GARDNER, Don 1878-1920

GARDNER, ROSBOROUGH

Posted By: Don Gardner (email)
Date: 11/14/2003 at 06:50:55

Death of Don Gardner

A few days since Mrs. W. W. Gardner received word that her son, Don, was seriously ill in a hospital at Minot, North Dakota.

On Monday a telegram said he was much improved, and that there were good hopes for his recovery, but on Tuesday a third message conveyed the sad intelligence that he had passed away on Monday night, August 30, 1920. Mr. Gardner was taken sick last winter and underwent two operations at Bismark, one for hernia and another for appendicitis. He became better and it was thought he would recover permanently, but about a month ago he suffered another attack and was taken to Minot where about a month previous to his death he underwent still another operation, this time for the removal of an abscess on the kidneys. He seemed to be recovering nicely until two weeks ago, when he was seized with a violent attack of hiccoughing, that could not be checked and which continued for twelve days before the affliction was brought under control. It was then that word was sent that he was better, but his constitution was so weakened that the apparent betterment was but temporary.

Don Garfield Gardner was born at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, October 3, 1878, and came with his parents to Lyon County when a small child. He lived here until about ten years ago, when he moved to Hancock, Minnesota, where he farmed for two years, and then moved to Makoti, North Dakota, where he took up a homestead, and where he's since lived.

He was married to Miss Myrtie Estelle Rosborough, of this city, on July 29, 1904 in Rock Rapids, Lyon county, Iowa.

He is survived by the wife and two children, his mother, his sister Kitty Gardner and by brother, Dan.

Mr. Gardner was an industrious, able young man, who had a friend in everyone with whom he was acquainted or came in contact, and his demise will be sincerely mourned by all his acquaintances.

The remains will be brought to the home of his mother and interment will take place in Riverview cemetery, beside his father and other members of the family.