Frank Rose "Fuzzy" Van Horn
Marriages
Elnora Mae Surber Van Horn - November 22, 1922
at Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - May 3, 1956
FRANK VAN HORN DIED IN GLENWOOD HOSPITAL.
Frank R. VAN HORN, resident of Gypsum for 59 years, died in Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction April 29 at the age of 68 years.
Mr. VAN HORN had been in failing health for the past several months.
Frank Rose VAN HORN was born in Ashland, Colo. October 5, 1887 to Hervey and Eldora VAN HORN, one of 12 children. He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and four brothers.
The family moved to the Gypsum Valley when Frank was nine years old.
Mr. VAN HORN grew to manhood and attended school in Gypsum. November 22, 1922 he was united in marriage to Miss Elanora [sic] SURBER at Glenwood Springs.
During his lifetime, Mr. VAN HORN was a farmer and rancher, and was employed at the Empire Zinc Company mines in Gilman for a time.
He served overseas during the first World War, and was a member of American Legion Post 150, IOOF Lodge, Rebekah Lodge and the American Legion 40&8.
He is survived by his wife, Elanora [sic] of Gypsum; one daughter, Mrs. Betty McKAY of Gypsum; one sister, Mrs. Addie IRVINE of Cisco, Tex. and one brother, John VAN HORN, Phoenix, Ariz., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Byron HASSTEDT at the American Legion Hall in Gypsum Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The American Legion post of Gypsum held a military service with four Eagle County High School band members sound taps. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Gypsum, Farnum Mortuary directed the funeral.
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 8 - May 10, 1956
Frank Rose (Fuzzy) VAN HORN was born October 5, 1887 to Hervey and Eldora VAN HORN in Ashland, Kit Carson County, Colorado and departed this life on April 29, 1956 in the Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction at the age of 68 years, 7 months. He was one of 12 children, five sisters and four brothers preceded him in death. He came to Eagle County with his parents when he was nine and he lived here his entire life with the exception of eleven months that he was in the Army during World War I seeing service overseas in France. He was united in marriage to Miss Elnora M. SURBER on November 22, 1922 at Glenwood Springs, Colorado and to them was born one daughter, Betty Frances.
In the early years of Frank's life he farmed in Gypsum Valley and later was janitor and school bus driver at the Gypsum Grade School for seven years. He worked three years at the Empire Zinc Company in Gilman, three years for the D&RGW railroad in Minturn and in 1954-55 he was caretaker of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Gypsum.
Frank loved work. Up to the time his health failed him, he was up early every morning, working hard and conscientiously at everything he did. He always planted and cared for a big garden giving much of it away;, and he built and continually worked at improving his nice little home and yard in Vicksburg. Next to working, he liked best to hunt and fish. He often hiked into rugged Deep Creek canyon to fish, one of his favorite spots even tho it was difficult to reach. He liked being with people, visiting and exchanging tales of earlier days. Frank loved his American Legion, 40 and 8 and the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges. He was a good member of each--Eagle River Valley Post 150, Locale Voiture 1265 of the 40 and 8, Crown Lodge 146, Independent Order of Oddfellows; and Crater Rebekah Lodge 105.
He is survived by his wife, Elnora, his daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Jim McKAY of Glenwood Springs; one brother, John W. CAN HORN, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Addie IRVINE of Cisco, Tex., numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Military services were held at the American Legion Hall in Gypsum May 3 by Rev. Byron HASSTEDT and Legion Commander Ira BINDLEY and were attended by a large congregation of people from all over the valley.
The body was laid to rest in the family plot in Cedar Hill Cemetery, where graveyard services were conducted by Crown Lodge and the American legion.
During the services a male quartet, Elmer CLODFELTER, LeRoy BORAH, L. W. SIMMONS, and L. D. MULLEN sanag "No Night There" and "Beautiful Garden of Prayer," accompanied by Mrs. BORAH at the piano.
Pall bearers were Herman ERICKSON, John T. HARTMAN, F. H. REYNOLDS, Willis STAUP, William H. LUBY, Oscar ANDERSON. Honorary pallbearers: M. A. FRAZIER, Joe PHILIPS, Ed HENDRICKSON, G. R. KELLY, Ralph HOYT and Dave CARTER. -- Contributed
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 - April 30, 1956
