This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265775) Mrs. John McGill <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265775> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley, vo DATE: 2/11/2010 at 18:19:01 Surnames: MCGILL MCGILL FUNERAL Remains Taken Overland to Grandview for Interment The funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. John McGill were held this morning from the family residence, 108 Madison street, Dr. J.B. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services. The remains were then taken to Grandview, overland, where interment was made. Source: LCHS

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265773) Elizabeth Erwin McGill <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265773> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley, vo DATE: 2/11/2010 at 18:14:59 Surnames: MCGILL Newspaper clipping, handwritten date of August 24, 1911 RELIEF COMES TO MRS. JOHN MCGILL DIES AFTER ONE YEAR OF INTENCE SUFFERING Resident of This City for Five Years - Fuenral Service to Be Held in Grandview. Having suffered intensely for more than a year from a complication of diseases, Mrs. Elizabeth Erwin McGill, wife of John McGill, died at the family residence, 108 Madison street, yesterday afternoon shortly before 5 o'clock. All hopes for her recovery had been given up some time ago, while death, because of the suffering incident to the disease with which she was afflicted, was welcomed by the deceased. Mrs. McGill was 57 years old. She was married to John McGill in Louisa county in 1879, where the family made their home until about five years ago when they came to Muscatine. Of the seven children of Mrs. McGill, five preceded her in death. Those of the immediate family to survive her are her husband, one son, Lee McGill of Bloomington township, and one daughter, Miss Nellie McGill, residing at home. The funeral service will be held from the church at Grandview on Friday at 12:15 o'clock in the afternoon, where interment will be made in the cemetery of that place. Source: LCHS scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265771) Mrs. Casper Ryner <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265771> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley, vo DATE: 2/11/2010 at 18:03:37 Surnames: RYNER Mrs. Ryner, wife of Casper Ryner died last Saturday after several years illness with consumption. She leaves besides her husband, six children. The funeral was held at the residence Monday at 10 a.m., conducted by Rev. C. Lang. Source: LCHS scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265770) Ida Krahl <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265770> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley, vo DATE: 2/11/2010 at 18:01:23 Surnames: KRAHL Grandview, Jan. 25, 1904 - The funeral for Mrs. Ida Krahl was held at the United Evangelical church Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The church was filled with sympathetic friends gathered to pay the last tribute of respect to one who was loved by all who knew her. She leaves a husband and three children, Harold, Gertrude and Bernice. The services were conducted by Rev. Wood. The pall bearers were: Zada Vibber, Anna Dodder, Rush Gast, Harry Vibber, Ora Gast, Dollie Lang. Source: LCHS scrapbook

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265766) Levi Huff <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265766> AUTHOR: Judy Kelley, vo DATE: 2/11/2010 at 17:44:38 Surnames: HUFF The remains of Levi Huff arrived in Wapello this morning from his late home at Anita, Iowa, and were taken to the home of his son, W.B. Huff, in Grandview township, where funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock. The deceased was a pioneer of Louis county, living near Grandview, but moved to Cass county many years ago. he was born in Harrisburg, Pa., and was aged 86 years, 9 monhts and 16 days. Source: newspaper clipping handwritten date: Sept. 27, '17

If any of you are on Face Book, please become a fan of the Louisa County Iowa Historical Society. It doesn't cost a cent. In just one week since the page went up, we have 195 fans. Connie Street ckcasey@louisacomm.net Working at a museum is like eating a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265672) Betty Stephens <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265672> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/11/2010 at 00:22:01 Surnames: STEPHENS,MALCOM,JOHNSON,WILSON BETTY STEPHENS Wapello – Betty Louis Stephens, 63, of Wapello, died Sunday morning, June 9, 1991, at Muscatine General Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. The Rev. George Yetter will officiate. Burial will be at the Grandview Cemetery at Grandview. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m., today, at the funeral home. Mrs. Stephens was born Jan. 26, 1928, at Oakville, a daughter of George and Abbie Malcom Johnson. She married Adrian Stephens on Aug. 15, 1946, at Wapello. Survivors include her husband, Adrian; seven sons, Bill and Gary, both of Grandview; Robert, of Letts; and Russ, Randy, Tim, and Paul, all of Wapello; one daughter, Pam, of Iowa City; 14 grandchildren; and one sister, Madeline Wilson, of Wapello. She was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church of Wapello. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of June 9, 1991

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265669) Larry Kerr <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265669> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/11/2010 at 00:20:53 Surnames: KERR,PETERS,CARLSEN,HAVEL LARRY KERR Wapello – Larry L. Kerr, 51, Route 2, Wapello, died Saturday evening, June 8, 1991, at the Burlington Medical Center, in Burlington. Services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, at the United Methodist Church in Wapello. The Rev. George Yetter will officiate. Burial will be at the Wapello Cemetery. The family will meet with friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 11. Memorials may be made to the scholarship fund, Keck Memorial Library or the Wapello Athletic Department. Mr. Kerr was born March 15, 1940 in Burlington, a son of Leonard and Rose Peters Kerr. He married Barbara Carlsen on Sept. 1, 1962, in Clinton. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; one son, John, of Wapello; two daughters, Laura Havel of Mount Prospect, Ill., and Anita of Iowa City; three brothers, Richard, of Wapello; Roger, of Dallas, Texas; and David, of Morning Sun; five nephews, four nieces, two grand-nephews and one grand-niece. He was a graduate of the Wapello High School in 1958. He attended Iowa State University in Ames and graduated from Western Illinois University at Macomb, Ill. He received his master’s from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Mo. He taught and coached basketball and football at South Pekin, Ill, WACO at Wayland, Iowa, and Wapello, where he was also a guidance counselor. He worked for 15 years for Farm Bureau Insurance. Most recently he worked for Farmland Insurance. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Wapello, and the I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 19. He was president of Keck Memorial Library board, and a member of the Louisa County Pork Producers. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265659) Charles Reutinger <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265659> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:10:40 Surnames: REUTINGER,KECK,WELTHA,COUTTS CHARLES REUTINGER Wapello – Charles Joseph Reutinger, 94, of Wapello, died Saturday, Sept. 15, at Lutheran Homes in Muscatine. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Wapello. The Rev. George Yetter will officiate. Burial will be at the Wapello Cemetery. The family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church. Mr. Reutinger was born Feb. 2, 1896, at Wapello, a son of Joseph and Mary Keck Reutinger. His marriage to Leona Weltha took place June 23, 1930 at Randall, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Leona; one son, Ramon Reutinger, of Morning Sun; one daughter, Mary Coutts, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Reutinger was a 1915 graduate of the Wapello High School and the Quincy Business School at Quincy, Ill. He was a life member of the Wapello United Methodist Church and Sunday school. He has served as the church’s treasurer as well as other offices. He was a 51-year member of the board of the Farmers Elevator and Exchange of Wapello; a 50-year member of the Louisa County Farm Bureau, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 5, AF&AM. He had served on the Wapello Community School Board. He had worked for the U.S. American Telephone Company for two years and had farmed for most of his life. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of September 15, 1990

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265658) David Korn <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265658> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:09:37 Surnames: KORN,ADAMS DAVID KORN Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Man A 37-year-old Wapello man died Saturday of carbon monoxide poisoning. The Louisa County Sheriff’s Department said David Austin Korn died while sitting in a car parked in a closed garage. The incident was reported to the sheriff’s department at 4:58 p.m. Officials have not ruled the death a suicide. Louisa County Coroner Dr. Robert Carlton was not available this morning. His telephone answering machine indicates he is on vacation and refers emergency calls to Burlington Medical Center. David Korn David Austin Korn, 37, of rural Wapello, died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8, 1990, at his home. Born July 30, 1953, in Burlington, he was the son of John R. and Ida Mae Adams Korn. He farmed the past three years with his parents and before that worked at Bandag Corp., Muscatine, and a medical supply company in Des Moines. He was graduated in 1971 from Wapello High School. Mr. Korn is survived by his parents; a brother, Brian Korn, Dallas, Ga.; and two step-nieces. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home with the Rev. George Yetter officiating. Burial will be in the Wapello Cemetery. A memorial has been established. Source: newspaper clipping

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265656) Arthur Pontzius <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265656> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:08:35 Surnames: PONTZIUS,VAN SICKLE,YOTTER,DAUGHERTY,BUFFINGTON,STEPHENS,GIESE,EVANS,GERST ARTHUR PONTZIUS Wapello – Arthur Edward Pontzius, 59, Wapello, died early this morning at University Hospitals, Iowa City. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home with the Rev. Allan Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Edwards Cemetery near Oakville. Visitation is at the funeral home. The son of Ernest and Anna Pearl VanSickle Pontzius, he was born Sept. 27, 1924 in Wapello. His marriage to Mabel Yotter took place Oct. 14, 1945, in Oakville. He was a member of the Wapello United Methodist Church. Mr. Pontzius had been a welder at General Electric, Burlington, for 19 years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, James of Quincy, Ill. and Robert of Santee, Calif.; four daughters, Barbara Daugherty of Newton, Janet Buffington and Kay Stephens, both of Wapello, and Carolyn Giese of Muscatine; 13 grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and three sisters, Lucille Evans of Mount Pleasant and Verlee Gerst and Irene Gerst, both of Oakville. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and a granddaughter. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 23, 1984

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265655) Birdie Ives <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265655> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:07:08 Surnames: IVES,MARSHALL,TRIBLE,DEVILBISS BIRDIE IVES Wapello – Birdie Anna Ives, 92, died this morning at the Colonial Manor Care Center, Columbus Junction. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Walker will officiate. Burial will be in the Wapello Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Marshall Trible, she was born Aug. 28, 1891 in Cairo, Iowa. Her marriage to Jesse Ives took place Oct. 7, 1912 in Muscatine. He died on Aug 15, 1966. She was a member of the Wapello United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ives had worked as a telephone operator from 1911 to 1921. She and her husband later operated the Ives Grocery Store for 29 years. Survivors include one son, William of Wapello; one daughter, Betty DeVilbiss of Burlington; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Sourse: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 21, 1984

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265653) Wesley Wheeler <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265653> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:06:06 Surnames: WHEELER WESLEY WHEELER Wesley A. Wheeler, age 69 of Rt. 5, Muscatine, died early Tuesday morning, November 20, 1990 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic, Iowa City. Care and arrangements are being provided by Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of November 20, 1990

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265652) Edith Watkinson <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265652> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:05:07 Surnames: WATKINSON,SMITH,PETRIKIN,ECKRICH,RAVENHORST,LARSEN,STINEMAN,BAKER EDITH WATKINSON Edith A. Watkinson, 77, of Lisbon, died Saturday, May 20, 1995 at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at George L. Gay Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Valley Township Cemetery in rural Hills. The Rev. Harlan Gillespie will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Nick Nevins Living Fund at Mount Vernon Bank. Mrs. Watkinson was born Dec. 1, 1917, in Des Moines to David and Verna (Smith) Petrikin. She grew up and attended schools in Des Moines. She married Harley L. Watkinson Oct. 5, 1940, in Davenport. He died March 22, 1982. She and her husband lived in Hills and the West Branch area before moving to Lisbon in 1955. She was a long-time employee of University Hospitals. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Lisbon. Survivors include three daughters and their husbands, Penny and Larry Eckrich of Cosgrove, Linda and Dave Ravenhorst of Lake City, Minn., and Janet and Phil Larsen of Ely, Minn; one son and his wife, Harley L. II and Terri of Lisbon; two sisters, Marie Stineman of Wapello and Helen Baker of Donna, Texas; one brother, Fred Petrikin of Pinellas Park, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, one brother, one grandson and two great-grandsons died earlier. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 20, 1995

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265651) Uno Don Oberman <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265651> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:03:32 Surnames: OBERMAN,HOLSTEEN,GRIFFIN,FRAZER,KOLKMAN UNO DON OBERMAN Uno Don Oberman, 77, of 1818 Agency St., died at 9:06 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 1992 at Burlington Medical Center. Born July 19, 1914, in Yarmouth, he was the son of Chlode and Ruby Holsteen Oberman. He married Mary Griffin Feb. 20, 1960, in Oquawka, Ill. He was a 1934 graduate of Yarmouth High School. Mr. Oberman owned and operated Oberman Trucking Lines in Danville until 1959. He was employed with the Morrison Knutson Company connected with the Minuteman Missile Program in Aurora, Colo., and the Defense Warehouse in Santa Maria and Modesto, Calif. He moved back to this area and was the service manager at the Ford Motor Company. He later moved to Wapello and ran the Shell Station for 10 years, moving back to Burlington and retiring in 1981. He was a Methodist and was a member of the Danville Masonic Lodge No. 48, A.F. & A.M., the Kaaba Shrine, the Eagles, the Moose Lodge and the Humane Society. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Minnie Ann Frazer of New River, Ariz., and Janet Kolkman of Danville; two sons, Jerry Oberman of Golden, Colo., and Ronald Oberman of Somerset, Ky.; his mother of Morning Sun; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and a grandson. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lunning Chapel. Masonic rites and a memorial service for Mr. Oberman will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lunning Chapel with the Rev. Wesley Lawrence officiating. The body has been cremated. Burial will be in Shinar Cemetery, Pleasant Grove. A memorial has been established for the Shinar Cemetery Association. Source: newspaper clipping with a handwritten death date of January 11, 1992

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265649) H.W. “Pat” Pedersen <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265649> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:02:08 Surnames: PEDERSEN,JACOBSEN,MCROBERTS,HOOVER,ANDERSON H.W. “PAT" PEDERSEN Howard William “Pat” Pedersen, 78, of Columbus Junction, died at his home on Monday, July 6, 1992, following an extended cancer illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, July 8, at 2 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction with Pastor Mark VanderTuig of the Lutheran Church of the Cross, Altoona, officiating. Donna Belle Hughes was the organist and Brian Cummings the vocalist. Casket bearers were Beryl Roundy, F.D. Smylie, Larry Robertson, LeRoy Hughes, Jack Morrison, and Ralph Oak. Burial was in the Columbus City Cemetery. Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Born May 31, 1914, in Chicago, Howard was the son of Trygve and Harriet Jacobsen Pedersen. He was a graduate of New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, and Bryant-Stratton Business College, Chicago. He married Jocelyn McRoberts on June 11, 1945, in San Diego, California. Pat enjoyed bridge, reading, contesting, and was a life-long fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Felix (Rebecca) Hoover, River Grove, Illinois; and Carol Pedersen, Altoona; and a sister, Mrs. LaVergne Anderson, Eureka, California. He worked for Stanley Consultants in Muscatine, retiring in 1980. During World War II he served in the Navy. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and had served as a trustee. He had been secretary for the Louisa County Fair Board. Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, Roger, who was killed in World War II. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of July 6, 1992

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265648) Bernard M. Venard <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265648> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 23:00:37 Surnames: VENARD,MALLORY,BROWN,WATSON,MARTIN,MELLINGER,JOHNSON BERNARD M. VENARD Bernard Mallory Venard, age 81, of 501 N. 5th St., Burlington, Iowa, died Sunday morning, May 8, 1994 at the Burlington Medical Center. The son of Claude B. and Sue Mallory Venard, he was born September 21, 1912 near Oakville, Iowa. He was a graduate of Oakville High School and had attended Parsons College at Fairfield. He married Nellie M. Brown on January 4, 1938 at Bettendorf. He had worked on a river dredge and also the construction of the Keokuk dam and the farmed before he worked and retired from Murray Iron Works at Burlington as a machinist. He was of the Presbyterian faith and had belonged to the Operating Engineers Union. Survivors include his wife, Nellie; three daughters, Darlene Venard, Mary Watson, and Sue Martin, all of Burlington; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a half-brother, Harry Venard of Zephyr Hills, Florida; a step-sister, Marjorie Mellinger of Yuma, Arizona; a step-brother, Robert Johnson of West Covina, California; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Opal Venard; three half-brothers, Pat, Perry, and Charles Venard; and two step-brothers, Kenneth and Ross Johnson. Graveside rites were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 1994 at the Wapello Cemetery with Rev. Jerry D. Brown officiating. The family met with friends Tuesday evening at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home at Wapello. A Memorial Fund has been established. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 8, 1994

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265647) Rose E. Mohnssen <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265647> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 22:59:07 Surnames: MOHNSSEN,TRAUTMAN,BOOK,JENNINGS ROSE E. MOHNSSEN Funeral services for 88 year old Rose Evelyn Mohnssen, of Columbus Junction were held on Friday, May 6, 1994 at 10:30 a.m. at the Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home, Columbus Junction, Iowa. Rose died on Tuesday, May 3, 1994 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa after a short illness. Visitation was held Thursday with the family present from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established for the United Methodist Church. Burial was at the Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine. Rose Evelyn Trautman was born January 14, 1906 at Nichols, Iowa to Willis & Helen Book Trautman. She married Peter Jacob Mohnssen March 29, 1925 in Muscatine, Iowa. Peter preceded Rose in death on March 29, 1971. She was a homemaker and a member of the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Rose was a member of the United Methodist Women and the Old Clifton Club. Survivors included: a son, Walther Jack Mohnssen, Letts and a daughter, Mrs. Royal (June) Jennings, Winfield, Iowa. There are eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 5 step-great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-step-grandchild. Rose was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, three grandsons, three brothers and four sisters. Rev. Walden Paige of Columbus Junction United Methodist Church officiated at the services. Donna Belle Hughes was organist. Honorary Casket Bearers were: Annette Scieszinski, Cynthisa Phillips, Barbara Buck, Linda Mohnssen, Patricia Mohnssen, Sheree Garner, Rich Garner and Alan Buck. Casket Bearers were Alvin Jennings, Gerald Jennings, John Scieszinski, Kerry Phillips, Kevin Mohnssen and Randy Mohnssen. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 3, 1994

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265645) Harry D. Ashby <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265645> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 22:57:47 Surnames: ASHBY,LAMB,RILEY,SMITH,HELAND,KLINKERMAN HARRY D. ASHBY Harry D. Ashby, age 80, 212 Adams St., Burlington, died at Burlington Medical Center, Wednesday, May 4, 1994. He was born November 1, 1913 in Wapello, the son of John and Rosanna Lamb Ashby. He married Dorothy Riley September 2, 1939 at Washington, Iowa. He was maintenance at Hotel Burlington, worked for Burlington Milk Producers Co-op for 15 years, J.I. Case for 15 years and an independent truck driver for the Rock Quarry near Kingston. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, Burlington; four sons, Daryl, James, Melvin, all of Burlington, and Larry, Tucson, Ariz.; 2 daughters, Linda Sue Smith and Donna Heland, Burlington; step-daughter Audrey Klinkerman, Denver, Colo.; a brother, Robert Ashby, Burlington; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Services were Friday, May 6, 1994 at 1:30 p.m. at Lunning Chapel with Chaplain Shirley Bliven officiating. Burial at Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters and 4 brothers. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten date of May 4, 1994

This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#265644) Lucy P. Fletcher <http://iagenweb.org/boards/louisa/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=265644> AUTHOR: Mari Nielsen - DATE: 2/10/2010 at 22:56:39 Surnames: FLETCHER,HANFT,DEAN,SNYDER,KULP,NISCHWETZ LUCY P. FLETCHER Lucy Pauline Fletcher, 85, of the Bethesda Care Center, Mediapolis, died at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 1994, at Burlington Medical Center. Born June 1, 1908, in Columbus City, she was the daughter of Clyde and Bessie Hanft. On Aug. 11, 1929, she married Harlan Fletcher in Columbus City. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Fletcher was a homemaker. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Dean of Mediapolis and Linda Fletcher of Kansas; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mary Helen Snyder of Columbus Junction, Dorothy Hanft of California, Marion Kulp of Burlington and Mildred Nischwetz of Muscatine. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a son. Mrs. Fletcher has been cremated. There will be no memorial service. Inurnment will be at a later date in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the Asbury United Methodist Church. Contributions can be left at the Haas Funeral Home. Source: newspaper clipping with handwritten death date of May 4, 1994