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Velva "Irene" Sprouse Franz

| August 14, 2007 9:00 PM

Irene was born on March 30, 1913, to Grace (Newborn) Sprouse and Vernon Sprouse. She went to her rest on Aug. 11, 2007. She grew up on a farm near Ellendale, N.D., where she graduated from high school, and later received a teaching certificate from the State Normal and Industrial College located in Ellendale.

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