January 23,2013 - Frank Brackvogel Rites Held Today

As I mentioned, Frank Brachvogel/Brackvogel was the son of Mary Ann Wilson and Henry Brachvogel.  We'll continue with his obituary published by Wessington Times (an assumption), March 1959.  This obituary is not complete.  I will give you what I have.

" Funeral services were held in March 25th at 8:30 p.m., Frank Brachvogel, 57, who died of a heart attack suffered about noon Saturday while in a Miller business place.  Rev. Hume Ward officiated at the services held in the Presbyterian Church.  Brachvogel was born Nov. 29th, 1899 in Omaha, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brachvogel.  He came to South Dakota at the age of three settling with his parents on a farm north of Wessington.  In March, 1929, he was married to Hazel McNeely, and they continued to farm until 1950 when Mr. Brachvogel retired and..."  This is as far as I have.

From this point it looks like Frank moved to St. Lawrence, then to Miller (SD).  I don't have a death date for Hazel, but I do see that she was a resident of Everett, Washington.  They had three children, Donald Franklin, Benton Elroy, and Arlene Joyce.  Arlene was also a resident of Everett, so perhaps her mother came to live with her after the death of Frank. 

Of all these children,  I really have no current contacts with their descendents.  I have spouses of them, and three children of Arlene ( Withrow).  Note to self...I need to find out more about Arlene's children, and of course Donald and Benton's.  Maybe Charlotte would know. 

This must have been Frank and Hazel's wedding picture as it is dated 1929.