Obit for BUTENHOFF, Carl F. (b.1892), Clay Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Don Hansen Submitted: June 2006 ========================================================================= CARL BUTENHOFF OBIT, #668T Name and date of newspaper unknown CARL BUTENHOFF DIES SATURDAY AT HOME HERE Carl F. Butenhoff, a resident of this area since 1902, died late Saturday afternoon at his home here after a long illness. He was 67 years of age. He was born July 10, 1892 at Hampton, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Butenhoff. He was baptised in the Lutheran Church in Hampton. He came with his parents to the Baker community in 1902. He attended school and grew to manhood in Alliance Township, and was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sabin. On March 9, 1920 he was united in marriage to Mathilda Riedel of Parkers Prairie, at Trinity Church. For 39 years they farmed near Baker, moving into Barnesville in March, 1959. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, of the local American Legion Post, and was on the Alliance Township school board. For 25 years he was secretary and treasurer for the Trinity Aid Association for Lutherans. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Melvin of Comstock, Floyd and George of Barnesville; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Delores) Young of Grand Forks and Mrs. Walter (Grace) Kara of Rochester; nine grandchildren. There are seven brothers, Clarence, Leonard and Edwin of Barnesville, William and Albert of Baker, Theodore of Sabin and Fred of Hampton, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Irving (Evelyn) Sether of Rothsay. His parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sabin Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. I. W. Bade officiating. Mrs. Ralph Rehder was soloist, with Mrs. I. W. Bade, organist. Pallbearers were six nephews, John Sether, Roy Butenhoff, Curtis Butenhoff, Edward Butenhoff, Orville Butenhoff and Theodore Butenhoff. Military Rites were conducted by Maurice E. Masterson American Legion Post 153 of Barnesville. Interment was in the church cemetery. Dobmeier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ========================================================================= Copyright Don Hansen 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================