Iowa
Old Press
Oskaloosa Herald
Oskaloosa, Mahaska co. IA
October, 1913
OSWANDEL
Frederick Oswandel, a pioneer resident of Scott Township, died
unexpectedly Sunday morning, October 12, 1913, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Tandy, in White Oak, where he arrived
Wednesday of last week on a visit, aged 87 years, 4 months. Death
was the result of uremic poisoning, after an acute illness of
only twenty-six hours. Funeral at Union Chapel in Scott Township,
Tuesday, October 14, 1913. Interment in Butler Cemetery. Mr.
Oswandel was one of the best known residents and a pioneer of
Mahaska County in Scott Township. He came to Iowa in 1846 and has
resided in Mahaska almost from the first in Scott Township on the
old homstead. His wife passed away only a short time before,
January 14, 1910. Children surviving are: W. H. of Denver,
Colorado; Mrs. Fannie Barnes, and Mrs. Elizabeth Else of
Nebraska; George
and Harry of Oskaloosa; Frank and Charles of Scott Township, and
Mrs. A. B. Tandy of White Oak. Almost up to the date of death the
deceased had enjoyed a remarkable and vigorous health and his
sudden taking off was a shock, alike to relatives and
acquaintances. The sympathy of the community is with the bereaved
family.
[transcribed by J.D.P., February 2005]