Name on Tombstone = Alfred Boschult (Son)


Dates on Tombstone = 1901 - 1917

Obituary

The Hooper Sentinel
November 8, 1917

A Fatal Accident

That ill luck is following the Henry Boschult family, who moved
last spring from near Scribner to Osmand, Pierce county, was
evidenced Tuesday when relatives here received word that Alfred,
the sixteen-year old son, was so seriously injured in a runaway
accident while picking corn about three o'clock Monday afternoon
that death occured at six o'clock.

The body was brought to Winslow yesterday afternoon, and funeral
services will be today at noon from the home of the deceased's
grandmother, Mrs. Jacob Fauss, east of Hooper, and at one o'clock
from the Logan Creek church, Rev. A. Kersten of Telbasta,
officiating. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. The
unfortunate boy leaves to mourn his untimely loss his father, three
brothers and six sisters, the mother having gone to her reward on
June 20.
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The Hooper Sentinel
November 15, 1917

Loses Life in Runaway

The following taken from the Osmond (Nebr.) Republican gives the
details of the accident which resulted in the death of Alfred, the
16 year-old son of Henry Boschult, whose funeral was held last
Thursday at the Logan Creek church: "Monday evening the people of
this community were shocked to learn that Henry Boschult's son,
Alfred, had been killed in a runaway. The accident occurred at
3:30 in the afternoon, and the facts as we have them from the
brothers of the dead boy are as follows; Alfred and his brother,
Wilbur, were in the same field shucking. Alfred had reached the end
of the field and was standing on the side of his wagon getting
ready to turn around when he saw his brother's team tearing down
the field toward him. As they got opposite his wagon he reached
out to stop them, but as he grabbed at them his shucking peg caught
in one of the hames of the runaways and he was jerked under them.

"In the meantime his own team ran away, and before he could get out
of the way both wagons had passed over him. He got onto his feet
and walked a distance and at first it was thought that he was not
badly hurt, but he was injured internally and died at 6 o'clock the
same evening.

"Rev. High of the Randolph M. E. church conducted brief funeral
services at the house Tuesday. The remains were taken to the old
home near Winslow, where Alfred was laid to rest by the side of his
mother, who was called to the Great Beyond last spring.

"Had Alfred lived until the 23rd of this month he would have been
sixteen years of age.

"The Boschult family, who moved here last spring from Dodge county,
have the sympathy of the entire community".