Clarence Walter STANGOHR

1919 - 2002  (82 years)

• Name	Clarence Walter STANGOHR
  Born	26 Aug 1919	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 2002	Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Canova Cemetery, Canova, Miner, South Dakota, USA
  Notes	Clarence was orphaned very young. His mother had been hospitalized with tuberculosis of the bone and died. His oldest aunt, Minnie, cared for him but lost interest in him. At the age of 2 and 1/2 years, his Grandpa Stangohr came and got him and adopted him, raising him as one of his children. 1920 Census: SD, Spink County, Redfield Township at the State School & Home of Feeble-Minded; inmates only (with his mother): Stangohr, Clarence, 5 months old. Served as a medic in the Army in WWII. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File: Name: Clarence Stangohr Gender: Male Birth Date: 26 Aug 1919 Death Date: 8 Jan 2002 Enlistment Date 1: 29 May 1940 Release Date 1: 25 May 1943 SSDI: 504-01-1070, born 26 Aug 1919, died 8 Jan 2002, residence: 53081 Sheboygan, WI. Obituary from Lippert-Olson Funeral Home: “Rev. Clarence W. Stangohr, 82, formerly of 1427 St. Clair Avenue, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at the Greendale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 26, 1919, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, Clarence was a son of the late Mary Stangohr. After graduation from High School, he went on to serve his country in the European Theater during W.W.II in the U.S. Army, Medical Administration Corp. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Shaef with Battle Star, and the Victory Medal. Clarence attended St. John’s University (Benedictine); the Saint Cloud Teachers College; University of Minnesota Graduate School; Saint Ambrose College (Diocesan Suplican); Aquina Institute (Dominican); Mount Saint Bernard’s Seminary (Dominican); and Concordia Seminary (LCMS). He was a Pastor for over 33 years, most recently at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, until he retired on August 27, 1989. Prior to his ministry, he also worked as a farm laborer, and for the Army Overhead of the Civilian Conservation Corp., Morrell Packing Plant; railroad construction for the Ordinance Department and the Defense Department. While a young man, he was the President of the Walther League of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Howard, Miner, South Dakota. He was a member of the Democratic Party, a Boy Scout Counselor, the St. John’s University Alumni Association, the Concordia Seminary Sustainer, People to People, several wildlife and conservation organizations, and Amnesty International. A Memorial service for Rev. Clarence W. Stangohr will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 824 Wisconsin Ave. The Rev. Timothy Mech will officiate. Interment will take place in Canova Cemetery in Canova, SD. A memorial fund has been established in his name for Trinity Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, and St. John Lutheran Church in Howard, Miner, South Dakota. The Lippert-Olson Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.”
  Person ID	I749	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	1 May 2015

  
  

  Mother	Maria "Marie or Mary" Anna W. STANGOHR,   b. 25 Mar 1896, Clarno, Lake, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 24 May 1924, Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Aug 1919 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Died - 8 Jan 2002 - Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Canova Cemetery, Canova, Miner, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Interviews. Schwader, Meta Maria Stangohr. July 1964. Interviewee was Meta's nephew, Clarence Stangohr.

  
  

  Recordings » Slide Show		Pioneer Life on the Prairies of Dakota Territory. Recording. Part 01. An interview with Meta Stangohr Schwader (1890-1972) conducted by her nephew Clarence Stangohr (1896-2002) in 1964, at Meta's home northeast of Howard, South Dakota. Contents include: Meta's parents' arrivals in Dakota Territory from Germany, their family backgrounds in Germany, and their homesteads in South Dakota. NOTE: AUDIO FILE AND PLAYER MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO LOAD.
  		Pioneer Life on the Prairies of Dakota Territory. Recording. Part 03. An interview with Meta Stangohr Schwader (1890-1972) conducted by her nephew Clarence Stangohr (1896-2002) in 1964, at Meta's home northeast of Howard, South Dakota. Contents include: church services, confirmation, World War I and its impact on German immigrants in South Dakota, Liberty Bonds to support the war effort, deaths and funerals on the prairie, Clarence Stangohr's reflections on the deaths of Wilhelm and Caroline Volsch Stangohr, his maternal grandparents. NOTE: AUDIO FILE AND PLAYER MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO LOAD.
  		Pioneer Life on the Prairies of Dakota Territory. Recording. Part 02. An interview with Meta Stangohr Schwader (1890-1972) conducted by her nephew Clarence Stangohr (1896-2002) in 1964, at Meta's home northeast of Howard, South Dakota. Contents include: farming on the first homestead, schooling, the various ethnic groups in southeastern Dakota Territory, and travel on the prairie. NOTE: AUDIO FILE AND PLAYER MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES TO LOAD.