DUNCAN, Isaac Shane 1874-1956

DUNCAN

Posted By: COUNTY COORDINATOR
Date: 8/5/2013 at 11:44:16

I. S. Duncan Burned To
Death In Fire At His
Home Wednesday

RICEVILLE, IOWA - An 81-year-old man was burned to death when the lower floor of his home was gutted in a fire here Wednesday afternoon.

I. S. Duncan was found on the stairs when firemen broke into his flaming house Wednesday after the fire was reported by a neighbor, Floyd Auringer. A faulty furnace evidently caused the fire.

Funeral services are incomplete at the Riceville Funeral Home. He is survived by one son, Kenneth, living in Minneapolis.

Source: Riceville Recorder, March 8, 1956
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The cemetery listing for Riverside Cemetery, on IaGenWeb shows:

Duncan, Isaac S., 1874--1956, 82, SD-L111-P03
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RICEVILLE MAN
DIES AS FIRE
WRECKS HOME

RICEVILLE, IOWA - An 81-year-old man burned to death when the lower floor of his home was gutten in a fire here Wednesday afternoon.

I.S. Funcan was found on the stairs when firemen broke into his flaming house Wednesday after the fire was reported by a neighbor, Floyd Auringer. A faulty furnace evidently caused the blaze.

Damage in the house amounted to about $10,000.

Funeral services are incomplete at the Riceville funeral Home. He is survived by one son, Kenneth, of Minneapolis.

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, Thur., March 8, 1956
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According to Findagrave.com:

Isaac Shane Duncan (1874 - )

World War I Draft Registration: September 12, 1918
Isaac Shane Duncan age 43, living in Riceville, Howard, Iowa; born November 21, 1874; Agent and Operater of CGW Railroad, Riceville, Howard, Iowa; married, wife Clara; Riverside Cemetery