- Date Of Birth: June 16, 1929
- Date Of Death: May 8, 2018
- State: Colorado
Kenneth was born June 16, 1929 on a farm near Cogswell, ND, and passed away at home on May 8, 2018. Ken was the fourth child out of eleven brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Corrine F. Johnson of Moorhead, MN. Ken and Corrine met on a blind date in the fall of 1950 arranged by his brother Neil and his soon to be wife Adelle. Ken recalls falling in love and wanting a job other than farming. Ken ended up in Texas because he saw one wintry day an enlistment sign in Fargo, ND, that read: “Enlist now for the United States Air Force and be stationed in Texas where it’s 80 degrees today”. The temperature was hovering at or below the freezing mark, in Fargo that day so it didn’t take much encouragement to turn the car around and enlist in the Air Force. Ken and Corrine were married on March 10, 1951 in Wichita Falls, TX. Ken graduated from Cogswell High School in 1947 and taught school at the Brampton Township School District in ND after attending a year of college in Ellendale, ND. It’s hard to recall if this school was a single room school house or not.
