My father, Ovide Bertrand, was born in Argyle Minnesota, USA on June 7th, 1902. He was the 6th child of a family of 10 of Arthur and Clara (Tessier) Bertrand, who were born in Quebec, Canada, and moved to USA (Ovide is standing between his parents, Arthur and Clara in the middle row)
He came to Canada in 1917 with his father and older bothers to homestead in the Rosemound District. He met my mother, Hughenna Rutley, who was teaching at the Rosemound School. They married on August 8, 1928
They purchased a farm in the Gallivan District and raised a family of seven. Besides farming Ovide, learned to be an electrician and repaired tube radios. He was a member of the Cut Knife Knights of Columbus. Dad passed away on December 28, 1964
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I fondly remember my father as being a softly spoken, kind-hearted man who would like to tease.
