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Person
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Opdahl, W.S. (William Sigurd) 1894-1975
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Description area
Dates of existence
1894-1975
History
William Sigurd Opdahl was born to Hogen and Mathilda Opdahl April 19, 1894 in South Dakota. He married Goldie Burgeson February 28, 1920 in Watertown South Dakota. They farmed on the Opdahl homestead for a time, later moving to the Byron Sour farm four miles west of Hayti, South Dakota. In 1929, they moved into Hayti. Sigurd farmed in Hayti and Opdahl Townships, was a school bus driver, worked on the railroad for a short time, worked in a California factory during World War II, and was employed at the Hamiln County Coop Oil until retirement. Sigurd died on May 10, 1975.