14. | Mobraten Julius P. was born on 04 Mar 1885 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota. (son of Mobraaten Peter J and Spaberg Bertha); died on 27 Apr 1949 in Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota.. Notes:
Notes for Julius Mobraten
Carlisle Farmer Dies In Burning Meadow
Son Finds Body Of Julius P. Mobraten When
He Failed To Return Home for Dinner
Suffered Heart Attack -
Fell Into Flames-
Manager Of Carlisle Elevator 30 Years
Julius P. Mobraten, 64, life long resident of Oscar township, was found burned to death in a small meadow fire a mile north of his home shortly after noon Wednesday.
Mr. Mobraten had gone out about 10:30 in the morning to burn off old grass in the meadow. When he failed to return for his dinner at noon, his son Julius Jr., went to see what was delaying his father, and found his body, the clothes burned off, and the body indicating severe burns. Mr. Mobraten had suffered from heart trouble recently and it is believed he suffered a fatal heart attack or stroke and fell forward into the flames.
.Julius P. Mobraten was born March 4, 1885, in Oscar township, the son of pioneer settlers. He spent all his life in that community with the exception of eight vears when he was manager of the elevator at Lundsvalley, N. D. He was married June 27, 1922 to Miss Frances Houg, at Rothsay, and they were the parents of eight children, all of whom with their mother are left to mourn the tragic death of a beloved and devoted husband and father.
Mr. Mobraten took an active interest in the community and was highly regarded, being one of the outstanding men of Carlisle township. He was manager of the Carlisle and Oscar Farmers Grain Elevator for thirty years, and a director of the Carlisle Telephone Company. He also services as treasurer of School District 111. In his tragic death the community and county have lost a good citizen. He was a member of Hedemarken church.
The surviving children are: Mrs. Wm. E. Johnson (anna) of Minneapolis; Mrs. Gene Duffy (Florence) Austin; Phyllis and Genevieve attending school in Minneapolis; Julius, Jr., Marie, Arthur and David at home. He also leaves to mourn his tragic death four sisters -- Mrs. Theo Moen and Mrs. Emil Moen, of Lundsvalley, N. D.,; Mrs. Peter Paulson, Stanley, N. D., Mrs. A. E. Skolrud, Hermiston, Ore; and two brothers, Oscar of Culver City, Calif., and Peter on the home farm. His parents and two sisters - Mrs. Otto Tweter and Mrs. John Ugstad preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 2, at the Hedemarken church with Rev. E. Salveson officiating. Burial will be in the Hedemarken cemetery
Taken from: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mmoen/Rothsay/ps04/ps04_198.htm
Julius married Houg Frances. Frances (daughter of Houg Ole Jr. Olsen and Massinglokken Ane M. Amundsdatter) was born on 9 Mar 1896 in Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota.; died on 23 Jan 1978 in Fergus Falls, Ottertail County, Minnesota.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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