This is Christopher Dahlager - my great-grandfather.
Mom told how she thought her grandpa was so special.
He had fun with his grandchildren, teasing them,
tickling their faces with his mustache. Mom also said she was
so proud of her grandpa when he would read Scripture or
lead the Sunday worship service. He was diabetic and saved all the little bottles
of his medicine to give the grand-daughters to play house with.
In 1918, at the age of 64, Great-grandpa died of complications
associated with diabetes.
This is great grandma Sigrid Dahlager on her 85th birthday.
Sigrid came to American from Norway when she was 16.
Considering she was young when she arrived, it is
surprising that she never leaned to speak English very well.
Norwegian was spoken in her home and both English and
Norwegian were spoken in my Mom's home. (Both my
parents spoke Norwegian very well.)
Sigrid died in 1943.
Sigrid (aka Sigri) and Christopher had 10 children.
All of their children have long passed away, but there
are quite a few grandchildren still living,
and a ton of great-grandchildren.
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