Cambier, Franklin, 1914-1937

CAMBIER, SCHOLTEN

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FRANK CAMBIER DIED SUNDAY
Was Former Young Hawarden Garage Manager
Death Occurred at LeMars After an Illness of Several Months.--Funeral at Alton Tuesday

Franklin Cambier, former young Hawarden business man, passed away at 8 o'clock Sunday morning [Dec. 12] at the LeMars hospital following an illness of several months from Hodgkins disease. He first began to show signs of the affliction in September and spent several weeks at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn., but received little encouragement as the seriousness of his ailment was revealed.

Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Alton at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon and interment was made in the Alton cemetery. About twenty-five of his Hawarden friends and business associates were in attendance at the funeral.

Franklin Cambier was born in Alton October 3, 1914, so was but a little past 23 years of age at the time of his death. He grew to young manhood in Alton and was graduated from the Alton high school and later attended Western Union College at LeMars for two years. He then entered the employ of the Cambier Motor Company and assisted with the work at the Cambier filling station in LeMars until about two years ago when he was transferred to Hawarden as manager of the company's business here. He held this position until last May when he was transferred to Primghar as manager of the company's business at that place. He continued at Primghar until illness compelled him to give up work early this fall. His death is the first break in a family of nine children and in addition to his brothers and sisters he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cambier of Alton.

"Butch" as he was familiarly known in Hawarden, demonstrated a capacity for quickly making and holding friends when he came to this city. While he gave diligent attention to business, he was never too busy to extend a cheery greeting to a friend or acquaintance and he continually radiated an infectious good nature. During his business life in Hawarden he was affiliated with the local Rotary Club. He had many warm friends in this city who are deeply grieved at his untimely death.

Source: Hawarden Independent, Dec. 16, 1937.

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From the Sioux County Capital, Dec. 16, 1937:

Franklin Vernon Cambier, 23, died in the Le Mars hospital Sunday morning, Dec. 12 after several weeks illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cambier and was born and grew to manhood in the Alton vicinity.

The young man was graduated from the Alton High school after which he attended Western Union College at Le Mars. For the past four years he has been associated with the Cambier Motor Co. and was manager of stations in Le Mars, Hawarden and Primghar. About three months ago, Franklin became ill and went to Rochester for an examination and treatment.

He is survived by his parents, four brothers and four sisters. They are William of Orange City, Clinton and Richard and Orville of Alton and Mrs. R. Newton of California, Mrs. C. Swanson of Denver, Colo., Mrs. H. M. Dildine of Los Angeles and Mrs. Ray Van Wechel of Vinton, Iowa. Mrs. Dildine nursed her brother for the past two weeks and Mrs. Van Wechel was here constantly. The other two sisters could not be present for the funeral which was held Tuesday at 12:30 in the Presbyterian church in Alton with the Rev. Mr. Budd officiating assisted by Rev. Mr. Van Engelenhoven.

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From the Alton Democrat, Dec. 17, 1937:

DEATH [OF] YOUNG BUSINESS MAN AT ALTON SAD

Franklin Vernon Cambier, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cambier of Alton, passed on Sunday morning at 7:30 at the LeMars hospital, where he had been a patient for less than twenty-four hours. Ill for three months with a tumor on the lung he made several trips to Rochester for treatment and the best of medical skill was exerted in his behalf. He was a young man of exceptionally fine character and hundreds of friends were saddened by his untimely passing at the age of 23 years.

Born in Alton on Oct. 23rd, 1914, he was second to the youngest of the nine Cambier children. He graduated from Alton high school in 1931 and attended Western Union College, Le Mars for two years. Since then he has been associated with the Cambier Motor Co. at Le Mars, Hawarden and Primghar, where he was a valued employee with bright future prospects. He was engaged to be married in the spring to Miss Helen Beachler of Le Mars, high school teacher at Sutherland.

Surviving are his parents and eight brothers and sisters, namely Mrs. R. D. Newton (Josephine) of Los Angeles; Wm. J. Cambier of Orange City; Richard H. Cambier of Alton; Mrs. H. M. Dildine (Suzanne) of Huntington Park, Calif.; Mrs. C. E. Swanson (Gladys) of Denver; Clinton Cambier, Alton; Mrs. Ray Van Wechel (Lillian) of Vinton, Iowa; Orville at home.

Funeral services at the Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon were in charge of Rev. Budd of Hospers, Rev. Van Engelenhoven of Alton and Rev. Redeker of Primghar. Pallbearers were Harold Gralopp of Le Mars, Warren Farr and Glen Olson of Hawarden, Howard Nitteberg of Primghar, Raymond Raak of Orange City and John Kooreman of Alton. The church choir sang "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Lead Kindly Light." Burial was in Nassau township cemetery.

The church was filled upstairs and down, where a loud speaker was installed, with hundreds of friends and relatives, including many from neighboring towns. Relatives present included the young man's aged grandmother, Mrs. G. Beltman, with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Slager of Hull with whom she is at present making her home; his sister, Mrs. Dildine of Huntington Park, who came three weeks ago with her year-old son Billy, to care for her brother. Mrs. Dildine is a trained nurse, now on leave of absence from her duties as welfare worker, and is leaving Sunday for her home. Mrs. Van Wechel with her little son Glenn also spent the past two weeks here with her brother. Miss Beachler has been a constant attendant at the bedside of her fiance and was with him at the hospital together with his mother, when he passed on. A third sister, Mrs. Swanson of Denver is expected this Thursday to spend several weeks here.

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From the Ireton Ledger, Dec. 16, 1937:

WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN DIES AT ALTON
Franklin Cambier, an active and popular young Sioux county business man, died Sunday morning after an illness of about a year of Hodgkins disease of the liver. Mr. Cambier was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cambier, of Alton.... [The remainder of this fairly short obit repeats information given in the other obits]

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From the Sioux County Capital, Sept. 30, 1937:

Orville Cambier has gone to Rochester, Minn. to be with his brother Franklin who is seriously ill in the hospital there with a tumor on his lung. No operation will be performed this week but doctors are treating the tumor with radium and electricity.

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Parents: Jacob Cambier and Dena Scholten (Iowa census 1925)