EDWARD LOUIS BALDER

Born: May 1, 1911    Minot, Ward, North Dakota
Died: June 27, 1991    Superior, Wisconsin
Buried: Calvary Cemetery    Superior, Wisconsin

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Education:

Marriage:

Occupation:

Louis Carl or Charles Balder
Anna Delaney

Minot ND High School 1924
Dunnwoody Institute, Minneapolis, MN
1927-1928

Hazel A. Wendt
October 26, 1929
Estavan, Saskatchewan, Canada

Railroad helper
Jack-of-all-trades
Worked for the Northern Railroad
Great Northern Railroad: Round House laborer,
Minot, ND 1925
Great Northern Railroad store department,
Minot, ND 1927
Apprentice: Machinist, Great Northern Railroad,
Minot, ND 1929-1933
Machinist: May 1936, Great Northern Railroad,
Superior, WI
Machinist: Jan 4, 1937, Soo Line Railroad,
Enderlin, ND
Machinist: Oct 1939, Great Northern Railroad
Superior, WI
Assistant Round House Foreman: Great Northern Railroad,
Superior, WI 1942

Edward Louis Balder, 1960's, Superior, Wisconsin.

Military	National Guard
Service:	Corporal 1927-1930

Training:	GM Locomotives, Electro-Motive Division: La Grange, Illinois
	Aug. 1957 and Sept. 1967

Volunteered:	Civil Defense for Douglas County, WI in the 1950's
	Supervisor of the Douglas County Board 1965-[two terms]

Member:	Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, WI

Retired:	From the Burlington Northern [they purchased GN] after 39 years of service

Children:	Edward William	June 30, 1930
	Connie Lee	Dec. 31, 1945

Notes:

(Connie Balder Mickolajak's memories of her father): "My father, Edward Balder, was born in Minot, ND May 1, 1911 to Louis Balder and Anna [nee Delaney] Balder.

At 16 years old he went to work as a railroad helper along side of his father Louis. He married Hazel Wendt in October of 1929. Edward and Hazel had one son in 1930 - Edward William Balder. They lived in Minot during the depression, when he took any jobs he could get. I once heard him speak of digging graves, hauling various items by truck and even riding the rails out West to try and find work. He went back on the railroad and then Ed was transfered to Enderlin, ND, where dad contined to work on the railroad and he and mom ran a boarding house as well. After awhile, he was transfered to Superior, WI. where dad worked for the Great Northern Railroad. In Superior, they had a daughter, Connie Lee, born December 31, 1945. He continued his schooling at Dunwoody Institute and became the foreman of the round house. As a kid I used to go down to the round house and look and occasionally ride in the engines. During my childhood we took numerous train trips to Minot, Seattle and other trips on the then-impressive Empire Builder. Once I watched horrified as a man drank his finger bowl. Dad retired from the Burlington Northern-they bought up the Great Northern- in the mid 1970's. For many years [16] they enjoyed the best of both worlds- They spent summers in the north with me and winters in Arizona with my brother. They had great fun dancing, traveling, visiting friends and family. Dad died June 27, 1991 in Superior and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. We all miss his twinkling eyes when he teases, his gentle ways, his sense of humor, and his love. I know that where he is now he is repairing the gate, fixing something and keeping those around him smiling. He is missed." -- March 6, 2000

Frances holding her brother, Edward Balder

Edward Louis Balder

Ed and Hazel Balder's much-prized new car, 1920.

Ed and Hazel Balder's much-prized new car
On the prairie outside Minot, North Dakota
1920

Ed, Bill and Joe Balder
1933

Eldest brother Edward and youngest sibling Bob Balder
At Edward and Hazel Balder's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Edward and Hazel Balder, winners at 1990 Sweetheart Dance.

Hazel and Ed Balder
Desert Shadows Trailer Park in Phoenix, AZ
February 14, 1990
They won the prize for being married for 60 years

From left to right, seated in front: Ruth [nee Albright] Cook, Dorothy [nee Balder] Thomas,
Edward Balder and Hazel [nee Wendt] Balder
From left to right, standing in back: Ray (Mick) Mickolajak and Connie [nee Balder] Mickolajak
This was Edward's last Birthday at 80. He died six weeks later from prostate cancer.
His niece Ruth [daughter of his sister Frances] and his sister, Dorothy had come
for the last visit. The baby is Nicholas Edward Norman, his great grandson.

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EDWARD LOUIS BALDER

Born: May 1, 1911 Minot, Ward, North Dakota Died: June 27, 1991 Superior, Wisconsin Buried: Calvary Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin

Born: May 1, 1911 Minot, Ward, North Dakota
Died: June 27, 1991 Superior, Wisconsin
Buried: Calvary Cemetery Superior, Wisconsin