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Ida O'Neil
Born 02/18/1866
Died 08/25/1952
(Ida O'Neil was the daughter of Slanto Stauts Sanderson & Sarah Jane Latta Sanderson)
OBITUARY IN PAPER (UNKNOWN)
Funeral Today At
Fordville Church
Funeral Service is to be held at 2 PM today, Thursday, at the Fordville
Presbyterian church for Mrs Ida O'Neil, one of the earliest pioneers of this
community, who died at her home early Monday morning. Rev. Ray Radleff will
conduct the services and special music will be rendered by J.E. Bannerman of
Grafton and Mrs. G.A Hamilton. The body will lie in state at the Casement
funeral home until the time of the service.
Burial will be in the Inkster cemetery and active pall bearers will be W. E.
Bond, W. H. Ratcliffe, Clifton Johnston, Ralph Whaley, Arthur Pierson and Palmer
Madson.
Honorary pall bearers will be Will McConnachie, Neil Johnston, Carl O. Thoe, Dr.
C. E. Lommen, A. O. Rotnem, E. B. Matteson, Ole Seilstad, R. E. Hamilton and
Omer Scouton.
Born at Sea Fort, Ont., Canada, February 18, 1866, Mrs. O'Neil came to Fishers
Landing near Grand Forks in 1878. On April 3, 1882 she was married To John
O'Neil, being the first woman to be married in Larimore. After their marriage
they came to Elkmount township and located on a farm that has been her home
until her death, having resided there more than 70 years.
She was a charter member of the O. E. S. lodge at Inkster, and a life long
member of the Presbyterian church. She was active in all community affairs and
always ready and able to be of assistance to her neighbors.
Survivors are eight daughters and one son: Mrs. Thomas Thorson, Maxbas, N. D.;
Mrs. J. B. Shipley, Milwaukie, Ore.; Mrs. Robert Johnson, Froid, Mont; Mrs James
Ryan, Portland, Oreg.; Mrs. R. E. Smith, Wolf Point, Mont.; Mrs. Blanch Ryan,
Inkster, N.D.; Mrs. Clarence Shieder, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Ella Mae Ruland,
Sanish, N.D. and Leland O'Neil who operates the home farm. There are 29 grand
children, 36 great grand children and two great great grand children. Mr. O'Neil
died May 20, 1924
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Strutz (Emma) Strutz were held Monday, August 1 at the Valley Memorial Home and Holmes United Methodist Church with Pastors Lloyd Nelson and Ralph Cushing officiating. Organist was Mrs. Elroy Lange and soloist was Mrs. Donald Anderson.
Mrs. Strutz was the first white child born in Union Township August 27, 1882, the daughter of the late Herman Roeder and Augusta Schroeder. She attended rural school in Union Township and there she grew to womanhood. She married Frank Strutz December 4, 1907. The couple made their home on the farm and farmed until his death in 1947. She moved to Grand Forks in 1964 and for the next 131/2 years made her home at the Valley Memorial Home. She entered into rest at Valley Memorial July 28, 1977. She was a member of the Holmes United Methodist Church, rural Reynolds.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Herbert, Milton and Alvin Roeder; two sisters Mrs. Ezra (Mina) Bectel, Mrs. Art (Edna) Fischer, and Albert, Ernest and Amanda in infancy.
Casketbearers were Earl Roeder, Howard Fischer, Norman Roeder, Delmer Roeder, Kenneth Bohlmann, and Herbert Strutz. Interment was in the Church Cemetery.
Unknown 1977
Frank Strutz Died Saturday
People in the Holmes and neighboring communities were shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Frank Strutz on Saturday evening at about 9:15 o’clock in the Deaconess hospital in Grand Forks, where he had been admitted on Friday afternoon. Death was caused by a heart condition.
Mr. Strutz was born in Stettin Germany on August 21, 1880 and came to America with his parents and family in the early summer of 1892. The family settled in the Holmes community and he had made his home there ever since.
On December 4, 1907 he was united in marriage to Emma Roeder, who together with their three daughters, survive his passing. He also leaves one brother, Wm Strutuz of Reynolds, two sisters Lillie Strutz and Mrs. Emma Bohlman of Thompson, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Holmes Evangelical United Brethren Church. Rev. Clarence Schaeffer will officiate. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Olson, Hegg, & Pederson Funeral Home from 10 to 11 o’clock Thursday morning and from 12 to 2 at the Holmes Church.
Pallbearers will be John Tufte, Arnold Nienas, Lou Beine, Rueben Lenz, Melvin Hjelmstad and Arnold Nienas (name listed twice).
Unknown 1947