| Summary: | bought from Mrs. Gabrial Mundhjeld in Adler Township in 1939. Son, Johannes, farmed with his father until Walter died on Feb. 14,1959. Joe continued to farm until 1975 when he rented it to his nephew, Gary Olson, for five years. Marie had passed away on Jan. 16, 1955. Together they raised eight children: Serina (Mrs. Ben Strand), Olaf, Walter, Ragna (Mrs. Reinard Pearson), Margaret (Mrs. Clarence Meyer), Johannes, David, and Eleanor (Mrs. Albert Larson). They were no different from other early settlers, for they too suffered hardships; one was watching a dream go up in smoke, when their newly built granary and barn were struck by lightning, burning to the ground, with horses and calves in the barn. The basement of the house, though finished at the time, never became a home. They had the good fortune to return to Norway in 1946 to visit their relatives and friends for nearly a year. Son, David, Bernice and family farmed while they were away. They were members of the Lom Lutheran Church of the Petersburg parish, and are interred there. They were active community participants, holding offices in the organizations as needed, such as the American Lutheran Church Women, P.A.N. Homemakers Club, etc. Charles Ouradnik family Charles and Bertha Ouradnik Charles and Bertha Ouradnik came to Adler Township in Nelson County in the month of March in 1928. They moved on to what was known as Cliffdale Stock Farm at the time. It being a 1440-acre farm 11 miles south of Petersburg owned by Geo. B. Clifford and Co. of Minneapolis. During the 15 years while living on this farm, Charles managed the farm on a salary basis until 1940 when he took over on a share-crop basis for four years. Selling out his machinery and livestock on Oct. 12,1943, they then moved to Larimore where they purchased a home. Charles was probably best known among his friends as a promoter. In 1930 he was one of the leaders in setting up the Farmers Union Co. of Aneta followed in 1935 by the Farmers Union Locker Plant in Aneta. In 1936 the Farmers Union Elev. Assoc, was organized in the same town. He also did much of the preliminary work in setting up the Farmers Union Oil Co. at Michigan. Both Charles and Bertha were active in community and church organizations. The farm was the site for several County Farmers Union picnics. They were always well attended in those days. Nine children were born to Charles and Bertha Ouradnik. The oldest, Frances married James Erickson and lived near Larimore until her death from a heart attack in 1974. Howard is retired from the Bell Telephone Co. and lives in Amarillo, Texas. Lorren is retired from his job with the Portland, Ore. transit system and lives at Beaver Creek, Ore. Henry lives on a farm near Larimore. Donald and his wife have moved from the Petersburg area and now live near Arvilla, N.D. Louise married Roy Johnson of Casselton, N.D. and they live in West Fargo, N.D. Ethel married Bill Eastgate of Larimore and they live on a farm near Larimore. Robert is presently a practicing Rolfer and lives with is wife in Ridgeland, Wis. Betty is married to James Bischke and they live with their family in Billings, Mont. Charles passed away in 1966 from a heart attack. Bertha died in February 1979. They are buried at Larimore. The present owners of Cliffdale Stock Farm have chosen to burn the buildings and bulldoze down the trees. The buildings had outlived their usefulness, but in recent years the 11 acres of trees had become a habitat for deer, birds, and other wildlife. JoAnn, Gary, Kay, Robin, John and Donald Ouradnik Donald and Katherine Ouradnik Donald Ouradnik, fourth son of Charles and Bertha Ouradnik was born at Devils Lake in 1923. In 1928 the family moved to a farm south of Petersburg where Donald grew up. On Dec. 7,1942 he enlisted in the Army and took a years training in California with the 195th Anti-Aircraft Battalion. Donald was a machine-gunner on a half-track. Arriving in England, the 195th AAA was attached to the 2nd Armored Division. The 2nd Armored Division proceeded across Europe and earned Five Battle Stars in the process Donald was united in marriage on June 25, 1948 to Katherine Anderson of Michigan, N.D. Katherine was one of ten children born to Mortinus and Florence Anderson of Michigan. A sister Marie, died at the age of eleven years. Sister Rosalie was lost in the great blizzard of March 15, 1941. She and a schoolmate were found several days later frozen to death with their arms embracing each other. Donald and Katherine purchased the vacant Adler congregational church and used the lumber to build their new home. Other buildings were added and trees planted. They are members of the Petersburg Lutheran Church where Donald taught Sunday School for 26 years while Katherine took part in the ALCW. Donald also served 12 years on the Unity School Board. Donald and Katherine have four children. JoAnn is married to Glenn Hauger of Petersburg. They live in Grand Forks where JoAnn is a Home Economics teacher in high school. Glenn is employed by Grand Forks Grocery. They have three children. Gary is married to Mary Ann Jodock of Williston. They live in Fargo where Gary works for the Production Credit Assoc, of Fargo. They have three children. John lives in Grand Forks and works for the Community National Bank. Robin the youngest son married LeeAnn Behm of Niagara. They live in Alexandria, Minn, where he is presently employed by Thorpe Finance. 532 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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