"Austin Daily Herald", May, 1969:
"1901 Charles Armstrong 1969
Charles Christian Armstrong was born in Albin Township, June 24, 1901, the son of William and Alma Elandson Armstrong. He attended rural schools near Hanska, Minn. where his parents farmed, and also attended high school at Sleepy Eye, Minn. The past 36 years he made his home in Austin and the past 22 years resided at 1105 2nd Ave. SW.
On June 10, 1930, he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Olga Paulson at Hanska. This union was blessed with three children: a daughter and two sons.
Mr. Armstrng was a veteran oil and gasoline businessman in Austin, serving as a peroleum bulk agent, distributor and consignee. At the time of his death, he was a partner with his son-in-law, Otto Volkert, in the Armstrong Skelly Service Station & Disbributors.
Always active in the affairs of the community, Mr. Armstrong was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the Salvation Army Board, the York Rite, Masonic Bodies, Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM, Austin Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons, St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, Royal and Select Masters, Austin Council No. 7, Osman Temple of the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, Winona Consistory, Osman and Austin Oriental Bands, Unity Chaper No. 29, OES, the BPO Elks, Cedar Valley Conservation Club, Isaak Walton League and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Armstrong passed away at St. Olaf Hospital on the morning of May 19 after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stanley Hanks and Rev. Axel Long officiating. Interment was at Grandview Memorial Gardens with John G. Tate, Franklin King, Alvin Gerhart, William Peterson, Eugene Orr and Reuben Thompson serving as bearers. Honorary bearers were Earle Rogers, Jerry Thatcher, Philip Hovind, Don Ames, Adolph Schaal, Blaine Knutson and Ralph Moore.
Masonic rites were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Jordan Mortuary Chapel with Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM in charge.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, Agnes; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Volkert (Betty); two sons, Charles A. Armstrong, International Falls, and Robert L. Armstrong, Stockton, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Millard Lee (Goldie), Sibley, Iowa, Mrs. Clifford Lee (Violet), Mrs. Carl Johnson (Evelyn), Hanska; three brothres, Jesse Armstrong, Hanska, Melvin Armstrong, New Ulm, George Armstrong, Sylmar, Calif; many nieces and nephews.
Credit: Betty Armstrong
"1901 Charles Armstrong 1969
Charles Christian Armstrong was born in Albin Township, June 24, 1901, the son of William and Alma Elandson Armstrong. He attended rural schools near Hanska, Minn. where his parents farmed, and also attended high school at Sleepy Eye, Minn. The past 36 years he made his home in Austin and the past 22 years resided at 1105 2nd Ave. SW.
On June 10, 1930, he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Olga Paulson at Hanska. This union was blessed with three children: a daughter and two sons.
Mr. Armstrng was a veteran oil and gasoline businessman in Austin, serving as a peroleum bulk agent, distributor and consignee. At the time of his death, he was a partner with his son-in-law, Otto Volkert, in the Armstrong Skelly Service Station & Disbributors.
Always active in the affairs of the community, Mr. Armstrong was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the Salvation Army Board, the York Rite, Masonic Bodies, Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM, Austin Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons, St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, Royal and Select Masters, Austin Council No. 7, Osman Temple of the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, Winona Consistory, Osman and Austin Oriental Bands, Unity Chaper No. 29, OES, the BPO Elks, Cedar Valley Conservation Club, Isaak Walton League and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Armstrong passed away at St. Olaf Hospital on the morning of May 19 after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stanley Hanks and Rev. Axel Long officiating. Interment was at Grandview Memorial Gardens with John G. Tate, Franklin King, Alvin Gerhart, William Peterson, Eugene Orr and Reuben Thompson serving as bearers. Honorary bearers were Earle Rogers, Jerry Thatcher, Philip Hovind, Don Ames, Adolph Schaal, Blaine Knutson and Ralph Moore.
Masonic rites were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Jordan Mortuary Chapel with Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM in charge.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, Agnes; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Volkert (Betty); two sons, Charles A. Armstrong, International Falls, and Robert L. Armstrong, Stockton, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Millard Lee (Goldie), Sibley, Iowa, Mrs. Clifford Lee (Violet), Mrs. Carl Johnson (Evelyn), Hanska; three brothres, Jesse Armstrong, Hanska, Melvin Armstrong, New Ulm, George Armstrong, Sylmar, Calif; many nieces and nephews.
Credit: Betty Armstrong
"Austin Daily Herald", May, 1969:
"1901 Charles Armstrong 1969
Charles Christian Armstrong was born in Albin Township, June 24, 1901, the son of William and Alma Elandson Armstrong. He attended rural schools near Hanska, Minn. where his parents farmed, and also attended high school at Sleepy Eye, Minn. The past 36 years he made his home in Austin and the past 22 years resided at 1105 2nd Ave. SW.
On June 10, 1930, he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Olga Paulson at Hanska. This union was blessed with three children: a daughter and two sons.
Mr. Armstrng was a veteran oil and gasoline businessman in Austin, serving as a peroleum bulk agent, distributor and consignee. At the time of his death, he was a partner with his son-in-law, Otto Volkert, in the Armstrong Skelly Service Station & Disbributors.
Always active in the affairs of the community, Mr. Armstrong was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the Salvation Army Board, the York Rite, Masonic Bodies, Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM, Austin Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons, St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, Royal and Select Masters, Austin Council No. 7, Osman Temple of the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, Winona Consistory, Osman and Austin Oriental Bands, Unity Chaper No. 29, OES, the BPO Elks, Cedar Valley Conservation Club, Isaak Walton League and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Armstrong passed away at St. Olaf Hospital on the morning of May 19 after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stanley Hanks and Rev. Axel Long officiating. Interment was at Grandview Memorial Gardens with John G. Tate, Franklin King, Alvin Gerhart, William Peterson, Eugene Orr and Reuben Thompson serving as bearers. Honorary bearers were Earle Rogers, Jerry Thatcher, Philip Hovind, Don Ames, Adolph Schaal, Blaine Knutson and Ralph Moore.
Masonic rites were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Jordan Mortuary Chapel with Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM in charge.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, Agnes; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Volkert (Betty); two sons, Charles A. Armstrong, International Falls, and Robert L. Armstrong, Stockton, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Millard Lee (Goldie), Sibley, Iowa, Mrs. Clifford Lee (Violet), Mrs. Carl Johnson (Evelyn), Hanska; three brothres, Jesse Armstrong, Hanska, Melvin Armstrong, New Ulm, George Armstrong, Sylmar, Calif; many nieces and nephews.
Credit: Betty Armstrong
"1901 Charles Armstrong 1969
Charles Christian Armstrong was born in Albin Township, June 24, 1901, the son of William and Alma Elandson Armstrong. He attended rural schools near Hanska, Minn. where his parents farmed, and also attended high school at Sleepy Eye, Minn. The past 36 years he made his home in Austin and the past 22 years resided at 1105 2nd Ave. SW.
On June 10, 1930, he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Olga Paulson at Hanska. This union was blessed with three children: a daughter and two sons.
Mr. Armstrng was a veteran oil and gasoline businessman in Austin, serving as a peroleum bulk agent, distributor and consignee. At the time of his death, he was a partner with his son-in-law, Otto Volkert, in the Armstrong Skelly Service Station & Disbributors.
Always active in the affairs of the community, Mr. Armstrong was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the Salvation Army Board, the York Rite, Masonic Bodies, Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM, Austin Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons, St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, Royal and Select Masters, Austin Council No. 7, Osman Temple of the Shrine, the Scottish Rite, Winona Consistory, Osman and Austin Oriental Bands, Unity Chaper No. 29, OES, the BPO Elks, Cedar Valley Conservation Club, Isaak Walton League and the United Commercial Travelers. He was also an active member of the First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Armstrong passed away at St. Olaf Hospital on the morning of May 19 after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Stanley Hanks and Rev. Axel Long officiating. Interment was at Grandview Memorial Gardens with John G. Tate, Franklin King, Alvin Gerhart, William Peterson, Eugene Orr and Reuben Thompson serving as bearers. Honorary bearers were Earle Rogers, Jerry Thatcher, Philip Hovind, Don Ames, Adolph Schaal, Blaine Knutson and Ralph Moore.
Masonic rites were held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Jordan Mortuary Chapel with Fidelity Lodge No. 39, AF&AM in charge.
Mr. Armstrong is survived by his wife, Agnes; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Volkert (Betty); two sons, Charles A. Armstrong, International Falls, and Robert L. Armstrong, Stockton, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Millard Lee (Goldie), Sibley, Iowa, Mrs. Clifford Lee (Violet), Mrs. Carl Johnson (Evelyn), Hanska; three brothres, Jesse Armstrong, Hanska, Melvin Armstrong, New Ulm, George Armstrong, Sylmar, Calif; many nieces and nephews.
Credit: Betty Armstrong
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