Frank Huschka was born September 25, 1886, at Crimea. Magdalene Hofftman, daughter of George and Anna Marie Seiferling Hoffman, was born July 12, 1891, at Crimea. Together with their family they left Crimea June 1904, and arrived at Dickinson on July 12. They were of German-Russian descent and took up a homestead some seven miles southeast of South Heart.

On November 23, 1908. Frank Huschka and Magdalene Hoffman were united in marriage at St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Dickinson, North Dakota In Senic District of Stark County they homesteaded and built their farm home from sod and rock. Some 29 years of farming and ranching were also years of plentiful crops. The dry years of great dust storms and great swarms of grasshoppers, which left not a blade of grass in its path, were the years of the unforgettable 30's. Their family of 12 children made them seek for more productive farming land and occupations.

July of 1937, four members of the family moved to a farm located northwest of Hope, North Dakota The fall of 1938, Mr. Huschka rented his farm at South Heart to a half brother, Anton, and brought his wife and remaining family to Hope. This farm he rented from the Fargo Loan Agency and later purchased it.

The children attended parochial school and public school. They were baptized and confirmed Catholics. The family's deep faith in God gave them strength through the tragic, heart breaking years of World War II. Frank was active in grain farming, raising livestock, church, and community affairs, until his illness. He died September 28, 1952, at the age of 66. Survivors included his wife, four sons and five daughters.

Source: Hope Through the Century - Hope, North Dakota 1882-1982 Page 454