| Summary: | f» Ck f*. fs |^ Ellen Mattson Roach ELLEN MATTSON ROACH Ellen Mattson Roach was one of the early educators in Eddy County. Born in Sweden, she came to Vasa, Minn, with her parents, Matts and Bengta Mattson in 1879. Determined to have an education, she spent five years in Minneapolis learning English while doing domestic work and attending schools there. She came to Sheyenne in 1886 and homesteaded in Grandfield Township. She attended schools in Moorhead, Jamestown and Valley City graduating from Valley City Normal in 1895. Later she graduated with a degree from Greeley College in Colorado in 1925. In early years she taught in various country schools in Eddy, Wells and Benson Counties. In the early 1900's, she was an instructor in the Sheyenne grade and high school. Later she was elected Eddy County Superintendent of Schools. In 1902, she had the house just south of Grace Church built and lived there a number of years. This house is sometimes called the Flaskrud house and is now owned by the J. Edwin Olsons. Her marriage to Will Roach took place in 1909. He passed away in 1922. She would tell about wandering with her sister Kate many miles across the prairie and following the Sheyenne River thrilled with the wild flowers and the strange stones that they found. When teaching in Wells County, she stayed all alone in an abandoned farm house used as a school house. One night she heard strange noises on the roof above her, "Thump-thump-flap-flap," as if some human were trying to get in. Bravely, she tiptoed downstairs and opened the door in time to see a huge snowy owl fly away. She was never frightened again. Her niece, Myrtle Ostby, says, "I remember her best picking up a garter snake by the tail and grabbing it by the back of the neck and letting it wind itself around her wrist. This was one of her nature lessons for her curious, but frightened pupils." Ellen served as Dean of Women in Hebron, Neb. at a Lutheran College before she retired. The last years were spent near a sister, Mrs. Kate Huyssen, in Glendale, Calif. At the age of 88 years, she passed away at a rest home in Glendale and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery there. She wrote poetry and one of her last follows : Dear Lord, I do not dare to ask But, oh! the joy I see If I might leave today, This mortal clay called me, And soar to realms of glory Where there is no toil or sorrow. Yes, Lord, I hear you whisper, "Wait, Dear Child, perhaps tomorrow." Sam and Edith Rue's children. Back row: Glenn, Norman, Marvin, LeRoy, Lloyd. Middle row: Arlene Hanson, Roger, Owen, Delaine Transue, Larry. Front row: Dale, Judy Peterson, Beverly Slezak, Helen Gussick, Eugene, Ronald, and Sharon Pennington. THE CHILDREN OF SAM AND EDITH RUE All were born in or near Sheyenne or at City Hospital in New Rockford. We all attended Sheyenne Public School and were confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Sheyenne. Owen Sanford was born August 28, 1930. After Owen's school days, he entered the U.S. Army and served most of his service time in Germany. After his discharge he settled in Chicago, 111., worked there and later was a co- owner of a business near Chicago. He sold his share of the business to his partner a couple of years ago and moved to the island of Hawaii where he started his own business. Arlene Eunice was born December 25, 1931. She married DuWaine Hanson of Sheyenne in 1949. Shortly after they moved to Garrison where DuWaine helped build the Garrison Dam. They later moved back to Sheyenne and lived there until they moved to Cottage Grove, Ore. in 1960 where DuWaine started to work for Weyerhauser Lumber Col, where he's still employed with the same company. Children of Arlene and DuWaine are: Harley, born at Riverdale in 1950, married to Annie Sannes at Cottage Grove. They have three children, Alan, Allyson and Aaron and reside in Cottage Grove; Darrel, born in New Rockford in 1951, is married to Colleen Cutts in Cottage Grove; they now reside in that city. Rodney, born in New Roockford in 1953 is married to Glinda Arms of Cottage Grove, where they now live with their daughter, Roxanne; Tammy, born in 1963 in Cottage Grove, Ore., now attends a local high school in Cottage Grove. Delaine Mae was born October 20, 1933. While growing up and after her school days, Delaine was employed at Garnaas' Store where she worked for Bjorn and Cora. She also worked a short time for Ivan and Bessie Lund at the Sheyenne Hotel. She moved to Albany, Ore. in 1951, was married at Roseburg, Ore. in 1952 to Clifford Transue of Albany, Ore. They have lived their married life in Oregon except for three years in which they resided in Crescent City, Calif. They have lived in Drain, Ore. since 1965 where Cliff is employed with Woolley Enterprises. They have a son, Daniel Lee, who was born in Roseburg in 1953. Norman Duane was born October 19, 1935. He married Belva Carlile in 1954 at Roseburg, Ore. Norman moved to Oregon at the age of 17 and has been employed as a logger or associated with the lumber industry all of his adult years and was self employed for several years. From Roseburg, Norman and family moved to Montana where Norman worked and from there they moved to South Fork, Colo, where they now reside. His children are: Dwaine, born in 1955 at Roseburg, Ore. He is married to Wanda 172 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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