Fifteenth Generation

7004. Frank Kenneth Getsman was born on 4 September 1912 in Ipswich, Edmunds Co., South Dakota, USA. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Liberty Twp., Edmunds Co., South Dakota, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Liberty Twp., Edmunds Co., South Dakota, USA. Frank appeared in the census in 1945 in Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. He died on 17 November 1998 at the age of 86 in Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. He was buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births
Name Frank Getsman
Event Date 04 Sep 1912
Event Place Edmunds, South Dakota
Gender Male
Father's Name Fred Getsman
Mother's Name Mary Shields
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United States Social Security Death Index
Age 86
Given Name Frank
Middle Name K
Surname Getsman
Birth Date 04 Sep 1912
State South Dakota
Last Place of Residence Brown, South Dakota
Previous Residence Postal Code 57401
Event Date 17 Nov 1998
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Burial Plot: Block D Lot 374.
Find A Grave Memorial# 107506099
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United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
Deceased
Name Frank K Getsman
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 17 Nov 1998
Gender Male
Age 86
Birth Date 04 Sep 1912
Birthplace Ipswich
Newspaper Aberdeen American News
Spouse and Children
Dorothy Williams Wife Female
Richard Getsman Son Male
Ronald Getsman Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Frederick Getsman Father Male
Mary Shields Getsman Mother Female
Margo Kramlich Sister Female
Extended Family
Son Chau Getsman Daughter-in-Law Female
Nancy Getsman Daughter-in-Law Female
Others on Record
Reverend Eldon Reich Unknown Unknown
Dean Salzsieder Unknown Unknown
James Lust Unknown Unknown
Steven Lust Unknown Unknown
Arlyn Salfrank Unknown Unknown
Edward Keller Unknown Unknown
Eliard Mohr Unknown Unknown
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United States Census, 1940
Name Frank Getsman
Event Place Liberty Township, Edmunds, South Dakota
Sex Male
Age 27
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace South Dakota
Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
Last Place of Residence Same House
Frank Getsman Head M 27 South Dakota
Dorothy Getsman Wife F 22 South Dakota
Robert Getsman Son M 4 South Dakota
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South Dakota State Census, 1945
Name Frank K Getsman
Event Place Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota
Post Office ,, South Dakota
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Birthplace Ipswich South Dakota
Marriage Date 1934
Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
Years in United States (Original) 32
Arrival Year (Estimated) 1913
Mother's Birthplace Vermillion South Dakota
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United States Public Records
Name Frank K Getsman
Residence Date 01 Aug 1998
Residence Place Grand Forks, North Dakota
Birth Date 04 Sep 1912
Address Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203
Address Date 01 Aug 1998
2nd Address Kingman, Arizona 86401
2nd Address Date 01 Jun 1996
3rd Address Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401
3rd Address Date 01 Jan 1993-13 Nov 2000
Possible Relatives Dorothy A Getsman, Richard L Getsman
Record Number 213869193

Frank Kenneth Getsman and Dorothy Ann Williams were married on 10 July 1935 in Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. Dorothy Ann Williams was born on 3 May 1917 in Faulkton, Faulk Co., South Dakota, USA. She appeared in the census in 1940 in Liberty Twp., Edmunds Co., South Dakota, USA. She appeared in the census in 1945 in Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. Dorothy died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 96 in Golden Living Center, Ipswich, Edmunds Co., South Dakota, USA. She was buried on 1 August 2013 in Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 118765055
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The funeral service for Dorothy A. Getsman, 96, of Aberdeen, will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, with Pastor Tom Haggar officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen. Dorothy died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Ipswich, SD.

Dorothy A. Williams was born on May 3, 1917 at Faulkton, SD to David and Mary (Stevenson) Williams. On July 10, 1935 she married Frank Getsman at Aberdeen, SD. They farmed near Loyalton, SD until WWII when they moved to Chicago, IL. She worked for Douglas Aircraft. Later they moved to Aberdeen, SD where she owned and operated Aberdeen Newcomers. Her Newcomers group volunteered for the Salvation Army for years. She also sold Shaklee.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. She loved gardening and playing Bridge.

Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Richard Getsman; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Nancy Getsman.

Preceding Dorothy in death are her husband, Frank Getsman, her parents; David and Mary Williams, sons; Robert Getsman, and Ronald Getsman, sisters; Regina Heavrin, Blanche Neilan, Mildred Ostrander, brothers; Maynard Williams and Glenn Williams.
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South Dakota State Census, 1945
Name Getsman
Event Place Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota
Post Office ,, South Dakota
Gender Female
Age 27
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Birthplace Falk Colorado
Marriage Date 1934
Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
Years in United States (Original) 27
Arrival Year (Estimated) 1918
Mother's Birthplace Iowa

Frank Kenneth Getsman and Dorothy Ann Williams had the following children: