Ryder News for Aug. 15, 2019
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| Mystery Photo |
A
new Mystery Photo for this week. This gentleman drove a road grader in
the area. Any idea who he was? Let me know...text or call 701-720-4297
or email me at sbradley@restel.com.
I
had quite a few responses to last week’s mystery photo. Cheryl Erb
Tolson of course, knew all of the names in the picture. Jan Bleeker also
knew the answer. Several knew that it was the Presbyterian Confirmation
class, Annette Hansen Rockman said she thought she could name all the
ones in the picture, at least their last names. Dana Johansen Smith
said, “I recognize Jan Bleeker.” There were quite a few more but didn’t
want their names published.
The photo was the Confirmation Class from Calvary Presbyterian Church, Ryder probably between 1960-1963.
The names of the kids are: Front row: Donna Kovarik, Donna Johansen Larson, Janice Johansen Bleeker, Sharleen Severance Larson.
Middle row: Sharon Severance Hovey, Daryl Simmons, Pastor Doug Sampson, Marvin Mead, Raymond Preston.
Back row: Sandra Morris Peterson, Sheryl Erb Tolson, William Preston, Gene Bloom.
Faye Karna sent me some news: “Our sympathy goes out to the Darlene (Schiewek) Franklin family. She was a daughter of Carl and Bertha (Mock) Schiewek
who formerly lived 3 miles east of Ryder. Darlene passed on July 31,
lived in Oregon and would have been a member of Ryder's 1956 graduates.
However, their family moved to Oregon before she finished high school at
Ryder.
Thanks
for the info shared about previous blacksmith shops in Ryder. The one
owned and run by Chet Neukom and Delbert Johansen burned. The one built
after that still stands today and is used by the Fire Department. Some
who used it as a blacksmith shop were Jerry Roth, Mr. Steinwand
and Mr. Fredrickson before it closed. As mentioned before, such
information is in the Ryder Centennial Book and there are some books
left for sale; contact John Warner at 701-898-7952.”
Darlene Mae Franklin
August 17, 1937 – July 31, 2019
Lyons, Oregon – Darlene 81, passed away at her home on July 31 surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Ryder, ND and moved to Lyons, OR in 1952. Darlene married Robert Franklin on December 15, 1956 in Lyons, he preceded her in death on February 5, 2012.
She loved Christmas, gardening, scrap booking, traveling and had a special interest in genealogy. Darlene worked on interior finishing in custom homes and served at the Salem Hospital for over twenty years helping with food services. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and attended Santiam Chapel in Lyons.
Darlene is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Bertha Schiewek; her daughter, Cindy Franklin; her brothers, Leonard & Richard Schiewek; and her sister, Christine Kilgore. Darlene is survived by her children, Rodney Franklin of Sublimity, Alan (Connie) Franklin of Lyons, Stanley Franklin of Lyons, and Tina (David) Birch of Boise, ID; brothers Bob, Ed, Ken, and Don Schiewek; sisters, Mary Benda and Kathi Donohue; seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren with one more on the way.
A memorial service will be held at Santiam Chapel in Lyons on 8/8/2019 at 11am. Private interment will be in Fox Valley Cemetery, Lyons. Contributions can be made to the Santiam Heritage Foundation Brown House, where her husband was born. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton.
Memorials can be made to the Ryder Rosehill Cemetery Historical Preservation Fund, c/o Bruce Peterson, 23901 233rd Ave SW, Ryder, ND 58779.
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| Wilson Family Reunion |
The offspring of the Elmer
and Thelma (Bowen) Wilson family met for a family reunion at the French
Creek Ranch in SD in July. Their daughters were Karen, Gayle and Faye.
They were all able to attend except for one of Gayle's sons and family
due to illness. In the picture Gayle and her 6 are located to the far
left while Faye and her 8 are standing to the far right. The rest belong to Karen.
Richard
and Judy Kimball were up visiting Dave and Kathy Kimball on July 24-28.
Judy said, “We had a good visit. We also were in Coleharbor and Bismarck visiting with my brothers, Jerry Eman from Underwood and Mike Eman and his wife Sue from Bismarck and sisters, Glenda Guenther who lives in Coleharbor, and Vicky Thurmer visiting from Garrison, MN. On the 1st of August we met Doug Wurtz and Gary Sorensen for lunch in Bismarck before leaving for home!”
The
Morris Cabin at Deepwater Bay was a busy place during July. Steve and
Marge Morris arrived June 30th and the rest kept coming! Some of the
ones there were Kent and Dannette Strange, Leah, Calib
and Dillon Terrell of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ron and Chong Morris
of Billings, Montana; Angie and Luci Kirby of West Fargo; Phylis Morris of Spearfish, SD; LeRoy and Sandra Peterson, Dave and Cindy Peterson all of Ryder; Bob, Deanna and Marshall Reikow, Carolyn, Megan and Jimmy Munns all of Bismarck; Corey and Wendy Parzek
of Williston and most of the Hill cousins. There was lots of fishing,
eating and visiting and the kids had fun in the water. The last weekend
of July, Tobby Morris and 12 friends spent 3 days fishing and visiting. Marge and Steve had a busy month as many of their friends stopped in.
On
Sunday, LeRoy and Sandra Peterson were in Bismarck to help grandson
Jimmy Munns celebrate his 7th birthday. They also visited with Don
Morris at Miller Pointe in Mandan and got Steve and Marge on their way
bay to Lake Charles, LA.
During his August Air National Guard drill my son-in-law, John McGrath of Minot, ND, was awarded the State of North Dakota’s third highest military medal, The Woodrow W. Keeble Award by Governor Doug Burgum. He was awarded this medal for providing life saving actions to a co-worker while he was working at EOG. This award came as a total surprise to John.
Hip Hip
Hooray! Bob Landon is celebrating his 100th birthday on August 17th. He
is in Trinity Nursing home in Minot. His sister Charlotte Broden called
me and told me that it was his 100th. She said she is the baby of the
Landon family at 91 years of age. Charlotte lives in Vail, Colorado.
Happy Birthday Bob!!
A South Prairie High School student, Tate Novodvorsky
took the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship by
storm. He took 6th place this year, up from 436th that he placed last
year. That 436th place motivated him to work harder and practice every
day. His parents are Shane and Jami Novodvorsky from Douglas, ND (the Rice Lake area) and his grandparents are John and Brenda Novodvorsky also from the Rice Lake area.
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| Makoti General Store |
I
received this email from Susan Weidman: “Hi Sue, I am researching my
family history and discovered my grandparents immigrated to North Dakota
from Latvia. Through my investigation so far, I learned my
grandparents had a homestead near Makoti in about 1912. Attached is a photo of their homestead in 1912 and a photo of their general store in Makoti, North Dakota. I would love to find out where their general store was located in Makoti. At first, I thought the general store was in Minot, but the newspaper article below states the store was in Makoti. (I don’t know the grandparents names, I asked Susan for the info but as of this writing, I haven’t heard back from her.)
My
husband, Bob, and I are taking a road trip from California to Rapid
City, South Dakota for a tour of a few of the national parks. Since we
will be close to North Dakota, we have decided to travel to Minot to see
where my father grew up. Do you have any suggestions on how I can find
out information about the general store? This quest has certainly
become quite an adventure! I really will appreciate your help. Warm regards, Susan Weidman”
I sent her email on to Faye Karna and hopefully she will be able to help her. Also if there is anyone in Makoti that has any info, get in touch with me and I will pass it on to her.
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| Otto Janz on his Ryder farm |
Another letter from a reader: “Hi Sue, I have been following your facebook
page and website, My grandparents, Otto and Frida Janz lived in Ryder
for years, my mother Louise and her sister were born on their farm, My
mother went to nursing school then moved to Vermont where she met and
married my father. We use to visit almost every summer growing up in
the 60's and 70's.
I thought you might enjoy some old pictures,
I've been back a few times over the years and hope to go back again in a
year or so as I still have many relatives in the Ryder Makoti area. Sincerely, Nancy Davis”
Gayle Wilson Albert and daughter, Lacca
Albert Smith spent the weekend with Faye Karna. Gayle went with Faye
and a friend, Joan Ostby, to Michael Streeper's funeral on Saturday.
That evening Gayle and Lacca
went to a wedding reception on the Albert side. They left early Sunday
a.m. to get back to Minneapolis for a bridal shower Sunday afternoon.
Max
Public School Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 15th,
4:00-5:30. Come and see your child’s classroom, meet and greet your teacher, drop
off your school supplies and enjoy a meal served from 5:30-6:00 from
the Max school staff. All new and returning students and their families
welcome. Max Public School starts August 20th.
Upcoming Events:
Calvary Worship service for June, July and August will be at 9:30 a.m. There is no Sunday School until Fall.
Aug. 18--9 a.m. Church Worship Service at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen.
Aug. 18--10:30 a.m. Church Worship Service with communion at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Makoti
Aug. 20--Max and NSP first day of school
