The Marriage Certificate of Barbo and Ole Liffengren
scanned courtesy of Sylvia Hullinger. Large copy below.
Thank you, Sylvia.
Jul 30, 2012
Jun 24, 2012
Reunion Sioux Falls June 22-24, 2012
First Generation
Second Generation
Left to Right
First Row Clif, Scott, Louise Hullinger
If you have Leffengrin photos or stories you would like to share send them to craighullinger@gmail.com and I will post them to this blog.
Jun 23, 2012
Ida R. Jansen
Ida R. Jansen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, was called to heaven on June 20, 2012 after a brief illness. Ida was born October 3,1926, at home near Murdo, SD to Helmer and Edna(Anderson) Liffengren. She graduated from Draper High School in 1944, attended teachers training and started teaching country school at the ripe old age of 17. She often spoke fondly of her years attending and teaching in one room school houses on the South Dakota prairie.
In 1948 Ida graduated from SDSU with a degree in Art. That year she also married Art “Bud” Jansen in Brookings, SD. These two “Arts” were the loves of her life. Ida always loved learning and attended classes at Montana State College, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Sioux Falls College. Ida continued to teach school before her children were born. Her husband's career moved the family many times during their marriage, and Ida always saw the moves as great adventures. She taught sculpting, painting, and drawing throughout all of South Dakota. She was able to bring out the best in her students with her positive attitude. Ida could always see the best in everyone. Four children were born into Ida and Art’s family. Although Ida never quit being an artist, her faith and her family were her priorities. In 1982 she was honored by being awarded South Dakota Mother of the Year.
She also served as president of the SD American Mothers Association, and has encouraged many young mothers to be the best mothers they can be. Ida was also involved in the Boy Scouts of America, leading cub scouts as her own boys were growing up, and taught Cub Scout training courses for Den Mothers. She believed that Scouting could be a great influence on boys. Her back yard became a popular hang out for all the neighborhood kids when she had her Cub Scouts build a Scout club house out of old packing crates. Everyone got to paint a section and add their own artistic ideas to the creation.
In 1989, Ida was named the South Dakota Centennial Artist of the Year. She also served as SD President of American Pen Women, and was honored with the opportunity to manage the Pen Women’s headquarters mansion in Washington, DC for a month. She also served as president of the Dakota Artist Guild (DAG), taught at the Dahl Fine Arts Center, and was inducted into the SD Hall of Fame. Ida was selected to provide hand painted pine decorations called "Pine Os", for the White House Christmas Tree. She substitute taught in Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Rapid City schools. Ida was also a long time member of PEO, Local Chapter BM. Ida's faith was an integral part of her life. As a mother and grandmother she read Bible stories to her children and taught her beliefs by the way she lived. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she was involved in several committees and Bible studies. She also attended Bible Study Fellowship for a number of years. Ida will be remembered by friends and family for many qualities including her warmth, constantly positive attitude, smile, her unique ability to welcome everyone as family and put them at ease, and her cute high heels. She was spontaneous and would drop everything, even a meal she had prepared, if someone called and wanted her and Art to go out to eat. Relationships were always number one. She also had a wonderful talent for making one pound of hamburger stretch to feed whoever her husband or children brought home unannounced for dinner.Everyone was always welcomed. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by her husband of 64 years, Art Jansen, Rapid City; her children, Doug Jansen and his wife, Akane, Tokyo, Japan, Jacki Smoot and her husband, Alan, Rapid City, Don Jansen and his wife, Drew, Eugene, OR, Janene Mudge and her husband, Kevin, Rapid City; eleven grandchildren, Azusa, Andrew, Jenny, Aaron, Gabe, Tess, Megan, Rachel, Josh, Janae, Mikaela; and seven great grandchildren; her sisters, Louise Hullinger and her husband, Cliff, Chicago, IL, Opal Cartney and her husband, Jim, Watertown, her brother, Norman Liffengren and his wife, Judy, Fairbault, MN and her sister in law, Gen Liffengren, Murdo; as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Luverne. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Sunday, June 24, 2012, with a PEO remembrance at 6:00 pm at Edstrom & Rooks Funeral Service at Serenity Springs in Rapid City. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, June 25 at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Doug Diehl officiating. Interment will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at 3:00 pm. A memorial has been established to the First United Methodist Church and the Black Hills Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Jun 22, 2012
Remembering Ida Liffengren
Ida Liffengren Jansen was a wonderful woman and mother. She was a talented artist. She died just before the Liffengren reunion. Our hearts go out to her family.
Magazine Cover Illustrated by Ida Liffengren Jansen
Jun 17, 2012
May 24, 2012
Liffengren Reunion
All Liffengrens (and all who were once Liffengrens, + those whose mom or dad, were once Liffengrens) are invited to SIOUX FALLS in that GREAT STATE of SOUTH DAKOTA to spend time with the LIFFENGRENS on June 22, 23 & 24th. You can call us at 733-253 5426 at Smith Village at 2320 W 113th Place, No 1326, Chicago, IL 60643. We will be in Vivian, South Dakota on Sunday afternoon (June 24)
Louise Hullinger
2320 W 113th Place
Chicago, IL 60643
Chicago, IL 60643
May 17, 2012
LIFFENGREN REUNION
LIFFENGREN COUSINS, NIECES, NEPHEWS, OLD AUNTS, OLDER UNCLES, GRANDPA'S AND GRANDMA'S -- WE REFUSE TO LIMIT THE INVITATION, BUT ALL WHO CAN STILL READ AND WRITE ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR REUNION, OR AT LEAST SEND A NOTE TO ONE OF US.
I'M SURE ALL LIFFENGRENS CAN AND WILL USE E MAIL, SO IT WON'T COST BUT A LITTLE TIME. DOLLAR-AND-CENT COSTS ARE STILL IMPORTANT TO US OLD-TIMERS, ABUT MOST OF US HAVE TIME TO SEND A NOTE. CLIF AND I WILL BE THERE AND INTEND TO HAVE A GREAT REUNION.
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF ALL THE COUSINS COULD MEET?? I BELIEVE OUR 5 "GRANDS" WILL SHOW UP AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. SEE YOU ALL THEN.
LOUISE LIFFENGREN HULLINGER
(THE OLDEST OF THE TWINS)
Mar 23, 2012
LIFFENGREN FAMILY REUNION
June 22 - 24, 2012
Country Inn & Suites
200 E. 8th Street (downtown, on the river)
Sioux Falls, SD
Please r.s.v.p. to:
Floyd & Sylvia Fuoss
4409 Creekside Drive
605-271-3491
sfuoss@sio.midco.net
Anne Hullinger
611 S. Cleveland Unit D
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
605-361-2292
Country Inn & Suites
We have a block of rooms there, please confirm your reservation by May 31, 2012
http://www.countryinns.com/sioux-falls-hotel-sd-57104/sdsfalls
Reservations: 1-800-596-2375 (605) 373-0153 Email: cx_soux@countryinns.com
Rooms start at $100; small pool, restaurant, complimentary breakfast; Rooms have microwave, fridge
Another nearby hotel is the Holiday Inn City Center, 100 W. 8th; 605-339-2000
http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/sioux-falls/fsddt/hoteldetail/directions
Activies (weather permitting):
Friday night after dark: Laser show at the Falls via city trolley. Can nearby people bring lawn chairs?
Anne will also borrow a bunch. Insect repellent advised.
Saturday afternoon: Private tour of the Eros Center courtesy of Mike Budde, "Norwegian" cruise in Garretson
Anytime: Visiting, downtown sculpture walk, sharing stories and pictures of trips to Norway
Directions From I-229 (closest), exit at 10th Street (Exit 6), go west on 10th Street. At Cliff Avenue, turn north (right) and go two blocks to 8th Street. Turn left on 8th, go to hotel (shortly past the railroad tracks. If you cross the river, you missed it.)
From I-29, Take Exit 79 at 12th street/Hwy 42, go east. Follow this road to the downtown area (it will meander and turn into 11th and become one-way). Turn left (north) on Phillips Ave. Follow Phillips to 8th Street, turn right (east) on 8th about a block, until you see hotel on your left, just over the river.
Click for a Printable Flyer
Jan 29, 2012
Letter From South Dakota
The Teenage Mind
I came across an old letter of mine written to my parents. I have no idea where it came from – it was just there. My mother must have saved it and put it into a book and it fell out. At any rate I found it amusing to see what I wrote and how it compared with the way I remembered it. One of the snakes is much longer in my memory then what I wrote in the letter. I was working on my Uncle Luverne’s ranch in western South Dakota in the summer before my senior year in high school.
Excerpts
Cow Fighting Craig
One of Luverne’s cows broke her leg when we were chasing them. It was dark and they were on the road. Luverne was in the pickup and I got out on foot to move them along. The cow fell and I think she thought I was responsible. She almost got me then and several times afterwards when we were feeding her on the prairie. Two days ago Luverne decided to get her in the barn. He tried to drive her by horse and I on foot but she ran me out of the country and she butted the horse out of the creek.
At last I took off my shirt and bull (cow) fought her up to the barn (1 mile). I would wave my shirt and she would charge. I could just barely outrun her, but always managed to do so. When she gave up I would jump around her head, and twist and waive until she charged again. She almost got me several times when I was careless. It was really good cross-country practice.
Snake Charming
Last week we finished putting up the hay. I rode the sled behind the bailer stacking hay bales into small piles before pushing them off the sled. A rattlesnake came out of the bailer partially in the bailer, with the business end of the snake sticking out. The snake was unhappy and he made me nervous.
The next day I was stacking hay. I was on the top of the very tall stack and Luverne was using the stacker tracker to lift hay up to me. As he lifted the small stack up to me I could see a very large rattler hanging below the small stack. The thick tines of the stacker had ran through the snake. The snake was striking at everything that moved. Luverne could not see the snake. I kept yelling for him not to give me the snake. I was preparing to bail out and jump when Luverne spotted the snake. It was over three feet long (6 feet long in my memory) and had 7 big rattles with probably that many more broken off. Luverne told me I did not have to stack any more if I was nervous but of course I said no problem. But every stick I saw in the hay for the next couple of days made me jump.
Model A
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| Craig and Neal in the Rumble Seat, Luverne and Herman the Dog in Front |
I bought a 1930 Model A Cabrolet Coupe (Roadster with convertible top and rumble seat. Ray Boe and I rebuilt the engine and put it back in the car. I still haven’t got to do much body work on it but hope to have it painted by the time you arrive. I plan to run it back in perfect exterior and running condition. (as you can see from the photo she was not exactly in perfect condition, but I still loved her)
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| The Model A and I back in Chicago |
Jan 3, 2012
Liffengren Reunion June 22-24, 2012
WHAT:
Liffengren family reunion
June 22-24, 2012
Sioux Falls, SD
When:
Friday evening, June 22, 2012
through Sunday noon, (or later?) June 24th
Where:
Country Inn and Suites (by Carlson)
200 E. 8th Street Sioux Falls
200 E. 8th Street Sioux Falls
Reservations: 1-800-596-2375 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (605) 373-0153 Fax: (605) 334-3410
Email: cx_soux@countryinns.com
We have reserved a gathering space and a block of rooms at the above hotel for the weekend of June 22-24, 2012 at the Country Inn & Suites, Sioux Falls. You need to confirm your reservation by May 31, 2012.
The hotel overlooks the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls. All of the rooms will have been renovated by next June. There is a small pool, a restaurant/bar with a patio overlooking the river, and complimentary breakfast. Rooms start at $99 per night and include a refrigerator and microwave.
R.S.V.P. to
Floyd & Sylvia Fuoss
4409 Creekside Drive
Sioux Falls, SD 57109
ACTIVITIES:
Friday night laser show at Falls park after dark
Friday night laser show at Falls park after dark
Saturday: Private tour of EROS (U.S. Geological Survey
study site-does satellite mapping of the globe, courtesy of
Mike Budde
Saturday pontoon cruise, designed by and for Norwegians
and those who love them.
If anyone has a pretty good idea that they do intend to come, please let Sylvia know at sfuoss@sio.midco.net so we can get an approximant count for the cruise and EROS tour. Thanks! I hope to see you there.
Mary Ann would like us to share pics and stories from trips to Norway (if any).
Thanks! I hope to see you there.
Anne Hullinger
From I-229
(closest), exit at 10th Street (Exit 6), go west on 10th Street. At Cliff Avenue, turn north (right) and go two blocks to 8th Street. Turn left on 8th, go to hotel (on your right)
(shortly past the railroad tracks. If you cross the river, you missed it.)
(closest), exit at 10th Street (Exit 6), go west on 10th Street. At Cliff Avenue, turn north (right) and go two blocks to 8th Street. Turn left on 8th, go to hotel (on your right)
(shortly past the railroad tracks. If you cross the river, you missed it.)
From I-29
Take Exit 79 at 12th street/Hwy 42, go east.
Take Exit 79 at 12th street/Hwy 42, go east.
Follow this road to the downtown area (it will meander and turn into 11th and become one-way). Turn left (north) on Phillips Ave. Follow Phillips to 8th Street, turn right (east) on 8th about a block, until you see hotel on your left, just over the river.
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