Elmo Malm, 91, Kulm, N.D., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, N.D.
Mr. Malm was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Swede Township, north of Kulm, the son of Gust and Alma (Holmquist) Malm. He grew up on the farm and attended Swede School #4. He worked on the farm, raised foxes and played baseball with the Swede Township Team.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 for 38 months. He was stationed in Sicily, Italy and North Africa as a part of the 172nd Chemical Co. during World War II. He returned to Kulm after the war.
He married Leona Carlson on July 12, 1946. They lived and farmed on his parents' farm. They moved into Kulm in 1983 where they lived until 2007. He retired but continued inventing and helping out on the farm. He was one of the first to weld together two tractors to make one four-wheel drive.
He lost his leg and was confined to a wheelchair, which led him to sketch new inventions, making prototypes and creating handicap improvements in his home and to his wheelchair. He became a caregiver for his wife. She moved to the Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, and he joined her on Nov. 12, 2007. He served in the church as an usher and a deacon and helped in many projects. He enjoyed Christian TV and reading the Bible.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin and Lewis; and a sister, Julia.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.
(Jamestown Sun, 12/14/2007)
Mr. Malm was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Swede Township, north of Kulm, the son of Gust and Alma (Holmquist) Malm. He grew up on the farm and attended Swede School #4. He worked on the farm, raised foxes and played baseball with the Swede Township Team.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 for 38 months. He was stationed in Sicily, Italy and North Africa as a part of the 172nd Chemical Co. during World War II. He returned to Kulm after the war.
He married Leona Carlson on July 12, 1946. They lived and farmed on his parents' farm. They moved into Kulm in 1983 where they lived until 2007. He retired but continued inventing and helping out on the farm. He was one of the first to weld together two tractors to make one four-wheel drive.
He lost his leg and was confined to a wheelchair, which led him to sketch new inventions, making prototypes and creating handicap improvements in his home and to his wheelchair. He became a caregiver for his wife. She moved to the Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, and he joined her on Nov. 12, 2007. He served in the church as an usher and a deacon and helped in many projects. He enjoyed Christian TV and reading the Bible.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin and Lewis; and a sister, Julia.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.
(Jamestown Sun, 12/14/2007)
Elmo Malm, 91, Kulm, N.D., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, N.D.
Mr. Malm was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Swede Township, north of Kulm, the son of Gust and Alma (Holmquist) Malm. He grew up on the farm and attended Swede School #4. He worked on the farm, raised foxes and played baseball with the Swede Township Team.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 for 38 months. He was stationed in Sicily, Italy and North Africa as a part of the 172nd Chemical Co. during World War II. He returned to Kulm after the war.
He married Leona Carlson on July 12, 1946. They lived and farmed on his parents' farm. They moved into Kulm in 1983 where they lived until 2007. He retired but continued inventing and helping out on the farm. He was one of the first to weld together two tractors to make one four-wheel drive.
He lost his leg and was confined to a wheelchair, which led him to sketch new inventions, making prototypes and creating handicap improvements in his home and to his wheelchair. He became a caregiver for his wife. She moved to the Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, and he joined her on Nov. 12, 2007. He served in the church as an usher and a deacon and helped in many projects. He enjoyed Christian TV and reading the Bible.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin and Lewis; and a sister, Julia.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.
(Jamestown Sun, 12/14/2007)
Mr. Malm was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Swede Township, north of Kulm, the son of Gust and Alma (Holmquist) Malm. He grew up on the farm and attended Swede School #4. He worked on the farm, raised foxes and played baseball with the Swede Township Team.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 for 38 months. He was stationed in Sicily, Italy and North Africa as a part of the 172nd Chemical Co. during World War II. He returned to Kulm after the war.
He married Leona Carlson on July 12, 1946. They lived and farmed on his parents' farm. They moved into Kulm in 1983 where they lived until 2007. He retired but continued inventing and helping out on the farm. He was one of the first to weld together two tractors to make one four-wheel drive.
He lost his leg and was confined to a wheelchair, which led him to sketch new inventions, making prototypes and creating handicap improvements in his home and to his wheelchair. He became a caregiver for his wife. She moved to the Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, and he joined her on Nov. 12, 2007. He served in the church as an usher and a deacon and helped in many projects. He enjoyed Christian TV and reading the Bible.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin and Lewis; and a sister, Julia.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.
(Jamestown Sun, 12/14/2007)
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