Hans Oppegard came to Valley City in 1878, when it was called "Worthington." He first worked at the Sheyenne Mill, the forerunner of the Russell-Miller Milling Company, where he filled, sewed and weighed sacks of flour.

In 1880, his wife, Lorenza, and their children; Elmer (born 1867), Carrie, Julia, Ole (born 1873), Palmer and John, joined him. (Elmer and Carrie were Lorenza's children by a first marriage to Ole Flagstad).

In 1883, the family moved to a homestead at the east edge of Dazey, North Dakota, where they lived in a sod house before building a frame house.

Hans served as Sheriff of Barnes County several terms. He purchased the Ole West Implement business and the West house. The Implement business was managed by his son, Ole, and the land by his son, John. Hans passed away in 1921, and his wife, Lorenza, in 1936.

Elmer purchased the Baker Meat Market in 1898, and in 1904 married Anne Johnson. Their children were Hallis, Clarice and Elton, all three still living in Dazey.

Mrs. Anne Oppegard died in 1923 and Elmer in 1963.

Ole Oppegard married Ida Thompson of Martell, Wisconsin, and they had five children; Harold, Randolph, Donald, Ethel and Margaret.

Randolph (Randy) now occupies the Ole Oppegard home in Dazey, where Randy has been the postmaster since 1955. He married Ina Faust in 1948.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 188