Dwayne Elvis Lindgren was born 10 Sep 1931 on the family farm which his grandpa Charlie had named Sunnybrook Farm, 6 miles east, and about 1 mile north of Fairfax, Gregory, SD. He was a farmer all his life, except for service in the U.S. Army from January 1953 through January 1955. He died in hospice care on 26 Nov 2021 at Avantara Armour, Armour, Douglas, SD. He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Fairfax, Gregory, SD. (Find A Grave Memorial 234343093)
He married Betty Lou Fotheringham at Hope Congregational Church, Fairfax, Gregory, SD. Betty Lou Fotheringham is the daughter of Frank William Fotheringham and Ernestine Ivagene Girton.
After his father's death and his mother's move to town, Dwayne operated the farm for his mother until her death at age 97 years of age. Dwayne and Betty Lou raised their six children on the farm. He continued to operate what remained of the family farm until failing health forced his retirement. The land is now rented to younger relatives.
The children of Dwayne Elvis Lindgren and Betty Lou Fotheringham are:
3. Randel Dean Lindgren
5. Robert William Lindgren
Below left: Dwayne Lindgren 2012. Below right: Dwayne
Lindgren, U.S. Army private 1953.
