Mercer County ND Archives Obituaries.....David, Franz Joseph February 20, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nd/ndfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Wood swood7082@yahoo.com August 1, 2012, 9:13 am Hazen Star AGED FARMER OF STANTON DISTRICT PASSES Mr. Joseph David, living four miles northwest of Stanton, was called to the great beyond last Friday, February 20, 1925, following an illnes of three weeks at the age of 87 years. While he had naturally been more or less feeble resulting from old age Neverless, he had been enjoying fairly good health up to the time he was taken sick. Since the death of his wife, he had been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Colgrove. He was a pleasant old gentleman, and well liked by all who knew him. The deceased was born in Germany in 1838, and came across the Atlantic in 1897, settling in Stark Co., this state, and later coming to Mercer Co. He was married in 1868 and from this union 10 children were born, four of whom are still living. They ae Mrs. Wm. Colgrove, Stanton,N.D., Mrs. Frank Hesche, Lowell,Mi., Mrs. Herman Schottschneider, Alberta, Can., and Mr. Frank David in Ohio. The funeral service was held in Hazen Sunday. Rev Fr. Olbeding wa in charge. The remains were laid to rest in the Hazen cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/mercer/obits/d/david128gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ndfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb