Lawrence Joseph BARSNESS

   Cause of his death was fall from the coal tower.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 6 Nov 1909.

• Census: Cass Lake, Cass Lake Village, 1940, Cass County, Minnesota, USA. HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Lawrence J BarnessHeadM30Minnesota
Helen V BarnessWifeF25North Dakota
Leonard L BarnessSonM5Minnesota
Donald G BarnessSonM4Minnesota
Larry L BarnessSonM2Minnesota
Darlene K BarnessDaughterF0Minnesota
District: 11-15 , Family Number: 411 , Sheet Number and Letter: 17B , Line Number: 77 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 1912 , Digital Folder Number: 005454929 , Image Number: 00159

• Reference: The Pioneer, 1943. Accident in "The Pioneer" Nov. 4, 1943, page 5. reads as follows:
"Lawrence Barsness was seriously injured last Saturday night in a fall from the coal tower near the Great Northern tracks. Mr. Barsness was rushed to the Bemidji hospital where it was discovered, after X-rays were taken, that he had a fractured back, pelvis and arm. He passed away Wednesday afternoon."

• Obituary: The Pioneer, 1943. Obit in "The Pioneer" Nov 6, 1943, page 2. reads as follows:

"Lawrence Barsness of Cass Lake, an employee of the Great Northern railway at the coal shed, passed away at the Bemidji Lutheran hospital on Wednesday from injuries he received in a fall while at work Saturday night Oct. 30. Mr. Barsness was employed at the coal shed and fell a distance of 27 feet while coaling an engine. The accident happened around 9 p.m.

Lawrence J. Barsness was born at Evansville, Minn., on Nov. 6, 1909. He is survived by his wife and five children, six brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were held Nov. 6 at 2 o'clock from the Trinity Lutheran church of Cass Lake with the Rev. O. A. Anderson officiating. Burial was made in a cemetery in Hart Lake township."

Lawrence married Helen Francis RAYMOND, daughter of Johan Arnt RANUM and Mariane (Mary) IVERSON, on 28 Apr 1933 in Cass County, Minnesota, USA.¹ (Helen Francis RAYMOND was born on 23 Apr 1908 in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA and died on 20 Mar 1990 in Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA ⁴.)