The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-14
T A. OSCAR
DIED SUDDENLY
PASSED AWAY MONDAY
NIGHT AT HIS HOME

Had Been iii for Some Time.
Funeral Held From Residence
This Afternoon.
The many friends and acquaint-
ances of Tobias Alley Oscar, pioneer
resident OF Washburn, were greatly
shocked on Monday evening to learn
of his sudden death which occurred
at about nine o'clock from heart
failure. Mr. Oscars death occurred
just as he was retiring for the night,
and came without warning, and he
was dead within few minutes after
being stricken.
During the day Mr.. Oscar was ap-
parently in excellent health and had
been to the city during the day to
do his shopping and returned to his
home where he had completed the
chores about the farm. During the
early evening he sat on the porch
talking with members of the family,
and at about nine o'clock started to
retire for the night. AS he passed
around the bed to retire he suddenly
collapsed and fell behind the bed.
His wife, thinking, that he had faint
ed away, bathed his brow and wrists
with cold water and attempted to
revive him and doctors were sum-
moned from town, but all efforts to
revive him failed and he passed away
within few minutes.
For the past year or more Mr..
Oscar has been troubled with heart
trouble and high blood pressure and
has been under tn care of physicians
almost continually. Although he
was urged by doctors and relatives
to give up actice work about the
farm, yet he failed to heed their ad-
vice and continued to do his work as
usual, and for several days previous
to his death was apparently feeling
much better than usual On the day
of his death he was exceptionally
well. Death came without warn
ing of any kind.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from
the late residence in the town of
Barksdale, services being in charge
of Rev. Chr. Christensen. Inter-
ment was in the family lot in
Woodland cemetery, this city.
Tobias Alley Oscar was born Feb.
19, 1888 at Flekkefjord, Norway and
was 68 years of age at the time of
death He came to America with
his parents when two ard half
years of age, locating in Iowa, where
the family remained until Mr..
Oscar was about nine years of age,
when they came to Wisconsin, To-
eating near Soldiers Grove in Craw-
ford county.
In 1874 he was marred to Miss
Nellie C. Kinney at Soldiers Grove
and in 1888 the family moved to
Washburn where they have since re-
sided. Unto this union seven chill
dren were born, five of whom are
now living, Henry A. Oscar having
died some years ago while Merrill
died when small child. The liv-
ing members of the family are his
wife and Stephen A. Oscar and Nels
M. Oscar of Madison; Mrs. Paul
Weed of Chicago; Clarence Oscar of
superior and George Oscar of Nobel,
Ont. Canada, all OF whom were pre-
sent to attend the funeral. He ais
so has number of half brothers and
sisters as follows: Mrs. Gilbert Oh
son and Theodore Oscar of Russ
borough, Sask. Canada, Peter Oscar
of Seattle, Wash, Alfred Oscar of
Oakland, CAL, and Mrs. John Hoff-
land Of Viroqua, Wis.
Mr.. Oscar was kind and loving
husband and father, a friend whom
everyone admired and an excellent
citizen. He was identified with
much of the early life Of the city
and for a number of years was SUI
pervisor fthe town of Washburn
and also a member of the City
Council after the city was organiz-
ed, serving almost year as acting
Mayor of the city. Twelve years
ago he moved unto piece of land
on the Ashland road where he de-
veloped fine farm He was active
as a director of the Bayfield, County
Farmers and Fruit Growers Associa-
ton and also a director of the Che
quamegon Creamery Company. He
was q member of the Maccabee lodge
and also of the Scandinavian Ameri-
can Fraternity.
Mr.. Oscar was the kind of a man
whom it was pleasure to know for
ne was always kind and considerate
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