hmtl5 Phila Ellen Davis b. 15 Jun 1915 Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 25 Sep 2003 West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy

Phila Ellen Davis

Female 1915 - 2003  (88 years)


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  • Name Phila Ellen Davis 
    Born 15 Jun 1915  Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Sep 2003  West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I665  McKeown
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2021 

    Father Lewis Samuel Davis,   b. 20 Sep 1890, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1986, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Inez Ordell Charbonneau,   b. 17 Jun 1892, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1976  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Orville J. Dochterman,   b. 7 May 1920, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 2013, West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1976  [1, 2
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jun 1915 - Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 2003 - West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Phila Ellen Dochterman, age 88, of Burlington, died Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 2:22 PM at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Born June 15, 1915, in Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa, Phila was the daughter of Lewis and Inez Charbonneau Davis. She attended Huron School. She married Harold Dawson and later married Orville Dochterman October 2, 1976 in Burlington. Phila professed her love for God at an early age and never wavered from that love. She owned and operated a nursing home in Burlington for many years, giving care with great compassion to all those whom she cared for. Phila volunteered most of her adult life and during this time received several Governor Volunteer Awards from the State of Iowa and several Des Moines County Human Service Volunteer Awards. She had worked for the IAAP Plant in Middletown, Des Moines County Home, Black Hawk County Home in Waterloo, St. Francis Care Center, and Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Survivors include her husband, Orville; one daughter Evelyn Schulz of Mediapolis, IA; one step son, Jim Dochterman of Holland-Patent, NY; five step daughters, Judy Jones of La Harpe, IL, Susan Lemon of Sarasota, FL, Mary Fickel and Barbara Kelley, both of Burlington, and Elizabeth Walsh of Evansville, IN; three grandchildren; nineteen step grandchildren; two great grandchildren; fifteen step great grandchildren; four brothers, Marshall Davis of Littleton, CO, Sheldon Davis of Norwich, CT, Melvin Davis of Las Vegas, NV, and Marvel Davis of Burlington; three sisters, Lily Mae Hillson of San Antonio, TX, Iola Meacham of The Village, FL, and Clarissa Hester of Chagrin Falls, OH; plus many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by one daughter, her parents and three brothers. [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S3] Obituary.