Otter Tail County, Minnesota Obituaries

Otter Tail County, Minnesota Obituaries

Florence Clemmer
Fergus Falls Daily Journal, 04/06/1898
Submitted By: Elizabeth Clemmer Becker
Deer Creek - The death of Florence Clemmer last Friday morning cast a gloom over the entire community,though it had long been a certainty,from her enfeebled condition that death was inevitable.She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs. M.P. Burrows and was 23 years of age.She was married to John Clemmer in December 1895 and leaves one child,a boy about a year old and a sorrowing husband to mourn her loss.The funeral which was attended by a large number of people was held from the M.E. church last Sunday and the remains interred in the cemetery at this place.Being a sufferer from that dreadfull disease-consumption,her death was not unexpected,yet her loss will be none the less kennly felt by the loving ones who are left to mourn her departure.The sympathy of hosts of friends is extended to the bereaved family.

Horace Clemmer
Fergus Falls Daily Journal, 04/05/1927
Submitted By: Elizabeth Clemmer Becker
Third Death in Family in Year.....Two Brothers and one sister die within a few months of each other.
Deer Creek April 5-- The funeral of Horace Clemmer,was held Wednesday afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal church, the Rev. Grace Downs officating, the body being brought here from Montana. Interment was in the Fairview cemetery. The death of Mr. Clemmer is the third in the family in a year....a brother, Nels Clemmer of this place died April 5, a year ago. In less than a month later, the only sister, Mrs.Joe Butler died in her home in California and brought back here for burial and now another brother has passed on.

Nels Clemmer
Fergus Falls Daily Journal, 04/13/1926
Submitters By Elizabeth Clemmer Becker
Nels Clemmer Dies in the west.... Deer Creek,resident goes to California for Health-- Dies on arrival
Deer Creek,April 13- The death of Nels Clemmer occurred Monday in the home of his sister, Mrs.J.M. Butler at Sacramento,Cal., where he had gone only two weeks ago in hopes that change of climate might help him. A few years ago he was striken with Apoplexy. He recovered so that he was about again and able to work some, but the past year he has failed slowly.... About a month ago he was taken violently ill while sitting in the Stewart grocery. He was hurried home and a physician called, but very little could be done. His sister and her husband arrived from California to be with him and urged him to go back with them,where it was hoped the climate would help him.He became worse while on the way and upon reaching his sister's was put to bed,where he slept peacefully away.
Nels was born near Austin Minn. and was 52 years of age. He came here with his parents from Austin 37 years ago.His father died many years ago and he then stayed with his mother in the old home until her death a few years ago. Since then he has lived alone, until last spring when Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Johnson rented the home and he made his home with them. He leaves to mourn his passing, one sister, Mrs. J.M. Butler of Sacramento, Cal. and four brothers, John of Pinewood,Minn., Ed and Bill of Sidney, Mont. and Hod who is in Washington.
The funeral took place Sunday at two o'clock p.m. from the M.E. church, Rev. Grace Downs officiating. The church was filled, many coming from a distance to attend. Interment was in Fairview cemetery beside his mother and father.
The quartette,consisting of James Aitchison, Prof.Mark, Dolly Bean and Mrs.J.C. Guin with Mrs. W.L. Junkin at the piano rendered very beautiful selections. The flowers were lovely, a blanket of Roses entirely covering the casket was sent by the citizens of the village, Showing their sympathy in the loss of a fellow citizen.

Miss Gunhild RYGH, a former Batavia (Illinois) lady, died Aug. 11, at Fergus Falls, Minn., of typhoid fever, aged 19 years. [Batavia Herald, Kane County, IL, 13 September 1894 - Sub. by K. Torp]