The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-03
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IN. LAST RITES
Impressive Services Mark
Funeral of Edmund Falken
stein ut Home and Church
CAME. HERR; IN 1885

Simple and imprc ssivc funeral SER
vices were held this afternoon at
the PFC Sbytcrian church for Edmund
+ Falk. nStcin, Il pioneer resident o.!
Bismarck who died at the home Of
J. ?. French. GIT Fourth Street Tues
day at the age of 50 years.
Rev. u. c. Postlcthwaitc. pastor
of the First Presbyterian church,
assisted by Rev l.. r. Johnson. pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, Of
ficiated at the short services held
vt the home and the service ut the
church. The cuskct was banked with
flowers the tributes Of many
friends of the deceased and his
family and local lodge and other or
CARNATIONS.
II. l.. IIaivorson and George Hum
phrcys sang "Onc Swcctly, Solemn
Thought" abide With Nc" and
Nearer My God to Thee" with
Mrs II. O. Wray presiding at the
pipe organ.
Mr.. Falkcnstcin was born and
reared on n farm i'm Preston county
rcur Terra Alta, West Virginia.
February q, 1898. He secured a
practical education Of those times
by working for his room and board
during the week and walking sever
IL miles to and from the school ut
the beginning and end of the week.
lie later applied the training sccur-
ed through this energy into use by
teaching school FOR several years.
He was welded on April 4. 1861.
to Julia Moscr. also teacher in the
same county They were parents Of
four children. Mrs. Charles T.
Stalcy. Mrs. j. =. French and Mrs.
II. +. O'IIarc. all If Bismarck, and
ono son, Frank c.. of Bottincau, n.
Ever mindful Of the welfare of
those dependent upon him Mr.. Falk-
cnstcin in company with his Oldest
brother, Richard. who died several
years ago. set out with their faml-
les for North Dakota, then begin
ming it's development They came to
Bismarck in 1885. Mr. Falkenstein
has made his home here ever since,
and saw and helped in the building
of the community from the rawness
of the frontier.
Mr.. Falkenstcin was reared in the
atmosphere Of the Lutheran church
and was an active worker in that
church until coming to Bismarck
when he united with the Presbyter-
ian church in the work Of which he
had always taken a keen interest.
but had given up his active work in
the church in late years only be.
cause of failiag health.
Mr.. Falkenstein is survived by his
widow, four children and eleven
grand children all of whom were
present except members of the fam
lily OF his son who are on the Pacific
coast, with the exception of two
sons who are in eastern colleges,
and Miss Esther Staley, who is at
tending college, the latter being UNI
able to be present because Of
school work
Mr.. and Mrs. Falkenstein have
for years made their home with
their son-inlaw and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. French whose tender
care had comfortcG the deceased in
his declining years.
Members Of the Prcsbytc rian
church board of elders were the
honorary pall-bcarcrs, in recogni-
ton of the many years Of service
of the deceased to the church. They
were: Messrs. +. NJ. Thompson.
Benton Baker, W. +. Jones, J. +
Watkins. l.. X Thompson, c l..
Young, N. NJ. Fitch, l.. r. Warren,
Active Pall-bcarcrs were WA Nc
Donald, A. p Len1lart, ID. J. McGil-
lis, E. J. Taylor, J. l.. Bell and J.
l.. Jackson