Beckham County, OK - Obits: Rudolph Binggeli, 1904
30 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BINGGELI, RUDOLPH
(27 May 1904, Friday, The Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Grimes
News:
Rudolph Binggali was born in Kanton, Bern, Switzerland in 1863.  He came
to America in 1883, when two years later he was married to Lucia Branch
also from the Old Country.  He moved to Roger Mills County several years
ago, but has lived in the neighborhood of Grimes for two years and in that
time made many friends.  He was a kind hearted, Christian man, who won the
respect of all who knew him.
While he was known to be in poor health, his death which occurred
Thursday, May 19th, was a shock to all.  A number of his friends gathered
at the home Saturday morning to pay their last respect.  The service which
was in the German Language was conducted by C. K. Suppe of Sweetwater,
assisted by a band of singers from Sweetwater - members of his church -
who sang appropriate and beautiful songs in the German Language, and also
by friends in the neighborhood with English songs.  At the cemetery, Rev.
Diehl made a few remarks in English, the German Burial service was read
and the American and German singers - each in his own language united in
singing "Nearer My God To Thee".  Thus was his last laying away made more
beautiful in the uniting of the two languages, that of his native land and
of the country of his adoption.
Mr. Binggali will be missed by a large circle of friends, but most of all
by his wife and four little children who are left bereft indeed.
They have the sympathy of the entire community.
(9 Jun 1904, Erick Newspaper, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Obituary.
Messrs. R. C. Suppy and J. G. Fourier of Sweetwater and Fred Bohnenblust
of Wingo, returned last Sunday evening from Berlin where they attended the
funeral of Rudolph Binggeli, who was born in Switzerland in 1863 and came
to the United States in 1883.  The remains were buried in the cemetery
near Rev. Diehl's place, close to Grimes.  Mr. J. G. Fourier of Sweetwater
and Rev. Diehl of Grimes conducted the funeral service.  All joined in
singing several nice songs in both German and English.