Vernon Duntley, son of Harry and Myrtle McNally Duntley, was born at Verendrye, on August 14, 1918. He came to Carrington with his parents in 1927.
He served in World War II in England. After he was discharged, he entered the Northern Illinois School of Optometry in Chicago. He opened an office in Carrington in 1948. On September 7, 1946, he married Dorothy Reed of Carrington in Chicago.
The couple had three children: Craig, Dianne and Janelle.
He died March 23, 1961. He is buried at Carrington.
His widow and children now make their home in the state of Washington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 22B