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Fred L. Crosby, 87, a Spokane-area resident for 73 years, died this morning at a hospital here. Born in St. Cloud, Minn., Mr. Crosby was a logger in this region for many years. He made his home in the Mead district.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie Page and Dorothy Crosby, both of Spokane; two sons, Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska, and James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren and a brother.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's.
The Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Wash.), Thursday, Sept 17, 1959. p5
Crosby, Fred L. - Passed away Sept. 17. His home, Route 1. Mead, Wash. Father of Mrs. Marie Page, at the home; Miss Dorothy Crosby, Spokane; Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska; James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; 9 grandchildren. Brother of Frank Crosby, Moose Jaw, Canada. A resident of this area 73 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N1306 Monroe Street.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 18, 1959. p22
Crosby, Fred L. - His home, Rt. 1, Mead, Wash. Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marie Page, at the home, several nieces and nephews. A resident of this area 56 years. Funeral services Monday, Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. in the SUNSET MEMORIAL CHAPEL of the Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, 8327 Jefferson St. Burial services Chattaroy, Wash., cemetery.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 20, 1959. p6
Birth Location
1906 marriage record says he was born at Rice, Minnesota. Many family trees say he was born in Brockway, Stearns, Minnesota (just across the Mississippi River from Rice!), which makes sense because the family moved there around that time. However, looking at Stearns County Birth records, nothing is found for Fred Crosby.
Name
First Name: Frederick/Fredrick appears on 1875, 1880, 1900 Census Records.
Middle Name: could be Leslie, since a his son was Fredrick Leslie Crosby, Jr.
Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby
Born 19 Jul 1872, Minnesota
Died 17 Sep 1959 at Mead, Spokane Co, Washington.
residence: Route 1, Mead.
length of stay in Mead: 73 years
age 87, son of Abe Crosby and Sarah Wilson.
Burial: 21 Sep 1959, Chattaroy Cemetery
informant: Mrs. Marie Paige, Route 1, Mead.
Washington State Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby, 87, a Spokane-area resident for 73 years, died this morning at a hospital here. Born in St. Cloud, Minn., Mr. Crosby was a logger in this region for many years. He made his home in the Mead district.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie Page and Dorothy Crosby, both of Spokane; two sons, Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska, and James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren and a brother.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's.
The Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Wash.), Thursday, Sept 17, 1959. p5
Crosby, Fred L. - Passed away Sept. 17. His home, Route 1. Mead, Wash. Father of Mrs. Marie Page, at the home; Miss Dorothy Crosby, Spokane; Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska; James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; 9 grandchildren. Brother of Frank Crosby, Moose Jaw, Canada. A resident of this area 73 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N1306 Monroe Street.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 18, 1959. p22
Crosby, Fred L. - His home, Rt. 1, Mead, Wash. Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marie Page, at the home, several nieces and nephews. A resident of this area 56 years. Funeral services Monday, Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. in the SUNSET MEMORIAL CHAPEL of the Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, 8327 Jefferson St. Burial services Chattaroy, Wash., cemetery.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 20, 1959. p6
Birth Location
1906 marriage record says he was born at Rice, Minnesota. Many family trees say he was born in Brockway, Stearns, Minnesota (just across the Mississippi River from Rice!), which makes sense because the family moved there around that time. However, looking at Stearns County Birth records, nothing is found for Fred Crosby.
Name
First Name: Frederick/Fredrick appears on 1875, 1880, 1900 Census Records.
Middle Name: could be Leslie, since a his son was Fredrick Leslie Crosby, Jr.
Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby
Born 19 Jul 1872, Minnesota
Died 17 Sep 1959 at Mead, Spokane Co, Washington.
residence: Route 1, Mead.
length of stay in Mead: 73 years
age 87, son of Abe Crosby and Sarah Wilson.
Burial: 21 Sep 1959, Chattaroy Cemetery
informant: Mrs. Marie Paige, Route 1, Mead.
Washington State Death Certificate
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Fred L. Crosby, 87, a Spokane-area resident for 73 years, died this morning at a hospital here. Born in St. Cloud, Minn., Mr. Crosby was a logger in this region for many years. He made his home in the Mead district.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie Page and Dorothy Crosby, both of Spokane; two sons, Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska, and James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren and a brother.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's.
The Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Wash.), Thursday, Sept 17, 1959. p5
Crosby, Fred L. - Passed away Sept. 17. His home, Route 1. Mead, Wash. Father of Mrs. Marie Page, at the home; Miss Dorothy Crosby, Spokane; Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska; James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; 9 grandchildren. Brother of Frank Crosby, Moose Jaw, Canada. A resident of this area 73 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N1306 Monroe Street.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 18, 1959. p22
Crosby, Fred L. - His home, Rt. 1, Mead, Wash. Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marie Page, at the home, several nieces and nephews. A resident of this area 56 years. Funeral services Monday, Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. in the SUNSET MEMORIAL CHAPEL of the Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, 8327 Jefferson St. Burial services Chattaroy, Wash., cemetery.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 20, 1959. p6
Birth Location
1906 marriage record says he was born at Rice, Minnesota. Many family trees say he was born in Brockway, Stearns, Minnesota (just across the Mississippi River from Rice!), which makes sense because the family moved there around that time. However, looking at Stearns County Birth records, nothing is found for Fred Crosby.
Name
First Name: Frederick/Fredrick appears on 1875, 1880, 1900 Census Records.
Middle Name: could be Leslie, since a his son was Fredrick Leslie Crosby, Jr.
Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby
Born 19 Jul 1872, Minnesota
Died 17 Sep 1959 at Mead, Spokane Co, Washington.
residence: Route 1, Mead.
length of stay in Mead: 73 years
age 87, son of Abe Crosby and Sarah Wilson.
Burial: 21 Sep 1959, Chattaroy Cemetery
informant: Mrs. Marie Paige, Route 1, Mead.
Washington State Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby, 87, a Spokane-area resident for 73 years, died this morning at a hospital here. Born in St. Cloud, Minn., Mr. Crosby was a logger in this region for many years. He made his home in the Mead district.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marie Page and Dorothy Crosby, both of Spokane; two sons, Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska, and James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; nine grandchildren and a brother.
The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's.
The Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Wash.), Thursday, Sept 17, 1959. p5
Crosby, Fred L. - Passed away Sept. 17. His home, Route 1. Mead, Wash. Father of Mrs. Marie Page, at the home; Miss Dorothy Crosby, Spokane; Harry Vanitte, Anchorage, Alaska; James Crosby, Reno, Nev.; 9 grandchildren. Brother of Frank Crosby, Moose Jaw, Canada. A resident of this area 73 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home, N1306 Monroe Street.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 18, 1959. p22
Crosby, Fred L. - His home, Rt. 1, Mead, Wash. Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marie Page, at the home, several nieces and nephews. A resident of this area 56 years. Funeral services Monday, Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. in the SUNSET MEMORIAL CHAPEL of the Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, 8327 Jefferson St. Burial services Chattaroy, Wash., cemetery.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Sept 20, 1959. p6
Birth Location
1906 marriage record says he was born at Rice, Minnesota. Many family trees say he was born in Brockway, Stearns, Minnesota (just across the Mississippi River from Rice!), which makes sense because the family moved there around that time. However, looking at Stearns County Birth records, nothing is found for Fred Crosby.
Name
First Name: Frederick/Fredrick appears on 1875, 1880, 1900 Census Records.
Middle Name: could be Leslie, since a his son was Fredrick Leslie Crosby, Jr.
Death Certificate
Fred L. Crosby
Born 19 Jul 1872, Minnesota
Died 17 Sep 1959 at Mead, Spokane Co, Washington.
residence: Route 1, Mead.
length of stay in Mead: 73 years
age 87, son of Abe Crosby and Sarah Wilson.
Burial: 21 Sep 1959, Chattaroy Cemetery
informant: Mrs. Marie Paige, Route 1, Mead.
Washington State Death Certificate
Inscription
Fred L. Crosby
1872 - 1959
Gravesite Details
Buried in same location/lot as brother Herbert F. Crosby, Crosby children and Eva Balam.
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