Buried at Sunbeam Cemetery, St. Lawrence, SD July 1, 1966
FORMER ATHOL MAN DIES
Dakota Midland News Service
ATHOL - Funeral Services for Edwin S. Ross, 89, of Sioux Falls, will be held
at 11 am Friday at the Sunbeam Church near Burdette. The Rev. Douglas Barrows
will officiate and burial will be in the Sunbeam Cemetery. Coleman Funeral
Home of Redfield is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ross, who farmed for many years in the Athol community, died June 27
while visiting at the home of his son, Howard, near Athol.
Mr. Ross was born May 17, 1877, at Urbana, Ill., and moved toDakota
territory with his parents in 1883.
He was married ot (sic) Lila Friemark at Midland, June 21, 1909. Mrs. Ross
preceded him in death in 1920.
Mr. Ross lived on the farm his parents homesteaded until 1944 when he moved
to Sioux Falls and was employed at the air base and at the YMCA there.
He was well known for his hobby of rug weaving and his handiwork won
numerous prizes at the Sioux Empire fair and state fairs.
Mr. Ross leaves three daughters: Mrs L. R. (Hildred) Kremer, Sioux Falls;
Mrs. V. K. (Helen) Boyer, Redfield; and Mrs. G. B. (Heloise) Johnston,
Estherville, Iowa; one son, Howard, Athol; one sister, Mrs. R. A. Prindle,
Athol; eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.Marriage License, State of South Dakota, Circuit Court of the County of Stanley
To Any Person Lawfully Authorized to Solemnize Marriages within said County
Know Ye, That License is hereby granted to join together as Husband and Wife
Edwin S. Ross of Burdette, County of Hand and State of South Dakota
and Lilia K. Freimark of Midland County of Stanley and State of South Dakota
being satisfied by the evidence of Edwin S. Ross that there is no legal impediment
thereto
Therefore, This shall be your sufficient authority for solemnizing the Marriage of said
parties and making return thereof as providede by law.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said circuit court
at Ft. Pierre, Stanley Co., S.D. this 20th day of July 1909
Andy C. Ricketts, Clerk
Provided by Heloise (Ross) Johnston:
Obituary of Mrs. E. S. Ross.
Lila Katherine Freimark was born at Hartley, Iowa, April 18,
1888. Here she
lived until the summer of 1905 when she came to South Dakota. She
attended
scholl in St. Lawrence a few months then went to teaching. She
taught five
years, the last year of her teaching being at Sunbeam school.
She was married to Edwin S. Ross July 21, 1909 at the home of her
parents
who were then living west of the Missouri River. Her few short years
of married
life have been lived on their farm in Holden township in Hand Co.
Here she
fulfilled her mission as a devoted wife and mother.
During her last few days when her family were all sick with the
influenza
she remained up as long as possible caring for the others. Pneumonia
and other
complications soon developed and with all that medical skill and
loved ones
could do she could not resist this dreaded disease.
She was called to her Heavenly Home on the evening of Feb. 11,
1920.
She leaves to mourn her untimely death her husband, four
children, Hildred,
age 8, Howard, age 7, Helen age 5 and Heloise age 20 months; her
father,
mother, one sister, Hilda, and two brothers, Arnold and Rolland.
She joined the Presbyterian church in St. Lawrence before her
marriage,
later bringing her letter to the Sunbeam Congregational church of
Holden Twp.
Words cannot express the loss that will be felt, first in her
home and then
by all her friends and neighbors. She was a faithful member of the
Sunbeam
Ladies Aid and in all social activities of the community she did her
part.
Chaplain Guy P. Squire, a friend of the family and former pastor,
conducted
services at the home on the afternoon of February 14th, 1920.
Many beautiful floring offerings were contributed. Interment was
made in the
Sunbeam cemetery.
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Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends and
neighbors who so
kindly helped us during the sickness and death of our loved one;
also for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
Edwin S. Ross and children,
Julius Freimark and family,
E. E. Ross and family.BIRTH-DEATH: Newspaper obituary (source, date unknown)
Birth Certificate dated 22 jan 1992, O'Brien county, Iowa
Name: FEMALE FREIMARK (1st child of this mother)
(no name listed of this child)
Place of Birth: Hartley, O'Brien County, Iowa
Date of Birth: April 18, 1888
Father's Name: Julius Freimark (29 yrs old - born in Germany)
Mother's Maiden Name: Ernestine Erion (18 yrs old - born in Wisconsin)
Recorded, Birth Record 1 page 84
Originally filed August 22, 1888