Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
LANdDON, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY. JULY |, 1872
Old Residents Are
Summoned Home
Deaths Toll During the Past
Week Included Several
Early Pioneers

q The toll of death during the past
week includes the passing away of
Charles Koehmstedt a brother of
Postmaster A. I. Koehmstedt, of this
city who died at the family home in
the Mt. Carmel settlement at two
o clock Monday morning following a
q long period of failing health that
dates back to last fall when he suf-
fered a severe attack of the flu. He
was in his sixty eighth year and
was the second oldest of family of
| six brothers and one sister who sur
vive. In the immediate family cir
Gle of the deceased there is left to
mourn along with the widow a fami.
ly of one son and seven daughters.
They came to this county from On
tario in 1895, locating at that time
on the farm which has since been the
home. The funeral is being held
this forenoon and friends from miles
around were in attendance as last
token of respect to the memory of an
old friend who had been called from
their midst to that home beyond the
grave where earthly troubles cease.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon at Osnabrock of Gunder
Nelson pioneer resident of the
the county for the past thirty years
and widely known among all the old
residents of the county, where he
had taken prominent part in the
public affair as we'll as for quarter
of century past held steadily in
creasing business interests as deal
er in farm machinery.
Mr.. Nelson died at Grand FerKs
hospital, where he had been taken to
undergo an operation for stomach
srtrouble, he was sixty-seven years old
and is survived by his widow and a
family of seven children. They are
Roy Nelson Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Mrs. Carl Iverson of Grand Forks,
Mrs. AIic French of Cashmere, Wash.
and Efie, Leon, Etella, and Walter
all residing at the home in Osnabrock
Deceased was elected and served one
term of Office as sheriff of tbi.
county thirty two years ago.
This forenoon at eleven O'Clock
the funeral service was held at St.
Alphonsus church of Walter, the
twelve year old son Of MIR. and Mrs.
L. Schoenbechler, who died at an
early hour yesterday morning follow
ing an appendicitis operation which
revealing the advanced stage of the
Inflammation of the appendix left the
chance of recovery hopeless. 1t was
not until Monday that the fatal
malady made its presence evident
and an operation followed immediate
ly the calling in of doctor, 1t Ia
the first death to enter the Schoen-
becbler home, the bereaved family
consisting of the parent and two sis
ters and three brothers of the decea-
sed all Of whom have the sympathy
of Langdon people in the hour OF
their great -aff1iction.
The funeral occurred Friday fore
noon from St. Alphonsus church of
Wesley McGauvran. the ten year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo McGauv-
ran of Osnabrock. who died Wednes-
day evening in local hospital fol-
lowing an operation performed forty
eight hours previous for the removal
of his appendix Apparently the op-
Eeration had been successful and the
patient appeared to be rallying from
its shock when the collapse became
apparent. the end followed in few
house The family bereavement
1bringa to the McGauvrans the SYM
1 pathy of their wide circle of friends
1 from ell over the county.