NO Reproduction in Whole or in Part, on ANY, and ALL of my Pages,  Including Text and Pictures,  May be made, without the express Written Permission  of Web Editor, Doug Gent © 2016 Souris Valley Creamery Ltd. Started in Sept. 1912, by Mr. Ben Grundeen  and a partner J. L. Munson from Minnesota. Estevan board of trade invited Grundeen to Estevan. Apr 1913 the Butter Plant was in operation. Early 1914 Munson quit, and S. G. Gustafson  became his partner for only 2 months. Mr. Ben Grundeen was a Gold Medal winner in Butter Making in the State of Minnesota. ca Sept 28, 1912 he closed negotiations with the city for the purchase of the lot on 5th st, where he built his plant. Sewage and Water connections were being made to the property and the basement was coming in a few days. Bernard "Ben" Frederick Grundeen b- 1887, Cokato, Wright Co.,  MN, USA d- Feb 25, 1940, at Bro-Menn Regional Medical Center, Normal, IL, age 52 buried in Estevan City Cemetery son of Lars and Mary Grundeen married Ida Caroline Setterlund in 1905 b- May 23, 1885 d- Apr 1, 1947, age 61 buried in Estevan City Cemetery 1922 they lived at 1101 2nd st. 5 daughters and 1 son: 1. Gladys Violet Grundeen b- Feb 11, 1907, at Murdock Minn, USA d- Nov 13, 2002, age 95 burial of ashes at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois married C. Oscar Anderson, Nov 11, 1933 He died July 30, 1964 they had 2 sons 2. Blanche Grundeen b- d- Jan 1968 married Harvey Houde she had one son 3. Paul L. Grundeen b- 1910 d- Dec 17, 1988 buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in Estevan married LaYvonne Claire Good b- February 15, 1919 in Noonan, ND. d- November 10, 2010, in Estevan SK., age 91 buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in Estevan daughter of Floyd and Mae Good. Paul became President and Manager of the Creamery after his father retired. they had a son and daughter Paul's son, Brian Grundeen, ran a Gourmet Ice Cream Company in Saskatoon SK, in the 1990's, called Grundeen Brand. 4. Lillian Viola Grundeen b- Dec 24, 1911 d- Jan 16, 1967 buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in Estevan married Maurice King buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in Estevan they had 2 daughters and one son 5. Pearl F. Grundeen b- 1914 d- May 12, 1914 buried in Estevan City Cemetery 6. Evylene Bernice Grundeen b- Sept 4, 1915 in Estevan d- Sept 14, 2003 at Estevan buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens in Estevan married James Neville "Jim" Dyer she had a son and a daughter sold "Sovacry Butter" and "Sovacry Ice Cream" as well as a full line of dairy products. Started ca1913 ca 1926 they paid out $155,000 to farmers for cream. a Rail carload was being shipped every 10 days Read one article they shipped a carload of butter to Washington State. This July 14, 1944  Souris Valley Creamery Receipt for Cream, is typical of farmers years ago, selling cream to the Creamery, to make ends meet. Most of the milk was kept for personal consumption, and some cream, but any surplus, was sold for those few extras we received. Souris Valley Creamery used to deliver milk door to door in Estevan in 50's and early 60's The small green plastic coupons were used to pay for a qt of 2% milk. Everyone had a milk door on their house and would leave coupons instead of money for the milkman.  Imagine doing that today! The 3 tabs at the bottom are actually Paper Caps used to seal the glass milk and cream bottles, used before we got the plastic containers, we use today. No twist offs or open this end lids here!! by 1929 they were winning awards at Toronto winter Fair and other exhibitions Butter sales had increased by 60% Ben Grundeen was Manager of  the Estevan Amateur Baseball Club in 1923 Lloyd Jacobsen was one employee I have found. they were the first dairy in the Province  to adopt the waxed paper container for milk replacing the old glass bottles. Paul Grundeen was the Creamery Operator at the time. Paul Grundeen, like his father was President of the Rotary Club in Estevan Mr. Grundeen bought the Ford dealership in Estevan in early 1926 It became Grundeen Motors, on 5th st. He also owned the ford dealership in Oxbow Grundeen Cres. in Estevan named after Ben Grundeen My mother told me Grundeen Creamery were the first to make an ice cream bar, but a company in the states stole the idea and claimed the design. They won numerous awards for their Ice Cream. I can still remember the taste, and the color. their vanilla Ice Cream was a light yellow color, not that white artificial stuff we get today. It actually had Cream in it! here is an old picture of the inside of the plant http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=522771