Bernard Samuel Albright (1910 - 1986)

Born 20 Sep 1910 in Ottertail County, Minnesota

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Biography

Bernard was born in 1910. He passed away in 1986.

BEN ALBRIGHT FAMILY

Two familiar faces of Perham in the 1940's, who are now retired and living at Star Lake, were Ben and Marie Albright.

Ben was born in 1910 in Dora Township, the son of Emil and Emma Stender Albright. Emil was born in 1880 and died in 1917. Emma was born in 1887 and died in 1973.

Marie was born in Dead Lake Township in 1912, the daughter of August and Emma Leuders Ebeling. August was born in Norfolk, Nebr. in 1879 and died in 1954. Emma was born in Germany in 1881 and died in 1966. They were residents of Perham, Minnesota from 1916 to 1954.

Ben was the owner and operator of Hartz Store from 1946 to 1953, and the Fairway Store from 1955 to 1960. During this time, Marie was an elementary teacher in various schools in Otter Tail County. After leaving Perham, Ben owned the Northside Barber Shop in Detroit Lakes.

To this couple five children were born: LeRoy and James, deceased; Dr. Darryl who was born in 1938, married to Vae Lyn Hershey, and a psychologist at McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Dr. Thomas who was born in 1949, married Roberta Lindeman, and doing post-doctorate work at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. in Theoretical Chemistry; and Bernard, who was born in 1952, married Linda LaBatte and is working on his master's degree at the University of Missouri. Darryl has one daughter, Jill, born in 1961 and Thomas has a son, Alexander, born in 1968.

Ben and Marie are members of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.

~~Submitted by Find A Grave contributor Thomas Moak #47512799.

Sources

• Tomb on Saint Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Perham, Minnesota, [1].