Sioux Falls Argus-Leader Sunday, Sep. 30, 1945
Former Registrar at State U. Dies
Grand Forks, N.D., Sept. 29 - (AP)
Mrs. H. E. French, wife of the dean of the school of medicine of the University of North Dakota, died today in a Grand Forks hospital. A former registrar at the University of South Dakota, Mrs. French came to Grand Forks from Vermillion, S.D., and had lived in Grand Forks 35 years.
She was a former regent of local and state chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include the widower, a daughter, Mary Margaret French of Grand Forks; a son, Bert Townsley French, New York City; and three brothers, J. B. Townsley of Vermillion, A. W. Townsley of Cincinnati, and Paul H. Townsley of the Hawaiian Islands. Funeral plans have not been completed. ———————————————
Additional Research Notes:
Mabel Townsley was born 30 May 1877, Brighton, Iowa. Miss Mabel Townsley married Harley Ellsworth French 03 Sep 1910 at Vermillion, SD. Mrs. Mabel French died 29 Sep 1945.
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