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Surnames: Eldridge, Carlson
Classification: Obituary
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Samuel S. Eldridge died June 21, 2004, in Cañon City, CO. He was born March 15, 1922, in
Naper, Neb., to Samuel S. Sr., and Eva (Carlson) Eldridge.
He was born and raised in Nebraska. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941. He served the
infantry and helped with the restoration of Germany after the war. He taught at
Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, retiring as a master sergeant in 1961. He
then worked for the Civil Service in numerous fields and then was self-employed. The
Eldridge family moved to Florence in 1966.
Mr. Eldridge married Erna Otto on April 6, 1948 in Coburg, Germany.
He is survived by his wife; two children, Eva M. Eldridge, Klaus E. Eldridge; two
grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Alice Alexander, numerous nieces and
nephews.
Burial at Lakeside Cemetery.
(see additional posting for Erna Eldridge obit)