Published in The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) on Saturday March 6, 1948
Mrs. Isabel Reid Oberlander, 98, whose son, Arthur Oberlander was engineer for the first leg of the "Burma Road," died Friday at 9 a.m. at her residence, 345-4th East, of causes incident, to age.
Besides her son Arthur, two other sons and her husband all were in the mining and smelting profession. Her husband, John Oberlander, was employed by American Smelting and Refining Co., Murray, 48 years. He died in 1928 when 98 years of age.
Son in Scotland
Phil Oberlander, another son, was chief electrician at A S & R Co. plant at Garfield many years and at one time worked in South America. John Oberlander, only surviving son, who now lives in Forres, Scotland, worked many years in India and Burma.
Arthur Oberlander, who died in Germany 12 years ago, was superintendent of the Burma Mines, Ltd., and constructed the first leg of the road, originally used as a mining roadway, which was to become famous as the Burma Road during World War II.
Married in Ohio
Mrs. Oberlander was born Oct. 28, 1849. She was married to Mr. Oberlander in 1867 in Cincinnati, O., shortly after Mr. Oberlander's discharge from the army in which he served during the Civil war. Later they moved to Iowa and came to Utah in 1873.
They lived in Murray many years and after her husband's death she resided with a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Erekson, 5419-9th East, until 1943. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by the one son, John Oberlander; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Frahm, Star, Ida., and Mrs. Martha Venard, Durango, Colo.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Isabel Reid Oberlander, 98, whose son, Arthur Oberlander was engineer for the first leg of the "Burma Road," died Friday at 9 a.m. at her residence, 345-4th East, of causes incident, to age.
Besides her son Arthur, two other sons and her husband all were in the mining and smelting profession. Her husband, John Oberlander, was employed by American Smelting and Refining Co., Murray, 48 years. He died in 1928 when 98 years of age.
Son in Scotland
Phil Oberlander, another son, was chief electrician at A S & R Co. plant at Garfield many years and at one time worked in South America. John Oberlander, only surviving son, who now lives in Forres, Scotland, worked many years in India and Burma.
Arthur Oberlander, who died in Germany 12 years ago, was superintendent of the Burma Mines, Ltd., and constructed the first leg of the road, originally used as a mining roadway, which was to become famous as the Burma Road during World War II.
Married in Ohio
Mrs. Oberlander was born Oct. 28, 1849. She was married to Mr. Oberlander in 1867 in Cincinnati, O., shortly after Mr. Oberlander's discharge from the army in which he served during the Civil war. Later they moved to Iowa and came to Utah in 1873.
They lived in Murray many years and after her husband's death she resided with a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Erekson, 5419-9th East, until 1943. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by the one son, John Oberlander; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Frahm, Star, Ida., and Mrs. Martha Venard, Durango, Colo.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Published in The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) on Saturday March 6, 1948
Mrs. Isabel Reid Oberlander, 98, whose son, Arthur Oberlander was engineer for the first leg of the "Burma Road," died Friday at 9 a.m. at her residence, 345-4th East, of causes incident, to age.
Besides her son Arthur, two other sons and her husband all were in the mining and smelting profession. Her husband, John Oberlander, was employed by American Smelting and Refining Co., Murray, 48 years. He died in 1928 when 98 years of age.
Son in Scotland
Phil Oberlander, another son, was chief electrician at A S & R Co. plant at Garfield many years and at one time worked in South America. John Oberlander, only surviving son, who now lives in Forres, Scotland, worked many years in India and Burma.
Arthur Oberlander, who died in Germany 12 years ago, was superintendent of the Burma Mines, Ltd., and constructed the first leg of the road, originally used as a mining roadway, which was to become famous as the Burma Road during World War II.
Married in Ohio
Mrs. Oberlander was born Oct. 28, 1849. She was married to Mr. Oberlander in 1867 in Cincinnati, O., shortly after Mr. Oberlander's discharge from the army in which he served during the Civil war. Later they moved to Iowa and came to Utah in 1873.
They lived in Murray many years and after her husband's death she resided with a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Erekson, 5419-9th East, until 1943. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by the one son, John Oberlander; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Frahm, Star, Ida., and Mrs. Martha Venard, Durango, Colo.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Isabel Reid Oberlander, 98, whose son, Arthur Oberlander was engineer for the first leg of the "Burma Road," died Friday at 9 a.m. at her residence, 345-4th East, of causes incident, to age.
Besides her son Arthur, two other sons and her husband all were in the mining and smelting profession. Her husband, John Oberlander, was employed by American Smelting and Refining Co., Murray, 48 years. He died in 1928 when 98 years of age.
Son in Scotland
Phil Oberlander, another son, was chief electrician at A S & R Co. plant at Garfield many years and at one time worked in South America. John Oberlander, only surviving son, who now lives in Forres, Scotland, worked many years in India and Burma.
Arthur Oberlander, who died in Germany 12 years ago, was superintendent of the Burma Mines, Ltd., and constructed the first leg of the road, originally used as a mining roadway, which was to become famous as the Burma Road during World War II.
Married in Ohio
Mrs. Oberlander was born Oct. 28, 1849. She was married to Mr. Oberlander in 1867 in Cincinnati, O., shortly after Mr. Oberlander's discharge from the army in which he served during the Civil war. Later they moved to Iowa and came to Utah in 1873.
They lived in Murray many years and after her husband's death she resided with a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Erekson, 5419-9th East, until 1943. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She is survived by the one son, John Oberlander; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Frahm, Star, Ida., and Mrs. Martha Venard, Durango, Colo.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
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