Notes for Donald Ira Gardner: Was Soo Line Depot Agent at Carrington, Ruso, Cathay, Ryder, New Town, and Washburn, ND
Masonic Lodge
Shrine - EL ZAGEL TEMPLE A,*,A,*,O,*,N,*,M,*,S,*, OF FARGO, ND
Obit - Probably the Bismark, ND Tribune
Donald Gardner Washburn -- The funeral will be Monday at 10:30 in the Henne Funeral Home Chapel in Washburn for Donald I. Gardner, 65, Washburn, who died Thursday in Bismarck hospital.
Rev. Austin Engel will officiate. Graveside services will be held at 2 at Makoti Cemetery.
Mr. Gardner was born May 13, 1908, at Hancock, Minn., to Mr. and Mrs. Don G. Gardner. He moved with his parents to Makoti where he was reared. He attended Barrys Telegraph School in Minneapolis. He was married to Coral Johnson at Minot on July 23, 1935. He worked for the Soo Line for over 40 years, serving in Ryder, Cathay, Carrington and New Town before becoming depot agent at Washburn in 1962. He retired last month.
Mr. Gardner was a member of the New Town Masonic Lodge and El Zagel Shrine at Fargo.
Surviving are his wife; a son, Donald of Hubbard, Ore.; and a sister, Mrs. Joe (Lorene) Reetz of Spokane, Wash.
More About Donald Ira Gardner: Fact 1: SS#701-05-7582. Fact 2: Buried Makoti Cemetery, Makoti, ND.
More About Donald Ira Gardner and Coral Audrey Johnson: Death of one spouse: 07/23/1973, Washburn, ND. Marriage: 07/23/1935, Minot, ND.
Children of Donald Ira Gardner and Coral Audrey Johnson are:
Donald Ira Gardner (b. 05/13/1908, d. 07/26/1973)
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