Seth Evalt Krapu was born in Finland to John Evalt and Aili (Pyhaluoto) Krapu. The family left for the United States aboard the S.S. United States in 1908, landing in New York City then traveling on to Porter Township, Dickey County, ND, where John found work as a farmer. Evalt and his family spoke Finnish at home, and he had to learn English later in school. After the eighth grade he left school to help his father on the farm. He was the oldest child, and his siblings were Carl Michael, Mary Helena (Uecker), Violet Mathilda (Hanson), Lillian Julia (Backley), Ione Emily (Hanson), and Gertrude Irene (Mund). A brother named Ernest Sanfriit died en route to the U.S. and was buried at sea in 1908.
Evalt left the family home to farm on his own for a short time and met his wife Marguerite Newman when her Model-T Ford broke down in the mud as she was returning home from the school where she taught in Fullerton. They ended up getting married November 26, 1932 near Glasgow, MT where she was helping her aunt Bernice with her children.
Evalt and Marguerite first lived in Monango, ND, then Fullerton, Forman, Oakes, and Steele. By then all their children were born: Alton Newman, Mavis Ione, Joan Kathryn (Justesen), Jon Arthur, and Cheryl Joy (Waters). They lived in various towns in Wells County before settling in Harvey, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Although he started out farming, Evalt ended up working most of his life as an auto mechanic, running service stations in ND and finally working in Harvey at Keller Implement. He retired in 1962 due to balance and coordination problems and was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumor. He underwent surgery in Fargo and had a meningioma removed from his left frontal region. He underwent radiation treatment and a second surgery, which severely affected his speech and gave him a right hemiplegia. The sequelae of his treatment eventually led to his demise. He entered the nursing home at St. Aloisius in Harvey in 1968 and remained there until his death in 1978.
Evalt died peacefully after his long struggle on November 24, 1978 in St. Aloisius with family by his side. James Greenfield presided over the funeral services in the American Legion Hall in Fessenden, ND three days later. Casket bearers were Richard Neumiller, Walter Webster, Roland Erman, Wayne Kost, Lester Lien, and Orland Lien.
He is buried in Hillside Cemetery on Highway 52 just a bit west of Fessenden, North Dakota alongside Marguerite, who died in 1999.
Evalt left the family home to farm on his own for a short time and met his wife Marguerite Newman when her Model-T Ford broke down in the mud as she was returning home from the school where she taught in Fullerton. They ended up getting married November 26, 1932 near Glasgow, MT where she was helping her aunt Bernice with her children.
Evalt and Marguerite first lived in Monango, ND, then Fullerton, Forman, Oakes, and Steele. By then all their children were born: Alton Newman, Mavis Ione, Joan Kathryn (Justesen), Jon Arthur, and Cheryl Joy (Waters). They lived in various towns in Wells County before settling in Harvey, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Although he started out farming, Evalt ended up working most of his life as an auto mechanic, running service stations in ND and finally working in Harvey at Keller Implement. He retired in 1962 due to balance and coordination problems and was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumor. He underwent surgery in Fargo and had a meningioma removed from his left frontal region. He underwent radiation treatment and a second surgery, which severely affected his speech and gave him a right hemiplegia. The sequelae of his treatment eventually led to his demise. He entered the nursing home at St. Aloisius in Harvey in 1968 and remained there until his death in 1978.
Evalt died peacefully after his long struggle on November 24, 1978 in St. Aloisius with family by his side. James Greenfield presided over the funeral services in the American Legion Hall in Fessenden, ND three days later. Casket bearers were Richard Neumiller, Walter Webster, Roland Erman, Wayne Kost, Lester Lien, and Orland Lien.
He is buried in Hillside Cemetery on Highway 52 just a bit west of Fessenden, North Dakota alongside Marguerite, who died in 1999.
Seth Evalt Krapu was born in Finland to John Evalt and Aili (Pyhaluoto) Krapu. The family left for the United States aboard the S.S. United States in 1908, landing in New York City then traveling on to Porter Township, Dickey County, ND, where John found work as a farmer. Evalt and his family spoke Finnish at home, and he had to learn English later in school. After the eighth grade he left school to help his father on the farm. He was the oldest child, and his siblings were Carl Michael, Mary Helena (Uecker), Violet Mathilda (Hanson), Lillian Julia (Backley), Ione Emily (Hanson), and Gertrude Irene (Mund). A brother named Ernest Sanfriit died en route to the U.S. and was buried at sea in 1908.
Evalt left the family home to farm on his own for a short time and met his wife Marguerite Newman when her Model-T Ford broke down in the mud as she was returning home from the school where she taught in Fullerton. They ended up getting married November 26, 1932 near Glasgow, MT where she was helping her aunt Bernice with her children.
Evalt and Marguerite first lived in Monango, ND, then Fullerton, Forman, Oakes, and Steele. By then all their children were born: Alton Newman, Mavis Ione, Joan Kathryn (Justesen), Jon Arthur, and Cheryl Joy (Waters). They lived in various towns in Wells County before settling in Harvey, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Although he started out farming, Evalt ended up working most of his life as an auto mechanic, running service stations in ND and finally working in Harvey at Keller Implement. He retired in 1962 due to balance and coordination problems and was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumor. He underwent surgery in Fargo and had a meningioma removed from his left frontal region. He underwent radiation treatment and a second surgery, which severely affected his speech and gave him a right hemiplegia. The sequelae of his treatment eventually led to his demise. He entered the nursing home at St. Aloisius in Harvey in 1968 and remained there until his death in 1978.
Evalt died peacefully after his long struggle on November 24, 1978 in St. Aloisius with family by his side. James Greenfield presided over the funeral services in the American Legion Hall in Fessenden, ND three days later. Casket bearers were Richard Neumiller, Walter Webster, Roland Erman, Wayne Kost, Lester Lien, and Orland Lien.
He is buried in Hillside Cemetery on Highway 52 just a bit west of Fessenden, North Dakota alongside Marguerite, who died in 1999.
Evalt left the family home to farm on his own for a short time and met his wife Marguerite Newman when her Model-T Ford broke down in the mud as she was returning home from the school where she taught in Fullerton. They ended up getting married November 26, 1932 near Glasgow, MT where she was helping her aunt Bernice with her children.
Evalt and Marguerite first lived in Monango, ND, then Fullerton, Forman, Oakes, and Steele. By then all their children were born: Alton Newman, Mavis Ione, Joan Kathryn (Justesen), Jon Arthur, and Cheryl Joy (Waters). They lived in various towns in Wells County before settling in Harvey, where they spent the rest of their lives.
Although he started out farming, Evalt ended up working most of his life as an auto mechanic, running service stations in ND and finally working in Harvey at Keller Implement. He retired in 1962 due to balance and coordination problems and was eventually diagnosed with a brain tumor. He underwent surgery in Fargo and had a meningioma removed from his left frontal region. He underwent radiation treatment and a second surgery, which severely affected his speech and gave him a right hemiplegia. The sequelae of his treatment eventually led to his demise. He entered the nursing home at St. Aloisius in Harvey in 1968 and remained there until his death in 1978.
Evalt died peacefully after his long struggle on November 24, 1978 in St. Aloisius with family by his side. James Greenfield presided over the funeral services in the American Legion Hall in Fessenden, ND three days later. Casket bearers were Richard Neumiller, Walter Webster, Roland Erman, Wayne Kost, Lester Lien, and Orland Lien.
He is buried in Hillside Cemetery on Highway 52 just a bit west of Fessenden, North Dakota alongside Marguerite, who died in 1999.
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