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Jennie Solberg
1907 - 2004
Funeral services for 97 year old Jennie Solberg long time Ray area resident will be held at 2:00 pm, on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Tioga. Rev. Mark Olson will officiate and interment will be in the Temple Cemetery
North East of Ray.
Jennie Foss was born to Bernt and Beret (Dahlen) Foss on the family homestead located in West Bank Township, five miles east of Ray, on February 12, 1907. She was raised there and attended country school in West Bank Township.
As a young woman, Jennie moved to Minnesota. She found work as a seamstress, and would go from home to home sewing custom made clothing. In June of 1929, Jennie married
Iver J. Solberg at the Temple Lutheran Church. They established their home on a farm north east of Ray, where Jennie helped with the farming; she cultivated hundreds of acres of potatoes, hauled grain and milked the cows. During the first two terms that Iver served in the North Dakota Legislature, she and the children, Marilyn and Dorvan, accompanied him to Bismarck. The Family moved to Ray in 1948. Iver died on December 29, 1978.
Jennie was a faithful and life long member of Temple and Zion Lutheran Churches, and the WMF at Zion. She loved music, and was especially proud of the musical talents of her daughter, Marilyn, her granddaughters and her great grandchildren. Jennie must have been born with a green thumb, as she could get anything to grow and always had a lovely flowerbed; she even had many flowering pots this past summer. She was a 4-H leader for many years, and taught many girls how to cook and sew. She also taught Preschool Sunday School at Zion Lutheran Church. And did we tell you that she was one of the world’s best cooks, a meat and potatoes kind of cook. Jennie was also a charter member of the Ray Garden Club and attended their Christmas party just a couple of weeks ago.
Jennie died at her home on Saturday, December 18, 2004.
Jennie is survived by one son, Dorvan and his wife, Eileen of Ray; and their four daughters, Yvonne and her husband Royce Elker and their children, Danielle, Eric, and Beret of North Mankato, MN, Valerie and her husband, Bob Bahm, and their children, Tyler and Zachary, of Minot, ND, Diane and her husband, Steve Edwardson, and their children, Olivia and Megan of Fargo, ND, and Gail and her husband Mike Nelson, and their children, Alex and Stephanie of Woodbury, MN; two brothers, Emil Foss of Ray, and Morris Foss and his wife Mavis of Minot; one sister, Alice Reinholdt of Williston; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Iver; one daughter, Marilyn; three sisters, Ruth, Ida, and Marian; and three brothers, Ole, Alvin and Bennie.
Friends may call at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Tioga on Tuesday, December 21, from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, on Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM and for the hour preceding the service at the church.
Florence (Downing) VanRosendale
1916-2005
Florence A. VanRosendale, 88, died in Fremont, Calif. April 9th, after a short stay at her son Donald’s.
Florence was born Sept. 14th, 1916 to Fred Downing, and Mary (Sudal) Downing on a ranch west of Orient. She started school in Orient and then went to Center school Spring Township, Hand County. Her 1st two years of high school was spent in Orient, last two years of high school was spent in Redfield.
She Married Charles VanRosendale on June 25th, 1935 at the home of her parents. They made their home with his father, John VanRosendale in Miller. Charles owned and operated a shoe repair shop. Florence was employed at Johnson bakery, Haugen’s Super Value, Red Owl, Miller Market and at the Miller Press for over thirty years.
They lived for a time on a small farm S W of Miller and in a apt. over the shoe repair shop, before buying a home at 614 3rd st.
Their sons Lauren and Donald were born at John VanRosendales home. They both graduated from Miller High School and each joined the US Navy upon graduation.
She was a member of the Miller Methodist Church for over fifty years. She served as secretary of the administraion board and was a member of the board for several years. She was active in the women’s church society and the senior citizens center. She enjoyed dancing, playing cards, crocheting, and gardening.
Florence is survived by two sons, Lauren of Tioga, N.D., and Donald and his wife Beverly of Fremont, Calif., two sisters, Timmie (Jake) Jacobsen of Sioux Falls, and Cleone Weaver of Sun City, Arizona, six grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister and one great great grandson.
The funeral is planned for May 20th at ten o’clock at the Methodist church in Miller.
James "Emmett" Moore
1910 - 2005
TIOGA - 94, "Uncle Emmett, Uncle Mike" was born on the family ranch to Bertha Jane Hicks Moore and Thomas Earl Moore, known as the Riverside Farm, five miles North of White Earth, North Dakota. He was baptized in the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Stanley, North Dakota.
Emmett would stay at his Aunt May’s cattle and horse ranch in Glendive, MT. He would help break wild horses and work the cattle in his late teens and early twenties to make money to buy his own place. He also helped his dad with the ranching and in the winter they would mine the coal on the Andrew Ruden and the Gathman mines.
He stayed in the White Earth Valley when the rest of his family moved to Idaho during the 30’s and toughed it out raising cattle. Many will remember the brandings, cook outs and putting up hay during many of the years he ranched. His Nephew, Bob Moore, as a very young man, would ride with him to round up cattle, and Uncle Emmett always liked to sing the old Country Western Songs as they rode over the hills. They worked cattle together in the 70’s and Bob helped build a couple barns on his place. Bob’s children, Serrena Westerfield, and Bobby Moore, had an opportunity to be around their Great Uncle Emmett many years when they were growing up in Tioga. Serrena always wanted to clean his shack when she was just a little girl. Another Nephew, Jack Yeager, stayed with Emmett for a while, and learned the Cowboy Way. He was from the city, so he had a new respect for the hardships his Uncle Mike had to endure to make a living.
Uncle Emmett loved all his Nephews and Nieces and tried to spoil them as much as he could. He was a humble man and did not have many worldly things, but he liked to have fun teasing and teaching the kids how to ride horses, how to trap wild game, hunt wild game, and to everyone’s astonishment, how to cook wild game. He was a bachelor all his life, but was a great cook, as eating was one of his favorite things to do.
Uncle Emmett, Uncle Mike is survived by six Nephews; Bob Moore, Tioga, ND; Jim Moore, Kennewick, WA; Dave Moore, Craigmont, ID; Bill Moore, Circleville, OH, Bill Yeager, Medford, OR; and Jack Yeager, Shadycove, OR. Six Nieces, Etna Hardy, Sequim, WA; Brenda Wall, Napoleon, OH; Shirley Powers, Peck, ID; Vonna Heyer, Cheney, WA; Donna Collier, Great Falls, MT; Bernice Brockman, Clarkston, WA.
He was preceded in death by his Grandparents James and Alice Moore, His parents, Thomas and Bertha Moore, His Brothers, Thomas, Fent, John, and Sisters; Margaret Monson and Alice Yeager. Niece; Sharon Yeager, and Nephew Robert Monson.
Funeral services were Friday, 10:30 A.M. in the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Tioga, ND. Interment
was followed after the luncheon in the White Earth Catholic Cemetery. Springan Funeral Home in Stanley, ND assisted with the arrangements.
Pall Bearers: Bob Feiring, Van Rice, Boyd Anderson, Avery Helling, Steve Feiring, Bob Schroeder. Many Honorary Pall Bearers
Music: Sharyn and C.E. Cope
Entrance Hymn - Because He Lives
Lancer LaBar and Lori Hickle
Walter ‘Bud’ St. Croix
June 26, 1936-June 18, 2006
Walter George “Bud” St. Croix Jr., 69, 401 N. Main St., Minot, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, in a Minot hospital.
Bud was born June 26, 1936, in Kenmare, to Walter and Florence (McGillivray) St. Croix. He was raised in Edson until 1939 when he moved with his family to Minot where Bud attended Minot Model School.
As a young adult, Bud partnered with his father, and brother-in-law, Charlie Harris, to own and operate Farmers Surplus and Tractor Supply of Minot from the early 1960s until 1990.
Walter was united in marriage to Connie Gatmaitan June 26, 1970, in St. Leo’s Catholic Church, in Minot. They made their home in Minot.
At the age of 48, Bud survived a serious stroke, but never allowed it to disable him. He went on to develop one of the first American Bison ranches in the Towner area. The St. Croix Buffalo Ranch was established in 1981 and with the help and support of his family he successfully operated the ranch until his retirement in 2005.
Bud was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Minot, and was a self-educated man who loved the history of the early explorers and trappers, feeding his love of reading and the collecting of Native American artifacts. He was a uniquely driven individual who lived life to the fullest despite his health challenges.
Bud was intensely passionate about his beliefs and shared his views in often stimulating conversations. Those who knew him well also knew his heart for family and his deep love and respect for his parents, wife, daughter and extended family. He was greatly loved as a character but also known as a man of character. He will be deeply missed by all who shared in his life.
Surviving family includes his loving wife of almost 36 years, Connie; daughter, Florence “Buttons” (Slade) St. Croix Helde, Minneapolis; grandchildren, Dylan Croix-Helde and Isabel Rose Helde; sisters, Linda (Ron) Harris-Terfehr, and Donna (Dale) Marsland; nieces and nephews, Katie Schaefer, Jean Frueh, Tom Marsland, Scott Harris and Mike Marsland; as well as numerous cousins including Bill Paulson and Sidney Holter, who were like brothers to him.
Bud was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law, Charlie Harris.
Funeral: Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at 11 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Tuesday, June 20, from 2 until 7 p.m. at the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials are preferred to First Presbyterian Church - Minot
