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From: Pamela Storm Wolfskill <>
Subject: [CASANFRA] Gravesite in California. A Dane wants some help, please.
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 14:45:58 -0800


If anyone can help Hans, I'm sure he'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Pam


"hans poulsen" <> wrote:

OSTERGARD, Thomas Peter, born 1845 in Denmark, lived fro

OSTERGARD, Thomas Peter, born 1845 in Denmark, lived from 1868 for
about 30 years in Fremont, Nebraska.

During a trip to California in January 1899 he suddenly passed away,
and a Fremont-newspaper wrote January 6th, 1899:

"The remains of the late Thomas Ostergard, who died recently at San
Francisco, California, are expected here soon for interment in Ridge
cemetery. Funeral services have not yet been arranged for".

Few days later the same newspaper wrote:

"The remains of the late Thomas Ostergard will be left in a vault at
San Francisco, instead of being interred here, as proposed".

Thomas Ostergard was my grandmother's brother. I have been in contact
with the office at Ridge cemetery in Fremont, Nebraska, but very
friendly people there couldn't tell at which cemetery in California
Thomas Ostergard was buried.

Few years after 1899 Thomas Ostergard's wife, Sine Ostergard, born
Andersen/Anderson, passed away, and I take it for granted that her
casket was taken from Nebraska to the vault in San Francisco, where
her late husband was buried.

How can I get to know the cemetery, at which Thomas and Sine Ostergard
are buried?

Is there a nice person in California, who will help me, please?

Maybe I can help you with some information about your ancestors in
Denmark.

Friendly Yours,

Hans Poulsen
Frederiksberg
Copenhagen
Denmark

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