Arlene Ramsey was born November 6, 1938, in McHenry, North Dakota. She went to Helena No. 2 grade school which was only a mile from home. Then she went to Cooperstown High School for one year and attended Hannaford High School for three years.
Arlene married Ephriam Frank Himmerich on September 15, 1957, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hannaford, North Dakota. Ephriam was born February 11, 1932, in Aneta, North Dakota. They moved to Valley City, North Dakota, the spring of 1958. Ephriam worked for Farmotors.
Their first child, Debra Dawn was born November 6, 1958, in Valley City, North Dakota. Jeffrey Glenn made his appearance into the world on June 27, 1962, and was also born in Valley City, North Dakota. Jamie Warren was born September 1, 1970, in O'Neil, Nebraska. Jeremy Lane was born December 20, 1972, in Dayton, Washington.
The summer of 1963, Ephriam went to work for Commonwealth Electric and for the next several years were kept busy moving from state to state following work with the company. The summer of 1972, they moved to Dayton, Washington, where Arlene and Jamie and Jeremy now live.
Tragedy struck their family March 1, 1974. Ephriam was killed in an airplane accident. Debra was 15, Jeff 12, Jamie 3 1/2, and Jeremy one year. The row was long and hard but the good Lord saw them through.
Arlene has worked at the school in Dayton as an aide since 1977. Her hobbies are bowling and watching the boys play basketball. Jamie graduates the spring of 1989, and Jeremy will be a junior the fall of 1989. Debra married Bruce Muncy on June 26, 1982, at Faith Lutheran Church in Hannaford, North Dakota. They live near Dazey where Bruce is farming. Debra is employed as a secretary by Morton Buildings of Valley City, North Dakota.
Tragedy struck again on January 2, 1984. Jeff was killed in a car accident on his way back to college. Again, the row has been hard to hoe but the good Lord is walking by their sides and will see them through.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 158