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Published in the Mobridge (SD) Tribune on Nov. 3, 1999, page 10B.
"Oscar spent 34 years on Milwaukee RR"
Oscar B. Ochsner made a career of railroading and when he retired from it in 1976 he had worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 34 years, working his way up through many different positions before becoming an engineer.
While working for the railroad, he also farmed and had a custom combining business. From 1952 to 1956, Oscar and his wife Mildred "Mid" owned and operated the Wheel Inn Cafe and the Gadget Cafe on East Grand Crossing in Mobridge.
Called "a good guy" by those who knew him, Oscar hadn't seemed well lately with a declining appetite but he didn't complain. He died quietly in his sleep on Friday, Oct. 29, 1999 at his home in Mobridge. He was 81.
Oscar was born Nov. 20, 1917, on a farm near Zeeland, ND to Gustave "Gus" and Lydia (Groff) Ochsner. His early childhood was spent growing up in the Isabel and Glenham areas where he received his education.
After his schooling, he worked as a handyman for A. H. Brown and for the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
On April 17, 1939, Oscar and Mildred Thompson were married in Timber Lake. They made their home on a farm two miles east of Mobridge where they farmed and raised livestock. He began working for the Milwaukee Railroad in 1942.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
He leaves one son, Dennis Ochsner and wife Sharyl of Beresford; two daughters Sheila Dame and husband Addison, and Jean Roebuck and husband Milton, all of Mobridge; a half brother, Devine Ochsner of Fargo, ND; one sister, Florence Fischer of Mason City, IA; 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were today at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mobridge and burial was in the Mobridge City Cemetery.
Casketbearers were Terry Dame, Wade Dame, Joe Dame, Arnie Roebuck, John Roebuck, Glenn Roebuck, Beri Swanson, Bernie Swanson and Clayton Bickel.
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