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The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., September 13, 1934, page 3
"City Briefs"

Lyle Man Dies -- Carl C. Franzen, 67, a resident of the Lyle vicinity since his early manhood, died Sunday morning in a local hospital where he had been bed-ridden for the last year. He was born on Island Fohr, Germany, November 26, 1866 and came to this country when he was 21 years of age, settling near Lyle and residing there since. Surviving him are two brothers, Franz and Jergen and two sisters, Mrs. Elena Arfsten and Mrs. Dorothea Barawren, all of Germany. Funeral services will be conducted from the Lyle community church with Rev. W.I. Eck of The Dalles officiating. Burial will be in the Lyle cemetery, under direction of Crandall's.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., September 13, 1934, page 5

FUNERAL OF CARL C. FRANZEN HELD THIS MORNING

Carl C. Franzen, 67, a resident of the Lyle vicinity since his early manhood, died Sunday, Sept. 2nd, in a Dalles hospital, where he had been bed-ridden for the last year. He was born on Island Fohr, Germany, Nov. 26, 1866, and came to this country when he was 21 years of age, settling near Lyle and residing there since.
Surviving him are two brothers, Franz and Jergen and two sisters, Mrs. Elena Arfsten and Mrs. Dorothea Barawhen, all of Germany. Funeral services are to be conducted from the Lyle community church today at 11 a.m., with Rev. W.I. Eck of The Dalles officiating, with burial in the Lyle cemetery.