Ensign, Fred 1889-1953

ENSIGN, BRUNSKILL, FRAHM

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer
Date: 6/1/2012 at 19:58:26

Hawarden Independent (3 Sep 1953)

Fred Ensign , 63, of Marshall, Minn., a former Hawarden business man, died last Friday after a long illness. Nr Ensign at one time was engaged in the Ice business in Hawarden in partnership with Jesse Vearrier. A son of Alfred and Elizabeth Ensign , he was born November 6, 1889 in Hawarden. His mother died when he was but six months old and he and his sister were taken to Canada where they were raised by relatives. He returned to Hawarden when he was 14 and remained here until 1926 when he moved to Marshall. He married Miss Flossie Brunskill of Hawarden and to this union was born two sons Alfred and Floyd. After going to Marshall , Mr. Ensign married a second time to Clara Frahm 18 Aug 1931 in South Dakota and to this union were born two children Frederick and Renne.

Survivors beside the widow are four children, Alfred of Omaha, Floyd of Northwood, Iowa and Frederick and Renne, at home; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Robson of Ontario, Canada; a half brother, Warren Ensign and a step mother, Mrs. Helen Ensign, both of St. Regis, Mont; a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen Siebert of Dubuque, Iowa and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Catholic church at Marshall with Burial in the Catholic cemetery