Spouse:
Agnes Johnson (married on December 24, 1925; she died in August 1965); Esther Stelter (remarried on September 21, 1968)
Children:
Four children: Harris and Leland (sons), Mrs. Donald Currie amd Mrs. Laurel Charles (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He was born on a farm in Mitchell Township, Minnesota. He moved to Breckenridge, Minnesota in 1955.
"Dad was part of the conservative conference. You weren't called a Democrat or Republican." (Obituary, Breckenridge-Wahpeton Daily News, October 19, 1982)
He died at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Grace Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Breckenridge, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.