Albert M. Jennings

M, b. 1900, d. 1990
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationAlbert M. Jennings was also known as A. M.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1900Albert M. Jennings was born in 1900 at South Dakota.
Marriage3 September 1926He married Ruth M. Norbeck, daughter of Governor Peter R. Norbeck and Lydia Theresa Anderson, on 3 September 1926 at Pierre, Custer, South Dakota, Ruth Norbeck and Albert Jennings wedding announcement.
Mitchell Evening Republican September 4, 1926 - Ruth Norbeck and Albert Jennings wedding announcement
Death1990Albert M. Jennings died in 1990.

Eugenia Olney

F, b. 6 April 1911, d. September 1991
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Norbeck.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageEugenia Olney married Harold P. Norbeck, son of Governor Peter R. Norbeck and Lydia Theresa Anderson.
Birth6 April 1911Eugenia Olney was born on 6 April 1911 at Washington.
DeathSeptember 1991She died in September 1991 at age 80.

Dr. Alexander Earle

M, b. circa 1912
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1912Dr. Alexander Earle was born circa 1912.
Marriage15 December 1952He married Selma Theresa Norbeck, daughter of Governor Peter R. Norbeck and Lydia Theresa Anderson, on 15 December 1952 at Winchester, Virginia, Sally Norbeck and Alexander Earle wedding announcement.
Huron Huronite And Daily Plainsman January 4, 1953 - Sally Norbeck and Alexander Earle wedding announcement

(?) Hood

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriagebefore 1979(?) Hood married Nellie Norbeck, daughter of Governor Peter R. Norbeck and Lydia Theresa Anderson, before 1979.

George G. Norbeck

M, b. 25 April 1882, d. 22 October 1938
Father*Reverand George Persson Norbeck b. 13 Oct 1836, d. 17 Jul 1917
Mother*Karen Larsdatter Kongsvik b. 26 Aug 1843, d. 6 Apr 1894
George G Norbeck (1882-1938)
Life EventDateDescription
Birth25 April 1882George G. Norbeck was born on 25 April 1882 at Clay, South Dakota.
He was the son of Reverand George Persson Norbeck and Karen Larsdatter Kongsvik.
Marriage25 April 1906George G. Norbeck married Jane Mathilda Olson on 25 April 1906 at Story, Iowa.
Death22 October 1938George G. Norbeck died on 22 October 1938 at Charles Mix, South Dakota, at age 56.

Children of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson

Jane Mathilda Olson

F, b. 13 April 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Jane Mathilda (Olson) Norbeck
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationJane Mathilda Olson was also known as Jessie.
Married Name25 April 1906As of 25 April 1906,her married name was Norbeck.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth13 April 1884Jane Mathilda Olson was born on 13 April 1884 at Iowa.
Marriage25 April 1906She married George G. Norbeck, son of Reverand George Persson Norbeck and Karen Larsdatter Kongsvik, on 25 April 1906 at Story, Iowa.
Death27 May 1967Jane Mathilda Olson died on 27 May 1967 at South Dakota at age 83.

Children of Jane Mathilda Olson and George G. Norbeck

Kermit George Norbeck

M, b. 18 June 1909, d. 19 December 1970
Father*George G. Norbeck b. 25 Apr 1882, d. 22 Oct 1938
Mother*Jane Mathilda Olson b. 13 Apr 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Kermit Norbeck 1936 graduate portrait from School of Law of University of South Dakota-Vermillion
Life EventDateDescription
Birth18 June 1909Kermit George Norbeck was born on 18 June 1909 at South Dakota.
He was the son of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson.
Marriage1935Kermit George Norbeck married Winfree Virginia Farmer in 1935.
Death19 December 1970Kermit George Norbeck died on 19 December 1970 at Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, at age 61 Nephew of US Senator Peter Norbeck of South Dakota. Graduated at University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion in 1937. He served in the US Army in WW II; as a Captain in the Judge Advocate Corps, USA during the Korean War. He was an attorney in Redfield, SD. He was sworn in as Circuit Judge of the Judicial District (5 counties). He was married to Winfree Virginia Farmer from 1935 until his death in 1970. They had three children.
  • Kermit George Norbeck graduated in 1936 at School of Law of University of South Dakota-Vermillion, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Sterling Maynard Norbeck

M, b. 6 April 1912, d. 16 August 1997
Father*George G. Norbeck b. 25 Apr 1882, d. 22 Oct 1938
Mother*Jane Mathilda Olson b. 13 Apr 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageSterling Maynard Norbeck married Helen Williamson.
Birth6 April 1912Sterling Maynard Norbeck was born on 6 April 1912 at Brown, South Dakota.
He was the son of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson.
Death16 August 1997Sterling Maynard Norbeck died on 16 August 1997 at age 85.

Robert Peter Norbeck

M, b. 12 May 1920, d. 4 November 1961
Father*George G. Norbeck b. 25 Apr 1882, d. 22 Oct 1938
Mother*Jane Mathilda Olson b. 13 Apr 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Life EventDateDescription
Birth12 May 1920Robert Peter Norbeck was born on 12 May 1920 at Redfield, Spink, South Dakota.
He was the son of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson.
Death4 November 1961Robert Peter Norbeck died on 4 November 1961 at Los Angeles, California, at age 41.
  • On 1 July 1941 at World War II Draft Card, Spink, South Dakota, not employeed, listed as college student.

Judge Herbert Olson Norbeck

M, b. 4 April 1907, d. 16 March 1977
Father*George G. Norbeck b. 25 Apr 1882, d. 22 Oct 1938
Mother*Jane Mathilda Olson b. 13 Apr 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Herbert Norbeck 1931 senior portrait at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Life EventDateDescription
Birth4 April 1907Judge Herbert Olson Norbeck was born on 4 April 1907 at North Dakota.
He was the son of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson.
Death16 March 1977Judge Herbert Olson Norbeck died on 16 March 1977 at age 69.
  • In 1931 at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.

Helen Kathryn Norbeck

F, b. 24 December 1915, d. 10 September 2002
Father*George G. Norbeck b. 25 Apr 1882, d. 22 Oct 1938
Mother*Jane Mathilda Olson b. 13 Apr 1884, d. 27 May 1967
Helen Norbeck 1936 senior portrait at University of South Dakota-Vermillion
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name24 November 1938As of 24 November 1938,her married name was Bernard.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 December 1915Helen Kathryn Norbeck was born on 24 December 1915 at South Dakota.
She was the daughter of George G. Norbeck and Jane Mathilda Olson.
Marriage24 November 1938Helen Kathryn Norbeck married Julius A. Bernard on 24 November 1938 at Spink, South Dakota.
Death10 September 2002Helen Kathryn Norbeck died on 10 September 2002 at age 86.
  • Helen Kathryn Norbeck graduated in 1936 at University of South Dakota-Vermillion, Vermillion, South Dakota.

Karl Heinrich Wegner

M, b. 5 January 1930, d. 4 April 2014
Father*Lester Wegner b. b 1909
Mother*Nellie Norbeck b. 14 Dec 1902, d. 8 Nov 1989
Life EventDateDescription
Birth5 January 1930Karl Heinrich Wegner was born on 5 January 1930 at Hughes, South Dakota.
He was the son of Lester Wegner and Nellie Norbeck.
MarriageJune 1957Karl Heinrich Wegner married Mary Jo Waddell in June 1957.
Death4 April 2014Karl Heinrich Wegner died on 4 April 2014 at age 84 Karl Heinrich Wegner died April 4, 2014, at the Dougherty Hospice House.

Karl was born January 5, 1930, the second son of Nell Norbeck Wegner and Lester F. Wegner. He grew up in Pierre, SD, attending Lincoln Grade School (except for the third grade at Mark Twain in Sioux Falls, SD), and Pierre Junior and Senior High Schools, graduating in the class of 1948. He was president of the student body, co-valedictorian of his class (along with his wife Margaret), a three year letterman, governor of Boys State, and represented South Dakota at Boys Nation in Washington, DC.

He received a Navy scholarship to attend Yale University in New Haven, CT, and spent summers as a midshipman in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, except for his senior summer spent with the Marines at Quantico, VA. He graduated in June, 1952, and was immediately commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, serving as a line officer, field/platoon leader, then company commander, achieving the ranks of 1st Lieutenant USMC, and Captain USMCR.

He served 28 months, then received an early discharge after the Korean War because of his prior acceptance into graduate school and immediately entered Harvard Medical School. Following graduation, he also took internship and residency in pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard's major teaching hospital. He served as Chief Resident, including a final year's appointment to the Harvard faculty.

In June of 1957, Karl married Mary Jo Waddell of Beatrice, NE, whom he met in Boston. A daughter Madeleine was born there in 1959. Karl and family returned to South Dakota in 1962 when he accepted the appointment of Chief of Pathology, Sioux Valley Hospital, as well as the opportunity to develop a private practice in pathology, and to join the voluntary faculty of the then two year basic sciences School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota.

Over the ensuing years the hospital position grew, his teaching time and academic appointments expanded from Assistant Professor of Pathology and Associate Professor of Medicine to Chair, Department of Pathology and Professor of Pathology. In August, 1973, Karl became Dean of the two year school at USD.

Meanwhile, Karl recruited increasing numbers of pathologist associates to join the Laboratory of Clinical Medicine (LCM), a rapidly expanding practice based in SD, MN, IA, and NE, and instituted a fully accredited four year pathology residency at what had become the largest then known private pathology practice in the United States.

Karl accepted the Deanship at the medical school and the Vice-Presidency of Health Affairs at USD on the condition that he would lead a final drive to convert the school into a full four-year-degree-granting program. The two-year school was facing increasing problems of inadequate funding, transferring its students to out-of-state institutions, and attempting to recruit new physicians to return to practice in South Dakota, which had the lowest physician to population ration in the country. University President Richard Bowen, the SD Board of Regents, Gov. Richard Kneip, the SD State Medical Association, and interest citizens and physicians who'd formed a special committee, the Citizens Concerned for Medical Education, all joined with a well-organized legislative study committee chaired by Senator Harvey Wollman to seek legislative approval for the degree-granting program. This succeeded in the passage of degree-granting legislation in the February 1974 session.

Dr. Wegner worked tirelessly in SD, in Chicago, and in Washington, DC, in obtaining necessary AMA and federal support for the new Program, then seeking provisional and final national accreditation, creating six new clinical departments and numerous specialty sections, recruiting both in SD and nationwide, in negotiating statewide support and participation of SD hospitals, and in initiating appropriate new residency training programs for the school on a statewide basis.

Two more children came to his family, Peter Norbeck in 1963 and Mary Nell in 19 65. Karl and Mary Jo bought the farm of his dreams in 1965 and raised purebred Herefords, then instituted a commercial cow-calf operation along with row crop farming, all in association with his cousin and wife, Dave and Avis Jennings. The farm was in operation over 40 years.

Upon retirement he was able to realize a long-standing ambition to hike and climb, often with more experienced friends. He began with Mt. Kenya and Kilimanjaro, later included mountains in the western US, and finally Cotopaxi, Cayambe, and Aconcagua in South America.

Following the death of his first wife, Mary Jo, in 2003, he married Margaret Ann Halla Cash, his old high school and college girlfriend, the widow of Dr. Joseph H. Cash, professor and Dean at USD. Together they pursued a common interest in hiking and traveling, including a 200 mile walk across England with USD friends, a 400 mile hike from Oslo to Trondheim in Norway along a primitive trail, and other trips to Europe, Mexico, South America, Antarctica, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Karl's male Sioux Falls Book Club and the Vermillion couples Book Group were especially important in his life as he, after finishing each month's selection, always said "and I read every word, enjoying them all."

Karl was especially proud of his family heritage in South Dakota. He was the great grandson of pioneer Norwegian Immigrants, including Rev. George Norbeck, who homesteaded in Clay County in 1868, served a geographically widespread congregation while also farming, serving in the Dakota Territory Legislature, in the South Dakota Constitutional Convention, and then in the first South Dakota legislature. Rev. Norbeck's son Peter Norbeck and Karl's grandfather went on to serve as a State Senator, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, and United States Senator, dying near the end of his third term.

Karl's paternal grandfather, Henry J. Wegner, founded the Wegner Auto Company in Pierre in 1907, the state's oldest automobile dealership and now the oldest Buick Dealership in the world under continuous operation by one family for over 100 years.

Karl's professional boards and membership included statewide, national, and international honors and responsibilities in the field of pathology, membership in the Council of Deans, American Assn. of Medical Colleges, and membership on the Advisory Council Under-graduate Medical Education, AMA. His significant awards included South Dakota Hall of Fame (1988), SD Philanthropist of the Year shared with Mary Jo Wegner (2002), American Pathologist of the Year, Alpha Omega Alpha, Boyston Medical Society (Harvard), Founding Dean USD (now Sanford) School of Medicine, Distinguished Professor Emeritus by SD Board of Regents, Karl H. Wegner Endowed Chair USD (also by Board of Regents), Distinguished Professor of the Year several times, SuperDean, a one-time award from the Medical Student Body, naming of the Karl and Mary Jo Wegner Health Science Information Center, Friends of the SF Community Foundation annual award (shared with Margaret), and Distinguished Service Awards from USD, and the SD Medical Association.

His community and state activities and boards included President, SD Board of Regents of Higher Education, President, Sioux Valley (now Sanford) Health Foundation, President, South Dakota Symphony Board, President, SF Area Community Foundation, member of the boards of the USD Foundation, the SD, Hall of Fame, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Sioux Valley Health System Alliance, SD Water Goals Program, Sioux Council, Boy Scouts of America, United Way, and Augustana Fellows.

Immediate family survivors are his wife, Margaret, his three children, Madeleine Jean (Harri Rinta) of Carver, MN, Mary Nell (Josiah Child III), Isabella and Sam of Providence, RI, and Peter Norbeck and his children, Walker, Theo, and Ivy of Berkeley, CA, and his step children and grandchildren, Sheridan Anderson (Robert B.), and Cash of Pierre, SD, Meredith Cash Weber (John P.), Joe and Emily of Rapid City, SD, and Ayla and Claudia Cash, and their mother Dr. Serpil Erzurum of Pepper Pike, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nell and Lester, his only brother Peter Norbeck Wegner, and his first wife, Mary Jo Waddell Wegner.

Memorial Services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls.

Peter Norbeck Wegner

M, b. 20 August 1928, d. 22 December 1998
Father*Lester Wegner b. b 1909
Mother*Nellie Norbeck b. 14 Dec 1902, d. 8 Nov 1989
Life EventDateDescription
Birth20 August 1928Peter Norbeck Wegner was born on 20 August 1928 at South Dakota.
He was the son of Lester Wegner and Nellie Norbeck.
Death22 December 1998Peter Norbeck Wegner died on 22 December 1998 at age 70.

Mary Jo Waddell

F, d. 2003
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameJune 1957As of June 1957,her married name was Wegner.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageJune 1957Mary Jo Waddell married Karl Heinrich Wegner, son of Lester Wegner and Nellie Norbeck, in June 1957.
Death2003Mary Jo Waddell died in 2003.

O. Sletvold

M, d. before 1895
Life EventDateDescription
BirthO. Sletvold was born at Norway.
Marriagecirca 1865He married Kristina Oluffina Foss, daughter of Peder Foss and Anne Rask, circa 1865.
Deathbefore 1895O. Sletvold died before 1895.

Children of O. Sletvold and Kristina Oluffina Foss

Fred Sletvold

M, b. January 1875
Father*O. Sletvold d. b 1895
Mother*Kristina Oluffina Foss b. Feb 1843, d. 1936
Life EventDateDescription
BirthJanuary 1875Fred Sletvold was born in January 1875 at Norway.
He was the son of O. Sletvold and Kristina Oluffina Foss.
Census DateLocationDescription
25 June 1900Platte, Charles Mix, South DakotaFred Sletvold was listed as a son (actually step-son) in Reverand George Persson Norbeck's household on the 1900 Census at Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota.1

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota.

Helga Sletvold

F, b. August 1884
Father*O. Sletvold d. b 1895
Mother*Kristina Oluffina Foss b. Feb 1843, d. 1936
Life EventDateDescription
BirthAugust 1884Helga Sletvold was born in August 1884 at Norway.
She was the daughter of O. Sletvold and Kristina Oluffina Foss.
Census DateLocationDescription
25 June 1900Platte, Charles Mix, South DakotaHelga Sletvold was listed as a daughter (actually step-daughter) in Reverand George Persson Norbeck's household on the 1900 Census at Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota.1

Citations

  1. [S245] U.S. Federal Census 1900 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota.

Annabelle Gaw

F, b. 1900, d. 1987
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Anderson.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAnnabelle Gaw married George Newton Anderson, son of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck.
Birth1900Annabelle Gaw was born in 1900.
Death1987She died in 1987.

Nellie Cornelia Anderson

F, b. 22 May 1903, d. 23 November 1920
Father*Martin Lewis Anderson b. Jul 1871, d. 13 Jan 1948
Mother*Emma Norbeck b. Apr 1876, d. 13 Feb 1958
Life EventDateDescription
Birth22 May 1903Nellie Cornelia Anderson was born on 22 May 1903 at Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck.
Death23 November 1920Nellie Cornelia Anderson died on 23 November 1920 at Brown, South Dakota, at age 17.

Martin L. Anderson

M, b. 30 April 1910, d. 13 April 1995
Father*Martin Lewis Anderson b. Jul 1871, d. 13 Jan 1948
Mother*Emma Norbeck b. Apr 1876, d. 13 Feb 1958
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMartin L. Anderson married Edna M. (?).
Birth30 April 1910Martin L. Anderson was born on 30 April 1910 at Brown, South Dakota.
He was the son of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck.
Death13 April 1995Martin L. Anderson died on 13 April 1995 at Yolo, California, at age 84.

Edna M. (?)

F, b. 1912, d. 1999
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Anderson.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageEdna M. (?) married Martin L. Anderson, son of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck.
Birth1912Edna M. (?) was born in 1912.
Death1999She died in 1999.

Mildred M. (?)

F, b. 1899, d. 14 May 1950
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namebefore 1950As of before 1950,her married name was Anderson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1899Mildred M. (?) was born in 1899.
Marriagebefore 1950She married Perry Allen Anderson, son of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck, before 1950.
Death14 May 1950Mildred M. (?) died on 14 May 1950.

Amanda G. (?)

F, b. 9 June 1888, d. 6 May 1976
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Nameafter 1950As of after 1950,her married name was Anderson.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth9 June 1888Amanda G. (?) was born on 9 June 1888.
Marriageafter 1950She married Perry Allen Anderson, son of Martin Lewis Anderson and Emma Norbeck, after 1950 at 2nd marriage for him.
Death6 May 1976Amanda G. (?) died on 6 May 1976 at age 87.

Dr. Robert Clayton Meerdink

M, b. 9 March 1928, d. 17 November 2016
Life EventDateDescription
Birth9 March 1928Dr. Robert Clayton Meerdink was born on 9 March 1928 at Iowa.
Marriage1 December 1951He married Glennys E. Lokken, daughter of Oscar Sigurd Lokken and Karen Larson, on 1 December 1951 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Glennys Lokken and Robert Meerdink wedding announcement.
Sioux Center News December 6, 1951 - Glennys Lokken and Robert Meerdink wedding announcement
Death17 November 2016Dr. Robert Clayton Meerdink died on 17 November 2016 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, at age 88.

(?) Strand

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Strand married Karen Edith Haugen, daughter of Mathias Haugen and Laura Norbeck.

Walter Brink

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWalter Brink married Hazel Alice Haugen, daughter of Mathias Haugen and Laura Norbeck.

(?) Rye

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage(?) Rye married Mabel Haugen, daughter of Mathias Haugen and Laura Norbeck.

Harland C. Adkins

M, b. circa 1877
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1877Harland C. Adkins was born circa 1877 at Iowa.
Marriage6 February 1907He married Ethel Hougland, daughter of George Wilson Hougland and Marion Antonette Abbott, on 6 February 1907 at Pollard, Ferry, Washington.

Wesley Warren Bowlby

M, b. circa 1869
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1869Wesley Warren Bowlby was born circa 1869 at Ontario, Canada.
Marriage21 September 1909He married Eva Pearl Hougland, daughter of George Wilson Hougland and Marion Antonette Abbott, on 21 September 1909 at Republic, Ferry, Washington.

Lillian Alene Heggins

F, b. circa 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name21 March 1912As of 21 March 1912,her married name was Hougland.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1895Lillian Alene Heggins was born circa 1895 at Iowa.
Marriage21 March 1912She married Lloyd Lee Hougland, son of George Wilson Hougland and Marion Antonette Abbott, on 21 March 1912 at Republic, Ferry, Washington.