Goossen, Gerhard A. (1876-1965)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 Apr 22 p. 10

Birth date: 1876

text of obituary:

LONG-TIME WEATHER OBSERVER PIONEER SETTLER DIES

Corn, Okla. — Funeral services for G. A. Goossen, 88, one of the pioneer Mennonite settlers of western Oklahoma, were held at th Corn M. B. Church on April 10.

For many years Mr. Goossen had served as the weather observer for this community. He came to this country from South Russia in 1903, pioneered in the Hooker, Okla. area, and had lived in the Corn vicinity since 1913.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 May 13 p. 11