Dr. F.L. Cusack

Frank Lawrence Cusack was born November 22, 1872 in Wisconsin. He came to Carrington about 1905 to establish a veterinary practice. He spent his lifetime as a veterinarian, except for four years when he served as Sheriff of Foster County.

He did much of his traveling to farms with a team, he later had one of the first cars in the area, a Maxwell. He served as Sheriff in prohibition days and filled one spare room in the residence with confiscated liquor.

On November 28, 1907 he married Thea Lund. She was the daughter of the pioneer family of Gottfried Lund. She was born in Norway on August 18, 1883 and came to America with her parents when eight months old.

The Cusack's were the parents of three children: Edna, Harold and Dorothy.

Mr. Cusack died May 18, 1931 and Mrs. Cusack died July 15, 1975, they are buried at Carrington.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 20B