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| STRUM, WISCONSIN WEST BEEF RIVER LUTHERAN CHURCH CHOIR CHRISTMAS 1956 or 1957 |
| I received this surprise in the mail from Eunice, Nelson on 19 December 2001. Thank you Eunice! This picture of the Strum Choir is about 45 years old as of Year 2001. Back Row: (Left to Right) Darrell Gilbertson, Jerry Halvorson, Dick Matson, Bob Hatcher, Roy Matson, Elvin Thronson, Cy Nelson, Mel Gilbertson, Dennis Indjger, Maurice Hanson, Don Gilbertson, Elsmore Indjger. Middle Row: (Left to Right) Marilyn Call, Cherry Myhers, Shirley Berg, Betty Gullicksrud, Beatrice Larson, Eileen Myren, Sonja Hageness, Vicki Olson. Front Row: (Left to Right) Ovid Berg, Choir Director; Becky Indrebo, Ramona Indjger, Elaine Nysven, Pat Nelson, Eileen Butek, Myrtle Indgjer, Ruth Strand, Carla Nymo, Phyllis Semingson. This picture is about 45 years old. Ovid Berg was a well known local vocalist and choir director. He sang with the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Male Chorus for years. The Strum choir had a very good sound. I know because I heard them many times, and later, maybe only a year after this picture, joined the choir myself, not that that in any way improved the quality. As is so often the case, last names in the church choir are a good indication of names in the community. There may be a couple non-Norwegians descendants in this group. This group is loaded with descendants of early Norwegian settlers, perhaps a few are descendants of the early east coast English settlers who even beat the Norwegians to Strum. Dick & Roy Matson are my brother and dad. Ruth Strand is my great aunt, sister of Mary Garson; Carla Nymo, who later became the choir director is my dad's sister. Eileen Butek is my dad's and Carla Nymo's 1st cousin. Fred Matson 21 December 2001 updated 14 January 2006 |