Born on his parents farm north of Glenfield, he attended school and graduated from high school at Glenfield in 1937. His father was Elmer A. Walen and his mother was Helen A. Dybwad. Neither were foreign born and they lived on the farm north of Glenfield. Andrew had four brothers and one sister; namely Arthur, Harry, Ernest, all deceased; Raymond, on the family farm; and Arlene (Mrs. Leroy Schmautz), Mandan, North Dakota.  He is a member of Glenfield Lutheran Church and Sutton Senior Citizens. He has been a trustee of his church, board member of Sutton Farmers Union Oil Co., and Griggs County Farmers Union.

Gladys G. (Hoyt) Walen was born on her parents farm northeast of McHenry. She attended country school there and graduated from McHenry High School in 1943. She taught school from 1943-1946. Her father was Fred Hoyt and her mother, Agnes I. Hoggarth. Neither were foreign born and they lived on their farm until 1971, when they moved into McHenry where they both passed away. Gladys has two sisters, Delores (Mrs. Arnold) Haugland, Verna (Mrs. Milton) Walen, and four brothers, Duwayne, Edgar, Emery, Vernon. She is a member of Glenfield Lutheran Church, ALCW, Sutton Senior Citizens, secretary-treasurer of Sutton Farmers Union Local, a board member of Griggs County Farmers Union and was a Farmers Union Youth Leader for 21' years.

Andrew and Gladys were married on June 20, 1948, by Rev. A. O. Borlaug at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in McHenry and have lived since on the farm southeast of Glenfield. They have two sons, Gary, at home; and Alden, married to Ann Aarestad who have two daughters, Tara Jean, age three; and Jessica Lynn, five months. They live in Cooperstown and were married there November 29, 1980.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 184