Nancy Durst (Irene’s daughter) and her husband Bill (who live in Pacifica, California) have a 16-year old son Russell who is a passionate and sometimes an obsessive fisherman – kind-of like his Uncle Mike Conran, his Grandpa Chuck Conran and yes, even his Great Grand-Mother Millie Knaphus, Torleif’s first wife.  Of course, Torleif and his brothers were all avid fishermen – being from Norway and all.

 

Nancy wanted to surprise Russell and turn his bathroom into a fisherman / family history retreat and asked us what photos we had with that theme…and thought you might see what we found, then how the bathroom turned out.

Something’s FISHY About My Genes

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Millie at Fish Lake, Utah

in 1925 (age 34) 

Millie (right) and her good friend Martha Paulsen in 1925 - Martha and Paul Paulsen were such good friends with Torleif and Millie that they asked the Knaphus couple to go with them on their honeymoon – fishing!

Jack Knaphus, Chuck Conran with

Elmer James at Flaming Gorge

(1970’s)

Nancy Durst’s Bathroom for Russell