Great Grandpa Waldie.

Great Grandpa with a northern from the James.

Here is a conglomeration of I believe two different obituaries for my Great Grandpa Waldie. One obituary came from a newspaper and the other from a town Centennial book. For those of you who do not know, he would be my mom's grandpa on her mother's side. My Grandma Gladys Schmitz's dad. From what I hear he was quite a character. He had some unique sayings and thoughts. He would have been neat to know but he passed before I was born.

Arthur John Waldie (1891 - 1971)

Art a native of LaMoure county was born in Sheridan Township on March 15, 1891. He attended schools in Sheridan Township and the Agricultural College in Fargo, N.D. His parents were John and Jennie Waldie. Art married Mary Larson on May 19, 1910. Mary was the daughter of Knute and Andrena Larson and she was born at Eagle Bend, Iowa on April 3, 1888. She went to school at Mona, Iowa. Art and Mary lived in Dickey where they ran the livery stable until 1912. They farmed in the Dickey, Marion area until 1939. Art later worked in a logging camp in Kalispell, Mont., and at Boeing Aircraft in Washington. They returned to Dickey and Art was custodian at the Dickey School. They retired in Enderlin in 1959.

Art and Mary have 3 children: ERVIN of Miles City, Mont.; GLADYS of Enderlin, N.D.; and DORIS of Hartley, Iowa. Art passed away March 30, 1971 and Mary on August 12, 1970.

Dorothy Tangney Berg, "Art loved horses and animals. As a child we all loved to visit at his farm. He married Mary and they had 3 children. Mary was older than Art but she made a wonderful wife for him. We gave Art a Boston Terrier puppy that our male had fathered. Art always had that dog in his truck with him. They lived on a farm out of Dickey once and then later lived near Enderlin near their daughter, Gladys, and family. He loved his Grandchildren."

Glenn Verner Dill Jr. wrote in 1990, "He ran a livery stable in Dickey till 1912; farmed Dickey-Marion area till 1939; worked in logging camp in Kalispell; worked at Boeing Aircraft in Washington; and finally was custodian at Dickey school until retiring to Enderlin in 1959."

Arthur J. Waldie, 80, of Enderlin died in a car truck crash near Marion, N. Dak. on March 30. Funeral services were held April 1 at Enderlin with interment in the Enderlin cemetery.

The couple farmed in the Dickey, Marion area for many years, retiring in 1959. They moved to Enderlin to live near a daughter, Mrs. Erv. (Gladys) Schmitz.

Running the line in Dickey County.

The Waldies celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last June at the Schmitz home. Art Waldie was well known for his interest in conservation and wildlife preservation for many years.

Mrs. Waldie died August 12, 1970. Surviving are a son and two daughters Ervin Waldie, Miles City, Mont., Mrs. Ervin (Gladys) Schmitz, Enderlin; and Mrs. Verner (Doris) Christie, Hartley, IA; two sisters Mrs. Wm. (Helen) Tangney, McAllen, Texas; and Mrs. Jack (Georgia) Bush, Hudson, Wisc.; 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

He was preceeded in death by his parents and a brother, Clayte Waldie.

The above information was taken from the link below.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waldie-27

Working on some Lindemann stuff and things for the next blog entry.

Thanks for reading, Clint.