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Edwin John Woehl was born February 4, 1919 at Colome, South Dakota to John and Mary (Bohnet) Woehl and he died July 9, 2005 at the Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 5 days. In 1920, Edwins parents moved the family to a farm south of Burke, South Dakota, where he was raised. He attended country school through the eighth grade. He enrolled in Burke High School for one year and decided, This is not for me. He showed at an early age interest in inventing things, being referred to by his teacher, Mrs. Cass Graham as My little Edison. She could see that sitting quietly at a desk doing lessons wasnt Eds thing, which made it tough keeping order in a one room school house. Yet, give him a scrap of wood, some rusty nuts, and some bolts and there was no telling what his inventive hands might produce. Ed joined the CCC in Blue Bell, South Dakota on October 20, 1937 as a sawmill operator, and he was discharged on March 31, 1939. On July 26, 1940 he enlisted in the military and was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he taught classes in photography at an army base. He spent three years in Alaska and from there he was stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He was one of the escorts for President Franklin D. Roosevelts funeral. From Georgia, he was honorably discharged at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin on August 25, 1945. After VJ Day, Edwin headed for Chicago, which was his home until May 25, 2002. He opened a camera store in 1951, which developed into more than just a camera store. Word of mouth of his stores rather eccentric collection reached national boundaries. He discovered that the cities basements and attics were a treasure trove for older equipment. Some of the old cameras might have been banged up or allowed to rust, but given Eds magic hands, it was a snap for him to put them back in working order. His knack, he noted, is a family inheritance. Sometimes he would find himself with a camera that was beyond restoration, even though some parts were still usable. So he would experiment with mating, taking a lens from one camera and a shutter from a second, and splicing the parts together, then splicing those parts to a film transport from yet another camera. He got so good at his craft that he could take many pieces of several camera lenses and assemble them into a fish-eye, or a wide angle lens, a task usually preformed by computers and hi-tech optical equipment. In all, he built nine cameras. He had a man come into his store one day who was from Germany. Ed asked him how he had heard about his store and he said some guy in Berlin told him about it. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Ed is survived by his sisters: Esther Biggins of Gregory, SD: Elsie Rauscher of Sacramento, CA; Edna Woehl of Gregory, SD; Martha Elwart and Mary Ellen Schad, both of Chicago, IL; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Burke, SD. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Burke. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 PM at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke and prior to the services on Wednesday at the Church.

Funeral services for Amos Leroy Gregson, 93, of Bullard, Texas will be Sunday August 12th at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Visitation will be from 1-2pm at the funeral home on Sunday. Graveside service will follow at Walkers Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw. After two months of pancreatic cancer, while at the home of his granddaughter Lisa, Mr. Gregson joined his savior Jesus Christ, his sweetheart Dot, and his son Johnny in heaven. Angels rejoiced as he accepted Jesus and was baptized on July 4th, 2018, along with grandson Brandon and great grandson Jace. His impact on countless lives will be felt indefinitely. He was a talented storyteller, sharing many stories, intertwined with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. For our comfort, he often said "I've had a good life. I've had a full life. I've had a lot of fun!" He was born December 23rd, 1924 in Houston, Texas to Charles and Laura Laird Gregson. Mr. Gregson was an Army veteran who served in WWII as a Military Medic/Surgical Technician. Mr. Gregson was a dairy farmer in Cut 'n Shoot, Texas, where he served as Fire Chief of the first volunteer fire department. He later moved to Reklaw, where he spent the next 30 years. There he was a cattle rancher and served his community as City Marshal of Reklaw and Constable of Cherokee County. His favorite hobbies were hunting and fishing. He told the story of baling his last bale of hay at 80 years of age. He said he rolled 104 rolls that day. He found humor in almost everything and wanted to make you laugh. Even though he was unable to speak earlier this week he was seen snickering at a caregiver who was having trouble with something in his room. He was Mr. G to daughter in law Vicki Gregson, and Papa/Poppa to his grandchildren Lisa Williams, Brandon Gregson, Alicia Sabaska (and husband Brandon), Barrett Gregson, Jessie Rowe; great grandchildren Conner Sciarrini, Jace Williams, Sloan Gregson, Kelsey and Kayden, and Riley and Kylie. He is also survived by Colleen and Jessie Smith and Patricia as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Lowell C Silseth of Minot, North Dakota United States was born on March 24, 1928 in Rutland, Sargent County. He was married to Helen Valeria Silseth on November 12, 1950, and had children Barbara (Silseth) Kruse, Kyia Beth (Silseth) Zubke, and Steven Lowell Silseth. Lowell Silseth died at age 86 years old on October 6, 2014.

Elliot Franklin Miller was born in 1868 in Weakley County, Tennessee United States, and died at age 87 years old on February 18, 1956 in McKenzie, Carroll County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elliot Franklin Miller.

Kenneth Robert Rice was born on June 5, 1947 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey United States to Edna (Bara) Rice and Walter Francis Rice, and has a sister Dorothy Ann Oliver. He married Susan Mae Rice in 1965 in East Brunswick, Middlesex County and they later divorced in 1995 in South River. Kenneth Rice has children Sean Ian Rice, Brett David Rice, Arjuna Abraham Rice, and Adam Michael Rice. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kenneth Robert Rice.

Florence married Frederick Stanley Hatten and had two daughters - Thora (1914) and Fredericka (1916). She subsequently married George (de) Beaubien and had two sons - Stewart (1919) and Antoine (1926). She moved back to the USA in 1920.

Because her mother subsequently married French Canadian George Beaubien, Thora was later known as Thora Beaubien. She married Bulgarian exile Evdokim Evdokimov and was the mother of the celebrated prima ballerina Eva Maria Evdokimova. Shockingly this bio is incorrect. Thora was mother to two children, Boris Santini and Eva Evdokimova. Thora is my paternal grandmother. It's really terrible to write a bio when you have no idea! Very disrespectful.

After service in the US Navy in WW2, Antoine was an airline pilot,

Fredericka Hatten was born on June 5, 1918, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to parents Frederick Stanley Hatten (1888-1971) and Alice Florence Gabrielle Wilton (1895-1956). She had siblings Thora Marie (1914-1991) and Stewart (1919-2000). Because her mother subsequently married French Canadian George Beaubien, Fredericka was later known as Fredericka Beaubien. She moved to Marin County, California, United States as a young girl in 1920 with her family and lived in Oakland, Alameda, California. Fredricka attended St. Elizabeth High School (Oakland, CA), Holy Names College (Oakland, CA) and the University of Mexico (Mexico City). Fredericka Beaubien was a celebrated cabaret dancer, and reportedly turned down a Hollywood film career. She married Brazilian Milton Veloso Borges (1921-1984) and had two sons together. She later married Lynn Jerome Hewitt, but the marriage was short-lived.