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      <p class="gc1">Vern Overbeck, son of J. H. and Hannah Overbeck of rural 
		Elgin, Iowa, and Thelma Craft, daughter of John and Mary Craft, of West 
		Union, Iowa, were married February 3, 1920, and within the next month, 
		came to live on a farm one mile south and a half mile west of Glenfield. 
		They had two sons, Robert Loren, who was born April 26, 1924; and John 
		Kendall, born January 30, 1937.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Robert married Freda Becknall, November 8, 1944, and they 
		had five children, Koleen, Jana, Randy, Bob, Jr., and Annette. All are 
		married except Annette, and live with their families in the 
		Bismarck-Mandan area.</p>
      <p class="gc1">After graduating from Glenfield High School, John enlisted 
		in the U. S. Air Force and served for 21 years. During this time he was 
		married and had three children, Karen, John Derek and Paul all reside in 
		the Washington, D. C. area.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Vern and Thelma moved into Glenfield in the early 1950s, 
		and Vern worked with a construction crew, then was custodian of the 
		Glenfield-Sutton School for seven years. Vern died May 30, 1983. Thelma 
		still lives in Glenfield. Their son, John, also resides in Glenfield.</p>
      <p class="gc1">The first thing one notices about Thelma Overbeck is her 
		smile. It is full of cheerfulness and kindness, and is a reflection of 
		the person who wears it.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Thelma is the Independent's Glenfield correspondent. She 
		has lived in and around that community for nigh on 64 years. It was in 
		1920, that she and husband, the late Vern Overbeck, arrived in North 
		Dakota from Iowa to begin farming outside of Glenfield.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Today, Thelma lives in an apartment in the Glenfield 
		Housing Authority. An avid reader, she also likes to bake, watch TV, and 
		visit her friends and relatives in the area. She is a member of the 
		Glenfield Senior Citizens, the Glenfield Homemakers, the United 
		Methodist Church of Sutton and the Glenfield Birthday Club.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Unlike most retirees, Thelma has no plans to leave 
		Glenfield. &quot;It's home. It has been for a good many years. I know most of 
		the people and enjoy them,&quot; she said.</p>
      <p class="gc1">Besides her other activities, Thelma is also a participant 
		in the Meals on Wheels program. She has been the Independent's 
		correspondent to Glenfield since the mid-1970s.</p>
      <p class="source">Source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>
		Glenfield History 1886 &#8364;&#8220; 1987 Page 176</p>
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