
Pete was born October 26, 1926 in Ora Township, Aneta, ND the youngest child of Peter and Emma (Gesvold) Sandbeck. Pete attended grade school in Aneta and graduated from Aneta High School in 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from November 1945 to February 1947 were he was stationed in Germany. Pete returned to Aneta were he was employed at the Aneta Creamery for several years before being employed by the Burlington Northern Railroad until his retirement. Pete married Elaine Delores "Dodie" Grina at Northwood, ND on July 7, 1952. They resided in Aneta all of their married life having moved into the Aneta Parkview Center in 2009.