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Charles J. Boelter

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Charles J. Boelter

Birth
Minnesota, USA
Death
8 Oct 1932 (aged 44)
Ward County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA GPS-Latitude: 48.2249244, Longitude: -101.2856587
Plot
Section 1, Block 180, Lot 2
Memorial ID
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Charley and his wife Emma never had children.

News Report on Death of Charles J. Boelter "Jury finds Boelter Death was Accidental"
The widow of the farmer, Charles Boelter, has long been bedridden. Charles Boelter, 44, farmer six miles south of Minot, found dead near his house Saturday forenoon with a shot gun wound below the heart, came to his death accidently, a coroner's jury decided Monday. It was found that the dropped gun against the concrete slab caused his wound. The gun was found at his feet near the east side of the house near the kitchen porch. Boelter was clothed in: underwear, overalls, sweater, leather jacket and slippers when found. The shot entered the stomach and lungs. Mrs. Boelter, in bed several months. He had been ill (not seriously) several days and ate breakfast in bed that morning. "He had been in good spirits said the nurse and domestic working in the house. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 2 pm at the farm house and in Zion Lutheran Church of Minot at 3 pm. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Minot. Guests: W.A. Boelter, Minneapolis, Oscar Boelter, Harlem, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. George Marcotte, and their son and daughter Raymond and Elizabeth, and William Marcotte -all of Red Lake Falls, MN. Kin to Mrs. Boelter. Others are expected. Ed Boelter, residing on a farm south of Minot, is a brother to the deceased. Source: "The Minot Daily News" Boelter Inquest, Oct 10, 1932, p. 1.
Charley and his wife Emma never had children.

News Report on Death of Charles J. Boelter "Jury finds Boelter Death was Accidental"
The widow of the farmer, Charles Boelter, has long been bedridden. Charles Boelter, 44, farmer six miles south of Minot, found dead near his house Saturday forenoon with a shot gun wound below the heart, came to his death accidently, a coroner's jury decided Monday. It was found that the dropped gun against the concrete slab caused his wound. The gun was found at his feet near the east side of the house near the kitchen porch. Boelter was clothed in: underwear, overalls, sweater, leather jacket and slippers when found. The shot entered the stomach and lungs. Mrs. Boelter, in bed several months. He had been ill (not seriously) several days and ate breakfast in bed that morning. "He had been in good spirits said the nurse and domestic working in the house. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 2 pm at the farm house and in Zion Lutheran Church of Minot at 3 pm. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Minot. Guests: W.A. Boelter, Minneapolis, Oscar Boelter, Harlem, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. George Marcotte, and their son and daughter Raymond and Elizabeth, and William Marcotte -all of Red Lake Falls, MN. Kin to Mrs. Boelter. Others are expected. Ed Boelter, residing on a farm south of Minot, is a brother to the deceased. Source: "The Minot Daily News" Boelter Inquest, Oct 10, 1932, p. 1.


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  • Added: Aug 7, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115090565/charles_j-boelter: accessed ), memorial page for Charles J. Boelter (17 Jul 1888–8 Oct 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115090565, citing Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by HLN (contributor 48050923).