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Submitted: 3/29/10 • Approved: 8/8/22 • Last Updated: 8/11/22 • R47314-G47314-S3
Lottie R. Anderson Fargen
Birth
17 Nov 1903
Moody County, South Dakota, USA
Death
24 Jul 1982 (aged 78)
Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
Lottie and Emmett were married November 7, 1928 in Elkton South Dakota. They farmed on many different farms in Moody County, including farms in Flandreau, Clare and Grovena townships. They raised sheep, cattle and hogs besides farming the land. In 1962 they bought a farm in Flandreau Township, one mile northwest of Flandreau, which is still in the family. Emmett died suddenly on Fathers Day in 1966 of a heart attack and is buried at the Flandreau Catholic Cemetery. Lottie continued to live on the farm and also worked for the Green Thumb organization as Library Assistant at the Flandreau Public School System. In 1981 she moved into the Four Winds Apartments in Flandreau until her death from cancer in 1982.
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Lottie Fargen
Flandreau, S.D. – Lottie Fargen, 78, of Flandreau died Saturday at the Flandreau Hospital after a long illness.
Lottie Anderson was born Nov. 17, 1903, in Ward Township, Moody County. She married Emmett Fargen Nov. 7, 1928, in Elkton, S.D. They farmed northwest of Flandreau. Her husband died in June 1966. She moved into Flandreau in February 1981.
Survivors include a son, Patrick Fargen, Flandreau; four grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; a brother, Lee Anderson, Elkton; and two sisters, Mrs. William (Ada) Theel, Brookings, S.D., and Ms. Ethel Patton, Navoto, Calif.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, with burial at Flandreau Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Skroch Funeral Home, Flandreau.
Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD
Jul 26, 1982
Contributed on 3/29/10
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Record #: 47314