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Diane Selma Ament

Birth
Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
Death
24 Apr 1960 (aged 7 months)
Frazee, Becker County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Evergreen Township, Becker County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Father: Andrew Simon Ament
Mother: Violet Elsie (Radel) Ament

The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota)25 Apr 1960, Mon Page 9
"Two Children Perish in Frazee Farm Fire"
FRAZEE, Minn. (JP) Two small children perished in a farm house fire Sunday while the mother did the evening milking chores. A third child escaped. Dead were Sandra, 2, and Diane, 8 months, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ament, who live 12 miles east of Frazee in Becker County. Darlene, 10, fled from the house when the fire broke out. By the time Mrs. Ament who was in the barn milking and Darlene got back to the house it was a mass of flames. They were unable to enter the building. The home was destroyed.

St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)25 Apr 1960, Mon Page 1
2 Farm Tots Die In Frazee Fire FRAZEE, Minn. (AP) Two small children perished in a farm house fire Sunday while their mother did the evening milking chores. A third child escaped. Dead were Sandra, 2, and Diane, 8 months, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ament, farmers 12 miles east of Frazee in Becker County. Darlene, 10, fled from the house when the fire broke out to warn her mother, who was in the barn milking. By the time Mrs. Ament and Darlene got back to the house it was a mass of flames. They were unable to enter the building. The father was reported away beaver trapping. The home was destroyed.
Parents: Father: Andrew Simon Ament
Mother: Violet Elsie (Radel) Ament

The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota)25 Apr 1960, Mon Page 9
"Two Children Perish in Frazee Farm Fire"
FRAZEE, Minn. (JP) Two small children perished in a farm house fire Sunday while the mother did the evening milking chores. A third child escaped. Dead were Sandra, 2, and Diane, 8 months, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ament, who live 12 miles east of Frazee in Becker County. Darlene, 10, fled from the house when the fire broke out. By the time Mrs. Ament who was in the barn milking and Darlene got back to the house it was a mass of flames. They were unable to enter the building. The home was destroyed.

St. Cloud Times (Saint Cloud, Minnesota)25 Apr 1960, Mon Page 1
2 Farm Tots Die In Frazee Fire FRAZEE, Minn. (AP) Two small children perished in a farm house fire Sunday while their mother did the evening milking chores. A third child escaped. Dead were Sandra, 2, and Diane, 8 months, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ament, farmers 12 miles east of Frazee in Becker County. Darlene, 10, fled from the house when the fire broke out to warn her mother, who was in the barn milking. By the time Mrs. Ament and Darlene got back to the house it was a mass of flames. They were unable to enter the building. The father was reported away beaver trapping. The home was destroyed.

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  • Created by: BJ
  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150714776/diane_selma-ament: accessed ), memorial page for Diane Selma Ament (27 Aug 1959–24 Apr 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150714776, citing Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Evergreen Township, Becker County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by BJ (contributor 46879813).