Obit for Earl S. CARPENTER (b.1891 d.1957) Longville, Cass Co., MN
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Earl S Carpenter Rites At Longville, Aug. 7th
Earl Spencer Carpenter 
Funeral service: Wednesday, August 7, 1957 at the Congregational Church of Longville
Officiating: Reverend Hawn and Reverend Davis
Music by: Mrs. Walter Davis (sang) and Mrs. Orville Johnson (organ)sang
Songs: "No Night There" 
       "Life's Railway to Heaven"

Pareetns: Lee and Elizabeth Carpenter
Born: August 30, 1891, Latimer, Iowa
Passed away: August 3, 1957, Longville, Minnesota
Age at deatrh: 65 years, 11 months and 4 days
Marriage: July 23, 1913, Benson, Minnesota
Survived by:Spouse: Ella Pauline Schmidt
            Nine children: 
             Mrs. Roland (Marion) Edwards, Longville, MN
             Mrs. Kenneth (Wava) Strait, Longville, MN
             Mrs. Cecil (Dorothy) Carpenter, Longville, MN
             Mrs. Roland (Helen) Spooner, San Pablo, CA
             Mr. Wesley 'Bud' Carpenter, Remer, MN
             Mr. Harold Carpenter, Grand Rapids, MN
             Mr. Floyd Carpenter, Slinger, WI
             Mr. James Carpenter, Slinger, WI 
            Brother: Walter Carpenter, Chicago, Ill.
            Sisters: Mrs. Wava Kimball, Backus
                     Mrs. Ed(Hazel)Schmidt of Webster, So. Dak.
            31 Grandchildren
            2 great grandchildren.
             
Preceded in death by: his parents
                      three brothers 
                      infant son
Moved to Minnesota: 26 years ago (South Dakota prior to that)
Burial: Longville Cemetery
Pallbearers: Ralph Manders 
             Ed Slagle
             Roy Slagle
             Riley Ford
             Harry Carpenter
             John Tabaka
Honrary Pallbearers were: George Engelhart
                          Carl Showalter
                          Walter Lilyquist
                          Ernest Hoppe
                          Ralph Felton
                          John Vangen
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CARDS OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for 
the many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy at the time of the death 
of our beloved husband and father.

We will always remember your friendly cooperation with gratitude.
~Mrs. Earl S. Carpenter and children
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Source: Newspaper Clipping from Family Files, Newspaper Unknown
Italics = comments added, not in the original obit
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY - LONGVILLE MINNESOTA (same as Riverview)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/2715/towns2/longville.html 
Earl Spencer is listed SPENCER CARPENTER