Frances Marie Hobbs, 35, resident of Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, died at their farm residence, Leaf Valley Township, Saturday, March 6, 1976.
Frances was born January 1, 1941 in Tecumseh, Nebraska the daughter of Francis and Monica Burns. She was united in marriage to Dale W. Hobbs on February 27, 1960 in Tecumseh. They farmed in the Tecumseh area until the fall of 1969 when she and her family bought a farm in Leaf Valley township and moved there.
She is survived by her husband, Dale; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Burns, Tecumseh, Nebraska; two sons, Daniel and Christopher at home. She is also survived by five brothers: John and Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Mike, Wichita, Kansas; Pat, Tecumseh, Nebraska and Robert, Alpine, New York.
Prayer services were Tuesday, March 9, 1976 at 8:30 p.m at the LaMere Funeral Chapel, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 10, 1976 10:30 a.m. at Seven Dolors Church in Millerville, Minnesota. Father Joseph Percic officiating. Burial was in Seven Dolors Cemetery, Millerville, Minnesota. Casket bearers were Volunteer Fire Department of Leaf Valley: Myron Noetzelman, Laverne Kalpin, Harry Riedel, Clifford Guenther, Marvin Ost and Rodney Begler.
(Lake Region Echo, 16 March 1976-contributed by kj #47962105)The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)08 Mar 1976, MonPage 1
Blast near Parkers kills three
A Douglas County farm woman and her two teen-age sons were killed Saturday when an explosion leveled their house about 9:30 a.m. eight miles south of Parkers Prairie. Leaf Valley Fire Chief Mike Noetzelman said the woman and her two sons were killed instantly in the explosion about three miles northeast of Leaf Valley. He said the apparent cause cf the blast was a leak in the farmhouse's propane tank. Douglas County Sheriff Norm Saito identified the victims as Frances Hobbs, 35, and her sons, David, 15, and Douglas, 14. Two other children, Dan, 9, and Chris, 8, were at church when the explosion occurred, the sheriff said. Dale Hobbs, husband and father of the victims, survived the explosion with minor injuries. Noetzelman said Hobbs crawled from the rubble and drove a pickup truck to a neighbor's farm to summon help. The family's frame house was completely leveled by the blast. Debris from the explosion was found scattered as far as 200 feet away, the fire chief said. Del Johnson, a state fire marshal, said investigations were continuing. He said the family apparently had no warning before the blast. I have never seen an explosion like this in 27 years," Johnson told the Associated Press. The woman's body was blown about 20 feet from the kitchen by the blast. Her two sons, who had been watching television, were found buried beneath the rubble, the fire chief said. Sunday, sheriff's deputies guarding the entrance to the farm near County Road 35 north of Lake Miltona. barred a Daily Journal photographer from taking pictures. The location of the tragedy is about two miles south of the Otter Tail County line.
Frances was born January 1, 1941 in Tecumseh, Nebraska the daughter of Francis and Monica Burns. She was united in marriage to Dale W. Hobbs on February 27, 1960 in Tecumseh. They farmed in the Tecumseh area until the fall of 1969 when she and her family bought a farm in Leaf Valley township and moved there.
She is survived by her husband, Dale; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Burns, Tecumseh, Nebraska; two sons, Daniel and Christopher at home. She is also survived by five brothers: John and Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Mike, Wichita, Kansas; Pat, Tecumseh, Nebraska and Robert, Alpine, New York.
Prayer services were Tuesday, March 9, 1976 at 8:30 p.m at the LaMere Funeral Chapel, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 10, 1976 10:30 a.m. at Seven Dolors Church in Millerville, Minnesota. Father Joseph Percic officiating. Burial was in Seven Dolors Cemetery, Millerville, Minnesota. Casket bearers were Volunteer Fire Department of Leaf Valley: Myron Noetzelman, Laverne Kalpin, Harry Riedel, Clifford Guenther, Marvin Ost and Rodney Begler.
(Lake Region Echo, 16 March 1976-contributed by kj #47962105)The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)08 Mar 1976, MonPage 1
Blast near Parkers kills three
A Douglas County farm woman and her two teen-age sons were killed Saturday when an explosion leveled their house about 9:30 a.m. eight miles south of Parkers Prairie. Leaf Valley Fire Chief Mike Noetzelman said the woman and her two sons were killed instantly in the explosion about three miles northeast of Leaf Valley. He said the apparent cause cf the blast was a leak in the farmhouse's propane tank. Douglas County Sheriff Norm Saito identified the victims as Frances Hobbs, 35, and her sons, David, 15, and Douglas, 14. Two other children, Dan, 9, and Chris, 8, were at church when the explosion occurred, the sheriff said. Dale Hobbs, husband and father of the victims, survived the explosion with minor injuries. Noetzelman said Hobbs crawled from the rubble and drove a pickup truck to a neighbor's farm to summon help. The family's frame house was completely leveled by the blast. Debris from the explosion was found scattered as far as 200 feet away, the fire chief said. Del Johnson, a state fire marshal, said investigations were continuing. He said the family apparently had no warning before the blast. I have never seen an explosion like this in 27 years," Johnson told the Associated Press. The woman's body was blown about 20 feet from the kitchen by the blast. Her two sons, who had been watching television, were found buried beneath the rubble, the fire chief said. Sunday, sheriff's deputies guarding the entrance to the farm near County Road 35 north of Lake Miltona. barred a Daily Journal photographer from taking pictures. The location of the tragedy is about two miles south of the Otter Tail County line.
Frances Marie Hobbs, 35, resident of Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, died at their farm residence, Leaf Valley Township, Saturday, March 6, 1976.
Frances was born January 1, 1941 in Tecumseh, Nebraska the daughter of Francis and Monica Burns. She was united in marriage to Dale W. Hobbs on February 27, 1960 in Tecumseh. They farmed in the Tecumseh area until the fall of 1969 when she and her family bought a farm in Leaf Valley township and moved there.
She is survived by her husband, Dale; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Burns, Tecumseh, Nebraska; two sons, Daniel and Christopher at home. She is also survived by five brothers: John and Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Mike, Wichita, Kansas; Pat, Tecumseh, Nebraska and Robert, Alpine, New York.
Prayer services were Tuesday, March 9, 1976 at 8:30 p.m at the LaMere Funeral Chapel, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 10, 1976 10:30 a.m. at Seven Dolors Church in Millerville, Minnesota. Father Joseph Percic officiating. Burial was in Seven Dolors Cemetery, Millerville, Minnesota. Casket bearers were Volunteer Fire Department of Leaf Valley: Myron Noetzelman, Laverne Kalpin, Harry Riedel, Clifford Guenther, Marvin Ost and Rodney Begler.
(Lake Region Echo, 16 March 1976-contributed by kj #47962105)The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)08 Mar 1976, MonPage 1
Blast near Parkers kills three
A Douglas County farm woman and her two teen-age sons were killed Saturday when an explosion leveled their house about 9:30 a.m. eight miles south of Parkers Prairie. Leaf Valley Fire Chief Mike Noetzelman said the woman and her two sons were killed instantly in the explosion about three miles northeast of Leaf Valley. He said the apparent cause cf the blast was a leak in the farmhouse's propane tank. Douglas County Sheriff Norm Saito identified the victims as Frances Hobbs, 35, and her sons, David, 15, and Douglas, 14. Two other children, Dan, 9, and Chris, 8, were at church when the explosion occurred, the sheriff said. Dale Hobbs, husband and father of the victims, survived the explosion with minor injuries. Noetzelman said Hobbs crawled from the rubble and drove a pickup truck to a neighbor's farm to summon help. The family's frame house was completely leveled by the blast. Debris from the explosion was found scattered as far as 200 feet away, the fire chief said. Del Johnson, a state fire marshal, said investigations were continuing. He said the family apparently had no warning before the blast. I have never seen an explosion like this in 27 years," Johnson told the Associated Press. The woman's body was blown about 20 feet from the kitchen by the blast. Her two sons, who had been watching television, were found buried beneath the rubble, the fire chief said. Sunday, sheriff's deputies guarding the entrance to the farm near County Road 35 north of Lake Miltona. barred a Daily Journal photographer from taking pictures. The location of the tragedy is about two miles south of the Otter Tail County line.
Frances was born January 1, 1941 in Tecumseh, Nebraska the daughter of Francis and Monica Burns. She was united in marriage to Dale W. Hobbs on February 27, 1960 in Tecumseh. They farmed in the Tecumseh area until the fall of 1969 when she and her family bought a farm in Leaf Valley township and moved there.
She is survived by her husband, Dale; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Burns, Tecumseh, Nebraska; two sons, Daniel and Christopher at home. She is also survived by five brothers: John and Thomas, Omaha, Nebraska; Mike, Wichita, Kansas; Pat, Tecumseh, Nebraska and Robert, Alpine, New York.
Prayer services were Tuesday, March 9, 1976 at 8:30 p.m at the LaMere Funeral Chapel, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 10, 1976 10:30 a.m. at Seven Dolors Church in Millerville, Minnesota. Father Joseph Percic officiating. Burial was in Seven Dolors Cemetery, Millerville, Minnesota. Casket bearers were Volunteer Fire Department of Leaf Valley: Myron Noetzelman, Laverne Kalpin, Harry Riedel, Clifford Guenther, Marvin Ost and Rodney Begler.
(Lake Region Echo, 16 March 1976-contributed by kj #47962105)The Daily Journal (Fergus Falls, Minnesota)08 Mar 1976, MonPage 1
Blast near Parkers kills three
A Douglas County farm woman and her two teen-age sons were killed Saturday when an explosion leveled their house about 9:30 a.m. eight miles south of Parkers Prairie. Leaf Valley Fire Chief Mike Noetzelman said the woman and her two sons were killed instantly in the explosion about three miles northeast of Leaf Valley. He said the apparent cause cf the blast was a leak in the farmhouse's propane tank. Douglas County Sheriff Norm Saito identified the victims as Frances Hobbs, 35, and her sons, David, 15, and Douglas, 14. Two other children, Dan, 9, and Chris, 8, were at church when the explosion occurred, the sheriff said. Dale Hobbs, husband and father of the victims, survived the explosion with minor injuries. Noetzelman said Hobbs crawled from the rubble and drove a pickup truck to a neighbor's farm to summon help. The family's frame house was completely leveled by the blast. Debris from the explosion was found scattered as far as 200 feet away, the fire chief said. Del Johnson, a state fire marshal, said investigations were continuing. He said the family apparently had no warning before the blast. I have never seen an explosion like this in 27 years," Johnson told the Associated Press. The woman's body was blown about 20 feet from the kitchen by the blast. Her two sons, who had been watching television, were found buried beneath the rubble, the fire chief said. Sunday, sheriff's deputies guarding the entrance to the farm near County Road 35 north of Lake Miltona. barred a Daily Journal photographer from taking pictures. The location of the tragedy is about two miles south of the Otter Tail County line.
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