Grandma Goss - September 1956
Bessie Hulings Goss (June 10, 1879 - September 6, 1956)
In September, Grandma Goss had been hospitalized, suffering from heart failure.
Aunt Dot called from Kalispell, “If you want to see her (Grandma) again, you should come right now.”
In September, Grandma Goss had been hospitalized, suffering from heart failure.
Aunt Dot called from Kalispell, “If you want to see her (Grandma) again, you should come right now.”
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Our mother was born in November 1903, the same month that the Wright Brothers took their first flight at Kitty Hawk. 53 years later, she took her first flight, in a DC-3. At the airport, with a vase of flowers for Grandma.
(No TSA then) David took pictures - September 1956 |
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One giant step (arrow)
Fasten seat belts
Lift-off
Clearing Rocky Butte
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Grandma died the next day - September 6, 1956 (Kalispell Daily Inter Lake)
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David, with Helen and Norman, drove all night to Kalispell.
The next day, David did not feel well and slept most of the day.
(Awake all night plus a lot of No-Doz).
Dad was already there, still logging.
The next day, David did not feel well and slept most of the day.
(Awake all night plus a lot of No-Doz).
Dad was already there, still logging.
Bessie Hulings Goss - Conrad Memorial Cemetery - September 1956
Grandpa and Grandma Turner in foreground: Area I. David’s 1953 Ford - September 1956
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Grandpa Goss and children
September 1956 |
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Grandpa with sons-in-law
Grandpa with daughters-in-law
Grandpa Goss with 9 of 24 grandchildren
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Art and Esther Turner
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Ernestine, Ted S, Joe, Hank, Art, Dot, Esther, David, Barbara, Jim, Don, Hanna, Kenneth K, Caroline K, Helen Mae, Ted G, Norma, Margaret Ann, Ernie, Annie Lou
Mildred, Ronnie, Norman, Grandpa, Caroline, Florence, Kenneth G
Mildred, Ronnie, Norman, Grandpa, Caroline, Florence, Kenneth G
These people find something entertaining
It's Caroline, taking their picture
Swan Song
After the family gathering for Grandma Goss, we visited the Swan River, the tree farm, and the Halverson's.
After the family gathering for Grandma Goss, we visited the Swan River, the tree farm, and the Halverson's.
The Swan River flows through the Swan Valley, under the Swan River bridge, beneath the Swan Range.
(Never did see a Swan. Maybe there's one on Swan Lake.)
(Never did see a Swan. Maybe there's one on Swan Lake.)
From the Murphy brothers property - September 1956
Ferndale Road: The tree farm is located at the far east end - (Is this the ‘new’ bridge or did they just remove the trusses?)
The Halverson’s - our neighbors down the road
Halverson’s beautiful farm beneath the Swan Range was a familiar sight - (Taken 2012)
They had a herd of cows, two hay fields, alfalfa, and deer on their 160 acres.
We got butter, eggs, cream, and water from them. (We had trees and dust.)
The county road was re-named “Halverson Road” for these Swan Valley pioneers.
We got butter, eggs, cream, and water from them. (We had trees and dust.)
The county road was re-named “Halverson Road” for these Swan Valley pioneers.
Art & Una Halverson with their fluffy dog - September 1956
Neighbor kid wrestles furry mass of dog hair
It was a draw. Hard feelings, but no injuries.
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Big Plans
At end of the 1956 Christmas tree season, Dad boarded up the cabin, put the truck, tractor, and tools in storage at the Halverson’s, then came home on the train, with only a suitcase. He took the Troutdale-Halsey bus to 111th, then walked to the house. He arrived in the evening, “threw his hat in the door” - which accidentally landed on a “State of Montana” ceramic ash tray, and broke it. (Bad omen?) He was going to return to the tree farm early the next year, when he had confirmed with the Halverson's that most of the snow was gone, for what he planned would be the biggest and best ‘trees’ year ever. In the fall of 1956, the San Rafael house had acquired its first television, one of the last in the neighborhood. For Christmas, the parents received from Donald and Ruth a check, made out for “One Grandchild,” payable on July 7, 1957. (Taken Xmas 1957) |
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