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Pioneer Methodist Missionary Van Orsdel Dies in Montana
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel, pioneer Montana missionary and Milk River district superintendent, died at 12 10 a m in Great Falls after weeks in Deaconess hospital following a September stroke. Born 1848 near Gettysburg Pa, he rode thousands of miles as a circuit rider, helped found early churches in Montana, and was a longtime leader in the Northern Montana conference. He never married and is survived by one brother, Fletcher Van Orsdel. Burial will be in Helena's Forestvale cemetery with services in Great Falls and Helena.
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