| Summary: | FROEMKE, LUDWIG AND ROSALIE Ludwig Froemke was born in Berlin, Germany. Rosalie (Schoen) Froemke was born in Pomerania, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Froemke came from Sheldon, N.D., Ransom County, to LaMoure County in 1888 and settled in a sod shanty on a homestead in Prairie Township, four and one-half miles southeast of Marion. Here they experienced many of the hardships of the early settlers while their family grew up. Their last years were spent on a farm in Grandview Township where Mrs. Froemke passed away in March 1922 and Mr. Froemke in May 1935. Both were members of St. John's Lutheran Church. There were ten children: John married Mary Sidlo of St. Paul, Minn.; Augusta and Louise of Lisbon, N.D.; deceased are Edward, Ralph, Fred, Emil, Herman, Arthur and Albert. Grandchildren are: Mrs. Alfred Mason (Joan), Cape Girardean, Mo.; Mrs. Arden Berg (Shirley), Moorhead, Minn.; Mrs. Tom Melgard (Rosemary), Turlock, Calif.; Donald Froemke, Rochester, Mich.; Dr. Jon Froemke, Rochester, Mich.; Elmer Froemke, Portland, Ore.; and Dennis Froemke, Klamath Falls, Ore. FROEMKE, RUDOLPH AND LOUISE Rudolph and Louise were born, raised and married in Germany. They came to this country in the late 1800's and farmed for many years west of Marion. They had 11 children: Emma, living in Canada; Olga, of Seattle; Ben, of Valley City; Elsie, of LaMoure; Walter, in California; and Robert, of Litchville, are still living. GAASLAND, PEDER AND FLORENCE Peder, son of Peder Andress and Elizabeth Gaasland, was born Feb. 1903. He attended public schools but gradually became deaf in his teens. He farmed at home and bought some land nearby and has farmed most of his life. In April 1943 he married Florence Otos of Mapleton, N. Dak. Florence was born in Oct. 1912. They built a new house on their farm north of Marion, moved on a large bam and planted a long shelterbelt of trees around the buildings. They had no children. Florence passed away in March of 1968. GAASLAND, PEDER AND HANNAH AND ELIZABETH Peder Olson Andress Gaasland was born March 1867 in Breanes, Norway. He came to the U.S. in 1892 and worked for the railroad. In 1894 he rented a farm in Meadow Lake Township and then in 1901 he bought it. His first wife was Hannah Sarsten, also of Norway. She.was born in 1876. She came to the U.S. in 1896 and married Peder in Dec. of 1896 at a farm home near Litchville. To this union were born two children. Martin was born in 1897 and Jennie in 1899. Mrs. Gaasland passed away with diphtheria in 1900. Martin married Gertrude Monson of Hastings. Martin died in 1973. They had four children. Jennie married Alf Larson of Enderlin, N. Dak. They had eight children. In July of 1902 Peder married Elizabeth Stautland of Norway. She was born in Oct. 1878 and came to the U.S. in 1902. Nine children were born to this union. Peder married Florence Otos of Mapleton, North Dakota. Harold married Beatrice Rasmussen of Windom, Minnesota. Arne married Lydia Schumacher of Bismarck, N. Dak. They have three children. Henry was born in 1908 and died in 1944. Jennie Marie married Ragnvold Malvik, Grenora, N. Dak. They have four children. Jens Andrew died at the age of four months. Edwin married Ida Moen of Robbinsdale, Minn. They have four children. John (Johannes) married Elvina Peterson, who died in 1938. They had one child. He then married Mildred Ekeberg of Glenwood, Minn. They also had one child. Helen Margaret married Harry VanHal of Marion, N. Dak. They- have four children. After Mr. Gaaslands death in 1925, Mrs. Elizabeth Gaasland lived periodically with her children until 1966 when she went to Valley City and resides at the Sheyenne Manor. At the age of 96 she is still living at the Sheyenne Nursing Home, is alert, enjoys good health and her family. GARDNER, HARRY Harry came to Marion in 1920 as maintenance of way foreman and made his home here for 17 years. His wife died when she was 41. Their children are Alfred and Walter. Harry died in 1948 at 74 years of age. GERTZ, JOHN Mr. and Mrs. John Gertz came from Ransom County to LaMoure County in 1892. They homesteaded 41/2 miles S.E. of what is now the town of Marion. They lived in a sod house until 1897 and farmed with oxen. Thirteen children were born to them, seven died in infancy. Gusta, Rosie, Joe, Mathilda (Mrs. Martin Koessel), Ernest, and Mrs. Ada Bassen. Mr. Gertz died in 1908 and Mrs. Gertz died in 1934, both are buried in St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. GJERDING, IVAN AND IRENE Ivan was born to Iver and Ingborg Gjerding in 1921. His parents had come from Norway in 1908 to Litchville. He attended school at Svea, Rosebud, and Greenland. Ivan married Irene Manns in 1945. Irene was born in 1924 to Charles and Clara Manns. Clara came from Thompson, Iowa and Charles Manns' parents came from England to Canada in 1870, and then to Jamestown in 1880, then homesteaded east of Montpelier in 1883. Manns Township was named for them. Ivan and Irene bought the farm known as the Elmer Nagel farm. Their children are Karen, 1948, graduate of UND and U of Nebraska, Masters Degree in Social Work, she is employed at the VA Hospital in Fargo. Colleen, 1952, graduate of UND, employed as Social Worker, Cavalier County, Langdon, N.D. Bonnie, 1955, attending school at Wahpeton, majoring in Occupational Therapy. Becky, 1956, also attending school at Wahpeton. And Kaare, 1960, attending Marion High School. The Gjerdings home was struck by lightning in 1973, they have since built a new house. "We appreciate our community so much, the people here make it a wonderful place to live." GLASER, ALWIN Mr. and Mrs. Glaser were both born in Sachsan, Germany. They were married there and had two children, Frieda and Erich. They came to Litchville in 1910 and he joined his brother in the meat market until 1913 when they moved 80 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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