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Rites for Mrs. Goff Held Monday
Mrs. F. L. (Adelade [sic]) Goff was born in Canada December 25, 1858. Here she lived with her parents until young womanhood, when the family moved to Boon, Michigan.
She was united in marriage to Frank L. Goff at Lake City, Minn., on January 4, 1879 where the couple remained until coming to Dakota in July 1887 where they settled on a farm south of Lidgerwood.
In 1900 they moved to a farm north of Lidgerwood and remained on this farm until October 1906 when they moved to Lidgerwood where Mr. Goff was employed in the local flour mill. Some years after leaving the mill, he served as an auctioneer. He also served as police magistrate for a number of years. Mr. Goff passed away December 31, 1943.
Since the death of Mr. Goff Mrs. Goff has made her home in Lidgerwood until February of this year when she was taken to the Wahpeton hospital. Three weeks ago she was moved to the Hankinson hospital.
Mrs. Goff had been in ill health and abed for the last 18 months. She passed away at Hankinson May 24, 1947 at 2:45 p. m.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. C. E. Smith of Covina, Calif., Mrs. J. W. Doan of Makenzie [sic], N. D., Mrs. J. P. Baumann of Fairmount, N. D., and Mrs. Florence Palzak of Covina, Calif.; by four sons, Clayton of Mankato, Minn., George of Valley City, Leonard of Lidgerwood and Frank of Rutland, N. D. There are also 16 grandchildren and 19 (?) great-grandchildren.
Services were held at the Methodist church on Monday May 26 at 2 p. m., with Rev. O. Kinzler officiating. Interment was made at the Pleasant View cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Alvin Strege, Ralph Bohn, A. H. Heley, Lee Swanson, W. H. Christians and A. H. Wirtenberger.
Honorary pallbearers were Dan Riley, August Wolter, Frank Lyons, George Collings, James T. Lynch, Herman Schustrum and Herman Worcester.
FOR THE FUNERAL
Out-of-town relatives who were here for the funeral of Mrs. F. L. Goff Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Goff and daughter of Mankato, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. George Goff and sons of Valley City; Frank Goff of Rutland; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baumann of Fairmount; Mrs. Jewell Doan and Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Doan Jr., of near Bismarck; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baumann of Rutland; and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Baumann and daughter of Willmar, Minn.
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Rites for Mrs. Goff Held Monday
Mrs. F. L. (Adelade [sic]) Goff was born in Canada December 25, 1858. Here she lived with her parents until young womanhood, when the family moved to Boon, Michigan.
She was united in marriage to Frank L. Goff at Lake City, Minn., on January 4, 1879 where the couple remained until coming to Dakota in July 1887 where they settled on a farm south of Lidgerwood.
In 1900 they moved to a farm north of Lidgerwood and remained on this farm until October 1906 when they moved to Lidgerwood where Mr. Goff was employed in the local flour mill. Some years after leaving the mill, he served as an auctioneer. He also served as police magistrate for a number of years. Mr. Goff passed away December 31, 1943.
Since the death of Mr. Goff Mrs. Goff has made her home in Lidgerwood until February of this year when she was taken to the Wahpeton hospital. Three weeks ago she was moved to the Hankinson hospital.
Mrs. Goff had been in ill health and abed for the last 18 months. She passed away at Hankinson May 24, 1947 at 2:45 p. m.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. C. E. Smith of Covina, Calif., Mrs. J. W. Doan of Makenzie [sic], N. D., Mrs. J. P. Baumann of Fairmount, N. D., and Mrs. Florence Palzak of Covina, Calif.; by four sons, Clayton of Mankato, Minn., George of Valley City, Leonard of Lidgerwood and Frank of Rutland, N. D. There are also 16 grandchildren and 19 (?) great-grandchildren.
Services were held at the Methodist church on Monday May 26 at 2 p. m., with Rev. O. Kinzler officiating. Interment was made at the Pleasant View cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Alvin Strege, Ralph Bohn, A. H. Heley, Lee Swanson, W. H. Christians and A. H. Wirtenberger.
Honorary pallbearers were Dan Riley, August Wolter, Frank Lyons, George Collings, James T. Lynch, Herman Schustrum and Herman Worcester.
FOR THE FUNERAL
Out-of-town relatives who were here for the funeral of Mrs. F. L. Goff Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Goff and daughter of Mankato, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. George Goff and sons of Valley City; Frank Goff of Rutland; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baumann of Fairmount; Mrs. Jewell Doan and Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Doan Jr., of near Bismarck; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baumann of Rutland; and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Baumann and daughter of Willmar, Minn.
Family Members
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Clarence Ernest Goff
1880–1900
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Grace E. Goff Smith
1882–1977
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Frank Louis Goff Jr
1884–1953
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Charlotte Henrietta "Lottie" Goff Bauman
1887–1990
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Julia Margaret Goff Doan
1889–1978
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George William Goff Sr
1894–1985
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Clayton Allen Goff
1897–1987
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Florence Mae Goff Bailey
1898–1979
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Leonard Benjamin Goff
1900–1966
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Alton Goff
1904–1906