========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: HZeinstra@aol.com Submitted: June 27, 2004 ========================================================================= Merlye Henry Raph A Holland man was killed in a one-car accident five miles south of St. Cloud, Monday, at about 5:45 P.M. Merlye Henry Raph was born March 2, 1904, in Grange Twp., Pipestone County, Minnesota, to Arthur Berton and Cora Mae (Zarn) Raph. He lived in Grange Twp. his entire life. He was united in marriage to Elsie Emma Augusta Schierholz on March 24, 1933, at Brookings, South Dakota. He passed away on October 19, 1959, due to an auto accident near St. Cloud, Minnesota. He reached the age of 55 years, 7 months, 17 days. According to local authorities, Merlye Henry Raph, 55, probably had suffered a heart attack shortly before the accident and it is not known whether he had died of the heart attack or as a result of the accident. Mr. Raph, who was a contractor building grain elevators, had been working on an elevator in Clear Lake, Minnesota a town about 12 miles southeast of St. Cloud. The accident occurred on Highway 152 near Augusta about five miles south of St. Cloud. Mr. Raph's Plymouth rolled over several times when it ran off the highway, and he sustained a broken neck as a result of the accident. Mr. Raph is survived by his wife; one son, Eldo of Shelby, Montana; one daughter, (Carol) Mrs. Harvey Zeinstra of Pipestone; his mother, Mrs. Cora Raph of Pipestone; two brothers, Elmer of Pipestone and Roy of Pine River, Minnesota; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys (Frank) Griebel and Mrs. Addie (Walter) Litka of Pipestone; four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and three brothers Frank, Willis and Jesse. Services Thursday, Oct. 22, 1959, 2:00 p.m. Presbyterian Church, Holland, Minnesota. Clergyman: Rev. Kenneth Campbell Music: Vocalists: Mrs. Clytis Taubert and Mrs. David Oldemeyer Organist: Mrs. Marlin Van Dyke Honorary Bearers: Herman Oldewurtel, Harm Kor, William Francis, Art Taubert, Chris Bakker, Otto Passer Active Bearers: Archie Whitaker, Sr., Leo Jenson, Edwin Boehmke, Robert Lepper, Delbert Loose, Walter Wiese Final Resting Place: Ruthton Cemetery, Ruthton, Pipestone County, Minnesota. ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************