Gerold Dean Affeldt
Gerold “Gary” Dean Affeldt was born June 25, 1947 in Alexandria, MN to Marlin Affeldt and Verna (Johnson) Kucera. After Dean was born, doctors didn’t expect him to live more than 6 days due to birth defects, but Dean overcame their expectations. When he was four years old his family moved out to North Dakota. After a couple of years, the family moved back to the Alexandria area where Dean completed his education through the special education program. In October 1963, he was confirmed in a private ceremony. One of the proudest moments of Dean’s life was when he became a godfather to his...