O. W. Chaussee Dies at Home Here Friday - Well Known Business Man And Former Farmer Died Here Last Friday Night
Oliver W. Chaussee, 66 years old, lifelong resident of this community and prominent business man of Vermillion for 15 years passed away at his home in this city last Friday evening after a lingering illness of two years.
During that time he had been confined to his home and, while at times there has never been any real hope for his recovery, the last week he failed rapidly and passed away peacefully and quietly at 8:00 o'clock p. m. on March 8th.
Oliver William Chaussee, son of Charles and Zoway Launderman [Landreman] Chaussee, pioneer residents of Clay county, was born on a farm five miles east of Vermillion October 29, 1863. His boyhood days were spent there, following the ordinary pursuits of the farm boys of that period, helping on his father's farm and as he grew to manhood, establishing himself in the same community.
On October 21, 1885, he was united in marriage with Celia Washburn of Rockford, Illinois, and with his bride settle on a farm in Fairview township, where they resided until 1914 when they moved to Vermillion which has since been their home.
Active Civic Worker. Mr. Chaussee, previous to his coming to Vermillion, had held various positions of trust in Fairview township, and since that time has been prominent in business and civic circles. The sudden illness which removed him from his accustomed place in the business world was keenly felt by the great number of people with whom he had come in contact and it is a find tribute to his worth and popularity that through the long months of his illness, this host of friends have never lost their interest in his welfare and his physical condition.
Mr. Chaussee will be remembered as the highest type of citizen. Industrious, thrifty and self-reliant, holding the respect and confidence of business associates to an unusual degree, nevertheless, his chief interest was in his home and in the family that he loved. To them his long months illness and isolation from the outside world have drawn him yet closer, and has made even greater the sense of loss in his going.
Besides his widow, Mr. Chaussee is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lula Walz, Mrs. Myrtle Fowler, and Miss Laura Chaussee, all of Vermillion. There are also six grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Zoway Brady of Hot Springs and three brothers, Charles and Victor of Vermillion and George of Judith Gap, Montana. A foster son, Nels Paulson, is also left to mourn the loss of the deceased.
In the death of Mr. Chaussee, Vermillion has lost a good citizen and a host of friends and neighbors feel a sense of personal loss in the passing of this kindly man, who had no enemies and who was a friend to all. To the sorrowing family and to the other relatives, the sympathy of the entire community goes out in a large measure.
Masonic funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home at 303 Center Street. Rev. Perry A. Sharpe, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated at the service held in the home. Members of Incense Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M. had charge of the services and conducted the last rites at the grave.
Active pallbearers included Dr. Carl Viers, A. B. Gunderson, E. F. Terwilliger, C. H. Johnson, W. H. Lawton and Dr. L. P. Brewster. Honorary pallbearers included R. F. Lyons, A. Hedlin, W. C. Bryant, P. W. Peterson, John Morrison and J. A. Westre.
Members of the lodge of which he was a pioneer member attended in a body. Professor A. L. Wilson sang several selections.
Vermillion Plain Talk, March 14, 1929
CENSUS SEARCHES:
1870 - Subdivision N Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota 6--52/46) Oliver, age 6, in school.
1880 - Twp 92, Range 51, Clay Co, So Dakota (390/4&5--21/21) - Oliver, age 16 and a laborer on his father's farm.
1900 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota (102A - 91/92) Oliver, age 36, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D. and 3 daughters--Lulu M, age 12, Myrtle D, age 10, and Laura E, age 8, as well as a boarder, Nels Paulson, age 14.
1910 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota ( - 32/32) Oliver, age 46, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D, age 40, and two daughters--Lulu M, age 22, and Laura E, age 18.
1920 - Vermillion, Clay Co, So Dakota (303 - 76/84) Oliver, age 56, occupation restaurant business (in the basement of the Waldorf Hotel) living with wife, Celia and daughter Laura, age 28.
1929 - Died March 8 at age 65 of paralysis and gangrene at his home on 303 North Center Street; also diabetic. CFW did a Clay County Courthouse search in Vermillion, South Dakota
Oliver W. Chaussee, 66 years old, lifelong resident of this community and prominent business man of Vermillion for 15 years passed away at his home in this city last Friday evening after a lingering illness of two years.
During that time he had been confined to his home and, while at times there has never been any real hope for his recovery, the last week he failed rapidly and passed away peacefully and quietly at 8:00 o'clock p. m. on March 8th.
Oliver William Chaussee, son of Charles and Zoway Launderman [Landreman] Chaussee, pioneer residents of Clay county, was born on a farm five miles east of Vermillion October 29, 1863. His boyhood days were spent there, following the ordinary pursuits of the farm boys of that period, helping on his father's farm and as he grew to manhood, establishing himself in the same community.
On October 21, 1885, he was united in marriage with Celia Washburn of Rockford, Illinois, and with his bride settle on a farm in Fairview township, where they resided until 1914 when they moved to Vermillion which has since been their home.
Active Civic Worker. Mr. Chaussee, previous to his coming to Vermillion, had held various positions of trust in Fairview township, and since that time has been prominent in business and civic circles. The sudden illness which removed him from his accustomed place in the business world was keenly felt by the great number of people with whom he had come in contact and it is a find tribute to his worth and popularity that through the long months of his illness, this host of friends have never lost their interest in his welfare and his physical condition.
Mr. Chaussee will be remembered as the highest type of citizen. Industrious, thrifty and self-reliant, holding the respect and confidence of business associates to an unusual degree, nevertheless, his chief interest was in his home and in the family that he loved. To them his long months illness and isolation from the outside world have drawn him yet closer, and has made even greater the sense of loss in his going.
Besides his widow, Mr. Chaussee is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lula Walz, Mrs. Myrtle Fowler, and Miss Laura Chaussee, all of Vermillion. There are also six grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Zoway Brady of Hot Springs and three brothers, Charles and Victor of Vermillion and George of Judith Gap, Montana. A foster son, Nels Paulson, is also left to mourn the loss of the deceased.
In the death of Mr. Chaussee, Vermillion has lost a good citizen and a host of friends and neighbors feel a sense of personal loss in the passing of this kindly man, who had no enemies and who was a friend to all. To the sorrowing family and to the other relatives, the sympathy of the entire community goes out in a large measure.
Masonic funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home at 303 Center Street. Rev. Perry A. Sharpe, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated at the service held in the home. Members of Incense Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M. had charge of the services and conducted the last rites at the grave.
Active pallbearers included Dr. Carl Viers, A. B. Gunderson, E. F. Terwilliger, C. H. Johnson, W. H. Lawton and Dr. L. P. Brewster. Honorary pallbearers included R. F. Lyons, A. Hedlin, W. C. Bryant, P. W. Peterson, John Morrison and J. A. Westre.
Members of the lodge of which he was a pioneer member attended in a body. Professor A. L. Wilson sang several selections.
Vermillion Plain Talk, March 14, 1929
CENSUS SEARCHES:
1870 - Subdivision N Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota 6--52/46) Oliver, age 6, in school.
1880 - Twp 92, Range 51, Clay Co, So Dakota (390/4&5--21/21) - Oliver, age 16 and a laborer on his father's farm.
1900 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota (102A - 91/92) Oliver, age 36, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D. and 3 daughters--Lulu M, age 12, Myrtle D, age 10, and Laura E, age 8, as well as a boarder, Nels Paulson, age 14.
1910 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota ( - 32/32) Oliver, age 46, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D, age 40, and two daughters--Lulu M, age 22, and Laura E, age 18.
1920 - Vermillion, Clay Co, So Dakota (303 - 76/84) Oliver, age 56, occupation restaurant business (in the basement of the Waldorf Hotel) living with wife, Celia and daughter Laura, age 28.
1929 - Died March 8 at age 65 of paralysis and gangrene at his home on 303 North Center Street; also diabetic. CFW did a Clay County Courthouse search in Vermillion, South Dakota
O. W. Chaussee Dies at Home Here Friday - Well Known Business Man And Former Farmer Died Here Last Friday Night
Oliver W. Chaussee, 66 years old, lifelong resident of this community and prominent business man of Vermillion for 15 years passed away at his home in this city last Friday evening after a lingering illness of two years.
During that time he had been confined to his home and, while at times there has never been any real hope for his recovery, the last week he failed rapidly and passed away peacefully and quietly at 8:00 o'clock p. m. on March 8th.
Oliver William Chaussee, son of Charles and Zoway Launderman [Landreman] Chaussee, pioneer residents of Clay county, was born on a farm five miles east of Vermillion October 29, 1863. His boyhood days were spent there, following the ordinary pursuits of the farm boys of that period, helping on his father's farm and as he grew to manhood, establishing himself in the same community.
On October 21, 1885, he was united in marriage with Celia Washburn of Rockford, Illinois, and with his bride settle on a farm in Fairview township, where they resided until 1914 when they moved to Vermillion which has since been their home.
Active Civic Worker. Mr. Chaussee, previous to his coming to Vermillion, had held various positions of trust in Fairview township, and since that time has been prominent in business and civic circles. The sudden illness which removed him from his accustomed place in the business world was keenly felt by the great number of people with whom he had come in contact and it is a find tribute to his worth and popularity that through the long months of his illness, this host of friends have never lost their interest in his welfare and his physical condition.
Mr. Chaussee will be remembered as the highest type of citizen. Industrious, thrifty and self-reliant, holding the respect and confidence of business associates to an unusual degree, nevertheless, his chief interest was in his home and in the family that he loved. To them his long months illness and isolation from the outside world have drawn him yet closer, and has made even greater the sense of loss in his going.
Besides his widow, Mr. Chaussee is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lula Walz, Mrs. Myrtle Fowler, and Miss Laura Chaussee, all of Vermillion. There are also six grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Zoway Brady of Hot Springs and three brothers, Charles and Victor of Vermillion and George of Judith Gap, Montana. A foster son, Nels Paulson, is also left to mourn the loss of the deceased.
In the death of Mr. Chaussee, Vermillion has lost a good citizen and a host of friends and neighbors feel a sense of personal loss in the passing of this kindly man, who had no enemies and who was a friend to all. To the sorrowing family and to the other relatives, the sympathy of the entire community goes out in a large measure.
Masonic funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home at 303 Center Street. Rev. Perry A. Sharpe, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated at the service held in the home. Members of Incense Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M. had charge of the services and conducted the last rites at the grave.
Active pallbearers included Dr. Carl Viers, A. B. Gunderson, E. F. Terwilliger, C. H. Johnson, W. H. Lawton and Dr. L. P. Brewster. Honorary pallbearers included R. F. Lyons, A. Hedlin, W. C. Bryant, P. W. Peterson, John Morrison and J. A. Westre.
Members of the lodge of which he was a pioneer member attended in a body. Professor A. L. Wilson sang several selections.
Vermillion Plain Talk, March 14, 1929
CENSUS SEARCHES:
1870 - Subdivision N Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota 6--52/46) Oliver, age 6, in school.
1880 - Twp 92, Range 51, Clay Co, So Dakota (390/4&5--21/21) - Oliver, age 16 and a laborer on his father's farm.
1900 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota (102A - 91/92) Oliver, age 36, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D. and 3 daughters--Lulu M, age 12, Myrtle D, age 10, and Laura E, age 8, as well as a boarder, Nels Paulson, age 14.
1910 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota ( - 32/32) Oliver, age 46, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D, age 40, and two daughters--Lulu M, age 22, and Laura E, age 18.
1920 - Vermillion, Clay Co, So Dakota (303 - 76/84) Oliver, age 56, occupation restaurant business (in the basement of the Waldorf Hotel) living with wife, Celia and daughter Laura, age 28.
1929 - Died March 8 at age 65 of paralysis and gangrene at his home on 303 North Center Street; also diabetic. CFW did a Clay County Courthouse search in Vermillion, South Dakota
Oliver W. Chaussee, 66 years old, lifelong resident of this community and prominent business man of Vermillion for 15 years passed away at his home in this city last Friday evening after a lingering illness of two years.
During that time he had been confined to his home and, while at times there has never been any real hope for his recovery, the last week he failed rapidly and passed away peacefully and quietly at 8:00 o'clock p. m. on March 8th.
Oliver William Chaussee, son of Charles and Zoway Launderman [Landreman] Chaussee, pioneer residents of Clay county, was born on a farm five miles east of Vermillion October 29, 1863. His boyhood days were spent there, following the ordinary pursuits of the farm boys of that period, helping on his father's farm and as he grew to manhood, establishing himself in the same community.
On October 21, 1885, he was united in marriage with Celia Washburn of Rockford, Illinois, and with his bride settle on a farm in Fairview township, where they resided until 1914 when they moved to Vermillion which has since been their home.
Active Civic Worker. Mr. Chaussee, previous to his coming to Vermillion, had held various positions of trust in Fairview township, and since that time has been prominent in business and civic circles. The sudden illness which removed him from his accustomed place in the business world was keenly felt by the great number of people with whom he had come in contact and it is a find tribute to his worth and popularity that through the long months of his illness, this host of friends have never lost their interest in his welfare and his physical condition.
Mr. Chaussee will be remembered as the highest type of citizen. Industrious, thrifty and self-reliant, holding the respect and confidence of business associates to an unusual degree, nevertheless, his chief interest was in his home and in the family that he loved. To them his long months illness and isolation from the outside world have drawn him yet closer, and has made even greater the sense of loss in his going.
Besides his widow, Mr. Chaussee is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lula Walz, Mrs. Myrtle Fowler, and Miss Laura Chaussee, all of Vermillion. There are also six grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Zoway Brady of Hot Springs and three brothers, Charles and Victor of Vermillion and George of Judith Gap, Montana. A foster son, Nels Paulson, is also left to mourn the loss of the deceased.
In the death of Mr. Chaussee, Vermillion has lost a good citizen and a host of friends and neighbors feel a sense of personal loss in the passing of this kindly man, who had no enemies and who was a friend to all. To the sorrowing family and to the other relatives, the sympathy of the entire community goes out in a large measure.
Masonic funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home at 303 Center Street. Rev. Perry A. Sharpe, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated at the service held in the home. Members of Incense Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M. had charge of the services and conducted the last rites at the grave.
Active pallbearers included Dr. Carl Viers, A. B. Gunderson, E. F. Terwilliger, C. H. Johnson, W. H. Lawton and Dr. L. P. Brewster. Honorary pallbearers included R. F. Lyons, A. Hedlin, W. C. Bryant, P. W. Peterson, John Morrison and J. A. Westre.
Members of the lodge of which he was a pioneer member attended in a body. Professor A. L. Wilson sang several selections.
Vermillion Plain Talk, March 14, 1929
CENSUS SEARCHES:
1870 - Subdivision N Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota 6--52/46) Oliver, age 6, in school.
1880 - Twp 92, Range 51, Clay Co, So Dakota (390/4&5--21/21) - Oliver, age 16 and a laborer on his father's farm.
1900 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota (102A - 91/92) Oliver, age 36, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D. and 3 daughters--Lulu M, age 12, Myrtle D, age 10, and Laura E, age 8, as well as a boarder, Nels Paulson, age 14.
1910 - Fairview Twp, Clay Co, So Dakota ( - 32/32) Oliver, age 46, occupation farmer, living with his wife, Celia D, age 40, and two daughters--Lulu M, age 22, and Laura E, age 18.
1920 - Vermillion, Clay Co, So Dakota (303 - 76/84) Oliver, age 56, occupation restaurant business (in the basement of the Waldorf Hotel) living with wife, Celia and daughter Laura, age 28.
1929 - Died March 8 at age 65 of paralysis and gangrene at his home on 303 North Center Street; also diabetic. CFW did a Clay County Courthouse search in Vermillion, South Dakota
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