m: in 1920 in Chelan Co, Wa
Gus Monesmith, 86, of 1316 Springwater, a long-time resident of this area, died in a Wenatchee hospital early Saturday morning.
He was born in Grass Creek, Ind., April 27, 1883, and he immigrated with the family to North Dakota at the age of five.
In 1904 he came to Wenatchee and lived on Sunny slope. When the Highline Canal was built, he helped construct it on the east side of the river. Later he walked the ditch and raised an apple orchard at Majestic Valley.
He operated the orchard until 1926, when he moved to Rock Island and built the Picture Rocks Service Station. This he operated until the Puget Sound Power and Light Co. built the Rock Island Dam on part of his property. He moved to the Springwater Ave. residence in 1933.
In 1920 he married Laura Branin here.
Besides his widow he leaves a son, Tom Monesmith, Scotts Bluff, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence J. (Nellie) Reeves, Mrs. Byron (Marion) Gossman and Mrs. Lee (Mildred) Travis, all of Wenatchee; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Jones & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Gus Monesmith, 86, of 1316 Springwater, a long-time resident of this area, died in a Wenatchee hospital early Saturday morning.
He was born in Grass Creek, Ind., April 27, 1883, and he immigrated with the family to North Dakota at the age of five.
In 1904 he came to Wenatchee and lived on Sunny slope. When the Highline Canal was built, he helped construct it on the east side of the river. Later he walked the ditch and raised an apple orchard at Majestic Valley.
He operated the orchard until 1926, when he moved to Rock Island and built the Picture Rocks Service Station. This he operated until the Puget Sound Power and Light Co. built the Rock Island Dam on part of his property. He moved to the Springwater Ave. residence in 1933.
In 1920 he married Laura Branin here.
Besides his widow he leaves a son, Tom Monesmith, Scotts Bluff, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence J. (Nellie) Reeves, Mrs. Byron (Marion) Gossman and Mrs. Lee (Mildred) Travis, all of Wenatchee; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Jones & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
m: in 1920 in Chelan Co, Wa
Gus Monesmith, 86, of 1316 Springwater, a long-time resident of this area, died in a Wenatchee hospital early Saturday morning.
He was born in Grass Creek, Ind., April 27, 1883, and he immigrated with the family to North Dakota at the age of five.
In 1904 he came to Wenatchee and lived on Sunny slope. When the Highline Canal was built, he helped construct it on the east side of the river. Later he walked the ditch and raised an apple orchard at Majestic Valley.
He operated the orchard until 1926, when he moved to Rock Island and built the Picture Rocks Service Station. This he operated until the Puget Sound Power and Light Co. built the Rock Island Dam on part of his property. He moved to the Springwater Ave. residence in 1933.
In 1920 he married Laura Branin here.
Besides his widow he leaves a son, Tom Monesmith, Scotts Bluff, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence J. (Nellie) Reeves, Mrs. Byron (Marion) Gossman and Mrs. Lee (Mildred) Travis, all of Wenatchee; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Jones & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Gus Monesmith, 86, of 1316 Springwater, a long-time resident of this area, died in a Wenatchee hospital early Saturday morning.
He was born in Grass Creek, Ind., April 27, 1883, and he immigrated with the family to North Dakota at the age of five.
In 1904 he came to Wenatchee and lived on Sunny slope. When the Highline Canal was built, he helped construct it on the east side of the river. Later he walked the ditch and raised an apple orchard at Majestic Valley.
He operated the orchard until 1926, when he moved to Rock Island and built the Picture Rocks Service Station. This he operated until the Puget Sound Power and Light Co. built the Rock Island Dam on part of his property. He moved to the Springwater Ave. residence in 1933.
In 1920 he married Laura Branin here.
Besides his widow he leaves a son, Tom Monesmith, Scotts Bluff, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence J. (Nellie) Reeves, Mrs. Byron (Marion) Gossman and Mrs. Lee (Mildred) Travis, all of Wenatchee; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Jones & Jones Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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