O. L. Vennes was born March 14, 1896, at Colfax, Wisconsin. He moved to the Minnewaukan area with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Vennes and farmed there until he moved to Nordmore Township in 1932. He married Lenore McGrann on July 2, 1927.
The couple farmed there for a number of years. Ole was active in church and civic affairs. He was active in the I.O.O.F. Lodge, serving as Grand Chaplain of North Dakota at the time of his death.
Mr. and Mrs. Vennes had spent 13 winters in Arizona before his death at Phoenix on March 19, 1971. He is buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 94B