Obituary

Harry Ray Viersen, son of Harry and Mildred Viersen was born March 16, 1922 at Elkhart, Kansas and departed from this life Wednesday, June 15, 1938 at the age of 16 years, 2 months and 30 days. He had lived here for the past 11 years.

He attended the local school and had completed his sophmore year in high school. His scholastic ability was very outstanding. He was a member of Hi-Y, the high school glee club, played violin in the high school orchestra, was in the Youth choir of the Methodist church, and boys' quartet of the Methodist Church. For some time he was active in Boy Scout work and was a member of the Hyena patrol.

Ray and another boy were on an overnight fishing trip. They came to the dam for minnows to use as bait, and were on their way back upstream when the swift current of rising waters caught their boat and pulled it over the dam. Both boys clutched the boat, but Ray seemed dazed by the fall and soon disappeared.

He was taken into the Methodist Church on January 23, 1938. He is survived by his parents and sister, Janice, his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Viersen, Greensburg; Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Frost, Halstead.

Services were held at the church with burial in Halstead cemetery.