Leo Gauderman was born in Sheridan County on June 1, 1915 to Wenzell and Mary Gauderman. Leo attended the Juanita schools and after graduating from high school he spent several years in construction at the Fort Peck and Grand Coulee Dams. Afterwards he worked as a welder and supervisor in the Kaiser shipyards in San Francisco. On June 25, 1941, he married Laura Klemstein, daughter of Frederick and Ida Zink Klemstein who was born September 30, 1916, at Melville.
In 1943 the Gaudermans returned to North Dakota to live on Section 17 Florence Township.
Their children are: Joann, Carol, Janet, Bonnie, Leo Jr. and Terra.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 48B