Ted Zaun

Ted Zaun was born to Frank arid Clara, Huber Zaun on July 6, 1932, at a Valley City hospital. He attended St. Catherine's grade and high school. He also attended North Dakota State University at Fargo, North Dakota. He then served two years in the Armed Forces.

On September 11, 1957, Ted married Elaine Heinze, daughter of Julius and Ida Heinze of Oriska, North Dakota. They lived in Valley City for several months where Elaine was employed at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, and Ted was engaged in farming with his father.

In the Spring of 1958, they bought the old Carl A. A~ Peterson farm, known as Wildrose Farm, five miles south of Valley City.'

Ted and Elaine have nine children. They are

  1. JoAnn,

  2. Michael,

  3. Teryl,

  4. Kevin,

  5. Michelle,

  6. Eugena,

  7. Janelle (deceased),

  8. Robert and

  9. Darin) .

Ted and Elaine are both active in the Catholic Church activities, arid Ted has been Clerk of Marsh Township for many years.

During the summer of 1967, they bought the Ben Torgusen house, which was located on Euclid Avenue in Valley City. The two-story house was built for W. W. Harper to be one of the finest houses in the city at that time. The house was built by Ramus Olson, who later changed his name to Soroos. The house had to be moved or torn down due to the construction of the Student Union Building at the Valley City State College.  A mover-contractor moved it to their farm, and that summer the had so many visitors come to see how they could move such a huge house safely.

Ted is still in partnership with his father. They have both grain and beef, The sons will soon join this partnership.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 281