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Theodore “Ted” Trautman

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Birth	:	9 May 1903 Artas, Campbell County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	1 Jul 1996 Estelline, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Mud Lake Cemetery, Fountain Park, Hillsdale County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8110120, -84.5192710
Description	:	IN MEMORY OF Theodore "Ted" Trautman DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1996 DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1996 TIME AND PLACE OF SERVICE 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 5, 1996 United Church of Christ Estelline, South Dakota CLERGY Rev. Don Davis ORGANIST Jan Winkelman SOLOIST Marilyn Halse Abide With Me Because He Lives Welcome Home, Children ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Lyle Poppen David Linneman Dan Norman Randy DeVille Larry Bakke David Nystrom HONORARY PALLBEARERS (Remaining Members of the ‘49ers Band) Merle Knuth Bob Wales Bob Whittemore Roy Hurd INTERMENT Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Geise Funeral Chapel Estelline, S.D. Funeral Notice MISS ME BUT LET ME GO THEODORE "TED" TRAUTMAN, son of Konrad and Katherina (Delzer) Trautman, was born on May 9, 1902, in Artas, South Dakota. ... Read More	IN MEMORY OF Theodore "Ted" Trautman DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1996 DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1996 TIME AND PLACE OF SERVICE 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 5, 1996 United Church of Christ Estelline, South Dakota CLERGY Rev. Don Davis ORGANIST Jan Winkelman SOLOIST Marilyn Halse Abide With Me Because He Lives Welcome Home, Children ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Lyle Poppen David Linneman Dan Norman Randy DeVille Larry Bakke David Nystrom HONORARY PALLBEARERS (Remaining Members of the ‘49ers Band) Merle Knuth Bob Wales Bob Whittemore Roy Hurd INTERMENT Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Geise Funeral Chapel Estelline, S.D. Funeral Notice MISS ME BUT LET ME GO THEODORE "TED" TRAUTMAN, son of Konrad and Katherina (Delzer) Trautman, was born on May 9, 1902, in Artas, South Dakota. He died on Monday, July 1, 1996, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in Estelline at the age of 93 years. Ted attended grade school at Artas and high school at Aberdeen Normal and Industrial School. He continued his education at Normal in Aberdeen and Dakota State at Madison, and the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Ted taught rural schools and in Bruce, Leola, Frankfort, Estelline, and Dempster, South Dakota. He was elementary principal at Gregory, Lennox, and Beresford, and was also the band director in all the towns in which he taught. He organized and directed the ‘49ers Band of Estelline, a group of local businessmen interested in promoting the city of Estelline, and was also the director of the city band for many years. Music was a very important part of his life. While in college in Aberdeen, he played in dance bands including Lawrence Welk's first dance band. Ted also was in the grocery business in Estelline for several years, and served as secretary of the Commercial Club. He was united in marriage to Helia Salmonson on June 18, 1928, in Clark, South Dakota, in a double wedding ceremony with Bertha Rovig, and Roy Gustafson, having now observed 68 years of marriage. In 1971, he retired from teaching and spent his retirement years with his hobby of woodcraft, taking part in arts and crafts festivals until his health failed. Ted spent his final eight years in the Estelline Care Center suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by his wife, Helia of Estelline; one son, Larry Trautman of Orlando, Florida; one grandson, Lindsay Trautman of Shreveport, Louisiana; a granddaughter, Liana Smith and her husband Les of Benton, Louisiana; one great-grandson, Jason Smith of Benton, and several nieces and nephews. Ted was preceded in death by his parents: six brothers, John, Henry, Emil, Emmanuel, Jacob, Conrad, and four sisters, Bertha, Lydia, Emelia, and Christina.

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Where is Theodore “Ted” Trautman's memorial?
Theodore “Ted” Trautman's memorial is located at: Mud Lake Cemetery, Fountain Park, Hillsdale County, USA.
When did Theodore “Ted” Trautman death?
Theodore “Ted” Trautman death on 1 Jul 1996 in Estelline, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Theodore “Ted” Trautman's memorial?
Latitude: 41.8110120
Longitude: -84.5192710

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Helia Marie Sylvia Salmonson Trautman

(1909 - 2008)

Siblings

Conrad Trautman Jr.

(1884 - 1971)

Henry Trautman

(1888 - 1957)

Lydia Trautman Delzer

(1892 - 1973)

Emil Trautmann

(1896 - 1989)

Bertha Trautman Staiger

(1899 - 1994)

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