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Gus and Sanna Ojala: Carbon and Hanna Old Timers

Page by Bob Leathers
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Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ojala (UPCCEM, Oct. 1936)

Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records

Ojala, Gus A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 3, 1904 - Aug. 22, 1957"
Plot: 184
Born: May 3, 1904
Died: Aug. 22, 1957

Age: 53 y's, 3 m's, 19 d's
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Ojala, Sanna G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1874 - 1936; Mother"
Plot: 184
Born: Nov. 10, 1874
Died: Aug. 14, 1936

Age: 61 y's, 9 m's, 4 d's

Note: On August 14, 1936, Mrs. Gus Ojala passed away at the Ojala residence in Hanna. Death was due to a heart attack. Mrs. Ojala was born in Alaharma, Finland, November 10, 1874. In 1896 she was married to Gus Ojala and in 1897 they moved to the United States, settling in Hanna, Wyoming, where they have resided since that time. Mrs. Ojala leaves to mourn her sad departure a husband, three daughters, two sons, one sister and a granddaughter, as well as a host of friends.  (UPCCEM, October 1936)
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Hanna Basin Museum Website – A Connection to the Past