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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
3
A flurry of dinners visits and Sunday gatherings highlight the week as families including the Tornquists Nelsons Olson Florell and Engwall host relatives and friends. District Lutheran League events and club meetings provide social rhythm alongside ongoing hospitality at Olson and Johnson households.
One of God's noblemen Hugh Fraser born Inverness Scotland June 19 1852. He traveled with his family to the United States and settled near Fall River Greenwood County Kansas. He married Mary Cooper January 4 1882 and had five children. A Mason since 1886 he received a 50 year badge in 1936. He later moved to Scandia joined the M E Church and served on boards before passing Monday at age 84.
An obituary tribute marks 86 years of a companion whose long life spanned more than six decades. Mary Fraser is honored beside surviving relatives including John E. Fraser, Maisie Jeanette Schwahn of Lawrence, Harold Fraser of San Francisco, James D. Fraser of Fall River, and Chas. Yonker’s niece Mrs. Chas. Yonker of St. Joseph. The notice notes friends and relatives in mourning and praises the deceased for upright character and faith. It also records recent social visits by I. R. Meeker of Charleston and others with ElReno Sederlin and C. O. Thompson families.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Schwahn of Lawrence were called Friday night by Mrs Schwahn s illness father Hugh Fraser died after Schwahn left Sunday accompanied by Mrs Charles Yonkers of St Joseph Mo niece of Fraser Attendees at dinner included Hilma Stenson and children Anna Ruth and Doris Beth Darlington Shamrock Texas Mr and Mrs Eastvedt Hammer Merle Hammer callers George Fulcomer Belleville Evelyn daughter of Aunt Carlson visiting Helen Larson for Bible School
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