Duncan & Doras McDonald

                    Duncan, son of Lena (Atkinson) and Fraser McDonald, was born on March 22, 1927 and his wife Doras (Erickson), daughter of Daisy (Lane) and Charles Erickson, was born on November 25, 1931. Both were born in Wadena.

                        Fraser McDonald was born in Ontario and moved to a homestead south west of Paswegin in 1909. He taught school in this area for many years. Lena (Atkinson) was born in England and immigrated to the States in 1906 with her five sisters and her brother. Duncan has three brothers: Douglas, Charlie, and Fred.

                        Charles Erickson was born in the States and moved to a homestead fifteen miles from Wadena in the early 1900’s. Daisy (Lane) was born in the Isles of White, England . Her and her family moved into Wadena when she was only ten years old. Doras has five siblings: Charlie, Ernest, Alvin, Agnes, and Evelyn. She also has two stepbrothers from her mother’s first marriage which ended in tragedy: Robert and Harold.

                        Doras has one son, Albert, from her first marriage. He has married Anita (Stradeski) and blessed his mother with a grandchild, Noel. Doras has just welcomed a great granddaughter to the world named Brownwyn. Duncan has three stepchildren from his previous marriage: Carol, Arryl, and Byrn. He has also been blessed with three grandchildren.

                        Both Duncan and Doras volunteer with the elderly, helping them get to appointments and from place to place as well as visiting with them. Duncan is involved in the Wadena Van Corp. and was once a wheat pool delegate. He’s also part of the Wadena Curling club and spends a lot of his time playing cards, watching baseball, and of course, curling. Doras is part of the Farmer’s Market, the hospital Auxiliary, the Wadena and Hendon Drop-in Centers , as well as many other clubs. She enjoys knitting and baking as well as playing cards with her husband and friends.

                        The couple currently lives in Wadena and is a big part of Wadena’s social circle.