Frithjof, Ann, Stanley and June.
Frithjof joined the C.C.'s and after that made his home in
California. A carpenter by trade, he was killed in a freak accident
at work Aug. 13, 1968.
Hank and Stanley both served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II. They both returned and Hand again managed the
home farm. He also did much cattle and potato trucking in the
area. Hank was killed in a car accident Nov. 13, 1970.
Stanley and his wife, Ruth, live in California. Stanley is an
electrician.
Family of Duane and Arlene (Novak) Hylden: left to right,
top row, Joel, Todd, Clif, Ken, Robert; bottom row, Arlene,
Brian, Joan and Duane.
Church, rural Park River, was on the special education
committee of Walsh County, was a board member of the Park
River School Dist. No. 78 for 12 years, and on the Walsh Co.
Agriculture School Board for two years.
They have seven children — Joel, employed at First Bank,
Park River, and he married Lorrie Gerig of Fargo; Clifton married
Janice Herrera, and employed by Petersburg Fisheries at
Petersburg Alaska; Joan, a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Fargo;
Kenneth, Robert, and Brian are at home and Todd, a student at
Lutheran Bible Institute in Issaoauh, Wa. They have two
grandsons, Jason and Joshua, who are the children of Clif and
Janice.
George married Virginia Pengilly. They had two children,
Kaye and Keith. Kaye Carrol lives in Emerado, N. Dak. Keith was
killed in a car accident June 10, 1971. George still farms and
lives in Fordville, N. Dak.
Olga married Clarence Christiansen. They had four children
— Harvey of Grand Forks, N. Dak.; Marian Enright of East Grand
Forks, Minn.; Donna Weber of Thompson, N. Dak.; and Glenn
of East Grand Forks, Minn.
Ann married Ernest Peterson. They had three children —
Arlen of Grand Forks, N. Dak.; Karen of Christine, N. Dak.; and
Robert of East Grand Forks, Minn. Ann lives in Grand Forks and
is employed by Grain Inspection.
In 1976, the Hylden's spent 28 days touring Norway. They
visited the site of Duane's grandfather, Mikkel Hylden's home in
1865. This is at Ulvik on the Hardanger Fjord. They also went
to Telemark to Treugen and Nissedal, where Mrs. Hylden's
grandfather, Olav Grovum was born and raised.
HANS A N D A N N A J A C O B S E N FAMILY
Hans Jacobsen was born near Oslo, Norway, May 26,
1871. He came to America in 1888. Anna K. Haugen was born
in Sandane, Norway, Sept. 17, 1882. Anna and her brother,
Christopher, came to America in 1907. She married Hans, who
was a widower with four children — Clara, Janette, Anton and
Melvin. Clara was married to Paul Peterson, they had two
children — Ella Nickolay of Grand Forks, N. Dak, and Donald,
who farms near Lankin, N. Dak. Clara passed away in 1975.
Janette lives in Thief River Falls, M i n n , who is married to John
Helle, they had six children — Laura of Seattle, Wash.; Harvey of
Grand Forks, N. Dak.; Alice, Daniel, Norman and Gerald, all of
Thief River Falls. Tony was married to Esther Helle, they had four
children — Lenore (deceased), Wayne, Roger and Loren. They
all live on the west coast. Tony passed away in 1947. Melvin and
his wife, Helma, had seven children — Helen, Arlene, Russell
(deceased), Oliver, Laverne, Lois and Iris. They all live on the
west coast. Melvin passed away in 1964.
Hans was active in township affairs. He served as supervisor
on the township board and for years served on the Ramsey Grove
Dist. No. 53 school board. They farmed all their married life in
Vernon Township. He was a cattle buyer and shipped many
carloads to South St. Paul, M i n n , stockyards. Hans was killed
July 30, 1930. Anna and the boys continued to farm.
Hans and Anna had ten children, two died at birth and Oliver
passed away at age four. The others are Olga, Henry, George,
Hans and Anna Jacobsen
June married Peary Morris. They have three children —
Russell of Salt Lake City, Utah; Perry Dale and Kathy Jenkens,
both of Sacramento, Calif.. June and Peary live in Pleasanton,
Calif, where Peary is retired from the U.S. Navy and June is
employed by the Pacific Pump Company.
Anna moved to Grand Forks in 1962, and made her home
with her daughter, Olga Christiansen until she passed away Feb.
2,1971.
JOHN JARUS HISTORY
John Jarus was born in Czechoslovakia, Aug. 25, 1867,
and came to America in 1890. He lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for
one year before coming to Walsh County and then began
farming in Vernon Township until 1932 when he retired and
moved to Pisek. In 1891, he married Katherine Stach, who was
born in Bohemia, on Nov. 24, 1870, and came to Cleveland,
Ohio, with her parents and sisters in 1 890.
John Jarus died Jan. 30, 1951, and Katherine Stach Jarus