Newspaper Clipping – "The Bismarck Tribune", Bismarck, North Dakota
Friday, May 28, 1948
Garrison Dam Man Killed in Accident
Guy William Ostrander, 23, Garrison dam worker, was fatally injured about 5:30 a.m. Friday, when a heavy earth-moving machine he was operating turned over, pinning him underneath. He died enroute to Underwood.
According to McLean County Sheriff Charley Wheldon, who investigated the accident, Ostrander was working on the west side of the river when the accident occurred. The machine was empty at the time.
MeLean County Coroner Ray Ireland termed death accidental and said neither an inquest nor autopsy would be held.
Ostrander was a former resident of Pillsbury, N.D. His father, William Ostrander, is also employed on the Garrison dam project and his mother resides at Rice, Minn.
The body is at the Olson funeral home in Underwood.
Ostrander's death brings to two, the number of fatalities at the dam site for the month of May. Elroy Halvorsen, Fergus, Minn., was fatally injured May 4, when he was run over by a heavy earth-moving machine.
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Guy Ostrander Killed on Riverdale Dam Job:
Guy William Ostrander, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rice, Minnesota, was buried at Lodi, Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon, June 1, with services at the Simons Funeral Chapel there at 3:30 P..M.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota Dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A huge wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July, 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
He was born at Lodi, Wisconsin, January 25, 1928, attended schools in that area, and graduated from the Poynette,Wisconsin high school. His family moved to Minnesota in 1944.
Guy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home.
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Guy William Ostrander:
Guy William Ostrander, aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rothsay, Minnesota, was laid to rest at Garden Bluff Cemetery in West Point, Tuesday afternoon, burial services being held from the Simons Funeral Chapel in Lodi at 3:30 p.m.
Guy was born at Lodi on January 25, 1928 and lived in the Lodi-Poynette area until 1944, when the family moved to Minnesota. He attended Gibraltar, Crystal Lake and Arlington Center schools and Poynette high school.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A hug wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, Lodi American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
Guy leaves to mourn his parents, William and Dollie Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home. Also an uncle, Wilbert Ostrander, an aunt, Mrs. Wilbert Ostrander, and five cousins.
Funeral services were delayed here several hours, awaiting the arrival of the parents from Minnesota. However, it became imperative the the services be held on Tuesday. The Ostranders arrived in Lodi on Wednesday. They had delayed their departure from home awaiting the possible arrival of one of the boys in the service.
Newspaper Clipping – Lodi Enterprise
CARD OF THANKS:
We wish, through the columns of the Enterprise, to thank the many relatives and friends back here in our old home community for their thoughtfulness and kind attention at the time of the burial of our son and brother.
Wm. Ostrander and family
Guy's childhood nickname was "Pumpkin or Punkin".
Friday, May 28, 1948
Garrison Dam Man Killed in Accident
Guy William Ostrander, 23, Garrison dam worker, was fatally injured about 5:30 a.m. Friday, when a heavy earth-moving machine he was operating turned over, pinning him underneath. He died enroute to Underwood.
According to McLean County Sheriff Charley Wheldon, who investigated the accident, Ostrander was working on the west side of the river when the accident occurred. The machine was empty at the time.
MeLean County Coroner Ray Ireland termed death accidental and said neither an inquest nor autopsy would be held.
Ostrander was a former resident of Pillsbury, N.D. His father, William Ostrander, is also employed on the Garrison dam project and his mother resides at Rice, Minn.
The body is at the Olson funeral home in Underwood.
Ostrander's death brings to two, the number of fatalities at the dam site for the month of May. Elroy Halvorsen, Fergus, Minn., was fatally injured May 4, when he was run over by a heavy earth-moving machine.
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Guy Ostrander Killed on Riverdale Dam Job:
Guy William Ostrander, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rice, Minnesota, was buried at Lodi, Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon, June 1, with services at the Simons Funeral Chapel there at 3:30 P..M.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota Dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A huge wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July, 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
He was born at Lodi, Wisconsin, January 25, 1928, attended schools in that area, and graduated from the Poynette,Wisconsin high school. His family moved to Minnesota in 1944.
Guy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home.
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Guy William Ostrander:
Guy William Ostrander, aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rothsay, Minnesota, was laid to rest at Garden Bluff Cemetery in West Point, Tuesday afternoon, burial services being held from the Simons Funeral Chapel in Lodi at 3:30 p.m.
Guy was born at Lodi on January 25, 1928 and lived in the Lodi-Poynette area until 1944, when the family moved to Minnesota. He attended Gibraltar, Crystal Lake and Arlington Center schools and Poynette high school.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A hug wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, Lodi American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
Guy leaves to mourn his parents, William and Dollie Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home. Also an uncle, Wilbert Ostrander, an aunt, Mrs. Wilbert Ostrander, and five cousins.
Funeral services were delayed here several hours, awaiting the arrival of the parents from Minnesota. However, it became imperative the the services be held on Tuesday. The Ostranders arrived in Lodi on Wednesday. They had delayed their departure from home awaiting the possible arrival of one of the boys in the service.
Newspaper Clipping – Lodi Enterprise
CARD OF THANKS:
We wish, through the columns of the Enterprise, to thank the many relatives and friends back here in our old home community for their thoughtfulness and kind attention at the time of the burial of our son and brother.
Wm. Ostrander and family
Guy's childhood nickname was "Pumpkin or Punkin".
Newspaper Clipping – "The Bismarck Tribune", Bismarck, North Dakota
Friday, May 28, 1948
Garrison Dam Man Killed in Accident
Guy William Ostrander, 23, Garrison dam worker, was fatally injured about 5:30 a.m. Friday, when a heavy earth-moving machine he was operating turned over, pinning him underneath. He died enroute to Underwood.
According to McLean County Sheriff Charley Wheldon, who investigated the accident, Ostrander was working on the west side of the river when the accident occurred. The machine was empty at the time.
MeLean County Coroner Ray Ireland termed death accidental and said neither an inquest nor autopsy would be held.
Ostrander was a former resident of Pillsbury, N.D. His father, William Ostrander, is also employed on the Garrison dam project and his mother resides at Rice, Minn.
The body is at the Olson funeral home in Underwood.
Ostrander's death brings to two, the number of fatalities at the dam site for the month of May. Elroy Halvorsen, Fergus, Minn., was fatally injured May 4, when he was run over by a heavy earth-moving machine.
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Guy Ostrander Killed on Riverdale Dam Job:
Guy William Ostrander, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rice, Minnesota, was buried at Lodi, Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon, June 1, with services at the Simons Funeral Chapel there at 3:30 P..M.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota Dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A huge wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July, 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
He was born at Lodi, Wisconsin, January 25, 1928, attended schools in that area, and graduated from the Poynette,Wisconsin high school. His family moved to Minnesota in 1944.
Guy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home.
Newspaper Clipping, Newspaper not Identified:
Guy William Ostrander:
Guy William Ostrander, aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rothsay, Minnesota, was laid to rest at Garden Bluff Cemetery in West Point, Tuesday afternoon, burial services being held from the Simons Funeral Chapel in Lodi at 3:30 p.m.
Guy was born at Lodi on January 25, 1928 and lived in the Lodi-Poynette area until 1944, when the family moved to Minnesota. He attended Gibraltar, Crystal Lake and Arlington Center schools and Poynette high school.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A hug wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, Lodi American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
Guy leaves to mourn his parents, William and Dollie Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home. Also an uncle, Wilbert Ostrander, an aunt, Mrs. Wilbert Ostrander, and five cousins.
Funeral services were delayed here several hours, awaiting the arrival of the parents from Minnesota. However, it became imperative the the services be held on Tuesday. The Ostranders arrived in Lodi on Wednesday. They had delayed their departure from home awaiting the possible arrival of one of the boys in the service.
Newspaper Clipping – Lodi Enterprise
CARD OF THANKS:
We wish, through the columns of the Enterprise, to thank the many relatives and friends back here in our old home community for their thoughtfulness and kind attention at the time of the burial of our son and brother.
Wm. Ostrander and family
Guy's childhood nickname was "Pumpkin or Punkin".
Friday, May 28, 1948
Garrison Dam Man Killed in Accident
Guy William Ostrander, 23, Garrison dam worker, was fatally injured about 5:30 a.m. Friday, when a heavy earth-moving machine he was operating turned over, pinning him underneath. He died enroute to Underwood.
According to McLean County Sheriff Charley Wheldon, who investigated the accident, Ostrander was working on the west side of the river when the accident occurred. The machine was empty at the time.
MeLean County Coroner Ray Ireland termed death accidental and said neither an inquest nor autopsy would be held.
Ostrander was a former resident of Pillsbury, N.D. His father, William Ostrander, is also employed on the Garrison dam project and his mother resides at Rice, Minn.
The body is at the Olson funeral home in Underwood.
Ostrander's death brings to two, the number of fatalities at the dam site for the month of May. Elroy Halvorsen, Fergus, Minn., was fatally injured May 4, when he was run over by a heavy earth-moving machine.
Newspaper Clipping, Newspaper not Identified:
Guy Ostrander Killed on Riverdale Dam Job:
Guy William Ostrander, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rice, Minnesota, was buried at Lodi, Wisconsin, Tuesday afternoon, June 1, with services at the Simons Funeral Chapel there at 3:30 P..M.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota Dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A huge wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July, 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
He was born at Lodi, Wisconsin, January 25, 1928, attended schools in that area, and graduated from the Poynette,Wisconsin high school. His family moved to Minnesota in 1944.
Guy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home.
Newspaper Clipping, Newspaper not Identified:
Guy William Ostrander:
Guy William Ostrander, aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrander, Rothsay, Minnesota, was laid to rest at Garden Bluff Cemetery in West Point, Tuesday afternoon, burial services being held from the Simons Funeral Chapel in Lodi at 3:30 p.m.
Guy was born at Lodi on January 25, 1928 and lived in the Lodi-Poynette area until 1944, when the family moved to Minnesota. He attended Gibraltar, Crystal Lake and Arlington Center schools and Poynette high school.
Guy had been driving a big Euclid dirt mover on the Riverdale, North Dakota dam project. On the morning of May 28, on a rutty piece of road, the Euclid jack-knifed, throwing him beneath. A hug wheel passed over his body, crushing the middle of his body. He died on the way to the hospital an hour later.
Enlisting in the Navy immediately after his 17th birthday, he was honorably discharged on July 22, 1946 and was a Naval Reserve at the time of his death. The Maynard-Schulgen Post, Lodi American Legion, gave him a military funeral, the Rev. L.L. Litchfield officiating.
Guy leaves to mourn his parents, William and Dollie Ostrander, four brothers, Cpl. Caryl, Pfc. Charles, Burl and Robert, both at home. Also an uncle, Wilbert Ostrander, an aunt, Mrs. Wilbert Ostrander, and five cousins.
Funeral services were delayed here several hours, awaiting the arrival of the parents from Minnesota. However, it became imperative the the services be held on Tuesday. The Ostranders arrived in Lodi on Wednesday. They had delayed their departure from home awaiting the possible arrival of one of the boys in the service.
Newspaper Clipping – Lodi Enterprise
CARD OF THANKS:
We wish, through the columns of the Enterprise, to thank the many relatives and friends back here in our old home community for their thoughtfulness and kind attention at the time of the burial of our son and brother.
Wm. Ostrander and family
Guy's childhood nickname was "Pumpkin or Punkin".
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