CHARLES AUGUST GUSTAFSON
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page p 8 - February 16, 1940
Charles Gustafson was born November 12 , 1855 , in Vasa , Finland ; died on February 5 , at New Castle , Colo . He was married in Finland and three children , a daughter , Sophia , and two sonsj Charles and William , were born to the union . Mr . Gustafson came to the United States in 1880 , arriving at Leadville , Colo ., on December 25 of that year . He followed mining at Leadville fir a number of years and then moved to Eagle county . Eleven years later Lis family came over from Finland and joined him in Gypsum . His wife died in 1893 . He later remarried and a son , Andrew , was born to the second marriage . For the past fifteen years he has niade his home with his daughter , Mrs . Sophia Ryder , at her home at Red Glen ranch on Elk creek , near New Castle . He leaves to mourn his passing the daughter , Mrs . Ryder ; three sons , Charles Gustafosn of Silt ; William Gustafson of Avon ; Andrew Gustafson of Parshall ; 17 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren . Interment was in Cedar Hill cemetery in Gypsum on Thursday , February 8 . —Glenwood Post . The deceased was the grandfather of Mrs . Sigard Bobson of Gvpsum .
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