Ancestor of the day for 12 May: From the great aunt and uncle series, my paternal grandmother’s youngest sister Gunhild Marie Onstad, b 12 May 1903 in Spring Grove MN and d 25 Jan 1985 in Barrett, MN. She married Raymond Benjamin Ronhovde (20 Oct 1903 – Feb 1983 in Barrett, MN) on 01 Jun 1927.
Gunhild was just a baby when her father Christen died in 1904 of tuberculosis. When she married Raymond, she moved to a farm next door to her sister Alma, my grandmother, near Barrett. My dad later took over his parents’ farm so Aunt Gunhild was right next door to us (well, a quarter mile, which counts as next door in the country). I have fond memories of visiting there: lots and lots of cats and kittens always, and we were invited many times to share in the first sweet corn of the season- fresh, hot, and buttery.