Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gronneberg

Clarence, second son of Christ and Inga Gronneberg born December 29, 1914 at Walum, North Dakota He received his high school education at Sutton, North Dakota and graduated from North Dakota State University in 1940.  Taught Vocational Agriculture at Walhalla, North Dakota for two years, where he met his wife, Della Anderson, born at Vang, North Dakota May 25, 1922.  They lived at Walhalla until Clarence decided to quit teaching for a while, moved to Bremerton, Washington, where both worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for approximately four years.  Returned to Sutton and purchased the Ed.  Bailey farm south of Sutton, which they still own and operate.

Clarence decided a little sidewalk farming would be nice, so they built a home in Cooperstown in 1959.

They have two children: 

Bruce LeRoy born August 23, 1947 and Benda Lou born June 9, 1950.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 358