Aloysious Simonet 2
- Born: 25 Aug 1869, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota
- Marriage (1): Christine Wolf on 17 May 1892 in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota 1
- Died: 25 Dec 1954, Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota at age 85
- Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota 1
General Notes:
The Simonet Funeral Home
1892 - 1986
Emblom Funeral Service dba: (doing business as) Emblom Brenny Funeral Service traces its beginning to the Simonet Funeral Home. The Simonet Funeral Home of Little Falls, Minnesota found its beginnings in Stillwater, Minnesota. Sebastien Simonet, a 20 year old expert woodcarver, immigrated to the United States from Switzerland in 1853. He followed several of his countrymen to St. Paul, Minnesota, later moving to Stillwater. Sebastien started making fine, handmade furniture using his own patterns and designs. He was also asked to make coffins to order, hence, the beginnings of the Simonet Furniture Store & Funeral Home.
Ludwig Simonet, Sebastien's eldest son, traveled to Little Falls, "a coming town", with William Sauntry of Musser, Sauntry Company. In 1892, Ludwig closed the deal for the H. B. Tuttle Furniture and Undertaking business, the beginning of the Simonet Furniture Store & Funeral Home in Little Falls. Ludwig's brother, Alois Simonet, moved to Little Falls to operate the new family venture. After being located in several buildings downtown, the funeral home separated from the furniture store and moved to its East Broadway location in 1937. The East Broadway location was originally the Jetka residence and after extensive remodeling, became the new home of the Simonet Funeral Home. In 1959, the Simonets opened the Randall Funeral Home in Randall, Minnesota. Over the years, the Simonet family owned and operated an ambulance service in addition to the funeral home.
The four generations of the Simonet family to serve in funeral service included: Sebastien Simonet, serving Stillwater, Alois "Al" Simonet, Arthur "Art" Simonet and Arthur "Buck" Simonet, all serving the Little Falls area.
After four generations and 94 years of excellence in funeral service to the community of Little Falls and the surrounding area, the Simonet Funeral Home was sold to the Brenny Funeral Home of Little Falls in November of 1986. 3
Noted events in his life were:
• United States Census: Residence, 1910, Little Falls Ward 1, Morrison, Minnesota, United States.
• United States Census: Residence, 1920, Little Falls Ward 1, Morrison, Minnesota, United States.
• United States Census: Resided, 1940, Ward 1, Little Falls, Little Falls City, Morrison, Minnesota, United States.
Aloysious married Christine Wolf on 17 May 1892 in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota.1 (Christine Wolf was born on 16 Jul 1865 in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, died on 6 Jul 1955 in Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota 1.)
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