Milford Gronneberg, son of Christ and Inga Gronneberg, was born February 12, 1922, in Mabel Township. His parents farmed all of their lives until they retired. Milford was at home until he married Sylvia Johnson of Bottineau, North Dakota, on December 29, 1946. Sylvia Johnson Gronneberg was the daughter of James and Annie Johnson. Both sets of parents are deceased.
Milford and Sylvia lived and farmed in Dover Township from the time they were married until November 1965. At that time they purchased the house in Hannaford formerly known as the Angus House from Mickey Almklov's. Milford continued to farm in Dover Township up until the fall of 1988, at which time he retired.
A family of five children kept them busy with school, 4-H, bowling, church; etc. All five graduated from Hannaford High School.
1. At the present time Duane and his wife, Leslie, live in Fargo. Duane is employed at the Fargo Postal Service. Leslie is employed with Northwestern Bell. Duane has one daughter, Bree.
2. Gary and his wife, Leanne, also live in Fargo. Gary is an Attorney in private practice and Leanne also works for Northwestern Bell. They have two children, Anissa and Evan.
3. Mavis and her husband, Bob, are currently in Fargo. Mavis works for Metropolitan and Bob is pursuing a Masters Degree in counseling from NDSU. They also have two children, Tyrel and Angela.
4. Marlys lives in Hannaford and is married to Mark Brown. Both are employed at Security State Bank of Hannaford. They have two girls, Kaare and Kristin.
5. Ron is single and currently in the Washington, D. C., area working for SMC Information Systems as a computer programmer.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 123