OBITUARY
FUNERAL OF MRS. O'DEA HELD HERE FRIDAY
The remains of Mrs. O'Dea, nee Mrs. Bertrand, formerly of this city but whom for the past two years has resided at Braddock were tenderly laid to rest at the Napoleon cemetery last Friday afternoon.
From this week's issue of the Braddock News we clip the following obituary notice: Following an illness of over five months, Mrs. J. F. O'Dea, a prominent woman of this place and of Napoleon passed away at the hospital in Bismarck Monday April 21, at about 4:00 a.m. and was laid to rest in the family lot in Napoleon cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Stowell and by the Woodman Circle at the cemetery.
Viola Long was born in Illinois, December 23rd, 1870 and died at Bismarck April 21, being 48 years, 3 months and 29 days old at the time of her death. Her early life was spent in Illinois where she attended school, later moving to Chariton and Des Moines, Iowa.
In August (25) 1887, she was united in marriage to Joseph Bertrand who died April 18, 1910. To this union were born eight children, Mrs. J. Metela, Mrs. D. A. Higgins, Merle and Laura of this place, Mrs. C. H. Shimp of Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. J. E. Smith of Omaha, Neb. and two children who died in infancy.
On the 15th day of April, 1918 she was again married to J. F. O'Dea at Aberdeen, S.D. who survives her.
Besides the above children she leaves three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Shafer of Napoleon, Mrs. Todd Lane of Chariton, Iowa and Mrs. O. M. Vic of this place and one brother, F. M. Long who resides here and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.
Obituary courtesy of Roberta Tuller
OBITUARY
FUNERAL OF MRS. O'DEA HELD HERE FRIDAY
The remains of Mrs. O'Dea, nee Mrs. Bertrand, formerly of this city but whom for the past two years has resided at Braddock were tenderly laid to rest at the Napoleon cemetery last Friday afternoon.
From this week's issue of the Braddock News we clip the following obituary notice: Following an illness of over five months, Mrs. J. F. O'Dea, a prominent woman of this place and of Napoleon passed away at the hospital in Bismarck Monday April 21, at about 4:00 a.m. and was laid to rest in the family lot in Napoleon cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Stowell and by the Woodman Circle at the cemetery.
Viola Long was born in Illinois, December 23rd, 1870 and died at Bismarck April 21, being 48 years, 3 months and 29 days old at the time of her death. Her early life was spent in Illinois where she attended school, later moving to Chariton and Des Moines, Iowa.
In August (25) 1887, she was united in marriage to Joseph Bertrand who died April 18, 1910. To this union were born eight children, Mrs. J. Metela, Mrs. D. A. Higgins, Merle and Laura of this place, Mrs. C. H. Shimp of Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. J. E. Smith of Omaha, Neb. and two children who died in infancy.
On the 15th day of April, 1918 she was again married to J. F. O'Dea at Aberdeen, S.D. who survives her.
Besides the above children she leaves three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Shafer of Napoleon, Mrs. Todd Lane of Chariton, Iowa and Mrs. O. M. Vic of this place and one brother, F. M. Long who resides here and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.
Obituary courtesy of Roberta Tuller
Gravesite Details
Viola is memorialized on her first husband's headstone in Iowa.
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