Charles G. Acher, 81, pioneer settler of the Milk River Valley, passed away Friday morning, May 23, 1951 at the Havre Hospital.
Charley Acher was born June 12, 1870, in Ripley County, Indiana, the son of John and Magdalena (Flick) Acher, natives of Germany and Switzerland.
He spent his early years on an Indiana Homestead and was educated in a district school there. At the age of 19 he went to the state of Washington where he worked as a lumberman and later as an engineer for a coal mining company. He then came to Montana and settled on a homestead of his own. On October 1, 1896, he was married to Miss Maggie Hazen of Napoleon, Indiana.
During his many years of residence in the Milk River Valley he engaged in farming and stock raising, specializing in Aberdeen Angus cattle. He was an ardent member of the Lutheran Church and at one time was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He retired from active ranching in 1942 and had since made his home in Chinook.
In addition to the widow, he is survived by three sons, Ivor, Charles and Albert all of Chinook; one daughter, Daisy Ronne of Ventura, California; two brothers, Dr. Rudolph Acher of Franklin, Indiana and Dr. Albert Acher of Fort Dodge, Iowa and one sister, Louise Hulbush of Riverside, California. Also surviving are four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral services were held Monday afternoon, May 26, at 2 p.m. from the Kuper Funeral Home in Chinook; services were conducted by Rev. Selmer Heen, interim pastor, of the Chinook American Lutheran Church of which Mr. Acher was a member.
Charley Acher was born June 12, 1870, in Ripley County, Indiana, the son of John and Magdalena (Flick) Acher, natives of Germany and Switzerland.
He spent his early years on an Indiana Homestead and was educated in a district school there. At the age of 19 he went to the state of Washington where he worked as a lumberman and later as an engineer for a coal mining company. He then came to Montana and settled on a homestead of his own. On October 1, 1896, he was married to Miss Maggie Hazen of Napoleon, Indiana.
During his many years of residence in the Milk River Valley he engaged in farming and stock raising, specializing in Aberdeen Angus cattle. He was an ardent member of the Lutheran Church and at one time was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He retired from active ranching in 1942 and had since made his home in Chinook.
In addition to the widow, he is survived by three sons, Ivor, Charles and Albert all of Chinook; one daughter, Daisy Ronne of Ventura, California; two brothers, Dr. Rudolph Acher of Franklin, Indiana and Dr. Albert Acher of Fort Dodge, Iowa and one sister, Louise Hulbush of Riverside, California. Also surviving are four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral services were held Monday afternoon, May 26, at 2 p.m. from the Kuper Funeral Home in Chinook; services were conducted by Rev. Selmer Heen, interim pastor, of the Chinook American Lutheran Church of which Mr. Acher was a member.
Charles G. Acher, 81, pioneer settler of the Milk River Valley, passed away Friday morning, May 23, 1951 at the Havre Hospital.
Charley Acher was born June 12, 1870, in Ripley County, Indiana, the son of John and Magdalena (Flick) Acher, natives of Germany and Switzerland.
He spent his early years on an Indiana Homestead and was educated in a district school there. At the age of 19 he went to the state of Washington where he worked as a lumberman and later as an engineer for a coal mining company. He then came to Montana and settled on a homestead of his own. On October 1, 1896, he was married to Miss Maggie Hazen of Napoleon, Indiana.
During his many years of residence in the Milk River Valley he engaged in farming and stock raising, specializing in Aberdeen Angus cattle. He was an ardent member of the Lutheran Church and at one time was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He retired from active ranching in 1942 and had since made his home in Chinook.
In addition to the widow, he is survived by three sons, Ivor, Charles and Albert all of Chinook; one daughter, Daisy Ronne of Ventura, California; two brothers, Dr. Rudolph Acher of Franklin, Indiana and Dr. Albert Acher of Fort Dodge, Iowa and one sister, Louise Hulbush of Riverside, California. Also surviving are four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral services were held Monday afternoon, May 26, at 2 p.m. from the Kuper Funeral Home in Chinook; services were conducted by Rev. Selmer Heen, interim pastor, of the Chinook American Lutheran Church of which Mr. Acher was a member.
Charley Acher was born June 12, 1870, in Ripley County, Indiana, the son of John and Magdalena (Flick) Acher, natives of Germany and Switzerland.
He spent his early years on an Indiana Homestead and was educated in a district school there. At the age of 19 he went to the state of Washington where he worked as a lumberman and later as an engineer for a coal mining company. He then came to Montana and settled on a homestead of his own. On October 1, 1896, he was married to Miss Maggie Hazen of Napoleon, Indiana.
During his many years of residence in the Milk River Valley he engaged in farming and stock raising, specializing in Aberdeen Angus cattle. He was an ardent member of the Lutheran Church and at one time was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. He retired from active ranching in 1942 and had since made his home in Chinook.
In addition to the widow, he is survived by three sons, Ivor, Charles and Albert all of Chinook; one daughter, Daisy Ronne of Ventura, California; two brothers, Dr. Rudolph Acher of Franklin, Indiana and Dr. Albert Acher of Fort Dodge, Iowa and one sister, Louise Hulbush of Riverside, California. Also surviving are four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral services were held Monday afternoon, May 26, at 2 p.m. from the Kuper Funeral Home in Chinook; services were conducted by Rev. Selmer Heen, interim pastor, of the Chinook American Lutheran Church of which Mr. Acher was a member.
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