Orville Roland Broder1

ID# 219, (1895-1918)
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Great-grandson of James Broder
Granduncle of Faye Louise Doyle
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Descendants of James Broder
Descendants of George Cuffe
      Orville Roland Broder was born on 4 September 1895 in La Conner, Skagit County, Washington.2 He was the son of John Broder and Alice Mary Graves.3 He registered for the draft on 19 September 1917 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington; he claimed exemption because of a dependent mother. He died on 4 November 1918 of influenza, during the "Spanish Flu" pandemic, in Seattle, King County, Washington, at age 23.3,2

Orville's obituary in the The Seattle Daily Times on 5 November 1918 read:
"ORVILLE BRODER aged 23 yrs beloved brother of Harold Broder - College Place WA. Body at private reception room Butterworth & Sons. Announcement later."
And on 6 Nov: "Private service for Orville Broder of 1531 Summit Ave will be held tomorrow morning. Broder was born in LaConner 23 yrs ago. He is survived by his parents Mr & Mrs John Broder & 1 brother Harold."2

An obituary also appeared in the North Pacific Union Gleaner on 5 Dec 1918.

He was buried in Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington.2,4

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1900La Conner, Skagit County, WashingtonJohn Broder5
1910San Juan Island, San Juan County, WashingtonAlice Mary Graves6
Last Edited=18 Jun 2017

Citations

  1. [S7] Letter from Elaine King Willson (Coquitlam, BC) to Faye West, May 1978; privately held by Faye West (Edmonton, Alberta). File: Broder, general. Elaine received info from Mabel Hallberg Broder (for Harold) and from Sam Manery (for Mabel).
  2. [S1866] DJ Csikos, Orville Roland Broder, Find A Grave Memorial # 5367445, Database and images (www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 June 2017).
  3. [S45] Barbara Hill, "Rev Graves Family," e-mail message from e-mail address (Berkeley, California) to Faye West, 9 Mar 2002.
  4. [S128] Percy Broder, Funeral Card, 20 Aug 1974, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta, "Percy was buried not far from his mother & Orville" hand-written on card.
  5. [S443] John Broder, 1900 Federal Census (Skagit, Washington), HeritageQuest, http://heritagequestonline.com
  6. [S444] Alice Broder, 1910 Federal Census (Washington), HeritageQuest, http://heritagequestonline.com