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COON, Fannie -----A short funeral
service was held Friday at the E. C. Korfhage home for
Mrs. Fannie Coon, 73, who died shortly before 6 p. m.
Thursday following a several days’ illness from a heart
attack.
Following the service, the
body was taken to Olivia from where it was sent to
Springfield, Illinois, for burial beside the grave of
her husband. Rev. G. E. Martin of the Methodist church
was in charge of the service here.
Mr. and Mrs. Korfhage,
son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Coon, accompanied the
body to Springfield.
Fannie McCandless Coon, the
daughter of John and Catherine McCandless, was born
August 31, 1861 at Springfield, Illinois. She was a
lifelong member of the Presbyterian church of
Springfield, a member of the Lilia Rebekah lodge Number
63—being secretary for 16 years. She was married to
Charles R. Coon, June 15, 1881 at Springfield. Mr. Coon died
April 17, 1912 and Mrs. Coon continued to reside in
Springfield until 1924 when she came to make her home in
Redwood Falls.
She is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Margaret Willye of Chicago, a brother, William E.
McCandless of Oma-ha, Nebraska and her children and
grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. E. Clifford Coon and
children, Harry E. and Florence of Maynard,
Massachusetts; Harry L. Coon and daughter, Doris, of
Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Korfhage of
Redwood Falls. Redwood Gazzette Thursday
January 25, 1934
FOSTER, Lauren ----- Walnut
Grove—Funeral services for Lauren Foster, 36 years old,
prominent Springdale farmer, were held June 9 at the
home of his brother, William Foster, at Walnut Grove,
Rev. Roy E. Jones, pastor of the Tracy Presbyterian
church officiating. Burial was in the Walnut Grove
cemetery.
Mr. Foster, who was born
February 23, 1900 in Springdale, died June 7 at the
Tracy hospital following an operation for appendicitis
two weeks previously. Survivors
include his widow, the former Miss Blanche Putte whom he
married February 23, 1933; two small sons, his mother
and three brothers. His father died April 9,
1930.
Pall bearers were Herbert Tauer,
Earl Cooper, Ernest Davis, Harry Starnes, Lloyd Guimond
and Walter Starnes. Those from away who attended the
services were Cyril Putte of Grand Marais and Mr.
Foster’s twin brother of Kansas City, Missouri.
Redwood Gazette Thursday June 18,
1936
GRAY, Alice ----- Resident of
Redwood Falls since her pioneer childhood, Mrs. Alice
Gray, 71, died at 8:30 a. m. Monday after being confined
to her bed for seven months. Funeral services will be
held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the home with Captain Tom
Moss, minister of the Episcopal church of which she was
a member for many years, officiating. Burial will be in
the Redwood Falls cemetery beside her son John who died
at the age of 19.
Bom April 11, 1865 in Curvenville,
Pennsylvania, she came to Redwood Falls at the age of
10, following the death of her father, John Crowley, to
live with an uncle, William Crowley. Her memories of
early Redwood Falls included seeing Indians camping
under a tree which now shades the Gray home. After
teaching school in New Avon for a short time, she was
married, about 50 years ago, to Finlay A. Gray. Among
her activities was a long-time membership in the Quality
club. She
is survived by four children, Mrs. John Stevenson of
Middle Creek, Harold of Redwood Falls, Guy of Forsythe,
Montana and W. B. Gray of Foley. Two children, John and
Kirk, preceded her in death. Four sisters, Mrs. Lou
Bloye and Mrs. Myrtle Chubb of Washington, Mrs. Carrie
Kunks of Los Angeles and Mrs. Blanche Smith of West
Salem, Wisconsin and a brother, Louis Fullerton of La
Crosse, Wisconsin, also survive. Redwood Gazette Thursday June 18,
1936
HASSINGER, Mrs. Charles E.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the
Morton Methodist church for Mrs. Charles E. Hassinger,
67, who died about 4 p. m. Thursday at the home of her
son, Harold L., in Morton following a week’s illness
with pneumonia.
Sarah E. Dickenson was born
October 2, 1886 at
Ottawa, Illinois.
When a small girl she moved with her parents to
Spencer, Iowa, where they were early
pioneers.
Her father died when she was
ten years old leaving her mother and five children of
which she was the oldest. Later her mother
was elected register of deeds and held the office
several years, leaving Mrs. Hassinger to care for her
brothers and sisters.
She was married to Charles E.
Hassinger in Spencer where they lived until 1901 when
they moved to a farm south of Morton. In 1908 they moved
to Morton where she has since lived. Mr. Hassinger died
June 1, 1929.
She is survived by one
daughter, Alice, of Morton; three sons, Lawrence W. of
Redwood Falls, Harold of Morton and Clarence of
Minneaapolis; two brothers, William Dickenson of
Foxhome, Minnesota and Walter Dickenson of Spencer and
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Trauger of Spencer and Mrs. F. W.
Miller of Sheldon, Iowa.
Pall bearers were Harry Hale,
Harold Smith, John Miller, Charles Gilbert, Francis
Rousch and Ora White, all of Morton, who also served at
Mr. Hassinger’s funeral. The Rebekahs had charge of the
service at the grave. Mrs. Hassinger was a member of the
Rebekahs and the Degree of Honor besides several church
organizations. She was a member of the Christian church
all her life. Redwood Gazzette Thursday
January 25, 1934
HENDERSON, A. P. -----Funeral
services were conducted Saturday at the Lakewood Chapel
in Minneapolis for A. P. Henderson, 73, who lived in
Redwood county from 1900 to 1913. His son, E. J. Henderson,
resides near Redwood Falls.
Mr. Henderson was born in
Boston in 1860 and moved to Chicago when a young man. He
also lived on a farm near Albany, Illinois, for some
time before moving to Wabasso in 1900. Later he spent
seven years on a farm near here and then moved to
Fairmont. He served as county agent in several Minnesota
counties before moving to Minneapolis. He died Thursday
at his home following a heart attack. Redwood Gazzette Thursday January 25,
1934
Housman, J. H. -----was born
in Carver county in 1865 and died January 16 at his
Delhi home following an illness which began last spring.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the
Delhi Lutheran church and at the Flora Lutheran church
with Rev. Christ Anderson officiating. Burial was in the
Flora cemetery.
Mr. Housman lived on a farm
in Carver county until his marriage in 1886 when he and
his wife moved to Gaylord. They lived there, except I
for a few years when they resided in Red Lake Falls and
Crookston, until they went to Delhi in 1920 where he
went into the hardware and implement business. Mrs.
Housman died in October
1929.
Pall bearers at the funeral
were Otto Nantke, Frank Nantke, August Radtke, John
Beckendorf, Herman Binger and J. F.
Bunting.
He is survived by seven
children, Henry Housman, Duluth; John, St. Paul; Mrs.
Clifford Zimmer, Renville county; Walter, William, Mrs.
D. M.
Monson and Miss Laura Housman, Delhi and 16
grandchildren.
Out of town persons who
attended the funeral are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borchert and
four sons and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Borchert, Gaylord;
Mrs. Bella Behning, Robbinsdale; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Behning, Watertown, South Dakota and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Knisely
and son, Redwood Falls. Redwood Gazzette Thursday
January 25, 1934
LARSON, Helen -----Funeral
services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church for Miss Helen Larson, 25, daughter
of Mrs. Chris Larson of Redwood Falls, who died at 5:30
a. m. Sunday at her home following a two years’ illness.
Rev. J. P.
Linn officiated, and burial was in the Redwood Falls
cemetery.
Miss Larson was born May 15,
1908 in Milroy. She came to Redwood Falls when a young
girl and made her home except when attending college and
teaching.
She was valedictorian of the
1926 Redwood Falls High school class and took normal
training here, receiving high honors. She taught one
year in the Ramey school, district 47, Redwood county
and then attended St. Cloud Teachers’
college one year. She taught in the school at Saum,
Minnesota for two and one-half years until she became
ill.
Preceding her in death were
her father, Chris and sister, Margaret. She is survived
by her mother, one sister, Mrs. Theodore Jacobson of
Delhi and one brother, Harry of Redwood Falls. Redwood Gazzette Thursday January
25, 1934
McGOWAN, Mrs. James B. -----
Word was received in this city last week of the death of
Mrs. James B.
McGowan, which occurred at Morgan, where she had
resided for the past thirty years. Mrs. McGowan’s maiden
name was Henton and the family lived in Sigel township
up to the time of the Indian massacre, when their home
was destroyed and being discouraged by this experience
moved to St. Paul. She is survived by her husband and
four children. The funeral took place at Morgan Monday
of last week. New
Ulm Review February 16, 1916
SANDAGER, Martin H. better
known as Sandy, was born February 25, 1881 in Swedes
Forest township, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Sandager. He attended rural school district 10 and
Luther Normal at Sioux Falls after which he was in the
hardware and implement business in Belview for many
years.
Active in civic affairs, he
served as village clerk and held other offices. He was a
member of the Royal Arch Masons at Redwood Falls and
past master of the Blue
lodge.
He moved to California in
1907 and returned in 1908, after which he lived at
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, until 1911 when he returned to
Redwood county with his bride, Miss Emma Madsen of
Beloit, Wisconsin whom he married September 6, 1911.
Mrs. Sandager, who is active in county affairs, and
their daughter, Florence,
survive.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at the home in Belview and at the
English Lutheran church in Redwood Falls. Redwood Gazette Thursday June 18,
1936
SCHMITZ, Benard J. -----
Wabasso—Funeral services will be held at St. Anne’s
Catholic church here at 9:30 a. m. Friday for Bernard J.
Schmitz, 66, well known road contractor, who died at his
home here Tuesday morning after being ill five
months.
His death occurred only five
days after that of his sister, Mrs. Susan Martin of
Chicago, June 11, although he was not informed of her
death due to his serious condition. Her funeral was held
Monday.
Mr. Schmitz was born August
31, 1869 at Decady, Wisconsin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sebastian Schmitz. In 1891 he married Miss Anna Schmit,
who survives him, at Holy Cross, Wisconsin. Four
children also survive, Mrs. Magdelyn Turbes, Bernard and
Mrs.
Josephine Kuk, of Wabasso, and Patrick of
Springfield. Another son, Joseph, preceded him in death.
There are six
grandchildren.
The family came to Wabasso
from Prescott, Wisconsin, and he was in business three
years when he was appointed marshal, a position which he
held three years. In 1906 he went into the
building-moving and general hauling business and in 1911
he began constructing roads in which he was an active
contractor until his illness. His sons, Patrick and
Bernard, have been associated with him in the
profession.
He was a member of the Catholic
Order of Foresters of Hastings and of the Wabasso and
Redwood county beneficiaries and was active in community
as well as church affairs. Rev. Leonard
Bertrand of Springfield, a cousin, will conduct the
rites and burial will be at St. Anne’s cemetery. Mrs.
Michael Schueller will be the organist. Redwood Gazette Thursday June 18,
1936
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