Lambertson, Ed R. - 1872 - 1938

LAMBERTSON, BRUNSKILL

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/28/2010 at 14:10:36

Brief mention was made last week of the death of Ed. R. Lambertson, long time resident and prominent business man, which occurred in a hospital at Rochester, Minn. at 4 o'clock last Thursday morning. Mr. Lambertson had been in ill health for several years, suffering from Bright's disease and diabetes, and during the past year had been confined to his home the greater part of the time. His condition became much worse during recent weeks and early last week he determined to go to Rochester and was accompanied there by Mrs. Lambertson and Dr. Helen Ensing. He arrived there on Tuesday morning of last week and subsequently developed pneumonia which caused his death.

The remains were brought back to his home in Hawarden and funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at 3:30 Sunday afternoon with Rev. Robert F. Chapler in charge. Members of the Masonic lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars attended in a body and participated in the burial rite at Grace Hill cemetery where S. W. Brown conducted the Masonic burial service and the firing squad fired the salute to the dead.

Ed. R. Lambertson was born at De Witt, Iowa, December 2, 1872, so lacked but one day of being 66 years old at the time of his death. At the age of 14 he moved with his parents to Beresford where he grew to young manhood.

He was united in marriage with Miss Allie Brunskill of Hawarden on November 4, 1915, and she survives him. He is also survived by one daughter by a prior marriage, Mrs. J. C. Sinclair of Sioux City; one brother, Scott Lambertson of DeWitt, Iowa; and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Montgomery of Fairfield, Iowa, and Mrs. J. T. Scroggs of Tulsa, Okla. His parents, five brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

NOTE: This is a short version of the obituary, to order a full copy contact the Sioux County Genealogical Society.

Source: Hawarden Independent, December 8, 1938