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Francis Harvey “Frank” Osten

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Francis Harvey “Frank” Osten

Birth
Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Death
24 Aug 1937 (aged 17)
Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Douglas County, Colorado, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.3928757, Longitude: -104.7517624
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BOY FATALLY HURT WITH OWN WEAPON

Coeur d'Alene Youth Dies Enroute to Hospital
When His Father's Car Runs Out Of Gasoline

While shooting at a tin can target, Francis Harvey Osten, 17, wounded
himself fatally with a .22 revolver at a farm near here today.

The youth died of a severed artery in his side before reaching the hospital
after the car driven by his father ran out of Gasoline.

Coroner E. H. Teed said the death was accidental

Lewiston Tribune Wednesday, August 25, 1937 pg. 2
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Aug. 24. -- (AP)
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Francis Harvey Osten in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964
Name: Francis Harvey Osten
Birth Place: Colorado
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1920
Death Place: Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Death Date: 24 Aug 1937
Father: Carl H. Osten
Father's Birth Place: Colorado
Mother: Viola Carpenter
Mother's Birth Place: Nebraska
Certificate Year: 1937
Certificate Number: 105832
BOY FATALLY HURT WITH OWN WEAPON

Coeur d'Alene Youth Dies Enroute to Hospital
When His Father's Car Runs Out Of Gasoline

While shooting at a tin can target, Francis Harvey Osten, 17, wounded
himself fatally with a .22 revolver at a farm near here today.

The youth died of a severed artery in his side before reaching the hospital
after the car driven by his father ran out of Gasoline.

Coroner E. H. Teed said the death was accidental

Lewiston Tribune Wednesday, August 25, 1937 pg. 2
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Aug. 24. -- (AP)
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Francis Harvey Osten in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964
Name: Francis Harvey Osten
Birth Place: Colorado
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1920
Death Place: Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Death Date: 24 Aug 1937
Father: Carl H. Osten
Father's Birth Place: Colorado
Mother: Viola Carpenter
Mother's Birth Place: Nebraska
Certificate Year: 1937
Certificate Number: 105832


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