| Summary: | Murville and Maxine Kroke, Jon, Janna, Joy, Elizabeth and Jeff Murville and Maxine Torfin Kroke Murville O’Claire Kroke, son of Obert and Mabel Peterson Kroke, was born Oct. 1, 1929 at McVille. He married Maxine E. Torfin at Kloten on May 31, 1958. She was born Oct. 30, 1938. They are the parents of four children: Jeffrey Alan, born Sept. 20,1959, married Elizabeth Anne Knutson at McVille on Jan. 10, 1981, and is in the U.S. Army; Jon Fredrick, born Dec. 23, 1980, is a student at U.N.D. Law School; Jay Meyer, bom May 15, 1962, is a student at N.D.S.U. in Fargo; Janna Noelle, born Dec. 25, 1969, attends McVille School. 3 r VM ! 'll i j Albert and Pearl Kroke with children Vernal, Fern Jacobson and Adlaine Bailey Obert and Mabel Peterson Kroke Obert Kroke was bom Aug. 21, 1897 to parents Ole and Anna Ophaug Kroke. He married Mabel Peterson on July 14, 1925 in Aneta. She was the daughter of John and Annie Peterson, born Dec. 10, 1901 in Lee Township and spent most of her life in that community where they farmed after their marriage on the farm of her parents. This is now the home of the Murville Kroke family. Mabel passed away Sept. 29, 1968 at age 66 and Obert continues to reside with his son, Murville. Obert and Mabel were the parents of seven children: Joyce (Mrs. Irv Helgeland), Yakima, Wash.; Murville on the home farm; Loyl passed away July 8,1983; Wanda died in January 1934; Verna (Mrs. Neil Hansen), San Ramon, Calif.; Gaylen, Des Moines, Iowa; and Lois of Fargo, N.D. Alvin and Eleanor Larson Alvin Larson was born Aug. 15, 1913 to Alfred and Oline Larson on the farm north of Kloten, N.D. where he grew upon Oct. 20, 1940 he married Eleanor J. Fladeland at Kloten. They had three children: Karen Lynne was born Oct. 13, 1941. She attended school in Kloten until family moved. She was baptized in Kloten Valley Grove but was confirmed in Norway church. Later after moving back to the farm she finished school at Kloten. Dayton Lamarr was born on March 9,1945 in Northwood, N.D. He attended country schools and finished high school at Kloten. He was baptized and confirmed at Valley Grove. Steven Brady was born on Sept. 5, 1949 at Northwood, N.D. He attended school at Kloten and finished there. He was baptized and confirmed at Valley Grove. Dayton Lamarr Larson married Cheryl Rydberg from Baudette, Minn, on Aug. 24,1968. They have two children: Brian Lamarr, bom March 20, 1971 and Lindsay Elise, born Nov. 23, 1977. Halvor and Anna Loiland Halvor and Anna Loiland Halvor Loiland was born in Setesdalen, Kristiansand Stift Norway on Aug. 22, 1862 and came to Lime Springs, Iowa in 1882 where he met his future wife Anna Charles who was born March 18, 1864 in Lime Springs, Iowa. Anna and her sister were operating a dress and millinery shop, dresses were homemade and sewed to fit the customer. Halvor homesteaded on the SWIA of Section 2 in 1885. Halvor and Anna were married at the Valley Grove Parsonage on July 20,1892. Their first home was a three room frame house covered with tar paper. They, like everyone else of the early settlers, endured hardships. However they succeeded in expanding their farming operations to a section of land and continued grain farming and raised livestock. They experienced sorrow by the death of their son at an early age but a friendly community was of great comfort to them. Halvor and Anna enjoyed entertaining friends and relatives in the new seven room home built in the early 1900’s. The family enjoyed outings at the Sheyenne River with picnics and swimming and later at Stump Lake and Red Willow Lake when they acquired their first car, an Overland touring car. They were especially interested in education, Halvor having done some teaching, and were instrumental in establishing a consolidated school in Kloten. The older children attended high school in Fargo and Northfield, Minn. Later, four years of high school were available in Kloten. 826 Scanned with a Czur book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Adobe Acrobat Pro
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