David was four years old when he came to America with his mother from Sweden to join his father in Brainerd, Minnesota. As a young man he worked in logging camps in the Bemidji area of Minnesota.

He married Emma Hagelin on March 25, 1909 and they had 11 children.

David established the "D. Sandberg Dairy", and delivered milk and cream 7 days a week to stores and homes throughout Brainerd. The 18-20 cows were milked by hand, the milk chilled and bottled for delivery. Some milk was processed through the separator, resulting in cream for sale and skim milk for the pigs. During those years, in winter it was often necessary to shovel the road to the highway, more than one-half mile, but the milk was delivered on all but one day.

Ice was a necessity for the dairy, and each winter he harvested wagon loads of huge blocks of ice from the lake. This was stored in sawdust in the ice house, which was attached to the house. When laws requiring pasteurization were enacted, he had to abandon the milk route, and thereafter sold his dairy products to the creamery in Brainerd.

After WWII two of his sons took over the farm, and David and Emma moved to town. David was a quiet, hard-working, mild-mannered man who didn't swear or smoke, who had an occasional beer in the summer and some wine during the holidays. He was kind to the animals, and never once so much as slapped a child. Respected by his neighbors, he served many years on the Town Board and School Board.

David was four years old when he came to America with his mother from Sweden to join his father in Brainerd, Minnesota. As a young man he worked in logging camps in the Bemidji area of Minnesota.

He married Emma Hagelin on March 25, 1909 and they had 11 children.

David established the "D. Sandberg Dairy", and delivered milk and cream 7 days a week to stores and homes throughout Brainerd. The 18-20 cows were milked by hand, the milk chilled and bottled for delivery. Some milk was processed through the separator, resulting in cream for sale and skim milk for the pigs. During those years, in winter it was often necessary to shovel the road to the highway, more than one-half mile, but the milk was delivered on all but one day.

Ice was a necessity for the dairy, and each winter he harvested wagon loads of huge blocks of ice from the lake. This was stored in sawdust in the ice house, which was attached to the house. When laws requiring pasteurization were enacted, he had to abandon the milk route, and thereafter sold his dairy products to the creamery in Brainerd.

After WWII two of his sons took over the farm, and David and Emma moved to town. David was a quiet, hard-working, mild-mannered man who didn't swear or smoke, who had an occasional beer in the summer and some wine during the holidays. He was kind to the animals, and never once so much as slapped a child. Respected by his neighbors, he served many years on the Town Board and School Board.