The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-28
FLORENCE WEST,
GALES GIRL, DIES
Too Late for Last Week

Gales-Funeral services were
held at the Trinity Lutheran
church in Walnut Grove Friday
for Miss Florence Alma West
who had died Tuesday after hav.
ing been seriously i'll for a week
with bronchitis and complications
She had been in very poor health
for a number of years suffering
with infiammatory rheumatism
and heart trouble and about two
weeks before her death she con
tracted a severe cold which proved
more than her weakened condition
could stand.
Florence Alma West was borr
February 20, 1914 and was q
years old at the time of he1
death. She was graduated from
Walnut Grove High school in june
1885. She is survived by hel
father, Algot West and two sis.
ters, Mrs. Glenn Johnson of Tracy
and Mrs. Henry Flesner of Gales
besides a large number of rela
tives and friends. Her mother
preceded her in death in 1919. Rev
Borg officiated at the rites anC
burial was in the North Hero
! cemetery.
Alanson Reynolds made a bust
ness trip to Redwood Falls Friday
i afternoon.
Gales friends were pleased tt
see Mrs. Otto Larson of Tacoma
Washington who with her sister
Mrs. Leonard Larson of Los An
geles, arrived last week to be with
their mother, Mrs. Peterson who
is seriously i'll in hospital al
Tracy. Mrs. Otto Larson was fol
many years Gales resident, hav
ing lived on the farm now occu
pied by the Charles Nemitz fami
ly. Several years ago the Lar
son family moved to the west
coast and this is Mrs. Larson:
first visit here. She expects tt
remain for sometime.
Mrs. Edward Schafer, Mrs
Hannah Croft, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Schafer, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
lip Nelson and Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
dore Van Dusen drove to Windon
Tuesday to attend the funeral o.
Will Croft, former Gales resi-
dent.
Mrs. Charles Nemitz took th'
teacher and pupils in district Al
to Wabasso Friday to participat,
in Play day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mcfarland
and four children from Oaks
North Dakota called at the Ros,
Van Dorsten home Saturday. They
formerly lived on the Christin,
Thompson farm. They ATTENDED
the funeral of Charles Gazette, {
relative, last week.
Miss Evelyn Ludwig who ha
been employed at the Pauline
Flesner home returned to Lam
berton Saturday. Miss Fried,
Kronbeck of Revere came Sunda,
and will be employed this summer
at the Flesner home.
Funeral services were held il
the Nettiewyynnt Methodist Epis
copal church in Gales Thursda.
for Walter Moore who was vel
known in Gales, having lived il
this community for many years
At the time of his death he wa
making his home at the William
Nelson home in Johnsonville. Rev
Harold D. Platt from Tracy wa
the officiating minister and inter
ment was in the Gales cemetery
Pail bearers were Paul and Mar
tin Grunden, Charles and Rober
Nelson and Frank and Webl
Nelson. He is survived by fou
sisters, Mrs. John MCGOWAN O
Osseo, Mrs. Fred Croft of Window
Mrs. Albert Aurada, Boise, Idah'
and Mrs. Webster Lufkin of Win
ona, also three brothers, Clair an.
Fred of Aitken and Clyde O
Tracy. Mr.. Moore was 65 year.
of age having been born in Lin
coin, Nebraska, August 26, 1870.
A large crowd of friends AN,
neighbors charivaried Mr.. an,
Mrs. Fred Glotz Friday night a
their home.