Dear Greg, Elise and other Listers! Thank you very much for your comments to my message in regard to the Nygaard family. As far as Facebook is concerned, I guess a lot of people participate in that "enterprise". I don't personally have too high thoughts of it, but my wife uses it as part of her job. She has tried sending a few messages on my behalf, but nobody has ever responded! So, I tend to prefer the NORWAY list after all... I have tried the two numbers you sent me, Greg, and the AZ number is apparently correct; however, the first tie I called, I met a woman who was rather "reluctant", and I didn't have the chance to tell her what I was doing. She said she just too busy, so we agreed I should call again later. I did so, and then got an answering machine, which at least gave me the chance to explain my call! So we'll see what happens! The CO number is busy all the time, so it sounds like there may be something wrong about it... But thank you once again very much for your help! I guess there isn't much more we can do other than hope for an answer from AZ (I left my e-mail address)... Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On May 20, 2015, at 11:05 AM, Greg Hanson via wrote: > > I found this phone number for Loyd and Brenda: > > 602 549 5761 > > Nathan: 970 521 4363 > > >> Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:45:55 -0500 >> To: norway@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [NOR] Nygaard family in CO and AZ - contact assistance, please >> From: norway@rootsweb.com >> >> Dear Listers, >> >> This inquiry of mine refers to the following obituary for Goldie Nygaard found on "find-a-grave" (I have left out details not relevant to my inquiry): >> >> ~~~~~ >> >> Goldie Eileen Nygaard, 88, of Sterling, died Feb. 16, 2012, in Sterling. ..... Goldie was born Jan. 11, 1929, in a one-room sod house in McDonald to Henry Lee and Bertha (Banister) Hallagin. ...... >> >> On Dec. 2, 1944, she married Olav Nygaard in Englewood. ...... >> >> Goldie is survived by her son, Lonell "Olie" Nygaard of Sterling and his family, Brandi Johnson of Fort Collins and Scott Stauffer of Greeley; son, Loyd Nygaard and wife Brenda of New River, Ariz., and their family, Heather and husband Adam of Sun City, Ariz., and Brandon, serving in the U.S. Army at Frankfurt, Germany; son, Nathan Nygaard and wife Shawna of Sterling and their family, Aislinn, Josie, Kjellaug, Felicity, Jason, Jamecia and Lexie of Sterling; sister, Rudy Waddill of Englewood; and one great-granddaughter to be whom Goldie never got to embrace. >> >> She was preceded in death by her husband, Olav Nygaard in 1970; son, Barry Lane Nygaard; and nine brothers and sisters. >> >> ~~~~~ >> >> I am trying to get in contact with at least one of these brothers, children of Olav L. Nygaard (1920-1970) and Goldie Eileen nee Hallagin (1923-2012): >> >> * Loyd (Brenda) Nygaard of New River, AZ, or >> >> * Nathan (Shawna) Nygaard of Sterling, CO >> >> but they both have secret phone numbers, and I just don't know how to contact them. Loyd Nygaard is or has been a hotel manager, so he should be possible to locate... >> >> Any assistance to locate these brothers would be more than welcome! >> >> Very sincerely yours, >> >> Lars E. Oyane >>