Clara Gruman was born November 8, 1905 on a farm near Oriska and was baptized in the country Catholic Church, of which there remains only a cemetery. Clara attended near her home and also for two years at the school at the church.
Clara moved to the Charles Gruman farm and the George Dimmers moved onto the Weber farm with their daughter, Renee.
John is a member of the Holy Name Society, the Knights of Columbus and was a member of the local school board, clerk of Springvale Township for twenty years and is a member of the Fingal Wildlife Club. Clara is a member o' St. Ann's Society and both are members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Fingal.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 261