This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: barbdale_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.blueearth/2139.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MOORHEAD DAILY NEWS MONDAY APRIL 14, 1941 Three Perish As Home Bums New Ulm Family Dies After Explosion New Ulm. April 14 (UP)-Three persons were burned to death today when an explosion and fire deployed their two-story farm borne five miles east of here. The dead were Edward Ubel. 46. his wife, and their daughter Pollyanna, 12. The family was trapped when flames enveloped the house after a gas stove exploded in the basement. Louis Reinhart, a neighbor, saw the flames, but he was unable to enter the burning house. The walls and floors of the house caved in while New Ulm firemen were attempting to check the fire BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH APRIL 18, 1941 TRIPLE RITES HELD NEW ULM, Minn. (UP) - Triple services were held today for three victims of an explosion and fire which destroyed a two-story frame home five miles east of here Monday. The victims were Edward J. Ubel, 46; his wife, Vacelia, 44; and their 13-year-old daughter, Pollyanna. They were buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>