Howard Leroy VanFosson
1905 - 1973 (68 years)-
Name Howard Leroy VanFosson Born 24 May 1905 College Springs, Page County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 21 Oct 1973 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska [1] Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs, Page County, Iowa [1] Person ID I947 McKeown Last Modified 16 Aug 2023
Family Jane Isabel Caskey, b. 28 Jul 1903, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa , d. 3 Nov 1991, Braddyville, Page County, Iowa (Age 88 years) Married 8 Dec 1926 Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F362 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 24 May 1905 - College Springs, Page County, Iowa 
Married - 8 Dec 1926 - Clarinda, Page County, Iowa 
Died - 21 Oct 1973 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 
Buried - - Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs, Page County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Howard Leroy VanFosson, 68, of rural College Springs died early Sunday morning at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha where he had been a patient for a month. Mr. VanFosson had heart surgery earlier this year and had been in poor health since. Funeral services for Mr. VanFosson will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church at College Springs with burial in the Maple Hill Cemetery. The family will meet friends at Walker Funeral Home this Monday from 7:30 until 9 pm. Mrs. Bessie Whigham will be organist and Joe McKinley and Ruth Anderson singers. Ushers will be Bill Whipp and John Kenagy. Flowers will be in charge of Mary Whipp and Alma Mitchell. Casket bearers will be Larry Ecker, Gary Ecker, Charles Pruitt, John VanFosson, Paul Blair and William Caskey. Hope Tompkins, and Myrene Whipp will be at the register. Mr. VanFosson was born May 24, 1905, near College Springs on the same farm that was recently his home. He was the son of John Henry and Rosa Blake VanFosson. On Dec 8, 1926, he was married to [Jane] Isabell Caskey who survives. Mr. VanFosson was a well-known farmer of this area, active in farm organizations, and was a member of the College Springs United Presbyterian Church. Besides his wife of the home he is survived by three children: Mrs. Frank (Mary Jean) Murch and Mrs. Joseph (Marjorie Irene) Virgillito, both of Omaha, and Kenneth VanFosson of rural Braddyville. There are nine grandchildren. Brothers are Joseph of Shenandoah, Carl and Paul of Braddyville and Leo of Glenwood. His mother, Mrs. Rosa VanFosson, is of College Springs. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ray VanFosson. Memorials may be made to the heart fund.
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- Howard Leroy VanFosson, 68, of rural College Springs died early Sunday morning at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha where he had been a patient for a month. Mr. VanFosson had heart surgery earlier this year and had been in poor health since. Funeral services for Mr. VanFosson will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church at College Springs with burial in the Maple Hill Cemetery. The family will meet friends at Walker Funeral Home this Monday from 7:30 until 9 pm. Mrs. Bessie Whigham will be organist and Joe McKinley and Ruth Anderson singers. Ushers will be Bill Whipp and John Kenagy. Flowers will be in charge of Mary Whipp and Alma Mitchell. Casket bearers will be Larry Ecker, Gary Ecker, Charles Pruitt, John VanFosson, Paul Blair and William Caskey. Hope Tompkins, and Myrene Whipp will be at the register. Mr. VanFosson was born May 24, 1905, near College Springs on the same farm that was recently his home. He was the son of John Henry and Rosa Blake VanFosson. On Dec 8, 1926, he was married to [Jane] Isabell Caskey who survives. Mr. VanFosson was a well-known farmer of this area, active in farm organizations, and was a member of the College Springs United Presbyterian Church. Besides his wife of the home he is survived by three children: Mrs. Frank (Mary Jean) Murch and Mrs. Joseph (Marjorie Irene) Virgillito, both of Omaha, and Kenneth VanFosson of rural Braddyville. There are nine grandchildren. Brothers are Joseph of Shenandoah, Carl and Paul of Braddyville and Leo of Glenwood. His mother, Mrs. Rosa VanFosson, is of College Springs. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ray VanFosson. Memorials may be made to the heart fund.
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