| Summary: | had some prodding from his daughter; I did have a way of getting around him. We were tragically saddened by the death of our oldest brother, Loren, at the age of 16, on September 6, 1936. He was a quiet, personable youth; loved and admired by all. He had everything to carry him on to success- intelligence, wit, good looks, and an enviable physique but that wasn't in the cards. In the spring he had refused to miss school to be innoculated for diphtheria; and it was diphtheria he contracted during that threshing season. The following threshing season tragedy struck again. My father either fainted or had a sun stroke, causing him to fall from atop his grain separator. After four days of paralysis, due to a broken neck, he died August 28, 1937. That fall my mother moved her remaining brood, with the help of Hans Frosaker, our faithful and dear hired hand, to Sheyenne where we three girls graduated from high school. In the spring of 1938, it was discovered that Delilah had diabetes. She spent many weeks in the New Rockford Hospital. Though against the rules, the nurses would give her rides on the dumb waiter to while away lonely hours. Later, while attempting to find work in Sioux City, la., Delilah lapsed into a coma and died July 7,1948. Ella Stoeber Zempel died of pneumonia in Spokane, Wash, on February 26, 1959. I married Lon Marsh, a rancher and race horse owner in Billings, Mont. This short marriage ended in divorce after which I attended Billings Business College. I then went to Seattle and worked two years for the Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceutical concern. Later in New York City, I met and married William Mates. We had four children: Bradford, now in Phoenix, Ariz.; Loren, Federal Way, Wash. Both Loren and Nancy, his wife of one year, attend college. Shelly is in Spokane, Wash, and Robin, a fourth year college student at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg is taking up broadcasting. In 1960 Bill didn't survive open heart surgery performed at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. He was the 12th patient on the then new heart and lung machine. I am now married to Al Kendrich, who is an operating engineer on the Alaska Pipeline project. At present he is at Galbraith Lake Camp, just above the Arctic Circle. We have a daughter, Taryn, age 13, who attends Toppenish Junior High School. She has one dog, two roosters and dreams of owning a horse. So with Al away, Taryn (Tup) and I hold down the fort, a mobile home on the Yakima Indian Reservation, one mile out of Toppenish, Wash. By Lucile Zemple Kendrick, Nov. 1975 OTHER RESIDENTS OR FORMER RESIDENTS ON WHOM INFORMATION IS LACKING The following people are either residents or former residents about whom information is either lacking or brief. OSCAR ANDERSON-associated with John Nordlund and farmed in Section 8. OSCAR E. ANDERSON-son of Henning Anderson of Sheyenne, farmed on the John Landin farm during 1928 and 1929. Presently living near Bremen. ED BELL-farmed in Section 8. JAMES H. BELL-Homesteaded in Section 17. W.H. BELL-Homesteaded in Section 23. Came to Rock Township from Missouri; was one of the petitioners in 1905 to organize Plainview School District. Also helped organize the Equity Elevator of Sheyenne and served as its president for many years. CARL BENSON-Farmed in Section 29 for a short time. Now lives in Eddy County, northwest of Sheyenne. CARL BERGLUND-Came from Sweden, was a cousin of John Nordlund. Lived with John Nordlund for a time and then farmed in Section 25 before returning to Sweden. ALBERT BLACKFOX-Lived in Section 11. PAT BOLAND-Lived in Section 26, was one of the signers of the petition to organize Rock Township in 1910. ELMER BONDERSON-Lived on the John Landin farm in the 1930's. Elmer passed away about 1970. Mrs. Bonderson lives in Sheyenne. LARRY BRENNO-Engaged in cattle raising on the C.W. Fine farm, also employed at Sheyenne Sand and Gravel. STEVEN BROWN-Lived in Section 14. When he left Rock Township his house was moved to Section 26 and became Plainview School No. 3. OSCAR A. CARLSON-And his family lived with Oscar E. Anderson on the John Landin farm in Section 32 in 1929. EARL CHANCE-Farmed for many years in Section 3. A.B. COLBERTH-Lived in Section 4, was one of the signers of the petition to organize Rock Township in 1910. ERNEST AND EARL COMER-Farmed on the J.H. Bell farm in Section 17. WALTER COMER-Farmed the W.J. Moe farm in Section 29. CARL DABLOW-Lived in Section 14. PETER DAHLSTEDT-Came to Rock Township from St. Edwards, Neb. in 1910 and farmed in Section 35. Died in 1919. FRANK DEMARCE-Lived in Sections 28 and 29, was a signer of each petitions to organize the Plainview School District and Rock Township and also served as the first treasurer of the school district. y, IDA DENT-Homesteaded in Section 12, was a school teacher. Her farm is now the Leonard Nilson farm. FRANK DRASSARD-NW'A Section 33. WALTER ELG-Came from Sweden, worked on the Charlie Lidberg farm in Section 35, later on returned to Sweden. WILMER FUGLEBERG-Farmed in Section 2. CLARENCE GRANBERG-Farmed in Section 36, now resides at the Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. WILLIAM GEORGE-Associated with the McHugh family-one of the signers of the petition to organize Rock Township in 1910. HARRY HANNER-Farmed in Section 20, now resides in Washington state, near Seattle. OLAF HALLSTEN-Homesteaded in Section 8. JACOB HAMMER-Homesteaded in Section 24. JOHN HANNIGAN-Homesteaded in Section 14. Was one of the signers to organize Rock Township in 1910. HELMER HANSON-Lived in Section 21 and farmed in Section 21. His widow now lives in California. ARCHIE HANSON-Lived several years in Section 21. Employed by Melvin Erickson. PETER HALVORSON-Farmed in Section 26 on the Pat Boland farm, now lives in Columbia Falls, Mont. HOOD-First name unknown. Farmed on the W.J. Moe farm with Walter Comer. JOHN HOFER-Lived on the Charles Lidberg farm in Section 35. PAT HUGHES-Farmed in Section 27 on what is now the Ole Nyhusmoen farm. RALPH JOHNSON-Married Gail Thompson, daughter of Nick Thompson. Farmed the J.H. Bell farm in Section 17 for several years, now resides in Santa Rosa, Calif. RONALD JOHNSON-Married Eunice Ploium-farmed 448 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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