born 4-6-48 in Plentywood, MT. His parents Aaron (8-15-72). are Anthony and Ceciela Kavon. He was raised on the family farm 2 Carol works at a bank in Bothell, WA and has a son Alex Michael miles sout[...]as Joe enrolled at MSU and graduated from there in 1971 with a degree in born 11 -25-75. Bruce farms and works o[...]Beverly and Judy's stories are in this book. In . August of 1971, Joe married Karla Johnston, dau[...]5 a co . They had She attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA for 2½ years and 5 h[...]ccinated so they started over. graduated from MSU in 1971 with a degree in Speech/Communication. Francis and Esther purchased a home in Plenty ood in 1971. Since their marriage, Joe and Karla have been involved in a farm- Esther worked as a fry coo at t[...]-7 4) and Robert years, retiring in 1981. (11-30-76).[...]rine King. Jim and a brother, Paul came to ontana in 1916. Sm parents were Bruce James (9-15-1865 to[...]bought a farm 3 miles north of Dooley. He served in the Army in 1918. Ellen (6-24-1867 to 5-22-30). His brothers and sisters are in this book Later Jim, Larry, and Ralph liv[...](12-10-1899 to 7-1-69) and Theresa (9-4-01) lives in and farmed. He worked for his neighbors and at Boeings in Seattle, A California. Florence (3-23-1894 to 1-1[...]e died 9-6-52. Francis came with his parents in 1912 to Plentywood. His father had a homestead north of Comertown. They lived there 8 years. His mother became ill and they, R[...] |
| [...]atherine King. Ruben came with his dad to Montana in 1912. He went back to Minnesota until 1924 when h[...]To this union 10 children were born; 4 girls born in Ontario and the remainder were born in Montana. Ontario was the birth- place of Margar[...]vin and Nova Klakken. Dorothy Lillian were born in Montana. In 1903 we moved to a homestead near Estevan; in 191 O we David Andrew was[...]; Dennis . moved to a farm near Weyburn, and then in 1913 to a homestead on Arnold, 12[...]vivor of Marvin's family. She lives in a nursing home in Spokane, WA. We older children went 4 miles[...]David married Barbara Rickett of Sidney, MT in 1956. They had 4 the Horace Hurst farm. Later we[...]1972. She had 2 daughters. They live in Spokane, WA. David was a Bert Klakken and Joy married at Dooley in 1922. Bert was the son Navy career ma[...]ey community port. from Minnesota in 1913 to homestead. Bert and Joy farmed in the Jessie, a registered[...]8-16-79. Jessie ed on state highway till retiring in 1968. Joy died of a heart attack in and children live in Kent, WA area. 1969, and Bert died in 1979.[...]ried Carol Bassen 6-29-57. A son, Eugene was in the Army in Spokane and was on They[...]hildren. maneuvers and drowned at 25 years of age in 1963. A son, Junior, Arlen[...]Cloy, an oil worker from Mississippi 1-11-52 was in the Korean War and then at age 35 died of a heart attack in and lives in Meadville, MS where Arlene is a rural mail carrie[...]unior had 3 children. A daughter, Florence, lives in Idaho and have 2 daughters. has 4 boys. Shirley lives in Spokane and has 2 grown children. Dean[...]ldine Williams 11-10-61 and farms at Gravi- lives in Hamilton and has 3 children. Delano resides in Spokane and ty, IA. They have 3 children. has been a depot agent for many years.[...]n Gay lives with her adoptive mother, Nina Sachow in Plen-[...]how Andrew Marvin Klakken was born 9-13-1896 in Ottertail Co., MN, HENRY WM. and MA[...]om Minnesota and took a homestead with his father in July 191 Oto stake out a homestead 4 miles north of southeast of Dooley and worked in the Coolridge coal mine. He sent for Dooley. His[...]them. His sisters, Anna Mary C. Toedte in Illinois and they married in January 1915. They had and Ida, came in the spring. One brother, William, died in early 3 children: Richard H. (10[...]n Trinity Cemetery along with Edward and Bernard. In separator and cook car. His brothers, Ernest and[...]born 5-26-05 at Villisca, IA and attended school there. are Oliver (9-3-21 ), Glenn (8-19-22), Marvin (12-17-[...]lores (7-25-28) and Hector (6-6-31 ). passed away in April 1983. Newell lives on the Beery Hereford Ra[...]day Hector was born and is buried at Dixon, MT as are the parents, Ed and Marvin were married 3-13-30 in Plentywood. Six children were an[...]They left the homestead in 1928 and located at Dixon, MT. They[...] |
| are western Montana except Delores who lives in Tok, AK. du 111[...]Duane Eugene Krowen was born 6-5-48 in Plentywood, MT. He James (Mattie) McLean. Mary St[...]tended Ueland School and graduated from Westby HS in 1965. who also homesteaded there. Mary's sister Millie Christopherson's Since then he attended college in Missoula and graduated in 1970; and husband, Ed, also homesteaded there. It is now the Art Rehemer farm. was in the Army 2 years including service in Vietnam as a sentry dog Henry Knabe was a brother[...]several years and attended Lehman Aviation School in Arizona and at[...]in Westby during the time Duane was in Vietnam and later they both[...]taught in Philipsburg, MT; Beaverlodge and Fairview, Albert[...]Maxine teaches home economics in Fairview. They have 3 girls: Terri[...]2-27-50 in the Sheridan Hospital of Plentywood. She also att[...]Ueland School and graduated from Westby HS in 1967. She married[...]Sharnael Dee, born 9-14-70 at Sheridan Hospital in Plentywood and[...]en Rae, born 2-25-7 4 at the Southampton Hospital in Long Island. Highlights were visiting friends, the Hank Andersons, Rasmus Chris was born in Holt, Ml, 11-1 -46; he graduated from high school in asmussens, Gus Olsons, Simon Hansens, Twets at Comertown, and 1964 and enlisted in the US Air Force that fall. Christ Toedtes, and R[...]oots and moonshine at They resided in the Westby area for the 1st 5 years while station[...]enjoyable experience of all-a 3-year term in Bremerhaven, Germany Bennett Krowen was born[...]en on their where they traveled to many different countries nearby, and the most homestea[...]elf. They returned to US in October 1983 and are presently stationed at His wife, Margaret, was born in Divide County, ND, 6-30-25, Barksdale, LA. Connie worked as an accounting technician in Ger- daughter of Christ and Sena Madsen. She attended the Daneville many. elementary school and graduated from Westby HS in 1943. Bennett and Margaret were married at E[...]on their homestead Kronen farm from Mary Stadig. In 1966 we purchased the Einar 8-2[...]ol and graduated from Negaard farm and have lived there since. Westby HS in 1944. He was in the Army from March 1945 to Bennett was a me[...]November 1946, part of which was spent in Korea. years and Margaret was also clerk a number of years. We both belong- After his term in the Army he rented the family farm which he later[...]ed. Marlow married Dolly Brightsman Bell, 8-28-82 in Plenty- sant Valley) and now Immanuel Lutheran of[...]e ALCW. Other brothers and sisters are the following:[...]School, and Comertown HS and attended college in Great Falls. She[...]and graduated from Westby HS in 1952, and went to college 2 years.[...]went to high school at Simms and attended Vo Tech in Great Falls, and Front row : Ma[...]are employed and live in Great Falls. We have 3 children. Diane, Mrs.[...]ol and graduated from from Westby HS in 1958. She attended Parks School of Business, Westby HS in 1962. She attended Weaver Airline School in Kansas Denver, CO for 1 year. She has worked for various companies, starting City and worked in Denver until she married Larry Johnson on[...]on through bookkeeping posi- 7-12-64. They lived in Longmont and Greeley, CO the 1st few years[...]troleum industry. From and moved to Anchorage, AK in 1971 . Larry is presently Construction[...]amond Center Mall. They have 2 (ARON) in Denver, CO.[...] |
| [...]of Dooley, MT. Her Rocky Mts., Montana Territory, in 1860. Eliza Primeau was born on folks were Isaac and Nova Ruggles which are both deceased. Isaac the prairie near the Cyprus Hills, Canadian West Territory in 1876. died on 4-28-73. Nova died on 7-28-67. Both are buried in the Dooley In 1882, the Turtle Mt. area in Dakota Territory was set aside by Cemet[...]ancy by the Metis. The Metis, wherever they were, in- cluding the Laverdure and Primeau families, retu[...]rried at St. Ann's Mission Church at Belcourt, ND in 1897. Their children were Louise, Horace, Emma, Rose, Delia, John and Emily. In 1904 the government permitted the landless eligib[...]ts. Pierre and Eliza filed for their children and in 1912 moved by team and wagon to Rose and Delia's[...]st of Dooley. Pierre remembered killing a buffalo in the area of the city limits of Plentywood. The Me[...]and living in Fairview. He works at a gas plant northwest of to[...]Helmer (12-2-48) is married and lives in Plentywood, MT. He mar-[...]Helmer are farming together.[...]Kimberly (8-15-63) is going to college in Williston, ND. She has a Pierre and Eliza Laverdu[...]NTON and BETTY LOU LINDELL at Antelope. He worked in he local harvests. The children attended the[...]1-25-22 at Ambrose, NO. His older brother, In 1935, Pierre passed away at home in Dooley, a pauper. Eliza Delbert, died in infancy from pneumonia. Ralph has 3 sisters: Regina lived alone. In 1942 she married John ewberg. John passed away in Haugland of oonan, ND; Loretta Pra[...]S; and Ruby 1946. Eliza passed away at Plentywood in 1969. Sullivan of Seattle, WA. He grew up in the Fortuna area where he at- In the interim, Louis married artin Sindt, a homesteader. Horace tended school. In 1944 he as inducted into the US Army during married Eliza King, who was born in innesota. Emma married Jack WWII. He served with the 609th edical Corps in the European Beaman, a homesteader from innesota.[...]ge Peterson, On 6-7-46 he as united in marriage to Betty L. Lindell at Plentywood, an im[...]year of marriage they hved at Columbia Falls, T. In 194 7 they return- Henry Lee was born 8-19-1[...]d 4-14-51 , and Hilda died Westby. In 1950 they purchased their present farm near Dooley, T 3-13-74. Both are buried in St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery,[...]others came to Sheridan County with their parents in 1911 . iliary. Ralph and Betty are members of the Plenty ood Lutheran Brother John . Lee was born in Wallace, SO, 7-2-06. He now resides Church. in the 4-plex in Westby, MT. Brother Helmer B. Lee as born in Ralph and Betty are the parents of 3 children as follows: Wayne Wallace, SO, 11 ·28 -08 . He was in the Army and lost his hfe m the in- Arden Lindell who was born on 3-13-48 at Plentywood, T. He vasion of Normandy, France in June of 1944. graduated from Plentywood HS in 1967. Wayne has been employed at I started f[...]andler Farms near Dooley. On 6-15-74 he as urnted in mar- the drill, and my brother Helmer prepared th[...]Gail Birr at Williston, ND. They make their home in[...] |
| [...]Plentywood, MT. He attended and lives in Missoula, MT. She has 2 sons, George "Skeeter" an[...]ear of high Justin. Shelia attends UNO in Williston. Carla is a senior in Scobey HS. school at Choteau, MT where he graduated in 1968. After graduation During[...]d 1978, we and a friend took over the he enlisted in the US Army and served 2 years in Vietnam with the Four Buttes, MT General Store and Post Office. I was officer-in-charge 25th Aviation Co. of the 12th Aviation Gro[...]and postmaster during these years. united in marriage to Eileen Marie Moe at Colgan, ND. He is Montana I have helped in the Sunday school of Scobey Lutheran Church for highway patrolman at Polson, MT. They are the parents of 2 children: 17 years. I have held offices in the Home Demonstration Club. Justin born 4-4-75 a[...]6-20-48 at Zion Lutheran Church in Comertown. I attended Comertown[...]grade school graduating in May 1953.[...]My parents moved into Comertown in 1945 and in 1954 they[...]In 1953 I worked at the . P. Restaurant in Helena. and May 1954[...]I worked at Britt's Cate in Plentywood. On 8-12-56 I married Ernest R.[...]Froid. Ernie worked for ash Bros. in Redstone, Eklund Bros. in Wat-[...]ford City, ND, and Jenkins Motors in Libby. We opened a Husky service Jayne Louis[...]s born on 7-28 -54 at Plen- station in Libby. In July 1963 Ernie worked for St. Regis. tywood, MT. She graduated from Plentywood HS in 1972 and was employed at the Montana National Ban[...]e is employed as bookkeeper for the Cenex Station there. They are the parents of 2 sons: Jeremy born 3-25-74 at Wil[...]. Ralph's mother and father both passed away in 1971 and Betty's father passed away on 5-29-73 .[...]f Gordon and lling Goltz, Ruby Winifred, was born in Plentywood. Before I started school, my pare[...]Plen ood. One (3-29-61 ). Brian as in the Army from July 1976 to 1979. He lives in thing I remember while living there was a fire in our house. om tned Lyons, OR. Wilham[...]us 3 We moved to S eet Home. OR in 1969 here Ernie orked for children to a bedroom a[...]not hurt, but om and I ere and spent several days in the quid Embro·dery Paints. In 1971 Ernie ork d for Benton True ing in Idanha, OR, and in 1973 . or ed for Benton Timer, Bums, OR. I or ed hospital with burns. I attended the 1st grade in Plenty ood. I attend d grades 2-6 at a[...]. I stayed 1th my aunt, Celestia 1976. In 1979 e moved bac to ontana to a farm east of Froid. In[...]to Plentywood. After gradua ion I attended C in Havre. I memb r of Women of the oose Chapter 1193 inin the Silver Star naire serving as Pa[...]outh est of Scobey. e purchas d the farm and live there no[...]arsh school near his home. In 1940 he completed the 8th grade,[...]children were growing up. Ole, however, was born in Sheridan County Ruby <"nd Donovan LmdPrmiln and family in 1908 to Ole and Bertha Bakken (see Sherida[...] |
| [...]the Uland school. Jennie Fredeen was 1 of 5-14-40 in Plentywood, MT. Her brothers and sisters are: Ervin R. the teachers. Bakken[...]A. Bakken (Salverson) In 1930 all the family except Leon, moved to Indepen[...]K. Bakken (Gillette) (3-4-45), In 1930 he married an Independence girl, Vida Willou[...]-15-33, and Stanley Florence attended school in Froid and graduated in 1958. After Duane, 4-22-34. The c[...]and school and Comer- graduation she went to work in Plentywood, MT as a telephone town HS. They moved to Medicine Lake in 1949 when it was sold to operator for MST& T. She worked there full time until November of Arn[...]After David and Florence were married they lived in Plentywood retired. Stanley's a b[...]21-61 Cecil David was born. Cecil attended school in Plenty- wood and graduated from high school in 1979. He is employed by Meyer Construction of Wes[...]62 Denise Marie was born. She also went to school in Plentywood, graduating in 1980. She went to Carroll College at Helena 1 yea[...], ND the following year, graduating with a degree in secretarial procedures. On 6-12-82 she married Ma[...]by. Denise is employed by Stoner's Medical Clinic in Plen- tywood. Kermit was born on 5-19-63. He graduated in 1982 and attended 1 year of college at UNO-Williston and received a certificate in welding. He works part-time for Robert Scott of O[...]Front row: Lillian and Esther. guitar in his spare time. He lives at home. Brian was born on 7-7-64. After graduating with Kermit in 1982, As of 3-1-84 the family is as follows: he attended MSU in Bozeman, MT. He is in his 2nd year of college now L[...]-4 children. Married Marian and hopes to graduate in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering. Shirley. Alb[...]children. wood HS she went to Seattle University in Washington where she is Le[...]n was born on 7-18-67 and Janice on 8-13-68. Both are Sadie and Lester (deceased) Hein-1 girl. Sharon-2 children. sophomores in Plentywood HS.[...]6-30- 77. children. Anita is in the 3rd grade and Monica is in the 1st grade in Plentywood. Esther Mayhew-single[...]omforts of Grandchildren and spouses are: Alberta (Basham) and James Par- home. He manages[...]YN McCALL Albert Mayhew was born 9-11 -1879 in Elk, SD, of French Quebec heri age. He died 1-27-50 in ansas City, MO. Ida Alberta Wertz was[...]ies have a way of spreading out once the children in those born 2-5-1892 in Genoa, WI. Her parents were from Switzerland. She[...]case for the family of Clayton and died 12-12-83 in Independence, 0. Evelyn cCall, hose 6 children live in 6 different states. Albert went to Sas ., Canada in 1897 and too homestead. He[...]n of Dan met Ida Wertz and they ere mamed 4-25-09 in Bromhead, Sask. On and Eliza[...]born. When he was 4 months in 1932, and on August 28 of that year he married Evelyn Johnson in old they took their belongings in hay wagon with a buggy tied behind[...]olph and where they obtained a 320-acre homestead in Sheridan County, MT. A Lucetta J[...]Clayton and Evelyn lived for a short time in Plentywood before born 3-12-14. ext, hey bought t[...]ood Power for several years, and Evelyn premature in Kenmare, ND hosptial shortly after her mother was[...]at Sheridan Memorial Hospital and ursing Home. ed in a kitchen accident.[...]one of 20 children and had no education . He was in- children, 33 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Their 6 strumental in obtaining 9-month school. He was on the Board of[...]estby was born organized the Lone Tree Ball Club. In 1918 he had a 1-cylinder Hartpar 1-1[...]n , and she is employed as bookkeeper at tractor. In 1920 he had a Clean Sweep thrashing machine run with a Plentywood Herald. steam engine. In 1924 he bought the 1st International combine that[...]ary was born 1·8-36. He has 8 children and lives in Salt Lake came into the county.[...] |
| [...]Dan graduated from the U of M in Missoula, MT. He, his wife[...]Cheryl, and son, John live in Billings, MT. He manages the Heritage[...]Leasing and Finanace Corp. His wife teaches in the McKinley Elemen-[...]manager of Big Als Sandwich Shop in Helena, MT where he, his wife,[...]Janel, and sons, Jacob and Zachary, who are twins, and Joshua make[...]Jeff graduated with honor in a science degree in Agriculture[...]mmy and Lana. in Plentywood and have 2 girls, Jennean and Kristin. His weekends are[...]sy was born 2-21-38. She has 6 children and lives in Frank received his college degree at the Community College in Guernsey, WY where she operates a railroad boarding house. Glendive in Agriculture Business. He worked on the farm with[...]is employed at Western Equip- children and lives in Apple Valley, CA, where she is a federal payroll of- ment there and was promoted to the Great Falls, MT firm wher[...]rson's 90th birthday. Cathy is a medical and live in St. Cloud, MN where he teaches business at a voca[...]Randall is a graduate of U of M in Missoula in social work with a Lana (Mrs. Willard) Rorvig was born 5-5-46. She lives in Denver background in correction. He is now employed in Missoula. and is employed as a stewardess for Uni[...]Claudette chose to enlist in the Army after high school graduation.[...]She spent her basic and school training in the southern states. She HOWARD and OPAL (PEELE)[...]spent 3 years overseas in Germany and received 5 medals before her By Mrs.[...]signment ended. She and her husband, Billie Blue, are presently liv- Howard and Opal McCall farmed in the Comertown area. Howard's ing in Fort Worth, TX where he is stationed, and they ha[...]home, by Dr. Cooper, in Dooley, the eldest child of Issac and ova Au[...]member of the Roe y Valley Lutheran Church. In the summer we had they have 4 children. Phyllis married Kenneth Long and they are chores of gardening; hauling a[...]the younger children. e found time to go s imming in the Howard, Opal and Aubrey are deceased. slew. We would ma e a raft and u e It Ii e a boat. In the winter e[...]Anderson both of Comertown, ere mar- ried 2-15-47 in Seattle, WA. In arch 1948, e began our career of farming on Brll's dad's farm 3 miles est of Comerto n, here we are still livmg. We have 7 children. Our 6 sons[...]given the Farmer-of-the-Year Award m 1974, and e are members of the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Plen[...]the St. Raymond's Gurld of the same church In 1978-79 Yoland artmez of Coh, Columbia, SA. an ex[...]8-82 on this farm to commemorate In 1940 I met David McCauley and we were married at[...]by by Rev. Bremmer on 12-9-40. Because money ago. There ere 11 2 relatives at this celebration. was short, there was no honeymoon; so we spent the next 3 months Our oldest son, Barry, graduated from C in Havre with a degree on the Walt Wrlhston farm near Dalev1ew. David worked on farms dur- in Industrial Arts and Drafting. He taught school m Provost. Alberta. ing the summer, and in the winter he worked as custodian at the Com- Can[...]Brooks, ertown school. We lived in Comertown for 17 years before moving to[...] |
| [...]ly a member of the Sarah Circle ALCW of the lives in Gresham, OR and works for the city of Lae Oswago,[...]passed away on 1-31-80. Her mother, Margaret, was in Plentywood. So we headed for Antelope with Lyle, who now lives in born on 9-22-1888 and passed away on 9-1-73. Antelope, Donna who lives in Greensburg, PA, and has a full-time job[...]passed raising her 3 sons, and Delores who lives in Houma, LA, and who away on 2-28-[...]have 1O grandchildren. still resides in Westby. After moving to Antelope I began wo[...]il it ROBERT and DOROTHY MILLER burned in 1978. During ths time I lost my mother on 7-28-67[...]Robert and Dorothy were both born and raised in Glen Ullin, ND. left us on 4-26-73. I did some babysitting for some people in Antelope, They were married 10-10-54. th[...]Railroad brought the Miller family to Dooley, MT in I worked there for the next 3½ years before retiring in April of 1983. July of 1960. We lived there until June of 1963, when the depot was We do our gardening and putter in the greenhouse and flower beds. cl[...]board all those years. We moved to Plentywood, MT in December ARDEN and BEATRICE McKINNON[...]and rural school north of Hospital in Plentywood. Comertown, MT and graduated from Comertown HS in 1941. Beatrice We have 2 c[...]ried Allan Hannah 6-3-81 at Plentywood. They live in Westby. Her parents were Ole and Margaret (Olson)[...]ane operator for Getter, and Debby is homesteaded in 1910 and was 1 of the oldest pioneers. They had 3[...]Curtis Dale was born 5-9-59 and is now in the National Guard. He Melvin Charles (6-16-29).[...]she married Arden Alexander lives in Bismarck, ND. He is enrolled in BJC College in Bismarck. McKinnon. They lived at Grenora, ND on[...]he John Hodgson farm 17 miles northwest of Westby in July IRWIN J. and EMMA (HOVLAND) NEGAARD 1942. They have lived there to date. Arden and Beatrice have 4 sons; I was born in a homestead shack 7 miles northeast of Comertown,[...]passed away in 1970. I have 2 sisters, Edna (1-9-18) and Constan[...]and is of their sons were baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith . now married to Orlando Bruvold and lives in Plentywood. Constance is[...]married to Merle Johnson and lives in North Bend, OR.[...]near school. I graduated from Comertown HS in 1931. On 7-8-33 I[...](5-11-18) and Ruby Johnson (12-21-24); both live in Horseheads, NY. Her parents are deceased. Back row: Marie Jacobson, G[...]hanic at Buffalo, NY. He graduated from |
| We were active in the square dance club. Our children were bap- tized and confirmed in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. We have 5 children. Ramona Ann (8-29-34) married John Lee and lives in Minneapolis, MN. John is a B & B supervisor for the BN Railroad. Mona is in the School of Arts and is an accomplished painter[...]ice (4-20-36) married to Gordon Masters and lives in Williston, ND. She works at the American State Ba[...]ied to Carl Henning and they own BKH Transfer Co. in Waco, TX and are agents of American Freight System, lhc. She has 4 children by her 1st husband, Gaylen Goette, killed in a[...]e. Fay is married to Marlo Hilyard and lives in Plentywood. She is head waitress in a local cafe and he is on the county bridge crew. They they live in Kalispell. She is an RN and works in an intensive care unit have 4 children. in Kalispell Hospital. They have a daughter, Lindsey. Irwin Joseph, Jr. (1 -4-41) lives in Tucson, AZ. He is office Different organizations we are members of and have been in and manager for Hooks Oil Co., agent for Standard Oil Co. of California. also held offices in: School Board District 31, Farmers Union, Nationa[...]grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. We live in ty, Plentywood Lutheran Church, Rac[...]ler was born at the homestead, 4-7-25. "We are having a baby." Doctor Cooper braced his feet aga[...]then finished her grade school in Oregon City, OR, attended high school soon cros[...]in Molalla, OR. appearance in this world soon after the doctor entered the house. This was early in the morning of 6-24-20. My parents were David Nelson Arland married James E. Kanney in Reno, NV, 8-11-42. and Martha. They lived on thi[...]Jr. Kalispell. Both of them have passed away Dad in 1972, and Mother in James E. Kanney, Jr. married a[...]James, Jr. has an auto body shop and specializes in air-brush 1981 . I have a sister, Lucille, 2 yea[...]painting. inger in 1936. Elizabeth is 2 years younger than I; she ma[...]and James Kanney, Sr. divorced later. mond Otten in 1940. They live in the Kalispell area.[...]as has a landscaping business. Aspland homestead in 1916. The farm was lost by foreclosure and[...]later. later bought back. Alice and I bought it in 195 7. I had bought a quarter of land earlier th[...]s School for 8 years, then 1 year of high school in Dooley. In the fall of 1935 I went to Minnesota and attended and graduated in 1938 from the School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota. My dad injured his eye in 1927 and had it removed in 1931 . That year I started to do a lot of field work. In September of 1949 l married Alice Nielsen, daughter of Andrew and Caroline Nielsen. Alice was born in Wakonda, SD, and has 4 brothers, LeRoy, Vernon, R[...]s 3 years old, we moved to North Dakota and lived in the Bowbells, Northgate and Flaxton areas. We mov[...]Soo Line RR. I operated a tavern in Gladestone, OR for several years. graduated from Outlook in 1949. I have worked 14 years at the Blue Moon as[...]s Charlene, born 8-21-50, married born in Kerkhoven, MN. He had 3 brothers, George, Leonard[...]Bringedal), Ella (Mrs. Neils This marriage ended in divorce. Charlene lives in Great Falls and works Jensen), Blanche[...]a dental assistant. Dale, born 7-8-52, also lives in Great Falls. He Lesterberg), and Lilly[...]) was the daughter of Bernt and Elsie Riggs, born in Dale is a truck driver for Suhr Transport. Clayto[...]This mar- John and Emil. riage ended in divorce. Clayton works out of Havre for Hebberly Albert came to Dooley in 1916 with his widowed mother, 3 Engineerin[...] |
| [...]others and homesteaded 1 mile In 1919 Christie moved to Gladmar, Sask. and married Matt northeast of Dooley in 1912. Helga's brothers, Johnny and Emil, Sybots. Christie died in 1952 and was buried beside John at Monson plastered and finished many of the churches and buildings in the area Lake, MN. including the Lutheran church standing in Dooley. Christie's mother, Martha Sampson, died in Westby in 1922.[...]Albe~ married Helga Riggs and died in Plentywood in 1942. George[...]married Anne Klein and died in 1979 at Weyburn, Sask. Leonard re-[...]mained a bachelor and died in 1977 at Gladmar, Sask. Blanche married[...]Hub Wirtzberger and died in Westby in 1945. Lilly married Jack Klein[...]and died in Regina, Sask. in 1981.[...]Thr~e of the . Norman children are still living; Ella (Mrs. Neils[...]hen he was 11 Albert and Helga were married in 1919 and farmed at Dooley.[...]George and Walter, and 5 and Doris Evelyn (1922). In 1924 they moved to Canada and[...]rinda (1928), Hazel (1933), and Alvin Roy (1934). In 1937 they returned to Dooley where the twins-Doreen and Delores-were born in 1937. Albert worked for the Dooley School District. In 1940 they moved to Plentywood where Albert worked[...]thern Railroad. The baby, Leslie Ronald, was born in 1940 in Plentywood. Albert died on 1-2-44 , and Hel[...]Leslie, and Eileen (Mrs. Edward Palmer) all live in the Portland, OR, area. Eleanor (Mrs. George Varg[...]In 1919 they moved to Gladmar where his mother remar[...]then returned to Dooley to farm. His mother died in 1952.[...]f George and artha Sampson. She was born 3-1-1872 in Thor, IA where her parents had settled with[...], he moved to Canada and his brother Walter moved in with him. other relatives from Hordaland County, orway. Christie had 4 Leonard died in 1977 on August 23. His body was sent back to Min-[...]son Lake, and had 9 children. John died in 1913.[...]d mother and page 216). I as born in Comertown on 8-1 1-20. I attended Comer- brothers and sisters ho ere no living in he Westby and to n grade school and gradua ed from Comerto n HS in 1939. I ent Saskatche an areas. She sold the farm[...]rt now age 22; George, age 7; In 1940 I completed a course in Aircraft Sheet etaJ and or ed Walter, age 9; Leon[...]of the ar. married ester Lesterberg and remained in innesota. Ella married I e[...]in Gridley. We have 1 son named Alvin born 5-28-47 in Oroville, CA. In 1947 e moved back to Seattle due to my dad's poor[...]worked at Boeings in the final assembly shop. I as transferred to the[...]Ren on Plant in the aterials and Properties Lab doing experimenta[...]that are used in the planes.[...] |
| [...]an, son of Chris and Inga Olson, was born 1-20-29 in By Mabel Olson the house where he no[...]Mattie Olson and a brother to Comertown, brother are Gladys Iverson (12-8-10), Olivia, MN; Henry (3-30-13), MT in 1916. He had all his schooling in Comertown, graduating in Vancouver, WA; Lillian, Mrs. Ha~ry Clemetson (4-[...]1930. He has a brother, Raymond, living in Seattle, WA born in 1913, MT; Norma, Mrs. Bill Aicher, Cave Junction[...]Chester Solberg, Westby, MT. born in 1919; another sister born in 1927, deceased; also a brother, Norma (8-10[...]0) were married 4-24 -43. Chester, born in 1922, deceased. Bill served 4 years in the US Army Air Force. They have 2 sons. Lee (11[...]Krissie (12-28-73) and Sara (11 -1-80). They live in San Diego, CA. Sheldon (7-31-53) is married to Ch[...], Ryan (12-21-76) and Jeremy (5-20-79). They live in Redding, CA. Elsie (2-27-22) and Ralph Knul[...]ed for different government services from 1942-78 in Seattle and Reno. They have 2 daughters, Gloria ([...]rie (9-15-55). The others have their stories in this book. Chester went to school all 12 years in Comertown and graduated in 1947. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Chester and Beverly, dau[...]lson. married 9-24-49. Beverly (8-25-31) was born in Redwood Falls, MN. She attended high school in Redwood Falls and Morton. In 1948 they He married Mabel L[...]ere graduating from Plentywood HS in 1930. She has 3 sisters: Hilda, rs. members of th[...]Raymond Olson of Seattle, WA, born in 1912; Esther, rs. Francis Lutheran Church. Cheste[...]from King of Plentywood, T born in 1914; Selma, rs. Sam Aasheim of 1978-1 981. Bever[...]own school. Reserve, MT, born in 1916.[...]passed away in 1932. Three children were born there. In 1937 they[...]tion as there asn't any rain and no crops. They still farmed a[...]them to Comerto n. Four more children ere born there. ,mes got[...]better and finally rain and bet er crops in the 1940s. In 1953 they[...]doors. Clifford or ed in different bars including the Blue oon ite[...]b, Bob and Lou's Bar and he Vets Club. He retir d in 1973. abel[...]Cafe retiring in 1979.[...]6-16-33, graduated from Com o n HS in 1950 and has 4 children:[...]ended 1 quarter of from Ballard HS in Seattle, WA in 1954 and has 3 chi dren; Yvonne, college at SU m[...]ildren, 1 (1-29-51) on 12-27-69 . They have lived in O nver and Greeley, CO, deceas d; Barbara, rs. Charles Cain of lies City, T, born and now in Worland, WY, here they have the Tommerup achme 4-18-41 , graduated from Plenty ood HS in 1959 and has 3 childr n; Shop. They have 3 childr[...]8). a ay in 1969; Terry of Crosby, D, born 9-20-48, graduated[...]d 1st grade m Comerto n Plent ood in 1966, marri d avis Hagen of Crosb and has 1 child[...]Clifford suff red a heart attac and stroke in 1982. Clifford and graduated from Westby ay 1978.[...]and atherine graduated ay 1981 . He 1s currently in his 3rd year of college at U of Rasmussen from Denmar . Th y homesteaded north of Dooley, MT. I M in Missoula majoring in Business Administration and Financing.[...]I have 5 brothers and 1 sister. Their birthdates are All 3 children are baptized and confirmed Lutherans.[...] |
| After graduating from Comertown HS in 1940, I moved to Canada to Dooley, MT in February 1910. They homesteaded 4 miles southern California. I worked in the defense plants during the war, and north of Dooley. in construction until 1960 when I went into the elec[...]1 to 9-24-11 ); Oluf retired from the Xerox Corp. in 197 4 due to ill health. I now live in Los (11 -13-07 to 10-3-08); Inger Johanne (9-22-08 to 12-20-69); Anton Molinas, in northern California.[...](1-14-22) Los Molinas, CA. I was born in St. Paul, MN, 3-30-13, to Chris and Inga Olson. I[...]t a few weeks old. The 1st year I went to school in Dooley and stayed with Iver and Mary Johnson wes[...]own. I did not go to high school. I was confirmed in Dooley by Pastor A. M. Egge. I played softball wi[...]chines. The 1st ones were steam engines. I recall many runaways as the horses were afraid when it would[...]John bought the family farm in 1934 and raised cattle, horses and they blew the whistle. We would thresh about 30 days in the fall wheat. He retired and moved to Plentywood in 1969. He sold his farm depending on the crop. The[...]d $2 a day for to Duane Anderson. In his retirement he carves walking canes, does the team of horses. In 1928 Dad bought a tractor but we still used[...]se-drawn wagons. horses to seed and pull binders. In the early 30s the drought and dust storms came. There were no crops and no feed for the livestock. We c[...]es for feed for the stock. The government shipped in JOHN and MABEL OLSON some grain for f[...]son of Tikken and Alphild 01son, was born 1-8-14, in stock. The government bought them for about $20.[...]Dooley, MT. His parents were both born in Hassel, Norway. His father tle for the calves, in fact they did not even ship them. They shot them[...]ied 12-10-38. His mother was born and buried them in a trench.[...]and died 2-10-62 at Tacoma. They were both buried in In 1934 I went to work at Fort Peck Dam. I came back to the farm Ketchikan, AK. in 1935 and helped Dad. John attended school in Dooley, WA and Alaska. He left Dooley[...]with his parents in 1925 for Washington, and Ketchikan, AK in 1926.[...]He came back to Dooley in 1928, and stayed with J. 0. Brendsdal and[...]Wang. He worked for several more farmers in the area until 1933[...]packing fish. He came back to ontana in 193 , and in 1936 he went[...]back to Alaska again, and returned in a year He then worked for dif·[...]farmers until he started farming north of Dooley in 1940. I married innie Arneson, 4-9-37, a[...]redge until |
| [...]Daughters Janet, Judy, Lori and Jill were born in Sheridan On 5-22-42, John was drafted into the Army. He served in the Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. A son, Mark, and a daughter, Mar- Luzon and Layte Islands (Philippines), New Guinea, and was in the Har- jean, were born in Great Falls, MT. bor of Japan when peace was signed. When he was discharged in Janet, Judy, Lori and Jill are educators, teaching in North Dakota 1945, they bought Mabel's folks' far[...]Judy married Allen Sorbo and they farm in the Adams, D area. place. Laverne was born 5-29-46 in Plentywood, MT. He attended They are parents of 1 daughter, Diana. school in Comertown through the 5th grade. Then he attended[...]om the Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle and is in Westby and graduated from Westby HS in 1964. He attended school employed by LBI as a team member of the Music Outreach group, in Missoula for 1 quarter. Then he came home to help[...]t Concor- had been hurt. He also attended college in Minot, Williston, and dia College,[...]n 5-6-80. Our family is active in church and community and our favorite Laverne als[...]pastime is music. riage. Laverne was also in the service, and served in Viet Nam. He took over his folks' custom combining. He lives in Louisville, NE. LYLE (GENE) and JOAN[...]7-15-43 in Plentywood, MT. His brother is Laverne Olson. He[...]ty with his Lyle attended school in Comertown through the 8th grade. He at- parents and brothers and sisters in the spring of 191 O. They tended Westby HS and graduated in 1961. He worked on farms for 2 homesteaded north of Dooley. The family of 7 spent the 1st year in a years. Then he took a mechanic course at the trade school in 12' by 16' sod house. Wahpeton, ND in 1963-64. Joe's father, Hans Olson, was born in Norway. He married On 1-30[...]Solberg, daughter of Chester and Theoline Bjorle in Wisconsin . Their children included 2 daughters, Eunice Solberg in Billings, MT. Joan has 3 brothers; arren, Wayne,[...]he Ueland Country School through Melvin, who died in 1914, and Henry, now 81 , living in issoula. the 4th grade. She then attended school at Westby and graduated in[...]ed a business course at Billings Business College in[...]Joe Olson. Joe worked on farms in the Dooley area, and then moved to Ray• |
| Lyle and Joan are actively involved in the church. Lyle has served on I married Violet Berfett from Eureka, MT, 4-14-56. I retired in the church council, Joan has helped with Sunday s[...]surer of the Immanuel ALCW. Kevin, Kelly and Troy are members of the Luther League.[...]homesteaded north of Dooley, MT. I was born in Dooley 12-13-17. My OSCAR and ESTHER OLSON[...]sisters and brothers' birthdates are listed under John Olson. By Irene Olson Johnson[...]I went to Brightsman grade school and high school in Comertown. I My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar[...]lant and 9-20-32 from Ambrose, ND. Oscar was born in Milaca, MN, then in construction. For the next 20 years I worked as a[...]Mattie (Mrs. Eric Olson), to Los Molinas in northern California. Olga (Mrs. Oscar Clemetson), George, and Mable (Mrs. Pete Erickson). In 1947 I married Neva Dorman from Oklahoma (born 2-28-31 ). Esther Anderson was born in Fingal, ND, 2-24-06. She moved as a She attended grade school in Texas and high school in San Fernando, baby with her parents to Ambrose. I[...]the Andersons met the CA. Her parents are Garvin Dorman (2-8-11) from Arkansas and Ivie Ols[...]and Esther were married 11-18-24. Irene was born in Am- By Phyllis Hagen brose 10-9-25.[...]C. Olson and Ella M. Olson and their oldest In September 1932 they moved to Dooley, MT where Dad[...]daughter, Eleanor, came to the Comertown area in the fall of 1919 his sister's (Mable Erickson) fa[...]in Section 23-37-57 which they purchased from Charlie Ebling in July Oscar farmed and worked on PA at the Ra[...]n, MN. They farmed A son, Kenneth, was born in 1934. He went to school in Comer- there for 26 years after which they moved to Enumclaw,[...]own and Plenty ood. He started orking on oil rigs in the Outlook oil Dad orked as a carpente[...]ack every summer to help with field. He has or ed in Wyoming, Texas and O lahoma. He now lives the harvest and to visit. Dad died in July 1963 of Hodgkins disease. in Wyoming.[...]aw, WA, at the Dad sold the farm to Jim Syme in 1945 and moved to Plenty ood. age of 92 years. He orked at many different jobs. y mother passed away 7-8-5 7 and[...]or 2 years and then to Comerto n HS and graduated in 1935. I joined he CCC and spent time near Co[...]on Range. I attended Kinmans Business College in Spokane, graduating in ac- counting in 1938. I went to orthwest Bible Institute for 3 years and graduated in 1942. I was pastor in Fairfield, ID. I attended a year at[...]Eureka, T. I was ordained at Hungry Horse Camp, T in AN and supervisor in surgery, retired; Leroy 0. Olson, orth Bend, WA,[...]Donald S. Olson. Auburn, Bay City, OR and worked in saw mills and plywood plants a Mehama,[...]n, OH, where we have lived since 1954. Velma died in 1955 leaving me with housewif[...] |
| [...]a Soderquist the Ueland School Board as clerk for many years. He was also a direc- on 10-12-4[...]he Junior was born on 9-29-27 in Plentywood, MT. Junior attended original 360 acres to Chester and Phyllis Hagen in 1961 . school in Comertown and graduated in 1945.[...]family consists of 2 brothers and 4 sisters, they are as follows: RAYMOND and HILDA OLSON[...]Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Olson were married in Plentywood, MT (12-1-16); James Pet[...]Pedersen (2-6-34), died 12·4-46 . town, MT. Both are deceased. Hilda (Larson) Olson is the daughter of[...]ena Larson of Dooley, MT, both deceased. We lived in Com- 12-12-78. Lemanda was born 12-21 -1892, in Helmsburg, IN and died ertown for 4 years then moved to Lena La[...]9-14-68 . years. We bought the restaurant in Comertown from Otto Pohle in Lorraine was born 1-9-30 ne[...]and ran it for 2 years. While visiting relatives in Seattle, WA, we school in Dooley and Comertown and graduated from Comertown HS in both found work at Firlands Sanitarium and worked there until they 1948. closed in October 1973. Hilda retired and Raymond worked fo[...]the sanitarium for retarded children. He retired in 1975. We still live in Seattle. We have 3 children all born in Comertown. Richard Duane, our eldest son, married Marlene Petrie in 1959. Marlene was from Miles City, MT and they now live in Seattle. Duane works for Continental Printing. Th[...]ren. Scott Allen , their son married Carol Priest in 1983 and works with his father at Continental Pri[...]hter, works for Advance Property Realty and lives in Ed- monds, WA. Our 2nd son, Darrel Olson lives in Seattle and works for Allied Floor Comapny. Our daughter, Lois Kay married Richard A. Chandler in 1964 and they have 1 son, Jeffrey Ray, who is 14[...]Moruca , Lorraine, Junior and Jerry. torship, in Seattle. They live in Bellevue, WA, a suburb of Seattle.[...]them were Jerry Dale (1 1-14-50) in Williston, D. He was baptized and By Edna Rierso[...]confirmed in the Lutheran church. He attended school in Comerto n George was born in Floyd County, VA in 1879. Effie was born in and Westby. On 7-17-66 he dro ned at the age of 15½ in a lake on Missouri in 1885. They met at his uncle's place in issouri and they the Pedersen farm. were married there in 1905. They lived in issouri that inter. The On 4-[...]st daughter, 4-7-82. Opal, was born in 1907. In 1979 Junior, Lorraine and onica formed a family corporation In 1909, they, with their friends the Forsbergs, mov[...]ar later 011 as also discovered on JL Ranch land in the vicinity of Overland, Saskatchewan. Whil they[...]room shac . The The Pedersens are members of the Plen ood Lutheran Church. neighbor[...]I out. Women, ds, and all ere helping. They lived there un ii the fall of 191 O They moved o ontana[...]morning and (Ro stad) as born in ' inne ota, 1-22-07, to Even Rogstads. Irvin woul[...]marri d in 1925 in Westby, T and had 6 grandchildren and 11 great• In 1911 I as born. Ethel as born in 1913, Ray in 1916.Th re grandchlldr n. Evelyn d[...]ll d her "Grandma." children ere born in Westby here lrvins lived b fore moving to Fern- A doctor was present hen Leonard as born in 1923. dale, in 1947. Ourmg their years in Westby the children attended There ere long hours of ashing cloth s on the ashboard,[...]Ueland School. Irvin rent. d several farms in the area including the ing bread, churning butter[...]Olson, and nudson farms. y fol s ere very active in the own supply of meat and eggs Dad broke the bi[...]1ssoun a couple of Schutz. We live in Auburn, WA and George has been a welder, times to[...]our 3 rental houses and his farm in Crosby, ND which he now rents lived there until their deaths. Dad passed a ay m 196 7. Moth[...]Shephard Gitt and Thritt Shop which helps ed away in 1969.[...] |
| [...]Olson. She grew up in the Park River community and was baptized and[...]confirmed in the Lutheran church there.[...]They lived on his homestead until they retired in 1960 and moved[...](Page 202 in Sheridan Daybreak)[...]derson. passed away in 1962 and my mother Anna, passed away in 1981 at[...]age 102. The 6 children in the family were Frank, Herman (deceased) We have 3 children: Paul Gary, born 7-13-4 7 in Long Beach, CA. Henry, Marie (Lasar), Frieda (Mrs. Kermit Johnson) and me. He married Jonet Todd in 1979 and they have 3 children: Elisha, 6;[...]Rocky Eric, 4; and Rebecca, 2 months. He teaches in Salem, OR and she is a Springs school. The school building remains as a landmark in the com- nurse at Salem General Hospital. Paul is also very active in their munity. My husband, Arthur Rehmer, was born 6-19-03 in Red Bud, II. church.[...]He came to Sheridan County in 1924 and farmed for many years with Karen Louise Schutz, 7-13-50, ma[...]is a housewife land with good buildings in 1929 just 1 mile east of my parent's home and hel[...]boys: Troy, 13; Travis,11; and and lived there for 52 years. Besides farming, we raised cattle a[...]poultry and put in a large garden every year. Carolyn Joan Sch[...]d is married to Floyd Cantrell, foreman at Weldco in Enumclaw, WA. They have 2 children, Mark, 5 and C[...]ogene and works for Mobil Oil Refinery. They live in Ferndale, WA and have 3 children: Vanet1a Sue, 30[...]d to Trudy and works for Thayer Realty. They live in Ellensburg, WA and have 3 children: Gary, 20, mar[...]rried to Alen Bradwic , a salesman, and they live in Ferndale, WA. They have 5 children: Rick 28; Ron,[...]Teri, and orks for lntalco Aluminum and hey live in Ferndale, A. They have 4 children: Cathy, 20; Dou[...]University prior to serving years in the US Air Force. He received a (Nielsen) Pederse[...]e from the U of . Harold married Charlotte Gaines in 1952. Her Graduated from Comertown HS in 935 . p[...]Games of Archer, T. Joined the US Air Force in 19 1 and retired from active du y as a Harold and Charlotte live in Redmond, WA, here Harold is Colonel in 1964. Had tours of duty m California, Arizona, ew[...]ol ebras a, Alabama and ashing on, DC as ell as in Italy during WWII District. They have children, ma ( rs. Ph~ S1oding) of Salem, OR· and in ewfoundland, Canada. Last tour of du y as as Dire[...]ling) of sonnel! for Davis- onthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. hile servin I qu h, A and Bart in ir land WA. One grandson, 1chael, is the at the Penta on in ashington, DC he completed his BS degree from[...]odin . he University of aryland. Upon retirement in 1964 returned to rt and I[...]ster's Degree ( BA) and the Doctoral degree (PM.) in Business buildm as moved to Plen ood in the late 40s. I taught Sunday Administration. Fro[...]ofessor of ar eting a school for many years and am a charter member of the Ladies Aid C[...]om which he retired hich as organized in 948. For 15 years I as a coo at the as a Professor Emiritus in 1983.[...]tephenville, TX . They as ins rumental in organizing the Sheridan County Electric Coop presently reside in Fort Worth, TX.[...]ought po er to the rural areas east of Plenty ood in 1948. He[...]ion Tradin Company. Albert was born 1-5-1887 in Wisconsin. He lived in Edenburg, and Art retired from farming in 1970 but continu d to live on the home Sarles, D.[...]place. We celebra ed our 50th wedding anniversary in 1978. Art pass- He married Josephine Olson, 1-23-12 at Langdon, D. Josephine ed away in 1980 and I now reside in Plenty ood.[...] |
| [...]worked on WPA that John Reinlasoder was born in Wiestendorf, Germany, 12-9-1867. winter. In 1937, they moved to Fort Peck where Red worked on[...]her's name was Fredrich R. John got his education in Germany. spillway of the Fort Peck Dam. They were there until early m 1938, He came to Wisconsin when he[...]Comertown. They bought the Barnhouse place. a job in a flour mill.[...]d cat1Ie. John married Regina Kern Wuerflein in 1897. She was born 12-6-1870 in Uienzell, Germany. They moved to a farm in Wisconsin. In 191 O John came to Montana and took a 160-acre ho[...]he land. John and sons, Christ and George, worked in the Coalridge Coal Mine and in the Fishbeck Coal Mine near Plentywood. The 1st child, Fredrich, was born in 1898. He only lived a few weeks. George was born in 1899 in Pittsville, WI. He went to school there and was confirmed in Froid, MT in 1913. He worked at Coalridge, while there he got the flu and died, 12-11 -18. Christ L. was born 12-24-01 in Kiester, MN. He got his education[...]ine. He married Sena Arneson. In 1941 their daughter Lola was born. She attended grade school They had 2 boys, Vernon and Gerald. They lived in Poplar, MT where in Comertown. She and her mother lived in Plentywood where she at- Christ owned a bar until his death, 12-18-72. Sena and Gerald lived in tended high school. Red sold his cattle[...]ly ing and went south combining . live in Ohio. They have 2 boys and 1 girl. Christ died 12[...]eburger. They farmed at contestant in many chariot races and rodeos in ontana and orth Ronan . They had 2 children, Theo[...]and some friends put on the 1st rodeo to be held in the 1-1 4·71 . Gertrude still lives in Ronan . Comertown community. He o ned the top chariot team in Sheridan Louise was born 8-9-08 at Kiester,[...]County and attended local charriot races. In 1970 he as the US Trail tion at the Rocky Springs school. She worked at the Leland Hotel in Boss of the Sitting Bull Wagon Train[...]ied Lloyd Sask., Canada. It as held in commemoration of the 100th anniver- Beer in 1930. They bought a sheep ranch at Shelby. They s[...]Timber, MT and bought a cattle ranch. They lived there Because of his love for horses, he spent many hours in training until Lloyd's health began to fail. They[...]died horse tha as a saddle bronc in a rodeo in adison Square Gardens. 3-17-71. They had 2 childr[...]fe, Becky, have 3 Edna or ed in Plen ood at various jobs. Her interests are boys and 1 girl. The daughter, Corale, is a teacher in Socoro, gardening, coo ing, qui[...]and caring for her grand• Esther was born in Bro ns Valley, . A the age of 5 she came[...]ath on 12-16-71 , Edna has been living She worked in cafes and in 1929 she worked m Glacier Park. In 1931 rth Lola and family. she mov[...]Clarence Rierson as bo n at illmar, on 4-4-06 . In 1908 th engineer. He orked in the Los Angeles Airport. H is married and h[...]into the Air Force for 4 years. He marri d Louis in Clarenc started farming and ranching in ontana and hit the Spo ane and has 3 boys. Scott[...]lbin, decea d, Leonard and George live in Plenty ood, Alfr d,[...]ri d. Enroute to Albin (Red) Rierson as born in illmar, , 10-2-09 H came Cahf[...]a car accident near Great Falls, from orth Oa ota in 1930 ith his parents, els and Anna. H had 5[...]ries, so e purchased brothers and 2 sisters. They are Clarence, Leonard, Alfred, George, a ne car in Gr at Falls and contmu d on to California. We con[...]ranch and mclud d chic ens, so e could sell eggs. In our died as an infant. Clarence died in 1980. spar[...]Clarence lov d cars and too great pride in keeping them e tra erto n. They ran sheep on shar[...]33. Born north est of Westby In 1975 e retired from farming and sold the farm. Cl[...]Lodge members rides brothers and 2 sisters. They are Ray, Leonard, Opal, and Ethel. Opal to th meetings. died in January 1977 .[...] |
| [...]route in Sheridan County.[...]In 1956 Stacy went back to teaching in Sheridan County rural Front row: B[...]n Clarence passed away 9-10-80, and is buried in the Plentywood school, and the Jefferson school. She obtained a BS Degree in Educa- Memorial Cemetery. Life for me has never been the same since his tion in 1972 from the NMC in Havre. From 1963-83 Stacy Rierson passing.[...]nty Superintendent of Schools. She I was born in Sheridan County and my parents were Soren and[...]and Leonard and Stacy Rierson are now retired and live in Plentywood, Eleanor Olson, Plentywood. Daugh er,[...]MT. they live at Forsyth and spend winters in Arizona. They are parents of 3 sons, Corwin, Glasgow; Rodney, Forsy[...]linton, IA. He married CA. He does trucking. They are parents of 4 sons, Danny, Dale, Dean, Ellen Ownes, born 11-2-1889, in England on 10-26-08. They came to and Doyle and 1[...]agent for many years. They lived in Lowery, N and celebrated their[...]The children are James Lenard (9-1-09), Ruby May (5-4-14), Ken-[...](9-25-23), Roy Luther (8-8-27) and twins, 10-3- 3 in Bo man County, D. Leonard lived his early years in life on[...]GEORGE and SARA ROOKSBY members of the family are Clarence (deceased 1980) Bennie (de- ceased), A b[...]nty Ireland, around 1900 and Gladys. After a year in Spo ane, , the family se led in to live ith her brother Alfred. There she met and married George Sheridan County in 1930.[...]rn Sas ., Canada. Reginald as born in 1908 and Leslie in 1911 . The 12-26-17 in Divide County, 0. Bo h of er paren s homestead d in family came to She(dan County in 1913 homesteading 1Omiles north- El horn o nship,[...]of Dooley. George passed a ay ·n Kenmar Hospital in 1917 and illiam (1886- ovember 1966). After t[...]10 Sara passed a ay at Boise, ID, in 1953. Saras brother, Alfred Gill they set11ed on[...]rm after George died. The boys Her father as born in Odessa, and her mo her as born in T in attended the Brightsman school. Leslie[...]or 3 La es, . 0 her members of her family are Harold 191 : Alpha it- years hen left home and graduated from Card ell HS in Jefferson in chell, 1913; and Elmer, 1919. AJI of the children a ended elementary 1929. school in El horn Township and high school in estby. Stacy a ended inot State Teachers College or 2 years and began reachin in the Comertown school. Leonard Rierson and Stacy AnhaJt ere married on 8-10-38. Their children are Allan (9-22-40); Yvonne (10-8-41 ); and Stephen (11-9-50). They attended elementary schools in Comerto n and Plen- ty ood and graduated from the Plentywood HS. Allan is a bnc layer living in Ravenna, OH; Yvonne is a government relations specialist tth the ational Education Association, residing in St. Paul, ; and Stephen resides ith his[...]children lived at Bothell, WA, and Leonard worked in the shipyards. Leonard farmed[...] |
| Leslie worked on ranches and in the mines at Butte and Pony, The[...]for farmed Sanford Fransen's farm. In the spring of 1943 they bought the various companies. The last was Consolidated Freightways in 1942 Martin Isaacson farm and moved there. The house was enlarged to and moved to Pocatello, ID in 1967, retired in 1975 to real estate make room for t[...]ural grade sales. Leslie married his wife, Wanda, in 1936, they have 2 daughters, schools in the area, McKinley, Rice and Coolidge. Lori was the only Lawanna, born in 1938. She married K. D. Chant at Boise, ID in 1959 child who didn't at least start[...]eir other daughter, Beverly married Gene Gillette in 1963 and they graduated from Westby H[...]-13-42) is a registered nurse and presently lives in Seattle[...]haron Heinrich of Moccasin, MT on I was born in Redvers, Sask., Canada, in 1908 and came to 9-3-66, and have 3 children: Wade, Kristy, and Amy. They live in Bill- Sheridan County with my parents, George and Sara Rooksby in 1913. ings where Curtis works for[...]on a homestead 1O miles NE of Dooley and I lived there until Russell {7-13-4 7) graduate[...]n 1942 when I went to the Army and was discharged in 1946. I then served 2 years in the Army, 8 mon hs of his service spent in Vietnam. went to work lambing on a sheep ranch we[...]rts, 2 years at Ersness ranch west of Plentywood. In 1952 I went to work for the Owyhe[...]ly at Westby. He Great Northern Railroad retiring in 1973. I live at the Pioneer Manor in bought his grandfather N. Peter Jensen's tarm, who died 1·2-78, and Plentywood. I have many memories of the pioneer neighbors, Joe Hut-[...]the Jens Ibsen place. He ton, Ole Berg and more. In the early 1920s someone had concealed a[...]of Gene and Joan Robinson of new model T Ford car in 1 of our straw stacks. As the livestock ate[...]Cleo (7-24-51) is married to Rod Mack and lives in Capitola, CA.[...]She works with her husband in a computer business.[...]n (2-4-55) is teaching music at Ramstein Air Base in West[...]Lori (12 -31 -57) lives in Westby, T and was married on[...]Arla have done some traveling. Aria took a trip in ovember 1982 to[...]Selmer and Arla are now retired and still live on the farm they Sel[...]14 on a farm southwest bought in 1943. of Westby to atthew and Elizabeth Samuelson[...]Robert O. Johnson, a nephe of Louise's. He gre up there and as a ith my par n J and Cecel[...]ed for neighbors and for people arou d Crosby, 0. In (d ceas d). y both rs, Ralph and or[...]joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and or ed in estern hv d n Oulloo . I ent o scho[...]join d the ann d Jensen and ary J ns n (page 205 in Sh r'dan Dayb ). She as fore in D vils La , Oon 12-9· . I as sta ·oned in th Philippines born 1.2-15-18 on her father's far[...]nd Japan and as di charg d in Octob r 19 6. By that time my fol s raduated from Comerto ·n HS in 193 7.[...]th enn dy farm northeast of Out ook. In th fat of 1949 e mo d[...]I've n activ in the church, 1st in Outloo • then Plen ood[...]member of the school board in Raymond before moving to this area.[...]irector of the Farmers Grain and Trading elevator in[...]May 1964. He has done farm work and worked in th oil fields around[...] |
| [...]Hector and I were married in 1927 and lived in Dooley for 2 years. 1965. He went to college in Havre for 1 year. Worked at the smelters[...]apolis, MN and lived here ever since. Hector was in Anaconda until joining the armed forces on 10-20-[...]irement. Hector passed Vietnam 2-26-68 , serving there until his death on 1-1-69 .[...]ed working ALICE CLINK SCHUMACHER in the oil field business in 1970. On 12-29-73 he married Judy I came to Sheridan County from Eugene, OR in September 1930, Overgaaard in Westby. They have lived in Westby, Gillette, WY, and to teach in the Outlook HS. I am now retired, and am a freelance author are presently living in Roundup, MT.[...]I went to Dooley in 1931 to teach in their newly-built high school. HECTOR and ANNE SC[...]married Peter Ambrose Schumacher of Dooley. Born in By Anne Schumacher[...]Superior, WI in 1903, he had come from Dent, MN in 191 O with his That agic Word " ontana" 1920[...]d from ontrose, M HS and assigned to teach school in on- I quit teaching and assisted in our general store, and in the Dooley tana. y sister, Teresa Franey was teaching in Dooley, T and she ob- post office w[...]her. He lived on a farm north of Dooley, and was in the to n for the wee end. He was orking at Hol s[...]loo ing oo young for teaching so I In 19 O e moved to Plen ood here Ambrose or ed in the ore a long blacks irt, a hite blouse, and[...]ost office and e o ned and operated a dime store. In 1943 e ent They ere very cordial and assured me t[...]o Oa land, C here mbrose as employed in building landing craft and I could order any supp[...]ren were very good and co~operative and lad to be in homesic for ontana, and re urned to[...]nd board at the Our children are: Jean Sage, an s Ci , 0, telephone com- Charles King Home. We had 1 dance in the school and also a Christmas pan[...]good supply of moisture. The wheat crop was good. There were 3 grain moor Figure S at ng Club and national figure s ating Judge; married to elevators in the town. Walter Scott and his w11e, Grace, ho we[...]y of Billy itchell HS; children: John . ar , and there from innesota, were prominen people in the town. Walter Cindy Falla[...]ted 1 of the grain elevators. Grace taught school there for several assistant vice presi[...] |
| [...]ter M. Schumacher, engineering vice president and in- On 9-3-32 , Dr. Sells marrie[...]to artist Lynn a nursing supervisor in Plentywood in 1923-24 . When they left Mon· Bissonette Schumac[...]Daniel Nardinger, construction ; WA in 1980 and lives at the Lutheran Retirement Center.[...]had 2 children. Claire Joan Sells (9-28-35) in Longview, WA. Claire Hector Schumacher (brot[...]married Kenneth Carl Knight (9-19-31 ) in Glenwood, IA. They have 4 (Minneapolis), Dooley s[...]a meat cutter for Lucky Stores: on Their children are: sons, Attorney Jim Schumacher, Judge (attorney)[...]ried to Susan JoAnn Jackson and lives in Puyallup, WA; they have 2 tor is deceased.[...]las (11 -28-60) works for the state of Washington in the stamp 50th wedding anniversary in April with all of our children , most of the program. Kurt Kenneth Knight (4·1-70) is in the 8th grade. grandchildren and 3 great-grandchi[...]Clifford Jerome Sells was born on 4-1-37 in Longvie , WA. Jerry Highlights of our Sheridan County days include the Silver Jubilee in married Norma June Knutsen from Burlington, WA in 1959. Jerry grad- 1938. Ambrose was a charter mem[...]uated from the University of WA School of edicine in 1963. He is an Postmasters, and a well-known base[...]linical Direc- Canada). As a teacher, I presented many community programs and tor of the Mental Retardation Center. Jerry and orma live in Lake For- plays. I was a correspondent for the Pl[...]Wayne graduated from PLU and hopes to enroll in medical school. Todd J. R. SEGER and JESSIE COX S[...]will go to Arizona to work for a asters degree in Chemical Engineer- By Ross Seger[...]ing. Jill graduates from high school in 1984. J. R. Seger, Jessie Cox Seger, Burton (age 7), and Ross (age 4) moved to Dooley in June of 1920. We came from southern Idaho and[...]ived By Patsy Smith Davies Johnson in Dooley until May of 1924 when we moved to Scobey.[...]near Dooley on the farm Mother taught school in Dooley and was principal of the school in of his parents, Waldo Otto Smith and[...]m Canada. Sometime after we left in October of 191 8 when their parents died from com[...]flu. They were graciously taken in by their aunt Agnes Lauritssen[...]issoula and taught in Outloo , grade school in Dooley, and taugh (Continued from Sheridan's Dayb[...]high school and coached in Comerto n m 1945-46 . After leaving Sheridan County in 1925, Dr. Clifford J. Sells and[...]brothers She graduated from Come o n HS and girls are Theresa Hazel (11 -14-16) and Rosemary (5-11-19).[...]ana College m Havre. She taugh 5 h and 6 h grades in are William Paul (9-10-24) and Robert Richard (10-5-26). Outloo in 1943-44.[...]resa married Charles onroe King m 1936. T ey live in[...]Church. They both taught school m Comerto n in 1945-46. He taught Longview, WA. They have 2 sons[...]Rosemary married Roy Leonard Filla of elso, A in ay 19 O.[...]ancer, 7-30-73. William Paul Sells as born in inneapohs, , 11 -10-2 Bill is a[...]hav 2 daughters, Kelse veteran of WWII. He served in th avy. In 942 he mam Dorothy[...]and they live in La o d, have 6 chidren. Rosemary Ann (11 -[...]lor Davies is r married to Pat Zyler and lives in Th Dalles, OR. 11ham J. (2-19-55) Ro rt J. (4[...]vemb r 1969). Robert Richard Sells as born in Longv1e , A on 10-5-26 . Bob DALE and ELO A "TONI " SODERQUIST as raised in Portland. Bob served m the avy dunng and atter[...]of Ed ard and Erna Brunner. film processing plant in Beaverton, OR. Bob and Clare have 6 children . Dale as born 12-10-32 in Plenty ood, T. He has hved and athleen arie (S[...]Richard {2·9-64), and HS, graduatmg in 1952. He entered the Army m 1953 and as and nsten Otane (5-5-66). The 4 oldest girls are marn d; Bob 1s at- discharged in 1955. He then returned to farming 1th his dad until his tending PSU and Kristen is a senior in high school. Bob and Clare have dad r[...]Dr. and ary Lally Sells were divorced. ary died in August of on the Shendan Co[...] |
| Swen Martin Soderquist (born 4-29-1894 in Kat1Istorp, Sweden) Tutton (deceas[...]brick for the schoolhouse, the hospital and bank. In 1952 we moved to Dale and Elana were married[...]longshoring, and Asarco Smetler and retired in June 1983. farm from Dale's mom in 1968 and are the 3rd generation on that Our children are Pat, born 5-3-42. He lives in Tacoma, WA and same farm. They are members of St. John's Lutheran Church as were[...]. He has 2 children, Richard, 19 and his parents. In fact, Dale's mom, sisters, and himself were all b[...]Elana Brunner was born 6-25-42, at Mercy Hospital in Williston, Plentywood upon retiremen[...]nd sisters; all their names started ith 'E." They are Elton El ood Walter ALEXANDER and ELIZ[...]Ellen Ethyle Alex was born in Devils Lake, ND on 1-19-1 876. Elizabeth St. Ar-[...]children were born at Walhalla. They were Rosalie in (5-1-34); Elida Ann Tro bridge (7-18-36); Ellis Arden (4-4-38); Elver· 892 , Ella in 1900, Bennie in 1903, and Leonard in 1907. The family na Eilene elson (7 -11-39); Eldr[...]lette moved to a farm at Comertown. There Theodore was born in 191 Oand Soderquist (6-25-42); Elwyn Arlys (7-28-45). Charles in 1919. Elana as baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church of Bainville, T. She graduated in 960 from Bainville HS. She hen attended Robinson's School of Beauty Cul ure in inneapohs, and graduated February 1961 . Dal[...]drea Solheim on a farm north of Dooley. y sisters are Hazil Solberg, Phoem , AZ; Bernice Hop ins Polson[...]orses, The family left Comerto n in 922 for est rn ontana. All have trapping and putt[...]nd do- ing all the things to keep a arm omg. In 1941 I married Florence Corcoran. She born[...]y mother, rs. Dina Olson, moved to Seat le, A in 1958. She town. She attended Comerto n school. Her sisters and brothers are made her home ith Allee. In 1969 Alice passed a ay. argaret Ouam, Helena,[...]Christenson Alf and I live in Renton, WA We have 1 son, All n, who or sat (dece[...]Mrs. Chris the Hughes Aircraft Co. in Los Angeles.[...] |
| Glen has been a carpenter for many years and makes his home February 1951 and was discharged in February 1953. Since then I with my mother.[...]dren, Crystal Janette and Daniel Joseph, and live in Minot, ND. Jack graduated from MSU in engineering and is employed at Boe- ings in Seattle. June and her husband, Ed Heidt, live in the Santa Cruz Mts. at Ben Lomond, CA. Lawrence (Larry) and Bonita have their story in this book. EGIL and JOSEPHINE STRAND |
| [...]ld, SO; Nellie Beck, AK; Nettie After living in Washington for 45 years we still call Sheridan Co[...]neighbors is never still resides in Culbertson. forgotten. No city experience is ever[...](Bob) lives in George, WA and has 1 daughter. Otto Leroy lives in Ot- Christian C. Toedte was born 3-15-1886 in Hoyleton, IL. Henrietta towa, KS and has 2 children. William Richard (Bill) lives in Moses Lake, K. Hohlt was born 7-22-1888 in St. Louis, MO. They were early set- WA and has 2 children. Jo Ann (Mrs. Larry Garrick) lives in Plen-[...]community. Henrietta and Chris were married in St. Louis, MO and came to Th[...]ren graduated from Plentywood HS. Sheridan County in 1916, homesteading 15 miles east of Plentywood. T[...]Dad from Ashby, MN and Mom from Madison, MN. They in the area. The church was moved to Plentywood in the 1940s. were married in Plentywood on 11-6-15. They lived on a homestead[...]until Dad went to the Army during WWI and served in living in California. All were born in Montana and did not move to Franc[...]dren attended Dooley. They lived there until 1934 when they moved to Fort Peck Rocky Spr[...]d on the dam. After Fort Peck they moved to Noxon in graduated from Plentywood HS in 1941.[...]n to Thompson Falls where they resided until In 1941 they sold their farm and moved to California[...]9-1 4-63 and Mom, 11-10-83. They had away 6-2-62 in Van uys, CA. Henrietta passed away 6-7-76. They 5 children. are survived by their 3 children, 4 grandchildren and[...]h (Kenny), 10-18-23 at grandchildren all residing in California. Dooley. Kenny lives in Thompson Falls now and works for Flodin[...]aybreak I, p. Plentywood and lives in Rensselaer, I now. Darrel was born 11-10-38 227)[...]of 1Ochildren born to lngri and Martin Torgerson in at Noxon and now lives in Thompson Falls where he teaches in the Bransvold, Nin 1891 . He came to ontana by train in 1912. In 1918 high school. he met and marr[...]en born to I attended school in Dooley, Fort Peck and Noxon. I spent 3 years Augusta and Regina Ludvig in Minneapolis, in the CCC and then 3½ years in the US Air Force during WWII, serving Agnes had filed a homestead claim in 1915 on a section of land in the China-Burma•lndia theater. After my dischar[...]lled Force I worked as a lumbeqack in northern Idaho for a short time to military service in 1918. He and Agnes were married 6-26-18. He before moving o Hes City in 194 7. I worked for Foster Drug Company left the next day. He served in France in the Argonne Forest. and Weste[...]on, and Coast Store until I retired in 1983. I am now back working part time at Jae son all north of Dooley and finished the 8 h grade in Comertown. the Coast to Coast Store. The family moved to Fort Pee in 193 here he attended high school.[...]the area during the tug boat named "John Ord ay." In 9 O elvin and Agnes moved early 1900s. She attended school in a country school close to their bac to the farm. In 19 9 they moved to Plen y ood. elvin con- home and graduated from high school in Ismay. She is presently City tinued to farm, and[...]ty. Her only brother no ranches he old home dea h in 195 7. Agnes wor ed a various cafes and or ed 15[...]idan emonal Hospital. Agnes died at the age of 82 in July 977 . Our children are: aren Torgnmson Printz ho hves in issoula. Robert met Alice Goodson in Fort Pee and they married in Sidney She as born in iles C1 y, 6-20-4 , is a graduate of the U of at in 1940. They lived in Sidney for a year hile he or ed on WPA.[...]daughter They orked for Ed Campbell for 3 years. In 19 4 they bought a sec- and her hu[...]Lmda orgrimson Bat aglia as born in iles City. 4-30-49, and to Plentywood. Robert or[...]eridan County Shop before lives in Billings. She is m the food service business. She has 2 sons. moving to Wolf Point in 1964. They moved back to Plenty ood in Her husband. Alan, is a heavy[...]hich Robert was standing fell and his spinal cord in his nee as in- Richard Dean Torgrimson as born 5-14-51 in iles Crty. He died jured leaving him paralyzed. He spent a month in the Billings Hospital of cancer on 7-4[...]ey ancy Jo as born 5·6-56 in iles City. She is no office moved to Ya ima, WA w[...]ome. After manager for a CPA firm in Denver, CO. She attended 1les City schools she injured her back in 1979 they moved to Plent ood where Robert and graduated from Eastern ontana College in 81lhngs. resides in the nursing home. He gets around in an electric wheelchair. We are members of the First Presbyterian Church m iles C[...]the 1ssouri River have been active in 1t for many years. I have been a ruling elder since south of[...]other, An- 1961 . Have also been active in the K1 anis Club. Elks, Eagles, Boy nie Th[...] |
| [...]we moved on the McGrown farm north of Comertown. In the By Arvid's sister Evedean Lizotte[...]d at Lone Tree Church north of Comer- are listed in Evedean Lizotte story. I was baptized 11 -27-27 in Min- town. He attended school at Ueland school no[...]own schools, graduating May went into the service in 1941 and was discharged in 1945. He attend- 1943. I was in the Army from January 1945 to August 1946. I farmed ed barber school in Vancouver, WA . He married Delores Johnson in southeast of Comertown and worked on farms until I moved to Libby in August 1947. They farmed near Comertown until Arvid's death, 1956. I worked at a mill in St. Regis, later in the shop as a greaser. I 2-20-60. They had 6 children all born in Plentywood. retired in 1983 and live in Libby.[...]My parents are Jacob and Thea; they ere both born in orway.[...]Their 1st years of married life were spent in Westby, T, and later[...]graduating in 1936. My parents moved to Billings, where they li[...]til their death. Jacob died in 1966; he was 81. Thea died in 1972; she[...]Our son Steven lives in Kalispell, MT, and daughter Lois in Arizona.[...]Both have 2 sons. I was born in 1918.[...]My sister Gladys worked in Seattle, WA for Burlington Transport[...]until she retired. She is no living in Portland, OR near her daughter Back row: Ed[...]o Portland from ried Jeannette Lognette (1-16-51) in California. They have 3 children: Seattle[...]Truman as born in 1920 and died in 1980. He lived most of his The 2nd child, Li[...]born 5-8-50. On 9-21-68 she mar- lite in Billings. He had 3 daughters, Diane, Darlene, and[...]hn Jalmor is retired and lives in his o n home in Spo ane, A. He (7-9-69); Kimberly Ann (1-9-73); M[...]r• The youngest, Lincoln, lives in Billings, T. He is smgle also and ried Annie Logn[...]. Truman, Jalmor and I served in the Army during II, all Fourth[...]nson (2-25-54) and they have 2 children: 1chol Ed in from construction in 1975. (5-2-79} and Jamie Damel (9-22-80). Th[...]Tillie d'ed in Billings, 1-17 -71 , i h burial n St. John Cemete[...]e Ervin Torpen as born 11 ·1 -23. y fat er as Ed in Andre Olson, ho once liv d near[...]Torpen, born 4-25-1890, di d 12-5-70. He as born in Ossep, Anna lie and Josephin are t ins. b ter no n as Ann and Jo. WI and as a youn[...]riage in 1 40 and .he have 8 children; 4 boys and 4 girls.[...]band, Andre • died of a h art attac in Sept mb r 1965.[...]aughter. Her husband, ver tt, died of heart attac in F bruary 1973.[...]rked as cl r at Bon arche clothing until retiring in arch[...]ae Rose ent to Los Angeles, CA in 1939 where she still or s in hero n beauty shop. She orked at Leone's Beauty Shop in Plen-[...]ring 1938. She has 1 daughter. Mae's husband died in y mother was Hilda Sophia Clemetson, born 8 10-[...]s from Ha ley, . She worked as post mistress in Comertown Evelyn and Orner Twet married while he was in the Army. After and that is where they met in 1916. They ere marri d 12·12·17. In discharge they lived in 81llings until movmg to alispell area in 1971 .[...] |
| [...]y circle they live during summer and spend winter in Mesa, AZ. They have a on 5-15-65. s[...]se having last worked at St. Vin- cent's hospital in Billings. On 4-26-71 , Arthur Vincent died in an accident aboard an oil tanker somewhere off th[...]ship with the Church of Christ in Plentywood. We also enjoy summer[...]and Elmer. remember are: World's Fair in Seattle; family reunions at CDA, Edmore,[...]t. Vernon and Longview, WA; Elmer Vincen was in the Army and on combat duty in the Pacific Abilene, TX; and a Calif[...]ter discharge he went into barbering and barbered in Rhonda graduated from Westby in 1977, worked at Ben Franklin's Seattle, WA, Casca[...]y, MT. For about 20 years he has been in Plentywood, and then married Larry Frederick on 1-19-80. Vince in Las Vegas, V and a Keno writer at the Sahara.[...]ded high school at Weyburn, Sask. Vince is at ACU in Irene was clerk-typist in offices in Plentywood and Seattle for 4 Abilene, TX enrolled in a social work course. Glenda has completed a years before being married to Edwin "Ted" Ott~n in July 1948. They secretarial course and is employed at Tvedt Ins. in Plentywood. We lived in Billings 2 years and moved to Fort Peck in July 1950. He work- have 2 grandchildren,[...]d- ed for Corps of Engineers 30 years and retired in 1981 at age 55. They son, Brad Richard, died of menigitis. moved to their present home in 1970. It is 4 miles north of Fort Peck. We are the 2nd generation of the pioneers. Vic has exper[...]ll out a bale. Vic likes cattle and finds calving in our climate a[...]to Connie's for ceramics; Victor and arlys are natives of he Comerto n community, hav- every day a ime e thank God for His many blessings! ing grown up on adjoining farms. Andr[...]as baptized of bare fee , the Saturday night bath in the wash tub and mil cooled 2-26-20. I attended Ueland school and graduated from Comertown in he ice ell, also ice to make ice cream until July[...]HS, ay 1940. I worked on YA for rs. Larson in Comertown .. In e were both educa ed a the Comertown scho[...]nesota and worked for my uncle, returning getting there as to al ; this asn't so bad as neighboring famil[...]n ogether on the ro d. n the inter families moved in_o the dorms here ach family h d a small uni . Our[...]d the avy, arch 1945 and as Vic or gradu ed in 19 9 and joined his dad ·n farming. His mo her[...]Comertown in the inters of 1945· 6. e moved to Helena in October passed a ay in 1952. His brother, Curtis. enlisted in he ir Force. This left the 2 men o batch by themselves. In 950 arlys gradua ed, 19 6 here illie[...]r too a business course, and or ed at Ab rdeen, A in a plywo d of- th city. I or ed at[...]1969. illie or ed for th city until he became ill in 1975. I or ed[...]loe of 100 chickens, East Helena and in July 1982 I moved to a farm east of Froid I h E e[...]e started out wi h 200 acres h1ch V,c had bought in Chapter 1193 a ed1cine La e. 1949,[...]Helena and Plen ood, raduatmg from the latter in 1961 . She mar- For several years Marlys was employed in Plenty ood, 1st ried Francis J. Guerin in Helena in 1960. Th y hav 3 childr n, Lori housework, then a[...]Ann (8-18-63) marri d Robin L Bu c I, 10-10-82 in Helena. Their operator for t. Bell and a summer Job at the ASC. In 1959 she too son, Richard Angus Bro[...]died 6-18-80 of sudden infant the farm census and in 1960 the population. Vic also orked for the death syndome. The other 2 ch1ldr n are Joseph (3-4-66) and Ter ASC doing measuring of la[...]Pe gy Lou (12-23-44) attend d school in H I na graduatin in our home at the age of 2½ months. Then our son,[...]ene, 1963. She married Chris eier in Helena, 6-19-63 . H passed a ay[...] |
| [...]omertown. (12-19-66). She married Cliff Hennessey in Helena in 1977 and di- I left Norway, 6-11 ·46 and came over on a bride ship. The only vorced in 1981. She married Rudy Neuberger, 8-7-82. They li[...]ngers were war brides enroute to the US. I landed in New York Helena. July 4 and in Comertown July 8.[...]1O years. In 1959 we moved to Plentywood and bought our home[...]In 1959 I took my citizenship test and became a citi[...]a highlight in my life.[...]ren, Lisa, and Tracie. They reside in Plentywood.[...]William Emel, Jr. (9-22-47) attended school in Helena. He entered nozent and Eva (Roll) Zentner of Mott, 0. Our 2 children are Lorilee the Army, December 1967, being discharged in 1969. On 2-21 -70 he and Cory. married Connie McLaughlin, divorced in 1972. They had 1 son, William As[...]LaVada Marsh ranch Emel Ill (9-22-70). Bill lives in Corvallis, OR. sou[...]short Viola Sophia (4-8-49) attended school in Helena graduating in duration. In 1946 e moved to the farm 2 miles north of Dooley.[...]She attended Long Beach Medical Assisting College in I started school at Dooley,[...]in Marie (6-5-72). She was 4th grade in Plentywood. During the winter months e stayed ith an divorced and is working as an Xray aide in Helena. She married Dennis aunt, Celesti[...]I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1961 and graduated from[...]cosmetology school in Billings in 1962. I returned home and o ed LUDVIG and ODDLAUG[...]Super Value and ontgomery Wards. I was born in Eide, orway, 8-3-23, daughter of Ole and Louise[...]e moved to ountam View, CA. There Loi ee Ann as born, 1-7-66. In 1945, after peace was declared, I met Ludvig through my sister From there e moved o Federal ay, for a short stay, and in who is married to his brother. Ludvig visited his brother in Eide, or• arch 1966 e were on ou ay[...]ere involved ·n a train accident in h·ch 2 Grea o hern passenger[...]tor Philco Ford as an electr'cian in Ha aii, Guam and Thailand. er[...]O in 1967. We ere married hile he[...]ry. |
| [...]e we now reside. We belong to St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood and I am currently the V. P. of Altar[...]lled Betty. We walked the 3 miles to school in Comertown. Sometimes we were taken to town with[...]on, or sled. When it was stormy, we would "bach," in a 2-room shack. Pearl, the oldest, made oatmeal o[...]us a piece of candy. Rostad's had the post office in the cor- ner of his store; we'd wait for the dail[...]ok," Wards or Sears. in 1976. A family hobby was taking part in talent shows; all the I loved school and alw[...]hich I later children won or placed in a number of them. They attended Fairview did. I l[...]HS where they were honor students and active in music, sports, and (who also played the mandolin)[...]· In 8th grade we had a Young Citizens League; we wrote news for Bob, born in 1953, studied engineering; is assistant manager o[...]savings Kenyon-Noble Construction in Bozeman. Linda, 1955, graduated with a stamps for[...]$25 bond psychology degree; works in Bozeman. Jerry, 1958, studied engineer- costing 1[...]ing; was an oil driller; works in Sidney; has many Motocross trophies. I attended E C of Education in Billings for 2 years, earning a Rita, 1962, is a student at EMC majoring in mathematics, and has teaching certificate, and later attended summer school there and in played with Billings Symphony. Lor[...]issoula. I had a tuition scholarship. I taught in Culbertson and Sidney. High; played football and trumpet. In 1952 I was married to John (Jack) Zoanni (farmer, rancher) of I was a teacher's aid in country schools, especially for music. Ten the Si[...]thern Hi-Lites Chapter of Sweet Crusch Talent Sho in the early days of T. V. from Williston.[...] |
| This stone was erected 10-6-31 in memory of the founding of the Dagmar Colony, 10-6· . It was r · dedicated in 1956 and 1982 for the Golden and Diamond Jubilees[...]Combining In 1932.[...] |
| [...]ar. The white object left of center in the tree line is the stone erected by Niels in honor of E. F. and Mariane Madsen. Dagmar h[...]a river to the sea, our |
| [...]stationed at Dagmar. The public was informed and there was interest shown by residents of the area. Con-[...]room that can also serve as a com- munity center. There are complete kitchen and restroom facilities. An open[...]r of 1983 and since that time it has been used by many organizations such as the 4-H Club, various farm[...]ill r, and A sod house built by homesteaders in 1911 first housed pupils Kaare Sam[...]e the Hiawatha School stands just outside Dagmar. In later years a 2-room school was built, but the coming of rural electrification in Producing oil wells located in our school district have dramatically 1948 was th[...]s of improvements at the school began with a well in our good school system. This is evide[...]State Department of 1950 followed by a teacherage in 1953 and a new sewer system in Public Instruction evaluator who performed an on-site evaluation of our 1954. In the spring of 1957 the building was enlarged to p[...]chool the st 2-teacher classrooms and more space. In the summer of 1983 we remodeled and school he had ever visited in his 12 years of evaluating state schools. enlarge[...]Faye Olson, teachers since 1964, We are proud, too, of the many honor roll students e send on to area are enjoying their new spacious home.[...]indeed contribute to excellence in educaron.[...]nd est of O mar b an ith the 1952-53 school term. In 1955 a 2nd route as add d o g1v to families from[...]ils s·nce 1951 . At th pres- ent time all pupils are transported to school in bus ith Gr Thu s n at the heel. A mobile telephon[...]he rout . Our school lunch program as b gun in a portion of the basement area in 1960, here etha Ols n as the coo for many years fol- lo ed by 8 a J nsen. Judy ilemon is no[...]the last of Sher'dan County's rural schools still in op ra- tion .[...] |
| joined forces in 1947 and helped form the (Big Muddy League) which be such a success that they went into many more printings. they were in until it was disbanded in the early 1970s. The 1st Those[...]Bill A., then (and we could have sold many more) said simply, "Dane for a Day." Delmer A.,[...]In 1930, a Home Demonstration Club was organized in the Dagmar In 1981, the area celebrated the 75th year of both c[...]7 settlers moved into the area that became Dagmar in 1906, group and was also a charter member[...]such celebrations. The 2-day In February of 1948, 16 ladies met at the Sam Sampsen home event was held in the small town of Dagmar on July 25-26.[...]e families, friends, and former residents to join in the chosen and their club song was "Smi[...]ue on the belonging to the Merribees are, Mrs. Chester (Cora) Anderson, Mrs.[...]d As a club we have helped with many county-wide and community Mrs. Ted Schwinden, but unfortunately, their plane was delayed. How- projects. A play was presented with the[...]e Fund. For the Bicentennial a firstborn babies in the community-Mrs. Dagmar (Nielsen) Way of Red-[...]cer Center at Billings. Other celebrities in the lead cars were Susan Harris, Miss Mon- The Merribees have served dinners and lunch at many ball games[...]clubs to serve from and we have pro- were also in the parade, along with a marching band, under the[...]Miller, that was composed of all past and present in- strumentalists from the area. The Governor arrived in time to address the crowd at the 2 P.M. program,[...]slators. The community band and chorus performed in the area of the trees directly east of he ball d[...]descendant of the st 7 settlers that participated in the even. Other Saturday afternoon even[...]n's games and a pony cart ride. A museum as open in the former Alfred Jensens' home. A variety show f[...]hich supports he Sheridan Harvest Festival in Plenty ood. Garden During he event, slides[...]own. The Golden Jubilee was similar, but differen in that the Sunday many ribbons and a ards. This has been a re ardmg comb[...]at the Dagmar Church celebrating the anniversary there as and hopefully, i will continue. part o[...]face of the community had changed-became broader, in hat Diabetic testing, has had our support Th ne Fire Hall in Dagmar has there are several denominations represented, e ould have the in- be n made available for community use and e purchased a stove for terdenominational services in Dagmar.[...]els have b en given by memb rs aturally, there were less of he 'older genera ion' of Danes at the and e hop to continue support in hat area. 75th, but in no ay did tha lessen he enthusiasm; or the pride in The County ension Office otters us many learning orkshops community· or the same atmosph[...]ne. I is o our advantage to learn ty was involved in some way, with the surrounding communities' en-[...]present. It is right that e are able to gro in kno I dge to ether. ost of the area homes hosted guests, and there ere many eetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at our homes. campers par ed in the area of the 'par ' and in the to n itself. Current off,c rs are: Paula Thuesen, Reporter Sunshine Lady; Joni Buttons, caps, Jubilee Books and cookbooks ere sold in order to adsen, Secretary-Treas[...] |
| DANISH BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA[...]5-1O at the home of National Convention in 1959, it was voted to allow women to become Niels[...]odge 283 is subordinate to the Danish Brotherhood in America, be enrolled at any age and at the age of 16 can become voting organized in 1882. Its membership consists of Danish people an[...]rs by money contributions to sick members, aiding in secur- ing employment and furnishing to its members other help and assistance. Many of the members who organized the lodge had been m[...]sen, 3rd trustee; P. A. In spite of the declining popula ion hich ma es it h[...]was founded man all Dane community in 1907. (For further informa- throughout the Dagmar[...]Danish blood has been thinned un ·1today there are e 100% Danes October 13, the new building was ded[...]tt on an acre of left, but heir tradi are still s rong. land donated by James M. (blacksmit[...]· · p summer. In the past the lodge has sponsored several annual c[...]d. This as held on the 5th of June and ould start in th for ·[...]rnmg. dancing later in th evening. The last of the eel b ations he d in[...]large Chris mas tr as decorated. There as dancing around th r hil sin ing C[...]onth during the int r months. in at e opportunity to[...]hip on p cial occasions, often In 1968 the me · m of he ge as remodeled. The in - doing a cantata at Christmas. This is[...]ormica co d s rving counter. In 1982 The Sunday School program has f[...]lation of oung p ople goes up and do n. Teenagers are currently In th earlier years of the Lodge, dmlssion to the Lo[...]v r, du hen the schools off r so many e tra-cumcular activities. ary Samp-[...] |
| [...]Dagmar with the 1st session in 1915-16. It continued to run for a teachers, who[...]to 30. The largest group of 32 students attended in once a month containing minutes from the various[...]entirely by voluntary contributions from Sundsted are the printers, and Ethel Sorensen, Cleo Nielsen an[...]members of the congregation and students ranging in amounts from Dolores Sampson see that they are addressed properly. $1[...]e pastors always provided enthusiastic leadership in governing body of the church. Members are elected 3 per year for 3 recruiting staff people and participated in the instructional program. All year terms, not to[...]a month. classes were conducted in the basement of the church with gym- Council members are Linda Nelson (Pres.), Niels Miller (V. P.), Greg[...]nastics, folk dancing, basketball, and volleyball in the "meeting house" Thuesen (Sec.), Lucille Jense[...]Pastor Barak The school begun in 1915 had a 3-fold purpose. It was intended to Anderson. Early church records indicate there was a woman secretary help Danish im[...]o council was men's work. Joan Miller was elected in 1975 followed by provide an opportunity for young people, many of whom had very Lucille Jensen, Marjorie Anderse[...]was preciation of the Danish heritage in the younger generation. The school printed. He resigned in 1972 to be replaced by Paster Gary Brenna.[...]stor Barak Anderson, Ellen, Alanna and Abram came in of stimulating thought, enrich[...]sions to which anyone in the community was welcome.[...]were highly stressed and the school was fortunate in[...]dancing. Much fun and enjoyment were experienced in[...]in the area. Many home talent plays were performed on a platform[...]in a blizzard with 28 degrees below zero and were jo[...]following a brief study by students and parents. In 1973 com• lived in a dormitory situation in a vacant farm home near the church. munion began[...]s, general cleaning, and also milking he cow. But there A W y. In 1976 a picnic area north of the church was develo[...]h an e cerpt from an article entitled LIV- year. In 1977 Alfred and Harriet Pedersen donated he model[...]structors for the Danish ship Danmar ' to be hung in the sane uary a Danish custom 0[...]rie Growth.'' symbolizing the "ark of salvation." In 1978 T e Luther n Boo f War-[...]om and storage purpose of life. There must be a God-given purpose for me- space. A sola[...]nnot be a mere stepping stone bet een eternities. There is from he Dennis and Dolores Sampson farm. 1980[...]of the AELC, ALC and LCA churches, to be enacted in 1985. 1982 as the church's Dia-[...]ilee. A 2-day celebration as held i1h many past What a special e perience in living for hose ho were a part of parishioners and pastors in attendance. An upda e to our his ory entitl·[...](MILLER)ADDISON At this time of remembering there are fewer men and women who My roots are in Dagmar; my parents were Peter and Anna iller were[...]gmar Young Peo- (SD 264). iels as born in 1921; I was born in 1922 and Hans as ple's School. born in 192 . We grew up on the farm located 1/4 mile wes[...]nt to a country grade school. Four to 6 eeks tion in 1911, was instrumental in getting the 3 month term establish·[...] |
| [...]a career as an Air Force pilot. He and his wife, in 1940. In 1941 I went to Grand View College, having obtained a Laurie, have a son. They live in England. $100 scholarship. I graduated from MSU, Bozeman, in 1945. After Mary Ruth, afte[...]7 years, has taken time completing an internship in dietetics at Cook County Hospital in off to raise 2 children. Her husb[...]spital; then taking a with Celanese Corp. in Bay City, TX. position in the VA Hospital at Ft. Meade, SD as Therapeutic Dietitian in Charles died suddenly, 6-22-72. Sinc[...]ed as a 1948. On 11 -27-50 I married Chad Addison in the Dagmar Church with teacher's aid[...]953), Montana, the most special place in the world. Jean (1954), Shirley (1955), Nancy (1957), Dixie (1958), Teresa (1961) and Rena (1963). All are living away from home. Six are mar- CLIFFORD and DAGMAR (NIELSEN) A[...]nd Christina Andersen. The family moved to Dagmar in October 1916.[...]vey and Andrew. The boys worked on the farm , and in later years[...]born in the new community and so was named Dagmar. Born t[...]held in the community. She grew up in the Dagmar area. Her father[...]orth Dakota to be near the older boys ho had land there. strong. y mother often said ho much she wished h[...]closer to their grandchildren. other passed away in ay Agnes and Jens ielsen, for a h[...]ities of his children and grandchi dren, keep·ng in In 1927, Dagmar and her mother ent to visit an uncle, Johannes ouch with many relatives and friends. He passed a ay in 1983. e ielsen, in Chicago, here Dagmar found ork. In 1928, she or ed cherish the memories of the many fam ily gatherings at the farm, hich o[...]in service or many ere poor, so in I as born 9-9-1o, the 2nd of 5 children born to[...]a 1927 Buie . Landberg Jensen (SO 240) in their " little house on the prairie". I at-[...]o earn mon y for a tic e home ·n the spri g, hen there as or available m farm homes. d'd ing for a[...]nee. I met my husband, Chari s F. Anders n in ·nneapolis, and er married inin 1939. When he as 2 e mov d to ississippi h re e operated a chic en farm for 3 years. Roland as born in 19 3. In the summer of 19 4 e moved to Texas here I still[...]1948. It our good fortune to live, for many years on the edge of Lamar University campus, so the children could live at home while in col . Paul now heads the service department[...]annh m, a computerized blood analyzing company in Houston. H In D cemb r 1938, they moved to Shasta County[...] |
| claim south of Redding. In the summer of 1944, they bought a ranch in Whitmore. They lived there until 1953, during which time Cliff worked at var[...]out of high school and either married or working in Redding, the folks bought a trailer and moved to[...]nd 13 grandchildren. Clifford died 3-12-73. In November 197 4, Dagmar married Wister[...]t, who died just 2 weeks after they were married. In March 1976, Dagmar married James Way. They live a[...]Reserve. After an extended illness Mother died in 1933. I, Delmar, was born in Palmer, KA on 5-13-14. My parents were[...]and Hannah Andersen (SO 268). We moved to Dagmar in the was later confirmed at the Re[...]layed lots (3). Our childhood memories are pleasant ones. Grandmother had a lot of baseball.[...]of patience with us and she would read to us in Danish from Hans I worked on the Fort Peck Dam in 1935 until we were cut down to Christian[...]th a raise o 35 for the spring and summer months. In 1936 would get up and walk 3/4 mile to[...]so I was not much help. with Pastor Larsens while in Young People's School. Vera's mother[...]and times were hard, money was scarce and my died in 1930 and she kept house for her dad for the follo[...]sed most of the food we ate. We made trips to the In 1936 she en to California and wor ed as a maid in private homes. sandhills (south of Dagm[...]uritsen. e stayed with the Pastor 1k elson family in the par-[...]lentywood Vera and I ere marr'ed on 5-29·37 in Oa land CA. T o and orked in the telephone office. After or ing there for some time I daughters were born there. Connie, 1938, is married to Fran Covar-[...]ef operator. rubias and has 2 children. They live in Par Forrest IL. Donna, 1939, Fran Fishbec and I ere married and lived in Havre, here he is marr'ed o Gene Belisle and has[...]o II er and they hve at ent, WA. She has In July 1940 e moved bac o Dagmar and started farmin[...]any. I as manager of he Dagmar Ball Club for many years and also Delmar Andersen and I ere married and here I am, liv·ng at umpired in the e·g uddy League. In 1946 I rented the Andersen and Dagmar[...]arri d to Andy Pie rd. They Brown farm and e hved there until January 1955. e then mov d in- have a daughter and a son and live on a farm in the Bainville area. With to our new house in Dagmar. Vera died of cancer in October 1955. 3 st pdaughters, their[...]to ae F1shbec of Plentywood. She had are indeed a lar family. 2 daughters; Jo Ann was 6 an[...]s 5. Our daughter, Gail e are members of the athanael Lutheran Church. I as a 4-H was born in 1958.[...] |
| [...]born 10-24-1897, at Elk Point. SD and moved with there he married Christine Hansen, born in Denmark 1-27 · 1861, and a her parents, Hans and Christine Andersen , to Dagmar in 1912. She few years later they came to America. H[...]ed Theodore (Ted) Hansen from Volmer. They farmed there and papers 9-17-1900 in Iowa. They then moved on to Larimore, ND,[...], does alterations and still drives her car. In 1912 the family came to Sheridan County where Hans pur- chased land in the Dagmar community which he homesteaded. Later[...]rimore, D where he farmed 1th his father. He In 1928 Hans' wife Christine passed away at Reserve where they spent some time serving in the Army in WWI. On 10-24 -21 , he married had retired from active farming. Hans died in 1937 at age 83 from a Rose Schermer (b[...]ospital where substitute mail carrier. In the winter he went half ay ith a team, then he di[...]eams and went the rest of the way. He had a stove in the Hall at Dagmar that day and together with a f[...]ected citizen of the cellent seamstress. In 1940 they moved to Big For , then Swan La e, communities in which he lived.[...]st of to n until retiring. Hans and his wife are buried in the Dagmar cemetery. John's main hobbies in retirement years as going to the oods[...]Lodge 283 Anton Andersen was born 3-11-1883, in Denmark to Hans and of Dagmar, an[...]s no residing at St. Joseph's Convalescent Center in Donald Thuesen. They had 2 children, Edith Kristi[...]. moved to the school section and then to Reserve in about 1922, where Anton and his brother George Andersen had a machinery store in LENORA GERTRUDE (ANDERSEN) STEPHE[...]Lenora as born 8-24-21 in edicine La e, T to Jo n B. and Matilda's par[...]bers, "I as about 5 hen my grand· and they lived in Volmer un II they moved to Washing on to Ii e ith[...]cancer. Grandpa liv d I h us part Edith s family in 1927. (Froberg, Theodore, and Andre Hansen all[...]drove a car 1th a rumb e seat and he used farmed in Volmer. The church is located on land donated by[...]e they continued farming. George mov d to Reserve in 1920[...]e he had a garage business 1th his brother, nton. In 1930 h[...]I lo The Reserve mplemen as started in the early p ng of 922 by[...]Bi m G or e And rsen and George Lund. In the fall of 1930 G org and el[...]in ry. f y r later George sold his shares in the ·mplem nt business and mov d to Broe · ton here he had a Gambl Store. In about 1939 t mov d to 0 e on then return d to Polson T, in the fall of 19 0. t hey DOROTHY[...]d me by the coal ndre as born in 1894 m El Point, 0. While living and farm-[...]out of the circus. he gave ith his parents in Dagmar, he as an avid hist player and as[...]es south of Polson here he farm d until his death in Donna, nd anc . p i[...] |
| [...]to Clifford's at Hayward and later rented a house in Martinez. Homer was born 10-29-26 in Grenora, ND to John B. and Rose Our son, Harvey Kermit, was born 11-17-37. In 1938 we returned to Andersen. Homer married Emma[...]nvmg here we got word that my mother was very ill in Alabama. We daughters: Laurie and Connie.[...]days befo_re she passed away. Later my dad spent many[...]in 1943. Harvey and Henry purchased the Internationa[...]born 10-29-2 8 at Grenora, ND. He in Grenora. spent from birth to age 12 in Sheridan County with his parents, John B.[...]ersen. One of Howard's remembrances is that while in farmed it the 1st year. Later D[...]nted it and farmed it grade school he was playing in the barn, and he fell and broke his arm . for many years. Now Gene and Geri Andersen are owners of the Hollow He was taken to Plentywood t[...]R?ck farm. Henry Brown sold his interest in the business to Harvey. ple box and made a splint for Howard's arm. Howard left Dagmar in Gilbert Olsen was brought in as a partner until the business was 1940 for Big Fork, MT. In October 1972 he started " Andersen's Ex- dissolved in 1949. cavating" business in Polson.[...]on 11-1 0-51. They have 3 Ronan in 1950, where we purchased a small farm. Kermit now[...]N The N. P. Andersen family moved to Dagmar in 1916. Harvey (7-7-04) attended the Hiawatha schoo[...]Rasmus and Minnie Andersen, came to this country in bought a tractor. Harvey and his brother Clifford spent a lot of time 1907. After living in Valley City, ND we moved here in 1912. I have a wor ing with it and became good m[...]ed rural schools and were baptized and confirmed in the Volmer Peck Dam.[...]The Brinkman family moved from Iowa to Dagmar in 1908. Three Money was scarc[...]8th grade I went out of their children were born in Iowa: Carl (8-30-03); I, Elna (8-17-05);[...]Rigmor, joined the family 5-4-13. In 1928 I met Hugo Andersen of Dagmar. We went to Crosby, ND The H. C. Andersen school which was built in 1909 was 1/2 mile north to be marri[...]sion. Danish summer school and we 4 ere confirmed in the Volmer Church. For the[...]west of I graduated from Grand View College in 1925. That summer I went Dagmar. La[...]Hugo Alberti (4-27- 40) lives in Havre, where he is Assistant Ad- lege at Flagstaff, AZ. The next 5 years were spent eaching in ministrator of the schools.[...]lege campus. They have 2 remember the dust storms in the spring of 934 as it as an endless[...]daughter icole from a former marriage. In 1983 he married Michele crying before any heat co[...], Harry ~as an engine rebuilding shop in Lolo. He does some farming he las1 year I receiv[...]fortunate that I al ays received a vahd paymen . In ing in Dagmar. 1934, I got a life teaching certificate. The fall of 1934, I joined my parents and brother Carl in their move to ississippi.[...]In 1949, we moved to Reserve so our boys could atten[...]Hugo retired in 1965. We built a new home in Medicine Lake where I[...]Hugo, my parents, and my brother are all deceased. that winter while Harvey worked at Gilbert Olsen's garage. In the spring I am a member of the N[...]ain early the Women of the Moose in Medicine Lake where I am an appointed of-[...] |
| [...]ers and Andrew was born 9-1 9-02 in Palmer, KS. He was 1 of 10 children sisters (see[...]annah Anderson (SD 268). He attended grade school in school, Dagmar, and the Young People's Winter Sch[...]shed his schooling when the family moved to Mon- in the basement of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. He worked for tana with his father in the freight car, or immigrant car, which they farmers in the area, was in the CCC at Belton, MT, and also worked in shipped their livestock, machinery, household furnishings, etc. The California for a time. In 1943 he was inducted into the army and served[...]with an Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Unit, which trained in the desert of about the same time in March 1917. Andrew worked for various California, before being sent to England. They took part in the Invasion farmers in the area, and with threshing crews during harvest. One of Normandy, landing there on DDay Ill. In 1945 he was returned to the farmer he w[...]n (SD 277). I had 4 brothers, Vivian, Roger (died in 1975), Alvin (died in infancy), and Donald. I attended the Hiawatha School and graduated from Antelope in 1941 . I worked in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, and in the winter of 1944-45 lived with my grandfather, who was 80 years old at the time, in Cedar Falls, IA and kept house for him. This was[...]e and I also got better acquainted with relatives there. We were married in February 1946 and moved onto the farm Leslie's parents purchased when they came to the area in 1917. For 8 years Leslie drove the mail route fro[...]derson . years until chickens were all we raised. In 1983 we retired and our son, Gene, farms the land[...]Andrew married Alice Petersen in Plentywood 5-28-28. Alice was We have been[...]Agnes Petersen (SD 919). Alice lives, taking part in the activities, and community clubs. We were both[...]ed Spokane. A brother Edwin died in 1935. Alice spent her childhood in baseball for many years with the Dagmar team in the Big Muddy the Volmer area[...]Andrew and Alice had 2 sons. Duane was born in 1929 at We have enjoyed traveling and the last few winters have spent time in Grenora, and Dale was born in 1933 at Plentywood. Arizona.[...]farm across from the Brotherhood Hall in north Dagmar. Andre and[...]struggled through the depression years and milked many cows.[...]Alice spent many hours crocheting and embroidering plllo cases[...]and dish towels. She al ays had lovely flo ers in her garden. Alice[...]relatives in California and Arizona before she got sick. Alice[...]7-4-65 in Plentywood at the age of 57 . After Alice died Andrew lived in Plentywood in the winter months with his son and daughter-in-law[...]They are both buried at athanael Cemetery, Dagmar. Fr[...]n and Ash) y. Our daughter Joanne was born in 1946, attended Hiawatha grade |
| [...]to Hiawatha farmed the home place for many years, and when his health failed, he School abou[...]he farm to his neighbor. He now lives permanently in Yuma, parents were Lawrence and Kristine Nielsen[...]dad passed away). Mother married Carl Lyson in 1925 and Carl passed away in 1953. They had 4 children: Leonard, Allen, Maynard and Marian. They all live in Post Falls, ID. Mother is 92 and has been in a nursing home for 16 years. I worked at th[...]fall, 1929-31. I went to Chicago to look for work in 1931. I worked there until in 1937. I wanted a change and went to California. I[...]Lodahl story) are my parents. I was born 12-3-30 in Grenora, the[...]ildren. Early childhood years were spent on farms in the[...]nnual After e ere married, we made our home in artinez, CA. Our County Round-up in Plentywood. All the rural school children were in- daugh ers, Carole and arilyn were born here. vited to compete in academic and athletic contests. Ribbons were Chester had a chance to farm in Dagmar ith his brother Bill on awarded for the top 3 places in each event. I attended Medicine Lake the John 8. Andersen farm. We moved to Dagmar in 194 . e had 19 HS, boarding in town during the week and spending weekends at hea[...]. e had a couple to visit relatives in Denmark. or mil co s, but qui mi ing in 960. I had a big garden every year and did a lo o canning and also had a big flower garden. e are bo h members of athanael Church, Dagmar. Ches er[...]ibees Homem ker Club. Ches er retired from arming in 1975. James Johnson of Dagmar buil a ne home for us in Plen y ood in 1976. Ric Sampsen ren ed our farm. Carole a[...]arole en o E C, Billings. She married Gear e naub in 1960. Th have 2 children and res de in Hous on, T . arilyn en o inman Coll g in Spo ane and hen or ed in Billings. She married L fe illiams 1n 962. Th'ey have 3 children an are Ii ing in Roe Island. L. e have 5 grandchildren. each born in a differen s a e.[...]James C. nd rson as born on 6-28-1 00 in an s. c[...]en h farmed in the O mar commun· y uni his dea h in June 1966. e[...]h ed schools in Sheridan County a d as marri d o Joyce Dahlb rg o[...]e 7-12·58. They currently reside in issoula. They have 2 sons.[...]O many years. By Carolyn Anderson[...]D 'ft e fa I Jim was born 12·24 1O in Palmer, KS the son of James and[...]D ma 1 I n in[...] |
| 1954. In 1956 we bought the Peter Spaabeck farm, 5 miles w[...]After attending machinist school in Nebraska and working on tacular view. In those days the air was indescribably clear, although West. Union Pole line construction in Oh o, I enlisted in the US arlne now there seems to be an ever-present haziness.[...]Corp. I served with the 2nd Marines and took part in the assaults on Both Newell and Marlene att[...]ter hostilities ended. I was honorably discharged in 1946. disease, 4-10-64. Marlene enjoyed her dolls[...]e "brat" I received my schooling in California and Colon, Panama. Before Lake in 1972 and from the U of M, Missoula in 1976. She married Gar Virgil and I were married in February 1946, I wor ed as a telephone Amundson in 1978. They live in Bozeman, where Marlene is library[...]at the Creative Arts library at MSU. Gar has a MA in School southwest of Dagmar, and entered into partnership ith Aage and Administration and Ed.D. in adult and higher education. He and a part- Clara. ner are involved in a marketing business. On 10-24-69, Harold N[...]dicine Lake and farmed until Harold's retirement. In 1977 we moved to Plentywood. We have enjoyed traveling and hope to be able to take more trips in our motorhome, during this time of life, "our ret[...]born to Chris and Hanna Anderson (SD 268) 1-9-07 in Palmer, KS. As a young boy he came with his family to Dagmar. He farmed all of his adult lite in the Dagmar area and most of those years he was in partnership with his brother Chester. Bill also[...]the Reserve mail route for several years starting in 1936.[...]Virqtl dr n. On 10-31-36 in Plentywood Bill married Edna S. Pedersen, daughte[...]1946) married Fran Smith Edna was born 10-15·13 in Kensal , D, and moved ith her family to and lives in Poplar, here they opera ea store ith vending and an ,ce Dagmar in 1915. Prior to her marriage to Bill she orked in edicme service. They have 4 child[...]r- is married and has 1 son and 3 daughters. They are 1chael, Camilla, v ce ranger, and[...](1977) and Dant I ilissa and Crystal. He fives in Bloomington, and is employed by (1[...]fanc . Bill died 2-5-79 and Edna still lives in her ne home n Plent ood.[...] |
| I went to school at Hiawatha, Antelope and Plentywood. In 1942 I ERNEST and LILLIAN (JORGENS[...]rnest Christensen came to Dagmar from Laramie, WY in the (1964). All of our children live in the Kalispell vicinity. s[...]and brother, Arnold. There was a brother, Walter, and a sister, Anna, At this writing, I am managing the Senior Center in Kalispell and born on the Dagmar f[...]her, Mary Casper, delivered have been very active in the Calvary Lutheran Church. Dan passed them. away in 1980.[...]Ernest went to Emerson School. In 1929 he went into farming[...]with his Uncle Carl Casper by Medicine Lake. In the 30s he worked at[...]took over in 1935, as Arnold left for Spokane, WA. Arnold and[...]e wife, Gladys, came back to Montana in 1937. The brothers rented Dagmar-Volmer communit[...]farm nights for which northeast Montana is famous in February 1972, when by Antelope.[...]and 3 other daughters came from Lindsay, NE in the spring of 1909. a farm girl at heart, took to the rural life quickly and proceeded to stock There also were twin boys born 1-3-17. They have all passed away. the parsonage grounds with horses (her real love in life ... Gary has a I went to Ga[...]re she too of him riding horse on their honeymoon in which she moved to St. Paul, MN,[...]hickens, cats, turkeys and then worked in a cafe before moving back to Montana. My folks li[...]s and Bruce added pigeons and in Reserve then, where they had bought a house. duck[...]ake pictures of all of them and then to hide away in he dar room whenever possible. Gary was born in 1941 in South Dakota. He moved with his parents to Grand[...]oise, ID. He attended high school and jr. college in Boise, attained a BS degree from Oregon State University and a A of Divinity degree from PLU Seminary in Ber ely, CA. He served parishes in Columbus, T, Troy-Deary, ID, U of ID Cam- pus Min[...]Lutheran of Pocatello, ID. Gretchen as born in 1941 in Kansas City, 0. She was the mid· die of triplets[...]where she at- ended high school and jr. college. In June 1962 she and Gary were married. Gretchen wor ed as a secretary in Boise, universities in Oregon, California and Idaho.[...]is unfair o include specific incidents and people in reflection of daughters. LeRoy as born in 1939. After attending school at Guen· years a Da[...]and siesmographed until 12-4-65. He as in an acc·dent on the everyone, bu I ill mention a[...]inger fie LeRoy to 81lhngs. He as there 6 ee s then in Denver received under the tutila e o he Olsons a[...]hest do n. He gets e perience that has stood them in ood s ead. The smiling fac s and around in an el ctr'c heelchair. He as married to Larette Z[...]7-1 -65. They have 2 sons LeRoy and lien. They are no divorc d. Cleo ho ere ai ·ng a he Parsona e on a cold n· h in February, LeRoy h ed ith us[...]es·d s at the en, weary and cofd, e arrived in Oa mar, ill forever stand in our Sheridan emorial ursing Home. me[...]family live m drawer of his dresser nd ave i o me in ensif1 d he feel n of being OeSot , I er sh or s in a plastic fa ory. home. I've never enjoy d a c·[...]e sod the farm home m Da mar in 1953 and bought the Fr d sa 100, hours and days s[...]elm ranch n Outloo . Later or ed in Pl ntywood for Bob Coo . beside the reservoir wit[...]Ernest is no retired. • e still live in Plenty ood and belon to the times o1 sharing life are the e perience upon hich e reflec . The call[...]a rp to the Holy Land produced a change and gro h in my life and theolo ical persp c- H[...]on. grants ho met and marr' d in th US. In 1 07. they arriv d t h ir[...] |
| homestead in the Dagmar area. As was common in those days, their at Dagmar Territory in 1909. We unloaded from an immigrant car in 1st house was constructed of sod pads for the wal[...]st railroad to the Dagmar community. wood. It was in this sod house I was born 5-12-11, and remained a[...]oom sod house wasn't big or warm enough, so In all, 6 children were born in our family. Alexandra Larsen it was in order to build a new home. In between we had to plow sod (1894), Ambrosius (189[...]tting closer to the fall and winter months. In retrospect growing up on the farm was very good f[...]and about animal husban- (1912). In 1915 the folks built a 2-story house, where they[...]yone to realize the long their retirement in 1947. They then moved to Idaho. other passed hour[...]successful farmer. away in 1949 and Dad in 1952. Danish was our official family language; English would in time be After passing the state exam of the 7th grade, I did housewor learned in school. With help from my sisters, transition to[...]the time I as 12, 'cause I was big. I also wor ed in a coo car entering school was very easy. My parents were Lutherans; therefore, one fall. In 1921 , I left Montana to find or in innesota. In 1924-25 I was baptized in the faith, and later confirmed in the class of 1925. I was a cook at the Danebod Folk School in Tyler, There were many interesting things on the farm. One was a large s[...]wl seeking a place to rest and raise their young. There was my dog "Trofast" who was my constant companio[...]deplete the rodent popula- tion. And best of all, there were the glorious summer days when just lying on[...]summer haying, and fall harvesting. Aside from or there ere pleasure pursuits such as girls, beer, danci[...]Olga, Ax I and Doro hy Chn be stirred up. In as much as the Volstead Act was still very much in force, to oil the wheels of pursuit it was neces[...]gh er Dorothy, and 3 grandchildren. A el radius. There as never a shortage of compatriots m such adventures. passed a ay in 1973. In 1929, my family, Em1he, and myself headed for Oregon in a 1929 odel A Ford. Finding or in Portland as no easy. I or ed at various jobs and finally became a driver for Greyhound Lines. In 1967 I retired from Greyhound ith 25 years of se[...]nt to S1dn to ork nd liv in th lat 30s and[...] |
| [...]I was able to rent an additional In 1937 I moved to Sidney, MT and worked on different farms. In 160 and later buy them from Soren Nielsen. Things I enjoy most are 1944 I met and married Frieda Bie[...]We had 4 children: Cliff, Sharon, Carol and Dale. In 1975 sadness he was ·he tastes runner in school; no one could beat him. Then the came to my family; we lost our youngest son, Dale, in a car accident. summer he was 12 years old he got meningitis; he was in the hospital Cliff and his wife, He[...]and Christian. One brother Carl, died in the 1920s at 18 months. I was chance. It as also[...]fter Harold and Dad had born 8-31-12 in our sod house which was on the northwest corner o[...]only had to so that house and I are the same age. ma e 1 trip around he field. Chris[...]d · or e had s o hands from be· many ne, hbors ith eggs. She also has garden.[...]p ed e of a ruler. The follo ng year she as In eb r at ended Gar1ield School rom 1936 throu h 9[...]ortly after he started there a couple boys thre her out end of he dri e y so s[...]r Herluf and e t. Our te In eborg also recalls ein r ed ue n a[...]ally at sens• or Jame Johnson as in fun a our church fore[...]s, and p obably Lent. Chris ian nd In bor are members of the h nael Luth r n Church and attend regul rly. They are mon the bes Chris i ns ·n our community. Th ir b[...]my sis ers.) I as born 8-31 -17. arod and I are t · . I · · Sheridan Coun y[...]me. (A note from 1 of the Conr dse other children in the 20s and early 30s, the ons f[...]I mar( by sled and many other odds, Einer to grad chool[...] |
| [...]nna Sinks. They erle and aria are still living on the ome place. He had 1 have 5 ch[...]Edwin (1924-1981) and a sis er, Shirley, ho lives in Idaho. Conrad (1944) is married to Linda Mesc[...], the son of Gus and Ellen Dahl- Louise and I are now retired and our sons took over the farming in strom. He gre up on his parents' farms e[...]Dagmar. Our father died in 1966 and other passed a ay in 1976. In[...]ld School, I went to wor for Al Cross and or - ed in Sidney for a few years. I also worked for iels Sampson before leaving for Portland, OR in 1936. I married William C. Crane in 1938. I worked at a fruit processing plant in Gresham, OR for 20 years. We are no retired and living in Lancaster, CA. We have 1 son, Roger (1940) He holds advanced degrees in engineering and business. He is currently[...] |
| [...]not bragging when I say this and I'm sure many of the older farmers had many good times at the church doings, such as dances,[...]ree with me that he was 1 of the best blacksmiths in Montana. A choir, and folk dancing. In the summer there was also the 4-H club very busy one,[...]wim at Brush Lake. But we also helped on the farm in many ways as all the children did. They didn't have th[...]done by hand and horses until tractors came. In 1937 I went to California where I married Robert Espana, and spent a few years in Santa Barbara where Marlene was born in 1939. Our other daughter, Judy, was born in 1944. We moved o Lompoc, CA in 1956 and started a garden nursery. We retired in 1968. We have 6 grandchildren and 3 great grand-[...]nnesota for nurses training and followed that for many Pedar and Marie Godfredsen (SD 257). My parents came to Dagmar in years. 1907 along with children Pet[...]Svend, Dagmar, and Eve. Another daughter was born in Dagmar, but training in Miles City and Havre, after which I taught school near died in infancy, and Peter died as a young man during the[...]Oregon and there married William Ford in 1936. He died in 1980. We were a large family, and no here are only 4 of us left. Ellen James (1910). See James Anderson story. Jensen is re ired and lives in orthfield, MN. She has 1 daughter,[...]as an infant. Christensen and has lived in orway since. Ellen has quite a few grandchildren[...]work. He married Svend and Lydia Godfredsen are retired and live in Hendersonville, Gladys Bad en and has 3 ch[...](1897-1975) and els (1894-1926). Anna now lives in Williston, ND. Dagmar married Viggo Simonse[...]They She has 2 girls and 2 boys. How we children looked forward to her adopted 2 children Diane and Vic or. Dagmar lives in S uart, FL.[...]I do an to say we are a very fortunate 8 children having such[...]loving parents and the many onderful memories from our childhood.[...]Some of these ere trips to Brush La e in 2-seated spring wagon for[...]July 4, autumn fairs at he city of Dagmar. Once in a hile a movie at[...]the Danish Brotherhood Hall and the many get togethers of the farmers in heir homes. e ill never forget them .[...]Jorgen Gros urth as born 5-2-08 in Rosela son of Henry[...]and Johanna Gros urth (SD 265). In 909, he c Dagmar ith[...]an 19 2, no living in le, n d nursery s[...]been as o ttspr'n as e are. ground an · m a Damsh co[...]mil m 5 for a un· are part of an er at I more nd a part of[...]th Den aren s on d f hrou many a y ar. Th a in a younger generation have done a fine jo ep[...]able o tell of our paren s part of their hfe in[...]sure re , ction in 3[...] |
| [...]Petroleum Landman. They reside in the Virgie Guen her house.[...]in Havre. Both boys participated in sports, excelling in basketball, bo ·h in high school and college.[...]My f'ather passed away in 1960 and Mother lived on the family[...]away in 1982.[...]brothers and sisters are: James (1914) is living in Seattle, A;[...]Lawrence (1915) is retired in Gresham, OR; Fran (1918-1935);[...]923-1923); T omas (1924-19 6); Helen (1927) lives in Barbara and I lived with my mother on the farm, then in California Seattle, WA; John (1929) lives in Helena, T; Dorothy (1932-1982)· and Minnesota, but returned to Sheridan County in 1948 to make our Bill Jr. (1936) lives in Sea tie. permanent home in Plentywood. I worked at the Plentywood Herald and[...]rthwest of Nathanael Lutheran Church, of which we are members. We took part in activities in the community and the church. Richard attended Su[...]hased the family homestead from his father. In 1964 we sold the cattle, rented out the farm and[...]worked at Richland Opportunity Center orkshop in Sidney and lived at the group home there. He passed away 8-29-78 after a brief illness. In August 1980 we moved to Plentywood where e are no liv- ing. Jorgen still owns the farm, which is[...]g oil ell J left Sheridan County in 936, going to or a Fort Pee and as brought in on his land in 1980, hich is shared by all the family. I then Seattle. y ife, argare , and I ha e mad our home in Bifrngs, still o n my father's farm; it is also r[...]T since 1951. I re ired in 1983. Barbara graduated from Plenty ood HS in 1960, as valedic orian ha I remember mos abou living in S eridan Goun as e of her class, graduated wit[...]. SIU, Carbondale, IL. She married John Bonebra e in 1964. They have e have 3 d[...]ked as a medical technologist, but 1s no teaching in a h'gh school at exico, 0. SHI[...]· mil s no f Dagmar in 1957 and[...](11-25-59). I in th r communit -16-15. pa[...] |
| [...]ars, you have to come, Seldom are church bells rung in the cities. But in Dagmar the you have to come." Dad was a cripple[...]rethren was carried from the church to the grave. There gone; I would have seen my grandparents. I did get to go to Denmark in is a Danish hymn "Hallowed Church Be[...]ed. Dad took The best thing in life are the people we live with. I remember com- care of[...]more dependent on each other than we are today. When there was no that with 2 horses and a wagon.[...]to survive. The mutual concern continued. There was never a blizzard stayed in a house near the church. We teamed up in 2's, Edna Con- where people did not call to find out how we were doing. And when I radsen and I were a tea[...]group would call before it had to get out of bed in he cold and fix it in the mornings. All had trou- was reasonabl[...]hen is the evenings at the church parochial camp. in those summer each eek. Some had to bring in wood, coal and water. We managed[...]he music, and enjoy the I used to help work in the garden. We canned lots of fruit and evening. They learned the scriptures in the morning and learned how vegetables. Every fall we would butcher a pig and[...]ould the Christian life is lived out in the community in the evening. I have be canned and/or smoked; some would be hung in the shed to freeze. always though[...]finest home we have ever lived in. The love and patience that we[...]received as a young couple in the ministry was a blessing to us.[...]place to begin a ministry and a marriage. In 9 0 me Albe Heini z and we ere married. He as born in |
| [...]lso hauling mail from Dagmar to Reserve and back. In[...]1944 he purchased the Steiner Underdahl farm. There Leah was born in 1945. Two years later, things really happened whe[...]Leah married Stuart Wagnild in December 1965. They have 2[...]hters, Darcie and DeAnn. Cleo married James Allen in July 1968. Janet, Danny, Kimberly, Elsi[...]in December 1968. They have 2 daughters, Samantha an[...]rly (July 1952) attended Dagmar In 197 4 Carl started to have serious health problems and seemed School, graduating in Oregon and received her BS in education. She to be spending much time in Spokane, so he retired in 1980. Between and her husband William Taylor, live in New Port, OR and have 2 traveling with his home on wheels, visiting all of our many friends, we children, Autumn and Kaalund.[...]seem to be very busy. We love our home and are so fortunate to have Janet (10-1-56) graduated from school in Boise, ID, received her all our family near. BS in nursing and RN from PLU at Tacoma. She and her husband John Beck live in Newport, OR.[...]niel (7-7-59) was born at Plentywood and has a BS in Rec. from Clarence Holmgard was born[...]ethea (1891 -1975) Holmgard (SD 254). The sisters are Harriet In June 1955, student Pastor Hermansen served as pas[...]ated from Antelope One of the 1st big events in coming to Dagmar was the birth of our in 1943. He served in the Army until 1945. On his return to Sheridan da[...]Dagmar's 50th County he began farming. In 1953 he and Aimee Anderson of Froid Jubilee and h[...]from the hospital and go- were married. In 1963 they moved to innesota here Clarence as ing[...]employed as a carpenter. They are no semi-retired and live in Fifty Highlights from our years there include: rock hunting and bowling Lakes, MN. for the 1st time in our lives. And when a severe thunder storm hit dur- ing Bible camp, we waded through the water in the church's nursery and watched suitcases float[...]ome roads and part of the dam by the church. There were fun celebrations and there ere tragic deaths and e all shared in them. What impressed us the most and al ays 111 is the warm feeling of home, friends ( ho are more family), and the creativity of people who li[...]The beautiful friendships we made ith others in Sher'dan County through various organizations and[...]st special home and those 2 beautiful churches ho are the heart of the com- muntties we kne and loved.[...]ERSEN) HOLMGARD Carl Holmgard as born 6-4-19 in a little blac tar pa er shac[...]to California and ent te e In 1958 he realiz d[...]er arried in nch ey mad th ir home. After[...] |
| [...]ntywood. high school in Medicine Lake. Lyle was killed in a car accident on the I moved with my parents and 2 brothers to Castana, IA in 1937. I way to Medicine Lake on 2-14-7[...]hters, Lorraine has a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Veronica (1942), Angela (1947) and Merrily (1948)[...]ucation from EMC, Billings. She teaches 5th grade in Bill- children.[...]ings. Her union activities in NEA, MEA and BEA are an important part[...]Billings, and U of M, Missoula. He has worked in oil fields in Montana,[...]Forbes Norwood in Colorado, 7-3-82. Loren and Cynthia live in their home in Dagmar. He works for Bomac Drilling and they are awaiting[...]1969, do the bookkeeping for the Spoklie Corp. in Antelope. I served a[...]I served as the treasurer of the Sheridan We are now residents of Lubbock, TX. I find it a great j[...]tion teacher. I am a member of the LCW and sing in the choir.[...], was born at reading and study groups are my special pleasures. Dagmar on 6-27-18. She spen[...]ome and graduated from Hiawatha School of Dagmar. In October of 1936 her MARIUS and RO[...]. She was a superb waitress steaded in the Dagmar community. Marius was born to Peter and Elise and worked in many of the finest restaurants in Beverly Hills and Los Jensen in 1902 (SD 294). Marius had 5 brothers: Fred 1896;[...]1901; and Marinus 1903. Marius married they live in Thousand Oaks, CA.[...]d 2 daughters, was born to Alfred lived in Sheridan County until 1935, when they moved to Froid. There and Valborg (Strandskov) Jensen on 10-29-16, at D[...]rius farmed and worked as a mechanic. Rosa worked in several of member of Nathanael Lutheran Church an[...]Jean married Andrew Olson of Homestead in 1959. They have 2 returned to Dagmar in the early 1940s and was employed as a[...]pany. He lives in Nebraska. Marius and Rosa moved to Sidney to live[...]Dahl on my with their daughter in 1970. In 1971, Rosa went home to the Lord, fa her's homest[...]e Grenora Marius following her in 1979. Lutheran Parish. attended he Haaven School,[...]trek from our farm, and graduated from Plentywood in 940. I was employed by NORMAN and TRUDY JENSEN the Farm Credit Administration in he early 40s and worked collecting[...]and Valborg Strandskov Jensen on 2-16-26 in the old Oscar rate of in erest on those old loans of less than $400 each w[...]sen house across from the Dagmar school. Midwives in atten- which had been borrowed in the dirty 30s to try to keep the farm[...]n and Mrs. Mads Strandskov (Nor- afloat. I worked in he office of County Superintendent of Schools and[...]he 1st thing Norman remembers is going to Arizona in a Model T Union Oil Co. and treasurer of the credit union when Leo and I were truck in the winter of 1928-29. When they returned they mo[...]Dagmar. He started school in Hiawatha in 1932 and graduated from We established our home in Dagmar and became the paren s of 3 the 8th grade in 1940. One day in 1936 I was -62°. Norman's class- children, Lorra[...]17 years, Leo rented my them home. In the 6th and 7th grades he had the job of fireman in the father's land and enjoyed his life as a farme[...]a day if the temperature was 60 °, 15¢ if above in the gun club, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He[...]lling the teacher to read it! One of his most ad- In February of 1960 Leo suffered a severe heart atta[...]Norman went to high school in Plentywood and joined the Merchant[...] |
| Marines in 1944, returning in 1946. He wasn't at his graduation so his[...]27-30 at the farm home by Antelope are as follows: to William and Geharda Simonson. She[...]le on horseback, riding across the swollen creeks in the spring to get to school, and sitting on the r[...]or 8 years and attended Plentywood HS, graduating in 1948. She taught school near Dagmar for 3 years.[...]Mark Alfred, born 4-5-55, and died 5-23-75 in a car accident[...]eer parlor south of the Dagmar garage. They moved in- Laura Kay, born 12-31-57, mar[...]-79. to their new home on the east side of Dagmar in 1958. In 1951 they Beatrice was born[...], MT. She attended grade school at Reserve school in their 1941 honeymoon car, and got their 1st mail contract in and in 1948 graduated from Medicine Lake HS.Continuing h[...]School in Dagmar. After marriage she devoted her time to fa[...]ot and air- home, community, and the many plants she loves to grow. plane mechanic. Elaine[...]as We have both served on many community boards including born 4-14-55. Elaine died at the age of 16 and Tony at the age of 14 in church, store, school, garage, and clu[...]By Frede Jensen tending EMC college in Billings, majoring in Business Administration. Sigvald H. "Red" Jensen was born in the Dagmar community to "Having traveled ext[...]ended Hawthorne pioneers had built the best place in the world to hve." School, graduating from 8th grade there. Later he attended Grand View[...]n his Harley Davidson. He worked on various farms in Sheridan and SD 1), other and I arrived home a fe[...]hat time we Daniels counties and in Minnesota. His hobbies were hunting, fishing live[...]ng grade school graduation I attended high school in Plenty- wood and graduated in 1941 . A year later Beverly Hills, CA was my home, but I missed the farm and prairies and returned to Dagmar in 1943. On 9-20-44, I was inducted into the Ar[...]eo Strandskov as a plumber and electrical helper. In March 1948, I was appointed rural mail carrier ou[...]-1-78. He was inducted into the Army in 1941 . He served with the 1st On 9-27-50, Be[...]ed at Reserve Armored Division in Europe and in Africa under the command of Lutheran Church. We built a new home at Dagmar in 1952 and are still General George Patton[...] |
| [...]e they also owned and operated the 1st Launderama in Scobey, MT Red was reported missing in action on the African desert on 3-31-43. for a year and a half. Farming also stayed in their blood throughout On 6-7-41 he married[...]kurth Their biggest moment came in 1958 when they were able to pur- story.)[...]Antelope. After selling their Flaxville property in 1963 they were able I, Ella Jespersen was bo[...]s born 10-19-56 (see Victor Johansen story). In 1929, I left for Minnesota. Hans Jespersen and I[...]nd his family have joined the family farm, Alfred in 1932. We farmed until 1960, then moved to Freebor[...]d and till its soil." We hope it Hans passed away in 1983.[...]made it to the polls in time to vote. She was the eldest born at home on[...]st of Antelope. He grew up as the only living son in Leora attended Danish summer school[...]p the hill from home, grad- located in the northeast corner of her parents' homestead. She uating in 1936. In 1941 he worked at Reserve at the International[...]borg and later before harvest in 1928. Olga and she were to start high school in Arnie Rasmussen. September. Many parents didn't have enough money to pay room and In September 1942 Vivian DeTienne became a resident[...]s teacher of the upper 4 grades and band director in Nathanael Lutheran Church pastor, an[...]Margaret Wagnild Smith high school in the church basement. The teachers took promissory[...]notes and IOU's from many parents in lieu of salary payments. Leora Vivian was bo[...]renden of Home- graduated from PHS in 1932, attended State Teacher's College in stead) DeTienne at their farm home northeast of B[...]Dillon, and spent 7½ years teaching in rural schools. ed rural Johnson School, graduated from Bainville in 1940 and Dillon Carl and Leora[...]6-28-35. Carl was born 9-13-11 and ormal School in 1942. died in 1970. He drove a farm delivery truck for the Farm[...]and Dagmar until moving to his parents' homestead in 1944[...]after his father died. In 1953 Carl and Leora moved to their farm ½[...]re married at the Bainville Lutheran Church. Li e many other couples, they lived for several[...]Cole e Johansen . months with "Old Erik" Sundsted in Reserve. In the spring of 1944 hey moved to a place north of[...]. Their daughter Judy as born hile hey ere living there. Garry Hoffarth. She has a daughter Lei and son Wade. She is director In the spring of 1945 hey moved to Dagmar where Alfr[...]of a school for Contemporary Education in Baltimore; and Colette the 1st manager of he newl[...]Nyby is ried Billy Custer and lives in California. present o ner) and Vivian taught morn[...]f the Central Committee and Sheridan County In 194 7 they moved to Flaxville where they purchase[...]e Drug Store (later the Flaxville Variety Store). In 1949 Yvonne join- tional director of youn[...]Farmers Union camps, ed them and Victor's arrival in 1956 completed their family. During this[...] |
| [...]from 1961 -1 970, the We have worked in various places in California. In 1950 we started up only woman on the 9-member board. She moved to Plentywood in our own garden nursery in Solvang, which we had for 18 years. 1970 and has worked in the county treasurer's office. In 1975 she We are now retired and live a mile out of Solvang. We ha[...]lso have 6 grandchildren and 2 1911 -1917 written in Danish, for a history of the church and its ac- great-grandchildren. tivities for a book, There Is a Way. Also, Carl and Leora had parts in many of the annual home talent ESTHER(SCHULTZ)JOHANSEN plays staged in the Danish Brotherhood Hall, and sang in the Dagmar I, Esther Schultz, was born in Denmark in 1904 to Carl and Helga choir 40 years.[...]lsen Schultz (SD 294). My sister, Helga, was born in 1897. When I[...]Chris and Magdalene Johansen, who were both born in Den- school, I went there until I finished the 8th grade. When I went to Ga[...]chool, let the horse go home, and then at resided in Iowa and Wisconsin. His brother and sisters are Elsine night my dad would come rid[...]rode home together. When I was about 17 I worked in the cook Chris graduated from Antelope and a[...]when they threshed grain. I went to Racine, WI ·in about 1920, Des Moines, IA. After a brief period of working at the Fort Peck Dam, worked there for 1 year, back home again to my dad's home and[...]Supervisor of the National Youth ed in the field, whatever there was to do. I drove 4 horses, Helga drove Administration and later also had charge of the NY A in Daniels and 6, discing, plowing, see[...]mustard out of fresh broken flax fields. In 1924, I married Niels Sund- ried Betty Krum of Bonner, MT 7-14-42. Marilyn was born 8-19-43 in sted. We raised 4 children. We were divorced and in 1960 l married Plentywood. Shortly thereafter he was inducted in the Navy and was Mark Johansen. We now live in Anacortes, WA. discharged in February 1946 after serving in the Pacific Area of Opera- tions. Donna was born 2-8-47 in Plentywood (she has 2 children: J.C. (Chris), and Keri; and Sandra, 7-31-49 in Sidney (she has 1 child, Leia).[...]My children are: Eigil (1925-1952). He had 2 children , Marilyn a[...]Ervin (1931) lives in California and has 2 children , Jason and[...]rve for 8 years. During that time he was involved in the Reserve Jana and Julie. Commercia[...]an Welfare Association. They left Sheridan County in 1954 after[...]oren Johansen and Catherine Pedersen were married in Plenty- receiving employment as a fieldman for th[...]ood, T 4-15-18. Both ere born in Denmark. They came to this minal Association in the Die inson, ND area until 1955 hen he as[...]country as adults and met in ontana. Two children were born in transferred to Great Falls. After spending 24 yea[...]en (3-26-19) and Alma Maria (8-12-20). The family in 1983. traveled to Denmark in 1924. Six months later they returned to the[...]Dagmar area. In 1942 Soren and Catherine Johansen moved to Port-[...]land, OR. They lived there until r. Johansen's death in 1971 . Mrs. I was born (1918) to Viggo and Carrie Johansen on the farm 7½ Johansen died in 1983 in Liberty, 0. miles east of Antelope. My family inc[...](1916-1969); Teachers College in Dillon, T. On 2-17-44 she married Harry Elaine (1[...]Teachers College in Dillon . After teaching 1 year in Plentywood, he I received my 8 grades of sch[...]nish school. I worked for Carl lives in Auburn , WA . my sister Lydia and husband Arnold[...]sister Dora and husband Anker Jensen's restaurant in VICTOR and DEBRA (McCRORY) JOHANSEN Re[...]Victor and his 2 sisters, Judy and Yvonne, lived in Flaxville got a job housekeeping and cooki[...] |
| In the fall of 1963 they moved to the farm of Elmer[...]nson. Victor attended Antelope School, graduating in 1975. After June attended her 1[...]the Dagmar church. graduation he worked for Cenex in Plentywood and Dagmar, later the Later we both went to MLHS. June went to beauty school in Billings oilfield, and in 1980 started Vic's Exhaust and Autobody, which was and Sigrid to work in Oregon. During WWII June joined her there, located west of Plentywood at Holtan Autobody. where they both helped in building warships. In November 1980 he married Debra Anne McCrory, daughter of June married Arthur Redding in 1941 . They are now retired and Jerome and Anne (McIntire) McCrory of Outlook. Debbie was born live in Longmont, CO. They have 1 daughter, Linda, and 2 grand- 11-5-61 in Plentywood. She grew up on the family farm 6 mile[...]ldren. east of Outlook and graduated from Outlook in 1980. Sigrid married Dale Templeton in 1944. One daughter, Justine,[...]Dagmar. Axel went to school in the Johnson home, then later at the[...]Garfield school, and near the Dagmar church . There he recalls playing[...]In 1921 a bumper crop was completely hailed out at h[...]hoveled by hand every bushel. That same the farm. In the spring of 1981 Vic's Exhaust and Autobody was[...]. Vic and his dad run the farm and Vic stays busy in In 1928 he rented the Sundsted brothers threshing ou[...]tely hailed out. Axel bought the Beck Larsen farm in 1929. He also Aaron James born 9-1 -82; and Ashle[...]Peter Plambeck's land and farmed until he retired in 1973.[...]Whitney, Knut Johnsen (3-20-1880) was born in Norway. He squatted on daughter of[...]s farm land 2½ miles north of the Dagmar Church. In 1907, after acquiring his and started farming in the great depression. Wheat was 15¢ a bushel, ci[...]lb. A family could live on Ten years later in 1918 at Duluth, MN he married Oleanna lndrebo,[...]had their own meat, eggs, milk and a who was born in Norway in 1880. They lived on the homestead for 24[...]very little for several years, so then there were the dust storms. How and it can be remembered cutting thistles to feed[...]rd from the dry depression. They moved to Reserve in 1936. northwest[...]ought They had 3 children : a stillborn son in 1919, June in 920, and was that a severe thunderstorm was coming, but when it hit with all its Sigrid in 1923. Both children attended country school, a so[...]e giant strides, and putting on a "little' makeup in the many such storms. As if that wasn't enough, there were the grasshop· outhouse. Then wondering on o[...]how many mysterious illnesses were really caused by spread[...]ything new. He also built the st elevator granary in the neighborhood. He put in a water system before REA came through.[...]gas lights and putting on new mantles. In the late 40s we were able to[...]We earned our spending money drowning gophers in the spring- a was valedictorian in 1951 . She went to business school in Minnesota.[...] |
| She married Robert Cowley in 1953, and they had 3 children: Robert,[...]rip to Yellowstone Park, Lynn and Loren. Bob died in 1969. Gay is an accountant in Dallas, TX. then on through Idaho, W[...]In 1937 he married Lydia Tideman. During WWII years in the early[...]he and Lydia moved to Portland where Hans worked in the ship-[...]Hans and his brother, Elmer, would work together in the carpenter[...]business. But, this was not to be, for in August of 1958, Hans had a[...]passed away in 196 7.[...]James was born in Dagmar 9-2-21 to Harriet and William Johnson.[...]His brothers and sisters are George of Glasgow, Myrtle Abar of[...]Lorenzo, CA, and Earl Dwain was very active in sports and on the Reserve and Dagmar[...]aseball teams. After graduation he went to school in Minnesota. He James attended[...]elope. He later worked at Jack Anderson's station in Reserve , and for the attended Northern Montana College at Havre. In 1942 he was drafted Dagmar Station, where he was[...]ted into into the Army and served in the Medical Corps, Engineer Corps, and the army in 1961, after which he again managed the Dagmar Station. was in the European theatre with the 44th Infantry Division in France, He later moved to Wolf Point and currently is in Sidney. He married Germany, and Austria. He was discharged in October 1945. He then Lynn Ivy in 1963; they have 8 children: Roddy, Scott, Curtis,[...]the church council. Rita was valedictorian in 1964. She then attended business school in James spends his extra time from the farm in the construction California. She married Les Renner in 1967. They now live in Casper, business building houses,[...]work, and other service work in the community. After graduation Charlene lef[...]ried Den- I, Bernice, was born in Westby, daughter of Henry and Esther nis Stathem. He was killed in a motorcycle accident. In 1968 she mar- Robertson on 6-7-24. I attended Roosevelt School in rural Westby, ried Dale Brenteson. They have 2 bo[...]man, living in Helena, MT. We have 3 great-grandchildren . After spending several winters in School days remind me of walkin[...]es to school, playing the south, we bought a home in Plentywood. Axel broke his hip and is[...]f knife at recess, and rides on the Giant Stride. In the winter now in the nursing home and I am busy visiting him and being active in we were taken to school in a sled pulled by horses. To keep us warm, Bible e[...]er high school, I worked for the telephone office in Seattle and parents James and Mine (Nielsen) Johnson (see SD 306) lived. (For later in Los Angeles. brothers and sisters see iels Elmer[...]h reformed our lives and gave us many advantages. The prices for grain to help with far[...]hail, drought, and insects. We also lost our barn in One winter he attended classes in Bozeman at the agricultural col- a fir[...]job at the Central Montana We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I am a[...]Hans and Lydia Johnson. In 1924 his brother Axel had bought a new Mod[...] |
| [...]have 4 grandchildren, 5-2 5-12 in a sod house which was our 1st home. I grew up in Dagmar, Ronald and Wanda Nagel, and Joshua and Ja[...]worked in many of the homes in the community helping out during NIELS ELMER and[...]and harvesting. I married Neil Arneson of Outlook in 1929. Niels Elmer Johnson was born 9-25-10 in a sodhouse on a farm We have 1 dau[...]and brother Kenneth for Idaho in 1931. I was divorced in 1953 and Johnson, near Dagmar (SD 306). His brothers and sisters in order of married Sherald Kneeland in 1963. I now live in Monroe, WA. My hus- age are: Harriet (Johnson) (1893-1955); Carrie (Johansen), 3-3-1895; band passed away in 197 4. I worked for 20 years as a LPN. I have 3 E[...]l, and grew up on (Madsen} (1907 -1933); all born in Minnesota. His youngest sister, the[...]powered by an old steam engine, and how difficult it was to get from Elmer remembers[...]the roof to snow. I left Dagmar, to work in Washington. I married Kathleen Baker keep it from[...]lso remembers at one time they had to in 1935. I worked as a heavy duty mechanic for 35 years, retiring in sleep in the hayloft and the chickens roosted on the bedposts. There 1975. We now make our summer home in Issaquah, WA and winter wasn't much English spoken in those days, so when he started Garfield home in Yuma, AZ. We have 5 children: Thora, Lola (deceas[...]children. teaching language as well as the 3 R's. In 1916 he remembers a Vesta Irene (1915-1916) is buried in the old Jorgen Jorgenson salesman coming to their home and taking the family for a ride in a cemetery. new Overland car-result-t[...]r a school, until a schoolhouse Dagmar in 1933 to work in Idaho. I graduated from Everett Comm. Col- could[...]Danish Bible School. lege with a degree in nursing in 197 4. I retired in 1982, but continue He did not go to high school, but in later years became a self-made to wor[...]cia. I have 6 grandchildren. I married Roy Berlin in 1977 and we Before that time he helped his father with farming. During his live in Washington. Our dad spent the last 25 winters with us in youth there were some lean years for farmers. In 1930 Elmer, his Washington, but by[...]gmar," brother Hans, and Einer Thompson went east in search of work. In July and I fully understand that as we[...]1 he bought a Model T Ford for $22.50. With $4.50 in his pocket, also. he drove back to Mo[...]Dagmar for Idaho. I married Roy Carlson in 1937. We had 4 children:[...]Bruce. I am a bookkeeper and had my office In 1936 the Julius Jacobsen s of Homestead celebrated their in Washington. In 1968 we built a home in the country in the golden anniversary. little did Elmer now that[...]Stanwood-Arlington area. My husband passed away in 1971. I have meet his future ife, Dyma Jacobsen,[...]for 19 years. They Our dad farmed in the Dagmar community for over 50 years. We have 2[...]24-40) and Darliss Joyce (11 -25-43). are all very proud to be the son and daughters of Dagmar pioneer In 1958 the family moved to Broomfield, CO where Elm[...]JORGENSEN at the same address for 26 years, and are enjoying their years of[...]On a moonlit winter evening in 1913, my uncle, Peter Plambeck retirement since J[...]our lives in ontana began in a bobsled traveling a distance of 12 JOHNSON , SE[...]k), bought a farm where our and they were married in 191 O (SD 278).[...] |
| lamp, and learned to accept responsibility. In this connection I Two mottos have provided valuable guidance in my life. "The way remember attending a church me[...]le than to curse the darkness. '' who had served many years. He challenged the members saying, "One do[...]E (SIMONSON) After finishing the 8th grade in the rural Garfield School I enrolled JORGENSEN as a student at Antelope from which I graduated in 1930. I had always Melvin Panurn was born in 1920 to Janus and Dorothea loved animals, tillin[...]ilures that fed a spirit of church in Dagmar and attended Roosevelt and Lowell schools. When frustration and hopelessness. I enrolled in 1933 in the Dagmar Young Melvin was 11 , h[...]low students and he started farming there when he was 18. He bought this farm and rekindled my interest in education and I attended Grand View College in farmed it until he retired in 1982. Melvin is a member of the Danish Iowa. Aft[...]unable to return because of an utter crop failure in Sheridan was also director of the[...]haps this was destiny because the year I remained in Melvin remembers when he went to Roosevelt, there were 42 Dagmar, Carl and Leora Johansen turned matchmakers and I met my students in a 1-roorn school with only 1 teacher for all 8 grades. In the future wife, Edith Engebritson, who had come[...]1930s Melvin and his mother burned thistles in the fields before his at the Johansen school.[...]hey also stacked some of the Edith was born in a little 1-room shack on the prairie in Saskat · thistles to be used as hay[...]o Railroad and the trainmen would spend the night there. A lot of wheat was shipped out of there. At the birth of 1 of their sons no doctor was in attendance and Edith's mother acquired peritoniti[...]s adopted by the Ed Engebritsons, who ran a hotel in Whitetail. They soon moved to Redstone where Ed r[...]re. Edith graduated with a BS from MSU and taught in rural schools in the area. I graduated from U of MT in 1938. The following year Edith and I were married and lived in Bozeman where our son, Henry E. was born B a and Melvin Jorgen n. in 1940. In 1942 we returned to Dagmar and farmed until I was In 1948 Melvin married Beatrice Simonson. She was born in recruited in 1945 to finish a school term at Antelope and late[...]tta Simonson of rural and serve as superintendent in Medicine Lake. It was during these Antelope . (Her sisters and brothers are mentioned in the story written years that our other children w[...]d Audrey, 1951 . Henry E. is a wildlife biologist in graduated from Antelope. She also attended beauty school in Chinook Bozeman; Joyce, a 1ournaJist in Yuma, AZ; Ronald, computer and operated a beauty shop in edicine Lake and Plenty ood. In 1943 technologist in San Diego; Paul, Junior high teacher in Kalispell; and she worked in Vancouver, WA for 2 years as a secretary for govern- Audrey a librarian in Anchorage. All 5 are college graduates and all ment ho[...]dent for 20 years. In 1955 I accepted a position as a principal in the Helena school[...]Bea remembers riding horseback to school, but in the winter her system where I served until re irernent in 1977 and Edith served as a[...]dad drove them to school in a covered sleigh that he made. And she teacher until she retired in 1975. Edith and I have resided in Helena[...]until the present time, except for summers spent in ission Valley.[...]things done in the past-the good old days. Edith passed away Jun[...]and graduated from Antelope. Sue Ann, born in 1949, attended NMC in[...]uated as a legal secretary. She is a loan otti~er in a[...]Gillette, WY bank. She lives there with her husband Bob Pulham and[...]a daughter Robbin and son Shane. Rodney was born in[...]He graduated from SU at Bozeman with a BS degree in[...]assistant manager of the Personal Banking Center there. He[...]ike (Vickie) Trunk of Rockford, IL. Torn was born in 1957. He graduated in Agricultural Business from Williston and attended[...]NMC, majoring in auto mechanics. Tom lives on and operates the hom[...]Ted Jorgensen was born 9·21 -06 in Willmar, MN to Niels and Ella[...] |
| [...]tatus, Glenn's specialty being electronics. While in parents and 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Most of his life was spent in this California, he met Gwen Gillespy and married her in 1946. They lived area. He worked at Fort Peck whe[...]g built and later with Gwen's father in Hollywood until purchasing their own home in El worked in the Sidney area during sugarbeet harvest.[...]they left home, Gwen worked in the accounting and computer fields.[...]rgensen. On 3-1-50 he married Vivian Miller in Helena. They lived in Plenty- |
| [...]Valley, near Dagmar. Their children are: Alfrida (died in 1947), Selma, Church near Dagmar and community pa[...]hood Russell, Alvin, Stella {died in 1982) and Fern {died in 1979). Hall; also family gatherings at our house[...]Church, where I was confirmed in 1927. I was a member of 4-H. As a young boy[...]Mother cover the evening sup- In October of 1927, my parents moved back to Iowa. In 1953 my per table with dish towels to keep the du[...]rolling Fern lived. My mother died in 1954 and my father in 1973. My sister in out of the west about sundown. One time the wind was so bad it Selma, now lives in Kansas and Russell still lives in California. blew 1 of the big hay mow doors off o[...]ensen on 11 -14-33. We have 5 sons: Norman, well. There was a lot of time spent cutting wood for the cook stove in Arne, Milo, Alan and Eric, who died in 1954. We have 14 grand- summer when the men were busy in the fields along with plenty of[...]education began at Roosevelt School, District 57, in Arnold was born 6-28-29, the s[...]During the MLHS and earned a BS in accounting from MSU in Bozeman. His pre- winter there would often be coyotes seeking shelter in the trees. This sent job is controller for Blue Rock Bev. Co. and Blue Rock Prod. Co. in was a bit scary at times and I often dreamed of a[...], Erik and Tony. I graduated from Antelope school in a bus. Sometimes I could catch a ride with our ma[...]d attended MSU at Bozeman where I earned a degree in secondary Oscar Thorsten sen. He hauled mail in the winter with horses and a education. I am presently employed at Myers Ranch Supply in Sidney. covered sleigh that .was heated with a sm[...]bie (1957) and her husband, Gary Prindle, live in Billings. They have 1 I attended high school in Antelope graduating in 1946. All 4 years daughter. I boarded[...]week. Bryce (1958) has a BS in engineering from MSU. Dawna (1959) This was durin[...]and her husband, Rick Haralson, live in Sidney. They have 1 child. tires we car pooled wi[...]Desta (1963) and Rebecca (1969), are students, 1 at EMC, and at home until 1950 when I attended Grand View College in Des Moines, the other 1 at Sidney H[...]mer was spent working for my uncle and aunt. In 1951 I entered the Air Force. This was during the[...]Alaska and Oregon, where I received my discharge in 1954. I attended MSC, Bozeman, before returning h[...]I have many good memories of growing up in the Antelope-Dagmar[...]s than 30 feet from our house. When Papa went out in the[...]el school. When the weather cleared, there were huge snowdrifts in our Lutheran Church on 5-27-56. We have 3 childre[...], Jens, who were attending Williston. She resides in Denver working for an energy related firm. high school in Antelope walked the 10 miles home as it was some[...]before the roads were passable. Needless to say, there was no birth- purchasing his own farm and represe[...]vely day party that year. engaged in agriculture. Peri graduated from Plentywood and a[...]e place northeast of and buttercups were in full bloom. I remember Uncle Erik Sundsted's Dagm[...]even with Through the years we have participated in the activities of our church the top up. Perhaps the best thing about growing up in our rural com- and various community and county g[...]church, teachers and community. ALVIN LARSEN In 1916 my parents, Beck and Johannah Larsen,[...] |
| [...]we notified friends and relatives that they could in 1908. (For children see Soren Larsen story.) get work there. In the spring of 1938, I went home and got a job with I finished high school in Racine in 1927. Because of hard times, in- neighbor, Anton Sundsted, a very kind person, putting in his crop. His cluding the 1st years of the depres[...]U of WI where I received my In 1939 I went to Martinez, CA, got a job for a cont[...]I worked together on the I worked 33 years in Wisconsin schools of Vocational Tech. and[...]job with brothers Richard, Art, Ted, and George. In 1940 I Adult Education. My professional career was interrupted by 4 years of worked in the shipyards in Richmond, CA when they 1st started military servi[...]ent to welding school with Bud Thorstensen. In 1941 I married Laverne Wetzel. We had 2 children, Mary and Clifford and 1 grandchild. Laverne died in 1978. In 1980 I married Gladys Olsen Estenson . We live in Northfield, MN. I have always had a feeling[...]other families during the early homesteading days in that community. That nostalgia prompted me to wri[...]BE BETTER. The book is based on those experiences in Dagmar. Highlights of my years in Dagmar were childhood experiences- Danish school,[...]fellowship and good neighborliness of the people in Dagmar.[...]rne School, Dist. 22, After living in California for 31 years we moved to Thompson Fall[...]rm work until 1933. Frode Jensen, MT in 1970. We built a home on a scenic spot on 12½ ac[...]ed potatoes. I miles from town. We are members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. stayed to work for my Uncle Walter Nielsen, at Illinois in his gas sta- I served in the US Armed Services durin~ WWII, 1943-45 . ion. I also worked in a store in Chicago before returning home to farm in Dagmar. From there Theodore, George and I went to Saco, MT dig-[...]ks for Ft. Peck Dam. I worked as a crane operator in the ship-[...]s born 8-5-17, son of Lawrence and Kristine yards in CaJifornia from 1940-45.[...]and reared on his parents' homestead 6 miles In 1939, I met a widow, Alta Majors who had a 7 year[...]dersen story). daughter, Shirley. We were married in 1940. Our son, Marvin (1942)[...]the cold winters of the '30s. In 1937 Richard left home for the 1st[...]time, boarded a train in Culbertson with sister Cora and headed for[...]here he worked as a laborer with the iron workers in[...]a carpenter until 1975 when I retired. y hobbies are golf and wood or ing. I have a shop in our backyard and spend a lot of time tinkering wi[...]jects. Alta and I have a good life together and e are proud of our family.[...]Ellen Dahlstrom (SD 906). Brother Eldon was born in 1929 and is cur- (See Cora Anderson story for sib[...]arl attended Sunny Hill I helped on the farm in the fields with haying, harvest, etc. In School and graduated from edicine Lake in 1939, working for room 1936 I went to CCC camp in western ontana. It as beautiful there and board in order to obtain her education. Young years were s[...]horseback riding and herding cattle in the sandhills. In 1939 Pearl After returning home, I worked on[...]g Richard on help. I worked on Ft. Peck Dam also. In 1937, I worked on a farm near 10-14-39 in Reno, V. In 1945 they returned to Montana with Patricia, Harvey, D as there were no crops at all in Montana. They seemed to Albin and Gerald, and began farming the Dahlstrom homestead. In[...] |
| [...]This was looked forward to with eagerness because there and farming.[...]nora, attended nurses training crop. in Billings where she is an emergency trauma nurse.[...]en. had taken her to the doctor in Plentywood, but it was too late. Her ap- Albin, 1[...]endix had burst. Science, Wahpeton, with a degree in Architectural Engineering and In November of that year, the family moved back to Racine, WI. Drafting. He had a construction company in Washington and in 1984 Mother died at the age of 72 in 1953. One year before her death moved back to Nor[...]ald, father spent his last years in California. He died there at the age of 87. 1945, graduated from Grenora, a[...]akota School of Science at Wahpeton with a degree in Architectural Engineering and THE[...]in the Dagmar area since he was 15. He later worked in various states,[...]coming back to Dagmar in 1935. He married Lillie 9-20-35, after SOREN and[...]r since they were 12 years old. Mostly they lived in By Art Larsen Dagmar area except in '36 when they lived at Ft. Peck while Ted work- In Racine, WI my father read in Dannevirke about the Danish col- ed[...]eservation west of Reserve where ony being formed in Dagmar. He came to Dagmar in 1907, staked his we lived on Unc[...]back to Racine for to California. in 1940. He worked as a carpenter. They returned to the winter. In 1908 he returned to Dagmar and with the help of other Dagmar in 1946 and later mov.ed to Clearlake Oaks, CA where they are early settlers, built a 3-room frame house, a sod[...]g and enjoying senior activities and dances. They are active in coop on the homestead. This was located about 5 m[...]4 section. This was later increased to 240 acres. Many years later Mother told me that the 1st crop was[...]lax. Nels (welldigger) Sorensen dug the well in 1908. When I visited him at Pioneer Manor in Plentywood in 1980, he told me that Dad used oxen to get casings from Culbertson, and had arrived with them just in[...]Shirley Misner (1933) graduated from LHS in 1951 , now lives in the nick of time to keep the dirt walls from caving in on the water.[...]Arlis Sison (1936) and husband live in California. She owns a halters were hastily cut a[...]hildren and has 3 took us all to the potato patch in front of the house. Just as the flames[...]Lorraine Fernandez (1937) lives in California and has been a bus no longer a hazard.[...]4 children and 2 grandchildren. Betty Mor- In 191 ODad bought a steam engine, threshing machine[...]La rence (Spud) (1941) lives in California ith his wife ary Ann. other settlers. Later he installed a feed grinder in the granary. Farmers Orlin (1945) lives in California with ife Priscilla. They have 6 broug[...]5 now living. Orlin is the only one who followed in his father's wheat. Ground wheat was mixed with[...]a cooked breakfast cereal. I remember seeing as many as 1O wagons lined up in our yard waiting for their turn at the grinder.[...]ried Freda Sampsen, a pioneer. Both are deceased. Born to them at I was born in 1909, Norman in 1911 , Ethel in 1915 and La Veryl Dagmar were 5 children: Leora (11-3·14), Olga (4·4·16), Verna in 1919. The crops were good in 1912, but after that they were not so[...]1 ), and Leo (9·9-22). Verna attended abundant. In 1917 Dad sold the homestead and rented it for 1 year Roosevelt Grade School and Antelope HS. In 1935, when dust storms, from the owner. In 1918 he rented the Peter Westerlund farm about 2[...]loria (1942). and Here, George, Ray, and I slept in the unheated attic. I especially 6 grandchildren. remember how cold we were 1 winter night when the tempe[...] |
| [...]ny that happened when we lived on the farm. There were many family[...]to move to Medicine Lake so we could go to school there. Our[...]parents bought a home there and we spent the school year in town and[...]the summers on the farm. I graduated in 1944. Raymond and Verna L[...]ian for these dances. At 6 years old she |
| Antelope, in November 1947. One month later, James was born.[...]parent's golden wedding. We also ap- went through many trials and tribulations becoming successful farm-[...]ying" by the window silver wedding in 1954 and on our golden wedding in 1979. when he was supposed to be on the roof painting. And there is the time when Ronnie and his brothers-in-law, Nick and Ben Nielsen, were put- RUDOLPH and VALBORG LODAHL ting in the water line from the well to the house and the[...]mark. My comment was, "That's just about enough!" In his young days, Ronnie mother died in 1955 from a lingering illness. was the wild horse[...]My brother, Arnie, was born 9-10-14 and died in 1943. He was after a wild horse smashed him into[...]ted from Plen- nia. They farmed in the Dagmar area, on his Uncle Chris Lodahl's farm tywood High School. In the fall of 1956, Darrel and Ann Charlene and his Uncle James Lodahl's farm 'til he died in December 1973. "Tootie" Hilyard were married. The[...]places until Gloria had a farm sale in the fall of 1974, then she moved back to Darrel e[...]California, close to her family. and worked in Billings until 1973 when he passed away.[...]10-25-56. She Sharon married Lloyd Sorensen in 1956. Their son Loren died at has 1 d[...]later remarried and her 2nd son, Steven, was born in 1958. In 1978 Steve rented his grandfather's (Ronnie's) farm in Dagmar and he married Helen Jean Boyden of Prince[...]les and Darlene Johnson of Comertown were married in 1961 and have 2 children, Noreen and David. Noree[...]child, Rosa. James married Linda Rasmussen. In the spring of 197 4, Sylvia passed away. Ronnie and Clara Stromberg Olsen were married in 1975, and Ronnie retired from farm- Valborg, Peter and Rudolph Lodahl. ing in 1977.[...]n Lodahl, address Dagmar, MT. I was born 2-6-1900 in Hurup, Thy, Denmark, the oldest of Mariane and[...]assed away, and 2 sisters and 4 brothers now live in Den- Johnson, was born on 7-17-07 at Lucan, M . mark. One sister and 3 of us brothers live in the USA. In 1908 the family arrived at Culbertson, MT and traveled north to I came to the US and Sheridan County in March 1927, and worked the homestead[...]e Garfield School and also some of the young born in Hjorring, Verrdsyssel, Denmark, 1-17-03, the olde[...]black bloomers and sailor type tops. Hazel wor ed in a has passed away, the other 3 live in Denmark. cook[...]ng breakfast, dinner at 11 , a rather large lunch in the[...]n and Hazel were married on 11-13·24. They lived in[...]bering many experiences, the blessed and the poignant, the ha[...]gne and I have 6 children. Franklin Johannes died in infancy. Alvin adsen, born at th[...]arlotte (Mrs. Harold elson) and Anders LeRoy live in Plenty• ed his entire life in Sheridan County. Blanche Mikelson Madsen was wood. Vera Mariana (Mrs. Folmer Nyby) lives in Michigan City, IN. Ove born at Corinth, D 6-21-15. She came to Sheridan County in the fall of Julius lives in Ashford, AL and Pearl (Mrs. Bill Kruger) lives in Sun 1938 and taught schools in the Dagmar area, Antelope, and at Glen- River, MT[...]dive, where Alvin and Blanche were married in June 1943. Their lives We lived on rented fa[...]unity planned and built the hood, and Signe and I are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church[...]it and the Danish Brotherhood Hall were sites of many of Dagmar.[...]church and community activities in which the Madsens took part. My parents visited us from May 1946 to September 1947. In the Their children Loma[...] |
| [...]school, which grew from a short are: Paul Werner (10-18-26). He resides at Aurora, CO[...]ing (9-18-33), married to Ardella Lyson, lives in Bellevue, WA and is a and a charter member of the[...]Bothell, WA and is a news broadcaster for KING TV in Seat-[...]school were at Hawthorne School. While there he had to learn to speak[...]glish. Grades 5-8 he attended at Garfield School. In the winter he[...]learned to swim in the slough holes around their place and Jake[...]wood High School, relatives they had in this country. At an early age the boys left home to Blanche returned to teaching 6th grade in Plentywood. The Madsens find sum[...], hard hours for small compensa- built a 2nd home there where they lived during the school term. tion. Dan and Werner attended high school in Antelope. Sports was Alvin had a deep interest in his farm operations, and was also Da[...]t. The family boated, water skied, In 1943, Dan, Werner and Viggo Spaabeck pooled their[...]together. Alvin enjoyed the winter days he spent in and purchased a 1925 Chevy car for[...]y Plentywood reading, doing bookwork, and working in his basement sold it to Axel Nielsen in Dagmar for parts. Soon after high school he shop. Alvin died of cancer in 1978. He is buried at Nathanael Cemetery[...](1980). Dan writes: I was in the Army December 1950 through December Both Boyd[...]gborg and I were married at the Dagmar Washington in Seattle, where they live.[...]onal and graduated from Medicine Lake in 1948 and attended NMC at Havre and Technical Certificate. He was in the Montana National Guard, and lives[...]taught school at Garfield and at Hiawatha. Since in the Dagmar community.[...]fter be- Alvin and Blanche have traveled to many places. Blanche has ing discharged from the service I worked in a lumber yard at Pasco, been in all 50 states.[...]en as an iron worker. We moved to Hot Springs, MT in 1953 Blanche taught a total of 22 years and is retired at her home in and operated a service station. After this we bought out several in- Plentywood, where she enjoys the slower pace, he[...]was to last 25 years, folding in 1979 when the company we hauled for[...]went bankrupt. We were already involved in long hauling at this time BRYNHILD (BONNIE) MADSE[...]dless of age, ancestry or color. I was born in 1901 . I had a half brother named Hejmdal. In 1906, my father, looking for such an area o help[...]ty. He saw the prospects of he dream he had lived in for many years, come true. So Dagmar, named after a very p[...]ildhood from the age of 6 years old as then spent in his new and invigorating landscape. When I[...]. I spent the last of my 55 years of nursing here in Palo Alto We have 8 children. All gr[...]they have I am now retired, but still active in many ways, and deeply grateful 4 children and[...]Diana, 12-18-57, married John Schofield and they many friends. live in Lexington, VA; Julie, 4-23-59, married Wayne Mont[...]Lima in 1979, they have 3 daughters; Susan, 3-27-6[...] |
| My parents live in a mobile home in Ronan. Dad is 88 and Mom is dam in Willie's pasture. Summer was also a lot of work; Vernon or I 81 and they are capable of taking care of nearly all their needs.[...]e the other 1 had to ride the farm still remains in the family and is presently farmed by Alfred and[...]sen. We have all been fortunate, health wise, and are barley bundles. thankful for th[...]in the Army and was sent to Korea, working as a cook[...]ck, hauling for Farmers Union. My parents are Hans J. and Karen "Jetta" Madsen (SD 308).[...]They Since 1969 my parents have made their home in Ronan. lived in Plentywood and Jamestown, ND. They moved to California in I was the middle of 5 children born 9-18-33. My brothers are 1952 but in 1970 moved to Portland, OR. They have 3 children: Werner (1926), residing in Aurora, CO; Dan (1927) living in Ronan; and Phyllis' daughter, Vicki Mc[...]and her daughter Tuesdai live Don (1943) living in Bothell, WA. Joan (1937) is my only sister and[...]does Trudy. Their youngest daughter, Tam- lives in Winter Park, FL with her husband Harry Smith.[...]My grade school years, aside from 1 year in Antelope, were spent at Garfield, a 1-room scho[...]d Lucan, MN. His parents were living in the Racine Valley area close to home.[...]Anton Sundsted's. In 1927 they moved back to the homestead 17 I attended high school in Medicine Lake. The school bus came by[...]ng and Friday evening, so I spent the week living in town there in 1919; a lean-to was added and this was their home[...]they moved to Reserve and lived with his Un- and many fine teachers guided us to graduation in 1951. cle Sigvart and[...]he biggest highlights of my youth was the arrival in had been ill for 3 years and passed away in 1933, so his brother 1948 of electrification on[...]School, walking 1 31◄ miles to get there and well remembers the frozen I attended 1[...]then decided to fulfill the sandwiches in the lunch pail. His grandparents sold the farm and military obligation that loomed. I enlisted in the Air Force in 1952. I moved to Reserve, so he finished grade school there. In 1940 Vernon eventually became a navigator and la[...]o Plentywood so that he could attend high school. In career involved long haul transport missions. I found myself in places the summer months he worked fo[...]Lind, and Jens Nielsen. After graduating in 1944, Vernon was drafted name a few. In 1966 I left the AF for employment as a pilot for[...]into the Army, served as a combat infantryman in the South Pacific, Airlines. I've been with NW in Seattle since and hope to continue until and was discharged in 1946. He attended college in Havre and retirement. With the airline most of m[...]Washington where he received a BA, majoring in accounting. tional routes, mainly to the Orient.[...]shed I could have said "hello" to someone! In 1956 I married Ardella Lyson, daughter of Leonard[...]Murray of Homestead and her brother Ranse resides in armath, D. Ardella attended grade school in Reserve and high school in edicine Lake, graduating in 1951. She attended business college m Minnesota and then worked in Williston, Plentywood, and edicine Lake. She moved to Houston, TX in 1954 and was employed there until our mar- riage in 1956. The 1O years of our married life in the military were spent at 10 different bases! Our 3 children are still with us-Todd (1965), Kirsten (1968) and Kent (1970). Ardella and I both enjoyed our youth in the community. For us in Ann Burnett and Vernon were mar[...](born 1959) but ere later divorced. In 1969 he moved to Richmond another matter. The hardships and disappointments they endured are Beach, WA where he continues his[...]as an accountant. He married with love and warmth in happy homes. Only the first 1/3 of my life so Rosemary Harris in 1979. She died in 1982. far was spent in Sheridan County, yet mention of the word "home" brings first to mind that little farm in Dagmar. ELVIRA[...]Johnson cousins, and the 3 school in California. We also were fortunate enough to have[...]free time during the summer, we would go swimming in the summer.[...] |
| I will always be most grateful to brother-in-law Anker Jensen who ed from Medicine Lake in 1964. After attending college, I married instilled in me a need for more education and made it possible[...]btain that high school education. Upon graduation in 1941, I worked tend NMC. Our son, James Walter, was born in 1966. at Solvang, CA and later at Vallejo where I[...]at After receiving my BS degree in elementary education, I taught in Mare Island Navy yard. I married Navyman Claude M[...]various places. I received my Masters degree in 1980. I presently 10-18-44. Claude's years in the service took us to many places. teach at Hellgate Elementary in Missoula. Receiving a medical discharge in 194 7, we returned to Montana for a I married Arnold Melnikoff in 1981 . He is the bureau chief at the short while.[...]Mt. St. Criminal Investigation Laboratory in Missoula. 1945-46 year; among my students were si[...]s! I also worked intermittently at the PMA office in Plentywood, the last few months as secretary-trea[...]Hans Miller was born in 1924 to Peter (1886-1983) and Anna[...]tended college in Havre and Bozeman; Grand View College, Des[...]oines; and Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis. While in Minnesota, he[...]met Joan Rasmussen and they were married in 1954.[...]an farming with his father and his brother Niels. In later[...]d of cattle, but his primary farming interest was in durum Claude and Elvira McCa[...]the Nathanael Lutheran Church, After moving many times again we finally came to Billings in 1976 singing in the choir, serving on the church council, and maintaining the to assist in the care of my sister Jane. Sorrowfully we learne[...]ely death the day before our arrival. We remained in Billings 2 School Board, Danish Brot[...]rganization, years. We then moved to Great Falls. In September 1978 my parents Dagmar[...]l Committee. He was an avid reader and interested in the activities to us since 197 8 has been most gr[...]ways had a fondness for dogs; with many newsletters and helped with producing "Sheridan's Day- we therefore have had 1 or more pets in our home for most of our break"[...]bookkeeper. church organist for many years, and was a member of the church Claude spent most of 1983 in VA hospitals.[...]ran Church Women, and church council. have many fond memories of life on the farm, although we[...]Joan had 4 children. children did not escape the many chores connected with farm life.[...]employed at Michigan State as a computer analyst in the in- games with family and friends, herding cows,.gat[...], Grandpa Johansen walkmg _up degree in entomology. across the field to bring us children[...]and Yale Law School; worked in the 8 h Circuit Court of Appeals in St.[...]Louis, O; currently employed in a San Francisco law firm .[...]Michigan State University; currently in an advanced degree piano ac-[...]at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in a religious studies pro- Union, and the Lu[...] |
| After Hans' death in 1972, his nephew Greg Miller took over the[...]d to Min- Sheridan County and reside in Plentywood. Our preoccupation now is nesota in 1976, where she went back into secretarial work.[...]h our children and grandchildren. Glenn and lives in Maple Grove, MN, and works part-time as a tempora[...]Mary have 2 daughters, Laura and Kate, and live in Reno where Glenn secretary and part-time for a travel agency in Kalispell, MT. is director of research at the university. Janel and Van Swank live in[...], Ario Sampsen. Niels was buttercups in the coulees. There were cute little jackrabbits, meadow- born 5-3-21[...]larks, prairie chickens, mallard ducks, and many more natural sister, Marie Addison.[...]wonders. Flax was the 1st crop grown in the sod. It bloomed in a cer- Niels graduated from high school in 1939 with a class of seniors tain beautif[...]uniors. College years . the washboard in the galvanized tub. I learned to milk Pa's old cow during the early 40s were exciting years for young people many miles "Sis." When I started school, Vio[...]ut were also years involving the discomforts that are me, since I couldn't speak any English. Somewhere in this time frame, associated with having little or[...]I was devastated. I got to drive the Model T out in the Lorraine received her teaching credential in 1942 and began field. Later Pa had m[...]haybucker and the teaching at Westby. She taught there until 1944, when after Niels' hired m[...]ep graduation from MSC, they were married June 8. In the fall of 1944, the teams in unison. Niels entered the Army and went through basic training in Texas, followed by several months of training for[...]aching at Antelope. After Niels' return from Ger- many they both taught school at Antelope during 1946-47. Niels joined his father and brother Hans in farming at Dagmar in 1947 and built a house on the Albertina Miller fa[...]ing band, it was quickly accepted. Greg was born in 1949, Glenn in 1950, Janel in 1955 and Debra in 1958.[...]Jim Anderson s blacksmith shop or Julius· in Dagmar as sort of a[...]yet, and feel the heat from the fire. What an art in action![...]hem by name. I had my special horses that I drove in[...]the field which I curried and harnessed in the morning. I really loved it[...]outside, much more than in the house. At 15 I graduated from the 8th[...]a atha. After purchasing the Olaf iller farm in 195 7, Niels and Hans In 1928 4 cousins came from Denmark. The oldest, Nie[...]teaching at Antelope for the next stayed in Dagmar and became the owner of E. F. Madsen's hou[...]ovated the condition had developed which resulted in renting the farm in 1961 to house so beautifully and planted[...]SD where Niels received his MA daughter-in-law, Mina, was our choir leader, so sometimes we prac- in chemistry. The family moved to Solvang, CA where[...]ticed at Madsen's. I had fun as a girl in Dagmar, along with the work. I grew up.[...]went to Sunday school in the Brotherhood Hall, Danish School, 4-H With the death of Niels' brother Hans in 1971, our son, Greg and Club, choir, and folkdancing. We also went fishing in Medicine Lake, his wife, Anne, and family came to[...]over the family choke-cherry picking in the sandhills, 5th of June, 4th of July at[...] |
| [...]curity benefits. She attended Lowell School years there. Edwin and Thyra Hansen were fine teachers. Arthu[...]family lived on the Sherman was pastor. He led us in singing and prayer each day. I taught Danish[...]nd Mrs. ed with the Bernard Nelsons. In the early years she walked to Brush Herman Nelson[...]er brothers and caught a ride home. for us girls. There was so much activity about. It was a hard time fo[...]On 6-12-33, Arne and Evelyn headed for Williston in their Model T my mother preparing all that food.[...]gether. That was a test on 2 young girls' ability in that heat and went home and the next morn[...]th haste to Wolf Point to dust. I went to Chicago in 1933, then to California and have been here[...]have 1O grandchildren and 1 great- In 1934 they moved to Fort Peck (the Depression Bona[...]helped build the dam. They moved back to the farm in 1936.[...]Farming was hard. (Where was the rain?!) In 1939 they bought the Bill OTILLIA (THERKILDSEN) N[...]Nace house and moved it to Antelope. Arne worked in the coal mines. I, Otillia Nelson, was born[...]rne worked 255). I attended Hiawatha School, then in 1932-33 I went to Grand as store[...]rains came, prices went up, and Arne View College in Des Moines, IA. Returning from Grand View, I taught missed farming. Skov retired in 1943, so they traded the little house parochial s[...]Laursen and (which still stands in Dagmar) for a Farmall tractor and moved to the Ejner Ouus. I worked in Minneapolis and Seattle for several years, then[...]spent his boyhood. Over the years Arne and Evelyn in January 1940 I started working as clerk in the Dagmar Store under continued to farm, acquiring more land in the good years (the Niels Pete Thuesen and Arne N[...]nsen farms). The house was remodeled and the In the fall of 1943 my folks and I went to Minneapol[...]family grew to 6. They enjoyed fishing in Canada, bowling, and attend- winter. We came back in the spring, stayed on the farm until the fall of[...]en we moved to western Montana where I helped Dad in a Arne belonged to the[...]urch, the Brother- 12-Cabin Camp. Dad passed away in 1946. hood, Moose, and the Gun Club. He retired in 1975. He was well While living in Whitefish, MT I was married. In September of 1948 known for his jokes[...]retirement years are filled with knitting, crocheting, sewing, making[...]ndchildren, and tending all her flowers. In 1952 other, Will and I took a trip to Minneapolis[...]d Arne and Evelyn's 6 children are all in Montana Allen, 1933, is |
| [...]1907 and my mother arrived with her parents in 1908. My sisters are: were married in 1917. They had silver wedding at the church in 1942. Eleonora, Mrs. Edward Miln[...]Tyler, MN to Jr., who passed away in 1937. "Danebog" Folk School in 1925-26. She worked in the Dagmar Store When I was 6 years old, I started school in Hiawatha, Dist. 49, at in 1928. She married Richard Nielsen 8-14-30 in California. They have Dagmar. As so many others of that time, we couldn't speak any 3 chil[...]tarted school, as our parents spoke mostly Danish in grandchildren. Dagmar was in the parade for the 75th Jubilee.[...]hurch ser- I finished grade school at Dagmar in 1918. In 1920 I started doing vices were also conducted in the Danish language. shop work at the farm besides working for many farmers. I worked on The sc[...]hat time, ran 8 months threshing rigs every fall. In 1923-24 I went to Tyler, MN for the winter[...]Here we learned to read, write and Tractor School in Fargo, ND in 1926. I really enjoyed that course and[...]g Peoples Society for 1O book. Then, in the fall, it was back to American school again. years in the 20s-30s.[...]h to go to confirmation class it was back to In 1928 I built a shop at the farm, 14x20x8, also st[...]sh again for all our Bible study and we memorized many Danish farmed until 1938 so I had 3 total crop fa[...]o Bourett, Bennie Bourett, In the early 1930s the drought and depression came a[...]time. As there weren't many jobs anywhere, many of the young people I started at $40 per mon[...]n tools. After the tanks and meter were installed there found work as a maid in the homes of the more well-to-do. was no time for[...]I was really crowded and needed extra help. I had many accounts from Dakota farmers, as the fuel I could sell couldn't be sold in Dakota because of sulphur content. I was inducted in the Army 5-22-42 and was transferred to Enlisted[...]In 1934 I married Jens J. ielsen and e started farming in 1935.[...]ran for 11 years. In 197 4 we retired to Tyler and still live there.[...]on 1·4·34. I gre up in the Volm r area southeast of Dagmar on the[...]homestead in 1909. I attended rural grade school in the Volmer area[...]raduated from edicine La . I joined the Air Force in 1953. On 7-1-48 I bought the old building from the Dagmar Farmers Upon my discharge in April 195 7, I worked for Sheridan County Road Un[...]ept. until 1966. I couldn't get trucks inside. So in 1967 I built on to the old building with[...]I married Ella Pfiefle Wys of ott, D and settled in a 40x40 ft. addrtion, with a 20x13 ft. door and a walk-In door to the Dagmar. I adopted her[...]more sons: south and a 12x1 O ft. door and a wal -in door to the east. Dwight[...]nd (1961) and Daniel Frederick (Axel repairs many things, but ith all the mowers tillers and[...]Upon graduation from college in 1970, I was employed with the has kept Dagmar hum[...]ficer. We moved to Houston, TX in 1973 and I am currently working as ELLEN (LODAHL)[...]a counselor for pre-release parolees in Houston. I was born 8-31 -14 to Chris and Kar[...]eer homesteaders at Dagmar. My father homesteaded in Joseph Paul and Reb[...] |
| since 197 4 and is stationed at Sioux Falls, SD. Dwight is in the Navy system, graduating in 1979. Julie, Kenny, and Lori were all valedic- and is in Bremerton, WA. Rodney is in the Air Force and at Tacoma, torians[...]eceiv- WA and Danny is attending college. Mari is in high school in Poplar, MT ing an associate degree in business. She enrolled in MSC, Minot, ND, where she has rejoined her biolog[...]and graduated with a BS in nursing in 1984. Mari Beth was born in[...]graduated from Plentywood in 1984. We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I have[...]he Danish Brotherhood Lodge for 26 years, serving in[...]he school board of the Antelope School, Dist. 19. In[...]Fire Ins. Co. of Dagmar. In December of 1966 I was appointed to the[...]and became a full time agent. I am still working in the company. In 1968 I began selling Blue Cross of Montana health[...]Ins. Cos. during these years. We are members of Christ Redeemer Lutheran Church. Big city liv- We are proud to have been a part of this heritage and ho[...]h of this great community give us time to partake in many social activities; however, the memory a[...]who came to Valley City, ND from Denmark in 1904. He had 5 sisters: I was born 9-27-25 a[...]1936), Oda (1907-1919), Christine (5-12-09) lives in Nielsen (SD 291 ). I attended grade school at Low[...]s Solvang, CA, Ellen (11-16-11) living in Buellton, CA and Lillian located 3/4 mile southeast of our farm. I graduated from Plentywood in (1917 -1945). 1943. I worked on the farm[...]Jens came with his parents to southeast Dagmar in 1909. Grade farmland from Fred Herman. I entered the Army in 1955. I spent most school was attende[...]ns which stood south of Volmer of my service time in Germany and England. I was discharged in 195 7 Cemetery. He attended winter terms in Tyler, MN, Folke School and and returned to farmi[...]I married Cleo Doyen at Glendive. later in Bozeman. In 1916, when Volmer Church was built, Jens, at 11 S[...]rse and stoneboat for the ce- tended grade school there, high school in Oakes, ND and college at ment work.[...]hen leighs sharpened by the blacksmith in Dagmar. 5½ miles away. Jens at Glendive where sh[...]machine which he did until the combine home here in 1958.[...]Moorhead, 10. My brothers and sisters are: Helga (11-6-17), Melvin[...]Racine Valley, northwest Dagmar in 1916. I attended Garfield School[...]and took a winter course at Dagmar Church in 1927-28. We have 4 children. Julie Anne, 1958, went to school at Antelope |
| [...]y, Martin job at the Dagmar Store. Jens joined me in 1958 as manager and we Rei[...]y, and continued this occupation until retirement in 1973. We both belonged seismographing kept Morris busy. In 1943, Morris trained at Swan to Volmer Lutheran Church and I to Ladies Aid. In 1975 we moved to Island shipyards, Oregon to be a welder. In 1953 we moved to the farm Buellton, CA where we j[...]northwest of Dagmar remaining there farming until 1979 when for away 4-1-83 in Solvang and is buried at Volmer Cemetery. I reside in health reasons we moved to Ple[...]many years Morris cooked that Norwegian delight "Ludef[...]and Kristine Nielsen (SD 289) 10-19-18, weighing in at 12 lbs. His only through the y[...]. Being robust at an singing filled many happy hours in our home. Though we adhered to early age he tackl[...]at threshing the adage "Idle hands are the devil's workshop" we took time out to time, l[...]C's getting $30 togetherness. In 1973 we honored Morris' parents and grandparents[...]Morris died in Billings, due to kidney failure and a heart condi[...]heart for all the many wonderful blessings throughout our life in[...]We are the children of Morris and Elinor ielsen. For the[...]ated from Plentywood as Salutatorian of his class in[...]58-66 he attended Jamestown College, NO with a BS in[...]s (d ied 1982), teaching assistant. In 1970 he married Karen Dickson. They have 2 Lillie[...]rd died when I was 4 and my brother Leslie was 2. In 1931 Ed's brother Bill and his wife Gay offered E[...]nse from an Omaha, NB beauty school and have been in this area ever since, meeting Morris at Lowell School when Violet Simonson taught there.[...]and Lo ell, graduating from Plentywood in 1960. He attended BBC in Billings. In 1963 he began ork at the Reserve Bank and the ont[...]ban s. orris and anlyn Hopper ere married in 1963. Their children are elinda, (twins) onica and ichelle, and son aury. In 1977,[...]attended school at Coalridge and Our children are Gary, Morris Jr., Loren, Dennis, Gregg, Gail and[...]Lowell schools. He graduated from Antelope in 1963. He attended col- Susan. When our 1st son wa[...]peton School of Science. Loren served his country in days, money we didn't have, but we got a loan fro[...]d was at Seoul, Korea. Later he worked for Boeing in worked at Deck's Bakery slicing bread. Morris did[...]rried Mary Burke. They moved back to and we lived in Antelope. This job paid $40 a month - $1 O went for Sheridan County in 1969 where Loren worked for the Piggly Wig[...] |
| [...]Loren attended schooling for Scobey in 1983. He also helps Ernie Berland with cable TV w[...]Fire Department. They adopted a son, Josef Loren in Susan graduated from PHS in 1969. She attended BBC in Billings. 1973. An adopted daughter completed their family in 1976. She was She worked at Securi[...]ed Bethanie Eve. Loren was promoted to lieutenant in the Fire Dept. They reside at Burien, South Seatt[...]ttended Lowell School and graduated from Antelope in 1971. She attended MSU at Bozeman. She married Howard Olson, 6-18-78. They ran a day care center in Bozeman and eventually had an opportunity to purc[...]co, MT where Howard has a taxidermy service. They are self- sufficient, raising their own garden, chopp[...]r brothers and sisters see Morris Nielsen story.) In 1953 we moved to our present farm 6½ miles north[...]fficers of the Danish Brotherhood. He en- my time in Ft. Carson, CO. I later married Cynthia Cybulski,[...]Susan are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]folk dances and heard many interesting stories of his life and of the[...]grandparents' way of life in Denmark. Dad played the violin and other[...]instruments and so with my mother at the piano many a lively tune Christine, Cindy, Lindsey,[...]In the fall of 1953 I attended the Lowell School alo[...]in 1965. I went to Dawson Jr. College and BBC in Billings. I was I have inherited a talent for[...]he Montana Medical Association and St. Vin. Hosp. in men s without knowing a note; my favorite being t[...]entywood. and he accordian. We presently live in our new home in Antelope. GREGG and SUSA (JOHNSON[...]family consists of Linda (Mrs. Clint |
| [...]daughter, Robbin Laurie was born 9-3-75. We lived in Billings for 7 years where Bob was employed as a[...]eep updated and became a certified auto repairman in all areas of repair. Bob also taught a tune-up class at the Career Center in the evenings. In 1979 we came back to Sheridan County where Bob has his own repair business, Bob's Auto Workshop in Plentywood. I work part-time at Plentywood Drug. We both are members of the St. John's Lutheran Church and active in the various areas of the church. We were 4-H lead[...]Masters degree in Butte.[...]Michael married Norma Eidsness in 197 4, they have 2 children, NIELS B. NIELSEN[...]n (1 978) and Ryan (1982). Mike is now my partner in our farming I was born in Dagmar, MT in 1922, a son of Niels and Rosa[...]le from Julie married Burt Todd in 1980. He is a petroleum engineer and is our farm. I have spent most of my life in the Dagmar area as a farmer, teachin[...]exception of the years 1942 to 1946 when I served in Europe Mary has 1 relative that came to live in this country in 1966, her with the Third Army in WWII.[...]Manor, where she now lives. MN. They are presently living in Zap, ND, where he works for the coal We have been active in various community activities for the past gasific[...]Candace. lessons, active in homemakers clubs, and LCW, and very active in W.I.F.E.-Women Involved in Farm Economics-as national trans. OVE J. and MARY[...]airman. She also serves as exec. sec. of A.B.L.E. in an effort to save[...]en (1879-1950) was one of the original set- tlers in the Dagmar community in 1906. He married Nielsene Nielsen[...]t board, and the Pioneer Manor board. (1883-1930) in 1913 (SD 244). I was born 6-1-22 with Mrs. Emil C[...]915-1978); Vera (1916-1955); Alf (1920-1936) died in a car accident on the Brush[...]iles northwest of home and Relief in ew York here I remained as an ambassador of the c[...]hool busses to the disadvantaged in the orld until my retirement in 1980. in those days; I either walked, rode horse, or skiied in the winter. I at- I was born 1 mile west of my grandparents' homestead in South tended high school at the church (same transportation). The school Dakota in 1915, to Harold and Thyra (Ostergaard) ielsen. Wh[...]lege and Grand Vie Theological Seminary. In 1942 I as ordained in 1937-38 year, most of the students transferred to[...]the Lutheran Church. Blink!). I graduated in 1940.[...]construction work and welded mark, KS, in 1923. She attended schools in various places and also on "Liberty Ships." I enlisted in the Air Force in 1942, attended Grand Vie Colleg[...]verseas to a ship at Enumclaw, WA in 1944. Our other son Dane Paul, as born in Perth repair unit as a diver. Typical of the Army[...]boy, Jin 1946. Richard di din a drowning accident in 197 4, and ment, so I eventually became supply sergeant! Shortly before the end Ela died in 1983. Dane Paul is career military. of WWII, our[...]s declared and we turned around. I was discharged in 1946. I married Mary W. Lewington of Southampton, England on 1-21 -47. She was working in the office of a large commercial bakery, that was[...]ver been on a farm, and having lived all her life in a city that has more people than all of Mo[...] |
| In mid-November of 1948 we halted our old Packard ea[...]a Leslie Anderson farm northwest of Dagmar late in the afternoon. I said 1/• of a mile from our house. In December 1941 I married Robert to Ela that from there she should be able to see Nathanael Church. She[...]d farmed the land 9 miles north of this farm. We in the distance seemed to her to be in so bleak a setting on that gray, moved to Plentywood in 1951. We have 4 boys. The twins, Sheldon raw-col[...]ordon Doyle were born on 9-14-42. Sheldon weighed in at From the sight of the bleak Montana fields in November we were 9 lbs. and Gordon[...]ever heard of and she had delivered quite a few in her day. Dean Kelly came to serve to be the enlig[...]we. These young couples on In 1951 we bought a bar in Plentywood from John Boulds. That the farms appre[...]mighty machines that both harvested and threshed in 1 years later we built a new bar[...]years among them they established the in 1960. They both attended EMC in Billings. parochial camp so that children from th[...]Butch married Eileen Rasmussen and they are now living in Plen- ed on the church grounds, learned about Chr[...]mes new bar (Butch's Lounge and Deli) and are enjoying a good business at and campfires. The children learned in fellowship to appreciate each the pr[...]chers were from the parish, others from far away. In those years Denise. Gordon bought t[...]el built a new parish hall and Volmer hung a bell in the church and has made many improvements since. The Sunset Lounge was tower.[...]is tradition, but because they were useful. Begun in 1913 by Rev. is the 1st and only bar at a drive-in theater in the state of Montana as Jorgensen, these 3-day meetings have been enriching. In our years yet. with the parish, t[...]es on rural development; from information on life in a prisoner-of. Burnley School of Profe[...]ried Irene Kann- war camp to the intrinsic values in family living. ing[...]ople sponsored 2 families who live in Great Falls where he is still working with his profession. were brought from D.P. camps in Germany. Both families were Latvian.[...]rtland, OR. He has his own of wheat to the hungry in other nations who had not been helped business in Missoula. He married Glenda Crosby. They have 1 e[...]268). There were 7 boys and 3 girls. Four brothers have passe[...]ork to be had so he went to California and worked in the shipyards. He also worked in Mother. She died at 62 of cancer. Chester, Delmar and Leslie are still Sidney in the beet fields. Following that he returned to th[...]I was born in Palmer, KA on 3-15-12. My parents came to Mon-[...]tana in 1917. I went to school at Hiawatha Grade School in Dagmar. I[...]store. Walter Therkild· Larsen was born 11-18-23 in the house 1 mile south and 1 mile west[...]. The last place. The post office was in the store at the time, so I helped with th[...] |
| In 1936, I married Morris Nustad from Bonetrail, ND.[...]nto the By Rose Torgerson service in 1942 and was discharged in 1945.[...]orthwest of Dagmar. Shortly Smelterville. We were there for 25 years until his retirement. I went to[...]elope she went to Portland, OR and worked as work in a grocery store for about 15 years. Now we live in Pinehurst,[...]a shipfitter in the Swan Island shipyards. On 5-29-46 she married ID and spend part of each winter in Arizona. We love to come back to[...]moved there. KENNETH and JEAN NYBY Ken's parents Jens and Kristine Nyby (SD 276) are presently living in Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood. They had 3 sons: Cai (6-24-18) resides in Mesa, WA; Edwin (1922-1975); Kenneth (1 -25 -24) lives in Dagmar. Ken attended school in Dagmar, and after graduating from Antelope in 1942, he attended MSU at Bozeman where he took a draft- ing course. He worked as a draftsman in the shipyards at Vancouver, WA. In 1945 he started farming in Dagmar. He farmed in the summers and during the winters he returned to Washington and worked on con- struction projects. In March of 1952 Ken was appointed postmaster at Dag[...]married. Jean was born 11-1 -31. After graduating in 1949, she attended EMC in Billings. In the Carl, Agnes, Kathy,[...]Agnes and Willard were both interested in threshing bees and at•[...]ticipated in parades either with one of their restored cars or[...]mar Happy Gang 4-H Club and attended 4-H Congress in[...]active in the Luther League. He also as active in the Farmers Union Ken[...]n and attended their camps. He ent to high school in Ken and Jean have 5 children. All 5 attende[...]Bill) (8-25-53) attended MSU at there. Bozeman and graduated from inot Business College in 197 4. He Is a carpenter. Robert Jens (Bob) (10-21 -54) graduated from Minot Business Col- lege in 197 4. He is married to Rita, and they have 3 children; Charles, Phil, and Heather. They live in Sidney where Bob is employed by Trico. Bruce[...]g Co. Donna Lynn (8-2-59) graduated from BBC in Billings and is married to Curtis Heisler. D[...]e, farming, and the raising of their family, they are members of Nathanael Lutheran Church and Ken has served on the school board for many years. Jean was the substi· tute clerk at the po[...]Saddle Club and the Dagmar store when needed. For many years Ken played baseball for the[...]e retired from that, their children were involved in in Plentywood. Allen lost his life following an auto accident 12-27-59. sports so they have spent many hours at sports events.[...] |
| Showmanship at the Sheridan County Fair each year in his memory. He Emerson School, which were daily treks by foot. Activities were was a senior in high school at the time of his death.[...]swimming in Brush and Clear Lakes. All family members had to pitch in ARTHUR C. OLSEN[...]nce Olsen was born 8-9-1 Oto Jens and Clara Olsen in eggs were sold at Dagmar. We pulled thistles in the depression to feed Dagmar. He died 9-10-75. H[...]the cattle. Carloads of pigeon grass were shipped in from North Dakota. Church. He was a member of the[...]In the winter of 1933-34 I attended Winter School at[...]Dam and the family farm. In 1937 there was no crop.[...]are still living in the same house, twice remodeled. I attended Richw[...]harvested in winter, sawed into blocks and stacked in pits and covered Marie, Kenneth, Art[...]thur married Agnes Olsen 7-1-41 . Agnes now lives in Junction ground, Russian thistles in fence lines filled with dust, hunting gophers City, OR. Their children are Delmar (1943-1951 ), Kenneth (1946) who[...]hings on the line all gray. We occasionally lives in California with his wife Jan, Marie Reel (1951) lives in Oregon went to the bedroom to "dust off[...]nda. an artist, and sold many paintings. Mother did lovely needlework and[...]had an outlet in St. Paul and Chicago for the finished linens. EDV[...]Antelope School and graduated from Medicine Lake in I, Edvin Olsen was born 8-25-17 to Jens and Clara Olsen. In 1936 1938. I moved to Oregon where my[...]Harry and I were married on 6-28-39. In 1940 Harry served on the retired from the Weyerha[...]Our son, Allen, was born in 1941 . War years we were rationed My wife G[...]In 1944 we lost a baby girl, Beverly Ann, at birth. In 1946 Gloria[...]Gail was born. Kathy Marie was born in 1956. Tragedy struck our fami-[...]dent in December 1959.[...]rget what my brother, Harry and I ran across down in our father's meadow hen we were cutting hay. We s[...]m go first.) When he went around on the back side in the willow trees, he found a door leading in- We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. We have en- to the hole in the ground where lo and behold- was a whiskey sti[...]beknownst to the govern- ing award in 197 4). We _are also members of Rock Hound Club, Big Sky ment. It[...]Brotherhood Lodge. Our hobbies are Scandinavian art and woodwork- I, Harry Olsen, was born to Jens and Clara Olsen (SO 272) in their ing. Metha has had several rosemalling classes and baked many wed- new house on 10-15-15. I could speak[...] |
| [...]and Clara Olsen. He attended the Emerson School. In 1936 he moved with his parents and sisters to Washington. In the spring the family moved back to Dagmar leavin[...]attend school. He graduated from the LaCenter HS in Washington in 1940. He then returned to the Dagmar farm. C[...]nd Marie Stromberg. She attended Richwine School. There are many happy times to remember at the school such as the[...]ol on stilts, made houses out of the thistles and in the spring we would carry pails of water from the ditch to drown gophers. The school closed in 1937 so the family moved to Medicine[...]. OLSEN Lake for the school year. Clara graduated in 1942. Raymond was born 9-21 -08 to Jens and Clara Olsen in their sod James and Clara were married in 1943. They bought a small house on the farm. His brothers and sisters are: Arthur, Mabel, Harry, house and moved it onto th[...]Edith and Edna. At an early age Raymond Geraldine in 1943, Ronald in 1947 and Bonnie in 1952. All their helped run the f[...]house was built in 1915.[...]Church. He started school in a sod house when he was 7 and spoke[...]During threshing time in 1917 those 18-45 years old went to[...]where he soon Geraldine graduated from BBC in Billings. In 1965 she married Ar- rented a small dairy and poultry farm . thur Ponto. They live in Billings and have 2 sons, David and Brian.[...]g. Tech. He married Roxanne Graupe of Grenora, ND in 1972. After his fathers death they returned to Da[...]njamin and Jenniane. Bonnie has a BS degree in microbiology. She married David Aicher. They have 2 children, Paul and Brandi. They currently live in Camp Crook, SD. James farmed until his death m 197 4. He loved to fish and hunt and for many years the family would go to Canada for a week in June to fish. After Jim's death, Clara move[...]d worked at the Farmers Union Station for a year. In 1975 she married Ronald Lindberg of Dagmar. They[...]Church Raymond and Bertha are semi-retired and live on their dairy and 1935-36, in Jamestown, ND in 1937 and graduated from Antelope in poultry farm near Amboy, WA. 1939. Leo served overseas in the Army in WWII. He received a medical discharge from the service, when he contracted malaria in the ROBERT L. and FAYE OLSON Philippin[...]Bob and Faye are "transplants" in Sheridan County, having been He returned to the family farm and lived there until he married Ina born and raised in eastern North Dakota. Bob was born in McVille to Mae Munro Thompson on 11 -2-59 . They[...]Thelma Olson, who farmed near Kloten. He grew up there Kevin, was born on 9-26-60. Leo lost his life in an auto accident on his along with 2 sisters and 1 brother and attended school in Kloten all 12 44th birthday, 11 -10-63. His son,[...]from Concordia years. Faye was born in Carrington to Falke and Inez Borgeson, who College in May of 1983 and resides in Minneapolis, MN.[...] |
| [...]Timber. They live in Great Falls and have 6 children. Bertel and Elsie[...]e Pedersen. Faye began her teaching carrer in a rural school near Sheyenne.[...]Arne, 1940, owns a restaurant in Dutton, MT. He and Connie have After 1 year she[...]3 children. She met Bob there and they were married during her 2nd year in Kloten. The following fall they moved to Hamar,[...]teaching. Their 1st son, Daniel Robert, was born in 1954. Th~ ~ext WILFERD and ELSINE (J[...]6-7-07 and came to the Dagmar area with my them in 1956. That fall they moved to Hanks where Bob tau[...]Agnes. My sisters years. Faye taught for 1 year in Hanks, then paused to have Joni Faye are Agnes Brentesen, baby Helen (died at age 2 months), Helen in 1957. Then Faye spent 4½ years teaching in Zahl before returning Christensen, brothers are Carl and Chris. to teach in Hanks the last 2 years they lived there. In the summer of I attended a 1-room[...]e and went to 1964 they moved to Dagmar to teach in the Hiawatha school, and after high school in Antelope. I spent 2 summers at college in Miles City and 20 years are still there, and say, "We have ,,had ~xcellent ~roups of did 4 terms of teaching in the Dagmar area schools. youngsters to work with[...]eir own children all One event in my life which impressed me was when I went with[...]oebuck Sale". Times were Danny attended MSU in Bozeman for a short time before returning[...]n a farm north of us, to Sheridan County to work in elevators and do short and long-haul[...]l bank, thus losing her farm, machinery trucking. In 1980 he purchased Lake Hotel and C~ub Bar w~ich h[...]5-9-64; Mary Lou Roth, 6-3-34, lives in Utah; Curtis, 8-8-37, lives in coaching at Loveland.[...]have 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In Joni graduated from MSU and taught school in Turner and 1978 my husband and I were involved in a tragic auto accident which Medicine Lake. She m[...]life but spared mine. I am now retired and living in a senior Soren (1983) and live in Volmer. housing apartment in Whitefish, MT. After spending every previous summer going to school, Bob began long-haul trucking in 1972. "During our years in Dagmar," writes Bob and Faye, ''we have had[...]3-20-21 to Svend and Johanna the people who live in this community. No matter where we hve after Petersen (SD 285). My brothers and sisters are Martha (Mrs. Raymond this, Dagmar will always be[...](1905-1943); Emil (1907-1948); Carl (1910) lives in[...]Havre, MT; George (1914) died in infancy· Oluf (1916) lives in Plenty- BERTEL ANDREAS PEDERSEN[...]wood; another baby boy died in infancy in 1918; and Gerald (1923) By Evelyn C. ielsen[...]lives in Oregon. Bertel was born 3-30-16, the son of[...]of Andrea artine Madsen. He spent the early years in the Dagmar com- Dagmar. I graduated from Antelope in 1940. After that I worked on the munity. In 1935 he went o CC camp at Belton Glacier National Park. farm. In 1944 I rented it, have been farming since.[...]attended Lowell and Antelope schools, graduating in They moved back to St. Ignatius in 1946 and ran a _restauran~. 1973. She[...]he married Road construction became a way of life in 1951. Bertel, Elsie and fami- Dale Ehrhardt in 1976. They have 2 children, Adam (1978) and Arin ly traveled from site to site with their trailer. In 1977 ~e~el h~d open (1981 ). They live at[...]Jon and Jerald Jene were born 18 minutes apart on in 1980.[...]9. They attended school at Antelope and graduated in 1978. They spent their retirement years at home in St. Ignatius. Th~y They have their BS degree in Accounting. They are presently attending had 2 children. Rosema[...] |
| [...]east of us. This was a long way in the winter. There were no roads, the[...]blow from the east in the morning and from the west at night when we[...]graduated from Antelope in 1938. The next year I attended Grand View[...]44 . Elmer was born 9-7 -17 . He attended schools in Grenora,[...]re. After worked on the Fort Peck Dam in 1937. He and his cousin, Alvin Jens and Lenora Nielsen retired as managers in 1973 we became co- Strandskov, hauled apples and other freight in the Missoula and managers of the store. We have h[...]Hamilton area during the 30s. Later he worked in the Groskurth coal ing for and with everyone in the community.[...]ith Elmer's brother Raymond, the Petersen We are members of the Nathanael Church. I have served on[...]tendent. Our hopes and wishes for the future are that our children and grandchildren may have years as good as we have had in the Dagmar community. CARL and MARY (WESTERGAARD[...]f Svend and Johanna Petersen (SD |
| [...]Leonard (1-24-25) was born in Grenora and considered the Jake and Dagmar P[...]uated from 5 of whom survive today. All were born in Dagmar, with the exception MLHS. Wit[...]John. In 1952 they sold their farm and moved to Minnesota[...]man and has resided in the Elim Home at Princeton, MN for the past 13[...]n 12-17-44 to Alfred and Vivian Johansen. I lived in[...]ing to Flaxville. My parents owned the drug store in[...]Flaxville. The 1st few years we lived in 2 rooms connected to the[...]store. The memory that stands out in my mind from those days was[...]having no bathroom and having to take our bath in a washtub. Later[...]My 1st memories during my growing up years are ... learning[...]for me; Emma (12-10-13) grew up and lived in the Dagmar area helping also I remember having to dust the shelves in the store; clerking in the with the farm work until she moved to Plentywood in 1945. She store when I was in high school; and fighting with my sister (we are walked to school or drove a horse and buggy. Wh[...]ttended college at Moorhead and The 1st musician in the family, Emma spent her leisure time playing[...]eserve during winter months, returning to Dagmar in time for spring planting, and the school year was com- pleted there. Attending 2 different schools in 1 year was by no means easy. Ray would harness u[...]f lard pails. Ray remained at home, participating in the farm- ing operations until his en ry into th[...]hansen Pitts. tinued to farm until his retirement in 1975, at which time he rented out his land, purchased a home in Plentywood, and still resides there. I have 3 children: Teresa (19[...](1971 ). My children have had many summers on "Grandma's and laura (10-29-19) attended grade school in Dagmar, Reserve and Grandpa's" farm and with Yvonne's in Plentywood. These visits have Grenora, D. With 3[...]given them the opportunity to learn of life in the wonderful State of ith her aun and uncle ([...]ontana and strengthened their pride in our family heritage which is so years with them hile attending 2nd and 5th grades at Grenora. In her important to us. 7th grade year[...]erchandise manager for Omaha Steaks International in a tending school in Reserve with their son Andy. Laura graduated from[...]s the 8th grade at Dagmar, and graduated from LHS in 1937. She attending National[...]able to travel and see these enrolled at C in Havre, graduating in 939, ith a ontana elemen- great United[...]as the place where I was born and raised. School in Dagmar. On 6-25-41 , Laura and Jess L. Angstman J[...]6-1963) and Marie Sundsted (1886-1971) dealership in Havre in 1950 hich they maintained until retiring in both were homesteaders in the rural Dagmar area. They met there and 1979. Laura and Jess have a daughter, Darlene[...]them, all born in rural Dagmar. They attended and graduated from[...]ved with Laura until she found employment. arried in In- issoula with a degree in Chemistry. He obtained a masters degree diana during the war, and later settling in Great Falls, she was from Rice Institute in Houston, TX and worked some 36 years as a employe[...]twins: Richard, Linda, and their home in Lake Jackson, TX and have 3 sons; Mikkel, Jerry,[...]ike and Craig. Lillian later married Jack ett and in 1968 Peter; also 4 grandchildr[...] |
| [...]on these occa- Pedersen and they make their home in Waterloo, IA. They have 3 sions[...]ite fortunate if we had a whole quarter to spend. In children; Eva Marie, Michael, and Karol; also 6 g[...]also graduated from the University of California in the church. This was a branch of the Plentywood school system. I had Berkeley with a major in bacteriology and minor in chemistry. She is a my junior year at Gr[...]at Plen- medical laboratory technician and worked in research and clinical labs tywood. for over 30 years. She married Mardis Gleason. They live in Auburn, After working in California I returned to Montana and worked at CA[...]d post office. Knud writes: "Most of my time in Montana was spent on my dad's I,[...]tos. This was a new Vernon, was born in 1917 and died in 1982. I lived and worked on our approach to measu[...]of Viggo Peter- the Dagmar Garage. In 1938 I worked at the Dagmar Store. son's sons."[...]I married Johanna Sundsted on 6-22-38. In 1942 we moved to[...]erve, where I became manager of the Farmers Coop. In 1945 I pur- DARLISS (JOHNSON) PRINCE[...]ional Harvester dealership at Flaxville. We lived in My parents, Niels Elmer and Dyma (Jacobsen)[...]e for 2 years. We then purchased the Plains Motel in Plen- time that my sister, Mavis Ann and I, Darliss Joyce were born. I was tywood. In 1969 I became administrator of the Montana Pionee[...]Retirement Home in Plentywood and worked there until I retired and I attended Garfield, Dag[...]schools. My summers moved to Helena in 1976. were filled with parochial, 4-H and Farmers[...]n the old house on the farm and built the new one in the late '40s. In August 1958 we moved to Broomfield, CO where I graduated from high school in 1961 , then attended the University of Colorado.[...]71. We have 2 children, his office in Helena. Kenneth Glen (1974) and Krista Joyce (197[...]alph (1944) married Marilyn urphy. They also live in Helena. Jonesboro, AR.[...]ave 2 children Joel and Erika. Ralph was disabled in the service Some of my fondest recollections of my 14 years of childhood in but leads an active life. Computers and ham radios are his passion. the Dagmar community were the wealth[...]on (1950) is married to Diane Harrison. They live in Seattle, customs that were observed. Life as a So[...]here Alton is a heavy equipment operator. change in many ways, but my childhood memories of Sheridan Count[...]anet (1953) is married to John Bahnsen. They live in Helena, will never be forgotten.[...]church council, and the school board. In Plentywood I served as presi- ARNIE and JOHANNA ([...]Johanna's hobby was quilt-making. She made many, many quilts have 4 sisters, Dorothy Hart Reilly, Edith[...]ers, Carl and Jens. We had a with ALS in July of 1983, and is now in West Care Nursing Home, very happy childhood on t[...]MARGARET RASMUSSEN Denmark. This dream came true in 1981. Vernon was born in Dagmar on 10-22-17. His parents were Emil The[...]mpsen Rasmussen. Vernon had 1 sister, Laura, born in the Brotherhood hall, Bornefest-church children's festival, and Midsum- 1913, died in 1917. He had 1 brother, Arnie, who now lives in Helena.[...] |
| [...]en 1952-1958, we were nomads, among the places we in Yellowstone Park as a tourist bus driver. Later he worked in a CCC lived were Plentywood and Scobey, finally ending up back in Redding. camp near Medicine Lake. Next he worked in the sugar beet fields near Lorin died in a car accident in 1970. Sidney. He went to Missoula Business Colleg[...]joined the Ar- my for 4 years. He was discharged in 1946. At that time he started farming the homeste[...]In December 1971 I married Bill Reilly. He has his o[...]counting and tax service. I finally retired after many years of[...]I, Edna Conradsen Roddy, was born in Dagmar on 4-15-15, to Con- registered nurse from[...]Conradsen. (See Niels Conradsen's story for lived in Reserve. In the spring they moved to the farm. For the next 7[...]here Vernon I was baptized in the Dagmar Lutheran Church. I attended the worked in the J. H. Hardware store. In 1957 Vernon went to work for Danish[...]at Garfield School and the USPO as a mail carrier in Plentywood. They continued farming[...]years. I was evenings, week ends, and vacations. In 1959 he rented the farm to a confirmed in the church. neighbor. Vernon retired in 1977 as postal supervisor. They then[...]ave 2 children. Linda Rasmussen Lindberg was born in sisters and I earned our spending money in this way. After graduation I 194 7. She received[...]worked for several different families in the Dagmar and Sidney area. School, Reserve, and Plentywood schools. She graduated in 1965. My sister, Dora, moved to Portland, OR in May 1936 and I followed in She attended EMC, Billings. In 1969 she began teaching 3rd grade in December. Helena and now indergarten. Howard Thomas was born in 1949. He went o school at Dagmar, Reserve, and Plentywood, graduating in 1967. He attended U of M, Missoula, for 2 years.[...]me trucking, farming and roughnecking. He resides in Plentywood. Vernon passed away 1-9-81 in Helena. His biggest retirement highlight was the[...]rked during the 1979 Legislature. He held offices in he Dagmar Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Co., the VFW,[...]nd went on to become an RN. She took her training in Aberdeen, SO, Miles City, and Galen, T (which was[...]). She belonged to the US urses Cadet Corps while in training. She worked for the Polio Foundation. argaret also worked for hospitals in Bismarck both as a[...]nurse. She is a past member of A A. She is active in various projects in Helena where she resides.[...]ing WWII, I orked as a welder in the shipyards and Bob enlisted in the I was born 9-21 -20 on the Dagmar farm to T[...]Air Force. After the war we made our home in the Portland area. I sted. (See Johanna Rasmussen[...]several years at the Gresham Cannery and retired in 1971 . As After graduating from Antelope, I[...]ip home once a year to visit my folks and family. In school at Trinity Hospital, inot, D finishing in 1942. My 1s1 job was 1983 we moved to Grants Pass, where we now make our home. at the hospital in Plentywood. In 1944 I joined sister Edith in Seattle. There I met Lorin Hart, a friend of Vernon Rasmussen. T[...]hter born to Alfred and .Valborg ried. We settled in Redding, CA. Jensen, 4-4-15, at her parents' home in Dagmar. She attended grade We have 3 childre[...]at Hiawatha and high school at the Dagmar church in 1932-33. They have 2 children.[...]She left for Los Angeles in 1933 where she became a telephone[...] |
| operator at $12 per week. In 1935 she went to Grand View College in elementary school teacher and is cu[...]St. John, Des Moines, IA. She returned to her job in California and went to work British Co[...]aft at the start of WWII. She came back to Dagmar in 1944-46 to help her father in the Dagmar store. She went back to DENNIS E. and DOLORES SAMPSON California in 194 7 and married Edwin- Rodrigues in San Francisco. A son Ronnie was born to them 4-19[...]2-50. Dennis was born 3-20-27 in Plentywood, the only child of Sam and[...]Clara Sampson (SD 281 ). In 1939 his folks bought and moved to the They moved to Nice, CA in 1961 where they built a new home. Ed was postmaster in Upper Lake, retiring in 1980. Florence passed away Chris R.[...]ed Roosevelt School and Antelope HS, graduating in 1945. He helped in 1984. Her husband and sons still live in Northern California.[...]2 at her parents' home. She went to grade We are the 3rd generation to live on our farm homesteade[...]school at the Haug school and high school in Williston. grandparents, the Nels Sampsens, follo[...]Dennis and Dolores started farming in 1950. His folks retired and Minnie (Andersen) Sampsen. There were 2 children in our family, Lor- built a house in Plentywood, moving to the Pioneer Manor in 1966. His raine (Mrs. Niels Miller) and myself, A[...]the Brotherhood Hall and graduated from Antelope in 1938. After 2 years at NMC, Havre, (in agriculture) I took over the farm. I haven't forgotten the lean years of the 30s. In 1937 when we had a total crop failure, Harry Olse[...]elt quite rich going home after 6 weeks with $115 in my pocket. Helen Romstad (Antelope) and I were married in 1942. We moved to our farmsite into the house (a[...]es to be our home. Helen taught grade school in Medicine Lake for 2 years and 4 years in the Hiawatha school in Dagmar. They have 2 girls; Diane Louise, born 5-15-52 in Plentywood and Music has been a hobby for bo[...]lement to Beverly Jane, born 10-28-55 in Williston. They were baptized, attend- the farm income. In high school we played for parties and when I was[...]t junior, I started playing with the Swing Kings. In Havre, iels Miller was Nathanael Lutheran Church. They graduated from Medicine Lake HS in a member of our 4-piece band that played for coll[...]rried Gary eal Ward of Plentywood. Their children are Jeremie Mother moved to Plentywood in 1950, and sold her house to Todd (1973), eal Ed in (1976, ho died at birth), Justin Christopher Anker Lodahl who moved it 4 miles east of us. Mother died in 1979. (1977), risten Charisse (197[...]ace was the barn, which was rently live in Sidney. Beverly graduated from SU at Bozeman ith a demolished in 1983, 76 years after the homesteading days. BS in nursing, and married David Cybuls i, Sheridan County attorney. I suppose the two greatest strides in our generation that made for They have[...]Directors of the Lu heran Center in Billings. Dennis served on the Board[...]We enjoy gro ng evergre n trees, some of hich are gro mg on[...]Gretch n. In 1940 on ay 24 , I, avis Ann Johnson Seter, as born in Our son, Richard, and the former Mary Grosfi[...]Plentywood, T. After attending rural school in the Dagmar community ere married in 1969. They have 2 children, Gretchen and Kaare.[...]I graduated from Greeley State College They liv d in Scobey 7 years while Rick was the County Extension ith a BA in Home Economics. I taught for 2 years, then in 1965 I mar- Agent for Daniels County and Mary taught in the junior high. In 1976 ried Clair Seter from orth Dako[...]r where Twins were born in 1967 of hich DeArcy lived only 1Ohours and Cheste[...]Delura Ane is now 17. Marc Stanley was born in 1970.[...] |
| [...]when she died on 1-19-83. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, but in Nathanael Cemetery there is a marker in her[...]memory near her brother Alvin , who died in 1978, her father and her[...]mother, who died as Anna Madsen Susag in 1980.[...]Antelope in 1941 . After a year at Concordia College and a year at I am involved in selective child-care plus a hobby of tailoress th[...]is quite a full time business. I'm also involved in many church related training at Trinity Hospital of Nursing, Minot, ND, I graduated in June, functions. Clair is currently teaching in the Broomfield, CO area. 1946. I w[...]rried 8-19-50. After being recalled into the USAF in February 1951, George Johnson, accomplished midw[...]l later decided to make a career of it. He served in Korea and many her brother Alvin and sister Helen.[...]h scarlet fever. Consequently, In conjunction with being an Air Force wife, I also[...]ng Sigrid Jensen who had nurse at many places. We have been blessed with 7 children: Shi[...]en guarded her sister with her life. She learned how Vana was introduced to education when she was a 7th grader under Agnes Jacobsen and Vana was a 1st grader. In the 2nd grade under Ingeborg Christiansen, Vana was the star of 1 of the school plays in the Christmas program. With great s age presence, she never forgot a word and enjoyed every minute. In the spring of that year Vana almost died from a r[...]n battles because Anna Miller laughingly spoke of how Vana could overpower all the big boys, including[...]a attended Danish School along with everyone else in the com- Looking back on the years of growing up in the Dagmar communi- munity for 6 eeks every summer, and when she and Helen visited in ty, I remember best the feeling of common nationality and religion, the Denmark in 1973, they were asked by a clerk at what time the[...]summer schools, folk dances and gymnastics. There were also Mid- left the "old country".[...]tmas Tree programs at the meeting house and In he spring of 1938, Vana graduated from PHS ith a[...]lebrations, 4th of July at Brush Lake, background in typing and bookkeeping.[...]t for furthering school- the dust storms in winter, fence lines half covered with thistles and ing, so in the fall of 938, when Ansgar Nielsen provided tra[...]euter Vana was also a school in bad weather, riding into Antelope each onday and[...]ohnson's while going became proficient as a cook. In September 1941 she brought Don Lim- to school, band festivals skip day at Regino and many others. pus home for their wedding on the 20th. S[...]e care of his farm when he made a trip to Denmark in 1917,[...]curred on the farm Einer was always in the center of the repair job.[...]tin also said, "Einer was the only tractor driver in the front of the Vana Kozuszko, Alvi[...] |
| [...]nael Lutheran Church, Danish In June 1947, I married Ethel Solie at Grandville, N[...]hood Lodge, Dagmar Rod and Gun Club, and the Elks in born April 1925. She is[...]s General Hospital at Denver, CO. She also worked in the In 1939 and 1940 he went to work for the C.C.'s in western Mon- Children's Hospital in Denver when the polio epidemic was at ,its worst.[...]mber 1949) is divorced and lives the hoist. While there, he stayed at the Raymond Brenteson home, a in Tacoma, WA. She has 3 boys, Jimmy, Jayson and Joh[...]ement degree. He let him use his machinery to put in the 2 quarters of land that Einer had served in the Navy for 4 years, and is currently at Wenatch[...]is wife, Nicki, For two winters Einer helped in Gilbert's repair shop in Flaxville. have 1 daughter, April. On[...]Our 3rd child, Todd (November 1952) died in August 1967 of Ad- Farm. There were no modern facilities so until they could get[...]or flat her husband, Gerald, live in Thomasville, GA where he is in the con- irons were used to get the weekly ironin[...]it and Lois grew up they found it hard to realize how life was without modern conveniences. Eine[...]nsen. was the bulk fuel truck driver (1963-1972). In 1972 Einer and Ina Mae We are members of the Nathanael Lutheran Church. I was con- bought the Dagmar Bar and sold it in 1973. Einer continued to farm firmed there and our children were, also. Ethel taught Sunday[...]for 20 some years and has been Camp Coo there for 12 years. els, Jr. They worked together on many of the jobs involved in the In 1965, when the government started selling their g[...]rude and as business picked up we improved it. We are still mov- harvest on each other's land.[...]ing bins but a lot of them no are bins we have already moved once! Einer passed away on 6-29-75. Ina Mae now resides in Plenty- wood and works part-time.[...]ls Sorensen, Sr. (1887-1983) and Lois lives in Billings with her son Michael, and is currently b[...]ka Johnson Sorensen. artin's brothers and sisters are: orman, tending EMC.[...]ell School and went t o int rs to Danish Folk HS in Tyler, N. I, Gilbert Sorensen, was born on t[...]harvest time and the inters. In 1929 els Sr. went to Denmark to School about a mi[...]In 1931 -32 artin orked in Iowa and was glad to get a dollar a In 1935 I went to work at Fort Peck where I did concrete work in day as wages. In 1934 he started farming. The 1st crop that amount[...]Then I joined the to anything was in 1938. He worked on the Fort Peck Dam to make CCC at Belton, MT. After working in Oregon, I came back to the farm in enough money to farm . In 1939, he and his brother, Gilbert, bought his '42[...]-½ section for 2400, 1/2 mile west of Coalridge. In 1942 some land and I farmed that while he was in the Army. In the fall of '46 Martin went into the Army Air Corps and was stationed in West Africa I bought the Conoco Shop in Flaxville, MT with Percy Frederick. We in 1943. While there he had R&R in Cairo and managed a camel ride to operated the bu[...]the Great Pyramids. He was discharged in November of 1945 and moved to the farm where we n[...]returned home where, in 1946, he married Karen Jorgensen.[...] |
| [...]Their children are: Victoria Ann Agnes (12-11-46), Gwen Rika[...]many years as a Sunday school teacher and deacon at th[...]years. Children are very important to us and we have been privileged[...]to care for many children in our home.[...]Lake in 1967. She now attends Minot State College. She ma[...]James Glover in 1968 and they were divorced in 1982. Their children Soren Larsen homestead. She[...]are Rika Loreina (1971 ), Regina Michele (197 4) and Rhonda Rochelle schools and Antelope HS. She worked in the ASCS office in Plen-[...]government housing during WWII. She returned home in wood in 1980. She attended college in Ellendale, ND, Aberdeen, SD, 1945. Some of[...]Nels recalls a story his father loved to tell. In the homestead days in order to find his way. She recalls another storm[...]nd. He started blowing so hard they decided to go in the cellar until it passed, decided now w[...]pulled the walls to his shanty and added a blown in.[...]new room on. He then took the roof and put that in the coulee. The Times were tough, but Karen[...]e care of her family and crochet. still a member. In 1946 Karen married Martin Sorensen, they still li[...]ed on the Ed Sunderland homestead. Martin retired in 197 4, but Karen for her family be[...]children and what they did in farming. He loved his grandchildren dear-[...]and Myrna, 1952. Richard married Cindy Hellegard in 1972, they had Nels Sr. died[...]gs of Sheri- NORMAN W. SORENSEN dan, WY in 972. They have 2 sons Benjamin and Joseph, both a[...]n a farm 6 miles north home. Pam and Stu now live in Billings where Pam is a bank officer[...]Johnson, was the midwife. Dad passed and resides in Minot, D and is employed by Trinity edical Center. away in May 1983 at the age of 96. Mother passed away in 1957.[...]college at Dillon and taught school for a time in Sheridan County. From els Jorgen Sorensen,[...]ls Jensen and 1944-46 I was in the Navy. I then went to school, studying to be an Frederikke Sorensen. After attending Lowell School he was in the CCC electrician. In 1948, I went to work as an electrician at March Air near West Glacier, MT. In 1943 he served in the Army in Texas. Force Base at March Fie[...]at Corona, CA where I served until my retirement in 1970. ere artin and Agnes Torgerson. She attend[...]l I married innie S. Hostbjor in 1948 and we came to Riverside, and edicine Lake.[...]CA where I am still living. Min passed away in August 1981.[...]morning hour, Edith, hearing a new noise, thought there was a chicken in the house. I had a very happy and carefree childh[...]sisters all there was left for me to do was play. At times I was mi[...]tywood in 1946. I later attended Grand View College.[...] |
| boyfriend that I met and later married Russel Conway in 1948. After town. They rented a house in the south end of Antelope and even had Russel's discharge from the Air Froce we began living in many places other students staying with[...]Spaabeck and Paul Mouritsen, and they invested in a combine. Many In February 1971 Russel died. Since that time my life has had times the brothers were resting in the shade on the north side of the many changes. On 5-6-72 I married Chet Sorenson. Chet[...]already back in the field. These brothers from Jutland knew how to[...]f 62, Peter and Kristine moved to their new house in[...]er they sold the house to Lowell Snyder and moved in-[...]to the Manor. They later moved to Bethel Home in Williston, ND.[...]Kristine died in 1976 and Peter in 1980.[...]Daughter Gudrun married Cecil Ross in 1946, and they now live in[...]St. Paul. Their children are Rita, Pamela, and Lael. Anker now lives in[...]Froid, and married Olga Brekke in 1948. Their children are Jeanne[...]ly) died in 1979. Viggo is married to Hazel. They live in Ft. Benton, and[...]their children are Steve, Vernon , and Virginia. Edith married Geral[...](Bucky) Darvis in 194 7, and their children are Rick, Frank, Jerry and[...]Robyn . Bucky died in 1982, and Edith still lives just south of Plen-[...]In the Dagmar community there is no house or barn where the I have jus[...]e. I en- Godfredsens and Spaabecks lived. There are trees to mark the place, a joy doing knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, and quilting. Chet retired in windmill, without the wheel part, and 3 g[...]older 1983 after working 31 years for MDU. We are most interested in generation, driving by on the[...]usy. there and how it used to be. PETER and KRISTINE SPAABECK[...]ter Spaabeck homesteaded 20 miles south of Scobey in the By Rose Torgerson |
| [...]-19-52) graduated from Billings Automotive School in SMH where he passed away 9-11-80. 1970. In 1971 he married Janice Waller of Homestead. He is[...]in farming the family farm with his brother and also[...]truck hauling water in the oilfields. He lives on the former Sigurd[...]Rasmussen farm. In 1979 Gary married Kay Norwood. He has 3[...]Cindy Jean (3-6-55) graduated with a BS in nursing from MSU in[...]. She and Donald Deubner were married 6-15-75 and are engag- ed in farming near Homestead. Cindy has been employed a[...]Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood since 1977.[...]22-57) graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in special education from EMC in Billings. She married David B. Nelson on[...]in Glendive in 1977. She lives with her mother at Highwood, MT.[...]r Stromberg homestead and is and later worked for many different farmers in Sheridan and Roosevelt farming with G[...]Ranch Manage- counties. He enjoyed telling of his many experiences operating steam ment Deg[...]lege at Moscow, one winter at Grand View College in Iowa, but financial problems ended ID working toward a degree in musical performance (flute). his dream of becomi[...]ll feedlot, fattening up to 200 construction crew in Iowa.[...]e Dagmar Coop Store. The following year found him in Solvang, CA, member of the Nathanae[...]when she, Ann, and Tammy moved to Highwood. vice in Solvang. This was later sold and during the WWII[...]Marie Stromberg. remendous amount of reading and many of us benefitted from his He wa[...]these two brothers that had lived together for so many Lake in 1941 . He served in the Army during WWII. years should end their time on earth within 9 days of each other. They are survived by a sister, Ydun Madsen of San Francisc[...]chwine School. Later his parents purchased a home in Medicine Lake and each fall they moved to town so the children could attend school. Clifford was very active in sports. He received recognition for his efforts in track, some at the state level On 6-2[...]d 3 of competition. He graduated from high school in 1948 and attended daughters, Vienna (now deceased), Carolee (residing in Minnesota) and orthem ontana College in Havre. He began farming the family Linda (residing in New York). Earl worked as an insurance adjustor in homestead in 1949, which also included the homestead of his Uncle Great Falls for many years, later moving to California where he Theodo[...]operated a garage. He died 3-24-61 in Arizona and is buried at the graduated in 1949 from a 2-year course as a medical secretary[...]he family farm. They all attended Hiawatha School in Dagmar and high school in EDWIN STROMBERG Medicine Lake, with[...]- By Metha Olsen tended high school in Highwood, MT.[...]d of Oscar Amy Jean (11-27-50) received a BS in medical technology from and Marie Stromberg. His 6 older brothers and sisters are: Metha, MSU in 1972. Amy and her husband, Franklin Gessaman live in Bill· George, Earl, Clara, Vivia[...]baptized and confirmed ings, MT, where Amy works in the Billings Clinic and Franklin works[...]e. Edwin was employed with the Corps of Engineers in Bureau. They have 2 children, Eron (1977)[...] |
| [...]We now enjoy the winter months in Mesa, AZ.[...]Carl's mother, Ella, lives at the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Thomas died in 1964.[...]ope HS. deceased) and Michael Maurice, now living in Boise, ID. Edwin moved Cary and[...]and also "Dane" School during the summer months. In 1936 I joined Civilian Conservation Corp. and spent the winter in Glacier Park. In 1941, I received my private pilot's license after completing a Civilian Pilot's Training course in Plentywood. On 11-3-45 I married Mabel Svend[...]al Westby. I attended Ueland School and graduated in 1942 from Westby. That fall I went to Spokane, WA[...]g to Plentywood where I worked at the AAA Office. In 1945 I went to Fargo, ND, where my older sister lived, and while there I worked for a They have 3 girls,[...]our marriage we returned to the Dagmar community. In April In the summer of 1983 they built a new home. of 1947[...]s where we have Cary as active in 4-H and school activities. He no enjoys flying ma[...](receiving his private pilot's license in 1976), sports, and reading[...]Janice was active in school activities and now enjoys teaching[...]Cary and Jamee are active in church work at the athanael[...]rectors for the Farmers Elevator of Reserve. They are also involved in[...]were Anton and Helga Schultz Sundsted. Anton died in[...]es m Seattle, WA. Names of my brother and sisters are in Doris Larsen's story. Top Left : Lana, Arlyn,[...]ill Knick's . I married Lois Lobdell in 1944· she passed away in 1979. Bottom Left : bel and C[...]We have 3 children: Terry, born 12-14-44, lives in Columbia Falls, We have 4 children:[...]Kathy Prince its closure, graduated from Antelope in 1964. He married Judith Wade have 2 b[...]4-12-69. They live at St. they live in Helena, MT, and have 2 boys, Erik and Si. Jody, 1[...]or a married Leesa Gross, they live in Laurel, MT. group of schools.[...]Bonnie (Yoeum) Mehl and I were married in 1981 . Bonnie has 4 Gail, born 2-7-49. (See[...]e Cherrie (2-16-51) graduated from Antelope in 1969. On 9-18-71 in Winton, CA. They have 2 children, Kelly and Lance[...]rn Shawna. Donna, 1954, lives in Douglas, WY. Doreen, 1957, Mrs. Noel 6-25-81 . Th[...]s Bucholz and their son, Kendel, live in Helena.[...] |
| [...]modern when she came along in August 1939 at the Plentywood[...]e good things that came about to us, having Carol in[...]that's what made me well. Bonnie and I live in the Antelope community on the section of land[...]and 2 I went to grade school in the Garfield School. Viola Everson, sisters, Mari[...]nt to Bonnie, former Mrs. Gene Mehl, grew up in St. Joseph, MO and high school in Antelope and after graduating I spent 2 years in the ar- lived on a farm east of Plentywood with h[...]as a my with 1O months of that time in Korea. salesperson in Plentywood.[...]have spent my life trying to produce food for as many as possible summer Fest and Christmas Tree at the church were wonderful times. besides myself, in other words, just plain farming.[...]When young at home we helped with many things, among those Gail Merryl Sundsted was[...]ool, Gail attended the Antelope school graduating in could pull it out. 196 7. He attended Eastern Montana College before enlisting in the Na- tional Guards in February 1968. Coleen Kay Sundsted was born[...]ool where she graduated salutatorian of her class in 1969. Gail and Coleen were married 8-30-69.[...]Coleen attended St. Vincent's School of Nursing. In the spring of 1970 they moved home and Gail started driving semi-truck for Alvin Christensen. In 1972 Gail started farming ith his dad and brother[...]n the Erling Romstad farm where they built a home in 1976. Coleen is currently or ing part-time at he[...]live in Dallas, TX where Ron teaches elementary in a Christian school.[...]children, Shane (1972) and Kori (1977). They live in[...]It was 30 below on 1-7-30 when I, ayme was born in Reserve to They have 2 children, Troy Allen[...]Albert and Emma Aorvig. My sisters and brother are named in axine (1 -8- 74). They attend school in Plentywood. Ho[...]e 5 I was tabbed the spoiled Gail is active in sports and in 1976 he got his private pilot's brat a[...]moved around a lot as I was growing up. We lived in in- Coleen is also active in sports and enjoys macrame, sewing, play-[...]Seattle for some years before moving to Antelope in 1945. ing cards, and playing piano. Many summers I stayed with my sister, Burnette and family. They lived Gail and Coleen are both active in church work at the athanael south of Dagmar. Her 2 oldest daughters Marilyn and Carole are like Lutheran Church where Coleen is organ[...] |
| We didn't have big Christmas gatherings like so many, but it was County when I came here. There were no children born to us. Emilie always a spec[...]on 9· 1-68. She was 64 years old. She is buried in the quintuplets as a gift one year. My folks were[...]Nathanael Lutheran Cemetery of Dagmar. many in the 30s, but Mom cut this picture out of a magazi[...]bout a year old. I have it yet. While living in Antelope I worked at the telephone office. Virginia Petersen was the operator and taught me how to run the switchboard. We weren't so busy that w[...]schools and Antelope HS. I finished the last year in Tacoma and became a licensed practical nurse. I m[...]son, was born in Dagmar in 1919. His brothers and sisters are Ida,[...]in Dagmar in 1922. There were 5 children in the family: Delbert,[...]Bud and Pearl both attended Antelope HS in the 30s. They met again in California and were married in 1941 .[...]worked for Harvey Brown Int. Imp. in Grenora. When the war was over Standing: Jani[...]d zo. They have 2 children and live in Atascadero, CA. and his dear wife adopted her 4th[...]Darlene (5 years), and children and live in Sutter Creek, CA. Ronnie (3 years). Darlene's dau[...]Pearl drove a school bus for 11 years. They are no retired and in 1983. live in West Point, CA. I belong to the Abundant Lif[...]al trips bac to Sheridan of God). I was secretary in this church. I am very happy to have found[...]n Pearl's folks celebrated their 60th anniversary in 1978. Pearl's before that. We moved around so muc[...]husband's work, I dad passed a ay in 1979. never did get established in a church before. I think I can say the highl[...]wood as soon as possible. y husband had to retire in January 1975 due to injuries at work. I must say-Glen Aasheim, formerly of Antelope, T, now in Tacoma delivered my last great-grandchild. He is[...]and Laura (Larsen) Thidemann. They were both born in Denmark. They came to South Dakota in 1903 and later lived out their years on a small farm in Wisconsin. I have 3 brothers: Herman Pederson (19[...]IBSEN} THORSTENSON I came to Sheridan County in 1944. I started farm ing and wor ed[...]future readers of Daybreak II read it with a view in the Acme CoaJ Mine during the winter months. I started orking in to ard "worthy ancestry?" I as born in Dagmar on 6-5-21 to Oscar the tall of 1944 and worked there for 23 years. I as called into th and Frances Thorstenson. Educated in the local schools, a graduate of armed services a[...]Antelope HS, a 2-year student of N C, I enlisted in the Army Air Corp telephone installer in Cairo. I married Emilie Christensen on 6-21 -44 . in 1942. I was not a fortuitous beginning- a severe[...]s the daughter of Fred Christensen and was living in Sheridan delayed my orders and I was late reporting for duty in 1943. In January[...] |
| [...]pilot wings and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in Dagmar. Paulette attended Medicine La[...]y Air Corp. A 30-year career followed with a tour in England Nathanael Church, Luther League and Choir. She was active with flying bombing missions in a B-17. While in the Air Force I attended many school activities. Her plans to become a teacher were ended more college. I retired in 1972 having attained the rank of colonel and[...]Gary and Greg graduated from Medicine Lake in 1971. They at- I have 2 children, William (1[...]ss for 1 year. He married Paula Meschke of Sidney in 1973. Lest anyone think this was a "solo" ac[...]aughters, Amy-1975, Kimberly-1979 and Kelly- ried in 1942 to the former Irene Ibsen, daughter of Chris[...]for the "open spaces" of graduating in 1976 with a degree in accounting. He married Lynne my childhood, but th[...]ington makes it Horel of Rudyard, MT in 1976. They live in Flathead Valley. Gary is a bearable.[...]CPA, working with a firm in Whitefish. They have 2 children, Nicholas[...]aring community. As Donald was born 7-29-29 in Plentywood, MT. He was the 5th child ti[...]Ida Thuesen (SD 277) and the only one to be born in a this heritage down to our children[...]Hiawatha Grade School and graduated from Antelope in ROGER THUESEN 1947. In 1951 he began operating the family farm.[...]ie Andersen I, Laura Jean, was born 4-29-28 in Helena, MT. My parents were Roger[...]r Alvin and Esther DeTienne who were homesteaders in the Bainville home north of Dagmar[...]g and accredited high school classes in the basement of the Nathanael there was no bus system as we know it today. Mother wen[...]ool months, and we continued graduating there in 1939. He attended college at Havre and later in our education there. Weekends were spent on the farm "catching up." Bozeman, graduating from there in 1943 with a degree in civil It was no an easy time for my parents but an education for us was ut- engineering. mos in heir minds. Electrici y and bus systems became feasible and in the mid 40s the area began to feel some ell deserved comforts. I graduated from Bainville in 1946 and went o MC, Havre, taking Elementary Education. I taught in the LaMar School ·n Roosevelt Coun- ty, primary grades in Antelope, and the primary grades at Hiawatha School, Dagmar. Donald and I met when I was teaching in Antelope. We were married 6-1-51 at Bainville and we made our 1st home in Dagmar. Along with farming, Do,nald managed[...]ging secretary for he Farmers utual Fire Ins. Co. in 1958. The office was in our home until business warranted a move in 1983 to Plentywood. It is his pleasure to still be serving this company. We are both members of Nathanael Lutheran Church, servin[...]have worked with the County 4-H and were leaders in our community On 5-31 -43 he married Cecelia Just. They lived in California as for 12 years. Donald is an active m[...]Roger was employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. In March of 1944 they has served on many boards through the years.[...]nto the Army Corp of Paulette Joan was born in 1952. Twin boys, Gary and Gregory, Engineers. He went to OCS in Ann Arbor, Ml, was commissioned a 2nd joined our family in 1953. All 3 children attended Hiawatha Sch[...] |
| to Montana in the fall of 19~6. They moved to Billings where he[...]Western Governors' Conference held in Billings. His wife, Cecelia, died 11 -27-75. They are survived by 6 children: Don- Vivian and Hilda spend the winters in West Virginia, Tennessee, na Kibbe, Robert, Richa[...]and Donald of brothers and sister are: Caroline (12-1 -03), John (11 -18-04) married Da[...]Theodore Jorgensen (9-21 -06), Ella (7-8-08) died in Plentywood Lutheran Church in September 1941. Hilda and her sister[...]21) named after my other sister Harriet were born in South Dakota, Harriet in 1915 and Hilda in 1916. Ella, who had passed away, and A[...]brothers, Carl and Clarence. Martin Holmgard died in I grew up on a farm northwest of Dagmar and attended school m a 1963; Metha died in 1976. Peter Thuesen died in 1967, Ida died in one-room schoolhouse 1/4 mile from[...]HS. In 1943 Agnes, Ella and I went to Portland, OR and g[...]e north of Dagmar. They started ment in the Swan Island shipyards. I met Ernest Torgerson in Portland. the business of making a living by raising turkeys. Oil burning in· Ernie was born in Parshall, ND on 5-26-15. His parents died when cu[...]he community. The turkeys were dressed for market in November with the help of an uncle[...]He worked on the Ft. Peck Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, in vian turned to raising durum and other small grains. REA came in Arkansas, and the Vancouver shipy[...]until we sold the farm in 197 5 to our oldest son, Kenneth. We moved Jerry was born in 1942, James in 1944 and Shirley in 1951. All 3 to Chinook, MT where we ow[...]while I carried on in the business. In 1978 we sold the laundry and dry-[...]cleaning business and in 1980 moved to Antelope where we now[...]We have 4 sons, enneth (4·12-45) is part o ner in Prairie Sand[...], issoula, and went east. He mar· in 1972. They have 2 children, Heidi and Bryan and they live in ried Marianne Wise in Connecticut. James is senior under riter for[...]Wayne (6· 10-47) orks as an auto body mechanic in edicine Shirley attended MSU, Bozeman, and marrie[...]bbie Schreiner and they have 2 sons, Ted and wood in 1972. They live in Pinch, WV ith their 4 children, Dick,[...]-48) is also a farmer. He married Linda Milbrandt in Vivian has served on several boards in the community: the 1972. They h[...]Randy (5-22-53) is employed by DU in Bismarck, D and is mar- Church, and Hiawatha Scho[...]of transportation for AWG. He served on the Wheat In· dustry Council in Washington, DC and also on the Dist. E po~ Counci[...]ran Church and the LCW pastor living in Washington. My sister Pearl Virginia Genstler (11[...]is a nurse and married a doctor. They live in California. We were all ters of the ile, and the[...]t Hearts (president and vice- born in Dagmar and attended Emerson School, Dist. 51 . pr[...]Lutheran Church, and graduated from Plentywood in 1932. I attended the Philippines. These were some[...]Walla Walla College, then Loma Linda University in California where I[...] |
| finished my nurses training in 1938. Later I took graduate work in L.A. Michael was born 12-2-46. He[...]n Francisco, and artist and farms in the Reserve-Plentywood vicinity. He is married graduating in 1941 . I was a nursing supervisor at the St. Hele[...]2 daughters, Heather and Sanitarium and Hospital in California and also at the Washington[...]ul was born 12-20-49. He is an automotive teacher in Rapid[...]brother in the area, Charles Lane of Beach, ND.[...]Danny came to Sheridan County from Lefors, TX in 197 4. The 1st Ruby Lod[...]and I came after school was out. We lived in Medicine Lake until 1975 years in Brazil, where my husband worked as pastor and edu[...]hen we moved to Dagmar to the old Holmgard place. In 1976 we We have 2 children, Laurel Jeanne a[...]r Dagmar. have 4 grandchildren. At the present we are living in Texas and semi- Danny is a cont[...]Our children are Shane (1963), Scott (1966), Sandy (1971) and Carl was born 12-14-17 in Chicago. A few years later he came to[...]ard, and his and Sandy attend school in Medicine Lake and Shannon goes to school sister,[...]sser. I was a ager he joined the CCC's and worked in the mountains in northwest member of the Dagmar Me[...]e Dagmar women's softball team. I had a lead part in the his entire enlistment in he combat zone of the South Pacific Theatre Dagmar Diamond Jubilee play in 1981. aboard the USS Ormsby and the USLST 45 as a[...]Happiness is smelling the fresh turned soil in the spring and ith several decorations includin[...]watching the wheat waving in the fields, hearing the sound of wells[...]smelling the fresh oil. We really do have it all in Sheridan[...]Church, and graduated from Antelope in 1940. In 1941 she went to[...]Peerless, MT in 1949. They have since farmed and ranched near[...]Peerless. hile still in the avy he met and married ary Rogocci in San Pablo, CA 8-27-45. They lived in Coronado Beach, CA until Carl's dis- charge in the winter of 1945. In the spring of 1946 they headed north to ontana and settled north of Dagmar in he Coalridge communi y on the orris and Fia adsen[...]west of Coalridge. This farm had been homesteaded in 1907 and carries one of the oldes registered cattle brands in Sheridan County-the Lazy ::w::: X-. Later when or[...]here. All 3 wen o the small prairie grade school in Lo ell Valley about 1 mile southwest of the farm, graduated from Antelope, and attended C in Havre. Following in the footsteps of their father, all 3 served in the US Armed Forces; Mike in the Navy, Paul in the National Guard and Carl, Jr. in the Army.[...] |
| [...]School and graduated from Medicine Lake in 1948. During his employ- Glenn Anthony was born 7-11 -51. Both boys are working with ment at Miles City, h[...]was born 11-10-58. took a 2-year course in farm and ranch management at Northern Mon- tana C[...]telope school and graduated from MLHS. She worked in and around Medicine Lake until 1950. In 1952 she went to Granger, IA where she later married Donald R. Geneser. He was killed in a car accident in 1959. She has 4 children: Charles (1950), Richard[...]sitated a number of moves. He is now a supervisor in the[...]old, after the death of our mother in 1938. Dagmar as a cousin of Donna, Vir[...]Tony's. She went to Grand View College. In 1956 Betty married Gladys is now married to Virgil York. They have retired and live in Laverne James. Since her marriage they have lived on farms in Iowa Bentonville, AR.[...]Hiawatha School and graduated from Medicine Lake in 1944. Following 2 years in the service in 194 7, he worked in Miles City. There he married Beverly Ann Thompson, 5-17-52. In the fall of 1959 they moved to Tacoma, WA. Beverl[...]e ent back to engineering school, completing that in 1962.[...]Some of our more memorable events of gro ing up are attending[...] |
| [...]~ Our school began in 1914 with just elementary grades. In 1920 there were enough students to warrant opening a 4-year[...]time until 1960. We then hired only 1 teacher and in 1961 , the decision was made to consolidate with Medicine Lake and bus the students there.[...]vin Eldridge returned in 1979 for 1 year and during that year 2 new[...]wed as manager with his wife Deanne as bookkeeper in August 1980. In the fall of 1982, over 97 ,000 bushels of wheat w[...]general merchandise store in 1945 from the J. S. Olness estate. The[...]other store owned by Jerry Stanek burned in 1941 and the Stanek[...]family moved to Idaho, and finally retired in San Jose, CA. Richard Sell The teachers tha[...]Aslakson, Lawrence Fairweather, in 1969, Clifford Olson took over and the merchandise was sold out in Mrs. Wallace Beaudry, Edwin Johnson, Erving Andre[...]1971 . The Olson 's built the post office in the front 1/2 of the grocery Doris Ramstad, Evely[...]Fossum, Caridell Chrisman, store in 197 5 (the original 191 O building). Our postmast[...]Abar, sells bakery and dairy products in the back 1/2 for the conve- ltsy Renner, Ina John[...]y used it at times as a granary. It was torn down in 1983. In the past we have had a baseball field and team. The field was located where the Cliff Olson home is now and in the '50s and '60s it was at the Refuge west of town. In the '2 0s and '30s, Chatauqua (road show) came every summer for 1 week under the big tent which was put in the vacant lot just west of the church. During th[...]"Little Oscar and his Players" took their place. In the early '50s Betty and Paul Mast of Poplar and[...]taught square dancing. Roller skating was started in the late '50s when the school purchased roller sk[...]- Barbara Olson and Kathy Taylor in Homestead Post Office . nic was held for many years at the close of school or Bible school, hel[...]. Harriet Ella Johnson opened a ceramic shop in the Emma Anderson home Olson followed Richard Sell as postmaster at the time of his death in in 1971 . Ella taught classes and she and husband Vic made the green- 1969. She retired in 1981 and her daughter, Barbara Abar, was then war[...]E. Johnson they operated a truck garden business in 197 8 until ill health forced in 1969, Myron Waller became substitute carrier for 1 year. Then the them to quit in 1983.[...] |
| [...], followed by Larry Peterson until his retirement in 1981; then Bill Reiter filled in for about a year. In 1983 Kathy Reiter Taylor of Froid was appointed as our regular rural carrier. Our mail comes in by Star Route from Wolf Point with Arvid Scott, d[...]t owner, Anton Swen- son. John Olson purchased it in 1916, running it as a pool hall during prohibition days, beginning in 1918 until 1933. He then ran it as a saloon until[...]940. Harry Jensven, his nephew, purchased the bar in 1940 and operated it until he entered the Army. I[...]o ran it throughout the war until Harry returned. In 1958 Harry sold it to Selmer Lee, who operated it[...]r rebuilt. Norma and Harry, Selmer and Don put on many feeds of venison stews, duck muligans, turkey din[...]from 1980 to June 1983 participated in the service. Our present[...]poster board and hung in the basement for all to see. The 75th anniver-[...]The church was organized in 1908 by Rev. G. Tangvold. The 1st[...]13 years, services were conducted in the King schoolhouse by the[...]highway. In 1921, this building was moved to its present site in[...]mestead and Froid were 1 parish. After the merger in LaMar, Wayne Tyler , Bill Bakken , Harriet Olson[...]As a Homestead Bicentennial community project in 1976, a homestead shack picture drawn by Harriet[...]ch of Homestead. monthly in the church basement on the same evening as the Le[...]members met, with lunch together. Unit meetings are now being held The First Lutheran Church of[...]m the homes of the members. We had a big part in making the Legion niversary on Sunday, 7-17-83, w[...]t members sell the veteran-made poppies each year in May, us- seated at picnic tables under a b[...] |
| [...]sed and presented to area years in California while extending her education and earn[...]hools and churches. Americanism has been stressed in schools by In 1981 she became postmaster at Homestead following[...]he Girls' State program was started by Department in 1948. We have financed at least 1 girl each year and sponsored others. We participate in the Christmas gift shop at the Miles City Vetera[...]ookies for holidays and also make cash donations there and to other veteran hospitals. Local needy veterans and/or their families are also our concern. Each year in March we have a birthday dinner and social time for Legion members. In June a picnic is held for all members and their families. The Homestead Ranchers were organized in Sheridan County in 1956 with Wayne and Lillian Webster as leaders f[...]oward Skillingberg and Ray Bracken became helpers in 1958. Beulah Gordon and Barbara[...]Christopher Keith (5-4-70), Waller became leader in 1963 and then Mary Ann Overland became[...]ise (4-15-78) and Luke Gordon (7 -10-80). leader in 1965 along with Sander and Beulah Waller. When th[...]eep busy with Wailers moved out of the community in 1968, Mary Ann Overland church[...]JAMES and ESTHER ALCORN Many Homestead area parents have served as project lea[...]n, was born 10-25-1893 on a farm near Evansville, IN. He was Hank Haagenstad, Kermit Bolstad, Barbara[...]ter. His ancestors came from and Ruth Clark; some are still leaders. Ireland in 1666. In 1903 the family moved to a farm near Imboden, AK.[...]AK and became principal of the public school in Imboden for 1 year. He into Homestead, sponsoring[...]eening test, organizing a enlisted in the US Navy in 1918. After this service, he completed a rabies vaccination clinic in Homestead, planting trees, and placing course in Telegraphy and Railroad Accounting and obtained employ- trash cans in Homestead. Activities include giving a Mother's T[...]tion in 1922 at the Darchuck school in the Scobey district for 1 year. The 4-H members have participated in the Sheridan County Fair James obta[...]with Great Northern Railroad Co. as an each fall in Plentywood.[...]lark, with Den- They were married 10-4-26 in Malta. They moved to Carbonneau, ND nis and Glend[...]r and Ralph Clark as project leaders. Jr. leaders are Kristi and Russell Clark and Brad and Ted Tronson. Many of the members are from edicine Lake.[...]ARA ABAR Gordon Robert Abar was born 4-7-5 O in Plentywood, MT. His parents were Bob (deceased) a[...]hen transferred to Medicine Lake, graduating from there in 1968. In 1969 he married Barbara Jo Olson. After attending MSU in Bozeman for 1 year and E C, Billings for 3 years he joined the avy in James and Esth[...]was stationed at offett Field, t. View, CA. While in the service, they spent some time living in Tennessee and 14 months in They came to Homestead in 1938 and Jim relieved Ernest Neikirk Okinawa and Japan. In 1976 they returned to the Homestead com-[...]Olson . Railroad until he retired in 1966. He served as clerk of Homestead Barbara was born 9-12-50 in Williston, ND. She was the youngest[...]American Legion for 2 years. Esther was active in church, American Reno, V; Pamela (David) Keer , D[...]at which time (1961} the buried in the Homestead Cemetery. school was closed. She tr[...]e and is Supervisory Industrial co-valed,ctonan , in 1968. She attended Rocky Mt. College, Billings 1[...]the US Dept. of year and graduated with a degree in Business Education with honors Agricutture in the Denver, CO region where he lives. from EMC, Billings in 1972. Barbara worked as an accountant for[...] |
| [...]l Rae and Cody Ray, born 2-24-71 at Glasgow. live in Billings, MT. Joyce is Family Living Editor of th[...]son , Homestead, farming during the summers while in school. He rode in several rodeos and worked on several cattle ranches. In 1983, a story was in the US News and World Report magazine, titled[...]Karen Lou was born in Glasgow, MT, 7-6-50. After graduation,[...]she worked in Los Angeles, CA area before moving back to Glasgo[...]Carolyn Jo was born 1-26-52 in Glasgow. She attended schools in[...]McAllister, born 1-3-47 in Lewistown, MT. He served in the Navy dur-[...]rocery and he is salesman for Valley Motor Supply in Glasgow. They[...]t the Rene Sue was born in Culbertson, MT on 11 ·21-55. She attended Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT. Ora taught school in Froid for 8 years, Glasgow schools[...]rtis Jay Clampitt, born 10-29-54. He taught S. S. in Homestead, became a charter member of Chi Chapter of served in the Navy and since his discharge is a Nuclear Wel[...]. They have 4 children: they moved to Ashland, OR in 1966. Ora graduated from So. OR State[...]Chad, 8-29-77; Breet, 9-30-81; and Amelia College in 1969, was president of Ashland Women's Civic Club[...]t art at Hunter Park for 1O years, and was active in the John Dennis was born on[...]the Highland Senior Orchestra for 1 5 years. Both are members of a poetry club call- Cemetery in Glasgow, MT. ed Valley Poets, meeting weekly at Rankin Center in Medford. Both Victor Lee[...]igs. publicity chr. Jim is past Commander of Bks. in Ashland and now serves as quartermaster. For recr[...]northeastern Montana, was born in Council Bluffs, IA on 7-20-1886. In MORRIS and EVELYN ANDERSON 1905 he arrived in Culbertson on an emigrant train to file for a[...]met his future wife, Marie Petersen who was born in Staller, West school west of Homestead, he worked in a coal mine and also did farm Jutland (Denmark) on 2-11-1891. The 2 found they had something in work before joining the Army in 1943. He served in the European common, they could both speak Danish. They were married in Fland- Theater until his discharge in 1946. In 1947 he married Evelyn rem[...]of new homestead and began life in a sod house. Bill began breaking the Froid, MT. She was born in Plentywood, MT on 5-26-29. She attended[...]south of Plentywood. Bill and els Hagen bought an in- Morris worked as a carpenter, building and repairing grain terest in the Tjomsos Store in Reserve which he held for several years. elevator[...]rie had the cafe on the south side of Main Street in Reserve be-[...]o the old homestead and farmed for several years. In birth. Morris Harlen was born 1n Williston, ND on[...]1929 he bought a meat and grocery market in Froid, MT. He operated[...] |
| [...]graduated from Denver Institute of Technology in 1980. He is married winter before moving to Great[...]assed away on 9-4-60 and William on 9-21-60. There were 4 Anderson children: Alvin, who died in infancy; Harry, in Texas; Mrs. Elmer (Edna) Stubban of Homestead; an[...]ed Charlotta Arvidson, born 5-24-17 at Milaca, MN in 1937. He farmed near Homestead until 194 7 when h[...]farm near Bonners Ferry, ID, where he was engaged in farming and logging. A logging accident took his life in 19 72. Charlotta still resides in Bonners Ferry. They had 1 child, Burton Carr[...]Richard Baker. schools in Froid, Medicine Lake, and a school near Carroll K[...]graduated from Bon- I am still in the logging industry and work as a logging contractor. ners Ferry HS in 1956. He then worked in logging and for the US Both sons that live here work with me. Forest Service. In 1959 he went to work in a saw mill in Moyie Springs, ID and has worked there for 24 years. For the last 1Oyears he has been an edge chipper operator in the stud mill there. ROBERT and EMMA BAKER[...]I was born in Saginaw, Ml on 8-12-1893 to Daniel Schad and[...]Canada. Debbie, born 2-16-1865 in Port Austin, Ml. Dan was active in[...]We moved to Montana in 1907 on a Great Northern emigrant car.[...]After arriving in Culbertson, MT, we stayed in a livery stable until mor·[...]ed at various locations before moving to the farm in Sheridan County in 1925. On 6-7-59 he married Janet Lynne Franc[...]Baker, born 11-25-15, died 2-23-72; Eunice T HS in 1959. She is a cook in a restaurant near Bonners Ferry. M[...]5-22; Robert Emerson Baker II, born born 1·3·61 in Bonners Ferry where he graduated from HS and then[...]arket and always had a garden Ferry and graduated there in 1981 . She is attending college at Eastern[...]and beef gave us meat and we hauled WA University in Cheney, majoring in health sciences. wheat[...]t of Homestead. I attended husband died in January 1935 from pneumonia. school at Central th[...]neth took over management until he moved to Idaho in lived in Froid to finish the 8th grade .[...]to Arnold Overland and left on 10-27-4 7 for In 1947 I moved to Bonners Ferry, ID to farm. In 1951 I entered Idaho. the Army to ser[...]was I married Shirley Joan Clark of Troy, MT in 1954. We have 4 drafted and spent 2 years in Korea. Donald was married in 1955 and children. Rikki Olson was born 12-29 -54[...]daughters: Jacalyn, Lonna, and Tara who all live in Spokane. He for the forest service and married hu[...]have 4 spent 18 years working in the woods. In 1973 he began working as children: Robyn , Serina, Britta and Leif. They live in Sitka, AK. David clerk in the Bonners Ferry post office. In 1980 he became PM at Moyie Baker was born 12-17-5[...]He Springs, ID. He built his home there. In 1977 he married Mavis has 1 daughter, Kall[...] |
| [...]here with her parents sometime in the early 1900s. Dad started ranch - Steve.[...]Froid. My sister Ruth Lorraine Barkley, born In 1953 we moved to Bonners Ferry. I am still active[...]born got a Battered Boot Award for a 7-mile hike in October 1977 sponsored 3-24-24 in Medicine Lake live on my farm northeast of Homest[...]2 brothers are Norbert James Portra, Jr., born March 1926 and lives in All my brothers and sisters are gone. They were: Mary Ann S. Fr[...]ied 3-3-48 at I grew up in Roosevelt County on my parents ranch east of Froi[...]southeast of our home. In 1941 I graduated from high school in Flan-[...]dreau, SD. I attended Kinmen Business College in Spokane, WA. I ROBERT II and REMEDIOS BAKER worked in Seattle censoring mail until the fall of 1943. I[...]d board- Emma from Bad Axe, Ml. They were married in Glasgow, MT, 4-19-13. ing at Ca[...]ford Bakken, 9-19-46. Mervin was the son of First in a small 5-room house and then in 1929, a 10-room house. Sherida[...]east of Homestead. After the death of his father in 1937, Mer- school in a horse-drawn sleigh with a canvas top. The 1st d[...]f- school education I went to Froid HS, graduatng in 1945. ford , born 11 -2-51 . Pam graduated from MLHS in 1965 and from the When my dad died in January 1935, I began doing more of the[...]rsity at Missoula, where she earned her BS degree in 1969. She farm work. Plowing, seeding and summer[...]trained at Brooks General Hospital in San Anton io, TX for a year, then McCormick-Deering tractor was a big job. Then in the fall, the at Valley Forg[...]71 . She had twins, John David I was called in the militry draft and took a preinduction physica[...]ela Amy, born 5-27-7 4. She divorced Dave Simpson in 197 8. Butte. I was a little too small at 102 pou[...]arried Richard McLean, March 1981 . Pam now lives in little adventure. Some thrill for a farm kid.[...]sical therapist at a school for handicapped In 194 7 we were persuaded to sell the farm and move[...]dren. Our son Jim graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1969. He Kenneth, who had moved the previous year[...]his BS degree from Eastern MT College at Billings in 1973, dairy farm and in 1956 I was employed by the US Forest Service. After majoring in physical education and biology. He enrolled at Ea[...]another year and received a minor in history. Jim and Janis Ilene Ur- work in the road maintenance section. I have built and do[...]-7-81 . ters, installed gates and culverts. In 1959 I started studies in the Bible and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1960. I am still active as one.[...]We have farmed and custom combined for many years, the latter Robert an[...]cer . we started in 195 7. Mervin was a licensed electrician so kept[...]suddenly of a heart attack, I met a Filipina in 1981 and we were married, 12-19-81 . Her[...]full name is hts family live in Medicine Lake. Remedios Regunton Castaneda Baker.[...]ons: the First Luthern Church and north of Manila in Bangued, Abra province. She was born 1-24-44 dur- ALCW in Homestead where I have held several off ices over[...]Also the Sons of orway Lodge in Sidney, the Moose Lodge in[...]ALMER and BETTY BAKKEN were married December 1921 in Glasgow, MT. Dad was born[...]at the farm of his parents, Ole and December 1885 in Swift Current, Sask ., and Mom, October 1901 in Bertha (Grande) Bakken,[...] |
| [...]. Palmer grew up, attended school and worked in the Homestead area until 1941 when he joined the US Army during WWII. He served in the Army for 5 years and saw action in Africa and Europe. He was discharged in 1946 and by that time had attained the rank of 2n[...]his tour of duty he received several decorations in- cluding the bronze star. On 2-18-46 Palmer married Betty Wachsmuth and·they farmed in the Homestead area. The 1st 2 years they rented t[...]orth of the Homestead corner. Betty was born in Billings, 5-20-20 to William and Clara (Bauer)[...]was an infant her parents left Billings and lived in Oregon and Californa. When she was[...]born 2-27-76 and Victoria 11 she was again living in the Billings area at the Huntley Project Ex-[...]inten- for 12 years Loretta quit in 1982 when Ryan entered the 1st grade. dent. Betty[...]ith church and community activities. Bill has MSU in 1943. She taught for 1 year and then joined the W[...]and gun collecting are his avocations.[...]olstad was born to Don and Betty Bolstad, 3-23-51 in[...]ing, Bruce attended different schools in Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota[...]skatchewan, Canada. He graduated from high school in 1969[...]dicine Lake. He attended Dawson Community College in Glen- dive and MSU in Bozeman taking courses in business marketing and[...]flood in the summer of 1972. His car was washed away and lodged in[...]C. Wrage was born to Doug and Betty Wrage, 5-8-54 in Palmer and Betty had 2 sons: Daniel Allen (D[...]Valentine, NE. She attended a rural school there through the 8th grade. William Dean (Bill) on 9-17-48. Dan is an engineer with his masters in She then attended high school at St. Martin's Academy in Rapid City business and is employed in St. Paul, MN. He married Judy Clark from and graduated in 1972. She completed a secretarial course at the N[...]have 2 daughters, Jennifer and Janae. Bill farms in tional College of Business in Rapid City the fall of 1973. the Homestead area a[...]Ryan , and a daughter, Victoria. Palmer died in August of 197 4. Betty continues to live on the f[...]n and Bill finished high school and at this point in time is still librarian at the edicine Lake schoo[...]akken on 9-17-48. He graduated from Med,cme Lake in 1966. In 1967 he joined the Air Force and after 3 months o[...]Bruce and Shari Bolstad. Wichita, KS. In 1968, Bill as shipped overseas where he spent a y[...]Jennifer and Kory. at various bases in Thailand. He returned home in 1969 and was sta-[...]and Shari were married at United Methodist Church in Rapid tioned at ellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, V. In January 1970,[...]and Jennifer May, born 12-19-79. They are now living on S. K. Pendley Jacobson. She was bo[...]ND-W, U of SD and U of V where she received a BA in music. HAROLD and PEARL BOLSTAD In April 1971 Bill was discharged from the Air Force[...]helping out with his born 4-25-27 in Homestead, MT. He graduated from MLHS in 1945. In father's grain and cattle operation . In 197 4 Palmer died. Bill took over[...] |
| [...]l. In 1975 I designed a plan for a duplex on a corner lot located next I enlisted in the army in 1951 and took my basic training in to where we live. We built a br[...]y a short time later, I ly participating in the project. It was a good learning experience and it was seriously wounded. I spent months recuperating in VA hospitals became a lovely pie[...]TAD Norager of Outlook, MT. We spent a few months in Denver, CO where I I was bor[...]e 3rd was stationed at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. In April 1953, I was sent child of Kin[...]at the Central Con- overseas again and stationed in Germany. Pearl stayed with her dad in solidated school located 4½ miles[...]estead. I graduated from Outlook, and while I was in Europe, our 1st son Harold Lowell, Jr. was[...]n at Plentywood, 9-9-53. I returned to the States in February 1954 I married Adelin[...]Wallingford, We rented Morten Norager's farm in 1954 and then moved to Iowa[...]grade school at a small helped my dad on his farm in 1955 and 1956. Our 2nd son, Sheldon,[...]so graduated from was born 9-12-56 at Culbertson. In the summers of 1957 and 1958 I Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis and received her worked for a construction company in Plentywood, where I helped R.[...]I entered the army in September 1954 and served 2 years in the We moved to Iowa in March 1959 and lived on a small acreage.[...]g at Randall. Pearl's brother, lived in Elizabethtown, KY and Adeline worked in surgery at the Hardin sister and other relatives also lived in central Iowa at that time. I got a Memorial Hospital. job as a carpenter for a contractor in Ames. We returned to Homestead in 1956. A year later we moved to In 1961 we built a 3-bedroom ranch style home in Story City. Williston, ND where I drove truck for a feed company and Adeline There was space for garden, fruit trees and a big lawn[...]e Good Samaritan Hospital and Harmon Park Clinic. In the to play on. Our 3rd son, Neil, was born 3-13-[...]Our children are Jeffrey Alan , born 12-25 -56; Richard Warren ,[...]-59; Joel Craig, born 5-1-60; and Jonathan active in sports and writing during high school. He attende[...]D. Jonathan at- MN where he received a BB degree. In 1975 he enrolled at Luther te[...]Jett married Annette Berge of Glasgow, MT in 1979. They have 2 training to be a minister. Lowe[...]children : Brandon Sean and Tyler Jay. They live in Whitefish, MT Robert Rudiger, were married 12-18-[...]es a radio station. Joel is a carpenter and lives in Luther Seminary in 1979, Robbi received a call to be pastor at[...]urchased the Tom Danielson farm east of Homestead in Sheldon was a school photographer in high school and continued 1961 . We have raised our family there. I also farm my dad's farm . that interest for hi[...]ye Tech I have been active in the community and served on numerous School at Waterloo, IA in 1976 with a 2-year degree in photography. boards, locally and on the county level. I love to sing, so am involved in He got a job with Dave Olsen Commercial Photography in Minneapolis a group called the Homestead Legionnaires. We have sung for many and has worked there until the present time.[...]varsity foot· homes and nursing homes in the area as well as at many different oc- ball team which won 1st place in the State Class 2A division in 1981 . casions. He is attending IA State U, majoring in Computer Science. We are members of the First Lutheran Church in Homestead. I was Arlan is our studious, ind[...]onor Sunday school superintendent for many years and Adeline taught Sun- society in senior high, and has been a part-time cook at a n[...]State U, majoring Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. I enjoy carpenter work and the many in Construction Engineering.[...] |
| [...], born 12-1-39; and Ellen, born 5-29-44. 3-24-01 in a rural area near Edinburg, ND. He was the oldest[...]west and homesteaded 4½ miles east of Homestead in 1906. They lived in a sod shack until a house was built. Dad worked[...]me to work and help feed the rest of the family. In 1925 he married Nora Nelson at Eugene, OR. Mom was born at Ben- son, MN and was a clerk in her dad's grocery store in Minnesota, Mon- tana and Oregon. Her mother pass[...]We moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 1946, and Dad had a garage and[...]ked as an auto mechanic. We moved to Paradise, CA in February[...]TX in August 1982 where he is a milker on a large dairy[...]ved to Culbertson, MT and lived In 1971 we started our own business, Paradise Custom Draperies, there the remaining years of their lives. Mom passed away in 1978 where we make drapes and have all kinds of window treatments. and Dad passed away in 1981 after spending about a year in the nurs- We attend the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church from ing home in Culbertson.[...]which my parents were charter members. In those early years of Dad's farming career, there were a lot of hardships: hail, drought, grasshopp[...]Claude Bratvold loans and seed loans were common in those early years and we kids[...]7. His father Knute Bratvold was born 11 -22-1872 in played with and was handy at fixing and doing most anything. In the Valdres, Norway and his mother[...]self-educated man. He took correspondence course in born 7-22-28; and Doris, born 12-1[...]iolin lessons and Phylliss was born in Homestead in 1933 and lived only 3 days, and played for the en[...]e another daughter was still-born in Homestead later on. organ and the piano.[...]The Gilbert Bratvolds moved to Homestead in the spring of 1931 Dad was concerned about[...]came to manage the Farmers Elevator. He continued in best at tilling the soil. In 1951 he was 1 of 2 outstanding farmers in this position until his retirement in 1964. Mrs. Bratvold had been in- Sheridan County to win a trip to Arizona sponsored by the Good Year jured in early childhood and an infection in her leg flared up from time Tire Company for outs[...]years. During this time, his farm . He served on many boards locally and was instrumental in Gilbert cared for her in addition to the elevator job, and took her promot[...]the Rural Telephone. My folks had a strong faith in faithfully to the Assembly of God Chu[...]on. She was also transported to community affairs in tivities.[...]nel vehicle, which he used to bring her to church in Minot, ND after[...]retirement, with her still in attendance at the age of 70. Both of my MYRON and[...]ents set a beautiful example of love and patience in the spirit of By Ellen Larson (daughter)[...]Christ, affecting many people in a positive way. Young ladies from the My fat[...]family to of Wolf Point), assisted in the home because of Mother's physical con- Homest[...]dition. Dad shipped in hay from Nebraska during the depression to help[...]local farmers feed their livestock in those days when some were wet- to Albert J. and Elise Fossum , grew up there, graduating from MLHS. ting down Russian thistles in their brave effort to keep going. Doris and She and my dad were married 4-3-37 and hved in Homestead a while Jeannette each stayed home a year from high school to help in the[...] |
| [...]daughter of Elmer and Elizabeth Werbelow in Kremlin, MT. They have North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, and Doris to Minot State[...]laude is now pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Wolf Point, MT. He graduated from MLHS in 1943, after attending Whitefish , MT HS, during h[...]dition. He at- tended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, graduating as presi- dent of his cla[...]Claude married Lavonne Quistad of Willmar, MN in June 1947. They had a daughter, Linda, born 9-10-[...]etroit Lakes, MN. Linda graduated from Harding HS in St. Paul, MN and from the Mounds-Midway School of Nursing as a RN. Larry graduated from high school in Park Rapids, MN and the Columbia U Law School in Columbia, MO as an attorney. Craig graduated from high school in Minot, took a year at Minot State College and mor[...]Phillips. photography courses at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. Linda and her husband, Richard Perrine, and foster son, Brad, now In Augu st of 1980 Curt became manager of the Farmer[...]of Homestead, where he and Deanna are both currently employed. Karilyn and Julie reside[...]e, Mar- Curt, Deanna and Lance are members of the Homestead First chelle, reside at[...]iliary. Lance attends school in Medicine Lake, is a member of the[...]where people are friendly and really know what it means to be[...]chool bus. He recalls at- Lucy Bratvold died in Minot on 4-3-7 3. Gilbert is now residing with[...]Lutheran Church, Doris and husband, Alvin Myers, in Minot. They have 1 son, Duane, serving as a trustee on the board in later years. In the fall of 1929 Ver- who with his wife, Kimberly, and son live in Minot. Jeannette lives with nie drove to Snoqualmie Falls, WA to work in a sawmill returning in the her husband, Marvin Albert, at Hill City, SD.[...]ring of 1930 to continue farming with his father. In 1936 he worked Rozella and husband, Richard Kirton, and their 4 sons reside in at the Fort Peck Dam. After putting the crop in the ground in the spring Amarillo, TX; Mary Ruth and her husban[...]of 1937 he was back working at a sawmill in Seattle until the spring of their 5 sons reside in Jericho Springs, MO; Annette and husband Ron[...]. He remembers enjoying barn Ross and son reside in Amarillo, TX.[...]nces, numerous card and birthday parties. He says there were good Lavonne Bratvold died of cancer in 1966 and Lydia (Kakach) and bad[...]nd sad times. Johnson became Mrs. Claude Bratvold in 1967, bringing her 3 children O[...]ne On 8-22-48 Curtiss was born in Williston, D. On 8-16-53 Robin Brenden, at Willis[...]m Culbertson. A daughter, Verna, was born 4-17-55 in farm east of Homestead. He has 2 sisters: Nancy ([...]Williston. Twm boys were born in 1956 but died within a few hours Hansen) of Flags[...]ll of Havre, MT. Medicine Lake. In the fall of 1957 Vernie became 2nd man at the Curt went to school in Medicine Lake through 3rd grade. The fami· Farmers Elevator in Froid, taking over as manager in the spring of ly moved to Froid in 1958 where he graduated from 8th grade. When[...]and the family went to the family moved to Dodson in 1963, Curt helped his dad in the church at Froid Lutheran w[...]as treasurer for a few elevator after school and in the summer. Following graduation from years. high school at Dodson in 1967, he continued to help his dad at the ancy married Stanley Hansen of McCabe in June 1963. They are elevator and drove the gas truck . He later attended college in Denver, now living m Flagstaff, AZ. They have 2 daughters, Charlene and followed by stints in the Coast Guard and Navy. He attended Northern Elaine, and 1 son, Michael. Montana College in Havre in 1978. Curt was employed by GTA at In July 1963 the family moved to Dodson where Vernie[...]ps, born 8-20-47 , ried Linda Licht in Dodson on 9-4-68 . They have 4 sons: Riche[...] |
| Wesley, Loren and Daniel, and live in Havre. Hulda grew up in the community of Cokato, MN where she was Th[...]as 1 of a fam ily of 11 children, and 1 of 4 born in Malta.[...]theast of Regina, to try Lorraine was active in VFW Auxiliary in Dodson and was a book- homestead farm ing there from 1905-15. Hulda was there over 10 keeper for the Phillips County Hospital and for J. C. Penneys in Malta. years. After graduation C[...]ied during her years at Norquay. They ing college in Denver, followed by enlistment in the Coast Guard and came to Homestead in the early '30s. Anson worked as a carpenter Navy.[...]a Phillips at Kremlin, MT. They and in farm labor, and Hulda hired out as housekeeper. T[...]duation where she now Hulda lived in Homestead. Thus they were a part of the family in the lives with her husband, Dick Smith, a daughte[...]Johnson. In later years, Hulda was nearly blind. Her specialt[...]choirs and quartettes in church and community. He died 4-27-59.[...]Casper. My father, Guy Cosper, was born 9-22-1874 in Glen-[...]ville, MN and died 10-8-53. In the early 1890s he drifted to the[...]family. My mother, Amelia St. Pierre, was born in Pierre, SD, married at Vernie retired from the elevator business in 197 4 and moved into a very young age[...]her. The 4 girls were Pearl Allen , Margret In a car accident near Harlem on 10-7-78, Lorraine d[...]-73; Alvy, born 11-30-1 0 and still living. In December 1978 Robin married Kathy Jennings of Wagner, MT. The family lived in Culbertson area until 1916 and then moved to They live in Havre; both attended Northern Montana College and[...]s and an oil have 2 daughters, Loriane and April. In May of 1983 Larry graduated retai[...]ng with farming and ranching. The fam ily grew up in from high school at Malta. He attends college at Northern Montana Col- Homestead. In 1917 James went into the Army. William, more the lege in Havre and works weekends as a disc jockey for KMMR radio in cowboy, helped with ranching. We all attended school in Homestead. Malta.[...]rop who later married my Vernie still lives in Malta enjoying his retirement playing cards and[...]The family moved to Coeur 0' Alene, 10 in 192 7 for 1 year, return-[...]mainder of her life. There are 2 children: Duane Olson and Doloris John Ans[...]liam became a barber and had shops over the years in grew up. He played hockey and for a time played o[...]o and Polson. He was married to professional team in a league in South Manitoba. He went to South Evangeline Rogney and there was 1 son, Guy. James had a number of Africa in the Canadian Army, supporting the British forces in the Boer wives, but never any childr[...]e university for 3 years. My 1st job was with the In- did carpentry. Here he became acquainted with Hu[...]the Army, I returned to work again at the agency in Poplar. It was while in the Army that I married Kathleen urial Higgins wh[...]We established our home at Bigfork, MT in 194 7 and lived here ever[...]since. Kathleen died 4-6-83. There were no children.[...]roads were blocked, I stayed with my grandmother in Froid, along with[...] |
| [...]lly non-existent at where he graduated in 1967. He then attended MSU at Bozeman and that ti[...]en considered very under- graduated in 1971 in Economics. He returned home to help his dad privi[...]f Havre. She has 2 brothers, Russell and Froid HS in 1935 and any higher learning has all been obtained in the Kearn, and 1 sister, Avis. Doug and Linda lived in Medicine Lake 1 "school of hard knocks."[...]. Then they lived On 12-10-43, I was united in marriage to Marilyn Sorteberg of in Froid for 1½ years and Linda again worked at the cafe there. Doug Anoka, MN. Marilyn was born at Anoka, MN, 8[...]f continued farming with his father. In August 1977 they moved to the Peter and Ida Sorteberg. After graduating from Anoka HS in 1941 , farm , purchasing it from hi[...]marriage to Don. hayland. In 1984 he started raising a few sheep. Back r[...]e last 8th grader to graduate from Beverly School in 1961 , and Douglas James II (Jamie) born 12-1 2-79. D. J. is now in |
| [...]Tom and Lena have 2 daughters: Doris, born in 1927 and Brethren at Froid, Ruth served for 1O mo[...]graduated from MLHS and Kinman Business College. In 1947 she mar- Education with the First Church of[...]ke, VA, then ried Leonard Aichlmayr in Spokane, WA. They have 5 children and live return[...]alph's bride. in Beaverton, OR.[...]Ardyce was born in 1937 and graduated from MLHS and the U of[...]M. In 1959 she married Don Herman in Sidney, MT. They have 2 sons[...]and live in Kalispell, MT.[...]My 1st day in Sheridan County began in Plentywood on 7-2-27,[...]Due to my father's health I began farming in 194 7, and with my[...]leone, continue to live and work the farm started in 1907 by my Ralph and Ruth are parents of 1 son and 1 daughter. Kristine father. Anna, born 9-2-67 in Williston, is a junior in MLHS and active in girl's basketball, music, FHA and 4-H. Russell Kirk, born 4-22-69 in Williston, is a freshman at MLHS and active in sports, music, FFA and 4-H. The family is active in the Big Sky Church: American Baptist Church of t[...]ptist Church of McCabe) having completed a merger in 1983. Ralph has served as moderator, teacher, S.S[...]th has served as youth counselor-teacher, officer in the Brethren Women's Fellowship, S. S. superinten[...]d on ASCS community committees. Ruth is currently in Music Mothers and Cleone is t[...]va Crusch of Bainville, MT. an FHA Chapter Mother in the MLS and is in her 11th year as a 4-H She attended Bainville School and attended cosmetology school in leader, having also served as officer and on comm[...], later owning and managing Cleone's Beauty Salon in Sheridan Co. 4-H council. They look forward to mo[...]1 year at UND Williston , ND. Both are now living at Gillette, WY. TOM and LENA DANIELSO[...]m Tom Danielson and Lena Grovom were married in 1929 in FHS in 1944. She went to college at Bozeman and San Jose[...]while her husband completed his Tom was born in Vining, M in 1900. At age 18 he went to work education at Stanford University. They made their residence in Menlo for the Northern Pacific Railroad for 5 years. He came to Homestead in Park, CA and had 3 children. She became[...]ascais, Portugal, a suburb of Lisbon, and resided there for Lena was born in 1906 in Park River, ND and moved with her[...]now calls Rockport, TX her home. family to ontana in 1907 and homesteaded land 4 miles east of[...]ead. Tom and Lena lived on the farm for 25 years. In 1960 masters in museum science 3t Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX. Daughter they sold the farm and moved to issoula, MT. While there, they Victoria is getting her bachelors in accounting and business ad- operated an apartment house at the university. They lived in issoula ministration at U of TX, in Austin . 11 years before moving to Kalispell in 971 where they now reside. Cleone and I continue to number our days in Sheridan County with[...]a great amount of satisfaction and take pleasure in being a part of it's[...]Deubner. They came to Montana in 1918 from Ohio. They bought the[...]I, Edward, was born 3-22-19 in Greenville, OH. I was 1 month old[...] |
| [...]ROY and CHERYL DEUBNER I got my schooling in Sheridan County at the Central Consolidated Roy Deubner was born 5-21 -46 in Williston, ND, son of Edward school east of Homes[...]S. That was the year the new school was completed in 1938. Our brothers, Donald and Wayne. Roy was confirmed in First Lutheran Sunday school days were at Bethel[...]Church and attended school in Medicine Lake, graduating in 1965. He After graduation, I worked for my dad on the farm, and also for lettered in football, basketball, and track in his 4 years of high school. Buck Ryder in his store in Froid for 6 or 7 months. I could see that He attended Northern MT College in Havre and took Diesel Mechanics wasn't for me. I went to California in the fall of 1939 and worked for and also played football there. Douglas Aircraft for 2½ years.[...]Roy met Cheryl Rossmeier while attending school in Medicine On 6-14-41 I married Joyce Lucille Johnson of East Froid, in Las Lake and they were married 3-26-67 at the Lutheran Church in Vegas, NV. Joyce, daughter of Robert B. Johnson a[...]s born 11-2-19 at the farm home east of Froid, MT in Roosevelt County. She had 1 brother John Robert,[...]various country schools and Froid HS, graduating in 1939. We were in California until the fall of 1942 when my father had a bad heart attack. We came back to Montana and in the spring of 1943 my dad passed away. I farmed f[...]Cheryl was born 11-28-47 in Lynch, NE to Don and Betty[...]where her dad was employed for the REA. In 1952 her family moved to Back row: Frank Dif[...]home. Cheryl was in 5th grade when they moved to Medicine Lake and Mary Margaret was born 4-20-44 in Williston , ND. She attended graduated from MLHS in 1966. She was a cheerleader and active in college in Havre, MT for 4 years and is still teaching in elementary. ~he FHA and band. She attended college in Williston, ND where she took a was confirmed in the Froid Lutheran Church. On 7-24-68 Mary marrie[...]Campbell, KY. During the winter of 1968 they liv- in Sidney, MT. They have 4 children: Christopher, Jennifer, Amy, and ed in Sidney for a short time where Roy was employed fo[...]beet factory and in the spring worked for a local farmer. In the spring of Roy Edward was born 5-21-46 in Williston, ND. He attended col- 1968[...]51 O assey combine and a truck, and started lege in Havre where he took mechanics for 2 years. He was[...]south to custom combine with his dad until 197 4. in Homestead Lutheran Church. He is now farming in the Homestead In 1969 we purchased the Ed Hjort house in edicine Lake which community. He married Cheryl R[...]remodeled by Ben Fisher. During the time we lived there we Lake Lutheran Church and they have 2 children,[...]cie Jo, born Wayne John was born 11 -13-49 in Williston, ND. He went to Bill- 6-2-72[...]gs Business College for 3 years. He was confirmed in the Homestead In 1979 we rented the Hjort land north and east of e[...]ch. After college he worked for Farmers Union Oil in Bill- and we moved out to the Tim Hjor[...]A desire to own our own farm was still in us and the opportunity Donald Robert was born 5-16-53 in Culbertson, MT. He went to arose in 1982 when we purchased the Tom cCabe farm east of[...]ed at Homestead. We leased farm land in Canada in 1970 and we continue Homestead Lutheran Church.[...]ndy Stromberg on 6-15-75 to farm in Canada and Montana making our summer months very busy at Nathanael Lutheran Church of Dagmar. They are farming with his commuting back a[...]Our family is active in the Lutheran Church m Medicine Lake Life hasn't been dull in Sheridan County. I am old enough to[...]Sunday school and has held various offices in the ALCW. again. I would hate to think of 11 yea[...]little crop and the cost of things the way they are. It would make the '30s look like prosperity. I would say our generation lived in as good a time as ORVIN and ALPHA EIDE[...]By Bernice Anderson (daughter) In 1958 my neighbor, Don Bolstad, got me interested in going Orvin L. Eide was born 9-28-15 in St. Luke's Hospital, Crosby, ND, south combining[...]f Alamo, ND. years and then my health stopped me in 19 74. Alpha L. Jelsing was born 8-4-14 in Rugby, ND, the youngest of 3[...] |
| [...]Tun- fer. They tasted very good in the winter and since most of them were bridge, ND[...]we met our Wachter and Pederson cousins there and had a picnic[...]whist parties to go to in the winter, and horseback riding and rabbit[...]tle were driven to the stockyards and then loaded in cattle cars in Froid to be shipped to St. Paul or Chicago. Lloyd[...]dad sometimes caught a free ride to Chicago in the caboose when he[...]ly homestead. His taught at several rural schools in ND before moving the family to nephew, Donn Elvsaas, operates the farm. Homestead in 1954. When the school closed in 1961, they moved to Medicine Lake where he taught[...]rvin's mother, lived with them while they resided in Kenneth Engelke, son of Albert[...]on the family farm . (See SD, p.331 . The picture there of Mr. Homestead. She died in 1970. Alpha died 6-20-67 and Orvin was still teac[...]Lake, 9-23-3 7 and lives in Sidney. Kenneth's brother Charles, born Berni[...]aduated from Minot State College, Minot, ND. They are the parents of 3 children: Chad, born 1971; Kirk, They live in Froid. Their daughter Connie and husband Tom Brac[...]Gayle born 1973; and Wendy, born 1976. They live in Williston and are engaged in farming and carpentry.[...]mother and his 3-year-old brother Donald died in that fire. Kenneth[...]iles southeast of died from injuries in the spring of 1936 when horses had run away Homes[...]ndi was with a drag he was using in a cornfield. a sister of Mrs. William Wachter and Magnus Pederson, all of whom In 1937 Kenneth went to live with his mother's sister Olga and emigrated from Norway in the early 1900s. She was working at the John Miller on a farm NE of Homestead. John died in 1954. Kenneth Great Northern Hotel in Williston, ND when she met Andrew who and Olga continued to farm. Olga moved to Sidney in the early '60s and emigrated from Norway about th[...]she passed away there on her birthday, 4-23-80 at age 89. Lloyd has a twin brother Floyd who resides in Froid, T and |
| Alan Lynn, born 8-16-58. Both boys were baptized in the Froid living and resides in California. He has 1 sister, Dorothy. Lutheran Church and both were confirmed in the First Lutheran Church Ruth's parents were Roscoe and Mae Hadden. They are both in Homestead. Both graduated from MLHS.[...]Paul. Keenan married Julie Erickson of Froid in 1979 and they had a son We both grew up on farms in North Dakota in Mountrail County. Thaddeus. They were divorced in 1981. He married Lana Larson,[...]sulating business. Keenan, Lana and Thaddeus live in Froid. Minot Teachers' College. She then taught several years in country Alan attended college in Havre and took up electrical technology. schools. We were married in 1948. He helps his dad on the farm and also helps[...]license. Kenneth has served various offices in the Froid and Homestead Lutheran churches, served on the co-op store board in Medicine Lake, Roosevelt County Farmers Union Pre[...]of Froid known as Bubbling Springs, been leaders in the Homestead Ranchers' 4-H Club, and Luther Leag[...]n the Montana State Farmers Union Education Board in Great Falls, and has held offices in the ALCW. She also held offices in the Co-op Study Club at Froid, Women of the Moose[...]rates heavy equipment for a pipeline. They reside in Moorcroft, CLINTON and SYLVIA FEEHAN WY. He served in Vietnam with the Army. Clinton is married to Sylv[...]Feehan of Newtown, They have a home in Homestead but are now in Douglas, WY where he ND. He joined the Army right[...]is driving truck for his father. He was in the Army serving in Africa with took him to Africa and Europe and lat[...]was the M. P.'s (history elsewhere in this section). Brad has been a security discharge[...]ter Yvonne Lisa, born 8-2-74. guard in Las Vegas for the last 2 years but has gone back[...]work full-time with be a deputy sheriff in Shelby, MT. His years in the Army were spent in Southern Pacific in the communication department. He and his wife the states as an M. P. Lisa is majoring in business at Eastern College in were divorced. Clint worked with the railroad unt[...]which has made it necessary for us to make many moves across the has 2 brothers, Ron and Brad, an[...]country. After living in Sunburs~ MT for 10 years we were transferred[...]in 1979 with the oil company to Froid where we lived[...]had many occasions to drive to Homestead as we rented a shop there[...]settle in. As it turned out there was a very nice piece of land by the[...]Helmer Waller place. We moved our mobile home there in 1981.[...]the coffee Bible studies where women meet in different homes.[...]in all of our moves around the country. Sylvia Orona was born 10-22-55 in Mexico City, Mexico and a few DEANE a[...]all with a team from exico. Her home in Homestead, MT where Myron farmed and raised cattle. They |
| [...]Hospital in Chicago and is an RN. She lives in Seal Beach, CA.[...]Peterson was born 1-28-24. She worked as a welder in[...]dreau. She married and raised her family in Tacoma, WA where she[...]She raised a family in Tacoma, WA.[...]e part of We purchased the Roy Jacobsen home in Homestead where we Santa Clau[...]de. We now have 2 children, Nicole, born 12-12-78 in we appreciated because we di[...]I finished Williston, ND, and Ross, born 10-15-80 in Plentywood, MT. school at Ft. Totten in 1935, I went back and learned the trade of[...]worked for Moe Chev. in Poplar. I joined the National Guard in 1940[...]0-23-41 . I went to Alexander Granbois, born in 1885 in St. Joe, ND, and Florence Portland to work in the shipyards. Then Pearl Harbor was bombed on Merrick born in 1883 in St. John, ND were married in 1908 in St. December 7. I was deferred for awhile being they were hard up for John. There were 1Oof us born to them and all lived to maturity. John welders in the shipyards. I was fortunate in getting my 2 sisters, died in 1942 and Lewis in 1977. Seven were born NE of Froid. All the[...]I got my enlistment notice from uncle Sam in 1944 in the Navy Fred and Lewis were born in St. John, ND. Fred was born 1-7-10.[...]and saw alot of action in the Pacific. I got my discharge 2-5-46 and He farmed and worked for neighbors. After serving in WWII, he farmed went to work for Stockman Motors in Williston. and then went to work for the railroad[...]I married Marie LaRoque of Bainville on 6-28-47 in Oregon. I work- Lewis was born 12-6-11. He also attended school in Poplar and on ed for highway building contractors there and returned to Montana to to Fort Totten, and finished high school in Chemawa, OR. He helped do the same for 1Oyears. I joined the Operating Engineers in 1958 and Dad farm for a few years until he acquir[...]retired in 1978. Mary Jane was born 3-3-14 in Bainville. She finished school in Fort Totten in 1932. She married Mike Thompson and raised a family in Fort Totten.[...]5-22-51 . After 4 years in the Navy, he went to the U of Mand W. WA[...]U where he earned a BA in accounting. He married Anita Thierolf, David[...]30-73. They have 2 sons, Jeff and Andy. They live in Helena. from Flandreau, SD. He spent 6 years in the ational Guard, Army and Our[...]who farms east of Geraldine and raised his family in Great Falls with the former Marie LaRoque.[...]ade. He finished high school at Haskell Institute in Lawrence, KS . He and then worked for Jen[...]e he died of tuberculosis after a lengthy illness in 1942. is still employed. Mae was born 2-15-20. She finished high school in Flandreau, SD. Darrell was born 7-10-56 . He majored in forest ecology, and got a She worked in the shipyards in Portland during the war as a welder. degree in range management and is now living in Glasgow where he is She married Kenneth Racine in 1940 and they raised their family in employed by the Montana Depa[...] |
| [...]munications, Inc. in Torrance, CA. They have 2 sons: Neal, born P[...]n, born 8-26-57, both of Bloomington, CA. Neal is in 1884. They and their family of 12 came from Belcourt, ND in 1908 married to Susan Reynolds and[...]aghan Sarah, and settled on government allotments in the east sandhills. Grandpa born 1-[...]-81 . Kevin is not married. and his family lived in Greenbush, Minnesota before going to Belcourt. Robert and Christiana's marriage terminated in divorce in February Dad was oldest and Uncle Mike was 2nd. I heard Dad tell this story 1967. many times; he and Uncle Mike and Grandad would go int[...]n 4-6-74 Robert and Gonda Uhlenbusch were married in near Greenbush to cut cordwood. It took all day t[...]Pasadena, CA. Gonda (Jackie) was born 7-13-34 in Tasikmalaja, West next day they took it to town t[...]e Java, Indonesia. Robert and Jackie live in Hacienda Heights, CA. Mike's loads were traded fo[...]im. He was quite a fiddler and Grandma would sing in French, neither could speak English. New Yea[...]k up the bobsled to go to my grandparents. We got there about 6 A.M. when it was still dark. I remember Dad kneeling in front of granddad and receiving a blessing. Uncle[...]would go on until all of my aunts and uncles were there; then we would have a big breakfast. All of this time there was a bottle of whiskey being passed around and p[...]on, Martin, Ke vin, Susan, and etl. =rench songs. There was a lot of jigging and dancing going on all day[...]Dalton, born 3-27 -31 in Froid where he attended school and the celebratin[...]Church. He moved with his family to Pasadena, CA in 1946 The '30s were rough, dry years for a lo[...]y where he continued his education. In 1955 he entered Luther aunts and uncles left the[...]and 1 went to Alaska. ty degree in May 1960. His 1st ministerial call as to South Da[...]Alexander and Uncle Andrew were the last to stay in the and 3 years later to Detroit, Ml. In 1965 he entered social work in Los sandhills of the original 12 that 1st settled in the area. Aunt Mary Angeles, CA. Dalton, a bachelor, currently resides in Arcadia, CA. LaRoque is the only surviving member of the family. She lives in Detroit, Ml.[...]Reuben Milton Gronlie, born 12-3-1900, in Delamare, D, was the By Robert G. Gronlie (son)[...]rud Gronlie. He re- Martin Gronlie was born in Delamare, ND 7-9-02, a son of Carl C. ceived his education in orth Dakota schools. In arch 1917 with his and Inga Grimsrud Gronlie. His formal education was in North Dakota parents and other fami[...]ols. He moved to Sheridan County with his parents in tling on a farm 1 mile east of Homes[...]rs. Marion Eleanor Waller was born 12-15-09 in Rogers, ND, the only Reuben was unmar[...]Oliver and Susie Waller. Her formal education was in Antelope and Froid public schools. In 1927 the family moved to Froid, MT. (See Sheridan[...]ed to the Gronlie "home" place east of Homestead. In 1943 they moved to Froid, and in 1946 to Pasadena, CA. Martin worked in a furniture store warehouse while his Montana far[...]They have 2 sons: Robert and Dalton , both born in Froid, T. Robert Gene born 10-15-29 , attended Froid public school, and was active in the Lutheran Church and school activities. In 1946 the family moved to Pasadena, CA where he graduated from Junior College in 1947. He served 2 years in the Army in 1951 -52 in Germany. There CURT and LENORA HAASE he met Christiana Petring and they were married 9-12-52 in West History of Curt and Lenora is in SD, page 338 . We celebrated our Berlin. T[...] |
| [...]Norman, born 5-29-42, attended college in Billings. He was[...]manager in Missouri and Illinois area, residing in St. Louis, MO. He[...]and worked as a regional trainer in a 14 state area. In 1969 he was[...]named manager of the Terra Haute, IN office. He married Ginger[...]Chrisman of Terra Haute, IN and they now own and operate the[...]Lamplite Inn Cafe and Steak House in Culbertson, MT. They have 3[...]lives in St. Louis, MO, Sean Curtis, born 1-28-66.[...]Jamestown, ND in 1972. While at.tending college, he sang in the[...]relatives are in this area. We were their closest neighbors and I[...]them well. They had a very unique lifestyle. In the case of the Hilliards, Haase .[...]it was in the area of thrift, frugality, and self-denial that they excelled in Rollin, born 10-12-32, worked on a ranch in Wyoming after to a fantastic degree. graduation. He also worked in Utah and California as a mechanic, and Byron H. Hilliard was a schoolteacher in Illinois as a young man. in the Butte mines. He and his wife Susan have a son[...]2-24-62; Shelia Marie, born 1-26-64; in Troy, 10. Shelly Lenora, born 8-14-65; Leila Lou, born 12-1 -66; and Lonny In the spring of 1920, B. H. Hilliard traded some property in Rollin, born 9-6-68.[...]Clarkston, WA for a 1/2 section of land in Sheridan County, MT; sight Rosalyn, born 10[...]o., Inc. for the past 29 years. She was secretary in the county line, back in the sandhills. Williston, then transferred to Fa[...]. Raising same company. She is actively involved in her church and is church livestock[...]born 9-2-36 was employed as clerk of County Court in Water was pumped with a wind[...]Williston for 5 years. She moved to Bellevue, WA in 1961 where she would operate the pu[...]Seattle, scrap iron and barbed wire (in picture) that was powered by a horse Bellevue of[...]married hooked to a sweep, walking in a circle. They never owned a gas Douglas Conover in 197 5 at Homestead and moved to Nice, CA. They engine. now live in Lakeport, CA where Doug is a self-employed design[...]a mortgage Wayne, born 11 -25-38, enlisted in the Army for a 6-year tour of on their[...]pression duty after graduation. He was stationed in Germany for 4½ years and deepened,[...]eclose or get the borrower to deed the spen time in Lebanon during the crises there. He returned to land over to[...]the tax liability to keep from losing Homes ead in 1963. He hen farmed for his dad and did custom com- everything. bining in Kansas, ebraska, Colorado and Texas. In 1973 he pur- In the spring of 1944, Byron passed away at the age[...]ated over 3,000 acres of land, an incredible feat in view of his Helmer Jensven farms. He is farming[...]David Wayne and Da n aria, born 9-23-76; ho live in As Chet and Mercy took over the management of the farm, very Terra Haute, IN and spend the summer months in Montana with their little changes took place. The depression receded in the 1940s and dad.[...]almost everyone else in Sheridan County as busy upgrading their Don[...]uld not seem to break out of their class at MLHS. In 1962 he graduated from T State College in mold. They refused to hook[...]EA or RT A and really their Bozeman with a degree in chemical engineer'ng. He was employed at[...]a windcharger to keep their Hanford Atomic Plant in Richland, WA for 9 years. He is now employed[...]f plant operations. Donald and his wife Alma live in Miami, FL. Stanley, to Troy, ID where she lived with her sister-in-law for about 9 Donald has 3 sons who live in South Carolina: Gary Donald, born[...]arm. She raised a garden and had fresh vegetables in season, but no[...] |
| [...]1st milkshake and graduated from MLHS in 1943. The 2 summers after graduation as a treat o[...]were spent working for farmers in the area, and the winters at Anacon-[...]da Company smelter in Great Falls. In September 1944 until June[...]I attended automobile school in Minneapolis and then worked for[...]the Chevrolet garage and Ford garage in Plentywood as a bodyman.[...]In October 194 7 I became employed by the Great Nort[...]Railroad working at several stations in east Montana, working at Malta[...]1949 until June 195 7 except for the time serving in[...]the Army from September 1950 until May 1952. In June 1957 I ac-[...]Mercy and Chet Hilliard. In the fall of 1958, Mercy was placed in a nursing home in ALBERT and MABEL JACOBSEN |
| vice manager of Andy's D & K; Karen born 1-2 4-63, lives in Great Falls On 1-17-44, he mrried M[...]children . Myrna is married to Don Oelkers in Culbertson and they have[...]Hospital in Culbertson as medical secretary. Don farms and ra[...]were both baptized in the Lutheran church , educated in Homestead[...]and Medicine Lake schools. Both were active in Luther League, 4-H[...]1 year working with Albert Edahl in Plentywood. In 1977 he retired from farm ing, renting his land to his son-in-law.[...]The original farm was sold in the .winter of 1981.[...]Myrtle Borstad Jensven was born and raised in Wildrose, ND.[...]After graduation she worked in the confectionary and show hall before[...]entering nurses training at Trinity Hospital in Minot, NO, working in Front row: Anita, Dorothy, and Karen[...]Williston , ND before marriage and then later in Plentywood and Culbert-[...]NORMA JENSVEN (MRS. COY RUSSELL) ed in a car accident east of Homestead, 6-30-52. Harry,[...]t 1916, died while very 3rd child in a family of 4 born to Ida and Helmer Jensven in Homestead. young from pneumonia. Ida Mae Tasa bor[...](See Sheridan Daybreak.) He attended grade school in Homestead and 6-20-79. Ernie was the last of the Jensvens in Homestead, he passed graduated from Froid HS in 1929. His early years were spent working away 9-2[...]on his father's farm and in construction work. During WWII he spent He was the 1st baby born and baptized from the local pioneers in 42 months in the US Army, 39 of these in the European Theater. He the Lutheran church.[...]e Homestead Bar and Ernie had his schooling in the King schoolhouse and in Homestead operated this business, besid[...]th when the new schoolhouse was built, graduating in the last high his family in 1958. See story of Bar in Homestead history. He received school graduating class in Homestead. He was on the basketball team a Radio Technician Certificate in 1934 and completed an electronic in high school and also the independent team after graduating. course in Seattle, WA in 1960. As a child, their main transportation[...]stay with his Uncle John Olson, who owned the bar in town. One night they were closing, Ernie went to[...]was checking the receipts when 2 strangers walked in. They gagged and bound John to the bed in the rear; when Ernie came up they did the same to him. Butch Haase, who was working in the garage down the street came and rapped on the[...]en, ur, Rebecca. After graduating he worked in elevators in Brockton and Wolf On 11-16-45[...]recieved her education in Homestead and graduated from MLHS in[...]Heart Hospital in Havre, and worked at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in[...]Susan Kay (1-2-4 7 to 4-18-81 ). Susan died in a car accident leav-[...]dren: Wendy, Eric and Erin (twins). They now live in Amarillo,[...]Rebecca Lee, born 2-21 -48, married to Jim Burns in 1971. They reside in Seattle and have 4 children: Hea1her, Philip, Bri[...]Louise Ann, born 2-14-51, married to Steve Farmer in 1969. They Myrna , Gary , M[...] |
| married Patrick Foster 12-31-83. They reside in Seattle where Louise Busters, Fibbe[...]and sold the 1st combines to be used in the Homestead area. Aileen Marie, born 1-29-55. She graduated from Eastern WA Univ. in 1977. She moved to Anchorage, AK and married Darr[...]Bruce Dean Johnson as born 1-22 -27 in Homestead, son of Victor AK, Dept. of Fish and Game. Aileen is attending college in Anchorage[...]E. and Mabel Johnson. He went to grade school in Homestead and and will receive her Electronic Tec[...]graduated from MLHS in 1943. Bruce began college at St. Olaf in 50 years after her father received his. She's employed by FAA in An- 1943, then served in the Army until 194 7, when he returned to St. cho[...]Olaf and finished with a degree in physics and chemistry in 1949. He Arthur Harry, born 1-24-56 is employed as an electrician in Dallas,[...]then taught school in Medicine Lake for 5 years as the science and TX. He is still single and is a man of many talents including cooking[...]music instructor. He then taught in Helena for 3 years and then moved and landscaping[...]to Kalispell in 1957. Harry and Norma were divorced in 196 7. Harry lived in Seattle but[...]Bruce married Ada Lust in 1952. She grew up in Kalispell . After died in Froid while visiting his sister, Ida Mae Tasa, hi[...]teaching there for 9 years, they moved to Santa Barbara, CA where and other relatives and friends. He is buried in the Homestead[...]doctors degree at USC. They returned to Kalispell in 1970 where he lives in Renton , WA.[...]lege. After he left the college in 1977 because of health problems, he RUDOLPH S. JE[...]spent a year at the Office of Public Instruction in Helena, and then By Myrtle Jensven[...]miles south of Homestead, MT. He attended school in Homestead. He never married. He was in- ducted into the Army during WWII ; however, he served his time in the United States being stationed at San Luis Obe[...]They have 2 children: Clifton, born 2-17-54 in edicine Lake, and[...]Doreen, born 7-25-55 in Helena. Clif graduated from St. Olaf in 1975[...]a manufacturing engineer. He 1s married and lives in St.[...]Doreen is married to Wayne Ridenour and they hve in Altus, OK[...]where Wayne is a flight instructor in the Air Force. They have 2[...]r degree m Oklahoma schools. Rudy was killed in a car accident east of Homestead, 6-30-52 . He sp[...]CLARENCE E. and OLIVIA JOHNSON buried in the family plot in the Homestead Big Lake Cemetery.[...]nce as born near Cokato, M about 1886 and arrived in Arnold F. Johnson was born near Cokato, M of[...]Homestead about 1928 He as next to oldest in a family of 8 from Sweden. He was next to the you[...]ons of land est of Smoke Cree ing periods of time in or near Homestead. Arnold served in the avy on the Fort Peck Reservat[...]nters he or ed with Arnold came to Homestead in 1924 and rebuilt the Homestead his brother Arnold in the Homestead Garage. Garage and operated the bus[...]garage, implement distributor, In 1939 he married Olivia Johnson and together they[...]til about 1948 hen they moved to the Bitter- In 1938 he married Agnes Johnson, a school teacher. They root Valley. There they raised bermes for market, and Clarence built moved to Plentywood where he operated a machine shop in the back spec homes. Later they moved to Kalispell where Clarence died in of 1chels Oldsmobile garage. Later they moved to Twin Falls, ID 1954. here Arnold died in 1963. An adopted son, Ario lives in the bay area Edwin R. Johnson (1886-1970) taught school in Homestead for 1 of California.[...]for Zenith, he had perhaps the best console radio in town. Men would gather in his garage office at EINAR C. an[...] |
| [...]bout 7-3-16. Hazel attended school in Homested, and Vacation Bible School 1925 and Euni[...]chool at Consolidated. She went to many summers where she learned in both Norwegian and English. MLHS for 2 years. She[...]to Louisiana and married Einar C. Johnson who was in the Army and stationed in Kentucky. They have 4 children: Loretta, bor[...]ia, MN. Mary, born 12-15-47, is married and lives in Kuwait, Arabia. Rodney, born 3-5-51, is married and lives in Kentucky. Eunice bought her grandfather's homestead 2 miles from Froid and lived there until Einar returned from Japanese occupation dut[...]In January 1942, when LeRoy was refueling his truck on the farm, Harold A. Johnson was born in 1901 near Cokato, MN. He attend- t[...]s leg was severly burned which left him ed school in Minnesota and moved to Homestead in the early '20s disabled for sev[...]hen when he kept the books for his brother Arnold in the Homestead moved to Homestead, and in 1947 moved to Medicine Lake where she Garage. He[...]died accounting and law by cor- In 1952 Hazel married Victor E. Johnson, her brother-in-law and respondence and passed his CPA exams in 1926. He later obtained a moved to his home in Homestead. With Vic's help, they sent her law degree and admission to the bar in 1948. children to college. Phyllis graduated in 1955 and Winfield in 1962[...]m Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. While teaching in Helena,[...]Phyllis met Gilbert Carbone and they were married in 1957. They now live in Olympia, WA. Gilbert is employed as assistant to[...]infield married Margaret Torgerson of Stephen, MN in 1961, a[...]He taught art at NDSU, Fargo, ND. He was employed in Min-[...]hool teacher and superintendant, and held offices in the ALCW on Vime and Harold[...]ble Study group. In 1925 he married Vinie Anderson in Cokato, MN and the couple Vic d[...]d to Medicine Lake where she died made their home in Homestead until 1933 when they moved to Helena[...]eat Falls here they remained until Harold's death in 1980.[...]BECCA JOHNSON They had 1 son Harold, Jr. born in 1926 in Homestead. He and Robert G.[...]uth had 2 children, Lars and Lisa and they reside in Great Falls. Johnson of Homestead and lived there to the completion of high[...]school. After graduation from MLHS in 1943, he received further LEROY and HAZEL JOH SO[...]at Berkeley, CA 1968-69. from Sweden and set1led in a small community of Stockholm at After working in the harvest of a bumper crop in 1943, he was Cokato, . It was there LeRoy was born, 2-24-07 youngest of 9[...]is dad died 1-2-14 at Cokato. LeRoy was confirmed in the engineering, then to Ft. Ben[...]Ft. Lutheran Church at Cokato and attended school in innesota and on- Bragg, C for training in the 100th Infantry Div., and then to S. France tana. In 1922 he and his mother came to Homestead where his ith that Division in October 1944. He was wounded by shrapnel on broth[...]spent the rest of the war recuperating from those in- returned to Co ato where she died 6-18-45.[...]gr. of the Farmers Discharged in September 1945 he enrolled at St. Olaf College to Elevator in Homestead. Later he and Clarence leased land west[...]for service of the Christian ministry. He majored in sociology Smoke Creek and began farming.[...]and Greek. He entered seminary training in 1949 and served his intern- In July 1932 LeRoy married Hazel Norby, born 3-31 -0[...]Robert married Rebecca Narveson of Northfield, MN in 1951. Their[...] |
| [...]r 21 years, as Vic retired from active Plentywood in same hospital room as her father was born in 1925. farming and carrying mail, a[...]en served a newly formed parish at Flaxville, MT. In where she lived for 7 years until she d[...]was born 10-19-29 and attended elementary school in church in the downtown area. Here he became secretary of the Homestead, and high school in Medicine Lake graduating in 1947. She Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada.[...]attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN graduating in 1951 with a Their 2nd child Naomi was born 6-23-57 at Scobey. Then a son BA degree in home economics that she taught in several Minnesota Arden was born 4-17-59 at Havre[...]schools. In 1968 he and his family moved to San Francisco Bay[...]orence married Fulton 8. Klinkerfues on 11 -24-51 in St. Paul, year of study, and 1 year later they mo[...]Kandy Kay born 7-27-57, Kevin Dean born ministry in an inner city church in September 1969 where he served 5 5-22-[...]born 6-21 -65. They live at Maplewood, MN. years in this mostly Black church. In 197 4 they moved to the west Margaret was born 2-26-31 and graduated from MLHS in 1948. edge of Detroit to serve a Finnish ethnic c[...]ed St Olaf College and graduated from the U of MT in 1952 Finnish speaking pastor. During the 8½ years there he chaired the with a degree in English. She married Duncan McCarthy on 6-14-52 S[...]ons Committee. and lives in Ann Arbor, Ml. Duncan was Director of Pharmacological In December 1982 he was appointed assistant to the B[...]6-76. Since Michigan Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. He and his wife 1976, Marg[...]U of Ml Medical School. Sylvia Warner lives in Los Angeles; Naomi Miller lives in Oakland; They had 2 children: Paul born 1-28-59 and Ellen born 9-26-60. and Arden lives in Palo Alto, CA.[...]ear Cokato, MN and completed high school together in that and Gunhild Hullet Kaupang, who[...]went west while Mabel worked locally as a teller in a in 1893. Paul as born 1-19-1894 and lived his early[...]W of Belfield, McIntosh, M . He served in the US cavalry during WWI and as based North Dakota in a Hungarian community. In 1913 Vic and 3 friends in Ft. Bliss. TX. He 1st came to ontana in the 1930s, and over the loaded 2 wagons at Medici[...]years came to spend an increasing amount of time in this site north of Opheim where they proved up on[...]arried Lillian Tlustosch on 12-8-43. She was born in called them in 17 -18. He was in the 28th Infantry Division in France. Henderson, M on 4·1-16, and had lived principally in the edicine Vic returned to Homestead in 1920 to work on the farm of Sam Lak[...]l letter carrier. Vic also worked at the there until his death on 12-22-71. Lillian now lives in Fairview. MT. Farmers Elevator. In 1921 Vic bought the Noland farm and also as appoi[...]to continue on that mail route for 40 years. In 1924 Vic returned to Minnesota to marry abel. They settled into the house at the west end of Main Street in Homestead. They had 4 children: Robert, Bruce, Fl[...]the Johnson farm. They loved music and sang in the church choir and for community programs. Mabel died in 1951 at age 57. The following year Vic mar[...] |
| [...]ed a BA from Colorado Woman's College in accounting in Seattle and works as an accountant in Kent, WA, and and an MA from New York University. She married Vinay Khanna of lives in Puyallup. He and his wife Sue have 2 daughters: Michell 14, Beas, India, and they live in Orchard Lake, Ml with their children,[...]ngo, CO. While attending college in Bozeman, he died 5-3-63. Following graduation, he lived in Colorado and Montana. Dennis died Roy was born 6-18-52 and attended school in Froid until his junior 7-25-83. His children, Sarah and Abbey, live in Montrose, CO. year when he moved to Bonners Ferry and graduated there. He has worked in the post office since 1971. He married Sharlene G[...]at Bonners homesteaded 3 miles south of Homestead in the early 1900s. They Ferry. He[...]Silver Mine at Troy, MT. He mar- sold their land in 1916 and moved their house to town and it was there ried Mary Lockwood and they have 1 son[...]ths; Mother died Melvin passed away in August 1981. I've been a member of VFW 2-28-57 at[...]o volunteer work for I attended grade school in Homestead and MLHS for a time. During[...]a member of the Trinity Lutheran 1937-38 I worked in libby, MT in a gold mine, in lumbering and for a Church at Bonner[...]SELMER and MAYBELL LEE Railway. I worked on farms in the area until I was inducted into the By Donald Lee (son) Army in April 1942. I was stationed in Canada, went to France and Selmer Benjamin Lee was born 11 -22-01 in Goodhue County, MN, ended my tour of duty in Okinawa. I received my discharge January[...]rs. I 8-1-25 at Lakota, ND. They farmed there for 2 years. Darlene was born also farmed some In[...]ing those years. there 10-26-26. Joan and Rosc[...]0-22-43, Joan Wulf and I were married at her home in Froid. |
| [...]hurch at Dagmar, MT. in many ways, giving us a family that has never forgotten[...]obsen and Leona Hutton. She attended grade school in Reserve and graduated from MLHS.[...]employed at the I was born in Michigan, ND on 3-2-13, the daughter of Magnus an[...]way in 1907. Mother came from Allesund, Norway in 1909. They met in Michigan, ND and were married there. In 1919 they came to Mon-[...]hen they moved to Antelope, then to Medicine Lake in 1950. From there they moved to the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Due to[...]failing health they moved to the Richland Home in Sidney where[...]My 1st school was at the Fred Summers home in 1920. Leona Back row: Stanley, Eu[...]ning at Lackland and Shepherd Air Force there. I grew up on the farm, worked for neighbors by babysitting and Bases in Texas and then received a transfer to Frances E.[...]d on at Cheyenne, WY. The next 4 years were spent there, where Sylvan was instructor in the Heating School. Their 1st child, Laurie Marle[...]nd Sarah Manning. He had 1 brother Leroy who died in 1934, was born 8-31-52 in Cheyenne, and Gregory Ralph was born[...]and a sister Mrs. Ray Bracken (Anna) who lives in Froid. 12-12-53. Staff Sergeant Lodahl was honora[...]mussen), Jensen, Reserve where Sylvan was engaged in farming and also operated UT[...]heryl Tuncy who has a daughter Melissa, and lives in Rock Colleen Sue was born 7-1-57, and Stanl[...]Springs, WY . Cheryl works at a store there; Billie Jo Weather, who has In June 1965 we purchased the Gaylord Tyler farm and[...]2 daughters Carla and Jennifer and they live in Cody, WY. Billie Jo is a[...]urse; Glenda Stubbs has 1 son Danny and they live in Houston, TX. moved to Homestead. The children att[...]Glenda works as secretary; Farron Dugan lives in Colorado and has 1 and all graduated there.[...]ell Par- part on 9-4 -71 at First Lutheran Church in Homestead. They have 2 children, Paul Eugene and Dawn Marie. They have resided in Sidney for 1O years and recently moved to Bozeman[...]ked on the family farm and at the J & L Implement in Medicine Lake where his father was a partner in the business for a number of years. He was employ[...]terson at Froid Lutheran Church. The couple lived in Miles City here Greg was employed as a partsman f[...]was employed as a secretary at B & C Oil Company in Miles City. On 9-1 7·77 she married[...]One daughter Alan Schock at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT. They have 2 Julie was killed m a car accident in 1973. Johnny farms the home daughters, Maria Leig[...]ses cattle. Dorothy and Johnny both ent to school in Stanley was employed by Stromberg Motor Service in Medicine Homestead and edicine Lake. Lake and Steve's Chevrolet in Froid, prior to moving to Miles City, Bill passed away in 1970. I lived in Homestead until 1979 when I where he was employed[...]to ed,cme Lake, to care for Regina Wessner. I was there until ried Diana Ryder at the Congregational Church in Froid, MT. They the spring of 198[...]ent to the nursing home. I then returned to Froid in 1980 where Stanley joined the staff at the Farmer[...]and Johnny were baptized T. His mother resides in Quartzsite, AZ. and confirmed in the Homestead Lutheran Church . Eunice's fat[...]n died 6-30-74 at Sheridan Memorial ursing Home in Plentywood. Her mother Leona Jacobsen lives in the Pioneer Manor at Plentywood.[...]blessed us Carl McCabe was born in Dark County, OH 3-30-1895 and came to[...] |
| Montana in 1906 with his parents 0. B. (Oscar) and Anna May[...]t Engler, born 8-17-23, of Froid. farm as a camp. In appreciation, the railroad named the town[...]folks and raised our 3 children here. I "McCabe" in Roosevelt County for Mr. McCabe.[...]t- Carl married Agnes Thompson, who was born in Wisconsin tended school at M[...]and Bertha Thompson. Carl and Agnes were married in Plentywood 11 -15-18, and lived on the McCabe hom[...]s their tiome. Carl and Agnes had 3 children born in Froid, with Or. Fred Darland assisting. Donald was born 11-25-19, and he is married and living in Oregon. Tom was born 8-1-21. Mavis Haller was born 3-30-23, and is married and living in Oregon. In 1945 Carl retired from farming and moved to Orego[...]. Agnes died 5-6-67, and Carl died 7-15-7 4. Both are buried in the Homestead cemetery. Tom married Hope Bro[...]nce and Helen Gerhold Brodsho. The Brodshos lived in Homestead from 1915-1924, then moved to Bainville[...]onne Marie was born 6-20-45. She attended college in Great After our marriage, Tom farmed both Mc[...]6-72 while giving birth to John his dad and moved there. We also bought what is known as the[...]Anna was born 7-10-49. She went to Beauty School in In the early '50s Tom also did custom-combining in Kansas,[...]and Oklahoma. We had a feedlot for several years in the[...]baker at the Buttreys store there. They have 2 children: Paul Allen 1970s, feeding[...]We had our 1st Nelson reunion in 1980 and our 2nd in 1983, both[...]Paul. respondence course in meat cutting through Toledo National School of[...]ntywood. We have 5 sons, who attended school in edicine Lake. Rodney Glenda[...]tywood. da's brothers and sisters are Jim, Genise, Larry and Roberta. Dean was born 4-1[...]fer. Dean graduated from orthern ontana College in Havre, T, and taught several years in Circle. He is now a self-employed carpenter in Circle. Paul as born 1-14-50 and is married o Janet Wivholm. They live in Medicine Lake with their 2 children, Kathleen and[...]e Tech for 2 years, and also work- ed on oil rigs in this area. He is single and is farming cCabe Farm[...]We have retired from active farming and live in Glendive, MT. CAAL and MARGARET NELSON[...]Kevin. |
| [...]ng for Ken Nyquist of Froid, Mothers in MLHS. She is presently president of the Homestead[...]American Legion Auxiliary. All the family are members of the sheep keeps me busy. I do find tim[...]Ambulance Association and the Quick Response Unit in Medicine Lake commonly known as the ORU. In the winter months she teaches advanced 1st aid in Medicine Lake and has been part of 2 successful c[...]ey moved to their homestead east of Homestead, MT in 1906. Eddie attended Levang school and was 1 of[...]with his brother Orvis, attended 1 year of school in After Ben Reitan passed away in 1929, Irene, her brother LaVern and[...]Medicine Lake. Rudale graduated from MLHS in 1954. He entered the Eddie and Irene spent[...]rs of their marriage on a farm service in 1959 and served most of his military career at Fo[...]a and took up farming. Rudale jobs in the area until 1962 when he married Arlene Daniels on was born 8-9-35. They farmed until retiring in 1968. They remained on 3-31 -62. Arlen[...]n. the farm until 1975 when they built a new home in Williston, ND. Eddie Rudale drove a bus[...]t of Williston for a died 10-16-75. Irene resides in that home. Eddie was an active[...]e N. E. Montana Threshers and Antique Association in On 9-16-62 a daughter Darla[...]rtson. He served on various boards and committees in the area, now owns and operates her store in Williston called D's idtown ASCS, Elevator, church. Irene is active in Ladies Aid, Veteran Aux- Fashions. i[...]marriage. They are Darrel, Ric~ey, Linda, Brenda and Janice.[...]family are members of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Williston.[...]many years, until moving to Daniels County in the late '40s. rs.[...]Homestead. Orvis Nelson graduated from MLHS in 1951 and then enrolled at Gordon was born 12-28-30, on the farm e are now living on east Concordia College for 2 years before entering the Army in 1953 for 2 of Homestead. The farm at 1[...]is grandparents, Carl years, a part of this time in Japan. He was discharged in 1955 and and Sena Paulson. returned to the family farm . In 1957 he went to work for Gamble Robin·[...], daughter of Edgar and Roger, born in September 1934, is married to the former Connie Birdie Zemliska on 6-14-5 8. In 1959 they moved back to the farm near DeWitt of Wolf Point, and he and his famlly live in Billings here he is Homestead and reside there to date. They have 3 children. in the real estate business. Kimberly born 5-2[...]Jack, the youngest of the 4 as born in September 1936, and is Culbertson, T. They met hile both attended college in Billings T. married to the former J[...]n. live in Glasgow here Jae is a ontana High ay Patrolman.[...]most of their educa- works on his father's farm in the summertime.[...]Gordon joined the Air Force in 1950 and attended radar schooling, Kimberly, Dale and Dean ere active in music, sports and drama and during the Korean War was stationed in Tripoli, Africa for nearly 3 in high school.[...]years. He returned to the states in late 1953 and was stationed in Fort Orvis served on several boards, sings in a quartet, member of the Bragg, NC and was in the Aircraft Control Center. E T Thresh[...] |
| [...]Homestead and Medicine Lake School, graduating in 196 7. She at- tended grade school in Reserve and graduated from MLHS in 1950. tended Billings Beauty Sch[...]3-26-72, and Karry Lloyd born 2-18-77. They live in Juneau, Gordon and Ardell lived the 1st 11 m[...]uard. Bragg and then following Gordon's discharge in 1955, they came back We also ra[...]orn 8-7-46 at to Montana, working for his brother-in-law that spring and summer. In Plentywood. He also attended Homestead[...]where they have farmed and graduating in 1964. He took up civil engineering at Wahpeton, N[...]Jacobsen farm and moved there in the fall of 1939. We bought the[...]farm in 1943 and lived there until January 1980 when Ove's health[...]forced us to move into Froid. He had lung surgery in May 1980.[...]We are members of the First Lutheran Church of Homestead[...]25th anniversary party in June 1962. The men's chorus sang for our[...]party. They are now called the Homestead Legionnaires Quartet.[...]after church for our 45th anniversary in June 1982. Pamela , Ardell , Gordon[...]Homestead in July 1983. Gordon and Ardell are parents of 2 children, Pamela Jane, who[...]e had a Nelson family reuriion at the Legion Hall in Homestead in was born 12-8-56, at Williston, ND. She graduated from the MLHS in July 1980 and again in 1983. Over 100 attended each time. 1975 and from the University of North Dakota, Williston Center in the Financial Clerical course in 1976. She lives in Plentywood. ORRIS NORBY[...]ed By Russell Norby from the MLHS in 1978. He attended Carroll College at Helena, has 2 Associate of Arts degrees from UNO-Williston Center-1 in AG. Our father, Henry Norby, from Faith, MN, arrived in Sheridan Coun- Business and 1 in Petroleum Engineering and at the present is attend- ty in 1906, settling on a 1/4 section of land 1½ miles[...]Homestead. He returned to Minnesota in 1908 to marry Clara Larson[...]from Flom , MN and they returned to their home in Montana. Hazel was Gordon and Ardell are pleased to still have Gordon's parents living[...]born 3-31-09, Orris on 5-4-11. They lived there until 1914 when they in Scobey, and Ardell's mother, living in St. Ignatius during the winter[...]moved into a house that Dad built in Homestead. Russell was born and at her home in Reserve during the summer. Ardell's father passed[...]In 1919, the folks sold their property and returned[...]Dad continued his trade as a carpenter, building many homes in Ove was the son of Ole and Inga elson. (Their history in SD.) the area. We moved back to Homestead in 1924. Ove was born and raised on their farm e[...]ad for several years and worked for neighbors and in the coal mine. He married Dorothy Cobban 6-3-37 .[...]ie Cobban. They came from London, Ontario, Canada in 1903. They had 5 children: arion Strandlund born[...], and Bible history. Orris received his schooling in innesota and[...]teen years ere spent working for various farmers in the[...]In 1933, he entered The Dunn Woody Institute in Minneapolis to Ove and Dor[...]. take a course in welding and mechanics. The spring of 1935,[...] |
| [...]MN, graduated from high school welder, returning in the fall to Homestead. A short time later, Orris there. While employed at Great Falls, he was injured in an accident as went to work selling cars for Reep Motors in Williston, ND, also sold a passenger[...]led for several years. cars for Plentywood Motors in Plentywood. He is single, and is employed by the Lamplite Cafe in Culbertson, MT. He went to Seattle, WA in 1942 to weld in the shipyards until the Dale bor[...]rookston and graduated from Great Falls war ended in 1945, returned to the Homestead area and worked on HS. He married Debbie Nickeson there in March 1977 . He divorced in farms.[...]as had a band called "Misty Flyer" since 1976 In 1959, he went to work for Berger Aker at Opheim o[...]ls. He married Eileen Madden 10-15-64 at his home in Homestead.[...]was born 7-3-16 to Henry and Clara (Larson) Norby in Homestead Anderson school, and gradua[...]ERNEST and JUDITH OLNESS I answered an ad in the Montana Farmer who wanted someone to sell[...]a ukulele; Alvy Casper taught me a Sidney in 1979 and moved to Billings in 1979 for medical reasons. few chords so I could p[...]Ern est died at Billings 6-8-82. Judy still lives in Billings. Their 2 sons age 12; I began to enterta[...]school programs. I learned also live in Billings. to play a harmonica-guitar combination . I entertained at many bars and night clubs and on radio stations until[...]. I met the Gilbert Vraa family, who Dad spoke of many times, west of Froid. Their daughter Carma became[...]sh, MN. My mother passed away 4-23-39 . In January 1942 while employed by Western Fruit at Grand Forks, ND, I was asked to come and help my brother-in-law LeRoy Johnson who had severly burned his leg with his farm work . In June, we moved to Homestead where we raised hogs,[...]k and hauled wheat and coal. We sold our property in April 1945, moved to Minneapolis to resume my mus[...]ro s Jr. Then I went to work tor Fuller Brush Co. in 1955. A daughter Irma Jean, born 12·10-28 died in ay 1955. In 1964 I had major surgery, and in 1966 Corma had major Mer[...]lives at the parental home. surgery which left us in poor health. Our sons, Dennis and Darryl were[...]ucking, long and short distance hauling. employed in Great Falls, so we moved there. In 1968 Carma went to Ernest Olness Jr. born 3-13-43 as married in 1962. He owns work for House of Fabrics in Holiday Village, and became assistant[...]t rentals. He and manager. We moved to Culbertson in 1977 where we started Norby Ka[...]ted from Billings HS and is no at- Trailor Court. In 1981 we bought the Gladys Manning home in tending MSU taking a course in echanical Engineering. Brent is Homestead where we live now. We began Norby Carpet Cleaning in graduating from Billings HS in 1984 and is active in sports. 1976 in Great Falls and still operate that business in Homestead. Ernie had 2 siste[...]Schwoebel died in 1976 and a son, Donald Bolyard.[...]Sylvia Phelps Onstad born 6-23 -05 and di d in 1965 in Plent -[...]daughter lizabeth Ann Phelps atfit born 8-11 -22 in[...]Homestead, who is a retired nurse and lives in Havre, T. She had 2[...]Clifford Arnold Olson was born in Froid, T 7-18-14. His parents[...]Fosston, M and came to Froid in 1910. In 1927 they moved to We have 3 sons. Dennis bo[...]ton, Homestead, farming extensively in Sheridan County. A. J. was County NHS. He married Billie Bice in 1960 at Great Falls. They divorced in Commissioner for many years. He died 7-13-44 and Clara on 8-3-51 . 1976. They had 4 children. In November 1976 he married Chris (History in SD.} Clifford s brothers and sisters were: Clarence Williams at Whitefish. She has 2 children. They live in Sidney, MT (1900-76) buried at Ft Snelling, M ; Arthur (1902) lives in Warden, here Dennis is employed by the county, a[...]din (1907-83) buried in West Point Milltafy Academy, Y; Stella[...] |
| (1909-67) remained single and is buried in Renton, WA; Elmer Barba[...]co-valedictorian from MLHS, (1911-55) was killed in a car accident north of Culbertson, MT; Marian[...]eceiving the highest scholarship Lee (1916) lives in Seattle, WA spending 6 months each year in Lar- then awarded at Eastern. She received her CPA in San Francisco, CA son Bay, Kodiak Is, AK; Florence (1919-25); James (1920} and Norma (history in this section). Jensven Russell (1924) histories in this section.[...]4 years Clifford attended elementary school in Froid and Homestead, MT. while attend[...]onors from ND State Schooi He graduated from MLHS in 1933. After high school he worked on the[...]ence, married Brenda Metz of Carson, ND and lives in Buffalo, farm and did road construction work. He began farming on his own in WY. 1938. He purchased the Ben Burgie farm west of Medicine Lake in We are members of First Lutheran Church in Homestead. As 1942 and his folks' farm holdings in 1959. He became county commis- retirees we maintain our home in Homestead and travel here and there sioner upon the retirement of Tom Danielson in 1961 and continued visiting our children and grandchildren. until his retirement in 1981, when he leased his farm and cattle opera- tion to his son-in-law, Gordon Abar. Clifford served on many county, JAMES and HELENA OLSON state[...]so Jim Olson was born 11-21-20 in Froid, MT. He was 1 of 11 served as a board membe[...]the Algeria tended elementary school in Froid and Homestead and graduated from Shrine.[...]ied Harriet Margaret Strand, then a schoolteacher in helped his mother on the farm until moving to Fairview, MT in 1959. Medicine Lake in 1939. She was the daughter of Eugene Edgbert Jim was injured in a car accident in 1956 and in another accident (1889-1943) and Nora Bissonnette[...]while dismantling a building in Fairview in 196 7, being thus disabled. homesteaded in Ryegate, MT area in 1910. In 1918 they moved to He is retired. Barber, MT where Harriet attended her 1st 6 grades. In 1925 they On 6-6-40 he marri[...]to Wolf Point where she attended junior high and in 1927 to the Schnitzler Corporation[...]er, MT where she completed her high school, being in the 1st Griggs and Lorinda Griggs[...]graduating class of 1931. Eugene and Nora retired in Vancouver, WA. Griggs (deceased), Bl[...]Griggs (deceased), and Virgil Griggs (deceased). In 1922 her family Jr., Loren, and Roberta Clayson.[...]She attended Harriet attended college at Northern in Havre, Eastern in Billings, and Froid School graduating in 1939. She worked 5 years as a telephone the University of MT in Missoula. She taught school in Inverness, MT. operator in Froid. Medicine Lake and Froid. After retiring from teaching she became postmaster in Homestead, retiring after 19½ years in 1981. She was church pianist for 22 years, choir director for 17 years and both she and Clifford were active in church affairs holding many of their offices throughout the years. She is als[...]ried Gerald Hartland of Sidney, divorced in 1975. Their children are:[...]argaret Yvonne Boggess (1940) attended LP schools in Aberdeen, SD and Dickinson. D. Her twins, born 1-27-72; Joseph Walter, born 5-6-74, drowned in husband, Don, is a mill worker in Missoula. She has 2 daughters, Fl[...]5-75. Kathlyn Rae, born Yolanda Sue, a beautician in issoula, T and Lisa Lee in high 10-18-67, married Darrel Curry of Baker, MT. Their children are Charla[...]born 2-1-78. They live in Boise, ID. Lorinda Claire, born 1-28-49, mar- and Lora Boggess. She now lives in Stevensville T.[...]ried Steve Ryan of Seattle. They were divorced in 1975. They have 1 Nancy Jean ertz (1943) eaches school in Reno, V. She son James Patrick born 5-20-68. They live in Portland, OR. Ann graduated valedictorian from ML[...]versity V. Her husband is children are arci Ann , born 8-21 -74· Sarah Lynn, born 1-11[...]for a construction company. They have 2 daughters in high farm near Ft. Shaw, T. Helen L[...]tronics in Beaverton, OR. She is single. Pamela Dee Kee[...]She Andrew James Ostby born 5-22-53 in Culbertson, 5th child and has 1 daughter, Diedra[...]attended the Froid Public School, atthew Allan in Christian Elementary School, Plano, TX. graduating in 1971 .[...] |
| [...]d received a few dollars for an occasional outing in town. In the[...]those who spent winters at the ranch or worked there were: Noel[...]Revolution and a number who later served in WWII.[...]hile at the ranch and After earning a degree in chemical engineering from MSU he are buried alongside Jim and Edna Ostby in the Froid South Cemetery. returned to the ranch in the sand hills to take over the operation of the[...]In those early years the creek was populated by fami[...]s, Morans, Azures, Siggard (no graduated from FHS in 1969 and from MSU in 1973 with a BS in Johnson), Larsens, Goslyns, Li[...]l engineering. I went to work for Allied Chemical in Idaho Falls, Gladue, Sorensen, Allard, Hott, Torgersons, Delorme. ID in July 1973 and worked for them until July 1980. I[...]ile away was treating to Exxon Nuclear and worked there until February 1984. I am present- . an[...]aho Nuclear as a project engineer and in need of care and treated the wound with stock dip[...]ming to the ranch another winter to worry 4-15-75 in Idaho Falls. We have 2 children: Andrea Louise bo[...]Emery attended rural school in Roosevelt County and graduated[...]married in Forsyth on 12-27 -41 and established their home o[...]years in the Signal Corps stationed in the Aleutians. Sigfrid taught[...], Paula , and Adam Ostby. Paula Ann was born in West Bend, WI on 8-15-53. She graduated |
| 3-9-43 in Williston, ND. His childhood years were spent on the ranch Presently I'm working in the pharmacy at St. Peter's Hospital in near Dagmar where he learned about farming. He at[...]Helena, and Rita is teaching 1st grade in Clancy. We all enjoy fishing, and View Hill schoo[...]and attended hunting and gardening. MSU in Bozeman and graduated from U. of Missoula in 1967. I have fond memories of my years in Sheridan County. I especially On 8-27-66 he[...]a small school because I was able to participate in all pro- Boeing Co. In 1970 they moved to St. Louis, Ml and he was emplo[...]cs. He took this knowledge back to Boeing Company in 197 4 ARNOLD and ESTHER OVERLAND a[...]rland, son of Austin Overland, was born 7-19-1899 in company which has become invaluable to the compan[...]of Homestead when he was 17 years old. He worked in the area until[...]Esther was born November 1904 in Park River, ND and was mar-[...]ried to Arnold in Wenatchee, WA in 1924 at the home · of Arnold's[...]parents. They lived there for a year and Arnold worked on a relative's[...]farm near there.[...]mily, Esther's sisters and brothers. Ole had died in 1923 at age 43[...]rew up on the family farm and graduated from MLHS in[...]ith his father until he was drafted into the Army in[...]Wyler of Prince Albert, Sask. in 1949. They have 1 son, Gerald born in 1950. Byron moved to Seattle in 1951 where he was employed by Gary and Gayle[...]rn 12-31-71, Boeing. He was killed there in 1972 when he was struck by a car Charles Emery bo[...]while crossing a street. Gary died in Missoula on 6-21 -80. Gayle married Vernon W[...]TA OSTBY Dennis Neal Ostby was born 9-14 -46 in Williston, ND, 2nd son of Emery and Sigfrid Ostby[...]3 miles from our ranch, graduating from Froid HS in 1964. My summers and weekends were filled helping[...]grandfather, Jim Ostby, also worked. He taught me many things and was a great influence on my life. I studied pharmacy at the U. of MT, graduating in 1969. I married Rita Greenup at the Froid Luthera[...]68. She was born 9-10-46, graduated from Libby HS in 1964, and from the U. of MT in 1969 in elementary education. Rita and I lived in Moscow, ID for 3½ years where I worked at a[...]Iris was born in 1927 and attended rural school near the farm , and Kathleen born 10-5-72, were born there. graduated from MLHS in 1945. She worked in the ASC office in[...]efore she married Raymond Christoffersen of Froid in[...]951. They have 6 children: Owen born 1952, Steven in 1954, Robert in 1955, Neal in 1957, Elizabeth in 1958, and James in 1962. Ray-[...]mond and Iris farmed in Sheridan County but lived in Froid. She died[...]y while visiting at the home of her brother Terry in 1971.[...]Terry was born 10-28 -30 at Deer Lodge, MT. In 1930 Esther[...]was cared for by friends in Culbertson for a time and then taken home[...]The disease was finally arrested in 1933 and Esther was able to return[...]home to her family. In January 1973 we moved to Clancy, 11 miles south of Helena In 1937, Terry can remember walking across Medicine[...]llside a mile east of Clancy. In the summer of 1940, Arnold took his family[...] |
| [...]He bought a new Mercury to make the trip. Things in her retirement. general were lookin[...]ied. He helped with the farming and livestock and in the '30s he work· at war.[...]the family farm and at• enlisted in the Army and saw heavy combat in the Pacific. At the time tended ML school. She ha[...]of the signing of the armistice in 1945, Olaf's army unit was stationed Nichols. She spent most of her adult life in the Portland, OR area. Her on the out[...]s brother Bill was aboard the children still live there but she now lives at Rim Forest, CA and is Mrs. Leray Wilson in Tokyo Bay. Neither knew of the other's whereabout[...]scharge, he returned to the farm with his brother-in-law Arnold. Arnold began leasing Indian land in the '40s and by 1943 he was He mar[...]e 1 daughter Raye sod, so much labor was involved in readying it for farming. He also Jean. Olaf died in 1960. leased pasture for his cattle. During the w[...]were also members of her sister in Great Falls. She married Erling Evenson and lived in Cut- the American Legion and Auxiliary. They cont[...]had 3 daughters: Ellen (Mrs. Ken Har- deaths, his in 1958 and hers 6 months later in June of 1959. ris) of Will[...]keeper for various firms in Cutbank. She was active in the Order of the History in Sheridan Daybreak. After Ole died in 1923, Gina remain- Moose, holding a[...]from had a family of her own she continued living there, caring for her and to meet the relatives there. She came back to visit family and mother and bot[...]friends at Homestead often. husband Arnold died in 1958, Esther and Gina moved to the Baker[...]·farm. He married Esther Simons of Poplar in 1941. He enlisted in the Gina continued to live there with her grandson Terry and his family. Navy, saw action in the Pacific and was reported missing early in She entered the nursing home in Wolf Point in 1961 and died there in 1942. Esther enlisted in the Marines during the time he was missing. 1962.[...]e was located on an island, injured, and was died in infancy, and Esther and Olaf are buried in the Big Lake taken to New Zea[...]Missile Base until 1950. In 1951 he was called back into active ser-[...]the Army Corps of Engineers at several dam sites in Montana. They lived in Columbia Falls and had 1 son. Bill died suddenly[...]rn 10-28·30, the 3rd generation Overland to farm in[...]Sheridan County. My grandfather, Ole, homesteaded in 1905 just[...]and . family homestead aft.er Ole's death in 1923. I began farming with my[...]father after I graduated from LHS in 1950. Arthur Valdemar (1905· 1969) was born in Park River, D and I was m[...]rt Peck Dam and became a blacksmith and machinist in Glasgow. He owned 2 pre-war Packard sedans which he kept in fine condition. Arthur died in 1969 in Glasgow. Mary Lillian Tirral (1907-55) attended rural school and high school. She married Dennis Tirral in Great Falls and then moved to Portland where they[...]sie Jorgina Freebury (1909-77} graduated from LHS in 1929. She attended Eastern MT College and moved to San Diego, CA in 1932. She married Merritt Freebury and had 3 children. In 1960 she and her husband worked for ·the US Postal Service until they retired. Elsie died in 1977. Olga Dorothea Ashley (1911) graduated from MLHS in 1931 . While attending high school she lived with[...]. She attended Eastern MT College are living in Sheridan County. The 1st 3 graduated from MLHS where and then moved to San Diego in 1934 to be near her sister. She mar·[...]Plentywood where he Diego State U. with a degree in education and taught in San Diego until is employed by[...] |
| [...]r, Rebecca born 4-30-82. He was in a nursing home in Gillette, WY when he died 2-11-76. Geri Lynn was born 8-18-58 and attended EMC. She worked in Richard is married to Lee McGregor of Helena, MT. They live in Billings until her marriage to Michael Cobb 4-11[...]dren, Crystal 4 and Ashley 1. She presently lives in Medicine Lake. teacher. They have 4 children: Robb is a lawyer in California and is Kelly Ann was born 5-2-6[...]married; Rick works for the Police Dept. in Lodi, CA; Stephan is an 3-29-80. They live in Medicine Lake and have 1 son, Dominic born engineer in California, is married and has 1 daughter and 1 s[...]going to college in Stockton, CA. Darin was born 7-2-66 and is[...]g school events that our children par- ticipated in; be it drama, speech, band, chorus, cheerleading[...]Church of rural Froid. Mary Ann has been active in most phases of church work over the years and is[...]Homestead Ranchers 4-H Club, and we were active in most local and county 4-H events. Mary Ann was a[...]Our generation has witnessed a revolution in the life cycle of rural Sheridan County. We were born just prior to or during the Great Depression. There was no rural electrification or telephones. The[...]rse, is married to Beverly Matovich and they live in Farm economics were: plant what you can, h[...]ever Doug Sheppard, they live in Havre and have 1 son; Kathy is a bank surplus for[...]paying. Count your blessings secretary in Missoula; Donna lives in Havre and sells for United and your pennies.[...]sional seamstress and •s married to Dana In the 1940s a wartime economy needed all that the A[...]Suzanne farmer could raise and he was paid well in the process. By 1950, the England of Havre; Micheal is a college student in Missoula; Teresa is bounty of the preceding decad[...]ied to Norman Cairns of Coronach, Sask. have seen many farm "programs" aimed at solving this: allotments[...]target prices, farmer owned reserves, and the now in- school. I have 6 children: Lind[...]He works in the oil field and Linda is a teacher but is staying home rais- Our goals are the same as all the generations of farmers before us. ing their 2 daughters; Clint also works in the oil fields and lives on his To nurture the land and o be nurtured by it in return. acreage by Raymond, MT; Cary is a basketball coach and teacher in[...]MT; Brad is married to Val Hawbaker and they live in Circle[...]basketball coach and teacher in Grand Forks, ND; Gerry works at B and By Pa ricia[...]N Credit Union in Havre and will be married to Pam Puckett 6-30-84. Guy Pattison was born in Beardsely, MN 9-13-1891 o John and Catherine Pat ison. He grew up and attended school in Beardsley where he enjoyed sports. He came to Montana in 1925 to work in the NELS and LYDIA REINERTSON bank in Glentana, T where he met Hilda Skillingberg, daug[...]Borghild Skillingberg of Homestead. She was born in iner, arrived by train in Culbertson, MT the fall of 1906. My father had go[...]e from Park River, ND where I was and high school in Homestead for 2 years. She at ended business col- born. We lived in a sod house until 1912 when my father buitt a lege at Grand Forks D. She or ed in banks in California, in 2-story house. This is where I lived until 1953. Homes ead. and then in Glen ana here she married Guy Pattison In September 1926 I married els Reinertson. He was born in Fit- 6-13-27. Their 1st child, Guy Richard wa bor[...]America i 1919. We bought a farm 4½ miles In 1929 they moved to Homestead here Guy or ed at di[...]rned because of illness. Patricia as born 3-16-35 in and endell born 8-31 -38. illi[...]Reinold and his ife Marie have 2 sons and live in San Francisco The family stayed on in Homestead here Guy worked in he post orking with building construction. Genevieve and Leroy Stark live in office for several years. He was elected Sheridan County Treasurer in Parkville 0. They have 2 sons. Lero[...]The County Treasurer quarters in Kansas Crty. Arlene and Lewis Rolf have 3 childre[...]on a farm. Lewis orks wrth the air controllers in deputy for 4 years hen he on the election for Cou[...]hyllis have 2 sons and again. He continued to wor in he treasurer's office until he re ired in live at Foley, . orman farms and rais[...]does trucking for 1962. Guy was always interested in Knights of Columbus and politics. Land-Lakes poultry in Foley. Wendell lives here in Paradise, CA. He[...] |
| [...]al drawing and designing. We In December of 1960 Lauraine married James Walen and[...]2 children-Debra Lynn and Chuck Duane. In June of 1966 Wanda[...]Annette and Loren Dwayne. They live in Othello, WA.[...]Sheila graduated from Northern Montana College in Havre and[...]Darrell Lee Heim. Darrell had a job awaiting him in Washington,[...]Lee, Mark Aaron and Michelle Laur-Inga. They live in Burke,[...]Lauraine remarried in May 197 4. Her husband, William Bourne,[...]and she currently live in Hamilton, MT.[...]lege to go to work for Great Northern Railroad. In October 1976 he mar-[...]o. Bill left the railroad to take over his father-in-law's[...]n near Sunburst, MT. We moved from the farm in Montana in September 1953 to[...]llard and Laura celebrated their 40th anniversary in 1982 Moorhead MN and Nels continued construction[...]with their children, grandchildren and many friends and relatives at- youngest ~ons. In December 1960 we came to California. ~e lived in[...]ck on 2-27-84 after having treatments While in Homestead community Nels and Lydia were active[...]JOHN and GLADYS SCHLABS Bible school in several churches.[...]heridan County as a young boy from Opdahl, Norway in 1908 and[...]of Homestead: He Laura Inez Baker was born in Froid, MT 7-15-22. I moved with my[...]ided family to a farm 5½ miles east of Homestead in 1925. I attended Cen- there 2 years and then came back to Sheridan County and[...]hter place of 160 acres with a small 1-room house in which my On 1-13-42 I married L. Willard Running in Wolf Point, MT and we[...]ovom. Willard received a Good Conduct Medal in January 1944 and then he left for England as a su[...]WI. Willard returned to join Lauraine and I in Williston. Sheila Marilyn, our 2nd daughter, was born on 8-29-46 in Williston. Willard worked for the Farmers Union C[...]9-49 our 3rd daughter, Wanda Lee, was born. In October 1949 we moved to our farm on the outskirt[...]Willard hewed railroad ties during our 1st winter there. I was housewife and mother during that time . In August 1950 Willard went to ark for Great Norther[...]On 2-23-51 our son, Willard Loren (Bill) was born in Bonners Ferry, ID. . As[...]home in arysv1lle to live ith daughter Louise, ( rs. Henr[...]Schlabs, a Homestead farmer. He died 3-2-42 in a car accident. We ilJiam Bourn , Willard (Bill} and El In Running, Laura and Willard[...] |
| residing in the Seattle vicinity. Gordon was born 7-25-41. He and wife industry of western Montana and also in the shipyards of Bremerton, Barbara reside at Bil[...]an for the Schnitzler Corporation of 6-22-42 died in a car accident on 12-11-62.[...]er of years before and after his marriage to In 1950 I married John Schlabs born 6-20-04, a Medic[...]acher of Froid. farmer. We moved to Kalispell, MT in 1950. We had 2 children. Karen[...]-26-51 and is married to Gary Saurey. They reside in Eschenbacher who had homestea[...]3-29-55 married Larry North Dakota in 1908. Both Adam and Minnie were natives of Ger- J[...]T. She has a child by a previous mar- many. They had lived in Nebraska, Illinois, and Minnesota before mov- ria[...]he Donnybrook area of North Dakota. Adelia worked in Williston, John Schlabs died 5-17-57. I'm cu[...]After her marriage to Clint in 1922, they spent 3 years in Los Angeles, RICHARD SELL[...]ichard Sell was born 2-1-17. He came to Homestead in the sum- They purchased their farm west of Homestead in 1927 and began liv- mer of 1925 with his parents,[...]nd Anna Mae Plummer ing on it in the same year. They remained there until 195 7 when they Sell. They were formerly fr[...]stodian of retired and bought a home in Froid. Clint passed away on 9-23-77, and the school in Homestead for many years and later at the elevator. Adelia, 8-16-81. Richard's mother died in 1936. His father died in 1949.[...]Chester, MT for 3 years before her marriage in 1952 to Almont Harvey There were 5 children in the Alanzo Sell family. Paul worked in who was also a teacher at Chester.[...]s death. Irving, with his wife, Laurel, is living in Rapid Helen and Al moved onto the f[...]Claudia Helen Robert and his wife Borghild, lived in Great Falls, MT until his death on (1956[...]Sharlene (1963). When Jim married Sheri Schrupp in 1982, Helen and have 1 son, Dale. There was 1 daughter, Marjorie Waller (history[...]his bride moved onto the family farm . elsewhere in he Homestead section).[...]len and Al have served their community faithfully in various Richard, along with the rest of the[...]ch, and county where Al has served tary education in the Homestead school. Richard graduated from MLHS[...]since 1978. Four of their children have graduated in 1936. He was drafted into the Army in 1941 . He became a staff from college and Joyce is now enrolled in Concordia College. sergeant working in the postal department in the African and Italian Claudia married David Harris in 1982. They live in Froid with their theaters. After returning home from the Army he worked in elevators daughter, Kodi Renea. Clifford was killed in a car accident in July 1983 in Homes ead and Richland, MT. In 1945 he became a partner with near Froid. He had taught 1 year in Ray, ND. Brenda is teaching school Clifford Olson in the general merchandise store. It was known as Olson in Savage, MT. and Sell General erchandise. They pur[...]isiana State University, Baton Rouge, the Olness. In conjunction with operating the store, he became p[...]eath on 12-3-69 at the age of marriage in 1959 to Joseph (Joe) Denny Gray of Anchorage, AK.[...]lived in Alaska before moving to Crow Agency, Tin 1960, Ab[...]SO in 1964, and to Billings, MT in 1967 where they are now living. Joe CU T and ADELIA SKILLI GBERG[...]his retirement in 1983. They have 2 children, Adelia Ann (1962) and The Hans Skillingberg family came to ontana in 1907 from Steven Earl Kent (1968). Adelia is now enrolled at the Colorado In· Wisconsin. Hans and Borghilde were both natives of orway-Hans stitute of Art in Denver CO, and Steven is enrolled in the Billings born in Fumes on 1-23-1857, and Borghilde born in Suldal on school system. 1[...]ns homesteaded near the Paulsons and the new home in ontana DAVID and DIXIE SKILL[...]ildren born to Howard Skillingberg, their parents in July 1907. The 3 older children, Chn , Cecil and[...]was born 12· 3-55 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Williston. Because remained in Wisconsin to oversee the harvesting of the final crop there of the difference in blood types of his mother and father, he needed a and the sale of that farm. Those 3 children arrived in ontana in blood transfusion immediately a[...]first baby to December 1907. Agnes (Lee) was born in Homestead in 1909. survive this type of transfusion in Williston. Clint (1809-1977) spent much of the remainder of his life in the David has lived his whole life in Homestead. He has 1 sister Cyn- Homestead area. He spent a number of winters orking in the forestry thia and 2 brothers Jason and Michael. David graduated from MLHS in[...] |
| 197 4. He attended Northern Montana College in Havre. Elevator, th[...]member for 75 years. Ethel was active in the church for many years Memorial Hospital in Sidney. She lived with her parents and 3 brothers[...]ar for the 1st 8 grades. She attended high school in Sidney until 1971 when her family moved to Medicine Lake. She graduated from MLHS in 197 4 and then worked as a secretary for an attorney, Jerry Wallander in Froid.[...]Holly and Ethel were very active in the American Legion and Aux-[...]Ethel died on Christmas day 1965 in Great Falls on their way to[...]California where they had spent many winters. Holly continued to go Di[...], and Mark Skillingberg . there for the winters until quite recently.[...]In 1977 Holly moved to Medicine Lake and lived there until David and Dixie were married 1-15-77 at Pella Lutheran in Sidney. They live in Homestead and David farms with his dad. They have[...]oth where he still resides. born in Williston.[...]was born in Homestead on 5-30-23 and was baptized and confirmed in Halver (Holly) Skillingberg was born 6-27-1895 in Dexterville, WI, First Lutheran Church,[...]rom Miner, Homestead and graduated in 1941 from LHS. He as active in music WI to Montana in 1907.[...]He was at Bozeman. He was drafted in 1945 and entered the avy in April, confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1912. He worked at the Farmers[...]and Elevator and farmed until he joined the Army in 1918. He was station- returned to f[...]Fraley. Ethel was born 8-6-1895 in Plentywood. They lived many places in the Dagmar and Reserve at Linden, IN. She attended school in Granville, D. She came to are[...]nd died of the flu she attended school in Froid, graduating m 1946. She as baptized in 1918. Her parents came to Homestead in 191 O and her father ran and confirmed as an adult in the Froid Lutheran Church. She attended an elevat[...]college at Eastern in Billings and oorhead State in oorhead, Holly and Ethel have 3 children: Mildred, Howard and Betty Jean. She taught in the Hammond school east of Froid for 1 year and in Froid Mildred was born 11 -21 -18 and attended schools in Homestead, for 2 years. She later o[...]hers' aid and remedial reading teacher. they live in Froid. She has 3 children: Mrs. Irvin ( orma) Dav[...]Howard as born 5-30-23 and attended schools in Homestead, edicine lake, and ontana State Colle[...]tty Jean was born 8-21 -29 . She attended schools in Homestead, edicine Lake, Concordia College at Moo[...]N. She married Ray Johnson 6-12-53 and they live in Palm Desert, CA. They have 2 children: Mrs. Ronal[...]Howard and June have 4 children , all were born in Williston, ND, Holly has served on the fol[...]rmers all were baptized and confirmed in Homestead. They all attended and[...] |
| graduated from the MLHS. They were active in extra-curricular ac- fields inclu[...]ams. health. She is now working in a nursing home in Kennewick, WA Cynthia Ann was born 10-30-49 and graduated in 1967. She at- where she and her hu[...]hospital. Brian Thomas born 1-9-80. They live in Lewistown, MT. Ron works at Marjorie and Mike have 1 daughter, Karen born in 1958, and a the hospital and Cynthia teaches 6th[...]ter Educa- grandson Christopher born in 1978. They are currently living in Florida. tion. She's working on her Master's degr[...]Jason Howard was born 9-2-51 and graduated in 1969. He attend- By Betty Lou Stanek (daughter) ed Eastern in Billings. Jason married Eileen Thompson of Laurel[...]Doris was born in 1914 to Jerry and Marie Stanek at Stipek, MT. 4-2[...]ey moved to Homestead and she graduated from MLHS in 1933. Kelly Marie born 3-27-81. Jason is a region[...]She took nurses training and married Howard Burch in 1940. They had Leather and Eileen works for the C[...]3 sons: Robert, Ron , and Michael and all live in San Jose, CA. in Denver, CO. Michael was born 3-25-53 and graduated in 1971. He attended MIT in Cambridge, MA. He is now a research scientist for Reynolds Metals in Richmond, VA. David was born 12-13-55 and graduated in 197 4. He attended Northern T College in Havre, MT. He married Dixie Brunsvold on 1-15-77.[...]s and Borghild Skill- ingberg, was born 8-13-1898 in Wisconsin. He moved to Sheridan County with his f[...]June was born in 1922 and attended grade school in Homestead lngwal attended King Schooi and w[...]Falls and Lutheran Church where he was confirmed in 1913. When the family enlisted in the Army Air Force Nurse Corps. She took flight t[...]ved to Homestead and the congregation reorganized in 1921, he at- received wings at Rand[...]thy married Robert Holcomb, have 2 children In 1922 he met Dorris Bowman who had come to Homeste[...]oolteacher. lngwal and Dorris were married 2-2-23 in Patricia married Roger Brown, has 2 children and lives in San Jose, Plentywood and soon began farming for J[...]Homestead. He also worked at the lumber yard and in the general and now teaches painti[...]of 9 children. Fire destroyed our parents' In 1925, lngwal and Henry bought a 1/2 section of land on the home and store in Homestead in April of 1941 and Marlene died in May reservation 7 miles west of Homestead. Ill he[...]the ground into moved to Roseburg, OR in 1943. Betty graduated from Roseburg HS in a productive farm. In 1937 the family moved to Idaho where he work-[...]eputy clerk with Douglas County District Court ed in a silver mine. They returned every year for planting and harvest. until she moved to San Jose in 1960. She is now manager of the[...]Municipal Court Facility in Santa Clara, CA.[...]Brother Bill died in 1964 at 47 years of age. Mother Marie died in[...]He had lived in San Jose for 5 years. (See SO.)[...]ard and Johanna S ubban. He was the 5th child in a family of 5 boys[...]The early ' Os found Dorris and lngwal living in Portland OR Elmer went to school in edicine Lake and attended orthern where he orked in he shipyards. After WII he wor ed at construc- ontana College in Havre for a time. He worked in his father's store tion sites in Alas a here he helped build the Defense Early War[...]retirement at Line, and several Air Force bases. In 963 hey retired to Lincoln City which[...]4-11 -80. ment. The farm was sold in 197 4 and is owned by a relative. Dorris con-[...]r death on wor ed m the Tjomsos store in Reserve for many years. Edna was 2-6-83.[...]. She had 2 They had 1 daughter Maqorie born in 1929. She received a brothers. Harry, and Oliver Anderson who now resides in Plentywood. masters degree in Nursing and has practiced in a wide range of nursing She at ended school in Froid, T.[...] |
| [...]Stockyards in West Fargo until the spring of 1942 when we retur[...]We purchased the Hank Knudtson store building in Homestead and[...]made it into living quarters in 194 7, as Sandra was of school age, and[...]because of our severe winters and poor roads. In 1963 we moved into[...]ur new home where we still reside. Our 3 children are married and liv- Edna and Elmer Stubban. ing in distant states, Sandra in Texas and Linda in Colorado. Son[...]Ronald moved home from Texas in 1980 to help on the farm as we While in Medicine Lake they also operated the Medicine Lak[...]Elmer's brother, John. They showed the film then in and 1 great-grandchild. Grenora, ND having many a struggle in the snow and mud getting to Grenora in time.[...]After graduation from MLHS in 1963, Ron helped his dad on the farm The lan[...]at the Medicine Lake Oil Co. until November 1965. In than when riding their horses over the range. Edn[...]ry 1966 he joined the USAF and did basic training in Amarillo since they were both hospitable, there were many enjoyable family and San Antonia, TX. From there he was sent to Rapid City, SD where gatherings at[...]attending business col- their kindness and helped many people who were in trouble or needed lege there. help.[...]NB, the youngest of 8 children. She graduated in 1966 from aper HS[...]and enrolled at National College of Business in Rapid City. move to Medicine Lake where both died in a house fire April 1975, during a spring snow sto[...]onservation Corps Camp was begun at Medicine Lake in May of 1937. A group of young men from a CCC Camp[...]. The family later moved to Driscoll, ND and in 1933 they moved to Steele, ND. After graduation from Steele HS in 1934, he worked at various jobs, 1 being Fort Peck Dam in Montana and joined the CCCs in 1936. He met and married Margaret Murray fro[...]Ron and Donna were married 6-3-67 in aper and lived in Rapid Point MT 10-24-39. Margaret was born 8-30-23, in Medicine Lake to City until Aon was transferred to Sembach, West Germany in January parents Frank and Lillian Murray, 1 of 4[...]others and 1 1968. Donna joined him in arch. "Home" in Germany as in he sister. They lived on the Murray farm 8 miles est of Homestead and town of Wartenburg in a 3rd floor apartment of some very nice German at[...]3-18-69 in Landstuhl. Donna and Judy returned to the states in December and Ron returned in January 1970.[...]The next 1 0 years were spent in various parts of exas ith the[...]exception of 6 months in 1976 when they ere in orth Carolina with[...]Darin Ed in was born 1-2-75 in Dallas, T .[...]They moved to on ana in June 1980. They bought the Roy[...]Jacobsen place in Homestead, and the Sam and Bert Engebretson[...]Gaylord (Cub} Tyler as born on 1-30-01 in Mazomanie. WI, the After marriage e lived on the urray farms and in Homestead un• oldest of 3 sons born to Robert and Martha Tyler. (See history in til December 1940 hen we moved to a farm a[...] |
| ed school in Homestead in the old Kings School and graduated from ches in Montana and Women's Fellowship. They were both members Medicine Lake in 1922. After graduation he attended the University[...]es. They lived on the home place until 1931. From there they moved 12 miles west of Homestead and in 1935 they bought the Louie Urdahl land and lived there the rest of their remaining years together. Gaylord died in August of 1961 while attending the Sidney Fair. Eva Elise Bates was born on 1·24·1896 in Canada. Eva was 1 of 3 daughters and 1 son born to Charles and Nellie Bates (history in Sheridan Daybreak). In 1907 Eva and her 2 sisters and mother came to Mon[...]Reserve. She attended school the 1st 7 years in Montana and then in 1912 went to live with an aunt in Batavia, NY. She stayed there until 1917. She returned to Medicine Lake and was in the 1st graduating class -of[...]as an officer of the Homestead Farmer's Elevator, many years.[...]years he sponsored a bowling team, a sport in which they both par-[...]A. P. and A. M. and received his 50 year pin in 1981. He is also a[...]in Plentywood, MT and is buried in the Big Lake Cemetery east of[...]Burnie 0. Urdahl was born 6·30-1897 in Story County, IA, a son of She married Gaylord Tyler and on 1·8·36 they adopted twin girls in[...]Steen and Anna Leite Urdahl. He was the 2nd child in a family of 2 Plen ywood. After Gaylord's death E[...]e. He moved with his parents to North Dakota, and in 1920 Olson home in Medicine Lake. In 1971 sne so1a this nome and moved[...]erests. At McIntosh he met into the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood where she remained until her[...]born 5-6-03 near McIntosh. She was the 10th death in July of 1978. child in a family of 12 children of Ivar and Sigrid Johnso[...]Donna Strand and Yvonne Ryder attended school in Homestead for[...]ey hen went to Medicine Lake where they graduated in[...]. Donna married Dale Strand of Reserve. They live in Bowman,[...]lived on a farm north of McIntosh in Lessor Town ship where 3 children ND where he is[...]-17 ·21; Blanch, 9·11 -23; and Lillian 8·5-25. In children.[...]vonne married Romain Ryder of Froid and they live in Froid[...]farms. They had 5 children, 1 of which was killed in an acci· dent 3-5·84. WAY E and BLA CHE TYLER |
| [...]d Dick Erdahls. Memorial Hospital in Sidney, MT on Saturday 9-29-79, and Hallie While[...]Louise Urdahl born at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood, MT born 12-21-31; and Oliver, 3-8-36.[...]-83. Tiffani was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in country school. While living at this farm, Burnie[...]Glendive, MT on Sunday 3-3-80. Her sponsors are Rich and Sue rhumatoid arthritis which he doctore[...]ive. Hallie was baptized at First Lutheran Church in paired him from farm work, which his wife and you[...]Homestead, MT on Sunday 2-19-84 . Her sponsors are Gary and Kathy In 1937 the Urdahls moved to Homestead where the chi[...]hool at Harvey went to 1st grade in Homestead and then finished school Medicine Lake, where Blanch graduated in 1941. The family was a in Medicine Lake where he graduated in 1972. He attended Billings Vo- member of the Firs[...]with his father. Urdahls moved to Williston in 1946 where Gladys, Leona and Lila, I went to school grades K-12 in Plentywood and graduated in and Oliver attended school. Stanley and Leonard c[...]ming 1972. I attended Carroll College in Helena and EMC in Billings. Then to operation for their father. In 1950 Urdahls moved to Froid where Oliver Lakeland Medical-Dental Academy in Minneapolis, MN where I studied attended school a[...]o be a certified laboratory assistant. graduating in December 197 4. I to Culbertson in June 1952. Burnie passed away 3-20-57 and was spent the next 3 months in Sturgis, SD at Ft. Meade VA Hospital doing buried in Big Lake Cemetery east of Homestead. Julia contin[...]y degree is CLA (ASCP) MT (HEW). I have worked at in their home in Culbertson. She has 35 grandchildren and 53 great- the Community Hospital in Glendive, Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point, St. grandchildren. Burnie and Julia h[...]James Community Hospital in Butte, Prairie Community Hospital in Stanley, a farmer, married Lillian Sundvold[...]Terry, and the Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. in Homestead. They have 4 children: Joyce, Elaine, Janis and Harvey. In December 1978, I married Ron Utgaard of Glendive.[...]lliston and they had 1 daughter vorced in 1981. His parents are Lora and the late Maurice Utgaard of JoAnne. Blanch then married Ray Stewart of Williston and they live in Glendive. Fruitland, NM. They have 4[...]6 Lillian married Herman Ebel and they live in Medicine Lake. They and visited my mother's parents, Karl and Alouisia Frech in Vienna, have 4 children: Duane, Marilynn, Sharon,[...]Harvey and I started building a house in October 1981 and moved Lenarda. in on 11 -23-82. Gladys married William Shae of Williston and they live in Wenat- chee, WA. They have 4 children : Mark, Deb[...]McIntosh, MN on 12-17-21 . He was oldest in a family of 3 boys and 5 Valerie, Naomi, James a[...]s parents to Dahlen, D where they rented a farm . In 1928 they Linda and Barbara. Lila then married Al[...]moved to a farm 13 miles est of edicine Lake in Sheridan County. Minot, ND. They have 2 children[...]mer, married Marlene Coats of Froid and they live in farming at an ear1y age, due to his fat[...]Stanley moved to Homestead ith his parents in 1937. He drove[...]confirmed by Rev. Warren Hansen at edicine Lake, in 1936. Harvey Stanley Urdahl, son of Stanley[...]y became members of the Homestead Lutheran Church in dahl, born 7-3-54, in Williston , ND, and Louise Edith Darland, daughte[...]n Thomas and Sylvia Frech Darland, born 2-1 0-5 4 in Plenty- Stanley married Ltlhan Sundvold, daughter of Andre and arie wood, MT, were married in the First Lutheran Church of Homestead,[...] |
| All our children started school in Homestead, and all graduated and spent 1 year at Concordia College. She worked at the bank in from MLHS. All our children were baptized, confirmed and married in Froid. She married Duane Olson 3-28-59. Two children were born: the First Lutheran Church in Homestead. They all live in Sheridan Julie, 10-23-62 and Tammy[...]n and Harvey 6-18-82 and lives in Belgrade, MT. Both Julie and Tammy are attend- Urdahl. ing college in Bozeman, MT. Julie's husband teaches. Stanley served as trustee for many years on the Homestead Joa[...]cordia College as a medical technician. She works in St. Lukes Hospital the Homestead school board for 8 years and on the Medicine Lake in Denver, CO. She married James 0. Storer, 7-27-63,[...]arried and has a daughter, Lyndsay Elevator board many years. Lillian served as officer on the local and[...]estead was born 5-3-69 and is still in high school. pioneers for the Sheridan's Daybreak published in 1970, and is now Larry was born 5-13-47. After high school in Medicine Lake he at- helping with the follow up b[...]eri- tended Northwest Electronic School in Minneapolis for 2 years and dan County Bicentennial Committee, and the scrapbook is in the went to work for Sperry Rand in Phoenix, AZ. He was drafted into the Historical M[...]County Bicentennial Caravan that toured our state in June of married Penny Waller, his sister-in-law, on 3-12-77. One girl, Dena Sue 1976.[...]d is now They joined the Sons of Norway Lodge in Sidney in 197 4. Every employed by a dictaphone company in Jacksonville, FL. year they work in the SIN booth at the Richland County Fair at Sidn[...]nd at the lutefisk supper at the Fairview school. In 1983, the Lodge automotive school in Denver, CO. He enlisted in the navy, served 4 bought a house in Sidney that members remodeled to use for their[...]ctivities. They have attended the Norsk Hostefest in Chrisse. He works for a sheet metal company as a certified welder in Minot in October for the past 4 years.[...]oncordia College 1 year and graduated from the U. in Bozeman Myron was born 8-17-08 in Twin Valley, MN. His parents were[...]ri 7-11- 879 to 7-5-7 3. Helmer came to Homestead in 1909. Ida, with Ann, 5-18-82. They live in Bozeman, MT where Kenneth is a computer babies Myron and Sander, arrived in 1910. Helmer farmed his farm prog[...]She married Scott Boyer 3-5-83. They live in Hawaii where Janice except for a time when she wor ed in Poplar, MT. Their children were: works in a hospital and her husband is post master in the Marines. yron, Sander, now living in Wolf Point, Anna Madison of Sidney, MT,[...]ar Halles of west Froid, MT and Alton, now living in Shelby, MT. there. Myron married Marjorie Sell 11-9-37. She was born in Richland Twila Flagen lives in Homestead. Her history will appear else- County 7[...]zo and Anna Mae Plummer Sell where in this section. (See Richard Sell history in the Homestead section). She had 4 Myron graduated from Homestead HS in 1927. He tried to get into brothers: Paul, Irving[...]farms and ranches until he children, all educated in Homestead and Medicine Lake school. married in 1937. Marjorie graduated from 8th grade, spent he[...]freshman year in Froid and married Myron. Myron was active in[...]church, serving as Sec. and Treas. for many years. He was also a[...]trustee. He was a school board member in Homestead. He spent 20[...]Froid route. He retired from farming in 1976 and Sidney, his youngest[...]Marjorie and Myron continue to live in Homestead. As of 1984 he[...]T by train from Twin Valley, N in July 191 O at age 6 weeks. He[...]Sander's father had been in Homestead off and on for about 2 years Richard Duane as born 8-23-38. He as in he navy for 8 years preparing a home for his family. He met hem in Culbertson with a as a avy ir Control man. He as stationed in the ntarctJc 5 rmes. horse and buggy and they traveled o Homestead. He was illed in a car accident hile coming home from ork on[...]ine, 12-27-59 and arjone arie, 6-13-61. They live in 2 years of high school in Homestead which closed in 1927. Because Jacksonville, FL. Dixie was married[...]ol. At 16, graduated from college and is teaching in South Carolina. arjorie is he orked on the railroad for a short time. Li e many youths, Sander living with her mother and is sing[...]spent a winter in the CC Camp at issoula. Carolyn Ann, born 7[...]Except for that year and the years he spent in the army,[...] |
| 1943-1945, he lived most of his life in Homestead. America[...]er of the Coalridge Assembly of God in the same employment until the present time. churc[...]8 years. On 12-22-46 he married Beulah Glaze in Antelope, MT. They had 3 children. Katherine 3-12[...]HAZE½ (BOLSTAD) and ROBERT LESSOR degree in teaching the disadvantaged child. She teaches 2nd grade in Bismarck, ND. Her husband is employed by the State Dept. of Educa- Clara and Hazel are daughters of S. K. and Gertrude Bjerkaker tion. T[...]to 10-28 -61 , Ernest Oliver 9-16-04 to a degree in music and his wife is a graduate nurse. They have[...]68, Esther Bergliat 1907 Cody, age 1½. They live in Lewistown , MT. to 1919, Olga Ruth 12-8-08 , Carl born and died in 1910, Edythe Anthony Waller is living in Washington, DC. He received his[...]ra Margrette 8-8-14, David Norman 8-25-16, degree in interior design at the University in Bozeman and has been Hazel Miriam 4-16-19, and Ethel Cleone 10-1-21 . Seven children are employed by the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts[...]he Clara married Clifford Thoreson in 1932 and lived in Bemidji, Pentagon.[...]until moving to Westwood, CA in 1945. They had 4 children: Carol[...]ried Art Serrano and resides in North Holly ood; she is an accountant[...]and housewife. Donna Augsburg-Gardner lives in Anchorage, AK and is[...]married to Betty and lives in orth Hollywood, and has 2 daughters[...]lives in Santa Paula, CA, and he and wife Valerie have 2 c[...]The family moved to Medford, OR in 1952 where Clifford died of a[...]heart at1ac in 1953, after orking in the lumber industry. In 1955 ,[...]Clara married Oland Yancey who as born in issouri 4-26-05. He has San[...]tions in a tailorshop at on gomery ards for 20 years.[...]Hazel married Robert Lessor 10-26-40 in Bigfor , T. He as daughter of Frank Lautzenhiser, graduated from Antelope HS in 1938. born 11 -2-14 a Harlem, T. They moved to Los Angeles in 194 1 and She attended college in Minneapolis and Havre, taught school 3 years, have lived in Van uys for the last 24 years. They have 1 daught[...]lridge Assembly of God Church for in the School of ursing at UCSF. about 25 years. She[...]r the Los Angeles Unified School District, iliary in Homestead.[...]visor, and Hazel as an office manager. Both In April of 1972 Beulah went to work for Action for eastern Mon- have retired. tana, and in June of 1972 Sander retired from the Homestead Fa[...]els Reinertson, and Elevator and joined his wife in Wolf Point, MT. Since retiring, Sander[...]e RSVP bus for 11 years and has played the violin in a Greg and ife all toured o ay in 1976 and visited their mother's volunteer band. T[...]a ee at nursing homes birthplace in Oppdal and their lathe 's b1rthplac in Voss. They met or special events. He also plays for church, fiddlers' contests and jams, many cousins and establis ed famity relationships. and last year rated 2nd in the State Fiddlers Contest in the Senior Divi· Bob and Hazel ent o Japan in 965 to visi sister Cleone and sion. He is a membe[...]Gordon Tang and family ho ere missionaries there.[...] |
| [...]he stories of Lake's businesses and organizations are Cheap canes were used as prizes at[...]dry cleaning business was started by Emil Lodahl in what At 1 time 2 boat regattas were held at[...]the hillside watching the cleaning in their establishments for awhile. events.[...]camp) and hauled to ice houses where it was kept in sawdust for summer use. Once there was seining for carp in the lake, and the fish were ship- ped to New York[...]nized by Mrs. George Charlesworth. At 1 time there was not only a Rifle Club, but also a Golf Club.[...]Saby, who lived in Lake for a short hile, had a hypnotic sho[...]which he presented here and in nearby to ns. One time "Beaver"[...]When there is a bad flood on the flat in the spring, the ater[...]Lake is probably one of the best decorated towns in he area.[...]Jack Leonard had the 1st butcher shop in the bric building no[...]ithout a med'cal doctor, Les gave first a'd to many people, and often too over and later Don Rossmeie[...]. The school now owns the theatre and holds plays there. a nurse, also assist d peopl . His office as in the present apartment Scott and eat French s[...]moth r of Soren and Is, start d the 1st hospital in Dewey Hjort remembers thrashing spelts m 191[...]t of the Bird Refuge. He also helped ma e i lands in the of Or. Les Stephens, too over. la[...]ards, Blather• At 1 time parties ere held in the a1tmg room of the Great orth-[...]ers, O' ell, Turner, oore, and Pronin. ern depot in the intertime.[...]the dIr ctIon La e's only hard are store as started by Sparling, then sold to[...] |
| [...]now lives. When someone complained of how they looked in a photo,[...]Bill Bucholz ran a barber shop for years in the area where Kirbys[...]that time many improvements have been made.[...]times in the entry of the hardware store and then jumping out in front[...]At 1 time dancing was very popular. In the summer most young moved from Flandrem and o[...]assembly room in the old school, and Brush Lake was a must every Howard Johnson started taking care of the cemetery in 1964. He Sunday. Later the Tavern, bu[...]ake Dance Hall, built by Bill Chandler in 1946, became the center of danc- Cemetery Association and beginning in 1981, the organization voted to ing. Many remember the orchestras of Buddy Baer, Red Lee an[...]andler tells of a fund raising basket social held in the Rain- located on the south corner of the lo[...]$600 for his wife's basket as well as stable was in the vicinity of Vin Gaffney's house, and another in the another basket. Couples would get[...]at the Rainbow dancing to a nickelodian. Located in the middle of Joe Winter had the 1st gara[...]sex. rs. Joe Dolan drove her Hupmobile, purchased in Lake, to Minneapolis in 1 day. Post 90 of the American Legion was started in 1931. Clifton McKenzie was the 1st commander and[...]rea. The Klu Klux Klan once burned a cross in front of Romey's pool hall and on the Reservatio[...]d left ithout a ord. The 1st pfane to land in Lake was on 7-4-12, and a few snow- fla es came do n that day. In he early years hen money was scarce, studen s use[...]n . ing cedar from the hills or prom decorations. In the ·40s large tumbling eeds ere decorated a[...]e La e's only Chinaman, .. China Joe," ran a cafe in a he would ta e the customers' order[...]you have?' His he kept a supply in 1 of the walls. reply was "apple mhnse (mince) an[...]ome cooked ood is a daily gathering place for the many cof- ee s, getting ready for the b[...]o n Poe's Drugstore is the oldes1 business in to n. John Poe is the he alley. The[...]t H. H. Harris was the stopped in a few places and left some for later use. manager[...]hamae Gaffney. in coc fighting. One rooster every morning very earl[...]on Barley's gravel pit supplied gravel for many earry houses in to n. the garbage incinerator and procee[...]you S.O.B." Bill Battes had a photo studio in the area where rs. Don Garrick[...] |
| [...]lebrations. "Aby" and Barb Lar- In October of 1970, through a concerted community ef[...]ad some of the wives Enrollment in the Medicine Lake Schools reached its peak in 1970 cook them the next day. "Aby" said the next day, ''I guess the skunks at 320 enrolled in school. The elementary consists of 174 and the hi[...]A new vocational education building was built in 1972 through the Bob French a pig to be butchered[...]d and Bob got out and said he wanted to tell Buck how to cut it up. As he went in, Howard said to Jerry, "Let's go load the pig aga[...]the pig at the slaughter house, said to Bob, "You are a damn liar-you didn't bring any pig down here."[...]A new bus maintenance shop was built in 1976 enabling bus[...]In 1976-1977, kindergarten was instituted as a part[...]the morning of 7-28-79, he entire high Then there are the stories of George Charlesworth who often stop- school building constructed in 1938 as destroyed, leaving only the ped at the depot on his way home if the train was in. One day a bric shell standing[...]school opened on time passenger said to him, "Is there any place a fella can get a drink using the remaining facilities. Although there as not much e ra here?'' George replied, "Why, ye[...]his way to town. Another structure in February, 1981 . t as a generous community and a[...]passed a bond issue of 270,000.00 enabling around in front of the Lake Hotel. George told him he was t[...]nce offices, central offices, da room And so there are stories after stories of the fun things. So it is[...]d, that over 80 people young and old participated in 1 of the benefits. Everyone had the time of their[...]und, and p opl sa hordes of grasshop• pers move in land on business buildings and eat the paint off.[...]is, young men have stayed and no . run businesses in the Lake, along with other enterprising people. B[...]ternal and e ternaJ improvements have ta en place in all areas of education - curriculum, grounds and[...]t -t o brought a ne , school-o ned home built In the summer of 1964 and 1965, 2 ne hous s ere buil[...]55,701 .00. A ne bus barn as built in 1982 also. It houses buses[...] |
| [...]ance pavilion. and an elementary principal. Staff in the high school or 7-12 includes[...]very of oil east of Medicine Lake on the Benson, in 1982-83.[...]d Tronson properties that really started the boom in Lake for Adult education has shown a tremendous interest in the communi- awhile. Thousands of do[...]cal land owners for seismic ty; so, consequently, many evening classes have been created. A con-[...]ted greatly from the production of oil and gas, in our schools and tana College in Billings for college credit courses was in operation dur- countywide. ing the 1982-8[...]Close to the Lake are 22 locations and 27 producers and approx- A[...]imately 12 dry holes. Of the dry holes, there are 2 salt water wells; project in 1982-83.[...]Hjort prepared the map which Oil production in the area has been good to School District 7 the[...]cine Lake. past 5 years. To date (1983-84) 1 mill in the elementary district raises $33,915.00 and 1 mill in the high school district raises $38,528.00.[...]ARK Medicine Lake Memorial Park was created in 1970 when the Medicine Lake School sold 4½ acres[...]share was raised through the sale of bonds. In 1975, a committee was formed by Dewey Hjort to se[...]ely doubled much interest was created in flying. Several local men took flying through the use of BOA matching funds. In that 1st year, the Sheridan lessons from Big Thor Thorstensen in Plentywood and received their REC donated some pi[...], a public hearing was held to elect direc- par . In 1976, the tennis court was built under the direct[...]iam Chandler (secretary), and Ervin Stringer In 1977, Dave oran donated the top soil for landscap[...]Miles City who consented to the sale of La e VFW in memory of Grant Rasmussen. In 1978 Richard Hendrick- the land[...]f illiston, and as made to In 1962, they began setting money aside for fighting[...]y lighting. ar er Grothaus organized the seeding. In 1979, Billy Danielson and John co[...]an office. orman Stringer put up se the equipment in he cemen . Bud Eidsness dona ed rees that[...]north end for a safer take-off and landing. In 1980, the pool go a ater slide, a b1 e rack, and[...]is 900 · 100 feet of good all- eather turf. In 1982, 3 pines ere planted in the triangle in memory of Frank The airport re[...]and at 1 time there ere 4 hangers, but no only 1 remains. The air-[...]port, though still in existence, is used primarily by oil orking person[...]e highway from the south and The oil ac ivity in the edicine Lake area probably started as[...] |
| [...]In 1980 the 70th anniversary of the church was obser[...]On 9-20-06, the 1st post office was established in Ed Stubban's then , new stained glass[...]ing memorials, and new lights have brightened the in· changed to Medicine Lake on 8-7-07.[...]g weddings, an• 1913. John Dailey was appointed in 1913 succeeding Ed Stubban. niv[...]g with the other The post office was then located in the present Eight Ball building. 2 ch[...]community. The men serve their annual Easter In 1922 John Dolan became postmaster followed by Joh[...]ast once a month tor all the as acting postmaster in 1924. In August of that year, Mary Dolan m[...]s leader. ing on 3-2-29. Leo Z. Francis took over in May of 1933, with the post office located where the present liquor store is. In 1938 Nels Miller became postmaster. He held this[...]- pointed acting postmaster and served till 1961. In September of 1961 , Ralph Parpart became postmast[...]The post office was moved to its present location in April of 1962. On 6-1-12, the 1st rural rout[...]til 1944. Nels Lodahl took over the next 2 years. In 1946, Bob Fossum began hauling. He held this position until his death in August of 1978. Herman Ebel, the substitute carri[...]The present board members are chairman, David urray, Dean For a few years there was a star route that went west of Medicine[...]ATHOLIC CHURCH gregation. For years the Lutherans in Medicine Lake had participated in[...]The present St. Patric 's Catholic Church as buil in 1913 and the activities of the Congregational Church and some continued to do dedicated in 1915 by Bishop Lenihan of Great Falls. so.[...]reshmgled and and Reserve as sister congregations in 1967. ne sidi[...]arpeting as installed m here are approximate y 35 families in the parish. One charter both the basement and chu[...]ursing home Reverend Chris yman, who studied in orway, now serves the 3 in Plen ood. parishes. The 15 pastors have enriched many lives with their varying hroug[...]tar Socie presi- One of the biggest projects in the church has been the annual quilt dent[...]of quilts Parish Council members are Frank Hoffman, Jim Simoneau, Stev Pa• have been[...]ss. Of the 98 charter members, the folio ing are still living ·n[...]any p op e in d1cme Lake r m mb r the many good times edicine Lake: Jeannie Eamon, Elsie A[...]ost housing for senior citizens. Construction gan in present minister, Rev. Tim Hutslar, who came m 19[...]Septemb r 1972, and the building as compl t d in January or formed a youth group ho later e[...] |
| [...]. Irving Andreasen re- The building was sold in 197 4 to William C. Smith who later sold it[...]icine Lake Senior Citizens Club was 1st organized in We can't do without them, ah, there is the rub. 1969 as a social gathering honoring the elderly in the community who God b[...]rches with local presidents quarters in January of 1962, the Fireside Club changed their meeting Maxine Albertini, Lu Tronson and Carrie Johnson in charge. The 1st place to the community room there. Because of bowling conflicts, the meeting was held on April 20 with 30 in attendance. Each Ladies Aid meeting[...]ed $1 O toward the expense. The 1st meetings were in the Con- enjoyed everything from a[...]ladies at their Christmas parties to "dance In 1970 the age was lowered to 65 and included couples, but on around the tree" in true Danish fashion on party night. 4-3-74, it w[...]On 5-16-82, an open house was held in the Congregational Church was shown. However, in the same year, another club was formed to[...]for remembering by all who attended, and there have been no further were granted and the Moose[...]ame the present Senior In 1950, Medicine Lake, along with Culbertson, Froid[...]League which was the longest continuous league in the state of Mon- Senior Citizens purchased chairs, tables, kitchen cupboards, a storage tana. There was record attendance for games every summer. A l[...]ion of winning the league Through the years, many trips have been planned by the tour championship 3 years in succession, but not without some very guide, Lu T[...]stern Montana, heated arguments in which manager Wayne Tyler was usually in- Yellowstone Park, Medora, ND and the Black Hills[...]volved. However, all ended in fun. The center is also a Government Informa[...]FIRE DEPARTMENT Present officers are: Lu Hatfield, president; Agnes Andersen, vice[...]to look after in addition to the city. The Share and Care Clothes Closet was started in August 1983, in Lake appreciates the volunteer work of these men who are special the Ethel Land building, formerly the Fir[...]ewardship Chairwoman for the Lutheran Church, saw there was a need for such a closet and discussed this w[...]nts donate clothing they no longer use and anyone in need of clothing is welcome to choose hat he needs. The Closet is open 2 days a week in arm eather and once a week during the cold months. Community donations have come in for he heat and electricity. any needy familie[...]es, nationalities, and religions were represented in this Home W r , T. Pr r, R. S rauss[...]ng a skating rink. They 1st met once a month in the Catholic church basement, and[...]ool. Here, on Hanson's IH Implement in Froid where it was necessary to thaw froze[...] |
| fire hoses in 20 degree below weather at Steve's Chevrolet Gara[...]the years some of the money-making projects have in• One of the largest fires was 7-28-78, when the[...]emen were on the scene when Coast-to-Coast burned in year. They have worked to provide a good costume library. A Santa Plentywood in December 1982. In May 1983, they were there again Claus outfit was bought in 1961 . Gifts with a lift are sent to Warm fighting fire in the same place.[...]year and benefits for the ill and less fortunate are pro- Their most regrettable fire was when El[...]en purchase coats, boots, hats, spot- their lives in a house fire on 4-8-75. A blocked highway prevent[...]today. One of the earliest disastrous fires in 1916 was the Vendome Hotel, which was located whe[...]hildren of veterans as well as those veterans who are liv- Preuss's flour mill, located where Ter[...]he is buried with full military honors. There have been many funerals GTA elevator and J & L Implement were ma[...]eting was called to order by act- been there in all kinds of weather and there always seems to be wind ing chairman Wayne Tyler[...]same as Money has been raised in many different ways. One of the most those of High Sch[...]ered costing $28,000 for the cemetery in honor of all men who served their country. They h[...]hired as the ar- At present there are 28 members, with Lyle Hancock as com- chitect to[...]tywood to build the Dagmar There are only 4 charter members left in the VFW Auxiliary. They Fire Station. This building was approximately 4200 square feet and are Grace Lansrud, Ernestine Jeanotte, Alice Delorme[...]romberg. The Auxiliary to Post 8869 as instructed in January of completed in the spring of 1983.[...]ry active unit, assisting he Post when call- In June of 1982, another 4x4 pickup was purchased to[...]They have raised money for their many projects through lunch truck from the forest serv[...]into community calenders. In 1981 Jim Bolstad was elected chairman of the fire[...]District and state conventions have seen many of the members Thuesen, vice chairman; Richard He[...], and held a 7,000 square feet is to be completed in the summer of 1984 and ill benefit for a needy family. T ey are at present, 45 members strong. be used for housin[...]e Auxiliary and Pos hope to continue as units for many meeting place.[...] |
| [...]The Moose sponsor Robert and Patricia Smith, who are at people in the Medicine Lake area who respond to a scene of[...]Mooseheart ("the child city"), and will live there until they are through dent or illness. Their purpose is to sta[...]re the am- school. bulance arrives or as in some cases, to decide if an ambulance is need~[...]eceived a scholarship from the Moose or ed. They are Advanced First Aid and CPR certified and are dispatched 9-17-81. through the Plentywood Sheriff's Office. In an area where medical help Their[...]gradua- is 20 minutes away, it is a service that are greatly needed. tion parties[...]m DeTienne, the area's EMS director at the time. In the fall of 1982, Genise Han- FARMER'[...]Farmer's Co-op Store was incorporated on 2-24-42. There another group of people were certified. The group put in at least 70 were 95 stockholders and 200 patrons in 1943. The 1st officers hours of training plus ke[...]; plus CPR certification every year. The members are Rick Strauss, Andrew Larson, sec[...]Alma Axness Groskurth became a clerk in March 1945 and con- Volmer, Homestead and Froid.[...]hout the operation of the store. Carl Eid retired in 1956, In February 1984, another group of people finished t[...]euter, Bonnie Paquin, Sharon manager in March of 1957. However, he died as a result of an[...]and Lauren Reuter who took over the job in February of 1976. The last rounding area also su[...]dicine Lake also helps fund the Unit. The members in the drickson, A. J. Cartwright, Melvin[...]l. ORU often comment on the support of the people in the area and the The Co-op Store building was leased in 1970 by George Waters Sheridan County Ambulance,[...]ate, the group has responded to at least 1O calls in the year that they have been in progress. Future plans are to receive a vehicle to transport their equipment. At present, the equipment is stored in Irene Strauss' porch and kitchen and has to be loaded into a vehicle each time there is a call. As the equipment list gets larger, wit[...]usting to load each time. The group often wonders how Irene feels about the equipment stacked in her house and the people running in and out at all times of the day and night. The Un[...]oon, as the Firemen have promised the Unit a spot in the new firehall, when finished.[...], and I. The Loyal Order of oose 1343 began in Plentywood on C handler[...]and Gift Shoppe, now closed, was 1st established in a building in edicine Lake hat as for sale. In 1972, the building was the basement[...]lvin Pe ersen; Prelate, out grooves in it, burned the wood, and varnished the outside. I[...]Snellman. a remar able change in the former Loftgrin building which had at Lodge 3[...]m as on Ahce received large orders from dif- In 1973, a hall was added onto the Lodge building i[...]ays. Her labor and the Chapter coo ing the meals. In 197 4, the interior as radua io[...]y Supr me Gover• she instilled in them, but also her creativ, y. nor from 197 4 to July of 1976. In 1975, permission was granted for the addition of[...]When Caroline Snellman got her license in July of 195 7, she[...] |
| [...]ine Lake. She got her license for Swedish massage in they purchased the Markuson[...]moved in. They have been in business for 26 years. She had many patients come to the farm from the surrounding[...]Esther and George's son Terry joined the firm in 1979. In April of communities and states. One came from as[...]scene of more accidents than anyone in Medicine Lake. suitable rooms for examination and massage. She got a renewal license in 1970 and opened the Clinic. Open house was on 9-1[...]pitalized for a short time, she closed the Clinic in May of 1978. Mrs. Snellman moved into her house in town , where she still resides. MEDICINE LAKE OIL CO . |
| wells in October 1946, with Ed. Stubban, John Stubban, Elm[...]A branch was opened at Medicine Lake in September 1980, in the Lloyd Carlson and Albert Andersen purchased the company in the Harold Michel's building, with[...]g of 1948. Later Albert became the sole owner and in 1981 terson. retired and sold[...]Drilling between 1946 and 1981 covered 1O cities in tion would not have been published. They gave many, many hours of North Dakota and 18 cities in Montana. They did seismic drilling in their time, editing, typing, and hu[...]re, Ramona Par- Methane gas was encountered in the old townsite of Medicine part[...]Tronson, Sr. farm, and the Western drilling shop in Gina Falk, Irene Ryder, Vin Gaffney,[...]We are sorry the stories had to be cut. Some very good i[...]ce available. We hope our efforts will afford you many years of in the Medicine Lake area since 1946. In the spring of 1972 he started pleasura[...]ALBERTINI After graduation from high school in 1977, Curtis joined his father Maxine and Albert Albertini came to Medicine Lake in August of in the business. Work takes them into Daniels, Richl[...]the next 29 years till he and Maxine retired in June of 1983 and Lloyd is a licensed and bon[...]Maxine Bergstrom Albertini grew up in Nashua and graduated from Association.[...]Nashua HS and the Columbus School of Nursing in Great Falls in 1949[...]Albert Albertini grew up in Stockette, MT and graduated from Center-[...]ville HS. During WWII he served in the army in Europe. He graduated[...]from the College of Great Falls in 1954 with a BS degree in math and[...]They were married on 1-2-50 in Glasgow, MT.[...]Their 3 sons are all graduates of Medicine Lake HS. PRAIRIE SA D and GRAVEL |
| [...]ived with his parents and taken care of them when there was no one and Fred were divorced a[...]ed Kenneth McLean. living at home. He still lives in the house they bought and now owns it. T[...]were buried in the cemetery at Fairfield, MT. Donald E. Alf[...]as born at Medicine Lake, MT on 12-23-27. I lived in and near Medicine MUREL MABLE ALFSO[...]from Medicine Lake with the family to Dutton, MT in 1940, then to with the Montana State Highway Depa[...]with the family until she married Glen Hood. They in Fairfield. Dan and Linda live near Fairfield where he is employed at were married in Choteau, MT in June 1943. On 5-10-44 they had a set Greenfield F[...]The Glen Hood family lived in Choteau for about 6 years. On 9-6-45 ETHEL ALFSON[...]in the Choteau area. They moved to Butte in 1950. Glen worked in the Ethel Maxine Alfson, oldest daughter of[...]of and attended Med. Lake HS where she graduated in 1938. In 1940, twins; a boy and a girl.[...]ildren : Shirley, (Mrs. Richard Vanden Bos) lives in Torrington, NORMAN RUSSEL ALFSON WY. Her husband is a Petrolane manager there. Shirley has 3 step- By Wilma Alf[...]6-21 -23 , at Medicine Lake, MT in Frank and Caroline Snellman's Dennis was born on 6-1-42. Dennis married Drena Lane in 1963. home. Norman was married to Wilma Irene orris at Fort Shaw, Ton He was in the Marine Corps for 4 years. Dennis and Drena ha[...]ren. Their oldest son is married and presently is in the Marines. Dorothy Irene Alfson[...]ldren, Erica Rachel and Adam Dennis is a mechanic in Cutbank, MT. Russell and lives in Madison, WI. Dorothy's husband, Bill, is a com- Ronald was born at Fairfield, MT on 6-24-43. He served in the puter repairman. army for 2 ye[...]Sarah, Timothy Robert, Emily argaret. David lives in Grand Rap·ds, Sandy is employed at the Teton Cou[...]Stephen, and Darrin · ichael. Barbara lives in Co age Grove, . Bar- ried Charles Brewster at Choteau, MT in 1965. They have 1 son. San- bara's[...]eer for the 3 company. dra worked for a few years in a grocery and is presently employed at a[...]s 1 son, Jonathon David. home for the handicapped in Choteau.[...]has 1 s epdaugh er, Leslie Woodgerd and 1 son was in the army for 2 years and upon his return, married Karen Grano Devin Cody. They live in Helena, T. Terry is a eado God at Moscow, ID in 1976. Randy lives at Tacoma, WA. He and Karen deliveryman. Terry's 1fe or sat Firs Ban in Helena. have 1 son and 1 daughter. He installs al[...]el Lynn Alfson has 1 son; Jared ichael, and lives in[...]Helena, T. i e is a meat cu er for Bu ery Foods in Helena. orman lived in Fairfi d for 30 years ne t to his parents and aft[...]e Alfson, son of Mabel and Ralph Alfson, was born in Plenty- the foo o Roger's Pass. orman h[...]a few years He moved to Dutton, T 1th his parents in 1940, and in 1941 moved to Fairfield, T here he finished[...]hooling. Orville worked with his dad and brothers in the sa mill By Pearl Alfson business. In 1952 he went to or for the Forest Service and or d P arl ay Alf on a in, as born at dicine Lake T on for them[...]mily to Dutton, Tin 1940. The family Public Works in Choteau for 5 years. Since then he has been or ing lived in Dutton for a year, and from there moved to Fairfield, T. In for Teton County.[...]19 5 (July 2 ) Pearl marri d Elmer Bird au in Gr at Falls, T. They[...]fly. P arl mov d bac to fa1rfield ith the family. In MARION ALFSON McLEAN[...]had 1 child, a arion lone Alfson was born in Plentywood, T on 2-1-36. She girl[...]fson's children. arion as 4 In 1962 ( ay 22), J re Gayle Ameline and James D. Tr[...]n. She ent through school marri d in Choteau, T. Th y had 2 daught rs, Shawn O· e was[...]7-10-63, and Dawn Leeanne was born on 10-25-65 . In June 1979, Fairfi Id in 1953. anon and Fred had 2 children - Martin Leon[...]at Choteau on 11 -12-53 and Mali Lenore was born in Choteau on 6·15-80. Oa n Leeann is in her last year of high school. She goes to[...] |
| Helena High and is a cheerleader. Jim and Jere are both employed in Ralph and Mabel both loved hu[...]years. Jere is a keypunch operator. She has been there hunting season they would take their[...]the mountains for a for 7 years. They have a home in east Helena, 1 in Fairfield, and a week or more at a[...]telope hunting near Jordan, MT large summer cabin in the mounta1ns 7 miles from Lincoln, MT. Shawn[...]ll for about 16 years. and Alvin Kornec also live in Helena. She works at a rest home as a[...], all you had to do was look for them at 1 of the many Pearl and Eugene (Blackie) Ameline were divorced in 1953. In lakes near Choteau or Fairfield.[...]tna, CA. He worked as a carpenter and also played in many small bands as a lead guitar player. He was killed at Monroe, WA on 9-6-80. Pearl and Dale were divorced in 1980, and she moved back to Mon-[...]She has been employed at The Teton Medical Center in Choteau, By Lillian I. Alfson MT a[...]Alfson on 6-28-34, in Reserve, MT. He joined 5 older brothers and 3 RAL[...]sisters. Ralph W. " Boone" Alfson: born in Medicine Lake, 9-23-29, mar-[...]ing to Dutton, MT, ried June Ezell (born 6-9-39), in Cut Bank, MT 5-26-56. They now[...]ool and later they moved to Fairfield, MT, reside in Fairfield, MT, but Boone's job as journeyman elec[...]Jason Cole, born 10-19-78, and Lance Kelly, born in August, Fri- He met his wife, Lillian Kasper in Fairfield. They were married ·in day the 13th, 1982. She lives in Fairfield, MT. 1954. Lillian was raised in Teton County, completed her education in Ralph S. Alfson "Steve", was born 5-5-59. Ye[...]r the 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative for 26 lives in Fairfield also.[...]years. On 2-13-55, Robert Dwayne, was born in Choteau, MT. Sue Ann Snow as born 11-9-61. S[...]Robert completed his education in the Fairfield school system. 9-26-78. They have 1[...]Debra Gentry in 1983, and they now reside in Arvada, CO. His wife is a By Ethel Alfson Ameline[...]nurse there. Ralph E. Alfson and Mabel S. Danielson were[...]TRY ALLEE D. They were married at Med. Lake, MT in 1919. They went back to orth Dakota and lived f[...]est children, Ethel and I was born in Medicine Lake, MT (10-31-15), graduated from[...]Medicine Lake HS in 1933 and attended college at Havre, MT. I have Ar[...](Jr.), Orville, Stanley and Marion were all born in Eldon, MS in 1939. He worked as shipfitter at Mare Island Navy Sheridan County. In 1940, Ralph moved his family to Dutton, MT and in Shipyards in Vallejo, CA during WWII. Over the years he was em[...]by So. Ca. Gas Co. in Avenal, CA and Wash. Nat. Gas Co. in Seattle. 1941 they moved to Fairfield, T. They lived there until they both We are now both retired and spend quite a bit of time tr[...]lph as a mechanic and carpenter most of his life. In 1945 he bought a sawmill in Te on Canyon about 30 miles from Choteau, T.[...]the University of ash. and Electronic Schools in Tennesse and then moved the mill to eihart, T for[...]employed by Sun Pontiac in Phoenix AZ.[...] |
| Ginger (9-16-45) graduated from high school in Seattle and attend- ed Everett Junior College. Sh[...]s attending Juanita HS. Although I've•been gone many years, Montana is still my state and Medicine Lak[...]ent into the army during WWII and served overseas in Albert Andersen was born 9[...]chooling, he worked with his father on the In 1948, Albert and Lloyd Carlson bought the water w[...]he Stubbans and Johnsons and formed a partnership in the During WWII he served in the army in Germany. In 1946 , Albert and Western Drilling Company.[...]became the sole owner of Western Drilling Company in well driller until his retirement in 1981 . Albert married Jeanne Lind- 1968. He retired in 1981, selling the drilling company to Michael strom in 1953 and lives in Medicine lake. Their children are Wayne, Jensen of Reserve, MT.[...], Colette and Darcy. Albert was interested in flying so he took lessons from "Thor"[...]attended Hawthorne and Thorstenson of Plentywood in 1952 and 1953. Albert earned his pilots Egeland schools and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1939. After license and bought his Aronica Chief[...]taking nurses training at St. Vincents in Billings, she orked as a Albert's hobbies[...]Lillian married Robert Evans in 1943 in Salt lake City here he as Albert married Jeanne Lindstrom in Idaho Falls, ID on 12-28-53. stationed during WWII. She retired from nursing in 1972, and they live She was born in Lewisville, 10, on 10-13-26 , the daughter of Gus and in Billings. Their children are Susan, Linda, and aren. Ethel Lindstrom. She attended school in Lewisville, ID. Jeanne Bernice Andersen as born 12-19-24 . She attended school in graduated from the University of Idaho, Moscow, I[...]Home Medicine Lake and graduated there in 1942. She also 'attended Ee.) Degree.[...]E.G. Peterson Jeanne taught Home Economics in Brockton, MT for 1½ years. Store in edicine La e. She met Robert ielsen of ebraska hi[...]present on 10-13-54 . He at- married in 1943 hile Robert as on leave from the army m II. tended school in Medicine Lake where he graduated in 1972. They no live ,n Aurora, E. Their children are Constance, Gary, and Wayne married Judy Gr[...]ed ,n 1948. She then or ed for schools graduating in 1975. Vickie is presently attending the College utual Insurance of Omaha. In 1949, Rub married Guy ielsen of of Great Falls (1[...]ebras a and they lived in Poplar here Guy as the depot agent. Toni L[...]sis for a period of 1 Oyears and pass- graduating in 1976. ed away m 1968. Their children are Darrell, Debra, and Denise. Toni married G[...]he don Andersen as born 4-29 39. H a ended school in Plentywood, on 9-4-76. They have 2 daughters; Kel[...]edicme La e and graduated there in 1957. He ent to business 1-5-79 and Kristi Jo, bo[...]school and coll in Billings. H th n spent the ne t ears m the[...]ice stationed at the Fort s,11 Army Hospital, o . In 1968 he began ently employed at Jacobson's Jewelr[...]children are Jo nn and Su n Snyd r and Laura and ancy.[...]Th famlly ar all ba iz d and confirm d in h Lutheran faith. schools. Colette lives in mot, ND, here she is in charge of the Proof mil An[...]e a e. Darcy Ellen was the only child born in Plenty ood. The oth rs ere born m Williston,[...]as attended edicme La e schools and will graduate in 1984. She has b en active in all band and FHA activities. Darcy as[...]uo b s bo n in Plen d 4-27 • o to[...]go d a country the Girls' State delegate in 1983. Darcy has wor ed at he laketonian[...]1ly moved o R m 1949. He Restaurant in edicine Lake for 3 years. She plans to at end Eas[...]ade h n gan attending ontana College in the fall of 1984. school in d1 · 1 During his[...]Emil Andersen, 1 of 3 brothers, came from lo a in 1915 and mar- and orris P ri T[...]Res Hall the most, but also ried Elsie Reimers in 1918 -at the athaniel Church w st of Dagmar. played at other ns in the area including man's Balls m Culbert- They farmed in the area and liv d on various farms nd in son and th Fourth of Jul dances in Froid. Hugo h ed farming ith his d·cine Lake, where they retir d in 1958. dad[...]ever prevented him from ma mg that his career. So in[...] |
| [...]ere Twin Bridges schools. By teaching in the winter and attending summer he ma1ored in Elementary Education. On 6-17-60, he married Bonn[...]ed a Life Cer- Bonnie Lee Stringer was born in Plentywood 8-27 -40 to Ervin and tificat[...]tending college at Missoula. school there and graduated in 1958. Bonnie was in the school band and played the alto clarinet that was purchased by the Band Mothers. In the fall of 1958, Bonnie began attending NMC, also majoring in Elementary Education.[...]Irving's great love was scouting, and many of the projects of those[...]he service, he and his Boy Scouts became involved in col-[...]go and Bonnie were married at the Lutheran Church in Medicine[...]Lake. For the next 2 years, Bonnie taught school in Kremlin, MT and advised in producing the school paper, BOA WAUKA, and the hi[...]sm adviser. Irving's multiple and a job offer. So in 19G2, they moved to Medicine Lake where Hugo sclerosis finally became too much for him, and in the spring of 1954, taught for the next 8 years. In the summers he attended college, 2 he taught his last class in the Medicine Lake school. summers at Missoula and 4 summers at Bozeman. In 1964, he Every summer[...]alf time Elementary Principal. During those years in Medicine helped, but the mystery of MS[...]edicine Lake Oil Pamela (1966). Bonnie was active in the Ladies Aid, Library Board and Compa[...]d a private kindergarten for 3 months each spring in 1968, for_ all ~he ~apers that came to our area. He established an accounting 969, and 1970 in their 1O' by 50' trailer house.[...]became the Justice of the Peace, and died on In 1970, they moved to Havre where Hugo was employed as an 4-23-57, in the Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in Culbertson after a Elementary Principal. Hugo is[...]d her After my teaching career in Medicine Lake ended in 1949, I wash· Elementary Education degree at NMC in 1973, got her Special Ed. en- ed clot[...]eatments, and was involved with dorsemen from EMC in 1976, and has been employed by Havre Public[...]nny Medicine Lake Oil Company and later, in 1955, the billing clerk for is attending Carroll College. Pam graduates from high school in 1984 Sh~~idan Electric Co-op, Inc. I h[...]r nearly 25 years, and will a end Carroll College in the fall. Both Penny and Pam have ret[...]Petersen showed me which finger went in which hole), and at present IRVI G and HELE[...]rving and I bough the Irene-Adler Plaisance place in 1941, I expected to live in edicine Lake about 2 years-3 at the most-and EDWARD and SUSIE ANDRILENAS in 198 I am still here![...]tinina Andrilenas. was born We ere both born in he Dagmar community in 1914, Irving on 8-21 -14. He grew[...]Aage a farm west of edicine Lake in 1945 from Myron Bolstad. Before buy- Andreasen, a[...]years on the Fort Peck Dam. Ed's Virgil, as born in 1922, and my brother, Alvin, in 1915 and my sister Helen and hus[...]ebastian helped out on the farm for sister, Vana, in 1920. We all at ended grade schools in he communi- several years. ty, English school in the inter and Danish school in the summer. In On 12-29-54, Ed married Susie Ze[...]the Plenty- Susie as born and raised in St. Joe. She was married 2-6-35 to Pros- ood High School, and in 1932 I graduated from Plenty ood. Irving[...]born 8-6-43; and Larry as born the previous year in the Dodson High School. e both attended on~[...]On 9-30-52 Prosper died. tana State ormal College in Dillon, and in 1933, I began my teaching Susie and he[...]nued to live on the farm. After being mar- career in my home school (Hawthorne) and in 1934, Irving began his ried, Ed moved everyone to his farm on 1-30-55. eaching career in the Richwine School. Irving taught in Dagmar, On 11 -23-55 , Annett[...]omestead, and Medicine Lake schools, and I taught in the Lowell and 10-11 -57. aria[...] |
| [...]Ella graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1930. Miss Murphy was Ed and Susie lived on[...]Marlene married Gilbert Koch of Lewistown. Both are graduates G. Andring of Homestead.[...]e College of Great Falls. Gil owns credit bureaus in Missoula and Mark are children of Robert and JoAnne Andring. Samuel, Jan and Havre. They live in Missoula and have 5 children. Marie, and Julie are children of Tom and Jeri Andring. Darrell ma[...]1st started farming west of Homestead, there were miles and miles of his Master's Degree from[...]rrently Darrell has C and F prairie. Many times they would see large herds of wild horses grazing Construction in Havre and Char is a Special Education teacher. Th[...]stop and pitch their tepees in some protected area and soon the Andr-[...]Bob and Ella have spent the last several winters in Arizona, here[...]they can be out of the cold, ice and snow. They are always eager to[...]return to their home in Montana in the spring. Ed and Susie Andr[...]rsity. Carol received her was born in Williston, D on 1-16-5 4, 1 of the coldest days o[...]HS, where she was outgoing, talkative, and active in stu-[...]ofessor of Sociology at the University of Alberta in Calgary, Alberta, |
| [...]Chamber of Commerce and for an attorney in Billings. She graduated Her husband, Ralph,[...]Keating Billings College. tial property in Rapid City, where they both reside. We have 5 boys and 1 girl. They are: Mark Joseph (born[...]Jami Jo (born 10-21-76). Frank Ator was born in Nevada, MO on 4-6-1890. His parents This year Danny placed 8th in the Elks National Hoop Shoot Con- were Tom and Anne (Salee) Ator. He came to Montana in 1905 and test in Indianapolis, IN (5-5-84). He had to win in 5 previous contests- worked on a farm for his bro[...]od, divisional at Glendive, wood. He later worked in the mines at Butte. Another brother, Albert,[...]egional at Billings, before becoming eligi- lived in Washington. Frank had 3 sisters: Hattie Folson of[...]Our entire family is very sports-minded. In the past several years Frank married Bertha Nelson 5-25-17 in Glasgow, MT. Bertha was we have attended many State "C" Tournaments. In the summer, my born 9-6-1897 at Benson, MN to Jul[...]father. Bertha came to Froid, MT with her family in 1916.[...]Clarence was born on 3-30-26 in Plentywood. He is the son of Ole[...]Bertha Bakken of Homestead. His brother Ole lives in Arizona. His[...]brother Alvin lives in Froid. His brothers Mervin and Palmer are de-[...]ceased. His sister Selma is living in Washington.[...]d from ·Medicine Lake HS and spent several years in[...]He married Sylvia Ronning on 7-29-49 in Medicine Lake at the[...]They left the farm in 1962 and moved to Medicine Lake. Clarence[...]sed east of Froid. She is the daughter of Sam and In- Frank and Bertha lived in Butte a while, where he worked in the geborg Ronning. Both parents are deceased. Sylvia graduated from mines. Their 1st child Lucy was born there 1-6-19. They moved to Williston HS in 1948. Her brothers Emil and Norman live east of F[...]at the present. One sister Marion lives in Williston . A brother George born 10-9-21. Roy wa[...]3. Jean was born on 9-25-26 . died in the army. They moved to Reserve in 1929 where Marvin was born on 1-14-30.[...]orn on They moved to a farm east of Medicine Lake in 1935 and continued 5-14-50 in Williston . He graduated from Medicine Lake HS. H[...]e, pigs and chickens. in the Navy for 4 years. He then married an English[...]rried to Paul Christianson 10-12-40 and they live in in Engl~nd. They moved to Billings, MT where Dennis[...]Mountain College and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1978. He is now Ruth married Joseph Kirkland and they live in Fallon, NV. They a CPA and assistant vice-president in the Security National Bank in have 4 children: Kathy, Michael, Jackie Jo, and M[...]ae. Roy married Mary Ann Grimm and they live in Newcastle, WY . Duane was born 7-26 -51 in Culbertson, MT. He graduated from They have twins[...]ake HS also. After graduation he attended college in Havre Jean married Jim Smith and they live in Choteau, MT. They have 4 for 2 years. He lives in Billings where he is an electrician. children: Ru[...]Karen was born on 10-19-52 in Culbertson. She graduated from Marvin marrie[...]dicine Lake HS also and went on to attend college in Bozeman, of Medicine Lake. They have 5 sons and 1[...]transferring to Missoula, MT her 2nd year. There she married Everett Chris, Tom, Daniel, and Jamie. Vezain in 1972. He was a college student from Illinois. A daughter Frank passed away 3-1-46 and was buried in the Plentywood Sara was born to them on 6-18-73 . They were divorced in 1976.[...]Karen was stricken with Lukemia. She was treated in Cemetery. Bertha and Marvin continued living[...]ed away 2-19-77 and was buried beside her husband in the Plen- death 3-10-80 . Karen's daughter has spent many years with her[...]David Bakken was born on 7-16-54 in Culbertson . He graduated[...]from Medicine Lake HS and then served 4 years in the army in Ger· MARVIN and JOAN ATOR many. He has been attending college in Missoula since. He got his I was born on 1-1[...]Folsum farm north of Reserve degrees in Microbiology and Medical Technology. He will rece[...]and Bertha Nelson . We lived 3 miles southeast of there Pharmacy degree in this year, 1984. until 1935, when we moved 3 mile[...]ng Company for 10 years. He married Kim Robertson in and Helen Reuter. Prior to marriage, Joan[...] |
| born 6-23-77. They are divorced. Ed is presently employed by the City[...]in Grenora, ND. Julie Bakken was born on 4-7 -60 in Culbertson. She graduated from Medicine Lake HS and attended Vo-Tech in Great Falls for 1 year. She later moved to Missou[...]ara through Karen's illness. She has been working in Missoula since. Eileen Bakken was born in Plentywood on 3-12-64. She graduated from Medicin[...]Oka and Ted were married 12-29-18 in Plentywood, MT. They stead located 4 miles northe[...]a town . Ted and Oka shared a big part in the pioneer life, until Ted pass- College and graduated with a BS teaching degree in Physical Educa- ed away on 12-14-60[...]Jim was baptized at his Grandma Bakken's home in Froid and was married Fielding Bush in the autumn of 1967 at Plentywood, MT. They confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Homestead. bought the Katie Sears house north of Main Street in Medicine Lake. They resided there until Fielding passed away 2-27 -76.[...]tive in the Senior Citizens and also the Catholic Church.[...]with her granddaughter Virginia, until she moved in with[...]Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood, MT. Oka passed away[...]There were 6 children of the Bergeron family. Leona, Mr[...]Emil and Martha were both born in 1886, raised and were married On 3.17 -74, a[...]courtship, Jim married Janis Ilene Urdahl in Webster, SD.[...]stead. In 1921 they left Webster and moved to Crosby, ND wh[...]daughter born to became engaged in farming , and later in partnership with his brothers Stanley and Lillian[...]was baptized and confirmed at the First in a coal mining operation, a theatre and liquor sal[...]Emil sold his farm there in 1925 and purchased land 12 miles She attende[...]the death of their and graduated with a BS degree in Business and Physical Education. mo[...]ry They moved back to Crosby in 1928 and Emil commuted from his summer. They lived with Jim's folks until they completed a home in business there and the farm west of Medicine Lake until 1941 , then he April of 1977 in Medicine Lake where they now reside. They have 2[...]Patricia finished their last 2 years of high They are members of the Medicine Lake fire department. Jim[...]e Lake and Elks Lodge of In 1948, Emil and Martha decided to retire and moved[...]death in 1950.[...]was very active in the church until she passed away in 1953. Smith from Liberty, IA in 1907. She was born 12-22 -1900. As a young[...]Patricia (Mrs. Jim Davis), lives in Spokane, WA and has 4 horses, and hook them up as[...]children. washed clothes and hung them to dry. In those days that was a chore George has 2 children and lives in Medicine Lake. in itself. Along came Oka with her team of calves an[...]. Blank, the son of August and Ann Blank was born in Grenora Hotel in Grenora, ND.[...]Alexis Jr. and Emile Bergeron . Theodore was born in Ghent, MN George was raised and attended school in Crosby. In 1941 his[...] |
| [...]for a comfortable dining and entertain- graduated in 1943 from Medicine Lake HS and was engaged in farming ing place in Medicine Lake, they purchased the old Stubban Sto[...]George married Lottie Ceartin of Plentywood in 1949 and moved Restaurant on 6-11[...]m. Their 2 daughters, Sheryl and Debbie were born in After graduation, Bruce attended Dawson College in Glendive, 1951 and 1952, respectively. MSU in Bozeman, and worked at the Rapid City Airport until his mar- George moved his family to Medicine Lake in 1953, where the riage to Shari[...]ory Lee and a daughter Jennifer May. Bruce is now in the farming and town to the farm.[...]bbie, a Judy attended MSU in Bozeman, was a newspaper advertising Licensed Practical Nurse, were both married in 1975. consultant both in Rapid City and Minneapolis, MN, before marrying[...]o Charles Somppi (a native of Great Falls), lives in Patsy attended the National College of Business in Rapid City, SD Westby where Charles teaches in the Westby school system. They[...]. He is a buying consultant for Black Hills Glass in Rapid City. George and Lottie have spent the[...]hey have 2 daughters, Lisa Marie and Amanda Leah. in Arizona, due to health reasons.[...]Nancy attended Mr. Mac's Beauty College in Bozeman. She resides in Medicine Lake and is employed at the Laketonian[...]graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran HS at Fargo, ND in 1944. the farm and attended grad[...]Grove HS at Fargo, ND, graduating in 1952. Kermit went to college at She was raised and educated in that vicinity except for her final 2 Concordia and Augsburg, majoring in music. years of high school at Fargo.[...]Kermit entered the Army in 1954, spending his basic training at After[...]te at Minneapolis, Fort Ord, CA. While in the Army he learned to play the bagpipes, and where he took a course in electrical wiring . Betty attended Northern[...]recruiting. After his hitch with the Army, ending in 195 7, taught 4 years in rural schools.[...]n- While still single, Don worked on a farm in Minnesota and also ing from 1957 to[...]Lutheran near Odessa, MN. They spent that summer in Montana harvesting. In the fall in Minnesota, Betty taught school, Don drove milk truck and substituted teaching in a rural school while the regular teacher convalesced with a broken leg. In the spring of 1948, Don, Betty and Don's brother[...]0-49. The winter of 1949 and 1950 were spent in Minnesota. Don bought the Artichoke Truck Line (which was 1 truck) and hauled live- stock to south St. Paul. In 1950, they moved to the Ernest Bolstad farm which[...]spital at Culbertson. Nancy Jo born in Plentywood, MT at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital[...]She attended all 12 years baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. of school at Medicine Lake, graduating in 1960. Upon graduation, Don started custom ha[...]Marilyn attended Robinson's School of Beauty in Minneapolis, MN. Ernest did custom work in 1942 for John Schlabs west of Homestead[...]fter marrying they lived east of Homestead. While there on the and by 1957 Don's family was on the road .[...]Vickie Lynn on 3-8-62 , and Susan Joann on chased in 1958 and so the family had a home on wheels . 5-26-63 . In the fall of 1964 they built a new home in Medicine Lake, During their "growing-up" years, the children attended schools in and in January of 1965 they moved to Medicine Lake. Kerm[...]work at the Medicine Lake Refuge in September of 1962. Corinne, Saskatchewan, Canada.[...]years at Medicine Lake, Kermit has been involved in Lake HS.[...]the city airport, church council, and in 1975 started giving Hunter The whole family took part in custom combining at some time or Safety instructions at the Refuge. In 197 4 Kermit was elected to the another.[...]enjoys The family moved into their new home in Medicine Lake in hunting and fishing.[...] |
| [...]r school, 1 block from our Marilyn's involvements in the community and area have been, Sunday[...]Christian Women's Club. She also worked at Sears in Plentywood munity, struggled to sav[...]ent worked frantically to keep the fire contained in the west wing Marilyn has bowled on the Blue Moon[...]and several class- took the State Class A tourney in 1982 at Helena, MT. In 1983 the rooms including a beautifully remodeled home economics room. team took 35th in the National at Las Vegas, NV.[...]nd supplies. John spent most of the night working in the music Medicine Lake, and was started in June of 1912. It is a route of about room as the flames were rapidly advancing in that direction. Through 37 miles and is run 6 day[...]ur citizens. Their 3 daughters were all born in Plentywood, all were confirmed We enjoy our life in Medicine Lake. We feel it is a progressive at Med[...]wn has a variety of activities. John is kept They are the 3rd generation of the same family to attend a[...]ning from Medicine Lake schools. Vickie graduated in 1980, and went to which enabled h[...]srud of kids take advantage of 4-H, many music activities, and some of the Bainville, MT on 7-17-82. They presently live and work in Culbertson, athletic programs. I work as a nurse's aid in Plentywood and am in- MT. volved in art work, photography, aerobic dancing and the quick Susan graduated in 1981 and attended the Yellowstone School of response unit. Broadcasting in Billings, MT, becoming a radio broadcaster. Upon[...]e of graduation from YSB, Susan worked for a time in Thermopolis, WY years and they[...]e office manager of YSB. Sandi will graduate in 1986, and is very active in school with CLIFFORD (BUSTER) and E[...]nd Clara Brenteson homesteaded north of Coalridge in JOHN and SHARON BORER[...]ckford, IL 6-1-1878 and It was a spring day in May when the Borer family 1st arrived in died 1-22-67. Eleven children were bo[...]; and Doris (Mrs. Oscar Gunderson). They all live in Sheridan Upon arriving in Culbertson, we stopped at my parents' house[...]r the Medicine Lake music teaching position later in the mor- born at Augusta, WI 8-24-1884[...]then 4 and Robin, our girl, who born in Little Falls, MN 1-30-1891 and died 1-12-57, both[...]he previous year that we had heard born in Sheridan County at the family farm . of the possible job opening in Medicine Lake from Calvin Moore, who[...]e up and look farmers. He also worked in the Acme Coal Mine for several years. the town ov[...]leges he had been to where the academic buildings are surrounded by expan- sive lawn with many trees lending their shelter as well as beauty. Th[...]8-21 -37, Erma and Buster were married and lived in Coal ridge John was offered the contract with the stipulation from the prin- and later in Plentywood. They have 3 daughters. Edith (Mrs. Ge[...]uld he be shown where Ritland,) lives in Plentywood and has 2 children , Michael and Kimbe[...]Marjorie (Mrs. Ogden Hanson), lives in Conrad, MT and they have 5 We have lived in Lake for 1O years (197 4-84). Of those years,[...]and Jason. Carol (Mrs. Wayne standing most widely in our mind, is the early morning a few years ago Hurst), lives in Plentywood and they have 2 boys, Wade and Brent.[...]1947 to 1951 he worked with Simon Swanson wiring many[...] |
| [...]EA. He was 1 of the 1st to sign up for membership in REA when they had their 1st meeting at the Coalridge Store. In the spring of 1951 they leased Andrew Bakken's farm 15 miles east of Plentywood. They were there for 9 years. The girls went to the Coalridge grade school. In the fall of 1959 they purchased Lake Electric in Medicine Lake from Clarence Sonstegaard. Buster o[...]Jay and Alethea Han- cock purchased it. They are members of the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church and[...]He was baptized at Grace closeness for which they are very grateful.[...]graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1976. He worked for Burlington JULIUS and JOY BRI[...]ow operates the home place at Skaar, having moved there after his Elise Brien. Joseph was born at Glasgow, and his wife, Elise, was born father's death in 1981. in Canada.[...]s baptized at Grace Julius attended schools in Medicine Lake, Wolf Point, and then L[...]r Enoch graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1977. He attended Wyoming In- Land, Frank French, and George Charlesworth.[...]stitute of Technology at Laramie and graduated in June 1978. He mar- - Then in 1935, he married Joy Raether. Joy was born at St.[...]Laine was born 12-6-81 were both born and raised in Wisconsin, but came to Sheridan County[...]was born 2-20-84. Randy now works as a pumper for in 1908, where they lived the rest of their lives.[...]. He on government projects. Then when his father-in-law's health failed, he graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1978. Doug attended Wyoming took over the farm. T[...]itute of Technology at Laramie where he graduated in June 1979. Lake Oil Co. for 40 years, retiring at[...]moved to Medicine Lake in March 1971. They were employed by RICHARD and MAX[...]s diagnosed as having ALS or "Lou Gehrig disease" in vold. He was born 7-27 -30 at Beach, ND. He atte[...]ch until his parents moved to the Skaar community in North Dakota 1979, when because of Richard's health they moved to Sidney and to ranch in 1939. He then attended a 1-room school, Shadwell School, then finally back to the ranch at Skaar in November 1979. Richard through the 8th grade. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace was in declining health until his death on 1-16-81. Maxi[...]theran Church, Skaar, ND. He attended high school in Sidney, MT live at the ranch at Skaar. where he graduated in 1948. After high school he traveled to California where he worked in a cabinet shop until 1949, when he returned to[...]ollis) Carlson of Madoc. Lloyd has 2 older Church in Sidney, MT. Maxine was born 6-22-32 and was the[...]nd Conrad, who later moved to Spokane. Cloyd died in youngest child born to Floyd and Cleta Candee at[...]ters and brothers include: Mrs. In 1926 Lloyd's folks moved north of Peerless and fa[...]d attended the Butte Creek school and high school in Candee, Poplar, MT (now deceased); Leslie of Popl[...]rless. He worked for a while and entered the Army in 1943 and (Doris) Fisher, Helena, MT. Maxine attended grade school at the was discharged in 1946. Upon his return from the Army, he settled in McKinley and Armstrong schools (both country scho[...]Lake and has been here since. ated from Richey HS in 1950. In 1951 she w'mt to work for Mountain[...]ing for Johnson and Stubban , drilling water Bell in Sidney as a telephone operator. She worked there until 1954. wells the fall of 1946. Th[...]as an adult at Grace Lutheran Co. In 1949 Albert Andersen and Lloyd bought Western Dri[...]were born to Richard and Maxine. All 4 were born in Drilling and has been drilling water well[...]as a boy. tional Church in Medicine Lake. They were the 1st couple married in Dixie Lee was born 2-11 -56 . She was bapti[...]heran Church. She graduated from Medicine Lake HS in June was born on 7-27-37[...]197 4. After graduation she worked as a secretary in Froid, MT. She (Eschenbacher) Young o[...]vid Skillingberg 1-15-77 at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney. east of Froid . She attended school in Froid. June has 3 sisters: Lucille They li[...] |
| [...]9-27-57; Curtis Cheryl is a teacher in Northville, Ml. Alan, born 10-16-58; Carol Linda,[...]ults. Connie graduated from Medicine Lake HS in May 1976. On Charlotte married Darrell I. Frideres in Plentywood 6-17-61. They 6-26-76, she married Edw[...]eres. Congregational Church. Scott served 6 years in the Navy. They moved Bill Jr. married Andrea Cooper in Los Angeles 6-27 -71. They have to Medicine Lake, and he started working at Hancock Body Shop. In 2 children, Gavin J. and Kiley M[...]Cheryl married Joseph A. Mallette in Plentywood 9-22-62. From They have 2 sons. Eric B[...]elley A. Mallette. and Chad Aaron was born 5-1-83 in Plentywood. Irene and Bill Chandler Sr. spent many years in the Plentywood Curtis graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1977, and attended community as well as the many years in the Medicine Lake communi - Northern Montana College in Havre for 2 years. During the summers of[...]had participated and been the most active in community affairs would lege he joined the compan[...]ory, namely: The Medicine Lake com - his own home in Medicine Lake. In the winter months he does part-[...]work. Carol graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1980 and attended EDNA M. CHARETTE EMC in Billings and MSU in Bozeman. In the summer she was lifeguard[...]and Elizabeth Scott at the swimming pool, working there 4 years. On 9-3-83, she married Martell. She was born in Sheridan County and lived on the farm west of Mar[...]ances, Karen graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1982. She worked 2 and then lis[...]he summers at the swimming pool. She attended EMC in Billings 1 year, guitar and they sang and played for dances. then went to the Vo-Tech in Missoula to LPN training. Edna married Louis Charette at Wolf Point in 1936. He worked on All the family has been active in the Congregational Church, farms[...]Lake HS in 1948 and served in the Air Force for 4 years. He married WILLIAM and[...]illiam, son of Britt and Ellen Chandler, was born in 1915 near craft inspector in Los Angeles. Ambrose, ND. Irene, daughter of John[...]r, Barbara "Bobbie", married Ronald Booth of Rock in 1914 in Perham, MN. Lake, ND in 1963. She works at the nursing home in Plentywood. They Bill and Irene graduated fr[...]raduated from Medicine Lake HS and is now 4 years in high school at Medicine Lake. After graduation, B[...]ad William, who passed away 10-5-67 . Harry Koike in the City Cafe. Irene and Bill started going steady about Her sister Matilda M. Smith lives in Seattle. Maude E. Portman this time. Moonshine wh[...]f the day. We had fun. Irene Nursing in Minot. After graduation she worked at Sheridan Memorial and Bill were married in 1938. We moved to Medicine Lake and[...]children . We made tended college in Havre. She now resides in Portland. Edna's sister Ida our livelihood operat[...]1938 to passed away 12-16-33. 1958 in Medicine Lake, and the John Deere Implement dealership Her brother lives in Pt. Angeles, W and is retired from the 1958 to 1969 at Plentywood, where we currently reside. Through in- Angeles Highway Department. Stephen lives in Medicine Lake. Melvin heritance we own farmland in the Dooley community. passed away 7-5-62 . Both Melvin and Stephen are WWII veterans.[...]Billy Danielson was born 5-31 -46 in Plentywood, MT, the 1st child[...]graduating in 1964. He then went to the University of Montana,[...]graduating in 1968. In August of 1968 he joined the Peace Corps and[...]spent 2 years in India in an agricultural program. In 1970, Clarence[...]was injured in a farm accident, so Billy returned to take over t[...]In 1971 he married Barbara Ostby of Froid. Now t[...]Charlotte M. Barbara Ostby was born in Williston , ND on 3-26 -48 , the 3rd of 5 Chandle[...]y and Sigfrid Ostby of Froid. She attended school in Cheryl A. Chandler, born 9-23-42. All 3 graduated from the Medicine Froid, graduating in 1966. She attended MSU from 1966-1969, and Lake HS. All 3 have college degrees. Charlotte is a teacher in the then transferred to the Unive[...]MT school system. Bill Jr. a pharmacist, working in Reno, NV. School of Pharmacy in 1972.[...] |
| [...]in this book. Marlin graduated in 1970 in Pharmacy and has worked[...]since in Glasgow and Great Falls. He is presently (1984) A[...]Director of Pharmacy at the Columbus Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Valerie, B[...]Alan , 1983. They bought their present home in December of 1972. Barbara |
| The family made many trips to Medicine Lake during summers. Darlyne Their oldest son Robert was born in 1939. In 1942 they bought a has since been teaching Jr. Hi math at Hesperia, CA and will teach in 4-room house where James was born in 1943. The following year the high school there next term. Children are Paul of Miles City-he and house was enlarged and remodeled and is still Jennie's home in wife Jill are nurses at Holy Rosary Hospital. Son, Eric is 2. Nora and Medicine Lake. Doug was born in 1944 and William 2 years later. They Chris Webb,[...]Free Drew Vanderpool. Sara and James McNinch live in San Francisco. Church of Medicine Lake in 1938. Maria will be high school senior and an hon[...]ped organize the town's volunteer fire department in Chaplin were married in 1982. He is a self-employed house painter.[...]Robert A. Deem was born 5-20-18 at Medicine Lake in living club, and for 6 years, a t[...]e Lutheran Church. During the quarters improvised in the Great Northern RR depot. His father,[...]hildren were young, Jennie was active as a leader in William Arthur Deem, was the resident agent (SD[...]Cub Scouts, as a Sunday school teacher, and in school activities. was Edith Louise (Carver) Deem, who began working in 1916 as proof- Two days after Christmas in 1951, Clarence died at home of a reader and secre[...]e Gaffney. 10-15-18. Robert spent his early years in Hope, ND, being raised by his In 1963 Jennie took a job at the First National Bank[...]nk after it became Montana National Medicine Lake in 1931, graduating in 1937. Bank of Plentywood, and is still employed there. She continues to live He and brother Glyn attended Civilian Military Training Camp at in Medicine Lake, although she usually spends the winter months in Fort Missoula.[...]Plentywood to avoid commuting in bad weather. He was inducted into the US Army on 1-19-45, received basic in- Bob graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1956, attended Montana fantry training at Camp Wolters in Texas, and after a short term as State College, and graduated with a degree in Mathematics in 1960. Company Clerk, was accepted for training as[...]igator After college he served 2 years in the Air Force at Lackland Air Force at Holabird S[...]MD. On 1-27-46, he was assigned Base in Texas. Bob worked as a computer analyst in Utah for 1 year to 970th Counter Intelligence Cor[...]systems analyst for Telecomputing Services, Inc. in duties as Special Agent, Operations Section. Foll[...]Slidell, LA. Tragically, Bob was killed in a car accident at Slidell in Discharge from active military duty, he continued[...]Jim graduated from high school in 1961 and was class valedic- Before leaving Germany in 1950, he married Heidi Elisabeth t[...]They were and received a degree in Physics in 1965. Jim worked for Lockheed married 6-24-50 and[...]ng college. He married Gail Christensen of Dagmar in Belinda. In addition to their 3 children, they raised 2 children from 1966 and in 1969 they moved to Colorado Springs, CO where Jim[...]Doug graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1962 and attended the CLARENCE J. and JENNIE C. E[...]University of Montana. He graduated with a degree in Psychology and Clarence Jacob Eamon was born in 1904 near Mohall, ND, the enrolled in the Peace Corps. He served for 2 years in Georgetown, eldest of 8 children. He worked on the family farm in his early years, Guyana where he met his[...]ania. Doug and joined a highway construction crew in the late 1920s. He became and Mary were married in 1970, and both continued their education at a foreman on a highway construction crew in North Dakota, operating the Universit[...]n, Christopher. Doug has been a college professor in Jennie was born in Halliday, ND in 1915. Her parents, Christ and Iowa, Mic[...]on. Mary is Johanna Gilje, immigrated from Norway in 1903. After graduating from employed with the Department of Human Resources in Houston. high school she attended commercial school for 1 year and worked in Bill attended the University of[...]high school in 1964. He graduated from the U of M in 1968, and earn• Clarence and Jennie were married in Halliday on 11 -27 -36 . They ed a master's degree in 1970. He attended the University of Kansas lived in Westhope, ND for 1 year. Then Clarence took a job as an in- where he received his Ph.D. in 1977. Bill married Jayne Stuart of dependent contractor with the government to work with the CCC in the Glasgow in 1967. They have 1 daughter, Leslye. Bill has been[...]ellow He operated a large dragline which was used in channel excavation. at Harvard, and[...]sity in Los Cruces.[...]Duane Dennis Ebel was born 8-31 -45 in Williston, ND, son of Her-[...]d 1 brother. He spent the 1st 13 years growing up in Froid;[...]where Duane graduated from high school in 1966. That summer his[...]o Medicine Lake. Duane attended Concordia College in[...]MN for 2 years. Upon completion of basic training in the Na- Doug , Jim , Bob, Jenn[...]nal Guard Duane joined his father as a carpenter. In the fall of 1971[...] |
| he started working for Williston Woodworks in Williston, ND. Medicine Lake. She graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1967. She On 6-11 -72 Duane married Marla An[...]children, Scott Ronald, and Shari Ann. In 1975, Marilynn attended Bill- 9-30-46 in Pierre, SD. Her folks moved to the Black Hills in 1948 and ings Business College where she received a Medical Secretary degree. to Spearfish in 1953. Marla has an older brother and 3 younger sisters. She now lives in Glendive and is married to James H. Knapp, indepen- She graduated from Spearfish HS in 1964 and from South Dakota State dent oil broker, who owns and operates Knapp Oil Corporation in University with a BS in home economics education in January of 1969. Sidney. Marilynn works for Mid-Rivers Telephone Company in Glen- Marla worked as a Home Economist with Montana Dakota Utilities Co. dive. in Williston for 5 years.[...]hs before moving elementary school in Antelope and Medicine Lake and high school in to Medicine Lake in September of 197 4. Duane started working with[...]edicine Lake. She graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1972. She his father. In the fall of 1975 they purchased the lumberyard. M[...]daughters, Michelle Marie and taught for 3 years in the Culbertson school system and for 4 years as Shannon Kathryn. Sharon now resides in Medicine Lake. an aide in the Medicine Lake school.[...]lliam born 7-30-82. school in Antelope and Medicine Lake. He attended high school in[...]Medicine Lake, where he graduated in 197 4. In 197 4-75 he attended HERMAN W. and LILLIAN I. EBE[...]Rocky Mountain College in Billings. He married Luane Carolyn Lee. She[...]ntywood. They now Ebel and Marie Limerman Ebel. There are also 3 brothers: Raymond reside in Williston, ND. They have 3 children: Damian Lee,[...]lso born were 2 sisters: Reat- Systems in Williston, ND. ta Ebel Winters, born 9-4-18; and[...]rman followed Commercial Construction for 5 years in Sidney. All were born in Appleton, MN with the exception of Irvin, who was In the fall of 1966, they moved to Medicine Lake. In 197 4 they pur- born in Sisseton, SD.[...]net Rudolph and Marie moved to Sisseton, SD in 1924, where they & Supply, where Duane and he are in partnership. were engaged in farming until 1940. Herman attended elementary school in Sisseton.[...]BERNARD and MATTIE SPENCER EID He worked in the shipyards in Seattle, WA, as a ship-fitter up until the time[...]9 Division, 109 F.A. , and Battery B, Section 1, in Europe during WWII. children. Raised on the farm, they lived in a house made of logs hauled He served from March[...]from the Rice River. In 1912 they built a new frame house. After fi[...]ther was a native of Valders, Norway. Mother Eid, in her 8-5-25 in McIntosh, MN. She attended elementary school in Home-[...]amily, carded and spun wool stead and high school in Medicine Lake. Her parents moved to Mon-[...]tockings. She also wove rugs on her loom for tana in 1928 from McIntosh. Her brothers and sisters are Stanley Ur- dahl; Blanch Urdahl Stewart; Leonard[...]r Urdahl. Herman and Lillian's 1st home was in Froid from 1946 to 1961, of logs.[...]ther Ole, farmed the where he farmed and was also in construction. Born to them were 4 children. Duane[...]arming and took a janitorial job. Ben tary school in Froid and high school in Antelope , where he graduated in then continued to farm the place and al[...]oil station at 1966. He attended Moorhead College in Minnesota for 2 years. He mar- Fert[...]44 to be with his ried Marla Painter. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Painter of brother Carl, who had previously moved there.[...]worked on the operates Northeast Cabinet & Supply in partnership with his father.[...]or Mrs. Hjort. He and Mattie were married 9-30-54 in Sidney. They reside in Medicine Lake.[...]around the area. He also did saw filing in the evening for a number of[...]helped at home and was also employed in the vicinity as a house maid.[...]project in the WPA days. Herman Eb[...]After her mother's death in November 1936, she continued to[...]9. She attended they resided in Medicine Lake and both were employed at the Lake elementary school in Froid and high school in both Antelope and Bowl.[...] |
| [...]vel- 1951. They then purchased a home in Medicine Lake. ing.[...]Their son, Norris, attended schools in Medicine Lake and MSU in Mr. Eid's health began to fail and on 1-30-7[...]s an officer of the a stroke. He was hospitalized in the Grand Forks Rehab Center, and Montana Society of Certified Accountants. He also was in the service later entered the nursing home in Plentywood when Mattie could no during WWII previous to living in Billings. longer care for him at home.[...]Carl's death, Bertha remained at the family home in Medicine[...]In 1961 she sold the home and moved to Billings to l[...]ris, who had just bought a nice home which had many beautiful shrubs[...]in Billings. Both Ann's and Bernice's husbands have[...]time. Norris passed away in the veterans' home in Miles City, after a[...]Faye, moved to Medicine Lake from Arnegard, ND in 1938. He came to 9-30- 79 with an open house at the Senior Citizen Center in Medicine[...]Medicine Lake to run the elevator. Ida died in December of 1943. Lee Lake. After Ben 's death 12-20-80, Mattie continued to live alone in the[...]ghters moved to the "Barnhizer" farm west of town in home Ben built for her. She retired from the work[...]7, where he farmed until 1958. Lee was postmaster in Medicine when her health began to fail. She passe[...]Lake for 4 years, retiring in 1962. Ben are both buried in the Eden Valley Cemetery. They both loved music,[...]Clarence Zieske. They have 7 children and live in Scobey. Faye mar- faithful member of her church .[...]hard Stone, has 2 children, and presently resides in Bellevue, Mattie's family includes a sister[...]WA. Medicine Lake. Fred is retired and resides in Portland, OR. Harry is also[...]t was married to Carl Enochson. retired and lives in Camino Island, WA with his wife, Tennys. They en-[...]and fishing. Her youngest brother Ralph, resides in death in 1943, they lived in Four Buttes, MT, where Carl ran the Plentywood.[...]Wahpeton, ND. Donna died in July of 1944. Bill and his wife Mavis had CARL an[...]3 children and continued to live in Wahpeton. Bill died in March of Carl Eid was born at Gary, MN on 5-1[...]a) Mathea Skogstad. He was baptized and confirmed in the live west of Medicine Lake. J[...]and his wife, Ludelle, have 2 children and live in Watford City, NO.[...]Lee and Angeline were married in February of 1949.[...]continues to live in Medicine Lake.[...]David Erdahl was born 11 -6-34 in Plentywood, MT to Hulda and[...]he went to live with his grandparents and an aunt in Minneapolis[...]In 1939, David's father married Amanda Solberg, who[...]David continued his elementary education in Medicine Lake, operated a cafe. They also had a partnership in a general store with graduating from high school in 1952 and attended Montana State M. 0. Garden. He also owned a farm in Sundal Township. University. In 1953 and 1954, David worked on the building construc- In 1942 he moved to Medicine Lake, where he operated[...]nt and the Farmers Co-op for 14 years. He retired in 1959 and on and worked at various j[...]he suffered a severe heart attack and passed away in Lorraine Henke, daughter o[...]10-29-39 , in Plentywood, MT. They lived on a farm south of Dagmar in Carl was a member of the Medicine Lake Luther[...]er first 8 years of education took an active part in all community affairs. They resided at the boys' in a 1-room school, known as the Franklin school, and received her dorm in Medicine Lake, where Bertha managed the dorm from 1944 to high school education in Medicine Lake.[...] |
| [...]In January 1934 Richard Erdahl and Hulda Schlabs wer[...]scene of the candle- Hulda was born in 1911 on a farm west of Homestead, MT. She had 3[...]when Lorraine Henke and David Erdahl were united in sisters and 5 brothers. Hulda and[...]They have spent their entire lives living in Sheridan County, with 10-11-1899 at Hatt[...]e Teacher's College. She taught school for In 1968, David began farming his father's land and has farmed several years in North Dakota and came to Montana in 1938. Amanda since. In 1972, they built a home in Medicine Lake, constructing a por- taugh[...]ke, until her marriage to tion of it themselves. Many hours were spent getting the yard land- Richard in 1939. scaped. Since Lorraine enjoys both yard wo[...]icine Lake Lutheran she played an important part in doing the finishing touches on their Church, which he helped build in 1938. The basement was dug by home. Among her other interests are crafts and playing bridge. Lor- hand with pick and shovel. The dirt was shoveled in a wagon and haul- raine was a member of the Bi-Centennial Committee, active with the ed away. In 1928, Richard contributed money to begin the Medi[...]Mother. Lorraine is 1 of 4 store in Medicine Lake for several years. ladies who has[...]he Lutheran Ladies Aid. ing seasonal decorations in the windows of the Laketonian Restaurant In 1946, Richard sold the farm west of Medicine Lake[...]tral states with no definite plans, return- Wear in Plentywood.[...]ing to Medicine Lake and buying land east of there. Richard farmed un- They are of Lutheran faith and have been involved in church, til his retirement in 1962; at that time renting his land. In 1952, they school, and various community projects through the years. David built a home in Medicine Lake and have remained there since. played on the Big Muddy Baseball League fo[...]en, 1 son and 2 daughters. Steve was born 12-8-57 in Williston, ND. He attended all 12 years of school in Lawrence and Christina Reu[...]rsity. came to Sheridan County in 1908. They homesteaded on a farm 13 Steve, now a CPA, is employed by the office of Hamilton, Misfeldt in miles east of Medicine Lake where th[...]f Bozeman were tended grade school in a rural school called Lynd School; then later at- married. Shelley was born 9-17-62 in Plentywood. Shelley was tended high school in Medicine Lake. graduated from Medicine Lake in 1981 . During her high school years,[...]of a family of 12 children. Two children she was in FHA, band, girl's track, basketball, and was a cheerleader. died in infancy. There are only 4 living in the Reuter family. Besides Shelley was a contestant in the Miss Northeastern Montana Pageant. Helen, there is the oldest sister Anne, now Sister Mary Lawren[...]of Wolf Point. Both Frieda and Sister Anne taught in the Kristine, born 6-10-70 in Plentywood, is an 8th grader at Med1cme Medicine Lake school system as well as many rural schools in Lake school. Kristi plays the flute in band and takes piano lessons and Sherid[...]Pioneer school, 5 years in the Froid school system, 6 years in the likes cheerleading.[...]Hiawatha school in Dagmar, and for the past 21 years in Wolf Point. All RICHARD and AMANDA SOLBERG ERDAHL are now retired. Richard Erdahl (and his twin si[...]onfirmed Lutheran and attended 8 grades of school in Donnelly, MN, and 1 year of high school in Morris, MN. In 1924 Richard went to Ethridge, MT and worked for[...]t , rented land west of Homestead , MT and farmed there for 1 year before homesteading land west of Medic[...]armed and ranched for several years, experiencing many hardships and the drought of the '30s.[...] |
| [...]f the "Dirty Thirties." Although times were hard, there were good received her high school equivalence (GED) in Butte, MT. From that times, too. Helen had saved[...]this, her nights were spent to receive her degree in In- and she lost what little money she had saved. There was a lot of visit- vestigation in Police Science and also medical/dental assistant.[...]y money. She remembers that In 1976 she moved to Medicine Lake, where she worked at the there were WPA dances at the schoolhouse every Saturday[...]n Company. they wanted to go, but Chub had holes in the soles of his best pair of Virginia's hobbies are writing poetry, ceramics, macrame, and be- shoes[...]ve the 50¢. Chub, as he was called by his many frtends, came to Medicine DEAN and LISA FRENCH Lake in 1924. He was born and raised in Williamsburg, IA. He worked Mr[...]n French live 2 miles southwest of Medicine Lake in lumberyards in Minnesota and North Dakota before coming here. He with their son Shane, born in July 1983. The youngster got a head worked for S[...]learning to walk at 8 months old. chased by GTA. In 1946 Chub bought the yard, which he owned and Dean Thomas French was born 6-27-5 5 in Williston, ND, 1 of 3 operated until the time of[...]Chub was very community-minded so did his part in all civic af- In 1973 he graduated from Medicine Lake HS, where he[...]of the 1st to help organize a tive in music and all sports. Legion post here. He was c[...]ed Northern Montana College for 2 years, majoring in chairman of every election board for 45 years. H[...]nd ranch management. He returned to Medicine Lake in 1975 to dent of the local golf club and an activ[...]join his father and his brother Neal, in operating the family farm and Club. At the time[...]e American Legion Post 49 . Helen was born in Lansford, ND, and came to Montana when she was 6 months old. So she has lived in Sheridan County all her life. She operated[...]ked as Post Office clerk for 2 years, and clerked in Poes' Drugstore before she was married, as well as many times since. She still helps when the Poes go on vacation. She also still works 2 days a week cooking in the Laketo- nian Cafe. Through the years, she has[...]after graduating from high school, served 4 years in the Navy during the Korean War. He is a graduate of MSC, Bozeman, with a degree in Ar- chitectural Engineering. He is married and has 3 daughters. They live in Olympia, WA. His oldest daughter, Sheila, is a gr[...]ichael and Mitchell, attend college at the U of M in Missoula. Their oldest Dean m[...]is married, and the youngest, Cecile, is a junior in high Lisa, daughter of Marianne and[...]ood and school. Mary works as assistant librarian in 1 of the schools in Great Charles Shields of Jackson, MS, was born 11 -29-58 in San Diego, CA. Falls, where they reside.[...]on the Plentywood HS Business College. She lives in Glendive, where she works for Getty Oil.[...]ughter, Cynthia, is going placed 4th in the State Class B tournament in Dillon, and Lisa was[...]the all-state tournament team. to Carrol College in Helena. Russell, Angela, and Robert are at home. Joan, Mrs. Marvin Ator, is a gradu[...]ing After high school graduation in 1978, she attended the University[...]of Montana for 2 years, majoring in business. She then returned to Business College in Spokane. They live on a farm 3 miles east of[...]ge. She joined the staff of the Plentywood Herald in and Jamie. All are very active in sports.[...]e 2566, and the Union Congregational Church board in Medicine VIRGINIA (PARENT) FRANCIS[...]softball player. One of his Virginia was born in Plentywood, MT. Virginia is the daughter of prize possessions is a bayonet from WWI action in France that was Eugene and Leona Parent of Medici[...]given to his grandfather. Lisa is active in the Firemen's Auxiliary and Virginia moved to Helena in 1966 where she worked until she met[...]stitching. They also take great pride in their garden and yard work, Armored Servic[...] |
| [...]in 1944, he and his brother, Dick, then just 17 year[...]p and 100 head of cattle) respon- 5-8-51, raised in Medicine Lake and graduated from Medicine Lake HS sibilities with their mother, Susan. in 1969. He went to Northern Montana College in Havre where he During his school years, he was active in Vo. Ag. and FFA and received a 2-year certificate in farm and ranch management. He then subsequently also played football 4 years, was in the MLHS band for 6 went to Bozeman for 1 quarte[...]farm with his years, and took part in school plays and "Lucy's School Carnival At- fat[...]r (where it was determined that singing was In 1975 he met Gayla Olson from Grenora, ND. Gayla w[...]ely NOT one of his talents)! After his graduation in 1945, he 11 -28-53 in Williston , where she lived uniil 1961 . She then moved to went to college in Bozeman for 2 quarters. Grenora with her family, where she graduated in 1971. After gradua- In September of 1949, he married Patricia Rae Ryerso[...]ollege at 3-29-28 and raised in Froid, and whose grandparents, George and Hillsboro Community, transferred to EMC in Billings for 1 quarter, and Julia Ryerson, were pioneers of Medicine Lake also, coming in 1911 then started work as a bookkeeper at the Billings Clinic. She worked from a law practice in Minot, ND to run the Security State Bank here. he[...]pplied and was accepted at Kitzinbergs Style Shop in Plentywood worked in the First State Bank of Froid for a time, and as[...]eal's eye. They were mar- were there working the day of the bank robbery in 1927, when 3 ried 7-10-76 and reside in Medicine Lake.[...]a gun Neal and Gayla both enjoy sports and are active in softball in sum- in the back, the 8 people there were locked in the small safety deposit mer and bowling in winter. They have both held several offices in the box vault, after which the men robbed the main vault. Retreating in a Bowling Associations through the years. Neal en[...]y, snowmobiling and the great outdoors. No matter how bad an especially exciting event[...]e weather, it couldn't be bad enough to keep Neal in the house. along" at the time! L[...]Corporation for 25 years, and passed away in 1956. Myrtle still resides office of sec-treas. H[...]o the Congregational Church and is a in Froid, coming there as a bride in 1924. member of the Commercial Club. He and his c[...]h they salutatorian of her class in 1946. Her closest friend, living 1/2 block started in 1980. They deliver drinking and showering water t[...]Jeanne Cookson, who later became her sister-in-law when she married her husband's company. She i[...]r. She is a years, and went on to MSU in Missoula for 1 year. Jeanne then went to member o[...]Bob and Pat had 3 children-Neal Robert born in 1951, Julie caligraphy and copperplating, cutting and perming hair and decorating Susan in 1954 (when it was 54 ° below zero!), and Dean Thomas in birthday and wedding cakes.[...]t owner and director of the Montana National Bank in Plentywood[...]Bob and Pat are members of the Union Congregational Church. Bob[...]was a member of the church board for many years, and chairman of Twin sons, Robert and[...]boards he was a member of in the past were: Co-op Store, 6 years; Medicine Lake. They were born in the family home, 14 years after their[...]sister, Irene, Mrs. Buck Ryder, who still resides in Froid. Also[...]f the M. L. Volunteer Fire Dept. and is still ac- in the family was an older sister, Helen, Mrs. Gibson Zeidler, living in tive in the department. Pat is a charter member of the Au[...]this Tucson, AZ and a brother, Willard, a dentist in England in WWII and[...]een a member of the High Plains Council that then in Panama for 25 years, who died in 1977.[...]d said that a prime attraction could be the twins in a "rough-and-tumble"[...], Al Bedoo Shrine, and Scottish Rite of Billings. in the middle of Main Street, slowing traffic to a m[...]tor and promoter of the town's swimming pool, and in- strumental in its construction in 1969. At the present, Bob is very in- terested in a city street paving project which he hopes to se[...]materialize in the near future.[...]was my twin brother's death in March of 1982, which was very[...]r of Marian Miller who resides at the family home in Bob has lived his entire life in Medicine Lake. When his father died[...] |
| [...]. Katherine Walker of Houston, They are the parents of Joseph-197 4, Scott-1978 (deceased[...]-1 981. Erna graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1942. She worked at Joseph Edward, Jr. was born 5-24-49 in Globe, AZ. He received a Puget Sound Shipyard in Bremerton, WA during WWII. She married degree in education from Arizona State University. In 1971 he was T. W. (Hank) Ford in July 1945. They have 2 daughters, Sandra Det•[...]into the armed forces. He is currently a Captain in the Army wiler living in Vermont and Nancy Anderson residing in Seattle. They Field Artillery and is[...]mer, of Washington state, were married in 1978. They have 1 Hank retired from Civil Service in 1975 and Erna retired from daughter, Kirsten Marie. Pacific Northwest Bell in 1981 . They now enjoy traveling and visiting Mary and Joe are retired and spend considerable time traveling. children and grandchildren and they spend 2 to 3 months in Arizona Home is in Miami, AZ, but a house is maintained in Medicine Lake, during the winters. They also enjo[...]parents moved to the site There was no information in the 1st Sheridan Daybreak about my which was to[...]Mary recalls clearly that it was open country. There were few I am a granddaughter[...]came from Corcoran, MN, to Medicine Lake in 1910. He owned and[...]nd sheep. Grass was tall and thick, and at times, there was great danger My parents were[...]Medicine Lake from Hamel, MN in late 1909 and built The Wet Goods Neighbors[...]them, to the south, Store, a saloon, in 1911 . Verda, her brother Harold, sister Bertha M[...]John McClellan Harris came to this area from Iowa in 1912 and their families.[...]the lights of Medicine Lake were turned on in August in 1914. Verda was mostly done by wagon, buggy or on horseback. Rarely was there a was a compositor for Medicine Lake[...]wagon trail My parents were married in 1914, and their home was what is[...]adopted, but made his was opened to homesteaders. There were children now so country[...]a Pomarleau. school. Mary completed the 8th grade there and attended school in[...]mon She graduated from NMC at Havre, MT, OSC in Corvallis, OR and[...]d 2 daughters, Madrene received a degree from ASU in Tempe, AZ.[...]nd moved to St. Paul, MN. Mary taught school in the Wolf Point and Circle areas and also at[...]from Min- the Thorn wood and Rock Springs schools in Sheridan County. During[...]ster, Marcella, was born shortly WWII Mary worked in Richmond, CA in the Kaiser shipbuilding drafting[...]was born. Monte worked as a welder in the Navy shipyard and re-[...]while we lived in the city.[...]We moved to Medicine Lake in 1948, and Monte joined his[...]brother, Vincent, in the implement business. We purchased the original[...]omas were born after we moved to 11 -11 -45. They are the parents of 2 sons. Frank was born 1-10-47 in Medicine Lake. All of our children wer[...]uated from the Columbus School of Nursing and the in aeronautical engineering. He served in the military for 8 years as a College of Great Falls with a degree in nursing. She is married to Dr. navy pilot. He is currently a pilot of the executive jet for ARAMCO in Wayne Thompson, a surgeon, and has 1 daughter, Nicole. They live in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Noblesville, IN. Noreen continues to work as a surgical nurse. Frank and Marilyn Zindle of Phoenix, AZ were married in 1969. Sharon graduated[...] |
| secretary. She lives in Missoula with her daughter, Stacie, and works away in 1951. Nora Gaffney was born in Dakota territory in 1884. She in the County Extension office. Sharon continues her education, taking lives in a nursing home in Everett, WA near her daughter, Marie. She classes[...]will be 100 years old in October. Terri attended Gonzaga University[...]rom the Univer- sity of Nevada-Reno with a degree in Microbiology. She is married to LAUR[...], IA 10-4-06, son of Ernest and Nellie Gar- lives in Reno, NV. They have 2 children, Stephanie and Kri[...]he was 1Oyears old, the family moved to Outlook, in 1909, Shelley graduated from the University[...]n a farm southeast of Outlook. They farmed degree in Music Education and a Master's degree in Music Perfor- until 1927, then[...]ued blacksmithing until his has a Master's degree in music. They are now teaching in Wasilla, AK. death in 1951 . Seven sons were born to this happy marriag[...]uated from the University of Montana with degrees in Vivian (Ole), Gerald (Slim), Lyl[...]ics and Business Administration-Finance. He lives in Reno, NV and Keith (Lefty). Three[...]istant vice-president of Investments at the First In- Antelope and Floyd of Laurel, MT.[...]Don was raised and attended school in Outlook, mined coal and Vin and Monte sold the Gaffney Implement business in 1967, and worked in the Outlook area at various jobs. Monte then acce[...]cat, I have always been and am still active in church affairs, a member helping build the Raymond Dam. In 1934, the couple and their family of the election[...]In 1944, TBone and his fami.ly moved to Medicine Lak[...]wife (Barney) and sons. Don retired in 1971. Since his retirement, he Vin Gaffney[...]s the youngest of 5 children. Older brothers and In April he moved his wife and children, Vin, Walter[...]Springs, Ml, (1908-47) and Marie (1910), all born in South Dakota, to Sheridan Esther[...]Inglewood, CA. County. Monte (1912-81) was born in Montana. The family came by Laura was 16 months old when her dad, George Omar, was killed in a train and Simon by immigrant car with the machi[...]to Chicago, IL, where Sophie The 1st years in the raw, new country were hard. Farm power[...]r sur- and finished her education in Outlook school. She also worked at vival.[...]or Robert R. Kahle Tractors were introduced in the '20s with horsepower in the 30 to (chiropractor) for 2 years. W[...]years old she married Don 40 class. Combines came in 1927 and by 1929 they had virtually[...]ne of Beach, NO, Arlie of Carson, CA and Larry as there was a lot of free time, Vin began doing repair work in Medicine (Rock) of Plentywood. Lake in 1937. Machinery was well worn, as people could no[...]the poor economic condition, so he was kept busy. In 1939 conditions improved and he obtained the Chev[...]ver dealer- ship. He gave up the Chevy dealership in 1946, but added New Holland and Noble to his line[...]able and the 1st successful 4-wheel drive tractor in Montana in 1954. It was a Wagner tractor. In 1929 Vin rented land on the reservation and began farming on his own. He bought land in 1935 and built up a farmstead. He farmed in summer and lived in Medicine Lake in the winter, operating the imple- ment. Vin recalls that labor in the '40s was a problem, as many men were in the service. To make up the shortage, there was an influx of Barney and TBone Garrick. "Minnesota Irishmen." There was a terrible snuff shortage, but the local merc[...]Brother Monte joined the Implement as a partner in 1948. He was Laura still resides in Medicine Lake. a valuable addition to the busines[...]emained with Vin until they sold out the business in 1967 to Sylvan FRANCIS GENTRY Lodahl[...]ine Lake and attended books and reading. His home in Medicine Lake burned in 1983 and he school there. He served 3 years in the Army in the European Theatre of built a new home on the s[...]s. He Simon Gaffney, Vin's father, was born in Joliet, IL. He passed was a m[...] |
| was a 32nd Degree Mason, and was Master in 1968 and also in the Nile Temple of Shrine in Seattle. He married Maxine Mitchell on 9-10-49 in Issaquah, WA. She was born in Seattle, lived in Issaquah and attended school there, graduating in 1949. She is an accountant. Franf.assed away on 8[...]1-1-43 . He graduated from high school in 1961 and entered the Air[...]Spokane for 1 year and was discharged in 1965. He attended 1 year of[...]college in Everett, WA. He is now fleet manager for Auto Par[...]in Seattle territory and also coaches for senior boy[...]ried Mary Lou Roberts from Idaho in 1965. She went to Washington[...]ornia. She is now Gerri was born on 10-4-53 in Kirkland, WA, graduated from Issa- buye[...]rs. They have 2 children. Julie Ann will quah HS in 1971 , studied violin and received awards in music and was graduate from Lake Washington HS in June 1984, and later will attend offered scholarships in music and English writing. She worked as a[...]d to California baseball. Joann, who is in her 2nd year of high school z.t Lake where she w[...]They have 1 daughter, Donna Lee, born in 1946 who graduated Sisak in 1980. Michael was born on 3-2-46 in Casablanca, Morocco, from high school in 1964. She went 4 years to Everett College and the[...]orked at Children's Orthopedic lege with a degree in criminology. He was appointed Santa Monica Hospital in Seattle before moving to Vancouver, BC and is now super- police officer in 196 7 and retired in 1978. He was a member of Santa visor of Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Vancouver and graduated Monica Jaycees and Chambe[...], from the University of Vancouver in June 1984. Donna married Ter- specializing in custom finish work. Geri and Michael are active rance Hayward of Toronto, Canada, in 1957. They have 2 children: members of Woodland H[...]They have 2 children: Gentry Ann, born in 1980 and Rian Charles born in 1981 . Michael Christopher and Tiffany Marie. They both attend school in Their youngest son, Chuck, was born in 1950. He graduated from Woodland Hills, CA. Chris[...]to the Order of Demolay. Snohomish HS in 1969. He liked sports, fishing, hunting and auto[...]and, WA. She attended Issa- quah HS and graduated in 1976. She studied violin, ballet, and model-[...]Earth, MN and attend- Medicine Lake in 1945 and the last of the Gentry family left Medicine ed school in Issaquah, graduating in 1975. He had 3 additional years of Lake w[...]Bessie returned to the place of their birth in Indiana where Mr. Gentry Shipyards in Seattle doing blueprinting and layout. They have 2 passed away in November 1945. Ken was in his senior year at children, Shane Angus (1 -30-7[...]urned to finish his high school education. reside in Renton, WA.[...]never have made it. Foremost in his mind are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eid[...]he local restaurant and gave him a place to stay. There were James Gentry was born in Medicine Lake on 11 -4-19, and attend- many townspeople who saw that he had odd jobs to supplement what ed school there. He went to work for the railroad in 1934; was in the his family could send him to live on. CCC Camp and left for Seattle in 1941 . He married Pearl Larter of In 1946 he went to Seattle where most of his brothers and sisters Outlook, MT in Seattle. She graduated from Plentywood HS in 1935 had migrated. In 1948 he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and and went 2 years to college in Billings. She worked in the Plentywood with the help of Harry T[...]n War involun- Court House until going to Seattle in 1941 ; then worked in King County tary extension, he retired in 197 4. In 1956 he married a wonderful Court House for Army[...]ed Dorothy Freeman, who shared his transient life in James left for the Army on 2-17•42 from Plentywood and went to many parts of the United States and the world. After 2[...]e Fort Lewis, WA. He was then sent to Camp Collum in San Diego, and vagabond military life and living in a lot of places many people would later to San Francisco for overseas duty in Hawaii on 5-16-42 . He was consider desirous, they decided to make their home in Montana. He in the Pacific during all action on the Philippines[...]considered re-establishing the Gentry family in Medicine Lake but final- discharged on 10-16-45,[...]attractive. They have never regretted the deci· in 1976. They are both retired and have 5 acres and beef cattle for sion to make their home in Montana and they feel God directed them ho[...] |
| his 2nd retirement, intends to remain in Montana. Their daughter and 3 store in downtown Seattle and retired in January 1984. grandchildren make their home in Lancaster, CA and the son, Keith, They have 3 children. Rey Jr. was born in 1939 at Plentywood, now 1Oyears old, is a 3rd gen[...]Powell of Seattle and they have 2 sons, Jeff and in Great Falls. Dan, who reside in Seattle. Their daughter, Linda, was born in 1942 at[...]youngest, was born in Seattle in 1955. He married Pat Tonnemaker of[...]Seattle and they have made their home in Ballard, WA. Both their sons[...]own and operate grocery stores in the Seattle area.[...]They were members of the Congregational Church in Medicine[...]al memories of the 1st 23 years of her life spent in Medicine[...]Grandahl, was born in Medicine Lake at his parents' home, 2-23-26. A RA[...]aduate of Medicine Lake HS, he joined the US Navy in his senior year Raleigh Gentry, Jr. was born[...]icine where he attended school. He served 4 years in the Army (European Oil Company and L[...]under Carl Eid and upon Carl's retirement in 1957, Marlin took over as Colin. He worked for Ace Maintenance Co. in Seattle, Denver and Great manager of the store. The store also had a locker plant and many after Falls. He passed away 1-7-73. He is survive[...], did the butchering for grandchildren who reside in San Jose, CA. many area farmers.[...]born in Plentywood 3-9-34, graduating from Medicine Lake.[...]farm west of town and lived there until Marlin's untimely death in a small airplane crash in February 1965 near Stanley, ND. We both[...]Ladies' auxiliary. In 1966 I was honored as being District 5 "President[...]of the Year" in the VFW Ladies' Auxiliary in the state of Montana. Ra[...]n 6-9-18 at Medicine Lake, MT and attended school there, graduating with the class of 1936. In 1938 she married Reynold Gietzen of Glen Ullin, N[...]to play in the annual East-West Shrine Football game in 1971, at Great[...]College with a BA in PE, Recreation and Drivers' Education. He taught[...]Civilian Conservation Corp 4760 as 1st in Mohall, ND, Glasgow, and Sheridan, WY, where he p[...]salesman for Boise Cascade Homes and is cur- In 1941, knowing the C's would soon disperse, they l[...]odian for the Lake and have since made their home in Seattle. athletic[...]Rhea Jo graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1973. She attended during the war years, and in 1945 went into the grocery business. For National College of Business, Rapid City, SD. In 197 4, she began work· the past 16 years Margare[...]gs Police Department where she is now a secretary in[...] |
| [...]children , Glenn Erick, Larry Dean, and Lois MSU in Bozeman. In September 1977, she married Tom Mahrer of[...]ployed at Robert is now living in Crane and works at the present time tor an the Ca[...]asketball when it became an official school sport in 1973. die could be found out in the hay field on the Refuge helping her brother S[...]f jeans and Ervin put up hay. Oh, how she welcomed the new bale loader because t-shirts[...]its and then they got she could just sit in the truck and drive. new jerseys of their own. Sh[...]er quilt making or Miss and Montana's Junior Miss in 1977 and on to the National Junior cr[...]obile, AL. She attended college at the University in which now numbers over 1,000. Many are from foreign countries Missoula and worked with Boettcher & Company in Casper, WY. In brought to her by friends and r[...]ried Michael Odde of Thermopolis, WY. They reside in Addie will have to say the h[...]ce vacations. Besides following the children in their activities, I worked in the She says that after all the yea[...]ake School kitchen, as a bus driver and secretary in the children through school, it is[...]le to renovate the old Gentry principal's office. In 1976, I began working at the Montana National home, which is now her home. Bank in Plentywood, where I am presently employed and liv[...]Alma Axness came to Sheridan County in March of 1945 with her Addie Mabel, the daughter of Frank and Alice Stringer, was born in 3 children, Willard, Adeline Ueland and[...]tter known today as the Ove and Mary be found out in the field with her dad or milking cows. As she lo[...]at The Farmers Co-op Store in May of 1945. Alma worked over the There were 4 children. Ervin has passed away and Orland[...]e, Marlin Grandahl, Earl Liebel, man still reside in Medicine Lake.[...]-op Addie attended her 1st 8 years of school in the Richwine School became The Jack and Jill Store. In 1980, Alma retired from the store with Mrs. Signe[...]after 35 years of employment. school were in Medicine Lake and she graduated from Notre Dame[...]eridan County native, was born and raised Academy in Willow City, ND, near Rugby, in 1929. in the Dagmar area. From the fall of 1934 through th[...]mine west of Medicine Lake. In the fall of 1938, Holger bought the Her-[...]Holger in the mine. WWII began and Holger was drafted. His brother-in-[...]During his time in the Field Artillery, Battery A, 965th Field Ar-[...]chief of gun section in connection military operations in western[...]Returning to Medicine Lake in 1945, Holger continued the opera- From gradu[...]made it almost of Dagmar, on 10-3-33, she worked in Minot, Williston, and Plenty· impo[...]availability of oil. Holger closed the coal mine in In 1946 her dad gave Addie her 1st 160-acre farm , and in 1967 1952. she received another 160[...]edicine Lake tional Wildlife Refuge. In 1957 he was employed at the Medicine Lake and Leo[...]until his death 5-19-80. In appreciation for his dedication and contribu- Duane, their oldest, lives in Everett, WA and works for the PUD. tio[...]id (twins) and at commencement exercises in May 1983. Carlene are all married and each have 1 son. Dustin, his youn[...]xness were married 6-2-51 at lives at home and is in grade school.[...]mar. Upon returning from their Leonard lives in Sidney and works for Sheehan Exploration. He[...]eannie French who also had been Arland lives in Billings. Her husband, Jack Gleason, has worked recently married. The caravan was in a new manure spreader that[...] |
| [...]graduated in 1954. Before her marriage Gayle attended the Gale In- stitute in Minneapolis, MN.[...]ixing up their present home, which they purchased in 1959. Favorite[...]pastimes for Bill are hunting and fishing. Some of Gayle's hobbies are Holger and Alma Groskurth.[...]is dancing. Holger and Alma made their home in Medicine Lake. They enjoyed All 3 of their children were born in Plentywood, MT. Kim William their many friends and the activities with which they were involved. was born 10-30-56. He graduated in 197 4. Kim was the recipient of a During th[...]ok them 4-year Naval ROTC scholarship. In 1978 he graduated from the Univer- to Hawaii in 1968. In June of 1976, Holger and Alma celebrated their sity of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and 25th anniversary at th[...]immediately entered the Navy. While he was still in the Navy Kim mar- and relatives.[...]working for Bitro Laboratories in the engineering and design depart- Lake), 1Ograndchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She is active in the ments. He and his wife have a bab[...]Damascus, MD. iliary, along with strong interests in bowling and an avid spectator of[...]junior year and graduated in 1976. Cyrene attended Northern Montana[...]research associate in lmmuno Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute Bill was born at Butte, MT in 1930. He is the son of August and in San Diego, CA. Jurdie Grothaus. August (Gus) Grot[...]Dee was born 4-10-60. She graduated from Medicine IN. About 1912 Gus came to Sheridan County, where he worked for Lake school in 1978 and attended Northern Montana College at Havre, Fred Richardson and various other farmers. In 1918 he enlisted in the MT, where she studied nursing. She decided to go to sunny California Army and served in France. Gus was 1 of the survivors of the famous where she worked in a hospital in Carson. Presently Jacqlyn is doing Lost Battalion[...]ighlight for her was having her picture published in a national Medicine Lake until 1928 when they mov[...]MT, where Gus magazine. worked in the mines. In 1931 they returned to Medicine Lake and began far[...]mother, Bessie Smith, is still living and resides in Medicine Lake. John Haddix was born 11 -20-56 in West Virginia to Charles and Bill attended[...]ornwood school west of Arlene Haddix. In 1964 the family moved to Butte, MT. They lived Re[...]ttended Medicine Lake School, there until December of 1972 when they moved to Plentywood. John graduating in 1948. In June of that year he entered the Army, _taking went to school in Plentywood and Antelope. his basic training at Fort Ord, CA. From there he was sent to ordinance John met Vicky Boike while working at the nursing home in Plen- school at Atlanta General District Depot, A[...]tywood. They were married 5-26-78. In November they moved to In July 1950, Bill was with the 1st troops from US to land in the Townsend, MT and John worked at th[...]san Perimeter, Korea, during the Korean conflict. In October of 1953 store and coffee shop[...]groundman. moved to Casper, WY. There John worked at Land & Marine Rental on[...]il rig equipment. He was transferred to Williston in June of that year.[...]They lived there until May 1982 when they bought a house in Medicine[...] |
| [...]son of pioneers James and Mary she was 3 days old in 1960. His mother married Jerry Hackmann of[...]d on 2-26 -74 and James died on 9-4-77. Flaxville in June 1975. They now reside in Plentywood. The family of 6 children are: Lillian, Lester, Vern, Earl, Bryce and Vicky, 2nd child of Arthur and Gertrude Boike went to school in Gordon. Lillian passed away in 1930. Plentywood. She also spent 5 years in Aberdeen , SD going to school Br[...]school and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1939. He spent a graduated in 1971. She has 2 brothers, Don of Plentywood and Tom of short time in the CCC and in 1941 graduated from Hanson Auto School Casper, WY. Her dad lives in Plentywood and her mother is remarried in Fargo. He worked in Plentywood and Wolf Point garages before and lives in Casper, WY. enlisting in the service in September 1941 , serving in the 13th Air John and Vicky have 2 children[...]ing sheet metal on aircraft. He spent 33½ months in the and Joshua Allen born 3-25-82. They were both born in Williston. South Pacific. During this time he was in on 5 campaigns in WWII. They are all baptized Lutherans and became members of the[...]r of homesteader Ole Lutheran Church of Homestead in May 1983. John started working as a[...]Ole died on a janitor at the Medicine Lake school in July 1982. Vicky stays at 3-31 -59. home and does some babysitting. John's hobbies are fishing, raising house plants and stamp collectin[...]A (LARSEN) HALLQUIST Olaf and Anna were born in Sweden and came to the United States as children . Both families settled in the Little Falls, MN area, where Olaf and Anna gr[...]96 at Little Falls, MN. They came to North Dakota in 1897 and homesteaded near Niobe, where they farme[...]The family of 4 children are: Arnold Boe, Erma Brenteson, Edna[...]tywood HS in 1940. Doris was employed at Deck's Bakery and Caf[...]when we met in 1941 . Later she was employed as bookkeeper for t[...]Bryce Jr. and Joyce in January 1979.[...]Deaconess Hospital in Billings.[...]mics at They had 9 children. Two passed away in infancy. Three are still Medicine Lake HS. living at this[...]e McClain Bryce, Doris and families are members of Medicine Lake Lutheran of Chinook, MT[...]Church. They also have been active in other community affairs. the family farm northeas[...]Bryce Edward Hancock, Jr. was born in Plentywood 7-12-46, the Maynard married Grac[...]de and high school at Medicine Lake and graduated in 1964. He at• 1-23-31 and Margaret moved to Montana in March 1943, where she tended North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton and re• worked around Medicine Lake an[...]retired. ceived a 2-year degree in Autobody Repair in 1966. In November Margaret passed away 2-14-78 . 1966 he enlisted in the Air Force, was stationed in New Mexico and Maynard and Grace lived on the family farm and in Medicine lake Korea and was discharged in June 1970. until they moved to Plentywood in 1946, where they worked and were[...]Joyce Avon Urdahl on 12-31 -70 at First Lutheran in business until 195 7, when they moved to Great Falls, where they Church in Homestead. She was born 10-24-47 at Williston, the oldest worked until Maynard retired in 1983. Maynard retired a 25-year c[...]al 400. They have moved back school in Homestead and grades 7-12 at Medicine Lake and gr[...]from there in 1965. She graduated from Concordia College in Maynard and Grace have 3 children: Ronald Wayne of Lewistown, Moorhead, MN in 1969 with a degree in Business Education and taught MT, Cynthia Gale Me[...]ld Duane of Sand at the high school in Elkton, OR for 3 years. Point, ID. They have 2 gr[...]After spending 1½ years of married life in Oregon, Bryce and[...] |
| Joyce moved to Medicine Lake in 1972 and Bryce opened up a wheel alignment shop in the south section of the Hancock Body Shop. They purchased the body shop from Bryce's dad in 1979.[...]Lee was born become involved in reloading. Jay still owns and operates Lake Elec- 7-12-73 in Plentywood, and Jodee Kaye was born 6-15-77 in Billings. tric. They are all members of Medicine Lake Lutheran Church wher[...]uick Bryce was appointed to the town council in 1978 and continues to Response Unit, an[...]Joyce was ap- pointed town clerk of Medicine Lake in November 1979 and continues to serve in that position.[...]Lake. The REA brought electricity to us in 1949; the RTA brought GORDON HANCOCK[...]telephone in 1968, but we didn't have privilege of running wat[...]plumbing until we moved into Medicine Lake in 1976. James and Mary Hancock (SD 400), on the fam[...]thers: Lester home with the family doctor in attendance and the help of a family James, Vern T[...]hired girl. They had the experience of growing up in the age of 19 in 1930.[...]king to and from school most of Brothers are Vern, Bryce and Gordon of this area, and Earl living in the time. A few of the teachers were: Bertha Paul[...]ter, New York. A sister, Lillian, died in 1930 at age 19 in the flu epidemic. Norman Larson, Gladys (Nelson)[...]rs were: Helen He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 194 7. Warner,[...]nd he moved, with his parents, into Medicine Lake in Fargo, ND. He sold cars and was mechanic at Peterson's Garage in September 1970. He has lived all his life in Sheridan County except for Plentywood dur[...]r of 1942 he spent at Seattle, 1½ years he spent in Billings.[...]the war effort. He operated His mother died in February 197 4 and father in September 1977. his dad's coal mine the first 2 years of their marriage. He lives in the same house. He never married.[...]ck, was born 9-18-52, Lake Nordan, SD in 1939. and attended school for 12 years in Medicine Lake. After graduating Herdis attended Brady and Rogers School of Beauty in Min- from high school, he attended North Dakota School of Science in neapolis, MN. She passed the stat[...]Center for 1 She spent some time in Minneapolis, then came to Medicine Lake year. At this time, he enlisted in the United States Air Force for 4 in August 1941 when her folks bought the cafe. years. While stationed in Albuquerque, NM he married Alethea[...]e married January 1943 during WWII. They Eidsness in Reserve on 12-28-74.[...]war. They was born on 6-23-52 and attended school in Reserve through the 7th couldn't find cooking utensils except a pan here or a kettle there. They grade. After graduating from Medicine Lake HS, she attended college in lived with sugar rationing and gas ratio[...]to get the Missoula where she earned a BS degree in business administration. IH tractor at Ben Benson's auction sale in 1943. Everybody wanted it After receiving hi[...]and various local ALCW offices. In 1956, Lester served on a commit-[...] |
| [...]Vern's brothers Lester, Bryce and Gordon live in Medicine Lake. Earl lives in Syracuse, NY.[...]Helen's mother lives in Wichita, KS. Her sisters Dorothy, Cleo and[...]Emma Jean live in Wichita also. A brother Cecil lives in Oklahoma,[...]another sister lives in Los Angeles, CA.[...]Ogden and Marjorie Hanson lived in Medicine Lake, MT and Minot,[...]ND before moving to Conrad, MT. Ogden is in business with P. J.[...]s of Conrad (a mustard seed company). Marjorie is in[...]Hanson, formerly of Westby. Hans passed away in 1954. Mathea now Back row: Herdis and Lester .[...]lives in Chester, MT. Hans and Mathea Hanson had 5 childre[...]and H. 0. (Hardy) Hanson (1940). Medicine Lake in 1962. She attended Eastern at Billings 4 years an[...]ifford and Erma Brenteson of worked at Ray's Cafe in Medicine Lake for 7 summers while attending[...]s 2 high school and college. She started teaching in Glendive school sisters. Mrs. Gene (Edith) Ritland of Plentywood, born in 1938, and system in 3rd grade and is still there teaching 2nd grade. She helped to Mrs. Wayne (Carol) Hurst of Plentywood, born in 1942. set up the kindergarten curriculum and also[...]d Marjorie have 5 children. John the oldest, born in She married Adam Gartner of Glendive in 1967, and they have 3 girls: 1963, is in the US Navy, stationed at Vallejo, CA. He is with[...]vision aboard the Richard B. Russell. James, born in 1965, is Donna Louise, born April 1946 at W[...]at the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, VA. He is a member of Medicine Lake in 1964. She attended Eastern and went on to the US Army Band. Three children are still at home-Jadee, born in Deaconess School of Radiology of Billings, graduating in 1968. She 1965; Jeffery, 1967; and[...]ollege. She married Earl Goodman, Jr. of Billings in 1968 and has 2 MT. children: Jeffrey Lane and Angela Yvonne. While Earl was in the USAF she worked as X-ray technician in Murfreesboro, TN and in Helena and LULA SPENCER TRONSON and B[...]l, Billings; the last 4 as Diagnostic Sonographer in the Ultra- Lula Spencer was born[...]ster, born September 194 7 at Williston graduated in 1965 of the year. She grew up on the fa[...]As then entered the US Army for 2 years, serving in Vietnam for 1 year. a very small chil[...]s be- Lyle married Genise De Tienne of Plentywood in 1975. Presently, they ing in several run aways, when the team became spooked. are residing on the old Storkan place north of Medici[...]r graduating from the 8th grade, she was employed in the area Kay, born at Williston in 1956, is the daughter of Lorraine and Bob as a hired girl. She attended 1 year of high school in Medicine Lake. De Tienne. She has 2 brothers and[...]to Plentywood She later was employed in a restaurant in Plentywood and also did in 1957 and graduated from that high school in 1975. She joined Am - some housework. bulance Association in 1975 and was 1 of 2 that started the Medicine[...]employed with the county. They were married in 1929 in Wolf Point. Chairman in 1980 and through this position is on the board of the Com- After residing in Plentywood that fall and winter, they moved to the bination Fund Drive which started in 1982. Lyle and Genise have 4 farm west of Medicine Lake. In 1936 they moved to the Jens Jensen children: Mire[...]Lake. They continued to rent the farm; Lyle. Both are very active in VFW and Auxiliary, having served as of-[...]er land. They also raised cattle and hogs. ficers in their respective groups.[...]After the family grew up there was time for other activities. Melvin Vern[...]rm and built a home nearby. then built a new home in Plentywood where they now reside. Vern still After his death, Lu saw the need to become involved in other ac- farms, but leases some land to Max Aash[...]more of her time helping others. She then became in- Vern and brother Bryce constructed a hog ba[...]en and Lake Senior Citizens Club. live in Great Falls, MT.[...] |
| [...]hey work as Stewardship Chairman, having assisted in the making of many currently attend church at the Assemb[...]r projects. She has been responsible for planning many Senior Citizens tours, through Montana[...]Shirley Marlene Granbois was born 2-12-45 in Poplar, MT. She band, Jim Hatfield.[...]south of Dagmar and her early years were spent there except for the[...]ma, Dorothy, Eddie, Stella, Shirley) back in Dagmar. Early schooling for[...]1956 in Medicine Lake and the winter of 1957 in Plentywood. In the[...]mer of 1959 Shirley's dad bought a house and lots in Medicine[...]high school in 1962 Shirley continued her education at the Colle[...]Great Falls, Great Falls. In her 2nd year there she met and married[...]Russell Iverson. They lived in Great Falls for 2 years, then Russell join-[...]ed the Navy and was stationed in Memphis, TN; Coronado, CA; Imperial[...]dy, December of They were married 1-1 0- 79 in Billings with his son Jim, Jr. and 1964;[...]moved back to Medicine Lake in 1968, then to Plentywood for a time Jim was[...]Calvin Hatfield. and then back to Lake in 1970 when her mother passed away. She Jim is reti[...]of Medicine Lake, married Haskell Hazen in 197 4 and had 2 sons: Andrew, February of to Butch Michels. He also owns some property in Medicine Lake. They 1976; and Jerry, February of 1978. Shirley's dad died in 1975 leaving reside on the farm east of Medicine Lake. the house in Medicine Lake to her. She replaced this house with a new Jim has 3 children, all are married. Jim of Redondo Beach, CA. A house built in 1981, and continues to live there with her 4 sons, 1 daughter, Karel Norgaard of Pa[...]Curtis Broyles of Plentywood. Lu's children are Mae Reynolds of Winnet, MT, Shirley Wallander[...]In the late summer of the following year after we came to the Sharon Elaine Haven was born 10-15-51 in Chicago, IL. Her Lake, Gerald,[...]was then time for school to also born and raised there.[...]e the move to the new construction site. The In 1961 the family moved to La Mesa, CA. Sharon move[...]was born 9-23-50. Her other brothers and sisters are lasted for 3 years. In late summer of 1952 we gave it up (Hilda Moran Ja[...]oris started work as a "Hot Lunch" cook at school in 1954 (the father, Henry William Haven, was born in Germany in 1888 and died 1st 3 months of cooking was done in the old school building, as the from blood poison[...]tchen was not yet completed). Myra Abdo, was born in Syria in 1916 and died on 5-18-61 of cancer. In 1960 Royal's health started failing and he had to[...]years later. He passed away from emphysema in September 1963. brothers Ernest Alfred and. twin,[...]The children completed their high school in Medicine Lake. Robert 8-7-44. His other brother A[...]. His mond, WA. They have their home there and Bob works for Weyer- youngest sister Dianne M[...]catering business. They have 2 Donald lived in Bonetrail, ND until 1960 when he moved in with daughters, Jennifer and Jill. Ve[...]Diana took a secretarial course at UNO in Williston, ND. She mar- had 5 children of their o[...]They now own and operate the Coast to Coast Store in Towner, Donald and Sharon have 3 daughters. They are Zora Louise, born ND. Gerald went to school at UM in Missoula. He married Linda Larson 8-24-71, Charle[...]David, 3-10-80. Zora, a 6th grader and Charlene, in kindergarten, attend Matthew and Daniel and a daughter, Monica. Gerald, after several school in Medicine Lake. Since 1980, Don has been employed[...]to school. He is now a registered nurse and works in REA in Medicine Lake, and had previously worked at Hancock's Body the ICU at the Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls. Linda has a "Color[...] |
| Analysis" business and is a substitute teacher in Belt. on 11-9-64. All were born in Williston, ND. Doris worked as a school hot l[...]ANNA HENDRICKSON Eddie was born at Nome, ND in 1899, the son of Thill and Bertha Hendrickson. Anna was born in 1909 at Medicine Lake, the daughter of Ed and Jessie Eng. Eddie came to Montana from Nome, ND in 1921 and started farm- ing his father's homestead. He married Anna Eng in 1928. They had 2 sons: Kenneth, born in 1930, and Richard, born in 1932. Eddie also had 2 sons from a previous[...]ford of Kathryn, ND and Jim, of Fingal, ND. In 1931, Eddie and Anna owned and operated a grocery store in Wolf Point, along with farming west of Medicine L[...]serving as its 1st presi- dent. He also served on many boards during the time he lived in In the fall of 1965, Richard and Betty purchased pro[...]Mrs. Rhoda Bush and built a home in Medicine Lake. It seemed the Eddie and Anna moved to Kalispell, MT in 1955 and bought a thing to do since there was no school bus route to the farm at that home[...]and were involved in band 5th grade through 12th. Besides music Lori[...]d Home Ee and FHA. She graduated from high school in May Lake to help with the farming and always bring a load of fresh fruit 1973. In the fall she attended college at Eastern in Billings and later at- from the Flathead Valley in the fall. tended Acme Beauty School there. She graduated from there with a They also enjoyed seeing their grandchildren. degree in Cosmetology, and worked in Billings as a beautician and then Eddie passed away 10-13-71. Anna resides in Medicine Lake. in Spokane, WA. She married Robert Hemphill in June 1976 in Spokane and has lived there since. They have 2 sons, Winston, born[...]business, the Spokane Cab Company, in Spokane. Richard Hendrickson was born 5-17-3[...]Mike graduated from Medicine Lake High in May 1977. During Anna (Eng) Hendrickson. He was[...]ily farm 11 high school he was active in Vo-ag and FFA, being president of FFA his miles w[...]named to the All-State Football Team in 1976. After graduation Mike school years he went[...]ed at attended Wyoming Tech Institute in Laramie, WY. After graduation he the school dormi[...]his father. On "house mother." Richard was active in Vo-ag and FFA and enjoyed all 7-11-81 he married Valerie Lunde at Medicine Lake where they are sports, football, basketball and track. After graduation in May 1950, now living. Besides farming[...]Kathy graduated in May 1983 from Medicine Lake High. During On[...]d was an all-state selection where she was active in Home Ee., FHA and music. During those years her junior and senior years. She was also active in track for 4 years the Tronson children walked to school as well as other activities in and now holds the state record in shot put. She was 1st in the state in town such as the weekly movies at the Lake Theatr[...]for roller skating which was a popular fun place in the Williston, ND, where she plays b[...]team. They have just returned from playing in the national basketball Richard and Betty lived in Medicine Lake for 2 years after their[...]MIRIAM GENTRY NORDHAGEN HERRING In 1955 when Eddie and Anna retired and moved to Kal[...]Lake, MT. I graduated from the high school there in 1943. During the ranching. Being 11 miles out in the country, many evenings were spent listening to radio, until black and white television was available. Although there seemed to be only about 5 programs to watch, we w[...]ed by Bert Haagenson. The bowling alley was built in Medicine Lake and both Richard and Betty j[...] |
| 2nd World War I worked at Mare Island Shipyards in Vallejo, CA. I mar- In 1975 I moved to Billings; in 1979 to California and in 1980 to ried Don Nordhagen of Choteau, MT. He served in the Navy during Conrad, where Jim, the son-in-law, is manager-owner of Courtesy Ford. WWII and in civilian life was employed as a newspaper lineotyper. We So, in 1984 I'm in Conrad where I'm close to my family. It is such[...]n, Jim and their 4 children. The made their home in Havre, MT. They have 2 sons, Frank and Mark. My children are Nicole-13, Stephenie-12, Chad-8, and Scott-6. The[...]activities keep Gram involved and young in spirit. reside in Moscow, ID. After 25 years of marriage, I divorce[...]ay Herring of Wallace, ID. At present I am living in Issa- BLANCHE HERZOG quah, WA.[...]Blanche was born in Silver Lake, MN on 4-20-1893, daughter of[...]Grabowski. Both her parents were born in Germany as was her sister, When I was a 1[...]rother, Ben, who became a priest after he grew up in Medicine Lake. Dad and an uncle had "swapped"[...]had preceded us, by made their home in various towns in Minnesota, finally settling in wagon, with our earthly possessions.[...]absolutely a Walter and John, were born in Minnesota. major event. A trip of that magnitu[...]r I was absolutely sure of becoming a teacher and how I would love to be just like Miss Guy. In the 7th and 8th grades, there must have been a shortage of room at the schoo[...]lated school, our freshman year. I felt so hemmed in by the moun- tains.[...]Herzog . Crops were bad the next year and there was no money to borrow as I had done my freshma[...]tion stan- She met Frank A. Herzog in Geneseo, ND, where she worked in a dards, I had to give up my country school after 3 months. My ego bank. They were married in Forman, ND on 1-15-14. Frank was a son thought[...]as the former Florence Soon I went to work in Stubban's store. I was grateful to Mr. Stub- Mollendorf. Frank was born in Lennox, SD. Their daughter, Doloros, ban for hi[...]aim. That fall, I borrowed $125 was born in Mantador, ND on 6-29-14. Frank's folks had moved[...]ndup, MT and so Frank and Blanche decided to move there, too, work for my board and room so I went to Minot State Teachers' Col- and arrived in Roundup 11-11 -18. On 9-1-19, their son Gene was[...]Peterson of Reserve and I rode with Marie Gaffney in her born. Two years later they had a s[...], who were born 6-13-21 . Frank and Blanche lived in Roundup State colleges do not accept all c[...]watch TV. between Culbertson and Froid. I stayed there 3 years, then moved to Blanche l[...]id, I went to Roundup to teach English and Music in Jr. High, having a 7th grade GENE and G[...]Boise, ID, teaching reading, music and arithmetic in born in DeLamere, ND. She was born 10-1-22 at her parents' farm the 5th and 6th grades. That was in 1943-44. . home[...]m zog and I were married by the Rev. Inez Lacey, in my parent's beautiful home. Mrs. Blanche[...]ephens provided the music on the piano, which was in Reuter (Sister Mary Lawrence) were[...]Medicine Lake HS in 1939; worked as school secretary for A. L. We lived in Roundup where Wynn was a city postman. Kadlec. In January 1941 , she left for Helena, MT to work as[...]ter, Marilyn Kay. After graduating from in the state office of the NYA. She met Gene in Helena and they were Roundup HS, she attended col[...]declared December 7, 1Odays after they secretary in Billings. It was there she met Jim Johnson whom she mar- were[...]ene left 1-13-42 to serve his country as a T/Sgt. in ried. Jim's work took them to Sacramento, Portlan[...]. the Signal Corp. with his company in England for 1½ years. She return- They have 4 ch[...]rnment for the 2 years he When Marilyn was in Jr. High, I was offered the job of teaching was gone. music in the elementary grades half days. The 2nd year it became full- Gene was born September 1919 in Roundup, MT, son of Frank time and lasted 14 years. I retired in 1971 when Wynn was so very ill. and Bla[...]was born 1-13-1895 and died 12-12-51 We lost him in 1972.[...]e of 56 . His mother was born 4-20-1893 and lives in Medicine[...] |
| [...]hool at the St. Benedict Grenora, ND in 1928. Working for Mr. Bergen until September 1930[...]e Novem ber 1930. That winter Bernard Roundup HS in 1937. He took advanced schooling in Helena and worked on the strip[...]rship to Carroll College. He attended Post school in nard helped Ben Benson with his farming and worked at odd jobs New Jersey in radio and radar.[...]He received an honorable medical discharge in January 1944. concrete worker, he[...]concrete gates and dikes for the Wildlife Refuge. In 1932 to 1933, brother, Kenny was in the service.[...]e hole for the tank, the surface water would come in faster than[...]Lutheran Church in Medicine Lake. In 1972 Bernard built the forms[...]he slowed his pace at building and remodeling in 1977.[...]h housework. She planted all the trees and bushes in their[...]to Powell, WY, where Gene was with US Steel Co. In 1947 they moved Nursing Home. Anna pa[...]was born 8-29-48 . They returned to Medicine Lake in Marian Hippe was born 4-11-16 n[...]ed for Ernest Snellman. Farmers' Coop in Reserve and for a very short time he worked for G[...]taught at Arenegard, Westby and then in Sacramento, CA. Harlan con- University of Monta[...]. analyst. He joined the Marine Corp and served in Vietnam for 13 They have 3 childre[...]ls for 12 years. When he graduated and Dee live in Belgrade, MT. James married Rita Ryder 12-19-70,[...]on 4-21 -30. She went to school at Medicine Lake. In Valerie Clemmons 7-27-79 . They have Jeremia an[...]analyst and was manager of Continental Laboratory in Denver, CO. WA in 1962 where he was employed at Boeing Parts in Tacoma. They Wendie married Lelon Madsen 10-7-72 and divorced in 1972. She has have 3 children, Carol[...]y Nelson and David. a son, Kevin, and they live in Belgrade, MT. Wendie attended Billings[...]ed 12 years of school at the Deaf School in Great Falls. After gradua- Gene served as[...]tion, she went to Galludet College for the Deaf in Washington, DC for 1 with the Boy Scouts- all 3[...]and was secretary Bank of Great Falls. In April 1956 she married Robert LeMieux, who of t[...]Carlson-Johnson, Swedish immigrants, in Minneola Township, Welch, were married 5-19-15.[...]y moved to a farm northeast of In North Dakota the school district was not o[...] |
| [...]ntil I was 8 years old. Schools operated 3 months in the years, as chairman when the outlying districts were annexed to form fall ·and 3 months in the spring, slowing down the educational pro-[...]ghter. Richard, our 1st son, was born education. In the spring of 1917, I finished my 8th grade exami[...], 12-20-31; Douglas, 7-27-35; Judy Ann, 1-14-42. in Medicine Lake school, and took typing and shorthand subjects in Our boys will have their own stories in Daybreak 2. Judy Ann lives at high school for a[...]yzata, MN. She works at Opport_unity Work- In the fall and winter of 191 7, I worked as 2nd man in the shop 5 days per week. She is a resident of The Annex, a group home. Farmer's Elevator. In 1918 Dad purchased the livery barn and dray line[...]very Christmas and summer vacation. She loves to in Medicine Lake. I did most of the hauling, the mai[...]e we pick her up. freight and express which came in by passenger train and freight. Five We have enjoyed living in, and being part of the Medicine Lake operating saloon businesses brought in kegs and cases of beer and and She[...]ntful years. We moved whiskey; whiskey sometimes in 50-gallon barrels called for careful to Plentywood in the fall of 1979. handling and part of it had to[...]sements. Freight Alice died 6-21-83 in Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home, having items als[...]several years. I live in our home at 41 O Sunnyside Avenue, Plenty- In 1920 I returned to North Dakota where I worked in my uncle's wood. store at Kenmare until in 1923 when I came back to Montana and started a fa[...]HJORT farm northeast of town. We had a good crop in 1924. We also pur-[...]ort and Joyce Schnittgen were married on 12-23-62 in chased a 22-inch threshing separator and an Oil P[...]s Markuson . We owned 1 of the 1st model T trucks in the engaged in farming with his parents and Joyce was a teacher[...]School in the Coalridge community. Medicine Lake and Brockton . In 1925 the partnership was dissolved[...]Medicine Lake HS in 1953. Joyce is the youngest child of Norbert and[...](Grove) Schnittgen. She spent her early childhood in Raymond, Alice Johnson finished her educat[...]but graduated from Plentywood HS in 1958 and received a teaching ing to Minneapolis, where she worked in the Soo Line Railway office[...]certificate from Northern Montana College in Havre. Doug attended the for a few years. In 1925, coming to visit her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ca[...]University of Montana in Missoula for 2 years, majoring in Music Nelson in Medicine Lake, Alice accepted a job at the Math F[...]Education, before spending 3 years in the US Army. store.[...]They have always been active in community and church ac-[...]They moved to Bozeman in December 1968, where Doug enrolled[...]in Montana State University and received a BS degree[...]in 1971. Their 4th daughter, Coreen Janet, was born here m.1969. In 1972-74 the Hjorts lived in Hardin, MT where Doug was Production[...]arketing Manager at Campbell Farming Corporation. In 1975 it[...]time that On 11 -6-26 at her parent's home in Zumbrota, Alice and I were their las[...]the Hjorts. That is near Des Moines, where until in 1942 when we bought the Dr. Storkan Sheep Ranch ,[...]rporation, a as well as other land until retiring in the fall of 1964 when we bought a company[...]arketing consulting services to farmers and home in town. ranchers in 28 states. On this ranch, we raised hogs and registered Polled Hereford cattle In t 9_82 Joyce opened a retail and wholesale ceramics outlet in for several years. The Mon-Oak Polled Hereford A[...]The Hjort daughters take an active role in sports, music, art and were held in Bismarck and Dickinson as well as at Miles City.[...]church activities. Kathaleen has begun a career in Merchandising Alice and I worked hard durin[...]frke all the Management and the other 4 are continuing in high school or elemen- rest of the people in the area. There were good years as well as the tary school in Adel. Joyce and Doug have remained active in church dust storms of the 1930s. We enjoyed almos[...]th the duties of the home as well as in their local church choir and a charter member of the Des Moines trying to do our part in the community. We were involved in school ac- Choral Society. tivities, c[...]rs' Store board, Howard was born in the Plentywood hospital on 12-20-31 . He was Medi[...]of the Lake group, raised on farms in the Medicine Lake area, and graduated from prepar[...]hool board for 1O Medicine Lake HS in 1949.[...] |
| Howard joined the Army in 1950, and served in California, Texas In 1962 he came back to the ranch and worked until 1964 when and Germany before being discharged in 1953. After working as a rate Dewey[...]. At that time clerk for a motor freight company in Dayton, OH he returned to help Rich[...]ranch until 1969 when they sold manage the farm in 1954. It was at this time that he met Ellen. out. The ranch is still in the Hjort name and is now being leased out. Ellen was born in Antelope on 5-9-37. She attended Medicine During his time in Medicine Lake Richard was a member of board of the Lake HS, graduating in 1955. She was a cheerleader for 3 years and[...]h and a member of the building committee. active in the Future Homemakers of America, serving as the[...]1953-54 and a delegate to the regional convention in Utah dur- enjoyed sports and managed[...]number of years in the '5 0s and '60s. They were married in the old Congregational Church in Medicine Richard moved to Billings in August of 1969 and worked at the Lake on 9-11-55. Howard had entered Montana State College in Great Western Sugar Factory. In May of 1970 he went to work for January, so they established their 1st home in Bozeman. He received Walt Parker of Laurel, MT driving a truck leased to Midwest Coast the BS in 1958 and the MS in 1959 with majors in agricultural Transport of Sioux Falls, SD. In 197 4 he went to work driving truck for economics[...]es of Billings, MT until 1976 when John sold out. In 1976 Agriculture the summer of 1956. One of the[...]or plore the feasibility of safflower production in eastern Montana. It ap- John Hembd. pea[...]ertson. Three of their 5 children were born in Bozeman-Valerie in 1956, Kim in 1957 and Brad in 1958. They moved to Raleigh , NC in 1959. Howard continued his studies and research at North Carolina State University. Sheri was born in 1960. The south was a new experience. The agriculture was very different, both in terms of crops and the size of the farms. Instead of Bozeman's 2 seasons, winter and July 4th, there was 1 season-summer. They moved to the Washington, DC area in 1963, where Kris was born in 1964. With the exception of the 2½ years when they lived in New Delhi, India, where Howard was employed by th[...]a weaving activity, they have continued to reside in this area. Howard worked in the office of the Secretary of Agriculture[...]ulture consulting firm after returning from India in 1972, Leroy, John Edwin, and David Alan[...]and Violet bought and another after leaving USDA in 1981.[...]d Violet now make their home at 1055 Key City Dr. in Bill- graduated from the International Institute[...]inia Community College. She is presently employed in Washington , DC. Valerie married James Tyson in 1976. They have a son, Giles CHARLES and CHRISTINE HOLMES Christian, born in 1978. Sheri married Deno Puccetti in 1983. Both We are not "Natives of Montana" but for more than 50 years we couples live in the area. Brad and Kris live at home, and Kim is in the have maintained delightfully close ties with dear friends in Medicine graduate school at Purdue University. Br[...]our southern roots in Missouri. Charles was basketball coach, and RICHA[...]Montana was a very new experience for us. In fact, there were on 4-11 -28 on the farm 6 miles northeast of Medicine Lake. He attend- many new experiences, ranging from lignite coal (I str[...]of the farm. cook with it), to the many different customs we learned to adopt. We Brother[...]er before seen a "banked house." But our memories are plea- living on this farm. In 1942 Dewey and Alice bought the Storken ranch[...]rd Ranch. Registered Polled Herefords were raised there for a church where the very Englis[...]tendent of that lit- Richard attended school in Medicine Lake graduating from high tle church; he seemed to always be there. I shall always remember the school in 1946. He was active in Future Farmers of America serving[...]we had! elected state FFA secretary in 1946. He worked on the ranch until Oc-[...]Nels Millers, Markusons, Lands. Sometimes someone in basic training he served in the Anti-aircraft Artillery at Fairchild AF[...]ay; it's going to blizzard!" Base at Spokane, WA. In 1955 Richard was released from active ser-[...]Our hobby of "housing" could well have started in Medicine Lake.[...] |
| [...]l house from Mr. Umbreit and he gave us free rein in Myrtle and Soren Lodahl. Ester fini[...]HS and Herdis came out from Minneapolis, MN in August 1941 , to help After 15 years of teaching we went into the hardware business in at the cafe. Windsor, MO. As a hobb[...]ng at the cafe were: Alice Delorme, Gladys these in the state of Florida where we spent 16 winters. T[...]s Winter and Deone Mensing with Ester and Herdis. There much fun! were many late hours after school activities and movies. There were Charles has been interested in many activities. In Windsor he many late night lunches prepared and delivered to the[...]rected the Christian Church choir for 24½ years; in Florida for 15 the Lake Bar next doo[...]has served as district governor of the Lions Club in Missouri later by Charles Peters and B[...]During hunting seasons twice, and is now active in a club he chartered in 1968, never dream- there were many early morning breakfasts at 4 A.M. Every morning[...]e would someday be an active member of that club. In Wind- Chris Winter came to sharpen t[...]cook in the school lunch program. Here she worked for 12[...]worked for Bill Chandler in the 8-Ball until he retired .[...]George Stromberg February 1946 and both have been in[...]garage work, for the most part in Medicine Lake.[...]passed away May 1972. He often said he had lived in the[...]Mathilde enjoys good health and lives by herself in her house in[...]gust 20th we shall have been married 56 years. We are Rock Spring, Reserve from 195[...]e friends who have enrich- He lived in the old Lutheran parsonage in the southeast corner of ed those years. We are grateful for the Unseen Friend who has walked[...]ter Huglen had the honor of com- We now live in a church-related retirement complex, Foxwood ing back to dedicate it in 1961. Springs, in a small toiAri, Raymore, MO, just outside Kansas City. Our Pastor Huglen was born in Wildrose, ND on 12-29-27 to Rev. and latchstring[...]lived there for 3 years as a boy. He graduated from Newfolden[...]school and Augsburg College and Seminary in Minneapolis, MN. He[...]was ordained in Minneapolis in 1953 and came to Medicine Lake in He was neither 1 of the early settlers nor[...]early July of that year. family came to Montana in 1941 to make their home. He did come out[...]In addition to his church work he remembers considerable oil ex- into the Dagmar area in 1917 and worked for brother Martin and[...]ploration activity going on in the area although no producing wells had Walter Therkildsen, but as there wasn't any land available to purchase[...]been brought in at that time. Further out in the county, yes. The new he went back to his homeplace in South Dakota.[...]school was built and dedicated in those years. The school developed Andrew Ch[...]good football and basketball teams. There was an active main street. Norden, SD 7-3-1887,[...]tional Church was built and dedicated. many years earlier. On 10-27-20, he married Mathilde C[...]parish in May 1953, had by 1958 been replaced, as far as pa[...]SD and Hatton, ND. For 5 years he was Ansgar, IA in 1882, moving to Tyler in 1885.[...]School, Minneapolis, Mathilde came to Dagmar in 1916 with sister, Methea (Holmgaard[...]church paper. He has been living in Newfolden, MN since 1977, and the mail carrier, Soren Nikolaisen. She attended "Ungdom's Skole" in[...]serves a rural congregation in addition to his editorial work. He has the baseme[...]ing for Our Day. Two girls were born-Herdis in July 1921, and Ester in November, 1924. The family lived on 2 farms in Hamlin and Kingsbury counties until 1940, when th[...], MT. They worked for Paul In the small township of St. John, ND on 9-30-1900, Alfred Jean- Mouritsen (SD 244) putting in the spring crop. This move was made to[...]ntil his family moved to Rolla, ND and farmed for many In July, they had the opportunity to purchase[...] |
| Ernestine Longie was born in 1902, the firstborn of 11 children to Their son-in-law managed the store when Elmer retired in 1962. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Longie in Rollette, ND. Alfred and Ernestine were They traveled and spent some relaxing winters in Marble Falls, TX. married in the fall of 1923 at St. Ann's Mission Church in Belcourt, ND Ida and Elmer sold the Coast to Coast store to their son-in-law on where they made their home until 1942 whe[...]ed his family 1-1-83, and now they are totally retired. In the summer of 1981 , they to Medicine Lake to th[...]warm. viding for their big family. Alfred spent many hours working in the Ida likes to do hand work,[...]al farmers. Mike Patneaude giving him his 1st job in the that uses her hands. She was Girl[...]the of the WOTM and worked 12 years in the flower shop. Lake Hotel with Mrs. Margaret M[...]s cherish the memories on the farm with work for many of the town ladies. For 12 years she spent time c[...]e threshing, combining, walking out to the fields in the spring with a at Camp Mimenogish at Big Timb[...]fee and lunch for the men. known as "Cookie" and in 1956 she went to work for the Medicine Lake Scho[...]enjoyed her work for 19 years until she retired in the spring of 1975. Their biggest job in life was raising the children, George who resides in Medford, OR; Al makes his home in San Antonio, TX; Irene ranches in South Glasgow; "Blue", Medicine Lake; Helen, Seat[...]from Medicine Lake HS where they were all active in basketball, football, cheerleading and band. Erne[...]hese activities as her grandchildren (Pit- chers) are active in school.[...]Ida a nd Elmer Jensen . In the fall of 1953, Rena Jeannotte began her 5th year of school when she became quite ill. After doctoring in Culbertson and Minot she MARIE (MERRILL) JENSEN had to be flown to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to have surgery for a My parents were John and Mary Merrill and I was born in Neills- brain tumor. She was hospitalized until a[...]ame and he came to Montana in 1907 and took a claim that is now the worse and passed away a day after her 11th birthday, 1-17-54 in the Wildlife Refuge. In October of 1912 my mother, Florence, Victor, Culb[...]sin , Leo Francis, met us when Alfred passed away in Williston, ND.[...]. Patrick's Thompson. They lived in Bremerton , WA, and had 2 children, Arlyne Cathol[...]dge. and Duane. Florence died in December 1980. Ernestine was honored on her[...]ked for C. J. Poe and later had his own drugstore in Fort and open house. Her children all helped her[...]Benton, MT. He was a WWI veteran and lives in Paradise, CA. in July 1982 with all the children home, plus many of her grand- Dorothy and I stayed in town with Flo and Vic to go to school. children a[...]Dorothy married and lives in Pocatello, ID. Her son, Jack, lives in Idaho[...]Falla, ID and daughter, Vide -Marie, lives in Las Vegas, NM. IDA IRENE PARENT JENSEN[...]29, when Jens and I were married. We were married in the Lake in 1907. He married Dena Pae Ike of North Dakota in the fall of Froid Lutheran Church.[...]r Storkan assisting on 8-16-19. was in WWI and then came to Montana and farmed west of In December 1924 her sister Charlotte Janet Parent H[...]end of Dagmar. Elmer managed the Dagmar bar. In the fall of 1937 they went to Idaho, returning late that fall and leasing the Crystal Bar and Cafe in Westby. While in Westby on 7-2-38, Sharon Fay was born in Crosby, ND. In 1939 they purchased the Dagmar Bar. A house was moved in and set on the hill east of the bar. In 1941, a larger building was moved in and remodeled, which is now the present bar. Due[...]Ida and Elmer moved to Medicine Lake and lived in her folks' house. Here their 2nd daughter, Dianna Lee, was born on 12-28-44, in Williston, ND. From 1940 to 1945, Elmer adju[...]and helped Ida's father with the farm work . In 1945 they moved to Conrad and purchased the Coast to Coast Ellen was born in January 1931. John joined us in October 1933; store. On 4-22-48, in Conrad, their 3rd daughter, Yvonne Ida, was June in June 1935; Shirley in July 1937; and Lillian in October 1941 . born.[...] |
| [...]a The family came to Reserve in the fall of 1917 and rented Oscar country schoo[...]Stromberg's farm. They lived in various places and moved to Medicine Ellen graduated from MLHS in May 194 7. She stayed home a Lake in 1936. year, then went to college in Bozeman and from there to Billings to Morris liked gar[...]for the grandchildren's amusement. In the fall of 194 7, we moved to Medicine Lake for[...]orses 22, and to the Dagmar school. In 1923-24 he went to high school in to take care of. We would go out home over weeke[...]ncle Jens and Aunt Marie. He graduated from MLHS in May 1951. He stayed home to help his dad on went to Billings Business College in 1924-25. the farm. He loved music and played the[...]rent on 5-15-37. They have 3 mechanic and helped many with machinery. John passed away on[...]and dates appear in Ida's story. June graduated from MLHS in May 1954. She went to college in Elmer worked at many jobs: farming, building roads, working in Spokane, WA, and later married Gale Francis. The[...]MT, and buying a Coast to Coast store. In this business Ida helped a lot. Shirley graduated from MLHS in May 1955, and went to college in Elmer joined the Moose fraternity in 1952. He helped in starting Great Falls. She worked in the American State Bank in WIiiiston, ND the Moose building in Conrad. He was Governor and held many other and married Manford Rasmussen in June 195 7. They, their son, Dean[...]ident 1964-65. Lillian graduated from MLHS in May 1960. She went to college in He enjoyed bird hunting and fishing. He also did some rock houn- Butte and later in Great Falls. She married Irving Williams in June ding and he did some cutting a[...]stones. 1964. They had 1 daughter, Yvette, born in January 1966°. They lived Elvin Chris Jensen married · Mildred B. Bergh in Scobey on in California for several years. Lillian passed away in June 1982, after 6-20-39. She was born on 10-22-17 in Westby. a long illness.[...]Elvin was a meat cutter and worked in various places in Montana. Carol had the 8 grades and part of high school in Medicine Lake. He lived for a while in Conrad. He joined the Moose while he lived She married Francis Ereth. She got her high school diploma in Kalispell there. He bought his own store in Cutbank in December of 1959. He while living in Martin City, MT. They have 5 children. Craig grad[...]passed away of cancer on 9-21-7 4. from MLHS in 1979 and is in the Air Force. Wanda had 3 years of high[...]dred have 4 children: Joan Maxine was born school in MLHS and graduated from Froid HS in 1980. She attended 9-28-40, at[...]and married Arthur Weideman, Jr., presi- college in Bozeman and Billings and will be receiving her nu[...]f Cutbank. degree. Sandra graduated from Froid HS in 1982, is married and lives Joan has 2 boys, Pat and Mike, from a former marriage to Bud in Froid with her son and husband. Timothy is a fres[...]- Sylvia Mae was born 11-25-41 in Great Falls and married Michael grandchildren.[...]Pelletier, who owns Advance Transmissions in San Antonio, TX. They Jens and I moved to Medicine Lake in January 1968, but went to have 2 children, a son Robert and a daughter Micky. the farm in the summer. When Jens had a heart attack in 1972, we Zoe Rita was born 6-30-43 in Great Falls and married Charles had to stay in town and he died suddenly of a heart attack in May Coutt, who installs and progr[...]m west of Homestead. Co. They live in Cutbank, MT and have 1 daughter, Heather. They are My life is busy in town with yard and garden all summer and handwork[...], David and Chuck, from Charles' former marriage. in the winter.[...]to Micky Doxey. Romey Morris was born on 11-8-46 in Hardin, MT and MORRIS JENSEN[...]y have 2 Morris Jens Jensen was born 1-1-1885 in Hetland, SO. Nicholina sons, Mark[...]4. in Havre, MT, where he is temporarily employed in construction.[...], to George Quander, born on 3-29-21 . They live in Conrad,[...]master's degree in computer science. Don was married on 6-8-78 to[...]HELMA LARSON JENSEN They were married 3-6-06 in Denmark, Kingsbury County, SO. She[...]born 11 -6-07. Elvin to Medicine Lake in 1907 from Cottonwood, MN. Thelma has 3 sis[...] |
| [...]e. San Francisco; and 2 brothers: LeRoy, who died in 1972; and Norman On 10-9-39 o[...]married William Seiter of Seattle in 1959 and they have 3 children: and has 4 daughter[...]rneliuson; they have 2 boys and 1 girl. They live in Col- Ann. umbus, ND. Gerald is the owner[...]re Peder and Elsie Jensen. He was born 6-30-1899, in Elba, ND. Ole is the only 1 living in his family. He had 5 brothers. He was previo[...]from Long Beach Commun ity College, and now lives in Long Beach. He has 1 daughter. He works at the Ve[...]illingberg, was born 6-4~28 . She went to college in Billings and Moorhead, MN, and she taught school for many Lee and Ann[...]e fraternal organizations. man College. They live in Westboro, MA. They have 1 son and 1 daughter. She[...]I was born 11 -25-18 in Williston, ND, the 2nd child of J. P. and Twin Bridges. He is now a carpenter and lives in Havre. He's married to[...]University of California at Sacramento. They live in the Dallas, TX area.[...]Mrs. Osmund Estenson was there and helped my mother over the[...]years. Ruth worked at our place many, many times. Mom and Dad[...]I went to the Smith School 1/2 mile south of home in grades 1-8.[...]always had a lot of home canned goods in the cellar. Every year for a[...]long time the 1st week in January, Dad would butcher a beef and 2 big[...]In the spring of 1932, Dad bought his 1st tractor from Carl Holje in ~ .1[...]e Thelma and Ole left the Medicine Lake area in 1942. They now another payment until 1938. live in Richey. ·[...]I graduated from Medicine Lake HS in May of 1936. Thelma has been active in the Lutheran Church, Eastern Star, I started farming in 1937 and rented 1/2 section from Northwest Homemakers Club and the Senior Citizens since it started in Richey. National Life Insurance which is now owned by Leroy Lodahl. The in- Ole served on the city council, president o[...]asonic Lodge. He had the International dealership in Richey until Melvin Kampen and I w[...]to Lola National Forest. 1958. He has a workshop in his backyard and still continues to do all Charlie Grant met us in Plentywood and we loaded with some other kinds of[...]g wells, planters boys. We stopped in Flaxville and Scobey and picked up more, then to[...]and Jerome Akins were also on that truck. We got there in fire season and worked for $1 a day for food , cl[...]kept for spending money. Medicine Lake HS in 1932 and attended NMC at Havre for 2 years. For I came home in June of 1938 with little crop to harvest in the fall. 3 years I taught country schools in the Froid and Wolf Point areas. In 1938 and 1939, I worked on the NYA for $17 .50 a month. In 1938 I married Lee Johnson who was born and raise[...]was employed at the local CCC camp. We left town in Medicine Lake and then buil[...] |
| [...]nch at Gallatin Gateway by Bozeman putting up hay in the summer of 1939. I worked at the Hancock Coal[...]s and helping drill holes for powder shots. In August of 1941 I got a letter, like many other young men, from Uncle Sam which said, " You[...]l of a bunch of friends and neighbors. My dad was in the hospital at the time for 6 weeks, so I got a deferment for 1 year, but went in, in November 1942. I was in the 9th Air Force Service Command with the 21st M[...]Adeline Mae Thompson Johnson was born in Appam, ND on[...]n Thompson of Noonan, ND. Adeline attended school in Noonan and[...]tead and farm. I have 3 brothers: Mark, who lives in Las Vegas;[...]Kenneth, who is retired in Hawaii; and Donald, who lives in Conrad. I[...]also have a sister, Rose, who lives now in Lou isiana. My brother, Ber-[...]nard, and sisters, Frances, Anna, and Shirley, are all deceased. I was married to Carrie Grandahl 3-9-51 at Sidney, MT. We are |
| They have 4 children, 3 sons and 1 daughter, who are all married and In 1969 Carl and Gudrun bought a house in Medicine Lake, and living in Jackson.[...]works. Gudrun went to school in the summers and received her[...]teaching degree in 1969 at Northern Montana in Havre. During that CARL KAMPEN[...]nd Fairview. She retired from full time teach ing in 1978 but has con - Froystad Kampen) 1st came to W[...]g at the Medicine Lake school, teaching Norwegian in were born: Carl, 10-9-16 and Melvin, 10-29-18. Th[...]study SEARCH at church, a steaded west of Reserve in 1918. A daughter, Amanda, was born in wholesale/retail business, and th[...]se years the family also shrank. Ole Kam pen died in live with their dad. 1955; Ingeborg Vik in 1969. Olav "Besten" Vik died in 1976, the year Gudrun's dad, Olav Vik, came to Minnesota in 1912. After working of the country's b[...]irie on a number of farms, he enlisted and served in the Cavalry in Texas. homesteaders was gone. He also homesteaded west of Reserve and in 1921 , Ingeborg Tjosaas joined him. To this famil[...]Jack worked at the First State Bank in Medicine Lake, MT from Andersen), 1927; Torgeir V[...]Vik, 1935 (a nuclear physicist living and working in Colorado boss. Springs).[...]Jack made many a walk from the bank to the railroad depot to pic[...]udrun were married on 9-10-47 after Carl had been in up bags full of silver dollars and curren cy. the service from 1942 to 1946 in the European area. Gudrun had He married Marquerite Glaenzke in 1925. She owned the silent taught school in Rose Valley, 6 miles west of Reserve and at Antel[...]There was a golf course near the lake on French's grazi[...]fing with ried to James Watson, Sr. and they live in Tacoma, WA. Carol has her were Ed Ran[...]eterson, Father Treacy, and John Stubban. masters in Special Education. Carol's husband, James Sr., wo[...]ne Lake were long-remembered. the naval shipyards in Bremerton. James Jr. is in the Air Force He moved to Robins[...]da is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix; Rozalynn is a student at Ft. Steilacoom[...]nds VoTech school; Jerry, the youngest, graduated in June MICHAEL and CAROL LAMPH IER from[...]ancock Gordon Carl (2-28-50) went to college in Logen, UT, and graduated became grandparents for the 1st time when I, Carol Jean, was born on in agriculture. He is now farming and rebuilding the farmhouse, some 3-22 -42 in Plentywood, MT. My father, Vern Thomas, married A[...]As I was told by my Grandmother Hancock, there was a great deal and graduated from Montana State with a degree in Interior Design in of snow in 1942. She recalled my mother walking in snow up to her 1976. She is now secretary to the[...]the day before I was born. My mother passed away in November Jean Agnes (2-13-55) has a degree f[...]ch of my childhood with my Grandfather and Grand- in teaching and secretarial training. She now reside[...]I attended my 1st schooling at Medicine Lake in a kindergarten set schoolhouse could talk, there would be some pretty amusing stories it[...]girls. I also attended could tell. An anachronism in an era of modern times, the 1-room[...]cation , and more important, friend- In 1949 my father married Helen Miller. We made our[...]away. Ivar Brekke was our teacher and there were 13 students in a school.[...] |
| through my senior year. There were only 19 graduates in 1961. only 3 months at the time, frequently changing teachers each term. In In the fall of 1961, I attended NMC at Havre, MT. I majored in 1917 the Hjort family moved to Medicine Lake. After 2 years in elementary education and received my teaching certificate in 1963. I Medicine Lake HS, I returned[...]tion was taught 3rd grade at the Southside school in Wolf Point where I lived completed and I embarked on a 4-year teaching career in 1-room rural with my Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted Le[...]of Francis Our paths converged in Medicine Lake 1 bright spring day when and Clara[...]their parental home, and a group of local Church in Medicine Lake by Father Charles Mears.[...]Sunday afternoon Michael and I made our home in Great Falls where he is employed stro[...]In about 1921 Enoch returned to Montana. He and his[...]learned of a postal clerk vacancy in the Plentywood Post Office.[...]Ethel and Enoch Land. is in All City Orchestra. On 10-1-7 4 our autumn[...]the 4-H leader of the Woodland Woodchucks and is in- partnership of varied activities rela[...]milking cows, churning butter, selling organized in Cascade County.[...]for spring fry sales, gardening and We live in a small community 5 miles out of Great Falls called canning, flunkying (many hurried trips were made to Froid, Plenty- Woodlan[...]bringing numerous hot meals to combiners in the fields, rogueing in were for 4-H projects.[...]lds, farm bookkeeping, and occasionally assisting in Besides running the household, I belong to C[...]n- the Federal Crop Insurance office in Plentywood. stration Club, assist my husband with the 4-H club, and work part-time In 1926 we bought the Irene Murphy property in east Medicine for a Research and Survey Company. We are members of the St. Lake; this[...]daughters died in infancy. ENOCH and ETHEL LAND Nurtured in Christian homes, God has always been an acknowl-[...]inisters often Charlotte Hjort at Lake Elizabeth. There were 2 older brothers: Dewey stayed at[...]and as president of Women's Enoch was reared in parsonages in Minnesota, North Dakota and Fellows[...]och learned the mechanics of farm- In 1941 -42, Enoch and my dad operated a roller skat[...]eration near Kempton, ND, for playing in area and North Dakota towns. We owned and operate[...]e family entertainment southwest of Kenmare , ND. In this rural setting we grew up, where, center, Enoch joined Barb Larson and Alfred Petersen in the comple- because of distances and other[...] |
| [...]erever possible, until she was 18 when she cooked in a cafe pulled combine, and to rubber-tired tractors and self-propelled com- and also in a cook car. bines. We raised certified seed grain[...]ll certified. John Wivholm started working for us in 1942 and continues as my efficient farm operator. What exciting years in which to live! Together we experienced ocean line[...]the moon, and to benefit from or know of benefits in technological progress in many fields. Enoch died of a massive heart attack in Sheridan Memorial Hospital on 7-30-73. He was a p[...]d his substance to worthy causes. My home is in Plentywood, having moved from Medicine Lake in Grace later became Mrs. W.[...]the beginning of their marriage there were 3 children: Kermit, born[...]In years to follow, Bill and Grace added to their fa[...]2; Florence, 4-24-34; and Dorothy, (Omar) Garrick in Plentywood. She attended her 1st 8 years of schoo[...]re born at the family home near Dagmar. Alice was in Outlook and her high school years in Plentywood. She went on to born 1-7-39 at the Plentywood Hospital. Beauty School in Great Falls. She opened a beauty shop in Medicine During WWII, both Kermit and Gaylord enlisted in the service. Lake in 1961 .[...]Later they received word that both were missing in action. Six months A son, Frank Mann (married to Ellen Reuter), lives in Watford City, later they were notified that Kermit was killed in a bombing mission ND. A daughter, Bobbi Manley, resides in Portland, OR. over Kiel, Germany, and Gaylord was taken prisoner on D-Day in 1944. Vicki has 3 brothers. One brother, Larry, lives in Plentywood. Her He escaped and was rescued in April of 1945 , and by his birthday in mother, Laura, resides in Medicine Lake.[...]US Army forces. Vicki married Charles Lane in 197 4 in Roundup, MT. They lived in Bill Landsrud had homesteaded eas[...]oved to Beach, ND. ing in the Armed Forces in WWI. Also he was a member of the VFW, Charles Lane was born in Kellerville, TX in 1938. He worked with serving as a chaplain for a time. In 1952 he sold the farm , spending Phillips Petroleum and was transferred to Cut Bank, MT, in 1963 and the remainder of his years in Medicine Lake until his death 2-22-64. later, to Medicine Lake in 1966 . He worked in the Dwyer Field as a Grace ha[...]ig garden , canning, freezing and giving to those in when he was transferred to Beach.[...]These last few years she has spent winters in Pontiac, Ml with her Grace's parents were both born in Oslo, Norway. Her dad was 3 daughter Viola; or with Wilma in Lakeland, FL; or Gaylord in Bradenton, weeks old when he came to America with his mother, Inga Grandahl. FL; Dorothy in Cheyenne, WY ; Florence in Douglas, WY; Alice in Bill- Grace's mother came to this country when sh[...]er maiden ings, or with Willard in Wolf Point. She returns home in the spring, name was Karrie Bung. In time she married Andrew Holm , and they[...]l. Einer Marius Larsen was born in Hellerod, Sjelland, Denmark, on In 191 OGrace's dad and Andrew came to Montana to ho[...]sister. He worked on farms and also in silver-lead mines in Idaho, later ing the train from Mondovi to Culber[...]sther, born to F. W. Sorenson and Sophie Thompson in 1903, located near the railroad. This gave them the privilege of watching 1st visited Montana in 1913. She returned to Minnesota to attend history in the making as the railroad continued to de[...] |
| In 1923, I graduated from Medicine Lake HS, then att[...]coronary while attending a National Guard school in ND college. This was my 2nd summer of college w[...]So my 1st school was Pleasant Valley District 70, in 1923, in Sheridan County. Raymond School was next from 1923 through 1925. At the end of the school term in 1927, I met Einer Larsen. In 2 weeks we were married on 5-24-27 , at Wolf Point, MT. I taught that 1st winter living in the country schoolroom while Einer stayed on the[...]pleted our fam ily. The '30s were bad years in which to raise a family, but we sur- vived and the children finished grade school. Einer farmed in Sheridan County many years and we lived in Medicine Lake. Now our children are scattered. Melburn lives in Wyom ing after traveling with Western Geophysica[...]nd Alaska and Cuba. He married Ila Mae Richardson in Wyom- After his death, my children were my whole life and still are. Geri ing in 1955. They have 2 girls, Kathleen Marie and Peggy Sue. Both Lyn attended Acme Beauty School in Billings, is married to Carl Galetti are married and Melburn and Ila have 7 grandchildren.[...]Carl is a claims ad- uated from Medicine Lake HS in 1949 and attended college in justor for an insurance company at Long Beach. Bozeman, MT. He spent 2 years in Japan while serving in the Army Dee, Mrs. Bob Ki[...]and is employed at the Columbus Hospital in Great Falls in admissions. about 30 countries. While in Cuba, he married Nereida Avila on Bob works for a wholesale company in Billings, MT. They have 2 11-1 4-57. They have 1[...], Lisa and Scott. graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1950 and married Kenneth Grindy[...]education at Great Falls Vo- on 4-3-53. They live in Minneapolis and their son, Archie, and[...]h hand at the Nelson Bros. daughter, Gisele, live there also. Their 2 other sons, Andrew and Greg,[...]They have 4 children-Erich , Megen, Erin and live in Lewisville, TX. Lily Ann graduated in 1952 and attended college Millissa. in Bozeman, MT. On 9-2-55 , she married Ray Schoessl[...]married Mike Madsen-is divorced, attended Vo-Tech in children, Michael, Steven, Douglas, Cheryl and Su[...]Falls and is a medical secretary. She is working in the radiology Einer left us on 11-28-76, and I'm now living alone in Medicine department of the Columbus Hospital as a supervisor in her office. She Lake. My 4 children are scattered and so are my 12 grandchildren . has 2 ch il[...]e and Christopher. After being widowed, I was Now there are also 12 great-grandchildren. I'm reaching my 81st birth- able to remain at home with my children. In 1962, I went to work at day and when I think of the changes there have been in my lifetime, the Medicine Lake NW Refuge. I am still there with 21 years of service . I'm thankful to God fo[...]had lost his wife, Katie in 1964, asked me to bowl in a mixed doubles[...]in July of 1970. " Barb" as he was known to everyone[...]r shop from 1932 to 1962. He was a son, pioneers in Sheridan County from 1907. Dad passed away in April partner in the Lake Bowl with Enoch Lands and Alfred Petersons. He 1978 at the age of 93 and Mom in December 1962 at the age of 69 . a[...]w used for a granary and some of still in high school and remained with me until she gradua[...]the trees that Mom and Dad so laborously planted in the " 30s. " off to college at Bo[...]I was the only 1 of the family that stayed in Medicine Lake. Alice, She is married to L[...]a boy and a girl- Mrs. Nels Nelson, went farming in the Eden Valley community; Edith, Hayden and Katie. They live in Bozeman where Sue is continuing her Mrs. Harold[...]education and Loren is working on an oil rig out in the middle of engineer for the Montana Highway De[...]Spokane the Persian Gulf. Don is in Hawaii and Shirley is in Reserve. where he is vice-president of finance f[...]death were kept busy with my job at the graduated in 1940 from Medicine Lake HS.[...]e, to Plentywood where Dad was a patient in the nursing home. the Security State Bank in Plentywood, supervisor of the Community Cannery,[...]NORMAN LARSON , JR. After the war was over, in 1945, a 1st Lt. Lionel Borley of Co. G,[...]n , was born 5-24-08 32 Inf. Reg. Div. who served in various campaigns in the Pacific such in Medicine Lake to Lars and Bertha Benson Larson. H[...]e home. When and Smith schools in the Medicine Lake School District. Norman owned "[...]the Larson Hardware and the John Deere Implement in Borley and an Uncle Romey. He was a painter by tr[...]Medicine Lake and also farmed . to work in the community. On 10-25 -49, "Corn " and I were married In 1940 Verna Wright came to Sheridan County from Rolla, ND and remained in Medicine Lake. He became manager of the Medicine[...]1 Lake Oil Co. He joined the National Guard Unit in Culbertson, MT and of 8 children of David and Minnie Wright of Oklahoma. there received his comm ission to Captain. On 9-[...] |
| [...]e HS and the garten teacher in the Watford City school system. University of Montana in Missoula. He and his wife , Sandy Frazier Lar-[...]1 -6-46, own and operate the Best Western El Toro in engineering. Havre, MT. They h[...]Earl and Verena enjoyed bowling when they lived in Medicine Lake born 10-20-7 4. and are still actively participating in the sport in Watford City. They en-[...]joyed basketball and football games in Medicine Lake and now are en- joying them in Watford City. They are semi-retired.[...]The children born in Denmark, were: Nels 11 -14-01 , now of Fort[...]In July of 1929 Nels married Emelia Wessner. Their children are When asked about the highlights of his life, Norman replies, "I feel Howard, born in Plentywood , MT, 3-17-30, now of Fort Myers, FL;[...]ood Helen (Mrs. Nando Amabile) born in Plentywood, 12-4-32 , of Chevy living in the Hardware and John Deere business. Chase, MD; Harley, born in Medicine Lake, now of California; Hugh , I was farming in good years when we had plenty of moisture and born in Plentywood, 4-18-43, now of Fort Myers, FL. price[...]Milly passed away in December of 1982 at Fort Myers, FL. A lot of[...]ears. Nels and Milly didn 't have where I can see many friends.[...]and money The big thing in the '30s was WPA. He remembers when he got scarce[...]dn't know what money looked like , but they There were days I struggled on $1.00 a day when I was s[...]of things. They built dams and roads and they put in the sewer The lean years were there for everyone. in Medicine Lake and did a good job of it. The city[...]105 . time getting that sewer and many did a lot of work getting it going.[...]Then there was Social Security, the best thing that ever hap[...]with them . Social Securi- moved to Medicine Lake in June 1965. They owned and operated the[...]p store, operated by Marlin Gran- There was a group that got a golf course going on the h[...]There was a rifle club and Nels served as president for[...]years. There were a lot of good times on the range.[...]many years. Before this he was in the Ford Garage for 14 years. He[...]Soren Lodahl was born in Hurup, Denmark on 1-31 -02 . His[...]Raub. They have 1 daughter, Alicia. Lonnie works in the meat depart- ment at the Piggly Wiggly in Watford City. Monica, a registered nurse, is Director of Nurses at the Good Shephard Home in Watford City. Bill attended UNO-Grand Forks[...]mar- ried to Cari Hagen from Mohall. Bill works in the produce department and is bookkeeper at the Piggly Wiggly in Watford City. Cari is a kinder-[...] |
| [...]orn on 1-7 -65. He will graduate from high school in the Myrtle was born in Sherbrooke Township, ND on 7-2-07. She was a spring of 1984. His future plans are to join the Coast Guard and go to child of Thomas[...]college. The Lodahls operated a restaurant in Medicine Lake for a number Trac[...]of the Medicine Lake graduate in 1986. schools, serving in the capacity of bus driver and custodian. Myrtle[...]with which they had been involved was well known in the area for her culinary expertise at the Lake Bowl. was the destruction of the school in Medicine Lake by fire in the sum- Soren and Myrtle were both employed at t[...]hus- mer of 1979. This caused a great many problems between 1979 and band and wife team" sev[...]this type is Myrtle was stricken with cancer in 1964 and passed away at the 1 that[...]They are members of the Lutheran Church, joining shortly a[...]church The couple had no children, but they are survived by a brother, treasurer and has been for several years. Elaine has been active in the Nels Lodahl, of Fort Myers, FL; another broth[...]Arden Lund was born 7-9-52 in Williston, ND, the son of Ed and GORDON LUBBERS[...]rdon graduated from Coleharbor HS, Coleharbor, ND in 1947. He to Grenora in 1965, where he attended high school. He continued[...]ege the same summer at Minot, ND. His father died in the education at Wahpeton State School of Science where he trained in summer of 1948, and Gordon quit college and got[...]other, brother and sister. He entered the service in 1951 and Pam was born to Pendley and Ruby Jacobson in Williston on served in Korea during 1952 and 1953.[...]onetraill. After attending all 12 years of school there, she graduated from high school at Sawyer, ND in May of 1951. She attended 2 years from Grenora HS in 1969. Pam then attended Denver Women's College of college in Minot and worked for an accountant in Minot before get- in Denver, CO, where she received her degree in Interior Design- ting married.[...]r, Larry Jacobson, lives on the family farm. ated in 1957. He taught in 2 schools in North Dakota and served as Her sis[...]Muse), lives at Rock Lake, ND. Her superintendent in Trenton, ND before coming to Medicine Lake. While brother, Pat, was killed in 1973. Her brother, Luke, is currently on tour in Trenton he attended summer school at Grand Forks,[...]with a rock band. got his masters degree in the summer of 1965. After their marriage they lived in Grenora where Arden worked as They moved to Medicine Lake from Trenton in the summer of a roustabout and Pam worked for Conlin Furniture in Williston. They 1967. Gorden has been employed as[...]pal at Medicine moved to Plentywood in May 1972 where Arden worked as a plumber Lake fro[...]and Pam as a secretary for C&D Lumber. In June 1972 they moved to[...]richson. In 1982 they moved to Medicine Lake where Arden was[...]where she is involved as a teacher in the CCD program. She is also a[...]daughter of Pascu and Josephine Popescu was born in Plen- tywood. In 1934, Fay's mother passed away; she and 2 brother[...]years. Fay graduated from Plentywood HS in 1949. She met and mar-[...]e following summer. They have 5 children who are as follows: Pamela, 10-10-55,[...]Turtle Lake, ND. graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1973. She attended 4 years of[...]lege at EMC, Billings, MT. She has a double major in elementary tion project at Sun River in 1937. He attended school at Sun River and educati[...]high school at Simms. years and has been teaching in Alaska for 5 years. She is presently[...]servation Board in 1945. He was in the Army in 1946-47 . After his Bruce was born 8-2-58 . He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in service, he resumed his old job and worked mostly in eastern Montana, 1976. He attended body and fende[...]p, Inc. of Medicine Lake. He has lived and worked in Mark was born 3-28-62. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in Medicine Lake since 1954. 1980. H[...]n, MT. His major His interests are his gun collection, and gun repair. He is also an will be in micro-biology. He will be spending a year of inte[...]in and Fay have 4 children. Bonnie Heath was born in 1950 at when he has finished his internship. Prior to entering his senior year in Scobey. She graduated at Medicine Lake an[...]cial College and resides in Billings.[...] |
| Lou Anne was born in Helena in 1953. She graduated from Betty Jane married Walter J. Stadick of Underwood, ND in 1940. Medicine Lake and attended Great Falls Vo-Tech. She married Rick They live in Minot, ND. Their children are James, John, Kathleen, Terry Shultz of Westby. They lived in Billings for 7 years, but now reside in and Jane. Medicine Lake with their 3 chi[...]. Hugh and his wife, Ila, live in Olympia, WA. They have 2 children: Rick is a contractor and is active in city council and fire department. James and Scott. Melanie was born in Helena, graduated from Medicine Lake and at-[...]Eunice married George F. Leininger of Fortuna, ND in 1945. They tended Billings Vo-Tech. She married Kim Neubauer of Wolf Point in live at Minot, ND. They have 2 children: George and Deborah. 1975. They live in Billings with 3 sons: Kyle, Brian and Jason. Kim is a Hird and Esther McKinny moved to Helena in 1956. Hird died body mechanic and Melanie is an L[...]12-5-65 at Helena. Esther moved to Minot in 1971 to reside with her Jay was born in Plentywood in 195 7, is single and lives at home. da[...]ay is a pianist at the Lutheran Church where they are members. The McKinnys were active in the Congregational Church, school She worked at the school, in the lunch program and is an active and community. They had great memories of their lives in Medicine member of the Fireside Club.[...]rcase was built by Merlin. Pascu Popescu died in 1965 and Jim Popescu died in 1973. PAUL and JANET WIVHOLM McCABE |
| [...]construction business. In 1984 T. J. went to school in Williston, ND at They are blessed with 2 children: Randall Eugene, married[...]ied to Susan Lapke of While in high school, T. J. was active in Band and FFA. She took Westby, MT. David is stationed in Hawaii on the USS Puffer SSN 652 several state awards in FFA and attended the Nationals in Washington, (Nuclear Power Fast Attack Submarine)[...]Jack (Charles Francis) was born in Archer to pioneers James and HAROLD LLOYD and[...]born Harold Lloyd Michels was born 12-19-34 in Plentywood, MT. He in Plaza, ND on 12-27-20 to Nels and Hannah Nordgren[...]homestead 15 miles south of Flaxville. Lake HS in 1955. After graduation from high school, he enrolled in the Park's Radio and Television School in Denver, CO for the years 1955 and 1956. Upon gra[...]hool, he went to work for the Lake Electric Shop in Medicine Lake. Harold married Joanna Sue Davis in Casper, WY on 5-26-56. They have 2 children: Jeff Allen born 2-6-61 and Teri Jo born 3-1 5-63. In 1958, Harold went to work for the Larson Hardware and Imple- ment Corp. in Medicine Lake. After working for many years, he bought Norman Larson out. Harold and S[...]store and the John Deere agency for some years. In the late 1970s, they sold the implement business[...]the hardware wholesalers afforded Harold and Sue many memorable trips. They had a trip to Hawaii, 1 to[...]Morocco, a trip to Jamaica and a Caribbean Cruise in 1980, leaving from San Juan Puerto Rico.[...]child, Gary Edward, arrived 5-1 4-44 in Scobey, followed by Helen Also, with all the oil[...]achirnry lot into a Arlene on 5-1 9-45. In 1946 they moved to a farmstead 8 miles west 10-un[...]of Medicine Lake and began to participate in commun ity events in Harold is also doing some farming and has t[...]edicine Lake and Reserve. Jacquelyn Dawn was born in Williston on tion of his father's farm. Both Jef[...]with the farm work 3-23-49; Wayne Norman in Culbertson on 12-5-51; and Glen Rodney and also help run equipment with their dad in the construction in Plentywood on 7-14-55 . The children attended school in Medicine business. Lake and church in Reserve and were involved in 4-H, Luther League, Harold is a member of t[...]y music, sports and other activities in both communities. council for 1O years; was a me[...]Dean Donovan was born 7-13-63 in Plentywood, with Down's Syn- several years. He h[...]rtering the 1st Association for Retarded Citizens in the county, Lake FFA Alumni and has been on the[...]children ever since. Dean died 11 -8-74. 7-14-39 in Winfield, KS to Robert and Helen Davis, now of Ty[...]gional boards for Boy Scouts and Sue worked in the hardware store with Harold as the bookkeeper received a Silver Beaver award for his efforts in 1966. He served on and helped order and run the[...]pt were 4-H leaders and participated in regional and statewide events as on doing books f[...]The rest of the family have flown the nest and are presently oc- making silk flowers and oil paintin[...]cupied as follows: Gary, a computer specialist in Colorado Springs, at- Sue has been a member[...]Karen Guckes of California in 1970 and they have 1 child, Lisa Joanne, At present Sue is working part-time for a real estate in Plentywood born 5-2-74. after having gone to school in Billings in 1983 and getting her real Helen, a teacher for learning disabled children in Fredonia, WI, at- estate license.[...]after having graduated from Medicine Lake school in ried Ed Bruni of Janesville, WI and the[...]ren: Erin Alexia, 1979, went to work with his dad in the construction business, running bo[...]n ·5-17-80. the large equipment. Jeff was active in school with football and FFA, J[...]national awards as American Farmer in Wahpeton with husband Martin Heath, formerly of Missoula, MT and in 1982. Jeff also helps his dad with the farming. O[...]ed Teresa Bott, whom he met while going to school in Billings. Wayne, a heavy-equipment mechanic and operator in Columbia Teri Jo, known to her friend[...] |
| the family farm for the last 9 years. In addition, he has acquired the 1943 he bou[...]s elected to the Montana House of Representatives in[...]1949. He represented Sheridan County continuously in the House and LLOYD J. and WINIFRED M. MICHELS[...]Senate until 1965. He was also active in Medicine Lake community af- By Robert Michels[...]b, St. Patrick's Lloyd John Michels was born in 1905, at Minnewaukan, ND. Dad Cathol[...]rt of Montana and enjoyed this endeavor very In 1910, the family moved from North Dakota to a hom[...]-day Wynne was also very involved in activities such as Altar Society, Truman Bedwell[...]mention a few. In 1917, the family moved to the Fort Peck Indian Re[...]cation 20 miles west of Reserve, and were engaged in farm ing and resided in San Lu is Obispo, CA for many years; Robert (Butch) (1943), ranching.[...]nce 1966; Marcia (1948) Lloyd went to school in North Dakota, various schools in Sheridan who has resided at Portland, OR[...]ides at the Sheridan Striking out on his own in 1928, Lloyd bought land approximately Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood. 25 miles north of Brockton. Winifred Mae Claypool was born 11 -8-10 in Spokane, WA. She is the eldest daughter of Robert[...]ho has resided at Mark was born in Medicine Lake on 7-4-20 , a twin to Mrs. Ottar Be[...]hels. He and Elsie were the 1st set of twins born in the 1st and secondary school in Spokane. She graduated from high school in hospital in Med icine Lake. They were delivered by Dr. J. C.[...]nch about 30 miles west of Cheney, WA, graduating in 1930 with a teaching certificate. Medicine Lake. He attended school in Plentywood. Mom's 1st teaching job was at Avondale, MT in the 1930-31 In 1938 , he came to Medicine Lake to work for his b[...]ace, called the Voight school. Next, In 1943, Mark became manager of the oil co., but was inducted in- she taught a school called the Fremont Nelson school. It was while she to the army in March of 1944. He served in the European Theater, do- was teaching the Nelson[...]Lloyd. The meeting took place ing duty in Germany, where he was taken a "Prisoner of War" f[...]y at Ft. Ord, CA. Times were extremely tough in 1935, but Lloyd and Wynne de- He was discharged in December of 1945. In April of 1946, he again cided to get married in spite of hard times. Wynne was living in became manager of the Medicine Lake[...]later, to go into business for himself, but again in October of Fred, who had a job at Fort Peck Dam,[...]1958, he was appointed manager and remained there until June of Spokane. Lloyd was so broke, Wynne[...]Mark has been active and held offices in many organizations[...]nized in 1947. In August of 1941 , Mark married Margie Steele, daug[...]and Mrs. W. R. Steele. She as born in Berthold, Don 5-11 -22 . Her[...]in the summer. She lived in Grenora, ND in the winter and attended[...]school there for 12 years. She came to Medicine Lake in September of[...]1940. She, too, has been very active in community, church and school[...]affairs, and has held many different offices. She was a member of the[...]St. Patrick's Church Choir for many years, and has helped with enter-[...]the Michels homeplace, which school in several different capacities. She worked as Title[...]rted. She also started Title II as teacher's aide in the location on Wolf Creek. Wynne taught school a[...]She has served on both city and county elec- In 1938, Lloyd and Wynne moved to Medicine Lake. Lloyd was tion boards for many years. She is city librarian, a job she has held[...]and Marge have 4 children. Bill was born 8-22 -47 in In the late 30s Lloyd bought the home place from his father. In Williston , ND. He attended Medi[...] |
| Montana College at Billings for 2 years, where he majored in Business Leila and Robert met while they were both in high school. Leila is Administration. He then wen[...]cience, and later, Hair-Styling school. He is now in munity. Robert's childhood chum , Jim[...]ing as a hair-stylist and mortician, after living in San Fran- Gail at the time, so they did a[...]Leila was born 3-2-46 in Williston , ND. Leila's family consists of 5[...]ool at Medicine Lake, graduating as valedictorian in 1964.[...]Leila attended MSU in Bozeman for 2 years in a general studies[...]maid-of-honor. After a honeymoon in western Montana, they took up[...]Lake, and have resided there ever since. Back row: Sco[...]rge and Liz Michels. Peggy was born 4-29-54 in Williston, ND. She had her 1st 12 |
| [...]fe were spent on his parents' farm near Maddock. In 1907, Vernon's parents moved to Minnewaukan, whe[...]Vernon's father moved his family out to Montana in 1910. They settled on a homestead about 54 miles[...]Nels and Marian M iller . In 1917, when the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was o[...]tmaster for farming operations, the family moved there. They broke up the[...]gin prairie and planted flax. Later, they engaged in diversified farm-[...]e age of 18 months. Katherine and husband Ed live in Houston, Hazel Ruth Michels was born 2-11 -03 in Bethany, IL, daughter of[...]TX; Erna and husband Hank reside in Seattle, WA; and Margaret and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson. She went to school in Valley City to[...]husband George live in Tampa, FL. Paula died 1-25-34. become a teacher.[...]husband, Nels, passed away 6-17-79. Marian lives in the out at the ranch where she met Vernon and married him on 11 -24-26 in Plentywood, MT. home place in Medicine Lake. She is happy in the love and concern ex-[...]life on a farm 18 miles southwest of Plentywood. In 1944 they bought land 26 miles north- west of Med[...]By Tammy Miller teaching. She was also active in the Congregational Church and a[...]9-month executive secretarial course. She lived in Great Falls for 4 After retiring from farming Vern and Hazel lived in Medicine Lake years. until, because of failing health, they moved to the Pioneer in Plen- William Miller was born on 3-7-59, to Arnold and Florence Miller in tywood in 1978. They had an apartment there until Vernon passed Butte, MT.[...]Bill attended several schools in Montana. He attended Job Corps in Anaconda and graduated in 1977.[...]Bill was living in Great Falls when he met Tammy in 1980. They MARIAN MILLER[...]my has had part-time Marian Keller was born in Sauk Rapids, MN 7-17-1898, the oldest[...]. and Mrs. Frank Keller. Her brothers and sisters in[...]Representative. They bought a lot and trailer in Medicine Lake, where order of their ages are as follows: Donald Clifton, born in 1900; Irene[...]they now reside. They are expecting their 1st child in September (deceased), born in 1902; Louis Franklin (1904); Theodore Roosevelt[...]auk Rapids school, and graduated from high school in 1917, in a class of 17. She attended the St. Cloud Teacher[...]king her educa- David was born in Belcourt, ND on 6-3-05 , to John B. and Mary E. t[...]hey were Joe A. "Joe Red", graduation, she taught in some nearby rural schools, and then in town Olavine, Sarah, Marie, Moses, D[...]and Alice. schools of Minnesota and North Dakota. In 1930 she received notice of When he[...]hey moved to a homestead 4½ miles east a vacancy in the 5th and 6~h grade of the Medicine Lake school[...], she attended the Congregational are still owned and farmed by David. All the local pe[...]tion by the granary that he built in 1953. After he finished painting it a When the Lu[...]his friends painted the letters " Wild Horse Inn" in 2-foot let- her husband, Nels and his girls were going to attend there. It was with ters across the front of[...]and ask Dave if that was a beer joint and many people stopped to take She taught school in the old building of the Medicine Lake school, pictures of it. which was quite cold in the winter and difficult to heat. Her room was[...]th school which was located the warmest. However, there was constantly a struggle with the[...]old his dad died of exposure trying to come home in a blizzard Christensen, the janitor, had to be called in to mop up the water and when his tea[...]to attend school. They were years and substituted in the grades after retirement. there for 3 years. When he returned, he lived wi[...] |
| [...]th the local farmers. Morin, was born in North Dakota. Alfred was born 10-3-02, and From 1[...]They farmed and raised cattle and horses. In later years they working in the coal mine.[...]lf Point, where she lived with her sisters. While there, she[...]Mary and Dave Morin. In 1927 he went to Minnomen, MN and worked as a lumberjack |
| [...]on, April 1938, and Roger, April 1940, were born. In of 3 daughters of George and Haz[...]ember 1941 we moved to Seattle, WA where I worked in the ship- in Plentywood until 1955 when her dad received a pro[...]yards building destroyers for the US Navy. While in Seattle a daughter, to Scobey. In 1958 they moved to Medicine Lake and she graduated Karen came along in July 1942. In May 1943 we moved again, th is from Medicine Lake HS in 1960. time to a farm 7 miles northeast of Medicine Lake. In 1944, daughter Cloe was born in September. Then in 1948 we moved to the Harry Sparling farm, and that year Linda came along in December. These were good years, good crops and[...]lthy. Son David was born November 1956 and Ellen in December 1958. In year 1960 we were able to purchase the Sparling[...]es and all the other good things of rural living. In May 1968, Edith suddenly passed away of cancer, leaving a very empty time for us all. In October 1969 Elice Anderson and I were married an[...]d the Church of Dagmar. They lived in Medicine Lake the 1st 4 years of their full lengt[...]more. marriage. Roger was in a farming partnership with his dad and in the Sharon , now living in Williston, ND, attended Eden Valley and[...]Kristy, was Medicine Lake schools and went to EMC in Billings. She married Melvin born[...]gh, was born 5-27 -64. Their Stamp of Roundup, MT in 1958 and had 4 children - Mikel, Mark, Edith[...]y own and operate a seismic drilling business and are In 1964 they began the project of building a house in the country. active in bowling and coaching junior league bowling. They selected a spot in a summer fallow field and set about developing[...]ried Linda Whittaker of Plentywood . They resided in stay home with the girls on week[...]and varnish. They moved into their new home in February of 1965. farms with David and he and Lin[...]gh and Much work lay ahead of them in developing a yard and shelterbelt Jeff.[...]into a continuing project. Karen graduated in 1960 from Medicine Lake schools and went on[...]nd was recognized as schools and has held offices in local, city and district PTA. They have[...]Roger joined the National Farmers Organization in 1969 and has Cloe lives in Westminster, CA where she has been since become increasingly involved in furthering the collective bargaining graduating from Medicine Lake in 1963. She attended Santa Monica[...]organization City College and Goldeflwest College in Huntington Beach. She works for[...]of the Dagmar Farmers Union Linda is living in Williston , ND and works for the county treasurer[...]tary. office. After graduating from Medicine Lake in 1966 she went to Bill- Linda[...]ss. They have 3 chil- workshops in Bozeman. She was selected for a Study/Travel fell[...]ship for 1978 and 1979 to study industry in western Montana and life- David graduated from Medicine Lake and attended MSU in styles in Washington, DC and New York City. Bozeman, taking courses in agriculture. He married Gail Stromberg of In 1976 Linda was instrumental in starting WIFE in Sheridan Dagmar in 1977, and they now live on the farm 7 miles east[...]area spokeswoman. In 1980 she was 1 of 12 people selected to repre- Ellen attended Vocational school in Billings, after graduating from sent M[...]Carter's White House Conference on Medicine Lake in 1977. She married Frank Mann of Medicine Lake, Families held for the western states in Los Angeles. She has been a and now lives in Watford City, ND where he manages an auto parts[...]years. Roger has served 2 terms was born 4-13-39 in Los Angeles, CA where his parents had gone to[...]Lake Two of their children are now grown. Kristy has a secretarial for the remainder of his school years, graduating in 19 57. He attended degree from Eastern Montana College in Billings and is employed in Bill- Parks School of Business in Denver to learn radio and TV repair.[...]s enrolled at Eastern Montana College and Jeff is in high Linda Whittaker Nelson was born in Plentywood on 6-12-42 , 2nd school in Medicine Lake.[...] |
| [...]f John and Nellie McElwain Norbo, was still lives in the farm house in which he was born. After graduating bo[...]cine Lake where from high school, he attended MSU in Bozeman for 2 years and then his da[...]from Medicine Lake HS in 1931. On 6-18-51 he married Carmen Enochson[...]nson Angeline Enochson . She went to grade school in Four Buttes, MT, Aasved, was born[...]tead 2½ miles east of graduated from high school in Wahpeton , ND and attended college at Reserve. Julia was reared in the Reserve area and attended grade MSC in Moorhead, MN and the U of M in Missoula. school there and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1931 . She went[...]to school 1 year at Oak Grove in Fargo, ND.[...]Walt and Julia were married 3-10-34 in the Parsonage at Medicine[...]raduated from Medicine Lake HS. Greg attended MSU in Bozeman and the U of M in Missoula. He is now farm- ing with his dad on the family farm. Vicki attended MSU in Bozeman Walt Norbo family. and school in Denver and is a Veterinarian Technician. She and Tim Eckerdt were married on 6-9-79, and they are now living in Ru idoso Gary, their only son, was born 1-26-35. He attended school in Downs, NM.[...]edicine Lake Volunteer Fire Depart- in Bozeman in 1956. That summer, he married Patricia Smith of m[...]ne Lake, daughter of Bessie and Dick Smith. Being in the Army, years on the Sheridan-Daniels FmHA board, was treasurer of the they lived many places and Gary served in both Korea and Vietnam. Honker Homes, and served[...]op Store board. They now live in Alexandria, VA. Gary retired from the Army in 1980 Carmen is a member of the Fire Departme[...]the rank of Colonel. He is now Personnel Director in a hospital elementary school for 2 years; in Froid the 1949-1950 school year there. They have 2 sons: Kirk, who is a dentist in Alexandria, and and in Medicine Lake the 1952-1 953 school year. The fal[...]Randy, who will graduate from Dental School in 1985. Pat and Gary she was appointed Medicine Lak[...]12 years and graduated in 1960. She then went to Rocky Mountain[...]College in Billings, finishing in 1964. She married James Johnson from JOHN JACOB a[...]Merrill, WI that same year. She taught school in Billings 1 year, moved NIEDERHAUSER[...]Williamson's Funeral Home. They still reside there today with their 4 their many friends as Jack and Clem, moved to Medicine Lake[...]ildren: Eric, Erling, Kelly and Ellen. Wisconsin in September 1927. They moved wi1h their 3 children,[...]Patsy, 12-28-47 , also attended school in Medicine Lake, Wilma age 10, Marilyn age 4, and Jack (John R.} age 1, to the farm 1 graduating in 1965. She then attended the University of Montana[...]ry, was born, Missoula and graduated in 1969. She married Britt Chandler, son of who is s[...]ritt and Elizabeth Lodahl Chandler of Plentywood, in 1967. She Jack and Clem farmed the land west of Medicine Lake until his taught school in Missoula and Vallejo, CA before moving to Plentyw[...]moved to Miles City to make her home, in 1978. Britt is associated with Dr. Lidahl at the[...]Plentywood Elementary School. They City to Sidney in October 1972, where she resided until her death o[...]After Walt and Julia got married in 1934, they lived on the farm a During the dr[...]couple of years and then moved to town in 1936 for a year. During the and Jack went to work[...]nd with that came the settling of permanent roots in Dakota for harvest. Medicine Lake. Jack[...]chool board from 1941 to 1947. In 1937, Walt's folks moved to Medicine Lake due to[...]ford cattle for a few years and later and husband are retired and living in Richland, WA. Marilyn is also raised commercial Hereford and Angus cattle. residing in Richland. Jack and his wife (Vanaye) are residing on a They belong to th[...]Walt has been on several other boards in the county: the Medicine[...] |
| [...]Sheridan Doreen and Ed lived in Medicine Lake and Plentywood a short Grain in Reserve, and chairman of Sheridan County Stockman[...]penter is a director of the Montana National Bank in Plentywood and the Bank work for his[...]the Nile. Walt Doreen's hobbies are bowling, stitchery and sewing. Ed's hobbies belon[...]onic Lodge, Shriners, the Scottish Rite, the Elks in are shooting pool, trap shooting and goose hunting. Plentywood and the Moose Club in Medicine Lake.[...]I, Anna Larson Olson, was born 4-12-05 in Cottonwood, MN, 1 of Ray was born 10-2-03, t[...]ther, Lars was a came to Montana with his parents in 1906. He remembers attending a Sheridan County pioneer. My parents came to Medicine Lake in 1907. small school near Sheep Creek Post Office a[...]and then I taught 2 country schools near Sidney. In 1931[...]born 5-27-06 in Rockford, WA. Harold was Chief Steward on Moore- Ray married Lena Holms, born 8-14-1886 in Eau Clair, WI. She McCormack Line[...]schools. His chef jobs were either in Los Angeles or San Francisco. resides.[...]Our daughter Barbara Ann was born 11 -29 -32 in Los Angeles. Ray worked on the railroad until he retired in 1962. Along with the After Barbara's birth we remained in San Francisco. She and her hus- railroad, he boug[...]so had a dairy behind Technology in June of 1984. his house. Here he had 22 cows to m[...]Froid LEROY and MARIANNE OLSON Hall, in Froid, MT.[...]lot of school. LeRoy worked on a farm in orth Dakota before coming to hobbies he has taken[...]o Services, Inc., Sheridan County in April of 1945. He was employed at the Hank Kann-[...]ing Ranch until he as drafted into the Army in 1950. He received his Ray and Lena had 5 ch[...]ning at Camp Polk, LA. LeRoy spent nearly 2 years in Japan and married to Ernie Bundhund; Archie, marr[...]to Jerry Reep, all of discharge in August of 1952. Williston, ND.[...]as LeRoy. arianne graduated from Bagley HS in 1948. Doreen Nyby was born 3-4-58 . She recei[...]to Menomonee Falls, graduated from Medicine Lake in 1976. On 7-24-76 Doreen married Ed[...]Milwaukee. LeRoy as a welder and Marianne worked in the office[...]While in Wisconsin 2 children were born: Karen on 10-9-53[...]In April 1955, LeRoy and family came to Montana. He[...]ney and leased a half section of farmland nearby. In the fall[...]shop. While in Poplar Marilyn was born on 6-22 -62 and Jo[...] |
| [...]pped the cattle drives, sold some of the cows and are just[...]taking things a little slower. They are letting the kids do the hard work.[...]Eugene was born 4-8-06, in Vessleville, ND. In 1908, at the age of[...]a ½ section of land, northeast of Medicine Lake. In[...]In 1927 Eugene came back to Medicine Lake, where he[...]return to Medicine Lake in 1938. In 1965 the Olsons moved west of Medicine Lake, near their lease Leona was born 1-30-20 in Hanks, ND. She is the daughter of land, where Le[...]of Hanks. She spent a lot of her years with ing. In December 1968 they moved into Medicine Lake. LeRo[...]larks and Arnold Hendricksons. Marianne as clerk in the hardware department. In January 197 4 LeRoy sold out his interest and bought the Farm and Home in Froid. In 1978 LeRoy sold out and went to work for the Med[...]Marianne is employed at Peterson's Ready to Wear in Plentywood, as seamstress. She has worked there since 1978. Karen graduated from MLHS in 1972 and went to Rapid City for a course in office machines. Karen worked for Gainey Arabians in Scotts- dale, AZ and Santa Yenez, CA. Karen returned to Sheridan County in Gene Pa[...]cooking. After leaving there, the Parents moved into town for the Michael graduated from MLHS in 1973. Mike learned the wint[...]ging water wells around the country. wood. There he worked for Williston Scobey Transfer. They now[...]nsibility during those months Gene was their home in Antelope, where Mike is employed at Christenson's[...]or her children. Marilyn graduated from MLHS in 1980. She is taking accounting, In 1963, they sold their farm and moved the house into town and starting in Bozeman and transferring to Eastern in Billings. She will bought the Eight B[...]l kept his farming until he Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood during her school breaks. retired in 1979. John attended MLHS. He received his GED in 1983. He has With the passing years and the decrease in responsibilities, worked for Snitzler Corp. of Fr[...]hristenson's Construction of Antelope. John lives in Plentywood. Falls, TX, with friends and relatives. In the summer months they take a LeRoy and sons[...]lot of pride in their yard and garden. Marianne is an active[...]t. Patrick's Catholic Church and There are 7 children in the Parent family: Iva, married to Leo Altar Soci[...]net, daugh er of Wilfred and Dena Parent was born in Medicine Lake; Virginia, of Medicine Lake; and Theodore, married to Goodrich, NO in the home of her grandparents, 12-12-24. She atten[...]ort distance from the farm east of Medicine Lake, in and 8 great-grandchildren. They are residing at Medicine Lake. the Griffin community. The school was built in 1914 and was in operation 21 years. It RALPH and RAMONA PARPART closed in the spring of 1935 as there would be only 2 students to at·[...]high school at Westby. in the Army. He served as an infantryman in the South Pacific and Charlotte Parent marr[...]pine Islands. He returned to school and graduated in 194 7. It was They have 6 children: Janet, James,[...]lie Stevens. They lived Duane and Charlotte are ranchers. Lucky lives at home ranching on various farms in Sheridan County before buying the Ziebarth place,[...]nnie, WY. southwest of Plentywood in 1940. For many years, 14 in all, they would drive their cattle from Luther[...]r pasture at Frannie, hauling the cows and calves in the spring Corrine Klienhans, Great Falls, MT; and 1 brother, Jerry also in Great to Luther. As the cost of gas has gone up a[...]Falls; a half-sister, Vicki Fishell Penner, in Idaho.[...] |
| [...]In 1940 their son, Leonard was born, followed by the[...]Eileen in 1943.[...]Their daughter Joyce joined their family in 1945, and the following[...]and since there was no house on the place, the Art Charlesworth[...]the flat was moved up and a shed for the cattle. There was a[...]lp haul bales of hay. Ralph and Ramona lived in Antelope where Linda, Casandra, There was no electricity when they moved, until 1950, so it was Russell and Randall were born. In 1955 they moved to Medicine Lake[...]ster, a position he The good crops in 1950 made it possible for the whole family to go has held since his appointment in 1961.[...]he winter. Linda went to school her 1st year in Antelope, otherwise the chil- Tra[...]train took 3 days and then dren were all educated in Medicine Lake schools. They were all con-[...]ed the Botory Ship to Denmark, which took 1Odays. There firmed members of Medicine Lake Lutheran Church.[...]was such excitement when they landed in Copenhagen . It seems as In 1963 they built a home using some material from the old Con- though all the Danes were there to meet them! Most of them were gregational Church. The blocks used for the basement were made in Alfred's family and friends. Med[...]were 90 lbs. Ralph wanted a native rock fireplace in their home. No because of the roug[...]Leonard, Eileen and Joyce attended schools in Medicine Lake. built 2 fireplaces; 1 in the basement and 1 upstairs. He has been on Leonard graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1958; Eileen in 1961 call since, building fireplaces, ornamentals and monuments, a full time and Joyce in 1964. Afterwards they all attended Montana State[...]versity in Bozeman. Leonard also served for 6 months in the Marines Linda married Richard Drake. They have 6 children and live in and then the reserves. Wadena, MN[...]Eileen graduated with a degree in elementary education and taught live in Medicine Lake. Russ married Laurie Lodahl. They have 2 chil- in Sidney, Plentywood and substituted in Medicine Lake. She married dren and live in Bozeman, MT. Randy married Peggy Stenehjem. They[...]farm west of Reserve, until and their 2 sons live in Williston , ND.[...]win Eck of Lewistown and they now make their home in Sheridan County. Ramona enjoys the horns honking as cars go home in Billings. Joyce works for the Bureau of Land Mana[...]Ed is a lawyer, specializing in tax consulting.[...]they live in Cheyenne, WY. They have 2 children, Bryan (born 1[...]and Valerie (born 1978). Born in South Dakota on 3-9-15, Harriet was only 2 years old Alfred and Harriet are still on the farm , but have leased out the when[...]ided to move to a farm ing. farm in the northeast corner of Montana, near Reserve. They lived there until 1922, then moved on to a farm 2 miles west[...]L PETERSEN she went to school and attended church in Dagmar.[...]sisters and brothers are Gert, Katherine, Jake, Marie, Peter, Marion, there during the 1935 World's Fair. In 1936 she left Chicago and ent[...]jamlmer, Ester and Agnes. He was raised on a farm in to Minneapolis where she met a young man from Den[...]Later he Alfred Pedersen, who had come to America in 1929. moved with his parents to Reserve. They were married in the Dagmar church and lived in Minneapolis. In 1934, Alfred and Hazel were married at Plentywood[...]iet worked as a beauty operator and Alfred worked in greenhouses parents, Elling and Dorthea Sonstegaard, were married in North Dakota and machine shops. in 1901 and homesteaded near Grenora, ND. They raise[...]Their son Vance was born 5-19-35 at Plentywood. In the summer[...]in the tunnels. They lived at the Tasa Hotel in Wheeler. Hazel and her[...]dropped to -60 degrees; even the water in the reservoir of the cook[...] |
| [...]go Janice have 3 daughters. They live in Eugene, OR. to work at midnight. They stayed there until the work at the dam H[...]too, attended all 12 years of school in Medicine Lake, graduating with Then they loaded their belongings in a 4-wheel trailer and went to the class[...]uck. Also , they went Teacher's College in Minot, ND. It was here she met Homer Lambdin, up[...]was employed as a draftsman spending the winter there with their 2 small children; so they decided[...]children. Barbara and husband Jerry Supola reside in Billings. Fulkerson farm east of Medicine Lake. They lived there until 1942 They have 4 children a[...]husband Robert when they moved to Medicine Lake. There they purchased the old Morgenstern have 3 children. They reside in Cheney, WA. Tom and Medicine Lake Wave building[...]mbdin have 5 children, all adopted. Their home is in Missoula. rented the Ben Benson farmland and continued farming. In 1952 they John was the 3rd ch[...]isters before him, attended grade and high school in Medicine Soderholm. Alfred passed away 11 -7-64 a[...]After Alfred's death Hazel acquired a license in cosmetology at the end of WWII. Afte[...]lings and then purchased a home at Laurel, living there until May of and went to work in his father's business. He still operates the same[...]s at Medicine Lake School. educated in Medicine Lake. Michael, the oldest, went on to be[...]y and pharmacist, also, and worked in Seattle, WA, until his death in 197 4. spent time overseas till he was discharged[...]tinued Kelly Bacon. They live in Portland, OR and have 1 child, Brian John. workin[...], is a CPA and works for Fairchild Instrument Co. in Evans and they have 2 daughters, Shelli and Julie. They are presently San Francisco. Jack and hi[...]died 11-2-64 and John later married Doris Heggem in On 2-6-55 Gayle married William Grothaus of[...]hildren Kim, Cyrene, and Jacqlyn . Gayle and Bill are presently Virginia, the youngest[...]is married to Donald H. Carpenter. She has lived in Over the years some of Hazel's favorite pas[...], yard work and gardening, and painting pictures. In Dale Shupe and David, single. Their st[...]e under the future she hopes to spend her winters in Arizona, and her summers Virginia M. and Donald H. Carpenter. in Montana.[...]During the past 8 years, Tom has lived in Sheridan County, To begin the history of Clinton J. Poe family, it is necessary to residing in Medicine Lake and working as elementary principal and briefly return to the year 1909 , where he worked in the Huxol Drug. It teacher at the Medi[...]as at this time he met Marie Bielen. They married in 1910, the same Coming to Medicine Lake in the fall of 1976, he found a very nice year he de[...]They first Prior to 1976, he served in the United States Army from 1962-65, settled north of the present to n of edicine Lake in a town named and attended Northern ontana College from 1965-66. In 1966, he re- Flandrem . After a few months, it be[...]own of Flandrem entirely, so the business people, in- served in South East Asia UTAPO Thailand from 1966 to 196 7[...]nt site discharged from the Air Force in 1969, Tom entered Middle Tennessee and later name[...]attended MTSU for 2 years and It was here in edicine Lake, that Clint and arie established the[...]so built their home, where it College in Billings. Upon graduation in 1974 with a BS in Elementary still is located today, and started th[...]Education he accepted a teaching contract in Australia where he died on 1-26-64, at age 80 . arie, age 96 , resides in the Sheridan taught grade 5 for 1O months in elbourne, Victoria. Returning to the emorial ur[...]5-31 -11 . Dorothy attended all schools. In 1976, he signed a contract with the Medicine Lake schools 12 years of primary school in Medicine La e, graduated as salutatorian and has served as a teacher/principal to date. in the class of 1929 , and then went on to attend U of for 2 more Tom received a masters in elementary education from Eastern years. She marr[...]College with studies at the University of ontana in 1978. employed as an agent for the G Railroad. Th[...]m Dawson Com· Provost otor Co. of Miles City and are now retired from that business. munit[...]dchildren. Gary and his wife In 1979, arilyn Nielsen and Tom were married in Plentywood. At Kathy have 5 children; 4 daughters and 1 son, and all live in or near this time, elinda and Michelle are attending the University of Montana Phoenix, AZ. John is single and lives in California. Roger and his wife at issoula. Monica will graduate from high school in 1984, and Maury[...] |
| [...]. back to the farm in the morning. Toward the last years of his life, t[...]had a son stay on the farm and Frank stayed in town, but he still would Medicine Lake and Lake s[...]welcome and ac- go out and see how things were going. cepted him as a resident of th[...]He was Governor of the local Moose Lodge in Medicine Lake, and WILLIAM and METHA REIMERS[...]rld's Fair enjoyed their trip to Hawaii in 1977. Frank passed away on 12-12-78, in Chicago in 1893. They were both born in Vejle, Denmark, and came after 33[...]. They were married on 3-20-1897, and lived in Iowa and Chicago before moving to northeast Monta[...]east of Flandrem (now Medicine Lake) It was in Iowa that Marie was born on 5-3-1898, and Elsie on 12-20-1899. In Chicago, another sister was born on 4-6-07, named Mildred. The family came by train to Culbertson in 1908. William came 1st in early spring, to begin breaking the land and build a house. Metha and the daughters arrived later in the summer. It was at the home farm that th[...]ld, David Lawrence, was born on 6-4-46, and lives in The children received their grade school educations in various Redstone, MT with his wife, Jean and children , Linda and Ronnie country schools in the area. Looman. A naval veteran, he served twice in Vietnam during the ar. Marie Reimers married Oscar Stromberg in 1919. They farmed for Their 2nd son, Richard James (Gizzard), was born on 7-29-48 . He many years in the area. After retirement, they lived in Medicine Lake. lives in Medicine Lake with his wife, Mary, and 3 children, Carrie Their children are: George, Metha, Clara, Earl, Clifford, Vivian and[...]ilroad. Elsie Reimers married Emil Andersen in 1918. They also farmed Donald Dean (Doc), their 3rd son, was born on 7-7-49. He lives in for many years in the area. After retirement, they lived in Medicine Medicine Lake, and works for Bomac Drilling 39. He and his ife, Lake. Their children are: Albert, Lillian, Bernice, Ruby and Sheldon:[...]Mildred Reimers graduated from Business College in Fargo, ND and at the Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in Culbertson, T. worked in Chicago from 1934 to 1938. She married Magnus Dan[...]Anthony Leo (Tony), their 4th son, as born. He is in Billings. She passed away there in 1973. marr[...]Oil Company and Dolores drives school accountant in Billings. He married Iris Daniels and is now semi[...]. Aage Reimers moved to Greeley, KS and was in poor health for[...]so happy hen their daughter, Roberta, as born on many years. He passed away there in 1981 .[...]Ruth Reimers graduated from nurses training in Billings, and[...]and they have been stationed in he Philippines, Ha aii, and in worked as a registered nurse in various states. Her children are: onterey, CA. At the present time, they are stationed in Germany Phillip, Sally, Mike and Douglas. She married Earl Hancock in along ith their 2 children,[...]3. She or sat he Sheridan Metha passed away in 1947, in Billings, T where she and emorial ursing Home in Plen ood, T. Her husband, Jerry Hen- William lived in retirement. William passed a ay in 1962. They are drickson, or s at the Sheridan emorial Hospi al. They live in buried in Nathaniel Cemetery, Dagmar, T.[...]ter as born 3 miles north of cCabe. in ay 1984. She attended cCabe School her 1st year,[...]oose Lodge and also a VF Sorensen, bought a home in Froid, so the children could go to high memb r. school. Phyllis graduated from high school in 1943. hen she as a senior, she also kept house fo[...]Philip Christian Reuter and his t in sister Frances ere born Phyllis had 2 brothe[...]d Rosemary Joy ( ansfield). Her mo her pass d a a in (L o, Fran , Lorrie and Rob rt)[...](Ann Helen, Frieda, Ber- 1976. Her dad is living in Shelton, A ith her sister, Audrey. tha, and Frances). As as often the situation in the early days, no doc- After graduation, Phyllis or ed at the Froid Hotel and in the fall of or as present for the birth[...]e tiny babies ere a 1944, ent to Culbertson to or in the ba ery under Chet Bloid.[...]p, as ell as all the Reuter children, as educated in the his time, she started dating Fran Reuter. They ere engaged in July edicine Lake schools, graduating in 1939. He went on to attend 1945, and ere married[...]orthern ontana College in Havre, here he pursued a business Frank Jame[...]se. For a time he orked for the US Engineer Corps in the of Medicine Lake. He ent through the 8th grad[...]rred to Rapid City, SD; then later to California. In the summer of 1944 built a house in town, he ould come in and stay overnight and go right[...] |
| [...]nd Charles Buffing- Craig make their home in Scobey, where they operate the Tande Tog- ton, homesteaded there in the early days. I was born Roberta Dee Buff-[...]y moved to Chinook; later we returned to our farm in Saco. After finishing high school, I went to Mont[...]a nickname which I and Lu Tronson. In 1948 she graduated from Medicine Lake HS. After have retained through the years. In the fall I returned to Bozeman and gra[...]ed my last year of college, receiving a BS degree in secretarial Omaha. Mae returned to Med[...]d at the White Spot studies. I taught my 1st year in Terry, MT.[...]nd I were married at St. Rafael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, tana National Bank. 8-14-48 . We have since made our home in Medicine Lake. Phil con- In April 1953 she married Keith Reynolds of Fromberg who was a tinued to work for the Eamon Motor Service. Then in the early '50s he Radar Control officer in the Marine Corps. They lived in California until took over the City Clerk positio[...]In the fall of 1976 they purchased a ranch at Winnet[...]nual bull sale. They are active in the Montana Alfalfa Seed Association ;[...]They are delegates to the Interstate Alfalfa Seed Council,[...]in all the western states.[...]tate University, where he graduated with a degree in Fish and Wildlife. For a time he worked for the M[...]- life Department, then for the US Forest Service in the Lewistown- Stanford area. Rochelle attended 1[...]sity, then transferred to St. Catherine's College in St. Paul, MN, where she graduated with a degree in nursing. She began her nursing career at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. On 7-2-77 , Rochelle married Dr. David Wuellner of St. Louis. They lived in Nashville for 5 years where David did his residen[...]ed Point, a daughter, Charlene of specialization. In June of 1983 they moved to Sedalia, MO to make[...]4 sisters and 5 brothers. Don's family to us; but in 1975, on June 11 , while we were attending a loca[...]e and fatal heart attack. Don enlisted in the Army and served 2 years. He as stationed in the Lauren then returned home to take over he dut[...]of Lewie and Ada Christensen. She was in a family of 3 girls and 3 started a sports shop c[...]at outdoors- from Lynch, E ith a degree in normal training. She taught 3 years at it was a m[...]armed for 5 years prior to the time that REA came In tribute we thank God for the privilege of having[...]a fine young man. Ellen, now rs. Frank ann, lives in Wat- Cheryl Rae was born on 11 -28-[...]the farm and went to ork for time teaching basis. In 1968 I studied at a Government Institute .of[...](June 1984) I plan years. While living in Lynch, E, their house as blessed ith another to r[...]not be complete unless I mention In the fall of 1955, Don was interviewed for REA work in ontana our foreign exchange student who lived with us in 1972- Romilda which he accepted. After many goodbyes and tears, the Rossmeier Vieira d[...] |
| [...]o Opheim, MT, Don accepted a hobbies are camping, traveling , following the school sports[...]ell-kept lawn and flowers, and spending time Lake in June 1958, replacing Lawrence Bradshaw. They purc[...]Betty enjoys their present home from Frank Marsh in 1959. Don is an electrical ser- her yard[...]other people. 1967 found MDU putting in the new Hi-Line west of town. 1982 and They are proud to be a part of the Medicine Lake community[...]ew undergrou nd ser- they take pride in helping to make it a better place to live. vices[...]ebruary IRENE FRENCH RYDER 1966, seeing many children come and go; and servin g 2 generations[...]Ryder was born on the family farm located 4 miles in some families.[...]aded by Irene's father when he came from his home in Green- ville, OH, to Montana in 1906. He and Irene's mother, Susan Catherine[...]Fry, were married in Greenville in 1909. He brought his bride back to[...]Irene's brothers and sisters are: Willard, deceased (19 09-77),[...]e Lake for the winter months and back to the farm in the Don Rossmeier family. spring. In the spring and fall they drove a horse and buggy[...]to a Model T Ford. were each active and lettered in track, football and basketball. The In 19.24 , her parents bought the P. J. Eye house in Medicine Lake girls were cheerleaders for 6 years each and active in the school band. (presently owned by Barb[...]liston, where Irene's teen years in Medicine Lake ere happy times. The coun- she took[...]ars and subsequent stead and also lease farm land in Saskatchewan, Canada. They have 2 depression did not hit until her senior year in high school (1930-31 ). children : Paul Edward an[...]team . The Kenneth attended computer school in Kansas City, KS and Parks girls play[...]d returned home the following day. presently live in Bozeman where Kenny is a computer programmer for[...]ey have 3 children: ational Hotel in Bainville. There ere plays and school dances. One of David Lee, Ma[...]emories of the local dances as of the elec rici . in Donna attended school for licensed practical nurse and worked in town being turned off at midnight. There as a aming blink at 11 :45 a hospital for a few y[...]to get home before the lights ent back to college in Billings for a legal secretary course. She married out. The light plant as privately o ned. There ass imming in the Bruce Bekkedahl, son of Mr. and rs. Oliver Bekkedahl of Williston, D summer and skating in the inter on Borley's pond, barn dances in the on 8-27-77. After their marriage, Bruce was accepted into Law School area and dances in the op n air pavilion at Brush Lake. at Missoula.[...]mer vacations, Irene orked at the First State Ban in Bruce's graduation, they moved to Williston, here[...]La e for Ed Po ers. The bank, along ith 2 others in to n, torney in a law firm and Donna teaches a legal secretary cl[...]for more school- She as married in arch 1934 to Buck Ryder, deceased ing at Chicago,[...]attended the Universi of ontana at Their home is in Fort Wayne, I . Richard has an area of 6 states h[...]ng to to the Froid area from orth Dakota in 1907 to homestead. Susie the spot. Beverly is an office supervisor for the same company in Fort Ryder as born in Ontario, Canada, and Arthur Ryder was born in Wayne.[...]opened a general merchandise store and meat They are members of the American Lutheran Church. Don has[...]market (a locker plant as added later) in Froid in September 1934. volunteer fireman since June 1958. He held office in church council, They operated the store together until 1965, when Buck was killed in city council, City ayor, cub scout leader and has[...]er his death, Irene managed the store until dyman in helping anyone in the time of need; whatever the need may[...]l, married to Curtis Halseide, GVW officer, lives in Culbertson Mother.[...] |
| [...]arried to Keith Turck, counselor, Havre HS, lives in inger) Erck. She has 2 brothers: Clet[...]om- She is the Personnel Supervisor at Woolworths in Havre. Dee and Keith pleted a business course at Billings Business College in Billings. have 3 sons: Geoffrey, a 3rd-year stude[...]he later graduated from high school. He enlisted in the Army and tive in church and community work. She served as clerk of the Froid served 3 years. He served 1 year in Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Congregational C[...]is discharge from the Army, he completed a course in meat cut- Directors of the Montana Grocer's Assn.[...]s Montana Class C State Track records still stand in the My parents were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Joh[...]aiden name was Blanche Taylor. My father was born in Minot in 26 team points, to win 1st place for Medicine Lake HS in the 1969 September of 1884. My mother's parents lived in Mayville, ND. My State Class C Track Meet at Missoula. mother taught school in Medicine Lake where she met my father, who[...]ried Carol Kilness at St. Barbara's Catholic was in the bank there.[...]on 10-4-50, and is the 3rd of 6 I was born in Northwood, ND in November of 1919. My parents chil[...]tt) Kilness and Justin S. Kilness of were living in McCabe, MT where my dad was affiliated in the bank and Powell, WY. She later att[...]rry met and later graduated together with degrees in education. twin brother Stanley, were born in Williston, ND in 1921 . Stanley died Terry and Caro[...]th. We later moved to Medicine Lake where Dad was in Commercial Deep Sea Diving course. Late[...]e bank. My sister, Olive Martha, was born at home in October 1924 where their daughter, Stacy Lane, was born on 11 -13-76. Terry and in Medicine Lake. Carol are both employed by the Vista Public School System. Terry is In 1926 we moved to Minot, ND and returned to Medicine Lake in also a real estate broker in Vista. 1935, where my dad cashiered in Mr. Sparling's bank. I was a[...]l Wayne, was born on 4-19-52 at Plenty- sophomore in the old yellow school building but I was in the 1st class wood. He graduated from M[...]nded Eastern Mon- to graduate from the new school in 1938. I attended Montana State tan[...]he and his future wife, Mary Ellen, Normal School in Dillon. From there I attended business college in Min- graduated together with degrees in education. neapolis. I also attended EMC in Billings in 1940-41 . On 6-1[...]married Mary Ellen Wesen at Queen of Angels In 1941 , I married Charles W. Billie and we had 2 s[...]Ellen was born at Glasgow on the eldest, was born in Monterey, CA in August 1942. Russell married 6-28-53,[...]orn to Arlene (Johnson) Wesen and Wes Wesen , who are of Allen was born in December 1946 in Billings. He attended MSU in Norwegian and Swedish descent. Mary h[...]Darryl and Mary Ellen are both teaching in the public school at After a divorce from Ch[...]ad- at Havre, MT. view. I have lived there for 35 years.[...]years. He and Ella still reside in Medicine Lake, where he continues to My father, Andrew Johnson, passed away in June of 1975 at[...]were very hard. The dust blew, grasshoppers fle w in, and army worms invaded the CCC camp south of town. The bank burned 1 night in 1939 and that meant a move to Billings for my par[...]on 4-16-30 at Medicine choir and their practices. In high school I was in the Honor Society, Lake. She is the youngest of the 1O Gentry children. played in he band under the direction of Mr. Kadlec, and re[...]Lake in 194 5. She graduated from high school at Avenal, CA in 1948. My mother organized the Fireside Club[...]e served 7½ years of which 2½ years were served in Europe during WWII. David and Ella were both desc[...]milies of German-Russian descent that homesteaded in North Dakota in the late 1890s. They had 3 sons, David, Te[...] |
| [...]5 -40. She was the They have made their residence in Kenmore through the years. dau[...]or and Alice Nyquist of Froid. Robert served in the Air Force during WWII and Korea, attaining[...]y the rank of Staff Sergeant. After his discharge in 1953, he was farm. Later they mov[...]inished school. employed by General Motors Corp., in Seattle, WA. He retired in 1978. Doris and Joe's family are Elizabeth Josephine (Betty Jo) Casey, Georgie has been working in the grocery business for 32 years. R[...]Schmitz. In 1949, the family moved to Medicine Lake so the ch[...]Jo Casey presently lives with her mother and dad in Rolla Anne was born on 8-25-54. She married[...]attending manager of Anthony's in Plentywood, MT, also lives in Medicine Lake. cosmetology school in Kenmore, WA.[...]2 sons, Georgie's memories of Medicine Lake are still very vivid. She is Daren and LeAlan, who travel by bus to school in Medicine Lake. Roger anticipating her 3rd visit "home" in 1985. and his family are living on the family farm and he is the 3rd gener[...]have 1 daughter, Jack and Kris Schmidt live in Reserve, MT. They are co-owners of Victoria Michelle. They live in Helena, MT, where he is employed in the J & M Service and co-manage Community Oil Co.[...]ather, Ernest Frank Schmidt, was born on 4-9-1892 in Richard J. is employed with t[...]nnesota. Clara Munsch Schmidt was born on 2-29-12 in Wishek, presently living in Medicine Lake, MT. ND. They met and married in Whitetail, MT in the late 1930s. They Larry J. is living in Fairview, MT, and is working for Farmer's moved to Flaxville, MT in the early 1940s, then to Medicine Lake in Union Cenex and servicing their oil wells out of Sidney. 1951. There, Ernest Schmidt worked for the REC and did carpenter Joe retired in 1978 and enjoys fishing and traveling. He and Dor[...]enjoyed their wonderful tour of Europe in 1983. her work in the cafes in Medicine Lake from 1951 until she passed away on[...]r Schmitz, son of Joe and Doris Schmitz, was born in living in Minnesota; Norma Schmidt Harshbarger, born 9-23-4[...]Williston, ND. His maternal grandparents are Victor and Alice Nyquist in Westby, MT; Donald Schmidt, born 12-3-42, living in Fairview, MT; of Froid. His paternal grandparents are Mike and Anna Schmitz of Harvey Schmidt, born 6-21-44, living in Fairview, MT; Robert Schmidt, Medicine Lake. He grew up in Medicine Lake and graduated from Lake born 8-29-45, living in Sidney, MT; Elta Schmidt Englehart, born[...]Denver Automotive School, gasoline 8-9-48, living in Harrington, OE; Jack Schmidt, born 8-20-55 . division. In 1968, Roger joined the Marine Corp. He served 1 year in Jack attended high school in Medicine Lake, MT, and went to col- Vie[...]edicine Lake after his discharge. Bowman Trucking in Westby for a year and then returned to manage[...]nion until the spring of 1971 . Medicine Lake Oil in 1980. In 1981, Jack and Mitch Nielsen bought[...]hmitz ranch after his mar- Jack's Service Station in Reserve, MT. Jack and Kris moved from[...]former Charlene Roness. Medicine Lake to Reserve in December 1982. Charlene was born in Casper, WY and lived in Bo bells, D and Kristie Hoffman Schmidt was born on 12-25-60 in Culbertson, T. Medicine Lake. She als[...]dicine Lake. Her parents She attended high school in Froid, MT. Her parents are Paul and Sylvia are he for mer Florence Lansrud of edicine Lake and A[...]oonan, D. aternal grandparents are Grace and . 0. Lansrud, ho 12-29-28, and Sylvia was born 8-31 -36. Their children are: Cindy homesteaded east of edicine Lake. Paternal grandparents are Edna Hoffman Taylor, born 11 -19-56; Timothy Hoff[...]Daren and LeAlan are in 4-H. They had an exciting 1st year show-[...]Hoger is active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Charlene in[...] |
| [...]Tennessee Walking horses. Harry is a lead singer in a especially grain and grain sheaves. Recent inte[...]He and Tessa perform together frequently. leaders in the Volmer Lucky Clover 4-H Club.[...]ific Lutheran University Cultural Exchange League in 1982 and 1983. The same student, Gillis with a BA degree in music and later received an honorary Master's DeL[...]re, were guests at the Schmitz's while on holiday in 1982. Gilles en- peared in International Who's Who in Music, Eighth Edition. His wife is joyed the ranc[...]hauser Company. Both George and Martha are skiing enthusiasts.[...]They, too, reside in Tacoma, WA. MEL and BELLE SHIVELY[...]Although Verna's home is now in Olympia, WA, she still has her Mel (M. C.) Shively was born in West Virginia in 1876. He married Montana land and memories of her childhood. They are pleasant; rais- Belle Hovious Shively, who was born in Illinois in 1887. ing and riding h[...], and wonderful friends. But most precious of all are he was almost 30. Due to many workers in the foundry not under- memori[...]n-defeatest at- standing or following shop rules, many molders were tragically burned. titu[...]of Hanks, ND. He served in WWII. Four months before going overseas,[...]he married Laura Kelly in May 1944. Laura, the only child of John and[...]In September 1944, George went to Germany to fight f[...]B of the Army. In March of 1945, he was wounded in the back and[...]George and Laura made their home in Medicine Lake from 1945[...]2-23-74, at their home in Missoula. George died of a heart attack on[...]2-25-75 at his sister's home in Hayden Lake, ID. In March 1906, Mel and Ed Smith came to Culbertson,[...]ach to Medicine Lake (then called Flandrem). From there they walked approximately 7 miles northeast in deep snow and each made a choice of land. In May, Mel and Belle returned with a few household goods and a wagon and horses shipped to Culbertson in a box car. From there they went north by wagon, staying overnight at Sheep Creek, a half way house, and arrived at the claim in May 1906. They lived in a 1O'x12' shack with a sod floor. Mel walked 4 miles in the cold, lonely winters to dig coal for their he[...]r's open pit mine whenever the weather permitted. In 5 years they proved up the claim and Mel built a house in 1913. They farmed for 45 years and then rented to[...]rn on Normal College. She taught at rural schools in Roosevelt County for 9 11 -12-48 . James was born on 8-27-52. Thomas was born on years. In 1941, she moved to Washington. In Tacoma, WA she was of- 8-22-56. fice manager and rate clerk for Interstate Auto Freight. In Olympia WA John has lived in Medicine Lake all of his life. After finishing th[...]d find to do. After a couple years of this, In 1944, Verna married Gale C. Wagner of Olympia. Hi[...]back to Wyland Wagner. They moved to Olympia, WA in 1907 where he Willie. o[...]After finishing the 8th grade, Ron followed in Johns footsteps as Repairs, doing machine work and repairing electric motors. He has in- far as helping his dad. When he was ready to move on, he worked for vented and built many things, such as the 1st basement pump in Olym- Andrew Larsen and William Tro[...]g these moves he married abel Disney on 12-22-78, in Buckmobile car, and built their 3-manual 8 rank[...]Hastings, NE. They now reside in Medicine Lake with abel's In 1945, their daughter, Tessa Gayle, was born on Ap[...]fic Jami. Mabel also has 2 children in Edgar, NE. Sue Hoffsteader is mar- Lutheran University and has taught music, literature and careers in ried and has 3 children, and Mabel[...]has 2 children. Aldrich, is a batallion chief in the Tacoma Fire Department. Their hobby Bob graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1966. He went to Kin-[...] |
| man Business College in Spokane, WA for 2 years. He then enlisted in- At Medicine Lake school Lucy t[...]to junior to the Marines, where he was stationed in Florida and Hawaii. He lived high and senior high students, including English, home economics, in Hawaii until his mother died, then he moved to Mi[...]and girls' physical tana State Employment Service in Hamilton, MT. On 5-3-75 , Bob mar-[...]began . The entire family is very active in the Catholic Church.[...]or 25 James graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1971 . He moved to years, and dur[...]rther his education at the University of Montana. In the following: organ ized the city[...]viding the city into 1975, he received his degree in financial management. Since he cou ld[...]nt for each area; sponsored a tree- not find work in this field, he went to work in the woods around planting projec[...]d 1 child of their own: decorations in an unused downtown building; raised the most mone[...]for a state ambulance drive by all FHA groups in the state and the most moved to Medicine Lake in 1981 . James is currently employed at[...]new fire truck in Medicine Lake; sponsored safety programs and nutr[...]moved to Missoula. He graduated from Sentinel HS in ments they had made; kept s[...]s through concessions at school. Billings to work in their main store. They have 1 child, Kirkpatrick,[...]ckie will be going back to work for Safeway chain in Anchorage in At 1 time Lucy was active in dramatics, as director of all the March.[...]ety shows for the high school carnival. She wrote many[...]ocal MEA, Delta Gamma Society. Emily Charlesworth in a small 2-room house. Her folks moved to town[...]l and the ortheast She was always interested in activities and as a 6th grader en- Scholarship Pageant for young girls. She has emceed many affairs in- joyed being Mother Goose in the operetta of the same name. She was[...]d as an 8th grader she taught her many programs, and now serves as organist for the Congregational mother the " new" water bath method of canning. In high school she Church. She still[...], was president of the senior class, had the lead in events, and community affairs. Helping ot[...]ntana with a BA degree, school was in a little green shack located near edicine Lake's dump and in 1958 she earned a Master's degree from Montana St[...]ried O en Teague. She still married William Smith in 1941 and moved to Fargo. lives in Spokane.[...]and as a superintendent of schools in S eetgrass, Jordan, and[...]rady, T. He moved to evada and was superintendent in the Gold- field and lastly in the Wads orth schools.[...]union ere born Elisabeth and orris, ho live in Fernley, NV, here[...]larence, ho as the 1st hite child born here, died in 1964. Lucy and Bill Smi[...]His mother, Emily Charles orth, died in 1960 and his stepfather,[...]George Charlesworth in 1965 . Bill was born at Centre Point SD to Jo[...]as a farm hand, and hen older, became a brakeman in the Great orthern yard at Williston.[...]Theodore Brien was born on 7-12-1856 in innesota, to Antoine and later at Fargo, he had t[...]il he and Lucy moved back and born in eastern Dakota Territory at St. Joe, a small settlement near to Medicine Lake in 1 2, where he took over farming for the Charles-[...]what was to become the present site of Walhalla in the Pembina hills. worths, and Lucy started teach[...]n, he made his way to Winnipeg, Manitoba, looking in 1973 and Lucy retired from teaching that s[...] |
| [...]was born on man later became Theodore's father-in-law. On 6-10-1 881 , he married 5-18-1894, in Towner, NO. She died on 12-14-70. Jorden Patterson Mary Rose Barland at St. Jean Baptiste Parrish in Manitoba. He and his Smith, Jr. (Nig), her brother, was born on 11 -15-1895, in Glasgow, bride then traveled to St. John, ND in the Turtle Mountains, trailing 7 MT. He died in January 1956. Miller Payne Smith (Cap), her broth[...]Culbertson, and died on This was a gift from his in-laws. The Brien famity stayed in North 12-19-79. Jurdie's twin sister, Mayme Ellis Smith, was born on Dakota for many years, farming and working. Most of the children[...]old. The youngest member of the family is born there, the oldest educated there. Stella[...]born north of Culbertson on 11 -9-08 . She lives in In the fall of 1901 , Theodore and Mary Rose, with t[...]d by wagon to Culbertson, MT, where they wintered in a log Jurdie lived on the ra[...]they moved to Oswego, MT where her mother ran a there on 1-19-02. After traveling back to North Dakota in the spring of restaurant for a short per[...]ear- 1902, the Brien family returned to Montana in 1905, again by wagon, ly life included many moves; therefore, she attended several schools.[...]the north shore of She started school in Homestead, MT, and graduated from 8th grade in Medicine Lake, which is now owned by the Wildlif[...]Theodore was a skilled hunter and a good marksman in both the plains and woodlands. He was also a tra[...]ad. The Briens attended the Catholic Church in Medicine Lake, often traveling in the winter on the ice in a horse-drawn sleigh. In the sum- mer they swam and fished in the lake; they ice skated in the winter. During the '30s they experienced many hardships along with the good times. Mary Rose was born on 7-12-1862, and died 5-9-26 in Medicine Lake. Theodore was living with his son, Gregery, in Poplar, MT when he passed away on 11 -23-38.[...]Of the 7 boys and 5 girls born of this union, all are deceased with the exception of Clarice. Theodore[...]die married August Fred Grothaus (Gus) on 3-2-23, in Plenty- many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The follow[...]born born to Theodore and Mary Rose, were raised in Sheridan County: on 1-1 2-24, in Medicine Lake, MT. She attended Thornwood County[...]School and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1942. After gradua- On 11-15-24, Clarice married Jorden P. Smith in Plentywood. tion she worked in Bremerton, WA in the shipyards. She married Ollie Jorden was born[...]T, on what is now Jack and lived in Wenatchee WA. They had 3 children, Carol, Jane, t[...]ke from and Dennis. Tudie lives in Quincy, WA at the present time. 1924 to 1934. Dur[...]August Grothaus, their son, was born on 8-25-30, in Peck to work on the dam. They also worked in Butte, T, in the mines. Butte, MT. He attended Th[...]ated from Of this union 1 child was born; he died in 1940 at an early age. In Medicine Lake HS in 1948. After graduation, Bill joined the Army for[...]Jorden passed years and served in the Korean War. Upon returning he was employed away in Poplar on 1-18-56. Clarice still lives in Poplar where she has at the Sheridan E[...]Smith, farms and ranches still live in Medicine Lake. They have 3 children: Kim William,[...]Gus and Jurdie were divorced in March of 1931 .[...]5-33 Jurdie married Diamond Richard Smith (Dick), in JURDIE SMITH Sidney, T. Dick was born in arshell, IN on 9-11 -1895 and died on Jurdie Smith, bet[...]n 7-4-05 3-24 -70. He came to Montana in 1911 and wor ed for Seth Folsum, on a ranch 18 mi[...]hey adopted Harry Robert Smrth, born on 1-1-1854, in Houston, TX, and died 1-8-08. As foreman her fath[...]ake HS. He is married to Jean Smith and they live in Green Acres, WA on 1 of the drives, at which time[...]and Dick raised ary Ryan Evans, born on 5-11 -26 in painting, The Last of the 5 000. Her father as the 1st sheriff in Valley Plentywood MT. She attended Thorn[...]ated from edicine Lake HS in 1941. She received a teaching cer- Jurdie's[...]te from the College of Great Falls. She now lives in Helena, MT, 6-7-1874, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and she died on 3-16-5[...]am Weaver for a short period of time, which ended in Susan, Steven and Debra. divorce. She met and married Jorden Smith in Glasgo , T in 1895. When Dick and Jurdi[...]hey brought their 4 children After Jordan's death in 1908, ary married Rolland Van Skiever in from previous marriages togethe[...]their own. 1917. During her lifetime she managed many hotels and restaurants They lived on a farm 22 miles west of Medicine Lake. In early years throughout Montana.[...]they raised sheep, cattle and horses; in later years they raised mostly[...] |
| grain. In 193 7, they started moving into Medicine Lake during the Her mother passed away in 195 7. Her father passed away in school term .[...]Patricia, their 1st child, was born 3-16-35, in Plentywood, MT. One brother, Calvin Richwine, lives in Stanford, MT and 1 sister, She attended 12 years of school in Medicine Lake, graduating in 1954. Lola Richwine McCauley, lives in Rockford, WA. She enrolled at Montana State Colle[...]Beverly, Mrs. Kenneth Christensen, lives in Cody, WY and Norbo of Medicine Lake in 1956. She received her BS in home Patricia, Mrs. William Piper, lives in Salt Lake City, UT. Alice has 4 economics from th[...], WY and David Myron and Randy Jay. They now live in Alexandria, VA, where Pat is a Christ[...]Tyrel Piper, both of Salt Lake reading consultant in an elementary school and Gary is an ad-[...]ren, Bradly and Jessica ministrator at a hospital in the area.[...]WY. Richard Patterson was born on 7-15-37, in Plentywood, MT. After attending 12 years of school at Medicine Lake, he graduated in 1955.[...]AN He enrolled at MSC that fall. He received a BS in agricultural education in 1959 from MSC. Rick married Joy Warwick of Conrad, MT in 1959. Ernest M. Snellman was[...]Caroline Snellman. They moved to Dutton, MT early in 1917, then was in the Air Force for 21 years and served in the Vietnam War. He to Medicine Lake in November 1917. Ernie attended the Smith school, retired as a LTC. They now live in Colorado Springs, CO, where Rick jus[...]er farmers, Sharon Smith was born on 9-24-39 in Plentywood. Her elementary Harry Ric[...]farm. He also helped at the Wilfred Parents' in the fall with the butcher- ating from high school in 1958, she enrolled at MSC. The next year[...]nd hogs for canned meat, hams, bacon and sausage. In she transferred and graduated with a teaching certificate in elementary the early '30s, Ernie and his friends would go to Sidney and Fairview in education from Northern Montana College in 1961 . She married Keith the fall to help with the beet harvest. In the late '30s, he rented a McKibben from Taber, A[...]a, he worked on the county Shauna Ann . They live in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where Sharon[...]. Ernest married Marian Hippe on 4-1-38 . 7-13-46 in Williston, ND. For cross reference see Brian and[...]story. ~ Jurdie is an active member in the Congregational Church and Women's Fellowship and the VFW auxiliary, both in Medicine Lake. She is a form er member of the Fir[...]Alice Anne Richwine Snellman was born on 8-12-16 in Froid, T. Her father, George Richwine, homesteade[...]and he worked both farms. Alice Anne was baptized in the Church of the Brethren east of Froid, graduated from Froid HS in 1934. She attended college in Havre and taught school at the Nyquist school eas[...]oldest son of Frank and school in innesota, and graduated from the 8th grade at ritlng Caroline Snellman, of Medicine Lake in 1937. Their daughter, Beverly Rock, D. In ovember 1930, she entered edicine Lake HS. She Ann, was born in Plentywood on 8-17-38, and after her birth Alice graduated from edicine la e HS in April 1934. She orked as a went back to teaching.[...]was in the Army, stationed in Germany. When he came back, he was[...]employed at J. C. Penney Co. in Plentywood. In 1962, Carolyn and She wor ed for the government at "Gore Field" in Great Falls dur- Ralph moved to Billing[...]He was affiliated with Penney stores in Casper, WY. He was manager as born in Great Falls on 3-25 -48. Herbert and Alice were divorced in of the Penney store in Hot Springs, SD and is now managing the Pen- 1950[...]ney store in Kearney, NE. She resumed teaching in Nampa, ID and also taught in Sentinal, Carolyn and Ralph have 4 daughters. Connie Rae was born on AZ. Alice now lives in Phoenix, AZ during most of the year.[...] |
| graduate as a RN in May 1984. " Ernie" is a farm machines broker.[...]chool. From Toston they moved to Great They live in Kearney, NE. Christine Becker was born 4-26-64 in Falls and he went to work as a[...]Their 2nd daughter, Patricia Ann was born in Great Falls on 3-25-48. at a bank in Kearney. Tina was born on 1-27-67 in Casper, WY. She is Alice and Herb were divorced in 1950. Beverly and Herb moved back a high school student in Kearney. Alisa was born on 11 -6-71. She is a[...]ade school student. The Becker family is involved in church work, In 1954 Herb went into partnership with John Shoal o[...]and they built and operated the Sunset Drive-In Theater in Plentywood. GORDON and EVELYN DEUBNER SNELLMAN[...]f Frank and Caroline Snellman, |
| [...]ugh Christmas, west of Homestead in 197 4. They have lived in Medicine Lake since then at H&R Block through the[...]1953. Their children all live in Montana. They returned to Medicine Lake in the summer of 1972. Jack Verlayne (Mrs. Richard Erdahl), born 4-4-51 , lives in Froid, MT. worked at the J&L Implement, and helped on his parents' farm in his Her husband is employed by Roose[...]grocery store from Medicine Lake HS in 1969, and attended Kinman Business about this tim[...]e illness "morning sickness" University in Spokane, WA. She had 3 children by a previous mar[...]orn 7-28 -52 . He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in nicknamed her "Candy". She was named after her gr[...]1970. He married Yvonne Abar of Reserve in 1972. They have 1 son, grandmothers, Caroline Ann[...]ise Parpart. Cody Lee. They live in Medicine Lake and own and operate Lake Bowl. Cand[...]born 4-22 -54. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in Candy loves basketball and is looking forward to[...]art band and she's ex- of Bowdon , ND in 197 4. They have 3 sons: Scott, Jason and Joshua.[...]loves cheerleading and has They live in Townsend, MT, where he is a lineman for the Vigil[...]born 7-15-55. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in Refuge again and he is employed there at the present time. Jack is tru- 1973. He married Susan Crain of Froid, MT in 1978. They live on the ly a "jack of all trades." He's done all the remodeling of their home in fam ily farm west of Medicine Lake. Medi[...]l works part-time as a clerk at the Jack and Jill in edicine is doing very well. When he has time, Jac[...]e. fie or shotgun. His greatest love is mechanics-there is nothing he likes better than working on a moto[...]FRED SPENCER In March 1981 , Cassie started working part-time at[...]8-12-06 at Grand eado , N to "kids." Her hobbies are sewing, wheat weaving, cake decorating, can-[...]'s an avid parents and sister Mattie in June of 1907. Here he grew up on the basketball f[...]g, he treasurer, and she has held several offices in the Christian Women's had to help out at home with the farm work and expenses. After his Club in Plentywood. She has also been active for 9 years in organizing brother Harry was old enough to help on the farm in 1937 he ent to and working in the Homestead-Medicine Lake fair booth at the Rolla, ND. He was employed there as a garage mechanic until 1947, Sheridan County[...]he road from the farm , and later attended school in Medicine Lake, graduating in 1944. In 1945, he entered the Army, serving in France and Germany as a member of the Civilian In[...]6th Corp MP. He was discharged at Fort Lewis, WA in 1947. After returning from the Army, he helped on the family farm . In 1949, Kenny married Hazel Norman. Hazel was born on 8-14-32 in Gladmar, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Al[...]36, and later to Plentywood. She attended schools in Dooley and Plentywood. Kenny 1st started work on REA construction in the fall of 1949, He was married 7-30-40 in Sidney. He again returned to Rolla, when he went[...]king on the police working on construction except in the inter months hen things shut f[...]ne winter he worked as partsman for Farmers Co-op in to Oregon where he as a lon[...]zes and retiring at age 75. Residing in Portland, he no enjoys gardening, reading meters. In 1953, he helped stake po er lines. Kenny orked[...]nd resides at Camino Island, WA and youngest In 1957 Kenny and Hazel purchased some grazing land 9 miles brother Ralph who lives in Plentywood. est of edicine Lake and started rai[...]ward came to northeastern Montana and homesteaded in 1906. In Kenny continued working as a lineman,[...] |
| and Sophie are both deceased.[...]Isobel moved to Medicine Lake with her family in 1925. She at- Ralph grew up on the farm, a[...]tended her junior and senior years in Medicine Lake HS and graduated graduated in 1932. He worked on the farm and other jobs including in the spring of 1927. road construction and dam bu[...]e 1930s he worked at Fort Peck Dam on NYA as did many other boys. In January of 1942, Ralph enlisted in the United States Army Air Force. He was inducted[...]A, under the 4th Air Force. He was sent overseas in January 1943, arriving at Casablanca, Morocco, No[...]. He was the only 1 of his squadron that sailed, in a very small English ship, from the ancient city[...]y ferry and then convoyed to Naples, Italy. While there, he served under the 12th, 22nd Tactical and the[...]n- She became certified to teach in 1928 and taught 8 years in rural trol Squadron, a radio and radar unit, as a Staff Sergeant in the schools. The 1st year she taught in the Peterson school 20 miles east European-Africa[...]of Medicine Lake; 2 years were spent teaching in the Griffin School (Addolorata) Dolores A. D' Ang[...]ast of Medicine Lake; the last 5 years she taught in the Concetta Castiello, on 6-14-46.[...]les east of Homestead. Isobel believed that In Dolores' early childhood, she often played with Princess Mia Pia, she had a great group of pupils there. Previous to her hiring, 2 teachers daughter of Q[...]8-1 2-36. She was hired to teach primary grades in the Medicine Lake the Isle of Capri for 15 days. In November 1946, they returned to school in the fall of 19 36 and remained until the spring o[...]and farms the land where he was in-law, Elmo and Edmunds Geiser, Monterey, CA. While there, she re- born.[...]received a year's leave of absence from teaching in[...]In 194 7, she was given a position with the Army Pos[...]Service, managing a gift shop in Berlin, Germany. When she returned[...]in 1948, she taught in Centralia, WA. In 1950, Isobel returned to Army[...]Civil Service at Fort Ord, CA. In 1955, she transferred to the Defense[...]ent, Isobel is enjoying the leisure of retirement in Monterey,[...]Stephens. He was born on 6-30-04 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He There were 4 children born to them. The 1st, a daughter[...]came to Culbertson, MT with his parents in 1906, and moved to his Ann, was born on 3-28-47,[...]na Art Ryder, and worked on farms. In 1925, he moved to Medicine Lake with a aster of A[...]ith his and was employed as a clerk in the Ed Stubban store. wife, Pam Donaldson of Kali[...]Bert) Smith was born near DeGraff, MN on 1-22-11. In Christina. Antonio P., born 11 -2-49 at Williston[...]dress of Fairfax, Smith's homestead. In the spring of 1917, her parents shipped their VA[...]chickens and a buggy to and Brian R. They reside in DeSoto, TX. Robert A., born 4-6-51 at[...]rey J. They she as a tool checker. In the mid '20s and the discontinuance of Wolf own a[...]and is also a lifetime died in 1943 and Clara in 1966. Both are buried in the Greenwood member.[...]new Ford so they could "ride in style" to Sidney to be married. Isobel Kathl[...]offspring, was born 9-4-08, on In the early '30s, highways were being constr[...] |
| manager for Frank French's Lakeview Tavern. In May of 193 7, the for Walt Disney Productions and they live in Canoga Park, CA. Janice CCC moved to Medicine Lak[...]graduated from the University at Missoula in 1959, and has taught on land formerly owned by El[...]on 2-20-44. He married Gloria Olson of abound and many culminated in marriage. The Lakeview Tavern did a Dagmar. Jim graduated from Northern College at Havre in 1968. He very brisk business until its closure.[...]turned to his teaching profession in 1980. He lives at Wolf Point; he[...]Bud died on 11 -10-64, and is buried in Froid next to his mother,[...]Moose. She is retired and lives in Medicine Lake.[...]lter G. Stephens and Kathl~en Maclean were united in mar- riage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 8-2-1893. For 13 years they lived in[...]Toronto where Mr. Stephens was employed in the MacDonald Depart- Jack, Janice[...]Leslie, Elmo Ruth and Walter Norman. In 1906, when northeastern By this time, Bud a[...]journey by train to establish a home in the USA. On their way they lumberyard. About thi[...]chased visited Mrs. Stephens' brother in Bottineau, ND and her sister in Miles a new school bus and a bus driver was neede[...]City, MT. Mr. Stephens left his family in Miles City while he journeyed dren from Reserve a[...]claim and establish residence. He rented a In 1943, Bud bought the Lake Hotel-Bar from Inez Wigmore log cabin in Culbertson to house his family until he built a house on the Brobst. In a short while, he took Charles Peters in as co-partner. homestead. Mrs. Steph[...]miles north of Culbertson and 3 miles characters in that era who contributed to the merriment and resulting north of what is now Froid, MT. In the spring of 1908, r. Stephens success of the bu[...]moved his family to the homestead in a haywagon pulled by 2 horses, Cabe, manager of t[...]Bud's sister, Isobel, Bud and Bert, would go out in the street and coax them to "come in" just to have some laughter for an hour or so. Af[...]were present, and consequently, others would walk in just to see "what the twins were up to." They wou[...]r transportation as by worthy cause. When he died in 1963, the VFW Post 8869 carried out[...]inter travel by sleigh. his wishes "to be buried in the Custer Battlefield," and did the honors[...]d Bert had 3 children who ere reared and educated in bors considered him to be a very[...]Their children , James Leslie and Jeri Lynn live in issoula. rs. Stephens was now[...]the outbreak of WWI , James Leslie (Les) enlisted in the Smalley of Van Nuys, CA on 7-3-64 . John works in the art department Army. Short[...] |
| into Froid. In 1918, during the influenza epidemic, Mrs. Stephen[...]dis attend Emmanuel Free Lutheran Association. ed many long hours helping anyone who needed help. The St[...]managed the Vendome rooming house on Main Street in Froid. In the spring of 1925, the Stephens R[...]Rick Strauss came to Medicine Lake in the fall of 1971 to begin operated a maternity ho[...]ctor, and Dr. H. B. Cloud, MD, maintained offices in this build- Montana graduate. He taught[...]ched football, wrestling and track. nurse, helped many babies into the world. When Dr. Cloud left In the fall of 1972 Irene Kachena came to Medicine L[...]'s the summer, the dormitory was a rooming house. In 1936, the building coach. was sold a[...]hen Ardis was born, 9-6-32. Her earliest memories are of living on the March farm , southwest of Plenty[...]en walked to school as long as weather permitted. In the winter their father hitched the team to the s[...]he team, Birdie and Beauty, to find the way. In 194 7 Ardis, Corrine and Jerry transferred to Ple[...]o one Both Rick and Irene are active members in the community. Rick is thought that she really me[...]members of St. Patrick's church , Irene and Rick are both Dennis and Anne Stevens, from Medicine Lake.[...]Ervin went to school in various homes, finished elementary school[...]in the Richwine school, and went to Medicine Lake HS[...]took some courses in electricity and steam engineering and received a[...]11-1 7-17. In December 1955 they purchased their 1st home in Medicine Lil went to the S[...]ted grade Lake, from Pete Canole. I was the house in which Lorring s Aunt and school. She then worked in various homes and also lived in the cook Uncle, Jim and Mary Hancock, were marrie[...]He was named Lorring Dennis II, In 1928, Ervin built a 7'x14' home on a 1921 Sampson[...]er ing fill. At this time he lived in the motorhome by the lake. resulted in their decision to sell their home in Medicine Lake and move ow that[...]ey were to Williston, ND where Naomi was enrolled in UMARC. She is now married in Plentywood by Judge Solinski on 11 · 0-32. He had to bor- residing in the Glenwood Group Home in Plentywood. row $7[...]Cafe for Dusty and Lori both attended school in Williston. Dusty went on to them and th[...]for 2 years before the temptation of "big money' in the " oil Snellman. They then took th[...]and son, Caleb, live with her parents. They live in Williston 5 daughter, Grace, was born tha[...]n place. The next summer they had dust storms and many farm east of Medicine Lake the remaining m[...] |
| [...]Lloyd was called to serve his country in 1962. He served 2 years farm . He farmed and work[...]tive duty and 4 years inactive. He spent 8 months in Thailand, run- and 1936. Many times that winter, he walked to work wh ich was[...]ice, Lloyd went to Butte, MT. He the folks stayed in bed until Ervin came to get the furnace going.[...]later as foreman for the concentrator. He worked there for 19 years, They lived in many kinds of places including small, 2-room apart-[...]wn D & S ments and a barbershop. They had learned how to cope. Fencing Co[...]The fam ily belongs to many clubs. One is the Rodeo Club in which Ervin bought 80 acres from the county and moved a small 2-story they are very active. They have their own horses. They go on many house there. Lil lived in the house and took care of the cattle while[...]digging machine. They dug wells around the county in- cluding 1 on their 80 acres for the cattle .[...]1-7-72. Their hobbies are horseback riding, snowmobiling, hunting and They moved to the subheadquarters on the refuge in 1943 where trap shooting. They make their home in Butte, MT. they farmed and raised cattle. They mo[...]. Orland was born on 8-26-14, on his parents farm in Sheridan sled and a team, but he ended up walking. He worked all day, plowing County. There were no doctors close, so a mid ife attended his the road to town and the streets in town. He tried to plow the way m[...]d man Stringer and Addie Grandlund live in edicine Lake. eaten oatmeal and eggs once that da[...]his father on the farm and or ed as a ranch hand in the sur- Ervin joined the Moose Club in 1952 . He received the "Pilgrims ro[...]d was Deputy Supreme Governor for 2 terms. He was in- He trailed many horses for the horse traders and buyers. In 1934, he stalled 1st in Chicago and then in ew York.[...]d for them until 1937. then a TriPacer. They flew many years without a single incident.[...]Ervin and George Schmitz were instrumental in getting an airport old Harry Rich in[...]e Lake. Ervin was the manager for the airport for many edicine Lake and at the iser[...]Sheridan County, running blade. In 1942 they moved to to n so the Eventually t[...]place, here the Prairie Sand and Gravel is In 1969 Ervin had a cancerous lung removed and he re[...]no , in 1943. They lived there until 1959. They purchased the old very well from[...]assive stroke on Gormely place in 1959, and have lived there since. On Orland s off[...]Grace married Charles McBride. Their children are Leatha ( rs. from the county ith[...]ave 2 children , Teresa passed a ay in ay 1983. Caroline lives in edicine Lake. Fran as and Thomas.[...]born on 5-27-19, on her parents' farm in Sheridan County. Her mother Leland married S[...]ceased; Gordon passed away in September 1983; and Kenneth Snell-[...]she helped Orland's at Medicine Lake, graduating in 1958. He worked for local farmers[...] |
| [...]ter and wrap- the Army as a SP-5. per in the freezer processing plant.[...]entywood. sketching and needlework. Their hobbies are trap shooting, hunting Kathy was born on 6-16-51 in Williston, ND. She attended her 1st and bowling,[...]ent offices. 4 years of school in Grenora. Moving to Chinook in 1961, she attended[...]2 years of school. In 1963, her family moved to Plentywood, where[...]she graduated in 1970. After graduation Kathy worked at the bakery in[...]belong to various clubs in the community of Medicine Lake. Kathy has[...]ns and 1 daughter: Orvis, the oldest, passed away in November 1970 at Boulder, MT; Lloyd Stringer of B[...]Wayne and Kathy have lived in Medicine Lake. They have 3 chil- RONALD and JUDY[...]enjoys bowling Rawly Krooser, hauling crude oil. In 1961, he went to work for Frank and b[...]m with his father. The farm seasonal employment). In 1966, he went to work for Gallatin Homes, was homesteaded by his grandfather, Frank Stringer, in 1906. delivering mobile homes to dealers. Judy, his wife, was his pilot. In 1978, he bought his own tractor and trailer.. Now[...]his life here except for the years he spent in the US Air Force during[...]Lake. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1941 and in 1942[...]ntered the Air Force. His overseas time was spent in Africa and India.[...]Ester was born at Hetland, SD. Her parents are Andrew and[...]Mathilde (Hansen) Holmgaard. She spent 15½ years there. Because of[...]her father's health they moved to Sheridan County in the spring of[...]chased the cafe in Medicine Lake. She finished high school here,[...]afe until they sold it. Later she attended school in Bill-[...]ings and went to work for the telephone company in Minneapolis until[...]On 12-7-42, Ester was working in the cafe. It seemed they always[...]and everyone just stood or sat in stunned silence. It was a long 3½ They make their home in Belgrade, T. Ron's hobbies are shooting years of war. Men gone[...]hear of someone close killed, wounded or missing in[...]be ith husbands or to work in ammunition plants. Ration books came By Kathy Str[...]gallons of gas Wayne Stringer, born 10-3-48 in Williston, D, is the son of Orland a wee[...]ouldn't decorate for the prom, Lake. He graduated in 1966. After graduation Wayne worked as a[...]her ay home from work on the streetcar in Minneapolis. Bells began In April of 1968, Wayne was drafted into the Army. H[...]ldn't move. year as instructor on heavy equipment in Missouri, before being sent to A normal[...]she finally got home Vietnam. He served 4 months in Vietnam with the 6th Combat Engi- there was a message for her to get back to work the fas[...]neers, before being wounded and sent home. While in Vietnam , Wayne ble. So, back she we[...]d a Purple The war was over! Heart. In February of 1970, Wayne received a Medical Discha[...]George was discharged and came home in January 1946. They[...] |
| were married in February. He worked for Chevrolet dealers in Medicine Lake and Havre until buying their own repair shop in 1958. They were 1st in the Eamon building which is now owned by J and L Implement. They then purchased the old Ford building, in 1960, from Nels Lodahl and are still in business there.[...]ighton, an electrical engineer for Ralston Purina in St.[...]Louis; John, a consulting engineer in Redding, CA; and Craig, who died[...]in April 1957. George Stromberg family. In 1930, he purchased the Lake Theater, and showed t[...]sound picture in 1931. John and his brother Elmer also owned the[...]children: Judith Ann graduated from Medicine Lake in theater in Grenora for awhile. John continued to operate the theater 1964; attended Grand View College in Iowa. She married James until[...]Phillips and has 1 son, James Clarence. She lives in Hillsboro, OR and practical. is employed[...]Lake Realty Co. and Peggy Lorraine was born in December 194 7 and died in June was also city clerk. He then was employed by the Schnitzler Corp. in 1948.[...]ars. Terry Ray graduated from Medicine Lake in 196 7; graduated from In the early '5 0s, Gladys decided she'd like to go[...]to get an elementary degree to go with her years in the armed forces during the Vietnam conflict. Aft[...]Lake through the school year of charge, he worked in Glendive and Sidney. In 1979, he returned to 1959. That fal[...]. Janice Lavonne graduated from high school in 1968; attended She died in 1969. John moved to California, where he currently schools in Denver and Des Moines, rece·iving her BS degree in Speech resides. Pathology and Audiolog[...]s at Monmouth, OR. She married Michael Signorelli in 1981 and is now employed by the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, NV DAVID and HAZEL BARGE SU[...]vid Edward Summers (8-26-07 to 6-21 ·63) as born in Bis- George and Ester have been a part of many community organiza- marck, D. The 1st school he attended was upstairs in the Pete Kisler tions. Ester was Den Mother, 4-H[...]e Lutheran church for 11 years. George was active in the Commer- ichels children, the[...]and the 2 Summers children. He cial Club, Moose, in Firemens-being the Firechief after the death of also attended school in Plen ood, edicine La e and Roe Springs. Clarence Eamon, and worked on many city projects. They have both At an early age David as involved in ranching. The care of the been active in the VFW and Auxiliary; George being Commander[...]at time. David continued ork on farms and ranches in the area. ly, 5 times, went on to District President in 1972-73. She had the Some time spent in Butte in the mines. Later he orked on oil honor of being a[...]busy with family, friends and In 1938 David and Hazel Barge (1 ·3-18 to 3-30-77)[...]or ed in the area. JOHN and GLADYS STUBBAN John Stubban was born in inneapolis, on 9-17-01 , a son of[...]ard and Johanna Fossum Stubban. He came to ontana in the fall Ernest Alvin (Chic)[...]Later he orked on ranches and farms in the area. Schools weren t firmly established yet; so he only got to go to Chic as in the 1st group inducted into military service from school for 3 months in 1908 and 3 months in 1909. Sheridan Coun[...]t old enough to get into WWI, but joined the Army in Oc· night a few miles out of Pearl Harb[...]7th Field Signal Bat• sa duty in several areas of the Asiatic-Pacific theater, including tallion. Almost all of his Army career as spent in Texas. At 1 time Luzon, Guadal Canal[...]rge, June 1945, Chic farmed and worked on charged in 1922, and came back to Medicine Lake where he finished ranches in the area. high school in 1923.[...]He and Berniece Norman from Scobey were married in 1946. They After graduation he attended Far[...]came had 1 daughter, Carla Sue, born in 1947. She is a teacher. Carla mar- back to Medici[...]Berniece live in Hardin, MT.[...] |
| [...]Fred Summers Jr. (7-5-16 to 5-4-75) was born in Homestead, MT. charged in 1946. He attended school at Rock Springs and Popl[...]Ralph and Jennie Brekke were married in Fernly, NV 2-2-48. They involved in ranching and farming. lived in Richmond, CA a year and a half, moving back to Montana the Fred was inducted into the military service in January 1945. He summer of 1949. Ralp[...]nter by trade and also painted pic- was stationed in Japan until November 1946. After his discharge, he tures, which many of his friends have today. He enjoyed drawing while worked at a lumber mill in Libby, MT. Following his job in Libby, he visiting and then giving yo[...]their oldest sen, graduated from Medicine Lake HS in Much of his life was spent at home helping his parents with the 1968. He served in the Marines from 1968-70 and married Linda farmin[...]of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Azure. They have 1 on farms in the Brockton area.[...]shop in Arcadia, FL. Nellie Elizabeth Summers Franks[...]at the Logan Suzan graduated in 1969 and worked at Ben Franklin in Plenty- Walker ranch west of Homestead, MT.[...]wood a year before going to Acme Beauty College in Billings. She was Nellie started school in Medicine Lake. The following year school[...]ears. Suzan married Mike Holte was held upstairs in the Summers ranch home. Mrs. Leona Yeager[...]for was the 1st teacher. Margaret O'Grady taught there the next year. The friends and relatives[...]Tech, selling satellite dishes. They live in Medicine Lake. children.[...]Ralph Jr. graduated in 1973, worked as a carpenter in Florida a The following year a building was[...]d became year, coming back to Montana in 197 4. He was employed at Great the Rock Springs school. Nellie graduated from the 8th grade there. Plains Supply in Grenora, ND and also at Sheridan Grain in Reserve. At She went to high school in Great Falls, Poplar and Brockton. After this writing he is attending taxidermy school in Minnesota. Ralph lives graduating from Brockton, she attended Chemawa at Salem, OR. There in Dagmar. she took a course in beauty culture. Mike graduated from Medicine Lake in 1975, was employed at the Nellie attended Or[...]after which she enrolled at Montana State College in Bozeman, also at Farmer's Elevator at[...]onnie Clark. They MT, where she received a degree in home economics. She taught have[...]ting Bonnie is attending beauty school and school in Wyoming and in California. During WWII she worked in Salt Mike is working in the oil field. Lake City and then Richmond, CA in the Kaiser shipyard drafting Richard graduated from Medicine Lake in 1978 and was employed department.[...]arold Nellie and Clinton Franks were married in 1949. They lived in El Michels & Co. He married Rosanna Floro in 1981 and between them Cerrito, CA until Clinton retired from Standard Oil. They now live in they have 4 children and live in Minnesota. Auburn , CA.[...]Ralph passed away suddenly in 1972 and Jen lives in Medicine Nellie has a son, Fred Nesbit, who[...]ary engineer at Lake. Kaiser Hospital in Sacramento, CA. Fred and his wife, Becky, an RN, train and deal in Arabian horses. They also have tack and horse[...]graduated from Brockton HS. He was interested in track and football[...]Robert enlisted in the Army on 11-5-42. He saw military duty in Ralph F. Summers was the son of Mr. and Mrs.[...]twin brother were born 10-18-2 4 at the hospital in Guinea. Medicine Lake, which is now[...]what it would have been like to have in the area before moving to Poplar, MT where he wor[...]In 1948 Robert and Lillian Burshia of Poplar were ma[...]In May, 1970 Robert married Marie Smith of Poplar. T[...]Oscar was born in Norman County, MN in March 1915. His parents[...]were Nels and Nora Svenby. His dad was born in Minnesota and his Ralph , Nellie, Chic[...]mother was born in Norway. They were farmers and have both passed[...]Oscar was called into the service during WWII in June 1942. He in the fall of 1939 for 4 years. He was state lightweight champion in was discharged in December 1945. He served in the South Pacific boxing his sophomore year and also earned letters in other sports. (Philippine Islands, New Guinea and Manila). Upon graduation he enlisted in the Navy, serving in the South Oscar left Bejou, MN in the spring of 1947 and moved to Reserve Pacific and was also stationed in Tiburon and Seal Beach, CA. He[...] |
| Sr., farm. In the fall, he returned to Minnesota. The next spri[...]erve to work on the Hank Kanning ranch. Hank died in 1948, and Oscar continued working there for Minnie Severson of Flaxville. He married Eunice Torgrimson at Reserve in November 1951. Eunice had 2 children, a son and a[...]the Minnie Severson farm as a cook from 1950-53. In August 1953, they moved to Plentywood. Eunice came to Montana in April 1947. She was born in Mah- nomen County, MN in April 1924. Her parents were Ben and Mary Caldwell. They were both born in Minnesota. Her mother died in 1970 and her dad in 1972. Eunice has 5 sisters and 2 brothers living in Art Thiel family. various states; none in Montana. Oscar and Eunice went to work on the Andrew P. Larsen farm in Allen, their 1st child was b[...]and Knut Culbertson, MT. Twedt. In September 1969, they moved to Medicine Lake. Eunice was Art and Leona were living in Bainville when they heard there was employed at Norm's Cafe for 1 year. Then, in the 1970s, she worked a job opening in Medicine Lake at Sheridan Electric Coop. On 7-16-[...]For 3 years Art and Leona lived in Rudolph Belisle's back yard in a trailer house. In 1967 they purchased a corner lot and in 1968 they[...]Art and Leona are very much involved with church, school, and[...]Tammy married William Miller 5-8-82. They are expecting their[...]Jerry is presently in college.[...]Art owns horses and enjoys them in his spare time. Their daughter, Judie Torgrim[...]e, school is married to Jim L. Pope and they live in Sidney. Judie is employed as cafeteria,[...]ecretary and has 2 children, David and Toni. They are both married and also live in Sidney. Toni has a daughter.[...]elius Tronson and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1960, and now lives in Whitefish, Lula Mary Spencer on 9-28[...]the place where MT. He is employed as a mechanic in Kalispell, MT. He has a son and he[...]ughter, Jeff and Laurie. Laurie is married, lives in Be.lgrade, MT and the croop. Since Lula[...]d Dixie Portra of Froid, MT. They go there anyway, she, with the help of · rs. Frank Ator (Bertha), made have a son and live in Sidney.[...]homestead Their son, Gordon Svenby, was born in February 1954, at Culbert- hich el[...]rth, Lula son. He graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1972. He then worked at stayed alo[...]il her doctor gave her per- the Farmers' Elevator in Reserve from 1973 until July 1977. In August mission to return to the rest[...]After graduating from high school in Medicine Lake, Donald joined chandising and is still employed there at the present time. He is not the Army in January 195 7. He spent 3 years as a helicoptor c[...]chief. After serving his time in the service, he ent to work in Billings, Oscar is still employed at the Lars[...]He married Carrol Lindsay on 6-1-66 in Billings. They purchased a[...]ring grades 1-12. Arthur as born on 10-23-34 in Mandan, D the 5th child of 9, to Peter and Helen Thiel. He went to school in Glen Ullin, while he lived on the farm . In 1954 he went to work for his uncle at ike J. Thie[...]e construction. Art and Leona met at a dance in 1956 at Mandan. They went together for a year and on 11-2 5-57, they were married at St. Ann's Church in Bismarck_ The next 8 years were spent moving around and working in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Color[...] |
| [...]starting under Postmaster R. E. Parpart, 6-26-62. In on 11-19-71 . She was given the name Janice Lynn[...]March of 1978, she worked as officer-in-charge at Antelope, MT, and Melvin passed aw[...]stmaster of the Antelope Post Of- the family farm in Medicine Lake. They lived the next years with his fice and is there at this writing. mother, then built their own hom[...]y attended and Don rented his mother's land, then in 1979 purchased the farmland gradua[...]ded and graduated from Kinman Business University in Spokane, There was a big red barn on the place when the house wa[...]s currently employed with Sheridan Electric Co-op in Medicine The barn had been moved from Emil Blank'[...]. With the help of Technical Institute in East Grand Forks, MN, receiving her degree as Ted[...]7-19-80, she married Randy Brunsvold, born where many litters have since been born.[...]Technical Institute of Laramie, WY. His parents are Dick and Maxine horses and have been very active in the 4-H Horse Project. Ted and Brunsvold of Sidney, MT. Making their home in the Sidney area, Stacy Brad are very .active in 4-H and have completed 6 years of various proj-[...]asey Laine, born on 12-6-81, and Mar- ects. All 4 are participating in all the sports programs through the c[...]born 10-5-62, attended UNO Williston Center in Williston, ND. She mar- Don has added anothe[...]14-82. Clinton graduated from chased a semi-truck in 1980 and this keeps him fairly busy in the Medicine Lake HS and the Billings Vocational and Technical Institute in winter. The family also attends most of the sports events participated Billings, MT. His parents are Larry Lunde of Plentywood, MT, and Mrs. in by family members. The family attends church in Plentywood, where Dean (Teri) Groat of Big Fork, MT. Sharri and Clinton live in Medicine Carrol has taught Sunday school since they arrived here in 1972. Lake. Youngest of the Trons[...]aughter of Warren Clif- "Steph" enrolled in the LaReina School of Cosmetology in Billings, MT, ford Lindsay and Erma Marchant. They lived their lifetime in the Big becoming a licensed beautician in March of 1984. Horn Basin in Wyoming, where Cliff farmed and later worked on a farm The Tronson family are members of the Medicine Lake Lutheran and ranch w[...]on the parish council. Charlotte has held offices in all[...]or of the Farmers Co-op The Tronsons grew up in the Medicine Lake area. Melvin was born[...]chool years, their children's participat- 2-15-35 in Winona, MN to Floyd and Alma Axness, moving to Me[...]area sport activities. Both agree, "Home is Lake in March 1945. She remembers this well as a 4th grad[...]harlotte graduated from the Medicine Lake schools in William Edward Tronson was born[...]Melvin attended Wahpeton State School of Science in Tronson at their farm west of Medicine Lake. In 1936 he moved with North Dakota and Charlotte ear[...]of Medicine Lake, where he at- Training Institute in Omaha, NE.[...]te were married at Pella Lutheran spent many weekends with his grandfather, Edward Spencer, who was Church in Sidney, MT. Making their 1st home south of Bainvi[...]William was also employed for others in the area as a farm hand. ranch on the Missouri Ri[...]nique 1st home because He served in the Army from November 1951 to November 1954. it[...]Benning, GA for Airborne Jump School. He served in the Korean War[...]Korean War, he served with the 187th ACT in Japan, where he was[...]Since returning home in 1954 from the service, he has been in the[...]well as in Montana and Canada.[...]Gerald Duane "Sweede" Tutton was born in Plentywood, MT on[...]h grade 8 then went on to graduate from Westby HS in he went farming and ranching for himself in 1962. Charlotte was 1962.[...] |
| He went to work in the oil field as a roughneck until he went into[...]Indian reservation and continued farming the Army in 1965 where he was stationed in Schweinfort, Germany. until lngvald died 8-27 -57. He received his discharge in 1967. He then returned to Comertown[...]and Dick Erdahl and went back into the oilfield. In 1969 he met Kaye Morin and they far[...]od children attended the Eng country were married in Cody, WY on 12-26-69.[...]y. Kathryn Darlyn "Kaye" Brien Morin was born in Salinas, CA on lngvald and[...]id and Mary Morin of 2-14-39 in Plentywood. Donald graduated from Medicine Lake H[...]urned to farm with his father. He later graduated in 1962.[...]moved to New Mexico where he died 6-10-72 in San Jon, NM . Faye[...]10-12-57 in Medicine Lake. They have 2 children: a son, Rick;[...]daughter, Sheri. They make their home in Plentywood.[...]Irene continued to live in Medicine Lake after the death of lngvald,[...]isters and me. My sisters, Erna Miller Ford lives in Seattle and They have 5 children: Rachelle[...]enberg, born Katherine Miller Walker in Houston, TX. 11-2-64; David William Schulenberg,[...]1st to graduate from the "new" school on 5-20-38. In May of Kaye "Koko" Tutton, born 2-6-73.[...]rom MLHS. Since their marriage· they lived in many places before finally set- My sisters and I played in the high school band; Katherine and I tling in Medicine Lake. Sweede is a tool pusher for Transc[...]edicine Lake schools. events in Plentywood and Williston. One year, the band trav[...]of the school during my years there and also our band leader. INGVALD JOHN and[...]youngest child of Norwegian immigrants who lived in During the winters, Buster Q[...]n at the town rink, the creek lngvald served in the armed forces during WWI. He married Irene and on the lake. In summers, e s am at the Sorley s imming hole Eldor[...]agmar and Grenora. e had fun, too, roller skating in[...]jitterbug to Bob Zick's famous band in that hall after it was no longer[...]Hawaii. In Honolulu, in 1952, I met and married George Uremovich who[...]as in the US arine Corps. After his retirement, we retu[...]our home in Florida.[...]only grandson, Dustin, born in 197 4; Gerald, born in 1955-they live in Dallas, TX; James, born in 1957 , and John, 1967 are in Tampa.[...]Our sons, as George, have been very active in sports, especially Irene an[...]piring as his profession. lngvald homesteaded in Powder River County near his brother Ole, but mov[...]Katherine Miller Walker was born 10-12-22 in Medicine Lake, to the Blank farm for the n[...] |
| in Medicine Lake. Waller, raised the family in Homestead on a small farm. She also work- Kat[...]ters: Erna Miller Ford, born on 3-9-24, now lives in ed to support the family in the 1930s. She died in July 1973, at the Seattle; Margaret Miller Uremovich, born on 5-1 2-25 , lives in Tampa, age of 93. FL.[...]Alton attended grade school in Homestead and high school in In 1940, Katherine graduated from Medicine Lake HS w[...]vation had been a cheerleader and was very active in the 4-H club. Corp at Belt[...]. Dewey Hjort (Alice) enrolled 4 years in the Pacific Theater. He was discharged 11-11-45. His her in the Congregational Sunday School. Katherine and her sisters brothers and sisters ·are: Myron Waller, born 8-7-08, now a retired have very wonderful memories of those formative years in the old Con- farmer and living in Homestec1d; Sandra Waller, born 5-23-10, retired[...]and living in Wolf Point; Anna Waller Madison, born 12-3-13, living in Later on, Katherine was confirmed in the new Lutheran Church Sidney;[...]nd farming west of Froid. and they always worship there when they visit Medicine Lake.[...]scharged from the service, Alton returned to In the fall of 1940, Katherine went to the Columbus[...]Lorraine Jacobson on 11 -10-46. Lorraine is sing in Great Falls and in 1943 became a registered nurse . She worked[...]ter of Albert and Mabel Jacobsen. Her father died in 1963, at the hospital in Plentywood for a few months and with WWII at its and her mother, Mabel Jacobsen, lives in Plentywood at the Montana peak, joined the Navy N[...]Pioneer Manor Apartments. Her brothers are: Everett Jacobsen, now of in California for 2½ years. After the Navy, and som[...]Lorraine attended grade school in Homestead and high school in librarian, working at Peralta Hospital in Oakland until she went to Medicine[...]uding the general store Venezuela, South America, in 1950. and the post office in Homestead. Then, after the children started In Venezuela, she worked as a nurse for Gulf Oil Cor[...]school, she worked at the Farmers' Coop store in Medicine Lake and was there she met and married Edward B. Walker Ill in 1953. Ed is a later, at the Bowling Alley and the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. geologist, educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Presently, he is President and Chief Operating Officer of Gulf Oil Corporation. They lived in Venezuela for 13 years.[...]born 7-29-4 7, and attended grade and high school in Ed, Katherine, Edward and Richard W[...]After graduation he went 2 years to NMC at Havre. In March of 1968 he enlisted in the Navy and is now stationed at Virginia Their sons are: Edward, born in 1955, a petroleum landman; and Beach, VA. He plans on retiring from the Navy in 4 years with 20 years Richard. born in 195 7, an accountant. Both graduated from the Uni[...]Canada, on sity of Denver and now make their home in that city. 3-19-71 in Hawaii. They have 3 children: Niklass Alan, Doria[...]ce leaving Venezuela, Katherine and Ed have lived in London, and Geralyn Marie. England;[...]school in Medicine Lake. After graduating she went to Beaut[...]in Billings and also attended Billings Business Coll[...]lenn Hodge of Billings on 11-30-68. They now live in Livingston Shirley was born on the family fa[...]where her husband is postmaster. Their children are: Theresa Kay and Tronson.[...]orn 4-17-49 and also attended grade and graduated in 1955. She was employed at the Sheridan County Electric high school in Medicine Lake. He went to meat cutting school in Co-op for 3 years. On 1-3-57, she married Greg Wa[...]ledo, OH. He worked as meat cutter at Albertson's in Billings, Pierce moved to Billings in June 1958, following his release from the armed Packing in Billings, and an IGA store in Chinook. He is now Meat forces.[...]Department Manager at the IGA store in Shelby. He married Jonnine They resided in Billings until January 1982, when they returned to Denny in Billings on 12-15-75. They have 3 children: Troy[...]eff, born 12-29-59, resides with his wife and son in Billings. And a daughter, Susan, born[...], is married to Steve Hove of Homestead and lives in Froid. Sidney John Waller was born 4-28-5 4 in Williston, ND. He was the Shirley has 2 sist[...]lliam, Melvin Jr., and Don all grew up in Homestead and attended 1st grade there. The next 11 of Medicine Lake.[...]rs he attended Medicine Lake school and graduated in 1972.[...]was born 11-23-55 in Williston , ND. She is the daughter of Edward and[...]p on her parents' farm Alton was born 6-29-17 in Homestead, the youngest son of[...]ool for 12 Helmer and Ida Waller. His father died in 1917 and his mother, Ida years and graduated in 1973.[...] |
| Sidney and Annette lived in Homestead where they farmed until the 3rd grade at Plentywood in 1926-28. April 1976 when they moved onto her pare[...]ned the necessary credentials to be able to teach in high Lake.[...]schools by 1929. The longest stretch of teaching in high school was at[...]Hayward, CA. She taught there for 26 years. During those enjoyable[...]years, she had "leaves" to live 2½ years in South America and 1 year in Norway. She retired in 1969 from Hayward HS.[...]Otis Waters and Stella married in 1977. Otis was born 7-18-1890[...]in Ensor, KY . He had 2 sisters and a brother: Pearl[...]away 10-21 -78 . Otis attended high school in Steele, ND. Sid W[...]eorge and Kathryn Waters, graduated from Froid |
| [...].I. technician for Their children are all married and have their own homes. a few years[...]bara Crohn were married on 9-26-50, and they live in fruit trees. Apple trees, sour pie cherry and plums grew in her yard. Medicine Lake. Jean and Ve[...]children. Her nieces and nephews loved in the Dagmar community, where Vern grew up. Allen m[...]orers and carried Layman on 11-4-51 in Glendive, and they have lived there since. Allen lunch to the field at their coffee breaks to 13 men. She was active in works at Glendive Paint and Glass. Th[...]cook , Farmers Union Danise. Both are rmirried; Debbie lives in Missoula and Oanise in Glen- Educational Director besides arts and craft[...]dive. Dale and Marlene Jacobsen were married in Reserve on 12-3-61. On 2-5-83, she moved into the Sam Melton house in Medicine They live in St. Paul, MN, where Dale works for the 3M Co. The[...]lt Memorial Hospital. Some of her precious babies are her grandchildren, Cody and Amber Burch, the chil[...]s travels have included most of the 48 states and in Wivholm, and grew up in the Dagmar-Volmer area. John attended 1981 she went on a missionary trip to the Orient. The countries in- Wilson Elementary School and 3 years at Grenora HS, then moved with cluded in the trip were: Japan, Seoul, Korea, North and South Taiwan, his fam ily to Medicine Lake in 1942. John entered the US Navy in Philippines, Hong Kong and China.[...]1942 and received his diploma in 1943 from Medicine Lake HS. While[...]in the Navy he served as a signalman on the USS West[...]tleship stationed in the Pacific. By Elsie Wivholm[...]After his discharge in 1946 he worked on his parents' farm and[...]farmed for Enoch Land. Frank was born in Boston, MA, to Mathilda and John Wivholm, on[...]In 1950 John married Barbara Anne Crohn, oldest chil[...]and Ingeborg Crohn . Barbara grew up in the Volmer area and attended Sweden. There he lived and went to school with his 3 younger[...]They have lived in Medicine Lake since 1950 and have farmed all his[...]come to America. His uncle An- drew Casper lived in the Dagmar area and invited 14-year-old Frank to that time. Barbara has worked at various jobs in the area. In 197 4 they come and stay with them for awhile, w[...]a farmhand or whatever jobs were available. In 1924 Frank met Elsie Randall in Grenora, ND. She was visiting her 2 sisters and a brother, who lived there. Elsie was born in Minnesota to John and Serina Randall on 9-12-03 . They were married in Plentywood, MT 2-3-25. They rented Martin Johnson's farm , southeast of Dagmar, and started their family there. Their children are John Franklin, born 11-5-25; Jean Francis, born 1[...]enneth, born 12-13-35. All the children were born in Grenora, NO; there was a hospital and doctors in Grenora at the time.[...]s. They raised turkeys, chickens and milked cows. In spite of the hard times, Janet Kay was born 3-25-51. She married Paul McCabe in 1971 they always had plenty to eat. Frank would trap in the winter months and they have 2 c[...]. He also worked on the 7-10-79. WPA. In the fall of 1939, they moved to a farm north of D[...]id John was born 11-5-52. He married Brenda Hardy in Plenty- they lived for 2 years. In 1942 they bought a farm northeast of[...]wood in 1981 . They have a son Brandon born 7-27-81. Davi[...]graduated from MSU in 1981 with a degree in Math Technology. They there the 1st summer, but rented a house in town for the winter. In 1943, they bought Sam Christensen's house in Medicine Lake, and live in Medicine Lake where he is a siding contractor.[...]orn 1-18-55. He works for Burlington North- moved there in 1944. That was their home until they sold it and moved to Plentywood in 1982. They had also added 3 more quarters of land[...]Lynn was born 12-13-56. She married Ross Niemann in their farm . John took over the farming as Frank'[...]nd hospital. 1980. They live in Rapid City, SD. Nancy graduated from SO School of[...]Mines in 1984 with a degree in Geological Engineering.[...]as Brian was born 5-21 -58. He graduated from MSU in 1980[...]l Engineer and is employed by Digital Engineering in Sacramento, CA. In June 1984, he will marry Debra Mitch ~ormerly of[...]Cut Bank). She is employed in Sacramento as a CPA.[...]Dagmar in 1982. They have 2 sons, Brant born 3-21 -80 , and[...]Mary Anne was born 8-21 -61. She has worked in the Black Hills[...]area and is presently working in Albuquerque, NM. She is unmarried.[...] |
| [...]Tom, who has resided in Medicine Lake for brief periods of time, is[...]ried 12-19-37 . single and now resides in Minneapolis, MN, where he is currently work- They have 4 children, all of whom were born in Wolf Point. Mary A. ing as an Adult[...]Richard graduated from Medicine Lake HS in the spring of 1977. Thomas F. Wolski was born 9-1[...]He enjoyed school and was especially interested in sports and drama. 11-17-58.[...]After graduation Dick worked for NAPA in Plentywood and in Watford On 2-1-65, Ed and Eileen purchased[...]daughter Mary was married and In March of 1978 Ed and Eileen sold the hotel and bar to Don and had 2 children and was living in Spokane, WA . Ted was married and F[...]e, WA, to be closer to Mary and attending college in Bozeman, MT. Tom was finishing school in Poplar Ted and their fam ilies. Dick[...]with an aunt and uncle, Frank and Mert Marottek. In the Tronson and Don Bolstad, alternately, in 1978. fall of 1965, Richard entered the 1st grade[...]Justice Trucking Terminal 3 located in Medicine Lake. In October, In February of 1969 Mary Wolski Stanfill moved to Me[...]dron, NE at the Medicine Lake Lutheran Church. On there. In July of 1969, Mary married Don Morin , who was a[...]n Hardware. Don and Mary have a son , Scott, born in June Rachel is at home. Julie enjoys her family and working with various of 1970. In March of 1973, Don and Mary and fam ily moved to[...]man to serve on the Medicine Lake City Council in November 1983, Ted Wolski is a CPA in Omak, WA , and has 5 children, Jerry, and took office in 1984. Gary, Jodee, Tim and Cameron .[...] |
| [...]EVIEW The oldest banking establishment still in existence in Sheridan County, The Security State Bank of Plentywood, had its origin in "Old Outlook" in 1912. Wheat farming is a way of life at Outlook. In 1957-Combines on Nelson |
| [...]cCrory The town of Outlook was incorporated in 1913 with Mr. Art April of 1981,[...]vities that they have Rueber as the first mayor. There have been 5 mayors since: Dr. contributed their efforts and talents to are, planting trees and fencing Mangan; N. J. Nelson[...]whom we believe to the city park. In 1965 the C & S Club, Community and School, was have been the longest reign as mayor of any town in the state, that be- organized. It was formerly the PTA. They are responsible for many dif- ing 40 years; George Scott; and Chester Wir[...]nated only 7. The Farmers Oil Company was formed in 1929 with Robert Fitz- funds and time[...]president of very important organization in our community is the local rural the Board of Dir[...]st managers have been George was built in 1971 with much of the labor being volunteer. Jim[...]Wangerin was our first fire chief and in 1960 Harold "Bud" Martin was Floyd Stewart and G[...]sewer and water system. It was Scott, was built in 1914 by C. C. Karels. It has been owned and[...]cott, James and Violet completed in 1983. Construction was done by L & S Improvement of Wangerin, renting it to Terry West in 1961 , Frances Garrick and Judy Willist[...]local cemetery association has been active for many years and since owned and operated by Herbert, Kate and Harold Benson . It was first 1959 many women have cleaned and raked the grounds. Nellie opened for business in 1946 by Len Tooke and Louie Beckers, since[...]-1-20 and Joe Schmidt. It was sold to the Bensons in 1949. Our first official and the Ladies'[...]ey were a very active post office was established in 191 O at the old townsite with Bernard[...]Delores Martin auxiliary disbanded in 1980. The 2 local churches in our community as bookkeeper. Harold noted that 1973 was the largest total bushels are the St. Boniface Catholic Church and the Highland[...]ndled, 1,665,498. Hass Farms Elevator was started in 1968, hav- Boniface started gathering for mass services in 191 o and became a ing purchased it from the Peav[...]e purchased an mission parish in 1927 with Father Sullivan as the first resident priest. elevator from Archer for his own use in the early '50s and later sold it They cel[...]arrant. The Highland Lutheran Church We have many organizations in our community. Those for the became a parish in 1911 with Severt J. Frethiem as the first pastor. youngsters are the Cub Scouts which recently reorganized in 1982 They are part of a 3-point parish, consisting of Plentywoo[...]er. The Wanso, and Highland. They are presently served by pastors Terry earliest recorded Boy and Girl Scout Troops were in the late teens and organ and Allen Turmo. They celebrated their 50th jubilee in July of 1920s with members including Fern Homme,[...]chool pro- Stoner, Nellie Tutty and Irish Walker. There were also Brownies and gram which wa[...]ugh no longer active. The Brownies were organized in superintendent. In the past they have also had a summer Bible school[...]parish consists of 42 families and 30 children . In 1965 the same time the Girl Scout troop was react[...]as their first leaders. The 4 Star 4-H Club meets in superintendent. Present superintendent is Mr. Steve Gaub. Outlook and many children from the area participate. It provides many Kindergarten was started in the spring of 1968 holding class for 6 opportunit[...]e level. The little cooks at this time are Myrtle Tobiason having 13 years of service, and league baseball team was started in the 1950s. They, also through the Dyan[...]stodian, Tim Wirtz, has 1 year of years, have won many tournaments and trophies.[...]Wirtz , school clerk, with 12 years of ser- There are also many adult organizations in our little community, vice. School board members are Neal Ruegsegger, chairman, Della the most recent being the Lookout Homemakers Club, chartered in Nathe, Kenny Hagan, John[...] |
| [...]Flats and Daleview Valley. Built in 1914. Outlook Public School in the 1930s.[...] |
| [...]gsters who attend the Outlook School. Memberships are in Highland Lutheran, Outlook, Faith Lutheran of Wan[...]Cra in, Jennifer Hamline, G ina Moberg, Carl Cheetham, A[...]Wells in the Outlook Area that are presently producing oil:[...] |
| [...]A Daleview community picnic on a Sunday afternoon in the '30s. To the far[...] |
| [...]McCALL, Tim , in the '70s[...] |
| [...]-30, on the Dorothy was born in Clyde, ND in 1907. She was the daughter of farm at Outlook. I[...]lberta McCollar Dubry. The family came to Raymond in gins School. Then I attended school at Outlook, graduating in 1948. I 1918, where Dorothy's father[...]Soo Line went to work at the Security State Bank in the fall of 1948, and from RR. There were 6 children in the family: 3 brothers, Thomas, Arthur there to an insurance company in Great Falls. Then I went to California[...]a retired US marine and guard at Boeings, resides in Seattle. in a department store in San Diego. Dorothy attended schools in Minneapolis, Kenmare, ND, Raymond, San Diego is where I met my husband, Donald Alastra. He was in and in Alberta, Canada. the Navy at the time. Don was born in Pendleton, OR on 6-6 -35 . He grew up in Gooding, ID and went into the Navy shortly after[...]job he has held for 26 years. He plans to retire in 6½ years. Don is the son of James and Pauli[...]d lover of planes. He is a licensed pilot, and is in the process of building an ultra-light airplane.[...]Lawrence and Dorothy were married in 1925 and their only child,[...]Marian, was born in 1927. The An halts lived in Outlook from 1932 to[...]1941, buying the building in 1936, which had been the doctor's office[...]57). He spent 4 years and a garage. in the Air Force, 2 in Madrid, Spain. While there, he was stationed at Lawrence worked in Plentywood and owned and operated 2 farms an air base in Turkey, during the time the Americans were being[...]orked as librarian of the Sheridan County hostage in Iran.[...]Mark D. Alastra (11-16-58) works for Flow Systems in Kent, WA. In 1943 during WWII, Dorothy joined the Women's Army[...]Alastra (2-12-61) works for Seaboard Lumber Mill in Seattle. She was awarded 2 medals during her service and received an I have many fond memories of friends and relatives in the Outlook honorable discharge stati[...]Lawrence served many years as chairman of the Sheridan County HELEN BA[...]hern MT College at Havre with a tana in education and her master's degree from the U of Minnesota in degree in Elementary Education. In 1942 I married Milo Bakken of l[...]e. Noonan, ND. I moved to Outlook to teach school in 1956. Milo died in She taught school and served[...]l poor health forced her to retire. She now lives in Plenty- Our children are: Gary, who lives in Lone Pine, CA and works in wood, next to her parents' home. the[...]5 years before he Springs, MT. The grandchildren are Orea Forster, Jay Forster, Casey re[...]owned land. He retired from that job in 1973. After 24 years of teaching 1st and 2nd grades in Outlook, I retired in 1980 and moved to Lone Pine, CA where I am presen[...]Walter and I, Clara, were married 1-5-26 in Plentywood. We re- Lawrence Anhalt was born in Yellow Medicine County, MN in sided in Outlook from 1926 until 1940. Walter was section[...]r had emigrated from and we lived in the section house which was south of the Soo Line[...]service. His mother was born tracks. in Minnesota. Lawrence's parents moved to northwest North Dakota in We had 2 children, Susie and[...]1907 near Westby, where Lawrence attended school. In 1921 he 11 -19-27. Her children are: Debra Sue (9-5-51 ); Glen Louis, Jr. came across to live in Montana.[...]Company as corporate secretary, years old, lives in Seattle, and Walter, 83, lives in Portland. Lawrence board member and stock holder in Portland. She resides in Lake[...] |
| [...]59-62. Since September 1962, I have been teaching in Outlook, Our son, Walter Anhalt, Jr. was bor[...]chool year when I went back to Colonel, and lives in Charleston, SC. He works for Johnson _and Wales Eastern and got my degree in elementary education. College, Charleston, as adm[...]Mary Jane attended the first 7 grades in Redstone. She attended He married Patricia M[...]en: Laura Lynn Rocky Mountain College in Billings with her major in secondary English. (12-7-52); Scott Timothy (10-1[...]-22 -58) and She taught 1 year in Kirby, MT and then worked at the nursing home in Christine Catherine (9-25-69).[...]Walter (3 years) and Nicole Church in Outlook. They have 4 children all born in Plentywood: Jean (3 months). They are the children of our grandson, Scott and wife[...]for several years where Walter, Sr. has been in the Columbia Manor Nursing Home since Tim was a security police. They moved to Outlook in 1979 and Tim 8-30-79 . He is blind and cannot walk . I live in an apartment in Lake was the cu stodian at the school. In July 1983, they moved to Helena. Oswege, OR.[...]Larry attended the first 2 years in Redstone with Evelyn Hanson[...]as his teacher and graduated from OHS in 1972. He attended Vo-Tech LAWRENCE and GERALDINE BANTZ in Billings for a short time and then came back to t[...]has Lawrence "Penny" Bantz was born 6-8-22 in Daleview to Loyd worked at different times on the oil rigs, but his main interests are the and Caroline (Clark) Bantz. He was the fifth[...]have always been active in Redstone United Methodist Church. Larry The[...], and Wendy Jo Nelson were married there 6-16-84. straight north of the Warren Nashes, 6th and 7th grades in Daleview, I have spent many summers traveling from Key West, FL to then in Redstone, graduating in 1941. Alaska. In March 1979, Mary Jane and I also had an enjoyable[...]try even more. He was inducted into the army in December 1942 and went overseas in October 1943. He served with the Red Ball Express[...]ELDON and HELEN BECKERS ing military supplies in England, France, Belgium and Germany. He was My parents are Louis and Mary Beckers. (See biography.} discharged in December 1945. · I was born 7-21 -37 in Plentywood. I attended school in Outlook. I, Geraldine "Gerry" Bantz was born[...]ife, Helen , and my brother Laverne's wife, Mary, are sisters. Helen the Petty Hill at Redstone in 1933.[...]ide on the family farm at Outlook, which I bought in February I graduated in 1946, the last class to graduate from Redstone HS[...]Mary, Pauline, Caroline and Bernice. Her parents are deceased, along taught the next year at Dooley, a[...]s, Vincent, Eva, Joseph and Rose. Montana College in Dillon and returned to teach at Eagle Creek again[...]and then we lived with Penny's sister and brother-in-law Jennie and Ed Bromberg. We also lived for a t[...]des at home and works at the Farmer's Oil Station in Outlook. An ita resides in Plentywood and works at the nursing home. The Law[...], 6-16-84 . Back row : Glen graduated in 1984 and Shannon is in Outlook School. Gerry, Larry, Mary Jane West and Penny Bantz. Patrick West in center. Front row : Tina, Yvette and Melissa West[...]the Outlook hospital. He attended OHS graduating in 1943. Upon Mary Jane was born 10-28-49 in Scobey. When she was about 2, graduation he joined the US Navy and was discharged in 1946. He I taught the Phelps School south of Reds[...]ed by Montana Power Company as well as being born in Scobey 12-5-54.[...]nd a body man . Penny and I had a restaurant in Redstone for a year while the oil[...]on . Penny also worked on the railroad . I taught in Redstone Frances Wittman. Afte[...] |
| Great Falls in 1949, where Dan worked for 1 year at the smelter. Dan many, was born 12-8-1868 and died 9-7-42. My mother, who was was recalled for duty and was in the Navy for 2 years. born in Ireland, was born 7-26-1868 and died 12-4-02. I was only 4 Following his return from the Navy, there were a series of moves, years old whe[...]raised all of us alone. My and then they settled in Billings. Mary went to work in 1958 at the oldest sister Mary (8-[...]rs Wirtz (2-4-1895) died 7-23-75; Joseph remained in it until 1978 when he was injured in an accident while (11-26-1896) di[...]did masonry work and carpentry. I came to Outlook in the dra Jean, Douglas Louis and Lucinda Ann. Lind[...]later and they have a year old, Aleta. They live in Mountain Village, AK . Ken bought and a[...]m east of Outlook and the and his wife Julie live in Port Orchard, WA and they have a child, Andy.[...]to the Sandra married Dean Krimmer and they live in Laurel. They have Krista Greener site. I did a lot of other work plastering houses and building in 2nd grade, Walter, 4 and Shannon, 2. Cindy and Fr[...]chimneys. I helped build the Catholic church in Outlook and I did most married in August. She attends college at Eastern. Doug is a[...]In 1955 we built a house in Outlook and moved to town. Our son[...]school for 12 years and on the cemetery board for many years and My parents are Louis and Mary Wirtz Beckers.[...]n the Car- I was the third son born, 9-2-30 in Plentywood. I attended school roll Dam.[...]and I bought the old Korth Store, fixed it up and in in Outlook for 12 years, graduating in 1948. On 1-6-51 I married 1946 op[...]s. Robert West and I Shirley was born on 11-23-51 in Plentywood. She graduated from OHS[...]aska one summer and visited around Anchorage and in 1969, and then attended the Acme Beauty School in Billings for 1 Fairbanks. year and g[...]ughter of Joseph Maurice and Jane West, and lived in Glendive while Bob went to col- Wirtz, Sr. and Anna Effertz Wirtz. I lived in Watkins, MN where I was lege at Dawson Community[...]born until I was about 6 years old. In 1909 my dad and brother came to Bob is the assistant chief of police and has many weeks of schooling in Montana and in 191 O they moved Mother and the rest of the famil[...]w works part time as a beautician and Bob also is in died 12-11-54; William (7-2-1889) die[...]. (4-30-01} died Margie Lu was born 11-27-53 in Plentywood. Margie graduated 4-11-59. from OHS in 1971. She married Chip Halverson, son of Edward a[...]e (4-21-84). I worked for my dad on the farm in 1951 and in the winter of that year I worked in a feed mill in Bozeman. In the winter of 1952, I work- ed on an oil field in Tioga, ND driving a water truck. I left the farm in 1953 and became manager of the Farmers Oil Station at Outlook. In 1958, I started going south custom combining. In 1964 I rented Swen Rydberg's farm at Outlook. In 1968 I rented Earl Kellington's land and farmed it until 1982, when Robert Galland purchased it. In 1970 I rented some land from Eldred Goetzinger at Dooley and in 1980 I rented land from Elmer Thomsen of northeast Plentywood. In 1980 I purchased a truck and trailer from Glenn M[...]Mary, Louie and Marilyn Beckers. had passed away in 1968. We moved from Outlook and built a home in Plentywood in 1982. Tillie has 2 children. Son Steven and Derinda live Louis and I were married in St. Boniface Catholic church in Outlook on the family farm, and have 1 child, Joh[...]; Laverne and Mary; Eugene for the Northwest Bank in Billings. Velda teaches at the Elder Grove[...]eth; Eldon and Helen; Leonard and Dorothy; School in Billings.[...]ugene and Marilyn Stashick.} I am an officer in the Plentywood Elks Lodge 2566 and have been[...]hildren. God bless them all with His love. Church in Plentywood.[...]Louis and I moved to the Pioneer Manor in 1979. I am still a resi-[...]dent of the Manor but Louis has been in the nursing home since May LOUIS and MARY BECKERS[...]Mary Ann Omelia Beckers. My father, who was born in Ger- wonderful life full of[...] |
| [...]are Kimberly Dawn (9-9-67) and Sandra Jo (11 -1-69). At age 2, I came to the Outlook community in 1914 with my Steven marrie[...]I married Lloyd Benson of Outlook in 1951, and we had 4 children: lived there until their retirement in 1946, when they moved to Plenty- Jerry[...]-59); and Troy Alan (10-21 -60). I was born in Sioux City, IA, 6-30-12. I have 1 sister, Agnes,[...]d Donna Bailey of Polson, 6-17 -72, and they have in 1916 at Outlook, who is married to Ralph Thompson[...]79). biography.) Both Agnes and I attended school in Outlook. They reside at[...]re store. Matalina Melle and I were married in 1935. Matalina, a daughter of Lorrie married Robert Gordon of Ronan in 1971 , and has 3 Anton and Clara Fenrich Melle (s[...]rs. She was 8 (3-14-82). They live in Ronan. years old when the family moved to the Out[...]son farm since my parents employed in building construction. retired in 1946. We are still active in farm ing. We have 2 children, Tr[...]) and Darrel (9-10-38). They both attended school in It has been a few years since[...]st brother, Art, resides Eastern WA State College in 1964. She married Richard Lawson and[...]rried Ransom Cosper. (See Earl Cosper they reside in rural Plummer, ID. They were the parents of 1 son[...]phy.) Dennis and Hazel had 6 children. While in high school, Darrel played baseball for the Ameri[...]State School of Science at Wahpeton and graduated in would hardly believe all the descen[...]arried to the former Edna Green , and they reside in parents and great-grantparents many times over now. And even great- Beloit, WI. They are the parents of 2 sons, Mike (1-11 -66) and Mark[...]My parents are Herbert E. and Katherine L. Benson. I was born[...]he third ch ild of Joe and Nellie 9-23-31 in Plentywood, MT. I moved to the Outlook area in 1933. I at- Johnson, the granddaughter of Outlook[...]School my first 2 grades. Then the school closed in Johnson. I attended the Meharry School, grades 1-[...]was the teacher. I attended 3rd and 4th from OHS in 1938. I attended the NMC, Havre, receiving my elemen- grades in Plentywood, then came to Outlook and finished my schooling, tary certificate . I taught 1 year in a country school at Archer, 2 years graduating in 1949. at Redstone and substituted at Outlook. I a[...]ted into the service on 3-24-52 and discharged on in the Outlook and Redstone post offices.[...]My brothers and sisters are Lloyd, Laraine, Elaine and Donald. Eunice and[...]laine and Harold. |
| [...]ne Benson was born 10-8-08 to John and Mamie Boyd in By Outlook friends " aryfield, Saskatchewan. The family moved to Westby in 1911 , and[...]d atherine attended the Dooley School. Children in her family included: Nellie Billet. David[...]7-25) died 7-15-28. moved to Minton, Saskatchewan in 1928. Joe's dad had farmed for about 5 years in the Weyburn area, Herb and Kate were married[...]where he met and married Nellie Bobst in 1908. Mads arrived in took over he Benson homestead in 1933. In 1949 they bought the Outlook in 1909, and then returned to Weyburn for Nellie arriving in Hub Bar in Outlook from Louie and Bertha Ereth. Herb continu[...]tions. They also started the Benson Trailer Court in and is now owned by the Hass family. In later years the John Gunder- Outlook. Kate also o[...]to farm the Outlook land. In 1947, he married Thora Eng. She died in[...]Vernetta writes, "Joe and I met in early year of 1968. He loved to[...]dance, so did I. He was in Vancouver, WA with his father, Mads Billet,[...]who resided in a rest home for many years. It was a pleasure to meet[...]Herb and Kate's children and grandchildren are: Lloyd, now of Ravalli, MT, married Eunice J[...]d to the ormer Georgia Hageboeck, and is working in the lumbering business. Harold operates the Hub Bar in Outloo . Laraine attended Eastern MT College. She is married to Harold Slavens and lives in Billings. She is a secretary/receptionist for the ental Health Center. Their children are Oonard,·Sandra and Jennifer. Elaine went for a ime to airline school in Omaha, NE and then worked in Washington, DC. Elaine's husband is Robert Gailey. They live in Orlando, FL where they are in the construction business. Their children are Bobby, Deborah and twins David and Donald . Donald is married to Valerie Wilson and lives in Plentywood here he is an insurance agent with Collins Insurance. Their children are " Around Easter time in the year of 1969, Joe and I had al ed of Deborah,[...]being married , so e ere, in he chapel of the ethodist Church on Herb and[...]home so e could travel and go fishing in Canada and Oregon, spend-[...]ing 1 summer in las a, and sopped o visi the Pat es family a THE[...]"The second year of our marriage e sold my home in Portland. nd bough in oodburn, OR, bu asn't he place for us. e came[...]soc e·s. Our las rip o on ana and Sas atch an as in[...]1982. Joe had cancer on his bac and in his glands ... lymphoma ...[...]hved ery sho hfe hen. He le lo s o nends and many relatives o[...]"I h d or ed in he Re II Dru sore for years fore I married[...]h rd h n Joe s so 111. seeing him and no in res1 es 1n an rou I[...]SSP · in We had ood m m and en1[...] |
| [...]FAMILY My father, Ole, filed on a homestead in the East Coalridge com- By Clarence Boe munity in 1909. On 11 -6-12 he married Eva French at Osnabrock, ND In 1 91 2 Oscar and Olive Boe moved to the Antelope area. The and they then made their home in East Coalridge. fo[...]ris Han- our home community of Outlook or in the Sheridan County various cock, all living in Sheridan County. I attended elementary school at[...]se. Haaven School and graduated from Osnabrock HS in 1933 at Our sister Alma, born 9-7-03 in innesota died 11 -1-18 at Osnabrock, ND. I stayed[...]en worked Outlook. Ettie was born 6-3-05 in innesota. She married Clifford Berg at the Acme coal mine in Coalridge. In 1937 I was employed by the in Spokane and had 2 children, Douglas (7 -22-34) wh[...]'s daughter's name is Carol Ann and I were united in marriage. Louise was born at the family farm (11 -1 3-3 7) and her children are Lisa and a Jo. northeast of Coalridge on 7-19-17,[...]ris- illiam Boe (1 -27 -07) born in innesota or ed in the grain tianson) Brenteson . Louise graduated from the Coalridge School. elevator in Outlook for several years. He married Esther John[...]Ruby Boe (8 -22 -08) born in Flaxton, D, or ed in the ban in[...]Outlook. She married . E. Boisvert in Havre.[...]Elmer as the first child born in Outlook, 10-16-13. He died[...]in Salt La e Ci . They have 3 children: O en (12 -9-[...]Fred and Clara were married at Big La e, in 1901 . The Lucile, (9 -6-17) Outloo , or ed for se eral ears in the Sheridan moved to onda , Tin 1907 here they o[...]ile store. Fred homesteaded northeast of Coalndge in 1908 and Robert and Lucile R mussen[...](1 -27-25) Ou loo , as a teach r and o ,ce or er in a family of 11 children . They are: y le elson , Florence Hereim Sher[...]Dons Bn t and Shannon . Gunderson. In the late 1930s and early 19 Os I as emplo ed at he Farmers Union Oil Compan in Pl n ood and the Farmers Union Accounting Service of St. Paul, In 19 3 our firs Id, Ila Lou, s born on Februa[...]n o 194 m to oo commun, y o enga in · mg a the Ray S rf ii January In Jan 95 ov pur[...]orn m,cs mt mg at Virginia coun ing in[...]of ursm attl hie a 1hat d 1th in on he[...]d n o In 1 948 our fir n, as b rn. T o of[...]1al mteres aut various sho in aren (1950) and ( re orn 1n Portland. In 1957 our mon hs.[...] |
| In 1958 we moved to Garden Grove, CA and have lived in our WILLIAM and ESTHER BOE present ho[...]I came to Outlook in 1913 with my parents, Amund and Maren Bud w[...]school and OHS, graduating in 1926, and in the fall of 1927, I went to For 7 years I w[...]Minot State Teacher's College graduating in 1929. years at Long Beach General Hospital, LA County in rehabilitation and William Boe was born to Oscar and Olive Boe, 1-27-07, in acute nursing.[...]r. and Mark manage our Steel Rule and Die Company in tled in Outlook. Following high school, William attended the same col- Garden Grove. Wayne Jr. spent a year in Vietnam. lege as I in 1930 and 1931, majoring in industrial arts. He had attend- Bryan worked in the industry until a back injury in August 1982. ed college in Bozeman for 1 quarter prior to Minot but had to quit (He spent 2½ years in Germany.)[...]of illness. Karen is a homemaker and active in church and school activities. My sist[...]Union Oil for 16 years. in Raymond, where we taught for 2 years. There was a vacancy in the In May we will have 17 grandchildren, but at present 8 boys and 8 primary room at Outlook in 1931, so Margaret took the job. I taught in girls. All the children live nearby in cities in Orange County. the Nickerson school[...]. (See Tom Peterson Family Biography.) I was born in 1915 at[...]There were no fast foods or vacuum bottles; I always had graduating in 1933, and attended orthern MT College at Havre, t[...]A tragedy occurred in the spring of 1932 at the Wagnild home, I,[...]Oscar and Oli e Boe. Our amily moved to Antelope in 1912, here when their home burned. All[...]er very nice family of the community. Ou loo · . In about 1 9 5, e moved in o Outloo here Dad operated the to n light plan . Later he as the RFD mail carrier in the Outfoo community. e ere a gro ing fa[...]hildren a ended the Ou loo School and I graduated in 1929. I attend- ed college in ashing on and orth Da ota, receiving a teaching c[...]From 1932 o he spring of 1935, I taught 2nd grade in Outloo . In[...]June of ha year. I married illiam Boe in Havre. Bill wor ed in the[...]in Havre in arch 1937. hen he as 4 years old, e moved bac o[...]Outloo and lived ith my fol s. I taught in Outloo again for 3 years[...]Bel nap Reservation in Hays. The coun y superintenden persuaded[...]ears, he final! go his degree in education. Tha ·s hat I call etting[...]your educa ion the hard ay. We bo h tau ht in Hays for 13 years,[...]hen en o Heart Butte or 2 years. From there e en o Vida here e au ht in a 2-teacher school for 2 ears. I m rried C[...]o Chinoo Deen a ended hi h school in Chinoo , graduatin in 195 . H here I en ered o s[...]ent o issoula here he received a bachelor d gree in forestry. hen s rt d 1I I b en in 197 4. He later got his masters in ichi an St te. He is fores sup rv1sor at Our children are: Du rn 8-22 - · married present in Ch dron, E here he r ides ith his i ~• ath and[...]nd, children, Sara nd Randall. They are moving to ashin on DC this They have 2 children n[...]y i h church ac i rties nd mamed Glenn A. P chell in 196 0 a Ii Irv ry G ii[...]vre and marr rl ri ey hve in Harrington , A d ha e 2 children , Conr or[...]Orem, UT Elmer was born -1 7-16 in Ou loo , the son of H nry and d lina o Ri[...] |
| [...]re married 11 -7-81 . They moved to Billings Cox in Shelton, WA. There he helps cut wood, and helps with the[...]e Sales, and Margie wor s tor a food garden work in the spring. Henry will be 96, 7-20-84.[...]ndra, born 5-12-82 . Elmer attended school in Outlook through 6th grade. After leaving[...]f the Outlook American Legion, Post 72 . I am on in 1937 and 1938 he worked for Bill Hass, and also d[...], a member of the Highland ALCW, and to Outlook. In June 1941 Elmer entered the Army, serving in the we are members of the church. I was a charter member of he Outloo Pacific, stationed for a time in New Guinea, the Philippines and American Legion Auxiliary. Australia. He was discharged 11 -27 -45 , returning to the[...]ARVIN and BARBARA BROMBERG While Elmer was in the service his sister Palma and her husband[...]arm, spending Church. We moved to Outloo in September 1972, here arvin as some time at their home in Oregon and some time on the farm. They[...]Elevator. e have 2 children: John. born now live in Shelton, WA. Bill is retired from Washington Corr[...]Sheridan Memorial, and no attend school in Outloo . They have 3 children : Delores Graves at[...]d Maynard worked for the Soo Line RR . They lived in Outlook so were nearby when needed. They have 5 c[...]s retired from the Soo Line RR, and they now live in Clancy. I was born in Comertown, 7-2-28 , daughter of Otto and Esther[...]d to Raymond where I grew up and attended school. In 1943 I started high school in Redstone, quit school, ent back to Raymond and he[...]on, as my grandmother as confined to a heelchair. In 194 7, I went with my sister Rose ho was attending inot Business College, and I worked in inot Drug as aitress and cler . In 1948 I returned o Plentywood.[...]hildren , 3 o sand 2 girls. He att nd· ing 1 ear in nam fmishmg h ·[...]Aft r school John or don his dad 's ranch . In April 197 4 he ent to in here Emery 1s a polic[...]nd d Vo T ch at i oula aft r gr duat1on from OHS in has or d on 011 ng on and off[...] |
| [...]a Yvonne, was born to Dick and Jean West 1-11 -57 in sisters were Alice, Marie, L[...]-30-27, farming land owned by Henry tended school in Outlook graduating in 1975. I was active in both Raaen south of Archer.[...]had a team . wood living in a small house owned by Dave Kelly (south of the present I married John Bucklin 9-27 -75 in Outlook. Gl[...]people in those destitute times. In the early 1940s the folks moved to[...]"On 10-1 6-50 Dad was killed in a machinery construction acci-[...]dent. Mother died 9-15-59 following heart surgery in Seattle.[...]PA in Hollywood 7-2 -55 . We have 2 children Dean Rober[...]believes there were 5 children: Ann , Sharon, Mark, but not able[...]recall other names. They are in an ice cream business which would John Tyler as born 3-21 -76 in Plentywood. He is a 2nd grader,[...]of the Bill Benjamin Wells was born 8-20-78 in Plentywood. He is in Ewings, Plentywood. I wo[...]ma traded land with my folks in order to build the Carroll Dam as a WPA and Grandpa every day as we live in the same yard.[...]aulbeck John and his brother Steve have been in the registered sheep homestea[...]e the west that Dad and I built. In the early 40s we moved to Seattle. sheep.[...]arried Hugh Glassbourne and John and I lived in Redstone until July of 1976; then moved to resides in Winthrop, WA. She has 3 children, Terry, Scott an[...]1 son, Jerry, and reside in Issaquah, WA. Olive passed away 9-8 -82.[...]Her mother, rs. Ewing, still resides in Seattle. y home is in Seattle THE CARROLL FAMILY[...]with a summer home in Winthrop." THE REDDEN FAMILY[...]graduated. I was a flight instructor in the Air Force and also a flight John and Vera Carroll were early timers in the Ou look community, engineer on B-29s. In the past years I have been a machinist at purchas[...]Olson. Hamley birth. fives in California. He and his ife, iriam, have 2 children, and rc erson. Tom graduated from OHS in 938. Christina (1 ) and Tommy (7). Our son, John resides in Anchorage and Harrie married Ray Stoner, 1·[...]" y son llan (40) and his 1fe Priscilla live in Alexandria. VA,[...]John (1903) arrived in Ou11oo in 1913. Joe's brother, John came also[...]and lived ith he fam1ry. John died at 62 years in 1918 They had[...]me having heard Outloo as a "boom " to n. In 1915 a boy,[...]brother and 2 sisters. She attended school in Annandale and that as[...] |
| school in Outlook; John in 1924; Edd in 1925 and Pat in 1928. John Lee), Plentywood; Mary[...]ncis; Lila and Ruby. Her family moved to Daleview in town ladies were real particular and required Joh[...]1916. shoes for each bucket of water he carried in to empty. It was really a nuisance for a young la[...]k, Crosby, Fingal, D, Buffalo and Glen ood, In 1920, the Cavanaughs moved to a farm in Roosevelt County, Maggie was a se[...]years. though the boys continued to go to school in Outlook. Joe died at that Earl di[...]-9·7 4 and aggie died at Crosby, 8-11 -80. farm in 1934. Mary moved to Flaxville in 1936 and was in the Scobey Of the 4 Chaffee brother[...]home for 5 years, passing away at 92 years of age in 1958. sided at Westby) have passed a[...]John and I met at a Catholic Church doings in Flaxville. I attended father) resides at altspell. Their mother, Lucille Desonia Chaffee school in Flaxville, and it was at the Flaxville Catholic C[...]the Catholic farth by Father Hennessy ho held ass in the Paul, 54, lives at Huntington Beach, CA[...]lectric parts. theatre m estby because there as no church. hen my dad as He has 8 children: J[...]ldren Robert (27), I did house or in the rooming house run b Hazel Lu ford, ho pa·d[...]lc son 9-25-54. James has a elding and tools shop in many years it as a thrill to h ar from r this pas C ri[...]Terrie (20). John as 82 m July and I as 73 in June so e don't do too much I ma e quilts and eep[...]d ard ere singl men. Ed ard stayed ith his mother in the home in Fla ville after his dad. Jo had di din 1934. Edd ould follo here crops ere harvest d, sugar beets in s ·dn y, etc. Charles (Pat) as m the servi[...]had th Ie elry store m In 1928 Dad re ired and e moved mto Outloo . After D[...]resid s in ahsp II and unic lives m Plent ood. I am a r sid[...]th nursing home in Plenty ood. By argaret Ha eboec[...]innesota. nutson) all liv d in Pt nty ood Hrs sisters. Alma and H lga sta d in Earl. Ralph (my dad). Elmer, orman and Eunice. De[...]Ole and I ere married in 1940 by Judge Belans i. Ole or ed on[...] |
| and Janice or s at the Plains Motel. Wallace's children are James, born on 2-10-43 . His father Tim was born in Outlook, 11 -17-17, and Valerie, Carol and Anna,[...]his mother Rita was born 12-7-17 in the Dooley area. Our daughter, Shirley, marr[...]; Scott, a junior at US-Canadian border in 1946. Gary attended the Gibson school grades PHS,[...]- 1-8, and graduated from PHS in 1961 . He attended MSU, Bozeman and ship for his weight division; and Connie, who is in the 6th grade at the NMC, Havre. Plenty[...]I was born 7-16-47 in Bengough, Saskatchewan, the daughter of The memories of girlhood in Daleview are of swimming in the Henry and Hazel Axten . My father was born in Com brook, Buckingham creek, riding horseback over the hills, and sledding in the winter. It Shire, England, 12-29-02. My mother Hazel (Gee) was born in Flaxton, as also fun to visit our neighbors, the Coles and Griffins, as there ND, 3-20-09 . I attended Minton Schoo[...]ck y dad, Ralph Chaf1ee, was born 1-18-05 in Dent, MN, the second child of 6 born to Adolph and Ludwina Greunke Chaffee. In 191 4, the family moved o estby, here his dad ork[...]wagon . His dad began or ith the Soo Line in 1916 and was transferred in 1922 to Daleview. y dad as employed on the sectio[...]foreman at Crosby from 1950 un ii his retirement in 1967. He had been employed by the Soo Line for 1[...]7. We have 2 children. y mo her, ary Grif1in as born 8-22 -10 in inne akan, D, Kimberley arie a[...]8 . He worked Dalevie , here my grandfather or ed in the mine and also farmed. for a brief time at the Salt Lake in Saskatchewan. He started working[...]for Portal Pipeline in February 1978.[...]We moved to the Outloo area in August 1979. We are members[...]in[...]and P schools. as very active in trac[...] |
| [...]oyed our hobbies which include: PHS. Our children are Ruth Montrose (11 -26-48) married Gerald[...]siness. Neco. Claudia Jean Roader (6-16-50) lives in Kansas City, MO and has 2 children: a son Shawn,[...]He won the State Class A 126 lb. wrestling title in February 197 4. He was an outstanding lineman on[...]tweighed by nearly all his opponents. He also won many ribbons and medals in track. Pat married Darlene Harshbarger of Pl[...]t Cracker." He was well known for his involvement in area rodeos as a bronc and bull rider as well as[...]with pot-luc dinner in The HaJI and a silver ottering ith hich e The year was 1 935 and in the space of 1 month I graduated from bought an electric toaster and hich e are using 38 years la er. college, married a beautifu[...]ee is on .. . any time. job, and we bought a home in Denton MT where we intended to reside. However, t[...]as a young to n, our Uncle Earl Cosper came o in public, and it was suggested I never be seen in a bar for any reason. he a, along , h other family members. inch 1ding Uncle Roy and Also, there were certain people in to n ith horn it as bes not to[...]f · anyone needing assistance. In fac the happie 8 years of our lives[...]. ere spent there.[...]n- In . ella Hamilton. H r husband, Fr[...]of Lil husband. Blanchard) had d1 d in 1919. in Ha sr[...]chool at I m still a "ham" r dio o rator. In 1 36. I d an amat ur O[...] |
| degree from he WA State University. He was actively engaged in could reset them on the wheels. He did that job usually in the evenings teaching and school administration f[...]such a pret- dent of the Prescott school district in Washington for 8 years following ty fire. Mother used to help and got a few burns doing it. Many times he 18 years as superintendent with the Oake[...]orking for him. Ransom married orma Johnson in 1937, the daughter of Joe and[...]ool at the eharry and Outlook schools, graduating in 1936. Ran - rooming house. Several boys from Outlook went there to work, name- som and orma had 2 children: Kenwa[...]Stoner, and their father, Grant Stoner. Dad died in 1940 and mother 8-29-65, and they have 2 children , Darcy Nell and Elora. They current- died in 1973. Following graduation, Kenneth attended barber school in ly reside at cKenzie Bridge, OR and "Skip" is a T[...]inneapolis, and also took a correspondence course in electrical or.[...]died at 26 from peritonitis. Ransom died in 1969. resides in Milton-Freewater, OR. He married Kathi Galante of[...]We 3 girls, Lois, Montana and Margret, are the surviving children OR, 12-21 -69 and they hav[...]Earl died, though we believe that Uncle Roy died in Arizona. Ransom died in 1969. orma married Dawson Funk of Walla alla[...]ed to Washington before Grandma 1-19-75 . He died in 1977 .[...]All of the Cosper, Dryden , and Hamilton families are no gone By ontana Waldorf and Lois[...]Zula Elizabeth Slyter Louis Beckers). There as a schoolhouse right do n the road from our Cosper as born 6-16-1886, and as raised in Iowa. They had 6 Uncle Earl's[...]chorded on he piano for the dancers. Sunday there was al ays a died in in ancy. They moved o "Old Outloo " shortly after land in that baseball game. erritory was opene[...]d Tan nd argret ere born a Ou loo . hen e arrived in Ou loo , e lived on Uncle Roy's homes ead, nor[...]ed on Uncle Roy's place until Dad ound us a house in to n. Then D d's sis er, Lil , ho married Blanch[...]ol in n n[...]P Im ears in ar d[...]n ot fl Sf in 0 T o rt[...] |
| beauty school after which she worked in Plentywood for awhile. Both across t[...]d after high school, Tana played piano for dances in the sur• friends N. J. and Gina elson[...]Main Street next to the elson department store. In the block above, Lois' second baby was born, Tana[...]d their grocery store. 0 her business places were there she met and married Jerry Waldorf. He works for t[...]ly and he State Seed Company, and they now reside in Fairfield. banks by Ar[...]e. Cure children had was Alice Dodge, in the little one-room school in the She went to Zortman to teach and there she met and married Dan middle of town. In later years the teachers in the ne school ere Ger- Whitcomb. They moved to Ca[...]ster rs. Hovland and ary Craig. Piano as engineer in the shipyards loading ships. Margret managed a li[...]and then she became overseer of the out-patients in Ivy Karels and so it was until her death in San Bruno, CA in 1969. the University Hospital in San Francisco. They are now retired and live at the Kelly Ridge Estates a[...]children. BRUCE and SHERI CRAIN |
| [...]freshman in 1984. Bill was born at ontevideo, MN to Char[...]with a BS degree at He gre up and attended school there. Later, he and his brothers, MSU. He m[...]ved to Daniels County and Their children are Scott (1 2), Gina (10), Chad (6), and Heidi (3).[...]ie Hanisch, as a small and cattle. child in 19 3 to Plentywood. I graduated from PHS and then[...]ac- Teacher's College at Miles City and at Minot. In the late '20s I taught tive teaching in 1970, with my last 8 years of teaching at the Westby school at the Westby Rural School in north Daniels County. Rural School in Daniels County where I had taught in the late 1920s.[...]ertha Lux Curry, live at Cut Bank, MT. I was born in 1911 in[...]utlook. I married William Edward Curry of Roundup in 1948 at Conrad. Bill passed away in September 1983. He served in the army 4 years in[...]French. years. I received my degree in elementary education at Havre and[...]-33 at Scobey by Rev. Leo Plummer. schools in Sheridan County, at Kevin, Valier and was princip[...]d the Outloo school and aurice graduated from OHS in 1938 . Bill and I have 5 children and 6 grandchildren. They are: Carolyne Our closest neighbors ere the J. L. Rov[...]n September 1942. She married James Hurs s. e had many happy imes and fond memories of those dear Holbroo of Conrad in November 1962. They have 3 children: Shelee peopl[...]e (October 1966) and Steven (January ho is rich in memories. re ere ball games, barn dances,[...]bein "Serial" ch al ays managed to end in an almost daughter, LaRyn, ovember 1981 . She[...]was born ay 1950. He mar- seen help arrived just in h tim e "villian" ould receive ried Barbara Harrison, of London. England in October 1979. They have hi · uni en ,[...]II rea the spring of 19 1. urchased land in Daniels secre ary. ime, inc[...]l, · ur younges arrived in , born in Scobey. · · h older boys, served in he heran[...]in evad . ~r 2-6 in[...]Cl o. o French in |
| I am going to share in my story, a picture of my brother, Chris Lux[...]y on their 45th wedding anniversary. in January 1940 and Lon died in July 1956. ALONZO DESONIA FAMILY (PIONEERS)[...]with Dr. J. L. Atkinson and the Bawdens of Poplar in ranching opera- |
| and I lived in Willmar, M for he worked on the railroad. We had a son in the Bob Marshall Wilderness area. In unexpected rapids, the boat David and the day Ma[...]r them. The children and I moved to Missoula in 1956, and for 1O years for the Glendale News ent out to visit them and while we were there their little boy died. Press in California and for the Pennisula Herald as pressm[...]ta for burial. I stayed at the tion sterotype in Monterey. He was a member of the Elks and Moose[...]odge and president of the newspaper union. He was in the process of threshers at Desonias. That was wh[...]his way back, he was killed in a 16-car accident during a sandstorm on We were married in December 1926 and went back to Minnesota[...]me o Outlook on the train, and Grace came with us in the car. graduated from LaCresenta HS in 197 4 and is married to Jerry Senger, Grandma was[...]iend, until the birth of Michelle Jean graduating in 1937. 12-10-59. She graduated from OHS in 1978. She married Norman The Saloneks work[...]ings, Redstone and they have 2 children, was born in 1928. She married Smoky Carter and has a daughter[...]and a grandson, Ashley. Dorothy is from OHS in 1980 and from MSU in 1984. Cheryl (11 -11 -65) in a Seattle nursing home suffering of a heart condition and em- graduated from PHS in 1983 and is in college at MSU. physema. The Salone s had Georgia[...]rls, Sherri and Vic i and a son, Ron . artin died in 1969; ae in April 198 . Grace married Carl Zeiler, Billings. She had worked in the Elgin Cafe, Plentywood and then ent to Billin[...]d to Seattle and did not have a family. Carl died in 969; Grace in ay 1984. Bob married Ruth elter, daugh er[...]lle garage. Their children ere Robert, ho died in his la e 20s following complications of heart surgery in the late '60s. Royal lives in Sand Point ID and orks for a telephone company. Verlie married Bill Han ins of hitefish, and they reside in Sea le here Bill is an engineer a Boeings, and Verlie also is employed there . They have 2 girls, Kim and erri and I can't rem[...]an. He is the the boy's name. Bob and Ru h reside in hitefish. son of Tim and Lylas Paulson Eide of esa. Dennis as born in Harvey, Follo ing Amanda's gradua ion in 1937, Grandma Drager and she D, 8-31 -38.[...]thers, Darrel and Tim , inneapolis area and moved in o Plenty ood. ilbur Strube as or ing in Raymond and 2 sis ers Jennie, innea[...]raybull, , Y. She h d 3 iris nd 1 boy. m nda died in 982 . Gr ndm Or er died 1n 953 or 1 5 . Th[...]3 in Ou loo OHS in 1[...]a ing m Ou loo , g in s .[...]hool or ed in ivi[...] |
| [...]mmunity had the following children (possibly not in the order of their births): Frank (deceased); Mi[...]oldest of the 4. Ronald and his wife Marilyn live in Great Falls. Ronald had a heart attack and cannot[...]and daughter Linda have a quilt gallery. Children are: Linda, the oldest, in Great Falls; Jo Ann in Oregon; and their 1 son, Sam , lives in We have 3 children: atrina, h[...]ry of Reserve. The third son Raymond lives in Seattle and works for 1B . He has Both are involved ith the farm est of edicine La e. 2 chil[...]e. y dad died in 1969 at the age of 65 . y mother is no remarried[...]She and her husband Jack and lives in illiston, D. Her married name is rs. Les alling. y Dowell reside in Tucson and the 2 of them work and manage a 24-hou[...]Halloc and Lancaster in the north est corner of the state. Tiny died in August 197 4. Effie and her husband, Robert orris reside in Missoula.[...]Art as born to Jacob and Rosa Ereth in Outloo on 6-23-28. A THE ENGLER FAMILY[...]y mother, Eva B. Engler and my father homesteaded in ild Snuggins Country School until he entered the 8 grade in Ou loo . Rose, D in 191 O having originally come from inneapolis. In about Donna as born to Louis[...]have 5 · · d school in Ou gradua mg the Outlook Hospital and eventually did coo ing at he Plen ood in 1 S Bon iface Ca[...]n. On 2 our firs The ere 4 children in the family: yrtle in inneapolis, in dau su[...]Tampa, FL. I innie Ehzabe as born in I abo 1913. I gradua d from OHS in 1931 a nt o nurses rain Falls in 193 and the U of inneso th a BS m[...] |
| [...]on ranch until buy- As a child I lived in Raymond, where I attended grade school for 1 ing[...]stone on 2-27 -71. She is high school there. employed as a dental assistant for Dr. Tom Lidah[...]arried Steve Garrett of Troy, MT on 6-20-81. They are living in iles City here Debbie is teaching 3rd grade in Lincoln Elementary School and Steve is teaching auto mechanics in Miles City Communi y College. Leisha married Les Garneau on 6-18-83. They are presently living in Havre where Leisha is employed as a bookkeeper an[...]ern T College, here he will receive his BS degree in automotive education this year. He is also working for Heydon Automotive Shop. While we are loo ing forward o our "golden years," we enjoy ou[...]d embroidering. Art and I feel very blessed in being able to share many happy We have 4 daughters: Kari Lynn (7-[...]who both attend school in Outlook.[...]married to Jacob Ereth was born 5-6-1886 in Malcoci, Rumania, the son of Fay Cha ee, daugh er[...]Chaffee, Jacob and Juliana Ereth. In his teens he came to Estevan, Saskat- descendents[...]s. chewan. There he wor ed in a brick factory. He married Rosa Fenrich I a ended he anso School, and high school in Plenty ood, on 5-13-08 in Estevan. Rosa was born in Karamurt, Rumania on boarding a he Ge e unson, il[...]dua ed 1 4, a ended college at Dillon, graduating in Estevan ith her parents. They had 13 chil[...]1936. I augh Cabe, he Phelps sc ool and in Reserve . In Juliana (1910) ere born in Estevan. They moved to arian hat (near 19 1,[...]Torquay) here Tony as born in 1912. Jo · one o 12 children o Jake[...]Dad then mo ed to the Bergfield area (near here in on Sas at- Biograp[...]ed en i w years and hen in 95 e (1915) Louis (1917), Emma ( 919),[...]arber shops. In 197 , he ( 922) ere born. · s[...]· e orld and later In January of 1923 hey mo ed o on ana. This same yea[...]. Ereth died in infancy. Then John (1926), rthur (1928), Sally 19[...]a moved o Plen y ood in 19 7. ([...]marri d K and BECKY ERETH |
| [died 5-14·75], Larry) and she lives in Plentywood. In 1952 I married Beverly Holtan, daughter of artin[...]went to Crookston, graduating there m he pring of 1950. Folio Frank married Lila[...]we were married 11 -30-52 in Plentywood. John married Alice Odegaard (Mark, Shawn, Shannon, Jolene, Col• We are the parents of 2 children, Diane born 9-21 55 a S[...]ug born 8-28-65 at Williston . See histories in SD II for Clara Ereth Melle, Juliana Ereth Melle,[...]to Ephraim and Gladys Fawcett. La Verna was born in 1925, Conrad in 1927, Wilfred in 1929 and Roy in 1931. We were all born on the Fawcett homestead 7 miles north- east of Outlook. I arrived in time to get in on the hardships of the '30s,[...]t looked green. The fall of 1935 I started school in Outloo , Diane graduated from OHS in 1973. S e as ve active in music riding the horse drawn bus with the potbel[...]ht during her school years and a er or ing in anous jobs m Sheridan until after dark. y dad st[...]so e County decided to pursue a career in music. She 111 radua e his moved into Outlook; my[...]ecks Cafe spring, 1984, ith a degree in music and also etementa educa ion. that year. I d[...]im earned his music wood for the 8-burner range. In 1937 my dad traded his homestead to de[...]ugh to boot to buy a college. small house in Outlook and pay the bac taxes.[...]so my dad had the job of School of ines in as ac h rac and in raising us 3 boys. We had quite a time learning t[...]uc ith most of t e compulsory in Ou I household chores. Conrad and I started or in[...]a o Things started improving in '40s. In 1946 e bough he fices 1 Amund Johnson[...]ife Bev and I s 111 res·de. Lu In the spring of 1948 I grad from OHS. I[...]n small and or ed in Cali ornia d[...]c ors and ing 2 years in California l'[...]r in 1 82 |
| While teaching in Opheim I met my wife, Teri Ann Nugent. We[...]were married on 4-10-77 . Teri was born 9-5-53 in Butte, the daughter Our grandfather[...]ellon Lester, Daleview pioneers. He had been born in Canada and in Missoula, graduating in 1975. Teri has 3 brothers: Jim of Missoula,[...]s and Lyle and 1 sister, Minnie. He grew up in the Daleview community presently the kindergarten teacher in Outlook. and attended school there . Teri and I have 2 sons: Nicholas Patrick, born 8-26-80 in Billings After our grandmother's deat[...]ne Rasmussen of and Shawn Lester, born 4-5-83 in Plentywood. Gre[...]ital to Glenn and Patricia Johnson. Her sisters are Terry, Gayle and Darcy. A little , brother, ichael, ho as a t in of Terry's died at birth.[...]11 -3-14. She ent to school at Outloo graduating in 1933. She[...]l. Soon a er graduation she married esley Fellon. In[...]nces and t Plenty ood Luther n. Our children are ae, born 8-31 -79 and Dorothy Bae[...]crushed a her death." I do f rm in nd u o bod or . e resi 321 . Sheridan[...]r tmn in 1983. Our family on our dad's side of he family beg n in Outloo nd in[...] |
| [...]ol? Track meets tended Outlook School, graduating in 1953. She married Owen Czaia in and basketball games with Outlook having one of the best teams going 1957 and they live in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Their children are Ran- in both sports. There was a time when Louie Wirtz n his bea -up dy, Lau[...]obby Mc ean, my sister Robertine and myself works in an insurance office. to a tournament in Scobey. We nearly froze to death coming home in a There are none of the Lindhe descendents in the Outlook com- blizzard, but we[...]ing and carpentering Francis Fellon was born in Minnesota, 10-1 9-06 , the son of[...]ad. He went to country schools There used to be alo of s iing out at the est place (Un[...]uld serve up a great ste . Louie irtz and I spent many a happy I was born 1 0-1 0-1 0 on a farm near Outlook, the third child in a weekend skiing around the coun ry, hunt[...]amily ent to California, e cep argare ho as in homestead in 1909. I went to school in Outlook, graduating in 1930. I business in Plentywood, and later married orman Paulbec . I spen 4 went to college in Havre and taught a country school north of Dooley years in the US Air Force; mostly states·de ith 18 mon hs in e for 1 year.[...]South Pacific. I married Francis Fellon in June of 1935. We orked for the In ay of 1946 I married an O lahoma girl, Rox'e Lou Gilbe in Charles Grants for 2 years. We moved to Oaleview[...]immie and · arcie. telephone exchange, which was in their home. Francis orked for I've been in aircra quali control mostly since 1946. o I'm in Grants during the day and ould ork on the telephones at night i h Gulfstream in Bethany, O and reside in oore, 0 . the aid of a flashlight. I operated the switchboard. In 1940 we bought the Bob Dickey farm, but continued to live in Outlook until 1943 hen e bought the former Hun fe[...]ry. In ugu 1 r onl |
| [...]red and then eresa's second child, ichael, died in a car accident 1983 in Califor- finally liberated in April 1945. He returned home in May 1945 to be re- nia. Teresa is her third child[...]liam and Teresa the Medicine Lake School in the winter of 1946 and continued there reside in San Clemente. Robert, born 1-15-24, graduated in 1941. He until the spring of 1948. He[...]lleen Dugard and they have 13 children and reside in Arroya Chinook, but was recalled from inactive reserve to serve in the Korean Grande. Their children are: Stephen; Tim; Eileen Thompson (has a conflict and was on the front lines again, overseas in 1951-52. daughter); aureen (has a son); Catherine; Pat and Mike are twins; Upon discharge, he returned to Chinook and attended school in the eg; Barbara; Beth; Brian; Monica; and Dani[...]he family moved to ball coach at Laurel in the fall of 1962 and received his ME degree California in he spring of 1942. She married Bob Campbell and lives in from the U of M in 1964. In the fall of 1969 he became the superinten- Torren[...]n Dawson has a son, to the farm in Outlook. Jacob· and Ruth is the fourth daughter[...]ember of VFW; a past Worthy eisgerber's reside in Bismarck. Their children are: Jerry; Brenda Patron of Oro y Plata Ch[...]Elk's lodge. Jeanne's third child, as illed in a car accident in 197 4; Susan I, June, was bor[...]tended the Outlook hey had 6 children. Paul died in 1970 and Agnes resides in Glendale. school through grade 11, and then the family moved to Hysham and I Her children are: Paula Aus in (has 1 son, Lupin); Donald (has 2 girls, graduated from there. I returned to Outlook in 1942 and was employed Angelina and Rachael); Elai[...]hristina at Anthony's (Woodwards) and in Or. Benson's office in Plentywood un- and Theresa. James, is he fourth c[...]illed I have been active in Homemaker's Club, VFW Auxiliary, ALCW, o ember 1[...]ffices, Eastern Star, Boy and Girl and hey reside in Torrance. Their children are: artha Fipps, Thelma, Scouts, Daughters[...]this completes the up-date of he clean ids, horn many of Ou look School, farmed at home an[...]a er leaving for Califor - and lived in illiston, Chester and Great Falls. He married Bon[...]as o be found out Rue of Aberdeen, SD in 1949 and they had 6 children, David Donna, here.[...]Patty and Sherrie. "Bud' and Bonnie ere divorced in 970, and he no lives in evada ith his 1fe, ary.[...]nded school at Chinoo , and graduated from Laurel in arl Fis e's parents, Olai and Anna F1[...]ed the U of on a foo ball scholarship, graduating in ort o a and hen on o in 9 . arl was born on the 1970. e marri[...]r, Ole, as born in orway on children, aren nn (1[...] |
| [...]bought from them in 1950. They lived at La eside, T and in these later years have lived in Helena.[...]They had 4 children: Greg graduat d from OHS in 1946. Darlene,[...]and Robert, the youngest, left ith their parents in the la e[...]reg resides on the West Coast; Geraldine and Robe in Phoeni and Darlene in Helena. Robert had been in a very serious car acciden[...]nd they Chester Ford had the drugstore in Outloo . As far as e ne hey have 1 little girl, A[...]had no relatives living in the Outloo communi y in t ose years. Ch Ann Marie and Galen reside in Williston a the present time, having had a bro[...]t, deceased long ago. They had 2 daughters, lived in Plentywood for many years. After we had moved to Plenty- Beverly and Shirley. Shirley Ford Silva lives in lamat FaJls, OR. Edna wood they lived on the Fiske farmstead for quite a number of years . also lived there bu has died jus ithin the las couple of years. C[...]is wife, the former June arshall, no died in Arizona some time ago. reside on and own the Fisk[...]as orking at the Fortuna Radar Station. We reside in Fortuna at this time. Correction (SD I, page[...]lois rm- stut homes eade ere and many in our com · ber him. Fran Lu[...] |
| boys but WIiiard says it wasn't called "baby sitting" in those days; LOLA STAPLETON WEATHERL[...]By Ila Syme It was rumored in the Oaleview country that Hominy had once Lola Madill was one of 7 girls born in Peterboro, Ontario. Her been a member of the "Dut[...]but the worst that ever Saskatchewan in 1901 and then to US in 1910. They resided about happened, old-timers sai[...]Lola Madill married Crescent (Happy) Stapleton in Glasgow on Bill Endersby, another bachelor, had h[...]4-21-20. They had 4 children, all born in Outlook. They are Geraldine not on the best of terms. It was always[...](or had someone else do the job) Hominy's dugout in hopes that once Jacqueline Trombly[...]ny showed away 10-22 -72. Lola lives in Kalispell now. im his guns. illard wanted to buy them (he wonders how he thought he ould pay for them) but Hominy would[...]I was born 2-1-13 to Alfred and Dagmar Selvig in their little house year."[...]and from school in the 1920s and 1930s consumed much of our day. By[...]In spi e of things negative during those years, the[...]teachers helped us reach that goal. For me it as in ay 1931. I was ( rs i elen D[...]obbed . A Ou loo , she met Fredriksen in Culbertson. He attended coun ry school and then b[...]see Biography). in LHS in the 6 h grade. He as a member of the high school[...]n as "Ou loo Ora man" deba e earn oo part in public spea ing and drama and participa ed ( he[...]oe ugh); had 8 children in- in some spo s. After gradua ,on he a ended Hansen Au[...]r nd a sister ar The ion School in Fargo. I en ered C a Havre, Sep ember[...] |
| [...]after marriage; Grenora, tended 1st grade in Burlington, ND. The family moved to Oulloo , wher[...]Helena. Patricia's daughter, Pamela Schultz lives in Canton, In 1925-26 I attended ormal College a Dillon. Then in 1926-27, I KS. Art and his wife, Ronna reside in Helena and Patty and her hus- taught at Hamley School. I lived in a teacherage and Adeline Johnson band, Larry Barnett reside in Lake Havasu City, AZ. s[...]ce a . ee ·he orris family Now Arnold and I are retired but we find many hobbies and in- invited us over for dinner. I don' th[...]and love of family keeps us active and interested in the good thoughtfulness meant o me. thing[...]ide at Somers, MT. In 1927·28, I stayed at the Ole Wold place during h[...]months, but drove home in spring and fall, hile teaching a th[...]kno that Karl Fiske was in 1st grade. The agnild children ere a big "Th[...]y mischief-making down; the post In the spring of 1929, I a tended ormal College agai[...]e v I and taught school there. 5 e coma. o 1s a reti[...]2 n Lau Co.. in and ([...]our, D nd at· Outl rs in th 1 9 0 . L or d on f rm impl m nt[...] |
| setting up combines in Great Fans; then to Fullridge making trails in the aunt, John and Rachel Emilson. I att[...]Stokke who is 2 years older than I and now lives in Florida. I logs for the saws. In 1952, I went to Burbank, CA and took a job as a[...]eper for enasco Manufacturing. I attended classes in math- ematics and served an apprenticeship as a t[...]w months received my journeyman credentials. In 959, I married Anne Armitage Chandler and have a[...]sco, I went to work for Marquardts anufacturing in Van Nuys, CA in 1979, on the space shuttles and B-1 bomber. I have received many achievement awards over the years; my mos prized[...]I am including an up-date of my sister, Olive, in my biography as follo s:[...]We were married on 3-14-43 in Muskogee, OK. We have 4[...]To this marriage there were 2 children: Dana (7 ·18·64) and Duane[...](1-27-66). In 1970, she married Bob Kirner. They live in Page, AZ,[...]athy is postmis ress in Fallon. Besides farming and feeding cattle I[...]d has started an uphols1ery business. born -18-32 in Robinhood, S Canada. In 19 O the family moved Connie[...]1-13-82 . They are currently living in Plent ood. Connie is orking a end I in Ou loo ugh my sophomore year. I hen at•[...]nney Company, and Tom is or ing on or --0 er rigs in the ended and ed ram rove Seminary, a Lu heran high area. school in Far During all of my school years I as very ac ive in fter Orris came out of he army in 19 5, e rented and farmed musical c ivi ies- sing[...]· he Bill Reed place near Ou loo for 6 years. In he fall of 1951 , e I ended Co ·[...].I arm a Fallon. aught in Siou o In 66 d organ ze he Cedar Cr[...]ounty ii of ear in t' I Carla i C Ills nd p[...]VI A GALLA D |
| [...]early day settlers-the Garbergs and eavers in the south hitetail[...]orge Bantz family of Outloo area and the Desonias in the[...]in 1902. Echo's mother, ildred as 1 of he[...]in the area. When Echo was a little girl the no[...]get to no him. They also visited in h s home, a dug-ou in a hillside,[...], hail or grasshoppers did our harvesting for us. In 1958, we hitetail hich had belonged to Ra mond's gr ir only put the farm in the Soil Bank program and Bob went to ork. He child , Brian, as born in 1957, and a ended sch h ail and star[...]c Church and the south ing of In 1956 Raymond and Echo purchased the orme Bill E ersb • the hospital in Plentywood, and building of the teacherages in Outloo Ren Endersby and Hominy" Thompso[...]rove school bus and worked at the Peavey Elevator in Outlo Cree east of hi e ail in he Dalevie coun . The mo here in from 1962 to 1968. At this time the farm as bro e[...]1968, ha ing a house and barn mo ed in and building a shop, sheds, and put back in production. Bobby and Roger ere old enough by thi[...]g · on road construction. He as ell bro e in-on his hands a es many years the r d h hen he went to or for o[...]cess, h Ech I in curb and gutters in Plent ood. He or ed o her equip nd[...]s other jobs such as the airport and in erstate in Glendive and a pavi g[...]·r job south of Fort Pee . In bet een 1mes h men[...]r 197 Techmc,an · · In 19 ma ea h (1 -[...] |
| [...]Ernest Garrick passed away in May 1951. Red stayed with his T-Bone was born in 1905 in Iowa and came to Montana with his m[...]s. parents. He worked at odd jobs and farmed, and in 1928 he married He later added a radio and TV repair shop. Laura Omar. Like many others he worked for the Works Progress Ad- Nellie Garrick passed away in 1964. Red retired from the shop in ministration during the 1930s and also played drums in the Garrick Or- 1971 and sold out all of[...]continued to work chestra to help make ends meet. In the late 1930s he went to work for with[...]d then sold out this business and the Ford Garage in Plentywood as a mechanic. Around 1945 he moved retired. He is still living in Outlook. to Medicine Lake and had his own garage[...]Later he went into farming and was still farming in 1983 when he passed away GERALD (SLIM[...]CK after a short illness. Laura is still residing in Medicine Lake. By Gordon Garrick[...]Lavanda Slim Garrick was born in Otterville, IA in the year 1900 and came (Mrs. Charles Lane) of Bea[...]Torrance, CA and Larry of to Montana in 1909 with his parents Ernest and Nellie (Stoner)[...]Arthur and Mabel Tutty came to Montana in the early 1900s and[...]their daughter Mae was born here in 1909. Mae attended school in FLOYD (PETE) and RUTH GARRICK[...]Garrick was born on the family farm near Outlook in the year of 1911. In 1937 Floyd went to Spokane, and worked at different jobs here until 1946 when he again returned to Outlook. In 1948 Floyd married Ruth Johnson. That same year after his brother Slim lost his arm Floyd ent o work in the garage for him and worked there for about a year and a half. He hen moved o Plent[...]ing for Western lmplemen as a mechanic. He or ed there for some 20 or more years and in 1970 ent to or for the Plentywood school systems as a repair and service man for the school busses. In 1973 he retired and moved to Cut Bank, here he and Ruth lived for 2 years moving from there to Laurel here they now live. Floyd and Ruth have daughter: Joan ( rs. Byron a son) ho resides in Billings, here she is a teacher. CEC L (RED) GAR[...]Slim and ae ere married in Plentywood in 1927 and Slim ent |
| Sheridan County Road Department. In the fall of 1949, my brother Ann Wu[...]During my service time I was attended school in "Old Outloo " and in ·• ew Outloo ." stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, Fort Bliss, TX and spent a year in Ger- many. I, Sgt. Garrick, was discharged in March 1953 and returned to Outlook. Franc[...]raised on the farm near Whitetail. Her brothers are Alvin and Frank, Whitetail and sisters, Florence[...]ather is deceased. Frances attended grade school in Whitetail and high school in Flaxville. On July 29, she and I were married in Whitetail and we moved to Outlook where I worked for Maurice Egger. In October 1953, I was appointed postmaster at Outlo[...]. Frances was appointed clerk at the post office in 1955 and continued in that position for 24 years. She also worked as a clerk in the store for James Wangerin. In 1969, Frances and Judy[...], layton, Wangerin . In 1970, Judy sold to Hazel Brelje, and later Frances also ( ms sold to Hazel. In 197 4, Agnes Beck and Frances purchased the store from Hazel. In 1979, Frances and Agnes sold to Jae and Beth Scott Lyle and Ann ere married at Plen y ood in 1927. The are who presently own and operate "Scott's Trading P[...]Frances worked at Kitzenberg's Style Shop in Plentywood for 3 and master of science degr[...]r, Donaldson Over the years, I have played in many dance bands and also had Electronics. He and[...]•s h · a ceramics sore in Grea 72 and a member since 1954. I am an avid bas[...]school. Lorraine Jane the Outloo team for many years.[...]av 2 ch1I uated fro A 1c in Fort Be LYLE and ANN GARRIC[...] |
| [...]rrick Orchestra on Agnes Melquist in 1962. In 1965 he sold his share of the Spot to Louie Saturday nights for many years. Ann had her hands full at home. She[...]d piano and helped her children with their music. In the 1960s Dad died of a heart attack wh[...]a, WA. Dad was always young at heart, and all his in 1971 hey moved to Ronan for 3 years, then returne[...]stories. They were usually Co., making their home in Antelope, here they now reside. Lyle was[...]. His family all miss him very much. of any mayor in the state. All 13 children attended and graduated from OHS, and many of them went on to further their education and be[...]the family moved to Brooten, MN. In 1951 he began working for By Donna Kohler[...]trained at Camp Pickett, VA and served in Korea. Dad as born 8-8-1899 at Independence[...]ter children of Ernes and ellie (Stoner) Garric . There were 7 boys and 1 and Elda Westergard. She graduated in 1950 and went on to nurse's girl. The girl died a[...]mber Dad telling ho training, graduating in 1953 as an RN from Fairview Hospital in Min- he rode several miles by horseback to a farm[...]oved ith his family to Ou look by horse and buggy in 1909. Church in Belgrade, N. The first year of their marriage Mar[...]chool, and he joined the arine stationed in Korea and Dorothy completed her senior year of nu[...]ar, he raining. Returning from Korea in July 1953, arlyn and Dorothy went returned to Ou[...]Carson, CO where he was released from active duty in October. ed north es of Outloo on the farm that no belongs o Toddy irtz. He spent 6 years in the inactive reserves. In ovember of 1953 e had a sheep ranch and a ca le[...]s; he later began elding for Butler Manufacturing in in- res ler, El ood House. neapolis and or ed there until moving o ontana in 1964. They[...]became part of the Outloo Community in 1972. artyn is a self-[...]many years to come .[...]of here d o In 19 in ee[...] |
| [...]Vernon (Jake) was born 1920 and graduated in 1937. He aught By the Family in Outlook, and married Laverne Dickson and has 2 ch[...]Walterman and Jeri Anton. Jake resides in Billings, Judy in Denver and thought the town would never run out of Goodlaxon offspring. First Jeri in Billings with a son, David. there was Vida, born in 1905 and graduated in 1921 . She taught at Virgil (Pete) (deceased) was born in 1922 and graduated in 1940 the Meharry, Dagmar and Outlook schools. She married Zalman Gor• and worked in the Ford Garage, Plentywood. He marri d Jacqueline don. Vida has no children and resides in Minot, ND. Christie who had a son, Tom. Verna was born in 1907 and graduated in 1925. She taught at the So this is a[...]e. She married plied with children for many years. Tony Gaines and had 2 daughters. Charlotte[...]N and Jack Engler and has 5 children. They reside in Missoula. Verna lives at Ronan. Tony is deceased.[...]UNDERSON CLAWSON COLE Si (deceased) was born in 191 0 and graduated in 1927. He did not I was born in 1901 to Barbara Ann and Schuyler Hoppins, on of 7[...]birth: argaret, Evelena Helen Vera was born in 1911 and graduated in 1928. She married Car- Isabell, Hatty Eva,[...]ne, Henrietta Joy, Schu er Armidos roll Hendricks in 1930 and had 4 children: Janice, Rebecca, Michele[...]in. Kevin family of 3 boys and 3 g.irls. In 1914, he came to Ou loo as a fireman and Pamela h[...]o h Shane and Shawna. These family members reside in Billings. orked in 1918. We married in 1919 and farmed the Hans Helium Vera's secon[...]arm, living here for Kathleen and Brian and live in Pleasanton, CA. 16 yea[...]i as built sou h of Outloo • as and they reside in Billings. Veras last child, Tim and his ife athy[...]no crops. have 2 sons, Jay and Jeremy. They live in Billings as does Vera. Our 4 chi dren ere born hi e e ere on he Ed Cordes farm. In[...], John en to Grea Falls or ing on farms; I or ed in cafes. He died of leu em1a in 1953. au |
| [...]MARGARETHAGEBOECK husband, Cliff Rorsener live in Helena, where he works at the Capitol,[...]born 4-25 -30 in Outlook. My brothers were Donald (5-14-34) and Richard Arambula have 1 girl and live in Salt Lake City.[...]e present time. Lillian Gunderson Cray, born in 1921 graduated from Plentywood[...]We grew up in Outlook and I graduated from Outlook HS in 1948. HS, earning her way working on NY A. Later[...]at boarding houses, and then to Portland working in school over there. shipyards. In 1944 she returned to Great Falls, and married Ken[...]l married Gene Beckers in 1951 and had 2 daughters: Shirley Cray in 1950; his folks lived in Flaxville, but have both died. She work-[...]In those years, l worked at the Outlook General Stor[...], and on he Plenty ood Dray until he had a stro e in 1978 and at age Leonard O en, Terry[...], whi c h woul be argare Cha ees as the 5th girl in he class. r are m high school 1s m upper lef hand corner. had 8 children. Allan born in 1950 as in the arines for 4 years, and ser ed in Vetnam . He is married and lives in Atascadero, CA . Richard, Shirley and argie attended school in Outlook all 12 years. Fallo - born in 195 , as in Vie nam ser ice. He married in 1976 and lives in ing gradua ion, Shirley attended and graduated from the Acme Beauty Sidney. Danny born in 953, married in 1979 and lives in Great Falls. School in Billings. She married Robert est aurice and Jane's third David born ·n 95 , married in 1980, lives in Great Falls. adine born child in 1970. T ey reside in Glasgo here her husband is assistant in 1955, married i e Ehart in 1976 and lives in Sidney. Brenda born chief of police. They have 3 children: Travis, 5-23-51; Angela, in 1957, married Terry Klostermeir in 1975 and lives in Plenty ood. 9-16-75 · and elsey, 9- 2-80. rthur born in 1960, lives at home. Jimmie born in 962 married a argie married Ed ard (Chip) Halvorson of Reds one in 1971 and issoula irl in 1983. There are 11 grandchildren. John, at present the[...]Halverson arm sou h o Redstone. They have 3 Ii es in Gre Falls ith me and his sis er, Lillian Cray. El[...], 5-9-78; and ri y Lane, Gunderson 1elsen resides in Plen ood.[...]a in and I h Griffin.[...]nd Ed rd -30-07 in J· mes er orn in |
| Outlook. I graduated from the Outlook HS in 1926 in a class of 8. I paper shack. We moved into the house he built for us in 1914. Besides went to Barber College in Minneapolis following graduation. However, I helping to erect many buildings in Outloo and area, he put in did not follow that trade but worked on farms and in my spare time sidewalks in town . Our dad built the artin and Alice Holtan house. He played in a little dance band with Pete Garrick, Ted Kohler, Kenneth was seriously injured in a fall from the depot roof. Cosper, and Tana Cos[...]took in washing and did nursing. When the hospital as ove[...]In 1919 e moved to Rochester, . Dad or ed constru n[...]natives were gues s in our home during these days. hours e[...]dad acquired he nic name "O " firs becaus of his in, ials, Larson, Fern au. Front row: Max Deck, Es h[...]dly being an agreeable or egian. he ans ered "O " in[...]to any request by a friend. I left Outlook in 1928 and went to Butte to or in the copper Dad died 5-1-45 and other died 3-28 in R ·es mines. My brother Bert and family already ere in Butte. I then ent to husband, Slim cln osh, as an earl ime han1 Omak, WA in 1930 and worked in the apple orchards. That same year Garag[...]r Inn I moved to Grass Valley, CA to wor in the gold mines. The gold mines as urned[...]should closed hen the war began so I ent to work in the defense depart- end). Le to r"ght as pictured are: Chns Lund, Bob ment. I worked as a carpenter on bases in northern California and as a pley, Lars Brads ad, 0 e Johnson, Ralph Thompson, welder in the Richmond shipyards. After the ar I came bac to Grass Dec , uniden ifJed, anon Buz2ard, el in D c , • Valley to start the first Ready ix Cement business in to n. I sold the ,tied. business in 195 9.[...]. ad I married Jennie Stubbe from estby in 1935. She as a eacher at the Collins school near[...]aughter of Gus and Lena Slager S ubbe and as born in 909. S e had a brother, Charles, born in 1911 and a sister, Lllhan born in 1921 . Jennie and I have 2 dau : Lo[...]d of Fremo . Lorraine s children are Ed ard, 18, a freshman n Luis Ob[...]0 eacher in Fremo lie 22 a p rsonal[...]am d lives at B rt mar B and River in Lu Ila child R,char a ay i .[...] |
| In he spring of 1926 Adolph and Emma and their 5 chi[...]rris came by Model T to Sheridan who lives in Denver, but has no children. A daughter, Evelyn Harmes County where Robert was born in 1927. They made their home with Peckles lives in Sarasota, FL. She and her husband, Clifford, have[...]tlook. They bought livestock passed away in their 40s and 50s. Charles and Lavina were marrie[...]d jam for the entire winter. Times were hard but in spite of this there were some bright spots and prosperous years. Aft[...]en their son Morris passed away on 6-6-44 . In 956 Adolph and Emma retired and moved to Plentywood. They celebrated their 60th anniversary in 1968. In their retirement years hey spent many days fishing in Canada and he Plentywood Dam. r. Har passed a ay[...]rk a year later on 5-24-74 at the age of 84. They are bur"ed in the Plentywood cemetery.[...]Mrs. Sawyer. Willie in front. (1911) Mrs. Harmes died in 1913.[...]athryn, Jean and a son ho died in infancy. Kathryn and her hus-[...]band, enneth organ reside in Bloomington, and Jean, her hus-[...]band, aynard innec live in Lynd, . Their mother, Celia, James[...]Verne Harmes was born in Lynd, 8-13-1892. He worked around[...]several ears in ontana having been he one daugh er o come out[...]ned o innesota and married a re and as emplo ed there for ears. In 193 I returned o South George ottat .[...]e and Da ot nd married George Pistorius. e f rmed there for several Donald of California. heir parents, Blond1a and George, and 2 rothers, ears. In 1956 e moved o Coeur d' lene here George ound[...]o Lor n nd 1 d es in C Be ught school or[...]v d o b in away on 11 -30-81 . Charles mamed[...] |
| [...]and Pilots Assoc., Sh r ood Pilo worked on farms in Outlook-Daleview.[...]married. They moved to Lynd, MN. I In "Stoutheart of the West Toil, Sweat and Heartaches" remember them telling how they picked corn in Minnesota for .05 a of William Hass ln[...]''An interesting pion r tid· bushel. They stayed in Minnesota about 5 years and returned to the[...]s or a village call d Gr n- Outlook area to farm. In 1928 they took over the Robinson Ranch.[...]tcards addressed to Reuben Sea erg, arian's fa r, in Janu[...]Bill and I were both born and raised in the Outloo . area. Bill as[...]school in Outloo . e both graduated from OHS. ·[...]or ed for a short time for Rippley n. In 1942, Bill as in· Once Ethel got thrown badly from her horse hen[...]e o h1 a ay 6-23-70 and is buried in Outloo . Ethel moved o Centralia,[...]born and passed a ay 7-1 6·77. They are both bur' ed a e Ou loo •4-[...]a d. ua in |
| [...]ldrose, ND and they Stephen Schoenecker live in Denver and have an infant son, Eric. Jeri live at[...]and her husband, Michael Schlender live in Gig Harbor, WA. Jill and her Byron is associated[...]penter. They have husband Randy Reed live in Billings. 2 children: im Lanette is a senior at C[...]Lila and her husband David Green live in Spokane and have 2 mar- freshman there. ried sons. Donald and his wife, Sue live in Spokane and have 2 sons, Judy was married to Reid Grayson of Scobey, MT. He was killed in Matthew and Michael, 5 and 3 years of age. Do[...]lson of Crosby, ND. They live on a bie live in Bremerton, WA and have 3 children, Heather, Heidi and farm near Crosby where Judy works in the USDA office and Burt is a Jeremy, 8[...]t his wife, Patricia, several years ago. He lives in San Crosby HS; and Chanda Sue Olson, who is in the 5th grade. Diego. He was in the navy for 20 years after graduating from high[...]rried to Jennifer Oster of Trenton, ND. They live in school and since that time has worked for t[...]liston here Randy has worked for the past 6 years in the oil field. base in San Diego. Jennifer or s part-time at the hospita[...]r homestead Our greatest heritage and joy are our children and grandchildren. 1/2 mile north[...]ok, and lived im, our granddaughter, was killed in an auto accident 6-29-84 . in by Oswald and Dora Selvig. It stood south of the[...]ild of Ernest and Edna Helgeson, I was born in e aunee, IL in 1903 and came to ontana in 1907 born 12-1 3-18 in Plentywood. He attended school there graduating in ith my parents, James and Rosa Tro er and my b[...]es eas of the present to n of shop in Plentywood and Ernest as a state bank examiner fo[...]is retirement hen they moved to Billings. He died in Billings in farm home). 1964 and Edna died in 1983. y younger bro her, Everett died at[...]5-8-16 the third child of parents, Robert L. and in 909 and as buried on he farm . Later e moved to F[...]Grace Fitzgerald est ho both pioneered in the Outlook community. ere there ill Plen y ood as chosen coun y seat. y father as[...]esteaded 4 miles south est of present-day Outlook in 1907 first depu county assessor and C. E. Cor ell[...]er e and Grace homesteaded next to him in 1909. They ere married on mo ed to Dale ie and my fa her opened a coal mine in the hills on he 7-9-13 and had 10 children . outskirts of he village. I ended school in Dalevie until 19 8· then I a ended school in Outlook, graduating in 1934. I or ed for a ended Ou loo , gradua ing in 1923. sev[...]year Os aid Sel ig and I ere married and e lived in the for Dr. illard Peterson as a receptionist. Ou loo community till his dea h of a heart attac in 938 , hile or • fter the ar bro e out in 1942 I ent o CaJifornia joined my ing on the P pr[...]heed ircraft. Lila and Glenn. y mother also died in 1938 of a heart attac , and my Then on 5-25-43 I married ermit Helgeson in Ros ell here he fa her and bro her died of hear a tac s in 195 . as at ached o the ir Force as a chec riter. i Co |
| [...]), Jo Ann (6-30-76) and Lance (9-11 -78) and live in Billings. Selvig; Jamie and Joshua Ralston[...]n 4-10-58 The Hellerud family lived in orth Da · ota and innesota efore when she inhale[...]moving to Outloo in 1943. John was depo agent and wor ed for the Robert was born 3-26-58 in Billings but the family moved to Out- So[...]later and he graduated from OHS. He took a course in car body have a beauty shop in our home. paint and repair and now lives and works in Billings. Kermit and I and the family lived in Plentywood and Outlook for[...]rt periods at several different times, the latest in 1972 when we lived with my mother, Grace West, an[...]nd Hell rud entered the hospital and nursing home in Plentywood. I took a job as family through marriage, he families are sharing space. orma Pres- Religious Coordinator at St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood, also work- cott Bangs writes from Stevensville, "I as surprised and pleas d to ing in the Outlook and Westby Catholic parishes.[...]ds. It certainly brough back man memories. I In 1978 the family moved back to Billings where we t[...]been bac to Outloo since our father's funeral. e are no Kermit's mother until her death in 1983. As of March 1984 we are longer living on the arm. Th ee years ago e sold i o our younges residing at 404 Mervin St. in Billings. son and this past fall e bough a home in Stevens vii e."[...]Helen Prescot as born in 1915 and graduated in 1933 rom[...]OHS. She married Joseph Pepos in 1939 and has 3 sons, Josep ( ), JOHN and METTA HE[...]en, SD to An- She and her husband live in Great Falls. drew and Hattie Miller Hellerud. He[...]and 2 Richard Presco t as born in 1917 and gradua ed from OHS in brothers, Alfred and Raymond.[...]1934. He married Elaine Heleen in 1949 and has 3 children : Rausie I, Metta G.[...]ina (34), risti (31) and Ralp 28) and there are 2 grandchildren. Folio - Caarlsgard and Claus Peterson Hoirup, who had been born in Denmar . ing a divorce, Richard married Gladys Be e and ives in issoula. There were 7 children: Bell, Peter, Ella, myself, Wallace, Curtis and I, orma, as born in 1921 and gradua ed in 1939 rom OHS. I Vera.[...]married enne h Bangs in 19 1. e ha e 5 sons and 2 daugh ers, John .[...]and 6 ·grandchildren. Our children are Dorothy ( 1 , Collin ( 0), Richard Danzig, D. John had attended many rural schools, graduating from (38)[...]chool at Burnstad Robert as born in 192 7 and gradua ed in 1945 from O S. He and and high school at Wishe ,[...]esen I es·de ·n G endi and ir children are as lis ·n in later years {1958).[...] |
| [...]the home place until it was sold to John Hallesy in 1948. NORMAN and ELEANOR HOLLATZ Rosa[...]m and Elsie Hollatz. I was born 6-9-23 on a away in infancy); Barbara ( rs. Pete Ruscheinsky) born 11[...]farm 5 miles southeast of Outlook. lives in Vancouver, BC; ary (Mrs. John Kohler) born 7-31 -[...]hool at OHS. After school I went into the service in lives in Plentywood; Roy (8-10-18) died in 960; he was married to 1944, and was discharged in 1946. Then, I farmed with my dad in Verda Torgerson; he was inducted in the military service 12-12-42 1947 and 1[...]for Frank Heppner, George Overby, Art and served in the Pacific; Celia (Mrs. Tony Kavon) was born 7-28-20, Kleppen, Ed Morgan, and Tim Clawson. lives in the Raymond community; Louis born 3-28-22, marrie[...]On 10-10-48 I married Eleanor Nichols in Plentywood. We lived on Johansen and lives in Great Falls, MT; the triplets: Frank, Eva and[...]ercedine Johnson and he Outlook. We lived in Floyd Stewart's house. Later we moved into Lyle died in 1952. Frank was in the military service also. Eva (Mrs. Robert[...]79, when we sold it to Gary Clawson. Brown) lives in Plentywood and Elizabeth (Mrs. Lester Shields) lives in I also worked for Farmers Elevator in Outlook from 1962 to 1971. alispell. Ja e was born 7 -17-25, married Patty Fishbeck, lived in Then I worked at the Outlook School as janitor from 1971 to 1979. lo a and in 1983 they moved back to Plentywood. He was in the ser- Eleanor came down from Canada in 1946. She worked in cafes vice for 3 years. Evelyn ( rs. Wally Shepard) was born 10-20-29, and for Leonard Morgan in 1947 and 1948. Then, she cooked at the lives in ennewick, WA.[...]1958 to 1979. She also worked at Sheridan In August of 197 Rosa moved to the Plentywood Pioneer anor, Memorial Hospital, the drive-in for Bud Black, and at the Pioneer Manor here[...]years, until her health forced her to go to the in he summer months. ursing Home in the spring of 1984. ALBERT and ESTHER HOLLATZ[...]lbert's brothers and sisters ho ha e passed a ay are August, |
| [...]Debbie, Gary and Steve headed fo our ne horn in Pho ni . the Outlook Bank) knew of some farmland[...]and Elsie moved on the Sloneker Place and farmed there proximately 2½ years; a er hich I pu[...]business until 1978. Since t at time I ha in r s[...]In 1981 , Ca ole and I ere mam d. C rol or s a Sp rr[...]e, Elsie, Bill, Doro hy and Evelyn Hollatz. In the fall of 1926, Bill and Elsie bought a farm no[...]on farming. But- ith God's |
| [...]graduated this May and hardware store in Heyworth, and later purchased the Gamble store wo[...]ueen. Greg will be a senior and is active there, which he operated for quite a number of years and is now in sports, and works part-time at Tri Electric. Mich[...]yd's wife Philomen writes, "I was born and raised in Glencoe. I Howard (See Biog.) and Beverly (See Fawcett Biog.) are the 2 went to school there and graduated in 1921. I went to Montana in the Holtan children ho have remained in Sheridan County. Our dad spring of 1922 and left there in 1938. I went back to Glencoe to take passed away[...]sister and brothers are deceased.[...]place while they were in Canada.[...]at Stady, Don 10-7-09. Our family came to Outlook in[...]ary Huddleston. In high school I especially remember " Ma" Craig and[...]In those times entertainment wasn't brought to you-y[...]make your own. e played a form of soccer in the fall and the season[...]e had no outside basket- This pie ure of me in he middle Roy elson (the tall guy) and[...]nail up an oatmeal box and Rudy Lundquist as a en in 1919. e had sent o he iles City Sad-[...]ost us tertainment. I carried one in my pocket all through grade and high 25 for each one and ha as a lo of money in those days. Rudy was school.[...] |
| [...]nd Gary. My sister, Dorothy marri d Ir in Brightsman n 1928. (S Shirley left us at an early[...]Biog.). Traci. Terri graduated from MSU and lives in Bozeman. Traci has 3 My sister, Helen orked out a Redstone and also in Outloo at he years of college completed and at the present time is in New Zealand . J. · elson store, till 1916[...]onths and died of pneumonia. They Gary lives in Billings and he has several states in which he moved several places, his or· being in pool halls. Th y lived in Po • distributes steel buildings. He has 4 children, Michael, Mark, Janelle land during WWII orking in shipyards for 8 years. Th y mo d o and Kenny.[...]ake and was Superintendent of death. Schools there from 1945-49. I then moved to Fort Benton and from D. W. and Helen ere visiting in Bozeman and hlle t ere D. . 1949-62 sold steel bu[...]i t ough s is no We built the bowling alley in Plentywood in 1957 and I moved to 88 and · i e is 94 , an[...]I married Fran Pemberton at Hot Springs, MT in 1963. Fran has 1 EUGEN E and PEARL HU TLEY daughter, Mrs. D. H. Swaney (Sandy) who lives in Portland. She has 2 By Olive Irelan sons, St[...]as born a ard Coun , Vel a, D, We are semi-retired. I still sell steel buildings. Also have many 6·20 -1898 . She came , ith her family he Geo[...]dening, sports of all kinds trapshooting, tana in the early years shortly after th n of e cen u ,[...]ilies m he Dale ie O family members in-[...]hool age aended he Bea er Outlook, argaret worked in homes around the area. In 1915, she Schoo hie as loca ed[...]na ed he land Robinson School as built in moved to anhattan, T. Chester died in 1921 . They had 1 girl and 2 191 4. boys, and argaret had a hard time for there as no social securi or Old- imers o the "Jap' elfare in those days. She married i e Barry in 1924 and lived in Huntley, and " . o her Bozeman. They had a son and daughter. i e passed a ay in 1953, w H and argaret in 1970. She had 13 grandchildren and se eral[...] |
| and h r win bro her, aurice, both reside in Portland. back. Beginning in the 3rd grade he attended the Outlook public scho[...]where she I attended all my school years in Outlook, graduating in 1936. married A Yoder. She as employed until her death 5-15-68 of a heart ack. She is buried in asonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Tum- ater, A. MAURICE and ADELIA HURST |
| [...]SHOY Willard and I have a home here in Sidney, just us two at home like and "GRAMMIE[...]pari ini ry Daleview in Valley County. Mother said there was a bad blizzard that seems a long[...]ay, but her good friend, Mrs. Alonzo Desonia, was there to help. for if the Lor I ill r[...]boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Murray and rs. Holmes. In 1928 I graduated with a class of 8. I went to the Teacher's College in Dillon and then transferred to Billings. Upon gra[...]Medicine Lake, southwest of Dagmar. Then I taught in Daleview. I have taught school for 42 years; 8 in ontana, 34 in Washington, with 29 of those years in the 2nd grade, Centralia. When I taught at[...]I married Oliver C. Irelan 3-28-43 . Oliver as in the avy in WII in the Pacific. He was an educator. He died of a hea[...]orma, Grammie and I r am retired now and live in Centralia.[...] |
| mother aught the Olson School in the early years when these fellows Glenn and I were married in 1951 . That same year, Glenn pur- were young, and even in later years hen they had grown into man -[...]n 7-11 -62 . Terry married Jim Bonawitz and lives in Billings, as further than the 8th grade. His hel[...]Gayle. Rhonda married Greg Fellon, and they live in Plentywood I asked Orville Wold, Archie'[...]sit Herb and Oscar. At that time and reside in Spokane, WA. rs. 0. T. Benson's father was living on the place in a little house I had cousins who lived in the Outlook community and graduated beside the Bensons. He had a calendar (all of us who are old enough from the Outlook HS, Marjor[...]id, that if hey hadn't been able to find the door in a hurry and By Dorothy cDonald get out for[...]have been sic and fallen over. Or- In 1887 in Guteborg, Sweden, a boy was born into a family of[...]ristened Swen Theadore Rydberg. Eight years later in remembers the evenly matched pair that Archie dro[...]ke the mail route for Oscar Boe, pulling a sleigh in the was named Beatrice Olive Tooke. Fate willed that the paths of these 2 in er ith hat per ectly ma ched earn, with sleigh bells ringing . people should cross in 1918 in Outlook, T, when a wheel rolled from Arch[...]ood and an infant brother, the Buick agency in town . They ere married and, in due time, 2 (a in of Adeline) died at birth.[...]ried Lillian elson. She had 2 sisters who resided in After farm ing in Outlook for many years, Swen passed away in Sheridan County: arion Smola Plentywood; and artha Engstrom Hermosa Beach, CA in 1963 hile visiting his daughters there. ailing, presently of Williston .[...]Beatrice, 90-plus years no , still lives in Southern California. arjorie rchie and Lillian resided on the Outloo farm for many years, married Donald L. Krueger, a native[...]daughters: Virginia married and living in Santa Barbara; and Sharon, at Arch ie pas[...]ome- and a son Kenneth, with the Forestry Service in the ammoth sister, Lillian passed way 4-21 -83 ; Adeline in 1956 and his fa her in ountains. Don and arjorie have retired no and reside in Cedar 1950.[...]Pines Park, CA. Lillian Johnson resides in Plentywood, and her nephew, Rober[...]an engineer ith cDonnell -Douglas in Long Beach. They ere mar- GLE and PATRICI[...]ried in 195 7 and have 2 children: a daugh er Heid,, marr[...]Johnson, son of · nd Joe Johnson, was born in Out- Holt and a son, Bruce currently in college. The cDonalds live in loo -25 . H d h rry School nor h of Ou loo hile Tus in, in Orange Coun y, CA . · s live m. e ttended school in Outloo nd in 19 or e oil sta ion durin[...] |
| [...]and Michael 6-20-81 . Their children are E in Rene and Elizabe h Ann and hey live James (4-18-7[...]hwest of Plentywood. Tammy graduated in Sioux City. from PHS in 1984, and is the 1984 Sheridan County Junior Miss[...]om the 1984 Miss North East Montana. Mike is in the 8th grade, class of 11 -3-64, lives and works in Gillette and i ola ay (11 -9-68) is in high 1984-85 at Plentywood. school there.[...]The last child, arian (6 4-32) gradua d in 1950 fro OHS. Sh By Art Johnson[...]children: r s i Ra My dad was born 8-25-1887 in Wheaton , MN. He came to the (8 -2[...]ed to Robe Anderson, G ea North Outlook community in 191 O with his parents, Anton[...]is Dept. gr. for Anthony's and resides in Gr a Falls. Ted, Adolph and sisters Mary and Minn[...]s, Joe and ellie, have man d sc ndan s o ca ry on in Clarion, IA, and later the family moved to Bisbee[...]athilda Ste y sisters are June Seo Be Lou L'en and Jae ie[...]ges, and I have 1 brother Floyd. I a ended school in Ra mond and[...]Plenty oo adua ing in 1939 rom PH graduation I o ed[...]are members of Ha fey Lutheran Church.[...]nd she do ome. many years and later resided in Outloo . other served as superin en- Te[...]a State U. and Stanford U. I served in the US Air Force i n orean ar and also in he S ice anization of t ic Cross ith service in area d t hill . I Bu Teacher (no retired in Satin Uni Sa Oi H College,[...]ma as the f st girl and she born 11 - · in th Cosp r b·og. Eunice a born 1-2-20. (S[...] |
| [...]let for 10 years and is now a dental assistant. In 1963 she married Ken- farm. In ovember 953, we moved to Glendive and bought a ranch. In neth Reinker. He is a teacher in the Cody, WY school system. The 955, Von had he[...]College and took an accounting teaching in Powell, WY. In 1965 she married Lance Lee of Deadwood, course. I[...]r an accountant and contin- SD. He is principal in the Powell school system. The Lees have 3 chil- u[...]68); Rebecca S. (9-13-71 ); and David D. Glendive in those years. Von worked at various part-time jobs in town. (2-7-73). e decided to move o Mesa so[...]lendive house, built a Jerald was born in Sisseton, SD on 12-24-45. He is foreman for ne home in Arizona and moved in in August 1980. Both of us are the American Heating and Air-Conditioni[...]Robert was born in Madison, SD on 6-30-49. He is Building[...]grandchildren, for which we are very grateful.[...]y Gene Beckers Yvonne (Mrs. i e Han e) lives in Altamont, UT on a farm. Her Kelly wa[...]ess. They have 3 children, Barbara, Portal, ND. There were 4 boys and 2 girls. He was born 9-8·02 and[...]hua. as raised in the Portal area, and in 1912, moved with his family to Ronald is married and lives in Columbus, OH and is now a Com- orth Portal in Sas . puter and Regional Sales anager for llis Ch[...]for he Sao line Railroad at Enderlin, D and also in dren, Sharon, Gregory and ichelle. Wisconsin. He came in an immigrant car to Oalevie in 1921. He Beverly married orman Slagsvold and[...]operty manager or ed for various farmers in the Dalevie -Outloo communities, and for Fairfield -Eaton, Inc. and lives in Tempe, AZ, and has 1 daughter, then in 1925 he began or ing for Otillia Effertz, doing a[...]KAELBERER tired in 1965. He then ren ed he arm to Gene Bee ers ho fa[...]Adolph and Emma Har Biog. ted from OHS in 930. I attended Cat Havre and later aug e Larter, La r nge pri chools in Sheridan Coun ool eachin as s[...]: Romell L Vonne Robert. Romell as born on 6-6-40 in Plen ood. Sh[...] |
| [...]na. We lived near Daleview; Dad farmed and worked in coal worked tor Cenex S01I Service Co. and in 1979 h mines. Dad also worked on WPA. During the summer water was in the Montana High ay Department. In ay 198 short supply for the cattle , so an old Bu[...]we older chil· Jennifer Jill was born in Wolf Pain 6-12 80. I no am dren did, bringing it[...]82 Easter Sunday, red as bap d confirm d in o[...]Christopher is in 2nd grade and rs. Bil Juv (Ro Ii ) ca s 1or[...]Sharon urner, LaSalle, I, he c 1ld en are Paul and Front row: Ivm, Eno, and Edn[...]put on a end the sled, bricks were heated in the oven to keep our feet arm. Dad 19[...]d to shovel sno . du . In the fall of 194 7 my fol s moved o Henning,[...]e and her 3 children Allen, ayne and Joyce reside in Glenco . Ethe has 2 grandc 1ldr n Tammera and Ter[...]s. Eno (4-19-28) marri d B Quam and in Rodney and Thomas. Cor m has 2 c 1ld Rodne[...] |
| After graduation she accepted a job in St. Vincent's Hospital in Bill- 1939. They had 3 children: Stuart John (1940), Donald Andrew ings. While they were living in Washington , she worked as a first-aid (1[...]now separated and their child Don Paul was born in 1970. Stewart is also t ained an E T certificate. While living in Chinook she worked as employed as a machi[...]divorced. They have a son, Kelly, born in 1966 who graduated this Home, and after Larry's d[...]an Nuys HS. Carolyn is a Group Marketer of Caelho In- here she is presently working . She is a member of St. Boniface surance Co. Church, active in church and school activities, a CCD teacher, a 4-H Noel attended NMC, Havre. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1945. leader, and teaches classes in CPR in Outlook. She also enjoys golf and He spent time in England and returned to Outlook in the fall of 1945, bo ling. The children attend school in Outlook and are active in teaching school there and in Medicine Lake for several years. He church, 4-H and sports; Little League in the summer and basketball worked at the Farmers Elevator in Outlook for a time, and then was nd track durin[...]hired as Office Manager for the ASCS office in Plentywood in 1953 and continued to work there until his death in February 1971.[...]Betty Lou married Jack Westphal and resides in Minot (See Biog .); JACK and ETHEL KEOGH[...]and Rosemary married Gene Paulson and lives in Plentywood (See OEL KEOGH[...]Jack Keogh passed away in Great Falls in November 1949 and J. . eogh no n as Jack, c[...]Ethel lived for the next 20 years in her trailer house either at the home countr in 1912, having sold his interest in their jointly-owned ranch in of the Gene Paulsons or the Jack Westphals.[...]h Da ota to his brother Frank. He and his brother-in-la , inters in California with Alan, Lucille and family. She passed away in Ra Lacey and an Arnie Strand were driving a herd[...]age. He and Ethel Lacey ere married 1-21 -13 in orth Da ota and lived on he Bar V7 ranch about 12[...]egian "ne comers" we used the orwegian language in the home[...]on 6 born in the hospital in ; n[...]ev II re Alan r HS in 1 31. H gradua e of O d er o A[...] |
| [...]Stoner farm . From 1941 -44 I did carpenter work in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area. From 1944-46 I was in the army serving in New Caledonia, lwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war we lived in Plentywood and I did carpenter work. In 1959 we bought the Erick Karlson farms and I star[...]la, were sisters. Mother passed a ay on 10-4-59 . In 1962 Dad married Lillian Schott, Plentywood. She[...]us much happiness. I have 2 sisters, Lori, who is in Belle Fourche and Nancy who lives in I married Eunice Lindquist of he eas[...]died in 1959. Our children are Harley, born tn Plen ood m 1946 Se I was[...]nd Lutheran Church. I ent Biog.). to school in Outlook and graduated from OHS in 1965. I a tended col- Our daugh er, Lori as bo n lege in Spokane at Kinman Business U and Spokane Communi[...]and a c n lege from 1965-68 . In 1968 I enlisted in the ontana a ional Guard married to ic ey cCall of oo 7 and was dischargml in 197 4. I have been farming since I gradua ed[...]In 1962 I as marn Lil[...]16. llllt m d o in[...]Sc ool o In 1972 I married Julie nn Alsberg o Plen y ood.[...]a n (5 -20-75), Jus m Ja ( -5-77) and in[...] |
| [...]wood in March of 1942. Oswald was employed at the Farmers[...]Oil Company and worked there until 1962, most of the time as[...]ger. Children born to Oswald and Cecilia Klofstad are Gordon,[...]ly 1978. Robert (6 -16-38) attended school in Plentywood. He married Har- riet Iller 6-2 -61 . Robert or s as a elder for Franklin fg. Co. in St. Gordon Klofstad (6-20-41) and Eli[...]rd (5-12· 1) graduated from Milaca, M and served in the Gail (12-10-67) and Jennifer (9-2-71 ). They now live in Bozeman US Army. He married Jane Thompson of inn[...]tion Service as an sons: Arthur (3- 1-6 ) who is in the US avy and Joshua (5-17-80). engineer. They reside in Sha nee, KS, here Howard is a sales manager in elec- Wayne (3-13-43) is an electrician and has been working in tronics. estern Washington for many years. At the present time he is living in Lynae (11 -26- 5) attended elementary school in Plentywood and Lacey, A. continued in ilaca. She married m. Bemis 3-3-62 and they live[...]for which he or s. They Rice University in Houston, TX. She earned her A in German and he ha e children : Stacy (6-2-62) ho is married to Aaron Anderson, his doc orate in Chemistry. Since the fall of 1969 he has been a c[...]istry professor at Texas Christian Univ. in Fort Worth. They have 2 (5-29-71 ). Lynae's ins, a girl and a boy, died in infancy. sons, David (11 -19-7[...]nt time Pamela (11 -22- 7) at ended school in Plen ood, es by and (1984) he family is living in Liege, Belgium, where Dale is doing re- ilaca. She married Zed Ogle and hey reside in Cen erville UT. They search at the unive[...]nd Zed is a sales live and or in Plent ood and have 1 daughter, Cody Jo, who as ma[...]nd married Ronald Both Os and Cec are no retired, but she taught mathematics, Say 2-2-72 . They are paren s of 2 girls, manda Lynn (5-3-73) and[...]n a farm near Foreston and raise ning in 1952 she as a subs i ute eacher a Pen[...]do·ng al erat ons for he ogue be i ning in Oc ober o 1942. Os has n id · sd r is er Techni- pen many o his re iremen ears hun ing for and o ing i h ag[...]ov d o Pl n Y· In 1 08 h f mity mov d o rm n[...] |
| from the family farm. Getting to school was a problem in the early than anything, a home and a family of he o n. hil in t con n 1900s with the cold, windy, unpredictable[...]2-year courtship by corr pond nc h y m t and In 191 6 our dad bought a farm 5½ miles southeast of the town of they married in 1914. Their marri d hfe gan in a 2 room hous ith Outlook, MT. The farm was bough[...]d roof on a farm by Glen Ullin, D; la r hey II ed in i oula and his dad on the farm and upon his dad's death in 1938, he took over the finally, the Outlook co[...]Upon selling the land to the Stoner brothers in 1956, Sig and Mother moved to Plentywood, where they lived until his death in 1977. Mother lived to be 102 and Sig, 76 . Dad, Mother, Bjarne and Sig are buried in the Outlook Cemetery. Sig never married, but[...]r, leaving the state of Baaden, Germany to settle in the colony of Katharinental, Russia. A fe years l[...]aria Gerber also of Baaden. They had 7 children , in- cluding a son Michael, who later took atharine Zentner as his bride. Their c ren In 1891 , Michael sold all he had and on October 13,[...]Amsterdam , here on and , in anu 1924, lb 11 -7-1891 they sailed, arriving in e Yor ovember 23.[...]r ichael's only brother, Joseph, bac in Russia passed a ay 1th no son to carry on the name-the ohler name died ou n Russia, bu 1s ell no n in Sheridan County. For among those 8 children oar• rived in America as Fran X., so named for his grand[...] |
| Gran ham. She attended school through the 9th grade in nearby Our children are William D. (8-8-54) and Dixie Rae McDowell Logans[...]her parents moved to a farm just east of Raymond. In (9-7-55). Bill resides in Kalispell and works in the family business. He 933 the fam ily of 9 mo[...]ld, cared for her brothers and sisters and worked in several farm Misty Dawn. homes in the area. At home were Florence, Willard, Mae, Me[...]and Justin. Don and Iris were married in Georgetown, IN on 12-25-35 . The ollowing spring they moved bac[...]year they hired on at the Victor Anker farm . But in DON and ROZANNE KOTERBA 938 they[...]ter of land from Bill Hass 5-14-40 in Plentywood. Don was joined by brother Phillip Ric[...]at Sheridan Memorial. Phil is an English teacher in n er. Later they bought the orris and the Victo[...]ren, Scott and Jennifer. moved to the An er place in the fall of 1942.[...]OHS, graduating in 1958. He went to MSU, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Mechanical Technology. After graduation he went t[...]he Montana Highway Department in the Hydraulics Dept. and was[...]employed there 3 years. His hobby of electronics became his empl[...]nt. He went to work for KBLL Radio and Television in Helena as[...]their Chief Engineer, and worked in that capacity for the next 12 years.[...]Don married Judy Hauge in 1960 at Wolf Point. They have 4[...]as born 1 -4-60. Daniel (3-1 -62) is currently in the arines.[...]imberly (5-13-64) is currently a sophomore in college at Spo ane,[...]man in college studying engineering. Sharon and Daniel were born in[...]Bozeman, Kimberly and Richard in Helena. Donald Larr as born 5- - O; Philli[...]nd and as part of the community until Don s death in arch 1979. Their "Pleasant Grove Farm ' stood a the crest of a hill, 3½ miles south of Outloo . embership in Highland Lutheran Church, school board, fire boar[...]d much time. Don became an accomplished oodwor er in the inter, and shared n interest in ham r dio with his sons. Important ere the high s[...]th having graduated wi h honors and having played in s ate bas etball ourn ment, he ded for college- Don in 1958 Phil in 1962. Don e d on na S ate in Bozeman nd dua ed i h a B chelor S nee in Industrial Arts nd Technol See Biog.). Phil d d from Mont na State Universit in em n in 196 7 · · · · ·[...]t F Shel hoof in[...]o er op r ions in he I me in h summer, bu H[...]ur |
| [...]ter, Cherryl Wagner, a professor Paul were born in Scobey. of language and now working in Detroit, Ml at the Arts Museum. Lor- S[...]t bee me Sh ri f of D niels raine attended school in Plentywood, graduating in 1938. In the fall of County, a position he held for 2 er[...]It as during the depression y · · in the ASCS office in Plentywood, until the spring of 1943 when we[...]age of 25 in 1944 on the ora ai I[...]clared ended. Paul as in vy , bu[...]as there I met my husba ho as in the School o[...]raised 5 children and Ii ed in Big Bear La e CA or 35[...]ART LAWRE CE Wayne attended school in Outlook, graduating as class valedic - I came o on torian in 1963. He was active in Boy Scouts, band and bas etball. He bro her,[...]at Missoula, graduating ith a as ·ers Degree in ha ime, I and hi le, Botany.[...]rs an a . Lewis and also a year in Vietnam. After coming home, he became pnn· cipal[...]u e and Briano. Gordon (Jim) a ended school in Ou a mg in 1966. e as in Boy Scouts, band and in sport · Jena here he enrolled in Vo-Tech Sch p[...] |
| [...]mily moved to Crosby, ND. At age grade in 1953, and spent a lot of time with the Melles, al[...]with his sister, Anna and her hus- In 1961, we began spending winters in Colorado. This meant a job band, John Storseth, w[...]he railroad. Walter for Bob and a change in schools for the children. Gary graduated in or ed on the section for a time and then worked[...]their children are: Tom (1-3-69), Erin (4-23-71) and Amy (4-4-77).[...]en and Violet. I, Vera Griffin Lee, as born in D 7-12-05, the eldest of 1O[...]ey. children born o artin "Shor y" and Altha Gri in. The children folio - ing ere Ruby Hazel, 1907·[...]Chaffee, 1908; ary Violet graduated in 1965, attending college at Gunnison, CO. She l[...]16, Edgar, 1978, aggie, ment. They live in San Antonio, TX. 1980 ar .[...]Bob and I are still farming and enjoying wintering in Colorado and I came · aren s to Dalevie in 191 alter a re Arizona. married in in 1929. e farmed abou les sou of D[...]y '30s" e o innesota o an aunt and uncle in 1915 and as soon drafted into seede[...]el. he service during I and spent ime in France. After his discharge I our home in 19 8 he ent o the Columbus D rea here he me my mo[...]e Caroline Rossum. en er mother passed a ay in Eli a[...] |
| [...]Esther's mother was visi ing her sIst rs in inn apohs n s r go to Plentywood to the Rex[...]Esther attended all 12 y ars of school in Ou loo . A r f1m hin uncle. Boes, Undhjems and we spent many happy holidays together. high school she wor ed at various farms for 3 a e until in My mother had been having a lot of headache[...]as scarce and Dad and Howard came back to Outlook in the late fall to Oscar Boes'. Dad drove the mail route for Oscar that winter. I came back to Outlook in June. To join our family was my grandfather, Tom[...]nd, Martin Bjerke. My grand• father passed away in 1939. Later that year, Dad, Howard and I mov[...]nd later became the manager. I graduated from OHS in 1940 and Howard in 1946. From 1948-49, Dad managed an elevator at Moore, MT. Then in the early '50s, he worked on the farm for George Severson, near Redstone. In 1956 he retired and bought a small trailer house which he moved into our back yard in Plentywood. He lived there until ay 1966 hen he e have 2 c moved to the Old Soldiers Home in Columbia Falls. He had surgery which was followed[...]paralyzed and bedridden. ors an In December 1966, he as moved to the nursing home at[...]rs h spent the next year in bed and passed away 12-26-67 .[...] |
| In 1938, I married Dale E. Long. He worked as a Carman Welder in from the Blackstone School of Law in Chicago. He received a Bachelor Great Falls for O[...]asset in his work of helping Veterans with their problems.[...]as born 2-16-39 . She is married to retired in 197 4 and passed away in July 1975 from a heart attack. Fran Williams, and they live in Dunconville. TX . They have 2 children, After moving to Wolf Point I taught school there for many years Cherryl and Sheila. until I retired in 1976. Our son, Bob, graduated from WPHS and atten[...]C, Billings and NMC, Havre. He graduated from NMC in 1969 with 6-1 3-64 in Casper, WY while returning from a vacation in the south. a BS in Secondary Ed., a major in history, and a minor in Phy. Ed. He Linda was born 6-11 -54 . She i[...]ess. He at- nd her husband, Arland Kunz, reside in Beaverton, OR. They have 2 tende9 Brown Institute of Broadcasting in Minneapolis, and worked in children, Jennifer and Kristen.[...]sed his own station, Highlights of my years in Sheridan County were of growing up in KVAS, in Astoria, OR. Bob married Connie Jane Walter of Ka[...]when Dad came down along Cullaby Lake in Warrenton, WA. wi h tonsilitis and had to get my[...]back to i h he sled. Spar s rom the stove flew in all directions. I had holes Montana some day. burned in my coat, dress, and in my brigh red nit petticoat which had been given o me by Grandma Hass. I taught in a one-room school southwest of Plentywood, teachi[...]and I loo a those years as being smith in Plenty ood in the 1920s. They had 1 son, Wallace Jerome, happy[...]born September 1931 . Wallace lives in Salem OR and has 8 children:[...]1 adop ed son. All live in the Portland area but David. y mother yr- hryn Yung, was born on 5-22 -09 in eyburn, Sask. to Anton tie passed away at Renton, WA in September 1950. Vally died in An- and rine Yung. y fam ily moved to Outloo here I graduated chorage in June 1939. from OHS. I or in cafes o earn mone for college and attended the U[...]rs' College; and Cat Havre. I received a BS in Elemen a . at C. From 937 -39 I aught at[...]e s o Plenty ood at Se as or in for in , and 5 mo ths after our ma ed in h y in y 9 2. In January 9 3 he[...]r. I nev over in 19 5. During this ime I resi leJo C and or ed in he US r[...]n While in Denv r our son b[...]re ume school in |
| [...]sister, Lisa graduated rom hig school: all h m in California. Her father, Ernest Jr. died in 1961 at the age of 48 . year. Ernest, Sr., my grandfather died in 1916. His wife, Pearl, married Ed In September of l982 , Duane and Bia r mov d o Shal[...]d a daughter, Lucille. Ed Shall- worked in Gary unti g · ugus o 1 bett[...]d su Tim (Raymond) and Keith (Plentywood) reside in Sheridan County. Pearl ing in Outloo a d. Davis Skaggs Shallbette[...]t child of my mother, Myrtle, was born at Outlook in 1915. Emmet married Lucille, a daughter of[...]See Shirtliff Biog.). Emmet passed a ay at age 45 in 1962. Betty Davis Arterburn , California, had 2 daughters, Carol and Joan who now reside with their families in Veneta, OR. Joe Davis and my mother, Myrtle, parted, and she married Vally P. Larsen. Joe died in 1 936 and is buried in the Plent ood cemetery. I, Marie, Myrtle Skaggs' daughter, married Ho ard Christianson in ovember 1935 and returned to his family in Brandon, for he next 11 years. We had 4 chil[...]cember 1940), and daugh er Toby K. (August 1943). In 1955 , we moved to Eugene, OR here Is ill[...]air and Duane. reside, as Howard, my husband died in April 1975. Our son, Dione mar- ic ael[...]paren s are Don and Ginny Larson Duane's uncle and aun , o Pe[...]ggs Davis Larsen and her descendants and her Ii e in the Outloo communi . DUANE and BLAIR LUN[...] |
| [...]ther (deceased), lived on the farm there 1or many years, and the land is now being Frank (see Frank[...]Esther married Emil Ray, an Outlook pioneer, and in 1924 moved o inneapolis, M . Their children are as follows: Roy lives in California and had a son, Rodney. Dorothy lives in Walnut Creek, CA. FRANK and INEZ LU[...]Julie and husband, Jon have 3 children. Her sons are By Helen Stoner John and David.[...]rt dres and Anna Lund. The family came in 1907 and homesteaded 5 and arilyn have 3 childre[...](Frank's early day Olson school memories will be in the She s ays busy with atercolor painting.[...]a chance for further education. Tammy and 2 girls are in Hemit; ar is in Altadena and Randy and his[...]d doesn't want to talk old times. But over i1e in Utah. Clifford and Joyce reside in Santa Ana. Their son, Rich the years[...]visit with ones as Art Tobiason, and family live in inneapolis. Their daughter, Theresa has 1 son.[...]he girls, Theresa, Susan, Judy and argaret reside in the Monterey• Inez was born 9-17 -02 in Athens, WI, the daughter of Charles San Jose area[...]ave a Marshall and they lived in Willmar, MN where Dave worked on the rail- daughter Bee y and reside in Fairmount, M . Ruth and Ken live in road. Their first child was Da[...]r second, Margaret Chicago. Daughter Lois resides in San Diego, a son in inneapolis, and (June). But tragedy struck! The day June was born, 7-2-24, her dad one in San Francisco. Paul and argaret and 3 sons live in Claremon , was killed in a railroad related accident. CA. David and Julie live in Long Lake, . He had 2 daughters by a[...]on live for the Endersby brothers in the Whitetail area. Inez and her children in Claremont. This updates he Rays.[...]he community! Frank Walter was born 6-18-03 in Illinois. He graduated from high school Lund was running the engine! GUESS WHAT? in Fosston, in 1 92 and from ontana State University in Elec rical Engineering in 927. He married Audrey Schroeder in ilwaukee, WI. They had 1 child Jeanne, ho married[...]chil· dren , Jon and atie. Jeanne lives in Die in , T . alter or a elep one company i lena, in Chile, S. for he Andes · g Co.; fo[...]. He retired hile or for Boeing in S le. He passed a as 12-23-73.[...]duated from he Outloo H 924, and from SU in 1928 majoring in Home Economics. Is a eaching in my chosen field in Chinoo he fall of 1928, g fo ars. I[...]arry lives ez ere married in December 1926. In those hrs · ve[...]t sa en he s in gisla ure and later liv d on h[...]· . Grandma Lund (Fra s 19 |
| [...]Pehr and Ida had 8 children, all born in andiyohi: 99) Outlook. His dad had immigrated to the US working first in Nebraska for married Merle A. Gntfi h; Rudo[...]Erick and his mother. He had attended school some in Den· Severson and secon[...](11 -29- · id mark and then finished 8th grade in Outlook. He worked around the Lulu Da[...]beginning in eas ern[...]retary He and Ethel Ruchdaschel were married in Glasgo 10-12-25. and accoun an , T[...]ey began arming and it do lives ·n In rness. FL· is still the home place. They had mov[...]9-24-75; 8111, a chemis, an folks ere there and liked it Do o hy, a ome economics In 1942, Erick's folks ere out and anted them to com[...]pon their return they added o he ·arm and made i in o a ca ·[...]ildren ere Carl, arge and Don. earl and his i h e in Eure a. arge lives in Spo ane and 1s marned o Lio d illt e a d has 2 gr[...]m S o a e 7-26-72. T amtly o d o o resides in Eu a. PEHA and IDA LUNDQUIST (PIO |
| room upstairs in the hospital. And here was running water at the Their children are Bertha Curry, Otto, born in 1914 at Kremlin and hospital - unheard of about a[...]wn. passed away at Outlook in 1928; Martin born in 1915, married Ruth[...]esently live at Shelby. Emma Lux Sirrine was born in[...]I graduated from the Plentywood HS in 1937 and have always[...]acquired 160 acres of land for me in 1945. It is located 9 miles north·[...]nd his family Being I was the only graduate in 1918 here was no special gradu- as follows:[...]20-12 at Kremlin, MT. Our family moved to Outlook in Tes e.[...]The family moved from Outlook, but I re- urned in 1922 to war as second man again in the elevator for a r. Larson. ow I am 8 e[...]p a line. I married Viola iner and our chil- dren are Richard, ho married ar . Smith and lives in Plainvie ; Shirley married Charles E. Ferris nd Ii es in S e ens ille ith heir 3 children-Broo e, Bia e nd Lael; Philip resides in Fort Sha , T and has dau - h ers elod in Helena· i eal o married Gary Ha- jec lives in Great Falls (has 2 sons); and Jim and Jae , both married nd reside in Helena.[...]attended Ou loo school gradua ing from 8th grade. In 1930 I at- sis er Ebb (9 -6-1899) m rri[...]tended Coyne Electrc School in C icago. IL, gradua ing in January children. S e died 1 -18-72 . i e, mla, died in 1970. 931 . In he fall of 1937 I moved to Grass Valley CA and o ed in AL[...]mo ed o Rio Linda, C in ovember 19 2 hvmg there for 1 ye rs. In L re born in Europe. The ere rl 1983 e moved to r[...]aymond · n o re. In he oved to he[...]65 a 2 6-7 e in S cram o Ou[...]as d hal a 1 49 a ag rn in 878 r m Shelby in 19[...] |
| [...]live in S1dne here Da i d[...]arry, who established a general merchandise store in Slifer, IA, came back to Sheridan County to visit in 1917. He missed making the trip in 1918 because he as serving as a machine gunner in the 91 st Division in France during the "Great ar." After the war[...]rips to Sheridan Coun y, e · cept for some years in the 1920s hen he as deeply invol ed in is own business. Harry as postmaster and deputy sheriff in Slifer, in add1 ·on o running his own business. He operated[...]harlie's righ s to he Sheridan Coun- y property in 1926. In 1957, oil was discovered on the prope y, and Har[...]the ere ha ms ailed he elep one line near Outloo in 1916. Harry died 4-3-83. STEVE MARSH FAMILY HAROLD and DO ORES MARTI |
| cheerleading. I graduated in 197 8 and went to the Institute of Hair hav[...]Mark, after hav- Design, Williston and graduated in September 1979. ing taugh[...]a banking firm in Bozeman. Marcia and Erica are both students at MSU;[...]Lisa and Brent are at home. Mark and wife, Debie, have a daughter,[...]Lois and her husband, George Dalthorp live in Billings, where Lois[...]firm in Minneapolis; and Dan is a sophomore at St. Olaf C[...]Joe and Mary McBurney. In 1903 the family moved to Ambrose, ND;[...]then in 1910 they moved to a homestead northwest of Raymo[...]t Hendrum, MN 10-16-09, daughter of made our home in Outlook. I was employed at Peterson's Beauty Salon Henry and Leva Mathiason. In 1911 the family moved to Plentywood, in Plentywood ram ovember 1979-81 . On 0-16-81 our s[...]area, where she received most of her John as born in Plen y ood. In Sep ember 1982, John was rans- schooling. In 1928 the family moved to Raymond where she met Roy er ed i h Petro-Lewis o Glenburn, D here e are presently living. cBurney, whom she m[...]orked as a farmhand in the area. Henry son farmed miles east[...]graduating from OHS, then He marr"ed Dagny Hanson in 1920. They had 5 children-Helen ho g[...]They have no children . prior o my marr'age, and in the years following I would spend much of Leonard cBurney as born 2-10-42, graduating from OHS in each summer on he farm. In 196 7 the arm as rented o Orrin lep- 960. He married Bertha He itt of Plenty ood. In 1961 they moved to pen, ho still farms it along i[...]nt. aren 1s a Olga continued to live in Outloo after Roy's death in 1966. She learning disa eacher at B an D. She is married to Ric as active in American Legion Aux., serving as President and as[...]the Outloo Cemetery Associa ion. Olga passed away in daughter, E e. aria is ensio[...] |
| [...]arming. That winter we winter months in Arizona. moved back to Montana. We remodeled our little house, but in 1971 decided to move back to Washington again. T[...]ause I got to meet some of the big farmers around there and find out how to measure the amount of water each farmer was to receive a day for irrigating. I had to drive many miles a day which was very bor- ing and after a few months with that we decided our hearts were really in farming and we moved back to Outlook. We decided[...]s. was born JERRY McCRORY 8-11-46 in Plentywood to Margaret and Leonard cCrory[...]ir father on the Leonard cCrory, as born in farm. He started working on equipment when he as[...]aving to hoe 3 rows of trees that his dad planted in a 3/4 schools, grad · · 195 7. mile sh[...]On 6-26-60 he m rri He graduated from OHS in 1963 and participated in bas etball and the fall o · a track. His basketball team went to the State Tournament in 1962 in e daug Helena. He attended college[...]S ate School of Science nne bui and in Glendive. He as trained to fty the famil airp ane[...]he a e Seven Jerome on 2-11 -65. of 15. In 1965 he joined the ontana at1onal Guard fo[...] |
| [...]veral children: Frank (deceased); James In no time, I was directing the school band, the cho[...]to perform . Leonard came to Outlook in 1934 to visit his uncle, Joe and his The Lutheran Church members were most kind to me. I sang in ife Edla Lundeen Kawski. Edla was a sister of m[...]deen. While Leonard was visiting, Joe was killed in a car accident. So in a special way. I made many friends in Outlook and when I left, I was Leonard stayed on[...]arried a Lutheran Pastor, Reverend T. H. Megorden in my home[...]of Wisconsin ... Stout in Menomonie. He and his wife have a baby[...]The third child, Rachel, is an elementary teacher in Prior Lake,[...]a son. Daniel is a Lutheran pastor at Mt. Calvary in St.[...]school and received a Masters Degree in Counseling and Guidance and[...]English. We moved to Moorhead, MN in 1964 and since then I have[...]been teaching in the Fargo School System. I sing in my church choir,[...]LPH o s a es, including Ha aii and Alas a. In 197 e wen to I was born at Estev[...]us raJia nd ew Zealand o visit my relatives. Back in the early Jacob and Rosa Ereth. We lived there several years, and then moved 900s hen some of[...]"do n under'' have come to visit us hile in Canada ent o the Jutland School, held from early all till in p st years.[...]could spea only English e spent 15 inters in Florid and 5 in rizona hich is no m and e could spea only German. home. e wen o Canada fishing in the summers for about 25 ears. In January of 1923 I came o on ana i h my family. I as he y un Edla Lundeen ows i Olson is a residen in a nursing old s of 13 children. (See Jacob and Rosa Ereth Biog.) home in B ersfield, C ere her d ug er, Es her nder[...]Bobby nder on is m rried nd h s children nd lives in hoc grain , haul roe It[...] |
| Frank and I had 2 sons. Roy was born 10-20-28 in the Outlook PETER and JULIANA MELLE Hospital. Ralph was born 5-30-37 at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in[...]d r · . Plentywood. We farmed in the Outlook area (6½ miles northeast of Outlook[...]the Outlook area in 1922, and r the Frank Koester pla[...]over the farm . I have continued to make my home in Plen- (located about 1 mile eas of he tyw[...]· Roy married Dorothy Nichols on 7-28-51 in St. Joseph's Catholic across the road from the pres Church in Plentywood. I have 3 grandchildren: Bill, Robin (Ordahl), and grade there, and from then Brent; and 1 great-grandchild, Jef[...]ay cleaning logs that Kasimir Melle was born in Rumania 8-6-1876. Katharina Hoffarth creo[...]s. Melle was born 7-29-1881 in Rumania, coming to Estevan, Sask., in Follo ing the ar he came 1 ~13 and coming to Sheridan County in 1922, living on the farm bought some[...]rried Eugena Radke of Sacramento. She passed a ay in 1951 . for 3-4 years, on he Farmers Later[...]Ele a or. who resides at Pioneer anor; Frank died in August 1959; atelina I, Juliana[...]co Outlook; ichael died hile the family lived in Canada and Fred of about by ill[...]y Joseph and asimir and atharina. Joseph remained in Canada, but Tony and asimir came on[...]in . to Sheridan County. Tony married Clara Fe[...]ide to Juliana, Pe er s 1fe, and a alma and Pearl are cousins o Pe er on their dad's side. Three c[...]is and Juliana). respectively. as,mir d, d in June 1960. a d a an a a a o o descendan s[...]By Franc s el e L as rn in Rum rna on 3 o a Im1 d[...] |
| [...]t Country School, District 77. He later at- house in Outlook and we bought a home in Sunny Acres in Mesa for tended high school at Comertown, and went to CCC camp and worked the winters. We are members of St. Boniface Catholic Church. Peter in the Glacier National Park for 2 winters. He worke[...]parents lived in the winter and ranched during the summer. My ROY[...]dad in 1875, and Mother in 1889. Mother passed away when she was Roy Francis was born in Outlook on 10-20-28, the son of Frank ju[...]p ere back on the Muddy, the took over in taking care of us. Shallbetter place, Snuggins,[...]k oester place nor- I attended 8 years in a country school and we then moved to Froid hea[...]he has since lived and farmed. His grand- in 1936 where I graduated in 1940. I also had attended 1 year at the father, a[...]erman. He graduated Wedding bells rang in 1940! Bill and I were married 11-2-40. In from OHS in 9 6.[...]bruary we moved to the Ruegsegger ranch and lived there, manag- During the orean Conflict Roy was dratted in arch of 1953 and ing and farming until M[...], Catholic Church in Plenty ood. Doro hy was born 12-2-28, he dau[...]~~ y ood. Some imes in he fall Dorothy ould have to stay ith a family[...]~ in Plen y ood before her paren s mo ed in for the inter and also in he spring hen her paren s had to move bac o he r[...]schoo closed o do spring's or . e gradua in in 19 6 she co inued her educa ion by enrolling at E[...]illis on. S s ly ly in Plent ood for[...]12 s Bill, born in a en he mo as ed "l'I y[...] |
| homesteading land available in northeast Montana, so along with other[...]1890 a rgus alls, fol s day Outlook in that year of 1907. A few years later a young girl, Clara moved to Outlook in 1922 to th Todd Do ney ptac ; th n in 192 Forsyth from Crookston, MN came out to work f[...]ed to the Winters' place, no farm d by John ange. In th and Martin Bjerke were married at Plentywood in 191 4 with Helga and spring of 1926,[...]Their daughter, Norma was born on 3-13-15, and in February at OHS. After he gradua[...]Norma and Ralph were baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church at Outlook. They both attended Outloo school; orma graduating in 1933 and Ralph in 1938. orma attended orthern on- tana College at H[...]the Ham! y Outlook school, graduatmg in 1932 and attended C at Havre.[...]h d1cin La e chool. In 9 . h[...] |
| [...]h r as a bus from Bill Hass's place, so I stayed there some of the ran the steam plant in a steam laundry. im .[...]My father met my mother when he worked in Minneapolis. He mar- I at ended an e tra year in Plentywood High to get my required ried Miss Amanda Stroskeen in 1899, and I was born in the north creden ials as I as determined o become a nurse, in spi e of the wood country of Minnes[...]the homestead in North Dakota in July 1902. In July 1936, I entered nurses training at Mercy Hos[...]The family moved to what is now Noonan, ND in 1907 where my ilhston, affiliated ith Devils Lake ercy Hospital, graduating in father built a 2-story rooming and boa[...]for post-graduate Williams County. In about 191 O the area was divided and the new courses in psychiatry and psychology.[...]4 years. The county seat was at Crosby. Hospital in Plenty ood, as nurses and doctors ere scarce. Wages In 1917, the family moved to Outlook, where Father w[...]ery business. It was at Outlook where I graduated in 1920 as la er appointed superintendent of the S[...]ith Fern Homme and Mildred Lundquist and remained in that position un ii Dr. J. C. Stor an of Plentywood Our family moved to Scobey in 1929. I worked for Dad in the farm moved o California and as ed me o come w[...]machinery business and was in partnership with Dad until we sold out[...]in about 1941 and then farmed until 1946. Father died at Scobey in[...]is buried in Polson.[...]I moved to Longmont, CO in 1946 and did bookkeeping service for[...]from there ent into sales ork, and for 8 years was a salesma[...]travel trailer and motorhome dealer, retiring in 1979.[...]also a newspaper cut out of my 3 brothers in the service during WWII.[...]large scale in this communi y. Leaving hat or and the business o[...]55 and George, hey 'jus up and ent. ' There are several pairs of brothers[...]I as married o nn Larson in S . Paul in 1930. e have 1 son,[...] |
| born in Ireland (Cork County), coming to the USA as a sma[...]the farm during the summer ... i as som ,m in my hi h sc oot Mother, Alta Finley, was born in New York state coming to Minnesota years t[...]hn, Violet Ereth, Francis, and Lila Ereth. In 1916 my parents moved to Daleview, living on the Carl Berger place and Dad worked in the mine. His job was to work nights drilling holes in the mine walls and filling them with powder. He would light the fuse, there would be an explosion, and he would get many tons of coal dislodged each night. We older children would help him. He ould put us in a coal car, hook a mule to it and pull us into the mine under the hill to work. We went to school in Daleview with Hanna Johnson, Palmer Scott and Ger[...]. Ross and r. Die ey and any availab e job. In spite of little cash and many hardships our folks ou d load he sleigh of kids and drive to Pasley Brooks in Canada for dances ... the highlight of our life.[...]o or for 8111 Tobin , Ou loo . e were married in 1933 and or ed for Fred Kelm, Ellis Hurs and Glenn Harmes. Then came PA. e moved o Enderlin and a er b mg there about 11 months, he sheriff as ordered o rans er[...]od i sheriff and i h no place open they both slep in he jail e sue mg e periences, Allen go[...] |
| [...]story with my sister, Lorna. In April o 1946, Amy and I moved back to my father's[...]certificate records Fanny Thompson as eat since there was no electricity or telephones on the farms at[...]hter, farm, and graduated from PHS in 1935, and from Trinity Hospital Patricia as born[...]born School of Nursing, Minot in 1939. I worked for a year at the U of Min- 7-6-50[...]nesota before going to California in 1940, where I attended the U of Our son, Jerr , raduated from OHS in 967. He attended Dawson Californ[...]n joined the US Army Nursing Corps Junior College in Glendive until his death in a car accident on 12-18-68 on 5-17-42,[...]ansfield, England, retired rom farming in 97 8 and are presen ly spending our spending 2 years before D Day. We spent 4 months in Normandy, inters in rizon , bu always enjoy re urning o our real home[...]France and 9 months near Antwerp, Belgium. In September 1945 I farm nd to our close friends and[...]14 years ago, I keep my RN license up to date. Many people and[...]ure education was futile. My brother, Frank, then in the Forest[...]this great lady, for she died at 58 in 1944.[...]I married Robert Andrew Harris in 1946 in Oakland. He is a native[...]of Te nessee and moved to California in 1940. He is an electrician and[...]from od I studied draft in a CCC in o ore ing n en eer-[...]has 110 ih rce in rm dia .[...] |
| I graduated from OHS in May 1966. I attended MSU, receiving my ANDREW and CAROLINE NIELSE degree in Elementary Education in 1970. Shortly after graduation I was[...]Andrew Helmer Nie as born in D n O Frost, was born 2-8-75. In 1978, Chrisee and I moved and began a[...]nd ane iels ca new life on our own in Calgary. I became a student again after 8 years[...]U of Sheridan County in he e A p. Calgary[...]o y ca John was born in Montreal, Quebec on 6-8-46. He moved west to Sheridan Coun y in 1913 th comm Calgary in 197 4 to pursue his career as a professional hous[...]. Following our marriage, we moved to Denver, but in On 10-24 26 Andre[...]chil father, Elmer Nickerson, built on this site in 1908, e still ·enjoy the on 6-11 -27 and V rnon on 10-1 trees he planted so many years ago.[...]story and continuity that is becoming more scarce in the 9-5-31 m Gayville, SD. In 193 mobile, transient, faster paced world most of us live in today Our fami• or e[...]. John, n Chrisee and I are enjoying our ne life here.[...] |
| [...]ne Jorgenson Nielsen. His brothers nd sisters are LeRoy, Alice (Mrs. Charles Nelson), Robert, and[...]Vernon attended OHS. He worked for Bill Miller in 1945-46. In May of 9 6, he joined the army and was discharged in October 194 7, hav- ing served in Korea. Following his discharge he again worked for Bill iller and later ent to Hanson's Auto School in Fargo. In October 1950, he was recalled and served in the Air Force till October 1951, once again in orea. Upon returning home he worked for Nash Br[...]ers Elevator, Outlook, and at he Peavy Company in Grenora. I as born 1-10-38 in Williston, the daughter of Roy and Mabel An erm[...]graduated from the Grenora HS. After I radua ed in 1955, I or ed as clerk in the Red Owl store in Grenora until I married ernon.[...]Pearl and Doris. y brothers and sis ers are, Joe, Carol (married to Vernon's[...]They had 7 children: 1 little girl died in infancy, Solvig, Thorval rnon nd I ere[...], born 9-8-58 a 1tchell, SO. Our family has lived in innesota, School and graduated from OHS in 1938. She married Sven Hegland isconsin, orth[...]ontana, (deceased) and lived in Iowa. They had no children and Solvig passed h re Vernon or ed in po er line and elephone cons ruction, re- away 2-26-71. Ted graduated from OHS in 1941, after having had urning o Plen ood in 96 . He is employed i h the Sheridan[...]rried Beverly Coun Ro d Departmen . I have or ed in the Plenty ood School Hammond and they farmed there for several years. They had 2 lunch room since 1[...]live in issouri. She is or ing at Data Processing. They h[...]and her husband, Ted Beeson, reside in Arizona. Sharman is an R .[...]Thorval (Ted) and his wife, Avon, reside in Sun City, AZ.[...]OHS in 9 . She a ended college and taught for a number o[...]an orthodontist in Billings. They have daugh ers: Pam. Gloria, Chery[...]o eacher, nd e in L'ncoln[...]he Family orten ora er em· ra d from D nm r in 1 abou 3 or 4 miles south of Arc[...] |
| [...]Gust spoke often of his days in Dalevie . They were good years reside in Billings. Cynthia is an attorney at law. The four[...]keep his acquaintance active wi h many of those p ople while in Fla . and is involved in farming. ville and later in Whitetail, here he bought grain for many years, later Lydia Norager died 5.5.55_ Mort[...]ctly farming ith his brother, Carl. Gust remained in hi e- Duluth, MN 6·3•73. Morten passed away 7-6-83. Julia resides in Story tail until his death in ay of 1961. City, IA.[...]and. Dad Carl G. Odegard was born on 4-30-54 in Scobey to Orville and was a merchant in Randall, IA. y mo her's father as a Oenm im-[...]9 an- school and graduated from Flaxville HS in 1972. He attended Dawson dall. Our[...]nd hel ere younger and al Community College in Glendive.[...]rried. On 6-22-7 4 Carl married Karen Goulet in Flaxville. Karen as born I gradua ed from S . . lie on 6·30-54 in Scobey to Gerald and Mary Lou Goulet. She graduated Theological Seminary in I, qu be from Flaxville in 1972.[...]le O heir Carl had been engaged in ranching and farming in the family corpo- pastor, and my firs p[...]2 small room and Dennis Gray, here they helped in the operation of he ranch un 11[...] |
| [...]chool. They moved to California, and Lucille died in the 1930s. They ait ill you e home to your apar[...]had not been married very long. Ernest lives in Inglewood and did not S muel, Chap er 12 Verse 7,[...]Omar married Donald "T-Bone" Garrick and resides in ing home he loo ed up in his Bible and found his answer ' ... Thou art[...]Mildred married Al Perry and lived in Bothell, WA. Al died in 1970 and BILL and ELLIE OMAR Mildred resides in her home in Bothell. They had no children. Richard THE SCHRUH[...]erin of Outlook (See Wangerin Biog.). They reside in Bremer- WALTEA and LIZZY TUTTY (PIONEERS)[...]he hill Tutty, who were early time pioneers in the Outlook community. They a h Tut y homestead a[...]Irene Len Too e. L le and his wife, Inez resided in Portland, where he had married Ted K[...]the B & M Bar and Cafe. Juanita died recently. Al in eber have 2 children, Amy and Alvin and they reside in Uncle Walter went to Mi[...]ones and they Radons visited with him in later years and at that time, he was a ha e 2 chi[...]a, V. streetcar conductor in inneapolis. L le passed a ay 1-9-69, and his ife, Inez resides in innemucca. r. nd rs. Emil Schruhl had c[...]utloo RAY and ANNE ORDAHL communi in he earl days. rs Schruhl b a pre Ious marriage ha[...]- near Outloo . y 2 older sisters are Ethel and Katherine. In 1915 they Bill nd I ere marred 3- 2-25.[...]e ere raised on a farm which is still in the family. All of us at-[...]tended school in Outloo and I graduated m 1933 as valedictorian of[...]for 2 ears, graduating in 1935 i h a 6-year teaching certificate. Be[...] |
| On 6-9-5 7, Raymond Ordahl and I were married in Outlook where Johnson family, who owned[...]ed and we lived and farmed until his retirement in 1973, when he turned it Beverly Fawcett[...]is enjoyed bowling and was especially interested in golfing during his stayed in a small house in Outlook He woul o later years. He serv[...]. He was very nigh to basketball practice In 1932 the basketb a . active in Highland Lutheran Church. serving as treasurer an[...]-dis r c guard. Dur,ing harv s church council for many years. He was always available when some- he worked in the fields for 1.50 a day pitching undl[...]and attended so, an hour. school in Outlook and EMC in Billings. She was married to Charles I as born on 11 -15 4 to Al red and Super on 4-5-80 in Outlook. They live in Shephard, MT and have 2 Outloo . I[...]nd Arthur (10-1 0-18). Ray's other children are Darlene Hackmann, Gene and Janet Dull h[...]1936, and a ended college in Gre · am I have been spendjng the winters in Shepherd and esa and the home from co[...]as h om- summers in Outlook.[...]HL My wife, Carolyn Cecilia was born 2-19-45 in Wht e River Junc- tion, VT, where she attended gr[...]at a local church school She attended Camelbac HS in Phoenix and then attended St. Joseph's School of ursing. She is no the Head urse in the surgical recovery room of he St. Josep 's Hos[...]Raymond and Adeline Johnson Ordah , and m sisters are Darlene Hae mann and Ja et Dull. I a end he Ou loo School. graduatm·g in 1962 In 1963 I attended o er Bar r Coll inin Pl nt ood. h n of[...] |
| and Judith Ordahl. He grew up in the Outlook area where his dad farms. as the City Clerk. They have 2 sons, Steve Craig (2-28-65) in college evin is the fifth generation to be farmi[...]Carolyn Ordahl He attended OHS and graduated in 1980. Biog.). While Kevin was in high school he was a member of two State Class C Championship basketball teams. They took State in 1978 when he as a sophomore and in 980 when he was a senior. After gradua ing, Kevin attended Miles Community College in Miles Ci . He received a basketball scholarship o play for the Pioneers. He became certified in Auto Mechanics. On 5-15 82 he married Robin[...]hurch ·n Plentywood. Robin was born 5-30-63 in Spokane. Her parents are Roy and Dorothy elle of Outloo . In 1979 Robin was a Page at the State Legislature in Helena. She as also a part of the 1980 basketba[...]Back row: Ray and Adeline . Robin graduated in 1981 and enrolled at SU in Bozeman.[...]family stayed in Plentywood), and ountain Home AFB, ID. Dad had hi[...]Base. o they are stationed at F. E. Warren AFB, WY, near[...]On 6-9-57. Dad married his brother's sister-in-law Anne Selvig. A[...]am. He evin d Robin have 1 child. Jeffrey e in as born 9-12-82 in enjo ed playing horseshoes cribbage[...]ever thought I'd golf on volcanic ash." . St. pla in h p no.[...]re in ch |
| [...]h water. I, Judith Annette, was born 6-27-43 in Plentywood, the daughter of Royal and Edna Joyes.[...]rother, Herbert of Plentywood. I attended schools in Plentywood, Outlook and Rugby, ND. I was a Girl S[...]the church council. As a girl, I was very active in grade school activities and with Brownies and Girl Scouts. I remember going to many Girl Scout camps at the arron Ranch . I also reme[...]la er o in 1 951 , n 9[...]died e O. 0 o died a a in-[...] |
| Our children are as allows: Rachel married to Harry Johnson, lives The sons graduated from high school in Minneapolis in 1973, in Billings. She has 5 children: im (24), married to[...]981, respectively. John attended Augsburg College in hves in Portland, and the Swansons have 3 children: Jonat[...]Andrew (1 ). Rachel and Harry's other 4 children are Technical Center in Minneapolis. He is currently a loan officer at Fi[...]Bank of Billings. Peter received his BA in biology at Concordia College Our son Harv[...]heryl Brist, and they reside at Kalispell in 1982, and is currently a freshman at the Universi[...]reside at CA as a junior, majoring in human biology. lispell. Our ourth child, Rita resides in alispell and has 2 children, uggett (18) nd Lo[...]ARY PAULSON h ve Roe y (5) and Jesse (3) and live in alispell. Our last child, Arthur I[...]member of the John and Ethel Keogh family, lives in alispell and is not married. born 6-16-28 in Plentywood. I had 3 brothers and 1 sister as foll[...]al. Though our parents had ails. e'd stuff them in a snuff box of our father's and take them to ranched in Canada and we spent our childhood days there, we children he E tension office. It was so fun[...]y at the office had to had all been born in US and attended school in Outlook. I graduated open hat bo and ake our word[...]nt and dump the tails. I'm from OHS in 1947. ure he smell as outa' his world! Sure as[...]n and Carol Heppner. Gene miles. I remember being in Comertown hen they rounded up the rab- graduated from the Plentywood HS in 1946. bits and coyo es in Rierson's corrals. They hauled ou a big rue load[...]in Great Falls until 1950 hen we came back to farm w[...]mmodi ies from he gov- e lived in the little home 1/2 mile south of Outlook until 1953 when ernmen ; mil , rui , beans, etc . One day in school he teacher as ed a e moved to[...]ners, Ch n edges, Joe arshes and · he Jim cleans in he summertime). paren s Da id[...] |
| [...]Wallace Burnell, as born 9-1 -29. Gene farms in the family operation at Outlook, and has been a crop school in Outloo until the 9th gr d and t en a t nd d m spr[...]24 years. Our lives have been very full with the many (See Biog.). activities of track, football and basketball which our children were in· valved in. Suddenly the home is very quiet and I feel hke a[...]y parents lived in Outl TOM PETERSON FAMILY ried in Scobey Octob r By Phemie Peterson[...]ng o Gladys was the first child born 6-30-12 in Milan and as baptized made th 1r geta in the Kvitsied Lutheran Church. When the family mov[...]dd Downey, Outlook farmstead, she attended school there, graduating in 1930. She married Clair Johnson, the son of Outlo[...]Johnson Biog.) Coyla as the second daughter born in Milan in 1915. She attended OHS, graduating in 1933. She married Clarence Boe, son of Out[...] |
| [...]Remote Capture representing Liberty National in Oklahoma. He is not[...]Marie Radons. h ne cCrory. In 19 e moved to our present a[...]tte (10-8-53) born at Glasgow, graduated from OHS in hildren, born 12-19-2[...]s 1 year, and graduated from d school in Ou , Jae ie graduating in 19 and ar- SU in 1975 with a BS in Sociology. She became a member of the Big[...]of estby and lived Brother-Big Sister program in 1973. In 197 4 she did her internship at in Columbia Falls or sev r rs and no at ahsp[...]5 at Plentywood. He graduated from MSU with a BS in 5- (5-28-56) and Ron (9-25-57 . icrobiology and in 1982 obtained his Masters in Plant Pathology. ddaughter married D nnis Conner and hey Ii e in Grace or ed as a cashier for Gibsons unt[...]S eve graduated from OHS as in married i oriconi (See Biog.).[...]TV at T . He graduated SU in i in · arvin and Ii ing 1977 i ha BS in echanical Engineering and ob amed h a ers in us. s[...]d similar en sys e In 19 ysio-Control[...] |
| Hutton Construction Co. I first came to Sheridan County in the fall of death 6-6-76, I would receive[...]hen I worked for Sheridan Electric burying cable. In 197 4 I didn't return to do their comb[...]m, Lus , WY, and they had 2 sons: country, living in 6 different states. We moved back to Outlook in Lewis (15) and William (14). They reside 1t their mother in August of 1979 and bought a house from Clarence W[...]Kathryn Jean as the first Rippley girl orn in 3 Rippl y ram,[...]l Co. m September 1979. When George Scott retired in ay of 1980, I became manager of the station. I am[...]tors for the Se er and a er, as hired as town cop in 1983, and am pres1den of he C. S. Club Larae is active in 4-H, C. & S. Club, Homema ers Club, and S[...] |
| [...]and has appeared in publications of Time, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan[...]BINSON (PIONEERS) from Roosevelt ilitary Academy in 1966. He attended Wentworth By Olive Irelan ilitary Academy, enlisted in the ational Guard in 1969. He com- My father, George Lee Robinson, was born in Putnam County, IL, pie ed basic raining at Fort[...]His father, James L. Robinson was born 2-25-1833 in Fort Sill, 0 . He now farms he family farm. On 1[...]Kentucky, and his mother, Martha was born in Sinicaville, OH ried Helen Saxton at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood. 3-8-1837. Helen as[...]My mother, Estella Mae Pace was born 10-15-1872 in Monroe the oldest of 3 daughters-2 younger sister[...]She at- County, IA. They were married in Velva, ND, moved to Arkansas, but ended the ntelope Public Schools and gradua ed in 1965. She returned to North Dakota for a short time before going to Montana in received a degree in Special and Elemen ary Educa ion from E C, Bill·[...]e. After a year or so they moved to the Big Muddy in Also has enjoyed travels in Europe and he Orien . She is a member of t[...]heron and Belgium horses S . Bonifa holic in Outloo . in Iowa, and so he was known for beautiful horses to[...]sidence is the former Johnson home purchased in She lived with us after my grandfather, James died. Her homestead is 1976 in O .[...]now part of the ranch. Lew·s and Helen are proud of heir family heri age as descendan s[...]on: Ray, born 3-8-1892 at Pendroy, ND. He ranched in the r Sa on n elope (SD I, p[...]rrived Sr. Citizens. He is buried at Glasgow. in (SO I[...]orn 3 I a ended sc ool in yrtle arie Robinson Sandy: Born 10-10-[...]Bo d Robinson as born in Velva D 9-2-01. He was a logger and loo , nd have lived in he nor h Raymond com- as in he Pacific in I. He had a ranch in ashington and had m e, ha ing[...]never married. He died 1·1 -72 and is buried in the asonic Cemetery, lo[...]Tum a er, OR. nd I are our space i h our mo her·s[...] |
| In 1928, George and Estella, my folks, moved to Litt[...]couldn' make it up h pass hill. continued to live in the area until 6-12-65 when she passed away at Yes, those days are over no , bu th memon s ii ith us all the age of 93 in Chehalis, WA.[...]ementa and h try School, and when he was in the 1st grade, a Miss Morgan from the parents[...]thought Harley was such a Leanore helped in the Outl Scho nice little boy, she took him h[...]Robinsons went west, Harley attended grade school in she at ended business coll at Littleroc[...]He was a WWII veteran, having spent 3 years in the Alas an In 1919, she oo a claim on[...], originally the John Davis ranch, hich is In 1947, ell r[...]ears. Harley is no retired and hves in Gr |
| 19 2-43, and then in he spring I came to Montana where I have lived[...]graduated from Madison Lutheran Normal School in 1922. She taught school in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota before h[...]on and his ife Violet enn , and are re ire eir son, Allen retired from the[...]n and ard their son or s for the in on. ilia eh er, Jo ho lives in Call ornia and a n, I inin Duluth, on 10-5·29. At this p·oneers. Che[...]uffalo, Y. me Charles Ross and married him in 9 6. They had 3 In 930, they had the urge to move to ontana here the[...]y Torgrimson, Einar s 2 boys: rthur ho hves in e Yor and C arles resides in elson and the la ens and E stedt[...]rnia planning o spend he In 193 oved north of Ou loo here Dad m[...]Tacoma nd his loo and Pl in a model T rue . 2 ons at a time. Coal as[...]·c ens and a e p· s. There as[...] |
| [...]aduated from the Western College of Auctioneering in Bill- and joining a smaJI community as a elco h By 111 ings in 1952. His later years were spent auctioneering and selling real was a sophomore in h·gh school and Ell n s 7th estate.[...]po un • I was born 10-5-29 in Duluth, MN and graduated from Outlook HS ticipate m sports, drama, mus nd o h r sch airs. in 1947.[...]ompl d 3 ears a C oll I attended MSU in Bozeman whenever finances would permit. In lien has 1ust graduated from school and Is ,pa 1952, I enlisted in the army where I served in the Veterinary Corp in a college. Berlin, Germany. In 1954, I returned to MSU where I finished my eat and Lyman are en1oyI g farm life and op ill a e agricultural studies, earning my BS Degree in 1955. I then went to many future years , he peop e of Ou loo an work for the MSU Extension Service in Baker for a year and then returned to MSU to study for MS Degree which I received in 1958. For the next 11 years I served as Cou[...]The Outloo sc ool o he '30s and ' In 1967, I purchased my parents' farm at Ou look and[...]inessmen. Ou as a hri it since that time. In 1971, I married June Unsworth of Scobey. We[...]arge sc en oilmen . me nece were divorced in 1983.[...]J. B. le and r Neal Ruegsegger as born in Helena in 1935. In 1940 e amlly, gr e and a s nc disc in[...]ch room ' or. eal attended school in Calrfornia and gradua ed from B d son HS in 1953. After high school he or ed as a fireman or[...]ed a railroad. This job as interrupted by 4 years in he Air Force pan[...]apan and Lo ade in Denver. His assignment in he Air Force as a o a musIc1an m[...]OU parents ere hea farmers. In 19 6 her fa[...] |
| Then I new why the crew put Columbus in chains and headed for 1-17-55 to[...]from Dawson County HS, Glendive, in 1972 and went on to college at o story of O[...]would be complete without honoring MSU in Bozeman, where she earned a BS degree in Zoology in 1976. our faithful and always cheerful and obliging janitor. I never heard an In 1981 she became certified to teach secondary scie[...]with a smile and the favor was ing there at this time. granted. I am sure there will never be another like "Shavey." We have a son, Carl Norman, born 2-2-84 in Plentywood. We are currently living in Outlook. WY A P. and MARIE SANDY By Olive[...]ILIA SCHMIDT yrtle Marie Robinson as born in McHenry Co., Penderoy, ND By Betty Sc[...]he came Joe was born 5-12-1895 in Romania. His parents were Michael ith her famil[...]of 16 years with area. She married Wyman P. Sandy in 1915, a son of Jim and ell his sis[...]of our home (the George Robin- 4-24-03 in a village in Romania, a daughter of Kasimir and Katharina sons[...]telina Wangerin. southeast of Ou loo . They lived in Outlook-Daleview area until about Jo[...]here they operated a their home in Burkefield, Can., later moving to the Outlook area in April dairy.[...], until 1938 when they moved to Starkweather, ND. In 1944, they[...]later living in Outlook for a year. Joe bought the Hub bar, later[...]Herb Benson. In 1952 they moved to Plentywood where Joe tended[...]Pioneer anor in 1975.[...]die died in Vietnam 1969· and Robert, Roundup (See Biog.). H[...]Schmidt elhelmi lived in Bertha, and passed a ay 4-11 -75. She[...]OI pi udre in y, PASTOR ORVAL and PAULI ES[...] |
| Then I knew why he crew put Columbus in chains and headed for 1-17-55 to[...]from Dawson County HS, Glendive, in 1972 and went on to college at o story of O[...]ould be complete without honoring MSU in Bozeman, where she earned a BS degree in Zoology in 1976. our faithful and always cheerful and obliging janitor. I never heard an In 1981 she became certified to teach secondary scie[...]with a smile and the favor was ing there at this time. granted. I am sure there will never be another like "Shavey." We have a son, Carl Norman, born 2-2-84 in Plentywood. We are currently living in Outlook. WYMA P. and ARIE SANDY By[...]CILIA SCHMIDT Myrtle arie Robinson was born in McHenry Co., Penderoy, D By Betty S[...]he came Joe was born 5-12-1895 in Romania. His parents were Michael with her family[...]of 16 years with area. She married Wyman P. Sandy in 1915, a son of Jim and Nell his sis[...]f our home (the George Robin- 4-24-03 in a village in Romania, a daughter of Kasimir and Katharina sons[...]atelina Wangerin. southeas of Outloo . They lived in Outlook-Dalevie area until about J[...]here they operated a their home in Burkefield, Can., later moving to the Outlook area in April dairy.[...], until 1938 when they moved to Starkweather, ND. In 1944, they[...]later living in Outlook for a year. Joe bought the Hub bar, later[...]Herb Benson. In 1952 they moved to Plentywood where Joe tended[...]Pioneer anor in 1975.[...]die died in Vietnam, 1969; and Robert, Roundup (See Biog.). H[...]Schmid elhelmi lived in Bertha and passed a ay 4-11 ·75. She[...]t n in an udre in y, PASTO[...] |
| living in San Jose, CA. She and her husband Ben had 2 children, Joan and Bill. Eldon died 10-26 -74 and Vadna lives in Whitefish. Palmer ars Scott, son of 11 P. J." and Hilda, was born in Appleton, 3-3 03. In 1906 the family moved to a farm near Bromhead, Sask. In 908 they moved to ontana, homesteading 4½ miles[...]her died 2-14-14. Palmer graduated from OHS in 1922. His classmates were Melvin L. elson nd Onalee Ladd. He taught school in Daleview. In 1924 he enrolled in S C, Dillon, and graduated in 1926. He taught at Whitetail as ell as a rural sc[...]hitetail. He attended summer school at the U of M in 1927, and then taught at Janet Dee was born in Los Angeles 5-9-48 and George returned to Dodson. On 5-21 -30 Palmer Mars Scott, Jr. was born. In 1933 the Montana to farm that summer. In 1949 the 3 Scotts moved to Outlook, family moved[...]9-3-50. Janet graduated from OHS as valedictorian in 1966, and arie, -24-34; Duane Dela, 2-25-36; P[...]from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN in 1970 with a BS Degree in Douglas, ·8· 2 and Edgar Clarence, 2-22-44 . All are living except Home Economics. Dana graduated from OHS as co-valedictorian in Do(s, who died in a hun ing acciden in 1937. 1968, and from UNO, Grand Forks in 1973 with a BS Degree as a In 9 0, Palmer ran for he State Legislature on the D[...]gistered Physical Therapist. ic et, serving term in he 27th Legislature. In 1944 the family Janet marri[...]aft, and Jan is a supervisor un ii his re irement in 1950 because of poor heal h. He died 9-14-59.[...]rnia Employment Development Department. They live in Emma lives in alta; Palmer Jr. in Florence· Patsy Blac in Yorba Linda, CA and have 2 children: Carey Beth, born 1-25-79 and Omaha, E; Duane In o on: Ronald in alta and Ed in Butte. Christopher James[...]y Niles Ostrom of Braham, M 7-26-75. Gary is born in innesota 2-29-0 , died 7-20-15; and Sandi Suzi , born in field representative for United Power Assn., and Dana is a physical Bromhead, Sas in 906, died in infancy.[...]"P. J." and Beulah Peers Bjorne hun were married in Apple on, Rush La e, M . 3- 2-1[...]and Ro ert. (See biographies of In 1959 George became manager of the Farmers Oil Co.[...]Rob rt). "P. J.'' died 9-22-57. Beulah is living in was boo keeper. George as Mayo[...]member of the Coalridge Flying Club. He and Darle are members[...]orge co rom OHS in 19 39. During h[...] |
| [...]10-30-7 0. They moved back to Montana In January 1971, Ardelle married , enne h Hart of Ha[...]oil companies, drove school bus, and Zealand. In December 1972. Rachel as born, 0110 d by Shane m worked for farmers in the Outlook and Redstone communities. 1976. The Harts retired from professional rodeo in 1976 and no farm[...]us in a car accident in January 1982. arena is current! a nding[...]from Coiffeur of Arts in Billings and i no employed there. Rach I and[...], eal res de ·n e Zealand, and i n and aren Ii e in Australia. en came o he US in 1970 in pro essional rodeoing. He II ed 1 Sandra Lyn[...]. She as so hes ayed. baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She graduated from OHS T e Ha and Sebas ian children's grandmo er as h in 1971 where she was active in band and girl scouts. On 4-1-72 she girl born[...]ow Mrs. Jule Jacobson, ith her 2 daughters, lives in Plen- tywood. She is employed at the Rexall Drug,[...]ncluding he Ed Blac s, Ed Hannahs, ugus Gf son. a in Severson, Lee unson, Carl Fm and ndy Rios. R[...]in[...] |
| House; as a hresher in the area and worked on the Carroll Dam. In Robin- 8-21 -52 , played baske[...]st child of Lester's and mine, graduated from PHS in Diane- 4-24-54, attended the U of Ma[...]resides at Yakima. Her children ing in Missoula. She married Stan Woods 8-17 -74 at Plentywood are Jeanie Allen and she has Justin, Jarad and Jill.[...]rch. Stan is Manager of Mid-West Savings and Loan in child Connie, resides in California and has Brandi and Kenneth.[...]d child Peggy, resides at Yakima and her children are Michael-11 -22-79, Rachelle-5-27-80[...]Randall- 8-13-55 , played ball 2 years at UNO in Williston and then Sharon is at home.[...]enth 7-27-77 at First Lutheran mond. His children are Cindy Lou Danny, Rena and Chantz. Church in Williston. Dawn is the Phy. Ed. teacher and girls[...]Our hird child as Ardelle, who graduated from PHS in 1957. Our coach at Fairview. youngest[...]Kari- 10-5-56, attended U of M and Vo. Tech. in Missoula. She ood Cen er.[...]kersfield, CA. They E cept for he short stay in Seattle, I have lived in Sheridan Coun- have 2 children: Jamie born[...]re life since that very first day when I was born in a tent set Sandra Jo- 5-24-58, played[...]ege up on the on ana prairie. Tha as 85 years ago in September. in Kalispell and 3 years at the U of M. She married[...]81 at Plentywood Lutheran Church. They both teach in Circle at[...]attending the U of M. Roal as born 5-29-29 in Outloo to Bert and Lina Selvig ho[...]presently attending the U of . OHS in and at ended college SU and Concordia in orhead, . He school in Outloo in • 9 and 19 9-50. r at en- ding Eas[...]years. He hen started farming he family farm and in By Roald Selvig 958 got a job wor ing for merican Petroleum Corp. in the oil field On 2-25-1 4 Bert and[...]SD I near e is s ill far g and or ing in the oil patch hich is p. 556). pres[...]And that as the beginning of our family in Outloo . Harold was Ed[...]child. He attended the Outloo School, graduating in 1933[...]s double cousins atherine and Anne Selvig ( rs. I in Ordahl[...]and rs. Ray Ordahl). Harold attended he U of and in the later '40s during her augh in Outtoo , and hen again in the '60s. .[...]School in ath p ofessor at Columbia Basin Colleg[...]J I and .T "des in[...]. in th north country communit[...] |
| [...]sed away We were married 5 29 34 . In 1937, we moved to Havre, where 1-23-70. He was th[...]have 18 grandchildren (3-15·38) has her BA in nursing. She married Jim Cleveland 9 1 63, and 28 great-grandchildren. I live in our house by myself in Kalispell. lives in Kent, WA and has children, Jimmy (11 -19-67) and ,m My son Lewis and his wife, May, live in San Diego. James and wife, (12-18-70). Jerry (11 26 41) is in Pharmacy. He married Charlen May, live in Kalispell. They have 2 daughters and 1 son. Robert and Pearson 6-1O67, lives in La eside, AZ and has ch, dren, Jeff wife, Helen, live in Kalispell. They have 2 sons. Gary and son and[...]eith (8 31 -71 ). P g (5·5·43) has her ducation in daughter live in Eugene, OR. Ron and wife, Gloria, live in Kalispell. They speech and audiology and marri d John allin 6 12-67, ltv s in have 2 sons.[...]and has 1 child, Cory. Ronald (1 ·29 46) as born in Marie Christensen (See Vally P. and Myrtle[...]ione married Darlene Sh1rtliff, daughter In 1950, Orley accepted a job as assistan principal[...], Travis went bac to teaching indergarten in the public school a Livingston. and live in Milton-Freewater, OR. Vicki is married to Wm. Luisi, Jr. and in 1965 and retired in 1972. f am still livrng a 5 5 5th 13 h in Li • they have a daughter, Jennifer, and live in Portland. Roxanne married ingston. Dale Partin and resides in Milton-Freewater. Dione and Darlene live at It is interesting hen loo ing a the rite-up in he Billings Gaze te Creswell, OR.[...]had taugh all of heir dads or grand- my daughter-in-law, Darlene. Emmet and Lucille have 6 children, dads in 1st grade Diane, Lonnie, Geraldine, Dallas, Kelly and arcy. They are all married and have children. Emmet passed away in September 1962 at age 45. EARL SIMO ET Lucille and her children all hve in the Creswell, OR area." y[...]orcf rue , Outlook" in the spring of 1913. He helped build the ulaas lum[...]ired a odel which he later managed until retiring in 1945. other and 4 children T car i h a s[...]I m o ing came in the fall of 1913. We lived for a short time in the rooms that hol[...]5, Doris Hedges, ho no lives in alispell, and they had 1 chi d, aren oice[...] |
| started o wor in an office for 3 doctors and have been there since. Travis. Jackie is not married, and Linda Buchner has 3 children, Jen- In 9 2, I as married to John H. Wynn, who was in the Air Force nifer, Brody and Lucas.[...]ice we purchased a small I was born in 1929 and married Alfred Dighans and we have 6 home in which we presently live. In 949, we became involved in the children: Mark, Patti, Scott, Br[...]he western part of Canada- Alfred died in 1971 from cancer. mee ing many nice people-some of whom we have retained contact Gary, my folks' last child, born in 1936, died in 1963. Dad died at i h over the years. We finall[...]o Daniels' County Memorial Hospital, Scobey in 1954. Mother died at the ome Round dancing. We do have many happy memories of our Wolf Point Hospital in 1958. They are buried at the Scobey cemetery. ssociation ith he[...]the Paulson family. John and argaret reside in Great Falls.[...]Merton was born in St. James, MN 5-13-1897, the son of William[...]ith. Merton had 1 sister, Eva Crosson, now living in Saska- • he daughter of Andrew and aude ay[...]d, toon, and 2 brothers who died in childhood. Jess yron , as born 8-6-1886 on a farm[...]ter of Albert and Betsy Swedburg, who homes eaded in he sou h Outloo area in the early 1900s. Dad only moved to Canada from Oalesburg, SD in 1903. Beulah was born spen summers at Ou loo and[...]d 2 brothers, Lloyd and Orville, all all and bac in he spring. living in Weyburn. An older brother, Clarence, died in November 1930 o her en o Ou loo in September 1915 o teach at the[...]rry School north of Outloo . Dad had already been in the com- muni or about 6 years. o her's sister, l[...]erton and Beulah ere mar( in 28-24 . fter their[...] |
| School for several years in both Plentywood and Weyburn. She and me oc[...]carting me along even if it as jus a (d · Merton are buried in the Outlook cemetery. in the country.[...]Walder at the elevator as al ays dre sed · s m d in a sui and ti . Sacred Heart Academy in Minot in 1960 . While attending St. Joseph's Yes, I have fond m mones of my stay in Outloo and t School of Nursing in Minot, I met Airman 1st Class Eugene Andrew there. Stashick. Eugene and Mar[...]: |
| [...]ecided the move to re ire on permanent disability in 1962. Andree went to work in a wasn't so bad after all. Dad carried mail until retiring in 1955. Mother's re ail store and became assistant[...]alth started failing, so they spent a few winters in Arizona which department.[...]gh having only 8 years of schooling, Dad excelled in[...]an avid fisherman and liked to Our children are married and live in Spo ane. Dione (Mrs. Russell[...]preceded in death by her parents, 5 brothers, and 5 sisters.[...]to Plentywood in 1973 and lived at the Sunnyside Apartments for 6[...]anor in 1979, here he now resides. He truly enjoys himself there. John and Bonnie have 2 sons: a he born 2-5-[...]Dad will be 90 years young in August. His parents, 2 brothers, and 1 John's our of duty in Vie nam, and Brady born 10-28-72. John is a[...]GORDON and BON IE STONER In 979, ndree's mother, rs. Odile ilbroo , came to l[...]orn 5-21-55, to Vernon and Helen ho sops by hen in Spo ane, e do eep in touch. Stoner, Ou loo . Hegre up on the family farm and went to school in Pen ood, graduating in 1973. He attended Seattle Pacific U with a JO[...]ART double major in accounting and business administration, graduatin[...]summa cum laude in 1977. He as elected to he Centurions, an[...]y reasurer. He selec ed to go to Ethiopia in 197 4 for 3 8- 2• un . ed in o h dist fai h at[...]· · na on in he[...] |
| [...]ing at Outlook. I was more interested in or ing than going to school at Lutheran and move[...]as a Registered Nurse at Virginia Mason Hospital in meet. With the exception of 6 years of m[...]nary Care Unit for 3 years before they moved back in farm, which my parents, John and Beula[...]o 560 acres. It asn' asy, Gordon now farms in the summer and works as a CPA at Nelson[...]the mortg ge and paym n s amount ·d Accounting in the winter months and Bonnie works at Sheridan[...]g on the farm. Gaylen married Doris orager and is in m dtcal prac- Gordon and Bonnie are sharing their space with their brother and tice in P·lentywood. He has been instrum ntaf in enlarging e a m fo sister, Howard and Carol, Verl[...]ckers married Richard cCarty. They live in Plen ood and farm. (7-7-52) were married on 7-9-7[...]s. lh tywood. Howard graduated from Plentywood HS in 1969 and Carol machine age as d[...]r graduated as valedictorian of Plentywood HS in 1970. Howard gradu• wasn't any. Se[...]ego emrnen , ated from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, M in 1973 with a BA making ,t possible to stay ·n the farming game. e m,t d co s, sold degree in economics and history. He now owns an insurance s[...]ich does appraising and salvage work wi h offices in family livmg. The '40s ere a urn[...]ha e ha e "Carol graduated from Rutgers U in ew Brunswick, J in 1976 had very good help along the a . A nold Boe and I farmed o et er o with a BS degree in biochemistry. She obtained her Ph.D. m biochem-[...]me from college. Re ard and istry from Brandeis U in Waltham, MA in 1982. She currently has a Eileen jo[...]~s ewton, MA, and Allison arie (5-13-83) born in Boston and an active 1-year-old." When Ho[...]lung damage she cou d no survi e. Had s e b born in this day and age, the defects ou d corr c d o ly[...]g or all of e family en on ·10·65 Verlam are as born. She a d d sc oo • P11en1,rwoi.1[...] |
| Fargo. But I was much more in erested in my VRS (Vernon Ray Stoner) In 1945 I taught 5th-6th grades until Christmas in Outlook and degree than I ever was in college. So on 6-12-49, Vernon and I were[...]ere I met my future husband, Lloyd Smith. married in a double wedding with my sister, Margaret, and Lloyd Smith After his ordination in 1953 we sailed on the Queen Mary for France a Ple[...]es of the Vernon and I set up housekeeping in the bunk house on the Stoner American Lutheran Church. We retired in 1983, after 30 years on the farm, and then in 1952, we moved south in the yard to the house mission field. Now we are living in St. Paul with our 19-year-old hich Arnold Boe had built in the late '40s previous to buying the Ed daug[...]tlook, where he and Louise and family then mo ed. In 1958, following my dad's death, (my mother having died in JOHN and ANNA STORSETH (PIONEERS) Decemb[...]hey were on the same boat, and were later married in Min· Vernon and I have had a very full an[...], Walter, Herman and 1 deceased. Later they lived in Crosby, ith Outloo riends and neighbors, and r[...]dad and mother also came from Norway and married in uld have o be his serving on the emont Telep[...]Minnesota. They had 3 boys and 2 girls and lived in Eau Claire, WI. years, and many of those as chairman: Chairman of the Sheridan Co[...]n Coun Bicen ennial ee, and sharing in the or of he Democra s, ould e highfl[...]ad, John Storseth and mother Anna Lee ere married in m · ' · a Crosb in 1912. They had 6 children, Stella, Hazel, Irene,[...]and Richa the section foreman in Outloo and as[...]r ns 191 ed in he section house ·n[...] |
| [...]saw the Desonia (Verlyn passed a ay in arch 1980). They a 3 chi dr n: Davi , house, which had been moved from the farm. But at Daleview, there Julie and Peter. was nothing there but the sign "Daleview" and the elevator. The bas[...]em Ca . Sh marri d or I am sure many of you know my Uncle Walt Lee. I dearly love him[...]he is my favorite uncle. All of our family stayed in Canada with the Helen as born 11 11 3[...]t Hansen and had 6 children. I resides in Pans, France. married Levi Larsen and had 4 girls[...]e: Herb Dyck Esther and Carl made many rp from and then years later Norman Pickering. Ma[...]They passed a ay in Cahforn,a; Carl m 1978 Mother will be 90 in July and is now in a home here in Abbotsford 1979 at age 84. and we can visit her and help her alot. Dad passed away in 1949. y address is 33702 McDougall Ave., A[...] |
| [...]water well supplied Outlook for many years. By Olaf G. Thorson[...]ret Thorson Minnie was the youngest and only girl in the Alfred and his wife, Marlys, res[...]ouis Thorson family. Margaret attended school in Outlook. She went Olaf, and his wife Ag[...]eaching profession. She James Minnie) died in 1959. aught in several Mon ana schools, including Poplar, Kalisp[...]ended 1 year at Brigham Young University, coached in Outloo in 1942- 3. Following WWII, 1946-49 Jim again[...]the Utah State University, Logan, where I aught in Ou loo and coached. Later, James left the teachin[...]r 1 year sion and became an engineer with the BLM in Montana. Margaret con- at Belfrey and 2 years at Chester. inued o each until they ere married in 1955. argaret enjoyed her At the time I was at Chester, there was no county agent in Liberty life to the utmost until she became ill w[...]elped organize the Marias 4 County Fair at Shelby in away a age 42 in 1959. She has been sorely missed by her brothers.[...]lso had charge of the grasshopper control program in[...]In 1941 , I began working with the Indian Services a[...]ND. I served in the United States Air Corps from 1942-45. I served in[...]After the war, I went to work in 1946 for the United States Soil Conser-[...]married at Parshall, ND. In 1953, we moved to Redmond, OR, where[...]born in 1947 and 1949, respectively. Charlene passed away in 1982, John horson as born and raised on he L[...]he home arm and ed ith different farmers in the rea. He purchased a ranch north f Red[...]nch and farm eal of ime in the area. bro her[...]I re ired rom he Soil Conser a ion SePice in 1973. Since retir• He in , f have en ac ,ve m R al Esta e sales. e sp nd he ·nters in[...]in ha[...]O 5· oom house in 1 th[...] |
| [...]r o Art Harry went into the armed service in 1943 and was in Italy 18 and Mabel Tutty, in 1929 They had 1 daught r, Pa ricia a . months and in Honolulu. He became a Staff Sergeant. Leonard wor ed on the Fort P c· Dam, as in partne ship oft Art and I were married in 1932. We lived southeast of Outlook 4½ Hub Bar with Louis Bee ers, wor ed in the ship ards durin h a miles. Art's folks left the farm in our hands then and they moved to years, and wo[...]passed away. On 11 -3-35, our daughter many years. He also sold cars and ork d on a farm. Denelda was born in Plentywood. On 12-27-39 our son, Larry was born in Mounds Park Hospital, St. Paul.[...]erte e in rn Ou ears.[...]going over errib Stoner's, when suddently he fell in and he CLARE[...]e other side and rescu I ing on the ban ; all ere in ears, and i children do n. Denelda m[...]in 1938 h[...] |
| [...]Glenn. They farm west of Medicine Lake. He worked there until 1958 when they attended school in Outlook. George, the younger resides in Denver, and moved to Richey and he went to work f[...]k. Haze owned and operated a cafe and bakery in Richey for several Louise had cataract surgery in 1975, and could not live alone years until she ha[...]anymore. She sold her house and lots in Outlook to Glen and Bonnie Tny and Hazel had[...]and has since resided at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston . ood, born 4-20-27; Donald of Presto[...]of John and Aurelia Ladd. We were born in Marion, IA. From there we Tiny passed away 8-26-81 as ell as 1 son,[...]areas before settling in Outlook, among them Estevan and Crosby. al, om'[...]to pick up broken glass and throw in the cellars. There were 21 cellars[...]a he ime of Presiden nedy's assassination in Dallas. Louise ad 2 brothers, Jim and Jae ,[...]ep he amil og er, so Louise and Bearce ere placed in a C anage aylo e in he orphanage abou 5 e r"ng h ime[...]I in the urch ool[...] |
| arol Ann and we llve in Montebello, CA. Bryce lives in Thousand Oaks We had 2 children:[...]has 5 children. Kathleen (Mrs. Jim Jensen) lives in Redstone and Monmouth, OR. as 2[...]n farmed with Papa until he moved to Van Nuys, CA in 1. r. Homme di don onda ,[...]here the post o d f us who are left are getting very dim. I remember the first graduate[...]ass. G ds in the play so that left Mildred and me and 6 others[...]da raves at t e cemetery on on hand. In our small schoo s there a n' t e ere quite ell duca d. st[...] |
| who teaches Foreign Language in the Plentywood HS; Richard (Dick) who died in 1980 and Diane, who married Bill Elwood and resides in adison, WI. Ethel died in March, 1970 and Bruce died 6-25-79. Wilfred Fawce[...]atherine (4-24-23) graduated from he Outlook High in 1941 . She worked as Jim Larter's "hired man" abo[...]rs were very hard to come by. She went to college in the winters and home to work over summer. Eventua[...]elia, Florence and Ralph. Roy C. Udy was born in enlo, IA. As a young man he moved to[...]ping, D where he managed he Victoria Elevator Co. In 191 0 he homesteaded land near Ray, D.[...]ear, 1910, the land was opened for settlement and many people[...]t a few miles Frances (V ndeberg) Ud as born in innesota. As a young girl a ay. T[...]a busy place. Roads were buitt not just andering in 1[...]arming Iii rn. In 19 ey moved to area and I cou[...]Eleva or. e in Outloo o e sol[...]alt mile fr r he as vo ed in as a r. Phyl ded s[...]egisJa ure d se d there n he[...]board for many y ar .[...]ily. The second Uel nd r nee s born in 06. Th t mt r[...] |
| [...]d m on- Gale was born in Outlook, 3-23-23. Her parents were Arthur and[...]in the Coun Superintenden d[...]worked in Undhjem's Drugs[...]business college in issoula. FI[...]finished high school there.[...]I, ary, and Stuart c amar · d in 1 o d o f. linois in 1942 Stuart retir d 5 e rom ·[...]Smi as She graduated from OHS in 1940; graduated from on ana Sta e[...]e For 11 years she was a mar etmg speciahs in e Yo and Engine S Washing[...]·n Anc e In 1960, she moved o Plen ood and lived i h her mo her. Sh J' . d taught Home Economics in the Plen ood HS un ii er d a h 12-4-73.[...] |
| Ed and Dora Raaen, who had homesteaded in the Archer community, Georg[...]ommunity before Dorothy's birth. Dora Raaen lives in St. years, but then in about 1937, George struck out on his own. He was[...]farm so he didn't get to high graduated. Then in 1940, she came out to Montana to visit her Uncle school. He entered the service in 1942, serving in the Pacific area in Henry Raaen and his wife, Minnie and stayed on[...]doing housework and also assisting Dr. W. D. Roy in his dentist of- sons, Gerald Clarence (10-22-47), who drowned at Soap Lake, WA fice in Plentywood. Her salary was $4.00 a week. Later sh[...]win married Debbie Trescott 11-5-83 and they live in Spokane, children: Jeanette (3-23-48) (See Jim[...]il (7-22-51) who works for the State Health Dept. in Austin , TX, and Gary (6-5-54) (See Gary and Ka[...]ter while my mother taught Hospital in Plentywood, the third child of Clarence and Dorot[...]n accident I (See Biog.). would be put in the oven. I will never forget it. And cold winter morn- Gary attended school in Plentywood all 12 years, graduating in ings getting out of bed to step into the snow w[...]hrough 1972. He attended MSU at Bozeman in 1972-7 4. He has been in- the single wall upstairs room overnight! volved in farming with his dad since he graduated from high[...]Nyquist died 4-1 9-83 at 95 years. only student in my class. I remember the cold winter mornings when In 1977, Gary and James Holte went on a trip includi[...]ard Foss, son of Rudy and Mabel Foss, was There were also good times I remember ... the basket so[...]suppers, the meetings at the old country church. There caught a ride in a canoe from Puerta Cabezas across to the peninsu[...]aulover. When the boys were ready to go back, no there were ball games and horse shoe. Then home to do c[...]es for several days. I entered high school in Plentywood the fall of 1931 , graduating in 1935. I never was a great lover of the books but I enjoyed athletics. In the spring of 1932, we lost our house by fire and[...]nd by fall had a nice building started, liv- ing in the basement the first win er. In 1939 fire again took our barn and outbuildings b[...]Washington to go on his own. The farm was heavily in debt but with good crops, a lot of hard work, it[...]e has been good: we traveled to Europe and Africa in the Nicaragua to find adventure. Three years ago when the run-off of the '?Os and realized there is no place like home. We are semi-retired but spring was at its peak, the 2 fellows decided to take a ride in Gary's when the time comes for full retirement it[...]er on the creek by Ray Koterba's and were friends are.[...]of the Morten orager place) the kayak got caught in[...]ated from high school in 1977. I attended the Cliff Mann Floral School[...]in Denver, and returned to Plentywood to work for 2[...]Nancy Marlenee. In 1979, I started the Flower Shack at 116 S. ain.[...]In 1981, we expanded into a partnership with Gary's[...]and her husband, Jim. In 1984, we sold my share to them and the[...] |
| [...]"I, Ruth Geneva, was born 9-1-20 in Outlook. My parents were of the Republic of Centr[...]nd Inga Wagnild. I attended grade and high school in Outlook. our wedding day an extra special occasio[...]. The fall following my graduation in 1938, I went to Spokane to attend We have 2[...]nman Business University. I worked as a secretary in Spokane for 5 am a Mary Kay consultant and a Diet[...]years- after graduating from Kinman's in 1940. I worked at the Plenty- Board of Directors[...]ing and wood Court House for 6 months in between attending Kinman's. That fishing, and now[...]ot allo.w it, he enjoyed flying and was in the year, 1939. has soloed and taken his cross co[...]nderful children. Gary is carrying Church in San Francisco. Of this union were 2 children: Marvin Dale, on in the tradition of his dad, Clarence, and before hi[...]cres that Gary now helps farm. in Colorado Springs, where we spent the first 5 year[...]"In 1951 , we went to Spokane, and as of this writing we are still MARVIN WAGNILD there. Our home church is Calvary Lutheran. And for many years we[...]were deeply involved in square dancing. Some may have noticed the license plate in Sheridan County " WHEEL." With a last name like[...]Outlook, and at- tending all 12 years of school there, graduating in 1936. I remember some of my teachers through th[...]operation. I also went to Pittsburg, CA to work in steel construction. In the 1940s, I worked in a Libby Canning operation in Sacramento. In the late '50s and on into the '70s, I worked fo[...]. During the '50s and '60s, I spent the winters in Mesa and California. In 1955, Orace and I went[...]mother, Kip , Yvonne, Ruth and Charles with Beth in front. with the Farmers Union Tour group to Eur[...]hicago. from New York, taking 7 days. We toured in Italy, France, Switzerland, They have a li[...]arvin Great Britain, Denmark, across Sweden and in Norway. We flew home presently is in Texas. from Oslo. "Charlie and I are looking forward to going with Orace and arvin[...]Oil Board of Outlook for 9 years. And I in June to Norway. We always have such good times to[...]sy Wagnild, Fossbrook, WI. He homesteaded in the Outloo community Bedoo Temple of Shrine in Billings and the local Shrine Club of Plen- in 1909 and married Elline Odland (3-12-18 91 } of C[...]-18), Vernon (5-21 -19). Clifford I grew up in the hard times, but I realize now, that it was th[...]Aunt Tina old. We stead hich Dad had homesteaded in 1909. Then in the early spring of returned to orth[...]ather. 1980, she fell and broke her hip, and was in the nursing home in Plen- Mother 1s now a resident at Faith L[...]od and our hood Insurance agent for many years (1 O of those years I served as dad's homes[...]e Emil Lux land the insurance agent in the area including Sheridan County) so my ties si[...]gh Ruth, my sister, Our children are Janice (43), Loren ( 42) and Stuart (39). Janice and her husband, Charlie and family lived in Spokane, we have al ays, married Robert[...]nd Janice is an executive secretary. Her children are Duane always been a very dear sister, and I feel[...]aughter of Carl and of time with Charlie and Ruth in Spokane and now the 4 of us, Orace, Ella Hagen, Dooley. Donna is a dietician in Vancouver, WA where they Ruth, Charlie and I are anticipating a trip to orway for 20 days in June reside. They have 2 children ,[...] |
| [...]the most improved speaker one year. I also taugh in the English Dept. of he Plenty ood School prior t[...]r) and US Durum Growers ( ), ar (29) is employed in olf Point and Christy (26) lives in en-[...]be added that I am kno n in Sheridan County for my whole wheat pan-[...]0. He is no re ired but had an au omo ive shop in alispell in part•[...]eces and nephews, the Wold and oods and lives in Bilhngs where he 1s a contractor. They have Ryan[...]he oldest; arvin and Ruth, Peter and Inga ( ). Ed in and Lorraine's daugh er Sandra married Joe agnan[...]agnild's children, 1924. hey live in inneapolis, here Joe is a computor designer and S[...]a a in isconsm and mnesota here Clifford as born. ORAC[...]In 9 h his parents, bro her ard and si[...]aun s and uncles on my m I became interested in p y: f and hen I go the b st movie camera ha Europe I used a oda S ereo. In ovem graphic Soc,e y of America. Tha in er I b . using rt t[...] |
| [...]team that won the state Class "C" tournament in 1978. This was a[...]"first" for Outlook. He graduated in 1978 and attended Williston Jr.[...]active in softball, golfing, and hunting. He works on the f[...]Scott was born in Plentywood 9-15-66. He is a junior at OHS. He[...]mond, MT, a MSU graduate, were married on 10-4-75 in St. Timothy's Chapel at Southern Cross, MT. Their son, Luke Anthony, was born 5-10-81 in Billings where they live. Gaylin is FR[...]by Ford Motor Credit Co., and Charlene, a nurse, in the Inten- Fran Wangerin was born 3[...]Richard and Emma Wangerin , who ere born in Cleveland, OH; Richard Being employed in a public office 32 years I will always remember[...]farmed at Parers the fine people we were serving in Sheridan County. These were years Pra[...]of employment by Klime , ho ere born in Germany near Berlin. They came to he USA Sheridan[...]or traveling m US and the Scandinavian Countries. In orway, I became even more a are of my roots when we visited relatives living m the sturdy old house on a tiny ,stand in he orth Sea here our dad was born in 1880. It as also a moving experience to stand in the Trondenes Lu heran Church, hich as built in he year 1000, here our dad had been bap ,zed and[...]ldren and grea -grandchildren. I cidentally there are appro ima ely 1000 mhab·tan s on his Ii island a[...]in[...]Richard n rin a born on 12-1-1893 in Par rs[...] |
| nd Louis. Bertha Elizabeth Hollatz was born on 8-20-1898 in Parkers ing and living in Billings with their daughter, Kristen; Sheila is[...]d 6 brothers: August, Reno State U in Reno, NV; and Scott is a freshman at MSU in Bozeman. illiam, Albert, Herman, John and Paul[...]d coach at Henry ttended the Agricultural College in Fargo, D and then returned OHS in the '50s. Children in the family at the time they lived in Outlook o farming in innesota. Henry Wangerin and Bertha Hollatz were[...]Clay and Marlene. Max and Dorothy have both ried in innesota on 3-8-17. They moved to Outlook to begi[...]and Henry Wangerin years ith excellent crops and there were also some lean years. Their[...]I was born in Romania 12-5-09. I came to Canada in 1913 with[...]We farmed in Canada until the spring of 1921 when we moved to[...]Outloo community. I went to school in Outlook and the Lagrange[...]I married Herman Wangerin 11-4-30 in Plentywood and we moved[...]y bro her, Fred, came o Parkers Prairie in January of 1972 and Elsie at ended odern Business College in issoula, wor ed as a is no ma ing his home with me. Fred was born in Outlook 1-15-23. secre ary and married Corwin L.[...]children: Joy is He ent o school in Outloo and Plentywood. He orked for the Plen· married . Col. Je re c nail and It ing in California i h heir 2 y ood police[...]Vic y, arvin Cheryl and Randy. each in orth Bend, OR ith heir 2 sons, Travis and Colby; Gary e, Judy, a teacher, are living in H rdin, T ith heir 2 JIM and VIOLET WA GERI sons, in and Bri Gary is princi junior[...]oe and artha Hatvic . I as born 12-31-1 . in num y rs E[...]ire en in Gr n s there for 3 year he remainder of my grade and hig[...]at rd as sarutatorian in 1933. The family lived on e[...]·nic in te[...]rn C als ran |
| land State U. She worked as a legal secretary in Beverly Hills, CA and new home and raised 7 ch[...]re she met and married Gerald Fisher. She teaches in James, born 3-21-45 in Los Angeles, CA, attended his first 10 years of D[...]eralee, 3-12-79. school in Outlook. He graduated from high school from St. M[...]New England, ND in 1964 a,1d attended Portland U for 2 years. He[...]graduated from Western State Univ. in Colorado in 1968 where he ma- jored in music. He took his post-grad work at Washington S[...]ed his Masters degree after which he taught music in S an-[...]ford, MT, Medicine Lake, MT and in ew England, D. In 197 4 he went[...]into the hotel business in Fort Collins, CO. He married aria eilsen m[...]Don is presently living in Helena.[...]Outlook went to St. ary s in e England, D. A er graduation he[...]years in the army, most of the time in Germany. A er discharge he at•[...]d V1. and moved to Helena in 1983, here he or ed or Don in he ho el[...]9·8·52, attended the U of MT and spent 2 years in Bantz Biog.) the army. He and his wife Ronda[...]ded and gradua ed We had the only Bell phone in the Outloo community at the store. from OHS.[...]or ed for he s a e. Frequently it would arouse us in the middle of the night m our apart• She married Jens Fran fo er on 11 -17-72 and the ltved in Juneau, ment next door, if only to have Jim ans er and someone ish him a then in he Sea le area. Jens or ed as a computer operato[...]ban . They currently res·de in Helena. The have 6 chi dren: a han ow, full[...]sc ·n both enjoy camping and sno mobihng; and are ac ive in the mencan Ou loo , T and ·[...]-20 o Grace and Rob es Bob s a ism in O o graduated from OHS n 1938 a[...] |
| year and Antelope schools, graduating in 944. was born on 4-6-22 in the Outlook Hospital. After graduation in 1940 Pat and Marge lived in Plentywood the first year of married life and Dick attended Carroll College in Helena until 12-7-41. He stayed at Pat managed he onarch Lumber Co. They moved to Sunburst in home to take over the fami[...]School 949 here he managed a Monarch lumberyard there until 1954. to coach the boys' basketball team in 1944-45 and again the next Then they moved to Saco where he worked for the same company. In year. He married Rosella Jean Wilson in Plentywood on 10-4-45 and 1955 the family moved to Outlook where Pat worked in the oil fields they lived on the We[...]house in Outlook in March 1949.[...]born in Medicine Lake, MT on 8-16-26 . The family moved t[...]wood when she was 5 and she attended school there until graduation in 1944. She worked at the ASCS office, the Rexall D[...]e (10- 6- 8) and married to Pa Cargill on 7- 4-73 in Douglas, A , here hey s ill live. They have a son[...]egislature. ichael Pa ric (6-15-51) lives in Alas a. i e was a coo in the US avy and also on the orth Slope for ere s o[...]ggy, Ed and Barbara . 'lliam C. es lives in Alas a and war s as a P. A. man for a li-[...]grade school in Outlook and high school at Sacred Heart Academy in Coleen . t (5-22-56) curre Ii es in ichigan. She as inot and at St. ary's in ew England. 0. She attended arylhurst marrie o addell in Douglas, and has 3 children: esley[...]ford U · here she earned her . E. in English. She married Richard Th[...]he amily Carry i 2 an ed in Hunting on Beach, CA. Kathy or ed in moved ea e ol ou las g in from high the es dep[...], hen moved to DaJ school till in Jun a here he for es ern c[...]or in he B ERIC in San Francisco.[...]in B109 .).[...]ey Colle major in socio! . She o[...]is family h e in Pasco ri d m aureen Sulhvan in an , 3-78),[...]es th n, . r home in[...] |
| [...]coach. He married Dana Jones of Froid, in July 1982 and they are Maureen Kay was born on 8-18-60 and after high school she at- presently teaching in Scobey. tended UNO-Grand Forks. One of the highlights in her life was par- Joe was born 11 -27-56. He graduated from OHS and EMC in Bill- ticipating in state basketball tournaments all 4 years of high[...]od on 8-6-77 and they Maureen graduated from UNO in May 1983 as a Registered Physical[...]ah, WI on 11-26-83. Dave da live in Billings where Joe works for Tech Time Computers[...]Deaconness puter Analyst. Hospital in Evansville, IN where they live.[...]ol she went to U of MT. He now lives in Billings and wor s for Graybar Electric. Carroll College in Helena, MT for 2 years, then transferred to the[...]graduated from OHS and attended Trini- University in Grand Forks, ND where she is currently enrolled in the ty Bible College at Ellendale,[...]Janelle eithan of Sher- physical therapy program there. Carolyn played basketball all through[...]r at Carroll, and played on girls' softball teams in 7-23-82 . They are presently living in Colorado Springs, CO here he the summers and coac[...]works for a Ory-Wall Company. In 1973 Jean and Dick bought the former Maurice West[...]born 3-10-60, graduated from OHS and ary Colle e in moved 1 mile west of Outlook where they still liv[...]Social Wor er. She entered the Benedictine Order in the tend St. Boniface Church in Outlook, where Jean still plays the organ;[...]basketball teams. Mary College in Bismarc before entering the Benedictine Order in Joseph West, oldest son of Grace and Robert[...]ton and is presently attending ary College. in Richardton, D in ay 1942. He was elected Abbot in April 1968 Julie as born on 4-3-66 and attended school in Outloo un ii and retired that office in February 1978. He resides at the monastery[...]olie , after driving the mall rou e here he is in charge of woodwor ing and substitutes for vacationing for 26 years in Outloo . Julie graduates from Jolie HS ·n 198 an[...]plans to attend E C in Billings.[...], illiam Francis, as born 10-18-18, fifth chi d o in Plent ood and I as the younges of 1O children.[...]up Aircraft ac o as as e met or r. m r- in 9 8 from ssumptIon Abbey in Richardto , 0 .[...]I dren: Ga (6-2 -43) I joined the Air Force in 1950 and served as a eatherman in he and O"anne (10-20-45). Ga l'v s in L s V , V d h a d ·s United S a[...] |
| the Fort Pee Dam and the family lived in Fort Peck. In March 1944 we I attended school at Park Grove and Fort Peck. In March 1944 we moved to he farm south of Outlook. I attended OHS, graduating in moved to my grandmother's farm[...]spent summers with my grandmother on the school in Spo ane. In 1964 I began working at the bakery in Plenty- farm . But it wasn't the same without her there and I missed her. I ood here I continued unti[...]then moved to San graduated from OHS in 1952. I worked for John Tange, and joined the Francisco and or ed in an insurance company. In 975 when my Marine Corps in December 1953. mo her's health began to fail, I r[...]I spent 2 years in Korea and 2 years in Japan. o her II ed to reminisce of the "good old days." She recalled the I was in the Reserves from 1957 through 1960. I came back to day, hen she as only about 5 years old and was riding in the buggy Sheridan County and wo[...]of orten orager). active service in 1961 and spent the next 14 years in California, Jens ot out of the buggy o open a gat[...]Japan, Vietnam, orth Carolina, Vietnam again, Australia, the Pacific of he fence jumped and ran , spookin[...]Islands, Virginia and Okinawa. I left the Marines in 1975 with the rank ing he buggy. hen Tommy starte[...]of Staff Sergeant. I was in the Engineers Battalion during all my service ground, leaving my mother alone in he buggy. She yelled for Tommy[...]he harness. The buggy was found months later stuc in a Okinawa. I spent enough time there to learn the language and ap- coulee 1 O miles so[...]I'm happy to be bac on the farm. There is no place else I would y par[...]seeing rips in London, 0 lo[...]ld ne er have another ha ollowed him in the family ere Harold Ed in (10-5-10), Ruby ch[...]om in ds one area . Ri ed in a coun ry a[...]n 9 years o d ish in 926. s[...]n · a in[...] |
| [...]) completed the family. At present Margaret lives in rick's yard and through the alley. rm sure[...]n is retired from the Union Oil Company and lives in Huntington Beach, CA. Harry is retired from the Stayton Canning Company and lives in Salem and Ella and her husband John Overby live in Plen- tywood. In 1908, Elizabeth moved from Illinois with her moth[...]e 8th grade, and then worked for various peo- ple in the area. In 1925 she went to Cleveland, OH to work for her au[...]hard Whitney, and they were married 2·9-39. In 1942, Richard, Elizabeth and Harold bought tax de[...]h bought the Juul farm south of Outlook and moved there in March 1944. In the following years they om and Dad lived in Outloo until 1966. Then Dad as trans- farmed, rai[...]ferred to aeon, T to operate the elevator there. Arden as he only and planted trees. In 1962 they bought Math oe's farm. Richard en- one left in school and he finished in olf Pt. The lived there un ii Dad Joyed working with antique tractors. He maintained his license as a retired in 1972, hen they moved bac to Richey or several ear[...]. When the Old Tractor Club was formed They are now living in Chester in a retiremen home. in Plentywood, he became a member. He participated in the club's an- nual shows as long as his health p[...]lizabeth died 8-3-7 5 after a long illness. In 1908 August B. Westphal, 18-year-old son o German[...]gi Is, Their children are James Juul Whitney, Arlene Elizabeth and Ber- born in Petersberg, Ontario, cam s[...]y and Fred and farm northeast of Ou loo . In 1 a iied Bernice Van Curen Biog.) Their grandchildren are Stephanie Joy and and had 6 children. Haz[...]og Bill, as he is no n, as born 1-22-03 in ishe , D and as[...] |
| Our 4 children attended school in Outlook, but graduated from Plentywood, when we bought the Stoner home and moved to Plen- tywood in 1968. Leslie Jo (1953) graduated from the[...]d spent most of her second and third year of life in a full body cast. When she was about 19 she had osteotomy surgery in Salt Lake City and Missoula; after each surgery she spent about 3 months in a full body cast. She graduated from the California State U, Sacramento in 1980 and works in a Computer Company living near San Francisco.[...]on School of Science. During the summer they work in Back row : Chester and G r[...]er they attend the U of M; Kyle pursuing a course in Account- Chester and Melvin are in the farming business together. Chester ing and Kim in Engineering. Kim is suffering from Ankylosing Spo[...]nurse at the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home. They are members Betty Lou and I have a full and productive life here in Minot. of the St. Boniface Catholic[...]f the Wirtz fam ily. Chester was born 3-6-30 in Plentywood. The family lived on the[...]k X. and Anna Kohler (See farm north of Outlook. In 1936, when Chester started school, the fami- Kohler Biog.). Joe and Cecelia were married in 1925. They had 4 ly moved into Outloo . Like so many families, the Wirtzs brought their chil[...]Betty married Pete Bachmeier and they reside in Glendive. They families. Chester and elvin milke[...]children: Brandon, Barret and Benjamin and reside in Lolo, A blizzard hit in arch 1943. Chester's mother had just returned[...]ased) and Monica. Dalene married Bob hile in high school Chester participated in basketball and track. Wright and has 2 children: Jocelyn and Jo-Annette. They reside in After graduation in 1948, Chester or ed on he farm, except or a Longview, TX. onica is in he Peace Corps West Africa, and Tom few mon hs hen he or ed at Fort Peck Dam. In 195 , he enlisted in resides in Outloo . the Air Force, and graduated from Air Cr[...]ath. months later. His tours of duty included ime in ashington, California, Cecelia moved to Plentywood and lives there at the present time. England, the Islands of the Pacific, and Japan. He as a staff sergeant upon discharge in 19 55. Fred retired in 1956. Chester elvin, and Lewis bought he family[...]s abou 1 year old, her mother in Pie ood He has a brother, Theodore, living in Outloo and 2 died. Grace as loved a d ta en care[...]fter graduating from OHS in 1956 Larry spent 2 years in the Army. Teresa, and Beth and argie unson. After he unson School closed He re urned in 1959 and ran the family farm until he married. His in 1942 he s udents a ended Plenty ood School. Grace lived i h fa her died in April of 1959 and his mother is still living in Plent ood.[...]LaVerle Faye Bun y' Wirtz as born 4· 1 - 2 in Williston to Or'le left home she too her turn at[...]and Ch ster Solberg. She has t in sisters, Lonna Sue no II of Havre mer for her dad[...]Lou Collins of Le isto n, ID. Bun y smother died in July of After graduating from high school in 951 , Grace attended the Col- 1970. Her[...]ry lindquis Reynolds of Ante· lege of S . Teresa in Winona . She gradua ed from he Columbus lope. They live in To nsend, T. Audry is a sister of rs. Art lepp n. School of ursing in Great Falls in 1955. Af[...]loo to Ches er and Grace ere married 2-13-60 in St. Joseph's Catholic or for avis[...]. Carol was born 12-27-60. She graduated from OHS in 1979 On 11 -3·62 Bun y and Larry ere married in St. Boniface Catholic and from Carroll College in 1984 ith a BA in both Special and Elemen- Church by Fr[...]tball ith the carroll Lady Saints for 4 in Plent ood. As a youngster h tried his hand at bar[...]t soon gave that up. H enjoyed playing bas etball in school Linda was born 5-19-63. She graduated from OHS in 1981 . She is and graduated from OHS[...]wards a degree ·n Special Educa- In the fall of 1964 Bunky got a job as cook a[...] |
| Larry had a baby girl, Brenda Lea, born in Plentywood. Bunky went Math and Rose worked in Minnesota where their son Francis back to work in January 1972. In July 1972 she got the job as Clerk/ ([...]. Later Math rented the Bill Rueg- Brenda is in the 6th grade at Outlook School. Like her brother, she segger farm and they lived there untH they moved to Bozeman where enjoys playing basketball. She works in the kitchen during noon hour Math was[...]MT on 12-17-46, of a heart attack at age 50. In the summer the Wirtzs are kept busy rodeoing. Larry is a stock Rose worked in the dining room at the hospital at Bozeman for co[...]youth rodeos (ages 6-18). He bought many years. She lived at Kalispell and then moved to E[...]akota Rodeo Ass'n. Rodeo at the Minot State Fair. In 1980 Larry's Francis and his[...]Hope, won the saddle bronc of the year award, and in in grade school. Francis' Uncle Bill Tobin was a gre[...]n. and Montana graduated from OHS in 1940; he "fired" on the railroad out of Liv- Rodeo Ass'n. Rodeo in Billings in 1982, Larry's horse, Nobody's Darl- in[...]sheared and was a ranch hand. He went to Seattle in ing, won the bareback of the year award. Larry ha[...]ent during North American Rodeo Commission Finals in Denver for the past 3 WWII; late[...]Hardersen, met Francis at my parent's home in 1942. We ere mar-[...]ried 9-13-4 7 in Seattle and reside in Lynnwood. In 1965 a woman ran[...]a stop sign in which both of us were injured. Francis suffered a[...]died 7-15-81. lewis Wirtz was born in Outlook in 1924. His parents were Fred LeRoy graduated from the Bozeman HS in 1948. He has been a and Anna Wirtz. He has 4 bro[...]ichard Woolley grade school, then finished school in Outlook, graduating in 1944. He were married 9-11-82 and live in Tigard, OR where she is a ban of- farmed north o[...]Bick is a hospital Bio-Med Electronics Technician in Eugene, OR; Coyne Electrical School in Chicago, graduating about 1948. In 1949 he Kelly is a millwright at an industrial cabinet shop in Eugene. Rodney got polio. Lewis farmed with his b[...]and Cynthis (Mock) were married 7-23-77 and live in Temple, AZ; hey as well as much work on machinery and vehicles in the Outloo com- have a son Jared (12-7-80). munity. In 1980 he and his family moved to Bozeman where the[...]oy and Joan ( clean) ere marred 7-4-63 and reside in An- live.[...]Joan plan to retire Julia Hepburn was born in e Haven, CT in 1928. Her parents at Kalispell ne[...]She graduated from St. John's HS, Tuscaloosa, Al in 1945; Sacred Heart Junior Col- lege, Cullman, AL in 1947; and Benedictine College, Atchison KS in 1949. In 1951 she came to Outlook to teach English and 8th grade. In 1952 Le is and she ere married. After the children ere born, in 1966 she returned to teaching at Outlook School, chiefly science and lbrary. Her mother-in-la as her best friend, and sho ed her ho to[...]Le is mother died 10-25-80. The'r children are: Anthony 1953) lives in Virginia Beach, V . He is married o Elsa Cancio.[...]Bu e. Donald ( 956) married Ca ol unda and Ii es in Bozeman. Allen { 57) lives in To , . Chari s (1958) marr' d El en La o s i and Ii s m S a I . auric (1960) hves in Bozeman. Helen ( 961) lives[...]marri d H nry Bureau. and a daughter Darlene di d in infancy. She M WIRTZ FAMILY[...]daughter Ashley Ann , and a on, illlam R an, and in 8-1 1-1896. Brothers and si ters ere Jo ill'am, the family resides in Carmichael. CA. Leonard illiam born 11-25-16, Fr[...]r nts married Clara ae G artney irtz in ovember 1945. Their daughter t[...] |
| [...]ed a fatal heart attack while attending a reunion in Chester (3-6-30) married Grace Cybu[...]married Marie Frank of New England, ND and lives in Great tom and they had 1 son, Robert. He and Sha[...]ughter lngbritson and they live in Great Falls, also. They have a married Kristina.[...]I went to grade and high school in Outlook. I participated in basket- State Offices in Sacramento until her retirement and resides at[...]ball and track. Following graduation from OHS in 1949, I attended the Sacramento. Sylvester Vince[...]ra Mae Gwartney College of Education in Great Falls, for a short time in 1955-56, as a Wirtz and they have a son, Douglas[...]l's" body was found that day beneath Bill Tobin's in the septic system, deaths due to sewer gas asphyxiation. any years later on Sylvester's ranch in California, a butcher was called to help with but[...]He had done various jobs around the Outlook area in years past. One of the jobs that stood out clearly in his mind was helping to[...]or burial at Mills Undertaking and Hardware Store in Outlook, T.[...]uding ones not updated: Albert, Hubert (mentioned in She graduated from the Plentywood HS. Her brothers and sister are as his story as residing in alispell with his wife, Fern), Louise, Stanley, follows: Sylvia, who resides in Plentywood, and has 2 girls; Bob of Evalina and David. ost of he 13 were born on the farm in he Outlook Olympia, WA; Jim lives in Missoula married Lorraine Langer, Medicine communi y ith mid ives who ere neighbors, in attendance. Later Lake and has 2 girls and 2 boys; Tom lives in Olympia, WA and has 2 Bill and Tillie moved o Cal[...]at married Mary Tymofichuk, Scobey where they now in 196 . Bill passed away 5-5-70. Tillie is an extra[...]boy and a girl. lady a the age of 92 and resides in Sacramento. Our children are as follows: Steven (8-29-61 ), now residing in[...]dney as born 6-19-63 and is now attending college in[...](3-22-69) is in 8th grade.[...]athy and I reside in Outlook and I am engaged in farming.[...]united in marriage a St. Philip's Catholic Church in Scobey. Todd is the[...]Plen ood. Todd as born in Ou loo 3. ·3-29. H at ended school in ElVI and KATHY[...]nding a trade school, far· I as born 5-2 -3 in Ou loo , he on of Fred and nna Yung[...]rad school in ntelop , P att nd d high school in Plent ood, FRED RTZ FAMI Y gradua ing in 1951 . Soon a er graduation, P gy becam he bride of y brothers and sis ers are: Arnold (9·23-22) and his ife Lucille T[...]has lived on he old Tob'n r nch since hat ,m live in Great Falls; he has 1 daugh er, Pat by a previous[...]which Todd inh rited from his Great Aun • lives in Portland, OR. arion Tob·n, in 19 6. Le is (7-2-24) married Judy Hepbur (S[...]married Russell Bed ell, Redstone and they reside in Great Adams. and hey have 2 childr n, Sha n and ·pril, pres ntly hvin in Falls. They have 4 children: Curtis, Ronald, Chri[...]d Joanne irtz e·og.). Ro rt, ith he couples live in Great Falls. Curtis and Debbie have 2 chil[...] |
| [...]t son, Joanne was born 12-13-53 in Assiniboia, Sask., to Duane and born 7-17-59, mar[...], and 1 brother, Brent Noble of Minton. She lived in married to Michael Burgess, Big Beaver, Sask. The[...]ic School, and graduated from Gladmar Tiffany and are presently awaiting the birth of their second child in Regional HS. After graduation she attended Marvel Beauty College in June. The youngest child, Cheryl (8 -24-61 ), bec[...]currently employed by Bob and Lou's Bar and Deli in Plen- da.[...]uctor and CCD Coordinator for St. Boniface Church in[...]•• Todd and Peggy with the children in the square dancing dresses all made by their mother, Peggy, as well as the shirts the boys are wearmg . Back row: Peggy, Joe, Tim , Bob, Bill an[...]l and Joanne were married 6-16-73 at St. Boniface in Outloo The 4 sons and 4 daughters of the Wir[...]Wayne was born 3-14-74 in Plentywood. He is active in Cub Scou s, crowds around the area on numerous oc[...]born 4-11 -75 in Plentywood. She is a member of he Redstone Four sion in Regina Exhibition Auditorium in 196 7.[...]Star Club. The famity hopes to live in Outlook for many years to come Now that their family is all married, Todd and Peggy are content to[...]M and PEGGY WIRTZ good old country air that blows in Montana. They all spend time gather• Tim and I ere married 8-11 -78 in the Lutheran Church at Plen • ing firewood so t[...]born B-18-57 to Theodore and P ggy ·rtz in Plenty ood at Sheridan that they ent on as childr[...]brings emorial. I as born 8-12-58 in a in, SD to J c and Beth Scott. back a lot of fond memories. They enjoyed traveling and visiting historic sites in the summertime. And all the times that their clas[...]mg, coo ing and Just trying their bes o be happy are among their many hobbies. They all enJoy Just b ing oge her. WIL[...]of Theodore and P gy (Iverson) Wirtz |
| [...]nts of a bouncing boy- year. We sang in different churches in Chicago each Sunday for Bernie. He was followed 3[...]roper, entering rodeos when time permitted. In May of 1977 Bernie met Peggy Knick, who became hi[...]onvincing him that cattle and horses could be put in 2nd place. Peggy Lavonne was born in Culbertson on 4-21 -53 to Jim and Beverly Knick of Froid. She moved with her family to Plentywood in September of that year, attended schools and graduated from PHS in 1971. She worked a year as a waitress before attending the U of MT for a year, then worked at a Pizza Shoppe there until December 1975,[...]for Sheridan Floral and Gift. It as while working there that she met her cowboy. Before she[...]e, and became the wife of a Church in Oak Park, a suburb. There was no piano, so the church farmer and rancher, o[...]mplished organist, a richly robed choir, and then there or om and Dad! ow here were 4 Wolds and 3 horses[...]was me-with my little group in white surplices. During the proces-[...]ever I've needed your help, it's now." Do you see how it was?[...]A real fun time was when we sang in the show window at a new[...]Sears Roebuck department store in a shopping area on the north side[...]were in the front window by the nativity scene display. S[...]fling along in the snow ould stop momentarily to listen and then[...]Jack and Jill ursery School in Aurora, IL. This was a charitable insti-[...]tution sponsored by the "Red Feather." I stayed there for just 1 year.[...]The rest of my teaching career was spent in Plentywood and[...]trip to he Scandinavian Coun ries to Hawaii and many places in the urns as cowhands for Bernie, especially duri[...]ood). Bernie, Peggy, Erin and David are the hird old family to live in ORVILLE and MURIEL WOLD their home, he[...]Orville Ed ard Bernard o d as born in mneapofis[...]-0 the first child of Ole 1cholai and artina old. In June of DAG Y WOLD[...]e came i h his mother and sister Gladys to ontana in a Helen ins! I'm finally putting some hing t[...]and 7 mil s tt all started for me right here in Sheridan Coun y hen I as born outh ast[...]o r. and rs. Ole . old, Ou loo . I a ended school in the country, all r of Plentywood. H's education as acquired in he one-room OHS and graduated from PHS. I earned[...]cloth· inot Sta e Teachers' College and taught in this area before going to ed bu al ays[...]rville and his cousins the W nild Chicago. Living in the heart of Chicago was a whole new ball game fo[...]hey discover d that the Lutheran Children's Home. There ere about 20 Junior high and high[...]attery had faJlen off on a hills'de. school girls in the choir, and once a month e sang a Edison Park[...]asby was pastor. Our In 1928 a cousin from orway Os aid el on, imm[...] |
| to Chicago and found employment as a butler in wealthy homes. One of Wollan, Outlook pioneers. We lived in Outlook from 1936 to 1943 the highlights in Orville's life was a visit to Oswald while he was[...]ce was employed by the Farmers Elevator, and then in ing. Orville, cousin Clarence Wagnild, sisters Da[...]go and for a glorious week Elevator there. We returned to Plentywood as Clarence was manager lived like royalty in a luxurious servanted home. The owners were there, but the bad years of rust and smut in the grain resulted in poor traveling in Europe at the time. What if they had returned sud[...]ealth for him and prompted our move to Eureka, MT in June 194 7. Whoopsie![...]attended the Eureka school and were all confirmed in the In 1940 Orville met, and on 6-27-43 married Muriel B[...]utheran faith. As a fami ly, we were instrumental in establishing the who had come to Plentywood to te[...]book- first Lutheran church in Eureka. keeping in the local high school. Muriel Borghild Nerseth was born 3-20-08, and raised in White Earth, ND, the second child of Peter and Robena Tullock Nerseth. She grew up and finished high school in White Earth and then attended the Univ. of ND and received a BS degree in Education . Three years later she received a MA degree from the Univ. of Oregon. She taught 2 years in White Earth, 5 years in Grenora and 3 years in Plentywood. There were 5 children in the Nerseth family: Marvin (deceased), Muriel, Pe[...]HS. In 1947 he moved with our family to Eure a. He served in the ar-[...]served as Sunday School Superintendent, as active in his Front row: Paul, Erin, Steven, Nichole and ur1el. church and in the VF . After failing health and 23 years ith th[...]Forest Service, he retired in 1976. He passed a ay 1-19-78. His ife, Orv[...]g.). Norman graduated from MSU and is a Lt. Cmdr. in the avy ary. Daughter elame mar[...]have 3 children, Paul and live in issoula. Bob also had 3 stepchildren: nnie, Susie[...]m, Steven Edward, and ichole erseth and they live in Oa Har- Fran ie. bor, WA. atalie[...]a an (d.ed 3 Technician at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. days after her birth and 1s buried m the family plot in Outloo Another highlight of Orville's life[...]st of son or- Ron graduated in 1955 and man of his summ rs ere sp nt in man and the US avy.[...]1957 and marri d D nnis B rg e ·n 1959. Th r s d in LaGrande, thumb in the soil. God has blessed us both 1th amazingly g[...]d did tell his mother that "Gra dma in 195 7 and has 5 child n: Bob I nn, ar , Diana, Coyla and om. needs a ne body 'cuz her hands are shrin ing; Grandpa, too. cuz his She has 6 gra dchildren. H r husband Fran d1 d in 1975. S e no i gle.'[...]·des m ahsp II. Slam marn d mta St vens of Eur a in 964.[...]Th y had 2 sons, Thad and Chad. In 1973 he mar( d Jane P dersen[...]m ount Vernon, W . Clair r s d s in Indio CA. In 1975 he marri d y parents ere dolph and E[...]anna L nn icol . o n as destroyed by a tornado. In arch 926 arri d at th[...]friends, r. and rs. m. e are enjoying r t1rement at ahsp II and are activ in the S nior Reed, and he artin nu son homestead b[...]r. e love traveling and visiting our children and are here e hved for the ne t 10 y ars. y sister, E[...]e still o n the Wollan homestead. horn stead), in the German-Lutheran fa1 h. I recall th mi hty voi[...]By Kathryn Loucks I r duated from OHS in1934 and as a hired girl for the families[...]nton Yung and atherine aurer re marri d 6-18-1899 in the of Louis Beckers, Henry attson, Ephraim Fawce[...]pzenitsa, Austria-Hunga by Fr. ichael m. A d. In 1936 I marn d Clarence Wollan, son of d and H lga Schwop. They were of G rman d scent. In 1904 th y immigrat d to[...] |
| [...]Jacob and Rose Zeitner were both born in Naper, NE in 1895. Anton immediately got a job with the[...]They grew up there and were later married in that city. Albert, their washing, ironing, cookin[...]olde~t son, w~s born at Carter, SD in 1916. The Zeitner family came to specialties and[...]then he worked for Joe Kawski a year. In 1931 they moved to a farm Konig Grupa, a deep-fri[...]north of Raymond and farmed there until 194 7, when they moved to ~ng. She would insert a nickel in one, and her children had fun finding[...]s time Albert worked for Leo Heisler for 8 years. In 1951 m1dw1fe at no charge. Her duties were very i[...]He worked for them for 25 years and retired in 1978. perfect. During heir 7 years in Weyburn, 2 girls were born: Barbara on 10-5-06 an[...]No pictured: Howard (lulled in WWII) and Helmet.[...]Albert attended schools in ebraska, the Meharry School north of[...]n old picture of them nd dded ser~ed. in ~he arme_d forces. Howard was killed in Germany in 1944 h . I m the baby[...]der h n Elizabeth. Jacob died in 1959, and Rose died in 198 . Albert still resides in[...]Outlook where he has lived since selling his farm in 953. T ey decided to try homesteading 5 mile[...]they did mos of their ra mg. During their O years there 2 girls ere born a ED ZUGG FAMILY Roanmine; Grace on 1-12- 3 and Elizabeth on 3~6-14. In 1922 Anton By Jean Zugg and his[...]r Consolidated Oil farm no o 'lled by nn cCrory). In 1927 Anton and Tony bough the and Gas in s·d ey, has played a large part inin 937 and moved to Plenty ood. An on died in 956 at 79, school in Bra ley CA in 9 9. and atherine died in 1969 at 90.[...]o live ith his grand- Anna married Fred irtz in 1921 at Ou loo (See Chester irtz[...]Jea Langa er and t in is er June ere born 6- 7-34 . They 0-29-53 of injurie received in an accident near Libby.[...]Ida Langa er, had homestead d. Jean ent to school in Scob y. Darn and mo ed to California in 9 1. He o ed as a hea du y Older children in the family ncluded illie Eric stein, Billings; Lucille mech ic for cons rue ion comp n·es in the San Francisco Bay area. Lind[...]H. John, Le iston, ID; and orven, olf Poin . T ey are re ired d Ii e in S n a Cru . The·, sons, Dal and Brian, are June as illed in a car accident Decembe 1950. married and live nea[...]and St. Teachers ·n Greely, CO. She has a asters in Elerr.antary Ed., taught 5 years in ontana, tau h many years in Denver, and was wor ing on her PhD hen she retire[...]e city of Denver, and son, Bob, works for Safe ay in Denver. e'ther is married. Grace lives in hero n condominium in O nver. Elizabeth married Ed Reuter 10-6-36 at Bilhn s. A son eil, as born 11 -6-41 in Plentywood. He married Colleen Sonnenberg,[...] |
| Jean and Ed were married in Scobey in 1951 and Ed went to work tive in Jayceens. She also works for the driver examiner.[...]bbie acquired other businesses through the years. In May and June operated the Conoco station in Plentywood, but he soon returned to the[...]rig resort. Their sons will go to school in Kalispell and Debbie will go to col- which in November 1956 produced the county's first oil. He[...]Edgar Joel was born 9-28 -55 in Plentywood. He completed 9 During this time, Jean went to Beauty College in Billings and years of school in Outlook and then moved with his family to Tioga. He started a Beauty Shop in Outlook in the fall of 1961. Ed and Jean also graduated there in 1973. He made all-conference in football and became interested in Quarter horses and Jean started barrel racing. In basketball during his high school years. He went to college in Fargo. In 1966 she made second in the standings of the Canadian Cowboys'[...]as an oilfield pumper. He mar- Assoc. and Top 1O in Montana Barrel Racing Assoc.[...]a graduate of Ryegate, T on Neven was born in Scobey, February 1952. He graduated from[...]s repairs and workovers. Connie has C. E. Outlook in 1970 with an impressive basketball record. He was[...]children: Miranda Jean (7 -28 -80) and the top 5 in conference in 1970. Neven went to Williston College[...]1970•71 and married Debra Yvonne Hall (4-20-53) in August 1971. From January 1[...]ted from Plentywood. They bought the Plains Motel in superintendent for Luff Exploratio[...]e beautician working at the hospital. is recorded in OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF AMERICA. Debbie is ac-[...]and Else Selvig, my grandparents, came from or ay in 1908 and homesteaded one mile north of Outlook. y[...]re married 3-22-13 a Ole Selvig came in 1901 and my mother, Dagmar Anderson Selvig in . They ere the 1st Out[...]ing anniversary, 3-22·84. y husband, Ir in, eventually purchas d the land and is farming i[...]old. is the 1st child of the 6th gen ra ion born in the Ou loo · Dalev·e commum y. Jeffrey 1s being[...]R HE RY AAAE as one of the 1st t ach rs in the Outloo -Dale• From the Outlook-D[...]nk you to E CH ON OF YOU for your tr mendous h Ip in com• 1 10-11 , tocat d south of the pr s[...] |
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| MANY PAST MAIN STREET BUSINESSES OF PLENTYWOOD[...]IN-Jim & Dorothy Kratovil in order from present to past[...]Laundromat-Jo n Ereth Bill Pierce 4. Ben Fran !In-Bryan & al>el Fry 5. Garn 1-4. VET'S CLUB[...] |
| [...]stafson, DDS; Ors. Roy & Harold 77. IN-STEP-Rose Nelson Messinger, M.D.; Oscar Benso[...]Atty. 5. CI D HARD ARE- Vic DeTienne Sons[...]1. Vacant until tzenbergs built Creamery in rear-Joe Redmond elstad Sho s-Pe e[...]nd rson. 2 Thri Cen er. Blind P in rear-Otto Stad1[...]e: 1. Overcast S ns-Don E n 2. Harold in er, .0. 3. Roy 101 . essln[...] |
| [...]Spiri!ual i~terests are met through Bible study and Fellowships in By Joe Nistler[...], and other groups serve primarily Consider how firm the 1984 mid-year economy of Plentywood[...]outlet for matching the high exchange rate (25% in favor of the US dollar), despite com- ~kills, enJoymg_a bit of competition, sharing in collecting or just belong- plaints that oil expl[...]e too low, ing for recreational purposes, there are such organizations as Saddle the town of Plentyw[...]bout an appreciation of the arts through programs in music,[...]to bring larger quan- Membership in organizations provides a ay to express civic t1t1[...]have come and gone, some lasting only long How could a community of 2500 people have serious eco[...]ete a project, while others have served a special in- problems when it supports 2 health clubs, 2 gree[...]a shoe store, 9 restaurants They are a means of developing and recognizing leadership,[...]Meeting place facilities are sometimes at a premium because of youngsters and[...]the number of meetings scheduled throughout a ee in Plenty ood. . Located here are thriving scouting programs for both boys and[...]ing the summer, and "Coming Events" in the ne spaper to recognize he important part fish[...]eservoir. organizations play in the lives of Plen ood people. Plentywood also has a unique opportunity to participate in the rehabilitation training of the developmentall[...]ioneer anor (located near the north edge of to n) are anything bu rest homes.[...]th ir e ond ea nonagenarians, and their numbers are rising every decade. oun[...]their name in th ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUN.ITV By Pauline Deem L1m1ted space dtd not permit the inclusion of the many histories of organizations submitted for the boo[...]Organizations have played an important role in Plenty o d over he years. Through group interact[...]PLE TYWOOD SCHOOL-Education in Revie Through sp cial proj cts, th cur[...]orts of several or anizations and som fars·ght d in- history of the Plen ood s[...]evements par , Sportsman's Par , Pioneer anor and many other pro1 cts, too of th gradual[...]suit of an appr ciation for ducation which b gan in the Pl n ood Star, nd Aainbo , off r frate[...] |
| [...]those young people who go on to higher education, many are scat1ered Nancy Anderson[...]nce Racker throughout the US where their skills are needed. Others have returned Marcia Has[...]membered : (Census figures show Montanans are more literate than most Esther Sat[...]Bob Lowrey Ann Brix In ay 1917, Sheridan County had 6,348 school age chi[...]Stanley Norem Gretchen Winn 1-8. In order to graduate from the 8th grade, the student[...]to take and pass the tests given by the Co. Supt. in January and PhiJ Berry[...]ger Today only one country school remains in the county, the Dagmar Vernon Pacovsky[...]Dunn Hiawatha with 2 teachers and 25 students. There are 4 elementary- secondary schools. They are Plentywood, edicine Lake, Outlook and Westby. School enrollment for 1983-84 is 1,071, and there are 102 Others on the teaching staff h[...]first school, a 2-room frame structure, was built in Wesley Williams A. Solheim McKay 1909 on a lot in the old townsite. J. J. Gunther, the first teache[...]Ted Vinger Davey taught 20 pupils. In 1911 the building was moved to the old court-[...]R. Stickney Furst of high school. In June 913 he school purchased land for a new buil[...]omple e grade program plus a 2-year high school. In Sep ember 1916, P' ood became an accredited 4-yea[...]d English; and Helen illiams, Latin and History. In ay 1917, 3 students, Regina ing, Earl Sandvig and[...]1931 commerical o prepare for the business orld. In ay 19 8, persons Fourth row: Cla[...]Hazel Brown. Third Henry Raaen, a teacher in 19 1, estima ed a endance o be[...]ildred around 170 and people moved to town or he in er or had heir Duggan, Lero[...]ysler, nd From the smallest class of 3 in 1917, the size gre until 69 arguerite Peterson. Front row: Die Pe erson, Korin raduated in 1969, he larges ever.[...]niece Pe erson, nd Hel n Stenhjem. Redden. In 9 6 the school lunch as begun i h 2 coo s, rs. Edna nderson and rs. Lillian Tronson in very cro ded conditions in the 3rd rade building. bou 200 s uden s a e each[...]rude and nic . During he las 70-plus years many chers in he sy t m stay d to ma e Plen ood their ho[...] |
| [...]Moorhead State University, lives and is employed in Through the years the physical plant of the[...]While at Plentywood, Pastor Aarsvold was active in the Lion's and redecorated many times. One of the later additions is a separate, Club and in Toastmasters. well-equipped metal shop building,[...]e of the Antelope HS, Olaf attended summer school in for more shelf space and research area. Last Dece[...]y and started teaching at the Garden Grove School in he added to the Elementary Resource Room (an old[...]the physical improvements. The most recent change in cur- munity school held in a building furnished by my parents. Olaf enrolled[...]standard teachers certificate in 1930. He taught school and farmed the Richa[...]ensuing years. In 1934 he was elected Co. Supt. of schools. At hat retired in 1980.[...]time all county offices were 2 year terms. In 1936 he carried every Carter Christiansen,[...]precinct in the county. He continued winning elections the next 3 students of which 38 are seniors. Harvey Carpenter, elementary prin-[...]pointed clerk in supt.'s office in 1935, and held that posi ion until e Seven buses bring in 150 rural students each school day. The[...]were married in June, 1940. buses also take teams and school pers[...]always dreamed of doing things on a large scale. In the Administrators, teachers, and students[...]potatoes. I as appointed Co. Supt. in his place. (See stories written especially for boo by teachers: Holmquist, In 1946, he reduced his farming operation to build a[...]ntil e sold our interests and moved to Plenty ood in 1959. Plentywood in January of 1961 and served the Plenty ood and[...]. Upon leaving, they moved broker. In 1 63, he bought th Fed ral Crop In urance franch1s from to Baldwin, I here they are serving the Peace Lutheran congrega-[...]rothy, an A , orked at the Plentywood ursing Home in the Co. Sup . Lio d ar II[...]ncy. The oldest children er born in mnesota. Paul Dani I, om at |
| stakes in the stock market, or in oil speculation. He had great faith in name. Clay is currently employed at C & D[...]lee at he eventual development of oil production in Sheridan Co. and dealt the Sheridan Mem. Nursing Home. extensively in oil properties. He was engaged in top leasing work when he was stricken with a fast[...]STROM Doris "Peggy" Hilyard was born 12-5-44 in Plentywood, the youngest daughter of Charles and Marie Hilyard. After graduating from high school in 1962, she attended St. Joseph's School of Practical ursing in Lewistown, MT. She graduated August, 1963, and re[...]uction for several years before making their home in Wheatland, WY. They have 2 sons: Rodney, a[...]and Natalee. Front : Stephen. Technical Institute in Laramie, WY; and, Robert, a student at Wheatland[...]Robyn Kathrine Adams, born 2-26-68 in Plentywood, attends Plen-[...]tywood School and will graduate in 1986. Robyn is currently holding[...]the office of Charity in Rainbow, Assembly No. 43. She is a junior var-[...]been handed down every generation in her paternal grandmother's[...]in Glasgow, Ton 3-15-47. He, along with his older br[...]served his basic training in Washington and was in the ational Guard DALE and SHAARO (WOODWARD) ADAMS in Plentywood. Dale ayne as born -1- 3 to Lloyd[...]Glen or ed for J & L Implement for a time, and in June of 1970 Reinertson Adams in Plenty ood. He at ended Gibson School until it[...]rtz of closed, then Plen y ood School, graduating in 196 . He entered the Outlook. On 4-[...]lings, T here Glen or ed for orth est Peter- held in Plentywood.[...]Jean, as born. Redeemers Lu heran Church in ilhston. Shaaron as born in Poplar, T on • 6- 3. Her parents are Forrest ( oody) 01 ford ood ard and Evelyn C'Dale Dullum. Shaaron graduated a ilhston HS in 1960. She or ed for orth estern Bell, until she m[...]d Raabe at Petrolane, alt nno, orthern Auto Parts in Plen y ood, and ilhston Scobey Transfer. n June,[...]o. 9 . He is also a Pas Pa ron of Eas ern Sar. is in eres s are guns (he is a member of Plenty ood Gun Club) lyin[...]or or orthern Au o Parts, In 1975. Glen s arted or ing on he orth Slope of las[...]as mother artha's birthday. Clay graduated at PHS in 1982. He attended the Hobby Hutch an[...], ,t was sold ·o athy OeVry School of Technology in Phoemx. On 7·1-83, Clay married[...]mechanic business for about a year in conjunc ,on rth his broth r, Natalee have 1 son, S ephen Wayne Adams, born 1·7-82 in Plen- Butch, of Butch's Diesel[...]tion with Wayne as a middle In 1981, GI n orked or Bi b for moving hi[...] |
| [...]ccounting. CC where she is studying art. Shawn is in junior high and April attends After completing her course in Helena, they moved to Billings where elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska.[...]school they went to visit Teresa's father, Ray, in Sacramento, CA. LLOYD and SHARON (SYME) ADAMS[...]Along with the many sights they saw, the most interesting to Teresa I, Lloyd (Butch) Adams, born 11 -1-40 in Plentywood, oldest son of was Jake. Th[...]and English, Teresa remembered having said in high school, "I don't Plentywood and Glen of Anc[...]need to take Spanish, I will never need it." How wrong she was! Raymond, enjoying time spent with[...]working for the California Almond Growers Adams, in Glasgow. I attended grade school in Glasgow and the Gibson in Sacramento. On 9-29 -72, Teresa presented Jake with his first son. School north of Raymond, then PHS. In 1959, I joined the Army Jaco[...]2-18-74, Anthony Joseph arrived. Then in the Bicentennial year, on the farm for Adolph Kan[...]llins, Sr. north 10-22-76, Robert James. In 1977 Jake and Teresa bought a home to of Raymond,[...]Then one blizzarding Saturday, 1-5-80, Louis In the spring of 1963, I worked for Collins again and one winter Ned. After 5 boys in a row, on 6-5-81, Teresa gave birth to no only wo[...]and Anna Teresa. ing, hauling water to oil rigs. In 196 7, I became a Sheridan Co. With a good job and a home of their o n in Plenty ood, on employee, then moved to Glasgow in 1969 to become shop foreman[...]e completed their family. for Markle's Implement. In 1972, I moved to Billings and worked as a mechani[...]NDERSON perimental "K" series engine at the mines in Butte. By Connie Pimpl In 1975, I decided to open my own diesel repair business in Plen- Arnold (Swede) came to Pl[...]-56, Ila (Westphal) Syme. I attended grade school in Raymond and high at the age of 86. school in Wibaux, Miles City, graduating from PHS in 1961 . I worked summers at the Sheridan County ASCS office and after graduation con- tinued to work there. While living in Glasgo , I did map work for the ASCS. When w[...]at Butch's Diesel Shop keeping boo s and working in the parts department.[...]Sho · Forman, in the sla erhous for Lou[...]zel, and u Td Our children are: elly Lloyd, born 6-6-62, graduat d from OeVry[...]ting to get a str ht. Too bad he too so many tales J sse Layne as born 2-10-66 and is a junior[...]ist r, Ardeth, is marri d to ayn Fran e and lives in S ede and Hazel's chi dren are Consuelo (Connie) and enneth illiston, D.[...]They all live in Reno, evada. JACOBO and TERESA (COLLI ER) ALVARAD[...]Cheryl. nneth fives in 01 mpia, A. Tere • born 10-10-50, is the fi[...]sed a ay 11 -19-68, at age 71, I avmg a larg void in Ray Colli rand argaret (Cybuls i) ads n. She as born in S dney, people's hves. T nd re up in Plent ood.[...] |
| [...]away in 1962 and Debra with her mother and brother, Alex,[...]Plentywood where her mother worked as an RN in the hospital. Debra 3-13-12 in Canby, MN, came to Divide Co., ND in 1914. Later his graduated from PHS in 1970 then attended MSU graduating from the parent[...]l. School of Nursing in 197 4. She has worked at the hospitals in Billings, He had 5 sisters: Alice ( rs. Ed U[...]; and 6 brothers: Harry, died 1975; LeRoy, living in Racine, WI; born 3-2-81 . The fam ily a[...]nard, St. Joseph, MO; and Howard, died 1978. In 1929, Clarence worked for Dan Mehl. Here he met M[...]armed north of Plentywood and also worked on WPA. In 1942, they moved to Portland, where he worked in the ship- yards. Then back to Plenty ood in 1945, taking over Deck's Bakery and Cafe for 3 ye[...]he Dairy Lunch Cafe, hich he sold to his grandson in 1980. Clarence drove school bus for 18 years.[...]graduated from AHS in 1952. He joined the Army. While stationed at[...]Shirley was born 5-10-35 in Crosby, D to Hub and Blanche Wirtz·[...]ly, Lucille, and Vivian. In 1944, infan Vivian died of pneumoni~. Clare[...]s) born Shirley's mo her died of tetanus in 1945. She graduated from WHS m 9-2-33, lives in da O . Don, born - , marri e Soderqui[...]hen or ed as a cler ypist for insurance companies in Helena 6-3-55. hey have 5 children : LeAnn, an[...]ei as -26- , mar- Church in Sea ried Lynn 1sson of Green and resi[...]~~ in on ana .[...]n ho farm north of Dooley. in r 1s . h, Plen ood here a Tommerup in 1972 hile[...]1s for a new al Center. In ay of 1979, Cra1 and his family moved to P[...] |
| [...]Paula Ranae, born 11 23-66, ,s in h r Junior y ar at PHS. Westby, have 2 sons, Erik[...]nited Methodist Church of Plentywood. ae has p nt many ars years at the Westby Post Office where her gra[...]nd cooking. Robyn Jayne, born 7-19-56, lives in Glasgow with her husband, At p[...], married Wanda working at UBC in 1970 and 1s the present man g r. Weaver of Ovando[...]ildren were baptized at Nathaneal Lutheran Church in Donald Andersen, born 11 -17 26,[...]Labor school, then to Plentywood in 1936. Day, 1968.[...]and Clara Soderquist, otor Sales in Plen ood, for a number o farmers i e coun , of[...]estern Geophysical Co. Don was born 12-7-35, in Plentywood, brother of Avis (G. W.)[...]Bay, WI; and Myrna (F. E.) Short, are the parents of 8 children, 4 born in Pen ood and 4 ·n d o. Orange, CA. He graduated from PHS in 1953. Mae was born in Plentywood, 5-1-37 , sister of Adeline Lagerquist[...]p on the family farm, attended 1O years of school in Comertown, living in the school dormitories, where the real basics of[...]nd a camp stove to coo on. When the school closed in 1953 ae and Sharon transferred to Plentywood.[...]qurunted and discovered they hved six miles apart in the Dooley area. They ere marned 6-3-55 at St. Jo[...]A ons o re th ir hous and built a horn in h ir s r[...] |
| [...]s discharge, he worked as auto and truck mechanic in Nebraska, returning to Plentywood in 1948 to work in Andy Michels' Garage. Leonard was one of t[...]k row: Leonard and Don. destroyed the family home in 1932 and a new one was built at the[...]did away with Their children are: Leonard, born 3-17-25, married Delores Robin- the wash tub in front of the stove and the outside toilet with th[...]1949, has 2 daughters and 1 grandchild, now lives in Coeur Roebuck catalogue!![...]arried Mary Delores spent the first 6 grades in Plentywood and attended the Simoneau in August 1949, has 5 daughters and 3 sons, and 8 grand- 7th grade in Great Falls, at the School for the Deaf, returning to Plen- children. They live in Hayden Lake, ID. (See separate story.) tywood, graduating in 1946. Leonard and Delores were both members Mother and Dad moved to a farm near McElroy in 1928. Gladys, of the Congregational Church.[...]rville Halland March 1949, has 4 sons, and 4 In 1946 Delores went to work at Penney's as a clerk and in grandchildren, and resides at R[...]kness got the best of her and she moved back home in July. 1 son, and 3 grandchildren.[...]moving to Coeur D'Alene, ID. then worked in the County Assessor's office. In 1936, we moved to Plentywood, where we went to sc[...]The folks separated in 1940. Dad stayed in Plentywood. He work-[...]d Dept. and was janitor at the hospital, retiring in[...]Mother remarried in 1942 to Fred Wendt, in Utah, where they[...]farm. Fred passed away in 195 7. Mother now lives in Couer D' Alene,[...]born 4-1-09 in Valley City, D. His parents homesteaded 17 miles[...]northeast of Plentywood in the spring of 1911 . George went to Bain[...]and Susan Kay was born 9-23-17 in Dooley. She attended Rocky Springs School in he born 4-26-54 in Williston , D. area nown as ''Sauerkraut Valley." In arch, 1956, hey moved to Coeur d'Alene, ID, continuing to George and arie ere married in the German Lutheran Church on live there excep for 1 year in Renton, W .[...]During he girls' school years, Delores was ac ive in Campfire girls, the Dave Curtain farm, 1[...]ing Plentywood, Leonard has In 19 9, they too over management of the Edgewood otel in been employed as a mechanic and service manager.[...]er of Plen y ood and became o ners in 1956, purchased from Tom VF and he Eagles Aeire o[...]nd Bob Johnston. George also drove the school bus in the Daughter Sandra attended Coeur d'Alene schools, graduating in Roe y Springs Dis rict from 1953 t[...]Heather Lynn (11 -1-80). Susan gradua ed from HS in 1972 and is employed as a Dental Assistant in Spokane. Leonard and Delores have many happy memories of Sheridan Co. and look forward t[...]visit wi1h Delores' Aunt Lila M. edders and therr many friends. PETER and |
| [...]y for the Arizona State Supreme Court. He resides in Phoenix, AZ. shortly after, so Larry co[...]ng our interest own and manage the Edgewood Motel in Plentywood. Larry, born in Lar-Ken furnitu re and purchasing Trustworthy Hardware in Victor, 1940, owns and operates the Big Sky Market in Plentywood, along MT. We returned to Plentywood in 1979 and opened Big Sky Market with his wife, the[...], has 3 children: Jeffrey, Michael, since there was not a convenience store here at that time. an[...]rilling supervisor for R. L. Manning Drilling Co. in Casper, WY. They have 3 daughters: Susanne, Paula, and Michelle. In 1972, Marie married Peter Lasar in Plentywood. They farmed south of Richland, MT, until Peter retired. He passed away in 197 4. Marie then moved into the little town of Richland. She was active in church and community and enjoyed helping others. In 1981, Marie returned to Plentywood. She is active in Plen- tywood ALCW, the Glen-Wood Thrift Shoppe, a[...]RSON Herbert Kenneth Anderson , born 4-20-27 in Westby, MT, was the[...]son of Ben and Ruby Anderson. He attended school in Westby, entered the Navy in 1951 and went to boot camp at San Diego. He[...]e 3 children. Jeffrey Wayne, born 3-9-65 in served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955, spending part of this time in Missoula, now freshman at the U of MT; Michael Jon, born 1-16-70 in Korea. During his years in the Navy, he studied pipe-fitting. Missoula, now in the 8th grade; and Kristian arie, born 6-22 -77 in He married Patricia Westendorf in Yuma, AZ in 1953. Pat was Hamilton, is in 1st grade. Presently e live 1½ miles SE of born and reared in Oneida, NY. She served in the US Army during Plentywood. W[...]LESLIE and In 1955, they moved back to Westby where Herb farmed[...]n and Pat operated a restaurant for a short time. In 1963, they I am the second so[...]in Plenty ood. I have 2 brothers: Lloyd and Larry, and a sister, Diana. They moved to Plentywood in 1964, where Herb operated a I attended school in Dooley until 1949, then finished school in plumbing business. It was at this time, he got his Journeyman's license Plentywood. I enlisted in the Air Force after graduation in 195 7, serv for plumbing and heating and a few ye[...]s. Robert ing until 1962 with a stay in England for 3 years. I came home in 1962 Allen, born 1-1 0-65 , was adopted at the ag[...]ive with them 6 weeks I am active in the Coalndge Flying Club, receiving my instrument[...]flight rating in 1983, umpire softball, and bo I. 0th r highlights r Herb enjoyed playing cards and fishing with his many friends. Pat driving school bus for 13[...]orn 2·4-4-4 n Williston, D. She their home among many friends and relatives. has a brother, Curtis, ho lives in Ollmon , T. Shortly after, Pat became 111 an[...]Then orthern on ana College in 19 3. Herb continued his plumbing business a[...]children. He had suffered his heart problems for many years and on dion, crafts, s ing, m[...]Tracey, orn 11 ·6-66 , is a Junior in Plen wood High School, a LARRY W . and MAY (HILYA[...]ch erleader for girls basketball and is activ in Rain o . Larry Wayne Anderson, third son of George L. and ane 8. Ander- son as born 10-15-40 in Plent ood. He attended Dooley Country[...]eterson) Anderson, Joining a brother, Harry, born in 1910 and a he Air Force. He was stationed for 3 years in Germany as an air sister, Edna ([...]Oliver spen the early years in Reserve and later attended school I, ay Iren[...]child of Charles and arie Hilyard, as in edicin Lake and Froid, T. Some time as spent in the CCC's at born 5-1-43 in Plentywood. After graduating from PHS, I and 2[...]r classmates enrolled at Holly ood Beauty College in Billings. Upon ational Park. gra[...]urned to Plentywood where I In June 1938, he married lizabeth Nielsen of Dagmar,[...]els and Rosa (Christensen) Nielsen, born 12-22 19 in Dagmar, grew operator license which I stil[...] |
| [...]Terry and Ardell reside at 223 South Adams in Plentywood and Dagmar, September 1925.[...]of and waterskiing. Homestead, MT, moving in the fall of 1941 to rural Plentywood. They have f[...]Erick Antonson joined the Antonson family in Plentywood in Oc- Railroad and worked at various other jobs ove[...]tober of 1928. During his early years in Plentywood, Erick worked at lived at their presen[...]the Lincoln Lumber Co. as a painter. In 1936, he went to work for Mar- 1952. They raised[...]ended PHS. tin Nelson in the Standard Oil bulk plant. In 1940, Erick and Evelyn and[...]the business until Stan was drafted into the Army in 1943. In 1944, Erick assumed management of the local Stand[...]k plant and continued as the agent until retiring in 1970. During[...]Evelyn (Hoglund) Antonson moved to Plentywood in 1932, lived[...]k joined the Plentywood Volunteer Fire Department in 1941[...]d 5 years later was elected Fire Chief. He served in this capacity for[...]16 years, retiring from the department in 1962. In addition to this civic[...]organized the first Hunter Safety program in the county, belonged to Larry, born 1939, m[...]Jaycees, served his church, First Congregational, in various live in Williston, D and have 3 children: imberly (Mrs. D[...]ely pursued his hobbies of hunting and fishing. in) born February 1963; evin, April 1964; and Kristy[...]Dress Shop for 16 years, retiring in 1976. She was an active member Their home is a Ch[...]lard (Woody) Michels of tain his home in Plentywood. Plentywood and live in rural Plentywood. They have a daughter, ax-[...]and Evelyn had 1 child, Curtis J. Antonson, born in April ine. born December 1963, and a son, Lon, bo[...]. 1944. Curt graduated from PHS in 1962, the U of MT in 1966, served in the US Army in Georgia and Vietnam as a Quartermaster Supply Of-[...]ficer until 1969 and now lives in Billings where he is a stock broker. Terry,[...], MT, Curt married Barbara Ottenbriet in 1967 and they have 1 son, Casey as born 8-26-56 in Plen ywood. He graduated from ed. La e HS in John, born 197 4. Barbara is a eacher in the Billings school system 197 . While in high school Terry as active in football and wrestling. since graduating from the U of T in 1966. Terry graduated from SU with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Plant and Soil Science, ith emphasis on Agronomy in 1979. Terry has ELINDER and ANN[...]nd Anna Antonson immigrated to the US from Sweden in man of Raymond, T.[...]During these years in eastern orth Dakota their 4 children were born:[...]uffman of northeast Raymond, MT, was born 9-15-56 in Plentywood, graduated from PHS in 1975. While in high school, Ardell was active in cheerleading, an- In the summer of 1928, Elinder, Anna, Art, and ae moved to nuaJ staff, pep club, and National Honors Society. In the spring of Plentywood. Elinder worked as a carpenter from then until he retired in 1979, Ardell graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing 1960. During that 32 y[...] |
| [...]Ole Hippe, Ambrose Walkoski, and others building many In March of 1 978, I started working for Montana Dakota Utilities of the homes and business structures in Plentywood and the surround- where I sti[...]In 1979, we purchased our home at 201 W. Laurel Ave.[...]a mother and grandmother. As a child she worked in a bakery in in the early 1900's and moved to Plentywood in 1947 by my grand- Sweden and loved to bake fine[...]ce then several of the family memt)ers have lived in it. We garden, canning the crop, and nurturing he[...]ive remodeling and still have a few more projects in Elinder and Anna were active members of the[...]nal mind. Church. Anna participated in the Ladies Aid and Elinder was quick to[...]a Lorraine, born 4-21 -84. Anna passed away in April 1973 and Elinder continued to live in Plentywood until his death in January 1978. D[...]was born to Olaf and Florence Arneklev on 2-28-36 in Plen- the depression years. In 1939, he left Plentywood moving to California[...]rked as a stone mason. He lived at Lake Tahoe for many the Olaf Arneklev family lived about[...]fe, Ethel, and retired at Boise, ID where he died in land that Olaf's parents (Edward and Ing[...]in 1907. ARTHUR LEROY ANTONSO[...]The family moved to the Lars Botten farm in 1939, northeast of Art graduated from PHS in 1935 and worked as a grocery clerk in Antelope. Duane attended the Lone Star S[...]s, Plentywood and Glasgow until entering the Army in WWII. While in the he was the only student in his class. Miss Dorothy Goff {now rs. Army, he was stationed in South Dakota where he married Wilma[...]tudents Art and Wilma have 3 children: Gary in Wolf Point, Laura Ann in brought their lunches each day and placed them on a bench in the Whitefish, and Allen in Spokane, WA.[...]of fried Art and Wilma have made their home in Wolf Point for many years. chicken. When lunch time came they[...]When Lone Star School closed in 1946, Duane and Bruce finished Mae graduated from PHS in 1939, and Mounds Midway School of grade and high school in Antelope. Nursing in Minneapolis. In 1943, she married Noel Stone and they had[...]SU) with a four children: Susan Hickey in St Paul, David in Los Angeles, Marily degree in Agronomy in 1958. He spent 3 years in the Army before and Carla McElrath living in Minneapolis.[...]raduation m 1963, he ac- Mae and Noel lived in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina for many cepted a job as a research biologist and later as supervisor of herbicide years. oel passed away in ovember 1977 . In 1982, ae married research for Stauffer Chemical Co. in Sunnyvale, CA. Fay Martin. Mae and Fay are living in Edina enJoying retirement. Duane met ancy Davis in October 1963 and married her at Hope Erick's family appears elsewhere in this book. Lutheran Church in Santa Clara, CA in June 1964.[...]a degree in education. She taught in Santa Clara until the spring of I was born 7[...]e. I graduated from ed. La e HS and attended SU in Bozeman for 3 years. On 8-1 0- 74, I married Char[...]arles A. and ary Archer. He attended grade school in England and Texas, graduated from Great Falls HS and from SU ith a degree in Fish and Wildlife anagemen . We lived in Great Falls for 1 year, returning to Plenty ood m[...]e and ancy have a daughter, Alyson, born 10-25-67 in San·[...]a Clara, CA and a son, Eric, born 10-9-69 in t. View, CA.[...]ly moved to the Paul Bussinger farm near Antelope in the spring of 1972 to farm. In 1976, they moved to a home in Plentywood[...]As a young graduate nurse in October of 194 7, I came to Plen-[...] |
| training in Great Falls Deaconess Hospital. We came to visit[...]Vernon served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars in southeast Asia. Cecelia McNerney, who was a[...]t Sheridan Memorial, Ramona, were married in Wyoming and have 5 grown children. Robin convince[...]es Bayne from is an artist in Portland, OR. Glasgow (now Mrs. Howard Stenhjem)[...]Memorial Nursing Home and Glen is a welder in the oilfields. Son, per month plus full room and[...]technician while laundryman; Vi Zeidler who came in and helped with autoclaving; and he attends college in Phoenix, AZ. They have 1 son, Mathew. Alma Power,[...]-time cleaning Lisa and Trina are in college at MSU. lady, Mrs. John Fowler, fresh fro[...]MABEL(GUENTHER)ATOR The nursery was in the basement. We had as many as 1O babies[...].00 . When an expectant mother was due to deliver in the evening,[...]Oscar Gustof Benson ferent in those days as we did everything: assisting in surgery,[...]bring memories of my own Rachel had resided in Plentywood since the summer of 1949.[...]S held commencement exercises on Friday, 5-23-24, in the old Harvey has served in the ontana at'I Guard since March, 194~.[...]This He was elected Sheridan County Commissioner in 1980. He did[...]they do today. We gals selected a voile material in pastel started his own "on the farm processing" in 1970. Earlier he worked[...]d the stage to for Plentywood Electric putting up many of the first antennas for televi- receiv[...]I grew up in the Dagmar, Clear Lake area on a farm, so I had t[...]west of the school. They opened their home to me in[...]exchange for domestic help, I lived there through graduation. This was[...]I recall one episode in particular: Our English class was to put on[...], Tammy, have 2 children, eagan and Cory; and hve in a ay hen" iss Thea" developed a[...]minister. They have 1 daughter, Tamara and reside in Philadelphia. Dale Henry served 4 years m the avy[...]purchased " ike's Clothing". Thomas Walter works in the oilfields, helps with the family farm, and li[...]been g~od ones. I still work as a nurse part-time in the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home and hav[...] |
| Fortunately, I bounced back to good health in time to graduate MYRAD and MILLY (P[...]Myrad was born 1-7-21 in Plentywood to Alvin and Myrtle[...]Aspelund. He was baptized and confirmed in the Plentywood Lutheran ALVIN and MYRTLE (BECKLUN[...]Church. He attended grade and high school in Plentywood, played By Mavis Madsen[...]basketball and football, graduating in 1940. Alvin was born 12-4-1895 to Ole and Sena Aspelund in St. Paul, In 1942, Myrad enlisted in the US Navy, served in the Pacific MN. When 15, he moved to the family farm north of Dooley. In 1917, Theatre in Guadalcanal during WWII and return ed to Plentywood in he went to Europe with the armed forces. On 3-24-20, he married Myr- 1945. He worked in Plentywood at the courthouse for the Montana tle Becklund in Scobey. On 1-2-24, he received his Civil Service[...]d a homemade father passed away in Plentywood 3-9-65. His mother died 11-19-75. snow[...]Myrad and Milly Peterson were married 7•14-46 in Grenora, 0. and had a footwarmer of hot coals, of[...]the road to deliver packages. The post office was in the Myrad and Milly had 4 children: Cheryl (Vail) was born 6-10-4 7 in old lngwalson store addition when Dad started but[...]d Williston, graduated from high school in Hamilton in 1965. She has 2 been erected by the time he retir[...]sons, Andy and David. She and her husband live in Clarkston, WA. 27 years. Dad retired in 1962, after 39 years. Gale was born 10-14-48 in Miles City, graduated from high school at[...]Lewiston, ID in 1966. He is in the avy stationed on the West Coast.[...]3-27-5 2 in Plentywood, and his wife, Debbie, have 2 daughter[...]and Heather, and live in Gig Harbor, WA. Debbie, the youngest[...]daughter, was born 11-27-57 in Glasgow, graduated from high school[...]in June 1975, at Lewiston, ID. She and her husband,[...]children, Jason and Heidi, and live in Sheridan, WY. Alvm and Myrtle Aspelund. (1962) Myrtle was born in Litchfield, MN 1-1 H 900, oldest child of |
| years service from Plentywood Fire Dept. In 1964, Larry received the stead of as st[...]ned her ambitious nature and continued her Bodies in Great Falls, Algeria Temple of the Shrine in Helena, and Past hobby of quilt making an[...]mber of the National remained at her home in Plentywood until her death 10-4-80 at age Rifle A[...], and Shellee, born 7-29-63. They attended school in Plentywood. Kimberle married Howard Kavon, son of[...]8-1-80. She is presently attending school at UNO in Williston, ND. Shellee married John Nelson, son o[...]al Hosp. as a cook. John works for Peavey Company in Plentywood. Larry and Doreen farm and reside[...]uthwest of Plen- tywood. They spend their winters in Arizona. RALPH and FLOY (MENSING) BAIN |
| in California as do Loretta, Jack, Orval Jr. , and L[...]atic transmissions, did custom combining for live in Minnesota. Gene Beckers for 6 years, worked in his father's garage in Outlook, in[...]e to Plentywood after purchasing the Sunset Drive-In from was born 3-3-62 in Plentywood, moved with her family in 1971 to a John Shoal and the Orpheum Theatre from Elmer Jackson in 1958. farm 28 miles southwest of Plentywood, continued her schooling in They operated the theatres for 11 years, selling to Gordon Nielsen in Plentywood, graduating from PHS. 1969[...], MT. She was active in the Rock Springs Zippers 4-H Club and briefly in Their daughter, Joanne, is married to Barry[...]the Rough Riders (a name she submitted) 4-H Club in Medicine Lake. Colonel and a commander now stationed in Hawaii. They have a grand- Highligh[...]County Myron says the highlights of his stay in Plentywood were the 50th Agent. She received 2nd place trophy in hog judging in Lewistown and Anniversary Celebration of the city[...]des, all different, for 7 con- In 1979, she was Sheridan County's lone delegate to[...]as a representative ship Shortcourse in Washington, DC traveling by bus with other Mon- of the Plentywood Lions Club in an effort to get an Interstate highway tana 4-H members. She had many experiences raising, grooming, connection between[...]Aide Master of Masons of Montana when he arrived in Plentywood. during her last 2 years in high school and used some of her 4-H steer[...]Paul and Angie were married 5-22-82 in Plentywood and pur-[...]chased a home there. Angie worked 2 years at the Stoner Medical[...]Both are charter members of the local archery club and are in- terested in hunting, fishing, and restoring cars.[...]Laverne Louis Beckers was born 10-27-28 in Outlook to Louis and[...]nesota in 1922 and his mother was the daugh er of Outloo pi[...]limina Hoffart on belonged to a eekly bridge club in Plentywood. the farm near in ton, Sas . hich they homestead d hen hey came[...]Helen ho is married to After their marriage in Alexandria in 1954, Lloyd brought his Laverne's brother, Eldon of Outloo . va, Vince, Josep , and Rose are ne bride to Plentywood. He had been wor ing on th[...]rried 6-7-50 at inton. Lavern or - riage in mind and taking a Ii ing to ontana he decided to[...]ed at the elevato m Outloo , manag done in Poplar, mov d o Pl n • year-round job, orking a[...]ervice Station for Ed yby and ood in 961 and or din oilf1 Ids, at J L lmpl m nt and ha[...]or in for he C1 of Pl n ood smc 1971 . ary or d as a[...]R d O I nd Jerry's ar t and is no head coo Bev.) in 1955 and hen the plant as sold to John Olson of S[...]d School ho lunch program. 1972 Lloyd transferred there. Upon arrival at her ne home in ontana Barbara or ed for Penney's. r. eissner, th[...]at DU until the adoption of their son Kevin ayne, in 1960. In 1971 , Shauna Lee joined the family. Lloyd[...]eran, holding various offices. He as instrumental in helping organize the Horseshoe Club and as one of[...]f Ed ard and Agnes Bee of Plentywood, born 6-7-55 in enmare, D, gre up near Outloo and gr duated from[...]en: Patricia Ann, born 4-5-51 ; Carol Marie, born in 1973. He attend d the O nver Automotive an[...] |
| [...]8, died 4-17-61. Patty married Richard Keele in a double wedding with Carol and Ethel, Ann, and Gladys are members of the Mt. Olivet Lutheran Howard Stoner on 7-9-70 and they live in Bremerhaven, Germany and Church in Minneapolis, Alice at the Yuba City, CA, Lutheran[...]helle, Roy, a member of the Catholic in Minneapolis, Lloyd, the Lutheran born 7-24-78. Richard is in the Air Force and Patty is a civilian- Church in Waconia, MN. employed secretary for the Air Force[...]71 and Allison arie born 5-13-83. Carol has a PhD in Bio- James, born 7-3-58, was the first of 2 children born of Henry L. Chemistry and is in research at the Dana Farber Research Institute in and Myrna Bedwell. Jim was named after[...]ather (Henry G.) Bedwell, Reserve. Their children are Robert Eugene and Jenny Marie, born[...]od. Jim attended kindergarten through high school in Plentywood in Bozeman and is a Registered urse. She has done nu[...]erfect attendance record for 3 consecutive years, in the Virginia ason Hospital, Seattle and at Sherid[...]7 and has 1 child, Jessica Lynn, tywood in 1971, there were no more perfect attendance records as he bor[...]school bus his last 6 years of school graduating in the wood.[...]icentennial year of 1976. He attended the Vo-Tech in Helena, MT and Don married Christa Drogi is, issoula 7-9-83. They live in received a diploma in Auto Mechanics. Anchorage, A where bo h are working as CPA's.[...]working enjoying he several grandchildren ha live in the area. in Helena. Jill's parents are the Paul Lehmans of Ft. Benton, MT. Jill[...]Jim and Jill were married in Ft. Benton on 8-12-78. They have 2 y dad, Charles Bee lund, came to ontana in 191 O and wor ed sons, Rick James and[...]le, Fran S ifter, homesteaded Street in Plenty ood, which Jim has been remodeling. 1 mile[...]J. & L. Implement. Christenson Brothers Con- In 19 , other, Ida Bee lund, and Aunt Christine and[...]came to Plenty ood on he rain fro ta. In 913 , the mechanic for 3 years and has b[...]Eth , he ould or in the field, ctea plo n edi[...]ears old. Gladys I as born in Plenty ood on 11 -11 -38 son of Herbert and[...]Church m Dool in[...]f esc . In ss re[...]y , Alic • Ro 11 • n E h I. There ere 5 girls in our family nd 2 boys. yrtle Asp lund as born 1-11[...]n 12-20-06; Roy, rn -1 -1O; Lloyd, born 1-26-21 , in Plentywood. Dad, born 0-26-1875, di d 4-1[...] |
| [...]home place in Norway, married Solveig Karlsen, born 5 4-11 , ha[...]in 1969. Johannes, Bjorn, and I gre up on a 12 acre farm in Byaasen.[...]e Sue, born 11-21 -61. Debbie received her degree in Special and Elementary Education at Minot and now teaches in Glen- burn, D. She married Joel Bloms of Lansford D on 3-6-82 and lives in Minot. Cory, a graduate of Bismarck Junior Colleg[...]Minot and is now employed at Security State Bank in Plentywood. DR. OSCAR GUSTAVE BENSON |
| [...]respondence school. Hosp. My parents are Bjorn and Esther Bjornsen. I have 3 sisters: In Minneapolis, she was employed as a bookkeeper by[...]entary and high school at Const. Co. In the Twin Cities, she was a member of IAS Forum and Plentywood, graduating in 1971. I was in 4-H for 7 years, Cub Scouts Girls C[...]Bjorn and Esther were married in Trondheim Domkirke (Cathedral) pet. Attended Nor[...]rm, for Bennie Lund at the Dairy home in the true Norwegian style. Their honeymoon took th[...]n work They returned to Plentywood in 1949, where residence was establish- for Mrs. Nel[...]dy Foss. vice. When the city water tank was built in Plentywood, I worked for He sold W[...]49-65, also for Gordon Holte Ins. Since Redstone. In 1973, I enlisted in the US Army and was[...]of New York. After being discharged from the Army in 1977, I returned to Plentywood, joined the Montana ational Guard, attended NCO summer camp in Helena and orked on miscellaneous jobs. I attende[...]ge and Southwest issouri State U for 2 years, was in ROTC and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. on 5- 6-80 at S SU. I graduated from Evangel College ith a degree in Psychology and ilitary Science. Enlisting in the Army in 980 , I was stationed at Ft. Gordon, GA and annheim and aiserslautern, Germany. I was discharged in 1983 and Marianne, Anne Fransen , Helen. returned o Plentywood. In 1982, I advanced to the rank of 1st Lt.[...]Their children are Marianne, 5-7-50, married on 6-25-77 to Ray-[...]Christianson, 11 -22-44 of Sidney MT. Their girls are Elaine[...]served in US Army, was discharged from service in Germany in 1983.[...]comptroller in Santa Cruz, CA. They all graduated from PHS and[...]encement Exercises and the Commissioning Ceremony in May[...]Bjorn's hobbies are woodworking, reading photography, and[...]He is a member of PSA. He received his education in or-[...]In June 197 . Bjorn and Esther celebrated their Silv[...]my hobbies is re · Id furni1ure. I spent many hours Esther ore her original edding[...]iful piece. Some other oo as married in the dress in 1950. hobbies are p gr phy, ham radio, com lea he[...]mee ing and old s. n ed in arolina, I sens ere a part of the[...]epic ed the history of he rea est coas in coll nd many. hen n Co · Es her[...]e io o ar ·n courses offered in Pie t ood. Spri . d, .[...]They ha e been many places but are happy o consider Sher dan 11 · inne[...]if a had e eo ing many plac s, I enjoy com ac fri[...]ad · Si 3. I b on neapolis in 94 7 to or for his cou in, John H enson. His bro h r, Fir[...]ndia Johannes, and sis er, Gunlaug Bjorndahl, hve in ·or ay. resp[...]r trucking, me al sal aging and mechanic or in O Harbor, . He au served in Air Force rn W II. Esther graduat d from Comerto n HS in I n of[...]ho u a BS de r e CBC in inneapolis. In 19 , she began office or for E. J. LeClair,[...]gr. of o. Am. Life & Cas. Co., St. Paul . In 1945, sh counsef'n[...] |
| [...]Wayne, and a sister, Lucille. She attended school in Plentywood, graduating in 196 7. Her school activities included band, choir[...]MSU in Bozeman for 3 years, majoring in Home Economics and Com-[...]Larry and Janice were married 12-29-69 in Plentywood. The first[...]year and a half of their married life was spent in Rapid City, SD, where[...]Farm Ins. In the summer of 1971, they moved back to Plentywood[...]t 4 months away at National Guard basic training. In 1972,[...]ed with and helped Mrs. Gertrude Stephans, worked in the college Building Center in Plentywood where he is assistant manager. Larry i[...]Sheridan Saddle and Roping Club and the When in UNO, I took a course in outdoor survival. The course con- Sheridan Sno-Travelers in which he has served in several offices. He sisted of 4 weekends. There was hiking in Roosevelt Nat' I Park, canoe- has been a Jaycee and plays bass guitar in a country- estern band. ing on the Missouri, fish[...]g the Old X Trail. I went on His interest in horses created a sideline job of selling tac as Hob's a camping and canoeing trip in the Bay Waters of Minnesota, Wiscon-[...]81. sin, and Michigan with some friends. I taught in elementary shcools in Janice joined the staff of Security State Ban in June of 1972 Missouri and Montana. I am now emplo[...]The nickel candy bar is 30¢. active in many organizations including president of Jaycees, rea[...]b, treasurer at Plen ood Lutheran Church, and the many lasting friendships I have made through county or[...]tion in 1987. Her hobbies include sewing, reading, bo lin[...]ll, Saskatchean, Canada. He attended grade school in Raymond, MT and high school in Plentywood, T. In 1940, he joined the Army and spent most of his 4 years in Belgium and England. On 6-.22-47, Bud married Jun[...]ohn, born 9-19-51. They both attended high school in Plent ood. Jeston at ended 1 year of college at Bozeman and 3 years in 1ssoula, ma1or- mg m accounting. Gaylen graduated from E C in Billings, major'ng in Physical Ed. He has taught in 1les Ci y sine he gradua ed. Gayl n married aren Bloomer in 1979. She 1s a basic education teacher a iles C[...]ty They have dau h er ayhe Suzanne, born 10-22-81 in iles City T.[...]d, T ey have 1 son, Jeston John, bar 12-20-75 in issou , T. This d ond r ha o I m rria e end d m d1vorc . In 1981 Jes on mam d Juh Thun . They have a daughter, Courtney. he pr n 1m , th y hv in S att •[...]of the an Po in ro au F T' a JOb that e s. In 1980 June ma om y end heir inters in P i r su ARY and[...]Th lami mov ·d to R T in 1921 and to an irri at d |
| [...]dorp), Wasilla AK, was union. born in 1931. In 1941 , Ernest Long and I moved to Daleview, MT. W[...]Crossen of Minton, Sask.), 4 children, now living in Great Falls; Russel mended by Extension Specialis[...]Barbara McCall of Comertown), 4 children, living in Col- twice daily; during winter electric lights e[...]e moving Saturday deliveries to special customers in the Billings area. Her health to Great Falls in 1983. failed in the early sixties and after several strokes, she[...]dark. We started out team then later taking pride in the truck which the company pur-[...]Livestock and Clayton was born right there in the wagon. We continued on to Commission Co. Duri[...]gs for 3¢ or 4¢ a dozen. Meat was either canned in jars or fried and Gardening as a business was no longer profitable so much of the put in crocks then covered with hot lard to keep since there were no farm was converted to pasture except for a small garden and space for freezers in those days. his rose bushes. He enjoyed horses and usually had a riding pony in the We had rabbit drives in the spring, Christmas concerts, church at pasture[...]so we made our own fun pasture space to families in own who needed a place to keep a horse.[...]or manage is property, he moved to Plenty ood in 1973 to be near his daughter, Pauline. He bought[...]soon had a garden growing, and for he first time in his life had ime to go ishing. He enjoyed afternoon drives to fish in Box Elder, Raymond, and Christensen Dams until fa[...]friendly, and considers Plen ywood an ideal place in which o retire even if he winters are some imes rough.[...]I was divorced from Ernest Long and lived in Plent ood for 7 DO ALO and DIA E (SCHOTT) BOLKE[...]years un ii I married George Bol e in 19 7. Donald Arthur Bol e as born in ·mston, D 8-27-50 o Arthur[...]s Jean, ho is married to Ted Guenthner. They live in Silesia T born 10-30-52, marr"ed John Haddi nd lives in edicine La e and and have 3 lt[...]is 'fe, Jo, and 2 children , ayla and T. J., live in Casper. Y. Bngh sman land, hich he sold to James Syme ·n 1962. In 19 7 Don's father, rthur Bol e, born 9-7-16 is st[...]g bough small farm a mile southeast of Plenty ood in order o Don's mother no Ge rude 1lliams as born 8·1-28 and hves in be close to school. Casper[...]Donald a ended Plen ywood School, gradua ed in 1968. ended T hich George con[...]cance , SU and E C. He married Diane arie Scho in Plen y ood on he passed a[...]ceme er . rthur, born 1-3-83. They reside in Plen y ood. Don is or i or[...]radua ed from hi h school. She moved o Plen y ood in 1977. Her[...]7-26-27. Her fa her, Earl Eu ene Scho t, as born in Hine fey, on Ho in 2-19-3 . Diane has 3 bro hers and 1 sis er. II o hem are no livin no n- in innesota. erry llen Scho as born 9- 5-52[...]company in ESTHER (TOLLEFSO -LO G) BOLKE[...]Laura Tollefson. They moved frpm In e r dm h orth Oa ota to the Paisley Broo distric in 1914. Mother pass d i y[...]n 1 73 a n a Portland away in 1920 and Father in 1941 .[...] |
| [...]We have 4 sons. Mickey, 5-8-58 was born in Plentywood and was employed by the US Dept. of Agriculture in Washington, D. C. He graduated from PHS in 1976. He then joined the avy and is now sta- and[...]e and Robert, and 3 grand- tioned in Japan. He married Patti Kemmis in 1979. They have 2 sons, children. They live in Sun City, AZ, and Horace notes, "I consider it a[...]d Nicholas. Our second son Terry was born 6-22-60 in great privilege to have grown up along with Plentywood. There were Williston. He graduated from PHS in 1979. He is running heavy equip• good times and[...]ment for Sheridan County. Ricky, born 5-4-61 , in Williston . He Albert (1903): After marrying Edythe Bell in Lambert and being in- graduated from PHS in 1980. He is managing an apartment house. volved in boxing in Wolf Point, he served as Chief of Police in Both boys live in Plentywood. Our youngest, Carey, was born 6-30 70[...]was WWII duty for the Dept. of Immigra- in Plentywood. He is in 7th grade this year. He is also Dad's helper on tion and Naturalization in Missoula, where Japanese and Italians were the farm. Dale had a heart attack in 1982 and had triple by pass held in detention. Edythe died in 1976. In 1983, Albert married surgery in Billings, is fully recovered and did his own farm[...]lay. Albert and Frances year. reside in Billings. Edwin "Clay" (1909): Following his marr[...]nurse, Grace SAMUEL E. BORAH Best, in 1938, they moved to San Francisco. There he worked as an S. E. Borah as born, raised, and married in Jsconsin. They electrician in the shipyards during WWII. Grace died in 1965 and Clay moved to Daniels County in the late '20s here his ife passed a ay married Frances Martin of Oxnard, CA in 1968. Clay, who retired from in 1931 . He lived with his son S. V. Borah south of Redstone for the Navy in 1970, died in 197 4 at age 65. several years then moved to Plenty ood in the early '50s here he Archie Bolster (1919[...]ntywood nurse) lived till he passed a ay in 1964, 3 ee s before his 90 h birthday. were married in 1938 in the original "Bolster House". He served with[...]Bird, Mrs. Martin Farver, of Scobey, T. All are no deceased. There agent for 23 years. The Bolsters have 2 daughters[...]were 11 grandchildren. children. After living in various Montana towns and Fresno, CA, they are now retired near Salem, OR.[...]her generation of Bolsters also began their lives in Plen- James was born 6-19-23 at[...]his paren s moved o the My childhood years in Plentywood are remembered as being filled Fortuna are[...]les, Lloyd and Archie, ho were ion. In 1943, Jim moved to es er or ed for[...]liam 8111), Ca arry and 6 on tank hill, wading in Box Elder Creek, and pie ing lots of cho e cher-[...]estby school 1 2 years and inman Business U in ne, mg and using the money to go to the cowboy sho in the afternoon e ere marr ed 4-28- the Emmaus · h in he as the big event in my life. Also v1s1tmg mother at the ice cream[...]ther or ed rn Station and Bui pant. In 1947, Jim sold hi ss o t[...]. Anna Bolster is hvmg m a very nice nursing home in Po land[...]ine Bo h. They moved to the arm south of Redstone in 1940. Colleen as born m C .[...]In 1962. dopt dour cond on,[...] |
| Sheridan Co. until his father's death. He enrolled in Moler Barber Col- the family moved into[...]made their home lege, Fargo, D and will graduate in April, 1984. He plans to return to ever[...]of going to EMC at Billings. In 1968 I went o work for elson Accounting Firm wher[...]We attend St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Westby, and Bjarne ed for 12 years, started[...]as a director on the Farmers Union Elevator Board in Plen- Jim was an avid sports fan. He was an[...](HOPPINS) BRIGHTSMAN Barber Shop bowling team for many years. B[...]lrven was born in Midale, Sask. , Canada 4-8-05, a son of Charles R[...]Emma Brightsman. Dorothy Lillian Hoppins was born in Roseview, Richard Bratton as born on 7-24-44 in Modesto, CA, one of Sask., Canad[...]om pins. They both attended school in Dooley. odesto, and eil Bratton from Hot Sprin[...]lrven and Dorothy were married 12-12-28 in Plentywood. They He attended schools in California including 2 years at the College lived in Noxon, MT awhile, where they worked on farms. Lat[...]Plentywood where lrven worked for Holje Implement in Plen- in issoula. Following his graduation in 196 7 with a degree in Music tywood for 22 years. After that lrv[...]ill", Education, he accepted a teaching position in Whitehall, MT where he worked as mecha[...]his own shop which he operated in his garage in his yard. Dorothy At the end of his second year in Whitehall, he began a 3 year worked[...]a lot of danc- stationed ith the 8th US Army Band in Seoul, Korea. While there he ing, visiting with friends, and[...]of the United Methodist Church in Plentywood. children, as raised on a rice produci[...]an ar. Richard was discharged from the Army in July, 1972 and he and Song Yon re urned to wester[...]with his parents for a year while he substituted in the Frenchtown and Alberton Schools. On 5-9-73 heir first daughter, Virginia Kim, as born in Missoula. He accepted a teaching position in music with the Plentywood schools and i h his fam[...]born 12-24-49 in Williston, ND. Cheryl graduated from PHS in 1968. The Bra on family as bap ized into he[...]an She ent to Kinsman Business U in Spokane, WA in 1968. Cheryl Church in 979. ddi ionally Richard is a member of Pl nty oo[...]T 3-17-7 4. Their children are RoseAnn and Jason. eas ern on ana Communi y Conce[...]On 3-26-76, Dorothy had a stroke and as put in the nursing BJAR E BAE SDA home in Plenty ood. She made new friends and enjoyed the[...]he visits from old friends and relatives. She for many years. One of he first Bren als to come o Sherida[...]Borgny, Plent ood· Hulda Antelope T; Be y, died in infancy; Bjarne Plen- t ood; and Ow , es by, T.[...]rto n HS. Wes as born 6-22-45 in Crosby, D to Roy and Alma Brockmier. At the age o[...]on a farm at Fortuna, D and also attended school there. Electrician's ate 2 aboard the USS Hector in he Pacific Fleet. It was Wes moved to Sheridan County in 1962, and or ed for the Huffman dunng this time h[...]f Raymond until 1965. He joined the ational Guard in Ida Tu of Vista, CA. BJarne and Ruth were married[...]2 he went to work for Richard cCarty. In 196 7, he started driving truck boys were born there: Bruce, born 7-4-65, and Gary, 4-18-68, both in for Friedrich Trucking and Lumber, and has been employed there Plenty ood. Bruce and Gary attended Westby[...] |
| Dorothy, born 12-20-48, in Williston, ND to Harold and Sophie J[...]Huntley Project, east of Billings, MT; Jim in 1918 and Janie in 1926. and secretary for Friedrich Trucking and Lu[...]m joined the Air Force and became a B-24 employed there for 17 years.[...]WII. Wes and Dorothy were married on 10-7-65 in Plentywood, and have 2 sons, Wade and Clinton. They purchased Zugg's Trailer Court in 1983 and renamed it Brock's Mobile Home Court.[...]da (Mrs. Sam Halland, Kettle Falls, WA}. Her sons are 5th generation Sheridan County residents (with 4[...]rs, and Dorothy loves bowling. She is very active in the American Legion Auxiliary and has held severa[...]Jim and Janie Bussinger. also a State Champion in 1973-74 in bowling. In 1945, following Jim's duty in the Air Force, Jim and Janie CARL and MARTHA (HAR[...]d Marlene where Jim attended MSC. In 1947, Jim and Janie moved to Plen- (Whittlesey}. He was born in Lucas County, IA on 3-30-32 . He has 5[...], Charlene and 2 brothers: Dean and In 1948, Jim decided to go into business for himself[...]Williston. Jim remembers at that time there were several younger men 9-1-67 from Bedford, IA[...]rs Union Oil who were either already in business for themselves or starting new Co. in Plentywood. Carl managed the company in Plentywood from businesses. In the later years, Jim Worthington bought into the[...]d they operated it as partners until both retired in 1983, at now managing the Co-op there.[...]975, took over the business. Harding and was born in Chariton, IA, 4-13-24. She has 2 brothers, Besides being a busy, active partner in the business, Jim was a Wayne and Lloyd, and 2 si[...]master of the Masons, is active in Shrine, and is a member of the housewife and was[...]on the Plentywood School at the Vogue Dress Shop in Plentywood.[...]ying golf. He helped Carl graduated from CHS in Chariton, IA. He attended Management[...]ce•president and presi- Training given by Cenex in St. Paul, M and other financial and[...]regational Ladies also graduated from high school in Chariton. Aid[...]Martha have 3 children. Carl Craig, born 10-2-54 in Besides this, she was very b[...]He graduated from PHS, graduated from the U of M in and their children: Vicki Freedman, born in 1947, lives in Rifle, CO; issoula with a business degree. He married Kay Richardson, daughter Linda, born in 1948, lives m Wisconsin Rapids, WI; ichael, born in of Robert and Dorothy Richardson, on 7-13-73. They are part-owner 1951 , lives in Oklahoma. He is in the Air Force. Susan Hensen, born in and Craig manages the Coast to Coast store in Plentywood, MT. They 1952, lives in issoula; and ark, born in 1953, lives in Plenty ood have 2 children; Brandon Carl, born 3-[...]d them Second son, Daniel Ray, born 4-22 -56 in ewton, IA. He with 8 grandch[...]out to the warehouse. Sure enough, there they were. Quietly and calm-[...]what she asked for. There was no more running a ay from home after[...]In 1984, Jim and Janie retired from business. They h[...]home in Lake ontezuma, AZ and com back to Plenty ood for[...]Harvey Clarence "Joe" Carpenter as born 6-7-27 in Plentywood, IA. He graduated from PHS. He 1s now[...]d Elsie Josephine Petersen Carpenter. Brin erhoff in Wyoming.[...]nd 3 sisters: Ada Katherine Carl and Martha are members of the Congregational Church in Johnson, Sterling, ND; Patricia Joy[...]president of the Plentywood Booster Club; active in Toastmasters Club After elementary[...]Lake HS in 1945. In 1946, he served as a basic-training platoon[...]l about Sheridan County is that Sergeant in the Army at Fort Lee, VA. Then continued his education at 1t is a very pleasant community in which to live because of the wonder- MC at Havre, where he graduated with a 2 year degree in 1948. ful, friendly people.[...] |
| [...]l 1955. Received his BS degree with a major in elementary education from the U of No. CO in Greeley in 1953 and his MA in elementary supervi- sion and administration in 1963. ~e came to Plentywood in 1955 and has the distinction of being the first,[...]Elma and Be rnard Cea rt in .[...]Army in 1942, he served in Burma, India, and in North Africa until his[...]discharge in 1946. He then worked the smelter in East Helena and in[...]returned to Sheridan Co. in 196 7 and worked for Harold Friedrich,[...]Bernard and Elma were married in Sidney, MT on 5-1-56. Sall[...]d Grace McNelis O'T oole, was 7-1-52 in Williston, ND. She graduated from PHS in 1970, married born 1-25-32 in Huron, SD, where her maternal grandparents lived. To!11my Jerde of Westby. They live in Livingston, MT and have 3 Three months later, th[...]Sally and children. Dale Ceartin, born in Plentywood 2-7-58 , graduated from PHS her brother, Loren, were raised and educated. They are the grand- in 1977. He enrolled af MSU in 1979 and after 2 quarters, transferred children[...]c elis. his class in 1980 with a degree in Heating and Cooling. He resides in Sally graduated from PHS as valedictorian of the class of 1950. In Williston , ND. 1954, she graduated form the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, MN Bernard was killed in a tractor accident at Redstone on 8-9-78 . He with a BA degree in usic Education. She returned to Plentywood and[...]egion and Sheridan Saddle Club. has taught music in the Plentywood Schools, with the exception of 3[...]n Church and the Sally and Joe were married in S . Joseph's Catholic Church in American Legion Auxiliary. Plentywoo[...]The 2 focal poin s of the Carpenters' lives are their families and[...]0 died H -63, and Stelsie Crouse, born educa ion. In addition o teaching, they spent many summers con inu-[...]They spent most of their younger married years in the north Ray-[...]arms. Later Jack worked on WPA and con· perience in food service during his college days.[...]Sally began to play organ at church when she as in he 7th grade[...]ded the Wankel school before moving to Plentywood in 1942. Sally as honored by being hsted as an Outstanding Young oman in America in 1966. Bernard died of a farm related accident in 1978. Clarence lives in Jennifer and Paul are gradua es of PHS. Jennifer, a 1979 graduate[...]rap1s , and ayne is completing a surgical program in Thelma, rs. Russ Williams of edicin[...]Jae passed a ay in 1 96 3 at the age of 7 2. Paul Carpenter is employed and living in Plentywood. Stelsie continues to live in Plentywood and enjoys working in her[...](1883-1971) and aren (born 1887) Lodahl. sisters are: Lottie Blank, ed1cme La e; amie Anderson, Antelope, John Britton Chandler II born 1922 in Plentywood. Elizabeth Eileen Carter of San Jose,[...](Lodahl) born at their farm house in Dagmar, MT 1922. Thelma Williams of Reserve.[...]oley. I could never understand why he kept it, as there. She has 8 sisters and 6 brothers. Three of her s[...]money out of it. Then in the late '30s, he started buying more land[...] |
| [...]re married 9-9-67 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plen- I graduated from PHS in 1939 at the age of 17 and Liz in 1940. tywood. Patsy, born 12-28 -47,[...]That fall, my continued her studies in Elementary Education and he started Phar- brother[...]ho borrowed macy School. Patsy graduated in 1969 and taught 3rd grade in $5000.00 on his insurance.} We then raised our wa[...]ssoula while Britt finished, receiving his degree in 1970. week. In 1942, Fay and I took over Britt's Bar, a gift fro[...]r and along with Terri (Gaffney) and Lowell In those days, the thing to do, was to go to the Blu[...]California. The Nikolaisens dropped off in Reno where they are still liv- Moon that I met this little Danish gir[...]and the Chandlers went on to California, stopping in Woodland dance. Funny thing, we never knew each other in high school. We where Britt foun[...]hold's Pharmacy. On 4-28 -71 their lovely married in 1945, and our first son, John Britton Ill was born in 1946. daughter, Jill Suzanne, was born[...]nd Britt and make with Long's Drug in El Cerrito, and they moved to San Pablo and a yea[...]bless Mama and later bought a house inIn 1949, we bought Tri-County Distributors, which is[...]manager for over 30 years, Jack Gallagher. In 1958, my brother, Bill, and I bought the John Dee[...]her, plus purchas- ing of my own, we own farmland in the Dooley community. I have been very lucky to have a Father and Mother who believed in the land and the business opportunities in Sheridan Co. My wife, Liz, was salutatorian[...]l. Ruth Waller (now Mrs. Merle Midby) also worked there and she gives her credit for teaching her all the[...]Britt decided he needed a new challenge, and in 1974 applied and Marsh) still her closest friends[...]tive was accepted at U of CA Dental School in San Francisco. While he in St. Josephs Catholic Church and St. Ann's Guild. Her hobbies are commuted to school each day, Patsy s[...]. ly working full time in Vallejo, until Bntt, full of pride and accomplish- I take some pride in being in on the chartering of the Jaycee Club ment, graduated in 1978. in Plentywood in the 1940's. This young club was instrumental in get- Having been in communication ith Dr. Tom Lidahl in Plenty ood, ting the road oiled to the Canadian b[...]home oil it to Regina and both governments to put in a 24 hour port at the and work with hi[...]ntywood increased considerably, and so in mid-July Britt and Kori climbed into and Sheridan[...]le Patsy, Jtll, the cat, and numerous plants were in year of its chartering the next year I served as[...]4 Ford. After half an hour, Kori wanted to no , " Are e there and then State Secretary/Treasurer. A few years a[...]. Senator for life. I also wanted to know, "How many villages are left before we get to Plen- en1oyed working with[...]I ·s no 1984, and they are still here. Bntt has enjoyed a compati- We hope we have contributed something to our community in ble working relationship ith Dr. Tom. and Patsy 1s working in the return for living in such a great town and county. We think our greate[...]have built contribution is our 8 kids of whom we are very proud. We managed, a new home[...]boy born 11 -14·79, named Kai Britton. children, in the order they were born, are as follows: J. Britton Ill, Patsy orbo Plenty o[...], Fay Chandler Sr., born 9-10-17 in Ambrose, ND, one of 4 children of Plentywood, chi[...]I spent my first 12 years living in Dooley, where boyish entertain-[...]born 5-14-46 and graduated valedictorian from PHS in bottom. Ice skating was popular as there were 6 sloughs in the town of 1964. He decided to study math at Gonzaga U in Spokane, but 3 years Dooley. There was no television, and I can remember when radio came later switched to Pharmacy and U of M in Missoula. That fall he and to[...] |
| [...]I received my elementary education in Hiawatha School in the by my uncle and aunt from Kentucky, when they came to live in Dooley Dagmar community and completed 2 years of Business College in one spring and summer was, he asked my dad, "Brit[...]ck, ND. Received my 1st job to use this education in the Court ever die in this country? I have lived here for 6 months and have never House at Plentywood, MT in 1924. Was elected County Assessor in seen a funeral and never heard of anyone dying." There was an ex- 1932 and served in that capacity and various elected positions for planation: as a newly-settled country, there were only 5 people over Sheridan Co., including clerk and recorder and treasurer. In 1950, I 40: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shumaker, Mr. and[...]r to my retirement We moved to Medicine Lake in 1930. A. L. Kadlek was school in November, 1968. supt., and he influenced my life[...]ars later, we moved to Plentywood and I graduated in 1935. With the help of my dad, I bought the Gambles store in 1939, later hiring Ed Black as manager. My brothe[...]gs, carrying water, doing work, and helping shock in the fall. The first 8 years of my schooling were[...]7 or 8 month terms. I graduated from high school in 1934. All my brothers and all 8 of us sisters gra[...]Kathryn Hovdey, whoni I married in 1929 , was a daughter of Carl at he City Cafe and[...]ey of Raymond community. Carl died 1951 and Belle in[...]2-17-35, attended Public Schools in Plentywood, graduating in 1953.[...]e graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN in 1957 with a[...]ing Corp. (AFROTC) program in college, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt.[...]in the US Air Force upon graduation, entered the Air Force in 1958 . On[...]dent at St. Olaf's. Ronald remained in the Air Force and attained the[...]born 10-14-60. He graduated from St. Olaf's in 1982 and is presently[...]employed with the Marriott Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. A[...], elli Ann, born 12-31 -64, is presently enrolled in her first On 6-9- 1, I married Fay Chandler[...]an, Dennis, ar , and ary Ann (DeTienne). All live in Plen-[...]education m Plentywood schools, graduating in 1956 with the honor of y ood, e cept Dennis ho lives in Glasgo .[...]edical School in inneapolis. He served his internship and residenc[...]in Internal ed1cme at LA County Harbor General Hospi[...]da iller, a native of southern California, in 196 7. He served 2 years in ere shopping, a stay-over if you lost your rid[...]ir Force. Since completing sub-specialty training in gastro- many more reasons because e live i hin al mg distance[...]enterology, he has practiced in the Monterey Peninsula area on the do n o n, he c[...]combined medical staffs of the 2 hospitals in the area. They have 1 children and 30 randchildre[...]Lutheran Church in 1979, at hich time all our family as present and[...], C. F. Christensen, am a son of a pioneer family in the Dagmar KEN ETH DUANE CHRISTENSEN[...]d their last child, a from Denmark and firs lived in the State of Washington here I as[...]32. He was the first of therr children to be born in a born 2 15-04 Hearing of the start of a Danish communi y in northeast- hospital, at Grenora, D, a[...]have been a 12 pound baby, ern ontana, they moved there in 1907 hen my father filed on his[...]After graduating from Antelope HS in 1948, he and his brother, Mother in 1939, and 3 children. Julia, argarthe, and Jens a[...]uses when REA started. Kenneth's 3 sisters reside in Plen· and lives at Canby, OR. They have 2 married daughters, Anita and tywood. They are: Clara Desonia, Agnes Everson, and Alice M[...] |
| On 1-6-51, Ken enlisted in the Air Force, after 4 years was[...]the Service Center TV Shop. Anita mar- background in the service, he opened a radio shop in the Coast to ried Dan Emborg, they live in Boise, ID. Mark married Diane Nesmith of Coast St[...]ywood, and Lloyd Sorensen were faithful employees in Ken's Music Mart on is married[...]business to go to college. On 1-5-58, he enrolled in CO State U and pursued a curriculum of Industrial Construc- We are thankful for good health, and hope to live on the[...]tor for the City of Fort Collins, CO and remained there until 1966, when he became the Chief Building Ins[...]MABEL (WELTEA) CHRISTENSEN resigned that position in 1970 to become the Executive Secretary for[...]ors. My parents are Folmer and Esther Christensen. Dad was born in Ken enjoyed the challenge of building codes[...]on 5-27-1889. Mother, Esther Jorgensen, was born in the opportunity to join the International Confere[...]resentative of their newly opened regional office in Kansas City, 8-3-25; Etta, 7-6-27; and Kai, 8-15-40. All were born in Dagmar, T, MO. In 1976 he was promoted to Regional Manager, a position he still in an old log house, except Kai who was born in the hospital in holds, and is responsible for the direction of activities in the Midwest Williston, ND. Regional Of[...]nars and pro- I attended school in Medicine Lake, welding school in Mosco , ID, viding assistance to building officials, architects, engineers, and in- joined the Army Air Corps in 1942, and went to airplane mechanic dustry repres[...]school in Texas and gunnery school in Florida betore being assigned to On 7-1-83 K[...]er. I was shot down on my 50th combat mis- Street in Kansas City, MO.[...]Ken has 2 children, Kim Denise born 5-15-57 in SMH in Plen- prisoner of war and liberated on 4-26 -45. ood, and Kent Dana, born 6-23-61 in Fort Collins, CO. Kim married Don Riffle 6-3[...]the birth of a daughter, Jessica Ann. They reside in rural Platte City, 0. Kent lives in Kansas City, works for the Kelly-Springfield Tire[...]CHRISTENSEN elvin as born near Plentywood in 1912, the son of Lars and Hulda Christensen. He a[...]on the farm until he went to Fort Peck, T to work in 1934, for 50 an hour. In 1937, Melvin bought a new Deluxe Chevrolet-Washington, blue in color, for 817 .00, including the license. It was[...]ntywood and began the orthern Wheel business In 1938, he married Wilma Carlson, daughter of lure and Agnes in March of 1946, married Mabel Welter on 3-21 -47 .[...]miles northeast of Plen- d ntistry in Sidney T. Curtis married Jill Johnston, and they have 3 t ood. We moved all our belongings in a 4 heel trailer pulled by the chi[...]Russell, born on 7-25-51, spent 6 years in the Marine Corps. He To this union 8 childre[...]they have 5 children: Jason, Marissa, Mark, lives in Missoula, MT. He lost his hands in an oil rig accident in 196 2, Carrie, and Ryan. Russell is a m[...]fice. county foreman at Columbus, MT, but resides in Billings. Carol is mar- Tom, born on 1-5-54, spent 4 years in the US Navy. He married ried to Robert Bar[...] |
| graduated from Eastern Univ. in Dental Hygiene and is employed at the t[...]onstruc- We moved to Plentywood in 1963 to retire. We soil banked our tion as a heav[...]e of Helena, and VFW. I was born in Plentywood on 5-5-32. My parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mabel is active in Eastern Star and works at Kitzenberg's Style[...]came to Sheridan County in 1928 and was married in 1929. My CLARENCE and ANNA CHRISTIANSEN[...]brothers and sisters are as follows: Glenn, Viola, Mary Ellen, and Anna Tommerup Christiansen was born 9-11-12. Parents are: Sharon. Peter and Christine Tom[...]12-16-13, died May, Marietta Corp. in Orlando, FL. I have been with Martin for 24 years in 1977; Clarence, born 10-13-15; Alvin, born 4-10-1[...]I attended high school at Antelope in 1946-47, in Plentywood in and triplets: Myrtle Fagnant, Minnie Mayta, and M[...]194 7-48, then back to Antelope to graduate in 1950. I then attended 1-23-26 .[...]Concordia College in 1951 and U of MT in 1952. I was drafted and We were all born at[...]iles NE of old Coalridge spent 2 years in the Army then to MSC, Bozeman, where I graduated in and I was the second child. It was when the country was young and I 1957. can remember many things about the prairies such as all the grass a[...]Pamela, born 6-7-58; Susan, 2-21 -61 ; and Lisa, how it got cultivated and fenced. I thought it was a[...]gan, under an Air Force scholarship. She has been in the Air was 14 years old, I worked out helping di[...]Force for 8 years. Susan is working in a store at McCook, NE and Lisa babies. At 16, I coo ed in the cook car at threshing time but there at Intel Corp. near Portland, OR. asn't any high school for me because I missed many days of school. I I look back on my years in Sheridan County with somewhat mixed was needed at[...]otions. I remember the good time and good friends in high school I married Clarence Christiansen[...]but also remember the difficulties in getting away from the farm during lived in Wisconsin for 2 years and then returned to Montana in the fall the winter with the poor roads,[...]of 1931. We purchased a farm from Peter Brenteson in the fall of 1930 left, I have become ac[...]believe I would be content to live there again. but e lived very cozy there.[...]I was born 9-29-11 in Dent, MN, the daughter of Adolph and[...]Ludwina Greunke Chaffee. In 1914, my parents, 4 brothers, (Earl,[...]of the Soo Line. and in 1918 was transferred to Crosby as section[...]foreman. In 1922, transferred to Daleview, so our family move[...]aggie, ho married Earl. As kids in Oaleview, our pastime was riding[...]orsebac over the hills, sledding in the inter, and playing ith the Our children are: arvin, born 5-5-32, his children are· Pamela, neighbor ids. I did not get[...]d married V1v1an As elson 9-23-56, their children are: could ftnd work. I wor ed for Mrs.[...]8-35 married Ed ard Cotter (see In 1928, Dad retired, we moved to Outloo , and he di[...]42, married Don Hodges on 6-12-65, their children are: Rebecca, Arthur. born 7-15-1O a[...]eilsen Christianson. His brothers and sisters are: Paul, born 1908; have 16 grandchildren and 4 gre[...]and Alvin , 1919. graduated from Antelope HS and are all doing very ell. In 1909, the family began farming 1 mile south of Antelope, the pres· We lived in Antelope here we purchased a home hen our[...]very hard to Antelope School. get to in winter and we couldn't convince the county commis[...]o the main Great orthern. We lived in Plentywood for some time, then moved to road 1 mi[...]catch a ride Pasco, WA , where he worked in construction and iron work . It was[...] |
| while in the west that our daughter, Joy Myrdell, was born[...]o, and on 9-15-57, Arthur died at the VA Hospital in gress in Bozeman, Conservation Camp and Junior Leadership Camp in Miles City, at just 47 years of age. Joy and I made our home in Plen- Havre. I received a trophy, "Sta[...]graduated from PHS, married Dave Skogen and lives in Exhibit, Donor Marlins Photo", at[...]rette. Joy works at a For 3 years in high school, I was a photographer for the annual.[...]vention in Great Falls. I graduated in 1970 from UNO-Williston Center My 3 brother[...]have their wives, Mary and Maggie. Elmer resides in Kalispell and my Assembly of God Liberal Arts College in Springfield, MO, I graduated sister, Della Johnson, is in the nursing home. I reside at 322 S. Main, with a BS degree in Elem. Educ. and Soc. Sci. During summer months I[...]help because of ill health. I Mrs. Oluf Petersen, in Plentywood.[...], Lindsay, and Rau near Sidney, It has been many years since those school days in Daleview. Only grades one through 8th.[...], I had one the lonely elevator stands where once there had been a bustling, busy grade. I have substituted in Sidney and Fairview. In 1976 I helped Mrs. little town, leaving those of us who lived there with many happy Carrie Spoklie when she was[...]e Sheridan Flour Mill at Antelope until it burned in 1945. Then the family moved to Westby where he wa[...]Farmers Grain and Trading Company until his death in 1965. Daughter Marlene, married Jerry Vogel,[...]d Marty. Rhoda married Leonard (Bud) Fransen in 196 7. They farmed 5 Raymond[...]James and miles west of Westby until Bud's death in 1972. Ruth Chris[...]has 1 sister, Mary Strobel of Tulsa, OK. We lived in Plentywood[...]In 1980 the family of my father's mother had a reunion in Interna-[...]tional Falls, . There ere about 125 relatives, who came from[...]meeting the many cousms.[...]ty, here I have many special friends. RAYMOND and MARIANNE (BJOANSEN)[...]HARLES and LILLIE (HAINES) CLARK y parents are Bjorn and Esther Bjornsen. I was born 5-7-50 at By Faye I. I. Hilyard the Sher. em. Hospital in Plentywood. I have 1 brother, Bernhard, and[...]ded Plentywood schools. During my born in Battle Township, Ida County, IA (12-29-1884, died[...]en to Froid, Band, Chorus, issionettes, and CA's. In Camp Fire Girls, Grace Smith, MT. Lill[...]le (Eiler) was the leader. We enjoyed camping out in the coulees, made craft graduated from teachers college and Lillie accepted a position in a rural items, and did many interesting things. Beads were awarded for ac-[...]homesteaded on adjoining parcels of complishment in 7 crafts: business, citizenship, creative arts, f[...]Clark 10-29-07 at Minot, At the Harvest Festival in 1966, I was awarded the " Outstanding 4-H ND. He was born 1-13-1884 in Bethal, NY, died 2-11 -66 . In the spring[...] |
| [...]Stanley, attended school at Comertown, graduated in 1949, their land. There were 9 children: Margaret (Mann), Townsend, MT;[...]ervice during the Korean conflict, was a mechanic in the motor pool. deceased; Beulah (Mathieson), deceased; Eunice (Teeter), Vancouver, In October 1955 I was discharged and returned home t[...]Dad and Mother retired from the farm in 1955 and moved to Rathdrum, issoula, MT.[...]resses would just happen to have the sleeves sewn in mond Flakne, has 2 boys, Russell and Scott, and lives in Plentywood. backwards! One time Mom and her broth[...]l nuts with their teeth. She home and in the 6th grade, is in band, 4-H Club, Girl Scouts, and claimed to have[...]er and Mollie teeth or the nuts had softer shells in those days. Damm of[...]Terry and Huguette Coghlan came to Plentywood in May, 1960 and lived there until June, 1983. After Terry retired from the Se[...]Huguette was born in France, a daughter of Robert and Lucienne[...]Fauveau 5-20-25 . She was there when WWII started in September,[...]without a good excuse. There was a lot of privation as the food was go· y g[...]sed to spend a great deal of were shot in reprisal for German officers being killed. The Fr[...]. spend hours roaming he nearby hills and playing in, not driving, Grand• Huguette married Rodger Rusher in France on 9-22-45, and they pa's old odel A Ford,[...]mode of transportation. We arrived in Roundup on 5-22-46. A son, Gerald, was born 9-1 6[...]husband Rodger, was killed in a plane accident on 5-16-48, and a son It was[...]t was 4-9-51 that Terry and Huguette were married in Whitehall. plumbing. Grandmother made doilies rom[...]s born 6-17-52 . Huguette and Terry now he holes in the side of he house ith parts of in cans. They lived for have 5 grandchildren. a short ime in edicme La e, so he younges children could attend[...]nd Olga Clemetson, born 4-7-30 at Henry Homes ead in Crosby, O as raised on a farm ½ mile south and 2[...]. I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Harry, no h mg in Glasgo , T or ed on Fort Peck Dam and later for F[...]s a nurs , married to Bill yers, heir 3 daugh ers are: Sherryl, arsha, and Janine. Florence as a parish[...]Brian. Terry worked in banks in Whitehall, Roundup, Livingston, and then Ra[...]Paul, Susan, Both were active in civic affairs. Huguette as a member of the[...] |
| [...]ed in the general store owned by Axel Markuson in Raymond. Ken and Kenneth D. Collins Jr., s[...]th D. and Gabrielle Goesart Gabie married in Scobey in 1926. They lived on the farm near Collins, was born in Plentywood, MT 5-30-36. After graduating from[...]aid. College at San Fransisco, CA. Having majored in insurance, he joined It was hard[...]llins Agency, which had been opened by his father in piest days of their lives, they said. Ke[...]ahead and had the determination to do just that. Many of the first On 7-29-61, he and Kay M. Lund, the youngest daughter of radios in the Minton and Raymond areas were sold and repaired by George N. and Hertha Lund, were married in Reserve. Kay, born him. 11-15-37[...]ade school at Reserve, high In 1938, the family which now included Kenneth Don Collins, born school in Medicine Lake, and graduated at the U of MT at Missoula in 5-30-36, moved to Grand Rapids, Ml to b[...]other, 1958, an English major. She taught 2 years in Great Falls, 1 year at Don, in the insurance business. They returned to Plentywood in 1939 King of Prussia, PA, and several years at Pl[...]ing Sheridan Junior Miss, was join him in 1959. Miss Northeast Montana in 1982, and placed 4th in the Miss Montana K. D. was an active participant in community affairs, served on the Contest within a week after being in a severe accident in a rodeo ap- city council, was a Mason, a[...]ed land where the present hospital stands. junior in high school.[...]ed being a member of the Eastern Star, and active in Congregational Church farmer. A tr[...]church board, on the City Coun- a field in eastern Montana. He purchased his father's farm n[...]tana Independent Insurance Agents Raymond in 1943, later selling it to the Paulson family and[...]r's farm, later selling it to Andy Michels. In addition to the insurance agency, Ken has develop[...]Relaxation is moved to the Pioneer Manor in 1968. fishing.[...]Kountz Kenneth David Collins (K. D.) arrived in Montana with his parents Roy Cook came to Plentywood area 5-21 -13, born in South Da ota P. L. (Roy, died 1943) and Grace (Pearl, died 1939) in 1917 (Sh. 11 -10-1883, homesteaded[...]later sold it and went to Daybreak I p.718). Born in Huntington, IN, on 10-26-04, other family service. Mar[...]eth Virginia, and Eugene; and area in the fall of 1912, born 7-30-04 in Wisconsin. There ere 4 they settled near Outlook on a half section[...], Jesse, Marvin, and Robert. Jesse and arvin born in parents, Augustus and Cynthia Collins. For many years they farmed Plentywood. Ruby a[...]esse had 2 sons, Clifton and Steve. arvin, 3 In 1927, Roy sold the farm to James Larter and bough[...]rm north of Raymond. The home he built was unique in that it had a Scot, Julie. Thelma had 4[...]later the steps were added by another owner, but in 1983 the Karla, Christy, Kathy. Diana ha[...]Fort Peck and the Kenneth graduated from PHS in a class of 13 in 1923, attended Glasgow area to or on the Fort Pee Dam. Dad died there, and the U of Chicago for a short time considering a career in medicine but other lives in P oen,x, AZ. money was in short supply. He returned to Montana and began farming We are cousins of George Bolster. on land purchased from John O'Grady, south of Raymond. There he met Gabrielle Z. Goessaert (Gabie}.[...]rid and George Overby (Sheridan Daybrea p. 56-57) in Wolf Point,[...]now of Tucson, AZ. In th spring the family returned to the farm south[...]p, T where she met and married Elmer, who ranched in the[...]Dorothy continued her education in Plentywood graduating in Gabie immigrated to Canada from Belgium at th[...]l parents, Sylvan and Celeste Goessaert, settling in Weyburn, Sask. College, Dillon where[...]e worked as a stone mason, and later homesteading in the Corps in 1943. He first studi d meteorology at Reed Colleg[...]age 22, she clerk· b came a navigator in 817's. Because farm laborers were difficul[...] |
| find during WWII, Dorothy returned home for spring work in 1943. That 5-21-61; Cheryl Lynn, 5-[...]Allen, 7-19-65. fall she began teaching 2nd grade in Plentywood until she and Ray[...]r were married December 1944. Ray was discharged in 1946 and they final move to Pl[...]ing operations of While in Townsend, Dave joined the Masonic Lodge in 1966 and Dorothy's parents who retired and moved[...]became Master of Plentywood Lodge No. 91 in Plentywood in 1978. in 1955 and Sigrid in 1980. They were active members of Lutheran[...]aseball League and Ray No. 20 in 197 4, and has been chairman of this board for the past 1O refereed football, basketball, and umpired many Herald softball tour- years. His pre[...]arilyn has been employed by the Plentywood School in the hot entered the insurance business.[...]lunch program since 1973. In 1960 they moved to Couer d' Alene, ID and Ray began a 6 year David attended grade schools in Libby, Townsend, and Plen- affiliation with Firem[...]his individual effort tywood, graduating in 197 4, worked in Glacier National Park, the FBI in earned the coveted designation of Chartered Prope[...]Washington, D. C., and enlisted in the US Army 1977, married Underwriter. In 1962, he was transferred to Great Falls where the[...]yleen Jo Schoeppveld of Monticello, MN on 4-16-79 in Oakland, family lived until October 1966, when th[...]ice. He was discharged where Ray became a partner in an insurance agency. in 1981 and lives in Monticello, MN. They have 1 daughter, Hiliary Jo,[...]Wayne attended grade schools in Libby, Townsend, and Plen- ed Concordia, have 2 children, Erik Paul and Allison Rae, and live in tywood, graduating in 1976, employed in the oil fields and construc- Willmar, . Mad[...]NMC studying auto body and mechanics. He resides in for Jaycee Women and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundati[...]Brian attended grade schools in Townsend and Plentywood, years as a Navy P-3 Pilo[...]duating 1977. During his senior year, he enlisted in the Air Force, Dorian and wife, Helen, earned the[...]t Purdue. They have a daughter, Fallon Lane, live in Plentywood on 7-1-77. They have 2[...]and Travis, born 12-23-78. They live in Helena. Brian is employed at a He is a ORT Consultant in the Atlanta Office of EG & G Services, Inc.[...]Through the years the family has been active in singing groups, Kim at ended school in Plentywood, graduated in 1979, is a wherever they have lived, including Sy[...]; Dorothy having served as the In-Step Shoe Store in Plentywood. children's and adult choir director f[...]oloist. She Cheryl attended school in Plentywood, graduated in 1981. She is is a dedicated volunteer for numerou[...]e completing her second year at EMC in Billings. Wes ern t. Radio Reading Service for he[...]ichael, a senior at PHS, will graduate in 1984 with plans for col- served as president of: the Board of Emmanuel Luth. Home in Kalispell, lege. 11 years, their chur[...]t Hailey, ID, the son o Mary and son in Plenty ood, the middle child and oldest girl. y brothers and David Cooper, graduated from high school there, was employed with sis ers inclu[...]born 3-25-38, died 3 days after brrth. y parents are Idaho ational Guard.[...]parate story. His father, Oav·d, was illed in an accident at he Triumph ine[...]I especially remember: His mo her remarried in 1946 at Reno, V o Carl D c er ram San[...]Ferry Dam as the only studen in s grade, aught by Beryl Hovde. I remained at Hele[...]he only girl in my clas through 12 years of schoof. e al ed 1¼ In H lena, he me arilyn J. S artz, daugh er of Hans[...]scarf tha e called he "Ladies id ried 11 · 0-53 in the Emmaus Luth ran C urch.[...]on 10-30-81 . Her the line, f apping in he ind. In h in er the clothes ere as s rff as mother resides in Plen y ood.[...]The best part of he day, though as early in the morning. I remember Unemployment Compensation[...]barely up, loo ing for my the Employment Service in Helena until he birth of heir firs son mother, and ould invariably find her busy in the garden m he cool, David Sherwyn, on 6-19-55.[...]David began with State Fish a d Game Department in 1956. His The Ii le hite out[...]ood a dis ance from he house first assignment was in Great Falls for 2 years, their second son,[...]s a real challenge hen it was cold outsid . Also, in the summer- Wayne Curtis, was born 1-17-57[...] |
| [...]Degree of Honor Lodge. Both are members of the P.lentywood Lutheran can still hea[...]of Underwood, People who influenced my life are many but I especially think of MN; an[...]r a trick or a cartwheel to show; are deceased. Mrs. P. C. Petersen, who is like a seco[...]Alan Benjamin, born 12·23·42 in Plentywood, attended grade the fields to visit us[...]school here and in Scobey, MT where he graduated. He attended SU[...]e until we older kids were ready in Bozeman and there met Patricia Knoef el, daughter of Hugh and for h[...]Dorothy Knoefel of Worland, WY. They were married there on 6-30-73 grade. (What a country bumpkin I was, going to the "big city school"!!) and lived in Billings. Wanting to work in la enforcement he returned The years in Antelope were filled with 4-H activities; Luther League, to school, began in Laurel, T as a rookie cop and is now Chief of wor[...]n: twin girls, Heather and Jenny, games; and once in a while squeezing in a little studying. I graduated and a son, Dustin . Valedictorian from Antelope HS in 1953. Retirement for Olive and Oliver is very quiet. There's been much[...]born 2-1 4-26 in Plentywood, T, graduating from PHS in 1943, he[...]Jamestown College, Jamesto n, D, and taught music in the[...]erton, WA. I worked as a Child Welfare caseworker in Bremerton and it as there I met my husband, Edward E. Cotter, from Langley,[...]Jr. High and 1s our thlete. I received my A in social or from Por land State U in 1971 and am Curren ly employed as a school secretary at Durham Elemen- ta School in Ti ard. y husband has an S degree from the U of[...]d James, bo 8-55, d S in 1 73 and Utah and or s as a Case or Supervisor at[...]d from SU, a n a d r e in nu m y[...]39 from R m · g in Ha ii, gr duat d fr SU n 1980 1t[...]arbara H n 10-2-82 and t as still in the d h ork d or 15.0[...]m E p la lasgo , ho graduat d from SU in 1981 . he dJ II d they mov d They reside in Billing re David is a landscap architect nd[...]marri din To ner, junior a SU, ma1ormg in chanical ngme ring. D. Olive in C t Stor r Atty J . E.[...]Timothy Charles, born 10-5-63, graduat d from PHS in 1982 nd a La S . , is a me It[...]nd th is a sophomor at SU, majoring in business financ , and as lect d[...] |
| [...]Daniel Frederick, born 2-27-66, is a junior in PHS. He is active in Fowles of Port Angeles 12-24-81. many organizations including 4-H, president of FFA, first chair trumpet in the band, choir, and will attend Boys' State this[...]mes and arianne and their family have been active in St. Joseph's Catholic Church where Marianne is an[...]ir 4-H Club, the Eager Beavers, and been involved in many 4-H activities. They have hosted 4-H exchang[...]m Liberia. Lisa Ann was a LABO exchangee to Japan in 1977. All the children have also been active 4-H[...]I now live in Port Angeles, WA, with all my children and their[...]n and Henriette Solberg, pioneers who homesteaded in I was born because my parents were in love, Sheridan County. Ja obena Brensdal as midw[...]God has blessed me with life, sisters are Solveig, Violet, Beatrice, Arthur, Barney, Albert[...]nd sorrow, and forgiveness graduating rom Dooley in 1935, ent to Capital Beauty School,[...]e Him all thanks and glory. first beauty shop as in Poplar, T in 19 0. I purchased another shop[...]Mary rom Leone and Din y oore located in the Grand View Hotel, Plenty- ood. y sister, Bea, and sister-in-law, Gladys Simonson, also or ed[...]ANCY ANN (GROCE) DALE in this shop. I married Ernest artin Christensen, son of Lars and Hulda Born in Plentywood on 11 -4-30 to Bridget and Anthony (Tony) Christensen, in S. John's Lutheran Church, Westby, on 8-24-41. Hi[...]ie remained ith our father and graduated from PHS in Ernes died of a heart attac 10-19- 8, at age 3 in Plent ood. At 1936. Other brothers and sisters went to St. Thomas' Orphanage in this ime I s arted a beau y shop in my home and made our living for 6 Gr[...]years, his death, fellow members or ed hard o pu in a la n for me and my graduating from PHS in 1942 and Ralph ho came about the same children. T[...]en ime and received education in both Plentywood and Brockton. buil a shop for me in my home. y chifdren are: arlene Rae Christensen, b rn 9-15- 3 in Vancouver, , here Ernie as employed at ai[...]n Lu her n Church, Se I , 2-22-6 . Their children are elissa, Rodri , nn arie, arta, and Eri . They no live in Sequim, , oper in " arl ne's" Res auran . Rod is building contrac o[...]arc nd Jon. John is a builder and musician, lving in Port ngeles, A. Donna arie Chnstensen, born 0- 6· 6, in D, gradua ed from Po n eles HS in 1966, oo nur es rainm , LP er graduating in 19 C m Havre for a 2 year gradua[...]som one sons, Wade Jerome and Brad Jeremy, lives in Port n el s, A, area stops me o[...]tell me they ber me from Dr. Pronin's and or s in a doctors office.[...]on. as ed if I ould Ii e to go 1934, began or in in the laundry business ,n 1935 in Billings nd o or but f[...]too f y I d elm d. He th n su • did similar or in Idaho, Seat le, and Port An el s. He had poho at[...]c ice 7. Harold died of a massive stro e 5-21 -73 in Port Angel s, e s hi[...]) have 1 daughter, Roberta Rhea Dahl born 1-3-57) in Seattle,[...] |
| [...]gan job hunting. I accepted a one-girl office job in Oakland and spent Jack and Nancy have 2 children whose names are Maria Rosaria the next 15 years there. and Francesco Giovanni. Maria is a junior in high school and is 17 On 12-31-66 Alan Dale and I were married in Oakland. Later I years old at this time. She has been involved in cheerteading, class worked for Dr. Vigran, cardiologist in Beverly Hills. Here I met Richard plays, pep club, track and field. and is very active in the family Dreyfuss and also Richard Boone of "Ha[...]is now a sophomore and has been actively involved in ed hard when I had to ask Richard Boone to "put o[...]wrestling, track and field, and is also involved in the family entering our office where "No Smoking" signs were posted in every business. room. In 1983, we opened a restaurant, which is known as D[...]nk; Pizzeria. The business was located in the old Dairy Queen building on however, we decid[...]1st Avenue West. However, due to a change in ownership of the prop- Motor Credit Co. and I wit[...]list. Later erty, we moved the business and are presently located at the Family Alan applied for[...]tal as a transcriptionist. After the We are all actively involved in operating our Italian Pizzeria and ranch was sold in 1976, we built a home in town, and in 1980 Alan thoroughly enjoy living in Plentywood and working with the people in and I came to a parting of the ways. He subsequen[...]a drugstore to question what we do not understand in order that we may better at Froid until his death in 1962 at the age of 80 years, and aud comprehend o[...]McOuarters, born 12-10-1885, who still lives in the family home. Previously mentioned brothers and sisters with birthdates: James, Tom's sisters are: Mary Jane Crain, born 7-6-19, an elemen ary 11-3[...]College until drafted in WWII on 5-13-43, serving ·n the infan ry for 3[...]years, with 1½ years overseas in England, France, Germany, and JACK and NANCY D' A[...]Austria. While stationed in Vienna, Austria after V-E Day on special On[...]h, a music student a - aples, Italy. He arrived in New York on 11 -6-54. On that same day, he ten[...]he started to work for the Great orthern Railroad in Sylvia's mother, Louisa Frech, age 84, in 1984 still lives in Vienna. Sheridan Co. After 3½ years he was trans[...]ding U of here he graduated in 195 a combined la and On 7-17-59[...]r pr se ,vmg at Butte, of hich reside in Italy. Jae 's mother's name as Concetta Costiello[...]i h he ma·den name of Sannino, and still res des in Italy. h~[...]nthoney's. a fashion sore on 5 venue in e[...]aB ng ,sh n in[...]v, a H1b r as born 5-11 -1896 in Clar mont, SO, t e oung st[...]of 9 chi dren. Sh mar i d Bert Oarvis, a ranch r in 81 on, SD, born -19-1895 in Ottum a, IA. (S Sh. Oa r a p. 611.)[...]h y came to Sh ndan Count in 1913 her Bert o rated a[...]n · hbors, puttm in a crop. B rt brought his broncs from SD and bro e[...]graze and rest b t e n locat d n Pl n ood in 1979 fol o ·n Jae 's r tir m nt as[...] |
| [...]the cooking and baking for a crew of In November 1953, the seismograph crew moved us to W[...]"Spot" which Bert managed In 1955, Glenn quit seismographing, so we moved back[...]tywood when I was in the 7th grade and I began working at the In 1945, Bert and Viva purchased the "Lasater Ranch"[...]her and popcorn girl. always had a great interest in ranching and took great pride in building Christmas 1957, Mom's si[...]herd. Much time after leaving the Spot was spent in Home, OR came to visit and described the mild winters there so we chec ing the cattle. Bert passed away in November of 1971. went t[...]as turned over to their son Buck and wife, Edith, in the move was good for the family, i[...]tion until he friends. I graduated in 1960 and moved to Eugene, OR to work as a passed away in March 1982.[...]U of O Library. Buck's widow and son, Rick, are managing the operation of the ranch at the present time. Viva still maintains a residence in Plentywood, although she spends most of her time[...]n of Bert and Viva Darvis. Bucky was born 2-10-26 in Plentywood. He attended Plentywood schools, joined the US Army in 1944 and served 1 year. He returned to Plentywood in 1946 and married Edith Spaabec , daughter of Pete[...]ded Antelope and Plentywood In June of 1962, I married Delmer Davis, born 6-11 -41 , of Eugene. schools, graduating from Plentywood in 1946. She also attended We h[...]ort Benton, MT. In 1976, we were in a car accident and I bro e my back, so I no[...]25 miles from Eugene on a Collins orth and lives in Grea Falls, T. They have 3 boys: Jon,[...]ans to be ichael, and Robert. Ric Dar is lives in Plen ywood, Robyn Darvis married to Donna Vaughn on 6-23-84 . lives in Bozeman, T, and Jerry Darvis is at ending college[...]r. and rs. Debing moved to Plenty ood in ay 1921 from[...]ey, D, here John as employed m the courthouse for many DEL ER and JOA E ( IXO ) DAVIS[...]and also the County Treasurer's I as born in Coronach, Sas . on 4-1· 2. y parents ere rt[...]mmer of 1950 John as born in Viroqua. I here he graduated from high my parents[...]school. He at ended business college and or ed in Fargo Bismarc near her fol s, Bill and Ruby Lon .[...]h est of S anley, la er no n as Debing To nsh1p. In 191 , he om or ed as a aitress at the Dec s and El in Cafes. So married Cora Evenson ho came rom Bald in. I to teach school. naturally. I ate there a lot. Born in Tacoma, Cora moved 1th her parents, a sis er, and 2 I s arted 3rd grade in Plen ood finding it much easier han[...]ormal School. ilson. Her son, Jerry, was also in the 3rd rade. We ere still close enough to[...]mmer vacations. om married Glenn Oxender in 1952. He or ed for estern Geophysical and often a[...]o Williston, D, where he baby as o be delivered. In the meantime, Dr. essinger came to the hou[...] |
| In 1921, Mr. Debing purchased an abstract company in Plen- Pauline became count[...]Cora went back to dem. agt.) in 1949 following graduation from MSU, and held that posi- teaching, primary grades in Redstone for 7 years then accepted a posi- tion for 31 years, retiring in June 1980. tion in the County Supt. of School's office and worked du[...]enry Raan. She also worked programs in the county. She conducted workshops, gave demonstra- for Wm. Erickson in the Treasurer's office and during WWII was ap-[...]Twin Cities for homemakers. She watched many young people choose extra job collecting for the[...]Pauline was active in the Nat'I Assoc. of Ext. Home Economists Joh[...], then alternate western region direc- they lived in Plentywood, they were members of the Congregation[...]ears. She Church. John was an usher and Cora sang in the choir and taught SS. received the Distinquished Service Award in 1959. The Carbone twins were in her class and the only way she could tell[...]Ora (Taylor) Blue. The family came to Montana in 1921 and settled in In the summer of 195 7, while they were visiting their daughter the Billings area in 1924. She has 1 sister, Bonnie Broderdorp, of and[...], Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fossum, at their island home in Wasilla, AL. She graduated from BHS in 1935, E C in 1937, and at• Temagami, Ontario; John, who had[...]ol. While County Agent, she attended Colo. buried in Viroqua, WI. Two years later, Cora married Willia[...]or 7 a pharmacist who owned the Dakota Drug Store in Stanley, ND. He was years in Stillwater and Yellowstone Counties prior to gett[...]Eight years later, he was kill· at MSU. ed in a car accident. Cora still makes her home in Stanley, but has a Pauline and Glyn are both members of Congregational UCC, warm spot in her heart for Plentywood and friends there. She visits Eastern Star, Moose, Ch[...]d Agri. Pauline is com- with her daughter and son-in-law in Sun City, AZ during the winter. ple[...]m and Lydia Deem (p. and continues in commercial and portrait photography, and for over 25 391 DBI), born 3-14-20, a graduate of Medicine Lake HS in 1938, has years has been news photo[...]3 sisters: Betty Lee, Plentywood; Darlyne Chaplin in California; Alpha is a free-lance rite[...]volved ith oran, Ketchikan; and a brother, Bob, in CaJifornia. A stepsister, Gwen Sheridan's Daybrea and its sequel. Flick Erickson lives in Seattle. Glyn worked at MLHS and the Migrato[...]LLE (RASMUSSEN) DeSILVA 3 months of Civil Service in Wash., DC but returned home because of Dale, born 3-25-29 in Plenty ood, son of r. and rs. arry impending war[...]ar, he as OeSilva, graduated from PHS in 1947, served m the army ·n 1951 -52 a member of[...]truction from Judge spending time in Okina a. Folio ing discharge, he attended college in Hoven and flight instruction from 'Big Thor'. Enlistment in the anne Bozeman and 1ssou1a returning to Plen ood in 1954. Corps resulted in over 7 years of service m C Avia ion with duty at I as born in Plenty ood 2-13-37, daughter o Roy and yrtle San[...]oved to the co · I art d school in His firs year in civilian status was at UCLA but interest in farm life Bremerton, hen moved b[...]retire- employed as a social in e e on ment from[...]o the organization of ontana Grain Gro r resultin in P n D m[...]uare I ial or er in Dan els and · coun or th d nee g ou[...]ir marria on ntana in 1972, resigning after 11 1 to a a jo[...]dopti un I· Glyn con inued o farm in ed. La e fo a y r or so t n sta d 0 m Photo in Plen ood.[...]el born 62 , v in[...]Cr ive in varsi · football and bas etball,[...]Harold OeS11va as born in Plent wood rn 191 , and graduat d[...] |
| After 2 years of college in Havre, he attended the Los Angeles In• Denmark on 7 ·30-1 883 and passed[...]5 years Jorgensrud Christensen born in Flisa, Norway, on 1 ·4-1888 and pass- he played in L. A. area. Returning to Plentywood he continues[...]the Swing Kings dance band. Harold is well known in NE Montana for his trombone music at many community functions.[...]. He graduated from college at Dillon, and taught in a Harold formed a partnership with his father, in the Wildwood Bot- number of Montana sc[...]or 35 years, before selling to Blue Rock Beverage in 1973. and next to Conrad for 6 yea[...]recovery gave him 5 years of retirement enjoying many As a pilot, he has had a charter service fo[...]Beauty Culture, Minot, NO. Harold enlisted in he Air Force for 3½ years and was glider pilot The Desonia children are: Gloria Jeanne, born 8-24-41, at Plen· and co•pilot during II and in the European Thea er, carrying roops ty[...]. She was afflicted with ultiple Sclerosis and is in played in the ir Force Band.[...]ntywood, graduated from Concor- and as instigator in relocating he airport to its present site. He has dia and later received a asters degree in library science and is served as president of the[...]lot's Associa• employed at Boeing in Seattle, WA. tion, and State eronau ics Board. Ha[...]isted on a plaque Bruce Leo, at in, was born 2-13-49 at Hamil on, MT, graduated in a S a e Building as " Presiden of the Commission"[...]utics Board. He served as pilot or Gov. Aaronson, in• T. eluding a trip o Regina, her[...]elcome Betty Jo, Bruce's t in, attended Concordia then transferred to platform for Queen Elizabe h in 959. Harold originated the name[...]Den· elping o produce he popular mstrel Sha s. In 1983, he Jaycees ney. They liv[...]Clara continues to hve in Plent ood here her 2 sisters, Agnes Club, holding[...]brother en Christensen, lives in ansas City 0. 20 ( 9 6·57) and as chairman pilo ed the ne foo ball f eld, and th add, ion o he school in 1955. s co-chairman of he group for the[...]N) DeTIEN E "Dam Projec ", h spent much effort or in or construe ion of Bo · B[...]r of the Plen• er mg 2 years in Puerto Rico and ith 2nd Recon, 2nd Infantry Divi-[...]sion in orea. H married Lorain Fal enha en at Fairvie m F[...]952. H or ed as a meat cutter for Red 0 I in 1lhston, here Jim and has pursued and comp! ed many ,mproveme s. He as co·[...]loc er plant. nursing home. His ife, Lou, as is s in he anor as Ac i ity Director. They moved o Pl nty o d in J nuary, 958. T o ee s afte Lou grew up in Grenora, D, gr duated from ino Coll , end d he move a son, Larry, as born. In 1959 Roy Smith b ii his ne Univ. of T and of Oreg[...]ld ere married Bob joined VF in 960, hIch as then sponsoring Hunter Safe· in 1940. They ha e 1 dau h er, Carmen Joy, ho gradua[...]y and shortly hereafter b came an instructor. In 1982, he as VF and the U of T rth a asters degree in music. She lives in issoula commander. A Ja cee roup[...]s h re she teaches that group in 1963. music and he owns a landscaping comp ny. In April of 1 6 , a dau h r, Rob rta s born. I[...]ara's parents ere Andre Christensen, born in Ves erv, , In 1963, Bob's mother cam to live in Pl ntywood. She lived h r[...] |
| in winters and moved back to the farm during the sum[...]SOREN and MARY ANN (CHANDLER) DeTIENNE death in 1975.[...]6 children of Charles Fay and Violet Marie In 1967, the Community Ambulance Service was incorporated Chandler, Mom and Dad, born in Sheridan County, have made Plen- into the Sherid[...]ywood their home. I was one of the first 100 born in the new Sher. vanced first aid course, and becam[...]ichel first Pres. He became Red Cross Instructor in First Aid, CPR, Advanced Ned, Alan Pat[...]ybreak I), Bob was elected to City Council in 1969 tor two 2-year terms and and John and Ellen Chandler (pp. 188-189 of Sheridan Daybreak I). in 1973, Dale Lamphear, Mayor, talked him into running for a third Plentywood holds many memories for me as a child growing up in term. Shortly after election, Dale was transferr[...]in front of St. Joseph's Catholic Church to go to Fretheim's Grocery In the spring of 1976, we opened our framing shop. P[...]James Robert, born 11 -10-52, graduated from PHS in 1971, mar- on the walls) or to the C[...]5 cup of coffee. Through the ried Debora Alberts in 197 4. A son, Jamie, was born in 1976. He mar- years, I have witnessed the change of 95% of the stores in Plen- ried Doreen Gross in 1979 and now lives in Helena with children: tywood. T[...]enda Charmayne, born 10-26-54, graduated from PHS in 1973, is a member of the Medicine Lake Quick Resp[...]Genise Kay, born 7-15-56, graduated from PHS in 1975, is a member of the Medicine Lake QRU and Co[...]Larry David, born 1-30-5 8, graduated from PHS in 1977, was in the Army for 2 years, is on the ambulance. Roberta Jo, born 4-22-64, graduated from PHS in 1982, married Richard Kavon and lives on a farm. JIM and DOREEN (GROSS) DeTIENNE After or ing in Butte as an emergency medical tra1mng coordinator[...]l Services Bureau as a state training coordinator in charge of springer s · I puppies an[...]ergency edical Technician pro ram as ell as other in- p1 s e s pr n[...]gr duat d from U of ID in 1963. A sI US[...]rmy, 3 m G , nd on in V1etna d1 gd[...]er laire |
| [...]hile employed with Hogensen Construction he While in Libby, a son, Charles Percy, was born 5-21 -74. On 10-14-7 4, came to Plentywood in 1959 where he helped rebuild the Occident Charles began employment in Plentywood at Montana National Bank as Elevator. He married Delores Gabrielson in 1960, daughter of Art and a loan officer. On 4-16[...]and Esther Gabrielson. She was born in 1942 and is the youngest of 3 3-10-78, a son, Kristofer Farris. In January 1978, Charles was pro- girls[...]xecutive vice president of Montana National Bank. In May Charlie worked for Boundary Con[...]l manager of Big M Fairview and homes in various locations and later for other contractors[...]se and one addition to the Charles assisted in changing the Plentywood Boosters to Plen-[...]ently at Ray's Exxon. was the 1st Exaulted Ruler. In 1982, he was elected to a 4 year term We bought our home on south Main in 1973. on the Plentywood city council. Beverly began employment at the Vogue in 1981. In 1982, she joined the Village Hostess Group and is[...]hildren to Frank and Katherine (Karsten) Dietrich in their homestead shack 5 miles northwest of Plenty[...]en, Jessica, and Curt. 1926. Howard grew up in Sheridan County working on their homestead[...]om PHS 1980. and attended the Hendrickson school. In 1929, he and his brother, He's been employed with oil and presently is living in Jemez Springs, Ray, went over he mountains in a Model T to Wenatchee, WA. They[...]istine. picked applies and wor ed for their uncle in an apple dehydrating plant Kristy was born in 1962 and she attended school at Plentywood and that sen dried apples to India. In 1933, Howard and his brother, Ralph, married Steven Myhre of Flaxville in 1982 and are making their home drove to he Chicago World's Fair with a bankroll of $50 each. In in Sidney where he is employed. They have 2 daughter[...]worked as a mechanic for the heavy equipment used in Erika. Cory, our youngest, born[...]gomg to high school. building the road to Scobey. In 1937 he began working at the Peterson Company Chevrolet dealership in Plentywood as a mechanic, from LEROY AND EVELYN DOMONOSKE 1941- 9 8 was he Service anager, in 1948 he became Parts By Evelyn Domonoske anager, continuing in that position until 1973 hen the dealership[...]teading arti- closed. He hen wor ed at City o ors in Great Falls, T until 197 4 cle is in he first Oaybrea , p. 204. other died in 1937, age 50; Dad and from hen to 1978 at Angstman otors in Havre, T. in 1950, age 69. Our home was 4 miles southwest of D[...]Howard became a member of the asonic Lodge in Plen ywood in all 3 girls were born and then graduated from PHS. 19 2 and was aster of that Lodge in 1953-54, as a Scottish Rite[...]9 6, married Floyd Schlameus of Texas, no ason in 19 7 and a Shriner in 1949 and served on the Board of the resides in en , WA. They have 1 son, Jeffrey, a medical doc[...]ried.and has a son and daugh er, also in ent, A. Helen . (Smith) Dietrich born 9-5-1[...](Drury) Smith (see Virginia. lives in Grea Falls, 1 daugh er, Candace. Sheridan Oaybrea 1 p.74 ). Helen and her in brother, Harold (died I as bo[...]1976), were the first members of that family born in Sherdan Coun y. Trinity Hospital in 193 , married arshall eihuse in inot, a There ere 2 other children m the Smith family, Esther ([...]salesman for Red O I and Je et Tea Co .. lived in Croo ston, for a Brown), allspell, T, born 191[...]adstad was her firs teacher. Before her marriage in 1939 or ed in ready to move o higher round. hat a[...]ter since! Scou ing program. Since retiring in 1978, the Die r"ch's have made several trips to T[...]Valedictorian of the PHS Class of 1958, now lives in idland, TX married to Keller . Thornton. The Diet[...]. He grew up on his parents farm and was educated in[...] |
| [...]hildren: Wayne, born 1936, graduated from College in And finally, I started an outreach for God called Youth Alive in the Plen• Havre, and is the production manager of Kearfott Singer Precision In- tywood School. strument Co. in Escondido, CA for the past 25 years. Married Mage[...]12-30-66 , is attending PHS and will be Evanskaas in 1956 , have 3 children: Michelle, an RN; Mark, in college; graduating in 1986. and Dawn, who died at age 22, killed in a plane crash in Louisiana Twila Domsten, 6-13-67 , is attending a school in Great Falls, MT. returning from a Caribbean cruis[...]Daughter Sherry, born 1939, married Daryl Grover in 1957, lives in of a county such as this in Montana. As former President Kennedy Elko, NV. They have 4 children: Robin married Michael Petty in 1979, would say, " Ask not what your country can do for you but what you lives in Reno, and has 3 daughters; Todd was killed in a car accident at can do for your country[...]ty. age 19; Melanie, married Bart Richards, lives in Boise, ID, has a son and daughter, Daryl Jr., is a baker in Elko. LEO and GRACE (BUCK) DONALDSON Son Dennis, born 194 7, lives in Sierra Vista, AZ, married Danise By L. Bestland Barrett in 1979, have 3 daughters: Desiree, age 4; Dea, 3; D[...]son, Davin, age 5. Dennis graduated from college in born 6-22-13 in Plentywood, son of Otto and Francis Donaldson. pe[...]a After his father died in 1932, Leo took over the family business, civilian, but served 12 years in the service. Donaldson Garage, and had the GMC and Buick Agency for many LeRoy Domonoske and I were married in May 1949. He passed years. Leo t[...]e mechanic at the garage, and together were first in the area dusting ed for the Donaldson and Ford Ga[...]with Aerial Spraying fields by plane. in the '50s.[...]nald, born 1950, graduated from NDSU at Fargo, ND in man of many talents; mechanic, pilot, avid musician, Sheridan Co. 1973 in pharmacy. He has managed the Skaggs Drug Center in Elko Treasurer for 4 years, and[...]years. I worked at the Sheridan Memorial HospitaJ in remember the traditionaJ Christmas T[...]e, and Grace was born 5-13-14 in McKenzie County, D, attended high many of us who had worked together for so many years seemed like school 3 years in Antelope and graduated in Plenty ood. She wor ed one big happy family. Our home is at 414 orth Howard Street in at the Elgin Cafe while in school, later at the Undhjem Rexall Drug Store Pl[...]graduated from PHS as valedictorian in 1954, earned a scholarship to By Lyndon Domsten[...]MIT in Boston, A majoring in aero-space engineering. He no lives in Ruth Ann Ratcliff Domsten and Marlin Domsten came to Sheridan Santa Maria, CA. County in 1965. The reason for such a move, they decided th[...]chael Buck was born 9·29-51 . graduated from PHS in 1969, needed roots to build on and a job to provide them with the means of wor ed in the oil fields in Sheridan Co. for several years, no lives in living.[...]Library in Plen ood. In her position as librarian sh e hibited com-[...]memonal to her that no hang in the ne Sherdan County Library in Ruth Ann Dom ten, dau hter of Loren and aomi[...]od. 8- 8- 3 has 1 brother Frank Ra chff, ho lives in Utah. Their children are Lonme, Lyndon, Pomp r. and T ila. Lonme,[...]-63, Is or ing at C D Lumber. H raduat d from PHS in I, Ru h ( elter) mov d o[...]John and G rtrude lter (see p. 697 of Sh. 0.) in I, Lyndon, born 5-11 -64. After graduating f[...]obert (Bob) Drager mov d to Outloo ith his mother in 1928 another college that ill enable me to learn pharmacy. While living in from WIimar, and lived I h Fran[...]Class Bob and I met at a dance in mton, Sas . in 1932. We ere mar• B football team. Becoming an Eagle Scout in 1981 as, also, a very ried 7-6-34 in Plenty ood and lived in" Deal" tor the summer as memorable[...] |
| [...]OBERT and LUELLA DUNN Washington where Bob worked in the shipyards as a welder during[...]the Nathe Evangelical Church in Plentywood in June of 1943. Both were natives garage in Flaxville for a year then bought into the grocery[...]d 3 sons, Fred, Richard, and Robert 8., were born in Plenty- moved to Whitefish where Bob worked in the Ford garage until 1962. wood.[...]graduated from Asbury Hospital School of Nursing in until retiring in 1978. Minneapolis. Robert received his education in Sioux Falls College, We are spending a lot of time fishing, hunting, and trav[...]Theological Seminary, Naperville, IL our home is in Whitefish.[...]Before moving to Plentywood they spent 2 years in Bolivia, South We have 3 children: Verlie, m[...]ert (deceased at 28) was married There was a shortage of teachers because of WWII, and S[...]Fellbaum asked Bob to teach US History in the PHS. During the 1O married to Sandra Lanegan,[...]has 3 boys and years that they lived in Plentywood he taught either part or full time. lives in Sandpoint, ID.[...]ed as memories of those. When home and vive. They are Vera McCoy, Mabel Christiansen, and Grace Walkows[...]where they served in Park City and at the United Methodist Church By J[...]ggie ae, as she was called, started teaching here in 1915 and Terry is a United Methodist minister in Choteau, MT; Fred is with augh until 1923. I und[...]s to her students. in Billings since his sophomore days in high school; and Robert B. is iss Duffy was a disciplinarian and in those days, the eacher was with the Billin[...]he la and e all remember he rubber hose she had in her desk and For many years Canadian couples had crossed the line to be[...]ed, and weddings had to be performed in the county where the license her mama and iss Duf[...]to business hen we another minister in town made an appointment for their edding to be ere in her room. One teacher ho taugh could not handle the held in the parsonage shortly after lunch. Upon checking[...]isy as found hey had secured it in Daniels County. Since no minister in her room and completely change our personali ies[...]sed their blood test papers to secure the license in remember her saying o m "the ay you can recite po[...]ld be done? The couple and attendants ere dressed in ply yoursel -ho I ish I h d lis ened to her. iss[...]g every morning nd if she be honored in Sheridan County, and no blood test papers o secur[...]o a s oc pile of road gravel including Forres at in, S ede John on, erl e erman, Henry ar·[...]s used for hig ay repairs. hall, and myse f and many others- e ere not m n ·us ull of[...]anyon ne ded e tra heir places in the shade of he graver pile and he ddmg proceed d[...]by and p ople star d. road ere slow d do n to urn in tywood in later years, many former studen s Ii ing here, loo ed for·[...]ere drivin slo ly b o·ng in the other direction bU1 never stopp d.[...]emorial Hospit er child n to school in Comerto n[...]Dool · I d. They are: Irene Sam Schuman,[...]rci I Lav rdur , 6 9-3 s in the service.[...] |
| [...]My sister, Jean, graduated from PHS in 1951, married with 5[...]d 4 grandsons. My brother, Vernon Schuhrke, lived in After the war ended, he took up dry cleaning and worked in dif- Sheridan County after serving 2 years in the Army from 1957 to 1959. ,erent places. He and[...]erated the Wolf He married Nora Kennedy in Austin, TX, in 1959; has 4 daughters and ~oint _Cleaners for many years. The L & M Cleaners had pick up sta-[...]d PASTOR J . and AGNES ENDERSON Morris in the cleaners and also ran the linen route out of Wolf Point. I was born 10-2-03 on a farm in Hamilton Co., Central, IA, the Howard and Garnett[...]ute out of Plentywood and ninth child in a family of 11, the only child born ith the aid o[...]way through St. Olaf College in 1928 and Luther Theological Seminary By Edna Eger[...]in 1931 . On 6-10-31 Agnes Dorothy Sundheim and I er[...]Born at Belfield, NO, 4-1-24, I attended school there, graduating in parishes were in Lake City, SO, Le is own, Plentywood-Outloo ay, 1942. In ovember I arrived in Sheridan County see ing employ- 194 3-1 951, ason City and Des oines, IA. and in halen, . ment, my first job being seni[...]James 1964. Susan married Robert abel Rovig, in February of 1947. Glen was with the Third Army in Cole, ho Is in utheran Theolog·cal Seminary, S . Paul ave a child Europe during WWII, serving in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium,[...]on, head of C emis ry Dept. a . as discharged in September 1946.[...]ed a ay ith Alzheimer dIsea e in 1976 and I car d or h r until 1983 hen 8-3-77, in ampa ID.[...]I v jus fl i d a manuscrip of Our children are: arlyn, born 11 -14·4 7, married to Cynthia · l[...]cept d for pnn • 1 -14-72. heir living children are: Shaun Shane, and Shannon Th y ing.[...]as a efp or an on ho as h d1 a . live in Par dare, OR here arlyn is employed by a major[...]3/4 trac -hoe for fu ure log· memo ies are precious and too num rous to rit do n but e ch o[...]c,al. e ho d ou m our h art . Children are: endy Jo Ruud, Tami (1983 5th ~lace inn r, Pe Div[...]7-8-50, marred Richard Sh ets 7·1·7 . C ildren are: Trina Dian and Heather Da n. B v r y is mp oy[...]Ryan. All n is emp oy d m true ing op ra- ions in the Treasure Valley. In arch, 1978, I as marri d to Tony Eg rsdort. Sup r[...]a orld ide construct on company h ad• quarter d in Boise, at pre nt livin in r tir m nt and doing e t nsiv raveling. |
| [...]ila Wendlandt, Mildred Watson, Forces in Europe. The first post he belonged was in Paris, France. He Agnes Boschee, and Judith Monn[...]0th year membership card from the American Legion in Esther Gould was born on 7-29-30 at Bassett[...]nald and his wife, Lorene, have been missionaries in Paraguay for 9 section foreman for the[...]he years. Esther's father, Edwin Gould was born in Nebraska and came to started farming west of Homestead, married Elmyra Molden in Plenty- Montana in 1936. They lived in Darby, Stevensville, Victor, Florence,[...]of and Ronan where he lived at time of his death in 1965. Her mother, Medicine Lake. Since there was not enough feed for the cattle, Richard Daisy Gladys Herriman Gould was born in Nebraska and came to Mon- and Alber[...]le with horses to Poplar, loaded a train and tana in 1936. She lived in Ronan and Darby, where she now resides. took them to southwest of Malta and wintered them in the Little Ernest's father, Martin 0. Enget was born in Norway and came to Rockies. America as a teenager. He lived in Powers Lake, ND until his death in Albert was a charter member of th[...]an 1955. His mother, Anna Garness Enget, was born in Norway. She Church, which he helped build in 1937. The men dug the basement of came to America as a teenager and lived in Powers Lake, ND until her the church[...], and shovel, loaded a wagon, and hauled it death in 1966.[...]s Lake, ND and graduated from In 1928 he helped start the Medicine Lake Oil Company, the Lakewood Park Bible School in 1951 (now Trinity Bible College at[...]Elmyra K. Molden was born 1-1-11 in Columbus, ND. Her father, south of Darby, MT, at[...]nan, MT. She also attended Lakewood and graduated in and wagon. Her mother, Laura, na[...]s hauling water from the dam to wash clothes. She in 1953 and have pastored several Assembly of God Churches: Sun- washed for Richard (brother-in-law) and his son David who lived with burst, Stev[...]cellar hole where she cooled the milk Plentywood in 980. and her many canned vegetables. She always had plenty of food[...]Albert was elected in 1942 for his first term as Sheridan County[...]Sheriff, serving 5 consecutive terms, retiring in 1963. After that he[...]orn 12· 5-52, married Jim cEachran , Jan and Jim are minis ers and raveling evangelis sand have 2 girl[...]d quall ied to a end he S a e Speech and Drama ee in Grea Falls. He plays i he PHS band, played a he S[...]Bozeman and sang i h the Boys Chorus, hich placed in he Dis rict usic Festival and ill go o State in ay.[...]and Elmyra celebra ed heir 0th edding anniversary in 1969. Their children are Robert Be y (Harold) Hifyard. and Evelyn ALBERT a[...]lbert passed a ay at he age of 81 in 1976. He as Grandpa to Our dad, Albert R. Erdahl, as born in Donnelly. , in 1895, a some, he as husband and dad ... A[...]rs; 2 he had. Elmyra continues to live in their horne and is busy ith brothers and 1 sister are still iving.[...]s eaded 20 miles north of alta, until WWI, served in France fighting around Verdun and took part in the ROBERT and JEA E E ERDAHL occupation of Luxembourg before his discharge in 1919. Albert was in Robert Erdahl as born 12-15-30, t[...]rt and Elmyra Erdahl of edicine La e. His sisters are: Bet y ( rs. hill carrying a white flag, t[...] |
| Bob attended his first 6 years in the elementary grades at the Eng Louis and I were married 12-20-40 at the Catholic Rectory in School. In 1942 he moved to Plentywood with his family after[...]ed sheriff of Sheridan County. He attended school in and married instead. Our children are: Gary Frances, Beverly Ann , Plentywood and later[...]Medicine Lake. He is a farmer and carpenter in Homestead, MT. Their Bob later went to work f[...]ey Company starting at Wolf children are: Craig, in the Air Force; Wanda, in nurses training; Sandra Point, and over a period of 22 years, worked for the company in married to Demcy Davidson and living in Froid, has 1 son, Oly Joe, my Shelby, Glasgow, Ya[...]only great-grandchild. Timothy is in Froid HS; Tasha is their baby and[...]arried 12-15-62 at Plentywood Lutheran and reside in[...]NDSU-Fargo, in electrical engineering; and Kelly Jon, a junior a[...]Michael Seon Stark was born 8-13-70. In 1968 Patty attended the[...]School of Beauty in Williston and married Bill Bell 10-9-75. They had[...]is their guardian. Chad lives with Roger Williams in Lambert. Currently, Bob owns his own store wh[...]Marcia Bell Williams, an aunt, is his guardian . in Edgerton, WY. Bob is married to the former Jeanet[...]Paul Wyesley), and Jeff. born 5-26-52, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Plentywood in 1972. Their Jerry graduated from college from the state of Washington and Jeff is sons are Joel Clinton and Lonny Allan and they live in illiston. now attending college in South Dakota. Julie is employed in a bank in Gene Allan, born 5-28-56, died in a car accident near Flaxville, Casper, WY.[...]on 5-14-75 . Eugene obell, 18, Spokane, WA, died in the same[...]Larry Ralph, born 11 -20-59, graduated from PHS in 1978. He is Bertha J. Hansen as born g. 7-19 in Williston, D. y father, single and has or ed on oil rigs. John P. Hansen was born in Oslo orway (3 -17-1886 to 2-20-69). y[...]fe; Red and Lil mother, Bertha 0. Melland as born in Barnesville, , (12-22-1882 Hayne[...]ue oon; or Clar nee and Darrell y sisters are: Gladys Strand, Williston, D; Rose Gunderson, Cor[...]abara et m s, yrtle Cobb, Yuma, CA. y brothers are: Lloyd Lundquist, Grea Falls, Sheridan[...]yone, doing coo ing and aitr ss or , ard or lived in West Fargo, D.[...]h, but I al a s Louis Ereth as born 9-17-17 in mton, Canada, died 2·8-82. His oun[...]h n I a a Br' ' Ca e tn 1969, many 111 rem m er G n and (1 •7-1 893 to 3-3-52). T[...]Outloo , T, here he attended the Snuggins School. In I n;oyed s rving h many m ican and Canadian o ho 1937 t[...]or d. driver, did carpenter or and loved to coo . In 1 39 to 1940 e farm- ed in he Outloo area, here he o ned the Hub Bar in 9 7. GARY D. and[...]School. Gary s h f I very clo · to nature. In th fall he ould[...]trans erred to SU at Bozeman, T, maioring in accounting and finish-[...]ed and r ceived a degr in accounting from SC in oorhe d,[...]He met his wife, ancy, in Moorhead, hil sh as emplo ed at[...] |
| In the fall of 1970, Ron Cartwright, Lohesh Mazomdar and Gary Reserve. Emma grew up in this area helping with the housework at took a tr[...]n Highway and 2 neighborhood farms and in Plentywood for Myrtle Peterson. weeks in Fairbanks and Anchorage. Then flew back to Bozema[...]Ed Towe, the prior owner of Montana National Bank in Plentywood. In 1971, Gary purchased an off sale liquor store in Fargo, ND and managed it for 18 months before deciding he wanted to pursue a career in accounting. He returned to Plentywood to work for[...]e married 9-10-76 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN.[...]Force. He received training in Law Enforcement at Lackland, TX and[...]spent some time in England. He completed his 4 years of service at[...]cle, MT. Douglas met his death there, in a car accident while on duty,[...]Gayle completed her first 8 grades in Plentywood and went on to A daugh er, Angela[...]until June of 1982. Walla Walla CC in Washington. During vacation she worked in inten- They buil a new home in August, 1982, and moved in the day sive care at Kaddlec Medical Center where she learned that her in- ancy came home from the hospital with Erica Gale, born 9-22-82. terests were in nursing. Gayle is presently working toward her RN[...]e, too, as els and Emma reside in Plentywood. els sells and puts up they have an office in their home.[...]d family, good friends, a great business and live in a nice ci y; hat more could a person as for.[...]rber shop. room home as built. els started school in he Jae son School and y m[...]daughter of George and Jeanette acDonald. In 1902, the family or egian and recalls learning his firs English sentence, " hat are moved to Fairvie , T to homestead a far[...]3-8-0 at Rugby, D. He as a en out of school bo h in he spring and in he all o help In 1920, my father again moved the family to a farm[...]ge 6, he left home it alter Johnson in a odel T sisters and I gre up and a ende[...]hi h school 5-27-37 he first -year gradua in class at Trenton. ing 111 for 3 a day, en on o Al[...]or d a sho ime a mbrose, D, before becoming dad. In he in er he or ed in a coal mine bu fter bou a y ar s employed at Sheridan emorial Hospital in Plent ood. ursin can time he eft for Heartlme,[...]a female patien chmb d ou of until he as drafted in o he rmy. T en y-nin mon hs ere spen in her indo . During he tim e ere loo in for her h ocal pohce he South Pacific or ing as quartermas er ·n supply and later in he ound her a he 3-0 tav rn (no Four[...]ippines. He had the ran of Sargean hen d1scharg d in 19 5. hospial. Employed in the Plen ood pos office in 1952, here h or d for Jam[...]e w made our home. James or ed as a cl r or In 1953 els and Emma Olson ere marri d. Emma is the[...]daughter of Os ar T. and 01hildta Olson, born 191 in a sod house ne r I con mu d my nursing c[...]born Wri1ing Rock, D. She ltved at var ous farms in orth Da o a and ·7· 1, radua ed from PHS in 1960 ttended inot S ate Colle for remembers her j[...]raduat d from illi ton Colle ith a d ree in drafting. He tur eys were along to eat grasshoppe[...]Jordis, Carrie, Olaf, Esther, Sophie, and Raider. In 1922 her F . Sill, 0 . Later he ork d as a hcens d construction build r in parents, with the 4 youngest children , mo[...] |
| They had 2 sons, James Sheldon and Eugene Thomas. In April 1971, months training in the army, I returned home and worked for H. A. Hi[...]ed of a massive heart attack, Eva In June 1968, I was called for active duty into the Army Reserves and the boys live in Aurora.[...]I was stationed in Fort Irwin, CA, (in the Mojave Desert) and discharged[...]in December, 1969. In 1971, my father and I purchased Sheridan Ready Mi[...]HS at New England, ND. She married Kenneth Vinson in :>lentywood and lived at Ft. Collins, CO, and Dumas, TX. Children: Lana ,<ay, born 4-4-65 in Plentywood, and Tina Marie, born 6-12-67 at Ft. Collins, are juniors at PHS. Eileen married Joseph Kjels[...]. Two sons were born: Patrick David, born 8-30-71 in Plentywood, died 10-7-74 at Seattle after heart surgery. Daniel Marvin, born 2-12-73 in Plentywood, is a grade school student. Joseph Kje[...]ourt near Antelope. born in Wetzler, Germany, of Polish parents 1-9-46 . She[...]eland and I married 1-21-55 and continued to live in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 11 -14-48 . From there the rave ed b Plentywood. Leonard wor ed as a car[...]e Espeland farm after his brother, Theodore, di d in grea uncle. In 1959 hey moved to Regina. 1962. Daughter, Deanna[...]ernice has b en an employee of ontana at1onal B n in Plenty- graduated from SU, Bozeman, ith a degree in Business Administra- ood sin[...]m 1979 accepted a position i1h Bell Telephone Co. in e enjoy traveling h n e can get a ay. In 1979 8 mice had a estmmister, CO, married Ste[...]d 10-1-66 of a heart attac . Since retiring in 1980, I eep busy at home· croche mg (mainly at h[...]ch n in ICE {KU[...]nd d an o ool ua d from PHS in 2. 12·2 -57 , ·n Gr at F II . childhood mem oi in y dad, 2 broth rs, rle[...]s te n da. I had in fr of T. · urr n[...]falls 8-8-80. They a urr ti hvmg in Eur a, uss ll 1s Prior t[...]uat s of Son (re dy mi concrete plant) in P nt ood. Upon completing 6 G Of Fo Coll e, berg. OR. Holly major d in ucation[...] |
| and Russel majored in Christian Ministries.[...]g is now Mike's Clothing. I received $1.00 We are all active members of the Evangelical Church of North to $1.50 for an 8 hour shift there and at the Elgin Cafe operated by Jim America.[...]f the Raymond Community. My sisters and brothers are: Adalyn Nairn, San Marcos, CA; Alice (Bennie) Lee[...]treasurer for 1¢ apiece. I was also interested in Model T Ford cars, one of which I later acquired. I enjoyed playing baseball and going to barn dances in Outlook and Raymond at the ickerson and John E[...]er, Dad had a big Rumley Oil Pull tractor. In 1931, I went to Minnesota to husk corn for my unc[...]have 7 children. Warner M., born 12-6-39 , lives in Billings corn hus er has 3 ears in the air at all times.[...]orn 8-31 -41 , Plentywood. Geraldine Ator, In 1932 and 1933, I worked at Fort Peck for the US A[...]2-14-51, Dickinson, ND, has 2 children. he PHS. In 1938, I purchased an oil tanker and hauled fuel oil and gas Lynette Byrd, born 3-29-55, lives in Salt Lake City, UT. rom refineries in Billings, Cut Bank, Sun Burst, and Laurel, MT, to[...]mber of the Plentywood Lutheran Church and active in Plentywood, Outloo , edicine Lake, Westby, and D[...]e Women's ALCW. I worked for 1Oyears as head cook in the school ent in o he service station business for about 8 years.[...]home, family, garden, yard, on road construction in South Dakota, orth Dakota, and ontana. neighbors, and helping my husband in the business. We have lived in In June of 1939, I married Elizabeth Lossing.[...]our home for 41 years and have seen many changes in Plentywood. In 1971, my son, Dwayne and I purchased the H. A. Hi[...]el Warner as born 12-6-39 in Plentywood. Parents are Mr. and operation. e also have a Ready ix plan in Scobey, T. We are Mrs. Leland Evenson. Gr[...]mond Community and Fred and I am interes ed in s earn engines and take in hreshing bees. I Selma Lossing of the Welliver and Wanso area: all are deceased. have a steam engineer's license.[...]or, Audrey ang, and Lynette Byrd. arner as raised in paren s ere Fred and Selma Lossing, elllver and a[...]Plenty ood and graduated from PHS in 1960. He is a member of the pioneers. Bo h passed a ay in 1961. I have 4 brothers: Verner Follose[...]yed for the Herald Headliners born 2-20-08, lives in Plenty ood; arion born 5-28-18, deceased;[...]ifford born hile in school, arner started his mea cutting career in Plenty- 6-6-2 , deceased.[...]ended T o Tree School and Redstone HS, graduating in 1937. Hallesy. isler's ar[...]er. hile gro ng up arner as active in Boy Scouts bo ing, foot- supplemen he income. Goi[...]ball, FF , and VO G. services in he anso School, conducted by Rev. Bo of he Uni ed In 962, arner enlisted in he Army and served in orea from Bre hren of Plen ood. e a ended church and Sunday schOol in 1962 o 1963, a r orea h[...]i he e rly 1930s dischar ed in arch, 1965. Then he ent o or for Bu rey Food in hen Pas or C. J. Tjomsland c m from Fla viii .[...]hn s. ian education and as confirmed nd baptized in he Lu heran Fai h arner has been ac 1ve in numerous bo hng lea ues, enJoys a service held in he Reds one School. hun in , ishing, nd a in pictures of scenery nd ildhfe. f remember c[...]cus brou h n by railroad· reside in Billin s. They enjoy sno mob1hng, camping, fishin[...]children: John Dysart, and early Easter services in he old Plen y ood Lu heran Church.[...]Halvor a (Brue) Everson on 8-31 -11 in The calves were slaughtered along with other anim[...]pped by the Governmen married in Velv , D, later mov e th n[...]od, but i h no hay, They ere in the lumber business, hard n , and . there was no choice. Halvor died in Oc ob r, 1968 and nna 0. There In 1938, I worked for Dec 's Bakery and Cafe[...] |
| Harold attended grade school in Reserve, high school in Medicine technology. Dixie Denning lives in Glendive, and I also have 3 step- Lake, and colle[...]aduated brothers. with a BA degree in Bus. Adm. in 1933. His occupations included: banking at First National Bank of Reserve about 11 years; auditing in San Francisco 5 years; farming at Reserve 3 years; implement and auto business in Plentywood 11 years; tax and accounting service in Plentywood 16 years; and associated with Rick Dar[...]In 1967, I married Don Mitchell, who was originally[...]Medders. After leaving the department in 197 4, I lived ma small Texas Ha[...]n of Ismay and Miles City, While in Texas, I did some volunteer EMT ambulance work for 6-16-35. They have one daughter, Sharon, born in San Francisco. Hudspeth County. In 1976, I returned to ontana and attended college Sharon attended elementary and high school in Plentywood and college at EMC in Billings and at Dawson College in Glendive, graduating in at U of Montana. There she received BA and MA degrees in elementary 1979 with a degree in law enforcement. I worked my ay through col• ed[...]lege at various jobs: for an audio visual service in campus securi at Spokane. In 1983 she moved to Bozeman. EMC; as a sales clerk in a music store, landscape service, and as a In Medicine Lake, Harold was born in the home portion of the cow-puncher at a livestoc market· all in Billings. It . as there I as lumberyard office. In Reserve he was clerk, cashier, and Vice Presi-[...]eran the techniques of broadcasting. In 1981 , I returned o Plen ood to Church, and the school board. In Plentywood, he was on the hospital m[...]ember of Plentywood Lions Club for about 15 years in- On 2-28·83, I married 1chael Fa[...]from " 1ch1gan Bell" to " ontana Bell" in 1980. He. oo, loves this Eastern Star o. 66, Alge[...]lans to liv e e for r. ~lentywood Lutheran Church in which he was one of the first baptized 1chael is a Vietnam ve eran and is active in communi affairs, in the original church just east of the present loca[...]r prame fairways and sand green development days. In 1983, he a end- term on the Pl n ood Ci y Council in 1983. ha 1 daught r at ed the 50th year[...]nce 1980 Harold and Lucille have been sp ndmg the in er months m their condominium home m Sun City, AZ[...]my fath in 1 By Joy itchell Fanning[...]op ore m h"gh school and graduat d from PHS in 1969. I nro a[...]h foot all, cou of many moves and travels aro has re- II an a trac team. In 196 d Sandra mai as a focus for[...]o h din th Jos ph's y paren s are Warren and rd t lahoma Catholic Church in d. and Saudi rab·a. They rais d paint[...]Is ere). h an accountant, are orner in Folio g our ia e[...]d school that spnng, then d for a year in m ry in y other sisters are: e d in an 8oz man. Son, Thomas Br tt, as born in Februa of 1964. We spent ·dent in O lahoma in 1981, . ndy is[...] |
| Bozeman in the fall, attending school while Sandra worked in the cam- RAYMOND and SHEILA (CLEMETSON) FLAKNE pus bookstore. That summer we stayed in Bozeman and I worked for the City Recreation Dept. In January 1966, Sandra returned to school.[...]art-time, and caring for 2 children. I graduated in March 1967 with an education brother are: Mildred, Mrs. Lloyd Marsh of rural Plentywood; Joan, Mrs. degree in physical ed. and English and took over the farm i[...]nard had died the previous fall. Sandra graduated in June, with a[...]and Gloria, Mrs. Pete Ellison, of Plenty- degree in elementary Ed. The next 5 years were spent teachi[...]on the family farm 17 miles west of Plenty- year in Ft. Benton, 2 years in Plentywood, and 2 years in Opheim.[...]d, attended Plentywood schools, and moved to town in 1979, In 1972, we gave up our teaching careers and purchas[...]-16-62 at Miles City to Stanley and Louisa years. In he fall of 1977, we started construction on a lar[...]n until located on the highway to Canada, opening in June of 1978 but con-[...]old the new Dairy Queen to Fred and Genia Bucholz in January of[...]brother, Leslie, lives in Williston, ND and sister, Stacey, is at home 1982[...]with her parents. Our son, ike, was active in basketball, football, track, music, and pantomine and graduated from PHS in 1981 . Brett graduated in 1982 and he, too, was active in swimming, football, basketball, and track. They are both attending SU. I have been employed by[...]party manager since 1980. Sandra's main interests are singing with Sweet Adelines, sewing, and orking w[...]ize the annual " Show and Sell" Craft Bazaar, now in its welfth year. VICTOR and MILLIE FISHELL Vic or and illie hved m A ds[...]They have 1 daugh er, Vic ie Rae, born 9-20-55 in Culbertson. |
| [...]d crocheting. Lutheran Church in Center and sings in the choir. Rebecca is currently living at the She[...]page 782 . Ole and Sofie Fleming are laid to rest in the Redstone FLOYD and SIGNE (BENTSEN) FLEMING[...]Cemetery. James Fleming in Winnebago, M . Lena in old Redstone By Signe Fleming[...]KAREN(SCHWARZROCK)FORSTER school house in 1912. First term , 4 months, taught by Mildred Ph[...]Karen's mother, Grace Risa Schwarzrock was born in Valley City, The schoolhouse was remodeled in 1924 and 9 month terms began.[...]teacher, Shirley Bedwell (Mrs. Harry Loucks Jr.) in 1948. Martha Risa. She marrie[...]6-15-40, in the Pleasant Prairie Lutheran Church, South Flaxv[...]Frank was born in Underwood, D, 12-11 -13, son of Augus and Alber-[...]born 2-24-51 , in Plentywood; and Duane in inot on 2-28 -55 . In 1960, Karen graduated from PHS and that fall en e[...]course in March of 1961 .[...]On 6-17 -61 , she married Raymond Forster in the Pleasant Prairie[...]Church of South Flaxville. Ray as born on 7-16-35 in Bill-[...]HS in Big Timber in 1953, and served in the US Army from 1956 to[...]tricia, Floyd Jr., Sonja, and Barbara. Sonia died in infancy. When e had 2 children and I was pregnan[...]but some of the single boys got deferments. There were many hardships the next years. We had an old odel A Ford, I'd push, jump in, shift it in gear to start. ot the best exercise for a pregnant gal. Floyd served 3 years in the avy in WWII where he earned a degree in mechanics. After e moved to Plenty ood, I or •[...]er I moved to the apartment above 1t, I have been there 18 years. Floyd died suddenly m evada in arch 1972. Patnc,a or s at the Ac ivity Cen[...]4 , born ·n 81 Tim r he coo mg in the group home here she lives. Floyd Jr. graduated 8·30-62, in d raduate from C in from PHS, as on the ildcat statt, a member of he[...]la n ut Col in h fall d nied ta mg part m spo s for the same rea[...]n r Randi born in Pl n ood 6·11 ·75 nd is curr n ly in h 3rd marn d in S 1gler O . Sh 1s a real estate a nt for . 8. C.[...]· , In 1 5, he mov d to ar n's in D nver, CO and James, m the US a .[...]lives. Ray atten a Union 76 011 Compan A in o Girls, HS band nd choru . Att nded Concordia Coll , D aler Training c oo in S attle, , for 1 month On 6-15-66, Ra[...]no th and coach d girls junior vars, y bas tball there. She organiz d th S curity State[...]ics Roe erag Company in 1972. Guide, as a orth Oa ota de at to th E Conv nhon m Los In July 1975, th Forst rs purchas d erl 's[...] |
| [...]n Church. Ray en- was overthrown in 1979, he was returned to the US. That summer he[...]ived a year's internship at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Spr- which is fast becoming his favorit[...]ings where he earned his ASCP rating in Medical Technology. Since Both like living in Plentywood and being a part of Sheridan County.[...]980, he has worked at the Prairie County Hospital in Terry, They feel that their greatest accomplishm[...]nd son, Craig, 10-17-60, attended PHS, graduating in RUDY and MABEL FOSS[...]Hospital and other summers with his dad in construction and was a Oscar Wagnild, born 1-23-1887, in Fossbrook, WI, came to Mon- counselor at Brush Lake Bible Camp. Following graduation in 1979, he tana in 1910 to homestead 7 miles SE of Outlook. My mother, Sarah entered MSU and in 1983 received his degree in Biomedical Science. (Sadie) Bryce, born 11-29-1888 in Caryville, WI, taught in Wisconsin That spring he was accept[...]of and at the Olson and Nickerson rural schools, in years following her Washington in Seattle. Under the WAMI program he is taking his[...]study at Dad and Mother were married 7-30-13 in Caryville, coming out to Seattle. C[...]emaking, family, friends, ALCW, and working with in 1970), Clarence, argaret Smith, myself, and Helen[...]ended ickerson school 4 years, and when it closed in 1934 attended Outlook, graduating in OSCAR and BEATRICE (DEBING) FOSS[...]I graduated from St. Olaf College in 1929. I taught history and band Rudy's father, Hermo Foss, born in orway 1869 to 1935, came at Baudette, MN for 2 years before going to Plentywood in 1931. The to America as a young man settling in orth Dakota. In 1903, he mar- first night I attended a dance at the old fair grounds. The young gal in ried ina Raaen (died 1969) in Gary, . They had 6 children: Alma[...]she's my daughter, Beatrice". I Rudy as born in addoc , D, 4-9-15, attending Maddock[...]same beautiful gal, maybe more from he Fosston HS in 1934. During those depression years, with jobs[...]road construction, "co baying" on a cattle ranch in Oregon, tending min on a mink farm, pie ing fruit, e c. In 940, he moved to he Pentywood area helping his un[...]opera ion. Rudy and ere married -8- 5 in the old Plenty ood Lutheran Church, here e still have our membership. Since our marriage, Rudy has been in construction and carpentry throughout the area (3[...]Our son, Richard, 1-31 -49, a ende P S, graduatin in 1967 a · In 936. I decided to do te or in history. y friend H nry tended Concordia College[...]e as to b my where he received his degree in fish and ildlife management in 71 . meal 1c et I should[...]. I enrolled at Columbia U That fall, he enlisted in Army edical Corps for 3 years, servin in and by 1938 had a nd a job in the R ader's Digest t n of Washington, Texas, and[...]d director of the est Bassett Hospital in Fairban s, A . After his discharge, he returned to ht h school military band in e Yor 65 m mb rs, all y . SU for 2 years and earned his BS m microbiolo y. In 1976, h Joined Th t spring e celebrated our 25 h yea Ed in Fran o Go an the Peace Corps and as stationed in icaragua. Hts assi nment as as guest conductor. I too the band to orld's Fatr in 1939. to establish a heal h care center on the East Coast in a villa e inhabited I sp nl the next 25 years in Pleasantville and hen I retir d in by the osquito Indians. With a 5,000 grant[...] |
| [...]on grew to be a man, he started a farm and ranch, in 1928, west of open membership to girls as well as[...]ied and had 4 children: Don, Lois, Sam, and In 1946, Bea and I bought a beautiful island near Temagami, On- Alice. tario, and in 1977 we bought a condominium in Sun City, AZ, where we now make our winter home,[...]have 1 son, who was band mascot during our years in Plentywood. He is now a 6.'4", 200-pound type, who lives in Fair Lawn, NJ with his Scottish-born wife Myrna and their 2 teenage daughters. In retrospect, many incidents in our Plentywood days could never be repeated in this generation. In the middle '30s, for example, the dai- ly bag lim[...]w ducks. All 6 got our personal limit of 12 ducks in less than 30 minutes! Did you ever try to pack 72 ducks in the back seat of a 1922 Model T with 6[...]Leon retired in 1976. He and his wife, Ethel, reside in Truth or residence was a furnished house near the[...]many happy memories.[...]born there on 10-6-06. Her father hauled lumber by steam eng[...]and Benjamin Pa ho lives in inneapolis, . Her sis er.[...]in the hard are stor hen to[...]ng ho came o on ana from ebras a. H r ather fough in he Ci ii ar, as injured and a en prisoner. lice a[...]granddaughter) Leon Fough as born o 11 -29·0 in Sarat he aut,ful Hot Sp · Hls dad, Sam, dr[...]I r line. On he ay o hr h Yello ston in a cov r d a on. L aby in his mot r's arms.[...]-27. Th mov d to th ty oo ar a in 1 03, s s vat ion and[...], nd School on Sta oad in 1907 ·e d it , · a[...]rode a hor e to Plent cho day. In childr n, Lt a and Call is[...] |
| is currently working as a Computer Engineer and resides in Austin , TX. During WWII, they both worked in Bremerton for a year, but return- On 3-1-36, Alice Cooney (Fough) was born, her children are: Patricia, ed when her father became ill. Judy, Terry, and Michael. She is a dietician and lives in Escondido, CA. They purchased the City[...]3 from Elmer Gooder Muriel currently resides in Plentywood and is active in Senior and expanded it into Sand and G[...]ing. Frank was the largest individual coal dealer in Montana and Editor's ote: Muriel Fough passed awa[...]started the first sanitation dept. in Plentywood. Franklin Simonis was a[...]partner 1943-51 . The business was sold in 197 4 and Frank began SANFORD AND TENA FRANSEN[...]Their home at 202 N. Jackson was built in 1949. Both were ac- Sanford Fransen and Tena[...]he Sheridan Saddle Club and Lillian was secretary in 11 -10-15. Tena was the daughter of Pete (died 19[...]s and has been an active member of to Spo ane, WA in 1942, where Sanford worked as a carpenter until[...]0 years. Frank has enjoyed hunting his retirement in 1957 . Sanford was a brother of Oscar Fransen and[...]Their 3 daughters are all graduates of PHS. Janet attended EMC,[...]Billings, graduated from airline school in Minneapolis and was a Beatrice married Scott[...]s for orthwest Orient for 1 O years and now lives in Park adsen, Archer) and moved o Spo ane, WA in 1942 . One son, Den- City. nis, as[...]er Rosann graduated from U of in issoula did graduate study in 1944. Beatrice then married Elmer Gregerson of Valley City, D, physical therapy in Little Rock AR, worked for 1 O years in physical September, 194 7 in Spo ane, then moved o San Jose, CA in 1962 . therapy in Seattle, and now lives in Honolulu. Elmer died ovember 977 , after Oyears i[...]W College of Technology m Seattle and for 3 years in the Army in Europe. Beatrice is now retired from[...]pwell and living near her son and 3 grandchildren in San 2 years in the Williston Oil Basin as an X-ray inspector of elding, Jose. Bud spen the ar years in Hawaii, returned to Spo ane then to b[...]e and Gladys have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. In The Frasiers have 1 granddaughte[...]ied pril, 972. yrtle married Charles (Chuc Yac el in Plenty- HAROLD R. and LOUISE E. FREDERICK wood ovember 19 0. They moved o Spo ane, A in 9 2. Chuc Harold R. and Louise E. Frederic presently reside in Olympia, A is a carpen er. They have childre[...]at 10236 Sit um Dnve SE. Harold as born in ed1cine La e on ngeles, Curtis of San Jose, C ,[...]. 9-18-19 and graduated from La e HS in 1938. He entered the Army · hey have 12 grandchildren, Irving in Spo ane and one in Los ir Corps in 19 0, and retired as SJ Sg . m 963 . In 1964 he ngeles. e ere members of S . John's Lut[...]d retired as an aircraft l Tena, and Beatrice ere in Plen y ood for he Golden Jubilee and main en nee foreman in 1979. Louise as born in De roi I and dedica ion of St. John's ne church in 962 . moved o[...]She gradua ed from Clover Par HS, Tacoma. A in 1960 and Fran , born 3-28-15 , youn st son of[...]sier radua ed from b autician school in Honolulu, Ha au and marn d Den- (Sher"dan's Daybrea , p. 621) came to Plen y ood in 9 5 i h is nis ampe m 196 . They reside in inloc . A 1th h ir 2 ch1ldr n, parents. After one year of high school he joined his brother in Idaho Darcie and Dana. wor ing in a logging camp and he fruit orchards. Terry Raymond, born 8-21 - 5 in San Francisco graduated from He returned in 934 and or ed for Carl est' s Creamery and[...]e here he received an Assoc. Degree in Bus. ana ement and a Cer- Eggen (Sheridan's Daybr[...]esota, later retuning to gradua e from Plentywood in 1 34. She Dr., Bothell, A ith ife Terri[...]d 1 sister: LeRoy born 10-18-12, Hazel and worked in Louis oe's Barber Shop before operating he[...] |
| 12-22-1882 and passed away in Livingston, MT 1-20-46 . Anna B.[...]Harold and Sophie were married on 1-8-48 in Plentywood. They away in Plentywood 10-21 -69. Interment for both was in Medicine have 2 daughters, Mrs.[...]In 1952, Harold began trucking with a 2-ton truck .[...]Harold and Sophie are members of the Trinity Lutheran Church,[...]r having the highest sales through the lumberyard in[...]Daybreak I page 395) as born in edicine La e 6-18-27 . His brother, Larry Frederick was born 11-30-50 in Plentywood, son of James Bob, follo[...]the and Lillian Frederick. He graduated from PHS in 1970, started work at twins: Dr. Will[...]Helen Zeidler, Tucson , AZ; and Zeidler Hardware in May 1971. Since March 197 4 he has been[...]ed. Rhonda (Vogt) Frederick was born 7-5-58 in Great Falls. She is the Lake, where the[...]Marlys Vogt. She School). Frank died in 1944 and the boys too over he family farming graduated from Westby HS in 1977 and worked at the Ben Franklin in operation at the age of 17. Plenty[...]Jeanne graduated from Froid HS in 1946, at ended U of for 1 year,[...]1th an aunt and uncle hile or mg in an accounting office. She[...]returned to Froid in September of 1948 and rn October as approached[...]h ho hves 1th her parents in Plent ood[...]On 11 -19-50, D ea r'des in the summer. Concep c Church in Fr a mo ota,[...]nd e rn to Ed in and drich on 1-3-2 in ch er[...]Jeanne b gan substitute teaching in La e. and in 19 2 decid d to nd g uat d in ad 1 sist r and 3 resume her career by teaching 3rd grade in Plen ood and attending the Force in 1 v d a tour of duty in E C sum arning a BS d[...]. th Pacific. Harold return d to the farm in 19 6 and o d ft r[...]horn m P ood in 1965. During this tran 1tional p nod, Die a Sophie . Crouse as born on 5-22-2 in Raymond, T to R c- s the only one in th nation ho as mayor of one to n hil ca Crouse.[...]orth of Raymond and th r g in anoth r. H soon resign d and the rems pass[...] |
| Dick continued to farm in Med. Lake and commuted during the Medicine Lake and attended public school there until 5th grade, when farming season. In later years, he was a.partner in M. F. S. Leasing; af- the family moved to Plentywood. He completed his schooling in Plenty- filiated with Big M Oilfield Service, did some land leasing for Patrick wood and graduated in 1970. He graduated from MSU in 197 4 with a Petroleum and others during the oil "boom" of the early '80s. In 1978, degree in business management. he became a director of the[...]Frank married Kordelia Tande in June, 197 4 in St. Joseph's Shrine Ctub, Masons, Elks, and Plent[...]ub. At the time of his Catholic Ch.urch in Plentywood. Kordelia is a twin daughter of the la[...]udvig and L. Madelyn Tande, who currently resides in Billings, MT. Bank.[...]Kordelia was born and raised in Plentywood until 1970 when her fam i- Jeanne retired after 19 years of teaching in· the Plentywood ly moved to Billi[...]eted her schooling at Billings Senior HS, schools in 1981. In March of 1982, they took a 2 week trip to Hawaii, where she played a very active role in the music department. She at- and Dick passed awa[...]MC, then transferred to MSU to continue her major in Jeanne, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic C[...]Special Education. Guild, has been active in publishing a monthly church paper called SAWDUST, which was begun in June, 1982 . Since 1981 , she has been secretary[...]Frank was employed by the K-Mart Corp. in several stores in Col-[...]orado and California for 6 years. In 1980, he and his family moved[...]NB, City Treasurer, Plentywood from Plentywood HS in 1972 and a tended SU in Bozeman for a little Golf Club Treasurer, and active in the local Chamber of Commerce. over a year. He th[...]farm. He is Frank and Kordelia are both members of St. Joseph's Catholic also a partner i h his cousin, eal French, in a business called French Church in Plentywood where Frank is a member of the Knights[...]esh Wa1er Service, hich accomoda es oil ell sites in umbus and ordelia belongs to St. Anne's Guild. Currently, Kordelia is the area. In addi ion, he is an oil ell pumper.[...]and Vernon Force. Jus ice, Dagmar, in St. Joseph's Ca holic Church ·n Plen y ood. They[...]one (see their story), attended the Phelps School in[...]Ou Joo sc ool and r duated in 1968 Gordon rode the school bus dai·[...]of t e Reds one -S ar -H Club for 5 y ars. In his arly y ars a[...]Gordon ttended E C in Billin s, Da son CC in GI ndive and SU[...]last 2 years has also farmed ith his dad in the olf Cre community. FAA K and KORDELIA (TANOE)[...]Jeane e born 11 -16-43, in Plent ood, he dau h er of John and Fran Richard, son of Richard and Jeanne French, born in Sara Bee er of Raymond (see t[...]s udents: Cheryl French, an original homesteader in the edicine a e area. A youn er[...]. T Iv y ars brother, Scott, runs the family farm in edicine La e and also a la er, he foursome gradual d ogether from PHS in 1961 . The Class of business called French and French Fresh Water Service. Frank lived in '61 was the fir t class to hold a class play in then -ym nd r[...] |
| [...]All the children graduated from or are attending CMRHS in Great After graduation, in addition to marrying and raising a family,[...]A (SORENSON) FRETHEIM Dept.; Syracuse Bearing Co. in Syracuse, NY; secretary, assistant Richard Fretheim was born in St. Paul, MN, 11 -3-29, moved to cashier, and aud[...]al Bank of Plentywood; Ken Plentywood in 1936 and graduated from PHS in 1948. He served in the Collins Ins. Agency; and presently is working[...]graduating and receiving a Commission in the Army on 6-6-56. Gordon and Jeanette were married 10·15-76 in the United Two years of[...]1 son, Jordan James librarian in Winifred, MT; Elbow Lake, M ; Kalispell, MT; Federal Way, (J. J.), born 1-6-79 in Plentywood. Jeanette has 4 children by a[...]ate wor has previous marriage to Ron Lester. They are: Tracie born 9-24-62, Darla been done[...]a, Minnesota, Oregon, and Jean born 1-22-65, both in Plentywood; and the twins: Ronald Michael Washington. and John Arthur born 3-22-68 in Syracuse, NY. Gordon has 1 daughter[...]married Norma Jean Sorenson, 5-29-56. She as born in by a prior marriage to Paulette Bussinger, Orea M[...]Wisconsin on 2-27-34 and lived in Plentywood from 1954-56 while 12-27-73.[...]Washington University at Ellensburg in June, 1982 and currently lives Clarence Fretheim, born 3-26-08, in Stanton, ND moved with his in Kittitas, WA. They have 1 daughter, im Rebecca bo[...]and as commis- married Anne Herman on 10-13·28. In 1936, they moved to Plenty- sion[...]r serv- ried Karen Ericssan, 12-28-83 in Upsala, S eden and they currently ing in the US Army during WWII, Clarence and Anne took o[...]and drove ambulance for employed in orway. several years. He was also a member of the[...]isters, Ruth Michels and Aster Bedwell still live in HENRY E. and NELLIE (KNUTSO ) FRETHEf Ple[...]theim Bed ell Anne Fretheim was born 7-19-08 in Brainerd, M . She worked in Henry E. Frethe1m as born 10-3-1878 in Freeborn County, to the family grocery sto[...]Children born to Clarence and Anna Frethe1m are Richard H. of Col Henry and a neighbor boy farmed a fe years in Fr born Co. a er umb1a Falls, T, born 11 -3-29; Diane G. Under of Great Falls, T, born a period in the Spanish American ar. He marred ellie nu son 9[...]s ad d n ar S an on D and al o a o in 1936. 1952 gradua e of PHS she or ed at t e famil[...]or Bear Pa otors and later avre otors. In 1968, Del opened an ali op at Gus Jae 's Tire Shop in lls ch e o ne ra d until Janu ry, 198 . In O 81 and Diane b P Bra e Supply in BIiiings nd El yB m Grea F 3. Dale, Debra, and chael re born in Havre. Judy Donald, and ere born in Grea Fall n 960, th y mov d to Gr at F II ,[...]B' · , n I Barb r School in Great Falls, and no p s ar[...]ichael ayn , 8- d is dad in m nt s s in H a, issoula, Bozeman, and Billings and[...]s ay famm in is ma of S P Bra Supply in Bilhn sout[...]his cattl to 7·29- or ed for Sears in Great Fall until O n[...]mb r and sup- r n red to Sears in Houston, T , here sh II[...]the hun , fis nd has n inter st in wild lit m na m nt. He 1s[...] |
| In about 191 3 they moved back to Minnesota and late[...]here they also had a store. During WWI they lived in South St. work that continues as a[...]ng Prairie and worked at the Midway R.R. Transfer in St. Paul. In 1926, Henry traded his interest in the family farm in Minnesota to his brother Severt for land south of[...]David Fulkerson Family. In 1945, the business was turned over to Clarence an[...]born 6-18-7 4 and Jess Mathew, back to Plentywood in 1946 where they made their home with their born 1-25-77; both enjoy sports. Gene is active in Scouting as a Cub daughter Ruth, Mrs. Andy Michel[...]s loves to read. Both boys like to help their dad in his attac and died instantly. ellie continued to live in Pentywood and basement shop with[...]. 6-3-76 at the home of her daughter Diane Linder in Great Falls. Ernest Jess was named "O[...]Stanton at the age of 3 years. All except Ernest are buried at boys like to help their dad[...]some of which she has entered in the Montana State Fair. She makes[...]Spaniel bird dog, Chena, and camp in their railer, and ski. The boys are David Grover Ful erson, second son o Gene an[...]ballgames. The family has son, was born 5- 2-47 in Glasgow, MT, grew up in Plentywood and made several trip[...]vacation and fish with Jane's gradua ed from PHS in 1965. During high school, he or ed at P D[...]sued hobbies of hunting, lives in Plenty ood, America. shooting, and gun rebuildin[...]ds orman old and Steve Sem. While attending U of in 1965-67, he rained as a commercial pilot and fli[...]GENE and DOROTHY (DeHAVE ) FULKERSON Home in 1ssoula. From 967 -68, he at ended College of ortuary Gene as born in 1914 in Halliday, D, he firs hite child born Science in Los Angeles and graduated with he u Sigma Alpha Award there. and the first child of Grover and Pearl Fut erson (Sher. Daybrea for academic e cellence in that field. During hat year he qualified for a[...]d aerobatics at he Art Scholl Gene. In 1915, the family moved to ed. La e, i h thee cep[...]es 1922-2 hen the family lived in western orth Da ota, hen moved in Business Administration, wor ing at he funeral ho[...]of ed. L e living here until moving to Plent ood in as a pilot and flight instructor for issoula S yfligh during the sum- 1935. mer. He gradua ed in December and returned o Plen y ood joining in In 1931 , Gene graduated from ed. La e S, in 1933 from he the family business and was appointed Coun y Coroner in 1975. Cinc·nnati College o Embalming, and or ed a he Gilbertson Funeral In January of 197 , he me Jane Ann Cable, ho as a laboratory Home in Devils La e. D. In 193 , he or ed for Peterson Funeral technician at he Sheridan emorial Hospi al. Jane, born 1 0- 2- 5 in Home in Glasgo , T. He married Doro hy D Haven of Glas o[...]o 937 ; lived a short ime in alta, and moved to Plen y ood m 19 2 LaFaye e, I hen she as only 3 mon hs old. She gre up in here Gene Joined his father in he Fut erson Funeral Home. LaFayette with her par[...]hers, Fran and Steven, and In 19 , he entered the US Army and served in the Chma-Burma- graduated from Jefferson HS in 1963. She or ed as a secre ary or[...]returned o Plen y ood fter his father's d a h in 1 7. he and his of 1965 and then joined the Army[...]and Ft. Le 1s, WA. hile at F . Le is, in 1 60. He op rated the busines alone un 11 his you[...]e Animal Doro hy as born in Glasgow T, m 1 14, dau her of Russell Sciences Departmen at Purdue, entered Lab Technician School in in- and Ola OeHaven. pioneer se I rs in Valley Co. She at ended school neapolis, an[...]ion, she moved o Plenty ood. there graduated from GHS in 1932 , or ed as a le al s nographer in David and Jane were married on 6-17 -72 and[...]Glas ow and Ft. P ck and as a stenographer in the Seattle area hile camping in the rain in western ontana! Jane continued o or at the[...]seas. When hey re urned to Plenty ood, she helped in Lab at Sheridan emorial until December 1972. In 1973, they pur- the Funeral Hom[...]ted across from the She as active in commum y affairs and fund drives, B nd oth[...] |
| [...]as a bricklayer by trade. He did a lot of or here in Plenty·[...]wood and other cities in ontana. His hobby as plan ing trees, as he[...]many years he planted evergreens, cedar, chinese elm,[...]e, a member of the Plentywood Fire Dept., retired in 1964, from our farm. served on commun[...]hildren . Our son, Leo and his ife, Delores. live in charter member of Plentywood Jaycees. He was Master of the Plenty• Shelby. He has a hard are and furnitures ore. They have 4 sons and wood Lodge in 1953, past Patron of Eastern Star, and active mem[...]e, Plentywood Shrine Club, and Scottish in Plentywood. They have 2 daughters. Vernita and husband, Brian Rite in Great Falls. Both are members of the Congregational Church. Hoen, live in Toledo, OH. They have 3 daughters and 1 son. Gene[...]nds, and y mother passed a ay in 1918 hen my bro her Harold as 9 community. Dot en[...]older sister, ary, and I too care of the family. There Gene's main hobby is fishing and he is an avid TV[...], and sister, 1947. Both graduated from PHS, Jack in 1955 and David in 1965. Leah, made their home ith us for many years. Harold no ives in Jae graduated from California College of ortuary[...]Baton Rouge, LA and Leah died in 1978. honors in 1958 and from U of M in 1960. He married Kay Williams m 1960, resides in Sidney, MT, and owns and operates the Fulkerson[...]ARTHUR and ESTHER (OLSON) GABRIELSO Funeral Home there, in Watford City, and Williston, 0. They have 2[...]or further informa- the second child in a fami y of 8 children; at ended grade school and 1 tion on David Fulkerson, see biography in this issue. term summe[...]ldren of Grover and Pearl Fulkerson ho ere raised in Oa ota and the harvest fields. Fascma ed b r Shendan County are: · arjorie (born 1917, died 1976) married Robert[...]Lea, born 1938 married Wilham Bush 1955, and hvmg in Fair- job i arinus Pederson,[...]or ban s. A ; Ronald, born 1945, lives in Sea tie, A. Bobbye and Bill he[...]cinnati College of Embalming m 1946 after service in he South family s Jordis Bart[...]ia f t. ID, di Sidney in 1954 and operated It un ii 196 hen hey sod It[...]for the ontana High ay Dept. until his retirement in 1981 . They hav Arthur[...]Reserve in t -24-29 , s m[...], born 1936, married Jim Peterson 1958. and lives in n and an LaGrande, OR, here Jim is administrator in th LaGrande Hospital. That s[...]John came from Alsace Lorraine, France. I as born in Lincoln, They sold their share of[...]to or for Eidsness' gam. Jo n and I ere married in alta 7-5-26. He passed a ay 10-28 -71.[...]nd 1934 ere crop failures (no crop, hat littl a in elson farm south est of Plenty ood until e bought[...]t~ re as th y cut for hay for the cattl ). In 1935 they had a fair crop Shippee ranch in 1 41 where e farmed and raised sheep for a good so they made some money. In 1936 th y rent d Ole Watnass' farm m ny ye[...] |
| [...]College and from Deaconess Hospital School In 1944, Art and Esther rented a farm north of Doole[...]Lukes Hospital at almost all of their belongings in a fire on the truck on the highway near D[...]of Dooley. Because of school In September 1955, Harold accepted a science position at and poor roads, they bought a home in Plentywood where they have Scob[...]the farm to Daryle to Plentywood in 1956 where Harold continued to teach biology, Syme, (for he past several years their farm has been in grass and is a physics, and chemistry[...]r wildlife), and went to work with the carpenters in of $4200.00. One of his photos, 1957[...]$40.00 at a photo contest. Harold was also in charge of the local When the Plentywood Lut[...]tion from 1958-73 . He has also In 1959, the Nat'I Sci. Found. granted Harold a $420[...]orked part-time at campus clinic and Committeeman in Dooley prior to that. They have been members of t[...]nd Ina did private duty nursing until she retired in 1964. all the offices of the Church , was on the[...]sident and enthusiast of the Old Trac or Club for many years. Esther w ed at the Plains Cafe, the school lunch room, and was a urses Aide for many years at the nurs- ing home and hospital.[...]1982 was in state champion 1981 football team enrolled in pre-med[...]at Yan ton College in 1982 and entered Army at'I Guard training[...]ort no , Y. yleen, a 1984 PHS graduate, as active in[...]d at at'I College a Rapid City, SO, and ill maJor in tric , Bilhn s) born 9-26 -30, pre ,ously married[...]Little did Harold and Ina realize hen arriving in Plen ood in as married to Dale Carlson (died 1972). Delore[...]r ha e 9 rand- countless chan es in he area ... ·n struc ure dev lopment, and cost c[...]of living. They have been bless d in so many ays throu h th ir paren-[...]ldren. Harold, son o Fredric , born 5-7-1888 in A Pos al, Russia nd a d lena, nee S ndau, born 0-8-1893 in ure a SO. H rod Gae le GAR EAU[...]dri na c ~y school and gradua ed third hi es in a class of 4 rrom Broe ay S.[...]05 . mov d I h hi paren s, sc,ence and graduating in 951 .[...]e here gr PHS in 1923. He graduated from 3100.00. He married Ina[...]e iver Col 1ed Sc ce and En in rmg in German Congregational Church, her uncle offlciati[...]uf- draftsman at the US avy hipyard . In 1 68, h 11 aft r 32 y r feur the bridal party to church in her paren s' 942 Plymouth car, the[...] |
| [...]s married with 1 daughter, Nicole; and Paul, also in com- puter work, is married with 1 daughter, Sasha. Leo's wife passed away in 1971 . He married Christine Barnham. They live in Arlington, VA, and spend their winters in Bonita Springs, FL. 1[...]going to Woonsocket, RI. Later, when on vacation in California, she found employment at the Motion P[...]We have made our home in Plentywood and I am presently or ing as Alfred (Al), born in Froid, attended school in Plentywood and an oil field pumper in the Dagmar area. Lorna wor s part-time at the graduated from HS in San Francisco before moving to Woonsocket, RI.[...]ocal Sears store. Al married Rita Ouellette in Woonsocket, has 1 daughter, Michelle[...]Guilemette, who with her husband, Robert, teaches in Providence, RI. the outdoors.[...]the Elec. Sant, Groton, CT until his retirement in 1980.[...]JULIETTE (BREAULT) Juliette (Julie), born in Froid, graduated from PHS, and as a[...]arents were Swen and Clara Soderquist. He as born in a - socket where her parents lived. She was surgical nurse for many tlstrop, Sweden on 4-29-1894 and passed a ay in Plent ood on years, then ran a nursing home until[...]6-5-04 at Valley City, D and passed away 1-8-75 in Plen ood. Julie married Theodore Breault in Woonsocket in June, 1941 . They were married on 8-18-24. I, Sharon Soderquis Germann as Their children are: Anita, an LPN and part-time interior decorator·[...]-14-39 at Plenty ood. I as baptized and confirmed in St. marrried and employed as a machinest at Islan[...]an Church of ,rural estby. y brothers and sis ers are: R • married to Dr. Alex Balko and has 2 childr[...]enty ood School lunchroom since 1970. I He served in France during WWII under Gen. Patton in the armored at ended school in Comerto n, for 8 years, then transferred to Plen[...]o dolph and argaret Germann. His fa h r as bo n in I ona, I on illie has been in failing health the past f years and has entered[...]I and d1 d 2- -65 at ,bau . On broth rand 1 sis r are[...]d. Jr. at nd d th , au chool and as s a ion d in LYNDO and LORNA (LOSSI G) GARRICK[...]cur y name 1s Lyndon Guy Garnc . y paren s are Gordon and Fran-[...]as born on 7-8- Sh morial o p, al in Plen y ood. I have 1 young r ea o is married t LaBrel and lives in Fort raised in Out! e o nn Game • an[...]re Co. in d. I marri d Lo na Lossing ro[...]hl gr duat d from PHS in 1977 and SU m 1981 . aria mam d James F. They hav[...]-27-81 . They Carolyn, formerly of iles City, liv in Gill tt , y do no live m Billings. H is a CPA. Cor in (Corey) Alan Germann. born any childr n.[...]8 30 60 in Pl nt ood, gr duat d from PHS on 5-22-79 t[...] |
| UNO Center in Williston, ND, and graduated with an Associate in Arts Geri has enjoyed being a ho[...]mother. An exercise en- degree on 5-8-81 . While there, he was actively involved in the sports thusiast, she was instrumental in starting and leading a free exercise program. He attended 1 year of college in Jamestown, ND, and is cur- class held 3 mornings a week for many years at the Catholic Church rently attending EMC in Bililngs. basement. She was a charter member of the Jaycees in 1962, serving We are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church and are both as president in 1964. actively involved in church and other local organizations.[...]The Glovers enjoy gardening and flowers and spend many hours working in their yard. DEAN and GERALDINE (LESTER) GLOVER[...]DON and MARY (WOLLAN) GOFF west of Antelope in 1912, later moved to a farm southwest of Plenty- Don was born in Plentywood in 1922 and spent his childhood 15 wood, then purchased a farm in the Archer area in 1940. miles NE of Antel[...]ean, born 11 -23-34 is the youngest of 6 children in the family. and Ellen Goff. He attended Alcott Grade School and graduated from The others are: James, died 1959; Humphrey of Plentywood; Mildred Antelope HS. He enlisted in the Army Air Force during WWII and was Harris of[...]rmed for Ernie Ryan , Glasgow. Dean's father died in December of 1970 and his mother in clerked at the Marshall Wells Store in Plentywood, worked for John July of 1979 . Dean s[...]Paulbeck remodeling old houses, dealt in junk and antiques, and work- PHS. He then attended DSSS, majoring in auto body, and returned to ed for the Gas & Oil Pipeline Co. He married Mary Wollan in Wenatchee, Plentywood to work at the Ford Body Shop in 1954. WA in 1943. Geraldine was born 6-20-36 in Plentywood to Art and Leora Lester[...]dren and 18 grandchildren. Their (story elsewhere in book) who farmed near Dooley. Geri graduated from children are: Don, Jr., was in the Marines in Vietnam during the war, PHS in 1954. Her brothers and sisters are: Phyllis, Charlotte, Marcia, lives with his wife, Paulette, and 2 children in Williston, ND where he Forrest, and Ronald.[...]al United has 2 children and lives in Gt. Falls where she and her husband Brethren Church, now the United Methodist, where they are both ac- operate "Danny's Drive-In" and " Broaster Chicken"; Pat joined the tive. Th[...]2 children: Sherry and children in Sidney, MT where he works as a carpenter; Rebecca lives Brandon, and own and operate a bakery in Laurel; Randal born 5-5-60 , with her[...]ey presently a business major at East Mt. College in Billings; Timothy born where Jack works[...]Johnson of Philipsburg, MT, has 3 children, lives in Antelope, and[...]Bill Erhlick, has 2 daughters and lives in Billings, MT; Thomas, lives[...]ith his wife, Brenda, and 3 children in Trenton, D. and works on oil[...]and lives in Savage, T.[...]ary and Don are presently living in Plentywood, T. ary works[...]In 1920, e lived rn hat e now affectionately call "T[...]e House", located on the east side of Plenty ood. There ere 3 families in he neighborhood: the Lou elsons, the Henry Barner[...]inct memory the farming operation until i as sold in 1970. He entered the in- I have of all 8 of us still at home as our mealtimes, we each had our surance field in 961 by taking over the State Farm Insurance agen-[...]than our brothers and sisters. e had a cree Ban . In 1983 he bu1l the pre en office at 5 O . Boundary[...]ere nor h of us. along with stree paving in Plen y ood. e moved o the ranch in 1926. In good eather either Lucille or Dean has been[...]Cub Scou Commi tee Ch., Scoutmaster ( hen 6 boys in- eather e stayed in to n ith sisters or friends. In 1932. e moved cluding son, Rodney, became Eagle S[...]Silver Beaver Scoutrng ard first in the family to go. He passed a ay on 5-5-44 . Alice, our mother, in 975. Dean was charter president of Jaycees m 1961[...]us on 4-7•76 She had spent her last years hvrng in Seattle ith Plentywood Volunteer Fire Dept. m 196[...]1979 me. She ould have been 94 in June of that year. still serving in that capacity. As an avid gun collector he enjoys[...]g talent to work when he built a ing in Scobey at the time. They had 4 children, all born in Plenty ood. home in 1981 and his new office in 1983. Geraldine born in 1929, died of cancer on 1-14-82 in Spo ane; For-[...] |
| rest, 1930, now living in Kent, WA; Barbara, 1933, now living in was the headquarters for the so[...]he Kaysville, UT; and Sherrill, 1935, also living in Kent, WA. Sherrill spent political situat[...]p our marriage a secret, as a woman could Spokane in 1945 and both Henry and Maryellen retired there. In 1979, not hold a job if married, but secrets do not keep well in a small town, they moved from Spokane to Helena t[...]d have loved to be writing this. He could tell so many stories of our family's "early days".) Barbara and family had moved to Kaysville, UT in 1982, so when Henry died, Maryellen moved from He[...]also. Veva married Warren Smith on 3-9-23 in Glasgow. Their 2 oldest daughters were born in Plentywood: Priscilla, 1924, and Virginia, 1925. They moved to Seattle in 1926. A third daughter, Marion, was born in Seattle, 1932. Veva died 11 -24-72 and Warren on 2-17-81 . All of their daughters and families still live in Seattle. Nellie married Frank Fishbeck on 8-30-24 . They had 3 children: Frank, 1926, now living in Auburn , WA; Patty Ann, 1928, now living in Plymouth, IA; and Marilyn, 1929, living in Los Angeles, CA. Frank died on 2-10-36; Nellie m[...]We lost Nellie to cancer on 7-25 -63. Hans died in 1979. Judd married Ida Bundhund on 7-22-31 . See separate story in this oook. They were our only family left in Plentywood after Mama moved T[...]e Grace was teaching school in Billings where she met and married moved to the ranch in 1932 and his parents moved o Pl[...]udd saying, "ne t y II be ing in Oregon City, OR; and Nancy, 1938, now living in Kent, WA. Mar- better" sustained us.[...]ic ens and Judd bartered for vin died on 8-1-5 4 in Boise, ID. Grace and the children moved back to[...]he lambs, by train, Tustin School District in 1975 and moved to Helena in 1979. With to St. Paul to sell and, on return, stopped in rn give r. Truax he Henry and Maryellen, Judd and Ida also in Helena, there were at least 3 check. rs. Truax as mor[...]Id send grocenes of us living in the same area once again.[...]r eys, and a big garden so during and after WWII in the South Pacific, with her last assignment in al ays had food on the table. Even in the drought years, e managed Honolulu, where she[...]year's supply of flour. 1977 and still resides in Honolulu. orse than he crop failure in 1932 as he loss · ome[...]r. up as killed in action in the South Pacific on 5-18-44 .1 had had 1 year of[...]o es college in Havre, after graduating from high school m 1932,[...]co Sea le in 1956 and or ed for the Wash ngton Sta e Heart sso[...]In the '40s c s and paid o th anon married Jae Louc s in Seattle on 1-2- 2. and as di- debts and the . vorced in 19 5. On 12-2 -48, she marri d Jae Rob rtson on Guam. In 19 Carroll D · · ·n l .I[...]move our horn to h1 h r she or ed as a seer tary in 2 chool districts Lancaster and[...]! e port Beach. She re ired from the lat er in 1981 . She no lives in and[...]Judd, son of Forrest and hce Goodman, as born in 1907 on the Loo ing bac ,[...]viv did Goodman Ranch, 6 miles est of Plenty ood. In 1931 , Judd married not discour[...]uring the Ida Bundhund of mnesota. Their children are: Gib, born August 1932 goo[...]ob ith the sold our horn in 1981 d mo ed to Helena to b n ar Gib count[...] |
| [...]Junior of Brook, IN and Dennis Dean of Sidney, MT. Lillie and James[...]have 9 grandchildren. Their marriage dissolved in the fall of 1961. Lindell, daughter of Gladys and[...]e married Rupert Marsh on 2-19-75 and they reside in Plenty- in Minot, D. wood. They are members of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Elk[...]held offices in all of these organizations. Her favorite hobbies are bowl-[...]In 1982, Lyle Gross returned to Plentywood after living in[...]audia Dunnam of Richton, MS. Lyle was born 7-9-52 in Cindy , Chns , Gordon , Twylla , Evelyn , an[...]Gordon is an oil field driller and has worked in North Dakota, Mon- Doreen, Carla, and Leesa. tana, and Wyoming. They reside in Plentywood. A nephew, Ron, will[...]ntywood. soon be living with them. Their children are: ichael, 6-2 2-70, in 6th He was a fun-loving guy who helped with custom hay baling, milking grade; T ylla, 9-3-72, in 6th grade; Cindy, 7-22-74, in 3rd grade; cows, and farming. Chris, 10-7-77, in indergarten; and Ron, 7-10-73, in 4th grade. Claudia, born 5-18-55 in Baton Rouge, LA, third child of Milton and[...]in Greene County, part of Piney Woods in southeastern Mississippi.[...]Roland, and 2 sisters, Cherie and Lorinda. In 939, Richard and ary Jane (Bercier) Graham and fa[...]nd: Dorothy Water was brought in buckets from a spring at the bottom of the hill.[...]rought from the woods around the house to be used in the as kno n as the Raider Place, est of Raymo[...]the home comfort wood stove. The old Opal as born in Plentywood. Jim Syme and his house moving outfit[...]t end of it. It brings back fond memories Raymond in the fall of 1941 . Henry as born on the farm in the fall of of many meals; odors of pone cornbread baking alongside a[...]avorites. as " Doc Graham" for his veterinary wor in he communit . Richard Surrounding the old house are many beautiful rees: sycamore, Graham passed away 12-19-47 at the ercy Hospital in illiston, D, oa , pine, mimosa,[...]plum, holly, and cedar. T o huge oa trees, in front of the house, are Left a ido ith 6 minor children, ary[...]ople to reach around each tree. The shade is deep in raise her family as to stay on the farm. John ohl[...]firs , the summertime hen the trees are leafed out. A cool breeze s irs the then Joe Henrie smier moved to he farm in 1950, farming it until leaves. That's a typical hot clear day in the deep south in the summer 1968 hen he moved into Plenty ood. ary[...]months with insects humming. ood in 1972 and lived there un ii her death on 11 -2-78 at he age of[...]They, too, are serene and peaceful. The gentle breezes of he sou[...]e St. Joseph Catholic Church and are now the inds of her new home. Claudia al ays had[...]le south of Raymond. Lillie attended grade school in Ray- mond, spent her freshman year in Plen y ood, then ent o Indian Vocational HS m Flandreau, SD, raduated in 1948. Returnm to Ray- mond, she helped her mo her on the farm and or ed in Plen ood. The fall of 1948, Lllhe married James Henry !Ison from Shevlin, . They hved in innesota here their first child as born be[...] |
| Lyle and Claudia are exterior home remodelers; he since 1976 and[...]rn 10-15-83. children. She grew up in the St. Paul area and moved to southern[...]ion from high school. Claudia received her degree in home Nancy and I were married on 5- 27-79 at Cottage Grove, MN. We economics in 197 8. settled in Plentywood and I began farming. Nancy started working at Both Lyle and Claudia look forward to many happy, rewarding Plentywood Power Equipment in September, 1980, as their book- years her[...]ill 191 8, when he was called for service in WWI. He returned from the service in 1919. He attended an auto repair school that fall. He worked as an auto mechanic in the Plen- tywood area. On 9-11 -33, he ma[...]ffered at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. as I was interested in learning abou I I[...]emergency care in the event I ever found myself in a situa ion here I[...]Assoc. in May, 1981 . I used to thin it ould be such a hass[...]forced out of bed at 2:00 A.' . in the middle of inter to help someone.[...]oss. (1954) I have learned that there is such a feeling of satisfaction, no ing one In 1941 they moved to Seattle, WA, where he continue[...]at minus as an auto mechanic. He retired inin the middle of ta ing a sho er! They have 2 daughters: Cornelia, in Seattle and Virginia, Mission Vie Jo, CA.[...]County Court House. H r ired from farming in 1 67 and mov d o Pent ood, moving to the[...]ent to southern California for 4 years, working in th carp ntry ield. In January 19 78, I me my brde, ancy Zacharia[...] |
| [...]8-28-44. They live on their farm town in the '60s from north of Dooley for Albert and Jose[...]and 5 son, and they bought it in the spring of 1973. daughters, all graduates of[...]or television production and advertising agencies in Hollywood, Burbank, and Los Angeles area. On 10[...], born 10-21-55 from Eugene, OR. They have a home in Canyon Country, CA. Vermae was born 3-21-51 at Seattle where we lived that winter in our trailer parked in John and Mar Gross' yard. Roy and Mae Medders li[...]ne, CA. The rest of our children were born in Plentywood. Lyle, born Ron's parents are Ted and Eilee Grove of Plentywood; he has 1 7-9-[...]ister, Sherry Yehnert of Denver. Connie's parents are Jack and story).[...]mussen of rural Antelope. Her sisters and brother are: Vicki Rosanne, 10-15-55, works as a Pacif[...]; Wanda Kendall, Colorado Springs, CO; and David in the service and order branch of the Bell System.[...]den, born 9-30-54, from Evansville, I . They live in Canyon Country, CA, and have 1 daughter, Sherri[...]I was born in Plentywood, son of Carl (see p.630 of Sh. D.) and In- Myron, born 5-20-57, married ancy Zachari[...]gaborg Gysler. My mother was born in Norway and came here via story).[...]kids but common fare for us. There were 5 of us: Palma and Arnold are Carla, born 8-20-60, is a nursing senior a[...]also works deceased; Gudren Daggett lives in Harlowton; I live in Seattle; and Er- at he hospital. On 6-25-83, she[...]er 45 years say, "When I think of you, I hospital in Plentywood.[...]a Li e some of he other boys in town, I collected and sold beer and coal burning[...]uring the 30s. The '30s ere hard water system for many years. Our water was hauled from neighbors,[...]but ended up i h a uni of 104 men opera ing in the Pacific. canning every fall. I ill be differe[...]hen e moved o olf Poin and started a hard are store. RO and CO IE (RASMUSSE ) GRO[...]e have 1 daugh er, Rochelle, a L . Col. in the Army urses Ron Grove and Connie Rasmusse[...]Corps, and 1 son. John, who operates the hard are store in olf have lived in Plenty ood since hat time. Ron gre up in Plenty ood Po,n . and is a PHS g[...]I have been compiling a group of historical tive in 4-H, and graduated from Antelope HS. er[...]2 years for Gary Homme erecting steel buildings. In as i as hile I as gro mg up i[...]et. furnrture and wall cleaning and painting or . In the spring of 1981 , ERVI and L[...]nd ppliances to Irvin as born in Plent ood, 8-27 -23. The doctor filled out his Fu[...]or the enlarged Ervin as in an ammunition and pioneer platoon in the infantry business.[...] |
| [...]Wiggly Grocery Store with his father, John, in July, 1958. He still user of steel in Montana. The cultivator was called 'The Gysler Flexible owns and is active in the management of the store as well as having Duc[...]pulling, depth control , and interest in Piggly Wiggly Stores in Watford City and Stanley, ND, and the frontrunner in even cultivation. In 1972, he sold this to Clark Equip- Morris, MN. He also farms in Sheridan Co. He married Helen Lee in ment and the cultivator became part of the Melroe[...]1961 . They were the last couple married in the old St. Joseph's He married Lois Larson[...]pleted. and Ervin live at Seeley Lake, where they are retired. Helen, born 11 -29-37 in Carpio, D, attended grade school in Plain[...]John and Lillian Hallesy moved to Plentywood in 1928, when he Plentywood to teach in 1958. Helen was a housewife for 15 years. In was hired to butcher and cut meat for Lou Hein at[...]r, helped with Cub Scouts, and John was born in Benson Co., ND in May of 1900 and Lillian Hein was a[...]ren ere gro n, (no relation to Lou Hein} was born in November of 1900 in Lodi, WI. she became produce manager at the store. She as a member of Plen- They were married in New Rockford, ND in April of 1927. tywood Homemakers for a few years and is still active in Harmony They had 5 children: Jeanne, born 19[...]rch. Helen's has 9 children and currently resides in Outlook, MT. Irene, 1929, mar- hobbies are gardening, cooking, crafts, and being ith people at rap- ried to R. V. Bottomly, has 4 children and lives in Great Falls. Jack, shoots. She enjoys traveling and has been in many parts of the orld. 1932, married Marilyn McCall, has 6 children and lives in Guernsey, She just came back from[...]936, married Helen Lee, has 4 children, and lives in daughter, Marcy. Plentywood. Mary, bo[...]rried Robert Nickolson, has 4 children and reside in Cascade, MT. John H[...]as Hallesy's arket and was located on ain Street in Plenty- chtldren ere born an school mPlen and ar |
| [...]promotes safety with ed and baptized in Sandness and at age 19 came to America and set- m[...]tled in North Dakota where she had 4 brothers and 1 sister: Mathias, They are members of a motorcycle touring club in NE Montana, Markus, Jonas, Charley,[...]h, through its poker rides, has been instrumental in raising money and many times acted as midwife. She died 1-7-37. for Sher[...]orcelain dolls. She also 11 -14-1878 in Stavanger, Norway. He came to the US in 1899 serves as parade chairman for the Sheridan Co. Fair. because of hard times in Norway, and he took the name Hareland, the K[...]Pepsi Cola and a third son lives with his father in vig had learned the carpentry trade as a youth in Norway and worked ilwaukee.[...]n my dad went to get Mrs. 0. T. Benson as midwife in September, 1926 , there was a foot of snow on the ground. I was born 9-11[...]brother, Harry. I started school at Outlook in 1932 and went there 4 years until our family moved to Plentywood, where I graduated in 1944. y sister Evelyn graduated from Outlook in 1935, went to college at Havre, then taught at th[...]married Dale Long of Havre, and they have resided in Great Falls. They had 3 daughters: Carol Williams[...]arents moved to a farm 8 miles west of Plentywood in 1937, and I have lived here ever since.[...]were confirmed in Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]Garneau, Ed Rucker homes and others in area. An old landmark in Han-[...]naford, D is the public school he built in 1907 and which all 7 children[...]built-in ironing boards and flour bins with a caster.[...]him. I married Jane Kinghorn in 1962 a Regina, Sas ., daugh er of ary and Georg[...]Herefords. Ed in (Ed) Har was born at Rosholt, SD 5-17 -16, the so[...]ey and dolph Har . He came ith them o Outloo , T in ROBERT and ORMA HARDY[...]1926. His sisters and bro hers according to age are: Helen ( rs. E. E.) y parents, Alfred and[...]ris, ildred ( rs. Clarence) Wollan, Redstone, and in the winter hey ould load up the odel T Ford and[...]ove to Priest River, ID, where my father barbered in a lumber camp. I He att nded Outlook schools hving at various places ith his fami- as there, during he mter of 1924, hat I as born. ly. He as in he rmed Forces from April 1942 to ovemb r, 1945[...]of esley and Cassie ilford of serving in the South Pacific. Upon returning home, he or ed in Carlyle, Sas ., on 4-7-51 . e res·ded in Fla ville, here for many estern ontana for the Fores Servi[...]rmed and ranch d years I operated Bob's Electric. In 1965, e sold our house and moved in the Dooley and Raymond communities. On 1-2-51 , E[...]ence ay Jordan. (Refer to Goltz s ory.) ine of us are spend our in ers in Apache Junction, AZ, here I still do refri eration living m Sheridan County ith 1 sister in in on, Sas ., I as born at wor .[...]t Lesters, els Jensen, Dave elsons, mer, and when in Arizona, we enjoy seeing many old and ne friends. Youngs. Berglunds[...]or ed hen not in school, rode horsebac herded sh ep and cattJ[...]f ichael and Dorthea also helped in the house and garden. We hauled water ith a 2 wheel Hetland, was born 8-28 -1884 in Sandness, or ay. She was confirm-[...] |
| [...]ran, daughter of Charles and Betty Carroll worked there also as the Laundry and Linen Lady. It was in- Foran, near Grass Range, MT; gradua[...]MSC and graduated from Rocky Mountain College in Billings. She then, or did we? One to wear and on[...]ith a sister, taught art and phys. ed. in the Plentywood schools. After their mar- Louella,[...]Cindy Lou, born 2-5-7 4, was killed in a car accident along with her[...]great-grandmother, Emma Hark, in May 197 4. Other children are: Mor[...]In June of 1972, Morris went to work for Geo. A. Cla[...]began working full-time at the Golden Wheel in Plentywood. In 1978,[...]Morris started farming north of Dooley. In 1979, he attended and[...]graduated from Western College of Auctioneering in BIiiings, T.[...]rk. He passed away 6-6-44 and taught in the Marsh School E of Plentywood. son Morris D. was born 2-12-45 . I went to work at Woodwards in October, 1945. (My mother, dad, and family helped me care for little Morris.) I worked there until April 1949 when I went to work for Mtn. Sts[...]for the telephone company that fall again, worked there until July 1965, when they went on dial. I worked[...]bert, 9-6-80, by a previous marriage. They reside in ?lentywood. Nola attended Plentywood schools and[...]he County Seat Cafe. Perry works at Peterson Hard are. On 3-2-43, he marr[...]They had 1 son, orris D. Har , born 2-12-45 in P n ood orris Donald Hark II, son[...]I) HAR ood ith his family, graduated from PHS in 1963. He attended SC By Selma Harn in Bozeman for 2 years. In 1965, orris joined the , avy, serving 2[...]a I and ears in Vietnam In 1967 , he married Audrey Anderson of S dney.[...]a min r in Sto and[...]or in th Tacoma shipyards as a Id r. W returned to Plenty ood After returning ·to Plentywood from time in th avy, orris nt in 1945 and Ralph or d for the highway d pt.[...] |
| for the police dept. until he retired in 1970. We sold our home in 1975 and moved to Miles City.[...]A daughter, Claudette Mae, born 5-10-39. In 1940 we moved to[...]Neihart, where Claud worked in the silver mines. A son, Ronald, was[...]born 5-2-42 in Neihart. My mother and I had a cafe in Neihart for a Selma and Ralph Ham. year. In 194 7, we moved back to Wolf Point, then to Glasg[...]ave 3 children: Howard M., who graduated from PHS in I worked at Johnnie's Cafe. Claud worked for the State Highway 1947, joined the Coast Guard in 1951, and retired in 1973. He married Depart. on a survey cr[...]d, who works for the 1.0.E.A. Inc. as a counselor in Claudette and Ronald graduated f[...]and, OR; and Susan, at- Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Ronald attended NMC, Havre, and tending college in Albuquerque.[...]Our daugh er, Lorraine Zeitner, a graduate of PHS in 194 7, is an Claudette was married to Ray Delger, born 9-3-34, on 9-19-64 in LP and worked for many years in Miles City. She and her husband Ir- G[...]ile Technologist at a clinic. Ray is in construction work. They have 2 Officer in Miles City, currently reside in Helena and work part-time as boys: David,[...]a counselor and she taught English; they now live in Helena where echnologist at ercy Hospital marrie[...]nd has 2 children; Howard (Scott) In Glasgow on 5-22-63, we had our Silver Wedding Anniversary. Zei ner, served in he Army in Germany as an investigator for the Claud passed away 5-29-66, in a Great Falls hospital. He was police dept. and is currently a police officer in Dillon, T, and married buried in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. o elody Heinze of Mi[...]to Great Falls. Theabold B. Harpine, born 6-24-16 in Tiffin, Zeitner, a tends nursing school in Helena. OH, and I ere married on 4-12-67 in Great Falls. He was employed by Our son, Larry Harn, graduated from PHS in 961, served in the the Anaconda Co. He died 5-24-7 4. avy, 1961 ·64 , attended iles Community College and SU in I came bac to Plenty ood in 197 4, as I anted to be close to my Bozeman, gradua ing ith a degree in nursing. He is employed at the siste[...]ldren: Pa ric attends iles Com. Coll. and Lisa is in high school. ovember, 198 un ii the present time. I live in he Alta Vista Apts. There have been many changes in Sheridan County since I first At Crazy Days Promotion in Plenty ood in 1982, I as a arded came a he age of 3. he onderfu[...]he field of grain moving Ii e he aves of he ocean in he merce. evening breeze, he prairie fl[...]er Sorenson as born y sis ers and bro her are: Pearl Johnson, abl LaBa e, 10-[...]y 5 brothers and sis ers are: Harold Plen y ood; A el of Fai h Dad sold o[...]mo ed o a arm Lu heran Home in ol Po,n: Palmer, es by· Eug ne, Eugene OR· In- near Dooley in 1923. In 19 9, our house s moved 10 Plen ood.[...]ft r graduation from n lope Hi h. I or ed in Plen ood, then dad.[...]ed for r. and rs. Fishbec , Sr. a he ery in Plen Y· ville, as 2 hen his father passe[...]the John the Elgin Cafe, West Cafe, and City Cafe in Plenty ood. Haro dson of[...]moved to Fl ville to live I left Plentywood in 1936 fo or a he odern Cafe at Wolf , h his fa h r's sis ers, Anna Good in and Carrie Jay. Point, where I met Claud Clar . W[...]H as bap ized d confirmed in th Lutheran faith and att nd d Claud was born 6·22-11 in of Point His parents, Delphia school in Opheim, Fl viii • and C in Havre. (Singleton) and Jack Clark, and sister, Jane, are deceas d. He enlisted in the rmy ir Fore Re rv s in 1942, ta ing pilot[...] |
| [...]rvice program before seeing ac- miles in a blizzard with a box over his head following the fence line to tive duty in WWII in the Philippines. It was during pilot training in Plen- get to his cattle. In 1952, they built a home on the farm and have tywo[...]resided there since. In the mid '5 0s, they had 5 years of continuous Sheldon was discharged in 1946 and employed by Len and Don[...]Farmers Elevator was organized in Plenty ood.[...]Josephine, married to lo ell Young, lives in Charla, T, here Sheldon[...]ard Zwick, an administrator ith Concordia College in We are parents of 1 daughter and 2 sons.[...]graduated from PHS superintendent in Decatur, IL have 3 children. Violet married James and Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis in Overgaard, a retirement home administrator in Portland, OR, have 3 1967. She is supervisor of a medical floor in Stevens Memorial children. Donald lives in Plenty ood ith 4 children and o ns an in- Hospital in Edmonds, WA, is married and has 2 sons.[...]rom PHS, MSU, and Boston Univ. He served 8 months in Vietnam and 4 years in Germany. He is married RALPH and[...]Linda Colleen Lagerquist as born 4-15 47 in ood, T to here he is employed as a q[...]· d on a countant with Gary McDermott, CPA firm in Shelby. He is married to[...]y and moved i h her famil ood in arcia Leeds of Havre and has 1 daughter and 1 s[...]1952, as in he first indergarten class a Plen[...]from PHS in 1965, and from Trin' · ·[...]er R from the S ate in ugus , Frank Heppner, born 12-6-06 in Steelman Sas . moved at the 1[...]Ral born 1-20-41 · man 0. Heppner, as born in Rovno Russia, 2-2-1878 and died in pner, th hird f 1962. His mo her Anna Hepp er, born 2-17-1879 in Grosschaum, La r n[...]rbara, daughter of Pete and in 1959, a te[...]e Ehzabe h La r, Richland, T. Th ir children are: Jos phine, born School of Sc[...]In Jun of 1968, Ralph and Linda mov d to Gia go[...]their first son, Troy Rog r, was born at Gia ow. In[...] |
| [...](HARELAND) HILYARD worked for Western Implement. In 1971, they purchased the Plaisance Charles Hilyard, born 10-12-07 in Havanna, AR, came with his Buick building and ope[...]parents, Maude and L. H. Hilyard, to Sheridan Co. in spring of 1913. He Linda worked at Sheridan Memor[...]years he has been and had a musical kindergarten in her home. On 8-12-7 2, Tricia Lynn, engaged in farming. Charles married Marie Hareland, born 5-26-08, was born at Plentywood. In 1975, Ralph sold his building to Paul[...]nd went to work for Western Implement and engaged in grew up on a farm in Hannaford, ND, graduated from high school and par[...]Plentywood in June 1928. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary, In 1976, Ralph worked for Butch's Diesel and Big M O[...]of Plentywood; vice where he expanded his skills in diesel mechanics. Linda worked and[...]dan Memorial ursing Home as a general duty nurse. In 1979, WY; 15 grandchildren and[...]ome 4 miles east of Plentywood on Highway 5. In December 1983, Ralph took a new job working for Aid Assoc. for Lutherans as a district representative in Sheridan, Daniels, and Roosevelt Counties. T[...]resently an elder and Linda a part-time organist. In winter they are busy with the children's school activities and Ralph donates time to the Sheridan Boxing Club. In sum- mer they garden, raise chickens, and enjoy c[...]lter and Vonna Heppner were married at Plentywood in 1959. alter was born at Plentywood in 1936, his parents are Henry Marlo, Harold, Harry, Charles[...]grade Charles and I first lived in a small two-room house on Muddy flat, 2 school a[...]ge sno drift almost covering our house. We farmed in Dirty Thir- Road Dept. for the past 26 years. He[...]ther's homestead. would herd turkeys out in a nearby meadow or the coyotes would be Vonna as born in 1938, her parents are Folmer (died 1978) and sure to get[...]telope area. Ethel now lives and early in morning a coyote would be walking around outside the pen at Fort Collins, CO. Vonna at ended grade school in Antelope and Plen- loo ing a them. Liv[...]ed hat we received for turkeys that fall. college in ashington, and 1 year at Bozeman. She is no n as,[...]hel. lady i h all he children, as she babysat for many families in the area ii ed co s and churned bu t[...]5e a pound. for the past 23 years. She was active in Cub Scouts and -H for many e raised hogs and sold them dres[...]d plus pound pig for years. Gardening and flo ers are one of her many hobbies, and she 1s 5.00. In 1935, e managed to ra,se 19 head of cattle and th[...]Charles or ed at a gara e in Plent ood for 35.00 a month.[...]. e purchased the old farm on the flat back a ain in[...]raised orphan lambs e got from other sh p ranches in the area. e ere soon in sheep business and ha e continued until present.[...]fter going throu h 5 bad floods in 3 years, e purchased the Carl[...]Gysler homestead in 1955, then o ned by Olaf and eah Aashe m[...]The flash flood in 1953 cam aero s the flat ith great force and as[...]3 children, all gradua es of PHS, a d all active in many e re running to our old 1937 V-8 Ford car the sho s Charlene school ac 1vit1es. Kenney worked in he oil fields for several years and o[...]Gary Dillard, they have 1 daughter, Danielle, and are ltvmg in a II ht pole ith only h ir heads and p[...]ng college at W111tston, D ta mg a vo-tech course in carp n- rushin a er until we came[...]y recreation through the years has be n singing in church choir. The family are all members of Trini y Lutheran Church. In 1 29, I ng m first community choir m Plent ood, n[...]so part of the family. tata pr sented in Orpheum Theatr under direction of rs. Opgrand She[...]The picture of that roup appe rs in Golden Years Boo of Plent ood[...] |
| in 1962. I have since participated in other community choirs through back-pa[...]Harry D. "Tubby" Hilyard, born 12-23-38 in Plentywood, the son Charles and Marie Hilyard, gr[...]36) and the Ludvig Harelands, were early settlers in this Medicine Lake, was the second child of 3 born to Albert and Elmyra Er- area. dahl. In 1942, her father was elected sheriff and the fami[...]l Eng started working at the age of 10 in Kisler's Market stocking shelves, Country School, which her mother had also attended as a child. In the progressed to delivery boy, and fin[...]ool. Betty became quite proficient with the rifle in high tion Co., helping build and remodel numerous buildrngs in Sheridan Co. school and won the 1st place trophy in the boy's and girl's division at includin[...]s, PHS gym the NE MT Rifle Assoc. meet at Glasgow in 1949. After graduating, she nasium, Roy[...]Congregational worked at the Security State Bank in Plentywood then the NW Bank in Church, and the Plentywood UBC. While[...]several vertebrae in his bac ere crushed, recuperated, and ent[...]Harry married Faye Iola Irene Tverberg 10-1 2-5 7 in ed. La e, MT. She was born in Plentywood 2-14-39, the daughter of lngvald[...]In 1966, Harry built the first complete confrnemen hog barn in[...]ed and operated by the family, the children spent many ours[...]Commercial Grain, a farm and ranch supply s ore, in[...]nspo it do n t e Bud and Betty were married in 1952 and from this union 4[...]high ay into o n and place on the ne foundation. In 1981, ol o i g children were born: urt, born 195[...]a facility sou h of Pl n o d and pur- mathematics in els one 2 years, and is currently teaching ma h a[...]Th name as la er c anged to Boundary Build rs and in 972 Bud b came so o ner Being associated ,n the construe ion business or 32 yea s, mean he as instrumen al in he building of many local residences and business places. One buildin[...]and ather, Lud ig Hareland, as remodeled by Buddy in 1978 rn o he dental clinic o ned by Dr. Tom L"dah[...]memb r of the Harmony Craft Club and holds attic in School of Sci nee at ahp on, 0. B fore J[...]nter, Johnston Pharmacy. Be y's sp cial int r st are h r riends and f mil . illiston, and[...]ing, and r ising hous Jon ill 8-5-83 in Plenty ood, h r J ff op rates his construction pl[...]Patricia Bud enjoys hunting ith hrs 2 sons In the summ r of 1 82, they Hill[...] |
| Harry served in the Montana Nat'I Guard; belonged to the Plenty-[...], the 2 mountain lions Helmsburg, IN with her parents John and Lemanda Myars, who name[...]a half south of Comertown. female, was purchased in the fall of 1980 as a kitten from Bear Coun- In 1934, she graduated from Comer HS along with 7 classmates. try, a zoo in the Black Hills of South Dakota. For the first fe[...]Dorothy attended Bryant and Stratton College in Chicago. Sheba was raised in the Hilyard home where she enthralled visitors, In 1939, she married Paul Pound in Milwaukee, WI. He passed terrorized the family dog, and chewed holes in the drapes and bedding. away in 1941 . Hobo, a 10-year-old male cougar, was purch[...]ed and was inducted into the Women's Army. It Zoo in Montana in the fall of 1983. was while she was serving in the Air Force that she met John D. Hiner,[...]whose home was in Huntington, IN. MARLO and FAYE (NEGAARD) HILYARD[...]were married 2-17-46 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Comer- I, Marlo Hilyard, born 3-1- 36 in Plentywood, second son of Charles town and took up residence in Plentywood. John was employed by and Marie Hilyard, was always interested in how things worked and Peterson Co. Gar[...]and cars. In 1952, their home was blest when 3-month-old Canda[...]became their daughter. They moved to Billings in 1959. Candy our surplus energies were channeled[...]ething useful such graduated from MSU in Bozeman. She is presently employed with as plow[...]k which Alaska State Housing Authorities in Anchorage, where she is in Com- helped feed our family of eight. Dad worke[...]eration. John retired from the auto mechanic work in 1980. chance to buy a used kerosene refrigerator since we didn't have elec- In 1948, John's brother, Glenn Hiner, came to Montan[...]about our experiences his wife lives in Camas, WA. on the farm and were the envy of some[...]ents, John F. and Ethel Hiner, came to Plentywood in the even know what a plow was used for.[...]e I, Louie Hoffarth, was born in Bergfield, Sask., 3-28-22, son of young lambs became frightened and ran in all directions. After much Fred and[...]nother flood, we carried laying hens and put them in the On 6-27-45, I married Shirley[...]after we old odel T truck. Two baby pigs were put in a pickup where they moved into[...]We started the 3-0 Tavern, Motel, and Drive-In in 1954 and in small cart and harness from scraps of leather str[...]s 1960 we opened the H & R Launderama in partnership with Clane and to the cart and led them in the parade at the Harvest Festival. They Emma Roesch. were quite an attraction in the parade to old and young alike. ancy[...]Great orthern RR, then the Farmers Union Elevator in Plen- tywood where allergies from grain dust and chemicals used in prepar- ing seed grain forced me to seek other em[...]ad Dept. for several years. Since I am interested in antiques of all kinds, I am a member of the Old T[...]Makynen, born 5-29-48 in Manilla, Philippines Islands, on 4-17-70.[...]LouAnn, born 4·28 -76 . Ron and family live in Great Falls where Ron is Fro[...] |
| [...]nty Commissioners, Sheridan from Great Falls High in 1967. She married Dave W. Wilson, born County in 1977, saw the county move from 3rd class to 1st class due 5-09-40 in Byrd Community, AL, on 5-29-81. Cheryl has 2 step[...]cally improve the road Cheryl and her family live in Great Falls where she is employed as a[...]lity at KEIN Radio. Dave was completed in 1983 and an addition to the courthouse, which in- is also the originator of his own radio show "Gr[...]ich cluded a new library, was completed in 1984. is soon to be syndicated as "Dave Wilson's[...]tor and Shirley as Women's Fellowship Treas. Both are toured Denmark every February for 3 years for ann[...]of Eastern Star and he is a Mason and a Shriner. In 1981 , he Shirley and I are currently living in Great Falls where I am co- was appoint[...], earning the Montana Volunteer of the Year Award in CHESTER and SHIRLEY (COLLINS) HOLJE[...]eisure activities center around Collins, grew up in the Raymond community, graduated from PHS in his shop. 1947, and received a BS degree from MSU in 1951 and an MS degree Laurie Lee, Mrs. Steven Paul Howard, lives in Grand Forks, D, from Oregon State in 1954 in the field of business education. Teaching[...]w student. She has degrees included high schools in Sidney, MT; Burns, OR; and Spokane, WA , as[...]She married George A. Harris of Burns, OR, in 1955 and lived in the U of M. Spokane while he attended[...]n high school at Med. Lake, graduating in 1940. 11-5-64. George died in 1965 following open-heart surgery. Shirley[...]ey set- later married Chester S. Holje of Reserve in November, 196 7. tled at Reserve in 1919. He attended grade school at Reserve, high[...]rmed and operated a hardware While there, he worked for the J. I. Case Co. He entered the service m store. Chet and his brothers worked in the store and area farmers March, 1942. remember he ran the farm while still in his teens. Lester Bedwell Nor[...]on- recalls buying a combine from Holje Implement in 1938 that was ed in California. He served m the South Pac1f1c and whe[...]ly m 1946, and Joined the HolJe Implement Lake HS in 1942 at the age of 16 and enrolled at D Ag College in Co. While Earl as m the service, orma hved tth her paren s m Fargo. In 1943 he joined the Marine Corps and served in the Pacific Reserve and worked for t[...]y ended at the Battle of lwo Jima, then he served in the initial occupation of Japan at Sasebo attached to the military government. Upon his discharge in 1946, he joined the many veterans on campus at MSU, then attended Capital Radio Engineering and Television In- stitute in Washington, DC studying electronics; later working for General Electric in the field of commercial television which was then in its infancy. He and Betty Johnson were married in Washington m 1949 . Son, Carl (now Carl Eidsness) was born there and daughter, Alethea (Mrs. Jay Hancock) was born in Plentywood. The family returned to Montana upon t[...]father, Carl; and he Join- ed his brother, Earl, in the operation of Holje Imp. Betty and Chester were divorced in 1956.[...]Earl retired m 1980 having spent about 50 years in the farm[...] |
| [...]Antelope school, graduating in 195 7. I also attended Concordia Col- I,[...]Ben Holt came to Sheridan County in 1957 from Hettinger, ND as a sister's home 3 m[...]olt at Hettinger, ND, one of 14 children. In Febraury, Prof. Houston told me I could write the[...]exam, I did, receiving a 2nd grade certificate. In April, I went to Scobey Lutheran Church, Westby. They went to Ft. Benton, MT where Ben and taught in a school 15 miles south of town. Teaching with no[...], was born 9-2-60. They moved back to Plentywood in November salary was $60.00 per month and board[...]-63 at the Sheridan My college work began in 191 9 in Valley City, later at Dillon, Mem. Hos[...]graduated from PHS: Kim in 1978, the twins in 1981 , and Wes in One of my earliest schools was the Longfe[...]Kimberlie attended Northwest College in Kirkland, WA and married children in the Marsh family and all but 2 attended while I t[...]ranthams, and Thompsons. 12-21 -83 and are currently residing in Bellevue, WA. Kim is a The Reed School wa[...]Service. LeAnn is attending Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, ND and is Klareen reported it at hom[...]out the chimney". ND where she is in the nursing program. This has been her desire at an Five years were spent in the Franklin School near Dagmar. One of[...]hn, visited me just recently. He learned readily. In Science, Wahpeton , ND where he received[...]Lucille, our efficient Clerk of graduated in May as a diesel mechanic and was selected as a me[...]Ben was appointed Undersheriff in 1963 and elected Sheriff in The last 3 years I taught was in Raymond and the Gibson School, 197 4, a position he still holds. He has been active in many community stayed in my own home and rode on the bus, retiring in 1959. functions. Mary Ellen has worked at the Sheridan Mem. Hosp., 9 years For many years we had no water supply. In later years, some of as a dental assi[...]Children lined up for a drink each time they came in from play. We also part of Sheridan Co.[...]) HOLWAY towels were used. The schools mentioned are where I taught more This i[...]Holway, the years than elsewhere. I also taught in Reserve and Homestead. pioneer parents of 5 proud children. Clyde was born 5-8-1885 in Ap- One of my nicest memories is when I ha[...]pleton, MN to James M. and Emma J. Holway. In the year 1903 Clyde difficult time and they would[...]ranklin School, our 2 1900s. Settling in the area of Estevan , Sask. where they both took[...]homesteads. Gary Smith's shoe laces. Lelia, also in 1st grade, Gary, and Ronnie O[...]MN to immigrant parents from Norway and Sweden. In 1909, Emily ward, when Gary picked up the chalk h[...]time, Clyde assignments together. This is helpful in a rural school where many decided to leave Canada and return to the States and again become a grades are represented.[...]ter retiring I did some private tutoring. I lived in my home until October 1982 when I moved to the Pi[...]Clarence and Anna Chris- tiansen was born 8-23-39 in Plentywood. My mother is the former Anna Tommerup[...]p of Coalridge. My father came to Sheridan County in 1928 from Wiscon-[...]e and Emily Holway . sin. My brothers and sisters are: Marvin, born 5-5-32; Glenn, born 11-23-33[...] |
| about 7 miles east of town (in the coulee) and just north of our nearest We moved to Libby in 1952 where I was employed by J. Neils neighbors,[...]set up house-keeping. Five children were born (4 in the coulee). for 27 years coming[...]ife; sister Shirley was I retired in 1978 and built a summer home on Flathead Lake delivered by our father; our brother, Clyde Robert, was born in a where our children and families meet weekends for boating, water ski- hospital in Covina, CA. ing, and fish ing. We are 30 miles south of Kalispell on Hwy. 93 on the The time finally came, in the year 1925 after several years of crop west shore, 2 miles north of Elmo. We have a small house in Polson for failures, Clyde, Emily, and the 4 chil[...]Clyde's parents. The journey Lodge there. took one month! Later Clyde and Emily settled and built a home in A summary of my family: Mar[...]r, 1909, who started Baldwin Park, CA and resided there until their deaths. w[...]and Emily Holway: 1) James to do so in various places where she and her family lived unt[...]erators were phased out. She married Arthur Blair in 1926. 11-15-41; no children; live in Oro Grande, CA. and raise quarter Their 2 daughters, Joyce and Patricia, are married and have families. It horses. 2) Violet S[...]Dominic Anthony, 1908-62, assisted my father in raising sheep, have 11 grandchildren; Shirley was in the wholesale hardware married Alice Anderson of Dooley and farmed there before moving to business and they live in South San Gabriel, CA. 3) Ruth Margret[...]Lackey 3-22-37; Foote passed away in 1973 leaving a husband and son living in Butte. they were both merchants and have 2 daughters: Joyce Morene Marie passed away in Libby in 1976. Donna Brousseau became an Ragsdale and Mari[...]LPN after her childroo were grown and worked in orth Valley Hospital children. Margret now lives in Friday Harbor, WA. 4) Norma De Loris in Whitefish where her husband had an auto repair sh[...]rried Andrew J. Wynn , Jr. (now away in 1980. deceased) 6-24-45; they had 1 daughter, Suz[...]Irene and husband operated a furniture store in Libby and turned it granddaughter. Norma remarrie[...]on upon retirement. Jim is also retired and lives in San (now deceased); she was office manager of hus[...]Mateo, CA. John, the youngest, worked for SCS in Montana before be- firm. 5) Clyde Robert Holway, born 1-15-27 in Covina, CA; graduated ing transferr[...], and phased out and he retired. lives in Oro Grande, CA.[...]graduated from PHS. After service in Civil Air Patrol with training at Dad, Tony[...], CA., he married Shirley . Smith of Reserve, 118 in Sheridan's Daybreak).[...]o children, I, Francis M. Hopkins, was born in 1915, one of 1Ochildren. The 3 elane[...]s Dad built a house, now owned by Leland Everson, in the old townsite where we would move for the wint[...]courses in accounting, ilt is no serving as Sheridan County[...]s, an electronrcs engineer, and wife, Louise, hve in Lib- Department as captain and secr./tre[...]. Edna (book 1. page 214) former secretary of hve in Kalispell and have twin daughters. Linda Riley, w[...]d, (book Ron , a broker with D. A. Davidson, live in 1ssoula and have 3 1, pages 186 & 194) retired technician in aircraft and space control children .[...] |
| [...]After graduation from Outlook in 1973, I went to college for a year born near Antelope, grew up on the family farm and was educated in at NCB in Rapid City. In June of 197 4, I returned to Plentywood and got rural schools. In 1937, he started work for Spillway Builders Inc. at a job at the Piggly Wiggly in Plentywood as a clerk. I married Larry Fort Peck.[...]Miller of Plentywood 10-19-74. We were divorced in 1982. their home in Plentywood.[...]ol of Meat Cutting at Toledo, OH course in Plentywood and joined the Sheridan County Ambulance Ser· in 1940 and was employed in the trade for a time at Dickinson, ND. vice in May. I have been the secretary for the assoc. for[...]meeting for 2 salesman for Neville Co. and later, in the same capacity for 22 years at years. Holje Implement. In 1953, he completed the Red Cross Standard Course of Instruc- tion in First Aid which led to his serving as a volunteer[...]LARD HOWELL Willard Howell, born 10-20-1 8 in North Dakota, son of Albert Howell, attended school in North Dakota and eastern Montana, graduated from[...]d and Eveline Joyes, graduated from Comertown HS in 1933 and from CBI in Minneapolis in 1938. Willard and Beulah were married on 10-1-39 at Zion Lutheran Church in Comertown, MT. Their children are Gayle, Verle, Loreena, and Everet. They moved to Plentywood in 1943 and with Royal Joyes,[...]ve to Ft. Wilda Hurtig, born and raised in Commerce, CA. He enlisted in the Air Collins, CO. In civic picture of Plentywood, Willard was a member of Force in May 1976 , and was stationed in Havre. When he completed Lions Club and President[...]is tour of duty, he got a job as a police officer in Chinook and in 1980 Meetings were held in their home to establish the Assembly of God[...]olice Force. He took an advanced first aid church in Plentywood, which is now located on First Avenue[...]duated from PHS and North Central Bible Institute in Min- were short of help. He was instrumental in starting the block parent neapolis, where she majored in music, piano and organ. She met[...]activity groups and schools. He is a Duane Turner there and they were married in Plentywood. He taught at member of the Kiwanis. orthwest College in Kirkland, WA before they went to the Philippine[...]puter and keep an eye on things when the bosses are out of town. I Verle graduated from PHS, ha[...]h Girl Scouts when I can and am a CPR instructor. In January obil in Libby, MT.[...]Disaster Chairman for Plenty- Loreena lives in Ft. Collins, CO. She is employed by REA. Her hus- wood. We are both members of the Sheridan Saddle Club. We enjoy be· band is in heavy construction and earth moving. Everet works in ing busy and sharing an active role as community members in Plen- manufacturing and real estate in the Denver area. They have 1 son and t[...]and Barbara J. Willard has remarried, lives in Ft. Collins and has retired from Galland. He attended all 12 years of school in Outlook and graduated in Kodak Co. and doesn't yet know what retirement ho[...]1970. He attended the Helena Vo-Tech in 1970-71 . On 8-3-71, he[...]married arie Edna Bolstad in Plentywood. WAYNE and CAROL (BRENTESO ) HURST[...]reamery driving heir milk route. When Powers born in Plentywood on 8-10-42 . He completed his grammar school closed he creamery in 1972, Bobby went to ork as second man at primarily in Outtoo , graduated from PHS, attended Dawson College, the elevator in Redstone. During his time, Bobby was also an am-[...]scholarship. After bulance driver in Plentywood. Marie had also gone to wor at the Ben[...]t Billings. Fran tin Store in Plenty ood. Bobby decided there really asn't much Wayne married Carol Brente[...]of ed. Lake. He ent to the Vo-Tech in Billings and too air conditioning and She graduat[...]retary refrigeration. arie stayed in Plentywood and continued working to at Security State Bank. Later she worked in ban s in Great Falls, Glen- help by keeping up th[...]elementary secretary of Plentywood ed in ay 1973 and had a job at Sears 2 ee s before he w[...]school. In June, 1973 Bobby and arie made the move to Billings. On Wayne has been employed in the oil industry for 16 years and has[...]l ing, Inc.) for Bobby was killed in a car accident on 9-15·78. Marie has no the past[...]remarried, she and her husband and family live in New London, Wayne and Carol have 2 sons. Wad[...]Alvin Iverson began farming after his graduation in 1927 with his All are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]father E of Antelope . He went to North Dakota in the dry year of 1931[...] |
| [...]ck and got married to Margaret. She had graduated in 1932 from dolls and other priz[...]ed people at the door every even- (Peggy), living in Outlook, MT, was born 12-18-33. Two years later[...]Donna Arlene Dixon was born, 12-2-35, living now in Billings, MT. Carl Iverson of Alexandria, MN was[...]er. Margaret began working at the different cafes in Plentywood and at the Canyon Club and Blue Moon. Then in 1958, she took over the cooking job at the Sherid[...]pride in the city and its businesses. They were aJso membe[...]Plentywood Lutheran Church and Elmer was active in asonic Lodge[...]and Esther had 2 daughters: uriel, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1936, when she as 15 years old; and[...]Marvella, who was born in 1930, graduated from SU and is Head of[...]28 , graduated from SU with a degree in Public Relations and is ing the nursing home. She[...]70 at the age of 94 . employed in the arketing Dept. for the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Alvin went back to farm work in 1975 for Vernon Stoner during Steve is 26, attended SU and works as a licensed outfit er in the fall the summers until 1980. On 2-1-81 , he s[...]23, graduated from Cosmetology and Barber School in Salem, and continues to work there. OR, worked there for a year and is no employed in Bilhngs. Susan is Alvin and Margaret have 18[...]Wirtz) 4 girls 20 and attends E C in Billings. and 4 boys; (Arlene Dixon) 4 girls and[...]1945, as one of the boy; (Jerry Iverson) 3 boys. There are 21 great grandchildren. "Ho[...]In 1946, Elmer as one of the 5 theatre men ho on a t[...]man ho on this trip est of the ississippi. In the fall of 195 7 after graduation, I enlisted in the US Army for 3 Also, all the other men[...]and they er ama ed years. After I was discharged in the fall of 1960 I as married to[...]l to n (that none had ev r heard oQ orma Barlow in Las Cruses, NM. We moved back to Plentywood. I could sell so many Bonds. This as one of the many ,mes that people[...]at the Westland Service Station for a fe months. In the In July 1952, Elm r as instrumen al in bringing 4 mov· stars on fall of 1961, I started[...]he oldest son Roland was married to Terrie Lodahl in September, 1983. Hi-Line.[...]In the summer of 1961 , Elmer and Esth r sold the thea re and They now live in Billings, T. In the spring of 1961, e purchased my grandmother's[...]on Hd e family. lmer as active in th Shrin in Billings as a Camel H rd r and until 1972. Then w[...]Clo n. Im r died 7·5-80. Esth r is in good health and liv s in their ne Peterson Hd e. building. In 1980, e purchased the inventory home in Billings. She enjoys visiting and ,s happy to fi[...]terson. We still operate with the many Plen ood people ho come to Billings. the store at[...]Harry and Ruth Jacobson came to Plen ood in 1948 ith their Esther and Elmer Jae son came to Plentywood in 1933 from Flax- 2 sons, Jule Harr[...]. atchmaker for A. G. Amundson in the Amundson Je elry Store. Elmer was depot agent[...]owning and Both Harry and Ruth are originally from Dani Is Co., T. Harry, the managi[...]ard and uriel Shiell, tickets. During these days in the theatre "Pal ite" admitted 2 people[...]ed on a homestead NW of Scobey. They began dating in 1939[...] |
| while Ruth was a 3rd grade teacher in Scobey and Harry was working bein[...]; going to a county school with neighborhood In 1941, Harry was drafted by the Army and eventually stationed children of all ages in all grades. Eighth grade students wrote state ex-[...]for promotion to high school. The exams were held in the married 12-23-41, 16 days after Pearl Harbor.[...]ceive leave that spring, which he spent with Ruth in Montana. hurrying to get my eveni[...]month. eerie howling in the hills across the Muddy; waving to the enginee[...]rld War II ended and Harry and Ruth were reunited in the Min- both the daily passenger a[...]ssed from rode the freight trains in each direction; handing out sandwiches to North D[...]the back door asking for something to eat. Seems "There's nothing like Montana air". Harry and Ruth were[...]traveling in horse-drawn wagons on their way to the annual sum[...]celebrations at Woody Mountain in Canada; picnics at Brush Lake on[...]Fourth of July; 3-day Fourth of July celebrations in Plentywood; Friday[...]lege in Dillon . I then taught a rural school in Daniels County for 2½[...]years. I married Richard Jacques in 1931 and lived on a wheat and[...]again for 6 years. We moved to Scobey in 1965 where I taught[...]Patricks School of Nursing in Missoula. Harry Jacobson Fam[...]Richard passed away in 1971 . Harry returned to his job on the Fort[...]n, Upon retiring from teaching in 1977, I moved to Federal Way, WA Jule was born 4-1 3-46 in Glasgow. Harry decided to go to Elgin, IL to[...], they returned Parker also lives in Federal Way with her husband, Ray and 2 sons;, to Montana where son, Carl, was born 4-16-48 in Scobey. Harry began Richard Charle[...]. Their third son, Howard Reid was born 6-1 9-4 9 in Plentywood's old hospital on Main Street.[...]BILLE and LOUISE JANSSEN A. G. Amundson died in October, 1950 and the following March I arrived in Plentywood 11 -1-42 to begin work as Sheridan Co. Ex· Harry opened a watch repair shop in the building behind Sheridan te[...]led to enter County's old library on Main Street. In 1964, the Jacobsons purchased the Na[...]ne building on E 2nd St. , remodeled it, invested in bigger month later. Our first home in Plentywood was in the Old Townsite and inventory, and Jacobson's Je[...]children graduated from PHS. Jule served 3 years in the a hitch in the Army and a 2 year period during which I served as dist. Army, graduated from U of Min Missoula with a BA in business admin. extension conservationist in 15 eastern Montana counties between He married Sandra Scott Sain of Outlook in January of 1981 and has 2 195 7-59. During those years we continued to live in Plentywood. stepdaughters, Tracy and Cami Sain. Carl attended the Montana School of Mines in Butte. While a junior in college, he was involved in a fatal car accident and died 10-20-68. Howard served with the Army in Vietnam. Upon his return home, he attended the U[...]e Andrew. Natasha graduated from U of ontana in 1977 with a BA in jour- nalism and in 1980 with a JO in law. She married Ronald W. orton of Hardin, MT in 1980 and has 2 stepchildren, Rodger and Ronda Morton. She is in private practice as an attorney and also serves a[...]hools and each now own a Jacobson's Jewelry; Jule in Plentywood and Howard in Shelby, MT. Harry and Ruth are retired. They spend the winters in Sun City, AZ and the summers in Plentywood, where they garden, golf, and grow old[...]I was raised on a farm and ranch at Coalwood, MT in Powder River gracefully.[...]Co. and ent to Custer Co. HS in Miles City. I graduated from MSC in 1940 with a degree in ag. ed. I taught Vo-Ag for 2 years before begin-[...]g up on the Louise was raised in Missoula Co. and graduated from Missoula family f[...]ontana with a degree m home economics. Mary Falxa in 1911; After the deaths of our parents in 1919 and 1923 We were married in the spring of 1941 . We were both teaching[...] |
| [...]When we lived 'on the hill' in Plentywood, we had a large garden During our 34 years in Plentywood, we raised our family of 3[...]uated from PHS. Sandra, born 1942, many customers. Later we lived at the "Silver Saddle R[...]their story). Mother and Dad spent many summers selling fireworks from a portable Susan, born 1947, graduated from MSU in 1969 and married Bob display house[...]g to help Feeney of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada in 197 4. They live in them sell. Mother and Dad enjo[...]Sally, born 1949, graduated from the U of Montana in 1972, fish. We had many Danish meats and family traditional recipes which enlisted in the Army the following year and is a Captain stationed at we still enjoy in our homes today. Lorraine has a son, Marty, who w[...]d's birthday and not only looks like Dad, but has many of his Dale, born 1951, attended MSU and resides in Missoula where he mannerisms. is emp[...]. Missoula which we like very much. But we retain many fond memories Their children are: Ada Mayme who married Rodney Kanning in of northeastern Montana, Sheridan Co., Plentywood[...]They have 3 children: Rhonda, Jeff, and Lori; all are married and people of the area. We loved it when we lived in Plentywood and we Ada has 5 grandchildren. Rodney and Ada live in Great Falls, MT. Lor• love it when we return on[...]Mathew, Marshall, Mark, and Karlene. They live in Great Falls and[...]SEN) JENSEN By Ada and Lorraine Dad was born in Voldvoy, Denmark on 2-18-02 to Frederick and[...]I was born on the eve of a rainy day, 5-12-1 2, in a sod house on was in the Kings Guard, a high honor inin the Kings Guard), twins, JoHanne co[...]Rickke, Hulger, Fritz, and Dad. He came to Dagmar in 1923 but Jensen, who homesteaded in Sheridan County in 1907. (See Sheridan spent next 3 years in Minnesota where he attended night school.[...]y school at the Ha thorne, a Mother was born in Kimbollton, IA 5-17-16, one of 14 children of[...]farms near Dagmar, met at In the fall of 1941, after being tenant farmers, e bought our o n Brush Lake and were married in Dagmar on 6-22-34. Mother sewed[...]ir first house was a little cook-car she fixed up in Reserve. Mother words came to our ears.[...]as had planned a Valentine card party, had dinner in oven, and as a result just been bombed.[...]Lorraine as brother Sigvald as lost in the African Thea er of II. born in 1939. We moved to Plenty ood in January 1945, buying and remodeling[...]ht of our travels as a family as our np to Europe in[...]t of the tour. The folks operated a cafe in Reserve, then moved to Plent ood |
| [...]he farm to August visiting friends there. Mary was working for Metropolitan Federal Sav- A[...]ic, on a railroad bridge crew, bin ings in Fargo. She later moved to Billings where she work[...]Lutheran Church, have held In March of 1975, they moved back to Sheridan County to farm in various offices, taught 6th grade Sunday School,[...]make their permanent home. They continued to farm in I was a charter member of Plentywood Toastma[...]Canada and at Redstone, as Jim and Kay retired in the fall of 1982 and Camera Club, Old Tractor Clu[...]tarted Henricksen (see her family story elsewhere in book). I have loved to operations 1-3[...]Clay Richard, born 7-12-80 . Both were born in Pasqua Hosp. , Regina, waving in the wind, just before harvest.[...]Rick and Mary are active members and officers of the Sheridan PETER[...]of Plentywood. They are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church and seventh child in a family of 8. He immigrated to the Dagmar area in[...]ty Farm Carl, Chris, and els, each purchased land in Sheridan Co. west of[...]JOHNSON Sheridan's Daybreak) was born at La Port, IN 8-10-11. The Agard fami- Alfred[...]or a time at what is now the site nesota in 1946 with their 2 daughters, Colleen and Judy. Alfred pass- of the first Tange Oil Well. Hans worked in the Archer Community for ed away in 1956. the Fadness ranch, now owned by the Eggens.[...]Colleen graduated from PHS in 195 7. She married Dale Borah from In 1917, Hans and Helga purchased land 14 miles SW of Plenty- Redstone in 1957. They live in Plentywood and have 4 sons and 2 wood where Glady[...]th an aunt and at- Judy graduated in 1961 and was salutatorian of her class. She at- tend grade school, returning in 1927. Times being what they were, tended Eastern Montana College in Billings for a year then returned to Gladys left[...]Webster of Syracuse, NY in 1964. They moved to Syracuse in the fall Peter and Gladys were married 5-3-3[...]of 196 5. They have 2 children: Sean, born in Plentywood in October farm W of Agard's place. In 1949, the family moved into Plentywood 1965 and Courtenay, born in Syracuse in 1972. Sean graduated from and purchased he George Stringer home. Peter and Gladys lived there Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS in 1983 and is attending college in Newark, until his death from diabetes 7-2-64 . Gladys moved to her new home in NJ. Courtenay is a 6th grader in Fanwood. At present they are living in September 1968.[...]T and Judy is a secretary for Their children are: Betty ( rs. orman) Schmidt, Outlook; elvin[...]Irene married Alvin Marsh of Redstone in 1978 and they live on[...]I, Alvin, was born on a farm near Dagmar in 1924, the fifth child of Garric of Outloo , ere m[...]ield School about a mile Redstone, until retiring in 1982.[...]ear. Rick and Sue attended the first 8 years in Redstone, then While going to school in Antelope, e lived with my grandmother, graduated from PHS; Sue in 1962 and Ric in 1966. along ith 6 or 7 other students. After graduation in 1942, I helped Rick graduated from SU in June, 1971 with a BS in agri. prod. Dad on the farm until 19 6 hen I spent a year in the Army, including and range management. Rick as in he at'I Guard 163rd Armored a tour of duty in Japan. Atter various jobs in Reserve and Pasco WA , I Cavalry, with 6 months a[...]and Ft. Sill, OK. returned to Plentywood in 1954 and ent to ork for emont In July 1972, Rick wen to ork for the Bureau of Land[...]ere I am currently a s itchboard technician. ment in the Billings distric office as Range Conservationist studying I, Lorraine, grew up in ed. Lake, only daughter of John and range conditi[...]an ith brothers: Leighton, an electrical engineer in St. on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range south[...]hton, John, and I all graduated from ed. Lake HS. In fact, on the ground floor of a low altitude infra[...]y dad and his brothers and sisters started school in , gram used to study range conditions, vegetative types, and water- ed. Lake in the early 1900s until my brother Craig died in 195 7, sheds. there was never a year without a Stubban in school since I started 1st Rick married Mary Hedlund 1-4-75 at Dent, M in the Dent grade the year Dad's[...]duated. Leighton and I Methodist Church. They met in 1973 in Billings when Mary was can remember carrying our lunch to school in Karo syrup pails when it[...] |
| [...]We first lived on my parents' homeplace. In 1959 we bought the blacksmith shop to warm up on the way. We went to grade school in Hans Agaard farm, which was next door, and we have lived there the old wood school through the 6th grade, and even after we got in since. high school we went back t[...]We have 4 children: Joanne was born in 1959 and then we tripled noon.[...]ize of our family with twins, Stanley and Shirley in December, In the summer we went swimming at the "white bridge"[...]Christmas present!) Lauren was our final addition in "gravel pit". One afternoon I got caught in the current while floating in 1965. an innertube. My dad fortunately h[...]Joanne and her husband, Greg Dutton, live in Billings where he is a block away and heard me s[...]stern Montana College, received her degree waded in and pulled me out. in elem. ed. and is a substitute teacher at Lockwood[...]he is an ag consultant. Shirley graduated from SU in hor• When we got older, my brothers helped "ru[...]corn and occasionally sold tickets. Mother taught in the Med. Lake with his brother-in-law at Kremlin he will return to SU to finish his school for ·many years and also gave piano lessons. degree in agronomy. Lauren is also currently a student at S[...]lege at Havre for 1 year then work- In the fall of 1980, Gloria, Lauren and I too a trip[...]the courthouse for Anna Hovet for several years. In 1955, I mar- found my orwegian was a[...]urthouse this time working for 7 cousins there that we visited. The or egian people are very Bernt Ward until our daughter, Lynne, was bo[...]hristopher and Michael. Steven graduated from MSC in raise. The children attend[...]ol, and at a young age Aron Bozeman with a degree in electrical engineering and is a civilian began working for neighboring farmers. In the fall of 1922, he came employee of the Navy at[...]west and worked with a threshing ere in Sas atche an, north of ried to Dale Thompson from[...]Dale works on oil drill- Dooley, T. In 1923, he began farming m that area. ing rigs and[...]In August 1924, she and a friend Inga Johnson, ent t[...]d married after coming to Sheridan Co. I was born in 1930. I tinued to farm in Sas ., but Dooley as their nearest to n. In 1926, have 1 brother, John, and 1 sister, Sylvia, who both live in Plenty- the railroad branch hne as b[...]They raised Our parents spoke only Norwegian in our home. As I was the gram, c[...]at Rose Valley while I other. was there. I still remember the dry years and the dust storms of the They had 2 sons: Harvey, born in 1926 and aynard, born in '30s very vividly. Because of my father's death h[...]e help of my 2 uncles, Olaf and Hans TJomsos. In 1957, I married Gloria Trevithick. Gloria 1s the[...]arm near Geraldine, MT. Gloria graduated from GHS in 1954. She is a farmer's wife at heart, always rai[...]In the faJI of 1935, th Johnson family r turn[...] |
| [...]8 -77, Roger was married to Marjorie Marie Wanner in Minnie passed away in 1950. Aron leased his business to his[...]her, Ole Johnson, and after some time, he retired in Kalispell, MT although Roger does have[...]requently. He has where he married Anna M. Galyan in 1961. been working in Billings since May, 1983 but recently moved to[...]rike at the Cenex refinery. He expects to be back in[...]at the Sunset Photo Lab in Dickinson . Roger and Marge are expecting After graduation, I worked at the Sheridan Cafe in Plentywood,[...]their first child, due in August, 1984. then left 9-13-75 for Centralia, WA[...]Roger's sisters are: Lavonne Johnson and Selma Hurtig. A Johnson, son[...]brother, Robert, died in 1978. I had only worked in a frozen food plant for 2 weeks prior to my weddi[...]and sur- prise bridal shower. I continued working there while Carl studied and CECIL and COLLE[...]ty. I, Cecil 0. Johnson, was born in Plentywood on 10-16-40; the first He won the Real[...]on to 4-14-43 . Stuart Anderson's Ranch in Ellensburg, WA for a tour and steak dinner.[...]Award. I graduated from PHS in 1959 and served in the Air Force for 4[...]years. I later attended A & P School in Tulsa, OK for 1½ years, then[...]worked for Texas International Airlines in Houston for 3 years. I am[...]with this company for 16 years, working in Great Falls, Salt Lake City,[...]as of 1978, Colleen was born 10-22-49 in Plentywood and graduated from PHS in when the mill closed.[...]196 7. She is a homemaker and is also active in the Lions Club. Our We moved back to Plentywood. In January he started as derrick oldest son, Donald, was born in Houston on 5-23-67 . He is presently a hand for[...]junior at Billings Senior High and active in the NJROTC program with he became dist. manager. In 1982, he went to work for Pool Well Ser- future plans in the military. Our youngest son, Dale, was born in vice as area manager.[...], CO 11 -20-70 and is a 7th grader. We have lived in Billings Our second child, Travis Harold, was born 8·1-80 . In November since 1973. 1980, it was found that Tracey had cancer of the kidney. In Billings, Colleen and I have alway[...]moved and she underwent 11 weeks of chemotherapy. In June 1982, she had to have surgery for a bowel[...]FRED M. and IDA JOHNSON FAMILY obstruction. We are very grateful that she is now considered cancer[...]nd Frederick M. Galland, from Outloo , graduating in 1972. After graduation Roger 1-26-[...]o Helena to Alfred elquist, who died in 1898 in Minnesota. These children were attend the Vo-Tech[...]e. At the end of the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Her 3 children are Jo Arlene, Dorothy quarter, he started working at whatever jobs he could find in order to Marie, and Joseph aclyn. earn[...]lly elquist farmed the home place until his death in 1961 . The In August 197 4, Roger went to work for the BNRR as[...]d to the Simonson Brothers. The Plentywood Herald in the yards in Laurel. He worked there for 6 weeks and heard they of 10-6-82 contains a picture of the abandoned, dilapidated house in were hiring brakemen in Glendive. He went up to find out, was hired,[...]Elmer worked for the Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago year, Roger has been with the railroad ever since. He has been for many years. He enjoyed several years of retirem[...] |
| away in 1981. He is survived by his widow, Hazel, and 2 children, In the spring of 1965, they moved to Eugene, OR. The[...]Jeanette, Bryan, was born 10-17-67 in Junction City, OR, where they are now whose husband, Frank Nelson, died in 197 4, has 5 children: Thomas, livin[...]Eddie's hobbies are doing his own mechanic work and riding his dirt[...]nson and Emelia Gabrielson of Westby were married in bikes or three wheelers on the sand d[...]job as cage operator with the Ameron Pipe Company in California and they now live in retirement in Gardena, CA. GAYLIN and ANNE (FALXA) JOHNSON Fred Johnson married Helen Johnson of St. Paul in 1946. Their I, Mrs. Gaylin John[...]ll find on children , Jennifer and Jeffrey, live in Ventura, CA. Helen passed away p.617 of Sheridan Daybreak. My sister, Jeanne Jacques, born in in 1969. Fred's occupation was Head, Property Contro[...]r Aunt Annie Connolly Ator, after the Angeles for many years. In 1975 he married May Phillips. Since his[...]Shetland ponies and one to Hawaii. They now live in Camarillo, CA. or d[...]kson The boys graduated from PHS and served in WWII, Ed and Fred in children, Ator children, Ersness children, and the 2 Leonard brothers. the Army and Charles in the Navy. The school closed in 1931 . I graduated from PHS in 1933. Charles Johnson graduated from Concor[...]d Gaylin and I started farming in 1937. We lived on the home place the field of education. In 1936 he and Erma Heinemeyer of Hebron, ND[...]alf of the property that our parents were married in Westby, where both were teachers. Their 3 childre[...]ater purchasing the Martin Christiansen homestead are Charles Loren, Steven Kent, and Marcia Ann . Char[...]worked began his medical practice, as a surgeon , in Sun City, AZ; moved for a at the Marshall Wells Store for 4 years. In 1954, we sold our property while to Deer Lodge Montana, and is now a surgeon in Butte. He is to Barney Simonson an[...]lathead Road Dept. for 1O years. His parents were in Helena, MT. Marcia graduated from MSU in Bozeman with an Lloyd and Hazel Johnson, who had moved from Iowa in 1912 and had elementary teaching degree. She marr[...]led near the Archie Mann ranch. Lloyd passed away in 1925. Mrs. Chicago. They live in Eden Prairie, MN where he is a research scientist[...]away in 1956. Orval passed away in 1957. After 35 years of service in the field of education and 5 years as[...]n on 8-23-41 , married to partsman and bookkeeper in a Ford garage, Charles retired, and he and Kenneth Kinniburgh. They live in Kalispell. Erma are now living in Helena. He was principal of Helena Senior HS[...]at the Flathead and then principal of Capital HS in Helena, which was his position when Health Dept. In 1971 , I accepted a position with Circle K Corp. of he retired. During this time, he taught and coached in Antelope, Phoenix, AZ. After 6 months, I as promoted to manager of a store in Westby, lngomar, Cut Bank, Ontario, Oregon, and 23 years in the Kalispell. Four years later,[...]ns, Charles until selling my interest in 1978. and Erma have been interested and involved in the activities of the My sister[...]I as born to Ole L. and Sophie Johnson 12-19-32 in Plentywood, By Kermit Johnson[...]ants. I have 1 brother, Andy, Edwin was born in Plentywood 4-14-43. Eddie (his me name},[...]received the name of father died in 1938. I gre up 7 miles est of Reserve. When we at[...]ore m brother, Cecil, was born 10-16-40 and lives in Billings. He 1s a Reserve. On our[...]r Junk Yard. We moved to Plentywood in 1947 hen I started high being tardy. At one time, there ere 23 first cousins going to Plenty- school, I graduated in 1951 , joined the Air Force in 1952 serving for 4 ood School. One of Eddie's great interests was playing the bass horn. years in California, iss1ssippi, Wyoming, Idaho, . Africa, and He graduated in 1961 . That summer he joined the avy and as sent Okinawa. I enJoyed leave in London while stationed in Africa, and later, to San Diego, CA, for basic training. He as in the small boat landing spent several days in Hawaii. craft, the same job his dad had in WWII. uch of Eddie's avy career I started farming in 195 7 on Uncle Hans TJomsos' farm 6 miles as overseas in the Pacific Ocean. After he was discharged, Eddie[...]eserve. I also attended SC at Bozeman, graduating in 1964 ent to or for Petty Geophysical Engineering Company, orkmg with a BS degree. In 1964, I also started farming Uncle Ole Tjomsos' a[...]place h1ch I purchased after his death in , 972 . I married Eva Trafelet On 10-30 -64,[...]m Billings on 6-16-64 . That winter we vacationed in r. and Mrs. Lyle Dent of Sheridan, OR. While they were m Bowman, California. In June 196 7, we took a trip to Norway with Uncle O[...]Sylvia to visit many relatives. Our son, Daryl, was 14 months o[...] |
| [...]p.605). I worked for several families in the Westby and Plentywood Zella Trafelet of Dupuyer, was born 9-6-42 at Conrad, MT. In 1910 my areas. One family was Sig[...]on the Irish and she came from Illinois. I lived in the foothills of the Rocky corner of t[...]ut couldn't con- Mountains attending grade school there and at Dupuyer. I graduated tinue[...]oldie Lynn, the teacher, married John from Valier in 1960. I took nurses training at MSC at Bozeman an[...]born, also for ings Deaconess Hosp. I became a RN in 1963 and graduated in 1964 Robert Smith, who was the .milkman in Plentywood. I helped Mrs. with a BS degree in Nursing.[...]I married Andrew Olson of Minton, Sask. 10-3-31 in Plentywood.[...]in March 1937. I moved back to Plentywood as soon as[...]On 12-20-45 , I married Julius Oliver Johnson. In 1950, I started to[...]work for Len Peterson in Peterson's Hardware and later for Don. I con-[...]tinued working there until the spring of 1970. A few years later I wor[...]68, and Kelvin Ray born 1-17-7 4. All 3 were born in Plenty- wood and attend Plentywood schools. We built the first house in Woodland Addition on East Third Avenue in 1965. The Riba house, an old landmark, was a beautiful view from our living room window. There were no paved streets and some were trails in this addition. It was difficult to get to our house in the spring of 1966. We parked the car abou a block away on the grass. Then sinking in mud past our boots, we crossed the street[...]Anniversary) which had new sewer and water lines. Many unsuspecting drivers sunk their cars to the axles and had to be towed. Paving was done in Lila married Edward Jensen, 8-28-49. She graduated from Scobey 1969. In a few years we were enclosed by other new homes.[...]farm south of Scobey. They I have been ac ive in the Amer. Cancer Soc. for 17 years, he Red[...]was born on the Selmer Johnson homestead between many roses along with other flowers and vegetables in the Sheridan Outloo and Plenty ood 7-2-15. Kermit's dad as born in Scarville, IA Co. Fair.[...]4-14-1887, died 3-7-54. His mother, Alice as born in Hickson, O[...]14-59. He has 1 sister, Alma, born 6-3-1 8, lives in JULIUS and PEARL (BOYD-OLSON) JOHNSO[...]enty ood and 2 brothers: Roy, born 6-14-21, lives in Greeley, CO Julius Oliver Johnson, born 5-1[...]of and Stanley, born 1-9-23. lives in Lebanan, OR. ermit started school Hans and Ida Jo[...]e LaGrange school, 4 miles est of Raymond. served in the Army during WWI. In 1925 he moved to Canada to farm During a very bad blizzard, about 1Ochildren ere in a boxli e bus and in 1935 moved to Plen ood, wor ing for the Great ort[...]e to the Soo Line railroad Railroad until serving in the Army during WWII. After his discharge, he[...]. When the back door was opened, they owned a bar in Reserve and on 12-20-45, married Pearl Olson in Plen- sa the train go by. ermit can[...]in front of the horses. He has always had a lot of r[...]railroad, and then worked for In 1923, the Johnson family moved to the Bob Smith d[...]ng, spend- farming and delivering milk. In the early '30s mil sold for Be a quart. ing many hours at the Box Elder Dam. He had 2 stepchildren, He worked in the tunnels at Ft. Peck Dam, on farms at Cando, D[...]ers Aron, Ole, and and iles City in summer of 1939. Alfred Johnson preceded him in death. Kermit married Frieda Heppner 9-1 7-39 in Plentywood. Frieda was[...] |
| [...]After Japanese tour of duty and discharge in 1946, he worked at tywood. Her dad, born 2-2-1878 in Russia, died 12-24-62. Her mother, va[...]Cola delivery salesman. It was while Anna, born in Hungary 2-15-1879, died 6-5-81, 102 years old. Fr[...]first child born to Joel and Ollie (Nelson) Rabbe in Williston, Rehmer) and Marie (Mrs. Pete Lasar). All are living in Plentywood area. ND, 8-14-30. My grandpa[...]on. My sister, Harriet, was born 7-21 -32 . homes in the Plentywood area until she married.[...]relatives, but were taken to Northfield, MN in 1940 to be raised by my Auxillary. She was Den Mo[...]d Frieda have 2 boys: Cecil, born 10-16-40, lives in Billings; and Ed- Harriet and I retu[...]mmer of 1946 to join our win, born 4-14-43, lives in Junction City, OR.[...]Gary, and Diana. Les and I mit dug their own coal in the coulee southeast of the Johnson farm. were married, after my graduation from Williston HS in the Plentywood The digging didn't work so well for Kermit, so he hauled it in a Model T Lutheran Church by Pastor Johns[...]ce so Les and friend, Bob Bergland, attended In 1940, they moved to the Henry Karson place and to Plentywood school in Minneapolis under the GI Bill. On our return to Plentywood, in 1942, worked for Kisler's Market, Peterson Co. Garage, was in the Les was employed at Plentywood Electric in September 1951 , where US Navy and served in the Pacific, was discharged in 1946 and return- he is still employed.[...]Market in 1954, living there until moving to the former Roy Johnson In November 1950, they moved to the Mike Munson farm[...]the GNRR, drove school bus for ranching in 1968. Everyone worked hard, including the wives.[...]Les during calving and with feeding 100 cows in winter. Branding was wood Volunteer Fire Dept. He[...]W, and was a member of the Montana Pilot's Assoc. In 1961, Ker- receiving house, buildi[...]or Thorson just before Thor had his bad accident. In 1966, he got his private pilot license. He also w[...]for the Plentywood school for 11 years, retiring in 1980.[...]Les began 011 painting in 1971, is self taught, and has given much[...]Our children are Linda (Clint) Cart nght of Dagmar, Susan (Gr g) Frieda and Kermit are members of the Redstone and Plentywood[...]Campbell of Redstone, and onte, ho attends school in Plentywood Elks, ed. Lake oose Lodge, Sons of or[...]Phoenix. Their stones are elsewhere m the boo . It has been good to Senior[...]live in this community. Club. They retired from farming in 1981 and moved to Plenty ood in 1982. They live in Junction City, OR from ovember to April and enJoy[...]HYLLIS (LESTER) JOHNSON ing 1th their motor home. In the summer of 1983, they made their[...]ask., Canada dream come true .by a trip to Alas a in their motor home. 8-4-28,[...]prevailed, they moved to Plentywood and invested in[...]brother, Harvey Amos, no of Spokane, WA helped in the business By Betty Johnson[...]ng aynard graduated from PHS in 948 , the first athlete to earn 4 Lester were Gar[...]ph , elv1n, and Alfred. He at- letters in each of the 3 offered sports: football, basketball, and track . tended school in Plentywood until called into the army m ar[...] |
| [...]worked for MDU, from frail to work in oil development, and in 1983 worked on the construction of power lines to[...]TE and MINDY (ATOR) JOHNSON Maynard advanced in the Mont. Nat. Guard, the 163rd Armored Cavalry,[...]Plentywood was born 9-9-59 in Plentywood. Other members of his the community 27 years. As chief, 1O years, he was instrumental in organizing the Rural Fire District. He has held many positions in the family include Linda Cartwright of[...]graduated from PHS in 1978. Monte married Mindy S. Ator on 8-25-79 as Cub Master as his 4 boys moved up in Scouting, was Big Muddy[...]duate of PHS. Dist. B.S. Commissioner, and active in square dancing. Maynard enjoys woodworking, remod[...]Mindy was born on 9-30-59 in Glasgow, to Vernon and Ramona[...]-24-49, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Plentywood by Rev. R. L. Dunn. member[...]Monte and Mindy lived and worked in Plentywood until August[...]1981. Monte worked at KPWD and was there when the changeover to[...]there until October of 1982, where Monte worked as a di[...]histology technician. In October of 1982, they moved to Phoenix,[...]echnology and working towards a Bachelor's degree in electronics[...], rs. Lulu Grantham was a very influential person in Phyllis' life. Phyllis attended Marsh School, ed[...]as an honor student, then attended o. Mt. College in pre-nursing. She returned to Plentywood, married[...]years, and enjoyed gardening, sewing, and working in fami- Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix. After Monte graduates from DeVry in ly activities. Was an active United Meth. Church member, in Ladies October of 1986, they hope to live in the northern portion of the west Aid, and 31 years in Plentywood Homemakers. She held offices on the[...]Dem. Council, on the Library Board, Fair Council, many fund drive chairmanships, and square dancing. When the boys were in ROY and PEARL (MURPHY) JOHNSON s[...]ple involved one of the first dairies in this area and delivered milk house-to-house in local governmen . for many years until the local Powers Creamery, started bu[...]Gregory Alan Johnson, born 7-26-51 , graduated HS in 969, bulk milk and bottling it. Roy graduated from PHS in 1939 and con- served in the Army as a medic in Germany, and after discharge attend- ti[...]the oil boom came, and Greg has continued to work in the urphy in 1942 at Plentywood Lutheran Church, with Pastor 0[...]Mark Maynard Johnson, born 8-13-52 , as active in many sports Coteau, D, where she attended school, graduating in 1939. in school, graduated in 1970 and attended Wahpeton School of[...]run our dairy and farm small grains he is wor ing in true ing. He married Sharon Schlesinger, 8-6-83.[...]d to the Lars Johnson Sons. We moved to They live in Watkins, CO. Greeley, CO, and resided here since. We are employees of Weld Co.- Brian Cory Johnson, born 1-25-58, graduated from HS in 1976, Roy is with Buildmgs and Grou[...]MT for 4 years. He the Health Dept. We are looking forward to our retirement in 3 years. has been employed by MOU and UBC.[...]We have 5 children: Lawrence, in Anchorage, AK. He is a const. Doyle Ray Johnson, born 1-22-61, graduated from HS in 1979 and engineer. He is married to the former Diane Krowen, daughter of Ben- was active in wrestling, track , and music. He attended[...] |
| senior in high school and Bruce, a junior. Janet lives at F[...]d ABC, 1980 (East of Eden). son, James, a student in law at UNO. Viriginia resides at Evans, CO[...]i Ann, a senior at Greeley West ware in 1978. He also works part-time at the Exxon. He li[...]mechanics school in Denver for 1 year and was drafted in 1969, serv- RUDOLPH and IRENE (OLSON) JOHNSON ing 2 years in the Tank Artillery Div. in Vietnam. He now works at By Mrs. Rudolph Johnson[...]Peterson Hardware in Plentywood, starting there in 1976. I, Irene, born 10-9-25, in Ambrose, ND, came to Dooley, MT, with[...]n School until Assembly of God Church in Plentywood. it closed in the '30s, when people moved away. At one time we[...]mhomes from our place. I finished my last 6 years in Com- She graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1971, attended Dickinson ertown, MT.[...]State College and MSU majoring in music and design. In 1944 I moved to Plentywood and worked at the cour[...]She returned to Plentywood and worked 4 years in the fabrics and Hanish's Dry Cleaning Plant and was a teacher in the Marsh School, needlework dept. of Ben Franklin, then worked in the office for Dr. near Melvin Christensens, nort[...]ist for local functions. folks' 23rd anniversary) in the Plentywood Lutheran Church by Rev. E. J. Enderson. We lived in town while Rudolph worked at the Farmers Union Oil Co. and in the post office in the early '5 0s. On 7-24-63, I was struck b[...](Sh. Daybreak I p. 639). He attended grade school in Plentywood, was confirmed at the Plentywood Lutheran Church, work- ed on different farms in the early '30s. In the later '30s he worked on the NY A Program in Plentywood and Laurel, MT. He was drafted into the Army in February 1941 and trained at Ft. Lewis, WA. In December, while his unit was traveling to San Fra[...]go overseas, war was declared so the unit landed in Honolulu, Oahu, Terry has .2 chil[...]rampas Allen, on Christmas Eve. Rudy spent a year in Oahu on guard duty, saw com- 7-17-7[...]their home on bat duty on Guadalcanal, had a rest in ew Zealand, was assigned to part o[...]d. the Philippines for more combat duty, and left there in July of 1945 for home.[...]I was born in southern or ay 3-13-1892 to Soren and Rakel[...]T1omsos. I came to America in 1922 and lived east of Reserve 1th my[...]h1ch had been grazing there during the summer. After rounding up[...]" hy don't you sho me how o drive?" I immediately received my[...]ng so slo ly. I told her I had to dnve m low In Feburary 1955, e moved to his folks' farm and the[...]it as too fast for a beginning driver! our place in town, where they lived until their deaths. We bou[...]I helped a neighbor woman learn to drive her farm in 1961 and have lived there since. We have 3 boys; Terry[...]tis (9-22-57). In 1927 I married Ole L. Johnson and we lived on his[...]Reserve. Of our 5 children, the 3 surviving live in graduated from PHS in ay 19 71 . He attended E C, studying Spanish,[...]n, graduating m 1976. He ed away in 1938. returned home and helped with the farming a[...]I have always been interested in gardening and enjoy my hobby of worked at[...] |
| [...]In my spare time I am busy sewing many types of handwork in the[...]born 1-9-23 in Outlook but grew up on his parents' dairy farm we[...]Plentywood, was educated in Plentywood and Bozeman schools and[...]married Margaret Hess of Antelope in 1945.[...]g chores of milking, cooling and bottling the In 1973, my daughter, Sylvia, and I made a trip to N[...]o the merchants. The best part was years earlier. There had been many changes in Norway over those meeting people and making lasting friends, with many memories. After years, but the mountains were sti[...]start all over again! Stanley's father once said-in the 25 years they I was born to Sophie and Ole L. Johnson in 1935, the youngest of delivered milk[...]their children. I have 2 brothers, Andy and John. There was also a tions forced them back. You would be surprised how many customers brother who died before I was born and[...]for me and I was Stanley has had many interests and was very supportive of the ac- as p[...]tivities of their 5 children in scouting, music and schooling. He and his[...]Stanley did not serve in the armed forces, but volunteered many hours watching for planes in the skies.[...]been secretary of Lutheran Brotherhood fraternal in-[...]Retirement is early in 1985, and along with the above mentioned[...]Looking back on the first 25 years of his life in Plentywood, has[...]had Robert L. Johnston as born in Kenmare, D 5-2-17. At an early found Santa Claus stuck in the Otter Creek, a fe miles east of here[...]d Charles of our farm. Our Uncle Hans passed away in December 952 and Uncle Largo, FL Olaf in May 1972.[...]He attended Plentywood schools and graduated in 1935. Follow- Uncle Hans had a general merchandise store in Reserve and as a ing graduation he enrolled in the U of . After 2 years, he transferred grade sc[...]to DSU, here he graduated with a degree in pharmacy in 1940, Canada fishing one summer, and left me in charge for one whole eek. wor ing m[...]ven though I as only about 11 or In 1944, Robert married Jean Brossoit, who as born 1·1·25, in 12.[...]ntil it closed for lack of students. Drug in 1946 and changed the name to Johnston Pharmacy. T[...]operated that business for 31 years and retired in 19 77. me, but Olav went to Norway with his folks[...]children. Douglas was born on 11 -8·47. He In 194 7 Mom and I moved to P'wood, where we have since re- graduated from Gonzago Univ. in Spokane, WA with a BA in sided. I graduated from PHS in 1953 and began working as secretary psychology and a MA in business admin. In 1969, he married Ann Ar- to the supt the week bef[...]ave 2 children , Stefani and Sarah. Their home is in Burl-[...] |
| [...]tion Planning for til marrying Hugh in 1910. McKesson Drug Co., San Francisco.[...]g land transferred to MSU and graduated with a BA in speech communication then bought the Voight place which joined their homestead. In 1949 in 1971. In August of 1971, she married Joseph Kavon. They ha[...]hey retired and moved to Plentywood where he died in 1955 and she children, Nicole and Robert. They are engaged in a farm-ranch opera- in 1973. tion north of Dooley. Julie was born 5-16-54. She also attended Gonzaga U. for 2 years. In August of 1975, she married Dennis Maier. She graduated from the U of M in 1977 with a degree in home economics. Julie and Dennis reside in Havre, where he is chief pharmacist at Owl Drug C[...]the Sheridan Co. Abstract Comp. which he founded in 1913. He married Elizabeth (Tibby) Tibbetts in 1920. They were the parents of 2 more sons, Charles L., now retired in Florida and Back row : Fran[...]Robert L., retired pharmacist, who makes his home in Plentywood. Front row: E[...]and Rachel Jones. Elizabeth Johnston passed away in 1961 ; Charles C. Johnston was ac-[...]n: Leeland (1913), Franklin (1914), Leonoire tive in business until his death in 1963. (191[...]ive "Tootie" (1922). Bill graduated from PHS in 1943 and became a member of the Leeland attended Voight School and later served in the Army, then armed forces. Discharged in 1946, he returned to Plentywood and that attended Mohler Barber College in Fargo, NO. He worked in shops in fall enrolled at MSC where he met Adele Marie Han[...]'wood. He moved to Wolf Point and married married in June of 1948 in Kenmare, ND. They lived in Billings and Jurene Stensland in 1947 and operated " Jones Barber Shop" until his Williston before returning to Plentywood in January of 1950. Bill joined death in 1969. They have a son, Brian, and daughter, Bonni[...]and entered operates the business which has been in the family for 71 years. PHS, but dropped out in 6 months to help with the farm. He married[...]Sabina Kisler in 1939 and they worked with her brother, Vic, until[...]they rented the Ridenour place. When Hugh retired in[...]949, they moved to the Jones place. Frank retired in 1976 and sold[...]the place to Howard Tefre, but continued to live there until Sabina's death in 1981. They had no children. Frank now lives in Plentywood.[...]John P. Holloway in 1940. They moved to Roundup and had 2 sons,[...]Douglas and John. Leonoire died in P'wood m 1980.[...]starting to work tor several farmers in the area. He married atilda[...]m 946. They moved to Columbia Falls here he died in 1972. Their children are: Collin, Colleen and Hugh David.[...]Olive ''Toot1e" graduated from PHS in 1940 and married Archie[...]Johnson in 1943 and lived on a farm near Outloo , but the ma[...]zabeth was born at Willtston A~ril ended in divorce in 1950. She married ilham L. Bnghtsman m iles 1949,[...]hing City 3-2-50, and they lived in ahspell until eturn·ng to P'wood m career in Missoula where she met and married John Scott Gra[...]p rated a repair shop. Bill as orking They reside in Missoula and are parents of 2 sons, Andrew William and[...]r mechanic for Farm rs Union hen he died suddenly in Peter Charles Graham.[...]June 1969. Olive still lives and or s here. There ere no children in Jill Susan was born in Plentywood February 1951, graduated from[...]marriage. PHS and attended Billings Bus. College. In 1970 she married Curt eal Christensen. They make their home in Sidney and are the parents of HERBERT and SUSAN (R[...]aduated from Kristen Jean Johnston, was born in Plentywood June 1964,[...]Plentywood HS in 1969. In 1970 he married Susan Elaine Richardson, graduate[...]ter of Robert and Dorothy Richardson of Ant lope. In 1971 they where she is enrolled ,n the dental tec[...]ded refrigeration school. After Bill and Del are members of Eastern Star, asonic Lodge, Scottish[...]at Falls. Rite Bodies, Plentywood Shrine Club and are active members of the In the fall of 1972 Herb and Susan moved bac to Plen[...]In 1980 Herb went to ork for Prairie Pipeline. This[...]Dakota several different times in the next 4 years. Susan stayed home nesota, where both were born, Hugh in 1888 and Rachel in 1886. and took care of the chil[...]ehold. She also works Rachel attended college in St. Cloud, so taught in rural schools un• part•time fo[...] |
| also does refrigeration and air conditioning in his spare time. Our son He[...]bies include golfing and fishing. Susan's hobbies are In the fall of 1961, Royal went to work at the Coast[...]Edna joined the staff at J. C. Penney Co. in 1957 and is still employed there as office clerk.[...]They make their home in Boise, ID and have 3 children; Wesley, Chris[...]We are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church and Edn[...]ter member of the Plentywood Hometowners Club. We are both[...]Sylvia Brother, born in Oslo, Norway, came to the US, married An- ROY AL[...]Charolette. After be- Edward Jayes was born in Croydon, England. He homesteaded[...]b Juve from Westby. Orvell near Radcliffe, Sask. In 1913 he married Eveline Bruvold, who was liv- and Charolette attended school in Westby, Dooley and Plentywood, but ing on her ho[...]with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brother in Comertown.[...]Orvell married Marie Toso of Radville, Sask. in Scobey. After the Beulah Howell (deceased) and b[...]family wedding, they went to The Spot in Plentywood but Ed Hanna, the bar- farm and Harol[...]nd attended Poplar HS his senior year, graduating in themselves answering questions at[...]new bride who had never been in a bar before. After graduation, Royal came to Plentywood. His first place of In 1945 they moved a house to what is now 118 North[...]kery, where he met Edna Mae Boe, who was employed there as a tricity. Because of WWII[...]ied from Oscar Olson's well across the street and there Edna was born at Dagmar 11 -10-20. Her dad Ole, homesteaded in was a 'path' to the outhouse until[...]time, Orvell worked for Pepsi-Cola in Plentywood before becoming a Boes had 4 children[...]graduated from Two floods are recalled-the first when Carroll Dam broke in 1946 PHS in 1939.[...]and the water came up to their home, but not in it. Using the county Royal and Edna were married 6-14-42 in Plentywood. One year road maintainer, Orvell was rescuing people from flooded homes in the later they took over Deck's Bakery and Cafe and were in business for 2 old townsite, and thoug[...]included a bread route with deliveries to stores in was on higher ground. But Sheridan Torgri[...]and Vivian) and a Dooley as well as other stores in the area. n[...]The flash flood in 1953 was worse. The Juve family now included[...]7-16-44 another daughter, Darlene, arrived. In the fall of 1945 we went to Peoria, IL, wh[...] |
| [...]yne, 1979, attended EMC, and is assistant manager in a many homes as well as Edgewood Motel were built around the Juves. bakery in Phoenix. Riba Field, now Poplar St., was the[...]Robert Edwin Kane was born 8-22 -39 in Cheyenne, WY to Roy Edgewood Motel. Orvell worked[...]. Bob The 6 Juve children, all PHS graduates are: Elaine, Mrs. Lothar enrolled at the U of WY in 1958, majoring in wildlife management. Zschockelt, Calgary, Alberta[...]-Pamela Pullman and graduated fifth in his class in 1965. He moved to Plenty- and Joe; Bill married R[...]d to practice with Hank Stokke and bought him out in 1968. After -lives in Plentywood; Jim married Yvonne Freimuth, lives in River- a brief marriage, Joyce Mees[...]ob Joyce Colleen Mees was born in Forsyth, MT on 5-29-48 to Jack Decoteau (now divo[...]on. Bob and Iola Mees. I lived in Rosebud Country for 4 years. At this point my and Bobby live in Culbertson. Kathy later married Grant Miller, has[...]her got itchy feet and we began to wander, living in Idaho on the St. another son, Matthew, and lives in Polson. Joe (not married) lives in Joe River, in Laurel, MT, in Cody, WY, and back to Forsyth where I Plentywood.[...]s wanted to become a nurse, but the Bill was in Seoul, Korea during Army service and Jim was in Khe bedpans didn't appeal to me, so I[...]l. I attended ·orth- Sanh, Vietnam while serving in the Marines. west Institute of Medical Laboratories and X-ray in inneapolis, , The Juves have 13 grandchildren, live in the same place at 118 graduating in December 1967. After looking for jobs during Than[...]there was a job available at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood. After LENORE(FLECK)KANDAS[...]visit here, I took the I was born and raised in Dickinson, ND by my parents, Peggy and job as head tech. (which really meant there was only one of me) for John Fleck. After graduation from Dickinson Central High in 1953, I $425 per month. In July of 1969, I had a blind date set up by mutual[...]y Rosary Hospital, Presentation School of Nursing in Miles friends, Dorothy and Duane Wagen[...]courtship followed and on 10-11 -69 in Forsyth, MT we were married. I My first job was at the Veteran's Hospital there where I met Ernest always said I wanted a[...]on it being a car. He did Kandas and married him in 1957. Our first son was born in 1958. promise me one in 1980 but that year has come and gone and no Cor- We were an Air Force family and lived in many places during the vette have I seen.[...]mining town Our first 3 years are hard to believe. Daughter, Charell Colleen, near[...]later e ere awa ened by our dog (1962) were born there. because our house was on fire. After 3 months in the Congregational[...]Sunnyside Ave. Then heartache in June of 1971 : Bob's adop ed son,[...]tan in Columbus, E. In ay of 1972, our family became complete[...]time with 2 adolescents ho aren't average: they are above, because they are ours! Although Bob and I are not Sheridan County natives, e[...]e. My 5 children got a well rounded education in many different schools, and a grand tour of the USA, a special course in geography. I always had a job as an RN, so it has[...]n and EMC and is a salesman for Wagoneer Trucking in Billings. Janet, 1978, married Jon Ege[...] |
| [...]with his fam ily Willard was born in 1942 and remains unmarried and lives in Plen- from Minden, Germany, to St. Paul. It was there that he met his future tywood, and is in the steel building business. Sarah was born in 1948, wife, Katherine Schuhrke (1887 -1936), who was born in Belfield, ND, married Henry Graham fr[...]n, but later moved to St. Paul. They were married in Drake, ND. Their Rosalie, Robin and Kyle, and make their home in Billings. Silas was children were: Esther, who died in infancy; Lester (born 2-6-08 died born in 1949 and now lives and farms the homeplace. He ma[...]). tha Higgins from Denver in December 1978. They have 2 girls, Rachel They moved to Montana in 1928 and bought a farm north of and Bridget. Gary was born in 1953, he moved to Kelliher, Sask. in P'wood in 1929. 1976 to farm . There he met Kim Larson and they were married in Lester married Myrtle Nakken and they had 4[...], Dennis and girl, Karie. Dennis was born in 1956. He married Roxanne Carlson from Sarah.[...]Raymond in January 1984. They make their home in Plentywood, M. Louise married Edward Kratcha[...]rdine. She where Dennis and Willard are engaged in the concrete business. was born 4-9-13.[...]In September 1969, Lester passed away from an appare[...]ie married Donald Davenport (deceased). See story in Wanso attack. I remained on the hom[...]in October 1978. Gordon and I reside on his farm 6 m[...]ilas. Dennis, the youngest was born 3 in Plentywood in 1949. His brothers are Willard, Gary and Dennis all of years later.[...]enty- ings. wood, graduated from PHS in 1972 and worked at various jobs until[...]their family on their farm 6 miles north of 1976. In the fall of 1976 he bought some farmland in Canada, near Plentywood. Silas rec[...]Over the years, Silas has worked in various jobs, including grain bin He was farming hen we met in 1978. We were married 8-2-79 ere[...]l spraying, and farming both grain and livestock. In in Regina, and continued to farm until 1980. Upon leasing the land, we 1969, Lester died. In 1978 Myrtle married Gordon Thompson and they moved back to Plentywood and Gary began farming some land in the make their home east of Plentywood. Redstone- avajo area. In the fall of 1982 we bought an acreage 2[...]The acreage included a hog was born in Germany in 1951 while my dad was in the service there. I barn and we are now actively engaged in the hog business. have lived in various places throughout the states wherever Dad[...]6-14-81 and a stationed. My dad retired in 1970 and they made Colorado their home. son Joel[...]ter of I graduated from CO State U. in 1976. After working for a short time in Clifford and Tess Larson, am the oldest of 4 chil[...]tland, OR, I came to work for Farmers Home Admin. in Montana, Kristopher, and Douglas. I was raised in Kelliher and attended school first at Wolf Point and later in Plentywood. there. y sister Laurel, is a Plentywood resident. She m[...]MYRTLE ( AKKE ) KA NING By yrtle Thompson In 1909 Lester Kanning was born in Balfour, D to Christian and Katherine Kanning. He[...]and Louise (Herding). The family moved to ontana in 1928. I was born in 1919 and grew up in the Flaxville district. I was the eldest of 9 chi[...]I or ed as a household helper until I met Lester in 940.[...]od where Lester had been farming for a few years. There Silas and I met in 1977 and ere married in 1978. In 1982, our we continued to farm and raise a family[...]and daughter Rachel Jean was born, and in 1983 our daughter Bridget 1 girl. All of them received their schooling in Plentywood. Rose was born. We are raising our family on the farm 6 miles north of[...]Plentywood, where we are farming.[...]I was born 11 -4-47 in Plentywood, a son of Harold and Priscilla[...]Anderson Griffin. In 1953 my mother married George Kanning.[...]I graduated from PHS in 1965. A highlight of my school years was[...]attending the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, 0 in 1963. In 1964 I joined the ational Guard in Plentywood. In the fall of[...]1966 I took basic training in Ft. Bliss, TX and Ft. Sill, 0 . I returned to[...]Plentywood in 1967 and was employed at the Farmers Union[...] |
| Myrna was born 3-9-49 in Williston, a daughter of Knute and Laura Grove Ka[...]ol grades 1-6 and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1966. That fall she went to the Great Falls Commercial College and graduated in 1967. She was employed by the Geo. L. Tracy Company in Great Falls until returning to Plentywood in March of 1968 where she was employed at Security[...]Karen Milner, has 2 sons and is a diesel mechanic in[...]arming the homeplace along with Arthur, 15, still in the PHS. Paul and Anna are retired, but living on the farm north of Plenty-[...]On 2-27-70 our daughter, Kimberly Martha was born in Williston. brother, Arthur. Richard went to school in Plentywood, where he In the fall of 1970 we moved to the fam ily farm which we leased graduated in 1981. He married Roberta Jo DeTienne on 9-10-82 .[...]s, Glenda and Genise. Roberta also attended In the fall of 1976 we moved back to Plentywood where we cur- school in Plentywood and graduated in 1982. Through high school, she rently reside at 2[...]sociate member of Sheridan County Ambulance In March 1977 I returned to work at the Farmers Unio[...]n a farm north of Plentywood. She has an interest in crocheting and which I continue to do at this tim[...]ildren attend Plentywood School where Kimberly is in the 8th grade and Kelly is in the 5th grade.[...]WAYNE SR. and RUTH KEITH We are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]others: Joan (Mrs. Dale Bummer) of in February of 195 7 from mnesota. British Columbia,[...]s. Tom Vitito) of Wayne was born in Bonesteel, SD. He as adopted by Wilton and Brooki[...]e and Spencer of Plentywood. We were all together in June of Lake, ; Doris Stanley,[...]who hves east of Ruth as born in Clin on, and has 2 s1st rs; athe n Lee, Pl[...]south of Redstone Joe and Louise Kavon lived in their home m Plentywood until Joe, ed[...]5 years. at 90 passed a ay after a short illness in 1972. Louise, no res·des In 1962, Wayn ent to or for Peavy El vator Co.[...]t is failing, she is very ac- ood. In 1964 he as transferr d to Culbertson, her they li[...]the el vator as sold, then mov d bac to Pl n ood. In The farming operations of Joe and Louise hav[...]or for Farmer's Union Elevator at Conrad. In 1969, e mov d back Anthony, who lived in Wisconsin. Anna is the daughter of Louis Ham-[...]farmer from e Albin, IA. Paul spent over 6 years in he avy, September of 1979, hen he e[...]est daughter, Linda arie, was killed spent 3 days in he Pacific Ocean, landed on a Japanese held islan[...]the rest of the enlistment aboard the USS Hornet, in the Pacific. works at Capitol Savings. Gary Allen attends college in Missoula.[...] |
| [...]4-3-82. They both work main in Sheridan County when his parents left in 1935. He was for Sheehan Exploration, Sidney. Peg[...]Frederick from Medicine Lake. They were married in 1936. Hazel[...]graduated from Medicine Lake in 1932 and attended 1 year of college JOHN and BERN[...]in Havre and taught 1 year. Merle worked in service stations and had John H. and Bernet[...]m's station winter of 1956 when John was engaged in land and title work for the for 7 years. They bought the Montana Inn Hotel in 1962 from Ray and oil industry after graduating[...]O'Toole bought the Sioux Falls, SD, were married in August of 1954 and built a home in Hotel in 197 1 and had it torn down to build his new law o[...]west Plentywood. They formed Reef Oil Corporation in 1977 with com- then went to work[...]e next 1O years, pany headquarters, "Reef Towers" in west Plentywood. John H. Kemp, retiring in 1981 . Hazel worked for Iva Koser at The Vogue fo[...]s been a member since 1980. Penny has been active in civic years and part-time at[...]d Homemakers and held several jobs with merchants in Plentywood while maintaining a beautiful yard and[...]and Wendy Dyer, presently attending public school in Plen- tywood. John , Jr. has a boy, Jeffrey[...]boen, live in San Dimas, CA. They have 3 children; Dan, Greg an[...]working in the LA area. Dan, the oldest, is married and with[...]lives in Long Beach, CA. Greg works for Honeywell and Mich[...]served 4 years. He and his wife Nancy live in San Jose, CA, and have great future from oil, an[...]n construction com- be attributed to the help of many friends in the county, since the oil pany, the[...]ith oil, paid off. Mr. Kemp has drill- in 1980 and have a daughter, Nicole, born 11 -4-83 and live in Pilot ed several wells in the county and has caused many more to be drilled Hill, near Sacra[...]companies. in high school and works part-time for his dad. Once John owned a block of leases in the Outlook area and was D[...]or a him the money to pay the landowners rentals in order to maintain the couple years[...]me and block. Other landowners also were helpful in allowing payments to be then moved[...]o Cucamonga CA. because "he did not know that guy in Dallas" and dealt with John for his land lease near Reserve. The experiences in the "oil patch" are too PAUL and MARY ELLEN (HOPKINS) KETTERMAN numerous to mention, as they are another story in themselves. Paul Ketterman was born in Downs, IL, in 1876. He came to Car- When the Plentywood Bowling Alley opened, there was some rington, D, as a y[...]Hopkins on 1-10- 0. They had 7 children. all born in North pie wouldn't be here long. As it turned out[...]k for 17 years. They moved to the Plentywood area in 1917, They have fond memories of Ed Ferguson[...]e Blue where he was engaged in farming for several years before moving to Moon.[...]here he did carpenter work. They moved to Spokane in refrigerator to store their vegetables so they wo[...]live on 1935 and then on to Seattle in 1940, where he continued to work as a meat and po[...]Hotel. carpenter, building many houses. Penny has always said, "I cried when[...]The Kettermans lost their 18-year-old son, Paul, in a diving acci- I certainly would cry more if we left." dent in the Muddy River south of Plentywood. Mr. Ketterman died in[...]1958 at the age of 82. rs. Ketterman died in 1963 at the age of 93. MERLE and HAZEL (FREDERICK[...]Their daughter, Lucille, died in 1969 at the age of 57 and a son, Hugh, Merle[...]born at the age of 61 . 10-16-06 in Carrington, ND. Merle is the only one of 7 chirdren to re- The surviving children are: Bertha Berg of Sunnyside, WA; Helen[...] |
| [...]PHS in 1968 and worked at local FM Radio. He attended Co[...]a Robertson were married Rivers, TX in 1970. Melanie Toy was born in 1973 in Dallas, TX. He in Minneapolis, 4-3-02. Ruth 0. Wallin was born there 7-15-04. In recently moved from Salt Lake City[...]DANIEL H. and DORIS KING Mother, having grown up in Wisconsin in a family of 9 children with Daniel Howard King, born 7-9-37 in Glasgow, was the son of neighbors nearby. Making[...]Howard and Garnette King. He attended school in Comertown, Neighbors were important and pitched in to build a barn or chicken graduated from Westby HS in 1955 and Molar Barber College, Fargo, coop. Comm[...]kindness was evident. It was a ND in 1961 and held membership in the National Detectives Assoc. He humble, simple life, full of good memories. There were no highways, served with the armed forces. During this time, he was engaged in box- radios, telephones, or TVs. Social life cent[...]from the service, he completed welder's training in school-which was in our yard. We enjoyed ice cream and basket[...]reezer went around every Sunday during summer and there were always neighbors to consume it. My parents moved to Plentywood in 1940. Dad died in 1951 and Mother in 1959. I was born 3-15-13 at our family farm and s[...]ent to Hamley School. I graduated from Outlook HS in 1931. On 11 -7-34 Arnold Kienitz and I were married in Plentywood, with 0. M. Simondson officiating.[...]N. His mother died when he was 2; his father died in Arizona in 1977 at age 95. Arnold was baptized and confirmed at He was employed as a barber in several cities, including Billings, Lutheran Church in Glencoe. He came to Montana on 7-11 -26 and[...]y, Glasgow, any worked on various farms. We lived in Minnesota a few years and have Glaciers Hotel at Glacier Par and in various communities in orth been at 217 Jefferson N. since 1942. He has[...]ranged for Bill Timmer to ta e over the 29 years. In 1970 a hobby took over and we converted our garage into shop. He had worked in the oil fields and also served as a represen- a "[...]ho or ed vanous places including 1O years in Plenty ood.[...]His stepchildren are Duane Tofalla (6 children), Clyde Le is (2[...]Danny d1 d 4-21 -82 at the age of 44 in Billings of lung cancer[...]fter a year's illn ss. Funeral services were held in P' ood Assembly[...]from the story "Footprints in the Sand."[...]LUCILLE KING Douglas was born 3- 2-38 in Glencoe, , baptized at First[...]at Forest River, D, and Alice graduated from PHS in 1956-attended U of IA, Bro n Radio Institute[...]at oodville, WI ere our and U at issoula, served in the avy for 4 years and is a commander parents. Dad died 7-9-62 and other on 12-26-80; both are buried in rn aval Reserves. He is broadcast executive for Associated Press in the Pl n ood C metery. Dallas, TX. He married Sandra cCullough from Rutland, VT, in Hawaii y sister, aretta F. ( ing) Ramirez as born 4-28-25 at the in 1965. Their children are Kimberly, born 1967 at Idaho Falls, ID, and Sh ridan em. Hosp. in Plent ood, ith Or. J. C. Storkan the attend- Kapr[...]y sister and I at1ended a one-room country school in Dist. 76 tywood Lutheran, graduated from PHS in 1962, and attended U of (King[...]y sister and 2 years for me-until the and Denver. In 1964, she married Gene Haga of Velva, D, at San[...]ar of my sister's 8th Diego, CA. Michael was born in 1965 at Oxnard, CA. Gene is a[...] |
| had 6 months. In March and April of that year, Maretta had to cram to Many trips were taken with the children and they saw both get a good grade in the countywide 8th grade exams. She apparently[...]Howard has collected and loaned many antiques to the Sheridan from high school in 1942, Curtis was validictorian and she was[...]Plentywood branch of L & M Cleaners for : degree in business ed. from Arizona State University, Tempe[...]ten visit at Wadena, MN, where daughter Sharon HS in the Scottsdale school district in Arizona. She also teaches lives. T[...]-82. He wanted to come back to Plentywood so born in Webb, AZ and owns a water well drilling business.[...]oward and Garnette lost their home and belongings in a fire, but They are presently employed by the World's Fair in New Orleans, LA; with faith in God and help from Sheridan County friends, they started Michael, employed by the BLM in Carlsbad, NM; and Charles, employed anew. by Salcido Sheet Metal in San Jose, CA. They had 1 daughter, Howard's brothers and sisters are: James, William, Robert, Ernest Griselda, who die[...](children-Ronald, Darlene, Larry, Wayne). in that office I moved "upstairs" to work for C. B. Peterson who was Garnette's brothers are: Ervin, Norman, Vernon (all deceased); Clerk of D[...]no, CA; Harry, Marysville, CA; Schools. Carl died in February of 1953, and I was appointed Clerk of[...]n Court at that time and you guessed it-I'm still there! adopteci sister, Linda[...]r's death, my mother lived with me until she died in 1980, just one month short of her 96th birthday.[...]Linda Lindell, born 6-9-51 in Plentywood, MT is the oldest HOWARD and GARNETTE[...]hauled her to school until she graduated from PHS in 1970. Howard and Garnette were married 3-2-[...]ohn Super while attending Trinity Bible Institute in Lutheran. Their 2 children are Daniel Howard {7 -9-37 to 4-21 -82) (see[...]son of Sam and Charlotte Super, was born 7-30-45 in Linda, born 6-9-51 , became heir foster child. Lebanon, OR. He served in the US Armed Forces. His family moved to[...]Sangudo, Alberta in 1967. His sister, Joyce and her husband, Sam[...]Cooper are missionaries in Mexico. His brothers are Joe, Jerry, Jack[...]ette K mg. Danny and Sharon attended school in Comertown, Westby and |
| [...]g, born 5-17-42 on the Norwegian Independence Day in Mg. Co. of Portsmouth, OH. On 7-19-5[...]hwest of Comertown. Winter Morasko in Glendive. They made their home in Billings until November evenings Sharon played th[...]her piano since she was 7 years old, which burned in their house fire management of Kitzenbe[...]Wadena, MN a few years ago. Sharon went to school in Comertown , Westby and Plentywood. She was a majorette in band, did acrobatics, ballet and twirling. She wa[...]ninger Anderson. This was started when Sharon was in the 2nd grade. Group members were Sharon and Judy[...]ara McCall played the music. They entertained for many different activities and quite a number of talent shows around the area. They won many first place awards. With her family, Sharon t[...]ge, Statue of Liberty, San Diego Zoo, also sights in Los Angeles and Hollywood and other places. Her picture was in the San Diego Times while in Californ ia when she was 5 years old.[...]They have 2 children. Son Lee was born in Billings on 9-25-54. He[...]graduated from PHS in 1972, from U of OR in Eugene in 1976, attend-[...]He practices dentistry in Minneapolis, where he has 2 dental clinics.[...]reside in St. Paul.[...]ancy Jo Kitzenberg Olson was born in Williston, on 6-14-56. She[...]graduated from PHS in 1974. She attended the College of St. Benedict[...]in St. Joseph, M and Anoka Vo-Tech where she receive[...]Olson of Dutton, T. They make their home in Shelby, here ar is[...]Darrel and ary 1tzenberg have been active in the community[...]places. community service. The itzenbergs are proud of their accomplish- After returning to Ple[...]KJELSTRUP FAMILY Children are Curtis Allen, 12-21 -65, Robert Dean 4-17-68, Juanita In 1892, Grandma her artha arie Eidesen K1elstrup to[...]ving Grandmot er ith 7 9-14-77. Her grandchildren are Sharon Adele, 6-10-79 and James[...]Grandmother came to Plent ood in 191 to be near her They now reside near Sebe[...]ended, Jacob, Gerda, Susanna all born in north o ay, and Caroline, DARREL and MARY (MORASK[...]nberg s Style Shop, Gerda died of the flu in 918. Gerda left a son, a daughter, and hus- hich opened for business in 1912 and is still being operated by the[...]Ruth returned to Pl nt ood and aught m the active in the business, but enjoys retirement, which includ[...], Rose arie. Arlyiss Kitzenberg Walby lives in Escondido, C ith husband Su n[...]a son, Charles and a Wally. Their son Gary lives in adison, WI 1th ife Taffy and s1[...]ert. England is office manager of a medical chnic in Grass Valley, CA, [February 19841[...]pohs for or , married and had a son and 2 resides in Williston with his 1fe Ronnie and 4 children. im itzenberg daughters. and his wife ary also lrve in Williston 1th their daughter. Edis " Ed" hved in Plentywood for many years, he married Hazel Darrel Kitzenberg graduated from PHS. He enlisted in the avy in Fridley m 1918. They had 2 sons and t m[...]ers. Ed had a drayline and he attended the U of T in Missoula and Rocky Mountain College in operated the Westland Oil Co. bulk plant in Plentywood.[...] |
| [...]EINAR and MYRTLE (JOHNSON) KLOFST AD stayed in Plentywood. He was born in the village of R0tnes on the[...]n) Klofstad, (see Island of Engel0y that lies out in the North Norwegian Sea (Vestfjorden) p[...]ur, Sigurd and Bod0 and Narvik. He was christened in the old Stiengen Church that Bjar[...]d Oswald, 12-23-03 of Plentywood. Their was built in 1250. Jack married Ida Gusey in 1914. Ida came west in mother, Amalia, a resident of Sher[...]d the elements. She came to Plentywood and worked in the Einar graduated in a class of 12 from Outlook HS in 1930. Money City Cafe.[...]ack's Transfer] and had the from NMC in Havre in 1935 and began teaching that fall in the Gibson Continental Oil Co. bulk plant. In 1925 he sold the drayline and went to s[...]ed at Plentywood Lutheran by held until his death in February of 1948.[...]After Dad's death, Mother continued to live in Plentywood and was They moved to Plentywood in 1942 where Einar taught until 1944 the first cook[...]. as a trainee and bought and ran the Lloyd Hotel in Butte. She retired and moved into her sales clerk under manager Charlie Adams. own home in Butte until she came to Billings, where she passe[...]months in the artillery in Fort Sill, OK. His job was still available when[...]eturned, and after becoming manager, he continued in that position[...]ment in 1977 .[...]Elmer born 8-26-13 is retired and lives in Rochester, MN; Rudolph,[...]lives in Jordan, MT; Lester, married to Betty Raabe and lives in Plen- Ida Kjelstrup, Kathryn Grimsrud,[...]len. Myrtle graduated in 1933 and worked at Deck's Bakery, the Varie-[...]s a teacherage 8 x 13 ft., part of the were born in Plentywood, were members of the American Lutheran schoolhouse, but after son Gary was born in 1939 they had a small Church and all graduated f[...]next to the school which looked like a "mansion" in 1915, worked for J.C. Penney Co. for 4 years afte[...]Myrtle. high school. She married Orvin Grimsrud in July of 1939. Orvin drove for Greyhound for 35 years. They are retired and live in Billings. They have a son, Warren of Bountiful, UT and a daughter, Loita of Kirkland, WA. Jack, born in 1916, was very active in sports at Plentywood High. He graduated from St. Olaf College and taught school in Flaxville, Big Timber, Plentywood, Wolf Point an[...]em, where he taught for over 25 years. He served in the army during the war. He is now retired and spends his summers in Montana and his winters in Quartzsite, AZ area. He has a daughter, Judy and a son, Jack Jr. Barbara, born in 19 8, after graduating from high school, attended Butte Business College, and married Kai Hyyppa in December of 1939. Kai is a mining engineer. They lived in Whitehall, MT for several years[...]and fam ilies. (1 976) for ontana Power Co. They are retired and live in Butte. They have 3 sons: Donald of Helena, Raymon[...]CO and Jack of Bozeman. Home in Plentywood, where their second son was born, was in the Ross, born in 1919, was also active in sports and worked for old townsite[...]od Park. The old townsite was a Charles cLaughlin in the Marshall Wells Store. Later he worked at wonderful place for boys to grow up as there was little traffic, no Penneys, until he enlisted in the Marines in 1940. While in the fences between yards, a swi[...]h a dog also a arine. After the war, they settled in Racine and Ross took up trotting at[...]. daughter, Mary of Burlington, WI. Ross and Edna are now retired and Gary graduated from PHS in 1957, received the Eagle Scout live near Hardy, A[...]award in 1958, took his military training at Fort Sill, same as his father Doris, born in 1925, after high school, worked for the Federal CAA had, and received his BA in math from Concordia. He and his wife, Bar- in Chicago and later in Salt Lake City. She is married to Harvey Allen, a bara (Helbing of Billings), reside in Wausau , WI, where he works for a gold miner who has gold mines in western Montana. They have 4[...]ehall and Robin of Seattle. Doris and Harvey live in Sheridan, Glen (born 2-24-44) graduated in a class of 55, largest to date, MT.[...]from PHS in 1962, like his father and brother, took mi[...] |
| Fort Sill, then graduated from U of M in 1969. He works for Blue Cross and resides in Missoula with wife, Charlene (Goldhahn of Geraldi[...]Y (WULF) KNICK James Junior Knick was born in Greenville, OH 2-14-25. The fami- ly settled nea[...]y raised 14 children and farmed. James, Sr. died in 1959 at age 68. Mary is in a nursing home in Culbertson. At the "Jack" Wulf home in Froid, on 6-5-24, Dr. Darland delivered a baby g[...]Orv and Jan moved to Bozeman in 1970 where they lived until died in 1959 at age 80. Later Esther married Reuben Linds[...]y. They had 7 children: Gary Odebolt, IA, living there until his death in 1973. She then moved to[...]eith and Lynn Plentywood to live until her death in 1979 at the age of 83.[...]na, MT; Renee After high school graduation in 1942, Jim farmed with his father[...]Service Com- Knudsvig also resides in Spokane. mand. Beverly and Jim were married 5-3-44, then farmed near Froid. In September 1953 they moved with their 5 young chil[...]tor of Plentywood Lutheran various oil companies in Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming,[...]Kn~tsen, who were both born in Norway and came to this country with The fa[...]eir parents. Herb had 5 brothers and 4 sisters; 4 are now deceased. Four Knick children graduated[...]ll (born 3-5-45) attend- His father died in 1955 and his mother in 1966. ed Dawson College at Glendive and then served in the Army 3 years. Herb graduated from Everett HS in 1952, from Everett Jr. College, A~er attending EMC in Billings and graduating from U of M at Missoula, and Western WA College with a BA in sociology and math. He then Btll accepted a posi[...]Hide and Fur Co.; at present he served in the Army for 2 years before entering Luther Seminary in manages the plant at Pocatello, ID. He married C[...]all, and a daughter, Karlie. Seminary in 1962. Carolyn (born 5-25-46) attended 3 years of high school and Sandy was born in St. Paul. Her parents were William and Alvina gra[...]at, Alta., Peterson who were born in Wisconsin and raised their daughter and Canada. H[...]e was realized when she son in Minneapolis. Later they returned to Mason, WI, where they both entered training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot, ND, and worked died in 1969. there after graduation. She married Norval Semchenko 1-[...]were married 2½ years later in 1961 . They moved to McCabe, Tin Tony (born[...]graduated from MSC and taught school. They reside in worked part-time at the Culbertson Ho[...]people who live there. Nancy (born 10-28-51) attended the Univers[...]In 1962, the Knutsens moved to Bonner, where Herb se[...]The Knutsens have 3 children: Cynthia, born in 1963, Charlotte, in Peggy (born 4-21 -53) attended U of M at Mi[...]1955 and Joel, in 1968. Cynthia graduated from PHS in 1981 and is a returned to Plentywood to work for[...]junior in ursing at the U of MT. Charlotte attended Plentyw[...]and graduated from Belgrade HS in 1984. Joel attended grade school Plentywood with[...]and junior high in Plentywood and is in the 10th grade at Belgrade. Jim and Bev have many pleasant memories of growing up in large While in Plentywood, Sandy worked in Or. Stoner's office, which families, sharing happ[...]rst settlers who had vivid own children- and they are grateful for their heritage and life in north- memories of living in sod houses and tilling the wild prairie for the f[...]ctivities that Herb was involved with hile living in Orville Knudsvig was born September 1918 m A[...]he Jeanette (Anderson) Knudsvig was born May 1917 in Edmore, ND. group home starte[...]Brush Lake Bible Camp Board and They were married in 1946 and moved to Plentywood in 1949. Orv serving on the ambul[...]lights of his life: All the people who have shown In at 335 1st Ave. West. In 1961 he moved it between the Exxon and[...]y life. Farmers Union. Bud Black bought the Drive In in 1968. Com[...] |
| [...]ed to so I could eat decently for the first time in my educational life beyond Montana wher[...]Herb Hedlund at Antelope in 1924, and they moved back to Coulee, Surviving heartbreaking losses due to death in my family, with the ND. Herb passed away in April 1950 after suffering from mouth promise of[...]northeast of committed and caring Ambulance Crew in Plentywood. Plentywood which they had purchased. They retired from farming in Starting a new Mission Church in Belgrade and having standing 197[...]ing my grandpa's farm when I was a child, running in the or- chard, picking apples, and smelling that unbelievably pleasant aroma of old cow manure in his barn, and his pipe smoke in his house that was illuminated by kerosene lanter[...]llie J. and James C. Wigmore. Her family settled in the Redstone community, later moving to Medicine[...]ed from high school. She had 4 sisters, all in Spokane, Mary Osborne, Inez Brobst, Kyllo was in the nursing home for 2½ years prior to his death[...]l makes her 11-30-78. Emma was also in the nursing home 1½ years before she home in Spokane. Six brothers (deceased) were Guy, Joy, R[...]few days of her twin. and Donald Wigmore in Glasgow.[...]to sew and crochet. Kyllo liked carpentry. In July 1920, she married Edward S. Koser and they lived in Medicine Lake and Bainville, before moving to Plentywood in 1925. ALLAN T. and LOIS (KELLY)[...]udges S. E. Paul and Vernon Hoven until his death in Theodore and Muriel Lagerquist. I[...]ies ready-to-wear store and bought it from Bessie in 1947. Her store graduated from PHS in 1962. After high school, I completed a course was[...]re and later she moved The Vogue in building construction technology at Wahpeton, ND, graduating in across the street to the J. 0. Johnson building,[...]owned and operated the store until her retirement in February I worked for lumber companies and carpenters in the Plentywood 1969. Upon her retirement she move[...]area until 196 7, when I enrolled in cabinet making at Minneapolis resides at the Imma[...]Vocational, completing the course in 1969. Also that year, I enlisted in Mrs. Koser was a member of Eastern Star, Pl[...]0-69. tional Church and Ladies Aid and was active in the Plentywood Mer- Lois wa[...]out 15 miles from Minneapolis. Her children are Mrs. Robert Clemens ( arjorie) of Kalispell, and Lois was the third child of 7. Living members are Edwin, Leo, Dennis, Sheldon E. Koser of Bigfork,[...]David, ary Alice and Barb. Lois' dad passed away in 1970. Lois 4-17-46. She has 3 grandchildren: Thom[...]graduated from high school at Crookston, MN in 1963. She worked at WA; rs. James Spaulding, nee[...]EMMA (BOMSTAD HEDLUND) KYLLO Tilford as born in inot, D on 9-13-07 . Soon after, he moved to Albe[...]ame to Plentywood where he farmed for Jack McKee. In April 1942 he entered the US Navy and served until he was discharged in November 1945. He also served in the Navy from 12-4-50 until 4-2-52. After[...] |
| [...]ette, and 3 tend the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood. children, T[...]ole (4). After being discharged from the Navy in 1971, we returned to Plentywood, where we started[...]and Brad moved to Plentywood, in Sept. of 1971. They purchased the[...]oole. Dalenne graduated Mary, moved to Plentywood in June 1958, where Gene was to begin from PHS in 1975 and John in 19 76. Brad graduated from Rangely HS the first o[...]Plentywood Superintendent of Schools. in 1980. John was transferred to Rangely, CO in 1978 and then in They came from Bainville, where Gene had been a t[...]Gay returned to work for the Gene was born in Rolette Co., ND on 8-21 -22 and graduated from O'Toole law firm. high school in Overly, ND in 1940. With a 3 year interruption for Army Dalenne married Tim Schmidt in April of 1978, and is now living in service in WWII (2 years spent in the European theater of war) he Gill[...]y Gearhardt. John mar- graduated with a BS degree in education from Minot State College in ried Joni Robinson in Plentywood in June of 1978. John and Joni and 1949. He married[...]their 2 children, Sara and Christopher, live in Plentywood where he is elementary grades in Ray from 1946-48 . He moved with his family to[...]tional Supply Company. Brad married Teresa Howard in Bainville in 1949 and while teaching there, he completed work on a Rangely, CO in August of 1982, and graduated in 1984 from Montana Master's degree in school admin . by spending summers at the U. of Tech at Butte with a degree in petroleum engineering. MT, receiving his diploma in 1954. During the time he was supt. in Plentywood a new gymnasium CARL and[...]MORSE) LARSEN was built and the old gym remodeled in 1961 . In 1978 land across I was born dur[...]windrows as the hired man shocked. In 1939 I started 1st grade at[...]came up in school I would raise my hand and say, ''Let me fo[...]In mid-March, 1943, a snowstorm paralyzed the area f[...]pt. on har vaeret en to ben kat her" (there has been a two-legged cat here!). 7-1-80 and is e[...]ikkel Poulsen, graduating in 1951 . Noreen was born in Williston, Don 1-10-25 and graduated from I enrolled at RMC in Billings, but in 1952 Erling Madsen and I Ray HS in 1942. She attended inot State College and the U of D enlisted in the Air Force. This 4-year tour of military duty took me to before marrying Gene in 1945. oreen is a member of the Plentywood[...]later worked for a finance company in Missoula, where I met Rosemary Jeanne was born in Williston , ND on 10-13-46. She attended Morse, who became my wife in 1963. Her father was from Maine and school in Bainville for 6 years before moving to Plentywood[...]ad come with her folks from Missouri to homestead in the graduating from PHS in 1964. She graduated from Minot State College Bitteroot Valley. in 1968 with a BS degree which included majors m spe[...]al Bank therapy and elementary ed. She has taught in several schools in north- of Reserve hile Rosemary taught in the Plentywood elementary eastern Montana. She pr[...]ce, was born 9-25-66 and is a high school senior. In Kent Nathe, and 2 children , Judd (7) and Tara (4[...]ast of Antelope. Mary Beth was born 12-19-50 in Williston. Mary attended schools I am proud of my Danish heritage. In 1973 we spent 3 weeks in in Bainville and Plentywood and graduated from PHS in 1968. She Denmark during Christmas visiting all the relatives, many of whom graduated with a BS degree in elementary ed. with a minor in special have since visited us. ed. from Eastern MT College in Billings. She has taught in Big Sandy, We spent Christmas 1983 in Hawaii as Rosemary had longed to[...] |
| [...]Arizona Memorial" where her brother lays entombed in the By signing up members for th[...]ended the National Farmer's Union Con- 12- 7-41 . There we visited cousins of Rosemary's mother and learned vention in New York City. In 1982 she and her sister, Mary, traveled in that they are descendants of Robert E. Lee and a former governo[...]n was born 10-4-13 to Alfred and Alexandra Larsen in born 4-12-42 in Plentywood. He has a brother, Richard (Dick) Lars[...]5. Alexandra came born 10-30-43 in Cutbank, MT. from South Dakota with her parents who were born in Denmark. Vyrion started school at Coalridge. In 1952 his parents moved to Evald's youth was spent in the Dagmar-Reserve area. They moved[...]ear letterman and was the years. I was the oldest in the family. Others were: Valborg (deceased), first one chosen from Plentywood to participate in the East-West Alvin, Violet, Leslie, Luella and V[...]the dust bowls Shrine football game in Great Falls (1960). when you couldn't see the oth[...]As a child, Vyrion's dream was to be a farmer and in his cloths over the nose and mouth to breathe. sophomore year in high school his grandmother Alexandra Larsen Evald worked on farms, in the Coalridge Coal Mine, did[...]by seismograph work and worked for Pepsi-Cola Co. in Plentywood for 15 Clear Lake. years[...]later buying it. In December 1960 Vyrion married Sharon D. Johnson at[...]Lutheran Church. Sharon was born 8-25 -44 in Plentywood. She is the Henrietta Simonson on the[...]Johnson of Raymond. Three children We lived in the Coalridge area until 1952 when we moved to Pl[...]Sharon. tywood. Violet was a teacher for 6 terms in the rural schools. She became bookkeeper at the FU Oil Co. in Plentywood, working there for 31 years before retiring. Violet's sisters and brothers are: Solveig, Mary, Beatrice, Arthur, Barney, Albert,[...]. On 4-12-42 we had a son, Vyrion, who farms in this area. He has 3 children, Jill, Jan and Jay.[...]Jill Annette was born 3-3-61 in Plentywood. She graduated in[...]from PHS, then attended 2 years of Airline School in Rapid City, SD, graduating in 1981 . After graduation she was employed as[...]manager of Mesaba Airlines in Huron, SD. She then went to work in[...]ravel agent. On 2-8-84, Jill graduated from In 1944 we took Richard (Dickie) Island into our hom[...]American Airlines Flight-Attendant Training in Dallas, TX. She is cur- him as his mother, Valbo[...]died a month after giving rently based in Dallas/Ft. Worth. birth to him 10-30-43 . Dick's brothers and sisters are Orville, Darlene Jan Allyn was born 1-27-63 in Plentywood. She graduated in and Ronnie. Dick married Linda Fabry in Tacoma and adopted her 2 1981 from PHS. She is attending Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. girls, Denise and Shawna. Shawna ha[...]Jay Allen was born 7-19-65 in Plentywood. He graduated from us great-grandparen[...]ectrician and plumber doing con- PHS in 1984 and plans to attend Concordia College this fall. tract work here and in Tacoma. In June of 197 4 Vyrion and Sharon were divorced.[...]continued to farm his grandmother's half section in the members of the Golden Years Club. We belong t[...]full-time job. He was employed by Perruce Church in rural Westby. Evald is a member and treasurer of[...]Fortuna Air Base, before working at Powers Lodge in Medicine Lake. Creamery. In 1964 he and William Simonson formed a farming and[...]the value of ranching partnership and in 1967 Vyrion quit his job at the creamery money and jobs. In those days, both were hard to come by so one had[...]e occupation. to learn to get by on what one had. There was very little buying-on - Vyri[...]ouncil. He was a member of Jaycees and is a In 1942 when we lived near Clear Lake, we were blocked in most member of the Plentywood Elks.[...]d a team of horses so Lon and Evald started early in the morn- TONY and MILDRED (NESS) LARS[...]After We came to Plentywood, MT in 1941 and have lived here since, unloading[...] |
| [...]$35 and headed west to look for work. We ended up in We lived on his farm for 2 years[...]od, and Washington , where we worked on farms and in orchards. In 1937, I began farming Henry Gronvold's homestead east of Plentywood in decided to go to Chicago, IL, where I got a job a[...], and Helen Gronvold's homestead east of Antelope in 1949. We in the Marshall Field Store. After 2 years, I returned home and started built a home in Plentywood in 1946 and have lived here since. a cream station in Crosby. In the spring of 1941 , Frank and Newman Martha was born 11 -26-22 in Plentywood, third child born to Power of the Cros[...]Henry and Helen Flaaten Granvold. Helen died in Seattle 12-12-67 at in Plentywood. We sold dairy products to stores and cafes in Plenty- the age of 82 . Henry Granvold[...]anvold, born 2-11 -16, The substation was located in the back of the Redmond Tire Shop on[...]Reserve, and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1941 . In 1942 I went umbus, ND on 9-14-41 . She was born 2-4-11 in Columbus and grew to Renton, WA; stayed with my sister, Irene, and secured a job with up there with 6 brothers. After graduation, she worked as[...]. I returned to the home farm at keeper and clerk in the Ronning General Store until we were married. Antelope in August 1943 and was married a year later. We have 2 In January 1942, we went to Brookings, SD, where I t[...]nd Northern Auto Parts) which opened for business in 1945. We returned to Plentywood and I became their butter and ice cream maker. The Creamery was in operation until the death of Frank Power in the fall of 1972. I then went to work as a custodian at the Plentywood School, retiring in 1979. Mildred worked part-time for Iva Koser at t[...]Martha and Adolph Lee . 1961 until retiring in 1979. We are active members of the Montana Farmers Union, the[...]have made 2 trips to Norway, and have traveled in the US and Canada,[...]attending Sons of Norway and FU conventions. In early 1983 we[...]Twin boys, Donald and David, were born to us in Crosby ND on BOBBY D[...]I (Carolyn Ann Lee) was born 2-19-52 in Williston, D, the second Edna Willard. They have[...]orn to Adolph and artha Lee. I graduated from PHS in 1970, at- 1-31 -75. Donald is an elementary teacher in the Plentywood School tended Billing[...]Security State Bank. I married Bobby Dean Mueller in lives in Centralia, WA, and is employed by the state as a[...]has a son, Michael, spent 6 months there and I worked at Sidney National Bank. 011 activit[...]tional Bank for 3 years in different capacities such as teller, customer ADO[...]g and trapping beaver and mink during the winter. In 1932 he rented a farm . During 1936-37 he worked[...]he rented the William Leader place, purchasing it in 1940 and farming and raising cattle till 1946 whe[...]st. Adolph married Martha C. Granvold of Antelope in Plentywood, 6-11 -44 .[...] |
| In March, 1978, I became a full-time homemaker as we[...]ted from MSU and is electrical engineer at Boeing in children, relatives on Bob's side of the family;[...]Everett, WA. Diane earned nursing degree at EMC in 1984. In 1979 and Christina. On 3-25 -78, our family incre[...]a Ann. birth of Bobby Fay. We moved to Casper, WY in November 1978, and to Evanston, WY in February 1980. We are members of the Elks Club. As a family, we enjoy downhill skiing in the winter and boating in the summer. When we're not relax- ing, you can fi[...]rking on the basement. We've had lots of practice in all of our moves across the country.[...]ry and Helen Gronvold, graduated from Antelope HS in 1932 and attended MT St. Normal College at Dillon in 1935. In 1936 she moved to Seattle, (married Harold M. Syr[...]Hereford/ Angus cattle and small grains, hobbies are bowl- new home there, where they now reside.[...]died in 1972. Mother lived with them 4 years and is now r[...]BENNIE and ALICE (EVENSON) LEE confirmed in Lutheran Church 5-29-32, and drove school bus and[...]11 O sleigh 1 year to Hamley School. Mother died in 1935. He worked for SO) at farm ho[...]ohnson the winter 1937-38, did haying and logging in W. Mon- Archer and Redstone schools, graduating in 1943 from RHS. When he tana, then farmed with Ern[...]r did let him play it when Herman was working. At in June at Ft. Douglas and had basic training at Cam[...]ranged by prize at an amateur contest in Plentywood, the $25 check was a lot of Grover Ful[...]he turned the accordion Service included: 2 years in 17 8 P Battalion, San Francisco, as sup-[...]added ply ship guard; advanced infantry training in Georgia; sailed to S. strength of the right arm made it easier to play. He played for many Hampton, England; arriving in France just before war ended; 3 months events until the 1960s. in MPs at Tann, Germany; trained for combat in Japan at Camp Cooke; On 6-21 -4[...]school and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1943. They worked for ing it in 1949. REA installed in October and telephone in 1955. his brother Ernst until Se[...]sfer doing carpenter work and he played son) Deem in edicine Lake in the house that is now a ceramic shop. for dances. In 1946 hey moved to Blythe, CA, working for Evenson She joined Alpha, Bob and Glyn. In ovember parents bought Bowman Bro[...]orn 8-25-32 . the heat any longer!" In 1948 he helped brother Herman build a house Fath[...]fice work , and and post office in Archer, then worked for Ford Body Shop in Plen- graduated from MLHS in 1939.[...]lunches on YA Program, Body Shop in Plentywood. and 12 years secretary for: State Wel[...]Welfare Office, Ketchikan, AK (sister Alpha lived there); Theo H. Davies & Co. Ltd., Honolulu (brother Glyn stationed there in arines); Car License Bureau, elbourne, FL; and[...]s "recipe" for children's birthdates: add 2 and 1 in wedding date: Ralph Arnold was born 6-3-53; add t[...]haron Elizabe1h was born 6-24-54; third child due in 1955, so divide 24 by 3: Howard William was born 12-8-55; fourth child due in 1957 (she was second daughter) so 8 divided by 2[...]aduated from PHS. Ralph , Workover Rig Crew Chief in Evanston, WY, married Sheri Mueller in 1981 . Sharon studied veterinary tech . and health ed., married Lonn Kirk of Cascade in 1975; children are Joshua, Christina, April and Sara, living in Logan, UT.[...] |
| The Lees are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church. Alice was due to hardships of the times. active in Church, Choir, ALCW and worked at School Lunchroom and In 1944 we decided to settle down, so bought a farm[...]Our first house was lost in a fire, and the picture below shows our Rhe[...]she has im- present house as it appeared in 1955. proved since several surgeries. They have t[...]onald, born 2-23-47 at Blythe, graduated from PHS in 1965. He married Connie Glidden 1966, sons are Shannon 17 and David 14. They divorced. In 197 4 he married Lillian Wilson, children are Kristi, born 1-16-76, and Shane, born 6-19-78 . Dennis works in the oil fields, near Plentywood. Terry Alvi[...]e married Mary Gribble at Scobey 6-8-74. Children are Michael, born 12-17-77, and Kendra, born 10-14-80 . They lived in Billings and Colstrip and he now works at 1st United Bank in Sidney. Walt Lee home. Mary works full-time as a nurse. They are co-owners of a bakery with twin Gary and Kathy. T[...]went to Germany with a friend. He spent 1½ years in the Army in Ger- SHEILA MARIE (MEHL) LEE many, then graduated from EMC 1977. He married Kathy McChesney Helmer was born in Plentywood on 12-2-48 , the son of Henry and in Sidney 6-24-78 and now live there operating the Baker Boy Bakery. Gene[...]Luane Carolyn, born 3-30-56 graduated from PHS in 1974 and through the 7th grade[...]estby Schools. After high from Acme Beauty School in Billings in 1975. On 8-23-75 she married school graduation he attended Northern MT College in Havre and Dwight Ebel of Medicine Lake. They live in Williston, ND, she is a received a 2-year certificate in diesel technology. In 1970, he returned beautician and he works for AT&T. Children are Damian, born 7-13-76, to the family[...]2-22-81. Sixth child is Deb- brother. In 1975, after his brother Greg's college graduation[...]n 10-17-68 . She attends Plentywood HS, is active in started working at Big M in Plentywood during the winter months. sports and p[...]Church in Plentywood. We lived in Westby for 1 year and now reside in GARY and JULIE (WHITTAKER) LEE[...]Plentywood. Gary Lee was born 5-5-44 in Plentywood. His parents are Walter Helmer's brother Bill lives in Fairview with his wife Patricia and and Vera Lee[...]is attending college. His parents, was confirmed in the Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]I was born in Williston, D on 7-5-50, the daughter of Marlowe a[...]munity College in Miles City receiving a 2-year degree in business. Dur-[...]tywood in 1970 and worked in the Bakery and ursing Home. In June[...]was appointed Sheridan Co. Librarian in · ay of 197 4 and have held[...]I have 4 sisters; Ruth lives in Savage, T; Julie and her husband[...]Hugh Johnson, live in Die inson, O; Catherine attends college; and[...]Sarah is a sophomore in Plentywood. I have 5 brothers; Dan, his wife[...]in Sidney; Joe and his wife, Sue, live in Sheridan, WY; Tom lives in Gary and Julie Lee.[...]LEESEBERG Julie Diane Lee was born 10-27-55 in Scobey, a daughter of the Gust[...]Whitish, daughter of Peter and Clara Whitish , in Scobey on January Johnette, Mrs. John Grefe of Re[...]for the county for over 25 years. They made their in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. home in Plentywood. The only vacation they took was a tri[...]them. Gust passed We came to Sheridan County in 1915, lived in the Daleview, away 12-4-69 . Outlook area for some time then we made several moves in the '30s, Daisy still resides in Plentywood.[...] |
| [...]Art was born to Ervin and Ella Lester 6-10-09 in Tuscola, IL com- Arnold was born on 8-26-10 , in Nelson, WI, the son of Tom and ing with his folk[...]ian and she taught him the English language. and many dances. In 1921 , the family moved to Plentywood. He had 5 s[...]6-6-11 to Alda J. and Lula Fitzer at Logansport, IN. Swanson of Spokane, WA, Margaret[...]hen the county bought a patrol, he taught himself how to Plentywood to the B. J. Fridley farm and gradu[...]rated one of the top patrol operators in Montana. Judd and Ida Goodman . I met Art in 1930 while working for Goodmans Beulah was born 8-1 2-1 1 in Esmond, ND, and came to Dooley at and we were mar[...]my folks who were farming lived in Dooley until she was 6 years old, then the family[...]for 12¢ a dozen. My folks moved to Medicine Lake in 1934 and Dooley was when the tow[...]rn, her mother sat her on We bought our farm in 1935 during the "dirty thirties." Financially[...]y a few head of cat- told her, "stay there," so, there she sat and watched the pioneer town tle and a nu[...]Beulah graduated in 1931 from PHS. She and Arnold were married in[...]NM to work on the Air Base there. In 1952, Arnold and Beulah opened the East Side Mark[...]Because of ill health, he retired in 1976. He enjoyed hunting,[...]Arnold and Beulah have 2 sons: Tom, born in 1946, see separate[...]story, and Larry, born in 1939.[...]graduation in 1957, Sunday School, confirmation from P'wood[...]together" in the Army. Plentywood; Ronald, Portland; and Marci[...]Larry received his Dr. degree in optometry at Pacific U in Forest wood.[...]Grove, OR and was in the Medical Corp of the Army Reserves for 5[...]wife Karen have 2 children, Tommy and Kari. home in 1942 and later raised Polled Hereford cattle. Bec[...]to live in Plentywood. sheep business in 1948. We had several hundred head of sheep and a very dependable sheepherder named Pete Henrie smier. In 1959, we fenced our farm to keep closer watch ove[...]cattle By Dr. Tom Lidahl ranching. In 1973 Art's failing health left us with no choice[...]idahl on 2-6-46, second son of Arnold the cattle. In 1975 we sold the farm to Steve Nelson and bought a and Beulah Lidahl. Brother Larry was born in 1939. Life began in the home in Plentywood. Art passed away 8-22 -75.[...]"Fretheim building." I was named after I live in Plentywood and keep busy with my lawn and garden in the my grandfather Tom Lidahl, who was a pioneer policeman in the city of summer and shoveling snow in the winter. I work as a volunteer at the[...]e to have so Education started in Plentywood with Joan Larsen as 1st grade many of my family around me and am proud of my 20 grandchildren teacher. Graduated from PHS in 1964. First grade marked the year that and 5 grea[...]I started living in a grocery store when Dad and Mom opened Th[...] |
| Side Market in 1952.[...]. W~ have 2 daughters: Lisa Mari, born 6-11 -67 in Plentywood, and It was attached to the fro[...]ered by Linn Michele, born 6-14-70 in Portland, OR. Both daughters attend many as "the little store with the great lunch meats a[...]e Plen- home." tywood can provide. Many people influenced my life. Those that come to mind_ include Dr. Gustafson (who, when I was in 2nd grade, helped DARREL and me de[...]~d Marie Those first Plentywood years ended in 1964 when I entered Con- Hilyard of Plentywood. They had no children. cordia College in Moorhead, MN. After 3 years there, my new wife Mary Janis and I took off for Port[...]raduation with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1971 and it was off to Fort Bragg, NC for a 2-year tour of duty in the US Army Dental Corps. That tour of duty was very rewarding professionally as it resulted in postgraduate study at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC. and an appointment as Chief of[...]ughters Lisa and Linn. I began my dental practice in the same building that at one time over the years was used by physicians Storkken, Pronin, and Peterson. In 1979, I renovated and expanded and welcomed Dr. B[...]My wife, Mary Janis Johnson, was born 12-11 -47 , in Plentywood, ed 1_n c~ve~alls pocket,[...]that concern. He had saved a portion of the hot in 1962 in the Plentywood Luth. Church by Rev. Milton Aarsvold. She dog for his mother in labor with sister Sharon at Sheridan Memorial[...]Hospital. was raised in Raymond, along with her sister Sharon (Mrs. Mike[...]he Raymond Helping Hands 4-H in business admin. at U of T in Missoula, Darrel helped uncles Ben Club. Early childhood memories are of the ice-skating rink Clair flooded[...]a driverless Mary Janis graduated from PHS in 1966. truc[...]am?ry a~d with Stan and Roy Rue at Lincoln Lumber in Plentywood. entered Concordia College in Moorhead, MN that fall.[...]ental assistant when we first opened the practice in 1973. After 10-11 ·73, Lindbergs lived in Billings where Darrel attended Billings becoming involved in many church and community activities I as[...]ce auditor before elected to Outstanding Young en in America in 19 77 and ary Janis turning to[...]retire m 1968. to Outstanding Young Women in America in 1978.[...]rs, and for Bernt Ward, Sheridan County Assessor, in[...]Plentywood. For 5 years, Charlene worked in the USDA-Yellowstone[...]West HS. Turning to politics in 1978, she lost to incumbent Yellow-[...]stone Co. Treas.. ay Jenkins. Following 2 years in advertising at San-[...]Gus came to Plentywood in 1906 from orthfield, MN to set up a[...] |
| [...]my whose father was a professional photographer in Plentywood. After a landlords, the L[...]urn to PHS for 17 years at 3 different intervals, in 3 Lloyd, born 1913, Robert, born 1915, and Ronal[...]ferent subjects and using 3 different names! There were Stegner, a grocery store. Less than a year later, Gus was killed in an accident. Wollan and Lagerquist; Engl[...]ogy; Prader, Palutzke The obituary that appeared in the Crosby newspaper is as follows: and Logan. A.H. Lindberg was killed in bad accident No course in education taught me how to spot a thumb tack on my[...]d chair, how to trip Billy Lee in the aisle seat just as he had often sent Crosby Grocer Lost Life In Front of His Store Thursday Afternoon[...]wling to the floor after study hall dismissal, or how to keep A. H. Lindberg, proprietor of th[...]here accidentally Thursday afternoon about 2:30 in front of his across the floor and j[...]k Mr. Lindberg a death blow with a sway in unison. front foot. The kick struck Mr. Lindb[...]ger McGowan seemed to be the center of attraction in a and eyewitnesses who saw the accident, say it resulted in him be- large study hall, I strolled over, book in hand, and stood beside him the ing pitched se[...]camp fire meeting, the girls said, " Miss Prader, how did he expired in a couple of minutes.[...]ehind belong to Mr. Lindberg and had just arrived in Those same courses made no me[...]od, MT, being driven here by have in teaching and the deep and abiding friendships that have en- Mr. Andrew Paulson. In driving to the store, which is located in the dured through the years. office[...]Since Communism was active here in Sheridan County during the walked onto the wagon scale in the street and one of the horses e[...]Granger, I fear it. time, was standing in the doorway of the store, and as the team[...]y punctured the heart at the apex and resulted in death almost instantly. Mr. Lindberg was a little over 40 years old, born in Northfield, M , 12-22-1883. He came to Crosby from Plentywood last winter and opened a grocery store. In Montana, he proved up a homestead and engaged in farming a few years. He was also for a time employed in the office of the Sheridan County Treasurer of Plen- tywood. Survivors are his wife and 3 children, and his parents of North[...]t Bummer of this vicini1y, and other relatives in Minnesota. The surviving relatives have the sympathy of all in their unfortunate grief.[...]rough the years I 2 o'clock and burial will be in the church cemetery. 1924. ha[...]od to gregational Church, since 1930. In the Women's Fellowship, I have live with her fath[...]later married Robert held office many times. In the church, I have been a deaconess and Wheeler and her story is told in the Sheridan Daybreak, page 698.[...]For 3 years I taught in Antelope HS under E. Desonia and Roy PRADER PALUT[...]Homme. At PHS, in the '30s, I taught pupils to use the telephone. T[...]I was also the librarian and "order keeper" in study hall. I was born Monday, August 12th,[...]torian, I completed the 8th grade and high school in ew DON and BERNADINE (PALUTZKE) LOGAN[...]out of high school Don was born in Pleasantville, IA on 7-4-1898; a son of Owen and[...]iving Georgia Logan. They later lived in orth Dakota and in 191 O moved to each day. My salary was $75 per mo[...]ferred cold Italian spaghetti to jelly there, and began farming in Daniels County when he was 19. sandwiches! My first school is now a museum in New Rockford. In 1933 he married Rose Greff; they lived in the Archer communi- From Jamestown College, in 1930, I graduated Cum Laude, BA ty for many years, and moved to Plentywood in 1953. During construc- degree, coming to Plentywo[...]paid $150 for 2 tion of their home in Plentywood, Rose and a son, Elvin were killed yea[...]faculty received registered warrants, drawing 6% in- For a time Don and his[...] |
| [...]to wash all the towels, hair capes and Plentywood in the spring of 1983.[...]Helen married Art Nixon of Coronach in March 1940.[...]er and Grant worked their way to Seattle settling in Portland,[...]Roy Aman , a sailor. Bessie stayed in Plentywood and married Lyle[...]Christensen. They now live in Seattle. Helen with her daughter,[...]lives in Fullerton, CA. Jean and Grant live in McMinnville. There are 13[...]In 1959 Bill retired, sold the barbershop and they m[...]ole family. Bill passed away 6-26-81 . Ruby lives in Sweet[...]d Jane, were mar- Don farmed until retiring in 1973; but as long as his health permit-[...]ried in 191 3 at Great Falls and spent their life togethe[...]des at the Mann School Don died on 12-31-83 in Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood. located 3 miles nor[...]ch, and graduated from PHS. Bernadine lives in Plentywood. A daughter, Arlene, Mrs. Bob Jane, a graduate of MSC in Bozeman, with a BS in education Spoklie, lives in Big Fork, MT and a stepdaughter, Judy, Mrs. Doug[...]s, then spent the war years working Farley, lives in Seat11e. They have 4 grandchildren and 5 great- as medical technologist in General Hosp. at Kansas City, MO. She mar- grandc[...]ried William Lord in South Milwaukee, WI in 1945 and moved to the[...]Ridenour Ranch in 1948, which William operated until he retired. Ja[...]taught in the school system for 20 years and after retirement con- William Grant Long, born 9-25 -1895, in Gotts, KS was the son of tinued to work at the Plentywood Public Library. She is active in Sherman, born 1865 in Kansas and Betsy Jane McClaflin Long, born[...]several organizations and enjoys bridge. 5-5-1871 in Wisconsin, died 7-25-44 in Canada. Bill was the oldest of[...]ican 7 children. Mae Fowler, born 5-4-1897, lives in Plentywood and Bruce, Legion Post 58[...]ervationist, winning the Soil born 3-20-03, lives in E. Helena. The others are deceased. Ernest Conservation Farmer of the Year award in 196 7 with conservation 5-11-1900 to 195 7, Alice[...]e 5-4-05 to practices much in evidence on the ranch, including wildlife dams, c[...]illiam Lord, Jr. Bill attended barber school in Regina. He met Ruby Dorothy Alice earned a BS in library science from the U of M in 1939 and Holmes, who was born 12-7-02 on Downing St. in London, England. a MA from the Albion College in 1947. She is a member of the national Her parents[...]Beta Kappa. After working as a catalog librarian in Holmes, 7-21-1878 to 1950. The family came to Can[...]n College and U of ID, she joined the staff of SU in Canada in 1907. They settled at Scintaluta where her father[...]c. Prof. and for CPRR. Bill and Ruby were married in Saskatoon 8-30-20 and moved Assit. Librarian in 1958 and Assoc . Director of Libraries in 1969. She to Whitetail, MT. He barbered and ran the pool hall. Helen was born has been active in several professional and civic organizations in- here on 5-29-21. They homesteaded in the Paisley Brook area near Big clu[...]ary Jane was born in ilwaukee, WI, graduated from PHS and[...]earned a BS degree in nursing from SU. She as a nurse at Sheridan,[...]WY and Scobey, married Dean yhus in 197 5 and they farm southeast[...]ong . (5 h Anniversary, 8-3-70) Bill worked in Daleview Coal Mine and for WPA. In 1942 he served |
| [...]Jr. was born mid-century at Williston, ND, raised in Bennie J. Lund was born in Flaxton, ND 11-27-28. Ann (Swennes) Plentywood, and attended U of M at Missoula, receiving a BS in wildlife Lund also of Flaxton, was born 2-7-30. We were married in 1951 at biology. After graduation, he returned h[...]Bennie came to Plentywood to teach in 1950. At that time I was married Rosemarie Granvo[...]jarne and Rosella Granvold working in the courthouse in Bowbells, ND. of Plentywood. There are 4 Lord children: Lila, James, Andrew and Bennie taught for 14 years in Plentywood Schools from 1950 to Sage.[...]the year of the total eclipse of the In 1955-56 Bennie took a sabbatical to earn his BS d[...]Minot State, and I transferred to the ASCS Office in Minot. materialized, but turned out to be a deep dry hole in the ground. We We returned to Plentywood in 1956 and Ben resumed teaching also started a mini-storage rental business in Plentywood that year. We and I continued at the ASCS Office. enjoy farming, ranching, and our life in the country. Our operation in- In 1964 Ben quit teaching and we purchased the Dairy[...]lly paintings done by Don Eggen business in 1973 to Tom and Sandra Feeney and during the summ[...]mples. We enjoy old we spent time in Flaxton part-time farming with Ben's folks. cars and are proud of our Studebaker collection. Our main obse[...]During the school term of 1967-69 Ben taught in the Raymond with nature. Our house overlooks a be[...]School completing their last 2 years in operation. which gives us countless hours of natu[...]a We bought our present home in 1957 from the Marie Jensen home for a family of b[...]zy Horse estate and have lived there ever since. Creek, building numerous dams along t[...]me by a long time area resident as "dog heaven." In these uncertain land and delivered[...]building 60 x 100 to house the business. was born in Williston, ND 6-26-55 and has 2 brothers, Keith a[...]Bennie's mother, Ethel Skeem, resides both living in Plentywood, and 1 sister, Kathy Stringer, living in in Flaxton, ND and my mother, Edith Swennes, is livi[...]Manor. His parents moved to Plentywood in 1963, and Craig graduated Be[...], Delores (Lund) Coons of Minot, NO, and from PHS in 197 4.[...]orking as a custodian for Sheridan Co. Courthouse in[...], ND and James of Fargo, ND. 1973 and still works there. Craig started writing to a pen pal club in 197 8, and that is how he met his future wife, Candida Dos Reis.[...]Sheridan Daybreak I). Dorothea passed away in 1976. Marius resides dida was born 6-16-60 at Dar[...]r Manor, Plentywood. They came to Sheridan County in in 1972 and graduated from high school at Brockton,[...]1914 from Denmark. Their 8 children are: Leo, the oldest; George, speak English and Portu[...]mond, who passed away in 1978; Glenn, Ellinsberg, WA; Vernon, Cor-[...]t odd jobs after school helping neighbor farmers. In 1942,[...]was drafted into the Armored Corps and saw action in France and Germany. In 1946, Leo came back to Reserve and worked for the[...]wood. In conjunction with farming, Leo also worked at Pete[...]e 61 O of Sheridan Daybreak I). Margaret was born in[...]to Craig and Candida were married on 6-23-79 in Brockton, MA. claim a ho[...] |
| [...], helping care for her In 1937, I worked in the theatre for Elmer and Esther Jackson. In children. Leo seemed "head over heals" in love with her even then. February 1941 I went to beauty school in Billings. I worked in Sidney, Margaret attended high school in Plentywood and then Beauty School[...]Plentywood to manage Peterson's Beauty Salon for in Fargo, ND. While there, her mother passed away and she returned to[...]Les and I were married 11-30-43 in Walla Walla, WA, where he 3 children. Teresa, Mrs[...]moved to McCook, NE. Les went to Burma and I away in 1966, and Grace, Mrs. Peter McClymont. Both girls live in returned to Plentywood. Donna w[...]him, traveling to many places. We lived in Bainville for 2 years. Dick[...]was born 10-19-49 in Williston, ND. We moved to Power, where Les[...]. We bought a lunch room. Donna started 1st grade in[...]wer at Christmas Break. We returned to Plentywood in 1952; Les[...]in 1955, Stanford in 1956 and Hobson in 1958. Bill was born 9.17.57[...]in Great Falls.[...]We bought our present home in Hobson and our children[...]graduated there. We are still BB fans. Margaret[...]. Leo and Margaret were married 11 -22 -69 in Plentywood. After |
| [...]They moved to St. Louis, MO in 1958, where Jack graduated from[...]Orthodontic College in 1960. The family relocated on a small ranch out[...]. Helen and Jack enjoy their grandchildren, which in-[...]in July 1970, when they purchased the Plentywood Rex[...]came to Dakota Territory from Virginia in 1880. His forefathers were They were fortun[...]hildren, the first, a boy early settlers in America. Richard is of English descent, while Ela[...]a nerve rack- Her father was born in a sod dugout home on the prairie. ing, but happy[...]as employed by the NW School of Ag as bus nology in Phoenix, AZ, graduating in June 1984. Candace is at home driver and mechanic. His father was born in Sweden and his mother in working for her dad. During his high school year[...]a Denmark. They met and married in Minnesota and farmed near Fisher. dance band, so the whole family was involved with this, and also in Clara's parents were both born in Germany, but met and married in 4-H, which Candace had animal projects.[...]Minnesota. Marilyn has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. In 1963 she Betty was born 5-18-37 to Pete and[...]graduated from NDSU with a BS degree in speech and English Ed. In Lake, ND. After Betty's graduation from high sch[...]d 1961 Bob graduated with a BS degree in pharmacy from NDSU and to Reserve, where Pete was[...]y as a 2nd Lt., having completed the ROTC program in tywood. Betty is the oldest of 4 children. Caroly[...]s college. He and Marilyn were married in Crookston in November of otel in Plentywood; Merle farms in Raymond; and Flora is an assis- 1962, and he left for a 2-year assignment in Wurzberg, Germany, tant manager of the Flying J Truck Stop in Culbertson. while Marilyn completed her studies, joining him in June, 1963. They both are members of the Catholic Church, and very much in- In Germany, the Manns lived in a tiny town just outside of Wurz. volved with th[...]unicate. The Germans were friendly and Master Sgt in the Nat. Guard for 12 years, belong to Toastmaste[...]iling, motorcycle and horseback and to many others on their street. The landlord in turn was amazed at riding with the club, going to[...]Traveling could be done fairly inexpensively in those days and Bob J MES and H[...]traveled a lot and spent their first anniversary in Paris. A Helen Mann was born 4-2-23 on the[...]highlight of their travels was their visit in Sweden with relatives. parents, Archie and Agnes[...]riory High (now Mary College), graduated from PHS in 1940 and from the SU School of ursing.[...]nd Marilyn Shortly after graduation, she enlisted in the Armed Services for 2 orked[...]ips to Hawaii, Philip- pines, and he Orient. In 1948 she married James Jackson Cross, a Korean veteran of the Dental Corp, and hey made their home in marillo, TX until 1958. They have 3 children, Cyn[...]Kathryn Marie was born in inot 6-15-67 and is a senior at PHS,[...]where she is active in music and sports. John Robert was born in Minot 10-28 -69 and is in the 9th grade. He recently earned his Eagle[...]rank in Boy Scouts.[...]Bob and arilyn are active in community organizations and the ac-[...] |
| [...]ages the gift and card departments. She is active in Village Hostesses, Sweet Adelines; enjoys sports and helped reorganize the Jayceen chapter in 1972. Bob has served on the city council, wa[...]s. He enjoys sports and works with the Boy Scouts in several capacities. Many changes have taken place in the 14 years they have been here. It has been a g[...]ntywood is a progressive small town and the Manns are proud to call it home. BOB and NANCY MARLENEE[...]ancy (age 42) and I (age 43), moved to Plentywood in July 1966, |
| Ersness and Louis Dietrich, raised sheep for many years. Later Alf and Delbert joined Boundry Construction in the early '50s and later Melvin Ersness rented th[...]of the Montana Na- Dorothy (Hareland), born in Hanaford, ND, in 1910, came to tional Guard and retired in 1972 as Commanding Officer of the Plen- Plentywood in 1927. After her marriage to Alf, she became mothe[...]attery. housewife and businesswoman. Always known in the area as " an ex- Delbert married Faye Lee, daughter of Alfred and Clara Lee, in cellent cook," Dorothy undertook her first busine[...]¢ They have 3 children and live in Great Falls. Kelly married Charles and coffee for[...]s was a Alsberg and they live in Neshkoro, WI with their 3 boys. Annette lives wee[...]ued to work at Hallesy's and later in Roundup with her daughter. Robert followed his fa[...]but not least, is Tracie, who is in the Navy and is presently stationed in[...]Delbert is still dabbling in construction, specializing in the elec-[...]trical trade. Faye is specializing in grandchildren and bowling.[...]When our dad, Fred Marsh, was asked how many kids he had he[...]have 6 boys and each 1 has a sister", leaving the in-[...]quirer with the impression that there were twelve. What he failed to[...]Since brothers Alfred and Philbert Marsh families are being written[...]up elsewhere in this book, I shall begin my brief biographies wit[...]iousness. Pud voice talents. After participating in many local and state contests, she was born a[...]MN on 5-2-07 , the second son of Fred and majored in speech and music at Mt. St. Scholastica, Atchison[...]r bachelors degree at the Institute of Logopedics in homestead near Dooley where he was raised. After the folks moved to Wichita, KS. There she met and married Noel Matkin, also pursuing a Plentywood, Pud attended school in town and graduated from PHS with career in speech and learning disabilities for exceptional[...]the class of 1927. He worked for Westland Oil Co. in Plentywood and was a career that both followed, gaining them international status in Froid where he also worked on road con[...]v. and were Army during WWII. He served in the South Pacific area, in Hawaii, and instrumental in the founding and developing of a speech and hearing later in the Gilbert Island campaign. After his military service, he clinic at Boy's Town in Omaha, NE. After numerous cold winters, they[...]Z. 1933-61 . In earlier years, he was an avid hunter and fisherman, and While oel was serving in the Air Force in Japan, Cynthia Ann later enjoyed h[...]rect, confident, aggressive, and outspoken. These are all words In April of 1983, Arlene was stricken with a fatal h[...]be our brother, CECIL "Cec" Marsh. You their home in Tucson. oel has continued to work and live in Tucson. knew exactly where you stood with him. No behind-the-back stuff. In May of 1933, Ronald Paul was born to Alf and Dot.[...]knew graduated from PHS and St. Benedicts College in Atchison, KS. During everybody and his dog in he country, and loved the challenge of his senior[...]il was born at Hutchinson, MN on 10-20-09. degree in chemistry, he began his career with Phillips Petroleum. They He attended school in the country and in Plentywood. As a youth, he have 5 children; Paula[...]a short time at The Leader in Scobey, he was employed at Miller's Drug Following the death of Alf in 1966, at age 61 , Dorothy continued in Plentywood. Irving iller, Steve Sleight, and Cec bought the Service to live and work in Plentywood. In 1969, she married Virgil Bakke of Drug in Scobey. Eventually, Cec acquired sole ownership a[...]d their sum- until his retirement in 1972, when he sold the store to Orville Haugo. In mers in Plentywood with their friends and relatives. Dot[...]1939, he married Pauline Seip, a teacher in the Scobey elementary working and baking cakes. b[...]tirement, he and Polly spent several shotgun down in favor of golf clubs. winters in Arizona, and Cec enjoyed his workshop where he ma[...]ake their home Delbert Marsh was born 4-20-26 in Madoc, MT. His parents were in St. aries, ID but are presently living in Scobey. After a lengthy ill- Frank and Eugenia (L[...]-1-83. Scobey and Plentywood, graduating from PHS in 1943. He enlisted in LEO was born on 4-17-12, graduating from PHS in 1932. As a the Marines in 1945 and served in the Pacific Area during the final y[...]the Westland Service Station. months of WWII and in the occupation of Japan. He returned home in He moved to Glasgow in 1934, where he managed the Westland Ser- August 1[...]vice Station. It was there, in 1938, he met and married Hazel Halland[...] |
| from Wildrose, ND. In 1942, they moved to Portland, OR where they[...]festyle still live. He retired from Sears Roebuck in 1972 after 25 years as an here in sunny Santa Clara Valley. For the past few years,[...]ir supervisor. They have 1 son, Dennis, who lives in spending the summer months visiting with family and friends in Plen- Miami, FL.[...]tywood and Scobey. Believe me, there couldn't have been a better On 9-8-23, afte[...]got what she had been wishing place in the world in which to have been born and raised than Plen- for-a baby girl. Having a girl in the family was something different for t[...]. Our sister VIOLA, like her brothers, was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. She graduated from PHS in 1942. After high school Vi was employed at The Se[...]n Kisler on 9-8-44 at Homestead, FL, while he was in the Air Force. Following Mel's discharge from the[...]l still loves and works the ranch. Their children are: Sheila (Mrs. Richard Person) of Seattle, Marcia[...]ki and Randy of P'wood. They have 2 grandchildren in Seattle-Ricky and Heather Person. Vi is employed in the office of County Assessor, where[...]rips, but always return to Plentywood, where they are happiest among longtime PHILBERT an[...]10-25-20 in Plentywood. He had 5 brothers and 1 sister. Phil[...]graduated from PHS in 1939, then joined the Army where he served in[...]Blooming, Sask., was born in Plentywood on 4-2 2-25, one of 7[...]graduated in 1943. She worked at the Security State Bank befor[...]at U of M. After their first son, Craig, was born in Plentywood in 1948, both joined Phil in Chicago where he was studying optometry in[...]College of Optometry. A daughter, Gail, was born in December, 1948 in Chicago. The Marshs returned to Plentywood in Melvin Kisler Family.[...]born in Plentywood in 1952. The twins, Marcene and Michael, were[...]no joke, as one present usually they are known as the "flood twins", as they had to be rescued. Phil sufficed for both occasions. I started in the 1st grade of Plentywood Jr., born in June 1957, completed the family. Schools when I w[...]Craig is now an F.0.1.C. bank examiner residing in Fargo, D. Gail, graduated from PHS in 1933.[...]he job of driving the neighbors lives in Springfield, VA. They have 2 children, Ashley and[...]k Stoner, little black horse, Trixie, and I spent many an hour searching for that and they reside in Plentywood ith their 2 children, Chelsea and herd[...]arber shop. Perhaps ,t secretary. lives in Helena ith husband, Steve L nn. and 2 sons, was a[...]ey and Daniel. Phil Jr. is an electrical engineer in Bozeman, T. high school. I worked about a year in Mr. Jens Jensen's little hardware store and then took a job at Miller's Drug. In 1940, I attended the College of Pharmacy & Science in Denver and, armed with my new pharmacy license from the State o! evada and one dollar in my pocket, I reported for work as a pharmacist to r. Dave Stallcop in Cutban , T. I orked 1th Dave until 1942 hen I rec[...]invitation to join the Army. After basic training in northern California, I was assigned to Oib~ ble General Hospital at enlo Par , CA in charge of the pharmacy until my discharge in 1946. I went to UCLA for a year and then transfer[...]the Doctor of Optometry degrees, I was successful in getting licensed to practice in California and Washington. My first practice in Fullerton was unsuccessful and after 9 months I purchased an established practice in Gilroy, CA. This turned out to be a different story and I have been here ever since. In ovember 1981 , I[...] |
| Phil and Elaine are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Phil stay in the hospital, I helped until all was well. Dad moved a house onto has also been active in the local school board, cemetery board, fish[...]r, fisher, and bridge I worked in the Grand View Hotel a while, at the Red Owl Stor[...]onne" Johnson Elaine too, enjoys bridge. Both are looking forward to retirement neede[...]d they were and travel, but contemplate remaining in the community, except going[...]building! In August, 1946, I worked at Victor Kisler's Market,[...]on son. This is my 27th year there. Last year was a nightmare, because 4-10-22, the[...]12-11-8 2 and just 2 weeks and 1 day Dad was in the field putting in the crop and Grandmother Marsh after we got it back in working order, it burned again on 5-14-83 . This[...]ome paintings and belong to the Hi Line Art Club. In milking when I was 6; Dad would call upstairs as[...]he new- up, "It's time to get the cows and horses in." He would put me on the ly formed[...]and John Olson ("Tieken John" as he was called as there were 2 John I was born 2-24-28 in my grandparents home, the Ben Marshs. Olson's) wo[...]were like big brothers to us. They lived in the old townsite in Plentywood. I was the second son of[...]I received my schooling at the Marsh School in District No. 31[...]main teacher there.[...]DE. I worked as a radio dispatcher in the 74th AAA near Pittsburg, PA.[...]We returned home in 1954 to continue farming and ranching on the[...]I enjoy snowmobiling in the winter, which I also use to check some I[...]ld ou run our neighbors with sports are hunting and fishing. an old race horse that was o[...]2 mile over the hill from home. When depending on how bright he moon was. School District No. 31 closed in 1942, he went to Dooley to continue I receiv[...]edy, I fed her caraway returned home in February, 1955. tea, and she slept. I heard after[...]ds to Dooley School. During the winter, we stayed in a 2-room house there. Edith was only 3 but often came to stay with us.[...]t, and sisters: Cecelia and Edith, stayed with me in the Pete Goltz house to attend school in Plentywood. Dale, Ruby, and Sharon Goltz joined u[...]folks went to Louie Marsh's. The house burned out there and fling and Ruby got badly burned . Af1e[...] |
| Kermit enjoyed playing guitar in his spare time; but most of all he loved horses a[...]sa stallion called Chief Buck. He was killed in a car accident 8-28 -55. A short while later, the[...]etail service business, but I was born and raised in Nebraska. My parents are Jacie and Robert Matzke. My wife is a[...]daughters have done a lot of work at the Drive-In , and we hire many[...]Bonnie's interests are crafts and I enjoy antiques.[...]Bob was born in 1931 , north of Westby on the farm of his grand-[...]pal and Howard McCall. mind getting the livestock in for riding on these occasions, even[...]Doug Bob died 9-17-55 from injuries received in a car accident on Veasey of Minot,[...], brother, Aubrey, who passed away in December, 1983. Kermit.[...]He graduated from Comertown HS in 1949 and joined the Air DEDI[...]R TEACHER: Force in 1951 , serving in Korea. In 1952, he married Betty Olson at[...]Zion Lutheran Church in Comertown. Betty, daughter of Mabel and Our[...]us still as do Clifford Olson, was born in 1933 north of Dooley on the farm of her the score[...]grandparents, Pete and Lena Larson and grew up in Comertown. She From 11 of the 12 Marsh child[...]and Gordon who pass- Ethel Holmquist taught in school District 31 and many others. ed away in 1969. She graduated from Comertown HS in 1950 and[...]returned to Plentywood in 1954 and Bob was again sent overseas to[...]h orroco, orth Africa for year. He was discharged in 1955[...]and they moved to Comertown. In 1960, they moved to Plentywood.[...]Bob has been postmaster in Plentywood since 1973 and has been with[...]Kleppen, lives in Belle Fouche, SD, has 3 children : Heidi, Zachary[...]Amber. onte and Marty both live in Plentywood and Melody is attend-[...]ing college in Minot, ND. All 4 children graduated from PHS. RAN[...]RICHARD and EILEEN (STONER) McCARTY Randy's Drive-In, 323 W. 1st Ave., the former Terry's Drive-In. The Richard and Eileen McCarty were married at the Plentywood Drive-In restaurant was started by the Orville Knudsvig's who sold to Lutheran Church in 195 7. Eileen, born 1936, was the third child of[...]cks and they to Terry and Duane Trewyn. The Drive-In was Harriet and Ray Stoner of Outlook. Her brothers are Vernon, born much too small, so we enlarged it, a[...]medical doctor practicing in Plentywood.[...] |
| [...], and Brandi Medders. Richard was born 1935 in Scobey, the fifth of 6 children born to[...]d |
| [...]ional Guard Unit Company C, 163rd, when organized in Plen- I was born in Plentywood 11-21 -35, the son of William and Vera[...]riving from levels. Was instrumental in the organization of the VFW Ambulance Stanford in 1899.[...]' My father, William, died at the age of 36 in July, 1950. With Bob Johnston in 194 7, built and operated the Edgewood My mo[...]Motel, east side of the city, the first in the county. Was an active farm with my uncle, Cle[...]d. A member of the Elks I graduated from PHS in 1953. In 1952, I joined the National Guard Lodg[...]unter, enjoyed the hunting of birds: and remained in the guard until 1962.[...]ed for Ambrose Robert, served in the Korean Conflict overseas. Robert continues to[...]farm the family homestead. In July, 1960, I married Harriet Olsen from Sidney.[...]When Robert returned from Korea in 1954, he, Mom, Dad, Tom, in the Plentywood Elementary Schools for 5 years and[...]ll game at Cleveland, OH. State College, majoring in business administration. Kurt, born February[...], Noonan, ND 1964, attends UNO-Williston majoring in agri-business. Bob, born attended schools there graduating in 1934 and Trinity Hospital School September 1967,[...]of Nursing, Minot, ND, 1938. Worked in hospitals in Minot, Noonan, been active in high school sports.[...]u, ND came to Plentywood Hospital Our family are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. in 1940, met and married Tom at Minot 5-24-41 .[...]cees and a member of the surgery in the hospital. Agreed to take the Director of Nurs[...]Daughters of the Nile. return, served in that position for 1Oyears; then was the first Lic[...]f the 1979 east side NH and office addition. In the early '60s, we bought the farm from my Uncle Clem. We are Member of the VFW Aux., served[...]can Red Cross as an RN, taught R. C. Home Nursing in the Minot[...]school, was first Blood Donor Ch. in Sheridan Co. and since has been CLIFTON (ZOONIE)[...]Ser_vice to Military Families Ch. Appointed in 1982 by Gov. Ted[...]g. Was the Clifton McLean came to Plentywood in 1953 and joined the staff of[...]nal Church and the Golden Book of Plentywood, was in Toast- State College in 1949 and Master's degree from MSU in 1962. During mistresses and Menta[...]director at PHS, and is completing his 31 st year in the system. Marjorie Mclean graduated from L[...]and owned and operated the Sear's Catalogue Store in Plentywood. She was very active in the Church of Latter Day Saints. Marjorie currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT. They have 3 children: Ma[...]They all completed their first 12 years of school in Plentywood. Marsha graduated in 1965, Zoonie Jr. in 1967, and Michael m 1974. Marsha is married and now lives in Salt Lake City. She has 1 son. Zoonie Jr. is married and lives in Billings, MT. Michael lives in Chester, where he is basketball coach and instruc[...]. ausoleum. James, died an infant 1920, buried in Dooley Cemetery; Robert Allen , born 11-13-27 , Arlington, WA. attie lived the last 3 Both are members of the Congregational Church, the Democra[...]have no children and retired in 1980. graduating in 1935. Worked at Fort Peck, for aro Danielson, then inneapolis Moline, Minot, D. Served in the Army during WWII CHARLES[...]Sheridan's Oaybrea reported the arrival in Plentywood in year, nine months. Prior to this, Beryl spent 6 w[...]l-time Supply Administrative Sgt. born in Litchfield, MN.[...] |
| [...]McNulty Family . Charles H., 1903, died in Phoenix, AZ in 1977. He was in the first |
| Their children are Mary Ellen, John, and Patrick born in Plen- GEORGE and EDNA (NIKOLAISEN) MEHL tywood; Judiann and Catherine born in southwest Montana. Mary Ellen, a graduate nurse f[...]k. They operate a guiding and outfitting business in Townsend. They have 7 daughters.[...]Our 4 children are: Fay Linder of Flaxville, Jon and Gerald Mehl of[...]aughter. Patrick graduated from MSU majoring in range management and Mehl We[...]rald as partners. agricultural production, served in Air Force for 6 years and is operating the ranch[...]ve and Sidney and taught at Stanford, MT 2 years. In 1978, she was an IFYE to Poland and went to Guate[...]s. From NDSU at Fargo, she received her MA degree in nutrition and is now with a Nutrition and Agricultural Program at the Missions in Solola, Guatemala. Catherine attended Colleg[...]. Arthur LeRoy Medders was born 8-29-1895 in Waverly, IA. Lila Mary Johnston was born 2-21-1897 in Ottertail County, MN. Roy and In July, 1982, our children had a Golden Wedding Ann[...]Messinger and his wife, Edith, came to Plentywood in Perham, MN and came to Sheridan County in 1916. Roy worked on a September,[...]ng at the Ford Garage, and later with his brother-in- with his son, Dr. Franklin Messinger, m a dental practice here for over law, C. B. Robinson. In 1937, he and C. B. started farming.[...]arrying coal, and going outside to pump and carry in Dr. Earl was active in the Plentywood Gun Club, being an avid water. She[...]member of the first Ladies Red Cross Unit formed in 1916. Assoc., and a member of the local Lions Club. Until his retirement in The ladies tore up sheets, rolled bandages, and c[...]ocal district dental She once baked 97 pies in one day to help the Ted Curtins, who socIetIes. He passed away in Plentywood m February, 1977 and Is needed them in their cafe. Forever after, she disliked pie! As members burred in the local cemetery. of St. Joseph's Altar Society[...]d 1 child, Lyle edders, ho began farming with Roy in 1946 and was elected sheriff of Sheridan County in 1964. Roy's favorite pastimes were playing baseba[...]a pitcher. He, Cal Peterson, and ick Reuter spent many Sundays and holdiays playing. Roy loved music and[...]and Lyle passed away lived there until June, 1982, when she moved to Minneapolis w[...]she Is currently living with her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Franklin maining family consists of 5 gr[...]in Loma Linda, CA on the faculty of Loma Lind[...] |
| Medicine, and Herbert Messinger is in Hamburg, PA, where he has Harold was born in Drummond, WI 2-28-24, the second son of Earl been[...]W. Messinger and Edith Perrot Messinger. He lived in Drummond until School) for the past 23 years. Herbert taught for 2 years at Flaxville in the age of 6, then the family moved to Shell Lake, WI in 1930 to 1952-54. Mindoro, WI in 1932, to Minneapolis in 1936, and to Lacrosse, WI in[...]1939, where he graduated from high school in 1942. He attended DR . FRANKLIN A. and MARIE MESS[...]el Missionary College at Berrien Springs, Ml, and in 1944 Dr. Franklin Messinger and his wife, Ma[...]ing graduation from with their daughter, Barbara, in 1950, coming from Alma, WI where he Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1948, he served an in- had practiced dentistry for a time after being released from active duty ternship and residency in general practice at the Los Angeles Co. with the Navy in WWII. Dr. Franklin practiced in partnership with his General Hosp.[...]Barbara Joanne Lindsay was born in Santa Barbara, CA 12-19-25, pletely after Dr. Earl retired due to ill health. Dr. Franklin was active in oldest daughter of Charles Victor and Mary Aitken Lindsay. She grew the Lion's Club, serving in several offices including president. He up in Encinitas, CA, attended LaSierra College, Riversi[...]ity council for 8 years. He was, like his father, in- graduated from nursing at Loma Linda U in 194 7. Harold and Joanne terested in hunting and trap-shooting and was a member of the local were married in Alhambra, CA 6-10-48 and, subsequently, 5 childre[...]d Dr. Franklin served as deacon and lay elder for many years, while arie taught in the Sabbath School for most of their time here an[...]leader of the Dorcas Society. She was also active in community projects and organizations, being a mem[...]d with school activities while their daughter was in school and worked on the Plentywood section of th[...]Linda Marie was born 10-4-49 in Los Angeles; Mary Ann 6-30-51 ,[...]all in Plentywood.[...]majors in medical technology and French. She was married to[...]Steinert 12-30-73 in Plentywood. They currently reside in Takoma[...]son at Encinitas, CA 3-18-73. They live in Sandpoint, ID, where Or. Franklin and arie m[...]Industrial Park at the Richard is in medical practice. They have 2 children, Sandra, age 8 former Glasgow Air Base in 1979 where he served as resident dentist[...]the Family Training Center. At present, they live in Blaine, MN Nursing and married Ra[...]Mona Kay graduated from Walla Walla College in June, 1983 with a Their daughter, Barbara Jean, graduated from PHS in 1963, major in biology, and is a freshman in the School of Medicine, Loma having gone through all 12 years in the Plentywood Schools. She was[...]a freshman at Walla Walla College majoring active in band, chorus, school plays, and the school yearbook. She in biophysics, with the goal of ta ing medicine. attended Walla Walla College in Walla Walla, WA from 963-66. She Or. Harold practiced in partnership with Dr. Roy Messinger until was married to Oarold Bigger in August, 1966. She holds a BA degree 1957, then was in solo practice until 1982. He served on the Sheridan in English from Eastern Oregon College and a MA degree in guidance Memorial Hospital Asso[...], and on the Sherwood Airport Board from now live in Walla Walla, WA, where he is the pastor of the Walla Walla 1961 -82 . He was active in the Plentywood Seventh-Day Adventist College Chur[...]Or. Harold and Joanne left Plentywood in May, 1982 moving to College with a student enroll[...]fessor of family medicine in the Loma Linda Univ. School o1 Medicine. DR. HAR[...]r, Linda, came to Plentywood in November, 1950 from North Hollywood, CA, |
| joined in practice by his nephew, Dr. Harold Messinger, in February, financed me to buy the Evans[...]Harris Agen- 1951. They were associated together in their practice until 1958, cy, wher[...]from 1944-65 at which time farming seem- hospital there.[...]here and in Canada. In 1972, I turned the ranch over to my son, Mike, le[...]which keep me busy. I have one of the oldest cars in[...]Our only son, Mike, is in the oil field trucking business.[...]My brother, Roy, died in 1966. Three brothers died in 1981 : Jack in January, Lloyd in October, and Vernon in December.[...]was born on 5-6-36, the only child of While in Plentywood, 2 children were born to them, James E[...]ichels and Ruth Fretheim Michels. He was baptized in was born 1-17-51, and Jeanne Marie, 3-30-53. Dr.[...]is uncle, Rev. S. J. Fretheim. Mike was confirmed in were members of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and were active Plentywood Lutheran Church in 1951, graduated from PHS in 1954 in community affairs during their years in-Plentywood. Dr. Roy was a and attended MSU in Bozeman. He was a member of the National member o[...]e County Izaak Guard for 9 years. In 1952, Andy bought the McNulty farm and Mike Walto[...]lub. Marie was a member of the worked there and in the garage until 1959. He was employed by Sher-Mo[...]and with her daughter, Marie died of cancer in 1959 and is buried in Glendive. Dr. Roy Kathy, lived in Plentywood working with Hank Bedwell in the dirt later re-married and moved back to Calif[...]ntil he purchased the local Enco Service Station. In where he passed away in 1963 and is buried there. 1964, he bought hi[...]flower to Culbertson and later hauling crude oil. In 1969, he sold the death, where they made their ho[...]s a supervising truck. Mike has been in the business of servicing the northeastern nurse in the Trauma Unit of the Loma Linda Community Hospi[...]ds and farming his dad's farm (which he took over in Linda, CA; and James is finishing a degree in bio-engineering at the 197 4) ever sin[...]ambulance driver and volunteer University of Utah in Salt Lake City. James and his wife, Bonnie, have[...]ike and Pauline had 2 boys. Doug Michael was born in Plen-[...]Darin Andrew Michels graduated from PHS in 1983 and is present- I was born 10-28-11 to Ja[...]s on the ly attending MSU in Bozeman. He was active in football in high school homestead southwest of Plentywood, the sixth child and first born in and played on the state championship football team in 1981 . Montana of 12 children, 1O boys and 2 girl[...]Katherine Michelle was born in Bedford, VA, graduated from PHS[...]She is now married to Steve Edwards and they live in Orland, CA. The Mich[...]d on Ft. Peck Reservation and went to high |
| was active in 4-H and took piano lessons for several years. In 7th WILLARD "WOODY" and grade, I started playing the organ for church in Outlook. I'll never forget[...]Oliver and Florence Anderson , are both natives of Plentywood. Willard I grad[...]and Adele graduated from PHS in 1962 and 1964. MSU at Bozeman children: Jill, Ja[...]them from high school Golden Jubilee Celebration in 1962. I am the organist at the Plen-[...]m MSU tywood Lutheran Church and have played for many weddings and and a Masters from the U of M. Two children were born, Maxine in funerals in the area as well as singing in different musical groups. I 1963 and Lon in 1968. Maxine is a student at MSU in Bozeman and worked at the PHS office for 5 years and in August, 1975 Mike and I Lon attends PHS. were married and make our home in Plentywood. Jill Annette Larsen graduated from PHS in 1979 and National College in Rapid City, SD with a major in airline and travel careers. She entered the American Airlines Learning Center in Dallas, TX and graduated in February, 1984 as a flight attendant for American Airlines. She lives in Grand Prairie, TX and flies out of the Dallas-For[...]esently a sophomore at Concordia College majoring in home economics. She is a member of Beta Omega Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society in home economics and is vice president of the Conco[...]ls. attend Concordia College. Jay has been active in music, sports, and scouting, earning his Eagle Award in 1981. As a sophomore, he was In 1970, they went into the insurance business with[...]arterback on the state championship football team in 1981 and as a aunt and uncle, Ol[...]isted mainly of senior his basketball team played in the state tournament in Bozeman Federal Crop Insurance. The agency was the original Federal Crop in 1984.[...]gency that Enoch Land had and was a unique agency in that it was[...]one of 2 surviving in Montana. For several years, the business was ROY[...]h Plains Insurance Co., located at 111 E 1st Ave. in Roy, the fourth of 11 children of James and[...]ld the business to Michels and the location born in 1908 on the family farm on Graham's Island, Benso[...]Willard and Adele have always been interested in farming. They of the large Michels Family, takin[...]Plentywood and just north of the border in Canada. They are avid Roy studied agriculture and mechanics in Fargo and Bozeman. He boosters of Plentywood and in 1983 built on the empty lot on 1st started farming in the Welliver community. Farming was difficult in the Avenue directly behind the agency[...]Soil Conservation District as equipment foreman . Many of the Willard is active in Knights of Columbus, Toastmasters, and the older dams and ponds in Sheridan County were built by Roy.[...]ederal Crop Insurance Agents. Adele is cur- In the '40s farming once again was attractive, so he[...]nd ranched until an untimely stroke took his life in 1966.[...]WALLER) MIDBY Roy married Gertrude Cybulski in 1936. Gertrude was born in Merl Midby, son of George[...]miles west of Plentywood. His parents homesteaded in 1909. Of their Cybulski. Gertrude was raised on t[...]south of Plentywood. 7 children, 3 are still living (more details in Sh. Daybreak p. 111). Roy and Gertrude had 5 children. Myrna, born in 1939 married Ruth, daughter of George and Maria Waller, was born in Henry Bedwell and lives on a ranch southwest of P[...]Homestead, MT. She attended school in Homestead Medicine Lake, in 1942, died in a farm accident in 1946; Willard, born in 1944, mar- and graduated from high school in Mahnomen, MN and clerked at ried Adele Anderson a[...]is a businessman Turner Drug Sore in Sidney. She had brothers and 4 sisters. One and farmer; Roy born in 194 7, married Shirley Larsen of edicine brother, Willard, passed away in 197 4. (More about family in Sh. Lake, lives in Reserve; and Beverly, born in 1949, died of a heart Daybreak p. 363.) infection in 1962.[...]heran Church. They have 3 children, all were born in Lodge and was one of the original members of the[...]aduated from PHS, and were baptized and confirmed in Guard Unit formed in 1926. He enjoyed mechanics, old tractors, and[...]secretary at Procter and Gamble in Minneapolis for 13 years. She is Gertrude continues to live in Plentywood. She is a member of Altar[...]School of Medical Technology in Minneapolis and married James[...] |
| [...]ortly after their marriage, as a lineman. In 1953, they returned to Montana where he worked fo[...]ness as a Their first child, Christofer, was born in Holland. Two other sons, private te[...]iring contractor. Randolph and Timothy, were born in Minneapolis. The lrvines now Rosemary was born in Newton, IA on 1-28 -25, the youngest of the reside in Great Falls where Sharon is employed as a certifi[...]Broadlawns Polk County School of Nursing in Des Moines. She served David attended Wahpet[...]nce, worked as a as a cadet nurse in WWII, and in 194 7 was sent to work in the Indian carpenter, joined the staff at Plentyw[...]Bottom: Susan, Mark , and Michael Miller. In 1939, Merl and Jens Nikolaisen founded the Plenty[...]nuing as partners for 43 years. Merl was involved in com- Michael Forrest, 4-27-50, and Susan Lynn, 2-18-5 3, were born in mercial and household refrigeration, appliance sa[...]ice. He Newton and Mark Alan was born in Plentywood 6-29-55. Shortly after also did sheet[...]was also a victim. Mikie passed away in 1958 and ark in 1960. Merl sold numerous wind electric farm systems in northeast Montana Rosemary has been active in area organizations serving parents of until REA came into use in 1949.[...]as a-home ec. degree from MSU, Bozeman. They live in Fort Ben- furnace calls. His hobbies include wood[...]Michael and Jere. Both are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, where[...]hurch Messinger, changing professions in 1977 to become a Home Trainer board. Ruth is a me[...]and a charter member of the first in Plentywood, where she is presently employed. Jayc[...]Mike has been active in the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Algeria M[...]e, VFW, and the Sheridan Saddle Club. His hobbies are raising twice, also to Mexico City, Hawaii, and n[...]horses, gardening, and hunting. places in the US and Canada. We consider our visit to the Netherlands, Rosemary has been active in Eastern Star, Extension Home- where Jim and Sharo[...]rs, is on the library board, and has held of1ices in church and Much credit for the success and[...]to volunteer organizations. Her hobbies are making miniatures and oil Ruth for her untiring d[...]mother. The guiding force painting. Both are members of the First Congregational U.C.C. in our lives has always been the promises and comfor[...]southeast of Des Moines) in 1895, a daughter of Eli and Elmyra In 1953, ountain Bell sent Clarence (Mike) Miller to[...]very to work for 2 months. Almost 30 years later in December, 1982, Mike young. Later,[...]lumbus, NO. retired from the Telephone Co., still in Plentywood! Christ Molden was born in Milan, M in 1886. He was a son of Mike was born near Ha[...]ist Harlem, attended Harlem schools, and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He worked for the Columbus Dray[...]h served as a Gunner's Mate First Class on a LCSL in the Pacific during horse and wagon .[...]Mrs. Albert Erdahl) WWII. Following his discharge in 1946, worked for Hi Line construc- and Gladys, who died at the age of 14. tion in the Havre area. On 11 -29 -47 , he was married to[...]er nationality, Laura replied, "I'm Irish, Clouse in Newton, IA. He was then employed by Iowa S[...] |
| [...]during WWII and was stationed in the Philippine Islands. He married a[...]Philippino girl and stayed in the Islands after his discharge. He passed[...]away in 1977 and was buried over there. Darlene May, born 1935,[...]died 1936. Cleo, born 1937, lives in Sand Coulee, MT. Chester, born[...]Blanche passed away in Plentywood in 1946. About a year later,[...]Clarence went to work in the Wolf Point area, then to Glasgow, where[...]Molden. was born in Carpio, NO 12-22-1895. My mother and dad were mar[...]in Mohall, ND and moved to Grano, NO. They had 1 chi[...]f Medicine Lake. They to Plentywood in 1917 and 6 more children after moving there. Our experienced many hardships. Laura remembers the terrible hail[...]efore that. storms, drought, and wind. Laura, put in long hours in the fields work- Dad passed away in November, 1951. ing with horses. There wasn't much money so she sold chickens and butter[...]t was a guard patrol at a war plant. Laura worked in a cannery for a year and also at men's dormitory in Richland, WA for a year. Later on, Christ and Lau[...]operated a bar and cafe. After Christ passed away in 194 7, Laura made her home with her daughter, Elmyra. Laura's hobby is crocheting. She has won many blue ribbons at the Sheridan County Fair. Laura i[...]Mable, our oldest sister, passed away in Miles City at the age of CLARENCE and BLANCHE (BANTZ) MOREY 51 in 1967, leaving 3 sons and 1 daughter. Donald, our[...]lives in Missoula. After he retired from the Great Northern RR, he Clarence orey was born in 1907 and came to the Plentywood[...]telegrams for Ray White. He has a son and 2 area in 1918, with his parents, William and Anna Morey. T[...]daughters. Evelyn (Mrs. Ray Arneson) lives in Malta. She has 2 sons come from innesota and lived in Grano, D before coming to Mon- and a daughter. Floyd lives in Billings and has 2 sons and 3 daughters. tana.[...]I, Margaret (Mrs. Henry Haggerty) live in Billings. We have 3 daughters, Clarence was[...]rked for farmers around the all living in Seattle, WA and 1 son living in Billings. Rosella (Mrs. Gene area for many years. In the late '30s, he did basement work with Red Dick) lives in Silverton, OR. They have 2 sons and 2 daughters.[...]Lou (Mrs. Skee Peterson) lives in Gardiner, MT and has 3 sons and 3 In July, 1926, he married Blanche Bantz of Plentywood. She had daughters. Her husband passed away in 1972. come to the Outlook community in 1909 with her parents, r. and Our mother sold her home in Plentywood when Mable passed rs. George Bantz.[...]ool, south of idby. lives in Western anor Nursing Home in Billings. Our Dad's brothers[...]Manke. My happiest days were in Plentywood and going out to spend[...]Memo: p. 666 The William and Anna Morey in S.0.1 were the parents[...]oldest son, was born 4-21-16. The other children are as Clarence Morey Family.[...]follows: Bernice (Mrs. Paul Kessler), born 1918 in Seattle; Waldo, born[...]Boletta (Mrs. Paul Corcoran), born 1926, lives in Plentywood; Evelyn lives in Portland, OR. Dennis, born 1929, died 1960. Marly[...](Mrs. Lloyd Willumsen), born 1929, lives in Missoula; and Dora (Mrs. 1931, now lives in Portland, WA. Lyle, born 1932, joined the Navy Dale Seed), born 1932, lives in Seattle.[...] |
| [...]hool. Marguerite married Robert Ryan in 1959 in California and moved to I farmed with my dad and[...]to see oxen being used; Montana in 1970 to operate the City Cafe in Westby, MT for 2 years steam engine threshing; ho[...]years. I before purchasing Ryan's Cafe in Crosby, NO. In 1978, they sold the remember riding horseback her[...]d moved to Hungry Horse, MT. After Robert's death in cattle to market to Dooley and Raymond. I hauled[...]in 1979. On 4-6-44, I married Hilda Alvstad fro[...]Nancy graduated from Red Bluff HS, Red Bluff, CA in 1967 and[...]from Randy's Beauty College in Redding, CA in 1968. After working as A[...]a hairdresser for 5 years in California, Nancy moved to Crosby, ND to[...]1946, has 2 sons, Shawn, 15 and Darren, 13; live in Seattle where Brownies. Nancy joi[...]special events at the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Scott, 2 months. They operate the Alta Vista Cate in Plentywood. Deb- Ron and Nancy h[...]d Scott Ronald, born 12-5-83. Kamie, 6. They live in Plentywood but Bert farms and has a repair shop o[...]By Gladys Morvik We moved to Plentywood in 1955, but I continued farming until[...]first cook at the had homesteaded in 1906. His mother, Ellen Lee, came from Eide, Pion[...]had open heart surgery (5 orway in 1910. by-passes) in Billings, MT and am doing great![...]school for 3 years in Outlook, and then the family moved to Whitetail in RONALD and NANCY MORST AD[...]l is known for Ronald Allen Morstad was born in Plentywood on 5-21 -49, first its a[...]16, and Ethel married Alfred Goulet born 4-21 -16 in the Raymond community, first son of Sophus and in Scobey, and raised a family of 21 children who are all living. Ethel is Hannah Morstad. (Sh. Daybreak p. 736.) Sophus passed away in presently living m Bellv1ew, WA. Her husband died in 1967. 1969. Hannah, died 6-22-84. Ron's mother, Hilda, was born in Tagus, I, Gladys S. Waller, wa[...]George and aria Waller, came to ontana from T in Valley, in born in Norway. 191 Oand settled in Homestead. I have 2 brothers, Clifford and Ho ard Rons sisters and 1 brother are: Donna (Jerry) Strand, born Waller, living in Plentywood and a brother, Willard (8111), ho lived in 5-2-45; Janice (Arno) Rasmussen, born 7-14-46; De[...]lbertson, died 3-10-7 4. y 4 sisters, all living, are: Mrs. Erling Richardson, born 8-1 0-53· and Dona[...]l idby (Ruth), Plenty ood; rs. (Seattle, WA) live in the Plentywood area.[...]rs. Clarence Schleper Ron graduated from PHS in 1968 and attended 1 semester at (Berniece). Billings. We have many good memories of a large family. orthern Montan[...]ming I attended grade school in Homestead, the first 2 years of high employed at[...]enjoy music and played for church several years in Homestead; also the Alta Vista Cafe in 1976. played for a number of school activities in grade and high school, Ron married Nancy Guylene Wood, 4-27-74. She was born in besides in the choir and teaching Sunday School. Prior to ma[...]26-49. Her father, Guy Monroe Wood, Jr., was born in was employed a number of years in Plentywood doing office work and Duckhill, MS, and died in 1953. Nancy's mother, Marguerite, was born later was employed in Glasgow at Johnson Plumbing and the court- 1-28-25 in Plainview, AR, daughter of James and Mabel McDani[...]riage, I was employed at Nelson's Accounting Firm in[...] |
| Plentywood, for 22 years, retiring in 1979. a me[...]Pastor Theodore Mendenhall award in 1984. at the old Plentywood Lutheran Church. We have made our home in Plentywood and are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]John H. Murphy, born 4-7-1892 in Randalstown, County Antrim,[...]John and his dad came to Winnepeg, Canada to work in[...]uncle, Pat McLernen, going to school and working there. Later,[...]he went to the Forsyth, MT area cooking in the logging camps. He[...]served in WWI (as a cook) in the Quarter-Master Corp at Ford Dodge,[...]children of Eric and Marit Anderson. They farmed in Minnesota for 5[...]and for farmers in the area. Anna sewed for many families for miles[...]Morvik. In 1939, John moved to Plentywood where he worked as[...]d did alterations for Peterson's Emil served in the Army Signal Corps in 1942, stationed in Ready-to-Wear. During WWII, th[...]ornia and Neveda and received a medical discharge in 1943. He to Plentywood to manage[...]at the Canyon Club for his son-in-law, Tom Welter. later at Penneys, and then manag[...]Station for John retired in 1961 after a severe heart attack. They enjoyed several years. In August, 1984, he will have been employed for 25[...]fondly called years at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in maintenance, custodial. Gramm[...]N)MUNSON Rollin G. Munson was born 3-30-35 in Plentywood to Harold and Ruth Munson. Harold Mu[...]as homesteaded by his father, George A. Munson, in 1908, until he sold it to Dr. Harold Messenger in 1969. Ruth Mae Forsyth Munson, born in Madison, WI, taught school at Wanso and Munson schools for 7 years. Harold and Ruth retired in Plentywood. He is a long-time member of the Masonic Lodge. Ruth died 4-25-79. Harold moved to Pioneer Manor in 1983. He was instrumental in the early years of the Sheridan County Weed Con-[...]reak Ip. 667) died 11 -17-73 at the Masonic Home in Helena. She held a life membership in the OES. "George" has 2 sisters, Beth E. P[...]9. They Anthony and Cecilia Kavon, born 9-26 -41 in Plentywood, graduated had 4 child[...]y) Johnson, Greeley, CO; Charles, Great from PHS in 1959. Darlene started working for Prairie Pipelin[...]od; and DeMarit (Mrs. tractors as first secretary in September, 1980 until present. Calvin) Cleveland, died in 1982. John passed away 1-29-70 and Anna Th[...](CADOO) NELSON "George" graduated from PHS in 1953, joined he National Guard a Submitted by Elita elson Haugen year later, served 3 years in the Army (1956-59) at Ft. Richardson,[...]arried, AK, as chief of the Tank Recovery Section in the 24th Ord. Company. they were living in the Dooley area, where Adry's parents, Ted and He continued in the National Guard and received a commission in June Mary Ann Nelson, farmed and Vi[...]a hotel. Adry worked several years as a mechanic in the Dooley area. Rucker, AL that year. He farmed[...]years Harold Two children were born in Dooley, Adry T. and Evelyn. In 1930, they farmed, started an aerial spraying operation in 1969 which he pur- moved to the P[...]thers. Their third child, Elita, was born Airport in 196 7, where he and his family have lived since. He was the there. Btry. Co. in Plentywood Unit for 5 years and retired as Captain in April, In 1934, they purchased a farm 7 miles southwest of[...]ew for 3 moved into Plentywood. In 1975, the farm was sold to Larry Bain and years and received a Flight Instructor of the Year award in 1975. He is Adry and Violet mov[...] |
| Adry A. Nelson was born in Mabel, IA on 10-12-1896 and had 1 Mike, born 8-19-53 in Seattle, WA, the son of Don and Marion older bro[...]has 3 sisters. Mike graduated from Mt. Ranier HS in Des Hattie Carlson, and Mrs. Beulah Lidahl. Moines, WA in 1971 and attended the U of WA, then transferred to Violet Cadoo was born in Eagle Bend, MN 1-20-06 and grew up in Western Wash. U in Bellingham, earning a BS degree in sociology with the Watford City area, with 2 bro[...]passed away a computer science minor in 1977. He and Roxie then moved to Iowa 10-7-77 and Violet 50 days later, 11-27-77. Both are buried in to attend Seminary. Mike serv[...]trating on Highland Lutheran in Outlook and Faith Lutheran in Wanso. Adry T. Nelson I was born 9-5-25 in Dooley, MT. I graduated from He enjoy[...]rs and trucks PHS and was inducted into the Army in 1943, remained in the Army for relaxation. and retired as a communications officer. I now live in Longmeadow, Roxie was born in Seattle on 9-3-53, the third of 6 daughters to MA. In 1948, I married Nora K. Fitchner of Berlin, Germa[...]Harold and Arlene Larsen. She was raised in the Seattle/Renton area daughters: Mrs. Kristin[...]excluding the 4 years her family lived in Chicago, IL. She graduated Kathleen Young and Ka[...]dult life serving from Lk. Stevens HS in 1971 and continued her education at Western arou[...]Wash. U receiving a BA degree, majoring in home economics. She state and town?", my answer[...]sently enjoys a part-time job at the Flower Shack in Plentywood and happiness I shared with my father, mother, sisters, and friends in participating in activites at the 3 churches. Sheridan Co. has been one of the most impressive things in my life. Adry's wife, Nora, adds, "Plentywood is[...]place for me too; not only was my husband's home there, but our youngest daughter was born there, and I became an American Citizen in the Sheridan Co. Courthouse. During the year I spent in Plentywood, while Ted was overseas, everyone I met was so good to me. I could not have lived in a friendlier town. I think back with gratitude and love to all the special people there, especially Aunt Lil {Mrs. Kitzenberg) and Joan Ross, but I hold a special place in my heart for Mom and Dad Nelson, who received their son's "war bride" in 1949 without a trace of prejudice and with love. For that and many other things I loved them and I miss them." Evelyn Nelson White I was born in Dooley on 1-20-28. I, like my brother, attended school in Plentywood and at a country school. I graduated from PHS in 1945 and attended MSU in Bozeman for 2 years Mike Nelson Family . in nursing. I met Warren White in Bozeman and we were married in 1947. He worked for Western Geophysical Co. for[...]Mike and Roxie met at Lutherwood Bible Camp in Bellingham after we traveled extensively. Later we owned a tavern in Seattle. Warren their first year of college. Two years later, they were married in Lk. also worked as a lead welder for a barge buiding firm in Tacoma. In Stevens (8-24-7 4). A daughter, Nicole Larsen, was born 1-15-80 in 1980, he retired and we live in Longbranch, WA. We have 2 children: West Union and a son born 3-5-83 in Plentywood and named Aron Warren Wesley, who with wife, Carol Ann, lives in Tacoma {children, Jerome Nelson. James and Tina), and Lori White Rodrich who lives in Longbranch, They live in the parsonage next to the Plentywood Lutheran WA,[...]Church and are very thankful for this opportunity to live and wor Elita Nelson Haugen I was born 10-13-31 in Plentywood, among the frie[...]nd Wanso graduated from PHS, married Richard Bain in 1948 and a daughter, areas. Mary Ann was born in 1950. In 1955, I married Ervin Haugen of Westby, MT and 2[...]By Mary Lou etson ing in Plentywood, I worked in the treasurer and assessor's offices at the courthouse. In 1957, we moved first to Columbia Falls, MT, then to Morris S. elson was born 8-16-24 in Plentywood, son of Martin Dayton on Flathead Lake[...]est, at that time, the band, James Mitchell, live in Riddle, OR with sons, Tor (13) and Count-[...]PHS and attended ney (5). Denise and Jo Ann live in Missoula.[...]started working for a small family-owned business in accounting Mary Lou, the only child of Forrest H. atkin and ary Fitzer in 1965 and I am still employed there. Plentywood will always be Matkin, born 4-28·27 , was raised on the at m ranch in the Redstone HOME to me. I report the Plentywood[...], here she started school then graduated from PHS in 1944 and sport scores to the rest of the crew at[...]liche "Where attended the U of . skies are a little bluer and friends a little truer" never[...]Morris and ary Lou were married 9-29-46 in the Congregational quick tear to my eyes, for She[...]continue to farm, living in Plentywood in the inter and on the farm in[...]In the late '50s, ary Lou ent to work for KGCX Rad.i[...]Williston-Sidney, managing a sattelite station in Plentywood. In 1962, paternal grandparents, Martin and Julia elson lived in Bonetrail here the elsons with Ed,[...]t KPWO-F , the first FM station in the tri-state area of Montana, North was born there in 1917. The family moved to Scobey where his Uncle[...]th Dakota. Morris attended Elkins School of Radio in Carl was born and shortly after to Washington, wh[...]ing him as Mike and Roxie came to Plentywood in July, 1981 , where he KPWD's[...]fter 4 years at shifts on the air. In 1968, KPWD was sold to Empire Broadcasting of Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque IA and ordination 7-5-81 in Bell- Baker, later to Stalla[...]In 1968, Morris and Mary Lou purchased The Vo[...] |
| [...]n. They developed a Junior Ready-to-Wear business in the 5-5-84 (her Grandma Graham's bi[...]ster's Closet". Falls with a degree in elementary education; 2 children, Nancy Ann Janu[...]upted. He married JoVonne Irion 1-1-83, 12 women in organizing the Village Hostesses in 1972, served as first an OR Nurse at Mt[...]t Falls. Mary Jane president and is still active in the organization. Mary Lou coordinated at PHS and Olaf in grade school, plans uncertain, but Olaf (Nick) wants about 20 style shows in Plentywood. They were not only a business[...]egational Church Board where both he and Mary Lou are members. He is a member of the Plen- tywood asoni[...]working at the hospital and to continue to live in Plentywood. I have[...]parents were Sig and Minnie Nelson. His brothers are Roger and[...]tywood. Bob graduated from Westby HS in 1936 and attended Kinman[...]Business College in Spokane, WA.[...]Vernita (Mann) Nelson was born in Evansville, Indiana on 1-4-20.[...]living at the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Vernita attended Voight[...]country school, but graduated from PHS in 1938. She attended The Nelsons have 2 daughters, Mary Ann, born 7-25-47 in Plen- business college in Great Falls, MT. Her sister is Helen (Mann) Cross[...]raduate of SU, married John A. Bottman and living in Ardmore, OK and her brother is D[...]rther and Timothy Allen. Jo Arlene was born in Williston, ND 9-3-51 . She graduated from PHS and[...]married to Jim Ausk, a crane operator, and lives in Terry, T. They have a daughter, Jamie aureen, a[...]Bob and Vernita were married in Plentywood on 10-26-40. They I attended school at Raymond and PHS, in 1967 attended BBC returned to Gre[...]and business administration, receiving a diploma in Agency. In 1941 , they moved to Richmond, CA where Bob worke[...]y first day of work as a bookkeeper in one of San Francisco's Shipyards. On 9-26-42, an[...]time of July, Barbara Helen was born in Albany, CA in a hospital looking out on the 1972 to December, 1975 am still in this position. Gol[...]d Barbara returned to Montana My 4 children are Odetta Olson Arcand, born 1-12-55 ; Orrin[...] |
| [...]N) NELSON Roy's Market. Vernita did the typing as there wasn't much to fill-in in Mark graduated from PHS in 1973. He attended and graduated those days. They[...]t a portable typewriter. from college in Billings, MT. The Nelson Accounting building was built in 1950. The Nelson's 3 sons were born in Plentywood: Gary Robert, 2-14-46; Steven James, 1[...]Thomas, 2-9-54. The Nelson's were pioneers in building the first home in the sunny- side addition in 1946, later building a larger house in 1950. The Nelson farming enterprises were s[...]ts Lester and Lenora Jensen, on 12-12-79. Mark is in- Barbara graduated from PHS in 1960. She attended Montana volved in the Nelson farming enterprise, and Faye is teaching in the University and graduated in 1965. She worked for the Ernest & Ernest[...]r daughter, Theresa Rae, was born Accounting Firm in Seattle, WA. She married Milford Joseph (Mike} 4-28-83 in Plentywood. Vigue in 1968. After Mike graduated from college they move[...]CHARLES and AMANDA (FOUGH) NICHOLS born in Coeur d' Alene: Bretta Jo, Michael Robert, and Ch[...]25-1850 and came to Gary graduated from PHS in 1964. He attended and graduated Plentywood in 1916 from Sulphur Springs, AR. There he operated a from the University of Montana with a business degree in accounting. meat market. When he sta[...]nk He returned to Plentywood to work with his dad in the accounting firm. Nichols, he would[...]phones. In 1970, when Gary's father passed away, he left Gar[...]s to brother, Steve. Little brother, Mark, joined in when he finished his schooling. The boys formed t[...]rms. Gary and Marcia's 2 children were born in Plentywood: Scott Robert on 10-5-71 and Lori Lee[...]h other. For a few years, they had a ball diamond in the neighborhood with enough players for both sid[...]Charles was married to Amanda Fough who was born in Indiana in[...]. She came to Plentywood from Sulphur Springs, AR in ay,[...]children are Charles Hilyard of Plentywood and rs. Roy (Doroth[...]James Allen Nielsen was born 11 -6-46 in Plentywood. He was the[...]en. He was raised on Steve graduated from PHS in 1966. He attended and graduated[...]W of Westby, MT and went to grade school Jrom MSU in 1972 with a degree in science in agricultural production. at a[...] |
| [...]tby. years in the 749th Tank Battalion during WWII. Realizing he was going After Jim had 1 year of high school in Westby, his father retired to be in more than one year, we were married January 1942 in from farming and moved to Plentywood. His oldest[...]ver the farming operation. Jim graduated from PHS in 1964 and After the war we retu[...]then received a BA degree from Concordia College in 1968 . After non. Vernon passed[...]y Brekke at Arne became sheriff in January 1963. A year and a half later he Bethel Free Lutheran Church in Culbertson, MT.[...]81 . Charlotte Brekke Nielsen was born 8-9-46 in Plentywood, the sec- We have 1 son, Alan, born 8-26-52 in Miles City. Alan and JoAnn ond of 3 children born[...]de the U of M, Alan with a degree in accounting and JoAnn with a degree school in Reserve, she graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1964. in social welfare. They farm and ranch on the homeplace. Alan also Charlotte received a BS degree in nursing from MSU, Bozeman in 1969 works at Nelson Accounting Fir[...]ester Methodist and Joshua. Hosp. in Rochester, MN. After her marriage, Charlotte worked at Roosevelt Mem. Hosp. in Culbertson.[...]We have been active in the community and Plentywood Lutheran[...]man of the Red Cross, was chair- While living in Froid, Jim and Charlotte had 3 children: Julie Ka[...]board for 6 years. He has been active in the Masonic Lodge, the VFW, 12-5-76. In 1978, they moved to Outlook, where Jim taught mat[...]s' basketball. Charlotte worked at Sheridan Hosp. in Plen- pilot and belonged to a flying club. He enjoyed flying. tywood. In 1979, Jim began teaching math and girls' basketba[...]81 , was the first baby Dr. Kirk Stoner delivered in Plentywood. teacher, belonged to East[...]wing Machine demonstrations for Plen- James Drive in Plentywood where they currently reside. Jim now[...]he highlight of our travels was a trip to Denmark in 197 4 to join a Arne, son of Kristian and G[...]'s 749th Tank Batallion, visiting places they had in Outlook. He has an older brother, Jens, and a sister, Edna Mehl, and been in during WWII. a younger brother, Vernon, deceased. In the fall of 1926, the family We[...]so When the Nistler family arrived in Plentywood from Glendive in in Sacramento.[...]I was soon join the family: Carolyn in 1965 and Lynette in 1966. in the 8th grade. We six had to buckle down to work. Vincent, in his Both Richard and Teresa (Goroski) were born in Beach, ND and first quarter at MSU, came home to[...]Cooking fell largely to raised on farms in Wibaux County. Richard graduated from Wibaux me and I remember Quentin growing a large garden every year. There County HS in 1946 and later attended auctioning school in Iowa. were many good times and bad times and good neighbors meant[...]Teresa graduated from Sacred Heart HS in 1950, the year she and remember fun times when we[...]last one on was always the one In addition to Carolyn and Lynette the other children are Joe, to slide over the tail and walk.[...], 1957; Louie, I graduated from Redstone HS in 1938 and attended 2 years at 1958[...]Joe and Mike are both employed in Plentywood. Larry is a lawyer Arne was draf[...]Army February 1941 , spending nearly 5 in Polson; Pat is computer programmer in Topeka, KS; Geralyn (Mrs.[...] |
| [...]ng to sound right, so I typed up a legal salesman in Vienna, VA; Marilyn (Mrs. Harry) Ming lives 2 mil[...]ize sheet of paper with correct grammatical forms in sentences and of Antelope; Carolyn is a student at MSU; and Lynette is in PHS. we read them aloud many times a week until they sounded right. The Ri[...]ovided speakers from the senior class which In May 1927, Supt. M. 0. Glorvick of Plentywood tele[...]Public Speak- received our salary in registered warrants, a good deterrent to spend- i[...]e girls' glee club ing. We could get them in denominations to pay our board and room and plays[...]From the beginning I was very active in the church, even began in- though I had not the slightest idea where Plenty[...]structing the Confirmation class. I sang in the choir and with Miss I knew one person from St[...]work for 36½ years until my retirement in 1973.[...]The eldest son, Cai, now resides in Mesa, WA and the youngest son,[...]in death at an early age.[...]rday came and the teachers had a picnic breakfast in a coulee. When we came back to town we went to O[...]ribute and I felt at home. The teachers did many things together. I had never done much hiking an[...]ch and Attending schools in the Dagmar and Antelope areas, Edwin was a flagg[...], I arine Corps, here he served in the Pacific Theater during WWII from recall one time that we caught frogs in the creek. She skinned them 1942-[...]eran pastor asked me to teach Sunday School, sing in the daughter of first genera ,on orw[...]Anna Boe Dahl m Plenty ood on 2-7-47 . Ed in and Thelma lived in Dust storms, drought, depression, and polit[...]and Dagmar areas before relocating to Plentywood in ized the years I taught in Plentywood. There was a feud bet een 2 1953, wher[...]death on 6-10-75. a teacher having lunch in the Elgin Cafe found a mouse in her soup, I Thelma, the four[...]r- me that we couldn't believe everything we read in the papers. riet Lenore and[...]hing days were pleasant. I loved the students and many (Rue) and Lucille (Jensen), still reside in Sheridan Co. with their were very creative and de[...]families, while Harriet (BJork) lives in St. Croi Falls, and Leslie lived in English classes actually asked to meet early in the morning during St. Paul,[...]After graduating from PHS in 1942, Thelma was employed for studying. We took l[...]rips to the coulee behind the school many years as a legal secretary for Tom Darland in Plentywood, until where we worked on poetic image[...]her death on 1-31 -77. maximum assignments. Many tried for the maximum which included a Six children were born to Edwin and Thelma in Plentywood. great deal of creative work and addit[...]Carolyn Ann (Twichel), born 4-12-49, now resides in La Mesa, CA students to achieve accuracy in grammar so I made up my own[...]nds wrong is right then?" I lives in Belgrade with his wife, Doreen (formerly S[...] |
| Lake). Laura Jean (Hart), born 1-27 -54 lives in Oceanside, NY with her My wife wa[...]Hosp., and for Dr. Stoner. I have a degree in agriculture and my wife 6-13-56, now resides in England with his wife, Denise, and 2 children, had a degree in nursing education from MSU, Bozeman. Shannon and Ed, Jr., where he is serving in the Air Force and should The d[...]lege or nursing school. return to the US sometime in June, 1984 . Jane Kristine (Island), the They are now married. Elaine graduated from Dana College in Blair, NE, youngest, born 11-28-57, lives with her husband, Ron , and young son, taught in Long Beach, CA for 3 years, then married John Shelburne of Ryan in Plentywood.[...]Long Beach. They have 3 chidlren and live in Billings, MT where John[...]ppraiser. Louise graduated from MSU with a degree in CHESTER and[...]married to Ernie Marquez of Houston, TX and lives in ELSIE (BERGLUND) OLSON FAMILY[...]eineme of Bethlehem, PA. They have 1 boy and live in Eric and Mattie Olson were the parents of 3 boys[...]Johanne, Ardis, and I moved to Sidney in 1971 . Johanne was Chester Olson and Elsie Berglund were married in Plentywood hired to teach at the L[...]Five children were born to this union, 4 of whom are still ing Development Act. Later she held the position of Director of Nurses living. They are: Charlene, married to Dale Tlustosch, and parents[...]Boy Jessen, still lives at Montana ational Bank in Plentywood as executive vice president and[...]ey have 4 sons: Aaton I still live in Sidney and operate my farm north of Culbertson,[...]where I have a brother living. While in Plentywood, we were members manager of he Sherid[...]lentywood Lutheran Church and enjoyed taking part in various Susan ay Larsen of Medicine Lake, and wi[...]ities of that church. The daughters enjoyed music in the school, daughter, Katie Marie, make their home in Bozeman. Loren is where they played in the band. We all enjoyed the friendly people of[...]as, TX, and Plentywood. orks in Abu Dhabi on the Persian Gulf. Gayle Diane, married Mitch ielsen, lives in Reserve where Mitch is associated with Community[...]I, Eleanor Olson, was born in Sheridan County in 1911 , to Soren The first few years of our[...]Chester was employed by the Soo Line as an agent. In Henry Christensen and 2 sisters[...]decided to make Plentywood our permanent home and in in Sheridan Co. 1964 built and managed the Alta Vista Cafe, selling it in 1968 , then I grew up on my pare[...]ns Motel and operating it until February of 1973. In School in District 34. In 1943, my school mate, Louise Anderson, and I Augu[...]went to California and got jobs in a defense factory, where they made clothing store located at 115 North ain, which we sold in June of shells. When the war ended, I went to work in a cigar factory. 1977. Chester, during this time, worked at Peterson's Hardware and in Gordon Olson was born in Minnesota and came to Montana at the August of 19[...]from an apparent Unit and served in England and France, discharged on 8-3-45, he hear[...]ine, Louise, and Ardis, and I moved to Plentywood in June 1961 . I was employed as Farmers Home Admini[...]for Sheridan and Daniels counties with my offices in Plentywood and Scobey. Previously, we had moved f[...]In 1948, we returned to Sheridan Co. living in Westby for a while,[...]but jobs being plentiful in Plentywood, we moved there.[...]years, until retiring in 977 .[...]ced his retirement. Our vacation trips were spent in[...] |
| [...]loved to travel. year I had a heifer and in 1956-57, a horse. My horse, Texas Anne, is Gordon passed away on 10-16-6 7 and is buried in Plentywood a registered quarter ho[...]The class of 1961 was the first class to graduate in the field About 1969, my mother, unable to l[...]house. I attended EMC for 1 year, worked in Billings, came home and live with me and passed a[...]worked at Peterson's Ready to Wear, then in 1963 I went to work for and Dad are buried at Emmaus Cemetery, rural Westby. Ludvig Tande, an attorney, who died in 1966. I helped Milton Anderson I am still living in Plentywood, where I enjoy my home, my yard of Sidney, MT close out Mr. Tande's office and in July, 1967 I went to and garden, my pets, my car,[...]Milo and I enjoy bowling in a mixed league and snowmobiling in MILDRED OLSON[...]the winter months. We bought our first snowmobile in 1967 and raced My parents were Claude M. Smith, born in Brookings, SD snowmobiles in the '?Os. In 1971, we took our first vacation 5-3-1880, died 2-8-1970, and Angeline Parker Smith, born in snowmobiling to West Yellowst[...]. 689. the races in West Yellowstone. These are no longer held, but we take I, Mildred Olson, born 4-18-30 was the only one born in the our week and still go snowmobiling. We have given up racing for trail hospital. I grew up in Plentywood attending school there. I have 5 riding. children. Constanc[...]-15-69. Paul J. Olson was born in Hanska, M 9-5-14. He contacted tuber- She has 2 s[...]culosis when he was about 20 years old, was in a sanatorium for the born 12-13-68. Anton Merrill[...], and had one lung removed as a result of the TB. In the Karokwa, born 5-17 -49. They have 5 children:[...]born 12-28-78, Jira Jitsu born 3-26-80. They live in Paul worked for H. R. Nelson accounta[...]ecoming Sheridan County treasurer. He passed away in Flakne born 6-19-53. They have 3 children: Dawn Marie born 5-9-76, 1966 and is buried in the Plentywood Cemetery. Cassie Sue born 7-9-79,[...]Walter Olson moved to Plentywood from Crosby, D in 1942 and I started working at Sheridan Memor[...]pervisor and cook for 5 years, children in the family. Walt and ic i lived and wor ed m Plen ood but gave up the position to become head cook. In my spare time I sew, until July of 1945[...]th- moving firm . Walt also wor ed for his in-la s, John and Anna urphy, days, weddings, and ot[...]1982. the First Congregational Church in Plentywood.[...]on Milo Andrew James Olson was born 4-16-36 in Minton, Sask, from PHS in 1962, hen e entered he avy and served as a Canada[...]T ey no working until 1969. I graduated from PHS in 1954, was active in reside on a small farm near ah p[...]ball, football, and baseball and played the drums in 13 and icole, 16. the high school band. After high school, I was active in softball and as an umpire for several years. I[...]I, Winifred Opgrande, cam to Plen ood in 923 1th my hus- I have 2 children: Jeffrey J[...]PHS, here I taught nglish and Speech in th Jr. and Sr. clas es. I married Mathew Fellers on 2-25-84 and lives m Billings here they are remember ell my years m Plenty ood; te[...]of the school board hen the ne gym and elsewhere in book). I have 2 brothers, James and Thomas. I att[...]e old school building, member of the grade school in Raymond and graduated from PHS m 1961 .[...]st and choir director at Plenty ood Lutheran In 1953-54, Raymond organized the Raymond Helping Hands 4-H Church. Club with 12 girls ranging in ages 10 to 12 joining. Our others' were How exciting ,t was when several church choirs combined in our leaders. The projects I had were cooking, sew[...]"The Seven Last Words of Christ". This took place in[...] |
| [...]O'Toole homestead 5 miles south of Plentywood in 1908. Bull, and Dean Moore. Accompanist was Mrs.[...]Evelyn Callaghan O'Toole was born 2-25-1900 in St. Charles, MN. Because of my interest in integrating speech, English, and voca-[...]to the Corkery School northwest of Raymond, MT to in 1934. This was held for 6 progressive school year[...]r my Master's degree, which I In 1917, Joe joined the army and spent 15 months in France received from the University of Wisconsin in 1940. during WWI.[...]Evelyn were married the following year, 3-8-20 in Plentywood. Their[...]honeymoon was spent in Twin Falls, ID where Joe was employed for[...]ed for a few years. In 1923, they moved to Los Angeles where Joe[...]heavy equipment operator and Evelyn was employed in a[...]'s office. Their only child, Bernadette, was born in Los[...]In 1942, they returned to Plentywood and in 1945 they began[...]custom combining. Beginning in May of each year they traveled to[...]the harvest, returning to Plentywood in August. It was during these[...]bines that were used in the movie "Wild Harvest". The custom[...]continued until 1959. After this, time was How proud I felt for each student involved in this convention. For devoted to working t[...]ving only 12th grade custom combine in the local area. students, prepared presentations[...]Joe and Evelyn continued to spend the winters in California to be organized the week-long conventi[...]ire- activities. My senior classroom, for 3 weeks in March, was turned into ment age, Joe continued to work at construction jobs in California. In convention headquarters. I think of this event as[...]about 1980, they decided to spend the entire year in Plentywood. teaching tool because it involved all[...]ish and speech: Evelyn passed away in March, 1984 at the age of 84. At the age of 89 st[...]ed workers already employed with his many friends in Plentywood, and enjoys the Pioneer Manor in a particular vocation; wrote a resume; and srs. s[...]ties. Every year, junior class members remarked, "how they couldn't wait until it was their turn" to[...]arrived, the sr. classroom was brightly decorated in sr. class generation in the O'Toole family. Thus, Loren J. O'Toole, son o[...]and every department. Dur- citizens in Sheridan Co. Loren has lived all his life in Plentywood, ing the first 4 days, seniors gave th[...]l presentation to class attending, school there and living in the circle of his family and grand- members and t[...]resentations to the public; a from PHS in 1949 after spending a year at the Sister Kenny In[...]d and choir; a graduated from Gonzaga in 1953 and earned a law degree from sr. one-act pla[...]a luncheon was Georgetown Law School in Washington, D. C. in 1955. served by the home-ec department; and that[...]ecame his wife on 11-26-55 at St. Joseph's Parish in Yakima, WA. All of the many persons involved in putting on such a convention Seven chi[...]Michael Joseph, 1959; Patrick Charles, 1961; life in Plentywood have lasted through the years. My grat[...]The children have all participated in music and sports. The boys Stegner, and Earl Fell[...]played in 4 state basketball tournaments and 2 state football To those of you who are wondering what happened to my life after tournaments. Catherine and Larry have competed in state track meets my wonderful years in Plentywood ... from 1943-45, I taught English[...]therine holds the 300 meter hurdle school record. in Bessemer, Ml. In 1945, I accepted a position as director of the Music has always been an important factor in the "clan" life. All speech department at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. I re- the children played in the band. They competed at state music festivals mained there until 1961 . At that time, I retired and returned to each in their own turn, either with their instruments or[...]Loren and Joanne have been active in various pursuits in the com- years of age and reside at Traverse County ursing Home in Wheaton, munity, state, or church.[...]In 1981 , Loren James II joined his father's law fir[...]s studies at Gonzaga and Georgetown U Law School. In 1982, JOSEPH and EVELYN (CALLAGHAN) OTOOLE[...]Kevin graduated from MSU in electrical engineering. In 1985 Pat will Joe O'Toole was born on a farm near Franklin, MN on 8-27 -1894. graduate in accounting from Gonzaga. Scott will enter Gonzaga U in the Joe was the fourth of 11 children born to Jam[...]s · O'Toole. Joe's parents moved to Garrison, ND in 1906 and then to the couple a[...] |
| The delight in life of this couple is to visit family and friend[...]music, or business. Participation and competition in good Christian life brings abundant joy.[...]14. I have 3 sisters: Magna Overby. His brothers are Gordon and Richard. He was born at the[...]miles south of Plentywood. He graduated from PHS inin agriculture production in 1963. He farmed with his father and[...]ordon, on the family farm, which was incorporated in 1962. a dance band and playing my accordian. I earned a diploma in diesel Linda Marie Glidden was born 8-17-48 in Whitefish, MT, the enginee[...]from Outlook on 11-2-36. We rented a farm, lived in Whitefish, Plentywood, and rural Antelope. She gr[...], later buying it and acquiring more Antelope HS in 1966. Her sisters are Connie Diane Glidden[...]head feed lot with the help of our sons in a family corporation. Our 3 Gale Lynn Bestland,[...]8-10-43 . All graduated from PHS, keeping them in school during the Curtis and Linda were mar[...]ng as factory distributor for 12 years. children are: Marie Falene, 12-31-67; Matthew Juul, 10-9-70; a[...]their friends. Gordon and Curtis have degrees in agriculture and[...]l for Gordon and Marilyn Overby. Gordon was born in Plentywood Land Bank bo[...]en she was 2 years old board in Spokane. from Rugby, ND. Gordon's parents are John and Ella Juul Overby. His We are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, and I as brothers are Curtis, in Sheridan Co. and Richard, in Billings. Marilyn's active in assisting in construction of the new building. I helped parents are Oliver and Olive Crowe of Plentywood. Her brother[...]nd was one of the first 3 Honorary Chapter lives in Laurel, MT.[...]member of the asonic Lodge and a Shriner. In September, 1942, they both enrolled in the 1st grade at the In 1976, we turned the farm over to our sons and ret[...]steaded 5 miles south of Outloo . Ella's siblings are listed and gym. In a survey for the "Wildcat", the school paper, Gor[...]es at the newly College at Dillon in 1934 and spent 6 years teaching. In earher years, built Field House at MSU in Bozeman were Gordon, receiving a degree Ella took part in school and church activities and still enjoys reading, in agriculture education, and Marilyn with a degree in nursing. flowers, crafts,[...]s the first oman Honorary They were married in their junior year on 9-19-5 7.[...]military graduate awaiting Army orders. He worked in the Soil Conservation Service at Billings. Marilyn taught in the MSU School of ursing at Billings Deaconess[...]uty was over they opted for a farming career back in Sheridan Co. Gordon farmed with his father[...]tended Concordia College and MSU. Their daughters are Daci Kiane and Darcel Kirsten. Daughter, Jonna Lynn, born 5-15-69 in Plentywood, is a student at PHS and is active in band, basketball, golf, piano, and church.[...]as our memories go bac participation and offices in the asons, Shriners, Order of Eastern Star, to horse and buggy days, e have become interested in preservation and Plentywood Lutheran Church. Gord[...]tionary engines. We have restored many of these items with some on Assoc. Marilyn formed[...]th drug and alcohol abuse education, participated in man of the Building Committee, I enJoyed seeing the needed addition to many continuing education courses offered by th[...] |
| [...]ortland, OR. He is married to Violet homesteaders in the Outlook area. My mother was Ella Juul. My pater- Heppner. Their children are Wade, JoDee, and Lezlie. Paul is owner- nal grand[...]married Janice Glover and their children are Karla and Kristi. He mar- My family consiste[...]ren older brothers: Gordon and Curtis. I was born in Plentywood on are Dustin and Heidi. Walt has 1 great-granddaughter,[...]and attended the Plentywood schools and graduated in 1936-50 and Westby 1950-56 as th[...]ught 1961 . I attended the U of M from 1961 -68 . In 1965 , I received the BA adult education in agriculture under the Veterans Adm., 1951-54, in degree and in 1968, the degree of Juris Doctor (Law).[...]In 1956, he bought Roy Anderson's interest in Neville Imp. Plen- tywood. In 1962, he bought the balance of the company from P[...]ment in 1956. They dealt in IHC farm implements and IHC motor[...]trucks, Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles. In 1964, took on Dodge[...]oducts franchise and operated same until retiring in[...]ent at the U of M, where she received a BA degree in elementary Algeria Shrine Club an[...]He farmed quite extensively in Montana and North Dakota, From 1968-81 , I practiced law in Sheridan Co. except for intervals 1946-52[...]2. when I was corporate lawyer for oil companies in Butte and Seattle. My family consists of: my wif[...]R My oldest son is Erik Richard Overby, born in Plentywood on Helen (Long) a[...]19-69. y youngest son is Steven Ross Overby, born in Plentywood to Plentywood the summe[...]Ruby Long. Helen worked as a waitress in Deck's Cafe, operated by Bill We moved to Billings in 1981 , where we presently reside. I am and Nellie Omar. (Nellie lives in Tigard, OR, a suburb of Portland.) When engaged in the oil business and my wife teaches part-time an[...]took over the restaurant, Helen started cooking. in various community projects in the Billings area. Our sons are enroll- Glenn was born in Helena, MT 5-29-29, came to Plentywood and ed in school at Billings West HS and Will James Junior[...]n and her cooking so much, that they were married in 1952. WALTER C . OVERGAARD Wal er, 9-17 -15 in Westby, MT is the eldest son of Dena Spoklie and[...]sister is Margaret L. Thorson, 1917. His brothers are Ervin ., 1918 and Norman E. , 1922. In 1931 , he was confirmed in First Lutheran Church, Westby, graduated from WHS in 1932, attended STC, inot, D, 1932-33 and MC, Havre, MT in 1934-35 . He taught in the McElroy Elementary School 1935-37.[...]Williston Hospital on 1-26-53. In November, 1953, the seismograph[...]In March 1955, Glenn quit the seismograph, and they moved back In 1936, he married Mildred S. Anderson, R ,[...] |
| [...]y (194 7) is a 1965 graduate of PHS, spent 1 year in Rome, together with several friends and have whis[...]at EMC and married Gary A. Farnsworth of Glasgow in Helen was busy at home with the children, b[...]l managed 1967. They made their home in many places as Gary was in the Air to babysit one or two other small children putting each one in a dif- Force. Daughter Kari was born in Plentywood in 1968 and son, Kristen, ferent room at nap time. She also baked for the Dairy Lunch, so the in Italy in 1971 . Mary died of leukemia in 1978. Later, Gary married aroma of cake, cookies,[...]len's sister, Jean Aman, and family came to visit in 1957. They Stacy (1970). They presently live at Minot AFB in North Dakota. were living in Sweet Home, OR and described the mild winters and[...]an adventurer at heart and has lived in Alaska, Texas, and currently themselves and liked[...]ood, Dennis (1952) lives in Plentywood, studied police science at their frien[...]Glenn eventually got on at a large plywood plant in Lebanon. He later pliance repairman,[...]Peace. works. They built their "dream home" in 1981-82 of which they are Jim (1956) was a track star in PHS, graduated from MSU in 1982 very proud. Glenn enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time. in engineering and is employed by Dowell in Tulsa, OK. His ability to Monte married Dixi[...]r, Shelley Kay, and a son, Wesley Allen. All live in Sweet Home as does Helen's mother, Ruby Long. Joa[...]d Plentywood, 1979). Edward served 4 years in the Navy during WWII, 2 as an aircraft mechanic in Hawaii. He attended school at U of M and in Milwaukee before he and Norman took over Paulbeck's Men's Store in the late[...]l stories of his hunt- orman retired in 1979. I sold my beauty shop in 1971 and have ing and fishing trips. He was a cam[...]place to rear a family and Norman was born in Perham in 1911 and has lived in Plentywood[...]y was growing up, spent several weeks each summer in Perham, at a la e shore cottage owned by his pare[...]N) PAULSO lege; one at Minot State and one at NMC in Havre. The[...], T, I, Margaret, was born at Bismarck, ND in 1917, the daughter of Alton, was born in the hospital at Outloo in 1926. His early years Robert Fitzgerald (born Say[...]Ueland farm at Outloo ; then Al on p nt 13 months in the marck, 1922); Patrick (born Bismarck, 1924);[...]est child of Haro d and Ruth unson, Beth, as born in died Inglewood, CA, 1964). Plentywood in 1927 and attend d the unson School here her We were married at St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood in 1942. mother had taught m the earl[...]orman was running the store alone, since Ed was in the service. from PHS, Alton, ho as currently serving in th US Army, and Beth Norman was active in Jaycees, Golf Club affairs, Knights of Columbus, were married in Plent ood on 11 -5-46. To this union 2 daughters[...]me e After living on the farm in both Outloo and Raymond communities were married,[...]e school board at Outloo , the Paulsons icipating in golf, horseback riding, square dancing, and all the other ac- moved to Plent ood in the fall of 1958 where Alton held the position tivities young people do in a town like Plentywood. of secretary of the asonic Lodge for many years and serves as Five children blessed o[...]tana Durum Growers. He continues to farm and Ward in 197 4, has 2 sons, Chad (197 4) and James (1977). He attend· Beth or s as secretary in the County Extension Office. She served as ed EMC 1 year, served in the army 2 years, went to Dawson College,[...]ional Church, secretary of returned home to clerk in the family store and has been owner since the Order of Eastern Star for many years, and is a long-time member of 1979. Leo and Charlie are in Saddle Club, Elks, Jaycees, and Knights[...] |
| [...]n from PHS, Nina attended Kinman Business College in Spokane and married Ron Green of Spokane, Septemb[...]ve at Coeur d' Alene, ID. Dina graduated from MSU in Bozeman with a degree in diatetics following graduation from PHS. She married Dave Sandon of Sunburst in December, 1969; they live on his family's farm wi[...]SEN Folmer Kristian Daniel Pedersen was born in 1903. When he was 2 years old his parents, Daniel[...]ar Nathanael Church. As a youth, he was confirmed in Nathanael Lutheran Church, The Pederson's are members of the United Methodist Church west of Dagmar. In 1921-22, he attended Grandview College in Des where Norma taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, and was church Moines, IA, where he played on the basketball team. In 1928, he met organist for many years. Ethel Kenney, and they married 11 -30-29.[...]c Lodge, Scottish Rite Bodies Ethel was born in Tower, ND in 1908. Ethel had 2 brothers and 2 (Grea[...]Since 1975, Orval and Kelly have engaged in a small farming Folmer farmed. operation in North Dakota.[...]Fred was born in Brooklyn, NY in the 1870s. He went to[...]agriculture college at Hutchinson, MN and worked in a bank before[...]coming to Montana. In 1922, Fred bought a farm 5 miles southwest of[...]mer Pedersen . In the winter, he would keep his sheepskin coat and[...]in the house to save on fuel. It was not known where[...]Later Folmer did carpenter work. He helped build many churches and He had a soft spot[...]h. Oregon, California, and then moved to Colorado in the spring of 1960. He was clever[...]poet Folmer worked as a carpenter until his death in 1978. His wife, Ethel, but never promote[...]t that any of his works and daughter, Carol, live in Colorado and Derl and Vonna (Heppner) live are around today. in Montana. Ethel has 8 grandchildren and a great-gr[...]Fred was about 70 years old when he died in 1945. ORVAL F. and NORMA (MELLUM) PEDERSON[...]EN) PETERSEN |
| In 1956, Mom built a new house where she and Dona li[...]., Oluf as manager and Dona married Gerald Phelps in 1963. Mom continued living there doing Ruth as bookkeeper until our r[...]attended school in Grenora and after serving 4 years in the Navy, he[...]married Barbara Tange in 1971. She is the daughter of Gordon and[...]in Bottineau. Upon graduation he was employed by the[...]Richard born in 197 4 and Christa Lynn born in 1976.[...]Our second son, Ronald Emil, was born 1-2-49 in Minot, he attend•[...]years in the Navy, he married Mona Disney in Los Angeles on 7-1-73.[...]He manages a record store in Whittier, CA. They have 2 children,[...]Daniel Clay born in 197 4 and Ryan Paul born in 1978.[...]Our third son, Russel Carl, was born in Minot on 12-17-57 . He at-[...]tended school in Grenora and Plentywood. He works for Jensen Truck[...]AZ and our summers in Plentywood. We enjoy golfing, fishing, travel- In 1982, Mom celebrated her 100th birthday. All of h[...]ARNOLD and ALICE PETERSON In 1983, Harold and Lou DeSilva, administrators at t[...]my father added more lovely party was attended by many friends all enjoying the good enter- a[...]both sacrificed that I might go My mother is in good physical health. Her eyesight has been failing to school in Plentywood (5th-8th) as well as high school, graduating in or she would still be in her own home. She regretted leaving her faithful[...]cataract surgery March 7th In 1930, with a limited scholarship, plus more sacri[...]he is a charter member. graduated in 1934 with a BA in business administration, at the depth[...]In 1936, I went to Boston to serve an apprenticeship[...]e HS ar years working at Boeing in Seattle. in 1934. He went to Billings Business College for 1[...]. We were married on 11 -2-41 in Plentywood Lutheran Church with the Rev. Orval Schmidt performing the ceremony. In April, 1942 Oluf was inducted into the army and seryed in North Africa and France for the duration. On 12-10-45, he was discharged at Camp McCoy, WI. While Oluf was in the service Ruth managed the Antelope Farmers Telephone Co. In 1946, we started farming at Coalridge and Dooley. In 1950, e purchased the John and lone Heppner farm[...]In 1951 , I moved the family to Dallas, T , no too l[...]as discovered in Sheridan County. Texans found out quic ly here[...]The first ell in this area as drilled; 1t as "dry"; it asn't deep[...]drop of 011 produced in Sheridan County. Well, Bottoms Up![...]y father died in Seattle in 1960 and is buried next to the oose[...]y mother moved from Seattle in December, 1983 to a retirement[...]home near our home in Portland. She lived alone m Seattle from 1960 In 1959, we moved to Grenora, ND where Oluf was empl[...]ch for her. She the Grenora Imp. Co. as salesman. In 1968, we moved to Plentywood was still very interested in Plentywood and news from there. She pass-[...] |
| ed away 5-27-84, and funeral services were held in Seattle. 10-31-30 and they moved to Plentywood in 1936, when they pur- My wife, Alice, and I are expectant grandparents as my son, Con-[...]ife, Sue, have promised to do their part sometime in the Peterson's Ready to Wear which[...]worked for Len Peterson's Hardware Store and was in business with a medical supply business. My wife[...]Airlines in Billings in 1943 and developed Sunnyside Addition along CLARE[...]r If the worth of a man's life is measured in his contributions to his present store in 1952 and recently sold it to their son and daughter-in- community, Clarence W. "Cal" Peterson, has led[...]during the depression (1931-33), was instrumental in getting Federal funds for the Sheridan County courthouse built in 1937, assisted in purchasing land for Sheridan Memorial Hospital in 1952, and was one of the founders of the Plentywood Golf Club in 1927. Cal, the eighth of 9 children, was born 3-1-1897 in Otter Tail County, MN to Charles and Mary Peters[...]d the Sao Line RR as a relief telegraph operator in the Iron Range. In 1916, he followed his brother, Ernie, westward to[...]as a telegrapher for the GNRR. Cal enlisted in the Army in 1918 and served as a telegraph operator in France during and after WWI. He was a member of t[...]. Peterson Family. He returned to Minnesota in 1919, married his sweetheart, Minnie Their son, Bill, (born 4-8-35 in Scobey) graduated from PHS and Anderson, moved to Scobey, and worked in brother Ernie and Ed Bat- MSU, Bozeman. He spent 4 years in the Navy and married Eunice tleson's hardware.[...]t Lakes, MN where son, munity, in 1966. They have 2 boys, Casey and Chad. Roger, w[...]r to go west again, Cal and brother, Len, arrived in Plen- a med. tech. and the U of WA in health education. She married Bruce tywood in 1925 and promptly purchased the Chevrolet dealership, Gardiner and lives in Seattle. Case farm machine dealership, a hardwar[...]rtsmans, and business dropped 75%. He mentioned, "There wasn't a spear of grass Shrine C[...]t moderator of the Congregational Church. He is a in the country in 1937, but business came back in 1938. We had 4 past master of[...]s prior to WWII." His son, Roger, joined the firm in 1948. WWII. He is presently a dir[...]ed a certificate of appreciation from Lion's Club in city business was handled by registered warrants,[...]- 1972, Jaycee Boss of the Year in 197 4, and the Distinguished Service counted up t[...]eapolis banking firms. Award in 1976. He was parade marshal for the 40th Annual H[...]the Congregational Ladies Aid and OES, has In 1937, past-mayor Peterson and future-mayor, Elmer[...]worked full time and raised a family. Her hobbies are cooking, enter- along with Peder Moe, traveled to[...]manor, nursing home, and shut-in friends, sometimes taking meals and In the early '50s, Cal, Cliff Peterson, Roland Wilso[...]TSON) PETERSON Mrs. Peterson died of cancer in 1969. By[...], past pres. of the old My parents are Martin M. Reinertson and Katherine Masek. I was Lions Club and a past master of the Plentywood Masonic Lodge in born 6-5-20 in Plentywood. Summers were spent swimming at the which both he and brother, Len, are 50-year life members. He remains W[...]graduated from PHS with the class of 1940. active in the Golden Years Club and as a golfer. After near[...]competition, Cal is still seeking his first "hole-in-one". met Don there, he was born in Sidney, MT, served in the Navy during[...]WWII. We were married on 6-28-41, are members of Trinity Lutheran CLIFFORD and MYRTLE ([...]terson of Plentywood) and 1 girl. His father died in 1916 and his From 1957-7 4, I owned the Mode O'Day Shop. From 1972 to mother in 1963.[...]Our son, Jeffery D., was born 3-24-52 in Vancouver. He graduated Coming to Montana in 1926, Cliff worked with the Peterson- from Vancouver in Pullman, WA and Clark College in Vancouver, is a Battleson Co. in Scobey for 10 years. He married Myrtle Hanson[...]uter Systems Analyst for Consolidated Freightways in Portland,[...] |
| DR. Jeff and wife, Bobbi Nariel, live in Vancouver. league,[...]unting and fishing. He Pamela C. born 2-23-55 in Vancouver, graduated from high school was a very active supporter in the building of the Sheridan Memorial in Vancouver and WA U in Seattle, married Patrick J. Kearney of[...]ursing home, and the Pioneer Manor. Len now lives in Longview, WA, a graduate of Seattle, and is Dist.[...]t. of Proctor & Gamble Distributing Co. They live in Houston, Manor. TX, son, Christopher P., born on 6-27-81 and are expecting their As a daughte[...]uld say the greatest tribute I could second child in April of 1984.[...]parents to Plentywood in 1925, graduated from PHS in 1941 and at-[...]defense effort and saw action as a sailor in the Pacific Theater from[...]and graduated from Spokane Business College in 1948.[...]arriage, Roger and Kay's first son Our home is in Vancouver with the exception of the winter months[...]PHS, that child (Bob) graduated from when we live in our home in Mesa, AZ. the U of Utah with degrees in engineering, math, and history. Following[...]s now an administrative engineer for the US Govt. in Seattle. He By Marguerite Denny[...]Roger and Kay's second son, Richard, was born in 1953. Follow- up on a small farm in Amor Township near Richville, MN. His wife, Jen-[...]g graduation, he earned a radio-television degree in Spokane and is a nie Lillian Claypool, was born a few miles away in Maine Township, television engineer for Eagle Communications Network in Kalispell. 9-28-1893. Jane started teaching at age 16 in South Dakota. She did Kay Peterson died of cancer in 197 4. not meet Len until she went to teach near[...]of the old Lions Club, has also been active in Masons, Scottish Rite, Richville. Their children: Marguerite Helen in 1918, Donald Dean in and Shrine. He remains an avid golfer, playing from March through 1921, and Jean Ardis in 1929.[...]inessman rather than a farmer, sold his interests in 1922. His brother, Clayton, took over the farm, o[...]ERSON until his death. Len and a partner invested in a grocery store in Wallace Burnell is the son[...]d Wally completed grade school in Outlook and attended high school in brother, Marvin, to join him in buying a store in Shelby, MT, which had Plentywood after his parents moved there in 1943. In those early gone broke after the Dempsey-Gibbon f[...]of the fight, but with new oil fields opening up there was owners: Sam Sprague, Jack Morrison,[...]Plentywood he worked for Western Implement. In 1926, they sold the store, moved to Opheim to be[...]nly brothers, Ernest at Scobey and Cal and Alfred in Plentywood, and open- one in my class during those first 8 grades at the Lew W[...]tersons lived dishes while singing in 3 part harmony; stomping the churn to make in the first house in the new town.[...]m songs while When Alfred moved to Portland in 1930, the family moved to Plen- drivin[...]en bought out the heirs. Both Len and Jane worked in the tywood to support myself. I wore[...]and family came riage to Wally in Plentywood Lutheran Church on 10-28-48. home from WWII, he joined his dad as a partner in the store. My sewing ab[...]As the children grew, I was active in their organizations as music downtown very early[...]50-year member of Eastern Star. Both Len and Jane are munity on special city committees and the election board for many faithful members of the Congregational Church. Le[...]e accepting tish Rite, and Shriner. He was active in the Lions Club, the bowling t[...] |
| [...]Coast store in February, 1946, which they operated for over 37 years After living 25 years at 306 North Adams in Plentywood, we sold until 2 devastating fires in a period of 6 months closed the store for out and spent the winter of 1977-78 in Arizona and California. We now nearly a year. The store was rebuilt after both fires and is in full opera- make our home in Great Falls where Wally is employed at the Colum-[...]ve Lupus, which limits my activities. I have been in- The Peterson's children are: Bradley, born 5-22-44 in Seattle, who strumental in organizing the Great Falls Lupus Chapter of the L[...]born 9-16-52. He is a CPA in Glasgow, MT. They have 4 children:[...]Marjorie's father passed away in 1946 and her mother, Freda[...]Lewis was born in Colesberg, IA on 9-22-05 to Orren and Florence[...]Pierce. The last 3 were born in Sheridan Co.[...]Lewis came to Sheridan Co. in 1914 from Graham, IA. His dad[...]homesteaded east of Plentywood in 1908. He attended school in[...]mother passed We have 3 children, all living in Billings. Colleen Floy, born away whe[...]e was raised by an aunt and 10-22-49 , was active in Campfire Girls and musically talented as[...]d Lucy Ray. He was a fireman for 20 years, played in soloist for school and community functions. She's[...]Dale Wayne, born Thelma was born in Virden, IL on 12-18-1 O to James and Edna 11 -20-[...]ous marriage, born 5-23-67 . in 1913. On 10-2-17, her mother married Harve Nichol[...]Bozeman and is assistant parts manager of Cummins in Billings. Carrie moving to Plentywood w[...]sed) who operated a grocery, bakery, and cafe for many years. He had 2 sisters: June, deceased, and Glad[...]no, NV. Ward, a 1935 graduate of PHS, worked in the family business until he married Marjorie Eng[...]eattle, WA, for 5½ years. Marjorie was born in Cannon Falls, MN. She has 1 brother, Ray- mond, o[...]Lewis Pierce Family. (1979) and a small farm in Westby. She graduated from Westby HS, attended NM[...]Lewis and Thelma had 4 children, all born in Plentywood and Style Shop and The Vogue in Plentywood, for a short time. graduated from high school there.[...]Betty, born 11 -7-29, moved to Benton, WA in 1947 and married Floyd McCoy in 1948. They had 3 children: Robert, Dennis, and Ch[...]Floyd passed away in 1975 and Betty then married Robert Fitzgerald.[...]They live in Kent, WA and he works for the Postal Service in Seattle.[...]Harlan, born 1-9-33 , attended MSU, Bozeman, was in the ROTC[...]ed the military service. He married Betty Gahring in 1962 and[...]retired in Sumner, WA, and is a training analyst for Boeings in Seattle.[...], born 6-28-39 , married Jerry Roberts, and lives in Belfield, Ward and Ma[...] |
| and Brenda. Dawn was killed in a car accident in 1981. past 44 years. Lewis, a retired farmer, and Thelma live on the farm in the sum- Andy was born 6-5-17,[...]ld of Otto and Anna Po hie and mer and Plentywood in the winter. raised in the Comertown area, attended and graduated from t[...]eserve, Medicine Lake, Dagmar, Coalridge, Westby, There were 3 daughters and 1 son. The family came to Sh[...]oley, Raymond , Outlook, Archer, Redstone, County in 1918 and settled on a homestead south of Redstone[...]the next 34 years, until his retirement in 1979. in 1924. In her class were 9 girls and 2 boys, both of whom b[...]r. Ted Paulbeck. She is the only one still living in Plentywood. Cora worked for several years at the[...]as and Robertine Plaisance. He was the fourth son in a family of 11 children, 8 sons and 3 daughters. They came to Minot, ND in 1906 and Maurice grew up on a farm south of Minot[...]gas engines, which became his life's work . In 1923, he came to Plentywood where he was employed in garages for 25 years. On 3-15-37, Maurice and Cora were married and that fall they spent the 4 winter months in Redlands, California return- ing to Plentywood th[...]41 our oldest son, married Dianne Wolfe and lives in where they assembled all the B-24 motors for the[...]4-17 -73. Dale and Dianne are teachers in the Great Falls schools. built by Consolidated Ai[...]won the State AA Champion- that time. Maurice was in charge of one station where he had 8 women[...]ship in 1983. working, 2 on each motor. Returning to Plen[...]ser-Frazer automobiles and Oliver Farm Implements in and lives in the Antelope area. They have a son, Dean, 5-29-65[...]and also an earth- 1O years. His garage was built in 1948 and his home in 1951.[...]Ario, 10-20-49, the youngest, lives in Miles City and works for[...]We have many lifelong friends and neighbors, and appreciate th[...]Many people are best-known for their hobbies and spare-time ac-[...]tivities. This in part is true for Stuart and Marianne Polk, while[...]is best-known by many people for her cooking and baking, which she[...]Plaisance. (I 962) After selling his garage in 1971 and retiring he spent 10 years |
| and graduated with a BA degree in journalism in June, 1951. Shrine and Monta[...]other Advisor for the Order of Rainbow publisher in 1961 and maintained that duo title the past 23 ye[...]ywood Herald Fastpitch Softball In 1968, the Popescu family moved to Billings where[...]or 20 years, began umpiring baseball and softball in cepted a job as sportscaster and s[...]- 1959. He has umpired several state tournaments in Montana and ed for Shipton Sup[...]sent her to Denver to undergo Ruth World Series in Glendive. His 25 year career as an umpire was in- open-heart valve surgery in March, 1972 and again in January, 197 4. terrupted only by bypass heart surgery in June 1983. Jane never fully regained her health and passed away on 4-23-76 in He is a member of Plentywood Elks Lodge 2566[...]s Billings. Gene still resides in Billings where he is employed as a active in the Lions Club and Plentywood Jaycees.[...]in Wyoming, has 1 son, Randy Cole. Barbara, born 8-1-50, is married Marianne Polk was born 10-29-38 in Ambrose, ND, the youngest to John[...]Patrick Jason and Zachary John. Dorothy Jean, HS in 1956.[...]nd she is a secretary for Eastern Montana College in was employed at the County Assessors office, the[...]age to Stuart Polk on 12-30-67. She is now active in the FRANK and ALMA (TROVE) POWER Harmo[...]er, D. D. S. The Polks have 7 children. They are Patrick of Billings, David Allen Frank Power and Alma Trove were both born in southeastern of San Diego, Lisa (Mrs. Dean) French of Medicine Lake, David at North Dakota in 1900 and 1904, respectfully. They married in 1929 Carroll College in Helena, Tim of Plentywood, and Mary Beth and Jaso[...]born in 1930 and 1931. The family moved to Crosby, ND whe[...]entered a partnership in the creamery business in 1934. In 1943, the GENEandJANE(JOHANSEN)POPESCU[...]y began Gene Robert Popescu was born 11-8-28 in Williston, ND first-born the next year.[...]e on Main Street. Faye. Gene's mother passed away in 1934 and the children were Tony Larson and Maynard Johnson were both employed there and later raised by their father, Pascu, and his[...]the stands. Gene graduated from Plentywood School in 1946. He married summer months, whi[...]Every farm in the '20s and '30s had milk cows to provide milk and Jane was born in Antelope, MT on 12-12-29 to Viggo and Carrie[...]he farm poor, the "cream check" came in mighty handy. But as the farms grew and high school in Plentywood.[...]declining rapidly in the '60s, and with the death of Frank Power in[...]1972, the creamery closed. Alma Power died in 1976. By that time,[...]sons Robert and Francis were not living in Plentywood. Robert[...]graduated from Carnegie Tech in 1952 and has been employed by[...]Union Cardide as a mechanical engineer in Charleston, WV since[...]dentistry in Plentywood from 1960-66, then moved to Billings,[...]was on the Hospital Board and did volunteer work in the com-[...]My parents came to Montana in 1965 but didn't "find" Sheridan Gene and Jan[...](Rowe) and Col. John P. Harris (died 1981 ), who in- Popescu family. The Elgin was well-known for it's up-to-date sports in- vented the plastic explosive, Harrisonit[...]ation and current standings. Gene was very active in Plentywood pert. Mother was born in Wilmington, DE 12-14-40, graduated from sports and in the Athletic Club, among those who were instrumental in Jackson College, Tufts Univ. (MA), and[...]from the big cities into the peaceful- his "hole-in-one" at the Plentywood golf course. He was a volu[...]My father, Arthur J., born 10-1 -38 in Newton Upper Falls, MA,[...] |
| [...]Lucile Boe and Robert Rasmusson were married in Outlook on I have 2 brothers: John, born 9-26-64 in Woburn, MA, graduated 8-16-41. They lived in Plentywood until December, 1942 when Bob from PHS in 1982 and is attending MSU majoring in physics and math. joined the Navy.[...]and Lucile have 3 daughters: Rita MacKubbin born in Spokane graduate this spring from PHS.[...]on 12-3-44 of Bozeman; Nancy W. O'Brien born in Havre, MT on Andy and I were born in Billings while my dad was attending RMC. 3-31 -47 of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands; Janet Stevenson, born We[...]university, then back to 9-3-52 in Havre, MT now of Bear Canyon, Alberta, Canada. The 3 Billings where he graduated from Rocky. He has taught in Hingham, daughters are graduates of Bozeman Senior HS and MSU. There are 6 Reed Point, Peerless, Outlook, Poplar, and Bro[...]grandchildren, 4 girls and 2 boys. English in PHS for 8 years. Lucile was born in Outlook on 9-6-17, the daughter of pioneer[...]parents, Oscar and Olive Boe. Included in the Boe family were 9 into National Honor Societ[...]3 boys survive. We have enjoyed our years in Sheridan County. Lucile finished Outlook HS in 1934 and attended Northern Mon-[...]ana College, Havre, MT. She worked as a secretary in Plentywood and HENRY and MINNIE (DYSTE) RAAEN[...]Spokane Army Air Depot in Spokane, WA and in a similar capacity at My mother is Minnie Dyste Raaen, born in Forman, ND 6-22-1898 Montronics Electronic and Summit Engineering in Bozeman in the '60s of Norwegian parents. She came to Plentywood in 1926 and taught and '70s. Lat[...]sses were so full that she taught only in North Dakota for 4 years and in Montana for 1 year. He worked as Latin that firs[...]. B. Alexander, County Extension Agent in Plentywood from 1937-42 , when he Melfin Glorvic[...]sther Sateren, and Geo. enlisted in the Navy. MacMillan.[...]utheran, District, the first SCSD in Montana, while serving as Sheridan County Mother[...](One Extension Agent. wonders if there was some match-making by Pastor Mandus Egge!) A After 3 years in the Navy, Bob held the position of County Exten-[...]0-31. (See Sh. Db. p. sion Agent in Havre and in 1955 joined the State Staff of the 678).[...]Mt.Cooperative Extension Service, retiring in 1972.[...]Bob and Lucile have continued to live in Bozeman. They enjoy[...]Rasmussen (see Sh. D. p. 910). We farmed in the Volmer area, and I[...]MLHS in 1939, and attending Concordia for 1 year.[...]-31 -43. Alice graduated from Antelope HS, worked in an office in The Henry Raaens with Mina and F[...]es, later coming to Chicago to I was born in Plentywood 1-24-33 , attended by Dr. Storkan. We[...]tely, when WWII ended, so did the demand lived in Plentywood until Dad's term as Co. Supt. expired in 1934 then for the Pratt and Whitney air[...]ing that Volmer community. We were active in Farmers Union and the church he did not think[...]rs and taught Sunday I graduated from PHS in 1951 and enrolled at Pacific Lutheran, School. The girls had fun in 4-H and Luther League, and I was a strong Park[...]d a one-room school until it closed in 1962. Because there was no bus Mittelstaedt, Douglas, WA, and we farm near Reardon , WA. In 1967, service when Eileen reached high school age, she stayed in Plen- my folks moved to Spokane where they still live in their own apart- tywood with Andrew and Millie to attend PHS, and graduated In 1962. ment. Dad is 102 and Mother is 85. In 1971 , we sold the farm to the Hott Brothers and[...]fruit trees. Would you believe apple and time in the Spokane County Library.[...]nold, born 9-26-57 , is married to Julie in Medicine Lake, where I completed a term as governor in 1984 and N Nevins and is a Lt. in the US Army serving as a helicopter pilot. Alice is treasurer of WOTM. We are also active in Sons of Norway. Theodore, born 7-14-60, m[...]Lou's Bar and Deli on Main Street in Plentywood. Their son, Mike, at- ~:manager of a clothing store in Coeur d'Alene. Rachel Elizabeth is a[...]graduated from U of M and is now working in Billings as a medical[...] |
| [...]They now own and operate Montana Tour and Travel in Kalispell and[...]live on a small farm near there. JoAnn was born in Williston, ND on[...]1-19-48. She attended school in Dagmar, Medicine Lake, and[...]Bozeman. She married Leo Jurica of Powderville in 1967 and they live[...]on a ranch there. They have 4 children: Melissa, Jillian, Alison,[...]na, 4-5-51, graduated from Bauder Fashion College in Miami, FL, and was co- founder of the In Step Shoe Store in downtown Plentywood. She, hus- band, Bayard Brekk[...]Roy Rasmussen Family . Raymond. Their children are Julie and Joel. Darcie, 7-10-60, was Sheridan County's Deputy Treasurer before moving to San Diego in Roy passed away suddenly o[...]Arizona. I spend my winters at 'Venture Out' in Mesa, AZ and my sum- Construction. Jill, 12-21 -61, is graduating with high honors this spring mers in my home in Plentywood. wi1h a degree in computer science from MSU, where she has been active in several campus organizations and has worked as a[...]e Redmond came to Plentywood on St. Patrick's Day in 1910. ROY and[...]Alice Melquist came to Plentywood in 1914. They were married in MYRTLE(SONSTEGAARD)RASMUSSEN[...]2. Joe operated Redmond Tire Shop until his death in By Myrtle Rasmussen 1962. Their 3 children are: JoArlene, born 8-12-28; Dorothy, born[...]came from Denmark, met, and married Mary Sampsen in Iowa in the early 1900s. He homesteaded near Dagmar where Roy was born. Roy attended school near Dagmar and in Reserve when the family moved to a farm west of R[...]a country school teacher, on 6-2-34. Later, in 1934, we went to Fort Peck where Roy's first job was as a " bull cook" in the barracks at $9.27 a week. The next spring he[...]the Fort Peck days, we loaded all our belongings in our car Dorothy, JoArl[...]Joe , and Mac. and went to Oregon. Roy got a job in a saw mill at Yamhill, about 40 miles out of Port[...]e graduated from PHS and College of St. Catherine in St. shingle mill nearby. In the spring of 1941 , Roy got a call to the Bremer[...]d. Lowell and JoArlene started 1st grade together in Plen- became a welder at $1 .20 an hour. We were there at the time of Pearl tywood and graduated with the same class in 1946. They were mar- Harbor, 12-7-41. ried in Gardena, CA 6-28-52 . They live in Fremont, CA where Lowell is Shortly after WWII in September, 1945, we moved back to[...]agmar Bar which we owned and in Plentywood, graduated from U of Santa Clara, marr[...]llenback, a mortgage broker on 7-16-77, and lives in Fremont with ed, filled, and emptied the government grain bins in Grenora, farmed their 3 children: J[...]Curtis, born 8-19-54 in San Diego, graduated from U of Santa In 1962, we bought a farm in Canada on the border which Roy[...]ngineer, formerly working farmed until he retired in 1975, after which he rented the farm out. We 3 years in Leige, Belgium for FMC. have 3 daughters. Romelle was born in Plentywood on 2-13-37 . She Nancy, born 8-30-55 in Glasgow, graduated from U of Santa Clara, attended school in Bremerton, Dagmar, Medicine Lake, and in Missoula married Ronald Floyd, a me[...]gineer for Gen. Motors, on where she got a degree in sociology. In 1961 , she married Dale 6-28-75 , and lives in Rochester, Ml with their 3 children: Kevin, DeSil[...]Jocelyn, and Alyssa. Todd. Carolee was born in Bremerton on 1-14-44 and attended school Lorelei, born 10-6-56 in Glasgow, attended U of Santa Clara and in Dagmar, Medicine Lake, and Bozeman. She married J[...]arried William O'Neill, an accountant, Plentywood in 196 7 and they have 2 daughters, Nicole and Daneka. 7-7-79, lives in Fremont with daughter Stephanie.[...] |
| Mark, born 12-11-57 in Glasgow, graduated from U of CA at KURT and KAROLYN (MEDDERS) RICE Berkeley lives in Fremont, and works in construction. K[...]e, the sixth child of Kimberly, born 1-13-60 in Glasgow, is a student at CA State U at[...]grew up on a ranch near Westby San Jose and lives in Fremont.[...]ed the Rice Country School and later, high school in Westby. Dorothy Redmond graduated from PHS and the College of St. In 1955, Kurt worked for Amerada Petroleum on a seismograph crew. Catherine in St. Paul. She married Eugene Sullivan of Cambridg[...]ter of Lyle and Elsie Medders of Plen- on 6-22-57 in San Lorenzo, CA. Gene was an Elementary and Jr. High tywood, were married in 1956 and moved to Price, UT. Kurt switched School[...]to working on the big rigs and the family lived in Miles City, Glendive 11-27-78 of cardiac arrest. Dorothy continues to live in Hayward and (twice), and Baker, MT as well as in South Dakota and several places teaches 2nd grade[...]ildren. in North Dakota. Lori Ann was born 12-11-56, Russel[...]-23-58, graduated from CA State U at Chico, lives in 10-10-61 in Baker, MT. Cheryl was born 3-18-64 in Dickinson, ND. In Juneau, AK, where he works for the State of Arkan[...]Brian, born 12-27-65, is a senior at Moreau HS in Hayward. Patrick, born 12-16-6 7, is a sopho[...]oncordia College of Moorhead, MN with a BA degree in education and a MA degree in counse!ing from U of MN. He married Mary Ronken of Bloomington, MN 12-29-62. They live in Bloomington where Mac is a counselor at Jefferson[...]senior at Kennedy HS and Marcy, born 11-8-68, is in Junior High.[...]Family . Alice Redmond sold the family home in Plentywood in August[...]and drilled 1983. She lives at the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood with many the first wells in Sheridan County. In 1972, we opened a small western friends.[...]wear store called "The Klothes Horse". In 197 4, we built a new store[...]in Plentywood. Kurt began farming the Medders land north of Dooley in[...]k Petroleum and still does occasional consulting. In I was born 2-15-32 to Rueben and Marie Rice.[...]ilt a new store on Main Street. I was almost born in the bob sled on the way to Plentywood. It was a Our daughter, Lori Lord, lives in Plentywood with her daughter, blizzard and slow going, but they made it in time. Lila, born 5-11-77, and is a partner in Bob and Lou's game room as I don't remember[...]1/4 mile from the Henry Bjarko in the "Treasure State Resale" in Plentywood. Russ also works Heppner residence, fo[...]arried to Joel Bjorgen place, 7 miles from Westby in 1939. I completed grade school at the and lives in Westby. Rice School and in the fall of 1945, I entered high school, graduating in 1949. During this time, my brothers and I helped[...]SON) RICE had grain and cattle, as did most farms in those days, including a few I, M[...]t sounds romantic, but was involved in 4-H for 4 years and took piano lessons for 5 years. In it wasn't! I got to see a little more of the worl[...]ater, I was back, helping once again on the farm. In years and after I graduated worked there summers and during July, 1955, my dad died. My br[...]include sewing, gardening, embroidery, other work in 196 7.[...]he Friday bad roads, we spent our honeymoon night in Plentywood, but made it Night Mix[...]st 5 years I have We bought the Rostad house in Comertown from Palmer Sorenson been babysitting in my home and still continue to do so. and lived there about 3 years. Since leaving Comertown in the spring I married Randell Loren Rice on 6-10-78 in the Plentywood of 1973, we have moved a number of[...]d of 5 children, was born to Gene a bowling alley in Eureka, MT.[...]Jeanne French, and Mrs. Blanche Madsen. As lives in Kalispell with her 2 children, Chris and Dawn. Lee, age 22 , is a boy, he was involved in Cub Scouts, and enjoyed spending time on also living in Eureka with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Autumn. Cindy, his grandparents farm . In high school, he was a member of the track,[...] |
| [...]as born on 5-21 -76. On 9-10-79 our second Long, in his spare time he also layed carpet for Dale. In 1978, he son, Bradley, joined us. B[...]an working for Tim Baker doing carpenter work and in 1979, he In August, 1978, Balaly and I went to Billings where she became a worked in Sheridan County and North Dakota for Bomac Drilli[...]bout passing the test that she lost derrick hand. In August, 1980, he returned to carpenter work, for 15 lbs. in 6 weeks. She loves America. Steve Odegard, and in the fall of 1982, he began his own construction[...]Construction. Randy enjoys bowling and plays ball in with Balaly's parents. the summer fo[...]I farm with my dad in Antelope and Balaly is custodian at the[...]Sheridan County Courthouse. We live in Plentywood.[...]born in Sidney, MT on H-18-50. He is the second of 5 chil[...]Daniel, the oldest, was born in 1948. Susan, Mrs. Herbert Jayes, born[...]in 1952. Kay, (Mrs. Craig Buckalew) in 1954, and Nancy in 1962. All[...]burning down in 1978, she finished her last 2 years of high school in Plentywood. Bert graduated in 1970, a class of 16. The biggest class[...]in many years. After graduation he worked with his dad on[...]n 7-1-72 Bert married Debra Morstad. Debbie, born in Plen-[...]the fourth of 5 children. Donna, the oldest, born in May of 1945,[...]Jerry Strand. Janice (Mrs. Arno Rasmussen), born in July Randall Scott, our first son born 4-24-75 at the Sheridan Mem. of 1946; Ron, born in May of 1949; and Don, born in July of 1960. Hosp. He attends Plentywood grade[...]s teachers Debra graduated from PHS in 1972. That fall both attended the Vo- are Mrs. Rosemary Larsen, Mrs. Lindell, and Mrs. Patty Johnson. He is Tech Center in Helena. Debbie graduated as an LPN in 1973. Bert a member of Cub Scouts, Den 4, run by Dale and Charlene Tlustoch. graduated in automotive repair in 197 4, returned to Plentywood and Randy likes to swim and play baseball in the summer along with bowl- employment at J & L Implement as Parts and Sales Manager. ing in the winter. During harvest Randy likes helping hi[...]second son Ann was born on 9-26-77. In October of 197 4, they bought a house in born 10-3-79 at the Sheridan Mem. Hosp. He will attend school at Plentywood where they are now residing. Plentywood in the fall of 1985. In the fall of 1979, Bert and his father built a shop on the Richard- We are presently living at 525 Hoover Street, Plentywood, MT in son farm where he started his busines[...]alvage. the house we purchased from Olaf Granvold in 1977. He is now wor[...]and farming his father-in-law's land in 1983. NEAL and BALALY (LANGUIDEY) RICHARDSON By Neal Richardson I was born 12-5-51 in Williston, ND. My parents are Gordon and Barbara Richardson. I attended school at Antelope, graduating in 1971 then Dawson College at Glendive, MT for 2 years. The 7 years spent in the National Guards was also an education. O[...]as born to Saturnina and Luisa Languidey, 6-30-53 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She is from a family of 11 children, who are all in Bolivia, except for an older brother who is in Argentina, and herself. Balaly came to the states in 1971 from Montero, Bolivia on a student visa. Whi[...]l she lived with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larsen. In December 1975, Balaly and I went to Bolivia so I[...]ing the water wasn't the only thing I couldn't do there. It Debbie and Bert Ric[...], quite a change going from winter here to summer there. Bert and Debbie and their girls are members of the St. Joseph's[...]Catholic Church in Plentywood. Bert is a member of the Knights of[...]spent many hours ice fishing. Debbie enjoys gardening and ca[...]f embroidery work. They enjoy the friendly people in[...]t and Gwen Richardson, Wisconsin natives, arrived in Balaly, Bradley, Bennie, and Neal Richardson. Chinook, MT in July, 1960, where Bob trained as a Soil Sc[...] |
| [...]rvation Service. Their daughter, Elaine, was born in the farms with Daddy, and has a muffler shop. Havre Deaconess Hospital on 5-30-61. In October of that year, they I[...]of town for 6 years. The last 4 years they lived in a waitressing to selling siding. Ti[...]ed from the Alton Paulsons. During their 1O years in days later he began a year's tour of military duty in Thailand. I lived Plentywood, 3 more children wer[...]The following year, we were together in the Mojave Desert before 11[...]months in beautiful Denver, followed by another year's sepa[...]while Tim was stationed in Alaska. After Tim's military discharge, we[...]Robert Richardson Family. While in Plentywood they were members of the Congregational |
| We were married 9-18-49 in Plentywood and have made our home the Conoco Service Station. In 1965 until 1975, he worked as the here since then[...]ing, Lloyd did farm work for that was established in 1951.[...]Landfill. We have 4 children: Ron, who lives in Tulsa, OK; Greg, at Casper, I have worked in various cafes in Plentywood since 1949. I am WY; Kirt, Bozeman, MT[...]d 1 grand- Brenteson of Medicine Lake in 1960. They have 2 children, Michael, son, Thomas[...]s. born in 1966 and Kim, born in 1972. In 1980, Lloyd and I celebrated our Golden Wedding A[...]8 Lloyd Eugene (Gene) Ritland, born 2-28-38 in Plentywood, the only house, which was ow[...]PHS, where he ed on and remodeled and are still living in it. attended all 12 years. He is employed by Patr[...]DR. R. J. ROBB In 1960, Gene married Edith Brenteson, oldest daught[...]McLean and Erma Brenteson. Edith was born 9-22-38 in Plentywood. She Dr. H. R. Robb was born 10-6-1889 in Detroit, Ml, graduated from graduated from PHS in 1956, then attended Humbolt Institute in Min- the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery. Lived in Broadview in neapolis. Edith started working for Dr. Gaylen Stoner in 1959 and has 1918, where he maintained[...]Mrs. Charles Vilen of tends PHS and will graduate in 1984. Kimberly Sue, born 12-26-71, is[...]lectrocuted by some malfunction of the machine or in the 6th grade.[...]ampbell was on the scene, but unable to They are all members of Plentywood Lutheran Church.[...]ion. The patient also was shock- I was born in Maryfield, Sask., 5-18-10. My parents were John[...]or Dr. Robb were held at the Orpheum Theater There were 8 children in the Boyd family: Pearl Johnson, born[...]rtin Nelson; at the piano was Mrs. Opgrande. In 1911 , my parents moved to a homestead west of We[...]by his wife, 2 small children, 2 brothers, lived in a tent until a 4 room house was built. In 1949, our house was Herb and David, both doctors in Detroit. All were here for the funeral. moved to[...]. He is buried in the Plentywood Cemetery. The McKinley school[...]T and My parents moved to a farm near Dooley in 1922, where we lived GLADYS(JOHANSEN)[...]Robert's parents are Edna (Balcome) and Gordon Robertson, (Sh. In 1929, I worked on a farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. To[...]ohnson) and Viggo of Outlook, I met Lloyd Ritland there. Johansen (Sh. Daybreak I p. 299). Lloyd was born in Dawson, MN in 1903. One of 11 chidlren, he R[...]ntywood VFW Club, Gladys is part- came to Outlook in 1929. He worked on Martin Holtan's farm.[...]children are: Kathleen Anne Overland, born 1-14-55, graduated PHS in[...]1973, from Minot Business College in 197 4, and attended MSU,[...]oyd Ritland. Lloyd and I were married 6-7-30 in Crosby, ND. We worked for |
| Kimberly Ann Bakken, born 12-2-55, graduated from PHS in 197 4 grade school, Dad was at the[...]when the barber and Acme Beauty School, Billings in 1975, (married Ed Bakken). Their was swamped, then and there Dad became a barber. Another time, the children are Christopher Adam, age 8, and Jennifer Arlene, age 6. Kim piano player in his father's dance orchestra became ill so Grandpa and the children live in Plentywood where she is a hairdresser and[...]Thomas Joseph, born 2-18-59, graduated from PHS in 1977, and violin. He enjoyed[...]7-5-1909. Mother Robert, born 6-17-80. They live in Plentywood; Tom works at UBC and was born 1-3-1888 in Ottertail Co., MN, the daughter of Mary C. Leslie is a nurse's aid at Sheridan Mem . Nursing Home. They are ex- (Estes) and John H. Johnston. The next 5 years Dad worked as depot pecting a child in May. agent in Minnesota and North Dakota. They purchased a new[...]Suzanne Morstad, born 7-26-60, graduated from PHS in Ford for $375.00 and were prom[...]d farm of Ray- number of cars that there would be a rebate. Henry did and the folks mond.[...]Dad visited Sheridan Co. in 1915 and in 1916, the folks moved to Joanne Marie Easley, born 8-8-61, graduated from PHS in 1979, Plentywood to work for Andre[...]om Missouri Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical east of Raymond before moving to the Dooley area. In 1919, they sign- Engineering in 1984, attends school in Milwaukee, WI, 3 mo., in New ed a contract to buy the Herb[...]stalling X-ray machines Herb died, in 1920, his wife wanted the farm back to get a loan so the and cat scanners in Kansas City. She married Terry Easley of Kansas[...]oved to an adjoining farm owned by George Eppler. In 1922, City, they have a son, Adam Tyler Francis, born 2-27-82. They live in they moved to the Foos Cruikshank fa[...]Plentywood. In 1925, they moved to town where Dad became a part-[...]Grandpa Johansen's birthday!) ner in the garage business with his brother-in-law, Roy Medders. They graduated from PHS in 1983. He lives at home and will attend Missouri[...]) and Institute of Technology to attempt a degree in electrical engineering Chrysler cars in a building just north of the old City Hall-Fire Station. In like his sister![...]ter a struggle, they Robert attended school in Wanso community until he was in the were forced to close the garage in 1933. 6th grade, when the family moved to Plentyw[...]as mayor, he talked Dad into taking the part- PHS in 1946. His childhood was a very busy family-orient[...]erk Gladys (with family) moved to Plentywood in 1946 and graduated for many years. Toward the end of the '30s, he was employed in the in 1951, with good years as president of Pep Club, h[...]he book and numerous activities. We were married in 1953, which has held until 1951[...]med nights and children! They were all interested in the necessary and unnecessary week[...]9 A.M. to 5 P.M ., work on city books until In 1973, we were instrumental in planning a class reunion 8:30,[...]ekend which was a huge success, for the 1946'ers. In 1973, I helped with a Johnson family reunion weekend , (Mom's family) which was phenomenal. Then in 197 4, we did a 5 year class reunion. That was extraordinary! In 1983, the Johnson family had another family reuni[...]ly tree book" called the Second Generation. In 1980, we purchased a small tract of land in northwest Plen- tywood, which is being developed as the Robertson Subdivision. We built the first solar home in Sheridan Co. We are very active in community, civic, and church projects. Robert has[...]treasurer of the Chamber of Com- merce and active in the Village Hostesses which is the service depart- ment of the Chamber. We are thankful for our children, and now their families[...]the traditions that have become In 19 51 , the folks took a trip to Coeur d'Alene, I[...]part of our lives! We thank you , our parents, we are forever winter home. Dad farmed until he was 72 years old, retiring in 1958.[...]L. , born 3-27 -17, living in Davenport, WA; Darrel D., born 11 -21 -26 ;[...]Wolfinger) Robinson . Delores live in Coeur d'Alene. The folks celebrated their 61 st W[...]ay college at Wahpeton , ND, and telegraph school in Minnesota. While in 1-28-76 , at the age of 89 .[...] |
| [...]I was born 11-21-26 at home, 342 Jackson St. in Plentywood to I was born 3-2[...]and Bessie May (Johnston) Robinson. Sheridan Co. in 1917 from Minnesota. At that time, Dad was in part- That same year my folks moved[...]Roy (husband of Mother's sister, Lila M.) Medders in farming for themselves in 1919. We lived on the Herb Phinney farm the Plent[...]tificates from when this dealership was organized in 1925. Brightsman School in 1922, Nellie Goodman was my teacher. I walked[...]. An older sister, Leona B., had brother in their buggy. Late that fall, we moved to the Cruikshank farm been born in Minnesota 3-28-10, where she passed away at the a[...]school. In the fall of 1925, the folks moved into Plentywood[...]went into the garage business with his brother-in-law, Roy Medders. ing was failing, I entered the[...]l activities included band, pep where I graduated in 1943. During my Jr. High days, I worked for Emil[...]l plays. I joined the Congregational Church Brost in his grocery, During summers, I worked for the Marshall-Wells and took part in Sunday School and Church activities. I also start[...]k Dam, and on the family farm. playing in dance orchestras when I was a freshman in high school, We attended the Congregational Church and while in Jr. High, I was a played in several dance bands at Plentywood, and later at F[...]year for C. G. I attended Gallaudet College in Washington, DC on a scholarship Christensen's store in the old lngwalson building and for the Resettle- and later graduated from Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. After 1 ment Admin. , before attending the Kinman Business Univ. in Spokane, year at Duffy Motors in Valley City, ND, I went into newspaper work[...]e Denver Post, before and after that period I was in the US vice in Plentywood. I graduated with a degree in business manage- Army. The Spokane Spokesman-Revi[...]returned to Plentywood where I worked for 2 years in the in 1951 and I was in charge of Circulation in Coeur d'Alene, ID. I office of the[...]gineers station- entered the Hearing Aid Business in Great Falls in 1956 after spending ed at Fort Peck fo[...]of Plentywood. my farming career! After marrying in 1961 , we moved back to Coeur I returned to Spokane in 1949, where I worked as a regulatory d'Alene wher[...]f Agriculture. when we leased it out. I have been in the auto sales and service[...]Spokane). In 1977, the director of the ASCS office asked me to[...](Robby) lives in Coeur d'Alene. And younger sister, Delores (Mrs.[...]port Presbyterian Church. I was on the FHA board in Spokane, an[...]Karen M. (Brown) at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in her home town of Billings, MT 6-4-61 . A daughter[...]ntywood residents) of Post Falls, ID. They reside in Coeur d'Alene where he is employed as a mo[...] |
| [...]Reinertson and Katherine Masek. I was born 5-7-23 in Plentywood, MT. Mrs. Peter Akelstad, a midwife, brought me into this world. I attended school in Plentywood through my junior year in high school. Then we moved to Vancouver, WA. I graduated there in 1942. Viola Marsh and Helen Gallagher lived with us in Vancouver. After Mother passed away, I moved to San Fransisco to work for the firm of Park Davis. In 1946, Harold Rowe and I were married by Rev. Don S. Fleming. Harold served in the Navy during WWII.[...]and active in church activities. I'm a member of Plentywood Lod[...]Helen, arrived 10-1-20 at their farm home in the East Coalridge com-[...]all Rowe. I graduated from PHS in 1940. I worked for FU Grain and Supply,[...]ngs, and sports. I solicited advertising and born in 1950. Katherine is a CPA and lives in Maine. She was married[...]II 3-24-84. Kendall and Mary have 2 girls. He is in[...]umbing business. Both our sons and their families are living in the[...]and board member of Rainbow, taught Sunday School in the Harold and I are living in San Francisco. Harold retired from the law[...]ars, I have been doing office worked in cancer and Red Cross bloodbank program, was active in the work for a group of doctors.[...]ht not only dry, hot winds but plagues as sisters are Martha K. Adams and Lillian Peterson. well. Army worms are light green, about an inch long, and slender as[...]the lead in an ordinary pencil. They came from nowhere and[...]peared tywood. I attended Plentywood schools, was in the service from in the high, hot, cloudless sky, it wasn't a rain cloud .. . it was 1936-39, then I attended business college in Minneapolis. I was recall- grasshoppers! They settled wherever there was a spot of green, mostly ed to active duty in Ft. Douglas, UT in 1941 . After WWII was declared, Russian thistles. Strong northwest winds blew in from Canada, bring- transferred to Ft. Lewis, the[...]athering up ours as well. Needless to say, served in the Air Force from Australia to the Philippines. Upon return- both[...]oths were vital to shoveling out the top ing home in 1945, I associated with my father and brother, Stan, in the layers in most homes! The cloudbursts which drenched the pa[...]earth caused much erosion and created gullies in the fields. They were School of Forestry, U of WA in Seattle.[...]cal storms and My brother, Stanley, was born in Plentywood 12-23-12. He ~nd then[...]the sloughs and low his wife, Alpha (Hjelm) live in Lake Havasu City, AZ. My father died[...]o swimming! On 5-2-48 , I married Helen Dahl in the old Plentywood Lutheran To learn that there is no substitute for experience and to realize Ch[...]ttended Loyola of the South, New Orleans, and MSU in Bozeman, earning a BS degree in microbiology. Following her internship at Sacred[...]f Wilford and Dorothy Rusbult. He attended school in Williamsburg supervisor of the microbiology lab a[...]l, Alton , IL. and entered the Air Force in January 1957. After basic training at Lynn has an associate degree in Business Admin. from Loyola of the Lackland AF Base in San Antonio, TX, Leroy was transferred to South.[...]now Kessler AF Base at Biloxi, MS in February, 1957. In May, 1957 he was Credit and Collections Manager f[...]the 780th Radar Base at Fortuna, ND and remained there[...] |
| until his discharge in January, 1981. (One note of interest here, Leroy[...]ain from Flaxton, ND to Fortuna; the car he was in had a pot belly stove for heat. Leroy thought per[...]a to the base! Needless to say, he thought he was in No Man's Land!) Leroy is employed at Farmer's Union Oil Co. in Plentywood and has worked for Farmer's Union Tr[...]he ambulance service! Leroy and his family are active members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, in Plentywood. Leroy has served 2 years on[...]uncil. Leroy married Lola Rierson 9-1 0-60 in Plentywood. They have Ervin[...]10-29-11 at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood. Karen's natural Lola Rusbult was born 8-8-41 in Plentywood, daughter of Albin moth[...]as that Ervin of Comertown and completed 8 years in Comertown school. She was a and[...]cousins) would take baby and raise her in a loving Christian home. In Leninger, who was a teacher in Comertown. Lola graduated in 1959 early 1942, the request wa[...]rs! Clarence Lacey Sachow mar- graduted from PHS in 1979, UNO, Williston, ND in 1981. She is ried Mae Davies in Akeley, MN and they settled in California. They had employed at Sheridan Mem. H[...]e (Mrs. Ray Marcia, born 8-24-63, graduated in 1981 from PHS. She is also Williams), both living in Fontana, CA. Imogene, who worked at the Post employed at the hospital. Both Marcia and Laura were active in music Office in Plentywood and Glasgow, married Luther Wells in Glasgow, at school, each participating in the state as well as local festivals all 4[...]rocery store until they moved to years. They were in double octet and stage band as well. Laura was a[...]½ still lives member of the UNO chorus and band in Williston during her 2 years in college, and also an organist at her church. with his son, Paul, in Fontana.[...]Blanche married Williams Kelley and settled in Sidney, MT. They Jason, born 2-21-72 in Plentywood, is the only male off-spring in[...]had 2 children: Gordon Neil, who lives in Los Angeles, CA and a the Rusbult family in his generation. He attends school here and is a[...]daughter, who died in early childhood. Vern married Caroline Frasier of member of the grade school band. Melissa, born 9-1-76, is in 1st[...]od and they had 1 daughter, Gladys, who now lives in Las grade. Rebecca, born 1-9-79, is looking forward to attending school in[...]Henry died in the late '30s, as did his daughter, Blanche, and son, Lola was active in the Jaycees in the '60s. At present, she is a[...]Vern. Rosetta died 5-8-54 at age 80. Imogene died in the '60s. Ervin Sunday School teacher at Trinity[...]died 1-22-68 and Clarence in April, 1970. the Lutheran Women's Missionary Leag[...]born at 9 o'clock in the morning on the ninth day of the ninth month a[...]and was the ninth child in the family, so she was named Nina. Two[...]brothers and a sister died in infancy. She and 4 sisters and 5 brothers[...]ssed away. Three sisters and 1 brother still live in Min- By Nina and Karen Sachow[...]nesota and 1 younger brother lives in Richey, MT. Nina lived and work- Ervin LeRo[...]n of Henry and Rosetta Sachow, ed in Minnesota until she married Ervin and settled in Plentywood in was born 2-24-05 at Browerville, MN. He came to[...]1931. Nina and daughter, Karen, still reside in Plentywood. his parents, brothers, and sisters in 1910. They homesteaded north- west of Dooley, ne[...]daughter, Sara Beth, moved to Plentywood, MT in March, 1948 to pur- school in Plentywood and Glasgow, and spent some time in the Army chase the S & L Food Ma[...]J. King Saunders (1883-1979), was born in Buford Township, ND on Ervin made the long[...]Aleene, Dorothy, Maurice W. (Bill), and Mary Lou. In 1935, he Montana and made their home in Plentywood. Ervin worked as a graduated from Williston HS and during WWII served in the US military mechanic for Kavon's Farmers Gara[...]on were married as a clerk for Peterson Hardware. In the late '40s, he started his own at the Methodist Church, Grenora, ND on 6-24-45 and lived in Hot-Air Heating and Plumbing business, operating[...]ntywood. After closing forced an early retirement in September, 1961.[...] |
| [...]with a team and sleigh; brought them home in time for my arrival. served as choir member, boar[...]d balanced it with Jaycee Chapter. Since retiring in 1978, he has had time to pursue his n[...]use and hobbies, fishing and traveling with Helen in the US and Canada. we had the first electric lights in the area. I grew up on the old Helen, the th[...]S elementary degree from Northern Montana College in 1960, and Donna. Both live on the[...]Col- lege of Dillon, MT. For 35 years, she taught in the elementary schools HERMAN and WAND[...]as 3rd By Wanda Sem grade teacher in Plentywood. Herman Olaf was born in 191 3 at Landa, ND, the youngest of 3 Since retiring from teaching in 1977, she has done Volunteer chil[...]and sister, Syneva Murant, who resides in Iowa City, IA. When Herman an active member of th[...]and high school. He worked for Ulrich Mercantile in Van Kappa Gamma Society, and a Birthday Club.[...]he was drafted during WWII. He served as a Medic in the US Air Force in the European Theater. After discharge he returned[...]to work for Ulrichs. In 1946, he married Wanda Grover at Moorhead,[...]MN. I was born in 1922 in Clay County, MN, the youngest of 3 children[...]Gerald reside on farms in Clay Co., MN. I attended a rural school,[...]Interstate Business College in Fargo. I have enjoyed sharing my love of[...]After our marriage, we resided in Van Hook until 1949 when we[...]moved to Reserve, MT. There Herman worked at the Walkonis Store.[...]In 1950, we moved to Plentywood and he worked at Kis[...]store. In the early '50s, he started working at Roy's Marke[...]name was changed to Roy's Super Valu) and worked there until his death in June, 1981. He enjoyed sports, especially basebal[...]participated in basketball and baseball in high school and on indepen- Helen and[...]. Their daughter, Sara Beth, was born 3-12-48 in Williston, ND,[...]College and Pacific Univ. He is an Optometrist in the US Air Force sta- graduated from PHS and MSU at Bozeman, MT with a BA degree in[...]then joined the MSU Cooperative Extension Service in 1972.[...]d son, Larry, born 1949, attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis, She received her MS degree from Okla. St. U., Stillwater, OK in 1979, MN, served in the US Army from January, 1969 to November, 1971 and is currently employed as an Extension Agent in Yellowstone Coun- and was in West Berlin with the Armed Forces Network. He wor[...]several radio stations in Montana and is presently at Butte. Our third Howland, reside in Billings, MT. son , Gary, born 1954, received his BA in music at EMC and is now It is interesting to[...]duated from MSU at Bozeman, earning her BS degree in nursing, Northern Railroad tracks into Plentywood[...]worked in Utah, was Sheridan Co. Sanitarian, and is now employed in[...]J. E. (DICK) and her 2 daughters in 1907. Our mother, Hazel, was 17. They settled on[...]The Shackelford family moved to Plentywood in June, 1969 start- Our parents were married in Glasgow 12-22-09 . Howard was born[...]hard work. The business was sold in 1979 to National Lead Co. of New Our family was in need of a new house, and when an article York. appeared in Cappers Weekly on "How to Buil? an Adobe House", our[...]cation except for the senior year I was born in this new house 2-9-20 . By this time, the railroad was which was completed in the Navy, where he served for 10 years, through P[...]through 1957. The next year was spent in oil field work at Baker on[...] |
| [...]re attending Shippee was raised in the Fort Benton area. He and his brother-in- junior and senior high school at Plevna, a Germa[...]settled what became known as Shippee Canyon in the 1890s, but father owned for 45 years.[...]Dick and Lorraine, married 2-28-52, at Baker in the American and the town of Dooley developed. Lutheran Church. They are the proud parents of 3 children and have 6[...]and Lizzie Shippee died in the early '30s.[...]buildings, because if there were weasels, there were no mice.[...]this man, one would have to say he sat very tall in[...]The dry, hungry '30s came and like so many others, Shippee went[...]In 1948, Shippee was back to Plentywood and sold 40[...]he Darvis pasture. Edward J., born 11-21 -52 in Miles City, graduated at PHS 1970,[...]ept people from hunting Eggen 8-20·72. They live in Plentywood and describe their 3 children[...]and arrest himself. Wesley L. , born 8-16-56 in Miles City, is a 1975 PHS graduate and went to Bo[...]Donna, and Mary Lou Kathleen R., born 4-3-58 in Miles City, is a 1977 PHS graduate, at-[...]at the chronicle of Franklin tended Floral School in Denver and then worked at Sheridan Floral in Holm and Elsie Evelyn (Nordquist) Si[...]entywood for 2 years before opening her own store in Plentywood in father arrived in Sheridan Co. in August, 1939 from Armington, a small 1979. She an[...]d 7-12-80, live on the family town in central Montana. Daddy worked for the GN Railway[...]'farmers': transfer to the station in Plentywood caused them some doubts in Seth, 3 and Cass, 2.[...]ate to have their Our father, born in Orchard, NE 6-21-07, one of 11 children of Carl children in the same community.[...]and Evah Simonis, grew up and graduated in Belt, MT.[...]Mother was born in Cora Creek, MT 11 -6-08, one of 7 children. BUCK[...]Her parents, August and Mary Nordquist settled in Armington, just a In 1909, Pete Kisler, father of Melvin, homesteaded in the Weliver couple of miles from Belt. There she grew up, graduated from high area. There was a lot of open range in 1930, where wild unbroken school[...]amed. This was good rodeo stock. Rodeos were held in Colleges in Dillon and Billings. She taught country school be[...]for a county roundup. marriage. There was no admission charge for the rodeo, no prize money, but a Their marriage took place in Choteau, MT 6-21 -33. Their children free lunch p[...]for about 200 people, who enjoyed are Shirley and Donna, born in Great Falls in 1934 and 1938, respec- watching the bucking horse[...]tively, and Mary Lou, born in Plentywood in 1945. Dave Summers borrowed Buck Shaw's chap[...]ons and Daddy had to look for a new line of work. In 1944, he pur- over the horn. Dave was swinging fu[...]and coal from North Dakota and continued in this business until his the corral, grabbed the h[...]Shirley, (Mrs. Bill Calton), lives in California. Bill is a supt. of Buck Shaw was[...]nk (married to Renita Fife of Salt Lake seen once in awhile on TV rodeos today.[...]Donna (Mrs. Randy Vogel) also lives in California. Randy is a vice '30s.[...]Mary Lou (Mrs. Jim Kaip) lives in Oregon. Jim is an agricultural By Kermit G[...] |
| [...]her was a native of Minnesota and came to Montana in[...]Gertrude, and William. Albert attended school in Antelope. He farmed[...]with his brother, Barney in the Antelope, Dagmar, Plentywood, and[...]Albert and I were married in 1950. We had 2 girls, Lorraine and[...]h_. Lorraine (Mrs. James) Jelle, born 1951, lives in Billings, is a[...]now working as a bookkeeper. Albert died suddenly in[...]I was married to Arthur Simonson of Crosby, ND in 1976. We live[...]Some of my fondest childhood memories are of the wonderful sonality, his never-ending teasi[...]t the Danish Brotherhood Hall, which was a hub of many He was a member of Masons, Fire Department, Chamb[...]niversary parties, card parties, dances, and gave many hours to the school sports program. His death in June roller skating, Christmas tree[...]We remember Mother for all the times she was "there". She was devoted to her family, friends, and the community in general. Her love BARNEY and MARION (WO[...]s evidenced by 1 5 years of teaching kindergarten in Plen- tywood. She was a member of Eastern Star an[...]d all his life except for the 2½ years he served in the Lutheran Church. Her grandhchildren adored he[...]Korean War. genuine interest she showed in each of them. August of 1966 found new happi[...]married Martie Richards in February, 1984. ' farmed. They enjoyed their time together, traveling and wintering in Arizona.[...]Mother died October, 1983. The void she leaves in our lives will be felt for a long time to come, but we feel extremely blessed in having Henry Skillingberg, born 7-21-04 in Miner, WI, with his wife, the parents we had. Fra[...]Malee Arnold Skillingberg, born 3-3-1913 in Kirksville, MO, and 2 9 grandchildren, and 1 grea[...]Glasgow to Plentywood, MT we're glad it happened in Sheridan County.[...]Johnson and Nels J. Sorensen, Sr. They were born in Denmark. My mother came to the USA at the age of[...]rs of the Dagmar community. My mother passed away in January 1957 and Dad died in May 1983. My brothers and sisters are Martin, Norman, Gilbert, Einer, Nels, Lillian, Ag[...]also at Dagmar, Antelope, and graduated from PHS in 1946. I was the owner-manager of a beauty shop in Plentywood for 25 years.[...]Henry and Malee met when they worked in the office of Elmer[...]Johnson, plumbing and heating contractor, in Glasgow where Henry[...]1948-58 in the former Brenna building on Main St. in Plentywood.[...]Henry was bookkeeper in the Sheridan County Clerk and Recorder[...]Office from 1958 until he retired in 197 4.[...] |
| They continued to live in Plentywood after retirement, spending[...]orsened and underwent emergency the winter months in Texas with son, Larry, and family. Henry enjoyed[...]rement came to a sad end when Henry lost his life in a car accident children, Todd and Tia. 12-5-80. Malee resides in Plentywood.[...]ction Larry L. Skillingberg was born 9-7-41 in Glasgow, MT. He attend- manager at Bakersfield, CA with 2 children, Mathew and Megan. ed school in Plentywood. He graduated from MSC, Bozeman in 1964. Shirley, married Ro[...]He works for AT&T and He served his country in the Army and later moved to San Angelo,[...]y live at Denver, CO with 2 children, Michael TX. There he met Marcelle T. Nasrallah, a native of Beirut, Lebanon. and Tari. They were married in San Angelo 9-21-44 and have a daughter, Mona, Arnold, married Yasuko Yosizawa 1971, is in the US Navy and is born 1-19-76. Larry is Food Manager at K-Mart in San Angelo, super- Chef WO aboard[...]as, Harlan A. Skillingberg was born 3-23-44 in Glasgow, MT. He was WY. Royce works for Bob's Electric and Alice at Ben Franklin; 2 educated in Plentywood Public Schools and graduated from MSU in children, Paula and Brenda. 1967. He and his family now reside in the Archer community where he[...]sons, Steven and Brian Marsh. tywood in 1953. He graduated from PHS in 1972. Do[...]Mandi, and Lacey. Doris is town clerk in Westby and Randy manages Antelope. She graduated from Antelope HS in 1972. the bowling alley in Grenora and farms with his father. They live at Alton and Sue were married in 1972. In 1975, they moved to Westby, M[...]Jason, born 11-74, died 3-75. They live at tywood in 1976.[...]I moved back to Plentywood in 1976 into the Alta Vista Apts. In operates a beauty salon in their home. Their home in Plentywood came 1978, I toured Europe with my brother, Stanley, and wife, Margaret. In from the Cybulski farm south of Plentywood. 1980, I spent Christmas in Japan with son, Arnold, and wife, Chibi; Alto[...]elissa Ann age 11 and Jessica and in 1981 , joined Stanley and Margaret as we cruised[...]I am active in the Plentywood Lutheran Church and am pres. of[...]t of Plentywood. I (Alma) graduated from PHS in 1936, attended NMC at Havre and worked for "Child[...]ed to the Monson farm, 1 mile west of Plentywood, in 1942. Harold was employed by Neville Imp. Co. Gar[...]er's Union Oil Co. Arnold Loren was born 9-20-46. In 194 7, we moved to Cutbank, Ba[...]Carolina from 1909 until 1942 11-26-55 were born there.[...]Osakis, MN, a son of Soren and Karen Smith, In 1955, we went into business in Harold's Conoco Service, and died in Seattle 4-8-72 and buried in Plentywood. farmed NE of Plentywood on the origin[...]d at Redstone with his brothers, George and John. In 1966, Harold suffered a heart attack and was unable to work for In 1915, he married Emma Hanson at Nelson, MN. They[...]ted a blacksmith and machine shop (the lots time. In 1967, I signed a contract with Montgomery Ward as store are now Lunds Auto Sales). manager, at which we both[...]shing machine. He also made and Kong to visit him there. We had a wonderful time seeing the country operated an Aeroplane. and visiting. In 1975, due to Harold's failing health, we sold the store, Emma died 4-3-38 and is buried in Plentywood. Their 3 children but farmed that year[...]ur children that winter. were all born in Plentywood: Arnofd, born 10-15-18, now of[...] |
| [...]Roy was born in Plentywood in 1922 to Robert and Josephine[...]tywood. In school, Roy was active in sports, basketball, football, band,[...]and drama. He graduated from PHS and attended EMC in Billings. Roy enlisted in the Army Air Force and was stationed in San Diego, CA. There, he met his future wife, Vivian Dahlgren.[...]s 3 children. All attended PHS, Arnold graduating in 1937 and Leona in 1941. Lewis was a member of Plentywood Lodge[...]Vivian and Roy Smith. wood pieces while there. In 1953, he married Ragnild, now deceased. Lewis was preceded Vivian was born in Alvarado, MN in 1922 to Frank and Melinda in death by brothers, George and John, and since by brother, Carl, of Dahlgren. She was active in band, choir, and was an outstanding ice Plentywoo[...]where Roy was Robert Smith, born and raised in Galesburg, ND came to Plen- employe[...]ket as a meat cutter. Later, they moved to tywood in 1909 to homestead. His 6 brothers and sisters remained in Froid, where Roy continued work as a meat cutter. In Froid, the Smiths North Dakota.[...]hich burned to the ground just days prior to In 1910, Josephine Aspelund moved with her parents,[...]e first Roy's Market, formerly Hallesy's Grocery, in homestead in the Dooley area.[...]1951. Robert and Josephine were married in May of 1913. Together, In 1959, they celebrated the grand opening of their[...]s, including Super Valu's ''Retailer of the Year" in[...]Roy was active in the Plentywood Saddle Club, Jaycees, Elks,[...]Roy died 11 -22-82 in Plentywood and Vivian died 4-10-83 in[...]Their 3 children, Barbara, Jeff, and Scott, are all presently living in[...]bara Olson graduated from PHS 1963 and the U of M in[...]Jeff Smith graduated from PHS in 1968 and the U of M in 1973. Robert and Josephine S[...]f Scott Smith graduated from PHS in 1973 and the U of Min 1977. the Plentywood Luther[...]arried to Debra Lamphear, formerly of very active in the church.[...]ladys, Ruby, and Roy. Gladys married Oscar Hippee in 1938, and is presently living and farming in Froid. STANLEY and GRACE (OLESEN) SMI[...]as a child. Roy married Vivian Dahlgren and lived in Plen- Grace E. Olesen is a daughter[...]came to Westby in 1913 from Divide County, NO, where they came to Robert died in 197 4, preceded in death by Josephine in 1972. homestead in 1906 from Hutchinson, MN. They had 7 child[...] |
| [...], Sheridan County Abstract, employed there since January of 1951. born 1903, died of measl[...]Clifton Thon, projects, and is active in Boy Scouts. Leona enjoys flowers and Minot ND,[...], born 9-6-16; and Alton, born 7-6-22, was killed in Okinawa April 23, 1945 in WWII.[...]LER)SORENSEN Grace graduated from Westby HS in 1934. After finishing high Dorothy, 3-25-33 in old hospital on Main St., was the youngest of school, she worked for 0. S. Sanerud at the general store in Westby for 4 children born to John Britt and Ellen Chandler. Her brothers are Bill, 6 years. Then went to work at the Westby[...]Fay, and Britt. She graduated from PHS in 1951 and married Dennis In December 1943, Grace moved to Plentywood where she work- Sorensen of Williston, ND in June, 1953. ed at the rationing office for 9 months. In September 1944, she went to work at the Plentywo[...]e Pearl and Henry Smith. Stanley was born 2-6-11 in Illinois and came to Raymond, MT with his folks[...]etrich), who were twins. Stanley was raised in the Raymond community. Before going into the service in WWII, he worked for the Farmers Union driving the[...]to the farmers. He was discharged from the Army in 1946. After that he opened the Plentywood Army Navy Store. In 1953, he became agent for the Continental Oil Co[...]d the name of the business to Smith Farm Supply. In 1956, Grace went to work with Stan at the store.[...]nty Coroner from 1954 until his In 1966, Dotty bought a house on Main St. in Plentywood where death in 197 5. In 1969, the Smith Farm Supply sponsored the 1st An-[...]. She has spent a lot of hours of good fellowship in these groups. LLOYD and CHERRIL (McGRAW) SORENSEN Stanley and Grace are the parents of 2 children. Linda was born[...]lton born 10-26-53. Linda married Laverne Johnson in homesteaders in the Dagmar area from Denmark, was born 6-25-34 in 1968 and they had 2 children: Lonnie, born 1-20-7[...]is the youngest of 10 children including Martin, are making their home in Plentywood. Alton married Sue Saxton[...]o, OR; Agnes Dyrdahl, Mt. Iron, MN; 9-20-77. They are also making their home in Plentywood. Gladys Simon[...]sen, Coalridge. Stanley passed away 2-4-75. In December 1980, Grace married[...]ed the Lowell grade school and graduated from PHS in Clarence Anderson, former owner of the Dairy Lunch. At this writing, 1952. He attended college in Bozeman and Minneapolis. In November they are enjoying retirement with summers in Montana and winters in 195 7, he married Cherril McGraw from Shepherd, MT, in Miles City, Arizona.[...]Cherril, born 12-11 -37 in St. Helens, OR, is the daughter of Miles LOWELL a[...]a was raised Lowell Snyder was born 5-28-37 in Underwood, ND, the son of on a ranch north of Terry, MT. They now live in Billings. At age 1½, Vivian and Ruth Snyder. He graduated from Antelope HS in 1955. On Cherril moved with her par[...]lope. They had 2 daughters, JoAnn, who is working in Plentywood Gerald "Butch" were born in Sitka and Kurtis in Miles City. All 3 now and Susan, a senior at Medicine Lake HS. live in the Shepherd area. Cherril attended schools in Alaska and Leona was born in Plentywood, MT 10-20-32 , the daughter of Washington, then in Terry, Miles City, Billings, and graduated from E[...]ttended rural grade school Shepherd HS in 1956. at Phelps, Two Tree, and Reserve, and graduated from PHS in 1950. Lloyd and Cherril had[...]d 3 Cynthia Sue, born 3-22-60 in Plentywood and Scott, born 6-16-62 in children: Nadine, Greg, and Derl. Don passed away[...]Billings. Cynthia married Mark Kittelson, Westby in 1978. They attend- Nadine is bookkeeper for[...]cobey Transfer; Greg is mar- ed college in Missoula then returned to Plentywood where their[...]rk and upholstering. Derl is employed in Billings where she is a junior at EMC. Scott is a[...]Parts and has a daughter, Chandra. They all live in Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Both Cynthia and Scott graduated fro[...]Cynthia in 1978 and Scott in 1982. Lowell and Leona were married 11 -16-[...]ars. She is now employed by Sheridan County, Inc. in Medicine Lake since June 1962 and Leona is a secretary at working in the Sheriff's office.[...] |
| [...]c for several years. He now children in the 1870s. Anna attended Hanska School, and gradu[...]and her parents joyed baseball for which he spent many hours umpiring. He also en- moved t[...]hing. He now enjoys carpentering in 1934. Anna's family included Oscar, of Hanska, MN, Ruth (Mrs. around the house and working in his garden. Cherri! enjoys sewing and Stanley Chute) who lived in Plentywood from 1934 to 1941, when crafts. They b[...]and Minnie have both passed away. Andrew Moe died in 1944 and Mary in 1952. DAVID and SHERRY (JOHNSON) SORENSON[...]gational Church. After their marriage, Harold was in Plentywood. I was blessed with 3 sisters: Linda C[...]es appear Sorenson farm east of Antelope in 1950. Besides growing grains, they elsewhere in this book.[...]ember of the Board of Directors of I grew up in Plentywood and graduated PHS in 1972. After gradua- the NE MT Wool Poo[...]s clerk of School Dist. No. 38 for tion, I worked many places including: Dairy Lunch, Pioneer Manor,[...]ng, and keeping the parks clean. I met David in 1977 and we were married 2-3-78. David was born in Pensacola, FL 5- 7-54 to Ralph and Bobby Kay (Liv[...]. His dad was a Marine Fighter Pilot, so he lived in many places. He graduated from Beaufort (SC) HS in 1972. He worked in the sea food industry in South Carolina and in the oil fields near Plentywood.[...]The organ has been in Anna's family since 1898.[...]Their son, Marian Sheldon, was born in Plentywood, 10-27-42. He[...]e school at Dist. No. 38 , and graduated from PHS in 1960. He was in the Mt. Nat. Guard, attended IBM school in San[...]Francisco and Business College in Billings. He married Sharon Penn, of[...]orks; Shari, a junior at Bismarck High; and Cindy in the 8th David, Sherry, David Jr., and[...]ime at a Our son, David Jr., was born 8-3-80 in Plentywood and our Craft Shop. daughter, Jessie Lyn, was born in Beaufort. I hope some day in the Harold and Anna retired in 1980 and are again making their home future, their stories will be in a book, too. in Plentywood. They are members of the First Congregational Church.[...]friends stop in for a cup of coffee. Peder Sorenson and Ingeborg Hanson were born near Tromso, Nor- way in 1885 and 1886. They came to America as young adults and were married in North Dakota in 1910. They came to Montana in Oc- ROBERT and VICKIE SPENCER tobe[...]pe. Robert was raised in Medicine Lake and graduated from Medicine Th[...]Point, MT; Palmer, of Westby; Lake HS in 1969. He attended the U of Mat Missoula from 1969[...]The Spencers graduated from the U of M in June, 1973. Vickie Manchester, NH. All the childr[...]e received her Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education, while assistance of Aunt Ja[...]Robert received his Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education school. Peder passed away in 1945 and Ingeborg died in 1960. with degrees in ·English and Italian Literature and Languages.[...], MT. at the Fort Peck Dam, the Westland Co., and in Pud Marsh's garage, The Spencers left the teaching profession in the spring of 1976 located in the Joe Kavon building where the Security Bank is now and opened a Portrait Studio in Wolf Point. Their first son, Jeremiah located.[...]aughter of Andrew Spencers resided in Wolf Point. and Mary Moe, who were both born in Norway and came to America as[...] |
| home and in the spring of 1977, closed their Wolf Point busin[...]eir new busines Cameo Portrait out in 1952. They moved to California for about a year. While there, Studio. This new photography business was locate[...]te and Justice of Peace until 1982. He was active in many tywood Elementary. The Spencers purchased a home[...]ties and organizations, helping get the Nat. Ave. in Plentywood in February 1978 and moved their Portrait Studio[...]ht to Plentywood, helped organize the Moose Lodge in to their home. Cameo Portrait Studio is currently[...]fireman for 20 years. Alice clerked for 19 years in the local Anthony[...]All 3 children were born in Plentywood and graduated from the[...]University in 1962, served 2 years in the Air Force as a Chemical[...]Engineer, worked for the Union Carbide Co. in New Orleans, and was[...]son, Rufus Sam, born 5-1-71. Jerry was killed in a car accident near[...]who he had picked up in Wolf Point, on their way home to visit the[...]Grant Patton, born 2-22-42, served in the Army for 3 years, mar-[...]live in Boston, MA. Christopher is now in the Air Force and stationed in Geoffrey , Vickie , Robert, and Jeremi[...]ine, born 7-6-44, trained as a beautician working in Bill- The Spencer family grew somewhat with t[...]ings and Great Falls and married Garry Patrick in 1967. They have 2 James Patrick Horstmann Spencer[...]boys, Rex and Lee Cecil and live in Seattle. She and Lee Cecil have had Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. many surgeries following the car wreck with her brothe[...]family continues to operate Cameo Portrait Studio in Sam was ill and unable to work for many years, in a wheelchair, Plentywood. The studio serves the e[...]North and entered the Nursing Home in Plentywood Febuary, 1984. He pass- Dakota areas.[...]at the age of 80. Alice lives at 11 ONorth Monroe in[...]and CARRIE (ONSTAD) STEFFLER Sprague on 4-20-04 in Great Falls, MT. He graduated from high school[...]rie (Onstad) Steffler, and daughter, Norma, moved in Big Sandy. During the '30s, he worked 2 years in the Scobey to Plentywood from[...]settlement Bureau, then transferred to the office in Plentywood and operated the Lela[...]s a Plentywood landmark until where he worked for many years. It was during this time, while work- razed in 1971. Their daughter, Fern, was born there in 1911. ing for this Relief Office, that his car was rigged with a bomb. He loaned In 1915, the family moved to Redstone where Mae was born in his car while at the Blue Moon to friend, John Lo[...]leg and he was permanent- bank cashier in Fortuna and where twin daughters, Mildred and ly[...]Margaret, were born in 1920. Alice Ida French was born 4-1-07 , the[...]r's Cafe Amada and Corrine French who homesteaded in the Flaxville area in and enjoyed a flourishing busine[...]ily lived and also rented out and Myrtle Peterson in March, 1936. When they started the Petersons[...]a dry Ready to Wear, Alice opened the beauty shop in the store. goods store,[...]Cafe, told Otto and Carrie about the Allen Hotel in Crosby, ND. start a cleaning shop where Or. Phil[...]fice. They As a result, they moved there in 1923 to operate the hotel and cafe. also b[...] |
| for several years. He passed away while working in construction in He never married, but he enjoyed his relatives, especially his Kalispell, MT in 194 7. Carrie Steffler passed away while staying[...]s and had a kind word for all. her daughter, Mae, in Minneapolis, MN in 1952. Both are buried at A war injury caused[...]ve of Iowa, the son of a Methodist minister, born in on 3-15-80. He was buried with military honors. 1881. Carrie was born in Norway in 1884. She immigrated with her His mother died in 1947, and his father in 1962 at 92. Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Toroff O[...]nd did Rice of Plentywood, Martha in Minnesota, Helena in Washington, and much of their trading in Dooley. Blondina in a Havre rest home. Of the 5 daughters born t[...]u see a beautiful sight: the American flag waving in the breeze over minister. They have 4 daughters and 1 son. Norma resides in Paul's grave. Muskogee, OK.[...]nd RHODA (ONSTAD) STENEHJEM Anderson. She resides in Turlock, CA. They have 2 daughters and 1 Haaken Stenehjem, a twin, born on 8-30-1883 in Blackhammer son.[...]e, is Dr. G. Raymond Carlson. married in Spring Grove, MN on 5-6-08. They both attended schools in He is the Assistant General Supt. of the Assembli[...]usband, N. R. Hansemann, is a retired businessman in (sometimes called Hogan by his friends) was a cashier at banks in Lan- Minneapolis, MN where they continue to make[...]Bank in Antelope in 1912 and Plentywood in 1917. Later, he was Margaret is married to Marvin W. Johnson, also a Divide County engaged in real estate and farming with the McKee-Stenehjem Land native. He is a retired barber and they live in Kelso, WA. They have a Co., and in accounting, especially with income tax accounts.[...]spent most of their married life in Sheridan Co. except for a short Norma, Fern, and Mae attended school in Plentywood, Redstone, period in 1926 when he was employed at Battleson & Co. in Scobey. and Dooley. All 5 of the girls graduated[...]active in the Plentywood Lutheran Church, it's Brotherhood[...]Haaken died in 1954. His widow still lives in Plentywood at age 100 Paul, seventh child of[...]Memorial Nursing home since March, 1972. 9-30-14 in his parent's sod shack with his grandmother as nu[...]9, attended Deaconness HospitaJ School of Nursing in toboggan, and although his father had made a sled[...]staying out late on moonlit nights and in Washington, DC where she was working. Wiley died on 11 -18-50. coming in rosy cheeked from the cold. She married A. J. Meissner in Seattle on 12-29-55. Agnes is still living P[...]gh the 8th grade, and was baptized and in Seattle, WA; retired, but active in her church. confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Curtis, born 6-23-11, graduated in civil engineering at MSC,[...]Bozeman, and was engaged in government survey work at the[...]Medicine Lake Refuge and the SCS in Colville, WA until he became[...]vorced wife, the former Beryl Grainger, a teacher in Plentywood, were[...]He managed an electrical store in Missoula, served as an accountant[...]for a trucking firm in Seattle, the State of Washington, and a construc-[...]tion firm in Blue Earth, MN. He and his first wife, Harriet Pr[...]M. Hauf ended in divorce. Palmer died in Plentywood 11 -6-73 .[...]executive secretary for the Anaconda Mining Co. in Butte, where she Pau[...]as a At 16, he joined the CCC camp, working in several states. He career army officer and after retiring, they settled in San Jose, CA. worked on Ft. Peck Dam, farmed with[...]children : Susan, Steven, Sandra (Sandra was born in Plentywood), and After the war, he joined t[...]ildren expanded recently with a pair of Lewis and in New Jersey, before being stationed in Berlin. The Rus- twins. sians predic[...]eteran of WWII and graduated but the Army brought in a plane and in spite of some tense moments, from the U of M in Missoula. He and his wife, Helen, live in Blue Earth, all the men came back safely.[...], a daughter, Trudy, and 4 grandsons. what he put in it, he would smile and reply with a wink, "Everyt[...]Helen has worked as a supervisor at 3-M Co. in a neighboring city for but the kitchen sink". many years.[...] |
| [...]stmaster of and continued nursing there after the hospital was taken over by the Plentywo[...]Agnes Bayne, born military in 1922. She met Sgt. James Lesli-e Stephens, who en[...]further history of this family appears elsewhere in this book. HOWARD and AGNES (BAYNE) STENEHJEM[...]Howard once had to rescue a cat from the mailbox |
| [...]born on 3-15-43. She graduated from Anandale HS in Tillsonburg in 1966 and from the Woodstock General Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. Richard was born in Tranquillity, CA on 5-1-41, the eldest of 2 sons of Ellis and Arkie Suggs. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1943, where Richard graduated from Blanchard HS in 1960, and joined the US Air Force. He and Judith met in Newfoundland in 1970. After their marriage, they settled in Plentywood where Richard continued his Air Force[...]a AFS, ND. They purchased their present home in January, 1973. Judy has Connie Do[...]C. Penney Store and joined Glen-Wood Incorporated in 1977 where she is still employed. Richard retired[...]assed away, and I was left with the the Air Force in October, 1981 and is presently employed by Plen-[...]but when there was lots of snow, I took them with horses and sle[...]Always there were cows to milk, calves, pigs, and chickens to Albert and Madeline were both in Canada and grew up and re- feed,[...]satisfaction to do chores. ceived their education there. They were married 10-2-35.[...]sh straw, and The Suttons came to Plentywood in 1963. Rev. Sutton served as to hav[...]to pay for a load of coal delivered to the farm. How happy we Madeline taught in Antelope for 12.[...]heridan Memorial Nursing Home In 1951, I met Simon Swanson, and he decided to put[...]this woman's hard work on the farm. In 1953, we were married, serve the residents. "Bert[...]hool bus driver, and often pro- life. There was still work, but also time for trips east and west and vided transportation for many of the older people while doing visitation north to Alaska in 1969. work. He also took boys and girls to summer[...]orking for L & M Cleaners, until they closed shop in Bert was a 4-H leader in woodworking and started the Royal[...]an County, delivering the Ranger program for boys in Plentywood. He worked many hours on the "Meals on Wheels" and[...]l size. I started. I have been active in Ladies Aid and Circle work for 50 years. He was a presbyter of the Fort Peck section, assisted in pastoring I am a member of the C-400 Cl[...]Nor- and building churches under the MUCH program in Broadus and way Lodge, the[...]anuel Forsyth, and also helped establish a church in Shelby. Lutheran Church. Some of my hobbies are photography, raising Bert and Madeline are both retired but still keep busy pastoring,[...], stamp collecting, and letter writing. Highlight in assisting, and doing visitations in nursing homes and with the elderly. 196[...]ndmother, and Richard Miller, and 5 children live in Spokane. great-grandmother. Son Wally lives in Yellow Jacket, CO; daughter[...]families and all work. One nice day in October, 1913 Nels and Thora Fagerbakke walked 4[...]DELYN (FARMER) TANDE sister of Thora, they lived in Burke County, ND and there I decided to Shortly after his adm[...]e home! When Dad came practicing law in Plentywood. Mr. Tande was active in the business to America, he took the name of Fag[...]mayor at the time of his death, 3 sons. I grew up in Burke Co., ND and attended rural schools. As there 7-31 -66. were no school buses then, I[...]ey, he was the son of Chris and Julie (Lien) In 1933, I came to Westby, MT to work and there I met and mar- Tande. Reared in Scobey and attended its public schools, Lud ried[...]ecame a graduated from high school there in 1937. He then entered college in farmer's wife, on See's 31 and 32, T.36 R58. One[...]or too. received his degree in 1949. Gunder and I became parents of 3 child[...]at rural Scandia Farmer, who was born in Ozark, AL on 12-10-18. Both of her parents, Luthe[...]zekiah and Mary DuLacy (Miller) Farmer, were born in Ozark, her before the birth of Twila, I was in a car accident, and was pronounced father in 1891 and her mother the following year. dead by a[...]stad, married to Marlow Onstad, currently resides in Westby, MT. Weeks, Ambrose, ND., told me that 99%[...]hildren. Commander had their baby out on the road in such instances. How thrilled he was, Ludvig Kris Tande, married to Judy Jo Jensen, is currently stationed in when I gave birth to that baby.[...]Japan, scheduled to return to the United States in the fall of 1984.[...] |
| They have 4 children. Lydia Hereim is residing in Musselshell, MT PHS in 19~?. wit_h many o! her classmates from kindergarten days. ~here_[...]d piano, band, choir, 4-H, and during summer hves in Plentywood. He has 2 children. Kordelia, married[...]sta Cafe and Sheridan Memorial French, also lives in Plentywood with her husband and their 2 children. Hosp~tal. She attended NMC in Havre, then moved to Fullerton, CA, Korinne is currently residing and teaching in Musselshell, MT. working 5 years for the Orange County Sheriff in the Records Dept. Mrs. Madelyn Tande, left Plentywood in 1970, is currently In 1973, Doris moved to Chicago, worked for G. D. Searle for 7 residing in Billings, MT. Mrs. Tande's 6 children have provid[...]ldren. Ludvig's only brother, Lyder, resides in Scobey, and his 4 sisters are: Adeline Vincent, Washington; Jeanette Oakland, M[...]a Belgum, California. Mrs. Tande's family is in Florida. She has one living sister, Opal Farmer F[...]7-29, second of 4 children born to Mose, who died in 1973, and Bina Moriconi. (Sh. Daybreak I p. 667). Her sisters are Marie Radons of Outlook, and Pasqualina Evenson, in Doris, David George,[...]were married. Dave Clara graduated from PHS in 1947, married Ernest Leonard Vert,[...]born and raised in Summit, NJ, graduated from high school in 1967 son of Phillip and Myrtle Vert of Malta. Ern[...]got a BS degree in Pre-Med at Fairleigh Dickinson U in NJ, interned at Theatre and was a member of the l[...]met Doris while working together in the Marketing Dept. of Searles. Doris Marie[...]They now live in St. Louis, MO, and welcomed a new addition to[...]82. Donna Marie married Richard Lyle Medders in 1971. (See her[...]nie and Clara Vert. I Daniel Joseph was born in 1954, graduated from Outlook HS and[...]ert Hibbard of married Valerie Johnson. They live in rural Raymond and have 3 Medina, NY. Rob was in the US Air Force and we were transferred to children; Jeana Lyn, born in 1978; Amber Michelle, born in 1980; and[...]Nevada where Travis James was born, 1-18-70. In 1971 we were Evan Douglas, born in 1983. Daniel works for Farmers Union Oil Com-[...]na, ND, which meant being close to home, and pany in Plentywood and Valerie is a housewife. 5-14-72 Rachel Christine was born in the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Laura Marie was born in 1955, graduated from Outlook HS and in Plentywood. married Duane Halland. They live on the family farm in the Redstone After Rob's discha[...], Community and have 2 boys: Timothy Mathew, born in 197 4 and then settled in Salt Lake City, UT, where he worked for Telex Computer David Sanford, born in 1978. Duane farms and also operates a pig[...]he twins, Mary Teresa and Maria Teresa, were born in 1958. Both graduated from Outlook HS with scholarships for achievement in basketball. They graduated from Dickinson State College in 1980 with degrees in secondary education, specializing in business education. Mary now lives in Plentywood and teaches in the Plentywood School System. Maria married John D. Jensen of Cody, WY, and they live in Fairview, MT. "J.D." works for Axelson, Inc. in Sidney. Maria taught at East Fairview Elementary and is now at home with their daughter, Jamie Monique, born in 1982.[...]were moving into our newly built home. In early 197 4, we moved to[...]~an Diego, CA, and in late 1975, we moved again to our present home[...]in Idaho Falls, ID. We again own our own home and Ro[...]EG&G (Edgarton, Grimishousen, & Greer). We are licensed foster[...]with their parents, James and Ebba Thompson in 1916, settling east of married. They have a son, Wayne Neal, who was born in 1972. They[...]I grew up and went to school in this area. In 1934, I went to work active in sports and band. Clara was appointed County Assessor in the[...]at Fort Peck for the Army Engineers, working there until the fall of spring of 1984 to fill the unex[...]1939. that office in the 1984 election. DAVID and DORI[...]. Doris Vance and I were married in 1936. A family of 5 boys and 1 Born in Plentywood 1-21 -49, Doris is the first born of E[...]Dons passed away in 1969. Leonard Vert and Clara Gene Moriconi[...] |
| [...]"!e spent winters in southern California, where Suzanne's parents[...]~1ved for several years. Then in about 1971, we spent a year and a half[...]had worked during the winters. In 1972, we returned to Plentywood,[...]Tonya, born in 1967; Troy, born in 1968; and Travis, born in 1970.[...]and painted houses and did custom harvesting in the summer months.[...]I have been farming for quite a while here and in Canada, near Hardy. In 197 4, we bought the Rostad house in Comertown, and[...]east of Plen- school and music. tywood in the early '40s, and are still on the same farm. Jim is farming in the Plentywood area. Roger farms and is in the ROBERT "BOB" and KLAREEN THOMPSON real estate business in Great Falls. Richard farms in Canada. Rodney I was born in Welch, MN, one of the 7 children of Agnes and Tur[...]bout 2 years old, I came to Montana with my lives in Kennewick, WA. Ted is at home farming with me.[...]tended the Myrtle Kanning and I were married in 1978. Reed School, then Plentywood HS where I graduated in 1938. That RICHARD LEE and MERLE (NYG[...]7 miles east of Plentywood. It was while working there that I met Doris Thompson. I attended Plentywood[...]ley and I Montana from North Dakota in 1916. Our parents were close friends attended in Ronan. After graduating from PHS, I attended Nort[...]then served my active duty for the National Guard in 1968 and have been farming in southern Saskatchewan since. I married Merle Lyn Nygard of Great Falls in July 1976. We have 2 sons: Timothy, born in July 1977 and Casey, born in December, 1979. JAMES and SUZANNE (ARVIG) THOMPS[...]irst child of Gordon and Doris Thompson, was born in |
| [...]is a business administrator for Shops in Renton and Kent, WA. They live in Kirkland, WA. the Hanford Co. in Richland, WA, where he lives with his wife, Laure[...]children; Barbara, 1963, is a secretary and lives in Junction from Wallingford, CT. He wa[...]1972, is a Mon- tuna, ND. They now live in Renton, WA. They have 3 daughters: Tam- tana Highway Patrolman and lives in Broadus, MT with his wife, my,[...]y of Bellevue as a Bob passed away on 3-8-78 in a farm accident while feeding our Da[...]e. I continued to make my We lived in Seattle in 1941-43 where I did some building and home on the farm until I moved to the Alta Vista Apartments in worked in the shipyards. In 1943, we moved back and because of September, 197[...]ood crops, I was able to buy the farm from my dad in 194 7 and added years, although now I'm taking a[...]children grew up and moved west, we built a home in[...]Kirkland, WA, spending our winters there and summers on the farm. I ELMER and GLADYCE (NEL[...]retired in 1979 and rented my land to Gene Beckers and we bu[...]home in Plentywood. We enjoyed our life on the farm and t[...]son can have. homestead 7 miles NE of Plentywood in 1910. (Sh. Daybreak I, p. O[...]ris) Christensen, took a homestead son. in the same section. They both built homes so we were close neighbors. My sister, Alice (Olson), was born in Kenmare 3-4-09. I was THOMAS and MARGAR[...]aard Thorson was born 2-20-17 at the family In 1917, the neighbor men built a schoolhouse on the NW corner farm in rural Westby (McElroy). She was the daughter of A[...]Overgaard (see p. 947 Sh. Daybreak). Her brothers are first elected school board member and was used fo[...]e resided on the family farm until 1937 and again in 1944-46 while families and as the night went on, the children would fall asleep in the her husband was overseas. corner. Basket socials and masquerade parties were also held there. She attended McElroy and Rice[...]fiddle being the most Westby HS in 1933, Northeast Montana Teachers College in 1935, U popular. Fred Marsh was the square dance caller. My grade school of M in 1940 and Admin. Dietetics Training Course, U of W, Seattle in classmates, who still live in Sheridan County, are Evelyn Jensen (Mrs. 1941. She taught school in rural Westby, Peerless, Shelton, WA, and Roy Domo[...]Iris Grantham (Mrs. Don years in Tacoma and Seattle, WA; Brookings, SD; and Lincol[...]ordon (Pete) Goltz. ting around in a wheel chair and van equipped with a chair lift.[...]n 2-1-21. been active as a volunteer in many organizations dealing with hand- Evelyn was born blind so Mother and us children lived in St. Paul, MN icaps, especially the Lea[...]do with making Lincoln, NE one of the best cities in the country for came to St. Paul in the winter. I went back to the farm to help in the disabled people. In 1980, she received the Award for Continuing Ser- summer. After grade school, I enrolled in the St. Paul Vocational vice to Lincoln and Lancaster Co. and is listed in Who's Who in School which offered cabinet-making and high scho[...]She married Thomas B. Thorson, born 1-1 2-17, in Seattle on I worked on the farm , did carpen[...]is now Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the U and in October, 1934, joined the CCC. We were given $5 a[...]Tom, and Sharon spend part of each summer in Plentywood.[...]They have 2 children. Sharon M., born 11 -1-44 in Plentywood, lives in Edmonds, WA, and teaches Spanish at Cascade HS in Everett,[...]Joel T. was born 1-15-48 in Yakima, WA and is employed as a[...]software engineer at Tektronix in Portland, OR. He married June Turner[...]Northern Railway as a signal maintainer. In 1934, Ted started working and a daughter. Wayne, born in 1938, graduated from PHS in 1956, for Montana-Dakota U[...] |
| [...]Ted married Lorna Hamilton at Williston, ND in May, 1934. After south of Flaxville. Hickman's sons are PHS students. Jeff is a recent their marriage, Te[...]for MDU and was stationed inductee in the National Honor Society and B. J. is hoping to do well in briefly at Scobey, MT and then at Tioga, ND for 7 years. In basketball. February, 1941,[...]Although Mary Ann did leave Plentywood to live in Billings for 10 manager until his retirement in 1963.[...]o Lorna Hamilton Thorson was born and raised in eastern North Alma in case she needed help. Karen has lived in numerous towns and Dakota. She attended high school in Seattle, WA and Grand Forks, ND. states, but Montana and Plentywood are always "home". Bob and She attended the teacher's[...]"Gorky" have mostly been in Billings since graduation from PHS. She taught one year in a rural sch,ool, before coming to north-[...]hen she was married. Later she worked at Anthonys in always have a special place in their hearts. Plentywood for a number of years.[...]IRVIN (SHORTY) and Lois (Reiquam) Thorson live in Minot, ND. They have 3 children: Mark,[...]ywood on 10-10-18. The family moved to Plentywood in They have 2 children: Stephanie and Michael.[...]1924 and Shorty attended Plentywood School. In 1939, he joined the Ted Thorson passed away[...]on the Fort Peck Dam. During his teens, he worked in Plentywood.[...]summers as a laborer picking fruit in the Okanogan Valley, WA. In[...]joined the Army where he served 3 of his 4 years in Ger- EUGENE "HOOK" and ALMA TIMMERMAN many as a Sgt. in the 3rd Div. under Gen. Patton. In 1946, he returned Eugene Robert "Hook" Timmerman was born in Plentywood to Plentywood and[...]ce O'Connell from Minot, ND, Christensen was born in Plentywood 12 -18-18, the daughter of Lars C. a high school teacher in Plentywood. Shorty and Florence have 3 sons: and[...]Gary, born 2-12-47, graduated from PHS in 1965, spent summers brief time in Missoula in CCC camp. "Hook" and Alma were married working for the Forest Service, and in 1969 graduated from Minot 3-8-40 in Wolf Point. They lived in Billings but soon returned to Plen- State Col. with a BS degree in education. He married Devora Gregoire tywood. "Ho[...], hunting, and from Donnybrook, ND in November, 1970. That year he taught in the fishing and was an avid booster of Box Elder[...]away Math Dept. at Wolf Point HS. In 1971 , he joined the navy and became a 5-7-71. Al[...]is presently a Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserves. In 1981, Gary[...]ted from the National Univ., San Diego with an MA in Business.[...]Joel, born 10-1-49, graduated from PHS in 1968, worked sum-[...]Bozeman in 1972 with a BS degree in civil engineering. Joel married[...]tober 1972. They reside on a ranch in Redmond, WA, and both work in Bellevue. For the last 5 years, Joel has served a[...]Craig, born 1-7-52, graduated from PHS in 1970 as salutatorian of[...]his class. He graduated from MSU, Bozeman, in 197 4 with a BS in chemical engineering. In 1980, he received a MS degree from Oreg. St.[...]of Energy deals with and his wife, Dorothy, live in Billings. He is parts manage_r for Bea~I,[...]radioactive and toxic waste that has been buried in[...]e 4 children: Gail, Ger~ld, Greg, and Glenn. They are grandparents as Gail has 2 children , Crystal and[...]yne Underwood, a partner of Seis Pros, Inc., live in Billings and have_a home in San Diego. They have 2 grown children , Tracy Bolte and Ke1p. Tracy has a daughter, Tara, and lives in Shepherd while Keip and his wife, Sandy, live nea[...]l "Gorky", born 5-8-43, and his wife, Donna, live in Bill- ings and are employed at Tri-State Equipment and have 1 daught[...]44 , and her husband, Duane "Dewey", Hickman live in Plentywood. Mary Ann works at Nelson Acct.[...] |
| [...]at Medicine Lake, 3-12-24, on the City Council. In 1959, Shorty was elected mayor of Plentywood,[...]8. They came to Montana from Crosby, ND in 1924. Prior to that, they been mayor during Plentywood's 50th Anniversary in 1962, the came from Minnesota. Merle's dad died in January, 1969 at Bagley, Golden Jubilee.[...]MN. His mothe·r lives in Pendleton, OR and will be 83 years this year.[...]ty reminisces about the '20s and '30s, he recalls how The Trowbridge family moved to[...]ers and gunny sacks around infant. In 1926 they moved to Park Rapids, MN where Merle at[...]to walk to school through the cold and the snow. In their school, was baptized, and confirmed. In 1940, working as a cook, teens, Shorty and Hook m[...]the Model Merle went to Seattle and in 1942, he went to Alaska. Coming back to T Truck w[...]t off. Shorty has Port Angeles, WA in 1944, he worked as a logger in a logging camp. been on many rescue missions, but the ones he remembers most are[...]urned to Minnesota for a while and then to Westby in the 2 floods. The one in 1946 when Carroll Dam went out, and the one[...]e was employed by the Meyers Brothers until 1954. In in 1953 when the old townsite was flooded. Because o[...]y the latter flood, as mayor, he was instrumental in get-[...]nd easements for the present Box Elder Dam. In 1982, Shorty partially retired from the plumbing business. He Merle married Joan Hall in 1953 at Plentywood. Joan died in 1966[...]had 3 children. Carla Louise, born 3-6-56, lives in enjoys hunting and trap shooting and is well-know[...]oula; William (Bill) Russell, born 3-22-61, lives in Bozeman; humor and his "Will Rogers" philosophy o[...]Shawn Michael, born 7-30-62, lives in Missoula. All were born and After 30 years of teaching at PHS, Florence retired in May 1983. raised in Plentywood. During her career, she had many wonderful students and many good[...]Merle and Elida Ann Brunner were married 5-12-67 in Plentywood. years of teaching. "Plentywood has gi[...]ily of 15 children. Three of Elida's sisters live in Sheridan County: have given Plentywood something in return."[...]daughter, Janet Akins, also lives in Plentywood with her son, Layn NORRIS TRONSON[...]Michael, age 10. Elida's parents and 2 brothers are now deceased. I was born at Outlook, Montana[...]re: Elida came to Plentywood in 1957 and worked as a cook at the Nels Tronson (st[...]ian Blue Moon Nite Club for 16 years. In 1973, she went to work at.the Johnson Tronson (st[...]lden Wheel for Ned Chandler and is still employed there. about 2½ miles south of Outlook.[...]utlook on 10-4-23. Both of us who is in the 8th grade at the Plentywood school. attended school at Outlook and are Outlook HS graduates. After graduation, I entered[...]nd MARJORIE (WILHELM) TUCKER farm . I was working there at the time Carroll Dam broke in 1946. Later, I worked at the Erling Brekke farm near Antelope and in the Duane Morsman Tucker was born 12-17-21 in Kansas City, MO, winter of 1950, I attended an Auto Body Shop School in Fargo, ND. In the only child of Guy and Helen Tucker. Duane attended schools in the spring, I returned to the Brekke farm.[...]Missouri graduating from Westport HS in Kansas City. In April 1946, Duane joined the Army serving in China, Korea, and[...]arm and sheep business. Duane later attended SDSU in Brook- ings receiving a BS in Ag. Econ. in 1951 .[...]Duane married Marjorie M. Wilhelm 1-7-50 in Brookings. Marjorie[...]Rapid City and it was on returning to that area in October, 1946, that[...]ane. After her marriage to Duane, Marjorie worked in the Marvin and Norris Trons[...]The couple remained in South Dakota, where Duane went to work I the[...]tional Bank of Rapid City. Body School, this time in Minneapolis. In 1952, I started applying my In March 1958, the Tuckers came to Plentywood where[...]ork for the Security State Bank as Asst. Cashier. In August of ed for Howard Waller at Howard's Auto P[...]brother, Marvin, after high school graduation was in .the ar~y A son, Grant Morsman Tu[...]ank grew from total footings of 3 million dollars in 1958 to ried Arlene Johnson in 1968 and she passed away 1-26-79. He now 1O million in 1971 . This agressive growth was typical of Duane[...]uane was a member of Trinity Luth. Church, active in Sher. Co. CROP 87th birthday.[...] |
| [...]tywood tywood Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Bodies in Deadwood, SD, Algeria in October of 1978, moving here from Oxon Hill, Prin[...]ere Vern was employed by the US Dept. of Commerce in Club. He was chairman of Plentywood's 50th Ann . Celebration in Washington, DC. He also had work[...]e's death 3-21-71, Marjorie, by placing her faith in the Vern was born on the family farm south of Alamo, ND in 1930, the good Lord, has remained active with the[...]Hagge Tvedt. He attended the She has been active in the Village Hostesses, Camp Fire Girls, 4-H, Boy[...]Occupation of Austria. Grant makes his home in Plentywood after attending the U of M,[...]ransferring to UNO at Grand Missoula, and 4 years in the Air Force. He is also active in the bank Forks, then to the UNO Medica[...]position as a Commodity-Industry Analyst in the Jr. Executive Develop- Rose Mary lives in Salt Lake City. She holds an Assoc. degree in ment Program. He also attended the Geor[...]Mary Elder was born in Minot in 1936, the oldest of 3 children of Yvonne, m[...]uist Elder. She graduated from Minot HS and Minot in Belle Fourche, SD.[...]LeRoy and Catherine Tvedt moved to Plentywood in March of therapist in Maryland. 1978 from the Glasgow Angus Ranch at Na[...]was born Their 5 children are Lisa, Beth, Van , R. J. (Richard James), and at H[...]Eric. 6-12-42. They both grew up on farms in South Dakota and graduated V[...]irst president of the Sheridan County Am- College in Sioux Falls. bulance Assoc. Aux., and is active in Homemakers and church. The LeRoy and Cathy were located at Fort Carson, CO in 1_961 during Tvedt family are members of the Congregational Church. Vern and th[...]a member of the National Guard Mary are the owner-managers of the local Sears Catalog Store. and was in the call up at that time. When his unit was dismi[...]oms and a bath. Last, Montana and became partners in the Glasgow Angus Ra~~h. .[...]Jason an~ J. D.; I was born 1-10-15 in Keene, ND, one of 14 children of Carl and Robert,[...]Mollie Brenna. I attended elementary school in Keene and high school Technology in Phoenix, AZ in 1984; Kelly, born 12-28 -67, and Molly, in Sanish, ND. I married Clarence Fladager at Sanish, after which we born 9-20 -71 are living at home at 605 West Laurel. moved to Sunburst, MT. A son, Dean, was born there in 1931. We LeRoy and Cathy have been active in the_Plentywood Lutheran moved to Kalispell in 1937 and Clarence and I were divorced while Churc[...]chu!ch _cou_nc1I; _and Cathy served as there. In 1939, my son and I moved back to Sunburst. vice-p[...]ive m _K1~anis and Toastmaster~. In 1940, I married V. L. Garrick (Ole) at Sunburst.[...]) and Bryce Garrick from another marriage. active in the Sweet Adelines.[...]managed the liquor store in Plentywood. In 1954, we moved to Conrad[...]In 1962, Ole and I were divorced and I moved to Grea[...]I was employed at Western Drug. There I met Harold Uecker. He was a[...]meat cutter doing relief work at Buttreys. In 1964, we were married[...]d back to Great Falls after selling the store and in[...] |
| Harold had a stroke in 1973 and in 1975 we moved to Plen- always[...]g at the Pioneer Manor apts. games in Seattle and Tacoma and some college games at the U of Harold enjoyed the people and parties there so much. I have since Wash. He collects stamps, enjoys living and working in the beautiful moved to the Chan-Nik apts. in Plentywood. Pacific Northwest, where mountains and ocean scenery are a short[...]CE and ADA (HANSON) UNDHJEM tywood Drug, was born in Glendive 9-8-26 and moved with his parents[...]was born 1-2-1897. Arlin graduated from PHS in 1944. He enlisted in the US Navy and His parents move[...]basketball. He served stationed at naval stations in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. After in the Army during WWI from 1918-20. Before and afte[...]ege, Moorhead, MN then worked in Flaxton and at other drugstores in that area. In 1925, he transferred to NDSU, Fargo. He graduated in 1950 with a BS degree in graduated from the Minnesota Institute of Pharmacy in Minneapolis. pharmacy and immediately went to wor[...]0 he owned and operated Plentywood Drug, retiring in Drug. 1970. He lived in Dillon, MT from the summer of 1971 until his death Arlin married Marion Estelle Krageland in the First Luth. Church at 7-1-80. He was[...]a Rask Krageland, secretary at First Luth. Church in American Legion, the Lutheran Men's Brotherhood, and Plentywood Fargo. Both parents are deceased. Marion's brother, Howard Rask[...], fishing, and gardening. He and Krageland, lives in St. Paul and works as a long distance mover.[...]Ada, were strong supporters of Concordia College in Marion graduated from Fargo HS in 1945, from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and of the American Lutheran Church Mission program. 1949 with majors in Music and English, and then graduated from the[...]lvin; and 1 sister, Emma; Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY in 1951 with a Master of 3 half-siste[...]ic degree, Dept. of Music Literature with a major in piano. She Outlook, was one of his[...]en of Outlook, a taught private piano lessons for many years in Plentywood and also first cousin. All are now deceased. served as organist at Plentywood Lu[...]Clarence married Ada Lillian Hanson in Scobey on 1-23-26. She[...]and Hilda Hanson. who died in 1925, and 2 brothers: George and[...]grade school in North Portal and high school in Portal, ND where she[...]was valedictorian in 1914. She won a scholarship to NDAC in Fargo[...]ncluding those near Lignite, ND; Flaxton, ND; and in Plen-[...]born 3-12-54, and Sharon Kay, born 4-3-56 , both in Plentywood where they attended school and graduated from Timberline HS in Lacey, WA; Bruce in 1972 and Sharon in 197 4. Bruce, a graduate of U of Wash. in Seattle in 1978 with a BA degree in sociology, is an independent insurance agent there. Sharon attended Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, WA then transferred to Concordia College where she graduated with a BA degree in bus. adm. and a minor in clothing and textiles in 1978. She worked for the Amer. Luth. Church Youth Gathering held in Kansas City for the sum- mer of 1979. She lives in Burnsville, MN and works for Luth. Brotherhood Insurance in Minneapolis. Sharon married Roger Swagger, 6-18-83 in Burnsville, where he is in the construction business. Both Clarence Undhjem with Arlin and Clarice. are members of Prince of Peace Luth. Church were they were married. Roger was born 11 -28-55 in Lake City, MN and graduated from high[...]ad 3 children: Arlin Millard, born 9-8-26, school in Grantsburg, WI and attended the U of WI, Lacrosse[...]died 12-22-36. Arlin and Clarice attended school in Plentywood; he In 1969, Arlin and his family moved to Olympia, WA where he is a graduated in 1944 and she in 1946. pharmacist and he and Marion are members of the Luth. Church of the Clarice graduated from Concordia Col. in 1950 with a BA in Good Shepherd. Arlin enjoys golfing and bowling on occasion. He Business and in English. She taught in high schools in Perham, MN and[...] |
| [...]at Dillon. She married Donald Lee In 1920, my family moved back to Plentywood. Bob was out of Walters of Milwaukee, WI who was born there 9-23-28. He graduated school but[...]school here and I graduated from from the U of MN in 1955 with a BS degree in Art Educ. He served in PHS in 1931 . My brother, Dewain, was born here in 1923. Marie pass- the Army from 1946-49, stationed in Germany and Japan as a ed away in 1926 when she was a junior in high school. paratrooper. Clarice and Don ha[...], 7-15-58, and Heidi Rae, born 2-26-61, both born in Great Falls, where Don and Clarice taught school for many years. The Walters family moved to Dillon in 1968 when Don accepted a position at West. MT. Coll. in the Art Dept. Both daughters graduated from Dillon HS, Kristen in 1976 and Heidi in 1979. Clarice and Don earned their master's degrees from MSU, Bozeman in 1969: Clarice a MS in Business Ed. and Don a MA in Art Educ. Presently Don is Chairman of the Art De[...]Clarice is manager of the college bookstore. They are members of First Luth. Church in Dillon. Kristen married Rock Swenson, Billings 10[...]Highway Dept. My dad worked at many jobs during the years. He made several near Misso[...]Mann during threshing time. In later years, he was a janitor for the I am the youngest child of Richard and Elizabeth Whitney, born in school and hospital. Glasgow on 1-13-[...]My brother, Bob, and Gladys Bantz were married in 1926. In later sister, Arlene, born 7-4-42. years, they lived in Fort Peck and Glasgow, where they still live. In March 1944, we moved from Fort Peck to my grandmother's In 1927, Ed and Grace Stewart from Antelope were mar[...]ing to the farm moved to Seattle in 1937. They have 3 children. Jim passed away in was like going backward in time; the farm had no electricity, no run- 1977 and Ed in 1981. ning water, and no central heating. What a difficult move that must In 1933, John Gross and I were married. We have 2 da[...]Cornelia and Virginia. John was a mechanic in a Ford garage. In 1941, old enough to help and Mother appreciated a[...]g for 13 months, I graduated from Outlook HS in 1962 and graduated from U of M, then went back to garage work until he had a heart attack in 195 7 and Missoula in 1966. Then I moved to San Francisco. I had been in Mon- had to retire. He passed away in October, 1982. We have 8 grand- tana all my life[...]Louie and Edith Spoon were married in 1934. They live in 12-17-66. Twin daughters were born to us 7-12-69.[...]as Vic and Elva Kligora were married in 1943 and live in Glendive and[...]Dick and Betty Vagts were married in 1942 and live in Lewistown.[...]Dewain and Veriee Overpack were married in 1950, live in Fred had come to Marin County (north of San Franc[...]My mother passed away in December, 1942 and my dad in tion into a booming suburb and major tourist area[...]10 years of commuter-traffic; living and working in Plentywood sound- ed quite appealing to me so we moved here in October 1975. ROBERT and[...]l for 6 Robert VanHee was born in Canada in 1903. He came to Montana years. I started working in the Clerk and Recorder's office in 1977. in 1921, joining his parents who had come a year before. He took a job We have been content living in Plentywood, even though we love of clerking at Weiss Grocery Store in Plentywood. San Francisco. After living in a metropolitan area, I feel a sense of[...]Hendrickson School west of Plentywood. and so many of us come back home to live if we can. Gladys was born in Iowa in 1903. She came to the Outlook com-[...]unity with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bantz in 1909. She JULIUS and KATHERINE (MANN) VANHEE[...]in Dillon and Miles City. My father, Julius VanHee, was born in Belgium in 1876 and came Bob and Gladys moved to Froid, Montana in 1928, and returned to with his parents to Minneso[...]nn, daughter of early pioneer, Richard Mann, born in In the thirties, Bob worked for the Producers News in Plentywood. 1883 in Canada. She came with her parents to Culbertson,[...]Temple. My dad and mother were married in Culbertson. My dad was a In 1935, they moved to Glasgow. Bob worked on the Fo[...]Marie Dam when it was being built. In 1941, they moved to Fort Peck, where were born there. In 1908, my parents moved to Asquith, Canada, near[...]uis, Victor, Richard, and I In 1961' , they moved to Detroit Lakes, MN. They ret[...]Glasgow in 1971, where they are now living.[...] |
| [...]stor and Mrs. Richard M. Waag moved to Plentywood in 1956,[...]Lutheran of Outlook. They lived in the parsonage in Plentywood until[...]at Glendive, MT in 1921, is a graduate of Concordia College and Luth[...]Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Dorothy, his wife, was born in St. Paul, MN and lived there until they were married in 1949. Gladys and Bob VanHee. In 1976, they celebrated their 50th Wedding Annivers[...]Morey lived with them the |
| [...]ryl attend- be closer to her job at the hospital. In September, 1963, Dorothy mar- ed Plentywood schools. In partnership with his dad, Bill farmed and ried Du[...]and Michael, 4-11 -62; are all PHS graduates. and Elna Wagenson. Elna was a[...]Coalridge Community. When both John and Elna died in[...], Duane lived with relatives and attended schools in Glendive,[...]Eric David. Sidney, and graduated from Plentywood in 1952. After graduation, Duane worked on his Uncle[...]except for 2 Karie attended college in Minot and on 6-24-75 married Rodney years, which he served in the Army. Since his marriage in 1963, Mittleider, an airlines pilot. They live in Minneapolis and have 1[...]uane has been farming NE of Coalridge and resides in Plentywood.[...]Terry and Mike are doing the farming and live on the old Holmquist D[...]Fargo. Mike attended carpentry work and has made many toys for his grandchildren . Duane[...]started a herd of Beefalo cattle. many hours with their grandchildren, Carmi and Dane An[...]long with summer Debra married Craig Anderson in 1972 and works as an RN at[...]vacations in Canadian northlands or western Montana. Bill loves work- Sher. Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood.[...]d and since building our home has made clocks and many Alex attended MSU, Bozeman and is an architec[...]pieces of furniture. We are happy to call this Big Sky Prairie Country Robin Neufeldt October, 1983 and lives in Concord, CA. "home" and are thankful to our Creator for all the blessings we[...]vital influence in our lives. By Margaret Holmquist Wagner[...]assed away 11 -21-58 of a heart attack. Mom lives in Dave Holmquist, my dad, came here in 1916 from Page, ND in Plentywood and is active with her[...]making, painting, and baking. farms, and in a coal mine. Mom, Olga Swenson, with her sister, Emma, Bill's dad passed away in 1978. His mother, Fern, lives on the came to teach in the Wankel and Brightsman schools 1927-28. My[...]ed 8-25-28 and their first homes were teacherages in the other crafts. Bain and Marsh shool[...]ster, Connie, attended college and worked briefly in Plen- They rented the Ole Berglund farm north of Plentywood where I tywood at an office in the Welfare building. She is married to Dr. Jean[...]research scientist with USDA. They live on a farm in the horses to pay Or. Hall when I was born. It was tough going in the '30s Yakima Valley, have 5 children :[...]and their grandchildren include t in boys, now 2 years old. made-overs to wear and keep warm. In October, 1942, we moved 2 miles E to our second h[...]chool and was our I was born in Williston, D on 7-3-47, a daughter of Knute and t[...]til 8th grade when I went to edicine Lake where I in winter so travel was with team and sleigh to school and our graduated in 1965. fellowship services. Heated rocks and heavy[...]anaged by saving the money need- In 1972, I returned to Reserve and married Eldon Wah[...]at Plentywood Lutheran Church. Connie and I are both PHS graduates. After a brief summer college Eldon was born in Miles City, MT on 9-24 -43, a son of Art and course in Bemidji, MN I worked as secretary for the County[...]ahl of Terry, MT. He attended school for 12 years in Terry Agents. It was there that I met Bill! and graduated in 1961 . He graduated from MSU in 1968. He has work-[...] |
| [...]tion at Plentywood since 1969. born in 1961 , graduated from Plentywood Schools, complet[...]e, Wahpeton, and is now place west of Plentywood. In the fall of 1979, we built a home east of[...]Butte, MT. Hilda passed away in 1964.[...]married in Lustre, MT. Karen graduated from Lustre Bible Aca[...]We have 3 boys. Clinton Knute, born 2-26-74, is in 4th grade. Corey Arthur, born 2-9-76, is in 2nd grade and Craig Eldon, born 5-7 -78 , is in kindergarten . They attend Plentywood Elementary[...]Gerald) Frederick of Nampa, ID. His parents live in Terry. Michael Wade was born in 1966 and Sandra Lee in 1969, both I have 1 sister, Myrna (Mrs. Terry) Kanning of Plentywood. are students at PHS. Jill Christina Anderson came to live with the We are members of Plentywood Lutheran Church. family in July of 1983 after the passing of her parents, He[...]Patricia Anderson. She was born in 1967 and is also a student at PHS. JOHN and LOTTI[...]ents, Asa and Ruby (Thompson) Barnes were married in Walkowski. (P. 696 Sh. DB.) Six children were bor[...]1911 and homesteaded NE of Redstone, living there until their deaths which 5 are still living. My brother and 3 sisters, like many families, in a car crash (Sh. Daybreak I p. 764.) My sisters are Inez (Mrs. Jack are scattered to the 4 winds. Rothwell), whose husband died in 1982, and Elva. My brothers were[...]arm home, graduated from Redstone HS 1935, with 6 in my class,[...]office in Plentywood, located in the old library basement. My co-[...]m brick home. I Pictured with our parents, we are: Irene Chandler, Plentywood; have been active in the Lutheran Church, Band Mothers, Charter Ambros[...]as born youngest child of George and Marie Waller in Homestead, MT. He attended grade school in Homestead, graduated from Medicine Lake HS and Dunwoody Institute in Min- neapolis, MN studying auto body work . He then worked in the Chevrolet garage in Plentywood as auto body mechanic until 1957 when[...]o business for himself at the Peterson Body Shop. In 1966, he bought the building, thereafter, Howard'[...]Lutheran Church. Howard married Hilda Alhgran in Minot, ND. Robert Howard was[...] |
| Our children are: Gordon, born October, 1938, graduated from PHS[...]THOMAS and MARGE (MURPHY) WELTER 1958, was active in FFA, took flying lessons from Thor Thorstensen;[...]r and member of the Civil Air Patrol. He enlisted in the USAF October,[...]nd Amarillo AFB, TX for basic train- in Eau Claire, WI was one of 15 children. ing. He wa[...]Cand. School then to Luke AFB Phoenix, AZ. While there, his unit was called to Florida as a backup unit during the Bay of Pigs incident in Cuba. In January, 1962, he married Barbara Jean Mires of A[...]Eng. January, 1963. He was on training maneuvers in Tripoli, Africa, then returned to Weathersfield. Their daughters, Annette and Laverne, were born in England. They returned to Luke AFB January, 1967. After his discharge in September 1967, he taught computer programming at Farmington, Ml, before moving to the Denver area to work in the computer programming field, moved to Ft. Coll[...]arried Marvin Reeve October, 1968. Their children are, Christina and Patrick. They own and[...]ital Tom married Lenore Reiger in 1933. They had 4 children : James in Minneapolis, graduated 1965, moved to Arvada, CO[...]37. James graduated from Greeley with a BS degree in nursing and worked as Dir. of In-Service PHS in 1951. He married Delores Parks at Whitefish 9-17-53. He Education at Life Center Nursing Home in Denver. Since 1971, she has works for Burlington Northern Credit Union in Havre. They have 3 taught the LPN course at Denve[...]13-82, Jean married Ordell Friggstad. They reside in[...]Rollette, ND. Jack married Jeanne Jensen in 1959, has 2 sons, Jody Raymond Asa Wang is[...]Church in Anderson, IN. They have 2 children, Jerry Edward and and Ruby[...]Margarate Elaine. Jack served as a medic in the Vietnam War. Jack 2-4-40 in the old Plentywood Hospital. He has 1 brother, Go[...]aymond raised on the family farm, attended school in Plen - then went into partnership with his brother, Roy, in the Canyon Club. tywood graduating in 1959. Active in FFA and Vo-Ag during high[...]Tom retired in 1961 because of ill health. He passed away 7-3-82. school, he was elected State FFA Officer in 1959 and was reappointed[...]y Charles, born 10-22-44, graduated to the office in 1960 following the resignation of an officer. He[...]from PHS in 1962. He worked at Northern Auto here and managed the the American Farmer Degree in 1961. After high school, Raymond[...]Northern Auto Store in Watford City, ND and also served in the National went into partnership with his dad a[...]Guard . Now he spends the winters in Phoenix, AZ. John Jay, born raising registered Po[...]10-1-52 , graduated from PHS in 1971 . He is working at Big M Oil Field Taral (Th[...]Service in Plentywood. Jay was an Eagle Scout. license in 1965. He joined the Mt. Air Nat'I Guard in October, 1963 and[...]ng (Sheridan Daybreak p. 797). I was born 10-1-47 in the old Ardell White was born 5-13-26 in Plentywood. His parents, Trena Plentywood Hospita[...]12-6-39; and William White , farmed in the Wanso area. His mother makes her LeRoy, born[...]n 12-11 -42 ; Dwayne, born home in Plentywood. Ardell attended school at Wanso and g[...]-55 . Audrey from Medicine Lake HS in 1944. He served in the Philippines and at1ended the Plentywood schools, graduating in 1965 . She worked at Japan from 1945 until November, 1946 . After discharge, he worked in the Security State Bank .[...]ls for 3 years then attended Molar Barber College in Min- Raymond and Audrey have 2 sons, Travis[...]neapolis. He started barbering for Ole Garrick in 1950, later for Jim and Troy Dana, born 5-6-75 .[...]Boyer, then he purchased his own business in 1962. He operated Raymond has been on variou[...]f the local FFA Alumni Assoc. which was organized in 1982. Ardell married Elsie F[...]employed at St. . We purchased the family farm in 1981 and continue to live there Peters Hospital in Olympia, WA since March, 1969 in the nursery. with our family .[...]They have 3 children , Daryl, (a twin), born in Plentywood[...] |
| 10-14-51, graduated from North Thurston HS in Olympia, WA, in 1970 Jerry married Janice A. Mars[...]of Rupert and from Central Washington University in 197 4, majoring in Coaching Marsh and the late Alice Marsh o[...]E. He is coaching basketball and teaching English in Jordan, MT 11-15-51, youngest of 5 sisters: Dorothy Brandenberger, Darlene and previously taught in Tacoma, Miles City, and Hayes. He married[...]n from Plentywood. She graduated from high school in tywood schools in 1970 and attended Acme Beauty College in Billings. Plentywood and Montana State in Bozeman. She has been teaching in Janice worked at Peterson's Beauty Sa[...]ice has been active Sherry Lynn, born 8-5-53 in Plentywood, graduated from in the Jaycees, Sunday School Board of Education, and is presently the Timberline HS in 1972 and attended Centralia College. She married[...]R. Rawson of Oakville, WA on 3-13-76. They reside in Olympia, Jubilee Committee. WA with t[...]Michael, born 6-16-77. Jason and Joel are students at Plentywood LeAnn White, born 1-27-58 in Plentywood, graduated from Schools. Timberline HS in 1976 and from Travel Central College in Seattle. She is presently pursuing a movie and dr[...]work- HAROLD and ARVILLA (BOE) WILL ing in Manhattan Beach, CA. She was among the finalists in the William and Amelia Will moved to Outlook in 195 7, where William Catalina Pagent in 1981 and had a role in the movie, "Zapped". managed the P[...]gest born, 6-1 -42. I graduated from Outlook High in 1960 GEORGE and HAZEL (WOLTER) WHITTAKER[...]2-29-63. Arvilla, born 2-24-43, the Elvina Wolter in Plentywood 8-27-19. She attended the Plentywood[...]ther, Arvid. school. George J. Whittaker was born in Missouri 7-30-07. He came to Arvilla graduated from Outlook High in 1961 . She attended Concordia Montana in the early thirties and worked for various farmers in the College and graduated from Eastern[...]We made our first home in Glendive, where I was employed by the[...]moved to Plentywood in August, 1968. Arvilla taught at Antelope High[...]Anniversary) George and Hazel were married in Scobey on 8-30-37. George |
| [...]father passed away 6-9-14. He graduated from PHS in 1929 and serving as assistant cashier and, upon[...]ootball on the first PHS football team . cashier. In 1958, Duane Tucker and Floyd Willard purchased the In 1~24 , he began at the Plentywood Herald, setting[...]machinist. Bill semi- tion he held until retiring in 1970. He was city clerk from 1937-47 and retired in 197 4, but still works 1½ days a week on job work. then city treasurer until retiring in 1970. Floyd served as Master of the Bill was elected to the City Council in 1945. He was serving his Masonic Lodge and Worth[...]and Collins schools and loved horseback riding . Many times children : Yvonne (Mrs. Elton) Tangedal of Westby, Terry of Plen- in winter she spent nights at the Henry Ross or Jame[...]rry of Soldotna, AK . One son, Billie, was killed in an ex- escape at 2 mile winter ride home. An older sister, Nancy, (Mrs. Nels plosion in April 1946 at the age of 11 . L. Nelson) died in 1933 leaving 2 sons, Arnold and Calvin . Edna car[...]took the boys. Sam and Sarah moved to Plentywood in 1936, where Sam died in 1949 and Sarah in 1968. Floyd and Edna were married at the Walkeden farm home on 11 -6-34 and have lived in Plentywood since. Edna, while raising the family,[...]nbow Girls, Sunday School, and various activities in the E. U. B. Methodist Church . She received the[...]d Shawn , and is office manager for Dr. E. Hargis in Billings. Shirley, born 9-19-38, married Franklin[...]nd great-granddaughter, Reanne Tangedal. Franklin are both teachers in Miles City. Robert , born 4-21 -44, married[...]1963 PHS employee, and Barb, a teacher, now live in Junction City, KS recently[...]e. He went to Cenex Manager returned from 3 years in Germany. Virginia, born 4-25 -47, married to[...]and has worked for Farmers Union Oil Co. (Genex) in Plen- Donald Larson and has 2 girls, Michelle and[...]tywood for 14 years. Terry married Sherry Horning in Glendive teacher and Virginia works for State Farm in Plentywood . One great[...]have 2 children, Jamie (14) and Jason (12). They are grandson, Michael Franklin Lund, born 12-16-83 to[...]Larry graduated from PHS in 1966, attended Burnley School of[...]Professional Art in Seattle and School of Commercial Art in St. Paul,[...]e Lake. Larry had his own silk screening business in[...]her mother came by team and sled from Culbertson in[...]attend PHS, graduating in May of 1928. In August, 1922, she was[...]he Plentywood Lutheran Church and has been active in[...]Hannah had 3 brothers: Alfred , born 8-30-12 in Plentywood, died Floyd an[...]tywood, married Bertha Floyd and Edna retired in January 1970 and have spent the past[...]Mrs. James Johnson, Dooley, was a war- 13 winters in Arizona. Edna started a Stonecroft Friendship Bib[...]l Corp during WWII. He is an accountant and Study in their court in 1976 with 7 people. She now has groups in Bertha was an income tax consultant in Tacoma. She passed away several courts and is a c[...]e home, however, and it is always great to return in the spring. They born 3-7-30, graduated from PHS in 1948, moved to Puyallup, WA in have again purchased a home in Plentywood and it will be grand to 1950 with his parents and served time in the Korean Conflict in the have after so many years of trailer and apartment living.[...]. Irvin Wilson was born 7-19-14 in Raymond , MT. His parents were William's father homesteaded north of Plentywood in 1910. James, born 1885 in Tennessee, and Lena Heisler, born 1892 in Min• William came to Plentywood in 1912 after the death of his mother. His[...]s mother lives at the Pioneer Manor. His brothers are Joe and[...] |
| [...]ntywood, and Terry of Sacramento, CA. His sisters are In the fall of 1948, James married Lillie Eve Graham[...]7 children. Irvin worked on various farms, in coal mines and road con - Jame[...]construction company in Plentywood. He constructs pole barns, We l[...]ges, machine sheds, and etc. His favorite hobbies are fishing, where we milked cows, raised chickens a[...]ROLAND and GERTRUDE (COOK) WILSON hind foot in the hind pocket of my overalls. That was one of t[...]and removed her foot. born in Sweden. They immigrated to the US, met and married on I, Isabelle, was born 3-4-16 in Plentywood, daughter of James 1-16-1[...]rm and attended We came to Sheridan County in 191 0 and later had a homestead coun[...]duating 6-2-22. He was employed My sisters are Lila Haptonstall, born 2-5 -10, of Thermopolis, I[...]of Billings; Eleanore George, born in the '20s. 7-21 -21, deceased 8-24-74 ; and brothe[...]ved and became parents I graduated from PHS in 1933, attended EMC and taught rural[...]Gertrude Olive (August 1906), school for 1O years in Voight, Munson, Haaven, and Raymond, and[...]arles Cook died, Bertha moved to taught 3rd grade in Plentywood for 30 years. At my first school,[...]nd paid $20.00 for room and HS in 192 4 and taught school in a rural district for a year before her board, but[...]marriage. She met Roland in Crosby and they were married in Noon· The winter of 1936 was a harsh one,[...]Motor Co., a I was a Sunday School teacher in the EUB Church, now the new Ford dealership. In 1935, Roland Wilson and Forrest Ford pur- Methodi[...]chased this business. In 1954, Mr. Ford became ill and Orval Pederson[...]years association with Ford Sales in Sheridan County. Irvin and I were married 6-21 -37 in Glasgow. We have 2 sons. |
| [...]d and is a Masonic Past-Master away in 1964. and a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree, Shriner of[...]My 5 older and 4 younger sisters and brother are: Mary Schwandt, MT. Roland was also a member of t[...]t Co., Antoinette Stadstad, both in Plentywood; Josie Rutherford, Lander, which devel[...]Charles was born 2-21 -31 in Broken Bow, NE, the son of Fred and One of[...]eir Elsie Wood . Helen was born 11 -8-32 in Aurora, NE, the daughter of Golden Anniversary in 1975 with many of their family and friends. George and Evelyn Mintun. They were married 9-10-49 in Kansas. Since retirement, Roland and Gertrude Wil[...]Helen, with their 4 children, moved to Plen- time in their yard and many friends and neighbors have been the tywood in 1966. Up to 1971 Slim worked on the oil rigs. In 1972, he recipients of their beautiful plants and[...]loyed by the Plentywood Police Dept. and resigned in[...]m worked for Nicor Drilling Co. until he resigned in 1983. Slim Ruben Wollan , born 9-15 -11 on a[...]e also enjoys woodworking and fishing, Outlook HS in 1929.[...]tlook. They are members of the United Methodist Church, have 5 Ruben and I were married in Plentywood and 2 sons were born to c[...]Christine as born in Kearney, E 4-19-50. She graduated in[...]have 2 children, Vaiden A. was born 7-15-32 in Burlington, ND. We lived in Outlook both born in Plent ood, el, 1-22-70 and Anglia, 3-12-73. and W[...]rms SE of Plen- atIonal Guard and served 2 years in the Army before going back to tywoo[...]nd Is a member of the Fire college and graduating in 1960. After a long struggle to complete his Dept. Chris and Jon are members of the United eth. Church. college educat[...]-15-52 m earney, E. After attending Plen- married in July, 1960. To this union, 2 sons and 1 daughter were born. t ood School, he enlisted in the service. At the age of 17, Steve as Bob and ike are attending college. Lori was married on 10-15-83 to serving in Vietnam. He married Judy lime 5-20-72. They have 3 Ron Ickelson of Olympia, WA and they live there. children: elinda[...]-20-75; and Tamera. 7-1-77. Our ike was born in Portland, OR on 12-17-42. We returned to Steve and his fam1ly plan on retiring in Plentywood hen he retires Plentywood when he was[...]te of PHS. from the armes. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. After hi[...]y of God Church. electricians trade while working in Olympia. ike returned to Sheridan[...]on Supervisor and is a married 3-17-79. They live in Raymond where they farm and ranch,[...]Linda was born in Kearney, NE 5-25-55. She received her diploma[...]1949 to ay 1, 1971. Ruben worked at Fort Peck and in the ship 9-6-76. They h[...] |
| [...]4-10-71, is the only child of Slim and Helen born in Club, is a past member of the Village[...]ber of the Sheridan Saddle Club, was a Scout In 1972, Slim's niece, Judy, and nephew, Jerry Green[...]Elks. Judy graduated from Plentywood School in 1977. She is married Both Barr and Katie are active members of the Plentywood Con- to Tom Hurd and has 1 child. They currently live in Wyoming. gregational Church,[...]Jerry Greene graduated from Plentywood school in 1980. He has member. Barr has serv[...]he changed his name from Greene to Wood and lives in Plentywood. church board. Both are members of the Plentywood Golf Club. Even th[...]. Slim and his family also have plans on retiring in Plen- with hopes of a larger herd someday[...]Both Barr and Katie were involved in Plentywood's 1962 Golden[...]Anniversary celebration and are now helping with the planning of the BARR and KAT[...]Gibson Zeidler, both deceased, was born 11-22-18 in the family home where he still resides. Follow-[...]Steven Paul Zeidler was born on 4-24-50 in the old Sheridan Mem. elsewhere) and she assumed[...]ter was Fretheim's Grocery Store. Steve's parents are brothers. Bigson John, born 9-17-10 and Robert Le[...]Barr went to MSU after high school, graduating in 1940 with a Steve spent much of his time riding horseback with "The Rough degree in Animal Husbandry and a Reserve Commission of 2nd Lt. in Riders", a club of grade school kids who each owned their own horse. Infantry. He served in the Army Quartermaster Corps 1942- ay 1946. They pooled money in an effort to build a clubhouse that was multi·[...]-20-69, Steve was active in FFA and played on the football team, and Mabel Hu[...]ie as he fifth child and graduated in 1968, and attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings. the others are: Wynona Wankel Kenney, 4-22-08; Merril Wankel and[...]ton ranch in Tucson, AZ. He returned to Rocky Mountain College[...]mond, 1 year at Dooley graduated in 197 4 with a BA in business administration and HS, graduating from P[...]ent to Beauty economics. School in Billings before running her o n beauty shop in Plentywood The highlight of S[...]Jeanne Berklund. Jeanne was born on 6-6-52 in Williston, ND but was Following their marriage, Barr and Katie lived in Pacific Grove and raised with her 3 brothers in Billings, T. She graduated in 1970 from arysville, CA, while Barr was station[...]Jeanne and Steve ere married in Billings on 4-6-74 and then[...]in a classroom which specialized in "emotionally handicapped"[...]They came to Plenty ood in 1975 and in 976 took over a farm·[...]Raymond, T. In the fall of 1978, Steve Joined his dad in the Zeidler family hard are store, founded in 191 0 by Steve's grandfather, Leo[...]ware, operated by his father who started he store in 1909-10 (see Daybreak p. 701 ). Zeidler's Hardwar[...]generation store' with son, Steven, now following in the family tradi- tion. Second and third children are: Debra Jean, born 2-9-49 and Steven Paul, born 4-24 -50. Ron served 196 7.70 in the US Marine Corps with 2 tours of duty in Vietnam. One son, Barr Edward II, born 12-28-76 , is living in Casper, WY. Ron is on a ranch in the Redstone area. Debbie married Ric[...] |
| [...]hospital board for many years. Besides raising the kids, Steve enjoy[...]man and plays on an "Over the Hill" softball team in called on to witness for many weddings. the summer. Steve is a third generation[...]and is a Plentywood Booster. Jeanne enjoys doing many types of arts and crafts, bowling in the winter, and gardening in the summer. VIOLET (PETERSON) ZEIDLER |
| [...]ardware. This building was used as a branch In the years of 1912 and 1913, Soo Line extended the railroad of one of the banks in Plentywood. It was later purchased by Axel from[...]The first grain elevators were under construction in 1913 and In 1914, it was discovered that the buildings were o[...]s obtained for a new town site loaded in box cars by a track loader. A track loader is a P[...]by J. B. Pa,h was suggested, but was opposed by many. The decision was made to penfus a[...], name the to n Raymond, in honor of the landowner. The business[...]ilroad came to places were moved to the new site in a very short time. Minton[...]Larter Ed & Alma Olaf ordby in 1925. Olaf operated the store until 1946, at whic[...]Larter, Charles & Alma it closed in 1962.[...]operated by Ed Hanson. He as the ftrs blac smith in Ray- Harshbarger Bobby[...]Adelia fiddle . He and Jim Syme played for dances in the community. Holland, rs. H[...]arry, eil & Donald Syme, Gunnie remodeled in 1937 by Joe McGowan and opened as a bar. It was s[...]Syme, Kenneth and her husband Ed. They are still in business today. Bert Herron also[...] |
| [...]He attended school at the Wankel School and in Plentywood. off work and also the[...]business with Nick dead. Reuter in Plentywood, Chub did all the farming. Also, Chub[...]einertson and Katherine Masek. I was born 7-16-18 in Plentywood. I Homemakers. had 3 brothers: Clarence of Vancouver; Jerry in Chicago (deceased Chub and I sold our farm to Daryl Syme in the fall of 1977. We 1982); and Morrison of Vancouver (deceased 1964}. My 2 sisters are bought a home in Plentywood. Chub enjoyed helping our sons with L[...]he winters we moved into Dad's apartment building in Chub passed away on 1-24-82 in the Billings Hospital at the age of Plentywood.[...]rked on WPA. Bob I'm living in our home in Plentywood and I've spent the last 2 Ferris told[...]Christmas seasons with Glen's family in Anchorage. working faster than the other men. In 1940 Fred Wendt sold Jesse's homestead back to Ch[...]d away, we from Plentywood HS in 1968. bought out May's interest in the farms. We moved into the homeplace She attended Eastern Montana College in 1968-70. In 1977 she the week our first son was born.[...]made Lloyd LeRoy (Butch) was born 11 -1-40 in Plentywood. He's mar- her home. After[...]pril and Sh wn . Dale Wayne as born 4-1-43 in Plentywood. He's married to |
| [...]born in Hamilton, MT (6-29-57) and married Norma Dross (4[...]They have 1 son Scott (2-6-82). JoAnn was born in Hamilton MT[...]was divorced July, 1982. Deborah was born in Hamilton MT[...](10-13-62). She married Ty Goakey in Missoula (1-31-83) wher~ they[...]Karl and Joe LaTrace. He made many friends over the years, Canadian as well as Mon- |
| [...]cheese to sell to Forman's Butcher Shop in Plentywood, MT. She had a 1-4-32, married Dolores[...]hard time getting enough made since there was such a demand for country in the Air Force for 4 years in the 1950s. They live in Scobey homemade dairy products. where[...]heresa Dreher-they have 6 children. Johnny served in the on a farm south of Plentywood. They have 1 daughter and 1 son. Army in the '50s and currently owns and operates the family farm in Joe married Gladys Syme and live in Lolo, MT. They have 4 sons Raymond. Ralph Edward,[...]d 2 daughters. they have 4 children. Ralph served in the Army in the '50s and was Matilda (Mikky) married Grant Rippy and live in Castro Valley, CA. stationed for 2 years in Germany. They now live in Kearney, NE where They have 2 daught[...]. Elaine Janice, born 9-23-36 , In 1943, Joe and Appolonia retired and purchased their home in married Herman Jones. Elaine has 1 son by a previ[...]ved into it the following years. Their hobby live in Tulsa, OK where she is employed by an oil company[...], born 11-16-43, married Gordon French. They live in Plentywood crocheting. and have 1[...]LOUELLA BLAIR 3-16-74. I then moved to Plentywood in September of 197 5. The D[...]4 born to Herbert and Jennie Blair. They arrived in the north reasons. First we were victims of a serious automobile accident in Raymond area in March 1928. He attended the Gibson school and 1956 which resulted in a long convalescence for me. After several graduated from Plentywood in 1941 . He entered the Army Air Force in months, however, I regained my health totally. Second, in 1958, we October 1942, being sent[...]nd section of land was deposited during that year in our yard, our build- later cadet training in S. East Command, during which time he as ings and[...]d graduated with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. From there he day. On the days the wind did not blow, we lit[...]ut of our house, only to helplessly watch it blow in again a few days European Theatre, exp[...]485th bomb group of the 15th Air Force. Stationed in clouds of swirling dust.[...]Purple Heart. He finished his tour of duty and as in accumulated quite a collection of trophies. John was active in the the Mediterranean on his way home, when war as declared over in Knights of Columbus and for many years he enjoyed playing his accor- that area. dion in local orchestras. I belong to Altar Society, Raymond Home• He returned to Raymond in May 1945, ith the rank of 1st Lieu e- makers and[...]nant. He was separated from the service in August and the ne t spring crafts.[...]again in dirt moving. Later, going into business ith 2 others in road Joseph (Joe) Becker and Appolonia Schmidt ere both born in construction proved disastrous,[...]born 8-8-1888. Joseph and Appolonia were married in alcoci, going as far south as O lahoma and or lng his ay north. He r mains Romania in 1907. They had 2 children in Romania. John as born active in this occupation at this time. 8-2-09, and Agnes as born 10-19-12. They immigrated to Canada in Don married Louella E. arsh[...]ocahontus, AR. She the spring of 1914. They lived in Estevan and Torquay Sask., and later[...]oseph A. and Florence (Jordan) arsh a homesteaded in Bergfield, Sas , here they had 3 more children .[...]as born 9-21 -15 and died on his 19th birthday in 1934. Joe teen s ent to or h lping out amili s h n a child a born in as bOrn 7-18-18 and atilda ( i ky) s born[...]and in the old pop factory du to a lac of man po er duri[...]she has orked a various cafes and nightclubs in Pl n ood.[...]Chief in the avy), and ith their 2 chtldren: Kristopher (7[...]Kimb rly (3), they live in Vallejo, CA.[...]and Carson James, and is assistant manager of UBC in Plent ood. In 1923 Jo and Appolonia came to the US. They mov d[...]rais d lots of turkeys, Jacob (2), live in Tillamook, OR where he is orking with the[...] |
| [...]. Marcella married Terry Hjort and they live in Raymond with their 2 children: Dawn (15) and Ryan[...]r, born 11-29-23 at Rosholt, SD; Lois ood High in the oil field until his death in February 197 5 at Jemez Mae Blair, bo[...]pt Elaine and she com- til or ing ith seismograph in Sidney, T. ow he is a rural mail car-[...]Dorothy graduated in 1940, Donald in 1941, Lois in 1945 and Elaine in[...]1948. Dorothy, Donald and Lois all live in the Raymond community. HERB and JE IE[...]ASCS office in Plentywood. Elaine married Eugene Gustafson, 3-15[...]rn to Rueben and Christine and they live in Washington except for 1 year in 1960. At that time Blair, as born 1-31 -1895 at[...]ntywood. education and grew up around that area. In the winter he worked up in Elaine worked as secretary at Alcoa A[...]4 great-grandchildren and 3 great- Kansas to ork in the harvest fields and sa his first combine dra n[...]great-grandchildren. by mules. During WWI, he as in France in the Signal Corps as a o orcycle Dispatch Carrier and had many close encounters. After the JOE and VIOLA BROWN Armistice he returned to innesota and or ed in the Pillsbury Flour Joe Brown as born in Smith Falls, Ontario in 1879. He moved ills for a short ime. Around 92[...]from Canada o ontana by horse and wagon in the year 1909. He On 9-1-20 he married Jennie ils[...]I was reared homes ead. He farmed there until 1945. Joe being in poor health, around Aosho t, SD and got my grade[...]Viola cBurney moved to ontana from Canada in 1910 with her phone operator in White Roe , SD and Fargo, D. Later I or ed as a[...]at various farms before she married Joe. hen cter in Stavig's Store in Rosholt until I married Herb Blair.[...]ked at the Elgin Cafe for a fe e farmed in Rosholt until arch 1928, hen moved to Raymond[...]oon) and athilda (Tillie) Wilson lived. Traveling In a 1923 odel T Ford Touring Car i h 3 small childr[...]lso hired out his team of horses for more income. In 19 0, e moved to a farm 1 h miles northeast of Raymond and lived there for 12 years. In 1952, we bought and built up our own farm 1 mile east of Raymond and con inued farming until we retired in 1965. I wor ed as coo at the Canyon Club, the Pla[...]Cafe and the Outloo Cafe during the 1950s. In October of 1966 Herb died and in ovember I went to ork at[...]ed ith Anna Potter of Whitetail for about 3 years in Plentywood. Brown. Front row: Presently I am living at the Alta Vista Apartments in Plentywood. I keep busy knitting, crocheting, tatting and doing many kinds of handicraft. Joe and Vi[...]r n: Florence Gaines, Joe ilton (he as I'm active in the Methodist Church Bible Study Group, Ladies Aid and killed in France in 1944 hile serving in the US Army), ildr d[...] |
| [...]PERCY and PEARL BUDKE (killed in the same car accident as his dad in the year 1950). Percy Budke[...]homestead 5 miles north Joe was killed in a car accident at the age of 71 in 1950. of Raymond, MT, the son of F[...]ool at the Corkery School which was 2½ miles many to visit his sister, who lives at Noonan, ND. He[...]at the Pop Factory for 8 years. He still resides in Plentywood and Matson's threshing machi[...]y pitching Viola, due to poor health, resides in the Sheridan Memorial Nursing bundles. In 1928 his dad got his first tractor; it was a Wall[...]Joe McBurney (Viola's dad) came from Canada in 1909 and Anton and Clara Melle. She was born on 2-20-16 on a farm In Berg- bought a homestead 8 miles northwest of[...]His family field, Sask. She lived there until she moved with her folks to Montana cam[...]ed on the homestead until Joe retired and in 1923 and they settled on the Sundberg farm northe[...]rriage they lived on the farm with Percy's folks. In I was born 12-5-38 at Plentywood, MT, a[...]arl 1937 Percy took over the farming. In 1940 he bought his first com- Budke. I spent[...]t John Deere. My brother and I often got into many childhood incidents that our dad didn't agree[...]Percy and Pearl have 3 children: Wesley as born in Pentywood in 1937. He went to school at the Gibson School and[...]where he graduated in 195 5. He went to college at Bozeman, T[...]here he received his BA in VoAg in 1959. He laugh school a[...]ing years and got his asters D gree. In June 1965 he marri d Jonnie , years. The 8th year[...]Horst, who was teaching Home c. at Glasgo , T. In 968 they · several times in the inter ime going to school ith me huddled in the moved to Columbus, OH her he ent[...]and ot his PhD ·n Agriculture Education in 1970. He has been ith a- Some of my school[...]arch 1 I started high school at Plentywood in 1952. I still remember ho Sp cialist[...]ountry boy go- T. Sh receiv d h r PhD in Hom Ee. Chifd D v lopment in 197 4. ing to the big city and having no dea ha[...]have 1 dau hter Christin , 1O ars o d and in the 5th grad in 11· on the farm.[...]·ng on school. I enlisted in the US Army Reserve in 1960 and served 6 months' Gerald Bud - story in th boo . active duty. I received my honorabl discharge in 1966. Phyllis (Bud e) Bro nlee as born in Pl ntywood in 1942. She y hfe continued to be living a[...]Spo ane after graduating. In 1962 she marri d Byron Brownle from I have b en involved in several community activities including[...]A. Phyllis is presently or ing at a edical Center in Spokane Raymond community par board, church act[...]kmen Asso. board of directors and several offices in the Plenty• Trent ood, WA. Byron a[...]e right lady to Cheney, WA; Todd, 14 , is in junior high at ad, WA. come along. Being a[...]sam farm for 71 myself very fortunate to kno so many fine people and to liv in such a years. Over the years h[...] |
| [...]Glen started crop spraying with a spray coupe in 1972. Silas Kan- DALE and CHARLENE BRENTESON[...]Gerald Kohler. I, Dale, was born and raised in the Coalridge community. My Flyin[...]so Glen got his private pilot's, follow- parents are Melvin and Bernice Brenteson of Coalridge. I have[...]ed by his Commercial Agriculture License in 1979. The spray coupe brother, LeRoy, and 1 sist[...]alridge country school until entering high school in Antelope. I Flying is one of Gle[...]is currently Sheridan graduated from Antelope HS in 1963. I attended college at Glendive[...]d Dillon, MT. I married Charlene Miller of Dagmar in 1968. Charlene for the protection of[...]cking of Antelope from 1967 until I began farming in plane, and a 1979 Brave. The Pawnee and the Brave are both for 197 4. Charlene and I have 2 sons. Steven Dale was born in 1969 and spray use only. The planes are all hangared at the Plentywood Airport. Chad Blaine was born in 1971. In November of 1975 we moved to the[...]of Raymond. John died Spraying. in 197 4 and Helen is my aunt. In the spring of 1976 we purchased the[...]and it has been our home ever since. I am engaged in state to pack in with the horses each fall. Glen is a member of the Plen- farming and work part-time at various jobs in the area. Charlene is a tywood Trap C[...]on Trades Associa- secratary-bookkeeper and works in Plentywood. t[...]summers. She worked at the Security State Bank in the bookkeeping Merle was born 8-14-42 at Po[...]Bykonen. The Bykonen family moved to Reserve, MT in 1955 and then to Plentywood in 1958. Merle attended Medicine Lake School and was[...]mily moved to the Larson farm north of Dooley, MT in 1948. Judy attended Jefferson and Plentywood schools. erle and Judy were married 12-10-61 and lived in Plentywood. We have 3 children: Maree Dee, 2-4-66[...]d Merle, 11 -6-72. They attend Plentywood school. In 1980 we moved to Raymond, MT. GLEN and CINDY CAR[...]as born on 4-15-55 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in |
| [...]s entire life on the farm, received his education in the near- Brenteson. She attended grade school in the Coalridge and Longfellow by country school an[...]schools and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1947. as a young boy. He married Clarice L. Gabri[...]Dean was drafted into the US Army 4-8-52. He was in the engi- Esther Gabrielson, born 1932, one of 3 girls. I was raised in the neers, building air strips on[...]rea where we lived 1 mile west. I attended school there Fort Huachuca AFB, AZ and Beale[...]Dean was discharged in April of 1954 and returned to farming. We Du[...]ther, Dean, farmed together lived in the teacherage of the Marsh school. We moved 9 ti[...]moving into our present home which we built in the fall of 1954. Rox- sought employment else whe[...]a D. Hovet and Hans Dean worked in the Coalridge coal mine 2 winters and in Seattle at Nelson through the following years and[...]e our home where our 2 children were raised also. In 1963 we bought the farm from his mother and she continued to live in her home until her death in 1971. The farm consisted of the original homestead, acreage purchased from John Jorgensurd in 1928 and some from John's sister, Millie (Mrs. An[...]arted orking for the Soil Conservation and worked there 4[...]years before he and his brother-in-la , Ronald Engstrom, bought their[...]oldest daughters graduated from MSU with a degree in nurs- Back row: Tom and Clarice Gable, Lynelle[...]ing. Wanda is married to Bryan Smith and lives in issoula. Roxanne[...]married Dennis Kanning and lives in Plenty ood. Lorrie and Lana are Our children, Glen Dale and Lynelle Jean, were born in the Plenty- working in Fort Collins CO. Lorr'e graduated from ino State[...]attended Raymond with a degree in Business anagement. Lana ent to Spo ane Com• Gr[...]gh. no is employed at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. We enJoy o[...]motorcycle. Clarice enjoys or ing in her yard and crocheting. Lowell and Alice Rasmuss[...]y have 2 children, Julie Lynn and Joel Glen. They are residing y name is Emelia (Olson) Carlson, born and rais d in ilan, on the farm.[...]. I as th only child of Carl and Hilma OI on born in Tragedy struck our family in 1972 with the acciden al death of S[...]ed o Anna O. Hovet hich the family had farmed for many Halvorson family, a brother[...]h generation. d cid d to stay in Plen ood for a hile, and or ed at various Tom Gable and I ere married in 1977 and e have built a home hom[...]Tom Jr. on the farm near Fairvie and Clar living in Fairvie . He has 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. DEAN and CLARICE CARLSON |
| In he spring of 191 OFrank Carlson came out west fro[...]ert- Katie was born on 1-6-1899 in Cumberland, WI, the daughter of son by train and from there to Plentywood by stagecoach. I met Frank[...]ick Malone. She was raised by her grand- Carlson in the summer of 1916, he also being a friend of the[...]isler, who came to Montana and homesteaded sons. In the spring of 1917 I bought out a relinquishment to a home- in 1909, settling in the Raymond community. Her mother, Margaret s ead in what was known as the Welliver County. This later[...]married Bill Corkery and they also homesteaded in Raymond. Katie has to be our first home as Frank[...]married 7-14-17 at Milan, MN. 3 sisters in Plentywood, Mrs. Nella Wollan, Mrs. Carl Stadstad[...]d Mary Schwandt. Katie married Jack Clay in 1920 in Miles City and of 4 horses, 3 cows, and a few ch[...]the next they settled on a homestead in the Bloom Creek area south of Broadus. 4 years w[...]ntywood. Our son Francis They lived there until 1930 when they moved back to the Raymond W[...]children, Shirley (Mrs. Roger McGowan), who died in give up farming. On 10-15-26 our daughter Valera[...]aveta (Dolly) O'Toole of Plentywood and they live in wor ed at various jobs. He worked some for the C[...]Dannie!. In the summer of 1942 Francis, our son left for Seat[...]into Jack moved from the farm in 1950 and settled in the Seeley Lake defense work. We decided ogive it[...]the winter. We area. He passed away in 1961. spen the first week staying with former fri[...]Katie worked several years as a pastry cook in the City Cafe and Holmquist family. Before he wee[...]a job with the the Elgin Cafe. In 1950 she married Pete Crumb of Raymond. Pete had Boeing Company in Renton. We rented an apartment, and our one[...]from Minnesota with his brother Oscar as a winter in Seattle turned into years.[...]Francis also got a job with Boeing, working in the Fire Department, and in the Nagel Coal Mine. He later bought land and farmed for mall} or ing there for several years. He met and married Jeanett Wayne in years. Peter Melle rented his land for[...]hen she was killed Jack Westphal. in a car accident. Francis later changed jobs, and w[...]the Katie and Pete made their home in Plentywood. He passed away in enworth otor Company in Seattle. ow after 32 years he is still 1968, and she died in 1975. working there. Valera, our daughter attended Renton HS, graduating in June 1945. After graduation she or ed for Grunbau[...]pany JOSEPHINE (KOHLER) DIETRICH in Seattle for several years. She later went to work in the insurance I was born 11-14-17 in Glen Ullin, NO, the daughter of Adam and business. She married James Fix in January 194 7. In arch 1948 a Elizabeth Kohler. My father, Adam, was born in Katharinenstal, South daughter Sherry Ann as born[...]ates on 11-23-1 891 with his parents. S anley ane in April 1962. San is also a Boeing employee and wor[...]y mother, Elizabeth Loran Kohler, was born in Karlsrue, South ing in the AWACS departmen . A daughter, Franca Kelley w[...]Russia, and came to the US wi1h her parents in 1890. These families hem in June 1964. Kelley graduated from Kentridge HS in June 1982 all settled in the German settlement around Richardton and Glen Ullin, and is no orking in South Center. D In 923 the family left orth Da ota and moved to Missoula, MT Fran retired from Boeing in 1965, but later got the urge to go and in 925 we came to the Outloo community. We lived on[...]rth of Raymond. I came School District, and orked there for several years. In 1971 Fran had from a family of 1O ch[...]t Bellingham, WA; Sara Becker of Plentywood; home in Renton where Frank passed a ay 4-19-75. Elizabeth Oubry in California· ay Eggen of rural Plentywood a d John I am still living in the old home, and so far have been able to ohler of Plentywood. I received my education in the Snuggins Collins manage its up eep with littl[...]In 1935 I moved into Plentywood and lived ith my par[...]ing with the house or for 3.00 a wee . From there I went to the W LLIAM and SEL A CARLSO[...]n as Bill Carlson) as a bro her of In January 1943, after a trip home to Plent ood for[...]pervisor. I wor ed for them until I as married on in the Dooly community for several years. He later w[...]ed to California after we were marri d, but In January 1926 he married Selma Olson, a schoolteac[...]bout 9 months because my dad became quite ill and in came out to teach at the Marsh Schoo from ilan,[...]Danielson. Our 3 sons ere born in Plentywood: Richard R. on 7-6-44; January 1936. B[...]nd later moved east where his In 1954 we moved to issoula and the children[...] |
| University of Montana where he pursued his interest in art. Charles Dean Simensen in 1979 and they have 1 daughter, Taylor Lyn. Dean a[...]several years with and LuAnne live in Wolf Point, where Dean is employed by the United the Forest Service. Steve attended Palomar College in Escondido, CA, States Post Office. attaining a degree in electronics, he also attended the University of Lynette Raye was born 2-5-57 in Plentywood at the Sheridan Montana. Before going to the University, Richard and Charles were in Memorial Hospital. She attended parochial school and high school in the National Guard at Fort Lewis, WA and Presidio in the San Francisco Wolf Point. She married Kenn Simensen and they have 2 children , area. They are all living in Missoula and in building construction at this Beau Dean and KaDee. They live in Wolf Point, where Kenn is part- time.[...]owner of Simensen Plumbing and Heating. In 1973 I took a course with Truckmaster and became[...]ire from driving, I plan to spend most of my time in Missoula, closer[...]ack and Adelia Smith. She spent her younger years in Raymond, later with the chores. I u[...]ss we moving to Dooley, where she went to school. In 1944, Barbara moved were breaking in a heifer to milk, then there was usually more milk on to Plentywood where she[...]the Elgin Cafe. the ground than in the pail. It brings to my mind a time when I got a In 1947 she married Louis Dietrich at St. Joseph's C[...]ences good and some bad. the Carter Oil Refinery. In 1949 they returned to Plentywood to farm[...]Dad's eyesight wasn't too good, so band of sheep, in partnership with Alf Marsh.[...]ading the paper to him, from cover to cover. In 1954 Louis started selling insurance with Curtis Stadstad. The I fin ished 8th grade in the Collins School, a country school with followi[...]celebrating, like Easter, Christmas or whatever. In 1935 we moved o[...]Arthur Dubry on 11 -4-35 in a double wedding with my brother, John[...]community. He as employed by Olaf ordby in Raymond, T here[...]10-16-36 in the Plentywood Hospital. The second child, Joyce[...]born 3-2-38 at rs. Benson's maternity home in Pl nt ood. The[...]third, Deanna aureen born 6-21 -39 in the hosp·taJ. Th fourth and[...]I or d n· t a d Art da s Louis and Barbara are the parents of 1 son and 3 daughters. so e didn't n d a babysitt r. In 1944 e cam b c to Oph im Dallas Wade as born 5-28- 8 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. He here Art as employ d[...]oad. But Pl n ood caJled to us a tended 1st grade in Plentywood and finished his grade school educa-[...]mov d, into th Bolst r hou e here e r living tion in Wolf Point at the Immaculate Conception Parochial[...]erri rain flood d all he horn s alo the er e do n in graduating fro.m Wol Point HS he con inued his du[...]Dav'd Dou I , as born tional Colle e of Business in Rap'd City, SD. He marr d ary Phillips of[...]Ros ohl r thou ht e could ma e a good ltving out there. But e Dunhill, a subs'diary of Trans orld irlin[...]and rt got a job at a tional Colle e of Business in R p1d Cr y. pump factory. We bought a hous in Gardena here rais d our Debra Ann as born 7-27-51 in the Sherdan emoriaJ Hospital in family and here our oldest son, A[...]ated from Wolf Point HS. Sh a ended Beauty School in place of mployment; he as Head Security Guard at a gambling Havre, T. She orked in Wolf Point, ahsp II and Boise, ID as a casino in Gardena. He as 33 years old at the time of his de[...]on, Jason. 5-18-70. After or ing so many y ars, Art and Ir tlr din 1972. The Th y are both hair stylists and own their o n shop in Bois . last 1 5 years Art h[...]and retir d for LuAnne as born on 12-28-54 in he Sh r'dan emorial Hospital h[...]and I had b en employ d by a rub r factory for 13 in Plentywood. She attend d school and gradual d fro[...]age togeth r. She attended Link's Busm ss Coll ge inin Boise for 7 years, and returned to Wolf Po[...] |
| [...]ta Van Rensellaer has 3 children. Glen Adam lives in a convales- Our oldest son, Mike,[...], a Muscular Dystrophy and wheelchair patient. We are 12-29-79, and they have 2 children.[...]Kristina was born 12-24-82. Mike enlisted in the US Army in February is single, has his own home, a good job,[...]on 9-4-81. Steve is employed at Fossum Ready Mix in life and it's really a treat when any one from Pl[...]Our youngest son, Jim, enlisted in the US Navy, September 1977 DON and ZELDA FINK[...]orn 3-13-55) on 10-30-80. Rose had 3 children by in the Raymond community. y dad passed away at the age of 66, on a previous marriage, who are living with their father. Jim and Rose 1-29-69 a[...]r approximately 20 moved to Flaxville in September 1983 where Jim began working for years[...]his dad at the elevator and is now the manager there. winter months. I have 2 brothers. Harry[...]·1·31 at his grandparent's home, the Mike Finks in Plentywood. Peter my high school education at Pl[...]died 1-29-69. Presently, Josephine (Josie) lives in the Alta Vista On 4-10-54 I married Zelda Johansen at St. Joseph's church in Apartments in Plentywood. Peter and Josephine's children are: Harry Plentywood Rev. E. V. Gergen officiating.[...]aymond. Harry at· Zelda was born 12-12-36 in the Dagmar community. Her parents, ten[...]rrie (Johnson) and V1ggo Johansen, who now reside in the Plenty- School. After that, he attended high school in Plentywood and gradu- wood ursing Home, celebrated their 70th Anniversary on 12-10-83, ated in 1949. On 11 -14-52, Harry entered the Army and wa[...]era and Claude cCarty, at Great Falls. in Korea for 16 mon hs as a coo . In ovember 1954, Harry was Zelda attended Lew Wallac[...]ttended farm ith his father. school there.[...]seph's Zelda and I spent our first 6 years in Comerto n here I managed Catholic Church in Plentywood. Louise the daughter of Le is and Ida[...]n hile e Pulvermacher, as born 7-16-36 in Crosby, D. Lewis died 12-19-62. lived in Comertown. ichael was born 9-4-54, Jeanette 12-1-55 and Presently, Ida resides in Fortuna 0. Louise is the fifth of 7 children. Jam[...]The other Pulvermacher children are: orrine, rs. Elmer Schulz of We moved to Raymond in arch of 1960 and I began orking for[...]ing their elevator. Our children all began school in Ray- Frazee, ; Ardith, Mrs. Richa[...]Raymond, T; Gail, rs. mond. Zelda was an officer in St. Raymond's Guild, and clerk of the[...]aymond school for a couple of years. I was active in the Plenty ood from Alkabo HS in 1954. hile in school, Louise as active in 4-H for Knights of Columbus from 1955-66.[...]League) and Alkabo girls basketball play· In July, 1966 we moved to Glasgow, where I continued[...]Harry and Louise have 2 sons; Terry born 7- 4-56 in Plenty ood ment as a bookkeeper.[...]and Ronald born 6-1-57 in Plentywood. We moved to Flaxville, MT in June 1969 to manage the GTA[...]chool. Our 3 ated from Plentywood HS in 197 4. After graduation, Terry attended children[...]studying diesel mechanics. Presently, Terry In 1983 the merger of the 45-year-old GTA and the No[...]hves on the farm north of Raymond and is involved in farming and Grain Growers formed the nation's fou[...]hich diesel mechanics work on the farm in the winter months. On 3-27-82, was named H[...] |
| [...]ed. Mom went through grade school and high school in Outlook. who was born 6-16-83.[...]es at the Raymond School bor ladies. In 1923, when she and Dad were married, they started and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1976. After graduation, Ronald farming on their own in the Outlook area. My oldest sister, Gertrude, att[...]ly, Ronald lives north of Raymond and is involved in farming and diesel east of Raymond on t[...]as Doctor Storkan couldn't get there because of bad weather. I was[...]ries was the forming of the Raymond Altar Society in 1926 of[...]Anniversary. In 1943 we moved to the place where I now live. Mom[...]still recalls with joy when electricity came in 1950 and how easy[...]in 1951 and is still in working order. My dad passed away 4-1 7-6 2[...]Mom and still live there. Dad was born at Stacyville, IA on 12-10-18[...]e, NO, where he attended school to the 8th grade. In 1918 he was children of John and Es[...]into the army infantry, and until 1919 he served in Germany, Strand of Billings, and Tere[...]rtland, OR as a guard first 8 grades in Raymond and high school at Plentywood. After gradua- for army surplus materials. In 1921 he, with his folks and 2 younger tion in 1955 I worked for arl Bantz at the Raymond bar. In 1962 atter brothers, Pete and Edward, moved to Ou[...]deric , and attended her first 2 grades of school there. In 1913 with her folks and older sister, Leanore, an[...], and Her dad started the first meat market there, and lat r they moved then e lived at F[...]t location. Her dad as still a cation there. I came to the Plentywood area 27 years ago m 1956. I partner in the meat market and her mother ran the hotel. As[...]for 10 years after e were mar- girl she rem mbers how the town ould get a little ild. On one occa-[...]arb,, 7, Shelly, 4, and her brother were standing in the indo of the meat mar et when[...]ullet came through the windo striking her brother in the Robinson Ranch. Colette is ma[...]During the next 20 years we bought land in Canada as well as[...] |
| other land in the Raymond, Outlook area. Through these years I (Chub) farmed in the summer, and worked out in the winter. Some of my employers were the City of[...]traveling, farming, and trying to make the trees in our windbreak grow. It's great to live in the Raymond community, and have so many true friends. PETER and JOSEPHINE FINK |
| Michael was born 8-26-51 , in Hamilton, is a graduate of Hellgate f[...]school, church, scouts I am busy- not to berlands in Bonner. mention taking care of my family. We are truly blessed. I sold the ranctl- after Jim's death in 1953 and returned to Ray- mond with my sons and b[...]ard. I succeeded August Gibson as Postmaster in Raymond, taking over my duties as acting Postmaster 5-1-53. I resigned in September 1956 and returned to Missoula, again working at White Pine. In November 1958, I resigned and started working for[...]8-28-61 I married Thomas J. Fleming. He was born in Corvallis 12-10-22, graduated from Missoula HS and U of MT in 1949. He is General Sales Manager at Missoula Whi[...]d to the farm 1/4 mile north of Raymond. We lived in a basement Bandar Gibson in the new house on the Gibson homestead, 6 miles un[...]attended grades 1-6 and Outlook, was in attendance. 8. I spent part of the 7th grade in Wibaux and in December we moved I attended[...]Hail and drought took crops and many farmers lost their home- The winters in Raymond were spent playing with the neighborhood[...]ience for a child, as toys, dishes, chairs, etc., are The highlight of my youth was at the age of[...], where he worked for prise was her having a colt in the spring.[...]tered the National School of ended in divorce; and in the fall of 1929, Lorene, my sister, and I Busine[...]d "Buzz'' Busby. He began our life in a one-parent family with our dad at Raymond. Elsie Hill was stationed at Fortuna Air Force Base. We lived in Rapid City for a helped us in this adJustment as ell as ,n our conversion from[...]After I graduated from CB, we moved to Plentywood in to Lutheran faith. Abbie Harrison, a retired schoolteacher in Raymond, September 1966.[...]outside world by reading. I worked 12 years in Plentywood, part-time for Robert Kern and ary[...]es swimming, reading, roll rs atm and is involved in church act1vit1es. God blessed us once more[...]l, baseball, has guitar lessons and Scou s. He as in s ,m team on mt r sea on and e t to S at and on[...]In 1935, moved to the artin Knutson homestead 3 miles east Buzz and I ere divorced in June 1975 On 7-17-78, I married of Outloo . y sister graduated in 1939 from Outloo HS. I graduated Wayne Dominic Fr[...]l to become a nurse. · dad had to Kent Drilling. In ovemb r 1978, e moved to Williston. Wayne[...]he Columbus School of became a permanent resident in April 1978. In January 1980 he ursing m G[...]In pursuit of my career, I've traveled 9 times across the US and to Wayne as born on 1-5-41 in Wil 1e, Sas ., th s cond child of a[...]rd Women's Corps) at and Eva ,lier Franke, r side in Wilkie, Sask. Wayn enjoys boating,[...] |
| [...]on and Naturalization Service, In the spring of 1982, I took leave of absence from[...]. After New York City; (2) Night school with a BS in Education; (3) A MA in Ad- spending 8 months at home, I went[...]January 1984. During this time, my sister Marcia in San Francisco, CA; (5) Director of Nursing at the[...]ajo Reservation; (8) Dallas learned in 4-H and Home Ee. My other hobbies are gardening, aerobics, Regional Office; (9) Kansas[...]l, roller skating, and bowling. I started bowling in 1980 on a In 1966, I received a Commendation Medal for my nurs[...]ievements. A chronic illness caused my retirement in 1975 so I tournament in Helena in 1981, and in Great Falls this spring. took up residence on the[...]Wes's job has taken him to various points in Montana, North Since then, I have traveled o[...]however, we still live west of Raymond where Land in East Germany, West Germany, Jordan and Athens.[...]someday love to build a house. Offices held in the Plentywood ALCW include: Secretary of Educa-[...]nd LAILA GRAHAM for 4 years. Present offices held are: council member of Plentywood[...]he died 8-6-82 in Billings; Ida Mae was born 5-29-21, she died Janu[...]1930. His mother died 5-9-25. In July 1928 his father married Mary On 2-9-62[...]Jane Bercier. They had 7 children. In 1939 the family moved to Ray- Hospital. I joined[...]Rosebud died 12-4-47. Avenue in ay of 1962. I was baptized, attended Sunday Schoo[...]na Mathiason. She was confirmed at the age of 15 in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. was raised in Raymond. She had 2 sisters, Esther Nagel of Plentywood I started kindergarten in Plentywood in September of 196 7 with and Olga Mc[...]so had 5 Elsie Hallesy as my teacher. When I was in the 3rd grade, I started brothers:[...]which I took for the next 4 years. I joined band in the Spokane, WA; he died 5-29-78; Cla[...]t high school, my involve- MT. ment in pep band enabled me to attend several state baske[...]Tom and Laila were married 6-10-44 in Plentywood. They farmed ments in Dillon, Butte and Great Falls. 0 her activities I participated in near Raymond for 8 years, moving to Plentywood in 1952 where they were track, basketball, cheerlead[...]ua ed from Plentywood HS on a very hot, windy day in May 1980. done farm work and cus[...]was as a waitress at the Sheridan Cafe; I wor ed there was born November 1944. He does farm wor[...]ation, I began wor ing at She died in infancy. Louella Jean was born 12-4-47 . She joined the Air the Ben Franklin Store in Plen ywood. Force in 1967. On 2-14-70 she married Frank Fox in St. Louis, MO. Probably one of the most fri[...]s of my life, hap- They were divorced in 1977. Louella and Frank spent 3½ years in pened on "Friday the 13th" of June 1975. y parent[...]England. Louella spent from 2-1 -83 to 2-1-84 in Korea. She is sta- town, when I was sho in the leg wi h a .22 rifle. It as being placed tioned now in Spo ane, A. Emma as born 2-11 -49. She is orkmg behind the seat of a pie up when it accidentally discharged. There was as parts manager for Hilger Chev. in Glendive, T. Beatrice as born a lot of excitement[...]3-9-50. She too nurse's training in Havre and in 1969 got her LP On 4-4-81 , Wesley B. GodiJ[...]he Plen y- license. She or ed 1 year in Glendive before entering the Army in wood Lutheran Church by Pastor Herb nutsen. Wes a[...]November 1970. She spent 2 years in Germany. She was discharged in Plentywood. He was the first of 3 children born to Wesley and Vanda in ovember 1983 to further her education. She 1s living in Colorado Godijohn. They lived in Outloo until 1963, when hey moved o Plen-[...]gs, CO. argaret was born 6-30-50. She went to E C in Billings tywood. Wes attended school here hrougho[...]manager at the Sheridan which he found employment in the oil fields where he has wor ed ever[...]arrying Clarence Pearson on 6-12·76. They since. In 1980, a few months before e were married, e bought a hve in Plent ood. Edna as born 10-2-52 . She ent to the[...]Farms est of est Institute in inneapolis and became a Lab. Technician. She Raym[...]orked a short time in Wolf Point, T before returning to inneapohs[...]Diana was born 2-11 -54 . She spent 2 years in the Army. She ent to U D in Williston, ND for year and or ed there until she ent to[...]in Plentywood and he is currently working in Wyoming.[...] |
| pp. 723. He graduated from Plentywood HS in 1937, then went to High in May of 197 4. He attended 1 year at the National[...]now Rocky Mt. College. Alta Business in Rapid City, SO. He died 6-22-75, following a bicycle acci- Henry and Elwood were married in 1941. They lived in Washington, dent in Shelby, MT. He is buried in Shelby. DC, then after a term in the Army they returned to Billings, MT in Carolyn Jean Harshbarger was born 2-12-57 in Malta, MT. Her 1948. They have lived there since then. Elwood and Alta have 3 sons, history can be found elsewhere in this book. Randy, Tom and Rich, and 7 grandchildren, all living in Billings. Elwood Randal Curtis, born 4-26-59 in Conrad, MT, attended school in has been in Real Estate for 19 years.[...]ntywood, Kalispell and Shelby, where he graduated in 1977. He[...]joined the Air Force in 1977 and spent 4 years in Mississippi, being JOHN and GRACE HARRINGTON[...]discharged in 1981. He worked in the oil fields, but is now employed John Ha[...]on, who by Big Sky Wholesale Seeds in Shelby. homesteaded near Redstone. A neighbor, B[...]Judy Ray was born on 1-23-61 in Kalispell, MT. She attended water from his sprin[...]rter of a mile away. After over a school in Plentywood, Kalispell and Shelby, graduating in 1979. She year, it was learned, Ben Johnson's buildings and spring were on Harr- worked in the nursing home in Shelby and in a plastic factory in ington's land. The Harrington buildings were on[...]She married Everett Ernest Abell of Casey land. In time buildings were moved to the right locations. Creek, KY on 7-16-82 in Shelby. They moved to Norfolk, VA, where he[...]l from a Abell, Jr., born 8-28-83 in Casey Creek, KY. nearby hill for the family stov[...]Tina Lynae was born in Kalispell, MT on 8-30-63. She attended Grac[...]les south of Miles City and 33 school in Plentywood and Shelby where she graduated in May of 1981. miles from Broadus. This was in Powder River County on the big Pump-[...]elper, herding the sheep, they live in Shelby. They have 1 daughter, Abigail Teal, born[...]Bingham. Miss Bingham was a small person and knew how of Gertrude and Martin Leo Heis[...]he Gibson School, north of Raymond, for 8 ty shop there. After 2 years of marriage, John was transferred[...]After WWII from which he graduated in 1944. broke out, John went to work as a welder in the shipyard. Grace He wor[...]r John, his grandmother and his father in 1909. (Ref. pages 724 and 725 of brother Mike, brother-in-law Russel Wigmore, and Woodrow Hansen[...]made this their home for the past 35 years. They are retired now, but still live in the country through the summer months. ROBERT an[...]nson atermty Home |
| [...]day Heislers echo that sentiment. As far as they are concerned, this is still- "the place." JOE HE RI[...]John and I were married 8-3-46 and lived in Plentywood that |
| [...]d and Ardith moved from Plentywood to the school in Seattle. He is a radiologist in Spokane, WA. Their sons are Huffman farm northeast of Raymond. Ard[...]d- Big Muddy Baseball league working in the concession house frying ed Uof Mand Northern[...]ly, Ardith is president and U of M with a degree in Resource Conservation. Jamie and Tim are an active member of the Trinity L[...]tlook schools and Auxiliary. college in Detroit, Ml where she worked for a number of year[...]for 31 years, and married Charles Komnenich. They are retired and live in Big Bear City, CA. My mother died in 1976 at age 87. Dad died in 1978 at age 93. After WWII Gordon attended graduate school in Missoula for 2 years and worked for the Bureau of Land Management in Whitehall and for the Soil Conservation Service in Glasgow and Plentywood. From Glasgow we returned to Plentywood in 1958 where we had an in- surance agency and farmed. We retired to the farm in 1980. Gordon has been a supervisor of the Sh. Ct.[...]rdith , Ardell , Terry and Richard . He is listed in Who's Who of University Students and was appointe[...]and Ardith have a daughter, Ardell, born 9-15-56 in Plen• I have been a member of the Congregational Church where I tywood. Active in cheerleading, pep club, annual staff, and National served as clerk and taught church school for many years, Eastern Honors Society, Ardell graduated from Plentywood HS in 1975. In Star, Board of Rainbow for Girls, Extension Homem[...]duated from MSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Scout Den Mothers, Farmer's Union, and the Kellog[...]is Angvick of Reserve, MT. The wedding took place in the yard of for the Nursing Home.[...]sion Agent. They reside in Plentywood.[...]Harry and Ida Huffman, was born in Plentywood. Active in football, baseball, bas etbaJI and track, 11-22-3[...]e Donald graduated from Plentywood HS in 1976. In 1975, Dona d was a is the youngest of 4 children. The other Huffman children are: Ger- delegate to Boys State. After[...]eased 197 4; sity of orth Dakota in Williston, studying diesel mechanics. On and Jean, Mrs. Zan Klawans of Monterey, CA. Both parents are de• 3-31 -78, Donald died from a head injury he received as a passenger in ceased: Ida, 4-7-64 and Harry, 12-7-72. Richard a[...]a car accident. Wankel and Raymond grade schools. In 1949 Richard graduated from[...]uffman Farm northe t of Ray- Plentywood HS. While in high school, Richard played football and in mond and are involved m livestock and grain production. Both of them 1948 the football team won 1st place in the Divisional Eastern Class B enjoy fishing and the company of friends and relatives. playoffs. In receiving 1st place, the 1948 PHS football team b[...]ttended 1 year of college at ontana State College in NEIL and LOIS HUFFMA Bozeman. He then re urned to farm with his father and brother. In ell Huffman, one of 4 chil[...]north of Raymond. He had 2 toon leader for 1 year in Korea, and as discharged 11 ·21 ·53 ith the[...]ns) rank of Sergeant 1st Class. Richard as active in the Big uddy Base- and b othe , Ric[...]6 years. He served as from D oley HS in 1937. Shortly aft graduatin he Join d the Civilia[...]e en ly, Con rvaron Corp o mg in th Glaci r Par area. H then o don Richard is a me[...]P c Dam Pro1 ct and att nd d Rocky ountam Coll e in Bill· mander of 4018 Veteran of Foreign War Post[...]s. n F bruary 1941 he as call d ·nto active duty in the Arm , Richard married Ardith Pulvermacher 3· 7-55 in P n ood Ar- receiving his Bas c Tramin in ort Le is, A. e1I nt ov rs as in dith, the daughter of Le 1s and Ida Pulvermacher, as born 7-17-33 in arch of 19 2 and served in th Afncan Theater of Op rations with Crosby D. Le[...]ry. H r turned to the States from nz10 Beach H ad in D. Ardith 1s the fourth of 7 children. The othe[...]4. H as th n stationed at Camp Ro rts, CA here he are: omne rs. Elmer Shultz of earney, E· Richard of[...]as a Rifleman Instructor until his discharge in August of 1945. ii D; Shirley, rs. elvm Korth o[...]ymond. Al abo, D. Ardith graduat d from Al abo HS in 1951 and as val · re mam d[...]en ood. Lois as born 5-11 -27 at dictorian. While in high school, Ardith as a member of the girls high Rosholt, SD. In the spring of 1928 she mov d ith her famity to Ra[...]chool Ardith attended St. Joseph School of ursing in inot, D, and north of Raymond and attend d high school in Pl ntywood, graduating graduated in 1954 ith an Associat d Arts D gree m nursing. Ardith from there in 1945. After graduation sh sp nt som time in Ellens- worked at Sheridan emorial Hospita[...] |
| [...]on 4 children were born: Carol, Glen, Beth in Washington state. Amanda was an avid traveler. She was born in and Brian. Germany in 1896. In 1911 she came to the US to be with her older Carol was born in Williston, ND 12-2-48. She went to school in sister who lived in St. Paul, MN. Her ticket to the United States was Raymond and Plentywood graduating from there in 1967. She then meant for her young[...]the US so that he could remain with his family in Germany. Lloyd Pulvermacher, a farmer from Fortun[...]en, Amanda came by train to Raymond in the spring of 1921 . Fred Vickie-8-10-70; Loren-1[...]Budke went to get her in a lumber wagon. This was her first trip in Glen was born 3-21-51 in Plentywood. He went to school in Ray- such a conveyance and she thought t[...]hard. It was mond and Plen ywood, graduating from there in 1969. He attended the a muddy day so th[...]. Her one distinction was State School of Science in Wahpeton, D, completing a 2-year course[...]. She was never seen without one and her wardrobe in Diesel echanics. Returning to Plentywood he worke[...]Karl and Amanda lived on their farm many years where they raised fall of 197 4 when he drove truck for LeRoy Kohler. In the spring of grain and cattle until sev[...]n so they hired help to do the farming. Karl died in a Veteran's Beth was born at Plentywood 2-3-53. She went to school in Ray- Hospital in South Dakota in late 1949. Amanda continued to live on the mond and Plentywood, graduating from there in 1971. She attended farm until 1951,[...]tywood. She rented her farm Eas em ontana College in Billings for 2 years then the next 2 were to John Becker until her death in 1964. spent at MSU at Bozeman, receiving her BS degree in Sociology in Amanda has 1 niece living in Sheridan County, Mrs. David Rug- 1975. She joined the Welfare Services as a Social Worker in the gles, of Raymond and 2 nieces l[...]Bozeman area. On 7-3-76 she married Terry Corbin in Bozeman. Terry is shop foreman at Empire Builders Lumber Co. in Bozeman. Beth is CLAIR and GLADYS JOH[...]elivered me into this Brian as born 5-13-58 in Plentywood. He attended the Plenty-[...]hat summer was ood school, graduating from here in 1976. He then ent o Helena to confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at the Plentywood Bench Church by attend he Vo Tech a ing a course in Diesel echanics. He returned to Rev. Sand. After graduating from OHS in 1930 I enrolled in Ind. Arts a he family farm in he spring of 1978. He married Cynthia Stiles, an[...]ring's work rmy Veteran ho also at ended school in Helena, 10-14-78. He and but enrolled in education at MC at Havre, after harvest. By taking the his ife live in he house that is part of Harry Huffman's original[...]Anderson near Dagmar at a salary of $65 a month. In 1934, I eil died of cancer on 1-2-74 and i[...]On 6-22-35, Gladys Peterson and ere married in Wolf Point, T[...]by Rev. Tollefson. Gladys as born in ilan, and was baptized in LOUISE AGE S[...]aybrea , pp. 723) Louise graduated from Ou loo HS in 1936. She and filed on 320 acres on[...]n, the present married LeRoy Holland from Raymond in 1938. They lived in Ellens- Priscilla anning farm. After[...]r 3 years, and drying out burg, A. LeRoy as illed in an automobile acciden 12-7· 1. Louise[...]ended 6 years of schooling. married allace lrgens in 19 8. He, oo, as illed in an au omobile In 1924 they purchased the Todd Downey farm at Outloo . accident in 1963. Louise lived in elena, from 9 9 un ii her death After graduation from OHS in 1930, Gladys attended Fargo from a s ro e in December 1979.[...]ere appro ching nd jobs ere hard to et. but in February 1932, arl came o ontana in 911 a d homes eaded miles north[...]stayed cross he road from he school , h John In 1916 he as dra ed ·n o he US Army during I[...]After our marriage e lived in Raymond here I as eaching and neighbor, Fred Bud[...]g and too care of his hors s. helping in the sores. In 38, GI d org nized a girls -Hand I as Alter his d[...]s er for the firs Bo Scou Troop I Raymond. In 19 1 e[...]us in he osp· al fo 5 ee s in of Point.[...] |
| In the spring of 1943 Gladys's dad became ill and we[...]d have en- farm to help out. After his death in 1944, we took over the farming cou[...]e is a Plentywood native, Geralyn istler), living in In October 1946, we purchased the home and hardware[...]Plentywood and 1 sister, Kathy Asay, now living in Belgrade, T. Also, Nordby, in Raymond. While operating the store I was agent fo[...]her mother, 3 brothers and 1 sister still living in evada. Westland Oil Co., clerk of Dist. 21 ,[...]en, Jonadee arie, and Rural Fire Boards. Here in Raymond on 12-11-4 7, Mary Janis was[...]e a tended Pl d Business in the small town was poor so I started teaching again. schools for 12 years, graduating in 1939. he ne 2 ears h d By takin[...]Heppner and Art Lester. On 9 7-41 , BS degree in 1968. As we had purchased the Peterson land, we con- Melvin married Dorothy Blair in Plen ood. tinued farming until 1979 when due[...]f ag ii mo ed After surgery in Billings, Gladys was found to have extensive[...]and trea1ment at the Health and Wellness Center in Minneapolis, but on Youth Admmis ration . In he fall of 1940, s e en llins[...]nsurance for 1 year. I continued to live in our home and kept busy in the shop, bowling After elvin and Ooroth in the senior league, serving on Glenwood Board, ARC[...]or at h reamery present time we are building a new home and hope that life will give us In 19 n an a few more years to enjoy i[...]15 y ar Raymond, MT. He s born 4-30-49 in Williston, D but gre up m the[...]ood HS for 4 years, graduating in the year of 1967. Dallas enrolled n a -year[...]usiness m he fall of 1967. The colle e as located in Rap . Dur ng the school year of 1970,[...]cutive secretarial program. Dallas graduat d · 1 in Business Admims rat, n in e year of 971 a n s oci e degree Busm ss · 1[...]f d HS in 19 3.[...] |
| [...], married Katharine Zenter on They presently live in the Bozeman area.[...]Germany also. By Dallas and Valerie's stories are elsewhere in the book. this time there was a big change in the settlement. Large colonies[...]N in the second generation some did not have enough land according to Tony was born in 1917 in Steuben, WI, son of Anthony and[...]l and Katharine lived 21 years on his little farm in Katharinen-[...]Times were getting poorer in Russia, wages were reduced continuous-[...]zig, Germany for 48 hours; in various in-between stations from 5 to 8[...]hours and in Amsterdam for 36 hours. On 11-7-1891 they left Am[...]landed in New York City; from there a train took them to the far and[...]chael and Katharine, married Elizabeth Loran In August 1939 Tony came to Raymond, MT on the Soo-Line. He on 11-27-1894 in Richardton, ND. She was born 8-10-1875 in Karls- went to ork for his uncle Joe until the sp[...]rue, South Russia and came to the United States in 1890 with her In January 1940 he married Cecelia Hoffarth, daughte[...]hn and Mary Josephine Loran, who also had settled in the Rosa Hoffarth. She was the fifth of 11 childr[...]n, ND area. Adam and Elizabeth farmed and ranched in North Roy, Cecelia, Louis, Eva, Liz, Frank, Jake and Evelyn. Born in Berg- Dakota and in 1923 they moved to Missoula, MT. The family did n[...]r family where like the city life so in February 1925 they came to the Outlook com- they farmed. She received her education in Outlook and worked in the munity where Frank Kohler (his[...]the Kennedy place north of Raymond. Being a In October 1940, our first daughter as born, Arreen, who lives in devout Catholic family they had faith in God and endured the hardships Post Falls, ID. She married George iles. She had 8 children. In of the dry years in the '30s that brought dust storms, grasshoppers S[...]heir son) and on 7-10-35 they moved to Plen- In 943 Tony went to work for Pete Fink and that same[...]7 children. Nick, place was a homesteaders shack in which we moved into. Many morn- born 10-1-1897, married Margaret Berger (he died 7-22-35) and they ings in the inter we would wa e up wi h snow on our pillo[...]02, when he fell Joe, our first son was born in 1948 and later married Karla th[...]ried Notze Jochim Johnston. They have 2 children. In 1949, our second son was born, ([...]ph, born 3-29-03, Fredrick. He married Susan cCue in 1983. d[...]r Sunday from the flu. John, born 12-15-04 , In 1950, Henry Hill, Cecelia's bro her Lewis and Ton[...]orn present home. Our fifth child Eugene was born in 1954. ot married, 2-25-09 married[...]izabeth born he owns and operates Charley's Place in Westby. 11 -8-[...]ur Dubry and they had 6 children. Josephine, In 1972 we purchased the dealership or Vermeer baler[...]r eight years. We sold the first big round balers in Katherine, born 12-26-21, married[...]ren. and Fred, took over the farming and ranching in 1971 . They and their Adam pas[...]es live on the alter Bye Place ( hich e purchased in 967) months. Elizabeth passed[...]years and north of Dooley and West of Westby. We are now retired and have built 13 days. Both are resting in God's peace in the Plentywood Cemetery. ourselves a home at Long[...]I, Gerald Kohler, as born 7-24-4 in Plentywood, T. y parents Adam was born 2-17-1872 in the Colony of Katharinenstal, South are John and ary (Hoffarth) Kohler. I am the fourth b[...]ia. His grandfather, Frank Xavier Kohler, as born in Steinhilppen, y oldest brother, J[...]ima, WA; Edwin died 6-8-78 at State of Baaden and in the country of Germany. He went to Russia in Ya ima; 1 sister, Dorothy Hinote,[...]hves at Havre, T. I received my education through in Steinhilppen, Germany, also). Frank X. and Anna . settled in the 8th grade in Raymond, T. I attended high school in Plentywood Katharinenstal, South Russia, 74 miles[...]of Odessa. The and was active in FFA. I also played 1 year of football. After grad[...]School at Fort Sill, 0 . I returned pioneers had many hardships to endure since everything was strange[...]ything was entered a one-year course in basic electronics, radio, and television a[...] |
| [...]st Lee Lodahl and Ronnie Mervin at Lee's Westland in 1961. On 6-8-62 I storms and grassho[...]rick and I, Donna Kohler (Garrick), was born in Plentywood, MT on 6-27-42 Rosa Hoffarth. (There story in Outlook section.) My sister, Elizabeth got to V. L. and Myranda (Brenna) Garrick. I attended grade school in Plen- married to Arthur Dubry, so we had[...]seph's tywood. My folks and I moved to Conrad, MT in 1954. Dad and Mom Catholic Church in Plentywood. Mary was born 7-31 -16 in Bergfield, owned and operated the first Tastee Fr[...]nd came to the Outlook community with her parents in years were divided between Conrad and Kalispell. Seventh grade was 1923. She got her education in the Outlook schools. She belongs to attended in Conrad, and 8th grade was attended in Kalispell. The re- the St. Joseph's A[...]der of that year was spent at an Aunt and Uncle's in Kalispell makers, and Raymond Birthday Club. She has been active in each of while Dad and Mom operated the Tastee Freeze in Conrad. In 1956, these organizations and was[...]I grad- the Senior Citizen bus started in Plentywood. She worked as a urse's uated from Plentywood HS in 1960. That same year I attended aide in Sheridan Memorial Hospital in the early '50s, did pastry and business school in Great Falls and took a 12-month secretarial cours[...]oking at the Elgin cafe for Jim and Pasco Popescu in the After graduation I returned to Plentywood and[...]Bell early '60s and did pastry cooking in the Alta Vista Cate for Chester Telephone as a te[...]Olson and Larry Sullivan for several years in the late '60s. ary has[...]place north of Raymond. In 1946 we moved to our farm east of Ray-[...]until my health forced us to move to Plentywood. In 1971 I had heart surgery in Missoula, and had a pacemaker put in. In 1972 we[...]sold the farm to our son Gerald and bought a home in Plentywood, later[...]Last but not least, was Sonya Rae born 9-14-77 . In June of 1969 I accepted a position with Farm and Ranch equipment in Great Falls. In 1971 Westland Oil hired me to manage a parts, tire and oil warehouse. In 1973 Dad and Mom retired from farming and moved i[...]9-17-36, Our 2 oldest children are now living in Plentywood. Greg, a 1982 Plen- married[...]son tywood graduate, is working at Cenex in the service department. James. Johnny enlisted in the m r of 1 on d[...]1 child· his name is enlisted in 1963, ty Officer 2n[...]V 1· and Clay is wor ing for C&D Lumber in Plent ood. Pamela is a Junior nam[...]ma - started indergarden in 1983 and 1s undecided as to hat she 111 do[...]d 2 sons, David and L rry. after high school. We are surrounded by many good nei hbors and He has b en ureau of Reclamation in friends, and we are happy to be part of the Raymond communi y.[...]t I as born 12-15-04 in Glen Ullin D to dam and Elizabeth[...]living-Lena esser at Bellingham, WA; Sara B c er in P n ood; moth,[...]· . Elizabeth Dubry and Jo o,e nch in California· nd ay E n of ruraJ t[...]n Plenty ood. I got my education in the orth Da ota commurn y h re I Ya[...]. gre up. In 1923 th family left orth Dakota and moved to · 1[...]y T here I wor ed in the sa mills in Bonner and can r m m r one hve in · · ·[...]to Beauty Sc Bill- asn't for me, so in February 925, my parents and family left for Out-[...]terson's look, here my Uncle Frank Kohler farm d. In the spring e bought Beauty Salon. ave 2 boys- Rob and Douglas and hey live in machinery and horses from Dan Egger and farmed th[...]eir Then e rented the adill place from Hass Bros. In 1930 moved to story.) Leroy Ken[...]marri d Bonni Christensen the John Kennedy farm. In the spring of 1935 my par nts moved to 8-2-63. Th y have 2 children-Ronda and Wes. They live in Havre[...] |
| [...]e bank. Our 5 children went to elementary school in Raymond and spent 1½ years in the Transportation Corp., at Etain, France; truck[...]to bases in France and Germany; driving staff car in Paris for the NATO[...]convention. His leave time was spent traveling in France, Germany, ARMAND and[...]ed the Brussel's World Fair. Receiving discharge in November 1958, I was born to Wilmont and M[...]the he joined the National Guards in Plentywood, as was required, for 2 bank of the[...]On 11-14-59 he married Cecelia Marsh in St. Joseph's Catholic I went through life as Be[...]in May of 1960 they bought the Matt Madsen house located at 202 N. In 1923, I moved with my parents to Outlook, MT. I w[...]n went back to work at Zeidler Hardware. school in the 9th grade. Mother suffered a crippling stroke when I was Cecelia started school in Dooley, because the Marsh School closed 16, and[...]e, was opened Schools where she lived in her sister lling and Pete Goltz's home. Later for homesteading. There I met Armand LaCoste. We were married on they moved in with their sister Celestia, and sister, Mae Hark. Week- 5-1 -33 at the Catholic Parsonage in Plentywood, MT. Sam and Eleanor ends,[...]12, after school typing north of Regway Customs in Canada. During those years, we raised a[...]after their second son, 2-10-36, went to school in Plentywood through the 10th grade. Then[...]where she became a psychiatric nurse. She lives in Spokane, nursing at Medical Lake, WA. She has 5 children liv- ing in Alaska and one in Mississippi. She has 5 grandchildren. Ken- neth, 3-2-38, lives in Cottage Grove, OR and has worked for Georgia- Pa[...]at Sybouts Sodium Sulphate Plant until it closed in 1983. He has 1 step-grandchild. Vernon, April 19[...]wood, and We moved from the farm to Minton in August 1956. There Ar- on 1-28-65 Brendan James arrived. Darrell accepted a job with GTA mand passed away in April 1968 from cancer. In 1982, I moved from Elevator in Raymond, and they spent from 1966 to 1971 there. Our Minton to Weyburn and live in Bison Manor. My hobbies have been fourth son, Clint Aaron, arrived on 12-14-79, also in Plentywood. That traveling, quilting, crocheting,[...]ed and Darrell, refusing a transfer, went farming in Canada 29 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 6[...]migration papers went through. In 197 4 they bought a house in Minton DARREL JAMES and and lived there until 1978, when they moved to the corner of CECE[...]n and Kerry completed grade 4 and Brendan grade 1 in 9-21 -34 at Plentywood, MT. He was the first of 9[...]Plentywood. All completed the 6th grade in Minton; Dean completed born on 4-12-36 to Joseph and Florence (Jordan) Marsh in Plenty- grade 1O and Kerry graduated in 1981 from Gladmar Regional HS. wood, MT. She was[...]lived just a Brendan will graduate in 1984 and Clint is in grade 8 there now. Dean mile north of Regway, Canadian Customs.[...]unt, Herb and went to work at ISPCO in Regina, Sask., as a steel worker, then to Jennie[...]l he joined the US miles west of where they lived in Canada. After grade 8 he worked at Air Force in August 1983. Receiving training in Texas and Maryland, home, Estevan and Minton area[...]received Airman and Student of the month awards. In March of tana to work for the Harry Huffman and W[...]mond, during the summer, and at Zeidler Hardware in Plentywood dur- repair, mechanics,[...]ng at STI, Moose Jaw, Sask. Clint ing the winter. In the fall of 1956 he was drafted into the Army and is in grade 8; an active ice skater, as well as[...] |
| Darrell was in KC's in Plentywood and belongs to the Minton Elks. programs which were held in the Raymond Hall. Young and old attend- Cecelia w[...]ed. This was where all children in the Raymond community learned to News over KATO Radio in Plentywood 2 days weekly.[...]from Minton, Sask., and George We have lived in a lot of communities, made a lot of friends who[...]Greevy Syme were early lived. In April of 1935, we moved to the Mimnaugh farm, where we day homesteaders in Sheridan County. Their home was located along[...]first 7 years of farming we just broke even. Then in the highway 16, now owned by Percy Budke. The house stands in Ray- '40s the crops were good and we prospered. We bought the farm in mond on the Collin's farm.[...]ter, was born to these young In 197 4, to our surprise, we had an oil well drille[...]ders on 7-31-13, on the homestead, with a midwife in atten- it is still pumping today.[...]'30s were bad but we managed to survive them. We are I grew up in Raymond community and attended grade school at retired now and our son-in-law, Daryl Olson, has taken over the farm. Reed, Corkery, Gibson, and Raymond schools in District 21. I attended my first year of high school at Ursline Academy in Kenmare, ND. In HARL C. LaGRANGE 1930 my folks bought a home in Plentywood where I finished my high By Dorthy Olson school education in 1933.[...]range was born 6-4-1897 at Sutherland, IA to In summer of 1933 I worked for George Hunter, caring for his in- George W. and Rosina LaGrange. A sh[...]high school in Plentywood in 1915. He remembers it well, as it was the[...]year they had bumper crops and a snow storm in August hampered the[...]In 1919, Harl went to Grand Forks, ND where he took[...]sions test and received high honors in English and Mathematics. He[...]only stayed 1 semester there, as 1919 was also the year his father[...]obs to get On 9-8-34, I married George LaGrange in Plentywood. We had 2 money to continue his education. In 1921 , he enrolled at the University daughters Ma[...]3 Both were born at Mrs. Benson's maternity home in Plentywood. years. He worked[...]ey had 5 tion and living. While in Missoula, he recalls washing dishes for 4 childre[...]hours for just one meal. He also helped in the kitchen, peeling large Olson on 3-2-57 . They[...], and Jamie Godijohn . Being the oldest girl in the family, I did a lot of babysitting as we had[...]or entertainment we coasted down hills and skated in the winter. We would skate on a large slough on my folk's farm on Sundays, as many as 25 grownups and children at one time. Mr. Gran[...]ng on to the rope. Mother would ask them all in for lunch of cake and sandwiches. She would bake[...]d get into it, so she would bake In spite of the hard work and long hours, Harl did well in school a cake in a pan with a bail on the end and hang it on the p[...]his House parties were put on by the parents in the community and Pharmaceutical Certificate. Harl said "In those days they didn't have to we played games, c[...]have much knowledge of drugs to be a druggist, so there were a lot of Schoolhouse dances were held t[...]He worked for a short time at the Miller Pharmacy in Plenty-[...] |
| [...]knowledge and experience he was able to get a job in Chas. worked at Harborview Hospital[...]the Rainbow Drug he passed away in January 1958. They still owned farmland north- and Myers Brothers in Great Falls and left there at a time which was to west of Raymond,[...]eginning of the depression, to work at a pharmacy in Spokane. Alma Larter worked at th[...]and worked at the Seattle General Hospital stayed in Great Falls. He didn't work in Spokane very long because the until she retired in 1960. business was very slow and he was laid off[...]5-17. I graduated from about the chicken business in Seattle and went there to look into it. He Plentywood HS in 1935, and graduated from Billings College in 1937. I got employment on the chicken ranch for a[...]worked at the Plentywood courthouse in 1937 until 1941 when I Seattle to come home to th[...]moved to Seattle, WA, where I worked in the courthouse there until next 11 years.[...]neers. I married James Gentry from Medicine In 1937, he went to Chicago to look for work in the pharma- Lake in December 1941 . We have 2 children living and one[...]as born January 1943, graduated from Snohomish HS in too, but couldn't continue with it because he did[...]37, he took a job with Sears, Roebuck and Company in in Formosa, came back to Spokane for 1 year and was[...]tober 1965. He went to college 1 year in Everett, WA, and is now fleet After he retired, he moved to Prescott, AZ to live. In May of 1983, manager for an auto parts in Northwest. He is also baseball coach for Harl bec[...]entywood. in 1965. She went to Washington State University and[...]d district. They have 2 girls: Julie Ann was born in 1966 and will at- if you should pass the Nursing[...]ut tend the University of Washington in the fall, majoring in medicine. for his daily walk. He makes several "laps" around the block, twice Joann was born in 1968, and is a sophomore at Lake Washington HS. e[...]RCHIE LARTER Archie Larter was born 11-24-02 in Manitoba, Canada, the youngest of 8 children of H[...]me with his family from Weyburn, Sask. to Montana in 1910. Their home was a combination of sod and fra[...]We have 1 daughter, Donna Lee, born in 1946. She graduated[...]from Snohomish HS in 1946, and went 4 years to Everett College and[...]d with a nursing degree. She worked at Children's in Seattle,[...]University of Vancouver in 1984. She married Terry Hayward of Toron-[...]to, Canada in 1957. They have 2 children: one girl in 1980, and one boy in 1981 . Archie Larter.[...]Our third son, Chuck, was born in 1950 and graduated from[...]Snohomish HS in 1969. He liked all sports, fishing and hunting, and In 1928 Archie married Gladys Byers. Their son, Dway[...]auto mechanics. He drowned while fishing in 1970. born 1-21 -29. Dwayne married Patricia Ferg[...]Chas. and Alma had 1 boy born in 1923: Norman is now married born 10-20-29. They reside in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, where Dwayne is Internal[...]0. Debra was born on 7-8-55. They make their home in Halifax, Nova IRVIN LARTER Scot[...]in the Raymond-Outlook area all of their lives (they are now deceased, Archie moved to Seattle, WA in 1949 where he remarried. He Dad in 1973 and Mother in 1977). worked as a watchman in a Seattle hospital. Archie died in Seattle on I was born in Outlook, MT 2-12-23. I went to the Collins School[...]h the 8th grade, and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1941.[...]During my high school years, I participated in football, basketball and CHAS. E. and ALMA LARTER[...]y father on the original home- Chas. was born in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, December 1891 . He[...]ed with just farming and the past few homesteaded in Outlook, MT in 1914. He married Alma (Nelson) in years have rented the land to o[...]ry 1917, who was from Sask., Canada. She was born in South and still like to do some hunting and fishing. I have seen many of the Dakota in 1897. Chas. and Alma went to Seattle, WA in 1943 to live. changes that have taken place, during the years I've been in this com-[...] |
| [...]hed some of the first drilling rigs drill for oil in the nearby area. Of the many close neighbors that once lived on the very small farms, they are now very few and far apart ... those that are here to- day.[...]Brad makes his home in Plentywood with his 2 children, Michelle[...]e born 6-26-74 and Jeffrey John born 5-7-77. They are members of[...]Brad's hobbies are drag racing, golfing, racquet ball and archery.[...]r the years. Other members of my immediate family are[...]second homestead of my father's; the first being in Canada in my sisters: Lucille (Mrs. Andrew Pohle), Plen[...]the early 1900s. John died in 1962 and my mother still lives in her ceased in 1967); and Betty (Mrs. Kenneth Connor), Sacrament[...]own home in Plentywood. JOSEPH IRA LATRASE[...]from our farm, and the teachers boarded with us. In 1936 the[...]to Plentywood where I finished school, graduating in[...]In March 1945 I was inducted into the US Army at Fort Douglas in[...]Utah. I received my basic training in Camp Wolters and Camp Maxey in[...]discharged at Fort Lewis, WA in October 1946.[...]and later Westland Oil during the winter seasons. In[...]tarted farming full time when my dad retired, and in 1961 I[...]Joseph Latrase. Joe was born in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota in 1909. He, |
| [...]oards: Raymond School for the Blind in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, while Claire took some Scho[...]on and Outlook special studies in Latin American Music. Farmers Elevator. I enjoyed[...]d to the Redstone Golf Club where Brad and I golf in one of the summer leagues. Rita has been active in the VFW Auxiliary serving as state presi- dent in 1963, and in the Democratic Party serving as state president of the Montana Democratic Women's Club in 1975. She was a member of the Montana delegation to the National Democratic Conventions in 1968 (Chicago) and 1976 (NYC). She was employed by Federal Crop Insurance in 1957-58 and as a clerk in 2 sessions of the state legislature, 1969 and 1971. Rita retired in 1982 as manager of the Montana State Liquor Store in Plentywood after 13 years. Since 1973 we hav[...]y and Lillian Lindblom. countries we have visited are Russia, China, Thailand, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Israel, Greece and Ireland. Completing our stay in Laredo the end of March 1970, we came to We are members of the Plentywood Lutheran Church, and ha[...]ere we found a home and office and began practice in been involved with Cursillo and Kogudus.[...]June 1970. We have continued in Sidney since that time with my wife[...]helping as receptionist in my office, as we do not have any children. STANLE[...]We are members of the Sidney Lutheran Brethren Church, a[...]s Lindblom was increased to 3 boys in that and in the local Gideon organization. During the month of June when I put in my appearance on 4-19-24 at Outlook. Albert was born when the migrants come to work in the sugar beet fields we enjoy on 7-2-17 at White[...]rnoons, and some evenings. We give out Scriptures in both y father, John Lindblom, had come fro[...]ature. This was one age of 20, later homesteading in Montana. My mother, Agnes Bolinder, reason for our settling in Sidney, so as to make use of our Spanish in was born in Underwood, near Fergus Falls, MN, and later marri[...]l for 6 years, and Bill was born in Kimball, MN on 8-4-11 . He moved from Minnesota then attended junior high and high school in Plentywood, MT, to Montana in the year of 1933. Here he worked on farms a while. graduating in 1942.[...]s been a housewife and worked at of the 1930s and how my parents stood 1irm and hung on through[...]sides working on farms, also operated a coal mine in part· 1935, 1936 and 1937. My 2 older brothers were in town going to high nership with Wa[...]years. Then he bought and moved into the hotel in Raymond for 6 from school in the afternoon I would start all over again wi h c[...]wood where Bill worked for the county for a These are things that help us to grow and develop, and also[...]eady Mix where he worked for 17 years. He retired in 1981 . When he time came for further educati[...]er that some further study the 8th grade in Plentywood, MT. He enlisted in the Air Force when he at National College of Chiropractic at Chicago, IL. In the fall of 94 7 I was 17; he finished school there and got his high school diploma. He began the practice of chiropractic in Plentywood, and was active in served 2 terms in Vietnam. He retired from he Air Force after 20 va[...]years. He is presently working at an Air Base in Apple Valley, CA Lutheran Church, and serving in the Army Reserve Guard unit in Plen- where they make their home. He married Lucette cCall from Plenty- tywood. In 1956 I constructed the present chiropractic offic[...]d, ho had been prac- Brock. ticing in Billings for 1Oyears, decided that he would Ii e[...]igh school to Plentywood. He took over the office in 1961 . Shortly after his, in in Plentywood. He enlisted in the Army for 2 years. He married Donna May 1962,[...]Arizona to help on the Navajo Indian Reservation in a Chiropractic Careen Fortne[...]ed Charles Fortner from Tennessee. He was serving in went to Bolivia, South America, to help another missionary chiroprac- the Air Force in Fortuna, ND at the time. After his discharge they tor, Dr. J. Bridgens Johnson, in his clinic in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It moved to emphis, T and have made their home there. Charles is in was while I was in Bolivia that I met my future wife, Lillian Kvamsd[...]wins Sandy and Randy. League, a Lutheran Mission, in the La Paz area of Bolivia. Eugene was born 1-6-50. He went to school in Plentywood. He We were married in Swea City, IA 1-4-64. After our marriage we[...]the Job Corp. at the age of 17. He went to school there and got went to Laredo, TX to "fill in" for Claire and Norma Hobart in their his high school diploma. He then enlisted in the Army for 2 years. He[...] |
| was crippled in a car accident so is unable to work. He is now living at some years. For many years we milked cows. In the beginning it was Racine, WI.[...]ered to the Plentywood Creamery. It had to be put in cans and Gary was born 3-30-53. He went to school in Plentywood. He then hauled to the creamery in the pickup. As time went on, we put in a enlisted in the Army. He served 1 year in Hawaii. He married Mary Grade A da[...]te Blevins from Spokane, WA. They make their home in Plentywood. Surge set up. Beli[...]Shawn and Jeremy. In about 1973, Lawrence got pneumonia, and when he w[...]lson from Medicine Lake, MT. They make their home in Lawrence got over the pneumonia fin[...]r construc- the sale we again invested in a bunch of heifers. They came from tion. They hav[...]Brownsville., MN on a cold day. Many got sick and had to have Vet's Herman Looman[...]fers were grown, we had a chance to sell heifers, in 1940. He worked on farms and odd jobs for many years, then he milking equipment[...]t to work for the Sheridan Ready Mix and has been there for 22 the cows and equipment left[...]at the Lutheran Church. In 1978 Steve Odegard and John Knutson By Blanche Lo[...]ed the old Harshbarger house on Dodge Street here in Plenty- Lawrence's parents: Frank C. Loup, C[...]10-21 -1 883 to tirement is in the future. 3-17-36. Blanche's parents: Fred Budk[...]to 12-3-37, and Lawrence has many times told of the time he cleaned the chim- Valdi[...]ght a new oil burner, and after using coal for so many Whitewood, SD. Blanche Budke, Plentywood, MT, 12-[...]d the house. I had washed my hair and ried 2-8-41 in the Plentywood Lutheran Church. Rev. Schmidt married fixed it as I was going to town in the afternoon. He had ta en a tong us in a very simple ceremony, but it is one that has re[...]soot. Before I could get wet rags stuffed in the chimney hole, he as After Lawrence finis[...]Wilham ad1II as born 7-20-1866 in Bai lboro, Ontario (a suburb[...]of Peterborough). He died in 1952 inin mar-[...]iage on 8·12 ·1891. S1 of th tr 7 girls er born in Peterborough.[...]They moved to eyburn, Sas . in 1908 r the Ii d on a arm. Bae[...]north of Raymond. In 921 the mov d bac to C nada 1th 2 of th On 3-24-42, a daughter, Barbara, was born. In 1944 Donna as girls, Gladys and[...]S. Donna too up nursing exc pt V ra. in Wahpeton. Barbara went to Belle Fourche, SD to or in a nursing 111 am or d m a[...]a d for the railro d h n h as home. It was in Belle Fourche she met David Getty the man she mar[...]f ried 10-16-65. Barbara and Dave spent some time in Idaho. Dave moose, el , reinde[...]re b aut,fuJ. He as a v ry int Iii- orked in a filling station and drove a school bus. On 8-6-[...]zl s hich hardly nyon could as born. They were in Idaho about 3 years. Corey as also born[...]nvented the ms·de of a light bulb, the part hich there. They came back to Whitewood, SD, where Dave orked in th I ghts up. h n h as drun someone stole the patent. In the ci hall post mill. There, 2 more boys were born, erry and Casey. What about in Ontario they have a large plaque hich states that[...]old st was born 4-1-1892. She married red Nelson in hve in innesota and have 3 children ichelle, Lonnda and[...]Eleanor, Leslie and some years Donna did nursing in innesota. Curtis is a farmer. Donald. Hazel was born 1·7·1894. She marri d John Nelson in 1912 What about Lawrence and Blanche[...] |
| vin. Zella was born 12-27-1896 and married Charles Strubeck in Kevin John Nelson was[...]Memorial Hospital. He attended grade school in Plentywood, and high passed away in Seattle in 1982. Lola was born 10-7-1 900 and was school in Roosevelt, UT. He went into the Army 4-25-77. He served 3 married to Crescent (Happy) Stapleton in 1920 in Glasgow. They had 4 years at Fort[...]s was born 10-17-1897 and married August Westphal in 1917. They killed in a car/pedestrian accident on 7-27-82. Kevin was s[...]was born 6-29-79 at the Uni- sixth child was born in 1902 and married Frank Goodwin in 1931. versity Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT. She started life at 2 pounds 5 They had 1 son, Orville. Gladys was born in 1909 and married Clint ounces a[...]rt surgery when she was just 2 days old. Halliday in 1931. They had 1 son, Jerry. Four of the Madill girls are still living. Hazel and Lola live in ANTON and CLARA <FENRICH) MELLE Kalispell and Olga and Gladys live in Seattle. Anton Melle was born in Molcoe, Romania on 11-26-1886. He[...]Green, Romania where he spent his childhood days. In ORVILLE MATHIASON[...]of Ole and Lena He worked on farms in Sask. and North Dakota. Mathiason. He received his education in area country schools. He Clara Fenrich was born in Cara Murat, Romania. She lived and worked for dif[...]pent her childhood days at Mount Green , Romania. In the early especially on cars. From 1939-41 he wor[...]with her folks and settled near Mariental, served in the Air Force from 1942-45 , being stationed in Colorado and Sask. She worked in homes and in cafes. Kansas. From 1947 to July 1975 he was empl[...]ement he has made his lived there until 1914, then moved to Bergfield, Sask., which was 4 home in Plentywood.[...]Milnor, NO. When she was In March 1923 they moved to a farm northeast of Outl[...]ame o Dooley with her parents. She went to school in formerly the Wallace Sundberg plac[...]They had 8 children. Five children were born in Canada and 3 in Sheridan Memorial Hospital, and the Elgin Cafe, both in Plentywood, Outlook, MT. Anna Se[...](1918) lives at San Gabriel, They married 3-6-48 in Seattle, WA. They moved to Spokane, where[...]tro Valley, CA; Clarence Melle he went to school. In 1951 they moved back to Plentywood, where[...]e of 59 and Clara died at the age of 34 from In 1967 Dick went to work in the oil field business. In 1972 Dick childbirth. and Cleo move[...]e Ute Indian Tribes until 1981, and Dick is still in the oil field business. He is WALDO and F[...]parents are Sophus and Hannah Morstad and Leonard and Selma[...]was born in Sask. in 1927.[...]Freda attended grade school and high school in Plentywood, also. They[...]k had 4 children. ichelle Adella was born 8-14-48 in Seattle, WA. She attended Plentywood schools and[...]dan Memorial Hospital. She moved to Roosevelt, UT in 1972. She also worked for the Ute Indian Tribe an[...]born 2-6-52 at the old Sheridan emorial Hospi al in Their children are Steven, born 2-17-49; Valerie arrived 2-14-52; Plentywood. He attended school there and wen into the Navy after H[...]-57. Steven, Valerie graduation. He spent 8 years in the service and moved to Roosevelt, and Nancy graduated from ontana State University in Bozeman. Holly UT. He works as a mud logger for J[...]Steven is an architect in Calgary, Alberta. His children are Rachel,[...] |
| Erin and Blake. Valerie, Mrs. Alan Hepler, lives in Rockville, MD. They OTTO and ESTHER NAGEL[...]and came to the Alan works for Montgomery County in environmental work. Holly is Comer[...]d then went to work for Blaine Van Pelt. children are Jessica and Jackson. Holly is a nurse at the Menn[...]MN on 8-20-07. My Psychiatric Hospital. They live in Lawrence, KS. Nancy, Mrs. Michael folks were Ole and Lena Mathiason. We came to Montana in June Jensen, is assistant manager at Capital Savings Bank in Plentywood. 1911. My sister, Olga was[...]9 and my brother, Maynard on Michael is a partner in Western Drilling.[...]ed and took the stock and ing as its chairman for many years. He is a past president of the Mon- machinery in 1920. We continued to live on the place about 2 years. In tana Hereford Association. He was the chairman of[...]-11 -15. Harold Montana Farmers Union Oil Company in Plentywood for a number of died on 12-27-16 while we were back in Minnesota. Arold was born years. Waldo is a board[...]Clair 7-29-21. We moved to the Dooley area early in the Mutual Insurance Company. He is a member of t[...]ders Mother's youngest sister. I was there until 10-30-23. My sister, Laila, during the year[...]Otto and I were married on 4-16-28. We lived in an old house that at the Montana National Bank of[...]s and scrnpers. Rose was born a Bernice and Waldo are older, Boletta, Evelyn and Dora are younger. Raymond on 11-4-29. In 1930 we moved to the Granrud coal mine Willard wa[...]for John Lindblom that year until after parents. In November 1954 he married Jane Herberg at North Ma[...]and Monica, born 1·6-67. In Raymond we had Lydia 4-6-35, abet 11 -22-36, and Irene 2-10-39. In 1960 Willard and Waldo bought the farm from their[...]for George Severson southwest of avajo. In June 1943 e moved to ing and trap shooting, and w[...]the fall farming was done. He also spent winters in passed away November 1943. Floyd Eugene as born in Plen ood California and Arizona those years. Now[...]4-23-46. Otto worked for K. 0. Collins in Raymond, but later ent bac chester rifles and other guns. Jane graduated from Mankato HS in to Seversons. We moved to Plen ood[...]nt one year to Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Min• of a stroke on 9-12-52 and abet as illed in a car accident near neapolis. We have found farm[...]died in ay 1954.[...]Rose married Richard Ulery in Great Falls and hav 3[...]children. Timothy is in the Air Force and h·s i Vale s a choo •[...]teacher. Kathy or s in Grea Fall and Sue or s in Billings.[...]G ne marn d Cl o Johnson of Antelop . Th y liv in Albany, OR.[...]Rae, born 3-22-83. They built a house on the farm in the fall of 1982. By Dorthy Olson ick i[...]born at the Benson aternity home Faith lives in inot, D wher she is a heat merchant for[...]farm west of Raymond. 1981 . They live on a farm there and raise corn.[...]d at the mdo and cry b cause I also wanted to go. In[...] |
| [...]Mrs. Craig Saxton) as my elsewhere in this book. teacher. At that time there were 2 school buildings. One held grades 1 thr[...]s at Raymond School, graduating from 8th grade in 1950. The things I remember most about grade s[...]alents. My dad played the banjo and violin for many of these dances. They were not only benefit da[...]working at Lagerquist Custom Builders in Plentywood. In September of 1950, I entered Plentywood HS and gr[...]er house (8 ft. by 42 ft.) that was parked from there in ay 1954, at the age of 17. Bernadine Palutzke (Lo[...]hich is the present location of the home we built in 1962. was my homeroom teacher all 4 years. She h[...]Ronald Dean Olson was born at the Sheridan Memo- in Raymond at that time.[...]My first home was a small trailer house in Plentywood. I was bap- manager at the time and l[...]and confirmed at the Plentywood Lutheran Church. there for almost 3 years and then in the spring of 1957, there was an Mrs. Elsie Hallesy was my[...]plied and got the job. During Plentywood in the fall of 1964. Shortly after I entered 1st grade in my employment there, I worked for Floyd Willard and the last several[...]Daryl went to ing year, putting me in the same grade with Marcia. We graduated from school there. Upon his graduation from 8th grade, Daryl left home to go Plentywood HS together in 1978. to work. In 1950, a job with M. H. O'Connell Drilling, a seismograph While in school, I enjoyed basketball and track and participated in drilling company, brought him to Plentywood for t[...]at Missoula and Bill· ing drafted into the Army in February 1953 and spending 20 months in ings. Germany, Daryl was discharged in the spring of 1955 and returned to[...]10, I began driving the grain truck in the field during harvest. was hired by Ambrose Wa[...]d retired and e also leased the farm. After that, there was little time during the sum- mer for carpenter[...]till found odd building and remodeling jobs to do in the winter months. Upon the death of H. B.[...]ember 1973, we purchased his farm from the estate in September 197 4. In 1979, we incorporated farms with my folks and call it LaGrange-Olson Farms. We are still farming and our children help out wh[...] |
| [...]nson, ND. The pay to work at Boeing in December 1942. The children completed grades was[...]Y I went with them and high school in Seattle in 1955. Lois was married in 1962 to Don and lived there for 3 months. When spring came I seemed to get[...]oyee of NW Bell Telephone. Children were all born in Seattle, In August of that year, I bought a trailer house and moved it to the attended school there and live there. Lloyd married, has no children. farm (H. B. Brad[...]He lives and works as a sheet metal man in Seattle. We retired in June over, I again went to work on the oil rigs for the winter months. In July 1966 and had a new home built in Hillsboro, OR. In November 1966, of 1980, I flew to Alaska with a friend, Kim Westphal, in hopes of get- Rudi passed away from a h[...]the summer. After about a month ings in March 1967 and retired in 1973. I bought a double wide mobile with little o[...]and hired out to home and have lived in Black Diamond, WA since 1971, about 35 Hemsing Dr[...]il miles from Seattle. I enjoy living in western Washington. It's home to boom" was on the decline here, in the spring of 1981 , I was laid off. I me. then went to work at the Easy-Way Bakery in Plentywood, as a baker and worked there for about a year and a half.[...]RSON)PORTOR At present, I am back to working in the oil field and helping my By Eleanor Portor brother-in-law, Randy Rice in his construction business.[...]nting and am a were married 6-4-16 in Scarville, IA. Emil and Martina moved to Ray- mem[...]Leland 1923; Lorraine 1926. I went to school in Raymond and Plenty- ble. I still live on the farm[...]e. wood, MT. In 1947, I moved to Coo's Bay, ORto live close to my[...]school until the 6th grade. I went to high school in St. Paul, MN. I also spent some time at Business College in 1930-1931 . Came home in May hoping to find work. You couldn't buy a job in those days. Besides, banks were going broke and t[...]I was married to Calvin E. Portor on 11 -17-51 , in Coo's Bay, OR.[...]in Great Falls T and enjoy' n hfe. y armer husband C[...]DAVID and HELEN (SOMMER} RUGG old P.W.A. In the spring of 1936, we moved on Pete ordby's farm[...]school m Dooley, s rv d 1 year in th a y, th n or d for th Gr t horses, 4 cows, som[...]em RR ·n the Butte area and on the Saco-Hoagland in . In 19 6 loan to buy seed wheat and machinery. We sta[...]out, dried out, blew out and grasshoppers moved m in or s for the Soo, does some farming a[...]porter of th Class C teams and att nds as many games as time per- sold so we had to move.[...]mits. In May, Rudi and Archie Larter headed out for Seattl[...]Hel n Sommer came to Ra mond, T in ay of 1950 o hve 1th get work. y brother Elmer and family ere living there at the time He her aunt, manda Jensen[...]aged to keep busy, doing hat jobs were available. In August he remembers saying to her[...]ace." It was hired at Boeing Co. as a spot elder. In Septemb r, I left with the seemed so barren ithout any trees. children by train. We lived in a travel trailer for 3 months. We finally Helen as born 3-26-32 on a small farm in Eastern Germany. At saved enough money to make a[...]ith her oldest sister, Inga, to War was declared in Decemb r 1941 . That winter we had lots of com- get a better education as youngesters in Germany had to plan early for pany; people[...] |
| [...]ad taken over that area. 11-18-13, in Outlook, the daughter of James A. and Martha (Gol[...]hey Grove. Norbert died 11-8-52, in Rochester, MN and Vera died in Blaine able to get on the last train out of East[...]len remembers Co., MT, 3-12-72. They are both buried in the Outlook Cemetery. They being lifted through a[...]her N. Duane was born 5-8-35, in Plentywood, graduated from Plenty- sister were assigned to a family in Western Germany where Helen re- wood HS in 1953, and from Northern Montana College in 1957. He mained for the duration of the war, but[...]married Joanne Oakland of Great Falls on 6-3-54 in Plentywood, and Heidelberg.[...]Inga, who had married an American and was living in Phila- David. Douglas Duane was born[...]aunt, to sponsor Helen and shall in 1980 at Harlem, and resides east of Harlem. They[...]Jody Neibauer on 6-27-81, at Chinook. They reside in Havre. horse in Aunt "Mandy's" pasture, and since he had a driver[...]gradu- David and Helen were married 10-9-50 in Westby and lived in ated from Plentywood HS in 1954 and married Lyle Johanson of Dooley for a ye[...]nd. Westby in 1955. They presently reside in Midland, TX. Their children[...]are Betty Arlene born 12-17-55, in Plentywood, presently living in[...]Midland and Brian Lyle born 12•7-56, in Plentywood, married Debbie[...]Hughes in 1978, and have a daughter, Tracy Nicole, born 3-7[...]Brian is living in Louisiana.[...]ated from Plentywood HS in 1958 and received her teaching certificate[...]from orthern Montana College in 1960. She married Douglas Hjort of Delbert was born 11 -12-52 in Williston, ND. He married Debbie Me[...]on 12-23-62 at Medicine Lake. They presently live in LaMange in Grand Rapids, Ml 5-17-80. They have 2 boys, Isaac[...]e, born 3-5-64, at Jesse 1½. He attended college in Glendive and Helena and works for[...]Carol as born on her dad's birthday, 3-8-54 in Williston, D. Bozeman, and Colle[...], she worked at the Sheridan Cafe, spent one year in Thermopolis, WY working with Special Ed[...]John (Jack) Smith was born 5-10-1899 in Bancroft, IA. He was Service Center in Glendive.[...]he moved with his family to Milnor, D. He lived there until he was 22, for the Soo Line following gradu[...]est McKenzie). and 3. Helen became a citizen in 1953. In 1956 when it seemed likely there would be an opening in the Raymond Post Office, Helen was en- couraged t[...]he area, Helen says, " After awhile I got used to there being no trees, and now I wouldn't trade it for a[...]"Pete" and Eliza Laverdure. She as born in Belcourt NO on 3-3-07 Raymond. In 1934, he married Vera Pearl Grove, who was[...] |
| [...]also a counselor, having a masters degree in pupil personnel services. . Those were the l[...]rce, and the . Joyce taught in the public schools in rural Sheridan County, Malta winters were sever[...]on ?1ty schools and Midway school in central Montana. She had a degree m~ny farms for $1 a day, and many times, just for farm produce sup-[...]John Baker of W.P.A. and Fort Peck Dam project. In 1941 Jack went to work on the Choteau and they farmed there. She died at Choteau prior to heart ~oo Line R.R[...]23-61. She had no children. tion was transferred there from Dooley. In 19 57, the section was ~allace contin~es to live at the family home in Plentywood, is un- mo~ed ag~in to Outlook. He continued to live in Raymond until the fol- married and w[...]he family. lowing sprrng, when he bought a house in Plentywood. Jack retired on 7-3-61, and pa[...]IONE STADST AD Adelia married Frank Brady in November of 1963. He worked in[...]rl Stadstad, was born 9-15-27, the last baby born in road construction that took them to many towns in Montana. Adelia[...]passed away 9-29-74. Frank is retired and lives in Hardin, MT.[...]was her father's, Bill Cor- Shendan s Daybreak in the Reserve section as Alfred had home-[...]steaded west of Reserve. They lived for 54 years in the Raymond and I went to th[...]until his death, 2-27-75. Clara continues to live in worked on W.P.A. for 2 years, and fi[...]arrie Akerson School and high school in Plentywood. Peterson were on page 220 of the o[...]the dirty thirties but was too young to remember how Clara and Alfred had 3 children: Curtis A[...]Joyce Helen, born I was in the Army during the Korean Conflict. I spent most[...]orth of Raymond; Wallace Army days in a small Artillery base near Seattle, WA. Verne, born at the old hospital in Plentywood on 11-30-30. lone and I were married in Seattle while I was in the Army. After . Curtis lived in the Plentywood and Raymond areas for 35 years[...]with the exception of the time spent at Missoula in college. He has again and have eve[...], CA, We moved to Plentywood in 195 7 when I started o ork at the and Orem, UT.[...]post office. I will be able to retire in October 1985 ith 30 years of ser- school at Med[...]len- vice. We moved back to the farm in 1966 hen e built our house, ty~ood. He started the F.U. Insurance Agency in Plentywood in 1947 and have lived there ever since. with a territory of 5 counties. He sold the business in 1958, returning My wife, Carol l[...]as born 7-12-29 a Litchville, D. She to college in Missoula. He earned a BA degree in speech and a MA is the youngest[...]en and as raised on a farm. She attended degree in speech communication. He was a member of Phi Kapp[...]lleges and universities, bookkeeper in St. Thomas, D, and also m Seattle until e re urn[...]scholarships and fellowships. He has a PhD degree in Montana. leadership and human b[...]Gibson School her first 2 years and the rest in Plen o d. She aJso While in Plentywood he married Ruth Elizabeth Berquist, 8-26-46 ent to Airline School in Denver, CO. She marri d orman L son of at Rosho[...]t Auburn and farms. He also or s in the ost otf'ce a P n ood and Barb has 2 children[...]years n Plent ood. adua d in 1973 and h o d s an son and has 2 children[...]d Li da ar· 1 nt 11 -11 -81 . 4-1-79 . They live in Enumclaw, WA. Darnel is not married and hves in Linda as born 10-28-58 th dau ht r[...]l lliam, bo n Curtis and Ruth ere divorced in 1967. Ruth b cam a nurse after 1-19[...]Sletto and Curtis marri d years in Pl n ood and 1 year of coll at Havr[...]Joseph Faherty, Judy Ann Heaton and Susan D nnis. There are due to a tra ic acc,d nt.[...]lena Hea on. Th re school years in Plenty ood. Rand h o d at various Jobs, but are 2 great-grandchildren, Justin and Christopher Col[...]Plen ood. has directed speech pathology systems in public schools and in 2 state Sandra ay, last but ce[...]g , CA, 1th us and go s to school in Pl nt ood. tn graduate school, for the University[...]e belong to St. Jos ph's Catholic Church in Pl n ood. fellowship and for Victor Valley Junior College for 2 years. He presently works in Staff Development for the state of Utah, teaching[...]y fath r was Carl St dst d. He passed away in 1973. y[...] |
| mother's maiden name was Antoinette Corkery. She resides in Plen- tinued working at Mountain Bell there for the next 16 years. With the tywood.[...]closure of that office in December 1980, I transferred to Billings and There were 5 children: Dennis (1922-23), deceased, Mavi[...]n went to Collins School. The last year (1937-38) there of Miles City (born in Culbertson 5-30-53) and Mrs. Chester (Terrie) were only 6 of us in school (Easton and Forrest Vold, Irvin Larter,[...]illings myself, Delmar and Margaret). I was alone in my class until the 8th and 4 step-g[...]de when we went to Raymond. I went to high school in Plentywood, Briana and Alyssa Kerst[...]l at Gibsons. I graduated We are members of the Moose Lodge in Billings. I am a member of from high school in 1942, graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nurs-[...]phone Pioneers and Altar Society. ing (Minot, ND) in 1946, and am presently employed at Sheridan Memor[...]House) in the old townsite of Plentywood, MT, but grew up o[...]and William Syme. He attended grade school in Raymond, MT. He rode in Sherburn, MN. She came to Outlook with her parent[...]ter rode horseback. He went to Ferdinand Roderick in 1913. She attended Outlook School and played Plentywood HS. There wasn't much to do for a pastime so he did some on the girls basketball team. John was born in Stacyville, IA. He was in hunting and trapping. In the '50s he built a snowplane and a scooter to WWI. After his discharge he worked as a night watchman in Portland, ride. He enjoyed playing[...]is family. team, fast pitch softball in Plentywood-went to several state tourna- They moved to the Outloo area in 1921 . He married Esmer Roderick ments. Music has played an important part in his life. He started to 10-8-23. They farmed nort[...]ms. He pur- 4-17-62. Esmer is at the nursing home in Plentywood. chased[...]ll has and uses. Through I was born 4-14-29 in Plentywood. My sister Theresa (Terry)[...]and him. He has his own piano and organ that born in Plentywood 3-2-36.[...]chair since about 1935, school were at St. Thomas in Great Falls. While there I enjoyed each of the brothers[...]rming as the older dramatic classes and had parts in plays given at he civic center. I o[...]for the St. Thomas team. The end of once in awhile at the Block Plant (which was located on t[...]. Also for Clair Johnson at the Raymond Hardware. In 1957 work· years were in Plentywood where I graduated. Due to the bus ride[...]finances being scarce I was unable to participate in any activities other Gray's Saw ill at Se[...]I started my employment with Mountain Bell in Plentywood On 6-14-59 he[...]24-36 to Mary Hrabarchuk Panagabko and off and on in that office approximately 11 years.[...]nagabko. She went to grade school and high school in or· I married Marvin (Buzz) Strand (born 4-4-32), the son of Vera and quay. She graduated in 1954 and attended Yorkton Business College Claus[...]alls, ID. Due to his bus driv- that fall. In 1955 she graduated and was employed at the Sheppa[...]ious marriages, Adamson Travel Agency in Yorkton, Sask. we moved to Culbertson in the spring of 1963. I continued with Moun-[...]ived on the family farm . Joanna helped tain Bell there until transferring to Wolf Point in the fall of 1963 and on the farm and worked part•time for Loren O'Toole Law Firm . In 1961 worked in that office until school was out in the spring of 1964. We Calvin took o[...]e to poor bought the Chief Motel and Taxi Service in Glasgow in 1964. I con- pastures he so[...] |
| after spring's seeding and in the fall until freeze up. One ot' his[...], was "dreams" was to have a~ irrigation system. In 1977 his dream came born 8-27-47 in Plentywood. true; he installed 3 Wade Wheel Roll Systems that irrigate 100 acres In 1949, we bought 160 acres from Lars Matson, where[...]n as the "Syme live north of Raymond. In 1954 we bought land from Otto Stadig, north Slough." This irrjgation system is the only one in the Raymond area. of Dooley. During this time I played in a dance band called the Melody[...]Four. We raised cattle for several years and in 1957 I did conservation[...]work in Watford City and then went into road building. I[...]grade foreman . In 1973 I came back to farming full time and now enj[...]ishing , bowling, playing the organ and traveling in the winter months. Joanna, C[...]the Plentywood Hospital. He attended grade school in Raymond and |
| [...]ork for Henry Hill and I was born in Plentywood on 5-8-38 to the parents of Kenneth and Assoc. in the gold fields in Nevada. I hauled their equipment to their[...]was a very rough MT. We lived in the present Mrs. Brown house on the east end of G[...]where I live in Raymond.[...]Dad worked for the county until late in 1941 when he accepted a[...]The family followed in March of 1942. We lived in a little trailer house I[...]once in a while.[...]We moved back to Raymond in the spring of 1943 to the[...]McGowan house. Dad went to work in the coal mine with Don north of[...]Raymond. In the spring of 1944 we moved to a farm northwest o[...]The school was close here being up in the yard where Tim Syme[...]lives. In 1954 the schools were moved downtown where they are[...]Plentywood, 17 After graduating in 1956, I went to Fort Ord with 4 classmates, miles; Adrienne J. Gibson 5-26-39, is a realtor in Billings; Gregory Dennis White, Wayne Thompson, Rodney Kanning and Truman 1-13-49, lives in Plentywood. Stageberg for 6 months of training in the army reserve. After com- Gunnie was born to Olaf and Christine elson in Daneville Town- pleting training Denn[...]the fifth of a Anaconda Copper Mines. In the spring I came home and did conserva- family of 8. She was raised in Elkhorn Township, ND northeast of tion work with Dad. I went to Minneapolis in January of 1958 to attend Westby and attended rural schools there. She worked at various Humboldt[...]reservations and traffic management train- homes in hat area during her younger years and in the fall of 1935, ing. When I finished school I went to work for F. W. Woolworth Co. in she came to Raymond to visit her brother who had moved there. They their district office in Minneapolis. I did not care for office work so I got were on their way to a dance in Antelope and had some car trouble. I a[...]. Airlines where I really enjoyed working. It was in· happened along and stopped to help them. That is how we met, and teresting and I got to[...]to unions, and I could not afford to wait celled in cooking, gardening, baking and decorating wedding[...]I married Louisa Eddy of Brave, PA, then working in Minneapolis in member of the Plentywood Lutheran Church. She was[...]d 2 children, Lisa, born 5-18-61 and Kent, member in the Glenwood Thrift Shop and worked very hard to[...]I transferred to Indianapolis with ASC in June of 1963 for a year. In 1937, I worked as a heavy equipment operator duri[...]people, it was really different than working in Minneapolis. In July of moving business, but because of the Army[...]on sold out and went to work building on airbases in ew exico and the Evenson place north of Raymond. Texas for the US Defense Dept. In 1947, we purchased farmland north I bought a farm in Pangman Sask. in 1965 and farmed there until of Dooley, T and over the years, accumulated 2560 acres. In 1954 Dad passed away on 11 -12-77.[...]grain started farming for my mother. there for several years. Dooley Elevators came up for sale and we bought them but discontinued buying grain in Comerto n and moved the business to Dooley, which[...]brother, Howard. y mother, Mary Ann Syme, in failing health, stayed on the farm until 7-23-70, when she entered Sheridan emorial Nursing Home. She lived there for 1O years and died 3-5-80, at the age of 86. She was buried from Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and is in the Plenty- wood Cemetery beside my father. During my younger years, I played for dances in the area and also played for the opening dance at[...]number of years. I also belong to the Elks Lodge in Plentywood. We have 7 grandchildren,[...] |
| Lisa graduated from high school in Outlook in 1980. She is work- I lived in apartments in Plentywood until 11-6-78, when I had my ng for Miller Oil in Plentywood and doing oil painting and taking care[...]ved to Plentywood where I still live. 1er animals in her spare time.[...]On 11-17-83, Clair Johnson and I were married in Belgrade, MT by Kent graduated from high school in Plentywood in 1981 . He is our past minister, H[...]and enjoy our retirement. At the present time we are selecting welding.[...]Terry Syme was born in Williston, ND on 11-25-50, the son of Tim KENNETH[...]ota from North Manchester, Antelope. IN and proved up a homestead. Besides my parents our[...]Terry was the first of 3 children. Rick was born in Culbertson T made up of 1O children: Christine (d[...]on 5-21-53. The youngest, Lorraine, was born in Culbertson on (dee.), Lois, Velma, Donald (dee.), Earl, Dorothy and Glee, listed in 4-27-55. chronological order. My moth[...]attended elementary school at the Raymond school. In later Dad married the hired girl, Margit Johre, a[...]Montana. After high school graduation in 1968, Terry attended on- Barstad.[...]tana State University in Bozeman where he received a degree in My sister Lois and I walked or drove all 1 2 years to school in For- Geology and Math in 1972. During his years in college he became an tuna. I still own the one-ho[...]spent the winter Tom Cook of Bozeman. In the spring of 1977, Terry began construction with my oldest brother Blaine. The next fall I enrolled in the N. Y. Hair on a log home there with logs he cut from the Hyalite Canyon near Dre[...]ay wood and worked at Leona Crosby's Beauty Shop. In the summer of with his father in the summers at Raymond. 1937, I worked at the Mac[...]Ch · s born in Jane On 10-30-37 Kenneth Syme and I were married in the Plentywood a ar[...]ry Ann Syme. He was born 1 0-3· 1 5 at Raymond T in the s[...]ated on he present Kenneth Collins farm. We lived in n-River Plenty ood wh[...]ii JI ini hin Ros ell Air Base. We lived there for 2 years and inin the fall moved onto the farm so t ood. Odelle could start school in Raymond. We liv d there and farmed plus ntinu[...]ngelical Church our son-in-law, Raymond Brentesen. in . Th y s Christ in In 1964 we purchased the former elvin Evenson place. In 1965 1977. Chris is also an a[...]lub and we built a new home on the farm and lived there until Kenneth b came sings fr qu ntl[...]is also a publi d free I nee Ill and passed a ay in the Deaconess Hospital in Billings, · T on rit r and so[...]ourth son of William and Mary Ann Sym . I gr w up there and[...] |
| attended school in Plentywood through the 5th grade. Sixth through lives in Chaska, MN with her husband, Eric Peterson (from Helena, 8th grades were completed in the Raymond School which was situated[...]Eric works as an electrical engineer at Honeywell in Minneapolis. 100 ft. west of our present home. I[...]MR. AND MRS. HANS THOMSEN mine accident in 1929. He died in September 1953.[...]istensen and other relatives moved to Kenmare, ND in 1905 from[...]Kenmare. My dad, a carpenter came to · Kenmare in 1907 seeking[...]work. The folks were married in 1908. Chris married in 1910, all being[...]natives of Denmark. I was born 3-4-09. In the summer of 1910, the 2[...]couples decided to each file on a homestead in eastern Montana. The[...]the train to Culbertson and stagecoach from there to Plentywood. They[...]orn 7-26-14 and Mabel, 2-1-21 . Elmer and I spent many Tim and LaVonne Syrne.[...]of Antelope, MT. We lived on In 1919, Dad bought the Stenmark coal mine, where we[...]ildren winters and moved to the farm in the summer to put in a crop. In 1924, are Terrance, born 11-25-50; Richard, born 5-21-53; L[...]eyes. Dad would return each summer and put in the crop. In 1927 we work for United Construction Co. We mov[...]ed back to Plentywood where a new home was built. In 1937 the Wolfpoint, Livingston, Circle and Wiba[...]ctor and truck several homes in Plentywood. Also a store building was built and mechanic for Western Implement in Plentywood. I returned to farming[...]f again on 4-1-64 when I rented the Collins farm in Raymond. I still farm Point. In 1936 he built the Port of Entry building at the C[...]north of Raymond and a store for Olaf Nordby in Raymond. Mabel grad- Johnson in the earlier part of my marriage at the Raymond Hardware uated from high school in 1939. That fall the family moved to and Bulk Pla[...]here Mabel entered college. Dad built a nice home in After beginning to farm in 1964, Howard Syme (my brother) and I 1940. Mother passed away 6-28-52. He married again in May 1953. also farmed some rented land at Tribun[...]home with them. She was a cheerful, happy person in were doing some custom combining and spraying.[...]the age of 46 and Music played a big role in our life from singing while milking cows Dad died in April 1963. Elmer married Gladyce Nelson of Westb[...]. Their 2 children Wayne and Jo Ann live and work in Seattle lot of my free time from 1950 to 1957 wa[...]re involved from time to they live in Plentywood. Mabel married William Potter of Redst[...]30-42. They have 2 sons: Bob is married and lives in Serena, MD, Don, Calvin, and Howard Syme and myse[...]3-month-old daughter. Mabel and Bill are retired and live at Mesa, AZ I still enjoy[...]ctivities included and Columbia Falls, MT in the summers. being a member of the Raymond School[...]FO MABEL R. TOOKE grain facility in Oswego that houses 250 000 bushels and is capable[...]in Mauston, WI. As of this writing she is the only surviving family Working in the shop and repairing and improving an 84-year-old member and resides at Bremerton, WA. There were 3 brothers-Tom, cable tool well drilling rig[...]e) home- Margaret. Mabel arrived in Sheridan County 4-2-09 where she and stead 7½ mi[...](3-24-14) of I was my dad's right helper as there were no boys to do the Roundup,[...]deceased; and William (9-2-25) of Big Timber, MT. In the winter months throughout the years I worked at the Home abel's early years in Sheridan County are probably best de- Grocery, Decks Bakery, Elgin Ca[...]scribed by hard work, for although there were fun times these were One winter I worked in Seattle, WA and at the aval Base Del Monte hard years and people made do without the many conveniences that Hotel in California. I also worked as a waitress in Taft, OR. Several we now take for granted. Like so many of the homesteaders, land was years after we were married, I worked part-tin;ie as a clerk in the Ray- lost to the banks when mortga[...]mestead was Our oldest son, Terrance, lives in Raymond with his wife, Chris also lost. She and family lived in Outlook until 1930 when Mabel and children, Rebecca and Maggie. Richard farms in the Plentywood moved to Raymond and from there to Plentywood in 1937. She fol- area and raises purebred paint hor[...]lowed the westward migration of so many people during WWII and set-[...] |
| tied in Bremerton, WA where she cooked in restaurants until retiring affecti[...]nd her and where she still lives. She was married in 1961 to Will D. Smith, sister, Lenore, was postmaster at Outlook for many years. ' now deceased. Mabels' husband Fred died[...]d was the son of Mike and Anna Fink, having lived in[...]ilhelmi (3-24-14) . I went to school in Raymond with teachers over the years being live[...]i brought Stan graduated from Outlook High in 1 933 where he excelled in a child with her to school that non[...]cs. He enrolled at Billings Polytechnic Institute in 1935 when the recess Miss Cybulski said,[...]nder-struck, for I through. He received his B.S. in 1938 and his first job teaching and[...]iss Cybulski said, "Oh! I coaching at Custer HS. In following years he added to his education by[...]where he received his Master of Education degree in I graduated from Outlook High in 1955, and went to airline school school administration in 1951 . He has been a teacher, coach, and in Omaha. From there I was sent as a secretary to Washington, DCin a school administrator in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and division of the Navy Department. It was in DC that Duane and I met and California.[...]were married in Wisconsin 4-12-58. We came to Plenty ood in the Stan married Harriet Lynn Stallwood fr[...]y of Minnesota, Duane was born in Jefferson, WI in 1937. He was raised on a graduating in 1936. They have 6 sons. Major Michael S. Tooke wa[...]dad's health. Duane and his brother did not Ii e in Vietnam as Commander of an Infantry Company and i[...]ving Wisconsin, so they stayed only about a month in Arkansas, Point in charge of cadet activities. He is married to Fran[...]very young, began work with his uncles in contract and construction Thomas W. was born 10-[...]work. Duane did not get to finish high school in those years, but ith Academy in 1963 and attended Chico State University in California the Korean War, Duane[...]State Maryland and being I was in DC, the distance as no great. University with a B.A. in 1968 and an M.A. in 1969. Jim served in the Following our marriage and[...]68-72 . He married Kathy Loeffert and they reside in An- Syme, Ambrose Wal o s , of Bo[...]re they operate a restaurant among other business in- Owl Store in Plent ood, and has no been a cus odian at e sc oo[...]d 1970-7 4. John is presently with the Rolm Corp. in telecom- 8th grader in the Plen ood Sc ool and pfa s oo ball, bas t aJI[...]Santa Clara, CA. Robert B., born is in trac . Our daughter, Dorothy La Rae, born 12-1 -70 is in th 7 h 2-21 -53 , is a graduate of Chico State University with a B.A. in 1976. grade. She plays bas etball and[...]n. T a 's Samuel, age 3. Rob manages a restaurant in Vacaville, CA. Jeffrey l., Women's L[...]ol- We operated "Terry's Dnv In' from 973 -78, no lege, C[...]de at 31 O Grant n daughter Alexa, age 3, reside in San Jose, CA where Jeff is a gourmet chef.[...]and VALERIE VERT Some things that stand out in Stan's experiences in Sheridan By Val ri Vert County are his athletic achievements which led to his chance to go on Daniel Jos p Vert as born ·3-5 in I n ood, T. is h to college. He also remembers th[...]but works at keeping his mind sharp and his body in shape. mov d to Chica o, IL, h r h a[...]In 1975, Dan mov d bac to ontana. H liv din Billings[...]sen Construction during the inter month , and in th spring of 1 976 mond, the present farm site of Gerald and Donna Kohler; born in the he began ork at the lac I Farm[...]place and ly employed. now live in east of Raymond. With no doctor, rs. 01[...]Dorothy Johnson of Raymond, T. Valerie as born in Plent ood on other was a daughter of Frede[...]s 1 brother and 2 sisters. come from Sherburn, MN in 191 Oto live at Outlook. Her brother, was[...] |
| [...]ren: Gwendolyn Beth, 5-11 ·74; Joseph graduation in 1976, she married Dan Vert, and started working a[...]Bob and I have been active in the Congregational Church, U.C.C.,[...]entywood. I taught Sunday School from 1958-67. We are both in- volved in the Raymond Park Dev. I was secretary from 1956-6[...]many years. I have been active in the Raymond Home Demonstration[...]al self course for 6 weeks, for the Civil Defense in 1967. I am in· volved in the fund drives for the Mental Health, Combined F[...]Sheridan Daybreak books. My hobbies are: reading, knitting, yardwork, Jeana[...]Bob and Wanda have had a good life in northeastern Montana, and On 1-7-78, Jeana Ly[...]ve lived anyplace else. Plentywood to Raymond, MT in the spring, where they have lived for the pas1 6[...]born I was born 5-16-48 in Plentywood, MT, the son of Robert and 5-24-83.[...]I attended grade school in Raymond, and went to Plentywood for[...]I graduated from Montana State University in 1972, with a degree break). I attended the Wankel School, just west of the farm. I grad· in Agri Business. uated from the Plentywood HS in 1943, and attended Montana State I am interested in hunting and fishing. College at Bozeman for a brief ime. In 1947, I married Wanda Glenn Harris. Wanda is the[...]es City, MT the sum- mer of 1935. Our mother died in ovember 1935. Bonne and I stayed ith our dad,[...]m, near Buffalo Gap, SD with our mo her's family. In the summer of 1937 Bonne and I moved to Conrad, T[...]or of Public Welfare for Richland County, living in Sidney, T. Glenn Harris lived ith Bob and I from 1971 -74. He died in I am presently living in Viv's Trailer Court, Plentywood, and farm- the Veteran's Hospital in iles City, after having a leg amputated. I ing in the Raymond area, and Southern Sask. , Canada. stayed ith he Emric s. graduating from he Conrad HS in 1944, and graduated from the Columbus Hospital Sc[...]t Falls, MIKE and SANDRA WANKEL T in 194 7. I met Bob while in nurse's training, on a blind date with[...]born on Jack Westphal and Betty Lou eogh, who was in training at the same 9-16-50 in Plentywood, T. He has an older brother Mark and a[...]is first 7 years of schooling at the grade school in Ray-[...]mond. He graduated from Plentywood HS in 1969, and attended Mon-[...]ana State University. In 1970 he joined the ational Guards and[...]served untjl 1975. He enjoyed baseball and played many games in the[...] |
| In 1977, Mike married Sandra McLeod, daughter of Cec[...]Tacoma, WA. My brother, Howard, passed away in Sacramento, CA ma McLeod of Radville, Sask. We ha[...]ay 1963 at the age of 43. I graduated from Dooley in 1935, Ho ard born 3-23-80 and Mallory Charlotte b[...]d and graduated from Cut- We built a new home in the spring of 1981, on the farm in Ray- bank. Merrill and Cleone, high school sweethearts were married mond. We are engaged in farming, both in Raymond and in Canada. We 9-3-3 7, moved to Ft. Peck, worked there 2 years and farmed at Frazer are both members of the First Congregational Church in Plentywood. for one; then we move[...]Raymond to farm with Dad and brother, Bob. In 1941 we purchased a MERRILL and CLEONE WANKEL[...]Merrill Wankel and twin sister, Muriel, were born in St. Paul, MN the tractor, Merrill the co[...], to Arthur and Mabel Wankel. Mother and Dad were in St. Paul small pebbles to throw at Cl[...]actor. Later years, errill operated the us home in a clothes basket. Emma Olson came to work for Mot[...]d for Dad. A romance led to mar- We are members of the First Congregational Church in Plenty• riage. Art and Emma moved to a farm n[...]ildren: Cheryl Anne, married to ,to Olson, living in Muriel and I started 1st grade at the Reed[...]s from Plentywood, and their story is in the book. James Arthur, 12-27-46, home. The tea[...]arded with our folks; went to school in Raymond through 8th grade, graduated from Plen . we rode to school with her in a one-horse buggy. The next year we wood and attended college in Bozeman. Jim and Ann Schafer ere rode an old ho[...]nd roll; we couldn't get back on married in Great Falls 2-22-80. They hve in Grea Falls, ith daugh- so we had to walk the re[...]7-29-80, and Roe teachers college. Wynona taught in rural schools in the county; she Thomas, 1-27-83. married Joe Kenney; he passed away in December 1964. Wynona now Cheryl, Jim and Tom were in 4-H, involved in many pro1ects and lives in the Western Manor, Billings. Muriel graduated fro[...]played football, bas etball and teachers college in Dillon, taught at Wankel School, Powder River[...]was born 9-5-37 m Sheridan emorial Hospi al, Pen in Hamilton in the summer. Joyce graduated from Dooley, married[...]on. I gre up on he rami- Edgar Fortner and lives in Oroville, CA. Katie is married to Barr Zeidler[...]and Bob is married to Wanda Harris-their stories are in the book. I We attended Gibs[...]drove o Ra mond fo our irs graduated from Dooley in 1934, went to work at Fort Peck and on the year in high school to mee Ed Hannah's school bus. I had[...]belong o e alumnus, mond Highway while we worked there building that road, driving 4 S[...]HS. I Joined he Army Reserves and n on ctiv du y in Octo o in Dooley; they closed the elevator for the winter.[...]r Jae . The I as hired b first night in his sleep, Ervin sat up and shouted timber.[...]ovem r 1977. Cleone Munson was born in Dooley, 9-27-17, the daughter of Lee |
| On 7-6-63, I married Edith Marsh in Plentywood, daughter of the late Joseph A. (1-1[...]ordan) Marsh (2-23-76). Edith was born 12-10-39 in her sister, fling Goltz's house (where the car[...]n, as she was expecting her second child, Ruby, in 2 months. The young- est of 12 children, see Sh[...]e farm east of Plentywood until starting school in Plentywood in the 1st grade, as there was no kindergarten at this time. She stayed with[...]the farm on Friday afternoon, weather permitting. There was no school bus at this time. In the winter they wouldn't get to the farm for seve[...]was babysitting. The going rate was 25¢ an hour. In I married Ruth Holland, daugh[...]the summer after the 7th grade, she waited tables in the City Cafe for 11-24-36, in Plentywood. owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peterson, un[...]of Letty Ruth was born in Raymond on 1-16-17. She had 4 sisters. Josie, Ri[...]eck-out clerk. Edith was one lived in Raymond where the Tim Syme home is now located. In 1927, of the first employees at the Plains Motel[...]d Wankel Schools. operator and continued working there after graduation from Plenty-[...]to get married, I was broke, so I sold a wood HS in 1958, for 5 years. She moved to Denver, CO where[...]mond, which we later and graduated with a degree in I.B.M. Keypunch, and advanced[...]couple bottles of gin. State Unemployment Office there. She returned to Plentywood in 1961 We had 2 children: D[...]begin work for Security State Bank, the first day in their new build- When the kids were[...]rer. She presently is In 1970, I was seeding wheat on Dutch's place and as[...]under the disk. Both disk and drill ran over PHS in 1983 and is presently attending Minot State Colle[...]me and since I had just filled the drill, there was plenty of weight. I just Management as her ma[...]9·4·69, and Lynette fayed there not able to move, but as I turned my head I could see the Marie, born 7-26-77, who are both attending Plentywood School and tractor had gone in a circle and was coming back to get me. Thank rid[...]She went to the neighbors', Lloyd We lived in Plentywood in Isabelle Brenteson's house before pur-[...]m. lead the way. I spent 18 days in the hospital with a broken collarbone, For a side[...]l over my body. The neighbors were all Convention in Omaha NE. In 1976 we attended the ational Farm-Fest[...]ame and helped with the rest of the farm work un- in Crystal Lake, MN, with the Dale Borah's and Daryl Olson's. All in all til I was able to work again. we'[...]n a farm. In 1977, we built a home in Plentywood and are enjoying the city[...]mond Homemakers, the Garden Club, and very active in the Plenty· I was born in Arcola, Canada on 5-3·12 and came to the US wi h[...]nd ickie. Debbie married Joel Bloms and they live in and Roma, all younger than I.[...]Minot, NO. The rest of the family is in Plentywood. I attended the Gibson School an[...]Ruth's mother died on 11 -5-70, in the Bellevue Nursing Home in winking at my teacher. My punishment was going to[...]Washington. She had been a resident there for 4 years. Her father died basement to get her[...]in 1938, brother Harold in 1936, and brother Leroy in 1942. In 1929, I rented some land and started farming, using horses to My mother is living in the Montana Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. do the planting and harvesting. That[...]reat until Lena Wilson was born in Minnesota on 1-9-1892. Her parents we got[...] |
| Canada where her folks homesteaded. In 1901 her dad died. She came MN, Till[...]Our to the states with her mother and brother Leo in 1909. She worked in grandmother Mayberry had been living a[...]the Bill Weiss place at Outlook and later settled in the Raymond moved there from Tennessee.[...]e and then rented Lena and Jim were married in 1911 and moved to Arcola, Sask. the[...]that built the first Customs house at Regway in 1930. Tillie Wilson In 1912 they moved to the states and homesteaded nea[...]d until 1937 and Coon lived until 1946; they both are buried at Canadian border. Two years later they moved to Raymond and farmed. Plentywood. In 1919 they returned to Canada and settled near Clear Lake where they lived for 3 or 4 years. Jim died in 1924. At that time Lena moved her family back to[...]ed on 40 acres 2 miles south of the border. In 1936 she moved to the Axel Markinson home in Plentywood and did sewing on WPA . Three years la[...]ith the help of Jim Syme and Irvin, moved a house in from the Dagmar area on the same location. Lena cooked at the hospital for many years and in 1952 went to work at the Chandler farms where her son Irvin was foreman . She re- tired in 1970 and continued to live at her home in Plentywood. She en- joyed gardening until 1980 wh[...]Six children were born to Tillie and Coon in Roberts Coun , near[...]1923 and helped our father farm in Raymond community m he s m-[...]mer and in the winter he worked at the Seaberg and Loe en Co[...]ines, north of Raymond along ith his bro her Sam. In 1930, Lye left[...]la, T here he or ed tor a large ca le ranch. From there h[...]joined the avy and spent the ar years in the Sou h Paci ,c. H ma ·[...]08. He marri d Joe, Irvin and Lewis all live in Plentywood. Joe and Irvin are re- Plentywood and later moved to Ellensb[...]nce is farmed at 1ttitas and passed a ay in Ap ii 1977 a retired and lives in Sacramento, CA. Thelma, Mrs. Harold Mogan, a re-[...]ilson marr d I end rson o Doo tired nurse, lives in Rupert, ID and Roma is presently living in Fair- later to Ellensburg, A. Th y had 1[...]Penney Co. in Sea I and also Portland. Sh r tir d and i ng in Lena has 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grand[...]aa to n on 6-20-3 in d By Bernice LaCoste and Jennie Blair[...]H df rt lie Ifare in n ton Jane Mayberry Wilson. Father was born 9-5-1872, in Cerro Gor~o and retired a[...]on the rail- road at Bismarck, D, before serving in the Spanish-American War. Upon his discharge, he homesteaded in Roberts County, SO near the[...]dy, who then lived at Wheaton, M Our in Centralia, A. He as born on 1· 5-32. Eight month[...]born e moved to Pl n ood, T. y father di d in 1964. Our parents left the homestead m South Da ota in the spring of I gradual d from Plen ood HS in 1960. I attend d coll g in 1912 and went to Donald, OR where Father ork d at various Jobs, in- Williston one y ar and Eastern ontan[...]I started an electrical contracting business in Plent ood and turned to South Dakota, but again in 1923, after corresponding 1th gradua[...]ag and Dave I marri d Karen Nash in 1979. I pres ntly live in Raymond and run Hardy of Midale, Sask., Canada, who had moved there from Wheaton , the grain elevator there plus farm and ranch .[...] |
| [...]o Orvill and Josie PIONEERS OMITTED IN SHERIDAN DAYBREAK I (Jensen) Nash of Redstone. I[...]Mike Pappenfus operated the Pappenfus Elevator in the early days born 8-24-48; my sister Patricia w[...]head, Sask., I graduated from Plentywood HS in 1963. I graduated from Canada. He homesteaded in Canada. He sold his land there and moved Dawson Junior College in 1978 with an associate degree in Human to Montana in 1909. He rented his land to Tom Ragsdale in 1918, and Services.[...]eader. He owned the land join- 7-13-72. Bill died in an accident 6-26-76.[...]lived at the Grandrud coal mine north of Raymond in 1928. Ken- The Border Belles Homemakers Clu[...]e coal mine until it was taken over by Otto Nagle in first meeting was held at Cindy Carlson's home wi[...]Edgar, who lived at Kalispell, MT. ent. Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month at 1:30 in the Jens Jenson ran a butcher shop of his own in Raymond, MT in the afternoon. Our officers are as follows: President, Cindy Carlson; Vice[...]d of the local women to meet son, MN in 1916 and farmed east of the Collins School. His s[...]he is buried in the Winthrop Cemetery.[...]mond is the only such Port in Sheridan County. There are 11 OE's[...]Raymond and Sweetgrass, are open 24 hours a day.[...]J. Holje A cus omhouse broker does not deal in investments· rather he is a The[...]daily southbound traffic through the POE averages in excess of ing the entry and admissibility of merc[...]ification and 250 cars and 30 true s. In one year the POE has collected as much as valuati[...]ges assessed or col- 2,000,000 in revenue, made as many as 60 narcotics seizures, ap- lected by Customs u[...]hended numerous fugitives and refused entry to as many as 350 or drawback thereof. He is licensed by the[...]and is I S excludable aliens. In addition to protecting the revenue of the US boun[...]s federal agencies, The first Customs broker in Sheridan County was Kenneth D. Col-[...]ourists, an official lins, who earned his license in 1952. For a number of years he com-[...]Law En· muted to the border whenever necessary. In January 1958 he was forcement Agencies. joined by George A. Harris, his son-in-law. A house trailer was used as[...]rt building was completed at its present location in an office until 197 4 when the present building was constructed. July of 1937. In 1958 the front office area as added and in 1973 the George died in 1965 and Kenneth in 1966, the same year as Shirley J. c[...]ey serves the ports of were installed in 1982. Three houses were built on the Port grounds in Raymond, Whitetail, Scobey and Opheim, T. Employees have in- 1968 to serve as residence[...]From 1931 to 1937 the Port was located in the town of Raymond.[...] |
| During this period, there were 2 Customs Officers who maintained an[...]For a few years the 4-H and their leaders office in the Raymond Hotel.[...]Women's Prior to 1931, the POE was located in the town of Dooley. Softball tea[...]th the boy's, men's and women's softball leagues, there was prac- of $200.70. The duty on a comparable amount of wheat in 1984 tice, or a game going on[...]s. The duty collected was closed. In the middle 1970s, with so much more to do on a Sunday $101.70. In 1984 the duty collected would have been less than $60 afternoon, the interest in baseball games began to wane, the Big ud- for th[...]by US Customs, probably con- tributed to changes in Sheridan County. A former Dooley resident,[...]ker, wrote an article for the Great Falls Tribune in which On 11 -1 -51 , the Raymond[...]Gordon Holte Farms. The school, hich was in District 21 , closed he Canadian trade was cut of[...]Frank. Marsh was hired in the spring of 1952 by the Raymond In the spring of 1946, Neil Huffman, Jack Westphal a[...]1t on a founda ion. t his Wankel were "visiting" in Karl's Midway Tavern, deciding what to do[...], were purchased from r. A. 0 Stenehjem for team. There were no leagues at that time, but quite a few teams $210.00 in June of 1949. The Hamley School Teacherage as pu[...]had been chased 7-27 -49 and in 1953 a 12' x 28' addi ion as added. In Oc• formed, consisting of: Plentywood, Redstone[...]In June of 1952, a well as drilled. The first R[...]ond was south of where Don In 1954 the Boy Scouts and a 4-H group ere started.[...]mond was moved to the their meetings in the Hall. Stenehjem-McKee land, east of the Midwa[...]ld, and the diamond was moved to its present site in combination with the new Raymond Park, in 1960. The Border League was breaking up, and[...]fman, Cal Syme, and Bob Wankel, went to a meeting in Medicine Lake, of the Big Muddy League, to see ab[...]soon as a team dropped out, we were able to join in 1954.[...]dec'ded to bu, d - In 1956 the Raymond Baseball team held an invitation[...]Society, the games were family-oriented. The boys in the area started to play in the Ladies Softball Team, and the Par Bo[...]le league at about the age of 7. ost every Sunday there as a littl Petrolane·Glacier Ga[...] |
| [...]etary-Treasurer, Mary Physical Education Classes. In July of 1965, gym equipment was[...]icity Chairman, Cindy Carlson. Other members In 1969 Tim Clawson purchased the Corkery School, and moved it are Sarah Becker, Mataline Benson, Jennie Blair, Pear[...]ce Harrington, Clair Johnson and sets on property in Raymond now owned by Merle Dorot[...]ohler, Julia Melle, Helen Ruggles, Laura Bykonen. In June of 1969 after Gilbert Marsh Const. completed[...]The first post office was established in 1914, on the original town- schools to connect th[...]Dodds, also had a general store. In 1938 the post office site was RAYMOND HOMEMAKERS[...]Another move was made in 1947 to the former bank building, across Ra[...]he street from Hills store. One last move was yet in store for the post Demonstration Club when organized in 1928, have continued to be ac- offic[...]nactive years, it has had located in 1916. One rural route originated from this office[...]ker, was honored as a SO-year extension homemaker in 1983. Raymond route was combined with the Outlook route. In Jack's early The club has followed lessons[...]days the mail was delivered by horse and buggy in the winter months and has had special lessons including foreign meals and crafts. and in a Model T Ford in the summer. During these years the Soo Line e[...]ce interest meetings, work- brought in the mail, where it was also dispatched. In the early 1930s a shops, and Woman's Week. They a[...]e he also transported tension agent for 31 years. In 1981 Raymond Homemakers received a passengers. In 1940 Ed Hannah took over those duties. The Soo Line prize for having the most news articles printed in the Plentywood discontinued their mail service in 1955. Ed served as the stagecoach Herald. At the[...]Raymond com- driver until his death in 1966. Mrs. Erna Timmerman and Albin (Red) munity booth, had a float in the parade, and given a best exhibit award.[...]arties, auc- changed again to begin in Wolf Point with deliveries between Wolf tions, bl[...]of the donations the Raymond Homemakers have made are: Postmasters from then until the present time are as follows: money to the March of Dimes, Mental H[...]It was in August of 1955 that a group decided it would be b[...]Raymond. A meeting was held in April 1956 with the following men[...]The county traded K. 0. Collins plots in the town of Raymond for the[...]for members and their families. Present officers are President, Wanda[...] |
| [...]aturday, 7-21 -65 . That day a tragedy took place in the Ray- Brenden, 1924-25 - Vera Nichol[...]On 7-27-56 the Raymond Recreation Area Board met in the upper Raymond School-1914-1969[...]were ordered through the county agent and planted in the 1936-41; Art Johnson-1940-41 ; r[...]ed from the Fish and Game Dept., and were planted in Agnes Thorstenson, Gladys Lee- 1946-47 ; Audrey Liniger, Gladys the dam in 1966, and later.[...]ers, rs. Virginia Beach-1949-50; Eugene Hutt, rs. there by H. A. Hill in memory of his wife, Elsie. whose name is in- Virginia Beach-1950 -54 ;[...]thel Holmquist, Ragnhild Ba en-1955-57; rs. In 1977 the Golden Wheel Slow Pitch renovated the ba[...]eulah euharth-1962-63; rs. Helen Ho es, community in general the park is kept in repair. Each year an annual Glenn Ga[...]ool closed 1969. Present Park Board members are: John Becker, Jr., Pres., Gerald Coll[...]928-29, 1929-30, el n Crohn- 1930-31 : rs. i a Ro in-[...]ar - 1 33·35; Raymond, MT. The yards were built in 1960 and were owned and Emma[...]tested by the State of Montana and the stockyards are approved and Bantz- 1921 -2[...] |
| [...]dering, almost aimlessly over to the TOWN In the northeastern plains of Montana nestled a smal[...]e accepted cognomen "Redstone." The name is quite in- SWEEK SWEEK of the pump see[...]ving t_hrough town, an interested traveler might, in all prob- cowboys battles that in earlier days were fought to determine owner-[...]Outlook, the rattle dies away and again all is in 1934, the last factual historical date pertaining[...]quiet. This is the life of a typical Sunday in MY HOME TOWN. HOME TOWN was gone. Now our hist[...]~at _most of the cattle of the surrounding plains are shipped. Dur- had written to the Ajax Lumber Co. of Culbertson, MT and in which he, ing shrpprng week the stockyards is a beehive of activity. Many of the Elmer Bergh, had promised grazing land which now marks the city populace gather there to add to the din of the bawling calves. Some of limits of Redstone, in return for 24, 8-foot 2 x 4s and 1000 board feet the braver men, in order to make the column of cattle move up the[...]rd Scobey Hill) which seem to enfold our Hamlet in a loving embrace and drawing interes[...]ndicate that a certain hospitality could be found there. The visitors In this article I have attempted to portray some of[...]died in Florida in 1982. our only cafe, labeled by a weather-beaten[...]stone Cafe owned by Bedwell's now) and underneath are small words "nothing for credit and damn little[...]hool District No. 2 closed at the end of the term in 197 4. It was the answer of which , apparently,[...]not hard to make the decision to close, as there was only a handful of side of the street lie the[...]ifficult to ac- fire at 2 o'clock Friday morning in 1939. Continuing on up the street cept after 74 years of having a school in Redstone. The closing of a we find on one side a[...]g store originated by Ed school in a small town leaves that town with none of the ac[...]ability which we all so enjoyed for many years. to add o the right prices at the right ti[...]h his Redstone, were the last teachers in Redstone. Helen was the lower cows from there now) and as shave water for Barber Burnham.[...]n, Danny and Lydia Hendrickson and High Life" and in smaller words just below "Sold Here." Cy Brandon,[...]blem of ease and laxity, they can easily be ready in 30 minutes 17 seconds to eliminate the spreading of any blaze tha might happen to start in any of the local joints of business endeavor. In motion, this well formed, able bodied brigade of[...]e of the people of MY HOME TOWN go to Bible Class there. Lately though, when our minister, Rev. liege Bri[...]The post office was established 3-21 ·05 in Olaf Bergh's home. of any vehicles. A gust[...] |
| [...]ters that have served and their appointment dates are: Royal returned and served until resigning in 196 7. Harry Fishell took Knut H. Lian 10-20-13,[...]ll and she was appointed by that In 1946 Jesse Bedwell resigned as chief and Alvin Ma[...]postmaster from 3-31-45 until years. In 1955 Alvin was appointed again, and is acting chi[...]as appointed present time. officer-in-charge 4-1-72 and postmaster 9-15-73.[...]s people carrier. The next carrier was Jim Dwyer. There were acting carriers didn't believe in fire protection. after that of which Oral A. Ness[...]pment bought, from The route was lengthened in 1926. Harry Loucks Sr. was rural dona[...]to help out. The old fire district was dissolved in 1971. The new when Harry Loucks Jr. was appointed[...]unty tax roll and the rural area is also included in was appointed rural carrier in 1953. He retired in 1979. After 2 years the district. of temp[...]t members over the years have been: Jesse carrier in 1981.[...]Present board members are: Gerald Phelps, president; Harry[...]I was born in Rippey, IA, 4-20-09. When I was 7 years old, I[...]ed school in Redstone and worked on the farm with my father.[...]In December 1930, Anne Knight and I were united in marriage. y[...]son Raymond Dale was born on 7-12-32 in Plentywood, · T. We[...]tinued to work in construction. REDSTONE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT[...]s The Redstone Fire Department was organized in 1916. The first born 6-14-50. Our other daughter was born on 3-30-59 and died in in· fire hall was on the back corner lot behind the[...]together ith her husband, Eugene, live in Yorba Linda CA. The first fire equipment con[...]id Raymond and his wife Jeanette hv in Diamond Bar, CA. H has 3 tanks, 15 gallons each, and hose. In the late 1930s a Model T Ford boys living by his previous marriage. They are ·cha I Dale Bed II pickup was purchased from Gle[...]2 grea grandchildr n residing m 81 mare , D. In 1949 a 1934 Chevrolet truck was purchased from Jim Jensen, y 1fe and I lived in Gr a Falls for 30 ears. I hav 17 ear ser- and a 5[...]Int rnational Airport , from h r I r tired. In 1950 or 1951 a new fire hall was built by the community out of In April 197 4 e moved to Br a, C , here e hve no .[...]ire siren and windmill to er were purchased. In 1952 a 1947 Ford seismograph water true was bough[...]n at Ripp y, IA, oldest son of Henry and Ila In 1972 a 2½ ton 6x6 army truck was purchased and p[...]a farm a fe miles from Redstone. In 1973 a new fire hall was built. It as a steel bui[...]to US while a small child. he family settl d In 1980 a one-ton Dodge truck was bought and the tan[...]ought. lived in Redstone, where for several years, Jesse operated[...]edstone Cafe which Riborg con- Knight's addition. There does not seem to be much known about the[...]rate after Jesse passed away 1-14-57. She retired in early members of the department. 1 75, but continued to live in Redstone. From late 1920 until 1945,[...] |
| [...]he has been discharged and they are making their home in Tuscon, parents were Henry and Ella May (Garrow)[...]her hus- mother passed away 4-3-49 and his father in August 1966. band is[...]for the state prison of AZ. Russell was born in Rippey, IA, 1-16-14, and I was born 7-8-26 at[...]school, he went to Vo-Tech in Helena and completed 2 years of diesel I hav[...]All of our children were born in Great Falls and are graduates of Russell has 3 sisters-Vera Mele[...]. M. Russell HS. (Fairy) Comstock. His 4 brothers are Jesse (deceased January, 1957), Jay, Lester, and[...]children. He was a 1932 graduate of Redstone HS. In[...]school in Redstone.[...]school as valedictorian in 1936. After 12 months of Great Falls Com-[...]Russell was mercial College, I worked in California for $25.00 a month, cooking, known to many as "Pete," a nickname given to him when he was a[...]partment. Board and room, We made our home in Great Falls. Here he studied the trade of[...]fornia, her wisdom and experience and love thrown in were Farm Machinery echanics under the guidance of the Case tractor my bonus. In 1938, I returned to help Dad with harvest. Later[...]he changed jobs and at CCC office in town. worked for the Caterpillar Co. This is where he remained until he retired 26 years later, in January 1979. Before we were married Russell spent 4½ years in the service during WWII. On 3-17-41 he left home[...]vice on March 19. He received his basic training in Fort Knox, KY. From there he entered the 2nd Armored Division under General[...]ered the 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battallion. There he entered the Bat- tallion Maintenance where he[...]On December 12, 1942, he went overseas and landed in North Africa, still under the command of General Patton. On Thanksgiv- ing Day, 1943, he landed in England. On June 10, 1944 he landed in France and remained in the European Theatre. His missions took him[...]k to Vince and I were married in 1940. One by one his bro1hers and where they cou[...]sters left. Quentin became a Lieutenant Commander in the aval Air Berlin to relieve the 82nd Air Born[...]as discharged as a he as in the service. Lyle or ed at home, hauled coal from[...]ed Edna Selvig and they moved to Nyhart. After an in- Before I was married I attended the Great[...]leted what was then business in Billings. Phyllis, who attended 2 years of high school in called a 2 year normal degree and taught 1 year each in Redstone and Miles City returned to Redstone for her senior year in 1941. After her Flaxville. In December, 1968, I went back to work. I am employe[...]at Falls Public School District. First, I started in the Audio-Visual become a stewardess for[...]ed to marriage to Norman Smith in California. She has 2 daughters, Jan orth Junior High in the same department.[...]After graduation at the age of 16 Louis enlisted in the Russell and I have 4 children: 3 boys[...]wife, Johnnie, and their sons, Jim and Louis Jr., are born 7-10-50. He married Barbara Urban on 5-29-71. They have .2 all in restaurant business in Sacramento. children, Gaoleen and Erick. Ron work[...]her had begun. He served 15 years as a supervisor in Reserve to Barbara, on 11-17 -73. They also have[...]ves a produce truck for Gamble Robinson and lives in several offices in local organizations. In 1951 , we went into Purebred Great Falls.[...] |
| Belt. In 1959, Vince learned to fly and we bought our own[...]2 daughters, Shirley Engstrom and Judy Cheetham, are both us. Jean's other children are still at home. graduates of MSC. Shirley was born[...]farmer, and Leo Linderman, a banker, were in the oil business when Vince became ill in 1972 and died in January, 197 4. In 1976, I R. J. Coughlin of Scobey came up with the idea of combining his oil in- bought a home in Plentywood and moved to town . I maintain an terest in Scobey with Gray-Linderman Oil Co. and changing the new interest in the ranch and in 1977 I went on to become President of[...]asonic orders and were My work in Redstone was clerk of School District No. 2 for 23 Past Matron and Past Patron in OES. I was Mother Advisor in Rainbow years. Our children went thr[...]Jean dropped out Chapter. I golf, sew, am active in Lutheran Church and Chairman of of school in her senior year only to go back and finish after[...]eeter attended 1 grandchildren who attend school in Plentywood. year of high school in Outlook and finished high school at Columbia[...]Falls in 1970. Joyce went to Billings Business College. Sk[...]to work in a mill. BERNIECE (RUCKDASCHEL) BERTLESON[...]ter of Charles and Caroline (Gathman) Ruckdaschel in Bagley, WI on 3-3-07 . I have a sister, Ethel Lun[...]Raymond L. Bishop was born 5-22-1883 in Adelphi, IA, son of was born next, a rush order j[...]liza (Eastridge) Bishop. He spent his early years in that Sask. My youngest sister, Olga Travis, was b[...]m, MT. In April 1916 , he and Grace . cKinney ere married. She as born I attended high school in Opheim and Glasgow, and later going a 6-5-1898 in Collins, IA, a daughter of John 0. and Laura Elle[...]edstone communi y that same My first job was in Tioga State Bank, Tioga, ND as a help out[...]the area several years. ost of heir stenographer in the fall of 1926. The next summer my former science children were born there. teacher, who was now Superintendent of Schools a[...]ed me a job as secretary, which I accepted. While in the office, I also worked the clerks books. I held that job until Royal Bartleson and I were married in Glasgow, MT on 9-9-31.[...]In 1928, the Bishop family mov d o a farm n ar hitetail in[...]in Sheridan County near Whitetail, but lived there only a year. In 1941 ,[...]ecided to give up farming and moved to Tacoma, A. There,[...]WII e as le d man n Royal was born 11 -1-02 in Vermillion, SD to Hans A. Bertleson t[...]as a night atchman until retirement in the '50s. He ept busy or mg Royal worked at[...]loved to garden, joined the Westland Oil Company in April 1934. Royal ran this station en1[...]ren. We had 2 daughters. Jean Carol as born in Opheim on 8-4-33 There ere 9 children. T o died in infancy. They were Frances and Joyce Elaine as born in Plentywood 7-14-3 . Jean and her first arie (1918) and Robert ,mam (1926). They are both buried in husband separated and we adopted the son, Keith A[...]Redstone cemeteries. The rest of the children are: known as Skeeter. He was born in Scobey 5-4-52. Skeeter is now[...]married to Leonard Stagg of Whitetail. He living in Coram, MT and is working at the Mill. He has 1 da[...]etired from the railroad and they make their home in Boulder, MT. is now Jean Heard. Her husban[...] |
| [...]Desonia School and went to high school in Plentywood. She attended and Thomas K. Dickson ([...]d taught her first 3 years at the Leet and lives in Tacoma.[...]d, born 1-9-23, never married, retired and living in Tacoma. He served in WWII and received the Bronze Star. Denver[...]ce, and is a retired post office employee living in Rialto, CA. He received the Purple Heart in WWII. They have 3 daughters and a son. Jean[...]Thomas (deceased). Jean and her 3 daughters live in West Hartford, CT. Betty Lou, born 11 -24-2[...]denour. They have 2 daughters and a son and live in Clarkston, WA. Kermit James, born 12-26-32 in Scobey. Married Darcy McNeil, now divorced, has a son and daughter, and is a teacher in the Tacoma school system. Ray Bishop passe[...]way 6-3-75, 2 days before her 77th birthday. They are Edward and Jennie Bromberg. buried in Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma. Mary, Bert, and Ellen started school in Redstone. Ellen was just 9 Ed and[...]wood, MT on 3-17-41 . Ed years old when they left there, but remembers a lot of nice things continued to farm and Jennie taught school for many years, teaching about the town and where they liv[...]meat market, and Albers Con- In 1977, their son, Melvin, took over the farm and they bought the fectionary with the post office also there with the little old ice cream Midway Ta[...]Ed and Jennie have 5 children. Janice Ann, born in 1945; Marvin candies for a penny and a nickel. When they lived on the last place, Edward, born in 1951; Gail Louise, born in 1954; and the twins, Edwin Ellen remembers the In[...]er Rudolph and Melvin Brian, born in 1955. the knoll, and the glare of their campfires[...]ly going to a Fair or a Pow-wow. Ellen's teachers in Redstone carpenter work. He is jus[...]line (Lena) Allan were both born, many in 1870. They settled at Rochester, MN where Rudolph was born raised, and married in Wisconsin. They moved to Sheridan County in in 1878. He grew up in the Rochester area and moved to Austin, MN about[...]farm- and later to Canby, MN. ed there till Virgil passed away in 1959. Lena moved to Plentywood Martha Kulla was born in Dornberg, Germany in 1873. In 1890, at where she lived till she passed away in 1972. They have 3 children. the ag[...]er, Sophia. They Dorothy, Mrs. George Ruth, lives in Bremerton, WA and has 2 children we[...]5 grandchildren. Her husband, George, passed away in 1980. Rudolph Bromberg at Canby, MN in 1902. Lavern lives in Port Orchard, WA and has 3 children and 5 grand- children. Dale lives in Plentywood and has 4 sons and 2 grandsons. Dale n[...]y Jennie Bromberg Edward Bromberg was born in Sandborn, Din 1909. His parents, Rudolph and art[...]d to Glasniven, Sask. They returned to the states in 1915, settling in the Raymond, T area. o one had money in those early days and it as hard to make a living[...]went to work with his dad to support the family. Many times hey worked for a farmer all summer, only to[...]were born. In about 1912, they went to Gasniven, Saskatchewan. In 1927, the family bought a farm 15 miles south of[...]They homesteaded on a piece of land there. Elma and Florence were Rudolph passed away in 1929. In 1937, th~re was no feed for the born there. Two of Rudolph's brothers, Fred and John, also w[...]Canada. John had married Martha's sister, Sophia. there was plenty of hay. In June of 1915, a snow storm hit and ruined the crops. Leaving Jennie Bantz was born at Oaleview, MT in 1918. When she was 9 the fa[...] |
| [...]borted their colts. Mrs. Poland In 1979, Gene changed professions again. This time we would became angry and accused Rudolph of bringing in some kind of disease leave our fa[...]Plentywood and became family are always welcome to the "Bucklin Inn". manager of t[...]klin) Riedlinger his dad worked for Emil Severson in the summers and at the Nick[...]n on the Bucklin Ranch located 5 Locken Coal Mine in the winters.[...]tone to Frank and Hattie (Knight) Bucklin on In the late fall of 1927, the family bought a farm 1[...]arriving long after dark. are Mildred Hill of Clarkson, WA and Montana (Monty)[...]Frank graduated from Redstone HS in 1930. He attended college Macalester, to drive wi[...]at Northern Montana College in Havre, MT and taught schooJ until he Rudolph passed away in 1929. The family stayed on the farm until[...]Dyllis McGill was born in Wheat (now Oak Ridge), Tennessee to Martha passed away in 1968. Ben, John, Bill, Margaret, and Henry and Willie (Grubb) McGill in 1918. She was the oldest of 1O Florence have sinc[...]rents moved to Montana when she was a small baby. are still living at Rolla, ND on the farm that they moved to in 1937. She was raised in Havre and as a girl spent many summers camping[...]with the Girl Scouts in the mountains south of Havre. Dyllis attended PAU[...]Havre HS graduating in 1938. She was wor ing in Havre when she Gene Bucklin was born in Billings, MT 5-24-42 to Mr. and Mrs. met Frank. They were married on 1-12-42 in Great Falls, T. Frank Bucklin Jr. He attended school in Redstone and Outlook. Gene[...]and Oyllis were married, Frank worked for Safeway in Bill- was graduated from Outlook HS in 1960. After graduating he con- ings and Lewistown, MT and in Hood River and Portland, OR. In 1948, tinued farming and ranching with his dad an[...]says those first practice into his father's herd. In later years, he artificially inseminated[...]tough as she had been raised m the first beefalo in Sheridan County for Quentin Bergh.[...]plumbing. The old ranch house had not been lived in for 10 years and was in sore need of a " oman s touch". Ho ever, Dylhs ha[...]ary, remembers as a little girl ho many people ould al mto he[...]In 1961 , Frank and Dylhs moved into a ne Capp home.[...]linger there. Eugene Bud.Im Fam il[...]en, Sarah Ann , Charley, Laura Jean , and Gen Bue In. Gene married Helen Geske 9-5-69 at Carrington, D. After mar- |
| [...]e 7, and Katie Ann, age 3. Randy and Lynette live in 7-2-35, graduated from Great Falls HS[...]cher at the high school and is a lives in Ft. Benton, MT and is Deputy Clerk of Court there. They have 2 noted photographer. Lynette is busy[...]f Great Falls, is married to Glenn Jackson, lives in Great painted towel holder which she designs and[...]Barbara West of Outlook. See lives in West Chesterfield, NH, and is a legal secretary.[...]My parents, Fletch, and his parents are deceased. Steven Edward, youngest of the Buc[...]en, and tended the Phelps School in the Wolf Creek community. From the 4th Homemakers[...]on he rode the bus to Outlook, where he graduated in 1972. would not return to the city. Frank and Dyl[...]visit their daughters, Lynette and Mary, in welding and worked at the Berkeley Equipment and[...]a real Eskimo dog sled ride down the Youkon River in Johnson and they were married 9-27-75 in Plentywood. western Alaska.[...]ank's sister, Monty Tayler, had 3 children, lives in Whitefish, and raised in Plentywood until 1968, when the family moved to a[...]y, IA. They were mar- ried 3-11-08 at Rippey, IA. In February 1909, they moved to Crosby, ND where I was born in 4-1-09. In the spring of 1910, we moved to Redstone, MT wher[...]her, Hershel Callahan was born 7-16-1881 at Odon, IN. His mother, Ada Osborn was born 6-15-1880 at Odon, IN. They were married in lndianna, moved to orth Dakota where Fletch was b[...]and Blair. 4-14-1 O at Hamar. They came o Montana in 1917 to take up a[...]-06, (from a former marriage school in Outlook. of his mother); Herman, born 4-9-11, dec[...]EAN CMAPBELL various construction projects coming in 1948 to Great Falls, MT. I Ro[...]Alberta Cartwright, described in this book. Roy has always lived in the[...]attended the Phelphs School, high school in Redstone and Hot Springs,[...]MT. He worked in the shipyards in San Deigo returning to farm in the[...]Roy married Jean Lois Solberg 10-14-45 in Scobey. Jean was[...]and Elaine (Finkenhagen} Solberg who homesteaded in[...]Roy purchased the family farm in 1945, those ere years before[...]Water for the house was brought by cans, REA came in 1951, a Front row: Kay, Loi[...] |
| [...]children are Harold LeRoy, 12-20-48 and Robin Georgiana, 8-14-5 7. In[...]born in Tennessee. They reside in National City, CA where they[...]ne has a son, Daniel Carmon, 11 -13-69; they live in[...]works for National Steel in San Deigo. Robin lives in Spring Valley, CA, is married to Jose Louis Reyno[...]tham Plentywood. All were baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Thomas James Cheetham and Judy Pauline Bergh were married In 1959 with the family farm in Soil Bank, Roy bought the Bill on 12-30-64 in Plentywood. They have lived in Redstone on the Hackmann farm. For 2 years, the[...]ssed the Tom was born 9-29-43 in Port Townsend, WA, to James Allin labor involved! In 1968, Roy bought the Ralph Phelps farm. In 1963, Cheetham and Freda Louise (Ros[...]s of Dutton, T. He 27,000 caraganas were planted in strips in the fields, they add beauty grew up and attended schools in Dutton where his father as a John and protection[...]Ronald attended the Phelps School 8 years, alone in his class. He Tom was active in high school sports and Boy Scouts, earning he graduated from OHS in 1965, he attended Concordia College, MSU, rank of Eagle Scout. He was confirmed in the Bethany Lutheran Church Bozeman and U of M in Missoula where he graduated in the school of of Dutton. Tom graduated from SU, Bozeman ith a BS in mechanical Pharmacology in June 1973. He married Katherine Divis 9-21 -68 in engineering in 1965. He was a member of the Pht Sigma appa frate[...]Fangs, and Army ROTC. He or ed for John Deere Co. in MT. They have sons: Shawn and Scott. Kathy is bo[...]ol through the 6th grade then to ranch in Montana. Outlook where he graduated in 196 7. He attended MSU graduating Judy was born 2-17-45 in Plenty ood, T to Vincent Elmer and with a degree in Economics and Ag., was Comm. a 2nd Lt. in the ROTC Dorothy Marie {Back) Bergh[...]od. They gre up on the amity ranch and a nd- B-52 in Michigan 6 years. Attained the rank of Capt. , moved to Dallas, ed grade school in Redstone and PHS, from here Judy graduated in TX where he received his wings as a Leer Jet Pilot. He married Beth 1962. She as active in 4·H, Rambo Girls, " a e-t • ith• ool" con· McNichol 11 -29-74 in Oscoda, Mich. He has 3 stepchildren: Liz, Steve,[...]; Beth is an assistant economics from SU in 1966, here s e as a memb r of appa manager of Sak[...]It as a big decision to ma e to leave lo a and go in o business in this book.[...]penence , h Chris Lynn attended grade school in Redstone and Outlook, cattle to[...]d qmc ly from Vince and e vet, at that graduating in 1980 from OHS. He is attending MSU, Bozeman and i[...]ne asp c of the pur bred business ha Tom graduate in the Mechanical Engineering Program 1985. On 6-30-[...]tor of the T Hereford Au lliary in 1981 and he president of hat[...]group in 1984. They are memb rs oft T 8 ef P rformance Assoc. AL[...]the T Stoc gro ers sso . Judy jom d he Co B lies in 19 8 Alberta Campbell was the youngest daught[...]leader for 7 years. 11-27 -22. She grew up in Wolf Creek, attending Phelps School,[...]vities. Tom enjoys am-roping and as Beauty School in Missoula and worked at various shops including th[...]. He as a arded the Saddl Club's "Top Hand' buc I in[...]Worshipful aster in 1980, the Shriners, the Elks Lodge, and is a[...]"Farmer of the Year" in 19 77 by the Plenty ood Jaycees.[...]Samuel Vincent Cheetham was born 7•19-66 in Waterlook, IA; Jim and Alber[...]James Zachary, 7-26-68 in Plentywood; and Carl Thomas, 1-3-7 8 in[...] |
| Plentywood. Sam and Zach attend school in Plentywood, have been to La[...]FFA Chapter, and were spent in North Dakota. In Devils Lake he married Mary Ann are active in band, basketball, and football. Sam was confirmed in the Lamoureux, daughter of Joe and Celina Lamoureux of Mewburg on Plentywood Lutheran Church in 1983. Zach in 1985. Carl begins 1st 6-22-38. By the time Red was drafted into the Army in 1945, 2 grade in the fall of 1984.[...]T DORAN PFC Everett (Micky) Doran was killed in action on the 16th day after landing in France with an infantry unit, this being the announce- ment of the war department. Doran was killed in France on 12-16-44. His parents were Mr. and Mrs[...]er of the Armed Forces officially declared killed in action. Micky was born in Spokane, WA 10-3-24, receiving his schooling in the Redstone Public Schools. He was graduated wit[...]43 and went to Ft. Benning, GA for basic training in the Army's Special Training Program. He then took[...]Shortly after Red's return from Japan in late 1946, he bought the[...]bar in Redstone from Billie Crossen and in the spring of 19 47, the EVERETT and MARY DORAN[...]post office) next Everett Doran was born in 1895 at Garretson, SD. Mary (Engly) door to the bar in Redstone. During the next 14½ years many changes Doran was born in 1903 in Hungary, coming to the US in 1907 with took place in Redstone, the business, and family. Three bedroom[...]2-10-48; Donna Mae born in Scobey 2-3-49, died only a few months Mar[...]r mother worked later and buried in Plentywood Cemetery; Thomas Dale came along as a chambermaid in a hotel in Lethbridge, Alberta to provide a living[...]1-10-57. children. Three of these sisters are still living and are very close to her. As the family grew in numbers, the bar grew also . . . into a Everett and Mary met and were married in 1920 in the Catholic nightclub. The Copacabana it was NOT! But I'm sure there are many Church and lived in the Sweet Grass and Coutts area. They lost 2[...]times at "Red's Place", dancing to the children in infancy. Everett Charles (Micky) was born 10-3·24 in music of the Grand Ole Opry[...]d, the family On the last day of the year, in 1928, Everett, Mary, and Micky w[...]ed build the much-needed fire hall, and he fought many of the fires On 2-20-39 Patrick Thomas was born in Plentywood. The Dorans in the community. Mary Ann kept pretty busy at home[...]look Altar Society and Catholic Daughters. In 1939 and 1940, the war clouds were gathering over[...]Larry and Mary graduated from PHS in 1958-59. They spent 9 years in valedictorian. He joined the ranks of the armed forces and was killed in the 4 Star 4-H Club and remember help[...]w Air Base while Mary Ann kept services were held in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood, con- the bar open and cared for the children in Redstone; Larry joined he ducted by Father Eugene[...]In the fall of 1961 , Red finally closed the bar and[...]time later the family moved to Great Falls, ment in 1967. They were honored wi1h a farewell party at[...]stone Community hall, and then moved to Kalispell in the fall of equipment operator[...]heart attack in 1969. Patrick and Donna Neming were married in 1960 and have 3 This year of 1984 finds Red and Mary Ann still living in Great children. Patrick works for Burlington Nort[...]and her family. Larry and his family have settled in engineer. They live in Spokane.[...]Stockton, CA since his retirement from the Army in 1980. Mary spent In May of 1983, Mary and Everett, moved to Big Fork many years in California and Nevada. Eva and family moved to Co[...]in South Carolina. ALBERT and MARY ANN DOUCETTE[...]Even though Red's Place was burned to the ground in 1970, some By Mary Moos[...]of us have visited our old " roots" in Sheridan Co. We remember the Albert Paul and twin sister, Ablertine, were born 3-29-17 in Rolla, NO place that we onc[...] |
| [...]sketball I, E. Mercedene Fishell, was born in Redstone on 8-15-23 to Dale and cheerl[...]have an older brother, Victor R., born 3-21 -22 in Redstone (see Victor's story), 2 younger brothers, DALE FISHELL Dale M. Jr., born 5-29-25 in the Outlook Hospital and Harry D., born Dale M. Fishell, Jr. graduated from Redstone HS in 1943. He drove 1-5-29 in the old Sheridan Memorial Hospital.[...]xville for several years after Redstone HS closed in I spent my early years in Redstone graduating from Redstone HS in 1946. He was engaged in farming with Harry until 1975, at which time 194[...]n he has been a car salesman for Western College in Billings and 1 quarter at Northern Montana College at Havre. Implement in Plentywood and Camerud Motors of Wolf Point. In 1943, I began my short career as a teacher. First[...]omertown, which ran from Bedwell, in Plentywood in 1948. At the time of their marriage, Evelyn Marc[...]eeded was a telephone operator in Flaxville where they have since made their an upper grade teacher, so I finished the term there. I also finished a home. term in the intermediate grade room in Redstone in 1945. That fall I Dale and Evelyn have 3 boys. Dale M. 111, born 4-19-49 , is began work in the Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools office in manager for K-Mart and lives in Bellevue, WA. He has 4 children: Plentywood as clerk and also Deputy Clerk of Court. I worked there Chad, Kori Lynn, Scott, and Randee[...]Army nurse and is presently stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. He has 3 Buttreys Department[...]r Company. lives in Flaxville and is employed by Burlington Northern. He has 2 In 1959, I returned to Redstone to live with my moth[...]ed part-time as bookkeeper for Nash Bros. Garage in Redstone and also for Nash Bros. Feed and Grain in Scobey. From GLENN and WINNIFRED FRENCH 1963-67 I worked part-time in the summers for the County Superinten-[...]on of Hugh B. French and Mildred dent of Schools. In 1967, I became deputy in the office and once again Lee (Phelps[...]passed away 4-5-71 . My mother passed away in June of 1969 after being in the Scobey I was born 8-8-16 in Redstone. I have 3 brothers: Willard Harold, nurs[...]r 2 years, and Harry's wife, Etta (Johnson), died in born 5-4-14; Harvey Edward, born 2[...]y, just a month later. After Etta's death I moved in with Harry to help 1-26-28 . care for his[...]I worked part-time until February of 1970. In 1973, Harry bought the former Luther Kanning farm[...]chool, and shopping were all 30 miles away. In 1982 I again went back to work part-time as Deput[...]ets to be a long drive, but I have been fortunate in having good winter weather the 2 winters I've worked. I am a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Outlook and the Wolf Creek Club. I have served as[...]I graduated from high school in Redstone in 1934. I married[...]Winnifred Thora Hanson 12-24 -36 in Glasgow, T. Winnie as from[...]I worked at the Fort Pee Dam for 6 years and from there we[...]ny. During WWII, I worked as a welding instructor in the shipyards. In 1946, we moved back to ontana and I was engaged in farming un- til I retired in 1983.[...]in Bozeman for 2 years. He then ent to Seattle and a[...]ity of Washington, here he graduated ith a degree in elec-[...]Company in Butte, T but lives in WhitehaJI. He married Diana Mercedene and Denise[...]Our daughter, Judith Gaye, was born 12-1·41 in Portland OR. She 12-10-59 , is a beautician and lives in Williston , ND. She is married to graduated from Plentywood HS and attended Concordia College in Mikkel Hering and has a son, Kyle Mikkel, born 11[...]Moorhead, MN for 1 semester. She worked in hospitals as a nurse's 11 -11 -61 , graduated from UNO in Williston as a diesel mechanic and is aide and also in the office in medical records for several years. She employed at Nash Bros. Garage in Redstone. He lives at home. Denise, married Thomas Charles Mathes 11 -14-63 in Cincinnati, OH. Tom is a[...] |
| detecti e on the police force in Cincinnati. They have 2 boys: Thomas schooling at Phelps school and Redstone. He spent a year in CCC Camp Charles 11, born 4-12-65, and Michael Glenn, born 7-25-68. in the western part of Montana and worked for severa[...]schooling at Harvey French was born 2-3-19 in Redstone, the son of Hugh and Redstone and graduated from high school there in 1931. Violet has a Mildred French. He has 3 brot[...]States of Redstone, MT. and Nashua HS. In 1937, he worked on a thrashing crew for a salary[...]attended the Phelps school and graduated from PHS in 1959. In But as luck would have it, wheat reached a high o[...]basic train- never earned more than $2.50 a day. In 1941, he attended the ing a[...]at Opheim, MT and 3½ Northern School of Welding in Portland, OR. One year later, he was years at Weisbaden, Germany. In April of 1964, he received his drated into the Ar[...]honorable discharge. He then worked in the oil fields in several states this time, during WWII, was spent in France, Germany, and Belgium. and in 1973, he accepted a position with Santa Fe International in the oil fields in Saudi Arabia. At present he is working in the United Arab[...]y the Bill Stageberg residence}. Ardelle's family in- ancy Jo was born 4-20-49 at Ple[...]at Phelps school and Outlook HS, graduating from there in 6-1-79; Ervin, born 6-18-21, deceased 1-14-76; Lo[...]ars. She is 1-6-31. Ardelle attended grade school in El horn To nship; School in married to Warren (Pete) Orazich an[...]Pete Divide County, D and graduated rom Westby HS in 19 4. She work- has a daughter, Tami, by a previous marriage. ed in Seat le and inneapolis before her marriage o Harvey in 1949. Gordon illard as born 6-29-50 at Plentywood. He received his In 1951, Harvey and Ardelle moved he Harry Whitish h[...]chooling at Phelps school and OHS graduating from there in 1968. He present location, 1 7 miles south of Red[...]is married to Jeanet e (Bee er) and they live in Plenty ood. They have Phelps School and Plentywood School. Upon her gradua ion in 969, 1 son, Jordon James (J. J.[...]r, Orea, by a she a ended Den al Assistant School in Seattle. She as employed in pre ious marriage. Jeane e has 4[...]previous marriage: inneapolis, Phoeni , and Aus in, X. She married Dean Gant in 1979, Tracie, Darla, nd t ins, Ron and John Les er. ho is a Certified Public Accountant in Dallas. They have 3 children: e are of he generation that has seen the change from ho[...]n cars and On 8-1 -5 , P born in Plen y ood. She a ended the machine[...]· School. Upon her gradua ion in 1972, hen 1n he earl '50s RE and RT[...]nd Spo ane. She as employed in fter illard's p rents mo ed o Pen ood in he fall of 19 2. S e, Bil[...]n, h n True ing in stby. T e I hou h semi•re ir , e s ill ma e our ome there. have 2 sons, e are memb rs of he Reds one Uni ed e hod,s C urch a d[...]She is also presiden of he Uni ed e hodis school in Ou s nior.[...]ps) French. r c i d hi in[...] |
| [...]ne. Cecil . Gar Other children are E. Mae, 1937; Sharon, 1943; and Darrel T., 1945[...]wood, Wanso, Gladys, Thelma, and PHS. In 1951 , he began farm ing with his dad and they bo[...]miles south o Pete Beveridge farm SE of Redstone in 1956. On 1 0-15-60 he married Schoo[...]figured there er[...]In the spring of 1[...]ed. Our farm had not been lived on from 1948-60. There was no electricity, running water, sewer, or tel[...]nearer he main road so for 3 years, and just as many babies, washed clothes in water heated and carried. Sons Patrick Alyn, born 8-16-61; Leslie Kent, born 9-19-62. In the fall of 1962 we moved the house, dug a well[...]ugh er, Alane Michelle, born 10-19-63. ow we own many conveniences and e appreciate it more knowing fr[...]Enghusen of Reserve. Playing 2 to 3 nights a ee . In 1962. e bought the Don Logan farm in partnership 1th Cecil E. Our other sons are Rob L., born 1-30-66; ichael ., born 8-3-67; and[...]on, born 11-22-78. Our children began school in Pl hen the Outloo School Dist. c they transferred there. e enjo kids many valuable experiences if the ant it. The[...] |
| We ill celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversay in Redstone on Sally and Bike we[...]born: William Stuart Glennan, born in 1943, deceased 1973; Byron[...]Willis Glennan, born in 1945. Byron and his wife, Phyllis, live in Rosa- AG ES MclNTOSH GARRICK[...]Byron is a high school teacher. Byron and Phyllis are By Agnes McIntosh Garrick[...]Joe McIntosh and Jessie McGillvray were married in 1913. Joe, at Bike and Sally are retired. Bike retired from Edward Air Force Base the time, was operating the City Cafe in Plentywood. It was leased from in 1970. Their 45th Wedding Anniversary was celebrat[...]ly and Bike have always been civic minded, active in the church east of Redstone. That is where Agnes was born in 1915. In 1916 and almost every project, organization, and lodge in the area. The most they moved to Joe's homestead[...]5 years of tywood . This Is where Mamie was born in 1917. Donald was also born volunteer help with the Kern County Well Baby Clinic. there in 1919. In 1920, they moved into Plentywood for the winter so Sally attends the Redstone reunion in southern California each Agnes could go to school. Joe was born in 1921 . In 1924, they left the spring, a pleasant[...]to meet the coming day, In 1933, Agnes married and had 3 children: Darrel Ha[...]Whatever comes my way. In 1962, she married Ole Garrick. They moved to Kalispell in Simmons 1966. Ole passed away in 1982. Mamie went to Seattle in 1935, married there and she had no LINDA RAE GRANNING children. She passed away in 1965.[...]ater Fretheims Linda was born in Plentywood on 5-29-53. She and her twin produce store. He moved to Seattle in 1941. Worked as engineer for sister, Louise Kay, were the first twins to be born in the New Sheridan City Ice until he retired in 1981. He was married to Darlene Bain, they[...]of Royal and Phyllis have 2 boys. He passed away in 1982. Joe Sr. passed away in 1943. Granning. Joe Jr. worked for Ed Peterson in the grocery store and later in the She lived with her parents on th[...]ol drug store for E. I. iller. After he graduated in 1939, he went to work at Rock Springs and then Medicine Lake. In 1964, the family moved to for the Great orthern Railway. He put time in the Navy. He married a farm south of Redstone and from there she attended school in Plen- Bernice Aspelund in Plentywood. They have 1 daughter. Joe worked in tywood. Having need of more schooling, she was in the first group to Plentywood until 1951, when he[...]attend Eastmont Training Center in Glendive. She then returned to or ed until he retired in 1982. He lives in Spokane. Plentywood HS where she was a senior at the time of her death in a[...]GLE NAN Sally ( a ean) Owen was born in Canada on 1-9-1 915. Her paren s were Fred and Florence Owen. She has 2 brothers: George, born in 91 7 and Dan, born in 919 in Ai in, M . The 3 children and heir mother returned to Redstone, T in 1928, where they made their home with their grand[...]The year 1928, saw Sally attending the 7th grade in Plentywood, during which time she lived in the Joe clntosh home, folio ing the sudden death[...]ended he Redstone school rom 1930-3 , graduating in 193 . Those were very hard years for the Ow[...]ng neighbors, especially Bert and inme Daley, who are no buried in Lancaster, CA near the Glennan home. In 1935, Sall a ended beau y school in inneapohs, . In Linda as a member of -H for 9 ye[...], she go her Irs job a Girls in Plen ood, as ell as inner of several trac a ards. Leone's Beauty Shop, one of he 2 beauty shops in Plenty ood. She She had 1[...]Louise and Sharon. Had 1 then en on o ha e shops in Culb son and T in Br'd es, T. There nephe , Ty Bren ice Gr[...] |
| [...]Donald was an onl birthday, 5-29-27) were born. In 1964, they moved to the farm that[...]id- during his youth ith his wives in attendance), the Carl Smith farm at Redstone. Our first tractor school in th country. He was a "D" John Deere and it woul[...]cultivator it takes about 8 hours. In the spring of 1941 In 1949, we had a snow storm completely bury our she[...]the cattle and chickens wouldn't MDU in Great Falls. H suffocate. Neighbors were always[...]ge. years and was a fine pitcher. He served on many Agriculture and- On 4-4 42[...]c. Ins. Assoc. An avid the farm from th m in 1961 . golfer, even when he had a body cast, on[...]coun- Her parents, Truels an tries in 1976. Spend winters in the south.[...]rs of the soil. It has been heartaches as well as many Trues Sr. and rewards, whe[...]ving of golden OR, James of A d grain in the wind, or the raising of wild turkeys in hopes a few of them Seattle, A; Josi may get a start in the prairies of our area.[...]Phyllis Lucille's family had a home made from many bacolar The oldest of shac[...]ide of the road with the mail boxes being located there. She had experiences made spent one winter of her childhood in a chair after whooping cough ith mun[...]le attend Rudolph, Phyllis's brother, died in CCC in 1935. Leonard lives at as a regis ered[...]attended Leet Grade School and graduated from PHS in 1944. Attended Hoods Beauty School inin a car ace· en in 1971.[...] |
| [...]Harris, Kendal, and Delton. D n and Lucille are now retired, living in Plentywood in the house (See write up.) that Don's folks built when they retired in 1949. Linden[...]deceased e have seen Sheridan County grow in the past 50 years so ex- 1980, and[...]is rural mail carrier. Their 4 children are: Bob, a professional artist who and tr ctors were[...]he house Clerk and Recorder's Office in Plentywood with children, Steven and and barn, no[...]ndace (French), and children Melanie, and carried in pails for household use. We used coal to heat our[...]ldren and 23 great-grandchildren. I was born in Cordova, MN on 5-19-82, the daughter of Young and[...]er had as By Arthur M. Hagan, Jr. many as 60 scholars and all 8 grades. I took a few mus[...]iles south of Redstone, Later, I played the organ in our little Episcopal church for 5 years. with Grandma Merwin of Redstone as midwife. There were 6 children When I was 16 my father died and soon after Mother sold the farm in the family, all living except Annis, deceased in 1977. Arthur Sr. died and the family moved to Minneapolis where everyone worked to help in 1970; Alma Hagan, age 91, lives at her home on th[...]es south of Albert (Allie) Pfeiffer was born in Cord.ova, MN 5-5-1887 to John Redstone and graduated from Redstone HS. I worked for my parents in and Hulda Pfeiffer, the seventh of 12 children. T[...]1936 and rented the former Bert States farm in 1937. My first year of family. Their home was a gathering place for young people, and many farming was a complete bust; I didn[...]e acre. I've lived and house parties were enjoyed there. The mo her died in 1899 and in worked on the farm continuously,[...]Heald Engineering College in San Francisco in 1941 and welded on llie came to ontana in 1909 and homesteaded 1O miles south Liberty Ships at Western Pipe and Steel in San Francisco for 3 months. of Reds one. In 913, he made a visit bac ·o Minnesota and he and I I spent 3 years in the Army Air Corps in WWII; I flew 64 missions out of were married on 7[...]Alesan, Corsica, and Rimini, Italy as a pilot in Billy Mitchell Bombers homestead where e lived un[...]Ascension Island, Brazil, and Cuba in July, 1945. I was discharged Three children were[...]den, 4-23-16; from the Air Corps in 1945. Dorothy Shipstead of Scobey and I were and[...]y at Rochester, on married in 1946 and we lived that winter in San Diego, CA where I 4-17-23.[...]stone. Otto Bol e who as from Lemmon, SD. He died in January, 1928. For several years, I roomed a[...]pi no in olden Y oldes s[...] |
| team. Jane taught in Frenchtown, MT for 3 years. They have 2 boys,[...]effry and Daniel. Donald, 1959, graduated from UM in Missoula, in ac- employed at off -Daniel counting. He[...]ver the farming from me Ken as born in 195 in 1983 and also took over switching of the Hunt Hag[...]the farm here Y onne an did for 25 years, ending in November 1983. The well was the first home in Redstone. That deep test in Sheridan Co., drilled in 1952 and capped as a dry hole. 1910. en ism Hunt came back in 1958 and made a producer of it.[...]rn m Montana Durum Growers Assn., and have served in various offices of Outloo in 1975. H du Faith Lutheran Church. Our family has all been active in the Redstone 4 and has been an ct[...]vation near , . Dorothy was born in 1925 in Braham, MN. Her parents ere[...]Albert and Alma Shipstead, who were homesteaders in the south Four from Ouloo HS in a Buttes area where Albert farmed. Alma w[...]o. Supt. of Schools until retirement. Albert died in 1980 and Admm1strat on. Alma in 1982. Dorothy graduated from Scobey HS and attend[...]Over t e ars Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. She worked m the th[...]at Faith Lutheran Church of Wanso, and is active in communi- Ha a1i and e ico ty and church[...]the best place in th Our main hobby is traveling and golfing and we have visited 24 In the in er o d d I foreign countries.[...]Rodn dad came to Montana in 191 O to homestead and he and om ere married in 1915.[...]agan, Jr., 1918; Evelyn cClaflin, 1919; Ada Olson in[...]Da 1922; Eugene Hagan, 1924; and Frances Chaffin in 1930. y fa her passed away in 1970. but my mother still maintains her home on t[...]r at Redstone, where I graduated from high school in 1942. Uni I became a f[...]alf sec ion of Ian~. This land as drilled for oil in the early '50s, one of he firs a emp s m Sheridan[...]uced it. It is still producing today, he only ell in he field. . In 19 6 Yvonne Crom ell and I ere married at he e odis Church in Sc~bey. We have since made our home in t e Reds one· ol Cree Community. Yvonne 1s the d[...]y Crom 11, Sr. and yrtle Crom ell, earl farmers in he sou h Fl e I area.[...] |
| [...]Duane. Today with Timmy in school full-time and David in kindergarten,[...]Duane and Laura have become another of the many husband and wife[...]Godfred and Viola Halland. He is the oldest in the family of 6 boys and 1[...]He came to Plentywood in the fall of 1944 for harvest and worked[...]for R. C. Rasmussen at Comertown and Olaf Aasheim in Plentywood.[...]or Arthur and Elizabeth Blase. He worked for In 973, I started working for Dr. Tom Lidahl in Plentywood as a them 4 summers and 1 win[...]ntil 1978, hen we moved to the farm. ed in a sawmill in Albany, OR. He went to work for the Sheridan Coun[...]our children until 1982 road department in the fall of 1948 and worked until 1950. when I resumed my full-time posi1ion at he Sheridan Dental Clinic in Orville married Gladys Leona Andersen 3-12-49 in the Plentywood Plentywood.[...]29 at McElroy, MT. Her e live on my father-in-law's farm sou h of Redstone. Ken helps p[...]with her mother but return- our children grow and are so grateful that e can live near families. ed to Plentywood in 1944 to live with her dad.[...]In April 1950, Orville went to work at the Farmers Union Oil Co. in DUA E and LAURA HALLAND Plentywood, and worked there until April 1955, when they moved to Duane Sanford Halland was born 3-3-54 in Williston, ND to Orville the Blase farm sou[...], the entire Gladys went to school in Plentywood. She worked at the Elgin family moved[...]idan Cleaners. all attended the elementary school in Redstone before completing their high school year[...]Duane wor ed at home hrough the summer and fall. In January of 973, Duane went to ashin on to ry his hand at logging. Soon, though, ith farming in his blood, he came bac home to help put the crop in at he family farm. In January of 197 4, Duane began or ing at the Redst[...]ried Laura arie Vert 2-9-7 . Laura as born -23-55 in Plen ywood to Ernest and Clara ( oriconi) Vert. Laura attended school in Plentywood until he 1967-68 school term hen he fa[...]in Plen ood. He ent to school in Reds one and Outloo , graduating[...]in ay 67. He ent o college 3 years SU at Boz[...]in e y for 32 mon hs, serving 16 o mi[...]ey ha da oni, born in[...]n in 1[...] |
| James (Jim) was born 6-20-61 in Plentywood. He went to school[...]KERRY and DEBBIE HALV RSO in Redstone and Outlook, graduating in May 1979. He worked on By Debbie Halv[...]s semi-trucks Kerry as born 11 -15-49 in S now.[...]) Halverson. H has h d All of the boys were in 4-H, basketball, and music when they were ent to Redstone grad school u i in school. HS where he gradua d in 19 In 1968 Orville and Gladys bought the Art Blase farm[...]still hves in Scobey. I gr EDWARD "CHIP" and MARGIE HALVERSON[...]Scobey. They are· erry Margie (Beckers) Halverson was born in Plentywood on 11 -27-53. Rhett Justin, 12 30[...]tone. Eugene (Gene) Beckers presently farms in the Outlook and Dooley erry's fa her area and lives in Plentywood. Margaret is presntly living in Pablo, MT. and 1s employed a Margie's older sister, Shirley (Beckers) West was born in Plentywood sister. Edward Jr. ( on 11-23-51. She lives in Glasgow with her husband, Bob West, and 3 t[...]Ramona Margie went to grade and high school in Outloo , gradua mg in 1971. She married Edward "Chip" Halverson, Jr. on[...]1 -84 . Edward "Chip" Halverson, Jr. as born in Plen ood on 7-9· 8. He was the first of 3 childr[...]son, Sr passed a ay on · ·77. R presently lives in Plenty ood here she is emp o ed a emoria[...] |
| [...]nd performance of assigned duties. In 1939, we moved to Redstone and I finished my 12th[...]service but was not accepted for medical there. reasons, he returned o the farm and took a bookkeeping job at Nash In 1949, I married Monica Legare, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Bros. Garage in Redstone. Legare. We had 3 daughters: Verlane, born in 1952; Christine, born in On 3 21 70 our daughter, Sheila Rae, was born. That fall we 1954; and Janice, born in 1957. Monica was killed in a car accident in bought the LeRoy Oksendahl farm and moved there. On 4.4. 77 Edward October of 1972. I married Mary Jo Hudiburgh, my present wife. died in Williston, NO from a heart attack. I started flying in 1953 and earned a commercial pilot certificate[...]spraying at this time. tended Walnut Grove school in Vancouver. Monica and I bought the Jensen Grocery store in Redstone in By the time I finished my courses at Chase and Sheila finished her 1959 and sold it in 1960, when we moved to Plentywood where I school[...]operated and lived on the airport for 6 years. in 979 we moved to Plentywood. I took a job here as Sec. for Farmers In 1966, we sold land south of Redstone, that we had[...]several years, to Leonard Smith and bought land in Canada where I band on weekends. After about 2 ye[...]yed as a forming with my own group. In October of 1982, I went to Nashville urses Aide[...]artist friend of mine, Bill Rains, Mae Axton T in June of 1972, when Cliff accepted the position of Superinten- is arranging a personal appearance in the White House and his art will dent of Schools of School District o. 29 in Outlook, MT. He held the be on permanent display there. position for 5 years and after retiring in 1977, purchased the Dale My song[...]Reeves, during the Fair in Billings in 1982. Also performed at the Helen joined the[...]Yellowstone Fair Grounds during the 1983 fair. In the fall of 1983 and boo keeper when it opened for business in September of 1973; a played for Mae[...]They ere both born in Ireland. The Hardy family was Protestant and[...]settled in London, Ont., can. here they were married.[...]bert died from injuries incurred from an accident in the rail[...]tnp overseas to France as in the hold of the ship ith he mules.[...]eturned to farm and or ed as a Cliff as born in orth Da o a, came o barber in hite ail, T. Here he me Hildegarde Rogers. They ere ser ·ed durin 11, overseas for 3 man hs in marri d on 0-28-[...]ensen farm sou h of Redstone. Helen was born in Laurel and hen she nd CU ere married inin ello s one born 2-1 -26; I re[...]len ood; arg Ann. born ime of thi ritin s ill Ii in on na.[...]In the fall o 93 • Ir d bou n[...]In 8, hi h I h b ed[...] |
| [...]about 650 acres. I was born on 12-28-32 in Minneapolis, MN. My parents were James and Lydia Gallagher. I had an older brother, Donald. We lived in St. Paul until 1946 when we moved to Belfield, N[...]me a partn~r with his father, John D. Gallagher, in the Gallagher Blacksmith Shop. I attended Belfie[...]11 1-1895 I first years of marriage we lived in the old homestead house. It con - migrated[...]ity and indoor plumbing, I had to moved o learn many new things as a farmer's wife. We hauled our wate[...]his schooling in[...]marr" Around harvest time in 1954, John and I ere saying i his |
| on he farm nd I ter in ash Bros. Garage in Redstone where he was Elbert Maxwell), and Truels Jr. were born in the Plentywood hospital. partsm n nd manager.[...]My education began in the fall of 1924 at the Archer grade school, rion' mother was killed in a car accident in 1952 and her dad from where I was graduated in 1931 . During 1932, 1933, and 1934 I had died in 1945, so her brother, Gerald, age 11 , came to li[...]Hard Knocks from where no graduating credits are given. In January of 1935, I enrolled in Redstone HS. I was graduated as Salutatorian in the[...]learning process never ends as long as our minds are active.[...]My occupation of farming and ranching began in 1937 with the[...]renting of some county land. In 1938 I rented some additional land[...]head of cattle and in 1940 I bought 480 acres at a county tax sale.[...]Then came the war. I enlisted in the Air Corps in December 1941 ,[...]was called to duty in June of 1942, trained as a bombardier and[...]avigator, flew 33 missions with the 8th Air Force in the European[...]ed and completed pilot training. I was discharged in . an . Lyle, M ,[...]Julie, nd Kath t. ried in El Paso, TX on 10-29-43, while I was in the Air Corps. Kay's Lyle and Marion have 4 children. Dean Alan was born 5-1-53 in father, Vernon (Ole) Garrick was born 8-8-1899 in Iowa and died Scobey. He graduated from Outlook HS in 1972. He joined the Army 1-6-82. He[...]a Ladd Garrick Trevino, who was and was stationed in Germany for 3 years. After his discharge in 1975 born 6-4-04 in Marion, IA. Kay has 1 brother, Bryce Eugene, born[...]Burton selling electrical ap- 4-29-29 in Outlook and now living in Thousand Oaks, CA. She has 2 pliances. Dean marri[...]Bert Daley farm, Lila arie was born 1-6-56 in Scobey. She graduated from where[...]r the next 37 years. We rented the Pete Outloo HS in 975 . She worked for the Daniels County Leader an[...]ensen farm, which the Daniels County Nursing Home in Scobey before she moved to we bought in 1958. In 1960, we extended our operations into Canada alispell to work in a nursing home there. She moved to Ennis in 1980 in the Minton, Saskatchewan area. Since then we have sold part of the where she also works in a nursing home. She married Steve Orr at En-[...]MT on 7- 7-82 . Steve works with the Police Force in Ennis. We now consider ourselves mostly retired. Sandra Kay was born 2-22-60 in Plentywood. She graduated from Kay and I were both active in civic organizations in Sheridan Coun- Outloo HS in 1978 and from iles City Community College in 1979. ty. I was a 4-H leader, school board member, an officer in PT Club at She orked in the Daniels County ursing Home the summer before at- Redstone, Director in the Redstone Grain Company, ASC County and tendin[...]t Insurance Co. Director, Pioneer Manor Director, in- Service. She is presently employed at the ontana ational Bank, and volved in Republican politics, Past Patron in Order of Eastern Star, a part-time cler at the Pi[...]ter of the asonic Lodge, and a Shriner. Kay and I are ayne Bradley was born 10-2-62 in Plentywood. He graduated members of h[...]ran Church. Kay had attended grade from Outloo HS in 1981. He worked for Roger Louc sand ash Bros. school in Ou11oo through the 5th grade, and after attending schools in un ii he moved to Bigfor in 198 . He started wor ing or Burton[...]ing the past 40 Lyle retired from ash Bros. in 1981 after wor ing for them for 39 years include her being other Advisor in the Order of Rainbow for years. He moved to Bigfor in June, here he had a new home built.[...]a-Y-Plata Chapter o. arion and ayne joined him in Oc ober tha1 fall. Lyle is presently 66[...]Secretary for he ontana employed for Bill Burton in Bigfor setting up sateli1e dishes. Lyle en- Federation of Republican omen. joys is retirement in the moun ainous area of estern ontana, bu[...]si s daughter, Susan ay, as born 8-10- 5, in Enid. 0 . She was 6 to the are .[...]grade school and as r dua ed from Plent ood HS in 1962. She ob- J ES and KATHLEE[...]r undergradua e d gree m 1966 and graduate degree in 1968 B es Jensen[...]rom the Universi of ·o tana a 1ssoula in he ar a of Sp ech y p rents ere ruel[...]P· halo . Her professional career gan in the Sea le schools. hile Jensen. They ere bo h b mar and immi r ted to Redstone in S le she as m rr'ed o -i111am . ertz of Hel na. T[...]· · hristine resides in the Sherid n pr c iced I i h he a io[...]od. inu d in a v rie . o e i s; Eas er S t A hab'li ation. San[...]Univ r i y, child developme c n er, h Seo i R1 e In· Chris ine' un[...]reh bih · n ho pi , , n I d d cal ospi al. In ay 98 . h E rs .[...] |
| [...], solidarity, and resourcefulness and visor in Mfg. Div. recalls those years with fond memories[...]as By Luella John on born January, 1917 in Chicago. William "Buddy" was born in 1918. Elmer Johnson bo Th[...]S Art Sr. piled his family and possessions in the old Model T touring wagon to a location car and returned to Redstone in 1923, where his mother, Mary, still acc[...]south of R ds one. In h Consuelo "Connie" was born at Redstone wi[...]lumber from Culbertson during a driving blizzard in October, 1925.[...]a homestead and proved title on 1t on Eagle Cree in 1925. It was here that "tyke" was born in 1927. Tragedy struck when Buddy was killed[...]he harnessed horse he was riding to the coal mme in April, 1928 dragged him to death. In June 1928, Mary Johnson died suddenly of a coronary attack. In arch 1939, Art's wife, Julia, died of cancer in 81lhngs. Art Jr. was there as a med student then. In arch 1941, Art Sr. with Connie and Ty e returned to Chicago as a machinist until his death in April 1944. Art Jr. went to Chicago in 1941 , married Evelyn Hufford, ent to the Army th[...]1953. All born m the Chicago area and s ii living there. In 1973, Art Jr. married arilyn Harang, nee Lavail e ·n Chicago. Charles ent o Chicago in 1941 bu · o graduate from high[...]r Pacific. A er he ar he became an accou Riden I in Augus , 1947. They had 6 chil i[...]50; ary, 1959; Julia, 1960; C 0 ., 1963; all born in Cambr d e. Chuc is machinery manu. co. in Boston. ay[...] |
| [...]us were: Leona, Mrs. moved to Redstone in 1912, where Helen grew up and attended grade Lowe[...]ps, Wanso, Margaret's son, John, lives in Overton, NV. Her daughter, Frances Two Tree, and Reserve; and 26 years in the 6th, 7th, and 4th grades (Smith) Schmitt, lives in Pierre, SD and her other son, Robert, lives in in Plentywood All 40 and 1/3 years of my teaching were in Sheridan Plentywood. Helen's brother, Edward, lives in Los Agneles and his son, County.[...]Edward, lives in Palos Verdes, CA. Helen's other brother, Lyle, no[...]Sharon, lives in Malta, MT. By Helen Johnson[...]Helen attended high school in Plentywood and was graduated from Gerhard, son of Ole D. and Ingeborg Johnson, was born in Griggs there in 1928. She attended college at Dillon and qualifie[...]lasses at Havre, Greeley, and After living in various places for short periods of time, the fam[...]r at Archer. Later, she moved to Sheridan County in 1909. They took a homestead south of[...]After Helen began teaching in Plentywood, Gerhard built their Gerhard attended country school and grew up in a family of 1 house on Laurel Ave. People asked why they were building out in the brother, Elmer, and 2 sisters, Ruth and Ollie. The Johnson's were often country, for at that time, there was no paving in that part of town and host to the young people of the neighborhood where they enjoyed there were no houses to the north or west of us except[...]al now stands. along with his father and bro her in caring for the livestock and tending Gerh[...]band of sheep. The Johnsons are both now retired and living in Plen- Gerhard spent 2 winters attending Hanson Auto School in Fargo, tywood. D s udying auto and tr[...]radio. He made good use of his training not only in repairing his own machinery, but IRENE JENKINS KESER also in helping his neighbors. By Phyllis Granning In 192 , Gerhard worked for the Snitzler Corporation[...]grain. After retiring the big trac or, it sat for many years looking Northern Montana College graduating with a teaching degree. Ii e a big pile of scrap iron. In 1970, Gerhard began restoring it. Later, In 1945, she was married to Richard Jenkins in Havre. They had 4 he brought it to Plenty ood for[...]w. The tractor children, Bruce, a minister in Great Falls, MT. Arlan, living in is now housed in the Sheridan Co. Historical Museum. inneapolis; Sherry, a computer manager in Los Angeles; and Norine, Before the cattle buyers came o Sheridan Co. or there ere any a dental tech. in Arrowhead, CA. She has 5 grandchildren. close mar[...]ell cared for. On one of his last rips to Chicago in 193 , he attended he orlds Fair hich as bein h[...]y for the farming, Gerhard or ed as a mechanic in Donaldson's Garage in Plentywood. Later he ran a gas s a ion and repair shop in Peerless, and still la er, or ed as a mechanic for lntertnational Harvester in Cald ell, ID. Gerhard's father died in 19 1. His mo her died in 1967. His b other farms an adJoining farm. His sis ers, Ollie Johnson and Ruth (Johnson) Garric , live in Laurel, T. Ru h's daugh er, Joan (Garric ) a son, h es in Billings.[...]e has aught school most all of the time, teaching in Havre[...] |
| [...]nd Mary Knight who had come to the Redstone area in 1906 from Taswell, VA. Mrs. Charlie West w[...]had died earlier and is buried north of Redstone in a private cemetery on land owned by the state. Avery attended school in Redstone. At that time, only a 2-year high school course was offered. As a youth, Avery was active in the Methodist Church of Redstone. Four of Avery's brothers and sisters had been born in Virginia: Walter now lives in Shelton, Washington; Myrtle Hallett in Glasgow; Pansy Gunderson in Navajo; and Perry is deceased. Four more, besides Avery, were born in Sheridan County: Louise Guenther now hves m Op- D, portunity, WA; Anne Duval in Los Angeles; Blanche Linder in Flaxville; for . and William "Bi[...]J Doris Helen Stone was born in Tioga, ND, 9-23-07. Her parents Horse were A[...]ng quarters. Here, son, James Avery, Jr., as born in 1926. Doris and Avery later moved to he Jul[...]i did they ever sit do houses ere often In imes. C 10 In pace. Do 956. 0c o r, 1970. GEORGE LAUGHU |
| retired in 1975, they went south every winter. They raised 7[...]ay 3, 1984, Henry passed away, Kathryn is living in Great Falls. We are active in our church, the Faith Lutheran. Rose is a member[...]in school board work and the rural fire district. We[...]involved in 4-H work for many years. Helen Margarette, 8-18-37, married DWayne Roberts, a plumber, |
| Anderson Lossing was born in 1887 in Nebraska. She married Allen as his fath r and Lossing in 1914. They made their home on a farm south of Red[...]aised turkeys, and sold of Redstone. butter in Jensen's store in Redstone. They moved into Redstone in Frances "Tiny 1944. She became ill with multiple schlerosis and passed away in now married t 1947.[...]stayed on at the farm. He married Lillian Lampert in Miles born 2 9-80. T City in June 1954. Lillian Lampert was the daughter of Ph[...]nd sisters went to Cohagen I lived in Cahfo schools. Lillian was graduated from Cohagen HS in 1939. As a girl, she then we mov d to helped[...]k and camping rips riding. She worked in the Watchtower missionary as a waitress, cook, at the age of 1 housekeeper. She returned to Miles City in 1951. y mom taugh Leland and Lillian have 3 children. Norman was born in June of folio mg him 1955, Merle in August of 1956, and Lorna in 1960. They attended hen I as 1 Reds[...]work. He married Caroline Banderos of Miles City in April 1979. Caroline was a Therapist Aide at the nursing home in Miles City. They reside in Gillette and have no children. Caroline and Merle[...]. Norman married Michelle Merwin of Outlook in August 1978. They live in Redstone and have a boy and a girl. orman 1s farm[...]disabled with arthritis and retired from the farm in 1978. He and Lillian hve m Redstone. Their[...]ried Lyndon Garric m ovember 1978. He is a pumper in the oil fields. They have 1 daughter and live in Plen- tywood. Leland's brothers are Paul Lossing, Dale Lossing, and Victor Lossing, all living in California; and Jerry Lossing of Oregon. MARION[...]he T o Tree School and graduated from Redstone HS in 1936. e NORMAN LOSSING |
| In 935, they moved to Sheridan County and bought the[...]or 30 years. Pace ranch 8 miles south of Redstone in the Wolf Creek community. The Ma[...]grandchildren. Alvin came bac to Sheridan County in the spring of 1946 and began farming with his fol[...]FORREST and MARY MATKIN passed away in 1968 and his mother in 197 4. They are both buried in By Mary Lou Nelson he Redstone Cemete[...]Forrest H. Matkin was born 6-3-06 in the log cabin on the Matkin In 1978, in the fall, Alvin married Irene Johnson of Plentywo[...]rest's parents came to the Redstone comm. in 1900. There were 5 Redstone. children in the Matkin family: Dallas, 1901, Spokane; Merritt[...]was attending Alvin was born at Colburg, MT in 1915. He attended grade school commissio[...]ls. Not long after the tragic death of his mother in 1922, as a Redstone in 945. He was employed by the O & B Elevator at[...]the ranch operations after his marriage in 1926. Redstone Grain Co. He was employed there 13 years. He then worked Mary Fitzer was born 1-23-07 at Logansport, IN, the eldest of Alda for Nash Bros. He semi-retired in 1980. J. and Lula Leazenby Fitzer. In 1916, her father succumbed to a I was born[...]ry's mother remarried was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Archer. Charles Grantham in 1917 and they moved to the Welliver Comm. Alvin and I were married in Plentywood, 6-5-48. We bought our Lucille Grantham Dahley (Seattle) was born in 1917 and Jason (Bil- home and still hve in Redstone. lings) in 1919. Mary graduated from PHS. Our children are: Rose arie, born 5-12-52. She married George Oswald in 1970. They traveled at lot and were in Germany for 8 years. They have 2 boys, both born in Germany, Jamie, born 10-17-76 and John Paul, born 1-3-80. They now reside in Windsor, NY. Ann , born 6-27 55 . She marrie[...]y have daughter, eaghan, born 11 -2-80. They live in Havre, MT. J mes Lawrence, born 5-10-58 . ar[...]ghter, Kjerstin Christine, born 7-7-83. They live in Bozeman, T. Rose. Ann, and James attended Re[...]atkin ere married in Oc ober 1922. Forrest and ary were[...]s east of Redstone, raising sheep until Both are nati es of Redstone. Dallas is the eldest son of Judson D. the drought in 1937 forced them to sell their livestoc . When the and Edie at in. Sally is the daughter of i e and ary Hanson, all[...]also Grain came second. a ended school in Plenty ood and inneapolis. The at in's had 1 child, ary Lou, born 4-28-27 ( rs. orris[...]or a short h'le before mo ing o he Smo Cree area. In 1927, a ever le he[...]ring he 1930s on in up and gone ary bought a type ri er and ith a liv[...]in 198 .[...] |
| Star. Mary resides in Plentywood in their retiring home they had bought. KING and CLARA MERWIN |
| [...]College, Am. Legion, Florence Potter. I sold that in 1973 and moved into Hot Springs. I own- Moose Lodge, and was listed in Who's Who in 1971 . I am a licensed ed a b r here for 7 years and sold out in 1983. I am now re tired and pilot, me[...]elma Smith of Redstone. and take part in the threshing bee in Scobey every summer, have a She was born in Williston, ND 6 18 56 . I have 1 sister, Carol Ja[...]ded I, Josie, was born 8-27 -26 in Plentywood to Truels and Christine grade school[...]e Helen (Bucklin) Johnson was my first graduated in 197 4. During high school, I attended the St. Sci[...]walking the 2 miles, an awful long way to a 1st in Missoula. When I was a senior. I played girls bas[...]to back track almost all the way home to find it In bench. I was also in Sheridan Co.'s first Junior Miss Pageant in which I the winter, my dad would take us in the horse drawn sled. Isn't it was chosen as 1st[...]ion. I attended Technical unreal that in such a short time we could go from heating stones all School in Missoula for a short time. When I was 9. I joined the night in the oven to keep us warm in the sled to putting a man on the Redstone 4 Star[...]s kept busy moon? I graduated from RHS in 1944. Due to the war and the necessi- with my pro[...]ty of the high school boys having to work in the fields that spring, we Entomology. Entomology[...]and county awards, I was named St. winner 2 years in a row earlier, thus we were out in April. There was no rural electricity at the and awarded with[...]riage we had it quite all expense paid 2 wee camp in Michigan, was on the agenda for the[...]nally to represent Entomology at ational Congress in Chicago. many years. Then as a finale to my -H years, in 1975, I went on a People-to-People Orvill, born 11 -30-19 in Lisbon, ND to Warren and Albertina Nash Tour to Europe. It was a fast tour of 13 countries in 13 days. Included (refer to SD I). Orvill and brother Willard came with their parents in was a very eye opening 3 day stay in Moscow, Russia. 1923[...]summer of 1975 was also spent with much interest in Dad's brother, Willard, and he formed[...]nd I the name of ash Brothers. In January 1942, he enlisted in the Air were married at the Plentywood Lutheran Church in Plentywood. Corp and was appointed Aviation Cadet. He was discharged in 1943, ar is the son of Rev. D. Edward an[...]l during the winter, cutting wood, logs, minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church, their f~mily mov[...]th the forestry service a several times. ark hved in Odebol IA· Scranton, S; Laramie, WY;[...]On 5-13-44 Orvill and Josie Jensen were married in Plentywood. Sloan, IA in 197 , ar a tended Western Iowa Tech. in Sioux City They lived on George Points place until 1946, moving to Redstone. and graduated in Livestoc anagement, which brought him to Daughter aren as born in 1945. In 1946, ash Bros. opened the old on ana, here he[...]shop. I burned in 1947. Daughter Linda was born in 8-24-48 in Scobey. In 1948, they extended farming to the Four But e's area. In[...]as born 1-5-5 and Steve 0- -56 m Plent ood. In 1958, we[...]and at pre en are s ill residing in it. I ran for State Sena or in 1958.[...]e bough arquis illing Co. in Scobey in 1958 and rebuilt it in o[...]eed and Grain. lso s a ed a feed lot near Scobey. In[...] |
| [...]and Monica make ildred Ho their home in Redstone.[...]ies" with hard work. sch Willard was born in Enderlin, ND on 3-7-21. They moved W of[...]tone and when the drought hit they bought a place in E Kalispell Coll where they cut cordwood, h[...]back to Redstone just to hi put the crop in and take it off-if there was any to take. Willard a graduated from high school in 1938 in Kalispell, and the next year the the family m[...]and Ada was born in Plentywood on 7-15-25, attended grade school at[...]ved to the Nash farm and the elder In Nashes retired and moved to Portland, OR where W[...]other Orvill and partnership and started farming. In 1946. they m bough Roy Shervey's garage an[...] |
| [...]" Montana, We enjoy living in this area and look forward to many more years having been away for nearly 15 years, I wondered who his God was. in Sher. Co. As I was able to spend more and more t[...]nd ranch business, I heartily agree. The children are happy, healthy, LT. MICHAEL LEO NATHE NO[...]more could we Michael was born in Scobey on 5-27-44 to Mike and Saralda want for t[...]conference in football and in 1961 was selected the most valuable I was[...]ard my parents were unable to get to the hospital in After graduation, he attended Carrol College 1 year, then on to the Scobey and I was born in Dr. Healey's office in Flaxville, MT. USMA at West Poin[...]ssmate" and I am one of 7 children. Others in my family include: Duane, who Upperclas[...]iet and mature determina- died at the age of 2½ in 1939; Dennis, Redstone; Gerry of Burke, VI;[...]ns, Huntington Beach, CA; Michael, who was killed in Viet• reliability marked him as a revered friend who could be counted on. nam in 1968; and Craig, Council, ID. My father died in 1967. I have spent most of my life on our farm 2 miles south of Redstone. I attended grade school in Redstone, then graduated from Assumption Abbey HS in Richardton, D, which was a Catholic Board- ing Sc[...]ty of otre Dame for 2 years and graduated from SU in 1970 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Being in the ROTC program for 4 years in college, I was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Army upon graduation. I returned to the farm and have farmed and ranched since. In 1972, I married Jeanne Lagerquist in Plentywood on March 25 . We moved to the teacherage in Redstone, later buying a trailer house and moving it to the farm. Then in 1978, we bought a modular home to replace our trailer. y mother lives in her home next to us on the farm.[...]then left for Cu Chi and Tay inh in Vietnam. Upon his arrival at the[...]at the born 8 6 and is presently a s r in Pl . He seems o Reds one Cemetery. flag pole as erected at he cemetery in hrive ·[...] |
| poor crops. In 1937, we lost to dust storms, drouth, and Army or[...]und the 6 ee house and put Lewis Lye in it. At first they crawled in to die, soon the month live ones went over[...]ouse and grad down the chimney. In 1938 crops were good until rust destroyed it. In 1939, we Dieg moved to the John Burke farm in Wolf Creek. the Ar In September, 1939 Duane died of croup in Scobey. We had 4 ore more sons: G[...]d Craig, and a daughter, Diane. (1945 • In 1943, we bought the Tom Aslakson farm south of Re[...]H leader for 1 7 years. He served on in the SC Fair Board and many community affairs. Our home as the site of 4-H ro[...]ee Knight of Columbus. I have been involved in 4-H, Home Dem., Red Cross, · en al Health, Am. L[...]m. Chair., SC Host. Au . and Safety Chair for SC. In 1973 was chosen as ''Montana other of the Year".[...]. All of our children attended grade school in Re ne. T r |
| [...]on Beach, FL. George artin Overby was born in Minnesota. Mathilda was born in died in 1982 from congestive heart failure. Fes vo , orway. She came to America with her parents and settled in Dan retired from the Motor Freight Business and lives in Charlotte, orth Dakota. Martin homesteaded in Roy, MT. He married Mathilda NC. He ma[...]1 child, who is Sales Manager Festvog on 12·1 15 in Great Falls, MT. for Nissan Corporation in Memphis, TN. He has 2 children. Martin was e[...]oad, as section foreman. for 30 years. He started in Cascade and Hardy, MT, moving COLONEL G[...]olonel, retired; died at family moved to Redstone in 1933, resided there for several years and age 64 at Valley, AL[...]w P-38s and Spitfires as a later moved to Scobey. There they remained until he retired in 1954 photo reconnaisance pilot and squadron commander while he served in and then they moved to Chetek, WI.[...]in ConUS and on Okinawa and served in staff positions in ConUS and[...]Surviving are his wife, Jean (212 Lincoln Dr., Fort Walton Beac[...]I, Delton Loy Pfeiffer, was born 2-15-57 in the Sheridan Memorial[...]in the Faith Lutheran Church at Wanso. We were all 4[...]sons and 2 daughters. Clarence of Redstone, died in attended the Redstone School. Mrs. Evely[...]tek , WI. Myrtle Alboitis lives teacher for many years. She was replaced by Mrs. Eva Rovig who in Ludington, I. Or. Charles Overby is with Ohio University in Athens, taught our 1st grade class of 3: Ro[...]n 4-7-80. where I graduated from OHS in 197 5 with a Cenex scholarship in[...]agriculture and attended Dawson College in Glendive. I worked for FLORE CE McGILLVARY OWEN[...]Halliburton Services in Tioga, D, then on the oil rigs for 3 years and By[...]have been employed in the Redstone area since. Florence, a daughte[...]The earlier years of schools were times of many inconveniences. Fredrick Owen; came to Redstone with her parents and homesteaded There was no rural electricity in our area, the roads weren't built up sou h of Red[...]mestead and moved to Aitkin, like they are now, nor was there any school bus service. Dad bought a . T ree[...]nd Florence moved back to for 6 years. Many times Dad had to get Mom to steer the Model A whi[...]. After they grew he guided the horses in pulling it to get it started. and left home, Flor[...]aryland, remarried and lived here In 1954 hen there were more school age children in the area, until she died.[...]everal co s, carrying feed o he pigs, and helping in the fields[...]animals in the summer. The young fol s ere ept busy.[...] |
| make the trip. He was in England 2 months and attached to the 9th Army as truck driver before going into battle in areas of Normandy, . France, Rheinland, and Central Europe. They fought in the battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, West Belgium and had reached the Elb Ri[...]mans surrendered. He was discharged at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin on 10-5-45, spending 3 years and 8 mon[...]es south of Redstone where they have lived since. In 1979, they moved a house to Redstone and live there mostly during the winter months. Pearl's hobbies in younger years were cake baking and decorating and sewing, now they are photography and scrap books, both like to read.[...]In[...]n• saries, dall Pfeiffer, Kimberly and Kris in. Bottom right : Del on Pf 1ft r. Pop[...]Four children were born to this union. They are: LaRaye Deniece,[...]Club born 9-17-42 in Dickinson, ND. She attended school in Redstone and graduated as salutatorian in Outlook in 1960. She attended inot[...]rls and LaRaye were Girls State detega es. Ere is in he 1st grade in Scobey. Dale operates a registered and certified[...]ood, Redstone grade school and graduated from OHS in 1965. He from Da son College, Glendive, ith an Associate of sc· m 1967, then a ended SU in Bozeman, major · April 1969, he enlisted m the Arm and · elec romcs. He as stationed in Germ amed radars and fire control cen er[...] |
| [...]Meadow Gold Milk and she runs a day care center in Great Falls.[...]Jae ie married Linda La Counte of Bainville in 1966. They had 3[...]and Jared, 8-19-73. They live with their mother in Billings. c[...]On 11 ·21 -81 , Jae ie married oela Manuel in Reno, NV. They now live in Brea, CA. Elva Muriel, 6-16 -26, and a boy born in November 1936, who died at[...]pneumonia. his career with them in 1967 in Rapid City, SD. He has worked in several airports including Billings, Reno, San Di[...]school in Redstone, and graduated from Plentywood HS in 1929. I had Orange County Airport in California. His job has given him the oppor-[...]4-H clubs, Sunday School, and tunity to travel o many places, such as Greece, Hawaii, and Virgin Island[...]wouldn't give as much milk! I passed away 12-5-80 in a tragic automobile accident west of Plen- tywood[...]didn't realize then how hard Mom and Dad worked to feed and clothe[...]ivate it, to Golden Years Band and makes her home in Plentywood.[...]traded Gerald erle Phelps was born 3-23 41 in Scobey, the fourth child cream, butter, and eggs for staple items at Baulder's store in Redstone. of Jasper E. Phelps and Jennie (Severs[...]ed grade school. He graduated from P entywood HS in 1960. After graduation he wen to work in ash Bros. Garage in Redstone where he is still employed. On 5-1[...]d by her grandparents, P.C. and ette B. Pe ersen, in Plentywood where she graduated in the Class of 1960. The Phelps have lived in Redstone since their marriage. They are parents of 2 children: Toni Lynn, 1-30-68, and Todd Gerald, 5· 8-70. oni and odd a end school in Outloo here they are very involved in trac and bas etball. Jerry has had an avid interest in old cars for many years. any hours of Jerry's spare ime are spent or ing on his collection, about[...]Old Car I or ed for my board and room in the Leo Zeidler home during my Club, serving as V[...]f the sophmore and junior years of high school in Plent ood, and Ruth Reds one Rural Fire Departmen[...]uding rom he Billings Business College in 1931 , ta ing secretary and Securi y Sta e Ban ,[...]Ii ing in Sand Springs T. They ere married m Great Falls, T in CLYDE PO ER[...]school there. For 8 years Jae or ed on heir ranch ith his[...]S. I me · iness College in 1929. hi e[...]In •t ire op.[...] |
| [...]nry and Ella (Garrow) Bedwell. My mother was born in Canada, While attending high sc[...]ch was a little 10-28-1877 and my father was born in Kansas, 7-26 -1872. His 2-door Chevrolet. There were 11 in the bus but always room for guests mother died wh[...]parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in February drove horses which helped sav[...]ll. After high school, I 1948. Mother passed away in April 1949 and my father in August worked for Joe Golterman[...]$1 .00 a day during the winter and $1 .50 in the summer. I saved from I have 5 brothers a[...]esse, passed this to buy my first cows. In 1938, Dad gave me a 20 acre field of away in 1957. My other brothers are Jay, Lester, Dale, and Russell. summ[...]st crop. Grasshoppers took care of the My sisters are Vera Melena and Terry (Fairy) Comstock. harvest. I rented a small farm in 1939-40 and the crop was pretty My dad came to Montana in 1915 to buy a farm (see Daybreak No. good. In 1941 , I bought 320 acres from the county for $90[...]10% down and I had to borrow part of that. In 1942, I bought more with them the cattle, horses,[...]Bozeman that same year. year. We attended school in Redstone. Roy Shervey came to Redstone in September 1922 by the flip of a coin. He came from Watson, MN with 3 other young men in a Model T Ford . His 3 companions were going to work in the harvest fields, but Roy had been promised a j[...]them , so they flipped a coin to see if he stayed in Stanley or went on to Redstone. Roy lost the flip, so he put his suitcase back in the car and went on to Montana. He worked in the harvest fields a short time, then got a job r[...]in. My brother, Jay Bedwell, was a separator man. In 1925, Roy bought the garage in Redstone. His brother, Jens, came to work for him[...]Homley School for 2 years and graduated from PHS in[...]have worked hand-in-hand. Leonard served on school boards for 25[...]treasure the many young folks we have acquired as friends during[...]those years. We are members of the Faith Lutheran Church. Selma is a daughter, was born 1-5-31 . She married William Fay Kelley in Great[...]member of AWA Homemakers. We have many hobbies, enjoy square Falls in November, 1952. She has 2 girls, Rose Marie and M[...]arried Tim Hjort formerly of Harper and they live in South Carolina. They have 2 children, a girl and[...]nnon, and an adopted son, Luke, whom they adopted in Columbia, Roy sold his garage in Redstone in 1942. During his years m the[...]m south of Redstone. We moved to Great Falls in August, 1942. Roy worked on road construction a f[...]. We moved into our home in June, 196 7. Roy retired several years[...]rs run- Robert E. Smith was born in Selby, SD on 9-20-25 , the son of ning.[...]s of I grew up and was educated in South Dakota, but spent at least Montana.[...]part of almost every summer in Redstone until 1937. My father died[...] |
| [...]years I attended Bombadier, who was killed in action while flying with another crew, school I s in 8 different schools, being in some schools less than 1 our original crew i[...]rged on 11 ·7-46 year. After spending 2½ years in the US Coast Guard during WWII and at Great Falls. t ending college In Aberdeen, SO, I began teaching in Alpena, SO. In I married Primrose Hawn, daughter of Wayn[...]lls 11 -24-46. She attended grade and high school in Great years. Falls, graduating in 1945. She has 1 brother, Charles, of Cascade, MT. Beezie and I were married in Glasgow, MT 5-24-53. Prim worked[...]l Credit Corp. before our Beezie was born in Glasgow, MT 3-1-26 to George and Myrtle marriage. After our marriage, she worked as clerk in the Redstone Post night Hallett. She as the fi[...]ointed night who homesteaded north of Redstone in 1906. She attended Postmaster 10-15-73, a position she still holds. She is a charter school in Redstone for the first 3 grades, then finished el[...]memakers, was member and Pres. of the high school in Glasgow. She graduated from Columbus School of[...]years, member of Sheridan County Mental ursing in 1952 and has worked in doctor's offices and hospitals in Health Chapter. Aberdeen. SD, Glasgow, Wolf[...]e is also acer- tified X-ray technician and helps in the X-ray department at Sheridan emonal Hospital. We have 4 children: Michael in California; Myrtle M. Henderson in Wyoming; Robert Jr. in Plentywood; and ary F., a senior at Eastern in Billings; and grandson, ichael Jr., in California. We moved to Plentywood in 197 4 and started the Sears Catalog s ore, selling it in 1976. I worked for Action for Eastern Mont[...]or ing for he State of Montana at the Job Service in olf Point. The family lived in Plentywood and I came home weekends. or ed[...]ols. I am a Past aster of the asonic Lodge in Wolf Point and a Past John[...]and Prim States. Officer of the 3 Yor Ri e Bodres in Glasgow. I am also a member of the Eastern Star a[...]tern Star, and school and graduated from OHS in 1978 as co-valedictorian. She very ac ive in he Hi-Line Art Club.[...]degree in Biology (Pre-Med). She is now in her second year of Medical RUDOLPH L. S 1TH[...]School at U of WA in Seattle.[...]John Wayne, born 9-10-61 , attended grade school in Rudolph , he oldes o he late Carl and ary Smith, was born Redstone and graduated from OHS in 1980 as salutatorian. He will 1 1 6 20-14 a elson, . He as baptized and confirmed in the graduate in 1984 from Carroll College with a BA degree in |
| [...]ay is now a commercial a Charles was born in Pacohanic, IL 9-22-09. With his mother and[...], grew up to be an ardent horseman and broke many a bronco. His son, Although I retired in 1981, by a previous marriage, Charles Jr., lives in Manhattan, MT. Charles Jr. and winter at our house in Pie and his wife have 8 children.[...]ne Baseball Team. They farmed north of Westby for many years. When their children We have both been in olv d with th ·ng groups· dston entered hi[...]4-H Club, Al for 15 y or tor 17 ar ; a· live in Lewistown, MT and David and family live in Sun River, MT. Sky Square Dance Club; Ar[...]1th th B ha January 1961 and in 1963, Mildred sold her home in Westby. helped with the buildings[...]GORDON T ANGE Apartments for 14 years. In 1979, due to poor health, they moved to[...]ve on th passed away 5-31-83. Mildred still lives in Great Falls. Outlook.[...]ing the following year. In he fal[...]ome 4½ miles north- wes1 of Redstone on 9-7 -15. In 1932, he too over the management of the farm due[...]im and Andy, as ell as sister, Doris, to Redstone in 1922. We both attended grade and high school at Redstone, Al graduated in 1933 and ora in 1935.[...] |
| Our on, Ron Id, s born 6- 4-38 in Glascow, MT. ed several yea[...]ng assistant at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. In December 1940, e moved to Bremerton, WA and I wor[...]nurse's aide at the same 3 hospitals in the area. They live at Redstone. After 36 years of US Government service I retired in 1973. We All of our children we[...]ed Eagle Creek then moved into a Retirement Park in suburbs of Seattle, WA. and Flaxville schools. All our daughters and daughters-in-law worked Ray and ettie passed away and are buried in Seattle, WA. as nurses' aides and all our sons and sons-in-law have been in the ichael and ary Hansen have passed away and are buried in Soap military and worked in the oil fields. L e, WA.[...]In March 1931, we moved onto Shorty Danielson's farm[...]a few chickens and a pony which Dad passed away in July 1941 and is buried in Flaxville. Mother pass- our children ro[...]t this time, Winferd was 7 and Betty was ed away in the fall of 1943 and is buried at Corning, CA.[...]went o school at Redstone. I left Sheridan County in 1939, work- Our church services were held at the Wanso School as the ed at he Jones Cafe in Scobey, and for Martin Hendrickson of rural[...]xville. I married Harold Tyler of rural Flaxville in 1940. We lived moved to the Wanso community. Services were held once a month. many years south of Flaxville, and later bought a house in Flaxville. Pastor Tjomsland came and pr[...]Sunday. If the collec- Through the years e lived in Plentywood and Froid, wherever our jobs[...]ne. So much has changed difference. there.[...]I began work at Sheridan emorial Hospital in 1971 and cooked where he could get 4[...]the coulees. Clarence y husband farmed many years south of Flaxville, wor ed at the managed to jump. The lines tangled in the disk and finally they stopped Farmers Union Elevator in Fla ville as second man, and at he Farmers[...]ere depression times and everyone was pretty much in al hough, he is semi-retired. We have 9 children[...]Jimmie Harold Jr. was born 10-20-41. He was in the Army neighbors. A few friends had moved from our own neighborhood in Reserve a Fort Ord, CA. He completed his trainin[...]ng a olf Point. He has spent 1 7 The many friends and neighbors opened up their homes, having years in the medical field and ational Guard. He is Chef a[...]ling the organ. e could have found ourselves in the basement. It as a Co. He has spen o his life in he c rained at he onderful[...], he sm a urvive in he Sheridan eighed[...]ling and he, oo, s in he oil c er ed in e US rmy in G g a Fort O C[...] |
| [...]Howard was killed in action 12 11 -44 n ar Rach n, G rman .. I, Harold Edwin Whitney, the second child in the family of Edwin is buried in the US ilitary Cemetery a argrat n, Holland. and[...]s to Trout Cree . He as gr d Some years there was no school. Mother and Dad finally got disgust[...]o the town. We finished our schooling there. Falls, MT.[...]In January 1981 , Leon suffered 2 s ha 1[...]disabled. He resides in the Sandpoint ano nd[...]childhood are of happy times a ho[...]I finished my schooling In Thompson al Back row: Leon, Howard ,[...]high school in 1939. mo er di din in October 194 7. Richard and I stayed and helped Dad with the farming. In the fall of y 1fe, Elizab th, our[...]t and the 1959. y 1fe and I live in San nsel . Ou artin Skordahl outfit. In 1928, Dad got his own threshing outfit. When[...]got a chance 9; and Aaron, 21/z hve in Pe aluma, to go to work on the Fort Peck Dam Project. I stayed with the proJect 5½ years. I left in the spring of 1940 and went back to Redstone to h[...]dams daughter of Chari and bridges in Washington, Idaho, and ontana.[...]ead 8 m,I On 4-16·51 I married Ileen edill in Spo ane, WA. e have made remember ho our home in Thompson Falls most of the time smce hen. e have 2 in h e daughters. Joan as born in Plentywood 9·6-54 and Iris as born m[...]his fathe ef n ·s Cre in 937 . H ra n is[...] |
| [...]d coo nd never minded the extra kids. It would be in- Daleview area on the train in about 1920. Joe returned a couple years eres ing to now how many loaves of bread and pies she baked. I can[...]ntil his death of vividly r member Mother hoeing in her garden all day long, day after pneumonia in 1935. d y, it as her pride and Joy. We all g[...]started milking when I was 5. I prided myself on how fast I Ross Robinson-proved up his[...]and served overseas in WWI and returned to his homestead in 1919 Our main recreation in the summer was the swimming hole in the and left the area shortly after. Bi uddy River. The whole family would go swimming. In the winter Frank Grey-was a homestea[...]Marjorie, Marion, and Howard. They left the area in 1921 . This farm is miles around the countryside.[...]osie Nash. I was graduated from Redstone HS in 1931. I did some substitute Nellie P[...]on who also proved up a teaching. ith the country in the grip of the great depression, there homestead. She was married to Art Knudso[...]r with his wife homesteaded and farmed wanted to. In 1932, I married Alex Johnson from Dagmar. My olde[...]being a very capable engineer. They left the area in the early '20s. hitney ho lives at Thompson Fa[...]. Paul, lived and operated their son and daughter-in-law's[...]1984 27 years of service. Joy Wigmore passed away in September of 1971 . The Redstone[...]84 at John (Claude) Dora moved to Plentywood in June 972 and lives in Pioneer and Valesla Johnson home in Mission Hills, CA. Those in attendance anor. She attends United ethodist C[...]she has traveled to visit both family and friends in ewhall, CA; John and Diane (Nathe) La[...], Laverne, CA; Albert and Mable her raveling days are over, Dora now loo s forward to annual visits[...]held in February at Dale Lossing. This as the fourth of a[...]ple living here around the '20s and rly '30s live in T ren nd 7 gr ndchildren. Jean is an ho eren't men 1oned in he first SHEAIDA DAYBREA . re i ec[...]as cler in Jensen's store or many years. rence Johnson, Ii e in Oa s le, C Ila n r. nd r • Herman-sold Chrysler cars in Redstone and T[...] |
| [...]TOW Beginning in the '20s, Reserve had blossomed into a busy thriving the Green Parrot Pool Hall for many years with Dave Murk as manager. place; Reservat[...]r followed, shopping facilities and entertainment in larger towns lured bar was operated by Albert Rorvig for a few years in a building that the consumer, and the prosperity[...]Nielsen, Viggo The Firs a . Bank, organized in 19 7, eathered the desperate Christens[...]shop and performed some of the best ban ing firms in NE Montana and the largest in 3 counties. quack veterinary services that[...]irs post office, opera ed by Estelle Kallak Riley in the rear of tionary shop in connection until consumed by fire), Cliff Hansen,[...]Jack Gibbons, the only Irishman in a Scandinavian town, served course. V'c oria Elev[...]: heir own managers. Farmers' Elevator: (still in operation) Andersen, Claude Wineland, Jim[...]Con Agra, a ne and going concern deals in fertilizers and farm son. Lang Gund, Richard use,[...]grocery and gen. mdse. stores served the area for many Reserve participated in the County Bicentennial pagean in 1976. years: orman B. Eidsness, and Tjomsos and H[...]ade a float or he 4 h of July Bicen ennial parade in Plen ood. hat e. ed in con- The Golden Jubilee in 1961 (Sheridan Daybrea I) began the j[...]ion he las 30 ears, progress can still be claimed in hat there are[...] |
| [...]mories are treasu e[...] |
| [...]d Brekke ours or all the pattern off he linoleum in the front and dining rooms, This episode happened on a cloudy, cold night in November, too a long time to replace). At Christ[...]sent us into and had planted oats. In addition to the hay, the grain provided feed for[...]s time he heard some prowling around the barn but in the forward to doing naughty pranks; such as putting hay in the outdoor darkness could not ascertain[...]he line on barbwire heard something move in the snow. Then he called to us to help him fences, pushing big rocks in front of doors, and whatever we could[...]way home of someone horses scattered in all directions. Our immediate problem was to save[...]me to our area and what next question was how to protect the haystack from further destruc- fun to sit on the ground in a big tent and watch the plays. Uncle Tom's tion by wild ranch horses. Cabin stands out in my mind and usually they'd have a hypnotist along[...]g where he filled 3 Everything was not fun! There were chores to be done and being barrels[...]to good use. With a crow bar, he punched a hole in the snow and the boiler on the coal stove filled[...]o take frozen sod. After placing a post in each hole he poured water in, which ou the hardness and to get the clothes white before putting them in a froze, forming an ice structure. Next, he strung the barbwire in the out· tub with a scrub board and a bar of hom[...]n scrubbing on the placed the poles in a more firmer position. board . The ringer as ser[...]apart. The early laws were wi h Id broom. There are memories abou this two-holer where an mad[...]hung. to go ou here after dar and in the homesteader. When the open range was fe[...]d my jo p y i before I en o school in the morning ha a hor o tipped once in awhile.[...]nking of it green ca er · g in e ic g he lately and[...]r n ih here is still a chance to in him in he lovely e enrdes. artin Olson a Ii I d II i in ans a helper, needs one badly, he told[...]pp in he[...] |
| [...]s wife to stay. Elmer Denzer and Charley Peterson are nice young farmers who work both day and night, s[...]shful for we're sure this much is clear, remember there is no such a thing as a next year. When you think you've met the right fellow, just say you're mine, for in this one and only year "Old February" has 29. SC[...]NO. 69 |
| [...], Luella Johnson, ldamae Griffin; 1946-48, Luella in Wanso School and social functions too. The AWA Cl[...]The first school in the Reserve area was opened in 1908 by Pearl Kellums in her tar paper shack about 4 miles east of the tow[...]the he 2-room grade school closed its doors in 1966. More advan- ranchers who were becoming fearful the era of the open range was , tages in a larger school and a lack of students were he co[...]cross , factors. The school building still stands in the same location and is the road east o[...]unctions. If its walls could talk it would recall many Eden Valley School. The Rose Hill School w[...]short distance south of the Lars Angvick farm. In 1918, another ners or public occasions, and just plain "good fun" in a small com- school was built across t[...]her west to higher and drier ground. Many years later, it was moved to[...]Teachers teaching in these schools were: Pearl Kellums, Estelle[...] |
| [...]EXTENSION CLUBS days and we had to pass the tests in agriculture, arithmetic physiology, geography, gr[...]story, civics, and spelling. AWA CLUB In order not to confuse the reader a word of explana[...]./Treas., rs. graduates of the Eden Valley School in 1919. Mrs. John Fl[...]d The church continues to serve its members in the community, but revealed at our annual Christmas each passing year shows a decrease in membership. (Story in Our club has been activ in Daybreak I.) The congregation celebrated its 40th Anniversary in making a Cathedral indo quil 1978, hos[...]rs who have served since the church was organized in 1943 to good causes . are: David Struxness, M. J. Mikkelson, Ronald Jensen,[...]but is now active again. The Luther League meets in Medicine Lake membership has fluctua ed[...]The church began as a small congregation meeting in the Wanso schoolhouse in 1931, the same year the Ladies' Aid was formed 1t[...]axville, MT, retired, served as the first pastor. In 1936, he organized the Wanso Lutheran Church, lif[...]l bringing the Word of God to the community. In 1942, the congregation purchased Golden Valley Church at Archer and moved it to its present site for -1800. In 1944, they 1omed Reserve and Antelope Creek Luthe[...]anso Lutheran as dedicated WAKEA CLUB in 1951 and the first pastor to serve in the ne building as Ronald Jensen. The members held a meeting in 1 953 o se ec a ne name rom 3 names submitted: Ou[...]and Fai h; Fai h Lutheran Church as favored. In 1966 Fa· h voted o become a member of he[...] |
| [...]d Hildur Vilen. They were honored at Women's Week in TRI-COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 1983 in Bozeman and Hildur was chosen "Sheridan County By Robert Michels Homema er" in 1984.[...]eeting of the Tri-County Fire Department was held in ea Club is interested in betterment for the family, home, com- May, 19[...]should be "Tri-County he club as organized in 1955 by Agnes and Elmer Nielsen, Fire[...]s, Sec./Treas. It has been an active club with as many as 23 and as few as 7 Expenses[...]ontributions of the members. embers have captured many awards; county, state, and members.[...]national. Besides the wide selection of projects, there also has been the members expense. Several of the members have attended schools fun imes for all in the communities. The club celebrated a 25th An-[...]ining for emergencies. Also members and niversary in 1980 at the anso School for 87 past members, lead[...]g. The The charter members of the dept. are: James Walikonis, Terry presen leaders are Rose and James Lossing, Malea Richards, and[...]efre, Darrel Reserve's first 4-H Clubs began in 19 7 and over the years there Dalberg, and Eddy Richards. have been many name changes. There were the Brigh Lights, Sun- shine Sis ers, Happy Livewires, Happy Gangs, and Thrifty Farmers. In EINER T. "JERRY" AASHEI M 195 , II consohda[...]Aileen Holm, a 38 -year I was born 1906 in Bisbee, ND, my parents being Svein and Mar- leade[...]thea Aasheim who homesteaded east of Reserve in 1907. I graduated y le Abar, yrtle Lyson, Lilli[...]Antelope HS, M C at Dillon, and received a degree in Business Torhef asheim, Earl HolJe, Jens Lind, an[...]was the only girls club until 1972. It is active in community better- taught in the elementary schools. I acquired and operated the Missoula men projects, with members inning many a ards in county, state, odern Business Colleg[...]athis, first and na ional levels. Current leaders are Aileen Holm and Lillian woman CPA in ontana. (A product of the Missoula odern Business[...]College.) She became an integral partner in operating the College, plus big "Than You"[...]utures. Without heir dedication been dealing in real estate, commuting between issoula and Flathe[...]I, a Lee, as born 7-6- 4 in Plenty ood, a son of Semming The fir out roop, o. 2 2, as organized 3-16-36 in Reserve (Sam) and Selma (Sammy) Aasheim a[...]chool D1stric o. 8 as he sponsoring organization. In passing 6-26- 5 and Tammy, 11 -10-59. I a[...]e ey ed up. T e chool closed in 1957 and I ent o Antelope School, on e in he d Chan e ly radua ed and at ended SU, Bozeman graduating in 1971 ( i h Lee 5 Cu h u s disc in 961 bo ed Bre e) i h a de ree in gri Business. joine in e Troop or n in . |
| (working in Wyoming too} came into my life, I decided she was[...]George and Lottie Blank from Medicine Lake (right in my daughters, to Peter C rolln own backyard}. We said our vows 6-6-75 in a small log cabin church where she and her[...]duating rrom Dool y HS. Sh ings and taught school in Medicine Lake. I also work at pumping oil S[...]We bought 400 acres of land from Al Folsom estate in 1976 to member of he Wakea Club, a m add to[...]Jon, 8-10-80. High in 1962, spent 3 ea Some highlights of my childhood memories are: Getting electricity 1975, he married Sheryl B[...]so the summer I spent with my Uncle Jerry Aasheim in his mountain farm. Myrna attended An cabin[...]o Missoula every day where Jerry Lake High in 1963, att nd and his wife, Ettabel, taught school at the Modern Business College Larry Anthony in 1965, an which they owned. I sold papers on the streets and had a typing class Tammy, our pleasant surp in the afternoon. The paper business was good when I[...]s not what it used to be. I joined the Army in 1966 for 3 years during the Vietnam conflict but was one of the fortunate ones not going there, but served m Torlief Aashe1m, 2 22 1 d Panama. In 1971, I went to Bolivia, S.A. with Ron Larsen to[...]to help finance h1 coll Purina Co. as a salesman in Wyoming. BS degree in Agriculture a[...]brothers has both advantages and disad- tal in promoting stubble vantages, the former being good parental and big brother protection; In 1943, he enter d the disadvantage often being too young to be included in many sioned ensign; he served activities.[...]and buggy days, the old kerosene lamp, the bucket in the well the pot under the bed, and the burned bu[...]ing around a hot stove on a cold inter morn- ing. There is a certain amount of nostalgia connected ith the smell of wild hay and horse manure in the old sod barn. These cond1t1ons and many more, hich are considered primitive today, are the source of many interesting, pleasant, and orth hlle memories. I was born 10-15-1 4 in the same bedroom that my ife and I sleep in oday. y parents were Sven and arthea Aasheim. y bro hers are Olaf, Einar (Jerry), agnus ( ags) and Tor eif (To[...]A half section of land (Bate's Farm) as pu chased in 1939 c as la er dded to include the presen farm ho din s. In 1950 nucleus of a purebr d Angus herd as a[...] |
| [...]man of the USDA Committee for employed in Alaska, California and Bermuda. His wife, Judy, i[...]t for K-Mart and his 2 sons by his first marriage are in the He received a special merit award from[...]Service. Suzie and husband, Buzz, and family live in Plentywood. She reorganizing the T Extension Ser[...]Sales and he works at Security Leader of America in 1968, 5 years later he received a Distinguished[...], is a beautician and hus- Alumni Award from MSU. In 1981 , MSU again recognized his work and band, Ralph, an instructor in the Senio Enlisted Academy in Newport ave him the Blue and Gold Award, the highest citation an alumnus and is in his 19th year in the Navy. They live in Portsmouth, RI. can receive.[...]college. He operates the Clifford Olson farm in the Homestead area. His Direc or Emeritus. He con[...]Local Government Study Commission (Chairman) and in our youngest, worked as a secret[...]AD Commit- We bought a mobile home in Medicine Lake and I work at Lake tees.[...]Bowl. We left Reserve with many pleasant memories of our busy lives Torlief[...]on the Advisory Council of the Bozeman there. In the summer of 1981, Bob learned he had cancer of[...]being and upper throat area. After surgery in Rochester and radiation in active on the RAD Committee. Regina, he passed away in 1983 at age 75. ROBERT and MYRTLE (JOHNSON) ABAR[...]ates from Manitoba, Canada. He eventually settled in |
| [...]unice and worked; moving to Plentywood in 1950 and getting acquainted with par[...]college there. St My father, Guy Adams, born 4-21-1890,[...]nada with Eunice or ed pa his parents in 191 0 and homesteaded 320 acres, west of Reserve in as secretary at the 1918. My mother, T[...]ther, Arthur, was Lutheran Church. Li in already in that area. My parents were married in Crosby, ND in Eunice. The first sprin November,[...]experience. o ater o I was born 8-10-15 in Dooley. I have a brother, Vern, 7-30-16; a l[...]would fly bet en th f epidemic struck and in a few days he died at age 27. Mother and we 3[...]od turns during the winter fa her died in the 1 months working in CCC Camp. The pay was great . .. $30 .00 a month![...]went across the street to the night Vern as in th .store and filled the Model T with gas ... 9 g[...].40, and was broke again! In 1936, Vern Joi The war had begun in Europe. I entered the US Army 2-17-41 and Glacier Par , trained as a machine gunner in the 41 st Div. at Fort Lewis, WA . y for or . T in unit was sent to New York by train, and we embarked on a troop ship in a jail c S 3-1-42 . After 3 days at s[...]bologna an and go through the Panama Canal to Australia, which too 41 days. y as true dr troop ship held 4,000 men. I got into action 2-17-43 in e Guinea, farming 18 s with units of the Australian Army. After 76 days m combat, there ere only 66 left of the 200 in my company. We were sent bac to Australia to rest and be reinforced with new troops. During[...]from home saying my brother, Lennon, had arrived in Australia, hile I was in combat. In 2 days time, I found him! eedless to say e had a joyful reunion. I was bac in combat again for 8 months. Due o my health, I as[...]ted June 1917, along 1th my o n registration card in my billfold. For a hlle I did have a couple men believing I as in France in 1917! I as discharged 6-15-45 a er 1/3 years of s[...]under he G.I. Bill and bought a 2-place airplane in 1946, and fie every chance I had. I farmed until[...]or · m o n s op and long o the Old Car Club in Plen ood. I found enoug 1919 ode T Ford pa[...] |
| and Beim Schools in Roosevelt Co and graduated from Plentywood in named Rock Spring School. Leona Yager wa[...]· 6-52, attended Plentywood schools, graduating in Edwin, Medicine Lake, MT; Leif, Longview,[...]lah, 970. She was a 4-H member and won 1st place in the Wool contest. WA. She attended Ricks College in Rexburg, ID, married Ronald L. Allred of Re burg in 1971 and has 3 children: Ronnie, 8; Merilee, 6; and Randa, 2. Elaine participates in art shows and was honored as artist of the month.[...]A (SUNDMARK) Almar and Annie Akre homesteaded in Eden Valley. Three daughters were born to this ma[...]-Reserve). Alice married George Knoetzel and live in Kelso, WA, are retired and sell pictures for an artist. They have 1 son, Jim. Gladys lives in Portland, OR, married Judy, Betty, Lorre), Marlene, and Bertha Allen. Adam ruger, and are retired. Adam makes picture frames and Gladys doe[...]had 6 Sharon, and Arline. Annie A re passed away in 1926 at the age of 45. children: Lorrell, w[...]Bette lives in Billings and has 2 daughters, Yvonne is married a[...]in Billings and Connie attends college at Missoula. Judy also lives in[...]We lived in Reserve until all the children graduated from Med[...]I lived in Stanley, ND for a couple of years with my daughte[...]years. After that I lived in Medicine Lake, MT. In 1977, I moved to[...]ts. agdalana (Lena) Sundmar as born in Sweden, 8-20-03 and A DREW and LAURA ANDERSEN |
| [...]our marriage is first our children and but are al ays glad to ham o S rid n Coun[...]h us such a short time, we have community. many precious memories of him. Then all our wonderful years living in Reserve. We miss Reserve and our neighbors there. The last winters NEIL ANDERSE FAMILY we have spent in Marble Falls, TX. We have met so many wonderful eil was born to And and Laur people there that we will continue to spend the winters there as long 5-21 -52, the second of 2 sons. A d,[...]graduated in 1970. H It's hard to believe that it is 35[...]4-1-51, the first of married Louise Forsyth in 1952. They lived in several states and he Laurel, T. Her broth died in Colorado, January 1978. Sister, Rose Marie, 7-5 -28, Mrs. school at Laurel an James Lossing, lives in rural Redstone. Merlin has a half brother, Ralph Microbiology in 19 7 K. Davidson of New York City and a half sister, Eloise Behar, Oracle, Deaconess Hospital in AZ and stepsister, Lucille Shelton of Creighton,[...]born 1-19-27 to Ingeborg and Olav Vik. My sisters are pany and Janice as Gudrun Kampen and Gertrude England. Both live in Sheridan Co. as In the spring of 1[...]serve. Brother Olav married Oda Winther and lives in 2-15-78; Jolene Dawn, 5[...]presently reside in Reserv ir We were married in 1947 and came back to Sheridan County that fall. Merlin had been discharged from the Navy in 1946 and learned ARTHUR and SUSA auto body work in Minot and I finished nurse's training at Trinity Arthur Leon, born m t Hospital in September, 1947. We lived briefly in Plentywood, where a son of Barbara and Le[...]to's ings. His brot er. Ronald homestead in October of that year. We have been there since. grandparents are Arthur and E[...]Barbara, rs. Jae Anderson, as bo n 1948 and lives in Dothan, AL. She is the mother of our 2 grand· ch[...]rn ·n 1950. S a~ attended SU and i po er. living in Belt. Ou 1958. He attended . briefly and s ta ing o here. ar as in 959 and gradua e Sci · resently research a in ch· d edi me La e S[...] |
| [...]Jack Alan married Barbara Andersen in 1968, they have 2 children, Joy Suzanne, 6-28-74[...]at Atlanta, GA. Lance Eugene is a city detective in Lutheran Church of Dagmar. I have worked in Plentywood at the Boise, ID. Mavis Diane married Warren Schiffer in 1972, have 2 Farmers Home Administration, the Ben[...]Because of a health problem Jack retired in May, 1981 after 35 When first married, Art and I lived in a small (rented) trailer house years with Community Oil Co. He carried fuel oil into the customer in Plentywood. In October, 197 4, we moved to Reserve to rent (and[...]aulson who were my and when he retired many were going back to wood and coal. (Com- great unc[...]and schoolhouse. Also remembers the many hours his dad took to Eva Lorraine born 10-4[...]a buggy tongue, back wheels of baby Mine Johnson) in Dagmar, MT. I was the third daughter of 5 girls o[...]it. Maybe Sigvart and Anna Johansen. Dad was born in Skovgaard, Jylland, Den- that's why he's[...]g things for our family. mark 6-22· 893. He died in Denver, CO 1-23-83. Mother was born in My early years of working was aft[...]1 -20 , for my boss, "Spike" Nelson. Met Jack there, he was my best pop deceased 8-17-80; Mabel Irene[...]and 16 years at Reserve. I attended grade school in Reserve and high school in our service station. edicine Lake graduating in 1940.[...]God has been good to us. at Fort Ord, CA. He was in the service and we were married 6-1 3-42 in C mp Robert, CA. We have 4 children: Donald Clyde[...]have 3 children: Diane, Donald, and Jeri and live in El Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA 1· 14-17 to Paul and Antinina Toro, CA; Jack, married to yong Sun Choe, live in Colorado Springs, Andrilenas. His family moved to Montana in 1925. Charlie grew up on CO and have 3 children,[...]ood School. He then worked with David, single, is in the Army, Fort Riley, KS; and Annette, married to the CCC in Glacier Park and served in the Army from 1941-45. He was Bruce Larson, has 1 son, Eric, and lives in Colorado Springs, CO. a member of the Second Armored Division and spent time in North Howard as in the Army during World War II, spending 2 years in Africa, Sicily, ormandy, and Northern Europe. the South Pacific and was discharged in 1945 but re-enlisted in 1948 until 963. e moved o California where he wor[...]I worked for the Red Cross Clinic and aval Supply in El Toro. We retired in 1979 and moved to Colorado. LEO ARD E. (JACK) and[...]2• 9 at the family arm north o Dagmar. Paren s are James . and agdelina (Lena) Loft nderson. He attend- ed school by their farm in a one-room schoolhouse and also some Danish schoo[...]n . At 16 years of age, he left home to ry the or in orld; first at Fort Pee Dam project and hen on to[...]ver he farm. During 1945, he f mily, their cousin in Reserve needed a temporary rue dri er or[...]hosen Sheridan Communi Oil Co., so Jae elped out. There he met Carolyn Leer. Coun y's Soil[...]ion Ou sanding Farmer m 196 . He parents are Reider Leer nd O m r Forsman Lesterberg. I[...]9 30 and ha e bro her, rthur lest rber , ho Ii es in magazines. da o. y schoohn s r de school in Reser e nd hi h school at ed. La e. Jae[...] |
| how sore his feet were from walking behind the wagon. Charlie as much in 1/2 hour as did remembers how muddy and wet it was that spring and that the fla[...]night with a red face Ii e a ra h. family stayed there that spring and summer and in the fall the family ing for her. moved a few[...]rmstead by Wolf Creek. Shortly after arriving in Montana, Ed, 10 years old, decided he wanted to go back to Philadelphia. He was a paper boy in the city and made his own money and couldn't see how he could possibly make any money living so far out in the country. Aunt Mary Walikonis heard about this[...]Plentywood. After being in Montana for 5 years, Paul Andrilenas Jr. was born[...]ul died m Ire h 1951 and Antinina in 1960. Only 2 of the children reside m Sheridan[...]es from b Illinois and has 4 boys. They ltve in Seattle, WA where John Is retired m from the Ar[...]Sebastian b and has 9 children. They live in Stoc ett, T. Francis Is a retired railroad employ[...]. They live m Alexandria and he or s for the USDA in ashington, DC.[...]Iii grade school and graduated rom edicme La e in 1945. I attended college m Bozeman, u d Fayetteville, AK. I was active in music, ROTC. and Phi a Frat. Lois and I have 7 children born in Sher dan Coun . ar 10-11 · 9, 1s enga[...] |
| [...]Benton, F bruary, 1954, Boise, ID. Margaret died in 1959 and is buried in MT and they have 2 sons, Rick James and Timothy Mikel. Angela is Riehl nd, A; Walt lives in Wickenburg, AZ. married to Paul E. Beck, and both families live in Plentywood. Wallace E., born 1-23-10, at Map[...]ry, and Richard. David died as a of Reserve in 1971 , where they now reside, raising quarter horses, young man nd is buried in Worland, WY.[...]grain. Two cattle drives highlighted Hank's life. In the fall of Daniel D., 12-23 12 Grandy, M ,[...]drove his herd of cattle tywood 1-1-42. He served in the Army during WWII. They had 1 boy ho[...]Karolyn, Ann, Shirley, and Lori. Dan died 1-23-80 in place in 1977 from north of Outlook with about 17 cowboys[...]he drove heavy equipment in the Outlook oilfields and hauled crude oil[...]Myrna worked a short time in the Sheridan County Treasurers[...]Office for G. J. Pattison in the Assessors office. She was employed as[...]helper at the school lunchroom and Pioneer Manor. In 1981 ,[...]ved a hairdressing license after attending school in[...]O. At the present time, Myrna and daughter Angela are[...]Clinic in Plentywood.[...]and My father, Jake Berg, was born in Devils Lake, NO in 1886 to a has 6 children: 2 by a previous marriage and 4 with Doris. They are Swedish mother and a Norwegian father. In 1906, Father read about Richard, Carol, Terry, Jerry, Loren, and Rickey. Frank died 7-23-81 . land in Montana that was going to be offered for homestea[...]story.) one of the first homesteaders in NE Montana, settling SE of Reserve Dorothy , 5 14-21 St. Cloud, married Joe Sneed in Weiser, ID. near the Thornburg, Carpenter[...]ee Reserve They have 1 son, Robert Dean, and live in eiser. in the distance. He planted Poplar trees around the[...]James P., 3-17-23 St. Cloud, entered the Army in 1941 and the wind that blew most of the time. In 1914, during a visit to Chicago, served in he 9th infantr and as discharged from Camp Atterb[...]. He married Helen Hendrie s of Dearborn, I while in he service. They had 3 children: David, Garry, an[...]ional Cemetery, Riverside, CA. athew, born in ontana 3 26-26, died in 193 and is buried in Plen ywood. Delores S., - 8-30 in ontana, married illiam Harrington in Pa e e, ID and ad 3 children: Pa ricia, iii m, an[...]. John Barge died 2-20-53 and is buried in Plenty ood. E hel B rge died 7-5-6 nd is buried in Pa et e, ID. Grandfather ath 1852-19 3 and Gr ndmoth r Susan 859-1953 are b r'ed in Plen- ood.[...] |
| We enjoyed going to town on Saturday and many Sundays after elson, sh op ned up h r o n tor , t St p, church we swam at Brush Lake. In 1926, when the prairie winds business[...]Erling has en1oy November trip was made in an unheated Model T touring car. The[...]ly. My sisters and I com- Lutheran Church in pleted our education there and moved to southern California. s[...]k the ranch and Mother trained to become a nurse. In 1948, they sold the ranch and moved to Glendale,[...]mily. MR. and MRS. IVAR BREKK Father worked in an aircraft parts factory and Mother was supervisor By Edythe Bolstad Bre in a canning factory. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1964. Ivar Bre e, born 9-1 Father passed away in 1970 at age 83 and Mother in 1980 at age 91 . Anna Bre e, early pion Si[...]ars, 3 of Inga ( rs. Warren Har ) a us returned in 1983 to locate the old farm . We were pleasantly sur- Ivar graduated from Antel prised by the many old-timers who remembered our family and helped[...]house in rural Ho Erling Arthur was born 9-26-11 , a s[...]rson) Homestead, ed1ci Brekke, at their farm in Eden Valley near Reserve. Esther Lillian, the[...], 9-25-50. Shi and C ea e grade school in Reserve, and Ba ard in icine and a graduated from ed1ci[...].) C de ree in , son o |
| [...]en: Amber, Steve's father passed away in 1975 and his mother moved to Sunny, Luke, and Eli[...]lege t Bozeman and EMC, Billings before enlisting in the Army where Ivar, 12-7-80. sh served as[...]e, she is working for " anpower" placement agency in Laurel, MD. Bonnie Edythe, Beth's THORWA[...]HS, attended MSU, Bozeman I was born in Drinkwater, Sask. in 1903 and came to Eden Valley and r ined in the US Army Nursing Corps at Walter Reed Hospital[...]h., DC. She joined the Woman's Army Corps, played in the All -Girl local elementary school and gradu[...]d my Master degree at UM, manager of a restaurant in San Jose and lives in Fremont, CA. Ina Missoula. I taught in the local elementary schools for 1O years and Che[...]lorado, Greeley where she graduated with a degree in Jennie Lee of Anaconda, MT and we have 3[...], Carol, and music, 978. Since then she has lived in Greeley and Kansas City John. I retired in 1968 and we have made our home in Billings. where she worked at a bridal shop and sang at various places and is working in a restaurant in San Jose. Kathleen Susan, 4-28-57, CU[...]ure, 1982; By Melvin Kempen they live in Eureka, MT.[...]Since Ivar's death, I moved to an apartment in Plentywood. In Lake City, TN. In 1933, he rented a section of land from John Davis[...]o visit my which he farmed and bought in 1942. This land was never homestead- mother's birthplace in Oppdahl. We toured Voss, Oslo, Bergen, and[...]y. about 12 years, in the winter hauling hay for the cattle, pitching i[...]their Ivar Steven (S eve), -20-43, was born in Plentywood, a son of farm home. They farme[...]neer Manor for the winter months returning oldest in a family of 11 children: Gary, Arliff, Ronald, St[...]uated with a got all of it. BS degree in Accounting and a ROTC Commission in the USAF as 2nd In the fall of 982, Curtis and Wilma moved to the Pioneer Manor L . After a tending pilot school in Del Rio, TX, Steve was stationed at Permanently. Wilma's son, Gene, and family live in Helena, MT. England FB, Alexandria, LA and Huber[...]8-49 at illiston, D, I was born in orthfield, M in 1904 to August and Mary Bummer. and second oldest in her family: Joyce, Elaine, Janis, and Harvey.[...]ol until i closed and graduated homes eaded in Crosby, D in 1904, but the rest of us arrived in from edicine La e HS 967 . She a ended Concordia College, 1906. In 1925, I set up a homes ead est of Reserve. This p[...]and gradua ed rom EMC, Billings 1971 ith a BS in still my home and I am 80 years old no , t[...]eader left Elemen ary Education. She taugh school in Sidney T. In 1972 around his area. I or ed for Anton Ruud and several others in the Elaine our d several European coun ries. community. In 1927, I married athryn Engh at orthfield[...]FB. Elaine au ht th gr de, as S eve as assi ned o many averse Ii h s. er 6 y rs in he F, Se re urn d o help his fa her i h h f rmin nd r nchin . El ine au school at edicine La , ha in he firs pu lie mder art n class, 975-76. |
| Nielsen, has 3 children and lives in west Reserve only a few miles east O[...]he mam d · of me. Kathryn passed away in May, 1981.[...]bought a farm est of R I was born in Long Beach, CA on 5-26-53 and raised in the Central Five children ere Cali[...]5; Harvey C. "J joined the Carpenter's Union and in January, 197 4 found myself in and Geraldine, 3-19-44. Portland, O[...]Harvey bro e up 100 hospitalized in March to have my appendix removed I met a girl wh[...]bushels to the ere h induced me to make my home in Portland for the next 8 years. She[...]Elsie's garden prevented hu r Judy was born in Portland 3-25 -54 and had lived there all of her life. Harvey sa a need for impro f We were married in November, 197 4.[...]he Reserv So o When Henry Twedt passed away in 1981, Judy's Uncle Knut ask- Tom Sundsted, Archie ann, and C ed us if we were interested in moving to Sheridan County and learning contour farms in the cou nd how to farm. It didn't take much thinking to realize[...]that I and Community Oil Co had started in 1976, and arrived in Reserve as an apprentice farmer m member for many years. For app March 1982. Judy sold our house in Portland while things were being election board in Reserv . made ready on the farm, where she and ou[...]find myself with 2 enjoyable occupations- farming in from the ed1cine e the summer and woodworking in the wintertime under the name, 819[...]2 oldest were and sharing them ith m born in Portland, Mathew Wayne on 5-5-80 and Evan David o[...]-11 -81 . Our third son, Jefferson Thor, was born in Culbertson farming in 1978, but still 6-8-83. He has the distinction of[...]st of the Twedt clan to be to travel. born in Montana, since their arrival in Sheridan County in 1925.[...]s, F. W. and lvah at the E Carpenter, in 1909. The overland trip was made by agon from Epping, ND. Harvey was born in clntosh, 8-13-03, the younges of 4 children. His older sisters, living in ahspell, are Joyce Bliss, lvah Thornburg, and Flora Christense[...]River off the Reservation. He attended 8th grade in ed1cine La ·e and his 2 pail olde[...]shing ere s. He or d ·n a o and estern ontana in logging camps before he marr'ed o Els· Josephine Pe ersen. She as bo n in arren, on 10-23-07, one of 13 chi dren[...]g r Pe erson. Th fam1 home d Dagmar in 1908 hen Els"e as 6 mon hs o d. S a rural[...] |
| [...]Years later, we still found parts of the barn in the fields. Fortunately, Dis bl d since 1979 and[...]ve changed through the years. I wonder if office in El Centro, CA. Emma died 1-12-63 at the age of 46[...]did not know about. Her husband, Fred, died in 1980. AUGUST CHRISTENSEN[...]a bachelor, homesteaded west of Reserve and lived in a AAGE and MARTHA CHRISTENSEN[...]te with his neighbors. He worked on road building in the area y parents were Jacob and Signe[...]ck sports car. After his death, Jimmie was born in Denmar and immigrated to the US at the age of 18.[...]rl Eidsness and the b came a teacher and taught in country schools until retirement at 68. L[...]igne farmed the homestaed and moved to Plentywood in land. 926. In 19 0, they moved o Spokane, WA where they spent t[...]d MINNIE (SAMPSEN) CHRISTENSEN I was born in St. Peter, MN 9 3-06 and had 3 brothers and 1 Axel was born 1-8-1898 in Newel, IA. He came with his parents, sis er: Ca[...]Neils C. Christensen's, to the Dagmar community in 1907. He was one 1-8-11 ; Alice Henriet[...]mily of 8 brothers and 2 sisters. Minnie was born in Jewel, IA in came to ontana fr innesota. As with many others, that winter 1899 and came to the Dagmar community in 1907 with her parents, as spent in Culbertson waiting for spring to move to the home[...]attended country grade school and were married in October, 1921. edicine La e HS in he class of 1923, attended 2 year college at[...]. Christensen 11-22-30, a son of pioneer parents in he 1906 group. He was 12 years old when they cam[...]: Janice ay Sloan, born 10-13-44 . She graduated in educa ion from WSU, Pullman, WA and spent 15 years in social services, married Daniel . Sloan, an electrical engineer employed by Boise Cascade in ennewic , WA. orma Diane Gruber, born 5-7-48, graduated in practical nursing and attended WSU, Pullman, A. She is employed as a personal ban er at Rainier Bank in Spo ane, married Alan Scott Gruber, a financial consultant and hey reside in Spo ane, .[...]re marri 6 years, 11 of those years e lived in Reserve. Golden Wedd[...]We pack- innie coo ed for the threshers in cook cars for 8 years. Axel also ed needed belon in including our dog, lac ed the doors, got into the or ed for George Andersen in the Reserve implement business for 9 car and head[...]years. He started farming west of Reserve in 1929. During the depres- joined he or force needed o in II and sold our Reserve sion, hey tried many things. They managed a hotel in Brockton for a property. eedless o say, some of he old roots are still there. age year. Axel war ed at Fort Pee for some time. Then they spent 4 died in 976 . win ·ers in California Axel wor ed for Union Oil Co. and aJso[...]ead s" came every some time in the gold fields at Sonora. sum - ·[...]h. orma ( rs. Earl of in grave dang er had lived in Holje) lives ·n Plen ood. Elden died in 1981 and Ralph died hen he ebr[...]as a Because of ill heal h, A el retired in 195 . They ent to rizona root[...]- and spen 18 inters here. They so d heir house in Reserve and o~ ~c mo ed in o an apartmen in Plen ood here they had several happy equ·[...]sa . ears. The moved o he Pioneer anor in 1977. A el died in ay So[...]Ii in a he nursing ome.[...] |
| [...]cle, Eric Sundsted, near Dagmar. living in Poplar during t u During the depression, Chr[...]h and cooked for the boys attending winter school there store. D wey's partn r and he was also active in folk dancing. He had 6 brothers and sisters. found us gain in R ser Only 2 came to America, so we always had p[...]returned and settl d in in a couple of garages a[...]after renting land for ontana Coll ge in 195 many years, we finally bought the Frank Carpenter plac[...]n 1 and later acquired the Boyd Carpenter farm . There we raised 3 Sher. Co. children: Eu[...]nt We have 2 ch1ldr n: J to school in Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lake HS. Gene[...]v. of Spokane, WA and Ruth Ann of Alan in 1963. Jan nd the U of M, Missoula. Gen[...]rried Jerry Schreuder from Worden, T. in April, 1954, earn o They have 4 children and live in Bow, WA. She is an active member of retired in 4. A re a dance band and an organist f[...]anager for Salt has a deg Creek Freightways in Spokane, WA.[...]n Church and ere He is pre active in church and community affairs. Chris served on the Farmers Sea le, J Elevator Board for 18 years and many years on the REA Board. He as much as interested in conservation and enJoyed the Lutheran Brotherhood[...]·ec s ar Dagmar's activities. We sold the farm in 1980 to Jerry Thuesen and and To moved to Huntington Beach, CA. Chris died at the age of 8 . In 1983, I and Tr moved to Spokane, WA where I[...]hristensen (Oa ota and}. His bro h rs and sis ers are as follows: Ernest 11 -15-1894, died 1925;[...] |
| [...]lvah Hanchett Carpenter, Winston, MT in 1951. homesteaders eas of Reserve, born 8-18-02[...]Bertha have 1 son, Robert, born at Mrs. Benson's in Plen- r . G orge Bliss, born 11 -7-1898, and lv[...]nburg, tywood 6-8-34. Robert joined the Army in 1955, served 2 years in born 5-6-1900. Both live in alispell. My brother, Harvey C., lives in Germany and married Linda Soughty from Radersb[...]-62; Bert, 4-4-64; and I went to high school in Williston, D and college in Miles City Bradley Dee, 11-30- 75. Bert and B[...]d at the Sand Hills before Edward and I worked in construction until father, Bert, passed away in March 1978 were married on 6-2 26 in Plentywood. an[...]her, We had 6 children, 5 of which were born in Sheridan Co. Joyce Bertha. Bertha's mother,[...]aron Andrews, 1940; and aren Arnoux, who was born in Kalispell in 1948. e left Reserve in 1947 and moved to Kalispell where I worked as a s[...]nd JEA NE CHRISTENSEN Eugene Donald was born in Westby, MT 9-11 -30, a son of Chris nd Vera Jensen Christensen. He was engaged in farming with his father and spent 4 years in the US Air Force. Jeanne arie was born in Plentywood, MT 7 31 -36, a daughter of urray and Gladys Nelson Hunter. After attending college in Spokane, WA, she was employed by the First ational Bank in Reserve.[...]born 10-19-1908 in Medicine Lake, MT. He had 2 brothers, James and[...]bought the Shane and Shuman farms in 1912 and moved there in[...]1923 after selling their implement business in Medicine Lake.[...]Kenneth's father passed away in 1923 and his mother continued to[...]live on the farm until her death in 1955. Gene and Jeanne ere married 10-23-55 in Reserve. They have 2 |
| children arrived. The pay was $65 a month in the form of a bond, to be Sheridan Co. They[...]Reserve, August, 1982 1th h p of t firmed in the Dovre Lutheran Church. of local ladies in charg .[...]They plan on r tIrmg in ilhs on, D in 1 8 .[...]ell the first time Alphild came home from college in the spring, it was Friday the 13th. She noticed a[...]l some deviled eggs, hich she had learned to make in Home Ee. (We had never heard of them .) Dad got a[...]had them nicely boiling, Mother said, "Oh, those are the eggs I Just bought for setting hens." (This was spoken in Norske.) Well, it was too late and I always[...]rson for Arlington Damgaard Travel. Clarence is in real estate in California. lnternmen[...]mar son and 3 week old daughter. Her husband died in 1962. Rese e com[...]ldren and 5 grandchildren. LOUIS he oldest. lives in Coon ~apid~, and is employed at F C in the boo eepmg dep . Raymond h es in Anoka, and is employed at Ban am Office in pis. He is mar- ried to Carol Flugge and has 3 boys: Dean, Brent. and Gregory. Lar hves in Rochester, Y, married to Sheila iller and has 2 children, Steven and elissa. He has a degree in udiology and Speech Pa . and is manager of that dept. a S rong emoral Ho p. S eila has a asters degree in he same 1eld and gr. of a earin clinic. are • a R , hves ,n St. Croi Fails. I and is[...] |
| [...]won the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts; and Dennis[...]2 attend Scobey School. The family are members of the Catholic church. children. Frances[...]i Medical School. Donald C. was born 9-12-43 in Plentywood and graduated from[...]ating from Don and Elsie moved to Plentywood in 1954 for school reasons Medicine Lake[...]here he attended college and then to Fergus Falls in 1977. Don passed away 4-25-78 and Elsie and worked at various jobs. In the spring of 1981, he returned to is s ill residing in Fergus Falls, M .[...]Janet was born 1-6-60 in Ajo, AZ, a daughter of Ernie and Lenore[...]Kandas. Janet's father was in the Air Force so Janet had the privilege Roy[...]avens Daven- of traveling and living in many states. She has 4 brothers: Mike, Bi~l- port. His[...], and Almon . He marned retired and lives in Plentywood. Janet graduated from Plentywood HS Frances . Enders in Phillips, WA 6-14-05. They moved to Cavendish,[...]ded Dawson College, Glendive, and earned a degree in Human Sas . and farmed a few years before moving[...]Services. She is employed at Glenwood Inc. in Plentywood. Jon and Duluth, here Roy as a plaster[...]e Erin, born 12-20-82. They enjoy soft- tywood, T in 1 9 8 a er Roy retired.[...]hild-east Reserve. Had a family name to preserve. In[...]John's sudden dea h left a b"g hole; In Jorg's life he'd played a b·g[...]him o no . There'd soon be a ne hfe to mold.[...]aren arri ed in July. first she did It le bu cry. Everyone gave[...]advise. (People reall are nice!) Doc ors eren't much help, tho' they[...] |
| [...]ew "hecticer" yet; we tried to keep all systems in tune. We had our "Little Women", now 4. And agreed that there shouldn't be more. But Dad was elated, with his[...], Knud Spaabeck, decided to go to Denmark to live in his old age, and so he gave Jorgen first chance[...]nknowing. Son, Hugh, 1963 In school June studied music and art. Her every expe[...]And returned to Bud passed a ay Plentywood in the end. Life as Mrs. T. Johson did start.* WI, 8-10-74 in Oda Lee always knew what she wanted. And she wasn't daunted. lung surgery a 63. She mastered in trumpet and piano. Competition was tough, as you[...]anted. She worked hard to pay and live in Columbia off her school loan. Then the family exp[...]ow heads up Capital Savings ALLYN (BUD) in order to stay, near the stamping grounds she has[...]er, chi dren of right. She's an ER Nurse in Casper, Wyoming. Four day wee ends Sc[...]mes find her homing. Her pets, trips, and hobbies are "outa orman sight"![...]gards left, Jon dtd start farming. Tho' the ris s in this move are alarming! Jan Kandas is his 1fe. • • They've[...]our caboose, Tamara Jo, fancy-tree and footloose. In high school, she did ell. Trac and baJI fans ill[...]ce. CerebaJ Palsy. June and Jon ere marred in 1982. Tamara Jo is a freshman a U of[...] |
| dicine Lake HS. Carl. the oldest. attended college in Williston , small coupe with an Apollo Player[...]Heidelberg, Germany where he received his degree in heard that mother's folks had died in Norway and she had acquired a Liberal Arts and History. He later earned a Masters degree in Marketing small sum. I remember him saying, "An[...]ls needs a from the Overseas Marketing Institute in Tempe, AZ. Carl has a son, piano." So for $[...]What a thrill for us all! After Allyn, and lives in Mainz, Germany where he is export director for[...]rollers to death. When we tired of that we degree in Business. She lives in Medicine Lake with her husband, Jay, made ou[...]were put to other uses and punched nail holes in the pages to the at Prairie Sand and Gravel, Inc.[...]hem. Rhonda, the youngest, attended college in Missoula, Havre, and During the depression, Clara worked for Dr. Roy in Plentywood as Bozeman where she received a BS degree in Business. She currently his receptionist. She moved to Portland and when her sister, Alphild, lives in alispell, MT and is the manager of the Glacier International died in 1944, she immediately left for Seattle to take ca[...]they were her own, and every Bud and Betty are both very active. He with the farming and cattle[...]m busy Seattle. fishing, but what they enjoy most are their 5 grandchildren. Bud and Betty are both members of the Reserve Lutheran Church. Duri[...]LAND winter months, they just enjoy being at home in Reserve, catching up Theodore (Ted) wa[...]parents, on the things they don't have time o do in the summer, like reading, Thor and Synneva,[...]wing one word of Robert (Bobby) born 2 17-22 in Reserve, a son of Norman and English, he was an honor student. Ted started his freshman year in Clara Eidsness attended grade school there and graduated from Antelope HS, but[...]farm. That year the edicine La e HS. He served in the US Army during WWII under Gen. crops w[...]as on its way. This did Patton and was discharged in 1945. He returned to Reserve and his not[...]cat le and farming prompted him to ranch and farm in Reserve a library on the farm and kept an exce[...]and Fairview, T. He married aline (Reed) Swanson in 1951 and firmed in the Dovre Lutheran Congregation and always lived by the made their home in Fairview. Bob sold his farming interest to Scotty[...]ntinued with the cattle. Bob also enjoyed dealing in old cars. They had sons: Elliot, Larry, Bruc[...]y Hansen), of Plentywood. Bob passed a ay 12-1-76 in inneapolis, C ARA ESPELA D |
| Church and Lutheran Brotherhood and was active in the Moose Lodge. up in the Archer Communi n th '2 He attended State School of Science at Wahpeton, ND in 1944 and munity and shortly after marn d ans worked at the ACA office in Plentywood. He farmed for many years and Betty, Ho ard, Rob rt, a was a Plen[...]Company and ta er in a p[...]coming to ontana from in[...]His sisters are illie Fishell[...]He bought a farm in d n V[...]nsen, and James Jo He married Mildred Feeney in 1955 and had a daughter, Deanna Derald, th[...]horses. He died of a heart My father had many attack on 10-1·66 in Plentywood and was buried on his birthday at the[...]in-law, Alfred Johansen.[...]moved t ne Nordahl J. (Jim) was born in Tonsberg, or ay to Amelia and years, he[...]o the US here he c 1s and settled in Minneapolis, MN where he spent his boyhood. As a[...]haneal C ne He married Pearl Shipman in 1909 in Miles City. They lived on the baptized there. farm at which time 2 daughters were born, Lois B[...]. Pearl died m the flu epidemic of 1918. In 925 Ji |
| [...]arents, Ethel Jonas was born 4-25-1890 in Nordfjord, Norway and came to ho influenced our lives a great deal. Michigan, ND in 1911. He had 3 sisters and 2 brothers in Norway. Two Donna Eric son a[...]et Kampen and Anna nn lives in Marysville, WA and is the married Ole Kampen. Jonas worked on farms in North Dakota, coming children. Diane lives in olf Point, T to the West Reserve area in 1922. He rented land for a few years then[...]rice Mork farms it. Jonas y, lives in Billings, T. stayed through[...]In 1949, he helped 2 nephews come to the US, Asbjorn[...]ning, and came with his to Kalispell in the early '50s. Bjarne was drafted and served in Korea. rnold , to Culbertson. MT in 1917. From there He married Gerd Kibsgaard from Trondheim, Norway in January, 1954. 50 miles o heir homestead in he beautiful She came to the US in 1953. They have 3 children: Linda, Kathy, and ve. He attended gr de school there and farmed Norman. Bjarne worked tor Anacond[...]and is one of the 1O men who have been there the longest. Asbjorn ota 9-5 O nd came to ontana in 1915. y was married and passed away in Kalispell in 1981 . He worked on the[...]ire. h S nd ent o college in Billings nd ere married[...]l farm |
| [...]Mineral Wolf Creek. The farm Bench school in Roosevelt County and were later bussed to Poplar[...]school. They entered MSU at active in commun, Bozeman. Eileen took up Home Economics fo[...]nd live on the old Vern Adams place. They keep us in adorable, church for many y lively grandchildren: Sharla, Christa, and Wade[...]Th y h d 2 On 3-2-72, her life ended in a car accident and was buried at the Roe Walt Leaders in Springs Cemetery.[...]son Laverne completed her education at MSU in 1982 earning a Henry Potthast, came f degree in Speech Communications. She married a fellow class[...]Brian Goldhahn of Geraldine on 8-27-82 and ranch in that area. Anna d1 d 1 2 26 56 of[...]ace program. They la have a daughter, Lori, in college and a son, Eric, in high school. a[...]anso Donald Jr. was born 4-2-46 in Plentywood, the son of Donald Sr. Th and[...]brother, Rowland, as Dec., J born 9-2-48 in Scobey, MT. ad en Judy, born 6-29-48 in Plentywood to Clarence and Thora Christens[...] |
| hen wor in · the ield, he would sometimes ceram[...]He taught children: James is married and lives in Arlington, WA, a cement ister[...]gmar Concert daughter; Rella Rae lives in Granite Falls, works as a schpol secretary[...]and has 2 sons; Della Kae lives in Arlington, has an accounting[...]lost 2 fingers working on business in Marysville, WA; Shon lives in Arlington, VA and is in the s II drilling rig, but he was still able o play his Army; and Brian is in the Army in Oklahoma. iolin. Hanson's Tractor school in Fargo, ND one winter, JAMES F. and IRENE HA[...]el tractors. James Frasher was born in Froid, MT 8-18-27, son of Andy and ned nd operated the blacksmith shop in Dagmar for Cloy Hansen. Andy was born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1-22-1882.[...]o this country to Illinois and s in Reserve. Eventually, Andreas purchased that shop on to Montana. Cloy Jackson was born in Parham, Ont., Canada p it for many years, until throw•a ay plow shares and[...]ved to Culbertson, MT. She married William Sherry in He then wor ed for several area farmers, amo[...]lena, Eidsne s nd Scotty Hanson. He kept his home in Reserve and the MT; Bertha Cobban, 6[...]0-14·20, now of Newhall, CA, has a He p ss d way in August, 973 .[...]nd Pete Kisler. Andy died Clifford G was born in innesota in 1897, a son of Hans and Mary 7-5·64 and[...]H nsen of Grenor , 0. His ife, Edith A , as born in 1900 in James Hansen joined the Air Force in 1946 and met Irene Ashe Co or do, d ugh er of Gea[...]Bell. (George Bell as a while stationed in Boca Raton, FL. They were married 6-7•49 after his count ssessor of Sherid n Co. in the early '30s.) discharge. James farmed for 3 years with his father and in 1952,[...]f these years, James farmed the Hansen place too. In 1972,[...]h as C1 y, 0. In[...] |
| [...]le farming his firs homest deceased; Henry, lives in Henderson, NV; Oswald (Ozzie), Bigfork, MT; h[...]o ens and o n son, NV. Their father died in 1950 and their mother in 1955. horse. Cally was on he boar[...]ears. 4-22 -20 at Reserve. Her folks were married in 1916 and homesteaded west of Reserve. They also operated a store in Reserve where they made their home. Her father so[...]en Rungborg because of ill health and passed away in 1948. Her mother continued to live in Reserve and later moved to the Pioneer Manor at Plentywood. She died in 1968. Olive has 2 brothers: Allyn (Bud) of Reserv[...]ased. He and his wife, Maline, farmed and ranched in the Fairview area until Robert passed away in 1976 and Maline continues to live there. Olive attended grade school in Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1938 . After graduation, she worked for a year in the office of Or. Swartz and Dr. McGill in Butte, MT then returned to Plentywood, where she was employed in the office of Dr. Storkan.[...]lived in a log house.[...]ut they en o Bremerton, WA here Seo y as employed in the shipyards and later on at a shipyard in Portland, OR. Scotty was inducted into the[...]nd Olive resumed o ban she retired in 1972. Scotty farmed est of Reser[...]iag u In ca n[...] |
| [...]d from W Ila Walla as Flathead Co. HS in Special Education. They have 2 sons, Rodney Lee[...]st id for logging com- husband, Gary, live in WA. They have 2 sons, Brett Allen and Darrell[...]Inga's husbnad, Bob, retired from the AAC in 1981 and Inga us ter, Kimberly hve m Vancouver retired after 25 years in the Nursing Dept. of the Immanuel Lutheran[...]ood chain. home in 1983. Inga and Leonard were the athletic type in the Espeland[...]In the summer of 1962, my father and mother, Jack an[...], MN. My father had been employed with his father in the elevator business in Roscoe when he accepted the position as[...]manager of the Sheridan Grain Company in Reserve. I attended school[...]chool ceased operation and we began the next year in Medicine Lake.[...]e Sheridan Grain Company. I enjoyed participating in foo ball, wrestling, and track and in my senior year took 4th place in · · · re in participa ing in local and nearby steer the state shot put. ropi[...]le A er graduating from Medicine Lake HS in 1971 , I began college nd ce in er competition in Clinton, B. C. at inot State College and participated in football for 2 years and was a Sine[...]railers to transport his roping horse. State in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science. For I lo[...]God has been good to us. The graduation o wor in the family business, Sheridan Gram Company d[...]Clo hing in Plentywood, T.[...]ho as or ing at the ontana ational Bank in Plen ywood. Linda[...]pe, T, baptized nd Bachelor of rts Degree in Social Wor . We have 1 child, athe[...]V II y nd r d from igh school in Plen- In January of 1984, e sold i e's Clo hing. I began o[...]ana erchand1sing, he ne 52 car unit tram terminal in Plen-[...]Y ood. Linda is a Travel Agen at AAA Travel in Plen y ood. e love[...]mplo mer in 11 er son, Bruce, as |
| school in Broadview and went on to Normal College to become[...]ideas. In 1940, Jimmi sol ur The Henderson family were music lovers. Friends gathered in their Many had their first flight m nu home to play music and sing. Jimmie played the banjo in an orchestra years, several trips we r dr to for a few years. He dressed in kilts and sang Scottish songs. Billin[...]land fling, as his father whistled the tune. In the spring of 1929, they all moved to Reserve, MT[...]t Church since 1929 and have taken an active part in its functions. A daughter, Betty Jean, was born t[...]hfe, hving in Id[...]many capaciti[...]pushing a cart. Margrate, a daughter of a gardner in Scotland, enjoyed · an eeping a nice yard and was active in community affairs. especial! the Ladies Aid . |
| [...]serve. We had bo and pie socials; we put in a ditching machine chain, in which he lost 2 fingers and a thumb. He om[...]. A dance h s served in the basement. Several families[...]rams; we practiced for many weeks to learn our s lways a b[...]er sliding down he big Reserve hill, in h moonlight. Jack Gibbons was the depot agent at the uld leave the waiting room in he depot unlocked and bank · b · d stove so we could go in there and warm up. When er we had[...]er s ates called bob skates. In the summer we would ch and hi[...]and stay all day, e ploring c in wild flowers.[...]under the able leadership of Hertha Lund. In 1938, I Front row : Rosalie.[...]I still have my pin for placing 1st in judging jelly. Elmer and Rose have 3 children, Kai, born in Plentywood, rom edicine Lake[...]dessa HS, is married and has 1 child. Brian, born in firs year as 3 seated car[...]ually h d o sit on someone's lap When there got too also born in Texas, lives at home and attends high school.[...]AMOS and much money to spend in hose days and we had to MARY (MARI[...]oldeman of Freeport, IL and is of German descent. In 1924, school and on urda s for $1 .25 a wee . In the he moved to Sheridan County to homestead west of Reserve in the su I or ed 6 days and earne[...]and belongs to the rried Robert Hoffman in 9 6 in S Bob owned and Lu her[...]ree · r son, Chu or ed in andy factory n in 980 I do boo e phone calls[...]is. Our oldest son, Gene, in an au o acci- e[...]Jessica. fe, pee in heir Irs child in July and she .[...]e 963 nd o her is living in he nursing 00[...]ris in Go d[...] |
| country school. In 1974 when Leonard retired, Nels began farming the[...]o, swimming, nd Bro ni • ·8 farm in the summer. In 1977, Nels was employed by Plentywood[...]ck during the week and 2 5-81 and all ere born in Pl h m, farmed weekends. in the Assembly of God church .[...]Dagmar and have resided in Res[...]and I as born in Plent oo[...]Health Cent in Plenty od. Nels Holde[...]s: also |
| [...]d. She gr duated 1rom the U of M, school in rural Sheridan Co. for several years. Murray and[...]las a Airlines, Seattle, WA. married on 3-4-35 in Glasgow, MT. Their first home was a tent in Fort h rleader, belon[...]Murray was working on the construction of the dam there. a , -7 56, m rried[...]in Plentywood, married Eugene D. Christensen and hav[...]ganize he Lit le uddy Baseball League in Tammy, and a son, Timothy. George Raymond was born 5-5-45 in d center ,elder. He enjoys bowling and all Williston, D and died in a car accident in Oklahoma on 5-3-70. His 1 b -H leader in Reserve for 38 years, daughter, Carrie Lynn, born 4-23-68 lives in Medicine Lake. Penny id[...]ns, president and Raye was born 12-27-48 in Spokane, WA and attended beauty school e rid n County 4-H Council and has in Billings, T and Portland, OR. She married Allen Bray in Wyoming in s in Bozeman. Aileen enjoys bowling, 1970 and th[...]ui o give s i s. Pete and ileen belong in 1973 passed away shortly after birth. Penny lives in Huntington ch nd she as[...]d is head receptionist for Greyhound Distributors in the[...]City of Commerce. hi h ne er I c ed in their household is pets, in d nd a I alico cat, ha you ould[...]ars ar In e d o a small[...]tne mo en b live in a ne[...]in e orn in u d famil es.[...]ar lad e e e in 1977. |
| [...]h P nt ool. Our mI I was born in Sheridan County July, 1912 to Chnst and Severina has not Ii d in his ar ng s mo t, nd r ul (Jaco[...]second child, Caroline, was a baby. They stopped in Wisconsin and North Dakota and finally settled in Sheridan County. I grew up and GLENN E. and attended school in the Dagmar area. I left there when I was a young BERNICE {BRENTES man and worked in different states.[...]and died 11 -29-74 in a Bro[...]. (1979) Glenn a end d In July, 1941 I married Darlene Johnson of Whitefish[...]and Darlene as boo - keeper, etc. y son joined me in business m 1968 and was 1th me until my retirement in 1977. Richard married Tana Huntsinger. They[...]cey and 1tchell. Richard is a plumbing contractor in Seattle, here they reside. Doreen is a UM graduate and orks as a secretary in San Francisco, CA. She Is married to Ben Cavm and they have 3 children: Lisa, And , and Aaron . There ere 8 children in the Christ Ibsen family: Anna Hanson, Portland OR[...]and Irene Thorstenson of Chataroy, A. y ife and I are members of Christ Lu he ran Church and I b[...] |
| [...]Redding, CA and bought property where Aage worked in A ricul ur . H is a ber of[...]and maintenance until his retirement. He died in 1969 and Frances in ntywood; oo e Lodge, dicine Lake; and Scottish 1983 and both were laid to rest in Anderson, CA. sonry. He is past Direc[...]4·H leader, past member Jones from lllionis in Great Falls, MT. They moved to Richmond, CA[...]Lyle, . Paul on the inequities of gr in freight rates in E MT 1959. Jesse passed away and Marvel remarried Harold Majerus in st pres. of Community Oil Co., Reserve; a 1962. Francis Leo was in the Marines during WWII and after his[...]er of Plentywood Lutheran discharge worked in the Redding, CA and Seattle WA areas as a[...]tate ASCS Comm.; a member of passed away in 1977 from cancer. Paul lives in Redding, CA and has 2 st s; an[...]We are very proud to be from Sheridan County and our goo[...]Sylvan Lod purchased Gaffney Implement in there as children are cherished, also the many good memories of all F ren ming it[...]ded the wonderful people who live and lived there. in in 1 70. The dicine Lake store was closed in 1976 n rship dissolved.[...]CARL and DAGMAR JENSEN oved into Plen ywood in Dec. of 976 after 25 years on the By Carolyn Leer Anderson enjoy living in town and h ving our family close by.[...]Carl, son of Hans and Anna ielsen Jensen was born in[...]merica 5-3-23 with brothers, Peter and Christian, in 1928. The ov 890, as the first of[...]Jens oldest broher, iels had already come in 1913. Carl received his . S nds ov[...]of Reserve. s children nd settled in Albert Lea, , here Dagmar arie,[...]union as born 3 children: Aage, Paul, born in Bastrutrask, Vesterboten, Sweden 8-22-05 and pass[...]his 10-12-74. Bo h Dagmar and Carl are buried at the athanael Cemetery s family and hey se led in Dagmar about 9 0. at Dagmar, T.[...]Lesterberg and they had a son, Arthur, born in 1925 and lives in Idaho. . of Schools. In later years, this same s. In 1927, she married my father, Reider Leer. I was born 11-9-30 in hter r el's ypi nd shorthand teacher at Plen y ood and have always lived in the Reserve area. Frances' 'pare[...]he had a sister nd half-b r in Canada.[...] |
| [...]e to the USA and to Sheridan Team placing in the tourn m nt m H I n Co., MT; Niels P., 1915;[...]l ball tourneys, e p cially th 97 Cl and Pete are deceased and Niels and Chris still live in Reserve. Chris Great Falls. arrived in New York City 8-26-28, aboard the Danish vessel,[...]became a US citizen 5-19-34, receiving his papers in Plen- ROBERT and TERESA JE tywood. Chris' early life was spent as a farm worker in Denmark and in Rob rt : I s born 6-3 · Montana. He[...]boy scouts teaching camping, cooking, friends are gone, they still etc. at the Missouri River. Time[...], Chris worked at Fort Peck Dam doing cement work in the English when I started sch tunnels. Chris' only return visit to Denmark was in 1938 but as he farm; such as shoe m mar[...]1942-45, om and I used to sho Chris served in the US Army as a T-5 Corporal in the Motor Pool, Camp 6-speed true in o the Richey, MD. In 1947, he purchased 40 acres of Alfred Larson's[...]until his retirement summer, ent on in 1977. He sold his land to a nephew, Robert Jensen[...]school o mark. He still lives in the house he purchased in 1954 from Delbert to n b c ielsen in Reserve. in bottles to all th i[...]When my parents moved back from assachusset s in 1956, I attended Reserve grade school until 1t cl[...]Lake until graduating m 1973. I ventured on to SU in 1977 and graduated from the Farner school.[...] |
| [...]ine L · a freshman at SU in Bozeman. pasture road and tell me to shif[...]my f rec s bowling for many years. In the dad would begin to chuckle, I found it ea[...]p Taffy (my he GT A Convention in St. Paul, Buffalo Days in Shetland pony) to his pony cart. He was always[...]here Fair. The Harvest Festival in Plentywood was and faster than sixty to ge[...]nharnessed. Hiawatha grade school at Dagmar holds many memories th t a up the chicken coop; lambs in our such as: my 4 classmates, the ringing[...]fire drill, the o be found in the coulees with an airplane; big bell for rec[...]hot lunch, sold nd butchered in the fall. Wakea Club, Mrs. Bublitz's tap d[...]our class comparing papers! Mom and Dad taught me how to · chool ctiv1ties, sports,[...]olk dance, which I still enjoy today. High school in Lake kept me busy for a busy[...]and with cheerleading and band. I was active in Farmers Union and in for our many blessings. 1[...]obert and Teresa Jensen of graduated in 1973, attended Minot Business College to get a legal born 0-17 55 in Chicopee Falls, A, where my secretary degree. I worked in Froid, Helena, and Plentywood. ir F[...]Dagmar, MT. We bought the George Lund home in Reserve. We have 2 other · ary, Mike[...]he and his brother, cine L In 197 . Growing up in Reserve was Mike, bought Western Drilling (w[...]t Andersen of ur f boys in town were always up to edicine Lake. We also started M & R Water Supply in which we sell many hours hiking the hills, riding bi e, and f[...]my new John Deere adjuster for FCIC. We are members of the St. Joseph's Catholic church[...]eces so they say), cloc s, or radios. Four in Plentywood and are active in Knights of Columbus, Guild, and Wakea[...]· rk but it meant a fe I as born in Dagmar 9-24-14, the oldest of 8 children of Willi[...]c 'n roll came and from Antelope HS in 1930. As I thin about hat we did before TV and[...]ah , m jorin in coopera i e spiri in the Da mar community as evidenced by he[...]o ·n ur Danish cul ure veled to many dedica-[...] |
| [...]Alma continued her beauty business intermittently in passed in Reserve until our house burned in 1949. r[...]gr duate Our stay in Reserve produced our family of 4 children . Donal[...]at Denver, CO. |
| [...]and I've enjoyed her good remarried in October, 1966 to Dora (Johansen) Jensen and she died in coo in ver ince.[...]loved to play cards and visit. His main interest in I, Agne , w s born at Outloo , MT 11 8-21, daughter of James life was farming. He passed away in December, 1972. (Bert) nd rth Grove. I joine[...]t the family arm E of Outloo and attended school in Outlook, in the winter we FRED and ROSE KANNING rode in horse drawn bus that had a small coal heater that "roasted" Fredrick Kanning was born 12-7-02 in Balfour, ND to Ferdinand those sitting close whil[...]ld feet. and Minnie Kanning. He came to Montana in 1920 with his father, 3 he bus c me past my Aun[...]d with her nd e walked 1/2 mile to catch the bus there. Redstone. In the early '30s, Fred purchased the place known as the In he spring of194 , I ent to work with Blanche Loup[...]d some farmed. It was here I met Melvin MT in 1933. She was born 5-15-13 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wa[...]ve and Rose spent the winter of 1933 in Plentywood and moved to his wher we s ill live. place in the spring.[...]Shelby; Dorothy, 1944, lives in San Francisco, CA; Elizabeth, 1945,[...]Mrs. Charles Wilkenson, lives in Kalispell, MT; Theodore, 1947,[...]passed away in infancy; Eva, 1949, Mrs. Lloyd Mclean, lives in[...]In 1937, Fred was starting up his tractor and when t[...]grabbed and jolted him from the machine, in front of the one-way disc[...]i hit and have never and other occasions in the neighborhood. Lloyd and Curtis joined their s[...]ether and have enjoyed orking and In 19 5, Fred and Rose sold heir farm to his sister,[...]er Severson, and moved to Dun ir . T. Fred farmed there until[...]dolph T. nnin as born -6-06 nd c me o ontana in 1920 GEORGE KA i h his f h r, Fe[...]d ilhelmina here ere 6 children in the family. De-[...]Ben live in he Flax area. The[...]abou he lang e barrier in[...] |
| [...]rom Virginia, MN to visit her brother, for many years. He wo d on 3 dams o Burton Davenport, and family in 1930. She and George became engine[...]e charter members of the Wanso ment in Glasgow. Lutheran Church. There were 5 children born to them: Joan Bummer,[...]. Two sons were born to George and Priscilla: Car in, 1956, lives on he family farm; and Spencer, 1 9[...]when the family moved to the farm for the summer. There was no school bus until he late '60s so 1t as necessary to live in town for school. George had an avid interest m the oil business and as ac ive in leasing oil properties in 1952. Ho ever, his family as his main interest and he provided ell for them. He retired from ac ive farming in 1970 because of a heart condition and e usy in his ho · Plent ood 1th gardening, bo ling,[...]l s. no er ga ned or he Sliver edding Anniversary in 1978 b because ol George's h George s[...] |
| [...]SU, n erve in the summers. In 1978, Bozeman.[...]tt dicine Lake schools. In 1980, George ing. Eldon was married and[...]leen ielsen (George's niece) mother in California. He purchased part of the Sebastion pl[...]ey, where Brenda and Debbie attend there. Duane and wife, Sheila, and 4 boys live in Bismarck, ND. He has ol nd[...]ureau of Reclamation for 11 years. Mauretta lives in pu t of Choteau in 1983 nd continue to farm in the Gillette, WY. She is married to Ed[...]Ronald is single, lives in Dear Lodge, MT and works for the Soil[...]works for the Forest Service. Mary Jean lives in Spokane where she By isis Gr nnin[...]Lauretta was a hard worker and enjoyed working in the garden. County. John, the oldest of 6 children , was born 0-15-1880 in After a losing battle with diabetes, she passed away 7-22-82. · huani in the early 880s. He immigrated to Philadelphia,[...]The 4 children of Olaf and Gina Krogstad are Maurice, born r, PA 9-30-10. John a[...]Wanso elementary school. Vern served in the Army from 1942-45, farmed[...]ers. For a bachelor, he then worked in the Drummond, MT area and now lives in Missoula, MT f his[...]tte and got attended inman Business College in Spokane, WA, 1942-43 and[...]city his home, but he still came to worked in Spo ane. She married John M. Rashid of Minneapolis, MN in often. In 19 6, he went o Seattle for 1946 and lives there now. Edwin enjoyed working with horses, served[...]re, 6- 7-50. in he Army from 1942-45 and saw considerable action in the Pacific nd wor ed for Dad during busy seasons. area, especially in the Philippines. He died 6-20-49. ct s rted he or ed there and married ildr[...]f ef In 1943, hey[...]ed at ed in a Horse un ii[...] |
| [...]there. heir dau 2 16-79. In 1983,[...]Bozeman in[...]rother, Hans, d1 9.7 . Calvin, who died in infancy. When Andy was 2, he disappeared and[...]i ha small patch of sunburned scalp visible in the hole. Andy still has a scar a[...]dent for Lutheran Church. He attended school in Reserve and ashua and Ju gradu[...]Upon his return to Reserve, he joined his father in the operation and expansion of Larsen farm[...] |
| [...]2 d ughters: arie Ann and Katie preceded him in death in 1948, a son, Loren, died in 1980. On 4-6-53 in Plen ood, married Barbara (Marshella) he married Margaret Clark in Spokane WA and is survived by her in s F 11s, ID has a daug[...]James died 7-28-83 in Kalispell at 78. He has 2 sisters: Freida[...]brother, Don Logan, who died 12-31-83 in Plentywood.[...]I attended grade school in Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lake[...]HS in 1948. My interests were in agriculture and I spent my summers[...]he farm. I attended MSU, Bozeman and participated in ROTC, graduating with a degree in animal science and a commission in[...]o, AFB, TX and advance training at Maddy, AFB, GA in the[...]Art Anne Smith, who ranch and farm in the Stanford area. Delores was[...]born in Anchorage. In December, 1956, we returned to Reserve and r nd Arlene moved from Reserve to Pinehurst, ID in the spring[...]Claire, and Kent, were born in Plentywood. In 1965, I bought the ranch and started acquiring Li[...]using performance records for selection. In 1968, we purchased the C rl s born 3 1 1895 in S od, Denmark one of 6 children of Flying N herd from Glasgow. Our bulls were sold in production sales in ads nd ris ine Lind. He had 2 bro hers, arius and Jens, and 3 Glasgow, having 11 sales there. On 12-13-76, we had a complete is ers: in , Sine, and Petra, all deceased. Carl died 2-14-78. dispersion sale of our registered cattle in Billings. At the present time, C rl c me o he US in 19 5, year f er brother, Jens. He ork- e[...]cattle and also continue to have small grain d in the Da mar and Reserve areas for 2 ears and enlisted in the crops, mostly durum. rmy in I. He re urned o ontana in 1919 after his discharge and With my interest in cattle, I joined the Montana Beef Performance in or ed in the Reserve and Dagmar areas. He or ed a Ass'n. in 195 7 and served 6 years as a director; and president in horn s e d claim north of Hinsdale, T or 2 years[...]helped us to be selected BPA Seedstock Producer in 1975. ndi n and, using horses nd r ded or[...], ho e have been interested and active in our community and enjoyed Ii ed near him.[...]boards, retiring in 1983 after 11 years and on he Sheridan Co. Soil[...]Farmer in 1972. I as elected a county member of the local g[...]men and revie commi ee in 1975, and have served as a member of[...]leaders and are active in our church. Delores is a member of akea[...] |
| [...]1 2 children: Beth and Blake. Tom earned a degree in finance from MSU visiting h r fath[...]ine a G records administration. She lives in Bismarck, ND with her husband, later at Sl[...]ire attended MSU, graduated from Colorado State U in biological Pete's mother an science and from Creighton U in an accelerated nursing program. She Tribun[...]e is employed as an RN with St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA. the Antelop Cre Kent graduated from the AF Academy in Colorado Springs with a realty business a degree in aeronautical engineering. He earned his wings at[...]vice-pres. m 1965 My parents lived in Reserve until 1975 when they moved to Plen- Realtors. tywood and spent their winter in Mesa, AZ. My father passed a ay 3-6-82 after a lo[...]rlan, and Heidi. Helen (Mrs. Arch Callaway) lives in Oxford, England and ept the am,ly and is stud[...]en, and Matthew. Doris (Mrs. David Freeman) lives in mg of Forest City for a Prussia, PA and is director of curriculum in the Upper Merion School graduate rom bu Sys[...]rd. Kay (Mrs. Ken Ers ine, Collins) lives in Plentywood (Plentywood story.)[...]o the US from Oenmar alter while still in their teens. They met and were married in Siou City IA in Reser 1896.[...]lnsura Pete attended grade and high school in Bo bells and enlis ed in La nd 8 the US Army Coast Artillary Corps on 1-27-21 . He served at Fort in- gradua 1 field Scott, CA and A[...]· · and it as hile there, he re · s enlisted in the US avy. He U of issouri and as assign European Theatre near Seo bac o he USA. he ss ship in he Pacific T u r Bay, 9[...] |
| [...]nd at present a great• Portra, live in rural Homestead with their 2 children, Gina and B[...]a student at NMC, ost office in Reserve for 14 years and due to Havre, MT. R[...]d college at Bozeman ir ment in 1960. In 1979, the Lyngaas' for a short time, then went to Radio and Electronics School in nor in Plent wood. Minneapolis, MN. After serving 7 years in the Nucleur Submarine Ser-[...]works for Total Petroleum as Field Foreman in Bowman, ND. He mar- Ly on[...]Molly Sonsallas 1-15-78 and they make their home in Marmarth, born in D mar, T 12 1 •14, a daughter of Walter and[...]sen R smussen. I attended the Emerson school in north We retired in 1971 and have spent several winters in Texas and ii 1925 wh n my parents moved to[...]e enjoyed following the local girls d scho I in Reserve. I worked for different neighbors taking and boys basketball teams and baseball and softball in the summer. i s nd doing housewor , whenev[...]years of marriage were raising our Dad in the field, milking cows or housework.[...]ren and 2 great-grandchildren. as born in Henning, to Lewis and Carrie Lyson on[...]memory we will always treasure. nt in 924 and ed or Ole Tjomsos, then went[...]en, passed away 11 -28-73. (Daybreak so in he fall. But ana was in his blood, so in I-Dagmar.) de o come back and homes[...]Mads . was born 10-31 -1885, in Vejstrup, Denmark. His[...]mother's name was Anne Katrine, born in Langeland, Denmark and his[...]father's name was Niels Madsen, born in Vejstrup, Denmark. Mads[...]came to the USA in 1906, worked for a time in Wisconsin and then[...]Maren was born 12-9-1880 in Salling, Jylland, Denmark. Her[...]Kristian Nielsen, both born in Denmark. She came to the US with her[...]brother, Skov 1elsen, and wor ed for a lady in Alameda, CA. Later she[...] |
| with Getty Oil in Salt Lake City, UT and Rosemary is a systems anal[...]Jae , The Madsens living in the town of Reserve until they retired and schools settled in Pasadena, CA in February of 1946. Their friends, Halvor and Agricult Anna Everson, retired and lived nearby in Altadena, CA. Mads had 1 and gra brother, Rasmus Madsen, who lived in Froid, MT. Maren's bro hers, Lois as Skov, Jens, and Adolf Nielsen lived in Sheridan County. Maren died in mother a 1949 and Mads in 1957.[...]s training in P ROSS and AMELIA (WALIKONIS) McLEOD[...]g o col at Estavan, Sask. on 12-18-08. They lived in Canada tit 1910, then s rved one e they a[...]of L g1slati • Dooley, MT. There, 3 more children were born: Evelyn Margaret (Mrs.[...]fort e A Frances (Mrs. Albert Shafer), 2-15-20 . In 1928, they moved to the ont Charles Klis[...]Amelia, 3-11 -14, and Joe Jr., 3-28-16, were born in Philadelphia. A sister, Ann (Adams). 8-1 8[...] |
| [...]e, shipped to France. I returned to the US in December, 1945 and was nd r si alden, A. Johanna's husband, Robert, passed away in discharged at Madison, WI. 1968 nd I ter she[...]I returned to work at the Naval Shipyard in 1946 and on to the r ides t Plummer, ID nd wor s[...]r and book- Sor n Arthur w s born t Dagmar in 1921, tragedy struck in 1929 keeper until I retired. h n Sor n w[...]mar- ri d D lb c ii n 9-24 41. They lived in Delbert's home town, Plummer, ID, where they own[...]le store and their 2 sons, Don nd Jim, were born there. In 1950, they moved to Spokane, WA h r th ir hir[...]J. b rry Co. and, Ii e her mother, spends many hours crocheting. Her husband pass d away in 1982. Dorothy, Jim, and Dave live in Spa ne, A. C rrie Vir inia born t Dagmar,[...]ried Wayne Dudley from Seymour, 0 at Por land, OR in 1944. They have 2 children, Terry and ancy. In 1948, hey moved to Reserve and yne s is ed her father in his meat market. Later, hey moved to In 1955, I married Yvonne Monroe of Zilliah. Our son[...]Tamala, is employed. They yne r very ctive in olf and enjoy traveling in their motor home married 12-1-80 and are expecting their first child. nd r cen ly re urn[...]URRAY edicine L e chools. She wor ed as a cler in the s ores at Reserve In 1906, Anna (McLaughlin) and John Murray trailed t[...]d p rtment manager. She me and married very Brown in Idaho and in 1908. He graduated from high school at Antelope,[...]pe and Plentywood to wor for Strom Hard- p ssed w in 66. are. It as sold and he went to or for Farmers Co-op in Reserve. John award (Sonny) as born 6-26-31 and assisted his father in e moved to he ranch in 1945. He also worked for th ASCS from he am1I m[...]s mother moved o Spo ane, A 1955-65. in 1960 nd John passed a ay in 977. esley r hur, 2-18 38, born in Reserve, at ended grade school here and raduated from ed1cine L e HS. He joined he Army in 1958 nd as sta ioned in Germany 3 years. He oured Denmar to ee he in er sting places here his parents had lived. ter h[...]s employed as an ins aller for es em Electric Co. in po an , nd m rried Diane Da m. H[...] |
| [...]ry good years fo We spent the summer of 1955 in Anchorage, AK. Dave and Mike and left the[...]11 27 33; alter, After retirement in 1975 Dale and Catherine have spent the ed to gro so fast winters in Mesa, AZ.[...]ren's c . ddi John Jay was born 7-17-44 in Plentywood, MT to Dale and and woul[...].4-5-40; and a brother, Philip, 8-11 -48. The There e al family lived north of Reserve[...]as a teacher. and John attended grade school in Reserve. A highlight of his early years rath was the summer of 1955 spent living in Anchorage, AK where his neapolls father[...]perien graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1962 and then attended U , much Missou[...]illings, MT for 3 years. He also or ed T in the Los Angeles area and in oilfields in ontana and Wyoming passe before returning home in April 1969 to Join in the farm and ranch son, 1978; operation wi[...]car accid n Barbara was born 8-1-50 in Williston, D to Gene and Jane rememb r[...]ed and opera ed the Our so Elgin Cafe in Plentywood until moving to Billings m 1968. Barbara ma ,age: attended elementary and high school in Plent ood, gradua ing in have 1968. She was a student at E[...] |
| in, his rin I d f ce, his shor arms, his old bib[...]e was any crop they would get hailed out and then in the '30s it h ir r d d es, h[...]he was confirmed along with her brother, Leonard, in rs ye, his warm nd friendly[...]from Rose Hill schoolhouse. rais d many arm nim Is and worked many days in the WALTER and SHIRLEY NELSON[...]e come from doing. He was born in Plentywood on 4-1-36 and has a brother, Art, and[...]n (Mrs. Larry Bain) of Plentywood. Art was killed in an |
| [...]attended. Each student's family provided food and there was a dorm for horses ca those who had a long[...]sometime In order for the kids to attend high school, the fam[...]and chickens) moved to Antelope the next 2 years. In the spring, my mother Grandpa Jens moved bac[...]he was storm and surprised to find a mink in one of them. He took it home to Grandpa ould s ar Jens who helped Dad find someone interested in buying it. A few days the trap d later, he was both proud and wealthy with $28 in his pocket. . acres into er . Dad graduated from Antelope HS in 1939 and started college m in to n. Dillon for 2 quarters. Then to California,[...]y bro er a entered the Army Air Force in 1942 and was stationed near Blac pool, one small room. England. There he met and married my mother, Sheila Hoyle. 3-17-[...]nglan~. CCC e n Dad was discharged in 1946 and returned to the states. I was born in and e u n March of that year and Mom and I arrived in Reserve 2 months later. jobs. My grandmoth[...]joined us later on and lived ith us In until she passed away in 1958 and is buried at athaneal Ceme ery at daugh Dagmar. Grandfather Hoyle passed away in 1935 in England. 10 g. Dad was in the farming business at that time and m 1948, he[...]949, he bought out his partner and built a ne bar in 1955. In 1961, we had a Joyous Christmas hen my bro her, Jens Bryan, as born on Christmas Eve. In 1963, Dad sold the Eh e Ba to Bob Abar and starte[...]ert ielsen and Sons" Craig Delbert was born. In 1979 we ere all saddened by the dea h of m[...] |
| [...]e 3 children: Sharla, 8; Coalridge schools in Sheridan Co. and recalls firing the "pot-bellied"[...]Both have passed 1973 and Laura in 1978. OLGER VICTOR IELSEN |
| [...]married on 7-20-74. Michael was born 7-6-54 in Helena, MT. He attended school at Medicine Lake, graduating in 1972. The next 4 years were spent attending MSU at Bozeman majoring in agronomy. Norma was born 9-17-54 in Culbertson, MT. She attended school through grade 6 in Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lake HS in 1972. Norma attended National College of Business m Rapid City, SD and earned a diploma with honors in the Steno and Office Machines course. Norma worke[...]arrying Mike at the Reserve Lutheran Church. In 197 5, Mike and Norma and his father, Ove, purcha[...]Mike and Norma then moved to Reserve permanently in 1976 where they resided at the former N. B. Eidsn[...]m. Norma worked at the Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood and as a clerk in clothing stores. ike wor ed as a MR. c[...]4-15-82. o Re in er c[...] |
| [...]or ay, a son of r. and Mrs. Ivar In 1966, for the conclusion of her autobiography, Th[...]book, though some day it will be open. There will be no other a d nd[...]. He came to the Reserve area in the early '30s to[...]veral farms and also as a in the armed forces during WWII. Ragnar was a I (Don Omundson) was born in Hallock, MN 8-24-38, and atte~~ed[...]irt from his back a variety of schools in which my parents taught. I attended Medicine ed it. He lived in this area until his death, 3.5. 72 and is Lake HS and graduated from Opheim HS in 1955. I earned a Bachelor's en Va[...]Degree from MSU, Bozeman and a Masters Degree in English from UM,[...]I met my wife, Jeanne Corbett in Missoula, a UM gradua~e. w_e BE T and T ERESA OMU[...]y parents, Theresa (Tess) and Bert Omundson, met in 1926 Cathlamet, WA and in Great Falls, MT where I taught senior high h n h y er teachers in nearby rural Sheridan County schools. school English. Since 1969, we have lived in Coon Rapids, MN (subur- Ther , a d u hter of Ole[...]nd Spanish teacher at Anoka P lie n R pids, in n ar a called or egian Grove. She moved to Ramsey Community College. n lop ith her p rents in 919 and graduated from Plentywood HS 2 , tte[...]ria Mork. I have 4 durin heir inal e r of e ching in Reserve): "What brave people we sist[...]I, Nellie, attended Rock ere! lmagin going ou in he eaching 1eld ith one quarter prepara-[...]ng o bet that I learned Orth, born 1919 in Valley City, ND. He is retired and we live in mor than hose poor ids ha winter. Two of my pupils were Orvin in Clatskanie, OR and have 4 children.[...]-44, works for the 3rd rade and Gordon (Grimsrud) in st grade. Carl and Chris Johansen Seat[...]sband, John Fisher, is a longshoreman. ere lso there." Children are Kristen, Stephanie, and Lindsay. Carol, 2-13-46, is a Bert as born in Halloc , 2-27 1900, graduated from Hallock[...]fe and husband, John Sullivan, a welder. Children are Dee Ann S, h onl boy in his class. A veteran of WI, he attended he U of and wins, Donna and Darlene. They live in Kent, WA. James, 6-26-47, inn sota nd BemidJi[...]ng to the is unmarried and a sawfiler in Kalama, WA. Michel, 3-12-50, is a small tb area o each in rural school and hen o he Garden Grove[...]hool, here S ·m asheim as his 2nd grade studen . In the fall of Pamela and John. 26,[...]school, he introduced himself on the prete of nee in addi ional s udent des s. After ha in roduction, the courtship con inu d at e John Egel[...]mo her as staying. Be and Te s ere marred 6-7-28 in Halloc , · here I (Don) as born[...] |
| [...]he learned that a bit of oatmeal Petra and m in the sauerkraut added substance and sweetness and he learned to mine in 1 garden and sold vegetables door to door with h[...]. A. Chapman for 17 years. He mar• College in Billing ried Louella Ester of Chilton, WI 4-19-17. There were no children. For In 1934 , my his health, in 1917, they took the immigrant car to Montana, hav[...]I met and mam d Milwaukee markets. Louella died in 1933 and is buried in the Catholic as at ort Pee . e Cemetery in Plentywood.[...]here to cut. We even made head cheese D in psychiatry. and scrapple.[...]s a fe months Andr S old, I taught in Plentywood for the year, driving 6 months every d[...]ting a house for 3 months. Earl Fellbaum as Supt. In 1941, of m h e bought the Dr. Stor an[...]d sold to Ber· Rese , nadine! t remains in my name even no . Red iles help d us ma e the mov[...]. I enjoyed mil ing, using a eg fo a stool. In 1944, I as elec ed Co. Supt. of Schools. a ·ng o[...]a bad heart a ac • d ing 1-7· 5. He as buried in Plen ood. 1th deep regre • 'I resigned[...]n essons and mar( Ch ryf G' s 6-5-82 ·n Po Ii es in Billin s ere he is conn c ed i a ia n.[...] |
| [...]7-8 t Glas ow, T. a 's brothers and sisters are: he applied for a job with the Ranchway[...]ed the traveling and spent 8 years with the firm. Many My mother died 3-14 51 at Comertown and my[...]ranchers called him "Big Pete". They liked his Ii in ith us for he p st few years, died at our home 1[...]h" knowledge about feeds, livestock, and farming. In 1 broth r and 2 sisters. My brother, Oscar, and h[...]at other words, he talked their language. In 1976, they sold their property T coma, A; Haz I ( rs Orville Solberg) lives in Phoenix, AZ; and in Twin Falls and returned to Montana to reside with their daughter, Bernice (Mr . Fran Hop ins) lives in Polson, MT. Helen, where they lived until their death in October, 1980. They died a nd I are members of the Reserve Lutheran Church and Max[...]ie Haahr Christensen. Thora was born on 5-18·1 O in Dagmar, a By Helen Sorbel and Marguerite Rasmusse[...]sister to Ernest (deceased); Art (deceased) born in Iowa; Axel (de- C rl nd Josephine (Olson) Pe erson, formerly of Bainville, T ceased), 4-8-1898 in Iowa; Dewey, 11-16-1900 in Iowa; Edward, mov d to Reserve in 1928. Carl was born in April, 1885 in Baldwin, 10-5-02 in North Dakota; Harold (deceased), 2-12-05 in North Dakota; I, on of Pe er nd Sophia Peters[...]grated from Den- Esther VanAsselt, 4-2-07 in North Dakota; Viggo, 10-29-14 in Dagmar, m r nd settled on a farm in ,sconsin, here Carl spent his earlier T: and Art. 12-27-17 in Dagmar, MT. ye rs. He had 3 brothers and 3 sis er[...]n born to Niels and Inger (Sorensen) s born in O lo, orway in ay, 885 . hen she was 6, she and her Peterson. Clarence was born 12-1-05 in Minnesota, a brother to Gertie is er ailed wi h their parents o the US, settled in Canada and later Krouse, 6-24-04, in Minnesota; Elsie Carpenter (deceased), 10-23-07,[...]Ator, 9-18 -09, Dagmar, MT; Hazel Petersen In 06 , Carl nd n older brother raveled to Bainville[...]6, Dagmar, MT; friend o come to visi and help her in he post office. She made many Bernhardt, 1-25-19 in Dagmar, T; Iona Hansen, 1·2·21, Dagmar, MT; fri[...]on for her o decide o ma e Bainville her home. As many of Plentywood T; and George Petersen, 8-22-29, Plentywood, MT. her friends er apply in for homesteads, she lso applied for one and now C[...]d adjoining claims. ithin he year, hey ere united in marriage.[...]· rence Petersen on 6-15-29 in[...]es of Reserve in 1937. To his[...] |
| [...]eserve Community Hall with family and friends and in the fall of Cora Plai an 1982, they moved t[...]f Clarence and Thora (Christensen) In 1942 Petersen was born 2-20-32 at Sheridan Memor[...]Thor from Plent o from Medicine Lake HS in 1950 and briefly attended college in rounding areas. Th Missoula before enlisting in the Air Force in 1951 . He went to Korea in land and s in hem 1952 for 1O months and upon returning was stationed in Charleston, as many as 15 ,n a WV until his discharge in December, 1955. He married Esther (Veres) 11 a p in January, 1955 at Seth, WV. They have 1 daughter,[...]opelle t1 at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Plentywood 9-19-61, delivered by Dr. fie ba Gaylen Stoner. Also 1 son, Steven, born in Joliet, IL 6-29 -65. Both at• of Thor, , tended school in Indio, CA. Kim graduated from College of the Dese[...]US International University m San Diego, majoring in Physical Education. Steve is presently attending[...]an. Junior was employed by Axel Christensen in 1957; Farmers Co-op (1958-59); and Jack's Service Station in Reserve (1960-61) deliver- ing bulk fuel to customers. He played baseball in the 819 Muddy League and bowled on Jack's Service team. Esther as employed at First National Bank in Reserve 195 7-62 as secretary to G. . Lund, playe[...]bowled on First ational team. The bank was robbed in ay 1961 and Esther spent many hours recording losses from safe boxes and seekin[...]ed to Great Falls, Tin arch 1962 to ork in communication for Federal Aviation Administration. In 1963, Junior attended FAA Academy in O lahoma City, OK and was assigned for training at Cedar Rapids, IA and then to Joliet, IL in 1964. They left Joliet m January, 1966 for Indio,[...]S By Eddy Richards I came to Sher dan County in April of 1979 to or to Thorn ood Co. I as previously employed a ash Brothers Feed lo in Seo o 2 years, 3 years at Leachman Cattle Co. Billings, and 5 y ars a Cremer Ranches in elville, T. |
| finishin r de school at Danvers. and graduated at Benson in 1930. In Robertson, our son, was stationed in Germany as Army Chaplin, he 38, I m rried Eleanor Jerza t Ivanhoe, MN. Our children are visited Fr. Nicholas. Charles, 6 22 O nd[...]lma Zick, We returned to Minnesota in 1923 and were back in Danvers h s 2 chlldr n, Ch d nd Audra, and lives in Park Rapids. Kaylene mar- before Agnes was bo[...]ildren: Krista, Stacy, and Brian. They port in Fergus Falls. His father bought our land in Montana (now the live on f rm near Alexandria,[...]Gene Severson farm). In 1917, 4 Robertson brothers came from Danvers to b[...]y were John, An- 12-23-1895. We married in 1914 in Danvers, MN. Children were hony, Gordon. and Os[...]4; Doris, 5-10-27, died 2-15-81; Joseph, ir day in school as in a shack that a innesota shoemaker had on[...]oats on a small wagon to Peter was born in Bergen, Norway, a son of Christopher and chool[...]ts and Johanna (Peterson) Ronnei. He settled in the Reserve area and worked te II of it. We all donated some of ours and hey got along fine. on many farms picl<ing rocks. He later worked on the Jim[...]were the Swansons, retirement years in Reserve until his health failed. He went to the F[...]Bomeneck, Paces, Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston, ND, where he remained until his Garnea[...]Loft Rungborg on 9-12-1897 in Katterup, Denmark, same house his c ndy, obacco,[...]mother was born in. His parents and an uncle, Peter S. Rungborg,[...]immigrated to Palmer, KS in August 1903 and Soren attended school JOH an[...]BERTSON there 4 years. His father and a cousin of his mother's,[...]Josoph agler, my left for Culbertson in 1907 and took a squatters claim on 160 acres brother, went o ontana to a e advantage o the Homestead Act in W of Dagmar. His father built a sod house on the homestead and in he Reds one area in 1917-18. John built a 2 room house and Joe[...]hen the 2 children and I came e lived in a son by train and lived in their sod house until 1915. Soren attended shac t[...]en used he shac for coal. Gordon and school in a sod schoolhouse and had many memories of his school ony came later a[...]ses. I coo ed for he men. Tony days. He old how he and other boys would sweep the walls and reall[...]"raise the dust." Growing up in those days wasn't easy for anyone and Joh[...]n and horses pie ed roe s and hauled water in a barrel by stone boat with oxen. In ere us en and used a orsehide[...]and TB in a sanitarium in Denver. Lois as married June, 1946 10 Elmer[...]S anson and hey had a son, athan. They resided in Scobey here[...]day from cancer and is buried in a Scobey ceme ery. Elmer passed[...]Farmers Co-op ssn. of Dagmar bought he implement in Reserve r m George ndersen in 1929 and Sor n became ,ts firs[...]er ed 3 ears un ii 9 2. ha ,me, i as pr many an In erna ional Harves er Co., machine business but in he '30s[...]ro eries nd hn of G mbl •S o mo hard are as added for e ra[...] |
| [...]Ignatius, MT. Par , WA. In 1944, Soren took over the management of the Commu[...]rsen to haul fuel and gas to the farmers. He left in 1946 and Jack Anderson, Soren's cousin, took his[...]r sold it to Delbert Nielsen and Chris M. Jensen. In 1948, we bought Viggo Strandskov's farm, 320 acres, and farmed until 1968 and put it in soil bank. After Soren's dad died in 1939, his homestead was farmed by Soren's cousin, James M. Andersen, also in the soil bank. Our son-in- law, Gordon Nelson, now farms both places after[...]hood over 50 years. He died 7-24-76 and is buried in the Dagmar cemetery I am the survivor of tw[...]ars later. I still call home the Pie house in Reserve which we bought in 1940 that was built by Albert th Rorvig in 1928. The land that Soren's dad homesteaded still remains in the family.[...]of Reserve to Han and Lena Williams and grew up there with my family in a httle tar pap r a house. My mother kept[...]feed and clothe 3 girls and 5 boys. I have many memories, good, few bad, of early days. I spen 22 years in Eden Valley and left hen I married E aid Rustad. e mo ed o Zahl, D and started our family there. e have 4 sons: Randall Eugene, Webb Arnt Darius[...]u hters, Barbara Faye WIison and Judy Ann Duncan. There are 17 grand• children and 6 great-grandchildren, a[...]h ye hen d e I live alone in Spo ane, 18 ra Spo ane er[...] |
| [...]Flaxville. He attended Plentywood school, staying in town with s b ptized nd confirmed at Faith Lut[...]d school, he worked on his parents' farm. In 1970, Gordon joined his 2 sist rs, eonard, 1 34; Darlene, 937; Janette, 1947; Lyn, 1943; brother in the Spot Bar and Cafe in Plentywood and in 1972 bought it. ob rt, 946; nd Gordon, 1948. Ellam e was born in Scobey, MT 3-11 -40, daughter of Alfred and Ro Wa r. She graduated from high school in 1958 and worked in he Scob y Assessor's Office 1958 62 . She was baptized and confirm- d in h First e hodist Church and later became Sec./Tre[...]ene Cole, and Sharon Bahma. Sister Edna Ro a died in infancy. Gene and Ellamae ere married 6 25 60 in Scobey at the First e hodist by Pastor Evans nutson of Faith Lutheran. They lived in Scobey 1960 6 and bought a home and some farmland north of Four Buttes. Gene wor ed in a service station, on the Police Force, and custom combined 1961 63. In 962, they leased the Cozy Cafe until 1964 hen her parents too over. They moved to Han s heat Ranch in 1964, then to the Don B ck row : Gordo[...]On 6-22-72 , Gordon married Linda Peterson in the Faith Lutheran he c t le and everything as s[...]born 12-14-48 at Plentywood s art from scr tch . There were so many rats and mice you couldn't to Everett and R[...]up on the family farm NE of Dagmar near the home in 196 7. hile still on the farm, we owned the Spot Bar in Plen- orth Da ota line. Linda attended Hiawa[...], brother. country school left in Sheridan County. She started high school in[...]in Grenora, D. She worked at the Grenora Cafe and Bo[...]h burned down during the school term . She worked in Plentywood as a waitress in the old Elgin Cafe, next to the Leland Hotel, now[...]ears Catalog store. Linda attended Dawson College in Glendive,[...]returning to Plentywood to marry Gordon. In 1975, they sold the bar[...]e. Due to bus route changes, they no go to school in ed,cine[...]Leonard ar in is he oldes son of Lester and innie Severson.[...]e Fi z. Leonard s arted farming i h his paren s in 950. He managed he 1-8-67; annin Elevator in avaho for several years and has een a spec,aJ[...]in |
| [...]Director, an Minnie was confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church at Orville. After al a[...]The Hatfield farm, south of Wanso community. In 1927, Minnie remembers Henry an living and cooking in the "bunk car" on the old Westergaard place, the[...]d Linda eough Severson, who came to Montana in 1909. In 1910, they moved to served i John's[...]ter attended Eagle Creek School and was confirmed in Orville's Zion Lu heran AGNES MIL[...]s. After their wedding, inrne and es er in Re spent the 1928 winter at the John Severson place while they ere in Gr Minneapolis, MN. In 1929, they moved to Hank Kanning's place. with[...]Hank farm and Minnie cooking tor the whole ere . In 5 194 7, they moved to their present home[...]ch at Wanso with Minnie active 1n the Ladies Aid. There r,o were many dinners at the Wanso school and in their own home enter• taining on Sunday[...] |
| [...]of Mrs. Dahl, midwife, Froid, MT. Cap and in logging. They came back to Reserve where Guy, Eug[...]n Susan, 5-14-65 at Plentywood. Steven was active in G ne ttend d Roe Springs school and edicine[...]he DeKalf Award e rn d h FFA State Farmer Degree in Vo-Ag and graduated in 1947. in FFA, graduating in 1982. He completed a 2-year course in diesel H b n f rming nd ranching ith his father[...]cs at UNO Williston, ND 1984. Kathleen was active in band, has n vid inter st in raising Ar bian horses and showed them for FFA, and 4-H. She graduated with honors in 1983 and attended UNO v r I years. He and Guy[...]refords nd be an cross breeding o Charolais bulls in 196 7. Gene Francine Smith, were well known in the area for showing Charolais as a · livesto[...]s. Gene married Barb ra Sm, h Dyer 2-27 -69 in Wolf Point. Cap and i decided o retire soon after and moved to Plentywood and in KEITH and EVA STEPHAN Jun , B rbara n[...]ed to the I was born 7-27-53 in Williston, ND, the fourth son of Charles and f rm[...]Frances Alta Stephan. I attended school in Coalridge until it closed in my 4th Amelia (Spindler) Smith of orth Poplar on[...]grade year. My education was continued in Antelope, where I bro h rs re C therine ohl, Fran , Raymond, Cecil, and Marlene graduated in 1971 . My wife, Eva and I were married 9-2-72. Ev[...]edical Laboratory and born and raised in Plentywood, MT, attended school there and -R y Techni ue in inneapolis, after graduating from high school graduated in 1972. She is the only daughter of Steve and Ethel Myles. in 58 . She or ed t Trinity Hosp. olf Poin , Pop[...]for Dr. Sam Fr er, 0 lahoma City nd USPH Service in Poplar. Lorayne, 9-3-76. We purchased our home in Reserve in November, Fr ncine and Vir inia ttended and[...]do not mind the miles we drive to HS nd er activ in band, rac , nd Vo Ag. Bo h earned the State Plentywood to work. F rmer D ree in FFA nd also active 4-H members. They showed c I uccessfully in arious county airs. Gene and Barbara are active VERNON and MILLIE STEVENS in he d;cine e FF lumni ssoc.[...]By Ardis and Ramona Cap died 2- -79 in Plen y ood. aggie remained here until ill Vernon was born in Elmo, M 10-5-07 to Andrew and Sarah health forced[...]Stevens and moved o the Eden Valley community in 1908. After Shirley Ho eland. In 1983, she mo ed bac o he farm o live ith[...]relatives and returned to the homestead in Eden Valley, 1927. Vern's[...]ag 1e Smith, daughter of Er in and Ethelyn Francis born in the family home attend-[...]in[...] |
| [...]ould build almost anything and I WO played many musical instruments: accordion, harmonica, and bo[...]born 4-4-1 6 to Carl and Freda Lodahl near Dagmar in my Sunday S parents' home, the second of 5 children: 3 sisters: Leora, Verna, and for many Lillian; and a brother, Leo. I attended Roosevelt[...]emy. We traveled 5 miles Housmg to school in a homemade "bus" on wheels fall and spring, and runners instrum n in the winter, drawn by a team of horses. I graduated from Plentywood health, ca HS in 1932. After high school, I worked at Berg's Cafe in Antelope, and bmed Fun as a "hired gift" on f[...]gebret and Laura and have r, Strand, in Eden Valley Community. He had 2 sisters: Tordis,[...]District 66 . His father and h. h died in a tractor accident in 1926. When he was old enough and able and T he took over the farming. Then came the dirty '30s. In 1937, ,t as l very dry, nothing grew[...]prices. Columb In the 1940's during WWII, it was difficult to get e[...]and piano, and often pro- vided music for dances in barns and schoolhouses. The pay asn· grea[...] |
| [...]and Yvonne. All attended were pioneers in this country, has lived here all his life, taking[...]kson Trefre is a native of Knox, Hubb rd nd lives in Poulsbo, WA where he is self-employed in A & L D and moved here after marrying Howard in 1953. Eugene has a Topsoil nd L ndscaping wor . T[...]a Lee and brother, Wayne, born 9-15-56 in Plentywood. Danny Viggo. Herbert married Margueri[...]Eugene attended the 2-room school in Reserve for 5 grades and nd h v 3 children: Beverly, Lynn, and Gary. Herbert served in the then finished school in Medicine Lake, graduating in 1973. He attend- rmy 944 46, worked as a welder, instructor, and foreman retiring in ed NBC in Rapid City, SD and graduated in 1975 with an Associate 1 73 in Sequim, A. Yvonne Esther Hamilton attended Great Falls Degree of Science in Agricultural Business. Business College and worked at the Keyport Naval Station in shington until ill health forced her to retire in Poulsbo, WA in 1973. Sh had dau hter, Connie. Yvonne died 8-5 83[...]1ggo passed away 1-30 80 and Marion still resides in Sequim, WA. EARL and ALICE SUMMERS |
| [...]spitals. At present our 2 sons and In 1941 wives farm with us.[...]I starte Norma was born 1-21-15 in Duluth, MN a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. farm[...]ead west of and grain hauling Reserve in the Rose Valley community in 1919. Her sister, Sylvie, was no live. In 19 born 2-12-20 in Sheridan County and both went to school there. They remodel t eir ho have a brother, Ho[...]Norma and farm and m 196 Sylvie lived in Sheridan Co. until 1953 when they moved to Pullma[...]t Washington State University until In 1978 Im her death in September, 1978. She was buried in the Rock Springs We live on our Cemete[...]in 198[...] |
| [...]the place, 197 4; married Mat Hoover in Las Vegas, NV 2-23-80. Mat childr n o e p nd -H[...]s ducks, geese, graduated from MSU in 1979, is an engineer for Dowell and they live in nd bum I mb . Stev n has 28 head of breeding ew[...]cken Longview, TX. Paula graduated in 1976 from Lake; MSU in 1984 with coop full of hens. he sheep proiect began in 1977 with 2 bum lambs a degree in Sec. Ed. (Sciences, Math, and PE); State track 88[...]d place, 1973; p sture or livestock. The children are students in the Medicine Lake 4-H work 10 years; FU work 10 years. Dale graduated in 1977; chool .[...]Magna-cum-Laude from Carroll College in 1981 and Masters degree The amily is till involved in he athanael Lutheran Church in from MSU 1984 (in Environmental Chemistry); active in FFA; 1O years D mar, the Dagmar-Volmer 4 H Club as leaders and members, and the in 4-H work, won a trip to Denver Livestock Show; 1st place winner in Pion r Gun Club Jerry and Steve have both been co[...]bearer; honor student; also spent 6 weeks in 1981 at the "Encamp- Grain Growers Assn . board o[...]sity of Fargo, and is current- graduated in 1979, honor student, in basketball, track; 8 year 4-H ly erving as presid[...]itu e e ching t edicine Lake school and is active in national Soils Judging in Oklahoma City and the Montana team won the he[...]sity of SD, Vermillion where she graduated in 1983 with a degree in special corner of ontana. She also enjoys bowling[...]Nursing. She married Thomas L. Mahoney 8-1-81 in Aberdeen, SD; brid e, nd h s t ught Sunday School at athanael for many years. Tom a Carroll College gra[...]amil moved o Reserve 8-6-66; Tech in Helena in 1979 with a Computer Programing course, working[...]le her husband, Steven Wirtz, finished an locat d in Sherid n County s n area serviceman for eastern emont Electronics course; Suzanne was active in FFA; track; 1O years FU Tel phon E changes. John had spent 1O years in Telephone Con- Youth work; 8 years 4-H work, with a trip won to Oklahoma City in truction b fore or ing for Valle Electric Co-o[...]plus farming and raising livestoc with his father-in-la , Iver artin, at and Kathy Wirtz, Outl[...]Medicine La e, have 2 sons, Ian and Issac; reside in Bozeman where S i Ids, D and ent into he Army in 951-53 being stationed in Steve war s or Allen Bradley Co. Terry graduated 1981; honor orea a para rooper in he 187 h irborne ACT. In 1967, John and student, was in basketball, track, football; a life Scout; FU Torch- Lillian p rch sed a house in Reser e, raised livestock for 3 years, bearer; 10 years in 4-H, 1st winner in State Soils Judging, went to hen " re ,red" ha[...]nt, 1980· 3rd year at John m rried Lilh n in Glasgo 2-12·55, they had a 25 h celebra- SU in Chemical Engineering. Robin graduated in 1982, honor student, ion ,n Reser e ·n 980. John has been a -Hleader 1 years, retiring in trac , bas etball, football; life Scout; FU Torchbearer; 8 years in in 1980; le der in he scou ing pro ram in La e; VF and C member, -H; and 2nd year at ont. Tech, Butte in Geophysical Engineering. slo ·ng do n since ea tac in January 982. Lillian, a graduate[...]the youngest, graduated 1984 with honors; 1Oyears in 4-H; FU o lasgo nd irline Communica ions school,[...]in 1983; plans o attend Carroll College.[...]· I in 1905 here he ere married.[...] |
| [...]Good friend and neighbor, Paul Engstrom, in his own colorful way, away." called Sheridan[...]he the land, dug the rocks, and weathered the many lean years. In these efforts, no family's history is unique. No[...]gs. And, once again, our clan is blessed. Though many stories lie untold under some little piece hi[...]ee the past as a continuing part of their future. There Engen, will be a child with a passion for baseball and Ivar or Harvey or Elsie consrde will be there. An easy laugh and twinkling eyes and they may se[...]lm understanding and they ill and la say there is something of Bud, Jorgen, Uncle Knut, or Sam in that and child. An indomitable spirit[...]ore than inheriting the land, those that follo are eepers of traits and values held by those who hav[...]ing, that binds the peop together like the gluten in this regions fine milling heat. mar ·ng it so special to so many. It was my good fortune to have been touched, or[...]ur family over the ears, e're still drop ng sil e are by h bas et. So if you should e er pass ou[...] |
| [...]changes, and the way she shared herself with her many students has ORGEIR and JANE (CAULEY) VIK[...]the original pioneers, still lives in Sheridan County. Thanks to all the On 6-19-31, I arrived in Sheridan County, born on the Vik farm neighb[...]CHARLES and HILDUR VILEN January, 1927: my elf in 193 ; and my brother, Olav T., May, 1935.[...]first son of 7 children born to II of us live in Sheridan County except Olav who lives in Colorado John and Anna Vilen of Motala, Swe[...]tinue o live on and farm the original US in 1906 and settled near Lake Bronson and later to a[...]Lancaster, MN. Charlie was a WWI veteran serving in the Engineer raduated from SU, Bozeman.[...]Corps, was wounded and spent months in a French hospital: later, had On 5-1 54 I married Emma Jane Cauley in Greenville, ND. Jane is surgery at Ft. Snelling, St. Paul, MN and was discharged in 1919. the daughter of S ephen W. (died in 958) and Bet ie (Joyner) Cauley My parents were Paul Olson born in Jamtland, Sweden and Ann who lives in Clay on, C. Jane grew up and was educated in Lenoir Vang Engstrom of lnderoen, orway. They lived in Sweden where my Coun y, C. She received her degree from SU, Bozeman in 963 and brothers, Ole and Gust, were born, later moving to Norway where has augh in ·edicine Lake for the past 19 years .[...]Emma and I (3-10-02) were born. We were baptized in Saukshaug Shortly after high school I enlisted in the Air Force and at ended Lutheran Church. In 1903, the family set sail for Canada where Dad se[...]a group of Swedish immigrants planning to settle in Manitoba. 95 -57. I as stationed at cCord AFB,[...]d T., 6-10-56. ook us to their home in Hallock, MN. Dad joined us later, when he was[...]dians. Dad filed on 160 acres near Hallock in 1903. It was marshy land[...]king with all those acres he could make a living. In Sweden you[...]e aid or books and I got my 8 grades of education there.[...]dance out in the yard. Paul, Arvid, and Freda were born in Lancaster.[...]Charlie and I were married in June 1922 and wor ed in Canada[...]learning quic ly o coo for a crew. In 926, we pac ed our odel T[...]farm . The rail we in Reserve, ed1cin and Bozeman oo ac[...]Concordia Colleg rhead, in farmers and coo ed for hreshing ere s. In 1928, Char1ey leased In-[...]siness. The un and 1sh, especiall in he moun ains of es em ontana. He 1; and in bough and a o on. and died here in 959, 6 years old. I or ·[...] |
| Our children are Evelyn, married to Robert Danielson (Antelope[...]ended Gt. Falls Commercial College, pres worked in Gt. Falls Nat'I Bank and entered the service in 1943 46, ser• adm ving in the Pacific, Bismarck, Archipelago, New Guinea, a[...]ip• Sch1 pines. After discharge, he enrolled in the U of MN graduating in in Bi Business Administration. He married Jeanette Flesnes, also a U of boar graduate in Education. Hilton has been employed at Mayo Clini[...]MN and graduating made from Medical School in 1953. She interned at Mpls. Gen. Hosp. and[...]awyer, Larry Vaubel. They have 3 children and hve in m I neapolis, MN.[...]th 4-yr. old Carol, who developed d1ptheria while in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. To all my[...]Joe and Mary Walikonis came to west Reserve area in 1919. Four Jim children completed the famil[...]ite young during the terrible '3Os, most memories are of ma the fun things that young boys do. Though there were fe luxuries, im• portant things were not[...]ntered around "neighbor visiting neighbor". The In h school was the learning center and central to community ac ivities as in well. The teacher was prominent and afforded much[...]vided much to occupy leisure time, bu country 'ds are en resourceful and creative. One[...]a Plen ood · • and graduation from ed1cme La e in 1947 compr'se he sum o is formal schooling[...] |
| [...]nd moved into town. He attended grade school in Hueth family: Vernon, a baby girl who died in infancy, Edward, Mabel, R serve nd graduated from edicine La e HS in 1958. He joined his Alvin, Branard, and Harvey. In 1933, the Hueth family moved to Ft. h r in 1 rmin full time nd in 1959, joined the Army Reserves and Peck. p nt im in t. Ord nd F . Chaffee and attended local meetings[...]ld for $1.50 per ton, delivered to the customers. In 1940, Joe and Isle (Michels) edders. She was born in King Co., WA 1-24-42, Mabel r[...]e lived until the family moved back to Plentywood in 1945. farm and in 1941, bought the present home place from Adolph E[...]9 and Bar- nded Plentywood chools and graduated in 1960. They have 3 bara Elai[...]In 1946, they bought the grocery store in Reserve from Soren[...]school. Both graduated from Medicine Lake, Jim in 1959 and Barbara[...]as Valedictorian in 1962. Jim married Mary Jean Medders 9-10-60.[...]place north of Brockton. Barbara attended college in Missoula,[...]busines in Missoula. She married David Pulley 7-10-64 in the Reserve[...]-64; and Julie Ann, 2-23-65 ere all born in Plentywood and attended ineral Bench Coun ry School and Poplar School where James Allen gradua ed in 1979. Jan nd Julie hen rans!erred to edicine Lake School. Jan raduated in 983 nd Julie in 984. James A. attended college in illis on and Bozem n nd as married 12-29-81 ·o[...]serve S or .) Jan is attending cosmetology school in Bozeman, Julie is p · s[...]and Julie m 983. closed he store in 1963 and purchased he ild West Diner in Culbert- · ed in every phase of he farming opera ion son, op[...]ipp area es of Culbertson and have farmed there ever since. Joe r[...]abel horoughly enjoy auction sales and don't miss many. They mor[...] |
| [...]e Walikonis, Jr., Faldagers of so commum y in Scobey, Ray Stoner, and for the Ross McLeod's. He made his home short tIm • b with them for many years. From there he moved to Plentywood and 12-9- bought a home. Swede usually spent his winters in Finley, coming 0d ss back in the spring. He passed away in June, 1980 at his home in Plen- gl d tywood. Local services were held and burial was in the Finley, NO Plent cemetery. Swede is[...]lliam passed away February, 1972 and Treena lives in Plentywood. Alfred attended Wanso and Thornwood schools and graduated from Medicine Lake in 1945. He worked at various jobs and in 1950, took over the family farm, buying it tn 197[...]story), Marvin, and Dennis. Mar- vin George, born in Plentywood 2-22-36, lives in Fargo with wife, Joy, and children: Janice, Candy[...]rvin owns a trucking business. Dennis Duane, born in Plentwyood 8 22 37, lives in Roosevelt, UT with wife, Ruth, and children: Debra, James, Kenneth, Douglas, and Steven. He is employed in the oil fields. Alfred's early memories are visiting neighbors and activities centered around[...]Sacred Heart and Wibau here she graduated in 1953. She went to EMC, Billings, got her e[...] |
| [...]er. Determined to make a go of it, she found work in a[...]ment in 1979. During her working years, she enjoyed trave[...]retiring, she continued to make her home in Seattle, where she lives in[...]3-17-18 and grew up on my folks' homestead in Eden Valley. I served in the Army (1942-45) and was assigned to the Philip[...]Guinea areas under the command of Gen. McArthur. In 1947, I F A K (WHITEY) WILLIAMS[...]in Vallejo, CA. Donald, 5-7-48, has 2 sons, Vincent[...]n. I was employed on the young man. He worked for many homesteaders, with the railroad, and Fort Peck Dam project in 1948, later I moved to Mare Island Shipyard John's Place in Plentywood in the '40s. He made his home with Knute in Vallejo, CA. I retired in 1970 and worked for Century 21 Real Estate, nud[...]which was a wonderful experience because I met many nice people o Redstone. Whitey had no family around here, but was loved by and made many good friends. We do enjoy our visits to Montana many, young and old. He loved children and was so gene[...]en would go to him an ime nd anyplace and hey, as many others, will remember him as another grandfather. Whitey passed away in Plen ywood 12·3 68 and is buried in the Faith Lutheran Cemetery at Wanso, west of Res[...]Rustad, and Joyce or . Randall grew up in Eden Valley, attended[...]a a . Ru h came to our house la e in the nigh , Ii the erosene lamp[...]g o find a a to ell us th t Randall as badly hurt in a[...] |
| [...]Tommy Dian I was born in Malta, MT 2-12-57 to Robert Divine and Marilyn Jean ceas d, and (LaGrange) Harshbarger. My parents are both Sheridan County born. I e cm attended school in Raymond, Plentywood, Shelby, and several others his farm S as Father worked in oil fields and still does today. I graduated from born in Cutb Modesto Night School in Modesto, CA in 1977. I have 2 brothers, Robert, deceased and Randall at Shelby, MT. My 2 sisters are Judy ae Abell in Norfolk, VA and Tina Louise Roark in Shelby, MT.[...]Amand I married Danny Harold Zachary in Modesto, CA 2-2-77. Danny Af er he de was born in Clayton, OK at his parents' home 9-30-57. His parents are Arizona, an Thomas and Mary (Morgan) Zachary[...]ughters. Clayton. Danny graduated from Clayton HS in 1975, has a sister. of Reser . The persons listed are either an update from Sheridan Oaybrea I Otto and Mathilda Hoff: |
| [...]CH WOMEN Volmer Ladies' Aid was organized in 1915 with 15 charter mem ers. In early years as now, it supported the Volmer Church in many ways. Most years money was raised by h[...], rugs, a set of dishes, and a colt, as well as many quilts and afghans. All other articles are sold at auction by local auctioneers. W[...]w In 1963 with the church merger, our title was change[...]Lutheran World Relief or the local nursing home in Plentywood. Our club O[...]gam New carpeting was installed in the church upstairs through Dag memorials in 1982. The basement also had a new ceiling and car[...]coffee. We hosted a s ea no barbeque in the evening.[...]ded the Pacific S nod 0 meetings in Washington and Oregon. At the present time[...]ave been given and proceeds from several projects are given to this. We have 18 members and 3 ho[...]en, Inge Crohn, and Signd Winther. Present o cers are Be orensen, President; yrtle Cartwright[...] |
| [...]. The firehouse, an insulated, Lawrence retired in 1981. en tructure with steel sid[...]ucted by the ers a the Henke arm in October 1982. BRIAN and KAY B[...]man, born 5-6-47 in Williston, ND and raised on a farm in Volmer.[...]4-H, helping on the farm, Confirmation in 1962, Luther League and a[...]ollowing 7 years of attendance at Franklin School in Volmer and[...]5 years at Medicine Lake, I graduated in 1965. I attended Montana[...]State University for 2 years, then spent 2 years in the army in Ger- many. I returned to the farm in 1973. I purchased my grandfather Chris[...]Lodahl's farm in 1975.[...]of my life was my marriage to Kathleen Smith Luft in[...]I, Kathleen Smith Brinkman, was born 7-1 3-46 in Williston, ND,[...]and pump. I taught school for 11 years in Opheim, Chinook, Helena in Mon- here are 5 similar true s in Sheridan County. Senator Smith was ac- ana a[...]Since moving to Volmer, I'm pleased and more ive in he 79 Legislature ha provided funding for these rucks. In than satisfied with the full-time job of[...]edicine Lake School, graduating in 1964 and enrolling that fall at[...]MSU, majoring in elementary education. I taught on an emergency ce[...]tificate for 2 years, but graduated from MSU in 1969. parents, Bruce . Smith, homesteaded in Sheridan County on I married Vernon Luft of Culbertson in 1966 in edicine Lake. C ood Cree in 908. It is now nown as the Folmer and Jorgen Karleen Rae Luft was born 5-22-68 in Glasgow. Karleen is noY Christensen . Bruce married Johanna Grellong 4- O· 1 and hey sophomore in MLHS and is very busy with basketball, cheerleadi[...]Robin Dale Luft as born 10-30-72 in Columbus, OH. He is now in he ii ere born in Dagmar: Viole ( - 7- 2), Sarah he 5 h grade and active in bas etball, piano, trumpet and 4-H. ( - ,Z[...]rthur (5-23-23), lberta I was divorced in Fargo, D where I was eaching 1st grade. (5-[...]-80. ose in 9. T ere bo h rom[...] |
| [...]They were homestead- has be n a ers in the Volmer community. They came from Iowa in 1908. Three of im int their 4 children were born in Iowa: Carl (8-30-03), Elna (Mrs Harvey hav a[...]mor (Mrs. Al Schmitz) near the Volm (5-4-13) in Montana.[...]school. My d d, C I was confirmed in the Volmer Church by Rev. Frost.[...]id some Alva farming together. When I was in my late teens Jens L. 1elsen and I neer horn spent a winter at Danebod College in Tyler, MN and I also spent a miles s winter at Grand View College, Des Moines, IA. Later I worked in Ethel Chicago for the Mars Candy, Inc. for 2 years. I then orked several brea years in the vegetable fields in Santa Maria, near Solvang, CA There at the college we met other Danish young people in In 1939 I visited my sister and brother-in-law, r. and rs. ca Harvey Andersen in Dagmar. While there I met my future ife, Ida Os Lodahl. He[...]aughter of Chris and Karen Lodahl. Their story ,s in Sheridan's Daybreak. Refer to Jens ielsen story.[...]ndskov were my favorite teachers. I was confirmed in 1930 by Rev. Marius Larsen. I was among a l[...]ho went to " inter School" at the athanael church in the early '30s. We had as instruc- tors: Rev. Mar[...]or). Later I went to California and worked in Santa Barbara for 1 year. Then I went to Des oine[...]ome visiting that Chris and I met and ere married in January 1940. We lived in M1ss1ss1ppi the first year of our marriage. |
| T youngest in the family is Curtis Leroy Cartwright who was[...]ight of the Volmer community. I had 1 born 3-8-53 in Culb rtson, T. He graduated from the ational Coll[...]ed) and 3 brothers: Ronald, Clinton and o usin ss in Rapid City, SD. He has worked since for Midwester[...]n at Fort Meade Hospital at Medicine Lake HS in 1961. I married Evelyn Hendrickson, daughter of S[...]seball and basketball games when 6-12·45 in Plentywood, MT. Her brothers are: Howard, Orville, Carrolle h boys pla d nd in later years I have enjoyed bowling in Medicine (Tony), and Gene (deceased) and A[...]Arnold Hendrickson story). Clara passed away in August 197 4. Evelyn e are memb rs of he Volmer Lutheran Church and Myrtle i[...]school at View Hill and graduated from Grenora HS in m mb r of the LCW. I am on the Board of Directors[...]TO and LI DA CARTWRIGHT y parents are Alva and Myrtle (Eric son) Cartwright. I was born on 8- 7· 8 in illiston, D. My sister's name was Helen Warner. My brothers are John, Ronald and Curtis. I r duated rom edic[...]on to college or y ar a U D ilhston Center. hile there, I also played on the T on B s e ball Te m. O[...]nd B tt (Rabbe) Johnson. She as born on 10-2 49, in Plentywood 1 T. Her sis er are Susan ielsen (Gregg), Sherry Sorensen (David), n[...]been active in 4-H and enjoy playing the piano. They were aJI born in[...]in 1982 and was top in her class, cheerleader 6 years, band 8 years,[...]joring in Elementary Ed. at MSU in Bozeman, MT. She was First[...]Runner-up in the Sheridan County Jr. iss Pageant. She plays fo[...]endy as born 3-15-68. She is active in track, cheerleading,[...]I have been farming and ranching in the Volmer area ever since[...]e ere married. e are members of he Volmer Lutheran Church,[...]ader, an nd Ca h are 5th of he . edicine[...]in n[...]e· nion in[...] |
| to sort of realize how much inflation we have had in 40 years my dad used to talk of shearing sheep[...]im tiest long, blonde, curly hair of any boy in the area. In fact the golden the SU locks were cut and saved and are still in safe keeping at my parents' I house[...]Darien neighbor's daughter Leila Christensen in the old Franklin School, which was later moved t[...]rs were required to make a portfolio to be turned in to bas the Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools in Plentywood. On pan 6-5-64 I graduat[...]0 1st grade together are all married and have 8 children going to school at Medicine Lake. Country schools are now a thing of the past in ar Sheridan County.[...]e ,r or graduated from with a BS in Physical Education and Social Science in[...]co s a th 1970, and a Masters Degree in counseling and education m 1976. While I was in college I also completed my military obligation w[...]ather and have given him thanks to myself quietly many times for the opportunities I had to work while g[...]passed away and artha or s a he Veterans Hospital in Miles City. Judy has 2 older sisters, Be and Be -[...]rn 11-18-70 at mot, D; Brant Gregory, born 8-2-74 in Miles City; April Kristina, born 4-20-76 a[...] |
| [...]m and Robert Carroll who was born in Plentywood, is 18. Roger Carl, born I d to cou[...], graduated from the Westby HS and East- in Williston, ND is 16. Rodney Clayton and Russell C[...]lings. She aught at Franklin, Outlook and in Plentywood and are 11 and 12 years old. Robert is a senior and Sunny[...]Roger is a sophomore at Medicine Lake. Rodney is in the 6th grade and m ny ye rs.[...]Russ is a 4th grader at Hiawatha School in Dagmar.[...]I drove truck for Big M Oilfield Service in Plentywood and Baker,[...]MT from 1971 -75. We moved to the family farm in 1975 where we[...]In the fall of 1983 we started Hidden Treasures in Williston where we deal in crafts and furniture.[...]Pat had a ceramic shop in Plentywood and also in Volmer where[...]My parents retired from farming in 197 4 and make their home on[...]mowing the grass in the summer. They wait for Richard, his wife Lupe,[...]Kristie live in Crosby, ND and visit regularly. e have 5[...]th Christensen, also my grand- ni a s born in 942. She graduated from Ohio State University[...]hristian and Mariane Christensen, were written up in "Day- nd now eaches Poli ical Science at ·he F[...]I." My parents came from Minnesota to a homestead in Williams Boca Raton, FL. She marned James Pritchard in 1963 and has 2 County, D. I was born there on a blustery 3-22-11. We moved to daughters, ris[...]. My sister, Lucille Eleanore, Gail was born in 9 . She graduated from the University of Col• was born 5-23-16 and died in 1927. My adopted sister, Josephine, or do t Color[...]r. She married James came to live ith us in 1928. She was 10 years old. Eamon in 1966 and has 2 boys, ichael and Daniel. They live[...]ge. I attended Plentywood HS. ella as born in 19 6, attended ontana State College at Boze-[...]for work. We ent " Side door erna as born in 950. She graduated from Eas ern ontana[...]ing the railroad "Bulls" who didn't Colle e o 8111in s, T and in 97 she married Gregory Rierson. hey ake[...]e lost, our humbs didn't aJways my as born in 952 . She also gradua ed rom Eastern ontana ge us rides in the desert and corn shoe s are poor substitutes for College of Billings and is presen ly employed in Billings. blan ets on a cold snowy night in Colorado. We saw lots of country but Our obbies are fishing and reading. e are no alone and s 111 ound little or so came bac home here e were financially all in live on he ame o d pl ce on he cree ban . e love living in his he same boa . communi nd do[...]California as reported to have or so I ent there in 1940. Lots of Dagmar fol s ere in the Bay area. I or ed on barges that hauled[...]dirt in o the Oa land Bay to f111 in o make he airport and as a laborer[...]d ca ed in rur I school and gr dua ed from B'llmgs High in 932 .[...]ended Pol one ear and graduated rom Eas em in 1935. She[...] |
| [...]of our time but I did learn to pilot a plane. To in- branch crease our income I began to do custom[...]and data skee when landing to pick up a coyote in rough terrain . I did enJoy to puter ser hunt[...]Flying Farmers, Civil Air Patrol and bac p c in social club boards. I enjoyed my work with the CAP and fie on many search and rescue missions. Spent the longest time on rescue mis- H sions in central Dakota after the big blizzard of March 19[...]spray business and where needed. J She put in time as a Sunday School teacher, was a member of[...]uated from Grenora HS m 1971 She 4 lived in California, North Dakota and returned to Montana[...]ere. My sister Josephine married Arne Lodahl in 1941 m Oa land, CA. 2 Arne was accidentall[...]m Ba ersfield, IA t CA. Bob passed away in 197 4. tur We now live in Plentywood but go to Arizona where there is no to snow to shovel come winter.[...]Some of my SI highlights of my childhood are riding and training horses, camping, pr be[...]e 8th grade at Fran lin School and edicme Lake HS in 1957. Washington University, St. Louis Oa arded m[...]d scholarship examina ion scores. hile ere I held many positions in the student publications including business manag[...]9-65. 9 the family moved bac o S . Louis. In 1969 e e e di o ced. El and I ha e spen 2[...] |
| in 1960. He was ctive in br nging the REA and RTA to The means of[...]horse and buggy. s rn ont na. W got elec ricity in 1948 and telephone in the early 50s. I was ecretary-treasurer of he local F.U. and active in the Sherid n Coun y Oemocra ic Women and the Volm[...]eridan County and will go to Helena as a delegate in y 984. h ve 3 children - Barbara W[...]. e celebrated our 50 h edding Anniversary in 1981 with many riends and relatives present. e have lived[...]H. John Crohn as born of Henry and Ingeborg Crohn in the Plenty- ood Hospital on 7•3-35. He was r[...]high school at Medicine Lake. (killed in a truck accident in 1948), Dennis, Talbert, Glen and Gale In 1953 he began college t DSU. Before graduation, he joined (twins); Gale killed in a car accident December 1959, Gary Betty, he a i[...]3), Karl and Donovan. ood, 0. Af er gradu ting in 1959 he worked for the Soil Conserva-[...]would bake bread every other day; 15 ion Service in Scobey for year. Since then he has farmed and[...]Fo and the late Almor Fox. heated in a copper boiler, to wash the clothes. In the winter, it was[...]she has many grandchildren, and se eral great-grandchi ren to[...]jus as she loves her o n She 1s s ill hving in Grenora, here she has rl[...]· rried lice Hendr c son in 1961 lice is a daugh er of[...] |
| Dennis' brothers and sisters names are Delphine Azar. Williston, Snev ND; Donald;[...]ston . August, ear Eldon, Gale and Helen are deceased. r tu Alice's brothers and sisters names are: H:,ward, Williston ; Orville, 1[...]ice Haugen, rural Grenora. Clara, Arlyn in th i and Gene are deceased.[...]ave 2 bo Hans Fredericksen was born 4-1-1897 in Audubon. IA. When a child he moved to Watsonville[...]nced the earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1906. They moved to Fred Ar hur Glea the Volmer area in 1909. When Hans was 14, his father died suddenly[...]teacher when she met Hans. She had taught schools in Flaxton and join Powers Lake, ND befo[...]rried. Hans continued farming , e of for many years. He also ran a threshing rig and harvested grain for many neighbors. They were members of the V[...] |
| [...]ol at the H. C. Andersen school for 8 years spent in Belcourt. Andrew's mother (Mary Jane) died in April 1905, and attended high school in Froid and Medicine Lake. In 1950 he mar- and in 906 Patrice (his dad) married a widow with 6 chil[...]gether. Andrew graduated from Grenora HS. We are living on the home place and farm- cam to ontana in the early 1900s and stayed with the Andrew ing. We are members of the Volmer Lutheran Church. Dennis has orans. He brok horses for other people in exchange for the use of served on the chur[...]rious offices, belongs to WIFE and some of he bes in the country.[...]at Wahpeton, He courted Emma Blanche Dionne in Belcourt and married her D. He w,as active in 4-H for 7 years. In 1976 he married Debra Balk of her on 1-25 21 . T[...]ir children: Plentywood. She was born 6-22-57 in Prairie du Chien, WI and moved Blanche arie-Janua[...]June 1923, Delima to Plentywood in 1970 where she graduated from high school. They L[...]the Edna (Andersen) elson home place and are farming. Doro hy Patricia-January 935 , Edward St[...]edicine Lake where she graduated. She enlisted in the Army and was died in Aug 27 ; ndrew's son John died at age 7 in 193 and stationed at Fort Carson, Colo[...]y after his birth. ling in 197 4. They have 1 daughter, Jennifer (7-19-76).[...]of edicine Lake. Technician. She was active in 4-H and is now living in Outlook. This brid built · a lo of manpo[...]d attended college at Bozeman. He spent 2 winters in Denver work· Bu ndr rite p e as playing the fiddle at local dances- ing and came ome in 1977 to farm. He married Elaine Erdahl of Froid h[...]played only by ear. in 1980. Elaine at ended school and graduated from Froid. She attend- In 195 bough a dair arm in Cameron, I and he, his ed college a issoula. They have 1 son Shad (10-5-82). They are liv- , and n (Doro hy, Eddie, Stella, Shirle ) mo ed there. In ing on the former Jens 1elsen farm in Volmer. ch o Granbois family move[...]id. I 9 956 School, as ac ive in -H. en o college at Bozeman f 1 year and · oved in e icine graduated from Color[...]Eas ern in Billin s and is or in o ard bein a dental h gienis . |
| Haug and her brothers are: Martin (deceased), Leonard, Oscar and or- In th f 1 man (deceased). A sister Anna is a[...]s ori ol til moving to Medicine Lake in 1936-37 where I worked for WPA in gard ning. that area. I made a monthly sa[...]me place again until we bought the L1ffring place in 1938. We p, ce quilts, croch farmed and ranched and did a lot of visiting back in those days. We were members of the Scandia Luthe[...]d were delegates to the Farmers Union Convention in Minneapolis-St.[...]Tony) was born 6-14-38 and or s fort e Cene house in Williston, D. He married Delores Blomberg of Gren[...]ied David Blomberg of Gre ora, D Tnan le Electric in 111iston here hey are dren: Danny, De e Oare and Donna. E e[...] |
| [...]purchased the same car in 1970 for $50. They lived in Williston, ND[...]In March, 1960 they moved to Grenora, ND with 2 chil[...]father's farm. During their time in Grenora they had one more child,[...]Diane, born in June and died in October 1961. Orville's father, Arnold[...]retired from farming in 1962 and moved to Grenora. The farm is[...]s born 3-22-63. Their fifth child, Lynn, was born in[...]d View Hill grade school and attended high school in Harris nd Elizabeth had 6 children: Harold (Hank) was born in Williston. Orville's activities have incl[...]g on various board of Plent wood, T. He as raised in Volmer and attended the Franklin di[...]emen ry School. He gradua ed from edicine Lake HS in 1950. He years), Farmers Union Oil[...]on he Los Angeles Police Force pated in softball and baseball in the 1960s. He has bowled for over 25 ce moving o An eles in 956. years in leagues in Medicine Lake, Grenora and Williston. Orville[...]ed from started a farm supply business in 1981, through Midco of Colorado cine L e HS in 1952. He is married o Betty ygaard of Ambrose,[...]Hendrickson Farm Supply. nd hey now hve in Sheridan, WY . They are the parents of 2 chil- Phyllis' activiti[...]ve Grade School and gradu- n s born in Plentywood and attended elemen ary school ated from Medicine Lake HS in 1956. Phyllis enjoyed playing in the School in Volmer and ed1cine La e. She graduated from band in high school; she played the clarinet. ii S in 1956. arilyn is married to Robert (Bob) Austreim and e n a arm in rural 1lllston here hey are active in farming. 2 children: Chad, married[...]also have 3 randchildren. rlo as born in Plen ood. He at ended elemen ary school at h[...]or ill He gr in 1 96 rom on oll[...]oun r surance company nd hves in er, co.[...]graduated from a ional Co lege in[...] |
| the family farm after graduation. He participates in bowling and softball leagues in the community.[...]s, with his mother, brothers and sisters, settled in a house on the hill m the Volmer com- th n m[...]. She came to teach school at the Franklin school in 1925. sion." She met Jules and 4 years later they married in Missouri. My parents Bu Ro were imp[...]eona arm es of Shelby. They have 6 children. Then there as Robert ho mar ·ed Louise and they farm south[...]s east of Conrad. Ruth lives m Conrad a d arks in the office for the J.C. Penney Co. Richard marrie[...]racie moved es and se led on a farm sou o Chester in 1956. Jules Hen e passed a a 1-13-81. Grac·e It[...]I am the youngest child of Henry and El as born in Pie ood in 19 O and have res (8 miles sou he f Oa mar) all of my he. I a and edicine L S. In 1964 I married LIiiian Can a. e ha[...] |
| [...]iation. Edward lives on the family homestead in the house where he was raised. The coffee pot is[...]ng. HARAL HOFF FAMILY |
| Mike Hoff passed away in April of 195 7 and Alma passed away in but now feel my retirement is a highlight of my life. I now have time to January of 1962. Both are laid to rest at the Scandia Valley Cemetery[...]rents. many years had I not remembered the depression years a[...]y surrounding me. son was born on the family farm in the Volmer Community on 12-26-23 . My mother's maiden name was Agnes Sorensen . My brothers, all of Dagmar, are Marvin, Manard, Arthur, Victor and sisters JOHN HOFFELT are Violet Sorensen of Dagmar and Flora May Smith of[...]My father, John Hoffelt, was born and reared in Keispelt, Luxem-[...]on 11-15-04. His first stop to work was in Chicago, IL for a few[...]mers working on a farm in Edgley, ND and the winter months were[...]were fairly difficult for a young man in a new country speaking French,[...]quarter, being 148 acres, along the Montana line in North Dakota. The[...]ool the newly acquired acreage was spent in a 12x16 foot shack with pro- at Medicine Lake, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1941 . In- visions of salt, flour, baking powder, p[...]powder and shot to make shot gun shells and 35¢ in his pocket. He not always happy, part of my life. On 12-12-42 while we were living in brought 4 oxen and 1 cow to the homeste[...]during his tour of duty and was Platoon Sergeant in the around the cow's neck working her a[...]so milking her. 3752nd O.M. Trucking Co., serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre. For Later[...]g to the US from Luxembourg were John's mond, but in the fall we moved to Plentywood and he worked at the Oc- brothers: Alphonse Hoffelt, who came in 1908, and Frank Hoffelt, who cident Elevator and[...]manager of the Farmers Union arrived in 1909, along with the Muller family (Mrs. Muller was my Trading Co. and worked there until his illness and death. He died at the[...]nneapolis, MN on 3-25-61 , after a reared in Mersch, Luxembourg, Europe and she, with the Mull[...]ntwerp, Belgium for America on the same ship There are 4 children in our family. Garry Roy was born 12-10-43 and arrived in this country on 3-28-10. Also coming at this time was in Plentywood. He graduated from high school there and got his law John Seven, Gladys, ND (perhaps 90 years of age and still living), and degree in Baltimore. He married Artha Lee Johansen on 12-24-61. Albert Muller, a cousin, now living in Williston, ND (he is either 78 or so They have 2 children: Lei Arrin and Wade Carl. Their parents are and went to school in Luxembourg before coming to the US). All the divorced. Garry has begun a new venture in Boise and is now in fresh rest of the family who came to the States in the early 1900s have water shrimp farming.[...]passed on. Shannon Kathryn was born in Plentywood on 12-20-48 and com- pleted high schoo[...]is still single. Vernita Rae Hudson was born in Plentywood 8-8-51 and has a son Ryan Paul who is 12. They live in Branford, CT. She received her degree at Muir College, UCSD in San Diego and now works in the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Jeanine Angela Markle was born in Williston, ND 12-22-53, at- tended college at Missoula and married John Markle of Glasgow in September 1975. They have 2 sons, Drew and Dirk. In 1961 I married Raymond Thompson, who I later divorced after we moved to Glasgow, MT and in 1969 I married James A. Stewart, divorcing him in 1977. In September 1983 I retired from J.C. Penney John Hoffelt family. Co. in San Diego after almost 21 years with the company. In November 1978, I transferred as Catalog Superviso[...]dad and mother, Anna Laux, were married 12-15-10 in[...] |
| [...]of Memphis, TN and we were married ½ 8-3 .59 In Montana with this tract of land joining the Bush Moun- in December 1953. In 1955 the doctors questioned whether I had tain C[...]they presently make their home at In 1955 Roy set up his own cash register store in Anaheim. In L ne, 0 . Edmond, born 1 O17 •13 now lives in Bruce, WI. Edmond 197 4 Roy sold the b[...]of Annie and to this union was born 1 son, in Louisiana. My husband passed away in 1980, making it necessary Donald, ho took as his[...]n We had 3 children: Holly, Dan and Sam. in 915 and she passed away in 1938. John Hoffelt passed away on 2·1 57 nd An[...]N JENSEN My wife, Knolly, and I both served in the Armed Forces of the US I was born in Kensal, ND 2-15-1 5 to Karen and Sam Sorensen. In with her spending some 3 years in the WACS and I spent some 4 the fall[...]agmar where we farmed. Here I got years, 8 months in the US Army. We moved to Oklahoma in the late most of my education in a one-room school (H. C. Andersen). I have 2 96[...]tirement, Knolly and I spent some time traveling. In 1970 dirty '30s were rough times so in 1933 l went to California. Marie was e went ar[...]d. there. I worked in homes of the wealthy in Santa Barbara until My greatest thrill was[...]ricksen from Askov, MN. We and mother's old homes in Luxembourg. When Dad was young, he lived and milked cows on a dairy in Santa Maria. On 11-6-41 our son helped to make fu[...]izing only wooden pegs. These pieces of furniture are as s rong and well preserved as the day they were[...]he old home had been destroyed and a parking lot in its place. t's sad to see the history pass. y mot[...]urch still stand ith some of our relatives living there. We brought back a crochet bedspread that Mother[...]n down at he time of the destruction of he c fe; in fac , hey had painted the old factory a bright pi[...]Bernhard and Anna Henricksen In 1926 I was born o Elmer and Olive Rasmussen. Shor[...]ized ith a lasting illness hich left In October 1945 e packed up and moved to Dagmar, MT[...]and raised wheat. Those were busy years; children in on Dad o adopt out us younger ones. e·ghbors. re[...]eldon, Lo ell and Ruby worked of 45. In the fall of 1959 e sold everything and moved to a[...], oo. I apprecia e he importance and in 1960 on to California. Richard came along ith us[...]ed Vie Hill School and graduated from edicme La e in I or ed in Solvang hen to Santa Barbara here aren finished[...]llege. On -21-64 Richard married Jan e Stady Ford in Through the C det ur e program, I a ended Il[...]7-65 their son ospi al School of ursing, Chic o in 19 5 After gr duating as a R Richard (Ric[...]70 and on ·n 19 8 I or ed s ch r e nurse and hen in opera in room. I 8-9-7 Geri Lyn joined he family. mo ed o lly oo , C nd ou d a job in oil o d Pr sb erian in Lorilee married Paul Diaz in February 1978 and they have 2 boys. Ore on n h e[...]II re i ing in Billi gs, T. Richard is a true driver for[...] |
| [...]Fr passed away. Dad passed away 3-23-63 in Stanley, NO at the nursing Gr home at[...]Ri After Dad and Mother were married in Carrington, ND on 4-20-12 m they decided Denmark was where they wanted to live. It was in Den- mark that I was born on 2-28-13. Dad was unable to settle down and hve in Denmark, so we came back to the USA. We landed in New Yor on the Fourth of July 191 3. We lived in Kensal, ND until 1918 when we came to the Volmer community and rented a farm. I have many 'lappy memories of growing up in Volmer. When I started school I could peak not[...]ymnastics. etc. I went to Santa Barbara, CA in the fall of 1931 . I wor ed in the Solvang Hotel, later going to work for Dr. Fr[...](Slim) Jensen from Withee, WI on 3 18 33. e lived in Solvang. Slim worked at the hotel in Buellton and later ent to work as a carpenter. Ou[...]our home m Solvang on 1-20-34. We moved to Volmer in the fall of 1935 and ent into farming. We also op[...]urch and Slim served on the council several times in different capacities. I still belong to th[...] |
| [...]s and wagon. Art would help the neighbors butcher in the fall and ion o th Empire Builder,[...]e Atomic bombs were Art's and lived there for a few years in a small trailer house. Herman dropped on Japan. T[...]at the coal mine also, but Art only worked there one winter. Art farmed typhoon. Even thou h our ship was reported lost, most of us didn't there until 1939 when he married Ruth Erickson of Grenora, ND and realiz wha danger we had been in. After spending 24 days at sea, they m[...]we were very happy to see land. I Nashua in 1941 where they lived until he died of a heart se[...]them: 2 discharged 12-1- 6 with the rank of Sgt. in the US Army Infantry. daughters and 1 son, of which 2 are living. In 1 47 I started farming on land belonging to the S[...]Junette lives at Tacoma, WA and has 4 chil- tana. In 8 in my spare time, I started working as a carpenter's[...]Stephen, MN had 2 boys and a girl. She died in a car accident in 1977 in 1954. and her 2 sons died in the same accident. I met Anne while building a home for her sister and husband in Art's parents and 2 brothers preceded him in death. Herman, Fred 1950 and we were married 1O28-52. and Paul are also deceased. Jim and Max still live at Kramer,[...]winters in Glasgow, MT.[...]Hans was born 5-21-1880 in Denmark, came to the US in 1900.[...]n 11-20-1884 at Vejle, Denmark and came to the US in[...]ttle at Kensal, ND. Here she met and married Hans in 1912.[...]They moved to Sheridan County in 1919 and farmed in the Volmer[...]. After our marri ge e con inued living in he Volmer community, |
| I have taught in Montana, Oregon, California and Washington. I ,ave also played violin in the Oakland Symphony, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Hood River Symphony, and sung in the church choir for 29 years. After marrying Thomas B. McKee of Butte in June 1946 I studied toward a Master's degree at U[...]velop the Oregon pellet, a fish diet used by NASA in aerospace studies. He as honored by Stewart L. Udall, Sec. of Interior in 1966. I have 2 daughters, Bonnie Vaughn (195[...]MULLER Pierre Muller married Catherine Laux in Luxembourg. While living in Luxembourg, they had 5 sons and 1 daughter. Leona[...]Alphonse born 2-28-05 · arcet born 2-17-10. In 191 O Pierre and Catherine uller and their 5 children came o the United States. They settled on a homes ead in Sher'dan Coun y. hile living on the homestead a[...]a arm n they retired and moved to illiston. They are decea d- L 1972. loys married Lillian in a n there and lo s late d an o Boisjolie. arie and are 8- el Jo nson nd d |
| [...]I have 1 brother Everett, born 1-4-34. He resides in I have many fond memories from the Dagmar area: the friends,[...]sen Rural and Medicine niversary of Dagmar in 1982. L e HS. joining the Air Force in 1952 where I completed high school. I hav[...]her daughter, now Brenda Willkom, who is residing in Billings. I am the fourth of[...]ive M. Robbi ay was born 5-31 -55 . She is in the Air Force for a second Rasmussen. My brothers are Weldon and Lowell and sisters Ruby tour nd is married to Rodger Reddish, who is in the Army. She is sta- (McKee) and Jean (Horrocks). We are of the Dagmar area and attende tioned at Minot,[...]to Germany, View Hill School. When I was in the 6th grade, we transferred to Medi- where her[...]n, cine lake school where I graduated in 1941 . In June of that year I born 11 -24-77; Tara, born 11[...]Chicago office of a New York brush manufacturer. In time I learned employed by the Farmers Union in Dagmar. that my boss had traveled in the Montana territory and dealt with Harry[...]to Leslie Jensen Sparling's Hardware Store in Medicine Lake. What a small world!! and is a hairdresser. Leslie is engaged in farming. They have 1 son, WWII cut off t[...]o other interesting jobs. elton and they live in Medicine Lake where she is a housewife and I met Leonard J. Novak, who was in the Army, and we were mar- mother. Randy is emplo[...]oil rigs. They have 2 children: ried in 1947 and I was able to join him in early 1948 in the Panama Christopher, born 10-2 81; and Chelsey[...]. Canal Zone. I worked while in the Canal Zone and the 3 years spent Robbi[...]y and Tami all graduated from Medicine Lake there produced some of the best friends we made in the service. We HS. have lived in several other places also until Len's retirement in 1963. Joey Lynn was born 10-25-74 by my second marriage. She at- We have traveled to many countries all over the world and have built tends J-1 Elementary at Inverness, MT, being in the 3rd grade. our home in Orlando, Fl.[...]Len worked 14 years in real estate here in Florida but has retired. I[...]Hoppe, living in Tallahassee, Fl, where her husband works for the[...]Support Division. Jim lives in Orlando but is employed in the neighbor-[...]years bu I have some other memories also. There was a time in my[...]all the people who had a part in my growing up; people like Mrs. Peter[...]B. (Bertha) Glein who sewed many a dress for me; the John Hoffelt[...]me to time; Inger Olson who was my I grew up in he vicini y of he Volmer Church, helping Dad on h[...]teacher and with whose family I stayed one summer in the depth farm and out or neighbors duri[...]en who mended our cuts discharge ervice in 1956, I returned to he farm, helping Dad and scratches ith her skill. I know hat I could not have, in any way, and n driving a[...]e. Dad joined her caring and sharing of many others, e made it this far and no matter he remained un 11 heir re irement in 1973, here e may be, our thoughts and ha e are, go c to our begin- mo[...]nings. em in 1963. In 971 and 1972, I bough for m sel nd rom eleva ors in the area GLADYS HE DRICKSO[...]rio s pain eas and es . I remained in Leonard and Gladys Olson came to the Volmer community in en I sold farm[...]e as there in Au us 975[...] |
| [...]ne Lake HS. in 1976 nd in 197 Leonard and Gladys were married in 1935 and lived m Portland, locat d n th[...]y poor and Leonard spent some time with the WPA. In 1937 he and his father-in-law, Albert Hen- drickson, opened a bar in Central, ND. They were there for 4 years. While there Leon was born on 2-8-38 and Dale on 1-26-40. In the fall of 1941 they moved to San Diego, where he found work in defense. Terry was born in Williston, ND in September 1947. In 1948 they bought a home in Williston so that Leon and Dale could attend high school. They continued farming. In 1 954 Leonard had a serious heart attack and on t[...]f so I his doctor we moved to Mesa, AZ in 1963 to escape the cold winters He enjoyed fairl[...]seas. Leon, our oldest son, received his BA in Education from ASU mov- n ing to[...]12-15-44 . District for several years. While there he received his MA at Oregon An State. He returned to Arizona in 1980 where he was employed with the Gilbert Scho[...]T, 9 years at Lompoc, CA. While there he came to Mesa each summer sis er aro m and attended ASU, from which he received his MA in math. While at Lompoc he met and married Nancy Hu[...]hem on 5-1 0-72. That summer they became partners in a mobile home park south of Apache Junction. The[...]na and graduated from Mesa High. He spent 3 years in the avy, part of which was in odia , AK. On furlough in 1968 he married Betty Reigel of Tempe and too her back to Alaska. Jerrod was born to them there on 11 -10-69. After his discharge they returned t[...]son was born to them on 1-27-74. Terry and Betty are divorced and Terry presently fives in Gil rt, AZ and is a Fire Chief in Tempe. Gladys presently lives in Sunland Village, a retirement area_·n esa. She worked in reaJ estate for several years before h r re 1r • ment. She is active in church and local act1vit1es. JULIA SORENSEN MCG[...]r Svend Jorgensen on 7-28-18. |
| [...]ary Rasmussen. Lilly Fredricksen was born 4-25-11 in Volmer to -17-33; Betty, 11-24-34; and Ruth, 12-[...]in Dagmar. Harold worked for a time on a farm while[...]there was work to be had. Harold and Lilly, and Lilly's[...]aded for Oregon. They packed all their belongings in 2[...]the trailer and put them in a creek so the spokes would swell and[...]day. After arriving in Oregon, there was no work to be had. Finally,[...]Harold worked one full winter in the woods, but come spring they[...]; David, 10-25-57; and Tim, 7- -59; all were born in the farmed there until they retired in 1976, when they bought a house in n, D Good Samaritan Hospital.[...]Plentywood and spent their summers there. During the winter months e live on a grain farm in he southeast corner of Sheridan Coun- they lived in Mesa, AZ where they own a trailer and lot near many also farm in illiams Coun y, D.[...]edicine La e HS; Bud ith the Class of 1943, Mary in 1951. Clint is a grain farmer and welder, living in he Bonetrail area of rural Willi on, D. e gradua ed from edicine Lake HS in 1970, at- ended ar of au o mechanics at OSSS in Wahpeton and a year at orthern ntana College in Havre for agri-business. He has 2 sons: Jo I, bor[...]es or s for American Lifestyle terbeds in tlliston, where live. He graduated from edicine e HS in 1973 and attended in Ra · it , ta ing Data Processing and Computer Pr[...]e gr duated from Laramie lnsti ute of Technology in ming a certificate in uto Sea Upholstery. es worked for Glenwood, Inc. in 1980. He and Ruth Simonson of Plenty ood, daugh e[...]H rold nd Lilly R smussen . 10-8-79 in an outdoor ceremony in Crosby, D. Davi end d of grade school in ed1cine La e. On In pril 983 Lilly had surgery after discovering she had cancer of 6·25·66 he died in n a e amil arm. the colon. She passed away 1-24-84 and was buried in the Volmer Tim ua ed r in ay of 1978. He is in the farming Cemetery. Harold sill lives in Plen ywood during the summer and s his d her, in . Tim marr'ed Barbara Sc mi z rizona ·n inter. er 1m n Schmitz, in Plent ood, on 1-28-81, They ha e 2 so[...]Darrin-13). Th I've in Sea le here rno or s lor orth est[...] |
| [...]. Thus they were able to return to Volmer and put in or another crop.[...]MILY Peder Rasmussen was born on 5- 7-02 in Hvalpsund, Denmar . He emigrated to the US in June 1923 and came directly to Sheridan Coun- ty, arriving in Medicine Lake by train. The trip had been accompl[...]as he spoke no English. When he arrived in Medicine Lake, Chns Sorensen, a friend from Den[...]Pete was a fisherman's son and had been working in a grocery store since he was 12 so he was not fam[...]the boss. That first winter, Pete worked in northern innesota cutting ood He lived in a dugout and survived mostly on beans. The man he[...], but he Ii ed to save the eggs to sell, so once in a while Pete would get so sick of beans, he ould[...]gain or ed on the road ere or the summer. In the fall of 1924, he and Chns Sorensen rented qua[...]Chns and Pe e farmed toge her or 3 years. In th a vanet of hmgs to earn e tra money. On[...] |
| [...]iels and Caroline Ras- mussen, came from Denmark in 19 0. There were 2 sisters before Soren w s born. They were[...]near Dagm r and Soren was born on their homestead in 1912. L ter came a sister, Edith and in 1918 twins, Chris and Marie. Soren rew up in the Dagmar community and attended school there. In the fall of 1934 he went to work at the Fort Peck Dam Project and he worked there during he building of the dam. In the fall of 1934, I came to ont na and it was he[...]et Soren. We were married on 3-26-35. I was born in Manchester, IA on 4-6-11. I had 1 brother and 2 s[...]tay at Fort Peck our only child, Carole, was born in Glasgow on 23-37 .[...]years, we moved to he Volmer community. We lived in at one time or another held almost all o[...]nkman place. We moved to Our children are Carolyn, whose career has been exclusively in in- our present home in the spring of 1942. We rented the farm from[...]Harbour employee and trustee and Soren's brother-in-law, Art Jonasen. Later we purchased the farm from business agent for the union there; Kevin, employed with a Graphics him. Soren farme[...]milk cows and later on he raised Co. in Mountain View, CA; and Stanley, named to the faculty of the registered Angus cattle. In the year of 1962 Soren bought his first Ap- gr[...]and today has a beautiful band of I am in my 67th year and enjoying retirement. Several of[...]keep the farm colorful. Each friends winter in Florida and we endeavor to do so whatever winters[...]sale and sells foals from the mares. are left. I still teach an Adult Sunday School Class.[...]Four children were born to them in orth Dakota. Earl, the oldest,[...]T. They had 2 daughters and lived in Plentywood. Ethel died 2-6-82[...]vin Rose was born 10-28-13 and married Helen Rapp in 1940[...]0- 5-33. They had 1 son and ere divorced in 1935. Ella married Carole married Vernon Jus[...]ey have chil- Roy ol 1-20- 1. Roy died in ay 1968. Ella no hves in Great Falls. dr · . . In 19 5 he Rose family moved to Dagmar, Tan homestea[...]a b II a born -25-20 n marr d 10 a Gleason in 1939.[...]Ro s bo n 3-8-22 h mar( d Lou· Eric son in[...] |
| [...]of the time they drove horses and wagon, or sled in winter. no a In 1934 Oscar died and was buried at the Volmer Ceme[...]ved to Plentywood. After bu m living there a few years, Myrtle and the rest of the family mo[...]x Rose, at the age of 68, passed away In 192 in June of 1960. Nine children are still living. which as[...]ld of Jens and Sine Brinkman. I was born 5-4-13 in the Volmer community on a Sun• day morning. We went to Denmark in 1919, after our sale. We visited in each home of my aunts and uncles and also the h[...]ristian Johansen. We came back to Montana in 1920 in time for school We at end• ed the Franklin sc[...]mer; that was a delight. I was confirmed in 1927 with my cousin Dagny Jessen, Walter Rasmussen and Evelyn Andersen in 1927 after 2 years' instruction. I graduated from high school in 1931 with Dagny Jessen and Walter Rasmussen. In October 1931 I went to California with my brother Chris. I me and married Aloyisius Nicholas Schmitz in Los Angeles m 1934. e had 9 children. Patricia,[...]er m Lucedale, S. Michael was born 3-12-38 in Pascagoula, S. He or ed 3 sum- mers in the Volmer community 1953-55. He married Ann Arch[...]born m Mobile, AL 9-19-39 marred Donald Der acht in 1959. They have 5 children (Donald, Rebecca, ichael Douglas, Ann Margaret). Robert was born in oblle, AL 2-18-43. He married aren H nes and they[...]y. D. His grand a r. ,c o a eiler as mentioned in SHERIDA ·s O BAE . e as a o o John eifer of estby. Al as a navy man in I. e as a r · operator on the amm[...]on a r on 7- 6 73 ani a oc, I. I no hve in a mob le home par ·n Sp ·n Va , C . KRI[...] |
| [...]ldren: Cheryl, married with 4 children and living in 9-1 4-48. He attended Franklin grade school a[...]; Beverly, m rried, with 4 children and living in Stanley, He graduated from Montana State University with majors in Range D; Donald, married, with 4 children and living in Medicine Lake, MT; Management and Land Use[...]dan County. R nd , ho is currently attending MSU in Bozeman studying gricultural Education. The chi[...]aduated from Medicine Lake HS. Arnold passed away in February 1980 after a brief illness. The win[...]hile Peder and Howard looked after the farm. In 948 Howard became ill and was no longer able to h[...]son Peder (who had been discharged from the Army in 1945) and they continued to farm and r ise c t le until 1957 when Chris moved into the Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston. The cattle were sold but Peder continued farming. Howard passed away in Williston in 1957 at the age of 33 and Chris 3 years later at the age of 71 . Both are buried in the Volmer Ceme ery. Peder married argaret K[...]have 5 children: Marilyn, married, has a boy and in girls and is living in Powell, WY; Earl, married, has 1 girl Ro[...]ersity at Bozeman with a major boys and is living in Billings, MT; James, single, recently concluded in Ag. Business. He played on the college Bobcat bas[...]for 4 college at SU; and aren, married, is living in andan, D. years. On 9-6-80 he[...]llege and works as a medical secretary. They live in Billings, MT BRUCE and KARE SMITH[...]l Land Bank. They Bruce Allen as born 4.5.55 in ilhston, D to Edward Bruce and have a s[...]Gary 1946, Doug Juliet and Edward are members of Volmer Lutheran Church and 948 , Rod[...]l 2 years of school at Medicine active in various organizations. Juliet is a member of the[...]omen of the Moose. aren nne was born 2-2 55 in Billings, T o Arne Oscar and Edward was on the school board, assisted in the organization of Joyce Olson S edsvold. aren w[...]ers Assn. and the N.E. Montana Wool 195 ris in 1954, Peter 1956, Deanne 1958, Deborah 1960, Paul[...]ri 969. aren at ended all 12 years of school in Culbertson. He also served as President of t[...]rs and Vice- radua ed from high school in 973 and after a year of college President of[...]on the Mon- ere married 9-7. at rinity Lutheran in Culbertson. e graduated tana Graingrow[...]County Fair Board and from on ana Sta Univer ity in Bozeman. Bruce has Bachelor of the[...]tion (1977) and g Business ( 979). He in sports and politics. He played as pitcher on the[...]mar Baseball teams for over 30 years. They played in the Big ud- 77. He is a m[...]arted calling Ids de ree in Education/E tension (1979). him "Big Ed." In 1967 Ed was elected to he ontana House of s in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, hile Bruce Representatives and served in that capacity for 6 years. In 1972 he f Jeune[...]a arm Da r in June[...]sou h of Dagmar in he olmer community. They also have cat le,[...] |
| [...]ir daughter Alice Tor until Erick's death in 1916. Laura's other sister, Johanna, married[...]m off and on until she began wor . or ing in Hanks, ND and married Elmer.[...]Jana in 1965.[...]Elmer began work on the Great orthern railroad. In 1926 they moved to Bowbells where their first child, Lois r Marie, was born in 1927. Later that year the Smiths were transferred to Larson where Elmer David was born in 1939. They resided in Lar- Ca son until 1941 when they moved to Minot. During those years Elmer worked in several states relaying steel on what as called E[...]Elmer continued to work on the railroad and in the Gavin yards at Sch inot until he retired in 1 965. After moving to inot the Smiths also opera[...]novan, Bran- don, Justin and Garrett}, now living in Bend, OR. Terry (born 19 7), married Terrill Timmons, has 3 girls (Shana, Carisa a d Amber) and lives in Billings, T. Ronald (born 1950), married Pamela Smith, has 1 girl (Ronda) and lives in Escondido, CA. Lois con inues to res·de in Fullerton, CA where she owns and operates a real[...]er and they had 3 bo s: James (bo n 1959), who is in Garden Grove, CA; Dale (born 1962), o or s fo his father in Riverside; and Randy (born 196 ) ho is s ill ·n co I e and living in Garden Grove. David is an elec rical con ac o and[...]sed a ay n October 1980 m ino and Lau a s res des in heir home at 415 2nd St. SE durin summe moo s. ost of he inter mon hs are spent i h her fam ly e o visit er 2 child[...] |
| [...]he f mily moved to Palouse, WA and my mother died there 5-30 52.[...]graduated from Chinook HS in 1965 and Montana State University in 1969. He enlisted in the service after graduating, spending a year in Vietnam and also a year in Germany for a total of 6 years. He married[...]She graduated from high school in 196 7 and Montana State University[...]1971. She married Bert Tarrant in March 1970 and they have a[...]daughter Tiffany. They live in Anchorage, AK where Dianne is the head[...]Russel graduated from Chinook HS in 1975 and Northern Montana[...]College in 1978 with degrees in Electric and Electronics. He worked for[...]Laurie attended Chinook Schools and graduated in 1978 and then During II my brothers Herb and Dick were in he US Army Air[...]ars. She married Tyler Corps. y brother arvin was in the erchant Marines. My brother Harry was in the 27th Infantry Division and was wounded in O inawa. I Amunrud in June 1980 and they are the parents of a son, Donovan. At as in he 5 h ir Force, 5 st Bomb Group in Africa and Italy. I the present ti[...]f the Health Spa at Sidney, MT entered he service in 1941 and as discharged in 1945. where they reside.[...]ation as a We both were involved in 4-H in our youths and were members of supervisor for 17[...]I met my ife Ruth c endry of ansas City hile in the service. hood Lodge. e have 2[...]that 0-6-53. ayne as a civil engineer and lives in Lenexa, KS with his ere close by. We now enjoy being at esa in the winter with all the ife Peggy and daughter Emily. Cathy lives in O lahoma City, 0 with other people from[...]wor for TT Technologies. Since my retirement in 1979 I garden. hun and fish. I have traced[...]Jeppe as born 10-11 -20 in Volmer and lived on the farm with his[...]· School School as held a Volmer in the summer. Bib e study, he history of[...], and 3 Jeppe en ered the rmy in 1942 and served in the European ([...]heatre. fter the ar e as an interpreter in Denmar for his uni . He r[...]7• thanael as dischar ed in 9 5, and returned o arm ith his a her ani![...] |
| [...]uilding up the herd. We hold our production sales in Cr Sidney, MT.[...]Relations. These many years in Volmer have been blessed with family, Diann friends, and involvement in the church and community. We belong to R[...]re secretary confirmed, and were active in Luther League. Jeppe and I sang in the Aspen, C Choir. He served as Treasurer[...]school gr 4-H has played a big part in our lives. We helped organize the return d Volmer Lucky Clover Club in 195 7, and served as leaders. Workmg ty ood. I with the youth in our community and learning with them instills so reside , many lovely memories. The boys participated in FFA in high school, and Val following on with their 4-H work in livestock and grain pro1ects. What a D jo[...]in 19 . We did a lot of Square Dancing for ent[...]od Hall. The boys played charge baseball in Dagmar in the Little League.[...]rings for birthdays and holidays were big events. There was always the big "ball game," with players ranging in age from 2 to 80. Christmas at Grandpa and Grandm[...]We built a new home on the farm and moved rnto it in 1965. Friends and relatives honored us on our silver wedding anniver- sary in 1973 with a party and program at the church, and[...]hosted the steak fry for the ontana Hereford Tour in[...]equed the s eaks to perfec ion. Our children are all residing in this area. Steven and artha Basye were married at[...]re all born at ii s on, D. Steven and Martha live in Volmer and are raising ca le and arming. artha is the Church S[...]E ere married 9-5-82 a Rap·d City, SD. They lrve in Volmer and are employed in Pen ood, T. Wayne and Hana Dahl ere married 5-21-83 at 1llmar, are living at illiston, D here they are employed. ichael lives m Volmer and farms[...]TER SORENSEN FAMILY Peter H. Sorensen as born in Vo mer, heh h chi en aren[...] |
| [...]he s ory of my parents, he Niels Jessens, appears in the Father died in 1949 at Mullen, NE. I lived on the 80 for 3 years. In Sheridan's Daybreak. 1957 I bought my present home in Casper. I married Thomas C. Thiel Ida Jessen as born in 90 and died March 1934. 7-2[...]dmonton, Alberta, Hardis Harriet was born in 1903 and died in 981. She married Canada. He went back to Canada and is in a rest home at Toronto, On- A sel V. Olsen in Dagmar and they had 2 sons: Gerald N. Olsen born in tario. 1928 in Plentywood and now lives in Irvine, CA; Marlin E. Olsen born in 1929 and lives in San Anselmo, CA. Cl ra arie Jessen was born in 1905 and died November 1979. She married Carl Jensen, from Denmark in 1935. Her 2 children were II S. Jensen Lehmau of[...]nd Paul C. Jensen of Wind- sor, CA. Ila was born in 1937 and Paul in 1941 . Sigrid was born 1907 and died in San Diego February 1963. She married James Hurley in 1945 and had a daughter, Jean Hurley Curry, born 1947. Dagny was born in Volmer in 1912 and died in Modesto, CA in 1982. She married Fred Olsson from Copenhagen, Denmark in June of 1935. Their children were Emilie arie Olsson Brown born in 1939 and Richard 0. Olsson born in Los Angeles, CA in 1945. Florence Agnete Jessen S inson was born in Volmer in 1916. She Ethel Marie Bell Thiel. married Robert Ward S inson who was born in Philadelphia 8-3-16.[...]visit my brother and his chil- heir 4 children are aren Emily Stinson Pfannenstiel born 1-16-40;[...]loved so much. I will spend the rest of my years in wonderful Stinson born 1-1O 52. All were born in Los Angeles, CA. Wyoming. There are many pleasant memories of the few years I spent in Sheridan County where I as born, he sixth daughter in he Jessen f mily. In April 98 I have been a residen of southern Califo[...]bu hen most of hem had not been inven ed as yet. There south of the Reserve-Grenora highway. I was born in Williston on as much love and unders anding in our home as ell. The joys of 4-3-51 to W[...](McConnachie) Christensen. I have a childhood ere many- ild flowers, ne it ens, my dog Spark[...]the corner of my dad's land, so I went there through the grades. We The Volmer church played a big role in our lives. December 26, rode a small bus th[...]lebrated Christmas a he church- he tree and party in school as closed in 1964-and ent to Grenora. After a few years he b[...]an who came did he driving. I graduated in 1969 then to Billings to Eastern for 2 h ever[...]eritage. The home my parents buil here and he many alues hey ·ns illed in me ha e been blessing · o me all my life.[...] |
| [...]. An infant sister died a few hours after birth in 1930. Artis attended Franklin grade school and graduated from Medicine ha Lake HS in 1941 .[...]farm an have 4 children: Melvin, born 4-29-43 in Missouri; Diana born 7 26 44 wor . in Tennessee; Sheryl Ann born 1-26-47 in Montana: and LeArla born Ronald as 8-10-61 in Montana.[...]1111ston. Ronald Part of LeRoy's time in the service during WWII was spent in the ce1ved hts ast 87th and 101 st and 17t[...]nfantry, Glider Div., m the Euro- Bozeman in pean Theatre, including the Battle of the Bulge.[...]" on LeRoy's family ontgom ry, farm in North Dakota. He earned a Master ,n Education Degree in 1961 ly b n prom at the University of Montana in Missoula. 12-29 In September 1948 the family moved to Cut Bank where[...]ml taught mathematics, aeronautics, and physics in the high school until stat 1971 when he became high school principal, serving in that capacity until he retired in 1982. The Torgersons then moved to rural La eside[...]Artis took courses and continued, earning her BS in Elementary Education in June 1970. She taught 1n Cut Ban and Ethridge elementary schools. The 4 Torgerson children all live in Montana. elvin married Joyce Schmidt and they hav[...]dren attended this same school. Henry passed away in 1958 and Eleanor in 1967. Loren lives on t e home place. ART and DO[...]Daybrea I p. 91 .2). y broth |
| [...]ool and I helped build it. I didn't go into riage in February o 1972, he completed his tour of duty in California. the service, but I worked in the shipyard at Puget Sound Navy Yard for O[...]ng to the Farmers r duation attended the U of M in Missoula, MT. Union. I w[...]After Clifford's discharge from the Marine Corps in July of 1972, the Farmers Union. Clifford and P[...]drew Rasmussen in spring's work.[...]My brothers, Marvin, Victor and I worked in the beet fields in order[...]died in July of 1960, and Agnes died on 10-5-46. They are both buried They have 3 children: Leanne Kay[...]and Christopher John, born 6- 8-83. All were born in Marvin is the oldest of 8 children:[...]iolet Sorensen and Flora Mae Smith. Their stories are in this book. he edicine La e Jaycees, the Dagmar G[...]Sunny Hill School through the 8th grade. I served in the US Lake VFW and has served as commander and q[...]nd South Hampton Island, north of Hud- ary. T ey are Farmers Union members and Pamela has been the Cou[...]gmar. John Miller was born 7-11-1896 at T ey are members of he Volmer Lutheran Church, where Pamel[...]champs. e enjoys bowling and the hunt- in infancy. ing and fishing that is available in Sheridan County. A ARD . TORGERSO[...]birthda e is 2-11 -18 and I |
| in the high school. I joined the VFW and have belonged to the American Legion for 37 years. We are members of the Moose Lodge in Medicine Lake and the Big Sky Church of Froid.[...]50¢ a day and sometimes just for board and room. In 1936 I travelled By with my uncle to Thomps[...]rked for John Miller, who was to become my father-in- law, and part of my wages went to plant wheat on[...]a ay 9-9-78. rust got the wheat that year. In 1939 we got a Model A and a odel T truck. Our fir[...]n Deere. We earned the Co money working in the beet fields at Sidney. After the army, I farm[...]o Russell John Torgerson was born on 6-5-52 in Plentywood, T. His parents are Victor and Bernadine Torgerson of the Volmer com-[...]ol for 4 years. The country school g closed in 1962 and he then went to school in Medicine La e. Russ s remembers the good[...]going on hikes. He graduated from ed1cine La e HS in 1970. Russ was in the army from ovember 1972 to ovember 1974. He was stationed in Eschborn, Germany, and there he met his ife Renny, who was visiting relatives. Russ married Renny (Renata) Reinoehl in ontreal, Ouebec Canada on 6-14-75. Renny was born in ontreal on 12-30-52 She is the daughter of Wilhelm and Gabriela Reinoehl. She graduated from S . Pius X HS in 1970 and later from O'Sullivan Business College.[...]Personnel Assis- tant. Russ and Renny lived in Williston, D for 2 years hlle Russ a · tended U 0-Williston. He graduated with a degree in gri-Business ·n 1977. They then moved to Scobey here Russ or ed for he Jo n Deere dealer. In April 1978, they moved bac to he Vo mer co[...] |
| [...]chool system. They have 2 sons (Darrel, nd died in Kalispell on 6-9-77. Both are buried at Glacier Memorial Dennis). Gardens[...]Delbert Keith was born 12-3-24 at Dagmar and died in 1942 at After heir marriage hey farmed abou[...]eth attend- Buck 3-27-43 but they were divorced in 1955. They had 2 children ed Franklin school at D[...]Chris Willumsen , born in Poy Sippi, WI on 11-14-1886, came to[...]Montana in 1907 and homesteaded in the Volmer community. He mar-[...]ried Amanda Lentz, Blue Earth, MN in 1912. She also homesteaded in[...]the parents of 2 sons and 2 daughters: Les, born in 1918 of Dagmar, MT; Lloyd, born in 1925, Missoula, MT; lrend Mullen,[...]born in 1912 of Santa Maria, CA; and Doris Ulshafer born in 1920 of[...]Sidney, MT. All were born in Sheridan County.[...]They farmed until retirement in 1946 when they moved to Sidney, Vera Vivian[...]r on 4-7-58 at MT. Mrs. Willumsen passed away in March 1975 and Chris passed alispell. She is buried at Glacier emorial Gardens at Kalispell. She away in February 1984. married Earl ichols and he died sh[...]m since no children. Later she married LeVandever in 1951. They had 1 child, 1946. They are the parents of 4 daughters: Marcia (Mrs. Jack Cah[...]lan Zahorka), born 1951 , Ap- Grace as born in 19 6 and Alan in 1917 but died in 1918 during ple Valley, MN; Barbara (Mrs. John Den Boer), born in 1955, Dagmar, he flu epidemic.[...]MT; and Susan (Mrs. Merton Musser), born in 1959, Scottsdale, AZ; 6 Lois Leona,[...] |
| [...]slo received 80 acres of land from the government in 1909. The Lone Tree orwegian American Luthera[...]f the organized at he Einar Negaard home 5-10-13. There were 25 charter church and Oslo cemetary whe[...]Hans have been laid to rest. Services were held in member's homes until elson, Treasurer; Trustees[...]rd, and 8-8-15 when the first service was held in the newly built Oslo church . Einer Ole Olson.[...]The parsonage was located in Westby and we shared our pastor with Einar egaard donated 2 acres of land for the cemetery. In 1929 a Scandia and St. John's of rural Westby.[...]During the '40s and '50s, many families moved into Westby so[...]be handier for their members. In 1962, Oslo Free Lutheran merged[...]r a group of or egian homesteaders ho had settled in continued growth through poverty and depre[...]ent membership is 19 and we continue to be active in the work of the less frequen ly.[...]church locally, as well as in the ortheast ontana Conference. Our[...] |
| [...]ool, ALC , n At first the meetings were held in various homes and later m God is pr ch d.[...]lo and Scandia. A house of worship was needed and in 1940· 4; L 1921 the basement church was built. It was dedicated in 1930. In 1els n, 19 1940, collection of funds for[...]Ernest ars present building became a reality in 1962. It was the first church in 1968-73; J Sheridan County heated electrically[...]St. John merged with the American Lutheran Church in 1963 and in 1967 became part of Westby Lutheran Parish[...] |
| [...]s that same year. erved t the ime of realignmen in 1963. The Reverend Joel A. Persons on[...]alt, Hartvig elson, gr duate of Luther Seminary in St. Paul, served Immanuel Bergum, Mr. and[...]Church was sold to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Westby in 1968.[...]The church building was built in 1915 on my mother's homestead[...](Clara Hammer Lagerquist). It was dedicated in 1918. Some of the first On 8- 6-70, members[...]n, Ole Hove, Ole Odegaard, Iver Kantrud, irs ime in heir new building. special service followed[...]J. 0. Brensdal had services in some of the homes in 1910. Pastor T e Reverend John napp, a gradu[...]he first pas or to serve the congregation arrived in 1911 i alled by Bishop orman n 7-22-73[...]and con inued until mid-1915. He had services in the homes until the L heran Parish until 9- 5-[...]leted. Pastor Eric son baptized me. L eran Church in Red Lodg . Installed b James Jensen,[...]end ar S. 111, a rinity Seminary in Ohio, too 26-76. On 7-29-7[...] |
| years; Ole Hove was Secretary for 25 years. In the early '60s, some of the members joined the Immanuel Lutheran Parish in Westby. Other members continued services at Scan[...]th Pastor Stendal, Jore, and Sundby serving. In 1939 this church toge[...]the A. T. Olsen home. The first church was built in 1906. 16 by 30 WESTBY ASSEMBLY OF GOD |
| [...]ools then, and 2 forced to practice in Fortuna, and team games were played in Plen- years of high school were offered. tywood. In the school year 9 9 20, the high school work was continued In extra-curricular activities, basketball continued[...]e under George F. Freisleben . ine students were in high school. In athletic arena. 1956 was the Rangers' first trip to State, and in 1972 1924, the large enrollment in the lower grades began to make itself felt[...]stby Rangers captured the State Basketball Cham- in the high school, and Miss Thora Sorenson returned to Westby to pionsip trophies. assist in the high school work. There were now 49 students and 3 The '60s and '70s experienced rapid growth in other athletic pro- years of work were being offe[...]tion grams. Football was introduced and in 1972, Westby received the of the Assembly Hall in 924 .[...]Field, Boys' and Girls' track was was significant in the fact that Westby now had a complete high school added. In the spring of 1973, the boys' track team placed 3rd in the course of 4 years. At the end of the school year, 6 students received State Track meet in Billings. the first high school diplomas ever gra[...]Girls' basketball has grown in support to match the boys' event. In students were: Sidney Westby, Marjorie Allen, Dor[...]sen. in Sidney, losing the challenge game to Dodson. They[...]passed, class after class was graduated. Courses in Divisional. vocal music, band, comme[...]Band and choir continue to play an important role in the activity of In 1936, a gym and 3 more classrooms were added. Now all Westby students. In 1968, the band and choir were selected to activities could be held in the school building. o longer did students participate in the State Music Festival. In 1972, the Ranger Band was run downtown to John's[...]ce and games. The school one of 16 in the United States invited to the International Mu[...]e was taken of the WPA Festival in Vienna, Austria. In 1975, an invitation was received to program in 938-39. A complete system of water with adequate participate in Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. 1976, State Citation for Bi- restrooms a[...]al forced to meet the challenge of knee high snow in the winter to reach Tournament in Glasgow; 1983, Invitation to audition for Macy's[...]In school publications, the Spotlight gave way to th[...]ual as did the Tatler to the Hardtimes Newspaper. In 1971 , the[...]awards in journalism, recently receiving 3rd of all papers[...]in Montana as evaluated by The School of Journalism[...]Westby has been fortunate in having had many Air Base students[...]M r in , nd students ho have spanne[...]h pro• and re arding; it is eviden in the tremendous gro h of the Westby ram[...] |
| [...]No. 34 was organized on 1-10-14. Schools started in the district at various times and places. The fma[...]all my brothers and sis er received our education there. When my oldest brother, Sig, began school[...]dings. The Elm land was then o ned by John iller. In 1920, e school was moved west to the John Phelan farm no o ned b Frances Elm. In 1928 the school as again moved est to he Ed Lager[...]na of estby o. 3 for some time. S uden s are bussed o o he former district 34 . WESTBY[...] |
| [...]s dated 3-15-32 by request from this Unit. There ere 1 Ocharter members as follows: Mrs. Peter A.[...]n Anderson, and rs. Anna Dieseth. September in the year 1942 was when our Unit was changed from[...]f orth Dakota to the Department of Montana. In the early years of our organization we were assigned veterans in hospitals to remember on their birthdays a Christ[...]idays. We also were assigned children of veterans in the early years. From 1955 through 1960, e[...]Is o be used for gift buying for our veterans ho are hospitalized.[...]ed in 1910. I attended the Pleasant Valley Aural School[...]932 and 1936 I a ded estby HS, gradua mg in ay of 1936.[...]es b HS. In r ed as a librarian at an YA h ary se up in[...]Lutheran Church in es by.[...]born in[...] |
| [...]at Medicine Lake since 1950. The discovery of oil in the Flat Lake Oil Field in the '60s has made some changes on our land and su[...]Wesley Anderson born 4 2 43 and presently living in Wilmette, IL (a suburb of Chicago), erna Anderson[...]nderson Koterba born 4-18-54 and presently living in estby. Their histories are listed separately m the Westby section of his boo . Adolph and I are members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby and I am a member of Immanuel ALC . Adolph[...], ex1co, especially enjoyable as our r p to orway in 1982. Adolph s sisters, Thresa Anderson, abel ien[...]is church is 775 y as old and still being used. e are planning ano her rip ·n arch of 1 8 . This will[...]rlene (Anderson) S ant as born 9-6- 9 Her paren s are Adolph and Florence (Hass} nde arlene a[...] |
| [...]skiing, I worked for my mother in the local cafe, Sheridan Cleaners, Dairy running, nd bicycling in her spare time. Lunch Cafe, and Lincoln Lumber Co. in Plentywood and Standard Ins.,[...]I married Richard Alexander 2-15-70. We lived in Fortuna until his[...]r. Rick did some truck driving, then got a degree in[...]n was born •2·43 a Plentywood, MT. His parents are Adolph and Florence (Hass) Anderson of Westby, MT[...]his high school years, Darrell too an active part in the Boys Scouts. In ay 1960, Darrell We bought our house in Redmond in 1976. We have 3 children: graduated from Westby H[...]ars. He graduated from the U of MT, issoula in June, 1965 with a BS I am presently working for Teltone Corp. as a PB operator and in degree in Business Administra ion, with honors.[...]JOHN J. ANDERSEN ions and 2 radio stations based in issoula during 1966-68 . He[...]) was born to became a Cer ified Public Accountan in 1968. From 1969-73, he was els an[...]r for the ational Headquarters of the Bahai Faith in Wilmette, were Herman, Martin, and Ezra.[...]sury operations for orth American Car Corporation in Chicago, IL. Kenmare area ( orma, ND) in the early 1900s where they had a farm This is a r[...]then moved to a farm 9 miles southwest of Westby in the[...]year 1915. John served briefly in the military, during WWI. After his[...]discharge, he resumed ork in various coal mines during the winter[...]rm adjacent to his father's ( els Andersen) farm. In[...]or Bill organ in the coal mines during he inter months. John subse[...]quently purchased partnership in this mine ith Ed Lagerquist. John[...]and bring bac herring and other fish hich he sold in he[...]He served or many years as chairman on he local rural school board[...]rtnership nd ran or county comm1ss1oner in 9 0.[...]Com in C[...] |
| [...]MT. Dorothy married Selmer Hammer of rural Westby in 1942. Dorothy and Sam had 4 children: Sa[...]6-19-82 to Cyril Fitzpatrick, a farmer/rancher in the Sweetgrass, MT area. 2. Betty married Ralph Lindell of Fortuna, ND in 1946. Betty taught school in Sheridan County rural schools for a time. They li[...]. Myrtle married Fred Lafond of Malta, MT in 1948. They presently reside at Elkhart, KS. Myrtl[...]daughters). Joan now lives at Citrus Heights, CA. In 1949, she was married to Harold Storseth[...]arence Allgor of Sacramento, CA. Joan 1s employed in a government office and has 3 children :[...]n) married Charles Bublitz of Grenora, ND in 1949. For several years, they operated a dry cleaning and laundry service in Grenora. They are now on a farm about 3 miles south of Ambr[...]ohnson), Harold, and David. In the ·40s, John sold his partnership in the coal mine. Shortly atter, he sold his[...]Lagerquist. John married Lela Hall in 1944 and moved to Elalaka, T, for a time,[...]afe for several years. John retired in 1962 and Grenora remained his home. He spent some winters with his daughter, Joan, in Califorma. He as preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, and his sister, Esther. His o her sister, Anna Johnson, lives in Great Falls, T. John passed a ay a Sherid[...]ospital, Plentywood, T on 5·29•73. In tribute and loving memory of a dear father and gr[...]BAZIL ANDERSON Bazil as born in es by on 8-31-32. ea ende Country[...] |
| [...]her ser- 1952. Later that year, he went to work in maintenance at the Fortuna vice s a ion and bul d[...]Air Force Base. He was employed there until 1965, at which time, he he iris all[...]. The family then moved to Phoenix, AZ. educ tion in issoula and Billings. Deborah passed away 10-18-8[...]Betty was a housewife and mother and active in many community after a 5 year battle with cancer. Jeannine lives in Billings and is activities prior to moving[...]Michael and later Shure Electronics in Phoenix, which was where she worked adding She[...]orks for Cardinal Oil. until her death in June of 1979. They reside in Billings. arvin continued to e pand his business and built a new car wash and tire store in 1980. Leona did the bookkeeping for him. Marvin d[...]devoted her time caring for Debbie. Leona resides in Polson. MR. and RS. ORRIS A DERSO |
| [...]ll graduated from Westby HS. Carol was born in 1931, graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing, Havre, MT in 1951 . She married Joe Scott rn Lynwood, CA in 1953. They have 2 children, Susan, who is a A wo[...]meat cutter, is also attending Santa Ana College in Fire Science. Joe and Carol o n heir own business in construction and Joe ,s also a Ta Counselor. Th y live in La Mirada, CA. Ron was born in 1935. He attended N Cat Havre, MT. He helped his[...]my. He as employed b Western Geophysical Company in the exploration of oil. He b gan working in Sheridan County in 1958. He continued in Lib a, Alas a, South Yemen (Aden), and Rocky Mt. area. After 8 years in Cairo. Egypt, he returned to the states to work in Galveston, TX and a am ·n Anchorage, AK. He was married to edra Lem,eu in 1966, she di din 1976. They have 1 daughter, Dayna, born in 1968. Dayna is a high school student in Anchorage, A where her dad is a Field Supervisor. Janice was born in 1940. After graduating ffom h"gh school, she att[...]for 1 year. She moved to California began orking in a car sales office as an Insurance a . married James Goodrow in 1960. He is employed by Ae Supervisor in Engineering Design. He is also a T have 3 children: Catherine, 21 , is in her second yea College, majoring in pre-law. Douglas gradua ed i tonan, is now attend[...]lege as a pre-me a high school student o gradua e in Jun sales as a Business anager. The Good Don was born in 1943. fter g moved to California here he r[...] |
| 1 78 ith a double maJor in Elementary and Special Education. She Brita likes to do fanciwork and has made many afghans and quilts. as married 1-27-79 at West[...]born She moved to the Westby Eight-Plex in 1980 when she sold her 2- 8-59 at Ran oul, IL. He works in Piketon, OH as a non destructive house. Their[...]daughters and 2 sons: Bernice, ngineer for M R in a nuclear power plant. The Baileys reside at[...]17 grandchildren; and 14 great- Portsmouth, OH nd are active members in their church. They have 3 grandchildren.[...]and works in a nursing home. Bernice was married 3-18-50 to No[...]an manages his own business as an architect. They are estby HS in 1975, salutatorian of his class. He graduated fro[...]Ward, and Mary and have 6 grand- D, Grand Forks in 1979 with a major in Business Education and a children. They reside in St. Paul, MN. minor in Coaching. While in college, he became actively involved with[...]School Ministry, Student carpenter. They are parents of 3 girls: Wanda, Angela, and Krista. Ve[...]pus Crusade. He also coaches basketball and track in Rodney N. Sessing, born 6-29-54, Austin, MN, married Debra high school in Philadelphia. He resides in Ambler, PA. Buerkle. Rodney is a carpenter. They are parents of 3: Jayden, Darcy Lynn Bervik, born 9-2-59 at Crosby, D attended school in Brandelyn, and Chestyn. Westby, gr duating in 977. She attended U of D, Grand Forks for 2[...]19-55, MN, married Marjorie Larsen years enrolled in business classes. Darcy worked at Security S ate and is attending NDU, Fargo, ND majoring in architecture. Bank in Plentywood 2 years and as married 8-15 -80 at Wes[...]tland, OR 7-5-53. After com- and is cooking in a nursing home. Gene works with the handicapped. pletion of school, he served years in the Marine Corps. Kelly works They have a so[...]hand and Darcy is night manager for Piggly Wiggly in Kathleen J. Bervik, born 3-8-30, Divide County, ND, graduated Plentywood. They are parents of a son, Garret Robert, born 8-19-84 at[...]Harstad. Kathleen is Culbertson, MT. They reside in Plentywood. Office[...]born 12-17-63 at Plentywood. He attend- years in US Navy, retiring 8-1-76 and works at Stanley Aviation Corps ed school in Westby and graduated from high school in 1983. He is as Contracts Assistant. They h[...]and 2 attending CC, iles City, T and is enrolled in Electronics, Intro-to grandsons. They reside in Littleton, CO. Data Processing, and Auto-Body. He works for his dad on the farm in Michael J. Harstad, born 4-8-57, Nash[...]is Senior Estimator for Al Cohen Const. Co. They are parents All children are baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. of 2 sons, John M. W. Har[...]for Sea Galley Restaurant. Sven as born in or ay 4-29-1891 . He had 4 brothers and 1[...]y, ND, graduated from sis er. Sven came to the US in 1914 to join 3 of his brothers already Westby[...]rrison, D. Otto is Deputy here and he homes eaded in Elkhorn Twp., Divide County, D. He mar- Lan[...]ve 3 children: Leann, Loren, and Larry and reside in Bria as born in or ay 1-20-02. She came to Canada in 92 . Bismarck, D. Bri a or ed ere one ye[...]ted from ith her Uncle Siver E ness and family in El horn Twp. helping ith Bismarc HS and atten[...]or s at Hardees. he house or , daily chores, and in he harves fields. She had 3 Loren[...]n 5-17-58, Crosby, D, married Sara Behm. brothers in or ay.[...]graduated from U D, Grand Forks, D with a degree in Business. They armed un ii they retired in 1953 hen they moved to Sara is a registered nurse at United Hosp. in Grand For s, D. estby, T. They oo heir firs acation in 1939 o the Stavanger Larry 0. Bervi , 7-10-59, Crosby, D, a manager at a video arcade Lag in Fargo, D o see Crown Prince Olav of or ay. hey made their in Bismarc and wor s at American Lifestyle. irst rip bac o or ay in 9 8 and 3 more imes since. Bnta has[...]Amerada Hess Corp. They have children and reside in Lit-[...] |
| raised in Elkhorn Township, along with his sister and 2 brothers. His mother, Louise, died in 1936 and Oscar raised his children along ith th[...]horn country school and graduated from Westby HS. In 1951, Claire enlisted in the Army and spent one of his 2 enlisted years in Korea. He was discharged in 1953. Cookie (Lois) was born to Truman and Ebba Stageberg in Helena, MT. She was the second of their 5 children, 4 girls and 1 boy. She attended grade school in Great Falls, MT and then moved to Plen- tywood with her family in 1948. Cookie graduated from Plentywood HS in 1952 and then went to work as a telephone operato[...]ntil 1955 . Claire and Cookie were married in Plentywood m 1955. In 1956 , we bought a farm southeast of Westby on th[...]l and as an exchange s udent and live estby HS in 197 4. Tania en bac to Bra here, is no married and lives in he Bos on bac " home·· to see us ice and erry an vis, her and her famtly in 1979. Claire has had ca le sin[...] |
| [...]ied Cheryl Rice of Plentywood 3·19-83. They live in estby nd manage Westby Lumber and Steel.[...]3.59 at Plentywood, MT graduated from estby HS in 977. She married Roger Ward of Plentywood 6-16-79[...]n 4 13 62 at Plentywood, graduated from Westby HS in 1980. He married Deanna Shefstad of Fortuna, ND 6[...]ntly employed by ittelson O.K Hardware. They live in Westby. Oscar Benhardt, born 8-6·66 at Plen[...]her who died before his birth. Oscar has enlisted in the US Army and will begin basic training in Georgia in July.[...]Deloris was employed by the State of Montana in Helena until her[...]2 at Steve Bowman was born 6-29-53 in Crosby, ND, the son of Colin inot, D. Daughter[...]before getting married. attended school in Daneville, Williston, Glendive, and Westby. Upon[...]inot, ND. graduation in 1971, he enlisted in the Army and served 3 years in Ger- many as a tank mechanic. After his return from the Army in 197 4,[...]e began working for his father at Bowman Trucking in Westby,[...]delle French of Redstone. Peggy was born 8-11 -54 in[...]entywood school. Upon graduating from high school in 1972,[...]Peggy attended ontana State University in Bozeman and Kinman[...]Business University in Spo ane. Following college, she worked for[...]insurance companies in Spokane and Billings. In 1975, Peggy returned[...]son, Christopher athe . born 9-27-62 . In October, family moved from Glenburn, o T o[...]has es area a s in Pfent ood. He married Joan[...]majorin in D. and D. is or mg in Pen . in S reside on our arm s[...]s , in un D. |
| [...]ry, Westby, MT. Herbert became a Lieutenant in the Air Force during WWII and flew reconnaissanc[...]BRYN Arthur "Art" Bryn was born 11 -22-1896 in Pierce Coun y, 0. H had 1 brother and 1 sister.[...]ota until he purchased the former Joe Mason farm in 1929 for taxes. The farm is located 8 miles NE of Westby in Divide County. He married Anna Westgard of Rugby, ND 4-10-24. Anna was born in Pierce Coun y, D 4-10-02. Her father, Ole, came from Norway and her mother, arie, came from Sweden. There were 7 boys and 7 girls in the family. Art and[...]Westby and Art con mues to |
| [...]n and Bill Sundt were married Westby HS in 1972. She was united in marriage to John Jay LaFond of 4 2 49. Bill went into partnership with Joe Noon in the Westby Hard- Grenora, ND. After John finished his 3-year Army tour, they settled in ware and Elec. Co. at that time.[...]Grenora. Both John and Sheila have been employed in road construc- They were members of the Lutheran Church. tion in North Dakota and also Wyoming. Bill was town[...]a member Janet graduated from Westby HS in 1973. She attended Business of the American Legio[...]School at Rapid City, SD and graduated from there in 197 4. On Helen owned and operated Helen's B[...]an analyst for lease records. They are the parents of 2 daughters,[...]was born on 12-5-60 and graduated from Westby HS in 1979. He was united in marriage to Melanee Hovland on 4-28-80. She[...]died on 6-5-80. Ken has spent most of his life in the area and is[...]Loren's father passed away in 1965 and his mother in 1971.[...]Luella, and Ronald. In June of 1966, Bill and Helen along with son, Guy[...]moved to California to con- |
| [...]s. In 1930, I married Mary Corcarn and we raised 4 chil[...]and I bought the Stanley Ottensen ty farm in 1945 of which I still farm . The children all gre[...]nd I Verne and family live in Williston, NO. Agnes and family live at Lllh Ronan. MT. Kenneth and family live in Cody, WY and Margie and her th husband live in Fargo, NO. I have 7 grandsons, 2 granddaughters,[...]later years I have lost my ife. Mary passed a ay in 1982 and I still live here on the farm . I[...]RSON Mr. and Mrs. Christofferson were born in o a this country in the early part of the 1900s and se led For a whi[...]tana side. John did ceme on many projects in Westby and the surrounding ar n died in 1945 and John died m 1960. There ere •· ly: Carl Olaf, A[...]All 4 sons served during II for too part in the big invasion of France, young men. After the[...]m and hen to Cu b a in commum y pr[...] |
| bee me teachers At present, Amelia lives in British Columbia. Lydia, the railroad crew[...]e years later than the original rs. Wright, is in Parker, AZ. Ragna, Mrs. Hirt, lives in Anaheim, CA. construction and widen and gentl[...]hey had made Gerda, rs. Jorgen Christensen, hves in Dagmar, MT. through the hilly country, all to lessen the effect of snow filling in on other and Inger continued to live on t[...]the amount of wildlife improve. When we other in 195 and Inger in 1967. first came we saw no deer or antelope, now there are many deer. In In 1940, I purchased the home place and still farm it. our many sloughs and small lakes there were many ducks and geese Pearl Iverson and I were married in 1943. She was born in 1922 in the early years, the amount remains the same now[...]he Oooley-Comertown area. water. There was a large coyote population in the early years, but Her brothers were Howa[...]rma) Zoanni; hardly any now. all of whom live in the Culbertson area.[...]e been Pearl's firs 12 years of school were in Comertown after which she electronics and gardening. I built 2 radios in the late '20s and early a tended MC. She taught in the Westby area and after marriage[...]following years. work there was to do, that was both in the house and outdoor farm We have 2 children: Lois, who attended school in Westby and work. My dad, Mother, or Jes[...]ys busy own the Edgewood Motel. Their 2 daughters are Shelley, a student at with something anyway. Mother died in 1946 and Dad passed away in the UNO-Williston, and Tracey, a junior in high school at home. 1959. Jesse died in May of 1962. She died from cancer. I farmed for Curtis, a petroleum engineer, at ended school in Westby and Mon- one year after that but I di[...]ladies live with me as housekeepers, Katie Sayers in 1962 until 1965, live in Oilmont, T where they own and operate oil leases. several others after that but in 1971 Emma Rorvig came to live with Both Leslie and Curtis are Instrument Flight Rated Pilots. Lois me and[...]stroke and had to move to the nursing home in Plentywood. We belong to Emmaus Lutheran Ch[...]Outside of the dry years of the '30s, I've had many good crops, as treasurer and chairman. Pearl participated in ALCW activities. I except for the years I[...]the main improvements in the varieties was Thatcher wheat, that over-[...]for seed, 60¢ a bushel. That was in 1938 or 1939. The cattle we Our hobbies at home are he greenhouse and flower beds. Every rai[...]past 6 years e have enjoyed spending our winters in Green cElroy depot. Valley, Z. From h[...]As of July 4th, 1983 I am living in the Pioneer Manor in Plen- ou of Tucson.[...]tywood. Jim and Pam Sundsted and their daughters are living on my farm now and they are renting it from me. ART and JESSE DEGE a[...]and Dorothy Sned ·er Degen. y place of birth was in Harvey By abel Sundsted D. Jesse was born there too. In June of 19 3 my parents, Jesse, and I came o mbro[...]e he appro imate 35 miles to our ne arm si e, all in o e day. Our arm is 6 miles of present es b . n 913, es b asn' in i s presen si e. cElroy, Camer- o n, nd[...] |
| [...]h, who homesteaded wor ing to ards there. I was born at Beldenville, WI on 7-28-21 . Mothe[...]ing, ill school, then on to Westby HS, graduating in 1941 . Farming has been Rhonda IS a 7t[...]Allan, third In 1960, I went to Nebraska and South Dakota to work, returning Lee of Crosby, D. to the farm in 1963. number of years. ldo In 1966, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Ward and I traveled to No[...]purchased he busin Sweden. My stay over there lasted 6 months, going over by steamer[...]school and Lisa is a children, all living in Wisconsin. Eugene lives at Brookfield, has 4[...]ed at Da n Is a gradu Dorsey Trailers in Edgerton . Terry hves at Deerfield, has 2 children , is a asters in Vocal r[...]ng, we en1oy traveltng and sophomore in high · c visiting. active in 4-H program[...]rea alls. urr e mar ldor's parents were born in Bergen, Norway, they were Sivert and sch[...]ou of all Julia's parents were born in Hemsedal, orway, they were Sven chil[...]and S a na. a 4 Id. ldor was born in Watertown, SD. He moved with his parents t[...] |
| [...]children have married Sheridan County mates. In June, 1966, Brian was married to the former Sandr[...]'s son, David, married Lisa Cybulski, daughter of in Westby. Brian opera es the family farm and is als[...]ug West, son of Richard and Jean West of Outlook. in Westby in 1982. In 1964, Selmer passed away. In January 1967, I married Ray[...]ner from Outlook and since have lived on the farm there. With this THE ESPELAND FAMILY[...]dren. Ray, D where I was born, to Bromhead, Sask. in 191 2. Of the 12 children, I have 1 brother and 2[...]By Marjorie Reed I married Selmer Espeland in May, 1931 and lived on the farm Ed homesteaded about 3/4 miles west of Alkabo, ND in 1913. He northwest of Westby. He had been left with 3 small children, for their moved to Westby, MT in 1937 and lived in that area until his death mother had passed away[...]an, auctioneer, owner Rexall Store and dance hall in Westby, school at Westby.[...]and co-owner of the Blue Moon Night Club in Plentywood, MT. Sam is now a dentist at Glas[...]urtz from Members of Ed's fam ily that are still living are: Mrs. lone Anderson Jordon and they have 5 childr[...]passed away in 1922. Ed also leaves children: Mrs. Kathryn Adamy[...]preceded him in death in December of 1972. His daughter, Vavine[...]natha as less than a ear old hen her mo her died in 1970. But time does pass and she no is 3 years ol[...]Gladys married Tom Grimm of adison, I. They lived in Great Falls until his dea h in 975. She moved o 81llmgs, here she o ns[...]che e Great Falls• David, o as illed in he ar. a brother, Grover, and a sister, Bi[...] |
| [...]nual leave relief is need d. In 1978, sh ct d a qu I Oppor•[...]spend some time with h r 3 My hobbies are taking pictures and I enjoy coffee breaks at the[...]dersen, one of 5 daughters. She grew to womanhood in be fully retired but is loo i Sheridan County graduating from Westby HS in May of 1942 and work• cloc . Thoug she l[...]fice while taking a correspondence place in her hear for Sher dan business course through Billings Polytecnic Business College in 8111 here there are man b au i ul ings. On 12-18-42 she married Selme[...]Westby, son of Carl and Marie Hammer. Selmer was in the military at that tune and they spent the early years of their marriage in Lou1s1ana and Texas. Both were employed at Glasgo[...]e, WA). rom mbr In March of 1948, the family returned to Westby and[...]Elmer, Sen In 1953, the family moved to Sunburst, T here[...] |
| [...]rs. Harlow is credit manager for John Day Company in son on 5-1 3-19. They lived on a farm near Comertown and she Om h , E. They reside in Ankeny, IA. Elmer died in 1972 and Jennie graduated from Comertown in 1938. During WWII, Frances worked in h s continued to live on their farm.[...]d Washington. After marrying Albert, they settled in Westby and Albert farmed in North Dakota and did carpenter jobs WILLIAM and A[...]eir farm home south of Westby. He attended school in quite suddenly in September, 1959. In 1962, Albert moved the family c lroy. He went to St Paul, MN in the early '30s to find work and to Las Vegas, NV for 5 years. He married Frances Knudson in found a ife. He married Alma Greseth at her pare[...]February, 1963 (from Green Bay, WI), while in Las Vegas. In 1967 (all Dawson, on 1O 27 -33. Alma was born 4-1-08. She grew up in Lac but Gayle) the family moved back to[...]County, M She graduated from agriculture college in St. Albert passed away May, 1979 of[...]t dif- Gayle married Tom J. Epperly in Las Vegas, NV on 5-13-64. Gayle erent jobs unti[...]graduated from Western HS, Las Vegas in 1964. They later moved to aitress for several[...]California after Tom returned from serving in the Vietnam War. They in Plentywood.[...]6-15-69. They now live in Pinon Hills, CA where Gayle is employed as[...]Valerie graduated from Westby HS in 1977 and finished a[...]and taken some schooling in California. She is now in Golden, CO, plan-[...]ning to continue her education there.[...]8-20 at Westby, MT. Parents, Olav (deceased) born in Nor-[...]ay, and Clara (Eckstrom) Gjesdal, (deceased) born in Norway. Five[...]ived on the farm which was 4 miles east of Westby in North[...]country grade school nearby. Went to high school in They have 2 children. Connie is married to Hugh eyer. They have Westby and part-time in Crosby, NO. Spent some time in Seattle, WA children and live in Westby. working at Puget Sound Sheet Metal, returning in 1941 to help on the Gwen lives in Great Falls and orks for First Bank. She has 2[...]ren. ary as born 6-3-57. She has 3 boys and lives in Great In 1943, Edward and Richard opened a garage in Grenora, ND Falls. Billy as born 8-22-58. He grad[...]ey (deceased) and Lillie (Lysne) ines. He lives in illiston, D and or s for Dowell as an engineer.[...]s, RoseMary McLean and Peggy They con inue o live in estby.[...]and paint shops in the area. Later to open his own body and paint sh[...]lara Gjesdal, as born 9-25 1 . He as in 1966 in ennewic 1th a partner, Verl Quien. He is n[...]n family farm. He quit school in the '30s of June, 1983. nd[...]I members of the First Lutheran Church and active in the Sons of ar ed e on . He was stationed or ay. mostly in O so o awaiian Islands as[...]here he graduated wi h honors in both Education (Social Science) and[...]Ii ed in[...] |
| [...]here I di We were in Culbertson until 1965 when we moved back to[...]rls m school. We lived oper m there about 2½ years and I wanted out of the oil field[...]ed to Chester, MT. I took up diesel mechanic work there and drove chased land 3 truck.[...]in est by m t e fal[...]ym Iara d1 d in 1 4 nd m fa r, Ola , n 1 80. We raised our family in Chester and they have all graduated from Chester[...]aymond Houle JOH ROBERT and and they reside in Hingham, MT. They have 1 boy, Shane, and 2 girls,[...]y and working with a grain bin building outfit. e are by ourselves now and we presently own a bar m Che[...]an is working for the State of Montana in the appraisal office. s[...]i from Oslo, Norway. They were married in 1909. They homesteaded on a farm near the post of[...]boys and 1 girl. Carl, born 9-29-10, dro ned ne in Brush Lake July, 1929. Harold, born m 1912, died[...]En , Albert, born 9-25-14, died in ay, 1979. Alma, born 5-10-19. Ed ard born[...] |
| [...]Ellis Hagen was born on 10-12-48 in Plentywood to Chester and taught all levels of En[...]ome and later transferred to Westby and graduated there in 1966. John and Carol have been active membe[...]He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Math from the University Church. John has served[...]y Lutheran Parish and of Montana in 1971. He then returned to the family farm and too[...]Westby Lutheran Parish librarian. John and Carol are both church choir members and part- icipants in Bible studies. Participation in the orthwest Chorus and Orchestra in Crosby, ND since 1978, has been John and Carol's most consistent community contribution. In 1976, Carol wrote the script for and sang in Westby's portion of the Sheridan County Bicentenn[...]om which she received one of 3 state scholarships in 197 8. She is also a member of the ontana Library[...]gen Family. she is currently vice-president. In their spare time, he Grovers enjoy reading, garde[...]Ellis married Susan Gjesdal on 6-8-75 in Eureka, MT. Susan is the raveling.[...]ghter of Albert and Frances Gjesdal. She was born in Crosby, ND on[...]4-50. Susan finished her last year of high school in Westby and R. and RS. OSCAR GUNDERSON graduated in 1968. From there she moved to California with her sister, Osc[...]ear Gayle, receiving a 2-year degree in Business Administration from estby. His parents came to the United States from Norway in the Citrus Jr. College, Azusa.[...]oved back to Montana and early 900s. Both parents are deceased. received her Bachelor of Science degree in Home Ee and Business Oscar married Doris Bre[...]for the Soo Line Education at MSU in Bozeman. She taught in Westby before having Railroad for years. Retired in 977.[...]f Fred and Clara Brenteson, 3-27-81 in Plentywood. They are all residing on the family farm out of was born 8[...]Westby. area by covered wagon from innesota in the early 1900s. Both paren s are deceased.[...]MMER Doris or ed for several business places in Westby, but spent 20 Howard w[...]as secretary and clerk at Westby school. Retired in 1982. child of 6 children bor[...]of his life, he lived with his parents in Sask., Canada. He returned to[...]Sheridan County in January 1943.[...]Howard served in the US Army during WWII from April, 1943 to[...], 1946. He as with he 468th AAA AW B , and served in Europe[...]rried and lives in[...]D pa m n in Salem. chil |
| [...]he following little rhyme I have In 1959 their fourth ch· composed:[...]teaching a Rob rts, T in th H is for the Happiness he's given[...]In April 1963 Sam When needed by a friend both ni[...]of th Sunbu c to try to keep the peace in our great land. own[...]ammer on 11 -20-15 at Heart Hospital in Spo H Westby and grew to manhood in that area. He had 4 brothers: ranc[...]various farms and coal mines and In memory of Selmer B. Ha also at Fort Peck during[...]The cher,ished one military services in April, 1942 and was stationed at various camps in His precious s Louisiana and Texa[...]His hfe as on On 12-18-42 he was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Andersen,[...]hey lived at fret. various places in Louisiana and Texas while "Sam" served ith the[...]credi to all. transferred to Great Falls, MT in 1943 where they spent 6 years while[...]no i and Randal, were born while they lived in Great Falls. Sandra ( rs. Ed- Our h w[...]Resp ctfull "Grogan's Performance Centers" in both Whitefish and Kahspell. The Grogan's have 4[...]Inspector at Spokane, WA. He and his wife, Linda, are the parents of 3 children: ichael, Marci, and Mat[...]on. Their third child Diane, as born to them hile in es by. Diane is presently on one year's leave of[...]spell area. The family moved to Sunburst. T in April of 1953 ere Sam as employed as shop foreman i h In ernational Harves er. He as very active in Boy Scouts, American Legion, Sal a ion rmy, and LC Church holding various offices in each. e as baseball mana er hen he earn too 1s place in Legion Class B baseball. |
| passed way 6-1-79 at her home in Phoenix, AZ; Ervin, passed away this hom[...]yed by fire then moved to Plentywood. this home in East issoula, MT on 1-14-76; Lola (Mrs. Don Jense[...]c and played the clarinet, as well as other lives in Seattle, WA; Laverne lives in Phoenix; Marlowe lives in instruments with several musical groups[...], and Phoeni ; Ardelle ( rs. Harvey French) lives in Redstone, MT; and '40s. Many people enjoyed listening and dancing to "Ed's" music. His Dorothy ( rs. Alden Swartz) lives in Billings, MT. love for music carried on down to his children who all participated in Andrew passed away 2-5-61 and Mabel passed away 5-21 -80. musical activities in school. These activities included orchestra, band, Both died in Westby and are buried in the Westby cemetery. Betty and and chorus, and also with singing in the Lutheran Church choir. Ervin are buried there also.[...]family and friends. While operating the Home Cafe in BERNICE HELSETH HENDERSON[...]stby, as well as cooking at the Sheridan Hospital in Plentywood, Bernice Helseth Henderson was t[...]taking of her skills. She was also interested in visiting and working Westby. She graduated from Westby HS in 1939 and attended North- with people and[...]t rapport with people of all ages. ern MT College in Havre, MT. She married Joseph Henderson in 1942. Edwin was born on 11-10-1882 an[...]and passed away on 2-7-75. Their 8- 6-44 , lives in Lewistown, ID and has 3 boys: David, Shannon, and[...]assed away on 4-18-83. Sean. O'Oean Paul was born in Plentywood on 10-19-49. He and his wife, Penny, and daughter, Lindsey Jo, live in Superior, MT. Valorie Jo SHIELA HELSETH MAUS was born on 7-19-51 in Plentywood and she and her husband, Donald[...]Alexander, Helseth. She was born on 4-12-38 in Ambrose, ND. Shiela passed live in Conrad, T. away on 4-18-83. After leaving Westby in 1951 , Joe and Bernice and family lived in Shiela graduated from Westby HS in 1956 and married Gerald various places, in and out of state, as Joe was employed by construc- Maus of Wichita, KS on 7-10-56. She and Jerry lived in Westby while tion firms and worked on the constru[...]with the Air Force. They moved to Albuquerque, NM in 195 7 highways in most ol the Western States.[...]Jacque Key and husband, Jack, and son also reside in Albuquerque, Earl Helseth is the second chi[...]She had from estby HS and entered he US Air Force in 1950. He retired from only good comments t[...]n ful career hile serving at the ATO headquarters in Oslo, SHIRLEY HELSETH MOORE or ay, he Phil[...]elma and Edwin ithin the US. He served as Chie in the electronics and communica-[...]Helseth. She was born 10-10-34 in Westby, MT. She graduated from ions ields.[...]Westby HS in 1952. She has 2 sons, Shannon and Douglas. Shanno[...]lives in San Jose, CA and Douglas lives in Encino, CA. and his ·fe, Ce a, reside at 1225 Bl[...]Shirley was employed by the Air Force hile living in Rosemond, Springs, CO.[...]CA and as employed by the Adway Sign Company in San Jose, CA for[...]on 9-16-08 es by. She gradua ed from es by HS in 195 and at ended he Col- a Ambrose, D. He moved ith his parents to Antelope, T in 1910, lege o Great Falls. Janice married Robert S[...]armed ith his dad and brothers for several years. In the fall of 1935, 8-25-57 and marred Russell Smi[...]rs. Robert as born 1-2-59, is si g e, and resides in Uber y as s ationed at Paradise, T. On[...]ol. They continued farming in the or 2 e r . er husband, B[...] |
| [...]in Glasgo , MT 1-11 -[...]MT on 1Q. Niels was born 11 -8-39, he served in the US avy for 4½ years, He gradua ed from[...]ND. They have 4 children: Robert, ational Ban in Cory, Teresa, and Jennifer.[...]as a seer Donald was born 3-30-42, he served in the US avy for 4 years, 1968 I went o wo he[...]n. Gerald was born 6-29-46, he served 3 years in the US avy. He is a Computer Programmer and lives[...], ND. EUGENE HERMAN |
| born 3-2 15; Erik Vernon Hjelm, born 7-1-16 and lives in Big Fork, T; Edwin Gordon Hjelm, born 12-4-19 and lives in Helena, MT; and Olaf Leslie, born 3-2-22, lived in Plentywood, deceased 5-19-83. After graduat[...]r- vation Corps) Camp the fall of 1935 and stayed there for 3½ years at Glacier Park. I came back to She[...]981 . I lived with my mother and took care of her in the last years of her life. I went to Mesa, AZ fo[...]Harold Richard Hove was born in Westby, MT on 4-18-18. He is[...]His father died in Norway in 1976 and his mother died m 1944. His[...]g to town to attend high school. After graduation in 1936 Lore ta Luchsinger was orn in Columbus, E, Platte County on he work[...]volunteered for the Air Force and was stationed in Jackson, MS with[...]arl S. Holst was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holst in 1930 on the[...]during his enlistment, which was served entirely in the States, and farm located in the north-Coalridge community. I attended grade s[...]½ miles north of Coalridge and attended in Jackson, MS he met Bonnie Jean Harrell, who later became his wife. high school in Westby for 2 years, from 1944-46 . I also attende[...]y, MS to Claiborne Flathead County HS for 2 years in Kalispell, graduating in 1948. After and Lilly Cuevas Harrell. She wa[...]ded the University of Montana 4 years, graduating in 1953 Hollis of Hazelhurst, MS; Lilly Mae, Mrs. Wm. McGlathery of Kentwood, ith a degree in Business Administration. I spent the ne t 2 years in LA; Claiborne Jr. of Kentwood, LA; and James[...]US Air Force, from 195 -56, as a 1st Lieutenant. In the fall of Bonnie's father died in April, 1952 and her mother died in December, 1956, I went o or or Anaconda Aluminum[...]River, D; They were married on 7-6-46 in the parsonage of Scandia Luther~n ent, born 3-1[...]pursuing a US ir Force career Free Church in Westby by Rev. Holger Hagen. Wm. C. and Solv1g an[...]ed in he nort[...] |
| [...], MT. All of the children but Kathy, who was born in Ted a d r Magnolia, MS, were born in Plentywood, MT.[...]at Plentywood, MT. His mater• nal grandparents are Benjamin C. and Lillie C. Harrell (deceased) of Kentwood, LA. His paternal grandparents are Ole and Gund Hove (page 945 of Sheridan Daybreak[...]49 at Plen- tywood, MT. Her maternal grandparents are Nels Peter and Mary Jensen (Page 205 of Sheridan Daybreak I). Both are deceased and lived most all their lives in the rural Plentywood area. Paternal grand• parents are Mathew and Elizabeth Allen (deceased) most recent[...]D while Arlene attended Billings Business College in Billings, MT. They were married in 1968 at St. John's Blanch Luth[...]at Plum Creek Lumber Co. for the next in 1939. S 7 years. On 10-10-68 their first child, Michael Alan, was born in d gree. She Whitefish, MT. Four years later, on 1-30-73, Tara Joelle was born in also taugh Whitefish, MT.[...]ily. n s. In the summer of 1975 they moved bac to estb to farm on the family farm. In June 1983 hey purchased the Ted Hove ( Har[...] |
| [...]mal training in Thief River Falls, MN she attended Oak Grove Semi[...](then a ladies' school) in Fargo, ND for a year. She taught rural schools[...]near her home for 5 years before being united in marriage to Pastor[...]Huglen on 9-6-18. The couple honeymooned in Sask.[...]Lutheran Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis. She is now Mrs. Elmo[...]Merton Strommen, a pastor, who for many years has headed Search[...]sting organization. Both have written or co- In the early '40s, Lydia moved to the western part o[...]and Timothy, pastors; lived and was employed for many years at Choteau, MT. While she James, a lawyer; and John and David, both still in the educational pro- as at Choteau, she was ma[...]e passed away cess. The Strommens live in Richfield, MN. several years ago.[...]took grades 8-1O at Westby, is a graduate of In 1976, Lydia moved to Velva, D where she still resides. Her Moorhead State University in Minnesota. She has taught school, most- brother, Elif Chris ensen, has made his home with Lydia for many ly grade 3 since 1946 at Alvarado and New[...]lting. Raynard attended the Westby School in grades 4-6. He is a She has 19 grandchildren and[...]and has been a pastor Her father passed away in 1938 and her mother in 1943. Three since 1953, in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. brothers and sisters died in infancy. Her other deceased brothers are For 5 years, he was on the staff of a Bible School in Minneapolis. Since Louis, Edward, Alvin, and Jose[...]an Am- ( rs. Herman Johnson). Her living brothers are Elif of Velva, D and bassador. He also serves a rural church. Clarence of Crosby, D. Her living sisters are artha Swartz of Great Erling began school in Westby and took his first 2 years there. He, Falls, T; E hel S artz of Plenty ood, MT; Es[...]au, T. pastor in 1957, he has served Lutheran parishes at Harvey,[...]Roseau, N. He married Rhoda Monseth, an RN in 1960 and the cou- birthday ith 4 of her granddaug[...]ple has 5 children: Mark and Steven in college, and Mary, Sara, and Dordahl, athy Johnso[...]andia, and Oslo) from 1937-38. He parish, in all a total of 8. and his family arrived in October 937 from Govan, Sask.[...]passed ay on -26· 886. He immigrated to the US in 1904. He orked in away at mbrose, D hospital on 11-3-38 a[...]years. He he oods of he orth Shore and on farms in south est inneso a as laid to rest[...]oing to he The amily continued to live in Westby until the end of August, es Coas for 5 years. There he at ended Be hania College, Everet • 19 0[...]rg Seminary, inneapolis, ere he graduated in 9 5. fter ordina ion in arine te, I he ALBERT M. JOH SO serv[...] |
| [...]Johnson Clapper, 8 6 49; Vivian L. and are far . Johnson Peterson, 1 -27-5 3; Anthony M[...]Arne Martin Johnson, 4 11 60, passed Ii e in es an away 4-11 -60. Both daughters are now living in Kalispell, MT. Linda had 2 boys, David is 15 yea[...]ed th We continued farm ing in eastern Montana until 195 7. hen e Osl[...]ded to sell out ho and move to Kalispell, MT in May of 195 7. s The first 2 years that we lived in Kalispell, work as hard to find and I worked at v[...]onger making concession trailers by myself. In January 1960 that petered out and I as ithout a j[...]my heart a ac on 11 -23-77. f er my attack, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks to recover, a tha time m[...]n. Betty ( rs. Palmer Jens n). C ris ·an pa a ay in 1939, Anna in 1936. |
| went to high school in Westby, graduating in 1946. Upon graduation I is living in Wilmot, SD. Lloyd married Marie Freund in 1925 and are on began farming with my father. On 11-18-5 3 I[...]th of Westby. Irene Swanson and husband, Al, live in Army at Butte, MT. My basic training was taken a[...]nd on Minneapolis. Ira, Vernon, and Gladys are deceased. completion I was sent to Fort Riley, KS[...]00-5 00, some of these were South Korean officers in the US for training. I received my separation fro[...]I, Wayne Koterba, was born on 7-24-45 in Plentywood, to[...]Church, Outlook in October 1945. I have 1 brother, Gordon, who was[...]0-10-48 . I began attending Outlook Public School in 1951. I[...]was confirmed at Highland Lutheran Church in May 1959. I was interested in science during my high school years and won a sch[...]ship to attend Purdue University in Indiana for 9 weeks during the sum- On 5-11[...]urnament basketball team, winning the grand prize in Sivert and Ellen Hammer and a sister to Carl and[...]was born address at graduation exercises in May 1963. 2-25-3 at Buttzville, D, a small town[...]ended the U of M, Missoula and earned a BA degree in Botany fourth child of 7 and attended grade and high school at Lisbon. Upon in 196 7. I received a graduate assistantship to att[...]ion she worked at various jobs eventually working in the and during the summer of 1967, conducted research for my thesis in Register of Deed's Office of Ransom County and wa[...]Glacier ational Park. I received a MA degree in Botany in 1969. Register of Deeds at the time of our marria[...]vices. I served basic training in Fort Lewis, WA , advanced training in On 6-1 0- 75 endy Diane as born at Sh idan e[...]n, GA, and spent the remaining of my service time in the Plenty ood, T, a welcome addition. She rides[...]Vietnam. I received my discharge from active duty in attend the Westby schools and ,s now in the third grade. She loves to December of[...]I began teaching junior high subjects in Westby during September busy girl and loves the f[...]of 1971. I became the elementary principal, in addition to teaching e are members of Immanuel Lu heran Church of Westby, he[...]estby won the State Class C Championship in 97 5. mi ees. I am also a member of the merican L[...]Church in es by. Rev. John napp officiated and our attendants ere Joan and especially I have seen and e perienced many dramatic Gordon Koterba and arlene (Anderson) S an . changes in our lifetime, rom farming nd raveling ith horses[...]dolph and Florence nderson. I as bapttzed in July 1954 a Our ahead for end and ourselves.[...]estby Pubhc School in 1960. I as confirmed at Immanuel Lu heran Ge[...]n 3 of their o Divide Church in ay. 969 by Pastor ilan lngman. In high school, I County fro arino n un y, I particip ed in trac , cheerleading, as a member of he girl's bas[...]a one ro gr du ted in ay of 1972. he fir t ear that estby on h Sta e fl[...]Cl ss C Ch mpion hip in boy's bas e b II. ·[...]from hi cour e in u 73 nd b c me a ce if1 d d n I a 1[...]n n in Sepe r 1973. I or ·n Plen ood or D .[...]Jufy 7 rch 77 . in Si[...] |
| ball coach in September 1973 and after about a year we were eng[...]4. I married Wayne Koterba and we honey• mooned in Banff National Park.[...]d t m We lived at Overgaard Apt. in Westby for 1 year, then purchased 3 lots southwes[...]rty was formerly owned by Selmer Ekness. We lived in a trailer on this property from July 1976 until M[...]If of s project began in June 1982 and we completed enough of It to move m[...]tby. he Wayne's main interests are playing fast-pitch softball each sum- mer, garden[...]amily. Vic i Pl was employed as a Census Taker in 1980 and since ovember 1981 has been the Westby L[...]L. LAGERQUIST I was born 7-8-43 . y parents are Elvin and ildred Lager rural Westby where[...] |
| for a short time. here are 2 producing oil wells where our buildings 10-4-48, graduated from Westby HS in 1966 and NMC in 1971. She t.[...]taught English and Music in the Kremlin-Gilford School System, owned Th[...]ased the remainder of the a fabric shop in Plentywood and presently makes her home in east former Wm. ·organ land. Built a house and[...]ad. On 3-21 -42, Loren was born; active in many community affairs in Helena. She was married in May Alton, 7 8 43; and John, 3-27-50. Loren lives in Great Falls and has 1984 to Gary Novota of[...]ner of Joslin's Fur- his own business. John lives in Great Falls also and is employed by niture in Helena. Dain Bosworth Inc. Alton lives in Westby and is a partner in Lagerquist Lynden was born 10-23-52 and upon his graduation in 1970 from Tire.[...]d as a heavy equipment operator. He married In the '40s, we purchased the remaining interest in the coal mine Cynthia Paulson of Plentywood 7-25-81. They make their home in held by John J. Anderson. We converted the underg[...]o owns and operates a beauty salon. open pit mine in 1946. Coal customers came from as far away as Ricky, born 3-24-57, attended school in Westby and graduated in ashua, T. Coal prices at the mine were $4.00 p[...]few 1975. He graduated with a 2 year degree in Agri-Business from North- years we operated it was the only coal mine operating in Sheridan ern Montana College in 1977 and worked at Cenex in Havre and at the County. Cargil Elevator in Hingham. On 12-11-76 he married Ruth Conley of[...]hose mentioned Havre. They moved to Plentywood in the fall of 1978. Ricky is above, in the gravel and implement business also on church, Bible employed in Plentywood at Farmers Union Elevator and Ruth wor[...]ments and also helped install attend school in Plentywood. telephones in the Reserve, Westby, and Fortuna exchanges.[...]youngest son, was born 3-27 -66 and will graduate in In 1966, I was elected County Commissioner. I took o[...]May 1984 from Westby HS. He has been involved in Church and nd am presently serving my 18th year[...]the Helena Vo-Tech where he he best people live in Sheridan County. plans to pursue a degree in Agri-Diesel Mechanics. Of all the various j[...]arming Helmer and Adeline have been active in their church, both holding the mos .[...]various offices, and are involved with several community organiza-[...]tions. In 1984, they hosted an exchange student, Hugo Teixe[...]months. Helmer Lagerquist was born 10-20-18 in his parents' home about 7 miles south est of estb[...]lara on 1 20-62. Helmer attended the rural school in the area. For served in the Army, he has lived and farmed on the family farm all of several years he or ed in the nearby coal mine and at the Lead and his life. He attended school in Sheridan County and graduated with Zinc ine in ellogg, ID.[...]l honors at his 8th grade graduation. Joel served in the US Army In Sep ember 19 2 he as induc ed into the rmy, serving in the during the Korean War. He was ith the Hq. and Hq. Co. USARAL in Asia ic Pacific Theater and he European Theater.[...]ntered the Army on 11-9-51 and was honorably dis- in ay 9 6 and began farming i h his brother, Joel, in 1947 and charged on 0-15-53. He is a[...]nderson) and Sharon ( rs. attended school in Sheridan County and has made her home on the Juni[...]y of estby and is a Past President of that school in Comerto n in 193 and graduated from high school in 9 6. organization. She has also served as delegate many times over the Tha fall she be an a ear of eachin[...]hi h school permit, years and has helped in many capacities henever as ed to do so. due · o he artime shortage of achers, in a rural school. |
| [...]also or ed All right out-just as they are- Later, I as[...]ul hand will lived in Mc I Take and sift them-[...]people. MILDRED MYARS LAGERQUIST |
| [...]tby to Clara and Erhardt She had arrived in the US in 1910, grew up and was educated in Lagerquist on 6-12-21. He was the fifth child of[...]ge. Hildur taught at Turtle Lake and near Ambrose in North and Manford. Ted completed the 8th grade at[...]ta prior to her marriage. then worked for his dad in the family coal mine and on the family farm. Dave and Hildur were married on 8-13-28 in Minot. They lived on He married Muriel Ruth Myars[...]s south of Comertown on a farm. Muriel was in 1930 and Vonnie in 1933. the youngest of 4 girls. Her sisters were Donna. Dorothy, and Mildred. uriel's dad passed away in 1924. Her mother married Chris Pedersen in 1927. The family then acquired a new step-brother[...]ons: Chris Pederson Jr. and Dale, who passed away in December 1946. Jr. and family now live on the fam[...]children were born in nearby Ambrose: Larry in 1937 and Marianne in[...]After residing in Williston for 3 years, the Leiningers moved to[...]Westby in 1945. D. J. joined Lloyd Kittelson in the purchase of the Crystal Bar in Westby and Dave also took over operation of the B[...]Ball Room in 1946. A dozen years later, Dave sold his interests in the After marrying Ted Lagerquist we made ou[...]ad 4 sons: Lynn, Keith , Les, and John. John died in a married to Lois elly from inneapolis, . They have 2 sons, Ted and car accident in 19 74. Terry. Allan owns and operates Lagerquist[...]Vonnie married Gorky McMillin and they live in San Diego, CA. Plentywood. Our oldest daughter, L[...]children: Mark, Laurie, and Scott; who all reside there. ried to Ralph Heppner of rural Plentywood. They[...]arry married Doris Nelson of Westby and they live in Billings. Tricia, and Ty. Linda is an R and or s[...]ome They have 3 sons: Lance, Tim, and Dean. in Plentywood. Her husband, Ralph, is a district rep[...]arianne is married to Stuart Polk and they live in Plentywood. Association for Lutherans Insurance in Sheridan. Daniels, and part of The Polks have[...]and Dorothy Le inger of rural hile Ii ing in Plenty ood, Ted orked for Grandvold Construc- estby. Paternal grandparents are Dave and Hildur Leininger of ion, odern lmplemen[...]h's maternal grandmother is innie Bundt of estby. in he in ers and con inued farming in the summer. Born in Crosby, O in 1953 eith as raised on a farm 13 miles uriel or ed in the produce department at Ro 's Super Valu, as[...]oldest of brothers. Lynn. 1950, the oldes . In 977, e moved bac to the f rm in the es by area and sold lives st[...]married to Shirlee (Pe erson) Leininger, our home in Pen ood o James Rice . Ted continues o fa[...]n (Johnson) Leininger, living north of estby enjo in our r ndchildren ho hve clos to us In summer, e g rden ng f he bro hers as Jo n Leininger, ho died in nd the ye r round, e re help'n ith church c ivi[...]re d ncing h n pos ible nd Ted c II are d ncing for a du from estby[...]sheet m irm in Billings. In h[...] |
| After graduating from Westby HS in 1971, Julie worked as a Dental Assistant for Dr. Curtis Hansford in Plentywood and later attend- ed MSU in Bozeman for a year before getting married. K[...], 9-15-81. The Leininger family participates in an Annual Quarter Horse Sale which is held at Leininger Ranch each summer, in an indoor arena. We were very proud to help our grandmothers celebrate their birthdays in 1983. Minnie Bundt celebrated her 90th and Mrs. P[...]He as m th the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby where they were both con - spent[...]zed at St. Olaf's Church 197 4. Harry has g in Grenora where she lived till her family moved to Westby in 1967. by plane. He no r Both attende[...]m 1973 and east of ar ville, CA. Susan in 1976.[...]1chelle Ann. 8-25 -4 He earned a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture Business in 1976. Susan Chris Leroy or r n. attended 2[...]UT. Their childr n a In 1976, the MSU Bobcats won the NCAA Championship w[...]d Tu member, which is voted on by all the coaches in the division. and Las V After[...]cler for tana prai · Custer's Motel. In 1979, they moved back to Westby where they ork on[...]Erin Les. 8-13-75; Tyson John, 2-7-81 . Bo h are active rs. Les II horses o get[...] |
| [...]ont-a-Mousson. A few months later, he was wounded in children are: Dea Lynn Smith, born 10-25 -65 , San Diego, CA;[...]e during his They moved to Merced, CA. From there they went as missionaries military servi[...]duct Medal! Since returning to the US, they lived in Colorado. About a year ago, After h[...]efore going back to California to resume his work in Since his retirement they spent 1 year in school in Eden Valley In- construction. stitute. They are now enjoying their children, 5 goats, and garden. In the mid '50s, he married a California girl, the s[...]Janice married Stanley Randolph Nau 12-15-66 in Denver, CO. for both. He and his wif[...]instrumental in the building of some of California's most beautif[...]ations technician, with his wife, Linda, remained in[...]he and Beverly now reside. Judy and Kathy, both in retail mer- chandising, live in Redding. Richard, trained in electronics field, is in[...]Stan is a gradua e of Colorado State University in Engineering. He is presently employed by an oil firm in San Francisco, CA. They live in MURLAND and GLADYS (LEESEBERG) LINDELL Conc[...]Gladys Leeseberg, born 10-27 -33, on 1-6-51 in Miles City. They farm- ing hills and the friendly people there. ed north of Westby, moved to Glasgow in 1955 where he worked on[...]AY ARD I DELL aynard Lindell, 10-1 · 8 in enmare, D, was the fourth of 9 children of T eodore and ettie Lindell. Brothers and sisters are Game e ing, Palmer, Ervin (deceased hen 3½ month[...]arents homes eaded near ntelope hen moved o estby in 1927.[...]Their children are Linda, E elyn, Debbie, e ie Gloria (deceased),[...]reside in Cols rip, T. Their children are Johnn and Lois. Evelyn, born[...]6-26-52, married Gordon Graham, reside in Plen ood. Their children are i e, T Ila, Cindy, and Chris. Ron, a nephe[...]reside in illiston, D. Their child is Sha n. e re Glor a bo[...]UI u, no res·de in Dc inson. D. Children are Todd and Jason.[...]url nd nd GI d s 111 res in GI o but come to Pleot ood[...]r nd I L·nd I 0-2-15, m r- in Fr nee,[...] |
| [...]to look for work. He worked for Douglas Aircraft in California several years. He also owned and operated an auto body shop in Santa Monica. While working, he attended night s[...]d of the Claims Department of Northwestern Mutual In- surance Co. from 1952-77. After retiring there, he was a salesman for Barnes Realty, Elsinor, C[...]rn m Pol Coun y. amu MN, came to Plentywood in 1905 and worked for Pete arron and then homeste[...]so of Norwegian descent Mother, Anna Ueland, born in es by, WI grew up at Edgley, ND. She came first to ontana in 1906 and stayed the summer with her brothers, Andre and Justis Ueland, ho came in 1904, stopping near Dooley then they moved to the[...]by where the water was plentiful as they ranched. In 1910, she, with her brother, Arthor, and Carl Eb[...]d Justis. Father worked for the Uelands and in 1 91 4. Odin and nna ere married. Roald arrived in ay 1915, Bernard in July 1917. and Duane in ovember of 1920. I attended grade school at cElroy, h"gh school a graduating in 1936. I attended SU at Bozeman in 1936 and 1937 and again in 1940 and 1941 this time or ing for room and board. Majored in echamcal Engineering. I also or ed on Gallitan Va[...]plow and dusty, even the prairies if OU had soc. In 1 out the ca tie as th Danielson ent ala c[...] |
| [...]Maxine and Duane Lutnes on 12-3- 49. I Sophomore in Westby Public School, spring 1984.[...]e that time, I have been living and working at us in 197 4, now residing in Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home. h[...]helping my dad and his brother, Bernard, to In 196 7. I got the bid for taking down the old West[...]move buildings. brother, Bernard, and I have been in the building moving business I enj[...]were Maxine is a homemaker, very interested in seeing that all children married in 1914. Bernard and Duane are Roald's younger br: who'. et the best education[...]elementary school in McElroy, MT and graduated from Westby HS in KEITH LUT ES[...]iend, Soren Fengstad of I was born 11 -7-53 in Plentywood, MT, the son of Duane and B[...]oner), toured Montana Ma me Lutnes. I am number 4 in the line-up of 8 children. The others fro[...]t available, they were My education started in 1960 at Westby Public School. I invited to share a meal and a visit. graduated from here in 1972. While in high school, I participated in In the Helena area, they worked for a month on the I[...]After high school, I attended Vo-Tech School in Missoula, MT for It was Roald's turn[...]½ years, taking up arketing Management. While in school, I lived Soren yelled, "Good Lord, Roald, are you going to hit them all?" Roald and worked in Missoula. Then I moved to Great Falls, MT and worked came to in a hurry and discovered that he'd been hitting one fence post there until the fall of 197 4. Then I came back to the[...]ss! On 8-21 76, at the Zion Lu heran Church in Flaxville, T, I mar- They soon stopp[...]irley Tyler from Flaxville. She was born 10-13-56 in Scobey, by the sounds of dance music. To[...]and asked if he and his friends could get a lift. In exchange for[...]From October 1944 to November 1946, Roald served in the US Army, stationed in the Philippines and Japan. While in Japan, Staff[...]they were only allowed in the area 15 minutes. As an experiment,[...]Roald opened his brand new jackknife and stuck it in the ground. When[...]nail. fter our marriage e lived on, and are still living on, my folks' |
| Mona also attended school in Westby, graduating in 1978 and the tim of his spending her summers working in Regina. In January 1979, she Beth, born o enlisted in the US Navy and took her boot camp training in Orlando, FL. 1979 T She attended personnel school in Meridian, MS; special school at Drilling Lowry AFB, CO; and computer school in Washington, DC. She has been i I stationed at Great Lakes, IL and Pensacola, FL. In September 1983, equipment a e of 5 in sb . |
| [...]elementary, junior McDaniel, who was born in Plainview, AR 11-15-21. She is the high, nd high[...]James and Mabel (Warden) McDaniel. James was born in Junior and High School, treasurer for the soccer organization for Col- Virginia 8-10-1865 and died in November of 1936 in Shawnee, OK. orado Springs Youth, Paraprofessiona[...]Mabel was born 2-18-1889 in Mclean, OK and died in April of 1944 in They have 1 son, Jeffrey L. , born 9-9-63, D[...]len, and 3 brothers: Leo, Honor Society, lettered in high school soccer in which he received Perry, and James. Sh[...]enti I Sports Award MVP, first team and All State in soccer. He In March 1942, Jerry and Virgie were married in Reno, NV. They is a student at the Univ. of CO on[...]arship. moved back to Westby in 1946 where Jerry then went into partner- Gerald C. cGonigle was born 12-3-36 in Miami Beach, FL, a ship with his b[...]'s Place for graduate of Miami Jackson HS, served in USAF 1955-59, Civil Service several yea[...]w years. Jerry 1959-65 . He is production manager in the Cathode Ray Tube Manufac- and Virgi[...]Company of Colorado Springs. again in the later '60s. Jerome also served as the mayor of Westby. They live at 61 O Keaton Lane in Colorado Springs. They lived in Westby until Jerry died of cancer in 1971. HUGH MEYER JERO E C. and VIRGIE[...]i an. di 9-52, |
| [...]on to Kinman es b Business University in Spokane. She received a Stenographer's Degree[...]74. school In July of 197 4, Marsha became a part-time postal c[...]g the Jerry arvin Lewis Skate-a-than in Kalispell. She was brought back home and ichael. an buried in the McElroy Cemetery, north of Westby.[...]Ronald Marsha went to work for a year in the Plentywood Herald off ice. children, La T[...]de r i Elsie Marie Keldsen was born in South Haven, on 2 8 22 to Haro Pet[...]from Denmark and took up a homestead on 320 acres in Sheridan Co in the spring of 191 O. While on a trip back to Denm[...]sen, who later became his wife. Ellen left Denmar in June. 1920 and on 3-22-21 they were married at So[...]at the age of 73 years They ere both laid to rest in the Scandia cemetery, south est or estby. I[...]th, who 1th his 1fe, Joan. and daughter, en• dy are living on the old homestead at this ime. en as bo[...]at Ambrose, D and his memoirs mbe found else here in his boo . In January of 1941 , I ent to Spo ane, to a end o h· western Business College and h1le there I me Harold 1c elson, ho had orked for Ivar antrud in the spring and summer of 1939. In he fall of 1939, he had gone est to loo for or and no finding an ad enlisted in the Army and as in the edical Corps. e ere marr" d on 12-9-41[...] |
| Marly hves in Milwaukee, WI and is employed at the Allis- Arnold Hansen, passed away in 1978. Robert and his wife, Marian, live Chalmers Co. in Tractor Production Scheduling. This keeps her in touch in Eugene, OR. i h dealerships in several midwestern areas including Regina, Sask.,[...]ian for 8 years. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii for several years. He mar- ried Dianne Renaud in 1969 and they have 2 children, Christy Marie and[...]e is the former Eva Jensen of Ruskin, NE. We live in the I was born in Westby, MT to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osksa, delivered[...]Daneville township, NO. We are members of Immanuel Lutheran by Dr. LaBarge.[...]Grand Forks, ND. They live in Williston, ND. Dennis is employed at the the farm[...]nk. Shirley is a Medical Technologist at a clinic there. We w lked many a day in the winter to school when the snow[...]Dr. and is married to Dr. Keith Henry. They live in horses to the sled and take us to school and agai[...]aconess Hospital I.C. Unit at Billings, MT. In 938, I went into Westby to high school. y brother[...]udent at Luther high school students. We would be there all week and go home N. W. Seminary. They live in St. Paul, MN. weekends. In the winter, we stayed all week and my dad would come to town in team and sled with groceries. My brother and I spent 4 good years at Westby High, graduating in 942 with our class.[...]e City Airport. southeast of Westby in 1906. My mother, Maria N. Pederson, was Aft[...]r affit, better known as Corky, and as married in 1943. parents of that area[...]of my father on 7-20-60, Deaconess edical Center. in 1961 as a urse Attendant and a Staff.[...]aret and children (2 , Christopher and Katherine, are 1-5-48. living in St. Louis, 0. Terry 1s employed by Crown Zellerba[...]lvia, and amily ( ), ar , Lori, arcy, and ichael, are living in Troy, T. ayne is emp oyed by Ban er's Life Insura[...]Jim lives ne r es by and spends he winters in Grea Falls, e c. Gayle and ugh Holman and amily (2), Theil and Seven, are farm- ing near Porta e, T. r. affi passed way in 1976 and I'm still residing in Great F lls. I'm s ill or i g he hospital, but I'm loo ing for ard o retiring nd doin some r velin . In ugus of 1 78 , o her and I wen on a guided our to[...]d. and lrel nd. Ha onder ul rip. In February o 982 , nna La erquis and en[...]firs ears of education ere spent in rural schools. Later I Crui e o S mon Isl nd, Pue[...]l ure. lo 971 , I a tended the University of Oslo In er- In O ob r of 83 , I[...]national Summer School ·n O lo. or a . Folio in my education, I uis , nd Ho ard t u h in rea schools nd served s veraf years as an[...] |
| [...]re Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brenteson, was born 1 o 3 01 in Ve I Orrock, MN. The[...]nesota to Ambrose D 34 a in June of 1908. Her parents operated a general store in Mondak: D Da C i for 2 years. Mrs. Fred Brenteson and the children homesteaded in farm, I first ren Sheridan County in the Coalridge area during the summer, moving bac[...]On 6-17-5 Coalridge to farm in 1910.[...]and yrtle built sb their home in 1929, where Myrtle presently ltves and maintains[...]rr Their children are Elavon, Mrs. James Christensen, Wes by, born 192[...]son, Plenty ood. Bill and his ife, Marilyn, live in Plentywood and have 2 children, Todd a d Tan a S[...]ood; Trac , rs. Wayne Keith, Plent ood as born in 1962: Shari el o , born 1965, is a student at[...]e and yrtle celebrated their Golden edding nni er in 1971 at the Emmaus Lutheran Church, es by.[...] |
| [...]Front row: Arlee. Richard and Carol lived in Glasgow, MT where Richard worked on During 1942, Art and Ted operated the Crystal Bar in partnership. |
| [...]s the manager for its first hi m year in existence. She is presently president of the loca[...]live m Ric James Nordhagen was born in Westby, MT, the son of Ed ard and[...]or ed o Marlys and Marian. He attended school in Westby, MT. Trad On 10-[...]Jeff, and Blair, all Cl of them attended school in Westby. Alan married Marla Fester. They live[...]d. Jeff works for Chevron OH. Darcy eaches school in Westby. Blair married Reva, they live m Bozeman here Blair a ends col- lege majoring in Engineering. Reva is a Medical Technician. MILO[...]d arie ordhagen on their |
| [...]Fowler, an accountant for Dakota Minerals, reside in nd Randy were married in Plentywood, MT and made their home in Casper, WY. estby, T.[...]was born in Denmark and Anna at Kenmare, ND. They farmed in the[...]Church. Paul's brother, Raymond, lives in Portland, OR. He was married[...]During WWII, he worked in the shipyards at Longview, WA. In 1944[...]Paul rented Ed Spoklie's farm and began farming. In 1948, he pur- On 7•1 3 72, Chad Randall or[...]e winter mon hs to manage Grenora Community Lanes in Grenora, one of the early pioneers of Sher. Co., coming here in 1903 from D. In the summer he farmed with his father. In July 1983, Doris was Minot, ND. He was born in Tromso, Norway. Minnie was born in South hired as the Town Clerk of Westby, T. Randy and Doris are members Dakota. They raised Hereford cattle and farmed. Sig passed away in of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby. Doris is a member of the July of 1959 and Minnie in March of 1962. ALCW. Randy belonged to he National Guards in Plentywood, MT for 6 Grace's brother,[...]They had 4 children. Bob passed away in May 1970. Tom ordhagen as born to Art and Ed[...]s, Roger and Merlyn (Howard) Nelson, known as the in estby on 9-3·31 . He attended the Westby Public[...]aise Black Angus cattle. graduated from Westby HS in 1949. Howard was in the Army in WWII. My brothers, Bob, Roger, and He began employment as a clerk in the Westby Post Office on Howard, and I were all born in the farm home. The house is now owned 8 •50 . He continued in that position until 8-1-64 when he transferred by Steve Odegard and is relocated in Plentywood. to the post office in illiston, D. He is presently employed there as a Grace attended Westby HS and Northern[...]Havre, T. She aught school for several years in Westby Rural On 9- -55 he as married to arie[...]e of on HS. received his BS degree in Chemical rin fro U o[...]d Grace ere married a he Plen ood as ers degree in Busmes is rd . He[...]he born · Du in E rri e endy[...]unf P ul pa in Oc o r of 1 68. |
| both members of the Emmaus Lutheran Church. In 1971 , I purchased 1n I a home in Plentywood where I now reside. II RHODA OLSON RI[...]f Sheridan Coun y pioneers, Hen |
| [...]145th Infantry Division in the Solomon Islands and the Philippine[...]After receiving his discharge in December 1945, Ervin returned to[...]In addition to working for the Civil Service, Ervin[...]d on the city council, church Our children are as follows: Patricia Ann Otto, born 7-9-44, atten[...]m St. Olaf College, orthfield, M with a BS degree in Chemistry and Irene also is a 35 yea[...]a member of the ALCW graduating with a doctorate in veterinary medicine. He has been active of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where both she and Ervin are members. in music in grade, high school, college, and the Navy, and still remains active in musical groups. He is married to Gretchen Larson, who also graduated from St. Olaf College with a BS degree in Sociology and Psychology. She has recently completed a degree in Interior Decorating. They are parents of 3 sons: Joshua, 11 ; Gabriel, 7; and P[...]St. Olaf College, orthfield, MN with a BS degree in English and a minor in French. She has taught English and French at Coon[...]has 1 son, Reid, 8 years old. She has been active in music throughout grade, high school, and college and still eeps active in same. illiam . Otto born 11 -29-53, atte[...], and graduated from SU, Bozeman with a BS degree in Biology.[...]presen ly orking with the Corps of Army Engineers in Omaha, E as a Physical Scientist Technician. H[...]ted from Westby HS and attended riage, ho resides in andan, D. He and his wife, Rebecca, are avid EMC in Billings, MT. In 1962, she married William (Wes) Schoepper bird atchers and ecologists and are ac ive in he Audobon Society, and they had 2 children. Theresa Ann as born in 1962 and Lance serving as officers in the club. was born in 1963. Phoebe and es moved to Portland, OR where b[...]ere employed at Tektronics, Inc. Wes passed away in 1967 and anniversary and are re ired in Havre, T and are enjoying hobbies and Phoebe Rae and her[...]emplo ed. The family resides in Westby, T. Ervin . Overgaard, son of Alfred[...]na Theresa Ann is a Junior at E C in Billings T majoring in Elemen- (Spo lie) Overgaard, -26- 8[...]tary and Special Education. Lance attended E C in Billings and is bro hers are alter rgare (1 , and orman ( 92[...]oorhead, a s Business College in Spo ane arren as born 9-29[...]ing from es by HS, he receiving his degree in accoun ing, Ervin or ed for the FBI in at ended colleges in Portland, OR and issoula and Billings, T. He[...]married Eileen elson in 1968. arren or ed as a driller on oil rigs in Irene . Bu gh er of Emil nd innie[...]brothers and sister illiam es by in 1 7 . here he presen ly o ns and opea es Sheridan[...]n here Darrel, born in 1968, and Darcee, born 1n 1971. bo h at end estby[...]d hop School. in Pie ood, a cler es[...]colle es ·n ahp o , D and H vre T. He enlist d in the US ir E and lren[...]rin he Vie n m con he nd serve years in communica• Lu heran Church of[...]ions. e en 18 mon hs in O ina a b fore his d1 char e in 1 73. In 3, Er ·n 0 'd m rr' d L uri Co in 7 . e is mplo d by Sou hland P[...] |
| David and Laurie have 2 children. Shawn, born in 1975, and Julie, Th born in 1977, attend school in Williston, ND where the family resides. all b[...]from Westby HS. He er attended college in Missoula, MT before working in the 011 industries of Lu h Utah and Wyoming. Bill passed away 2-4-7 4 and is buried in Plen- tywood Memorial Cemetery, Plentywood, MT. in Michael was born 5-25-57. He graduated from[...]ith a bachelor of Ha r Science degree in Business Administration . Mike lives in Evanston, es WY where he is employed as[...]eto Ervin and Irene Overgaard's life in Sheridan County has been very Schools. rich and rewarding. They are looking forward to the years ahead,[...]ergaard. ursin Alfred was born 12-3-1890 in Viborg, SD. Dena Spokhe as born Round 8-19-1890 in Minot, ND. Alfred and Dena were married 12 9 14 a[...]ilt up together. Their 4 Program, children are Walter of Plentywood; Margaret (Mrs. Thomas Thors[...]n of Westby. Alfred and Dena moved to Plentywood in 1944. Dena is now living at Sheridan em. ursing[...]School. He finished grade school and high school in Westby, graduating in 1940. After graduating with a Pre-Pharmac degree from NMC in Havre, he was employed by the FBI in Washing on, DC as a Fingerprint Specialist. In 1943, orman returned to the family tr farm.[...]h the 8th grade and then graduated from Westby HS in 1942. Bernice worked as Assistant Postmistress in es by under Thelma F. Holst and was later employe[...]rnice were married at Our Savior's Lu eran Church in Minneapolis, 6-23-43. They have lived on he amil farm 6 miles west of Westby since their marriage. In the in ervening years, they have concentrated their farm-ranch e forts in o raisin duram wheat and registered Aberdeen Angus cat le. orman and Bernice are members of Immanuel Lu heran Church ·n Westby. o[...]theran churches. She as PT A presiden and a eader in e s Livewires 4-H Club, hile their daugh e[...] |
| Carl worked in California many winters and in 1942 enlisted in the ceased), Alice, Harry (deceased), Frid[...]nd Mabel. Bill ir Force, during WWII. He served in the Philippines 3½ yrs. and was came to Sheridan County in 1908 and still lives on the family farm 13 discharged in 1945. He married Margaret Hove on 11 -21 -45.[...]ics for a short time. He worked on the Plen- born in orway. Her father came to US in 909 and her mother 2 yrs. tywood to Westby highway, also worked in Sidney, MT picking sugar later. They homesteaded in Sheridan County in 1912. There were 5 beets. He started farming in the North Coalridge area in 1929 where he children in the family: Solveig, Ted (died 1976), Eda (died 1[...]stby Farmers Grain and Trading mother passed away in 1944 and her father in 1976. Margaret attend- Board of Direc[...]was employed at orthwestern Aeronautical Corp. in St. Paul, MN until her marriage. They have 3 chil[...]e past 7 years, they have spent the winter months in Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. MR. and MRS. RICHARD PETERSEN |
| My wife and I have 5 children. Lowell, 1949, lives in Helena, MT 12-27-7 nd with his wife, C[...]Tara. arren, Ro rt J rn 1953, lives in Billings, MT with his wife, Peggy. eil, 1954, works for in 1980 for the state in Helena, MT. Jim, 1955, lives in Boise, ID with his ife, Chris, and their son, Brett. Kay, 1960, lives in Billings, MT where she is attending school. In 1982 my wife Lillian passed away. l am currently living in Helena, MT with my son, Neil. I am spending my re[...]Wittmayer), born 1-18-54 . Our family lived in the Daneville community, D1v1de County, D and relocated to Sher. Co. in 1964. In 1 Upon graduating salutatorian from Westby Pubhc School in 1964, I BS in attended Hollywood Beauty College at Billtngs, MT[...]ned Fr Montana State Board Beautician License in 1965, I returned o a th West[...]elinqu about 3 years until I married David Pierce in 1968 and then transferred Sh[...]eting our tour of duty, we returned to Westby, MT in 1971 to be assigned to the Fortuna Air Force Base[...]ed for VP a 2 h ir Division, Grea Falls e are very fortunate indeed o have 3 lo el da gh[...] |
| hen in 1934, I married Leonard Quam. He was born 5-7 -11 at the live in Springfield, VA. He works for the Federal Governm[...]onard has a sister, Ella, born 9-20-15, who lives in the Accounting Office in Washington, DC and his wife, Judi, is employed as 8 plex in Westby. Leonard and Ella are the only 2 left in the William a school secretary. Quam fa[...]Marietta Jo was born on 8-12-37 in Ambrose, ND and married Leonard and I had 3[...]Dick Appel on 11 -10-54. Dick was then serving in the Air Force and 11 -19-35; and Ruby, born 7 9-4[...]nce his retirement from the Elaine graduated in 1951 and married Earl Strand 7-22-51. They service, they are now living at Huntsville, TX. Marietta and Dick have presently live in Kalispell, MT. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter. T[...]d Mason; and 7 grandchildren. born 5 23 52, lives in Butte where he and his wife are employed with Their third child,[...]i, born 3-12-54, married Jerry Melrose in Seattle, WA in 1965 and has 1 daughter, lives in the mountains near Kalispell with her husband, Wayne Beatty. Jena. Joan worked for Boeing in Seattle and 3 years ago moved to They have 1 son,[...]al food store. Last year ly a telephone repairman in California. His favorite hobby is art of all[...]age of 3, Our second daughter, Joyce, lived in California for a long time and from hemorr[...]d the fumes, causing the hemorrhage. The 4 oldest are all married and Robert, who is single, is in the Air On 3-22 -46 their son, Jer[...]. Jerry Force. Joyce (Mrs. Joe Sanders) now lives in Kennewick, WA. served for 2 years in the Marine Corps and afterwards attended the Our youngest daughter, Ruby, lives in California and has 1 University of Montana at Missoula. He graduated from there with a daughter, Francesca, born 5-10-72. degree in Business Management. In 1972, after working in the field of This year, Leonard and I celebr[...]ing the event on Nelson on 9-26 -81 in Williston, ND. He is now operating the family 6-3[...]ughters were born to Barrett and Hannah on 8-5-47 in Crosby, ND. Barret as born in Fortuna, D 9-3-13. His parents were John[...]raduated from Westby HS and has worked for Boeing in and Hanna Aaaum . Hannah Bloom was born in Willmar, MN 5-31 -13 to Seattle, WA since 1965. She is the supervisor in the parts department Louie and Malena Bloom. Her[...]of Boeing. Connie married Leland Smith on 4-8-6 7 in Seattle, WA. was 3 years old. Barrett and Hannah[...]son, Chantz Barrett. tywood, T. They first lived in the Alkabo community where Barrett[...]twosome, graduated from Westby farmed and worked in the coal mines and played basketball in the HS and married Ronald Michelson on 9-3-65 in Westby, MT. They are winter. They moved to their present home in Daneville Township in presently living in Columbia Falls, MT. Bonnie managed a Christian 1940 here he continued to farm . In 1960, they put the farm into Soil Book Store for 4 years before selling it to her sister, Joan, in order to Ban for O years. Hannah then operated th[...]he had never work- Laura and Lance. ed in the public before. In 966 , the family moved to Seattle, WA and lived there until 1970. While in Seattle, Barrett and Hannah worked for ELVIN V. REED and Boeing. In 1970, they returned to Westby to farm , until Barrett retired in 1980. During the inter of 1981, Barrett and Hannah spent some MARJORIE V. FERGUSON REED time in Florida and the ne t year, they intered in esa, AZ. ineteen Elvin was born in Outlook, Ton 1-1-17, son of William and Hulda eig[...]eir 50th ed- Reed. He attended school in Outlook and was very active in .he sports ding anniversary. Forty relatives from[...]t a week at program. He attended college in Lewiston, ID. After graduating, he estby helpi[...]taught school and coached in the Westby, MT school system for 4 One of th[...]ars. children and their offspring. Their children are Ronell , arletta, Joan, Elvin has a brother, Arnold, who lives in Billings, T. Arnold and Vernal!, Jerry, and the i[...]passed away in 1980. Ferris and his ife, Helen, have 1 son.[...]arjone Ferguson Reed as born in Alkabo, D on 3-19-20 and[...]moved to estby in 1937. She attended school in estby.[...]also d roce or in[...] |
| Elvin and Marjorie have 1 son, Donald, born in Plentywood on SU 9-19-42 . Don attended grade school in Westby and high school in Plen• mu tywood. He also attended college in Billings and Minot, D. During this time, he also[...]n, born 3-14-65. to He attended school in Westby and is in college in Missoula. They also have 1 daughter, Kimberli, born 8-22-68. She is a sophomore in the d Westby School.[...]ywood m 1965 and Don and hrs th family are living on the home place 5 miles west of Westby.[...]sists of 2 brothers and a sister. y mother lives in Dwight, ND. My father was llled m a schoolbus-tra[...]educated at Jamestown HS with graduation attained In 1 961 . Then 1 was onward to Valley City State C[...]from college saw the prospective teacher prepared in the fields of English, history, and music. Since graduation was in December, It as gr difficult to secure a teaching positron, so I did substitu e eaching in Wahpeton , ND and Breckenridge, for the r[...]school term. My first teaching position was in Gwinner, D from 1965-67 , where I taught social studies and directed the omen's choir. In August 1967, I moved to Wishek, 0 and taught Engl[...]librarian and drama coach. Looking for more in the music field, I sojourned to Rolet e, D[...] |
| [...]on a farm at moving to Dallas, TX She was living in Dallas in 1982 when Braniff Clearbrook, MN. He[...]bie, Sharon, and Wesley. All of the children live in upset her so she decided to take some time off. S[...]rk Minnesota. for Gelco Travel Services in Houston in July, 1982. Doris lives in Seattle, WA. She is married to David Harshbarger[...]onald, Marilyn, and lmos every country. A safari in Africa, a cruise through the Fjords in Warren. All of the children live in Seattle. David works with detail orway, a launc[...]s Apparel Dress Shop. Janeiro, London, and Paris. In March of 1984, the new Braniff started again and[...]Ness, born 12-25-09, were married in Plentywood, MT 5-15-28. They RUEBA and MA[...]farmed north of Westby, MT for many years. My sister, Beverley Rueban Oliver Rice was born 2-17 -1 900 in Minot, ND, the eldest Dawn, was born 5-[...]had summer school because of bad Sheridan County in 907 . He was an active member of St. Johns roads during the winter. I can remember how hot it would get during Church and a member of th[...]rd. On 11 -27 -27 he August sitting in school. We moved to Westby during the winter marr[...]Anna arie Sein e as born 10-27-03 in Alemeda, Saskatchewan, Canada. Anna arie immigrated to the US in 1908 ith her amily. Rueban and arie had 7 child[...]hn was born My mother remained in Westby until 6-12-64 when she married 2-15-32; P[...]n 1-16-38· and Wanda Lee lived in Plentywood and managed the Sherwood Apartments.[...]My sister, Beverley, married Dewayne Lund in June 1956. They On 7-26-55, Rueban suffered[...]an ac ive member of the Senior Citizens and lives in In 1963, she married James Lininger of Westby, MT. T[...]5-1 5-7 6 she married Harvey Lund. They presently are living in ABEL (JOH SO ) ROGSTAD[...]Lewisto n, T. David and his family live in Los Angeles, CA. Gary and[...]his family live in Lewistown. Christie attends EMC at Billings, MT. I as born at Harvey, D on 5-30-06. I lived there until I was[...]I graduated from Westby HS in 1960. I married Mary Jensen of abou 5 years old.[...]estby 1- 7-62. We live in Sun River, T. I am employed as a parents and II e[...]dren: Vicki arie, born 5-14-63; Rogs aa, ho lived in Divide County, D. e ere married in 925.[...]e arme north o es by until Palmer passed away in 1968. I have and Julie a tend SU in Bozeman. Vic , is majoring in ed Tech and lived in es b ever since and have he farm rented ou . Julie in ursing. James attends Simms HS. He is a junior.[...]her and Charlie moved from Plen ood o Great Falls in[...] |
| later in Westby (1916). Being active in the Lutheran Church, public schools, and civic affairs, he was considered one of the business leaders in the area. He served as land commissioner, mayor,[...]to name a few. He died on 10-30-42 and is buried in the Westby cemetery. My mother, Olga H. Rostad ([...]he prairies of he area and the Westby community. There were difficult years on the Oa homestead but she made the best of the cond1t1ons so many faced in Railr order to settle the countryside. She knew most of the people, finding a pass place in her heart for each one. She was a substitute teacher in the as a schools and assisted in her husband's drugstore where she became[...]er love of children, she taught piano lessons to many m the community, instilling in them an appreciation for the art of musical expre[...]was a charter member of the First Lutheran Church in Westby and worked to make the congregation a vital, active force in the community. She added her support to others t[...]sband was superintendent of the Sunday School for many years, also directing the church choir. After his[...]a place of warmth and friendship and she touched many lives. Fallo ing the death of her husband, Mrs. R[...]r son, Walter, continued to operate the drugstore in Westby until Walter was called into service in WWII, at which time the drugstore was sold.[...]near her son, Lloyd W. Rostad. r. Ditmarson di d in 1964. She remained near her son and during the lat er years, she spent many hours happily re-living her m_emories_ o[...]hbors_m he es b area. She passed away on 4-11-73. In accordance , her she was buried in the Westby cemetery in the Rostad plo . The C. . Rostad family incl |
| I suffered a cardiac arrest in May 1981, so I am no longer working.[...]d, was We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in February, 1983. Irene born in Missoula, MT on 1-26-59. She grew up with her bro[...]farm and graduated from Westby School in 1977.[...]11 -17 -77, currently attending kindergarten in Westby and Travis, born agent at Westby for some 30 years. I was born in Minnesota, our 1-27-81. family m[...]ran school and high school at Westby, graduating in 1931. In 1933, I Church of Westby. found work at Fort Peck and in 1934, I married Helen Johnson of[...]RG) RYALS Some of my memories of early days in Westby are the Saturday Jed Craig Ryals[...]Richard Kent players put on Ryals in Litchfield, IL. James was born 9-18-30 in McPherson, KA. 3-act plays in my dad's hall or as it was known then, the Orpheum Delores was born 5-16-32 in Hillsboro, IL. James is the son of Joseph Theater[...]and Joyce (Crawford) Ryals. Joseph was born in Ponco City, OK week's highlight. I can well remem[...]ing to notify Walter 9-27-05 and died in Vernal, UT on 4-10-60. Joyce was born in 191 Oin Olsen, owner of the Westby light plant, t[...]tion picture Winget. Raymond was born in Ponco City, OK. Irma was born in projector or the power surge required would throw[...]plant and he whole town would go dark. Westby has many fond living in Litchfield, IL. memories for me.[...]Patti Bowman, and Kris Ryals. Brenda lives in Crosby, ND; Connie lives parents homesteaded in the Coalridge area where I was born. The in Billings, MT and is employed by Billings News; Vickie and Patti live in Emmaus Lutheran Church is on land donated by my f[...]Council Bluffs, IA; and Kris lives at home in Westby. educated in an old one-room schoolhouse located across the ro[...]c School. Jed he church. I attended high school in Westby, graduating in 1931 . In graduated from Westby HS in 1977. After graduation Jed worked for B hose early years, there were no school buses so high school students[...]In 1981 , Jed married Brenda Lee Solberg, daughter of Warren and We have son, Richard, living in Idaho Falls with his wife, Katherine ( eyer) Solberg. Brenda was born 4-20-62 in Crosby, ND. Rosemary. They have 2 sons and a daughter. We also have a Warren was born in Plentywood, MT on 5-21 -43. His parents are daughter, Carol, married to Frank Jones. They hav[...]Eunice (Olson) Solberg. Chester was born 8-27-20 in We have lived in Idaho Falls for 32 years and are now retired and Westby, MT and Eunice was born 9-22-23 in Dooley, MT. Katherine enjoying our leisure.[...]was born 2-15 -43 in Redding, CA, the daughter of Jerome and Virgie[...]( cDaniel) eyer. Jerome was born in Kenmare, D 3-2-20 and died in[...]lis, on 11 -3-71 . Virgie was born 11 -15-21 in Plainview, A. and RS. TERRY RUGGLES[...]AR. Terry as born in Plenty ood, T on 0-9-56 , he third child of[...]nd rs. David uggles (of Raymond). Terry as raised in Ray- brother, ichael, also of We[...]School graduated from estby HS in 980. After graduation Brenda attended and finished his education in Plentywood. After graduating in 1975, he 1 year of school at Billings Vo-Tech School in Billings, T. Brenda started or ing for the Soo Line RR in estby, here he is currently or[...]Ban in Plenty ood, T. She is no a full-time housewife an[...]6-20-81 , hey set led in estby here they curren ly live.[...] |
| [...]ave 1 son, Jace Cole Ryals. Jace was born 9-24 83 in Plen- tywood, MT. Jed, Brenda, and Jace are members of the St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Westby. LLOYD and HELEN SCHULTZ CHESTER and EUNICE SOLBERG[...] |
| [...]dad and brother, Olson. yne nd Joan live in estby and Monte lives in Lewistown. Warren. arr n ttend d grad[...]home. He rode horse to school most of the time. In May, 1970 Wayne graduated from Westby. After grad[...]joined them . They started farming ever since. in C nada in 1962 nd in South Dakota in 1982. Other jobs held by On 12-8-73 W[...]ths, were working on the Westby 1-24·56 in Crosby, ND, the daughter of Ed and Nancy (Engh) S[...]Robin moved to Plentywood in February, 1972; she previously On 7-22-61[...]ied Katherine Louise Meyer, daughter of lived in Norman, OK. Robin is a mother and a housewife. Ro[...]rgie (McD niel) Meyer. Katherine was born 2 15 43 in ed various schools in North Dakota, California, and Oklahoma until Redding , CA, lived there 3 years and moved to Westby. Jerome was coming to Plentywood in 1972, where she attended Plentywood HS. born in Kenm re, D 3 2 20, died in Minneapolis, M 11 3-71 . His p rents were Ch rles and Appolonia (Wirtzberger) eyer. Charles was born .9. 890 in Sheybogan , WI , died 8 19 52 in Williston , D. Ap- polonia w s born in Watkins, 2 7-1900, died in Plentywood 11 12 76 . Virgie as born 11-15-21 in Plainview, AR, daughter of James nd abel (Warden) McDaniel. James was born 8-10-1865 in Virginia, died in Shawnee, OK ovember 936. abel was born in clean , 0 2-18-1889, died in Redding, CA April 944 . Katherine has sister, Beatrice Peterson, who lives in Westby and 1 brother, Charle , ho lives in San Jose, CA. atherine attended grades 1[...]d then spent her freshman year t St. gnes Academy in enmare, D. She returned to e by for grades 10[...]eption of 3 months her senior year hich she spent in Corning, CA high school. She graduated from[...]Back row: Wayne nd Robin . es by HS in 1961 . She is now full time housewife and mother.[...]fter heir marri e, they lived alternately in town and on the farm . In pril of 1969, they moved to the farm here arren g[...]d Robin have 3 children: Chad Wayne, born 1-26-74 in nd his parents moved to Westby.[...]Plentywood, MT, Cheri Lynn, born 1-10-77 in Plentywood, and Chase[...]Wayne Robin, Chad, and Cheri are members of Immanuel[...]Lutheran Church of Westby. Wayne and Robin are actively involved in[...]ing ith the Sunday School. ayne also served in the ational Guards[...]Daryl Sorenson as born in Plenty ood 11 -9-52. He and his[...]until 1959. They stayed 1 inter in Coalrrdge hile Palmer taught[...]school before moving o Comerto n in 960. They bough a house in estby in he fall o 1965 and Palmer and abel ha e lived there ever[...] |
| extended vacation in Missoula, started working for Bowman True mg th of Westby in February, 1979 where he is still employed. On 6-3[...]p Donna was born in St. Joseph, MO 9-27 59. Her sister, Tammy, born 9-18-57 and her brother, Lonnie, born 3-25-65 were also born in C St. Joseph where they lived until shortly after Lonnie's birth. Af er d living 2 years in Denton, MT, near Lewiston, Donna and her family m[...]shment until 1977. Donna graduated from Scobey HS in 1977 and attended college for 2 years at Montana[...]father farm 2 years. H graduated from Antelope HS in 1938. He was a " iler" m he "Big Four" track meet[...]lidge, King, and Coalridge. Late • or d in construction and erection of steel buildings and in office of Economic Opportunity and Northeast Energy Pro. in Plentywood. He has b n custodian at Westby School[...]osephine Johnson. She move her family to Antelope in 1923 and en to rural grade school after her baby[...]uncles took bel, orman, and Har their home in Bowdon D leaving 2 older bro (died 1948), at horn[...]Lutheran Children's Home. e orman ere there 6 years, hen lived abel g uated rom Portland HS in 193 course, r ed m an oHtce, and anous[...] |
| mov d to Grey's La e. IL in 1983 where we now live. I work and Maria[...]"Front Office Sys em" on the IBM lived in Alameda, Canada until 1909, his family and grandp[...]urney to the open country of Montana, they landed in the h ve 2 children. Joshua, born 1-7-[...]Rocky Springs area. The Steinke family traveled in a half-covered 11 -05 -81 .[...]In 1911, Adolf began school with his brother, Henry,[...]tageberg. It was customary that the In 1921 after completing school, Adolf went to work for a first white boy born in this county (Rolette) was elgible for a tract of[...]arming I nd. The family moved to Crosby, Din 910. In 1912, they moved to[...]with his brother. In 1931, Adolf and his brother had an exceptionally[...]staying with Paul Paulson and In 1932, it was necessary for Adolf to have an opera[...]went back to he next 48 years in a rest home in Miles City, MT. Adolf di_ed 7-5-8_1 _in innesot . In 1924, he returned to ontana and lived in Westby. He Miles City, MT at the age of[...]ied July 1981 m the Tnmty wor ed for Henry Skeels in the pool hall and also worked · ith George[...]he fin er a e nd bringing it into the Ice house in Westby. He also pent sever I mon hs in Greeley, CO here he hauled coal ith a Bethlehem true . He was school clerk in the Westby school for 17 HENRY and M[...]at Neutomischel Posen, Germany O cres o which are in he city limits.[...]l sub tituted on he m ii route for several years. In 1935, there Bertha and Wanda. H. E. Steinke as called Erne[...]ried Irene cCalhster, daughter of years in a freight depot in Berlin. .. rchie and rg ret cCalllster. Irene as postal cler in the estby Ernest heard about America[...]O ice or e eral ye rs. She also or ed off and on in every store man. He came to ew Yor in 1895, s aying only 2 years, returning to in s b . hen going o igh school, she orked in the Home Cafe, Germany, since his brot[...]noni e village. Ernest worked for lsaa Brown. s in 950. Sh had 2 years of college from Boulder, CO n[...]train from innipeg o Gretna am oba nature chool in a re. T. In 1953, s e married Ed iat o s i from called Ernest o the res room . There, he decided o coun his money to Om ha, E. e s sta ioned a H vre ir Fore B se. hey live in see ho much he had left. hen his allet dropped in the toilet. Smee Oen er, CO nd re he p rents o 7[...]le as open at he e he lie landed in the middle of he n 5 , ill a d Ir ne[...]b c 5 mil ildings he remembered. There, Ernest[...] |
| [...]roke some sod-prairie m time to seed some barley. In the fall, this was cut with a mower, racked, and[...]r the ground. The barley then as gathered and put in sacks.[...]on 9-30-14. A 2-story frame house was built in 1916. Waldemar as born on 2-6-17. George was born[...]and ane moved to Plen tywood that fall. Mane died in 194 7. Ernest lived alone un 11 958. when he left[...]nd was buned tn the Trini y Lutheran Ceme er here in Pen • tywood. arie Rice, his[...] |
| [...]charter member of the Plentywood Golf Club. In 1972, the family rhng nd G rtie T ng dal[...]I horn ownship, Divide County, 0. Erling was born in 1896 in Elton and Yvonne's children are as follows: r n, or ay. In 1910, he came to America to live with an uncle in Jerry Willard Tangedal, born 10-15-51 at Plentywood (see story South D ot . In 19 2, he moved to Divide County where he worked elsewhere). on f rms and ranches there nd in the Westby, MT area for several Steven Mark, born 5-9-53 in Colorado Springs, CO. Graduated y r . In th winter months, he worked in coal mines in southern from Westby HS and from Minot State College with a BS Degree in S skatchew n nd northeast ontana. In 1916, he purchased his first Music Educa[...]high school and at Minot I nd from illi m Anhalt in Elkhorn Township. R[...]he is Customer Service Rep. Gertie was born in Hallingdal, orway in 1899 and came to for Tande Corp. Comp[...]raduated from Westby y r old . They settled first in Walcott, D. In 1907, the Paulhus family HS and attended Minot State College. On 5-13-74 in Minot, ND she moved to El horn Township and homes[...]of G rtie ttended one of the first schools in Elkhorn wh ich was, by Crosby. He graduated from NDSSS in Wahpeton, ND with a degree in coincidence, in the William Anhalt homestead shack located on the[...]Co. of Craig, CO. Lynn is a teaching assistant in a program for tu lly t blish their home nd raise[...]y. handicapped children in Craig. They have 2 sons: Eugene Elton, born[...]d m ny of their neighbors leave their barren land in Bozeman with a BS Degree in Nursing and is presently employed at St. earch[...]anded his farm as land became James Hospital in Butte, MT. vail ble to him nd the ·40s brought[...]ewards Douglas Kent was born 12-30-57 in Plentywood. (See story for hich hey h d been stri[...]graduated from they purch sed inter home in Westby Township on the outskirts of Westby HS in 1978 and from MSU in 1983 with a degree in Electrical Westb , T, where their children went to high school. Engineering. In 1 53, hey moved into their Westby home permanently when h ir on, Elton, became the operator of the farm . In later years, they DOUGLAS and KENDAL T ANGEDAL p n he inter months in esa, Z. In 1972, Erling and Gertie celebr ted heir 50th eddi[...]Douglas Kent Tangedal was born 12-30-57 in Plentywood, son of Church in estby.[...]al of Westby, MT. He graduated from Westby In 978, they moved o illiston and Ger ie passed away there on HS and from MC with a degree in Diesel Mechanics. He is presently 1-1 -80 nd Erl[...]Erlin nd Ger ie's children and their families are as follows: as a heavy equipment operator. Cur is, 1lliston, born in 923 , married o Janice alnaa of Crosby.[...]Lutheran Church. She was born on 8-5-61 in Plentywood, the daughter St nle . El horn[...]ecretary for le nor, Scottsdale, Z, born in 927, married to Robert Stuc ey Attorney Tom Darland in Plentywood. of Ind, napolis, I . Children : S nd[...]Doug and endal live in Westby, T and are members of Elton, estt:Jy, born in 929, married to Y onne illard of Plen- Imman[...]s, and Craig. orm n, S n Die o, C , b rn in 1932, married to Zana Purdy of JERRY and KAT[...]lentywood the son Don Id, itchit , S, born in 36, m rried o Pa ty Dod e of of Elton[...]Chris ie. HS in 1969 and from orth Oa ota State University in 197 4 ith a degree in gronomy. He married a hleen Ann Ueland at Plent o[...]ch on 7-2-82. athleen as born on 8-31 -59 in Plen-[...]mmuni y Colle a degree in ursing.[...]re d in rmmg and[...] |
| lived in Makoti until 1953 when we moved to New Town, ND w[...]sister, , (1930) of Hou 1v· New Town in 1963, moving to Burlington, ND. After retiring, w[...]t nd or d at C r our winters in Apache Junction, AZ. Bill died 3-28•78 in Arizona. We mam had 11 grandchildren and 7[...]ried Clifton Thon, a former high school classmate in Westby We live in children Minot, ND and spend our winters in Apache Junction, AZ. (1858 -19[...](1901 -195 in the US from their homeland in Sweden. They sailed on the ocean[...]atherin where they boarded the train and arrived in Westby 3 days la er. They[...]George an Hjelm and also for August Hultgren. In time, they were able to buy the Lavern ile[...]farm didn' pr They taught themselves how to speak, read, and rite the English arriv d[...]papers. of an all Anything was possible in this new land with hard work and encourage - Ya ,ma. ment of the many people they met and friends they made. in the SU Nels and Ingeborg had 8 children . Bernt lives in Plentywood here for h m1957. he ha[...]nt and his 1fe, Arlene, Our n are: have 5 children. Mrs. Dan O'Leary (Ann Mane) lives in Harlem, T and they have 4 children. Ann Mane 1s a Registered urse an~ 1s, at h}s time, still working in her profession. Mrs. Dan ueller (Vernice) hved _n[...]1s now deceased. Mrs. Larry Sapp ( arjorie) lives in Havre. She 1s a Registered Nurse and Supervisor a[...]hey ha e 3 children. John worked m the 011 fields in orth Africa. He is no deceased. James lives m Columbia Falls, T and has been a eache there for 20 years. Jim and Sharon have 3 children. Darlene died hen she was 1 year old. Linda Barach lives in Great Falls, T and is a Marketing Administ[...] |
| b . Bill njo s fi hing in his retirement nd Vera works a couple h r d y t th c ol c feteri and i ctive in Immanuel Lutheran Church nd other oci I clubs. Th[...]n, and Stan Sorenson. avis' family lived in he Westby, Coalridge, and Comertown areas[...]n Westgard have 1 nd r du t d from the estby HS in 1963. During high school, Mavis son, Richard. Helen passed away April, 1984. ctiv in music, Montana Girls S ate delegate, and salutatorian of her cl ss. In he fall of 1963, she attended the Professional Business RICHARD and RENETTA WESTGARD ns i u e in inne polis. Upon returning, she was employed by the By Renetta Westgard C n in Plenty ood s a bookkeeper. avis dated and married[...]ly mploy d by the F rmers Grain and Trading Co. in Westby as lived and farmed northw[...]bs. graduating in 1953 and starting f~rming. Jim iler i[...]) and George eiler (3 -01, Watkins, M ). Children in was born in Plentywood, MT 9-29-40, the daughter of Edwin and[...]Rhoda Christianson. She graduated from Westby HS in 1958. She has (3 -1 3 o 2-1-76), James (1 -7 36),[...]In February 1957 Richard enlisted in the Army Reserve and was Jim ttended nd graduated from estby High in 1954 and joined discharged in 1963. th ir Force h t fall . T o years ere spent in the Far East. Using the I Bill, Jim tended he U of T and gr duated in 1962, ith a maJor in History/Poli ic I Science. He re urned to his home town to teach in h all of 963. Jim m rried avis in August 1965. Jim ,s currently employed by[...]arrived 4-30-66. Bruce graduated from WHS in 1978, at ended U D of[...]1981 ith a degree of Associa e Science in Electrical Technology. He lives in Scobe , T and or s for emont Telephone Cooperativ[...]BS Degree in Farm and Ranch anagement. he farms 1th his dad.[...]Richard nd Rene a are members of he es by Immanuel[...] |
| [...]ge. day ith Blanche's In 1938, Helene decided to move west and challenge a ne type Sas atche an. Blan of work. She landed in Seattle, where she enrolled in a short business se ing for her clo course. She[...]ried Edward Theodore Westman Ed ard as in the fron yard. born 9-9-09 in King Co., Duvall, WA to Ellen and August Westman. Se ch Edward grew up in Duvall, WA and spent most of his life there. For the allac b next 2 years, Helene wa[...]ry. Helene continued to wor until 1972, he in er. when she decided to retire.[...]children. D Helene has had experience in every area of business including 2 a ine, r[...]m This is but a moment in the flo of eternity ... d Dad came to Westby in 1908. He was one of 7 children, the son of Lewis[...]chool and learned to read, rite, and spea German. In 1914, Dad rented 320 acres of land. He farmed ith[...]and thrashed i and hauled ,t to market for 50¢. In 1916, he worked m the coal mines i h his brother, Ollie, and his brother-in-law, Charles eyer. Because of he severe winters, many workers would exchange their age for coal o heat their sod shacks. In 1917, at the age of 26, he US en ered in o WWI. Dad went into the Army here he wor ed as a guard for prisoners and as a cook. He was inJured in combat and re urned home after the war on 11 -11-[...]from the games as i as so popular a ha Ime. In 1926, his dad, Lewis Wirtzberger. died of pneumonia a a of 65. ail was earned by horse and agon in those da s. oms B rg had a 47 mile route and hen[...]hours o go around the route. He too pride mo ning many d1f eren p so e ic s or his Job. A sno mobile, je[...]s op. er e as married, Blanche as his subs i u e. In 1927. D d oo a eco d job as a nigh atchman[...] |
| [...]lie and I, we have spent most of our married life in and By I dys Wirtzberger[...]to Kermit, D where his dad worked We are now both retired. I have a little job. I work at[...]Shack 3 shifts a week. Ollie does a big garden in the summer and I do Th y liv d on homestead with[...]the canning. The rest of the time is spent in not doing much. We enjoy (Lo lin) Wir zb r er as[...]I c me to s by, T on 9 5-27 . I worked in the Home Cafe for rion Schultz nd Irene Finn[...]Alice Madsen was born 11 -28-20 in Daneville Twp. , Divide I (Poochie), 7 31[...]where we were engaged in farming operations. I took part in activities[...]as organist for 25 years, secretary, held offices in Aid, SS,[...]ol. · I in ay of 1947. In April of[...]y lived in Crosby for 11 |
| [...]d Doro hy (Brenteson); Cheri, ersen, How rd- 198[...] |
| [...]ois-423 Barnes. In z- 800 Ameklev, Bruce and Dixie - 27[...] |
| [...]Cea in, J c and Stels1e (Crouse): Bernard, Clarence,[...]Ce in. Lot, B n - 317[...] |
| [...]En I r, Im (G in )-101 Fal[...] |
| [...]1 Hannah, Louise-734 in r)-333 Grove[...] |
| [...]us and Esther (Taarud); Carol, Doris- Homm . oms. How rd nd Harold- 40[...] |
| [...]Johnson, Stanley and ar are ( ess)-50. 6 6[...] |
| rnold nd In z (Olson), Dou las. K ri Lynn, Kohler,[...]y, Alexander, George. How rd, L na . P m I . L g rquist,[...] |
| [...]r in, in nd Clar (Masters); Harold, Ralph.[...] |
| [...]Kavon); Laurie, Nelson, Moms and Mary Lou ( at in). Mary Ann, Jo i lsen, Rte Mark, Rolin[...] |
| [...]Paulsen, Gladys-128 01 on , y ( in ), C thy, Mark, Ordahl, Raymond[...] |
| [...]orraine, Dan, Robert-985 Ehzabeth; How rd-805 W1rtzberger, lorett[...] |
Aasheim, Magnus, Sheridan's Daybreak, Volume II (1985). Montana History Portal, accessed 21/03/2025, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/5608
