| Summary: | 1886 - 1986: Century of Change in 1936 and served as a cook. He entered the Army on March 21, 1942, and was discharged on December 21,1945. It was while he was stationed at Camp Adair, OR, that he married Josephine Obritschkewitsch, daughter of Edward and Rose (Geiger) Obritschkewitsch of Schefield. Josie was born on December 19, 1922. Kasper and Josie spent some time together at Camp Selby, MI, before he was sent overseas with the 65th Division, Third Army, under General Patton. Rasper's worst experience in the service was enroute back to the states on a Hberty ship which started to break up in the middle of the north Atlantic, but did limp into port at New York with only a foot of water in the engine room. That was the best Christmas ever. Kasper Heidt family Josephine was born near Schefield but at an early age her parents moved to Havelock where she attended school and graduated from New England public school. She worked at various places before going to Oregon to work for a cousin and she and Kasper were married at Camp Adair on June 20, 1943. While Kasper was overseas, Josie stayed with her mother in New England. When Kasper returned they worked for John Urlacher until they moved to the Albinus Heidt farm and continued farming until 1981 when Kasper retired. Claude (1945) was born while Kasper was in Germany. He graduated from NDSU and spent three years in the Army, one year in Vietnam. He married Norma Hoff and they own and operate a shoe store in Mott, ND. Bernardine (1946) attended nursing school in Rochester, MN, and at Denver, CO, for geriatric nursing. She is on the National Board of Nurse Practitioners. She married Thomas Gorek and they have two children and live in Greeley, CO. Patricia (1947) attended beauty school in Bozeman and Bismarck and married Rudy SavagHo where they own and operate a shop at Hanover Park, IL. Lucille (1948) is toll terminal technician for Northwestern Bell and married Keith Greig and they and their son live in Bismarck, ND. Cornehus (1950) attended NDSU and is a professional soils classifier in the state and also serves on the state board. He married Carol Herman and they have three children. They Hve in Lakota, ND. Albinus (1953) married Cynthia Schmidt of Dickinson. After they graduated from NDSU, they were in Africa for two years with the Peace Corps. They are working on their masters' at NDSU in Fargo. Eugene (1956) studied diesel mechanics at State School of Science and is now working at Washburn, ND. Rose Ann (1957) married Vernon Gustin and they have a daughter. They Hve at Denver, CO, where Rose Ann works at the Children's Hospital. Vivian (1962) attended NDSU, has worked as food service director and certified nursing assistant in Bismarck. Presently living in Lakota, ND. Gerard (1963) attended State School of Science and is a welder at Washburn, ND. Lorraine (1966) is at Bismarck Junior College in the medical lab technician program and interning at Q & R CUnic. Jennifer Held Melissa Held DORLYN HELD by Beverly Held My life began in my grandmother Anna Braun's home in New England on February 4, 1947. She served as the mid-wife during my delivery. This is probably why I was named Beverly Ann, the youngest of five children born to George C. and Margaret (Jung) Braun. I was fortunate to attend both grade and high school at St. Mary's and have fond memories of school with the Notre Dame Sisters and priests, especially Father LaMeres. I graduated in the class of 1965 and completed a year of nursing at Dickinson State College. My husband, Dorlyn Held, was born at Mandan Deaconess Hospital on February 7,1942, and raised in New Salem, ND. He was the oldest of three children bom to WiUmer and OHve (Timpe) Held. His two sisters are Mrs. Don (Linda) Sorge, Washburn, ND, and Mrs. Alan (Kathy) Sundeen of 317 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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