Robert Eugene Shipman

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Robert Eugene Shipman

Birth
Becker County, Minnesota, USA
Death
15 Apr 1946 (aged 2)
Frazee, Becker County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
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Robert Eugene, son of Eugene and Mable (Erb) Shipman. He leaves to mourn his early and sudden departure, his mother, one sister, Ruth Ann, 2 brothers, Dean and Richard, his grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. David Erb), and many other relatives and friends.
Father and son met death together while in the silo. Silage that had frozen to the side of the silo during the winter, fell, covering and smothering them.

A double funeral was held April 18 at the Lake Region Church, near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXIX, No . 6 - May 7, 1946, Page 126, 127
http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/46/may1946.html
Robert Eugene, son of Eugene and Mable (Erb) Shipman. He leaves to mourn his early and sudden departure, his mother, one sister, Ruth Ann, 2 brothers, Dean and Richard, his grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. David Erb), and many other relatives and friends.
Father and son met death together while in the silo. Silage that had frozen to the side of the silo during the winter, fell, covering and smothering them.

A double funeral was held April 18 at the Lake Region Church, near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXIX, No . 6 - May 7, 1946, Page 126, 127
http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/46/may1946.html