Gosting, Ralph Louis 1880-1945

GOSTING, MCKINNEY

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 9/12/2011 at 20:31:04

LeMars Sentinel
December 18, 1945

Ralph Louis Gosting was born August 21, 1880, near LeMars, Iowa, and passed away Nov. 30, 1945, at his home near Kildare, Okla., at the age of 69 years, 3 months and 9 days.

He lived on a farm in Plymouth County, Iowa, until 1913, when he moved to Kildare, Okla., living with his mother, sister and brother, Roy, until Feb. 2, 1916, when he married to Jessie McKinney.

He then moved to his own home just east of Kildare, where he lived until his death.

To this union one child was born, Louis Joseph Gosting, who at present is attending the University of Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis.

Ralph was united with the Presbyterian Church when a very young man, changing his membership to the Methodist church on moving to Kildare.

He was a faithful, kind and loving husband and father.

He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Jessie, son Louis, a sister Alice, of Guthrie, Okla., brother, Will of Kildare, several nieces and nephews and many friends.