Mrs. W. A. Dakan passed away at her home in Castle Rock, Colorado on Monday evening, September 29th, 1941, at the age of 91 years, 71 of which were spent in Colorado. Her husband preceeded[sic] her in death in 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Dakan moved from Savannah, Mo., in 1870 and homesteaded a ranch some fifteen miles southwest of Castle Rock. There they braved the hardships of the old West, before the Indians were moved from this region farther west. Mrs. Dakan was the true type of the pioneer woman, industrious, thrifty and courageous, a good neighbor and a kind, thoughtful, loving mother. Seven children were born to the Dakan family. Albert, a lawer[sic] of Longmont, Colorado; Mrs. Orie Johnson, deceased, Castle Rock; Mrs. Ida Knowles, Castle Rock; Mrs. Nellie Fallis, deceased; Mrs. Maud Fallis, Castle Rock; and Frank Dakan, County Commissioner of Douglas County, Colorado and Mrs. Belle Failing of Boulder, Colorado.
--The Record Journal of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) Oct. 3, 1941
--The Record Journal of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) Oct. 3, 1941
Mrs. W. A. Dakan passed away at her home in Castle Rock, Colorado on Monday evening, September 29th, 1941, at the age of 91 years, 71 of which were spent in Colorado. Her husband preceeded[sic] her in death in 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Dakan moved from Savannah, Mo., in 1870 and homesteaded a ranch some fifteen miles southwest of Castle Rock. There they braved the hardships of the old West, before the Indians were moved from this region farther west. Mrs. Dakan was the true type of the pioneer woman, industrious, thrifty and courageous, a good neighbor and a kind, thoughtful, loving mother. Seven children were born to the Dakan family. Albert, a lawer[sic] of Longmont, Colorado; Mrs. Orie Johnson, deceased, Castle Rock; Mrs. Ida Knowles, Castle Rock; Mrs. Nellie Fallis, deceased; Mrs. Maud Fallis, Castle Rock; and Frank Dakan, County Commissioner of Douglas County, Colorado and Mrs. Belle Failing of Boulder, Colorado.
--The Record Journal of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) Oct. 3, 1941
--The Record Journal of Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) Oct. 3, 1941
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