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- Oscar Sinness was born on Oct. 2, 1906, at Maddock, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Sinness, and attended school there. He married Viola Peterson on Sept. 22, 1934, at Maddock and they moved to Irvine township in Benson County and farmed until 1971 when he retired. They continued their residence on the farm.
He served as president of the Towner County Farm Bureau and was a member of the Churchs Ferry School Board and Zion Lutheran Church Council.
Survivors are his widow; six sons, LeRoy, South Beloit, Ill.; Donald, Denver, Colo.; David, Phoenix, Ariz.; Thomas, Panama City, Fla.; and Robert, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Vivian) Gilbertson, Penn; Mrs. Charles (Sylvia) Rognlie, Churchs Ferry; Mrs. William (Evelyn) Mikan, Omaha, Neb.; and Mrs. Rodney (Audrey) Speed, Emerado, N.D.; and 13 grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Palmer, Minnewaukan, and Leonard, Palmdale, Calif.; and three sisters; Mrs. Carl (Edith) Hansen and Mrs. Fred (Agnes) Halvorson, both of Minnewaukan, and Mrs. Trygve (Gladys) Lerwick, Everett, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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