Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameLorenz Henry Wilhelm ALTENBURG
Death13 May 1993, Bismarck, ND
Birth18 Mar 1906, Plymouth, NE
FatherAugust ALTENBURG
MotherWilhelmina RIEDEL
Misc. Notes
Howard Altenburg has written the following about his father.
Upon graduating from New Salem High School in 1924, Lorenz became certified to teach elementary school. He taught a rural school for one year near St. Anthony, ND, staying with a local family, and another year at a school northeast of the Altenburg family farm. Probably he rode his horse to school each day in all kinds of weather.
He farmed the family farm north of Judson from 1926-66. That involved a tremendous amount of physical labor. His diversified farming include milking cows (selling the cream and some of the calves), raising chickens (eggs and meat), geese, pigs in the earlier years and horses for fieldwork. His crops included wheat, oats, barley, flax, millet (jay), alfalfa, potatoes and a large garden.
He also owned a threshing machine for his crops and for a threshing crew of neighbors for their crops. With the advent of the combine, threshing was done only for the straw as needed.
He left the farm in 1966, moved to Bismarck and bought a mobile home (his first home with an indoor bathroom and running water). Then he worked for Leichty Mobile Homes, helping to deliver and install mobile homes. Later he because a custodian at the Bismarck Elks Club, from which he retired approximately at age 65. He and his wife continued to clean and manage the laundromat at Skyway Park Village for several years. He also mowed vacant lots for the mobile home park.
He really did believe in taking “one day at a time.” His strong faith allowed him to accept any and all events, whether a crop disaster due to weather, ill health or any other of life’s hurdles.
Both Lorenz and Alice were very active in Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem. Both belonged to the choir and the Men’s and Women’s organizations. Lorenz was also an elder and a Sunday School teacher and superintendent, making many trips each week for church activities. In Bismarck, they were charter members of Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Church located near the mobile home park where they resided.
Henry Holle, Alice’s father, told this story about Lorenz, “How to Impress Your Future Father-In-Law.” One night when Lorenz arrived at the Holle farm to court Alice, Henry asked him which route he had taken. He said he had taken the usual crossroad that was the shortest distance. Henry informed him that a culvert was washed out on that road. Apparently Lorenz had cleared the washout due to his fast rate of speed and the upward slope before the culvert. He was probably driving his 1929 Chrysler.
Upon graduating from New Salem High School in 1924, Lorenz became certified to teach elementary school. He taught a rural school for one year near St. Anthony, ND, staying with a local family, and another year at a school northeast of the Altenburg family farm. Probably he rode his horse to school each day in all kinds of weather.
He farmed the family farm north of Judson from 1926-66. That involved a tremendous amount of physical labor. His diversified farming include milking cows (selling the cream and some of the calves), raising chickens (eggs and meat), geese, pigs in the earlier years and horses for fieldwork. His crops included wheat, oats, barley, flax, millet (jay), alfalfa, potatoes and a large garden.
He also owned a threshing machine for his crops and for a threshing crew of neighbors for their crops. With the advent of the combine, threshing was done only for the straw as needed.
He left the farm in 1966, moved to Bismarck and bought a mobile home (his first home with an indoor bathroom and running water). Then he worked for Leichty Mobile Homes, helping to deliver and install mobile homes. Later he because a custodian at the Bismarck Elks Club, from which he retired approximately at age 65. He and his wife continued to clean and manage the laundromat at Skyway Park Village for several years. He also mowed vacant lots for the mobile home park.
He really did believe in taking “one day at a time.” His strong faith allowed him to accept any and all events, whether a crop disaster due to weather, ill health or any other of life’s hurdles.
Both Lorenz and Alice were very active in Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem. Both belonged to the choir and the Men’s and Women’s organizations. Lorenz was also an elder and a Sunday School teacher and superintendent, making many trips each week for church activities. In Bismarck, they were charter members of Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Church located near the mobile home park where they resided.
Henry Holle, Alice’s father, told this story about Lorenz, “How to Impress Your Future Father-In-Law.” One night when Lorenz arrived at the Holle farm to court Alice, Henry asked him which route he had taken. He said he had taken the usual crossroad that was the shortest distance. Henry informed him that a culvert was washed out on that road. Apparently Lorenz had cleared the washout due to his fast rate of speed and the upward slope before the culvert. He was probably driving his 1929 Chrysler.
Spouses
Death20 Jun 1996, Bismarck, ND
Birth14 Jul 1910, born on family farm 6 miles north of New Salem, ND
Educationrural school in Youngtown, ND, through 8th grade
FatherHenry W. HOLLE Jr. (1884-1972)
MotherFrieda BENKER (1891-1971)
Misc. Notes
Howard Altenburg has written the following about his mother.
Alice’s life on the farm included the usual chores of a farm housewife plus many of the duties of a farmhand. She told of helping in the harvest field and driving tractor for swathing grain, often taking baby Roger along with her. She always helped with the milking twice a day as well as with other farm chores. She did a huge amount of cooking, sometimes for threshing crews of 10-20 men. This would include the noon and evening meals plus a morning and afternoon lunch.
She was active in 4H as a young girl. Her Holstein calf won a North Dakota State Champion Award. She continued in the similar organization of Homemakers for many years after being married and moving to the Altenburg farm. Her hard work on her home farm enabled her to do whatever was needed after her marriage.
As a charter member of Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem, she was in the choir and Ladies Aid. She continued to be active at Shepherd of the Valley church in Bismarck also.
She used to “worry” for her entire family, saying “father doesn’t worry, so someone has to.” Those may not have have been her true feelings but it showed that she accepted his philosophy of “one day at a time.” Nonetheless, her sincere concern for everyone appeared as “worrying.”
Here daughter-in-law Linda recalls Alice always had homemade cottage cheese available., made from the skim milk from the separating process. Like most women in those days, she made baked or cooked things without a recipe. She also canned large amounts of fruit and homegrown vegetables each year. During the way she used honey instead of sugar for sweetening when sugar was rationed.
Her hobbies included gardening, sewing, crocheting doilies and afghans, embroidery and other crafts.
Alice’s life on the farm included the usual chores of a farm housewife plus many of the duties of a farmhand. She told of helping in the harvest field and driving tractor for swathing grain, often taking baby Roger along with her. She always helped with the milking twice a day as well as with other farm chores. She did a huge amount of cooking, sometimes for threshing crews of 10-20 men. This would include the noon and evening meals plus a morning and afternoon lunch.
She was active in 4H as a young girl. Her Holstein calf won a North Dakota State Champion Award. She continued in the similar organization of Homemakers for many years after being married and moving to the Altenburg farm. Her hard work on her home farm enabled her to do whatever was needed after her marriage.
As a charter member of Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem, she was in the choir and Ladies Aid. She continued to be active at Shepherd of the Valley church in Bismarck also.
She used to “worry” for her entire family, saying “father doesn’t worry, so someone has to.” Those may not have have been her true feelings but it showed that she accepted his philosophy of “one day at a time.” Nonetheless, her sincere concern for everyone appeared as “worrying.”
Here daughter-in-law Linda recalls Alice always had homemade cottage cheese available., made from the skim milk from the separating process. Like most women in those days, she made baked or cooked things without a recipe. She also canned large amounts of fruit and homegrown vegetables each year. During the way she used honey instead of sugar for sweetening when sugar was rationed.
Her hobbies included gardening, sewing, crocheting doilies and afghans, embroidery and other crafts.
Marriage18 Jun 1934, New Salem, ND
ChildrenRoger Henry (1936-)
Howard Gene (1939-)