Our community, Marion, N. Dak., 1900-1975: prairie to present

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• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Alta; Arlington; Danforth; Edith; Grand Forks; Greenland; Josephine; Knudsen; Leland; Loma; Merle; Ramona; Roland
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/14801

was born in 1925 and lives at Jamestown. He was married in 1949 to Ruth VanTyne. He is a carpenter and has four children. Allan was born in 1930 and lives at Larimore, North Dakota. He is an Electrical serviceman and was married to Delia Topp in 1956. They have two children. Anna resides in Marion. ANDERSON, DAVID AND HELEN David K. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles X. Anderson, and Helen B. Matzke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Matzke, were united in marriage April 1, 1946 at Moorhead, Minnesota. Both were born and raised in this community. Dave has done construction work and sheep shearing around the area including South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. They are the parents of six children and have seven grandchildren. Ramona (Monie) is married to James Haakenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Haakensoh. Jim and Monie are the parents of four children: Jody, Bret, Wade, and Merl. They are living at Dickey, North Dakota. Lucille (Penny) is married to Daniel Pekarski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Pekarski. They live at Dickey and have three children: Dean, Dawn and Dava. Rhea Thompson is employed at Miles City, Montana. Dallas is with the U.S. Navy and is stationed at Dixon, California. Virginia is a junior and Jay is a sophomore in the Marion Public School. ANDERSON, IVAR AND DORA Ivar was born at Orebro, Sweden, came to this country and married Dora Matthies, daughter of the William Matthies, October 1926 at the Griswold Lutheran Church. They lived their entire life on the farm six miles south of Marion, which was homesteaded by Dora's father. Due to failing health they have resided at the Oakes Manor the past year or so. Dora passed away May 20, 1974. Their children are Clarence, of Fairibault, Minn., who is married to Vivian Lindland of Badger, Minn., and has three children. Eleanor married Barney Weight of Litchville, lives on a farm north of LaMoure, N.D., and has four children. ANDERSON, JOHN AND PEARL John, son of Carl and Anna Anderson, was born in Marion August 12, 1921. He has lived in the Marion community all his life, attending and graduating from the Greenland Consolidated School. He farmed with his father until 1943 when he married Pearl Hoekstra and they then took over the farm and his folks retired and moved into Marion in January 1944. Pearl, the daughter of Joe and Jennie Hoekstra, was born in Marion August 14, 1923 and has lived in the Marion community, attending and graduating from the Greenland Consolidated School also. They were married in and are members of the Marion Lutheran Church in which they and their family have taken an active part. John served as director of the Marion Equity Elevator for a number of years and acted as chairman for 10 years. He also served as treasurer of the Marion Farmers Telephone Co. Pearl has taken an active part in community activities serving as president of P.T.O., the Alumni Assn., and Music Mothers. They have six children: Dennis, born Aug. 29, 1944, attended Marion High School and graduated from N.D.S.U. as a Mechanical Engineer, is employed by Firestone Rubber Co., and worked for them in plants located in Ohio, Mass., Tenn., is presently head engineer in Elkhart, Ind.; married Janet Danforth and lives on a lake at Union, Michigan, just across the border from Elkhart, Ind. Wayne, born Jan. 23, 1951, attended Marion High School and graduated from N.D.S.U. as an electrical engineer. He is presently at home farming with his folks. DeLynn, born Mar. 3, 1953, graduated from Marion High School and has attended college at U.N.D., Grand Forks; University of Wisconsin, at Greenbay; N.D.S.U., Fargo; Moorhead State, Moorhead, Minn.; and is presently at the University of Oregon. Sherri, bom Mar. 19, 1958; Jenell, born Sept. 20, 1960; and Loriann, born Nov. 21, 1964, are at home and are students in the Marion school system. A baby son, born July 28, 1949, died at birth. Their farm is located 5 miles west of Marion on Highway 46 where they are actively engaged in livestock and grain farming. ANDERSON, MAGNUS Magnus came to Dakota as a bachelor in 1883. He homesteaded what is now the Carl Opdahl farm. Later he purchased fhree quarters and an eighty which still remains in the present farm. He used to winter William Sinclair's and Alex McClains' horses while they worked in the woods over winter. He sold to Opdahls about 1904 and moved to'Montana. ANDERSON, MINIUS AND ANNA Minius Anderson was born in Bornholm, Denmark in 18781 where he grew to manhood. He came to America in 1901 and spent the next few years working for A.W. Cunningham near Grand Rapids, N.D. One winter was spent working in the Minnesota woods. He and Jens Jensen started farming in Greenland Township in 1905; later they dissolved the partnership and Minius rented another farm. Anna Jensen came from Bornholm, Denmark in 1905. Minius and Anna were married in 1906 and rented a farm from Pete Knudsen. Then in 1911 they moved to the Wells farm. They built their own place three miles NE of Marion in Prairie Township in 1916 and made their home there for many years. Their son Irvin now lives on this farm. Six children were born to them: Elmer (deceased); Edith, Mrs. Leonard Weight, lives in Chino, Calif. Her children are LaVane, Fargo; Lowell, LaVern, Calif.; Leland, Fountain Valley, Calif.; Lenore, Alta Loma, Calif.; and Laurel, Napa Valley, Calif. Raymond, now of Minneapolis, married Gladys Esperum. Their children are Gary, in college, Steven, in the U.S. Navy, and Timothy; Orlo, who gave his life in the Army Air Force during World War II, was married to Ruth Starr. Their son Roland is now in Grand Ledge, Mich.; Irvin Andersen, married Margaret Schultz, their children are Ervand, Christian, and Margarethe; Elmira, Mrs. Ivan Wooderson, lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Their children are Gregory, Lawrence, Kansas; and Karen, Arlington, Texas. Anna died in 1952 and Minius in 1960. ANDERSON, NELS AND JOSEPHINE Nels was born in Sweden in 1883. At the age of 16 he came to the United States. He married Josephine Johnson 61 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.