| Summary: | and restoring the farm. He still had his love for horses and had over 100 work horses most of the time. In 1925 he started trucking livestock to Fargo, along with his farming and trucked until 1951. In December of 1925 the Waldies had their most thrilling Christmas of all when they received a little girl named Celia. She was the first of their children born on the home farm. They worked hard and Monica kept the work going while Clayton did the trucking. On May 29, 1929 Jean Ann Waldie joined the family. Life went on in the usual manner, children going to school and helping at home. On April 9, 1940 there was an unexpected surprise when Thomas was born in the Marion Hospital. Not any sisters or his brother knew he was on the way. In 1950 they remodeled the house and more work was done on the barns. Monica passed away Nov. 22, 1959 and Clayton remained on the home farm. He married Blanch Dingle in March 1961 and they moved to LaMoure in the spring of 1969. Clayton passed away April 8, 1970 at the age of 77. The Waldie children are: Frances, Mrs. Ervin Weber, lives on their farm at LaMoure, N.D. They have three children: Ross, Morris, and Bernadette. Richard married Ramona Boom and lives in Marion. They have three daughters: Roxanne, Mrs. Art Mitzel; Rita, Mrs. Ralph Greer; and Pat, Mrs. Spencer Brandt, Jr. Celia, Mrs. James Wallace, living in Brainard, Minn., where she is a registered nurse and Jim is sports editor of the paper. They have four children, Brian, Jeffery, Gail, Mrs. Gordon Johnson, and Alan. Jean, Mrs. Larry Harr, lives in West Fargo and works at St. Lukes Hospital in Fargo. She has three daughters, Monica, Mrs. Ron Schaurer; Angela, Mrs. Ron Rheault; and Georgia. Thomas is married to Jeanette Stemen and they live on the home farm. Their children are: Scott, Elise, Curtis and Joyce. WALDIE, JOHN AND JENNIE John Waldie was born in 1861 at Ontario, Canada. In June 1884 Mr. Waldie walked from Fargo and filed his homestead in Sheridan Township. He built a shanty and lived there until he proved up on it. In 1887 he got the southeast quarter of 32 as a tree claim and planted ten acres of trees. On Nov. 28, 1889 John Waldie married Jennie Mack and they moved the shanty from the northeast quarter of 18 to the tree claim. For 32 years they lived on their tree claim, building a small house and then adding to it. They had four children: Arthur, Clayton, Helen, and Georgia. Arthur and Clayton are both deceased. In 1921 Mr. and Mrs. John Waldie had a sale on their farm and moved to Long Beach, Calif. They spent their summer months on their farm in North Dakota. Jennie died in 1926 and John in 1950. WALDIE, RICHARD AND RAMONA Richard, son of Clayton and Monica Waldie, was born on the old George Waldie farm about 6 miles south of Marion. His wife Ramona, the daughter of Anthony and Esther Boom, was born 5 miles north of Marion in the same house where their daughter, Rita, now resides. Richard and Ramona were married Nov. 7, 1950 in the Evangelical Church in Fargo, N.D. Richard farmed with his father and Ramona worked at the Trapp Hardware Store. In 1953 twin daughters, Roxanne and Rita, were born. To make life more interesting, another daughter, Patti, was born in 1956. Everyone remembers the snowstorm of March 1967 but not everyone remembers the water. The Waldies were out of their home for three weeks due to water in the basement. In 1968 Ramona returned to work and accepted the position' of teller in the State Bank of Marion, where she is presently employed. Highlights of their travels have been trips to Hawaii in 1973 and South America in 1974. They are also members of the Elks. All three daughters are now married. Roxanne, Mrs. Arthur Mitzel, lives in Medina, where Art is the Principal in the Medina School System. Their children are Jennifer Jo and Casey Clayton. Rita, Mrs. Ralph Greer, lives 5 miles north of Marion, where they are engaged in farming. Their children are Justin and Jeanne Marie. Patti, Mrs. Spencer Brandt, Jr., lives in a trailer home in Marion. Spencer is a licensed auctioneer and is farming. WEBER, ROBERT AND CAROL Robert was born in 1933 to Ryan and Dorothy Weber, here in Marion. He attended school in Saratoga Township until in the eighth grade, then transferred to Marion. After high school he worked briefly at J. C. Miller Elevator. He now farms on the home farm purchased from his parents, 5 miles west of Marion. Robert and Carol Stoehr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stoehr from Jamestown, were married in 1955. Carol was born in 1935 and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1953. Their children are: Randy, Lori, Larry, Keri, and Bobbi Jo, all are presently at home. WEBER, RYAN AND DOROTHY Ryan was born in Grand View Township, near Dickey. He lived in the area until his marriage. He was the son of John and Mary Weber. Dorothy was born in South Dakota and came to the Dickey area with her parents, Patrick and Nell McGrath, and brother, William. They moved to the farm in Saratoga Township in 1923. Ryan and Dorothy were married in 1930 and after the death of her father, they continued to live on the farm until their retirement in 1973, when they moved into Marion. They have two children, Robert, who with his wife Carol and children. Randy, Lori, Larry, Keri, and Bobbi Jo, live on and own the farm; and daughter, Elaine, who after her marriage to Roy Hoekstra, lived in Greenland Township until they moved to Barnsville, Minnesota, in 1970. The Hoekstras have nine children: LeRoy; Joan, Mrs. Bob Welle; Judy, Mrs. Chris Bernier; Jane, Joy, Vernon, Kent, Bruce and Jennie Joe. WEGNER, CARL AND ELISE Carl Wegner was born January 18, 1856, and Elise Dittmer, December 31, 1866, in Hohen Zohen, Germany. They were married in Hohen Zohen, Germany on December 10, 1885. They came to America in 1886 and settled in Cass County. In 1887 they came to LaMoure County and lived in a sod shanty on a homestead in Prairie Township. Carl passed away in October 1931 and Elise in October 1933. Fourteen children were born to the Wegners. William, Valley City, N.D.; Mrs. Amanda (Louis) Busche, living on a farm south of Litchville, N.D. with her son Aaron; Frank, Appomattox, Virginia; Mrs. Elise (Henry) Schwartz, Valley City, N.D.; Martha and Henry live on the homestead farm; Fred, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Elsie (Albert) 126 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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