Chamberlain, Frank Jay -- 1862 - 1930

CHAMBERLAIN, CUMMINGS, GAMBLE, CAVANESS, FRYBERGER

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 3/3/2011 at 08:00:06

Frank Jay Chamberlain, of Gem Colony, died in Bassano last Saturday afternoon, June 21, after an illness of two weeks in the hospital. He was 68 years of age.

Frank Chamberlain was one of the best known and most respected residents of Gem, and his death is mourned by many relatives and a host of friends. He was born at Frankville, Iowa, in 1862, and in 1893 he married Miss Mary Cummings at Minot, North Dakota. There were nine children, seven of whom survive. They are: Donald C. Chamberlain, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. M.H. Gamble, of Countess; Mrs. R.B. Cavaness, of Omaha, Nebraska; Mrs. Geo. Fryberger, of Charto, Montana; Marie, Robert and Paul Chamberlain of Gem. Mrs. Mary Chamberlain, wife of the deceased, died in 1915. There is one brother, Gene Chamberlain, of Vancouver, Washington.

Deceased was an ordained Presbyterian minister. for the past number of years he had been farming at Gem. The funeral service was held in Knox Presbyterian church, Bassano, Tuesday afternoon, June 24, at 6:00 o'clock, and interment was mede in the Bassano cemetery. Rev. P.C. McCrae conducted the service. The large number of relatives and friends who attended the funeral, and the many beautiful floral tributes were evidence of the high esteem in which the dead man was held.
~Bassano Mail, Alberta, Canada, June 26, 1930