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Obituaries
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ADAMS,
Almer E. "Doc"
AMBLER,
Alfred
ANDERSON,
Albert Maurice
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ANDERSON,
Ella
A.
ANDERSON, Mrs. John
ANDERSON, Katherine
ANDREA,
Norma
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ARNETT,
James Albert
ASHLEY,
Carroll O.
ASKAY, John F.
AUGUSTINE,
William |
ADAMS, Almer E. "Doc"
Almer
E. "Doc" Adams died April 19, 1993 in Houston, Tex.
He was born December
28, 1948 in Shell Lake. He is survived by
his parents Almer "Pard" Adams, of Minong, and JoAnn Adams, of
Superior. He also leaves two brothers, Leslie M. Adams of
Hancock, Mich., Brian R. Adams, of St. Paul, Minn., and one sister,
Mrs. Kim Kurrowick, of Gordon, his grandmother, one niece and three
nephews.
A memorial service
will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in
Minong, Saturday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. The BillClaire Mortuary in
Houston, Tex. was in charge of arrangements. Memorial should be
directed to the American Cancer Society or the American Kidney Fund,
Inc.
-Source
unknown
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AMBLER, Alfred
DROWNED
Alfred Ambler an old
and highly esteemed citizen of this place was
drowned in Hector flowage (Yellow River) Saturday evening. He had
gone down there fishing and not returning his neighbor Mr. Peterson's
family became alarmed and came up to his place. He not being at
home on Monday they came up again Tuesday morning and he had not
returned. They then came up town and gave the alarm and about 20
of our citizens headed by Joe Harmon went down to search for him.
They soon found his boat and after about three hours search found his
body lying in about 3 feet of water about ten feet from shore where he
had fallen from his boat. Mr. Harmon and Mr. Burke remained all
night on watch with the body and in the morning his body was brought to
town. No inquest was held as there were no marks of violence to
be found.
The funeral services
were conducted by the Masonic Fraternity of which
he was a member. About forty masons attended rendering the
beautiful and impressive burial services. His remains were buried
on his farm 2 miles south of this place as he had often expressed the
desire to be buried there.
Mr. Ambler was a
native of Connecticut, he came west in 1857 and
located in Wabasha Co., Minn., he also lived in Olmstead Co., Minn.,
and in Pierce Co., Wis. He came to Spooner in 1881 and took up
the homestead where he has lived ever since.
He has a wife living
in Connecticut and three daughters; Mrs. Fannie A.
McKeen who resides at Wapehton, N. D., Mrs. E. J. Buckminister living
at Lake City, Minn., and a daughter living with her mother in
Connecticut, and Mrs. Corbin of this place being a niece.
He was about 75 years
old, he was a just and upright man in all his
dealings and made many friends. He was well read and could
converse upon any subject intelligently.
-Transcribed
from the Spooner Register, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, 12
Aug 1893, page 1
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ANDERSON,
Albert
Maurice
Albert Maurice
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, was born
August 26, 1915 at Maple Plain, Minn., and baptized Oct. 7, of the same
year. He moved to Shell Lake, Wis., March 2, 1917; graduated from
the rural school May 24, 1929; confirmed July 17, 1932 at Salem
Lutheran church, Shell Lake, Wis., where he still was a member.
He died Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 1937, at the age of 21 years, 9
months and 26 days. (Cause of deathwas a fatal injury caused by a
tractor running over his body while he was engaged in picking rocks
from a field. The tractor, driven by Walter Skriver, was doing
some new breaking on the Anderson farm and he had been watching the
plows when the fatal accident happened and did not see the young man in
the path of the tractor. It is believed that Maurice had
collapsed while working there and had fallen down in the furrow, either
by heat prostration or an attack of some kind which thrust his
prostrate body in front of the passing tractor.)
Funeral services were
held from the Salem Lutheran church June 26, at 2
p.m.,by Rev. C. D. Mattson, who also sang, "Rock of Ages" in church and
"Safe in the Arms of Jesus" at the grave.
Maurice's favorite
songs were sung, "My Savior First of All" and "In
the Garden", also sung most beautifully by Mrs. Melvin Swan, June
Toftness and Glen Peterson. The pallbearers were Will Holiday,
Wilbur Reynolds, Claud Boston, Earl Anderson, Elwood Schumaker and
Roland Reich.
He was laid to rest
in the family lot in the Clam River cemetery.
One brother has gone on before him. Arvid who met his death by
accident drowning August 18, 1935, also a baby sister, who died in
infancy.
He leaves to mourn
his parents, one brother, John, and one sister,
Helen, his grandmother, Mrs. Albert Miller and a host of relatives and
friends.
Those from out of
town who attended the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Heidrick, Gunnar Gustafson and Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Miller,
Lucille and Everett of Maple Plain; Charles Anderson, Vern and Paul of
Mound; Charles Wallin and Donavan of Wayzata; Mr. and Mrs. Gust Person
and Everett, Mrs. Emma Asplund, Minneapolis; Mrs. Albert Miller, Mrs.
August Lindell and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Severson, Merton, Paul and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Severson,
Wendell and Janette, Mrs. Fred Clauson and Mary Annette, Mrs. Carl
Peterson, Lois and Helen, Mrs. Phoebe Young and George, and Miss Delia
Malberg of Cannon Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas, Evelyn and Bud, Mr.
and Mrs. Gale Martin, Menominee; and Mr. and Mrs. George Youngren and
Hazel of Bloomer; also Mr. and Mrs. Olof Peterson and Alton of Rice
Lake.
-Transcribed
from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn
Co., WI, 01 Jul 1937
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ANDERSON,
Ella A.
(nee LEADER)
Correspondent
for 48 years dies at 82
Ella A. Anderson,
Route 1, Shell Lake, died Wednesday (16 September
1981) at Shell Lake Hospital at the age of 82. She had been a
correspondent for the Washburn County Register for 48 years.
Born June 27, 1899 in
Odessa, Minn. to August and Mary Semrau Leader,
she lived in Munger and Argyle, Minn. as a child.
She married Elmer
Anderson in Crookston, Minn. on June 25, 1920.
They lived in Cambridge, Minn. until 1932 when they moved to a farm in
the Town of Madge. They moved to the Shell Lake area in 1940.
Soon after moving to
their Wisconsin farm, Mrs. Anderson got started as
a correspondent to the Register. When they moved to Shell Lake
she started writing North Shell Lake neighborhood news. She also
was a correspondent for the Spooner Advocate, the Rice Lake Chronotype
and the Superior Evening Telegram.
She was a member of
Salem Lutheran Church, the Hillsdale Homemaker Club
and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Her husband died in
June 1963. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Myron (Helen) Smith, Santa Clara, Cal.; four sons, Gilbert, and Roger
of Minneapolis; Elmer of Shell Lake; and Warren of Anoka, Minn.; 12
grand-children; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lawrence Leader,
St. Louis, Mo., and Norman Leader, Thief River Falls, Minn.; and three
sisters, Mrs. Freida Bradow, Moses Lake, Wash., Mrs. Martha Kaphing,
White Bear Lake, Minn., and Mrs. Helen Sabo, Waterloo, Iowa.
There will be
visitation after 4 p.m. on Friday at the Pockat Funeral
Home and an hour before the service which will be held at Salem
Lutheran Church on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Shell
Lake Cemetery.
-Transcribed
from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn
Co., WI
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ANDERSON, Mrs. John
It is with regret
that we chronicle the death of Mrs. John Anderson who died at her home
west of here last Tuesday of heart disease. Deceased was mother
of four children, two of whom with her husband are left to mourn her
death. The funeral occured here yesterday. The ceremonies
were conducted by B. C. Hanson. Mr. Anderson has the sympathy of
a large circle of friends in his trouble.
-Transcribed from the Spooner Register, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, 17
Feb 1894, page 8
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ANDERSON, Katherine Larson (Mrs. Hans O. Anderson)
Mrs. Hans O. Anderson, well known resident of Trego township, passed
away at her home Saturday Nov. 5, at the age of 79 years, four months
and 20 days. She had been in failing health during the past three
years and became seriously ill about two weeks before her death.
Katherine Larson Anderson was born in Norway, June 15, 1870, coming to
this country in 1895 and that year was married to Hans O. Anderson in
Chicago, Ill. To this union seven children were born.
The family lived in Chicago several years, then moved to Duluth, Minn.,
later going to Breckenridge and Anoka, Minn. They came to the
town of Trego in 1929 and have resided there since.
Surviving are the husband and six children, namely, Mrs.
Clara Brown of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Claude Reilley, Mrs. Paul
Reilley, Mrs. Ray Geving and Clarence, all of Trego, and Harry of
Fargo, N. D. Seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also
survive. One daughter preceded her mother in death.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. from the Dahl
Funeral Home in this city, Rev. Byron Nelson of Trinity Lutheran church
officiating, and burial was made in Spooner Cemetery.
-Transcribed from the Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, Thursday, 10 Nov 1949, page 7
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ANDREA,
Norma
Norma ANDREA, 62, who
had worked at the Palace Theater in Spooner for
many years and for 14 years in the Spooner information booth, died
Sept. 8 (1983) at Spooner Memorial Hospital.
Her husband, Arthur,
had preceded her in death in 1968.
Mrs. Andrea was born
in Shell Lake Dec. 2, 1920, and had lived in this
area all of her life.
The former Norma
North, she was married in October 1939, in Pine City,
Minn.
Survivors include
four daughters, Sandra Josephs, Osseo, Minn., Vicki
Olfe, Mequon, Cheryl Nesseth, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Mary Andrea,
Spooner; seven grandchildren and brother, Glen North, Spring Lake Park,
Minn.
Services were held
Monday at the Dahl Funeral Home, Spooner, Rev.
Thomas Bryan officiating. Burial was in Shell Lake Cemetery.
-Transcribed
from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn
Co., WI, 15 Sep 1983
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ARNETT,
James Albert
James Albert Arnett,
son of Simeon and Elizabeth Arnett was born at
Strawberry Point, Iowa on August 16, 1855 and died April 1, 1937, aged
81 years, 7 months and 15 days. He was the seventh of nine
children.
He was married to
Ellen Ayers on April 22, 1880. To this union
were born five children. The survivors are his widow and four
daughters namely Mrs. L. J. Doty, Mrs. Richard Hanson, Mrs. J. A.
Griffin, and Mabel, all of Birchwood; five grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. One son, Roy, the oldest child preceded him in
death in 1921.
One sister, Mrs.
Belle Marks, of Buffalo, N. Y., and one brother, Edwin
of Britt, Iowa survive him.
He has been a
resident of Birchwood for the past thirty years and was
well known here.
Many people have been
grateful for his help in finding water for them
as he had that gift of locating under ground water.
His grandmother's
uncle, William Gettes, owned the land and laid out
the town of Gettysburg, where the first decisive battle of the Civil
War was fought.
The funeral was held
April 3rd at the Free Methodist church in
Birchwood of which he was a member. The services were in charge
of Rev. E. A. Wolf of Ladysmith and Rev. Fensome of Birchwood. He
was laid to rest in Woodlawn cemetery.
The deceased was a
man of sterling character and the community has lost
a good friend and citizen. Our sympathy goes to the relatives at
this time.
-Transcribed
from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn
Co., WI, 08 Apr 1937
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ASHLEY, Carroll O.
C.
O. ASHLEY DIES AT RICHLAND CENTER
Carroll O. Ashley,
58, a former resident of Spooner, died Thursday,
November 23, at the Methodist Hospital in Richland Center, after a
short illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Richland Center with Father Raymond Pedretti
officiating and burial in St. Mary's Cemetery there.
Mr. Ashley was born
at Spooner on October 12, 1922, and served in the
Merchant Marine for five years during World War II. His wife is
the former Patricia Wilson. He owned and operated Carroll's Super
Valu Store in Richland Center.
Survivors include his
wife, Patricia; three sons, George, Richland
Center, and Marc and Paul, both of Superior; his mother, Mrs. Rose
Kaad, Shell Lake; a brother, Raymond, Lima, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs.
Orpha Bayert, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Cyril Christiansen, Shell Lake;
and two grandchildren. The Lunenschloss-Hansen Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
-Transcribed
from the Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, 30
Nov 1978, page 8
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ASKAY, John F.
Death Summons John F. Askay
News of the death of John F. Askay, 50, came as a sad shock to his
relatives and many friend in the community last Thursday, Nov. 3, death
having occurred at the Shell Lake hospital that day. Deceased was
well known and respected among all, having been a resident of the
community all his life.
John Fayren Askay was born in Spooner May 18, 1899, and after growing
to young manhood entered the employ of the Omaha railroad in the local
yards. He served in the army during World War I and was
discharged from the service at Madison Dec. 13, 1918, returning home to
resume his work. He was married to Georgia Susee at Shell Lake on
June 30, 1923.
Deceased was in apparent good health until stricken with his fatal
attack Wednesday night, death claiming its toll at the hospital the
next morning.
Surviving are the widow, two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Richard of Billings,
Mont., and Mrs. Millie Oberg of Minneapolis, and two brothers, Enoch of
Finlayson, Minn., and Harley of St. Paul. His parents and two
brothers preceded him in death.
Deceased was a member of the American Legion and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America.
Funeral services were held in St. Francis de Sales church Saturday,
Nov. 5, at 9:30 a.m., Rev. Fr. Mayou officiating, and burial took place
in the Shell Lake Catholic cemetery.
-Transcribed from the Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, Thursday, 10 Nov 1949, page 7
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AUGUSTINE,
William
OBITUARY
Death has cast its
shadow over the town of Scott community and has
called therefrom one of its older and most prominent men in the passing
of William Augustine, death claiming him on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1925, at
the age of 53 years and 5 months. He was stricken by a fatal
attack of apoplexy.
William Augustine,
long a resident of the town of Scott, was born in
Poland on the 5th day of July, 1872. He spent his boyhood days
there, coming to this country when 17 years of age. In 1895 he
was united in marriage to Miss Pauline Ross of St. Paul, Minn., and to
this union seven children were born, namely: Lawrence, Alexander,
Helen, Peter, Henry, Alma and Stanley. In the year 1910 Mr.
Augustine moved his family onto the farm in the town of Scott, where
they have resided since.
Deceased possessed a
strong and remarkable personality, which won many
friends for him, and his many deeds of kindness will be cherished in
memory during the years to come.
Besides a host of
friends, deceased leaves his wife and seven
children, also two brothers and one sister residing in foreign
countries.
-Transcribed
from the Spooner Advocate, Spooner, Washburn Co., WI, 11
Dec 1925, page 5
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