ARTHUR TONGELAND
History of Arizona page 366

Dr. Arthur Tongeland who was for a number of years very successful 
in the practice of dentistry in Yuma is also the owner of much 
valuable property in this city and is highly regarded by his 
fellowmen.

He was born in Humboldt County, Iowa, about twenty four miles from 
Algon, on December 9, 1884 and is a son of O.N. and Anna (Garness) 
Tongeland,both of whom were natives of Norway.  The father came to 
the U.S. at the age of sixteen years and he settled on a farm in 
Iowa to the operation of which he devoted his attention up to the 
time of his death, which occurred in 1912. He was an active member 
of the Lutheran Church.  The mother is now residing at Bellingham, 
Washington.

In the public schools of the latter place Arthur Tongeland received 
his elementary education and graduated from high school at Toledo, 
Oregon.  He then entered Philomath College from which he graduated 
in 1906.  For a number of years he was engaged in various lines of 
business, chiefly real estate and automobiles and then in 1916 he 
entered the North Pacific Dental College at Portland Oregon from 
which he graduated in 1919.  Dr. Tongeland entered his practice at 
Florence Arizona but later located in Ray, this state, where he 
remained about six months. From there he went to Humboldt, and a 
couple of years later of Phoenix where he remained until 
January 1924, when he came to Yuma. Here he has a well equipped 
office and has built up a large practice.

Dr. Tongeland was married to Mrs. Marion Pattee of Phoenix and 
they are the parents of a daughter, Evelyn, now ten years of age.



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