The Modern-Day Harstad Adventurers

Uncategorized / January 15, 2015
The nine who hiked the Chilkoot from July 25-29. 2014From left: Brent Matzke (great-grandson of the Rev. Bjug Harstad, son of Margaret Harstad Matzke); Mark Harstad (grandson, son of Adolph Harstad); Linda Becker (great-granddaughter, daughter of Peter Harstad); Rev. Vance Becker (husband of Linda); Eric Becker (great-great-grandson, son of Linda Harstad Becker); Carol Yenish (great-great-granddaughter, daughter of Linda Harstad Becker); Tegan Buckley (friend of Jonathan Scislow); Jonathan Scislow (great-greatgrandson, son of Karen Harstad Scislow; daughter of Peter Harstad); Dave Harstad (great-grandson, son of Peter Harstad).

The Hikers

Brent Arthur Matzke

Bjug's great-grandson, Bemidji Minn., b. 1967.

Mark Oliver Harstad

Bjug's grandson, Mankato, Minn., born 1948 (a century after Bjug) and died Jan. 17, 2015.

Vance Gordon Becker

Linda's husband, Mankato, Minn., b. 1955.

Linda Carole Harstad Becker

Bjug's great-grandaughter, Mankato, Minn., b. 1958.

Eric Landis Becker

Bjug's great-great grandson and son of Linda and Vance Becker, Singapore, b. 1987.

Carol Lynn Becker Yenish

Bjug's great-great granddaughter and daughter of Linda and Vance Becker, Mankato, Minn., b. 1984.

Tegan Jo Buckley

Big Lake, Minn., Jonathan's friend, b. 1988.

Jonathan James Scislow

Minneapolis, Bjug's great-greart grandson, b. 1990.

David Glenn Harstad

Bjug's great-grandson, Bloomington Ind., b. 1972.

Other Adventurers

  • Chris Ann Meno, David’s wife, Bloomington, Ind., b. 1977.
  • Timothy Anders Moldstad, Bjug’s great-grandson, El Paso, Texas, b.1957.
  • Peggy Sorenson Harstad, Mark’s wife, Mankato, Minn., b. 1952.
  • Herman Erling Harstad, Bjug’s grandson, Mankato, Minn., b. 1944.
  • Carolyn Schneider Harstad, Peter’s wife, Lakeville, Minn., b. 1936.
  • Peter Tjernagel Harstad, Bjug’s grandson, Lakeville, Minn., b. 1935.



Sandy Deneau Dunham
Sandy Deneau Dunham
Sandy Deneau Dunham has worked as a reporter, a copy editor and an editor and team leader for The Phoenix Gazette, The (Tacoma) News Tribune and The Seattle Times, and as Communications Manager for Town Hall Seattle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has volunteered at the Washington Soldiers Home & Colony (and maintained the website SoldiersHomeStories.com) since 2009.




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