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

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• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Bakker; Canada; Duvall; Elliott; Greenland; Kathleen; Meredith; Monson; Sheila; Sortland
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/14841

they have five children: Janet, Nancy, Donald, Bruce, and Barbara. The Merediths moved to Valley City in 1928 after Mercy Hospital was built, and he practiced medicine there until 1952. Dr. Meredith died in 1953. Mrs. Meredith makes her home in Valley City in the summer and Florida in the winter. MERRETT, J. P. AND VIOLET Dr. J. P. Merrett, whose home was London, Ontario, Canada, began his medical practice in Marion, June 2, 1929. He returned to Canada and was married there June 11, 1929. He had his offices and hospital at various times in the McDowell (Sitz) house, the National Bank building and in the Greenwold (Jorve) house. Dr. Merrett discontinued his practice in Marion in 1943 but the family made their home here until April 1944 when they moved to Valley City. The Merretts have six children: Patricia (Mrs. Walt Anhalt), Lucille (Mrs. Gus Lybeck), Beth (Mrs. Sam Slayghter), Mary Lynn (Mrs. James Hammer), Barbara and Paul. Mrs. Merrett lives in Garden Grove, Calif. Dr. Merrett is deceased. Marion was always fortunate in having doctors of exceptional ability. Dr. Merrett and family will always occupy a special place in the memories of the people of the Marion community. MEYER, HENRY AND DOROTHY Henry Meyer was born at Willow Lake, S.D., November 27, 1900. He moved with his family to North Dakota in 1919. He married Dorothy Wieck in LaMoure, N.D. on Feb. 12, 1929. They moved to Marion in 1934. Henry started a cream station, buying cream, eggs and poultry for. Fairmont. After five years in Marion they moved to Adrian to work in a grocery store. Liking Marion better, they moved back to the Cream Station. In 1942 they started a locker plant, which they operated until 1957. They have four children: Ivan lives in Dickinson, N.D., and has the Meyer Construction Co., a big ranch near Belfield, N.D., and also owns the Ivanhoe Hotel of Dickinson; Dwane married Marlene Burkhart, lives in Billings, Mont, with their two daughters, Debbie, 16 and Deanna, 13 and works for Meyer Construction. He taught in Costa Mesa, Calif, for 18 years prior. Jacqueline, Mrs. Bruce Monson, has two sons, Timothy, 10 and Scott, 7, live in Billings, Mont., and works for Meyer Construction; and Kathleen, Mrs. Darryl Hanson, has two children, Judy, 7 and Steven, 4, live in Dickinson and works for Meyer Construction. Henry is now retired from Meyer Construction. "We have enjoyed living in Marion, have had a lot of good times there and many good friends." MIEDEMA, ANDREW AND RUTH Andrew, son of Ernest and Allie Miedema, was born at Ypsilanti, N.D. Ruth Rohrbeck was born at Granada, Minnesota. They were married in 1929 at Jamestown, N.D., and came to the Marion community. They are farming north of Marion. They are the parents of four children. Maxine married Herman Muske of Berlin, N.D. They are farming at Berlin. They have one son, Glenn, who married Deborah Ostby. Glenn and Deborah live in Fargo, where he is in graduate school at NDSU and she is an R.N. at St. Lukes Hospital. Robert married Norma Berg of Litchville, where they farm and are owners of the Litchville Bulletin. They are parents of 4 children: Diane (Mrs. Bradley Peterson), Sheila, in graduate school at NDSU in Fargo; Bryce, deceased (August 11, 1974); LaRae, at home attending Litchville High School. Ernest married Darlean Sortland. They live in Valley City, where they own and operate furniture store. They are the parents of 3 children: Larry, married to Cathryn Schmidt, living in Valley City and working for his dad in the furniture store; Darryl, attending Valley City State College and working part time in the store; Gwen, student at Northwestern School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minn. Stanley married Elaine Monson. They are farming north of Marion. Their children are all at home, Joel, Janelle and Darren. MIEDEMA, CARL (KNOLL) Carl's family name is Knoll. Carl's name was changed to Miedema after his father died and his mother married John Miedema. Carl's parents, a sister Flora, and Carl were all born in Frisiland, Netherlands. As a teenager Carl worked in his father's (Knoll) bakery in the Netherlands. He came to America at the age of 16, in 1908, to North West, Iowa, where he lived for 8 years. His mother married John Miedema in Iowa and they came to Ypsilanti, N.D. in 1916 to farm in Meadow Lake Township, Barnes County. Carl has one step-brother, Ernest Miedema, of Valley City, who is 6 years older than Carl. He also had a half-brother, Johnny Miedema, who died at the age of 12, in 1921. Carl worked as a farmer, carpenter, painter and janitor of the Greenland School. He was a member of the North Marion Reformed Church and was organist in the church as a young man. Carl was a single man. His sister, Flora, is Mrs. Philip Bakker of Bellflower, Calif. He has one nephew, Ted Bakker and a niece, Mrs. Jeanett (Fred) Busman. Carl came to the town of Marion in 1947. He passed away at the Hi Acre's Nursing Home, Jamestown, N.D., in the fall of 1974. MIEDEMA, HARRY AND MARGARET Harry was born in Meadow Lake Township, Aug. 13, 1915. Margaret was born at Jamestown, Aug. 30, 1918. They were married Oct. 4, 1939 in Valley City and have been farming on the former L. J. Blewett farm, east of Ypsilanti, for 35 years. Harry's parents came from Iowa to a farm in Meadow Lake Township in 1906. Margaret's grandfather, John Elliott, left Ireland in 1878 and homesteaded in Meadow Lake Township in 1881. They have five children. Shirley, married to Bruce DuVall, Dec. 10, 1960, lives in Minneapolis and has 4 children. Marlene married James Vonderust, July 9, 1965, lives in Jamestown and has 2 children. Carol married Ray Erbele, Aug. 5, 1966, lives at Streeter, has 2 children. Charlotte married Allen Enger, Aug. 28, 1970 and lives at Ypsilanti and has one daughter. Leroy married Beverly Steigberg, June 7, 1974, and lives at Valley City. MIEDEMA, STANLEY AND ELAINE Stanley, son of Andrew and Ruth (Rohrbeck) Miedema, was born in 1936 at Marion, N.D. He attended Greenland Grade School and graduated from Marion High School in 1954. He then started farming with his father. He married Elaine Monson, daughter of William K. and Alice (Weatherbee) Monson, in 1956. They moved into a house on the Andrew Miedema farm formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miedema and family. Stan and Elaine 101 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.