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      <p class="gc1">Elmer Walen married Helen Alice Dybwad on June 27, 1917. 
		Helen, born August 23, 1898, was the daughter of Andrew and Anne Hegre 
		Dybwad. They made their home on Section 5, Glenfield Township.</p>
      <p class="gc1">They had six children: Andrew, born March 20, 1918, now 
		living southeast of Glenfield; Arthur, born July 29, 1919, died October 
		9, 1946; Harry, born May 23, 1921, died December 25, 1944; Ernest, born 
		June 25, 1923, died April 16, 1986; Arlene, born December 7, 1930, 
		living in Mandan; Raymond, born September 12, 1938, living northwest of 
		Glenfield. Two of the sons served during World War II. Harry in the Army 
		and Arthur in the Signal Corps.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Elmer and Helen were members of the Glenfield Lutheran 
		Church. Helen's main interests were raising her family and growing 
		lovely flowers. Elmer was on the Glenfield School Board, and the 
		Glenfield Church Council. He worked as a grain buyer in the mid 1930s. 
		He served on the ASCS committee in Foster County for 24 years.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Elmer died August 18, 1965; Helen died February 11, 1983.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Elmer and Adolph Walen came to North Dakota working as 
		laborers. The brothers bought land together in Glenfield Township and 
		began farming. One small 8x10' shack was on the land they purchased. It 
		was used by the brothers as a blacksmith shop, and it still stands today 
		on the original site. A building formerly used as a school and for 
		church meetings was moved from Glenfield Township, Section 11, to 
		Section 5, to become the home of the Walen brothers.</p>
      <p class="source">Source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>
		Glenfield History 1886 &#8364;&#8220; 1987 Page 184</p>
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