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Ellery and Arlene Ehni
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Husband's Full Name: Ellery Roger Ehni
Husband's Place of Birth: Chaseley, North Dakota
Husband's Father's Name: John L. Ehni
Husband's Mother's Name: Anna Hoefs
Husband's Siblings' Names: Delton, Gerald
Wife's Full Name: (1) Arlene Strauss
Wife's Place of Birth: Manfred, ND
Wife's Father's Name: Joseph H. Strauss
Wife's Mother's Name: Ida Schnabel
Wife's Siblings' Names: Kathyrn Gladheim, Donald, James, Elaine
Weigelt, Lucille Wahl, Audrey Larson, Joseph, Richard, Judy Schudel, John
Children's Names: Jeffery, Karen, Jeanne, Dawn, Kathy, Kay
Ellery Jr., Cindy, Kim
Wife’s Full Name: (2) Eleanor Zainhofsky
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Ellery Ehni was born near Chaseley to John and Anna (Hoefs) Ehni. He was once married to Arlene Strauss. They were the parents of nine children, all who attended school in Manfred. They lived near Manfred and were farmers.
In 1995 he married Eleanor Zainhofsky. They lived near Fessenden. Ellery died in 2012.