| Summary: | BERG, GILBERT AND HELGA Gilbert was born in Wise, in 1878 to Hans Berg Hanson and Magdalena (Gomst). The postmaster there said there were too many Hansons and left Berg as the last name. He came to N.D. in the 1890's and married Helga, daughter of Ingvart and Beret Brox in 1899. They homesteaded in Rosebud Township, later moved to Wise for a few years. They returned and farmed in Rosebud Township and in 1913 farmed the Wells farm in Greenland Township for several years. They then farmed the Brox farm from 1922 to 1937, lived in Washington for a while, and retired to LaMoure. Their children are Bertha (Mrs. Len Boyer), Alice (Mrs. Theo. Wheeler), Leonard (Julia Hust), Clifford (Marion Mettler), deceased, Albert H. (Lorraine Hayfield), Elmer (Bud, Ruby Wangrud) deceased, Ann (Mrs. Ralph Hunt), Helen (Mrs. Bert Manns), and Fred. Helga died in 1954. Gilbert made his home in Marion Tor several years and died in 1960. BERG, LARRY AND CARMEN Larry Berg, son of Albert H. and Lorraine (Hayfield) Berg, was born at Marion, married Carmen Strommen, daughter of Harry and Edna Strommen on Aug. 14, 1960 at Ypsilanti. Larry and Carmen moved to the Marion area in the spring of 1962 and have been engaged in farming since. Three children - Robin, Rowena, and Reese. In 1882 Larry's great-grandparents, Ingvart Brox, homesteaded the same farm where his grandfather did live and his parents now live. BJORK, ALBERT AND MINDA Albert was born in Iowa in 1879, he first came to N.D. in 1905 and to Marion in 1907. He farmed in partnership with Robert and William Leidall for three years. He married Minda Halvorson in Wisconsin in" 1910 and purchased a farm 91/2 miles NW of Marion. Their children are Alton (Adeline Hoge, lives in Illinois, they have 5 children), Jeanette (Carroll Bogue, lives in Minn.), Clarence (Helen Kukkonen, lives in Colorado, and has 3 children), Maynard (Edna Nagel, lives in Iowa, they have 4 daughters), Myra (Robert Nagel, Montpelier, they have 4 children), and Lyla (Virgil Swanson, lives in Minn., they have 5 children). Minda died in 1933, Albert continued farming until 1946. He died in 1960. BLAKE, GEORGE AND KATHRYN George Blake, son of William and Mary Blake, of Litchville, N.D., was born in 1920. His parents came from Brookings, S.D. in the year of 1906, to the Svea area, where they settled on a farm they had purchased. They reared a family of five boys and three girls. George's1 father died in the year of 1920, at the age of 44. His mother remained on the farm, and kept it in operation until the children were grown, and lived into her late years with her son, Emmett, who then managed the farming. She died in 1961 at the age of 80. George left the Svea community in 1938 to attend the C. C. Camp. In 1940 he enlisted in the Armed Forces. George returned to the States in 1945. He came to Marion in the spring of 1946 where he made his home. George was married in 1946 to Kathryn Leidall, daughter of Robert and Nina Leidall of Marion. The Blake family includes two daughters and one son. Mary, Mrs. Terry Otto, Gackle, N.D., has a daughter, Sara, VA years of age and they are both on the teaching staff of the Gackle School. Michael, married, and living in Grand Forks, N.D., is a graduate of U.N.D. and is the assistant music instructor there. His wife, Gyn. (Rufsvold), will graduate from U.N.D. this spring. Ann Blake is a senior at Valley City State College and will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education, majoring in English. In 1946 George Blake worked for Robert Leidall. He became a partner in the Liquor Business in 1947. They remained partners in business until 1952 when Robert retired. George then acquired full ownership of the business. He operated the business in the old store until Feb. 22, 1972, when he moved into the new establishment, where he continues to operate his business. BLECKER, HARRY Harry was born in Illinois and moved to Minn, in 1911, and to N.D. in 1912, and back to Minn, in 1916. In 1917 he entered the Palmer School of Chiropractics and practiced in Brookings, S.D. for eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Blecker moved S.W. of Marion in 1926 where they farmed until 1947. Then they moved to Wash, and later to Calif. BOELTER, LEONARD AND ALPHA Leonard Boelter was born at Litchville, N.D., and Alpha (Eidahl) Boelter was born in Marion. They were raised and educated in their home communities. They were married June 7, 1933 and farmed for a number of years before taking over the Standard Oil Bulk Service at Marion. Mrs. Boelter taught in various schools of the community. After 24 years with Standard Oil, Leonard retired and moved to Valley City, N.D., where they now reside. Mrs. Boelter continued teaching in that area. They have five children and five grandchildren: David and wife Mary (Cunningham) live in Denver, Colo., with daughter, Natasha; Sharon, Mrs. Richard Hancock, lives in Salem, Ore., and has two sons, Micheal and Tommy; Jane, Mrs. James Young, lives in Williston, N.D., with children, Dayton and Amber; Joan is a dental hygienist in Denver, Colo.; and Richard is employed with Homestead Savings and Loan in San Francisco, Calif. BOMBERG, RINERD AND GERTIE Rinerd Bomberg was born in Bingham Township, Ubly, Michigan, June 6, 1861, the oldest of nine children. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. His boyhood was spent in and around the home and Saginaw, Michigan. In 1882 when land for homesteading was being offered in the Dakotas, he, like many other ambitious young men, set out for the land of opportunity. He chose to settle in Black Loam Township where he found not only opportunity but many lonesome days with disappointments and lots of hard work. He began his farming operations with a pair of oxen but as time went on horses appeared and of course the machinery which went with them and with farming. He had one of the first threshing machines in the community. In 1894 he married Gertie Moen of Kathryn, N. Dak. She was born in Oesterdalen, Norway, and came to this country at the age of 18. To this union three children were born, twin girls who died in infancy, and Cora, who married Dewey Baertsch. In 1898 he 68 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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