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Graber, Lawrence Lane (1939-1957)
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| + | <font size="+2">'''South Dakota Youth Killed by Tree Limb'''</font> |
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| + | <center><h3>FRESHMAN AT FREEMAN JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTIM OF UNUSUAL MISHAP</h3> |
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| + | Freeman, S. D. — This community was saddened by the sudden, accidental death of Lawrence Graber, 18-year-old freshman at Freeman Junior College who was fatally injured Sept. 18 in an unusual accident at his farm home. |
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| + | The young man and his father, Albert Graber, were using a tractor to pull stumps from a creek bed when a large stump came out with a sudden jerk, causing a limb to fall from a nearby tree. The limb struck Lawrence on the head, apparently causing instant death. |
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| + | Funeral services were held at the Salem Mennonite Church near here, of which he was a member. |
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| + | Surviving are the parents, two brothers and one sister. |
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| + | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 24 Oct 1957 p. 8 |
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Revision as of 10:38, 6 June 2017
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1957 Oct 10 p. 1
Birth date: 1939
text of obituary:
South Dakota Youth Killed by Tree Limb
FRESHMAN AT FREEMAN JUNIOR COLLEGE VICTIM OF UNUSUAL MISHAP
Freeman, S. D. — This community was saddened by the sudden, accidental death of Lawrence Graber, 18-year-old freshman at Freeman Junior College who was fatally injured Sept. 18 in an unusual accident at his farm home.
The young man and his father, Albert Graber, were using a tractor to pull stumps from a creek bed when a large stump came out with a sudden jerk, causing a limb to fall from a nearby tree. The limb struck Lawrence on the head, apparently causing instant death.
Funeral services were held at the Salem Mennonite Church near here, of which he was a member.
Surviving are the parents, two brothers and one sister.
