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CARTER, Frank Nye Jr (I508)

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Betsy said that she was born in 1900.

Lived in the Preeceville area of eastern Saskatchewan.

Betsy had seven boys and one girl. Terry J. says that he has the names and some phone numbers of all of Betsy’s children.

Ida Deiters’s estate settlement papers show a reimbursement of $10 paid to “Mrs. Betsy Carlson in Canada” for obtaining two death certificates. The date was December 15, 1964.

Betsy wrote this entry on her parents’ family for “Lines of the Past”, the local history book put out by the Preeceville Historical Society in 1982.

My parents came from Barton, North Dakota. Father was of Norwegian descent and mother was Swedish. They came to claim a homestead in the southeast quarter of Section 14 in the year of 1910. There were four children: myself (Betsy), Alice, Emery, and Walter. We were all born in the States and we all attended Robinson Creek School.

Father drove oxen for a couple of years. He also worked out when work was available. He trapped fur-bearing animals in the winter and later on he herded cattle for several farmers. This all brought in extra money for improving the farm and building a house and other buildings for livestock and poultry.

Once a month, a trip would be made to the closest store, which was in Buchanan. Word would go around that a neighbor was going to Buchanan. The farmer going to purchase groceries, etc., would have several orders to bring back.

Wild fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, cranberries, and chokecherries were plentiful. Mother canned without adding sugar and we often ate the fruit without sweetening.

Mother was a very thrifty homemaker. Soap was scarce in our household; mother used wood ashes in the wash water. This saved soap and was also very helpful in removing heavy soil from father’s and brothers’ work clothes.

Mother spun and carded wool and knit socks and mitts and often sweaters for the family and she sewed a lot of clothes.

I remember I wanted a new dress so bad for a fair day in Preeceville. Father did not have the money but I was determined to have a new dress so I went out and dug seneca root, took it to town, and sold it in the green state. I bought material and mother sewed me a dress.

Mother acted as midwife often in the neighbourhood. In 1927 a neighbour came to get her for this purpose. While she was getting into the buggy the horses became frightened and overpowered the driver. They ran at a breakneck speed down the road before the driver was in control again. Mother was hurt quite bad and could not walk for days. But, nevertheless, she attended the birth of the child even though she was in agony. She suffered for years with an injured knee cap. That baby boy born that September night in 1927 was Orval Nordtweten.

The flies and mosquitoes were terrible in those early years. Big smudges had to be built every night for the animals to give them rest and relief from the bites and stings.

There were house parties. There was no booze at these parties. Everyone had a good time dancing ‘till daybreak.

When I was 11 years old, I had rheumatic fever. Mother treated me with homemade remedies and cured me. Walter and Emery were sick too but they were worse and did not respond to mother’s treatment. They were taken to the Canora hospital.

Mother passed away in 1963 from a heart attack at the age of 79. Father died in April, 1966. They are buried in Preeceville cemetery.

I (Betsy) was born in 1900. I married Olaf Carlson in 1918. We moved to Hassan. (More about my family in Olaf Carlson history.)

Sister Alice, the youngest, was born in 1907 and married Grant Halvorson in 1926. Alice stayed home and helped until her marriage. The family lived on a farm in the Rockford district for several years then moved to Quesnel, B.C. Grant worked in the lumbering industry and Alice took care of welfare children for 12 years. Alice and Grant have four children: Teddy, Walter, Lila, and Betty.

Brother Emery was born in 1903. He worked out most of the time after leaving school. He married Myrtle Hanson in 1924. They lived in the Robinson Creek district for several years and also farmed in the Ketchen area for some years. They had one daughter, Lila. The family moved to Quesnel, B.C., in the 1950s. Emery’s wife died in August, 1969.

Brother Walter was born in 1905 and grew up to be a superb dancer. Like his brother Emery, he loved horses. He was killed in a freak accident in 1939 when the truck he was riding in hit a rack pulled by a tractor. A piece of the 2x4 lumber crashed through the windshield and struck Walter. He died just a few hours later. Walter was married to Violet Hanson. Their only child died at birth in 1935.

JOHNSON, Betsy (I7233)

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Betsy says of her brother: “He worked out most of the time after leaving school. He married Myrtle Hanson in 1924 and the lived in the Robinson district for several years and also farmed in the Ketchen area for some years. The family moved to Quesnel, B.C. in the 1950s.”

JOHNSON, Emery (I7260)

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Betsy says of her sister: “The family lived in Rockford district for several years then moved to Quesnel, B.C. Grant worked in the lumbering industry and Alice took care of welfare children for 12 years.”

JOHNSON, Alice (I7420)

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Betsy says: “Walter grew up to be a superb dancer and, like his brother Emery, he loved horses. He was killed in a freak accident in 1939 when the truck he was riding in hit a rack pulled by a tractor. A piece of 2x4 lumber crashed through the windshield and struck Walter. He died just a few hours later.”

JOHNSON, Walter (I7421)

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Betsy var født i Sørum i Norge, hun var datter av Ola og Anne Huseby. Ola Huseby og Anne hadde 8 barn. Ola døde 4 august 1901, han var da 74 år, 9 mnd og 5 dager. Anne var 61 år, 4 mnd. og 2 dager gammel da hun døde. Barna deres var: Hans, Boleta , Lewis, Thea, Oluf, Christian, Annie og Betsy. (Thea ble bare en måned gammel).

HUSEBY, Betsey Maria Olesdatter (I4928)

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KVALE, Clifford Leo (I33868)

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Betty Knivsland passed away of natural causes on Monday, June 26, 2023 at the age of 93.

Betty was born on January 24, 1930, in Dennison, MN where she grew up on the family farm until the family moved to Kenyon, MN.

Betty married Paul Knivsland of Kenyon on August 30, 1947. When Paul was employed by the 3M Company in 1950, they moved to St. Paul and ultimately settled in North St. Paul.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Paul Knivsland; her parents; brothers Kenneth, Lowell and Donald Estrem; sister- and brother-in-law Betty and Gale Callister, brother-in-law Gayle Erickson, and daughter-in-law Marlene Knivsland.

She is survived by her children David Knivsland, Rick (Barb) Knivsland, Valerie (Rob) Ruedy, Barbra (Tim) Macdonald; dear sister Ann Erickson and her daughters Susan Schluesner and Vicki Erickson; grandchildren Carron (Dave) Bade, Mark (Amy) Nixon, Kristofer (Marisal) Knivsland, Karla (Tony) Selbitschka, Isak and Ilsa Knivsland, Nathan (Lisa) Ruedy, Natalie (Jeffrey) Faust, Joe and Mike Macdonald; 12 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the caregivers at Boutwells Landing and Lakeview Hospice for the care and compassion they showed Betty in her final months.

ESTREM, Betty May (I27820)

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Betty M. Langord, age 92 of Lakeville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 3, 2019.

Betty was born on January 6, 1927 to Richard and Sophie (nee: Bergstrom) Aronson. She graduated from Lakeville High School in 1944. Betty attended Minneapolis School of Business and early in her career was assistant to the Secretary of North American Life and Casualty Insurance. She retired from Marquette Bank in Lakeville after 25 years.

Betty loved playing bridge and was in two bridge clubs for 50+ years. She also loved golf and dancing. Betty came from a family of singers and loved many kinds of music, especially 30s-40s and swing. She had a heart for service and was a Befriender and brought communion to shut-ins who were a part of her church community, St. John’s Lutheran Church. Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Mardell Blaufarb, Mary Lou Ruh and Glenn Aronson. Betty is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Glenn “Barney”; daughters, Catherine (David) Langord Wall and Laurie Langord (Doug Grove); 7 grandchildren, Nathan, Daniel (Jen), Julie, Kate, Carolyn (Leo), and Sten (Sarah); great-granddaughter, Jannike, brothers-in-laws, Gerry Blaufarb and Lyle Ruh; sister-in-law, Barb Aronson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

ARONSON, Betty May (I13430)

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Betty Nystuen 1926–2017 Payson—Betty Nystuen, 91, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 in Payson, Arizona. Betty was born March 16, 1926 in Castle Rock, Minnesota to Bertha and H. A. Batson. After graduating from high school at Northfield, MN, she spent the summer of 1945 working at the Boeing plant in Seattle. Betty married Clarence Nystuen from Northfield, MN on March 20, 1947. They had 3 daughters while in Minnesota. For the health of their daughter, they left Minnesota in 1959. Pausing briefly in Montana where their 4th daughter was born, they settled in Casa Grande where they remained for 25 years. After her husband's retirement, Betty decided they needed to move to Payson to avoid the heat and minimize her allergy symptoms. While raising her family, Betty was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, spent many years as a Girl Scout troop leader, and baked and sewed for her family and others. After moving to Payson, she continued to be active in local Lutheran and Methodist churches, serving on her home owners association and enjoying membership in a local Scandinavian club. She is survived by 2 daughters: Linda Nystuen of Casa Grande and Carol Nystuen of Tempe; Six grandchildren: Elizabeth Moncivaiz, Joanna Duncan and Bethany Benedict of Tucson, Steve Wilson of Portland, Sonja Nystuen of San Diego, Jennifer Benedict of Casa Grande; Five Great Grand Children and several favorite nieces and nephews. Her husband, daughters Pamela and Becky, brother Leo, sisters Keeoka and Ora and parents preceded her in death. Memorial service and internment will be held in Minnesota in the near future. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: ALS Association Arizona Chapter, 360 E. Coronado Rd. Ste. 140, Phoenix, AZ 85004 "In Honor of her Daughter Becky"

 

BATSON, Betty (I26670)