Obit: Pfeiffer, Olive (1858 - 1919)
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Surnames: PFEIFER
ARNTSEN ALTON KAMPS LEFF CARPENTER ----Source:
GREENWOOD GLEANER (Greenwood, Wis.) 11/13/1919 Pfeifer, Olive (31
JUL 1858 - 2 NOV 1919) Mrs. Frank Pfeifer
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.M. Arntsen in Duluth,
Minn., on Sunday evening, Nov. 2nd at ten minutes to nine, at the
age of 64 years, 3 months and 2 days. Olive Frances
Carpenter was born in Greenwood, Clark County, Wis., July 31, 1858,
was married to F.J. Pfeifer at Humbird, Wis., Oct. 29, 1877. To
this union was born five children, Mrs. Geo. Alton of Washburn,,
Wis., Mrs. John Kamps of Timber Lake, S.D., Mrs. A.M. Arntsen of
Duluth, Minn., Charles Earl and Mrs. W. Leff of Ellendale, N.D. She
is survived by her husband and four daughters, Charles Earl having
died in infancy. She was the first
white child born in Greenwood in a house, which has been known as
the Wm. Oelig home, and resided in Greenwood for many years. She was an active
old lady and was enjoying the best of health at the time of her
death, which was due to heart failure, a kind and loving mother,
always ready to help anyone in any way she could and performed many
acts of kindness to her friends and neighbors. Funeral services
were held at the home of Mrs. A.M. Arntsen in Duluth, Minn. Mr. Pfeifer, Mr.
and Mrs. Arntsen, Mrs. Alton and daughter accompanied the remains
to Greenwood, where the remains were laid to rest last Thursday in
the Greenwood Cemetery.
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