Ruth Dague and David Johnson announce their engagement. Parents are Russell and Elaine Dague of Verndale and Ben and Mary Johnson of Staples. A Sept. 25 wedding is planned at Oylen Alliance Tabernacle of Oylen. Photos

Ruth Dague and David Johnson were married on Sept. 25, 1999, at Oylen Alliance Tabernacle in Oylen with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating. Photos Parents are Russell and Elaine Dague, Verndale, and Bernard...

Julie Brownell and Kevin Simmons were married on July 23, 1999, at Oylen Alliance Tabernacle in Oylen with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating in a double wedding ceremony. Photos Parents are Neil and Karen Brownell...

Shelby Brownell and Nowell Colsen were married on July 23, 1999, at Oylen Alliance Tabernacle in Oylen with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating in a double wedding ceremony. Photos Parents are Neil and Karen Brownell...

Shelby Brownell and Nowell Colsen announce their engagement. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Neil Brownell and Richard and Christine Colsen, all of Staples. A July 23 double wedding is planned in Oylen. Photos

Julie Brownell and Kevin Simmons announce their engagement. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Neil Brownell of Staples and Charles and Linda Simmons of The Woodlands, Texas. A July 23 double wedding is planned in Oylen. Photos

OYLEN -- Bernard "Ben" Johnson, age 73, longtime resident of the Leader/Oylen area, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at Staples...be held on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. in the Oylen Alliance Church with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating...

...She married Carl Pederson on May 18, 1940, in Oylen. They lived and worked in Oylen until moving to Staples in 1959. After her husband's...earlier. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Oylen Church with Pastor Neal Malcore officiating. Burial...

...home. He was born July 14, 1923, in Oylen to Peter and Clara (Anderson) Dahlvang...7, 1947, in Nimrod. They lived near Oylen until 1973, when they moved to International...Spearfish, S.D., and Mike Dahlvang, Oylen; two sisters, Gladys Waage, Redding...

WADENA -- The Rev. Martin C. Eastman, 87, Wadena, formerly of Oylen, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. Arrangements are with Bielema Family Funeral Home in Verndale.