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| 801 | Photograph on Find a Grave of Mary added by David Niehaus | Riepe, Mary (I252)
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| 802 | Pioneer of City Passes Fred Ruppert, 86, Dies At Home Monday Afternoon. Mr. Fred Ruppert, 86, resident of Iowa City almost his entire life, passed away at his home Monday afternoon at 12:45 o’clock. He had been in ill health for several years, and had been bedfast for the last two weeks. He was born in Whittenberg, Germany, September 27, 1844, and came to this country with his parents when he was four years old. He lived in Philadelphia, Pa., for about three years, coming to Iowa City with his parents when he was seven years old. He was married to Miss Augusta Strub, of Iowa City on September 15th, 62 years ago last September. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran church for more than 70 years. He is survived by his widow, who resides at 421 East Davenport street, three daughters, Mrs. Charles Toms of Iowa City, Mrs. William Welse, of Spirit Lake, and Mrs. C.F. Wunnenberg, of Morning Sun, and two sons, Fred Ruppert of Casey, and Joseph Ruppert, of Huron, S.D., one brother, George Ruppert of Iowa City, 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. The remains are at the Oathout funeral home. Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa. Monday, 20 July 1931. | Ruppert, Johann Frederick (I312)
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| 803 | PIONEER OF DES MOINES COUNTY DIES AT HOME Joseph Schuler, Civil War Veteran, Enlisted Twice in Iowa Regiments. Joseph Schuler, 80, Des Moines county pioneer, and Civil War veteran, died yesterday (December 19, 1921) at his home, ten miles north of Burlington, from a complication of diseases. He was ill for only a short time. Mr. Schuler was born in Baden, Germany, April 10, 1841. He came lo the United States with his parents at the age of four, first locating in Ohio, and later coining to Burlington. He enlisted in Company E, Twenty-fifth Iowa infantry, in 1861. He was honorably discharged a year later on account of illness. Enlists Again. Seven months later he again enlisted, this time in Company F. Eighth Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, remaining in service until the end of the war. He saw service at Fort Spanish, the siege of Vicksburg, and also in General Forrest's raid on Memphis. He married Mary E. Myers, May 28, 1868. Survived By Widow. Besides his widow, he is survived by the following children: Mrs. H. J. Tackenburg, Rock Island, Illinois; Mrs. Ed. N. Colby, Burlington; Mrs. J. M. Welch, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Boyd Brumm, Sperry, Iowa; Charles E. Schuler, Sperry, Iowa: John F. Schuler, Chicago: Edward H. Schuler, Sperry, Iowa, and Harriett E. and Lillian Schuler, Burlington. In addition, he is survived by eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One sister. Mrs. Catherine Kraul, of Burlington, and a brother, Charles Schuler, Des Moines county, also survive. One daughter. Mrs, Pearl Scott, died some time ago. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. The Burlington Hawk-Eye, page 10, December 20, 1921 | Schuler, Joseph (I233)
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| 804 | Pollnow, Ula Feb. 25, 1972, residence 4343 W. Villard Ave., aged 77 years, wife of the late Chester Pollnow, beloved mother of Leonard (Geraldine) Dawson, Des Moines, Iowa, Wendell (Frances) Dusenbery, Burlington, Iowa, and Jay (Lorraine) Dusenbery, Grafton, Wis.; sister of Lou Overton, Des Moines, Iowa; further survived by 6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Funeral Mon. Feb. 28, 1972, 11 a.m., from the Wendler Funeral Home, W. Capitol and N. 21st St. Interment Graceland Cemetery. In state Sun., 5 to 9 p.m. Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 27 February 1972. | Overton, Ula (I479)
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| 805 | Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest. In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occured September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed. He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years. To this union nine children were born, all of whom live near Morning Sun, with the exception of Dr. Oliver E. Baird of Blanchard, Iowa. All the children are living with the exception of Otto C. Baird, who passed away in 1910. The remaining children are: Mrs. Minnie L. Carithers, Edmund A., Merrill W., Oliver E., Ralph E., Oscar M., Mrs. Lena May Robertson and Mrs. Blanche U. Thompson. Early in life he joined the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church where, in after years, he served faithfully as deacon, and to the end of his life he was treasurer until failing health made it impossible, Mr. Baird was to be found regularly at the church he loved on the Sabbath day. Those who were bending over him in his last moments caught his last words "The Almighty has power." Funeral services were conducted at Sharon church and he was buried at Sharon cemetery, Saturday, September 29, 1923. Morning Sun News-Herald, 4 Oct 1923 | Baird, James Wallace (I129)
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| 806 | Prominent Louisa County Man Dies Columbus Junction, Ia., Oct. 7 – August Wehmeyer, an old and respected citizen of Louisa county, died very suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Hank, near Columbus Junction Monday morning at 3:30 o’clock. He had been in usual health and was visiting at the home of another daughter on Sunday. The family only knew of his illness 15 minutes before his death and before the doctor or the nearest neighbors could get to the house he breathed his last. He was born in Prussia in 1826 and had lived in this county many years and had acquired a large amount of property. He leaves an aged wife, who had been blind for some years, and 11 children to mourn his demise. The Muscatine News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. Thursday 8 October 1908. | Wehmeyer, August Herman (I193)
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| 807 | Ralph Baird Dies in Wapello Mr. Ralph E. Baird, 75, died Sunday (December 8, 1963) at 8:10 p.m. at the Poage nursing home in Wapello. He was the son of James Wallace and Maryanna Walkinshaw Baird, and was born near Garland, Iowa, on June 4, 1888. On December 21, 1916, he was married to Fannie Vivian Bras. The couple lived in the Wapello-Morning Sun area where they farmed. His wife died in 1941. On February 24, 1944, he was married to Olive McElhinney who survives, as do four sons and a daughter: Philip of DeKalb, Illinois; James of Davenport; Lloyd of Cedar Rapids; Donald of North Liberty; Mrs. Warren Durst of Muscatine; two brothers and a sister: Merrill Baird of Morning Sun; Oliver Baird of Tarkio, Missouri; Mrs. Blanch Meyers of Santa Ana, California; and eight grandchildren. Services were Wednesday at the Reformed Presbyterian church in Morning Sun with the Dr. John O. Edgar officiating. Burial was in the Sharon cemetery. Morning Sun News-Herald, 12 Dec 1963 | Baird, Ralph Ehrman (I148)
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| 808 | Ralph Bremer Moline – Services for Ralph W. Bremer, 88, of Moline, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. There is no visitation. Mr. Bremer died Sunday, April 27, 1997, at Trinity Medical Center-East Campus, Moline. Trimble Funeral Home, Moline is in charge of arrangements. He was self-employed in the restaurant business for almost 40 years, retiring in 1974 as the owner of Bremer’s White Spot in downtown Rock Island. He was born Dec. 14, 1908, in Burlington, Iowa. He married Marlis Martinson in 1941 in Rock Hill, Mo. During World War II, he served in the Navy. Survivors include his wife. Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Tuesday, 29 April 1997. | Bremer, Ralph William (I412)
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| 809 | Ralph Wunnenberg, 91, 2674 Florence Ave., died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at home. He was born Feb. 6, 1901, in Sperry, the son of Fred and Anna Reiman Wunnenberg. He was a farmer and an electric assembler at the Burlington Instrument Co. He belonged to the Zion United Church of Christ and the Moose Lodge. On Nov. 30, 1932, he married Daisy Irene Pforts in Burlington. Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Shirley m. Dorsey of Burlington; a son, Darwin Wunnenberg of Phoenix, Ariz.; three granddaughters; a grandson; two great-granddaughters; three great-grandsons, and a brother, Alfred Wunnenberg of Burlington. He was preceded in death by a son. The funeral for Mr. Wunnenberg will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Prugh’s Chapel with the Rev. Gary Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Prugh’s Funeral Home from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today. A memorial has been established for the Zion United Church of Christ. Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Sunday, 7 February 1993. Page 9 | Wunnenberg, Ralph Herbert (I90)
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| 810 | Raymond Dusenbery Funeral for Raymond St. Clair Dusenbery, 81, of 1529 S. Eighth, who died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Burlington Medical Center, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Giles-Elliott Chapel, Rev. Willard Courtney; Loper Cemetery. Born in Westerville, Ohio, April 11, 1894, he was the son of William and Jessie McColley Dusenbery. Jan. 17, 1942, he married Aletha Wunnenberg in Kahoka, Mo. Before retiring in 1969, he was a boiler inspector for the CB&Q railroad and had worked at the Iowa Army Ammunition plant. He was a member of the Burlington and national Railroad Veterans and of the Baptist faith. Surviving: The wife; three sons, Wendell, Burlington, Jay, Gratton, Wis., and Larry, Minneapolis, Minn.; a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Sherry) Orth, Burlington; a brother, William, Tampa, Fla.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established at the Giles-Elliott funeral home. The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa. 7 January 1976. | Dusenbery, Raymond St. Clair (I50)
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| 811 | Remains arrive here. Hold funeral service of Rob't Ray tomorrow. remains of Robert A. Ray who passed away at Denver, Colorado Monday arrived here on the 10:50 interurban car this morning. Arrangements for the funeral have been completed. The service will take place at the family home 233 North Grove street at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be made at the Pleasant View cemetery. Valvular heart disease was the cause of Mr. Ray's death. Robert a. Ray was born at Flushing, Ohio, October 6th, 1850. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Ray and children Jessie of Los Angeles, Cal., James of Seattle, Washington, Mrs. Lottie Milan, Nellie, Richard, Grace, Lawrence, and Fred of Kewanee. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Mark Staige and brother Jesse of Portersville, California. | Ray, Robert Armstrong (I327)
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| 812 | Resident of this county 76 years Mrs. Margaret Walker of Benton Township, died here early today. Mrs. Margaret Walker, widow of the late Edmond Walker, of Benton township, died at Mercy hospital at 2:30 o’clock this morning. She had been confined to the hospital for three months. Mrs. Walker was born in Pennsylvania, January 26, 1844. She moved to Iowa when she was a little girl, and has lived in Benton township for 76 years, and on the same farm 53 years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, of Kingston. Surviving are one son, William R. Walker, at home; two stepsons, Harvey Walker and John Walker of this county; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Rosella Scott of Des Moines county; two brothers, John Tee and William Tee of Kewanee, Ill.; one nephew, Ray Anderson; and two great-grandchildren. The nephew has made his home with Mrs. Walker since he was three days old. The funeral cortege will leave Prugh’s chapel Sunday morning at 7 o’clock Funeral services will be conducted from St. Mary’s Catholic church at Kingston, at 8 o’clock. Friends are invited. The body will be interred in Kingston cemetery. | Tee, Margaret (I323)
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| 813 | Rev. Schmeiser Dead. Burlington, Iowa. May 26 - Rev. Jacob Schmeiser, one of Iowa's pioneer ministers, died yesterday, aged 79. He was widely known throughout the middle west. Evening Times- Republican, Marshaltown, Iowa. Friday, 25 May 1906. The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. Friday, 25 May 1906. The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Saturday, 26 May 1906. Quad-City Time, Davenport, Iowa. Monday, May 28, 1906. | Schmeiser, Jacob (I120)
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| 814 | Rites arranged for Mrs. D. Riemann, 93, Wapello resident. Wapello – Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothea Riemann, age 93, who died in the Schmeiser home near Wapello, Saturday night, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Burnett-Wallen funeral home at Burlington with the Rev. R.R. Belter, pastor of Bethany Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul’s church cemetery at Kingston. Mrs. Riemann was born in Germany Oct. 12, 1842 and came to America in 1865. She was the widow of Frederick Riemann, who died in 1896. She is survived by a son, Frederick of Sperry, three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Schmeiser, Wapello; Mrs. Fred Wunnenberg, Sperry; Mrs. Fred Meyer, West Burlington. There are 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. A brother, William Bremer, also survives. Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. Tuesday, 10 March 1936, page 3. | Bremer, Dorothea Marie (I82)
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| 815 | Rites held for O. Wunnenberg Special to the Hawk-Eye Gazette Mediapolis, Ia. – Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Mediapolis Presbyterian church for Otto Wunnenberg, 82, life-long resident of Des Moines county who died Monday, April 27. Rev. A. Spelling, Burlington, conducted the services and burial was made in Memorial Park cemetery. The Hawk-Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa. | Wunnenberg, Otto Henry (I5)
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| 816 | Roy Ashton III Service for Roy Ashton III, 22, of Silvis, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial is in Hampton Township Cemetery. Visitation is 9 a.m. to service time Saturday. Roy died Monday, May 24, 2004, at his home. He was born July 24, 1981, in Rock Island, son of Roy and Becky Smith Ashton Jr. He graduated in 1999 from United Township High School and attended Black Hawk College, Moline. Roy currently was working security at Tyson Food, Joslin. He enjoyed the Pittsburgh Steelers, WWF, playing on the computer, but, most of all, his friends. Survivors include his mother, Becky Ashton, Colona; sisters, Nicole Ficke, Bloomington, Ill., and Kaela Ashton, Colona; nephew, T. J. Ficke; grandmother, Eloise Smith, Moline; and many aunts, Uncles, cousins and friends. He was precede in death by his father. The Rock Island Argus, Moline, Illinois. Thursday, 27 May 2004. | Ashton, Roy Gordon (I475)
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| 817 | Roy G. Ashton Graveside services for Roy Gordon Ashton, 49, of RR 1, Colona, who died yesterday in Moline Public Hospital, will be at 3 tomorrow afternoon in Hampton Cemetery. Rev. Audley M. Bruce of First Baptist Church, Moline, will officiate. Friends may call from 2 until 5 this afternoon and from 7 until 9 this evening at Fairman Mortuary, Green Rock. Mr. Ashton was born in Farmington. He married Neola w. Whittacker Oct. 28, 1943 in Kahoka, Mo. He was employed by Ideal Plumbing & Heating Co., Davenport. Mr. Ashton was a veteran of World War II. Survivors are the widow; five daughters, Mrs. Rodger Belowski of Colona; Vivian, Sandra, Nora and Mary, all at home; a son, Roy Jr., also at home; two grandchildren; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ashton of Canton; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Knox of Maquon, Mrs. William Burke of Canton and Mrs. John Hickard of Cincinnati, Ohio; two brothers, Robert and Kenneth both of Canton. The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois. Tuesday, 28 April 1970. | Ashton, Roy Gordon (I244)
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| 818 | Roy Riemann never married. | Riemann, Roy Robert (I110)
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| 819 | Russell H. Wunnengerg, 76, 2217 Isabella Ave., died Friday, May 4, 1990, on property on rural Plank Road. Born March 17, 1914, in Kingston, he was the son of Otto H. and Anna M. Steffener Wunnenberg. He married Myrtle Wiegard Feb 6, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. He was a retired machine operator at General Electric Co., Burlington. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Leona Samples, Jackson Hole, Myo.; three brothers, Arthur Wunnenberg and Leo Wunnenberg, both of Mediapolis, and Harry Wunnenberg, Burlington; six sisters, Bertha Schenk, West Burlington, Lillian Rieter, Mediapolis, Hilda Nyberg, Temple, Texas, Lucille Bonar, Yarmouth, Dorothy Chamberlain, Lynnwood, Wash, and Shirley Taylor, Burlington, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Prugh's Chapel. The service for Mr. Wunnenberg will be at 2 P.. Tuesday at Prugh's Chapel, The body will be cremated. Burial will be at a later date in Loper Cemetery, Sperry. Burlington Hawk-Eye, 0 May 1990, page 7. | Wunnenberg, Russell Henry (I43)
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| 820 | Ruth H. Swank Canyon County resident Ruth H. Swank, 83, died in Simi Valley after a brief illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1907, in Burlington, Iowa. She was a former resident of Friendly Valley and The Sterling Canyon Inn of Valencia. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Chapel of the Oaks. Interment to follow in Eternal Valley Memorial Park. She is survived by two sons, Roy of Canyon County and Don of Peoria, Ill; a daughter, Marian Johnson of Simi Valley; a brother, Joe Anderson; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The Signal, Santa Clarita, California. Tuesday, 9 July 1991. | Anderson, Ruth (I488)
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| 821 | SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Elizabeth R. Caparoon, 90, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Muscatine, died Sunday, August 19, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Private family services will be at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. The Rev. Lloyd Mansfield of the Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor's choice. Mrs. Caparoon was born April 18, 1917, in Morning Sun, the daughter of John P. and Lena M. Baird Robertson. She married Richard C. Caparoon December 24, 1936, in Long Beach, Calif. He died in 2006. She was a homemaker all her life and a member of the Women of the Moose. She felt her family was always the most important aspect of her life. She will be deeply missed by two her sons, Phillip E. Caparoon and his wife, Monna, of Houston, Texas and William C. Caparoon and special friend, Maria Niaves, of Madison, Wisconsin; a daughter, Shirley A. Oberhaus and her husband, Patrick, of Muscatine; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband. | Robertson, Elizabeth Rebecca (I128)
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| 822 | Sandra Ann (Hinson) Massick, 72, passed away on August 30, 2015 at her home. She was born in Burlington, IA, on August 8, 1943 daughter of Cliff and Helen (Ertz) Hinson. Sandra received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Iowa. She married Stephen Massick on June 17, 1967 in Burlington, Iowa. Sandra was a member of Holy Family Parish. Sandra is survived by her husband, Stephen; three sons, Matt (Natalie) Massick, Doug (Susan) Massick and Jake (Esther) Massick; one daughter, Sarah (Jeff) Massick Bahr; six grandchildren, Sam, Lainie, Molly, Reese, Josh and Evan; one aunt, Peggy (Ertz) Geren; three brothers, Mike (Connie) Hinson, Bob Hinson, and John (Meredith) Hinson; and many cherished nieces, nephews, and cousins. Sandra was preceded in death by her parents, Cliff and Helen (Ertz) Hinson and her brother, Steven Hinson. Visitation: Sandra’s family will welcome relatives and friends on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Holy Family Church, Holy Family Parish, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac from 9:00 to 10:45 AM. Service: A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place at Holy Family Church following visitation at 11:00 AM. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Sandra’s name can be directed to Agnesian Hospice Hope or The Humane Society of the United States. | Hinson, Sandra Ann (I385)
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| 823 | Sandra Ann (Hinson) Massick, 72, passed away on August 30, 2015 at her home. She was born in Burlington, IA, on August 8, 1943 daughter of Cliff and Helen (Ertz) Hinson. Sandra received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Iowa. She married Stephen Massick on June 17, 1967 in Burlington, Iowa. Sandra was a member of Holy Family Parish. Sandra was preceded in death by her parents, Cliff and Helen (Ertz) Hinson and her brother, Steven Hinson. | Hinson, Sandra Ann (I385)
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| 824 | Send soldier’s body. Remains of Hugo [typo] Wunnenberg on way to Burlington. A telegram was received by B.A. Prugh [funeral director], Wednesday night, stating that the body of Private Herbert O. Wunnenberg, Burlington soldier who died in France, would leave Jersey City this morning at 9 o’clock under military escort, and would be sent to Burlington via Chicago. Private Wunnenberg was wounded in battle and died later in a hospital. The arrangements for the funeral will be made after the body reaches Burlington. From The Hawkeye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa. Thursday morning, 22 September 1921. | Wunnenberg, Herbert Otto (I85)
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| 825 | Services for Hilma C. Gardner, 95, Rock Island, are 11 a.m. Monday at Memorial Heights United Methodist Church, Rock Island, where she was a member. Burial is in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to the church or to a favorite charity. Mrs. Gardner died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island. Hilma Robertson was born Dec. 8, 1904, in Morning Sun, Iowa, the daughter of John P. and Lena M. Baird Robertson. She married Herbert V. Gardner June 22, 1926, in Morning Sun. He died in June 1992. Mrs. Gardner had worked for the Rock Island County Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, retiring in 1962. She was a member of the Methodist Women of the church. Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Kathryn Gustafson, Rock Island, and Dorothy and M. Gordon Tipple, Rock Island; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clayton Robertson, McAllen, Texas; and sisters, Marian Smith and Barbara Howe, both of Manteca, Calif., Dorothy Swanson, Sheffield, Iowa, and Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, Iowa. Dispatch - Argus QCOnline.com Obituaries for September 16, 2000 | Robertson, Hilma Katherine (I72)
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| 826 | Services for Roy G. Ashton Jr., 47, Silvis, are 10 a.m. Monday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial is in Hampton City Cemetery. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Ashton died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, in East Moline. He was born Jan. 18, 1955, in Moline, the son of Roy and Neola Whitaker Ashton Sr. He married Becky Smith Feb. 14, 1981, in Colona. Roy had worked as a press technician and currently as a security guard at the Quad City Times, Davenport. Roy enjoyed the outdoors and watching NASCAR, drag racing and WWF. Survivors include his wife, Becky, East Moline; daughters, Nicole Rose Ficke, Silvis, and Kaela Ashton, East Moline; son, Roy Ashton III, Silvis; grandson, T.J. Ficke; sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Rodger Belowske and Sandra and Terry Browne, all of East Moline, Vivian and Joel Michaelson, Hampton, Nora Ashton, Moline, and Mary Ann and Warren Holdsworth, Huntington Beach, Calif.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and best friends, Rocky Noel, Ray Roselle and Mark Weimer. He was preceded in death by his parents. | Ashton, Roy Gordon (I387)
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| 827 | Services held in Aledo for Guy H. Anderson. Funeral services for Guy H. Anderson, 75, of 309 NW 7th Ave., Aledo, who died Friday night, Feb. 26, 1965, in Mercer County Hospital were held at 11 Monday morning in the Reiser Chapel, Aledo with the Rev. Jerry Goodrich, pastor of the Aledo Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial was in the Friends Cemetery, Salem, Iowa and the New Boston American Legion Post was in charge of military rites. Mr. Anderson was born Feb. 27, 1890 in Kingston, Iowa, the son of Charles A., and Isabelle Tee Anderson, He was married to Ruth E. Newman, Sept 4, 1955 in Aledo. They resided in New Boston before coming to Aledo eight years ago. He was a veteran of World War I, with service overseas. He enlisted Jan 25, 1918 and served until March 26, 1919. He was a member of the Disable American Veterans since it was organized and of the New Boston Legion post and the Aledo Assembly of God Church. Surviving are the widow; two stepsons, John Saffner, Bay City< Texas and Charles Saffner, of Pamona, Calif; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Sanderson of Hillsboro, Iowa; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; three brothers, Dan of Eliza; Roy of Sperry, Iowa and Jason of California and a sister in Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. | Anderson, Guy Horace (I339)
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| 828 | Sgt. Wunnenberg dies in Italy, parent learn Columbus Junction – S/Sgt. Raymond F. Wunnenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wunnenberg, of Mediapolis, died in Italy May 12, 1945, a war department message to the parents revealed Wednesday. The parents received a letter from him which had been written May 9, just three days before his reported death. He did not refer to any injury or illness. Sgt. Wunnenberg made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of Columbus City, but formerly of Washington, for a number of years. They had a letter from him May 5 in which he expressed the hope that he would be home soon. Sgt. Wunnenberg was home on a 30-day furlough in January this year and visited the Smiths. He was in the 34th Red Bull division with James K. Dvorak and other men from this area and brought a message to their parents. He was a holder of the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in combat, the combat infantry badge, the Purple Heart for wounds received in action and the good conduct medal. He enlisted in May, 1941. He has three brothers, Pfc. Leon and Pvt. Russell in service in Germany and Pfc. Henry in France and one sister, Pvt. Dorothy Wunnenberg in the Wacs at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Muscatine, Iowa. Thursday, 31 May 1945, page 3 | Wunnenberg, Raymond Frederick (I44)
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| 829 | Sgt. Wunnenberg services held at Mediapolis Columbus Junction – Funeral services for Staff Sgt. Raymond E. Wunnenberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wunnenberg of Mediapolis, were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist church in Mediapolis. Officiating were the Rev. Mr. Woodard and the Rev. Mr. Hickcock. Burial was in the Loper cemetery, near Sperry, Ia., under the direction of the Fry Funeral Home of Mediapolis. Miliary rites at the grave were in charge of the Mediapolis American Legion post. Pianist was Mrs. Ben Holm and Mrs. Edgar Walker and Mrs. Albion Honson were singers. Serving as pallbearers were Roy and Ray Fronfelter, Harold Hutchcroft and Robert, Arthur and Sterling Staffner. Staff Sgt. Wunnenberg was killed May 12, 1945, in a fall from a balcony while serving with the Army in Italy. His body was returned to the United States on the USAT Lawrence Victory, arriving in Mediapolis Friday. Staff Sgt. Wunnenberg had mad his home for several years with Mr. and Mrs. R. Schmidt of Columbus City, now of Letts. He is survived by his parents, three brothers and a sister. Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa. Monday, 22 November 1948, page 6. | Wunnenberg, Raymond Frederick (I44)
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| 830 | Sharon Funeral for Oscar Baird Funeral services were, held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sharon R. P. church for Oscar M. Baird of Mediapolis, 69 year old retired farmer, who died Wednesday, March 30 (1960), at University Hospital in Iowa City. The Reverend J. O. Edgar was in charge of final rites and burial was in Sharon cemetery. Baird was born August 15, 1890, in Des Moines county. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird. On February 9, 1916, he was married to Ola Harris and until their retirement in 1952 they lived on a farm northeast of Morning Sun. For the past seven years they have lived in Mediapolis. Surviving are the wife and three daughters: Mrs. Leora Jackson, Macomb, Illinois; Mrs. Evelyn Bohronson, Keota; and Mrs. Marion Marshall of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Also, surviving are three grandchildren. The Morning Sun News-Herald, 7 Apr 1960 | Baird, Oscar Marion (I149)
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| 831 | Shirley Eileen Nyberg passed away on May 2, 2015 in Lincoln at the age of 88. Shirley grew up in Burlington, Iowa and graduated from Burlington High School in 1945. She earned a degree in nursing and worked as a registered nurse and administrator at the Burlington Hospital for more than 25 years. In 1951, Shirley married Harold Nyberg. Later, she moved with her family to Walton. Faith and family were important to Shirley who cared for others her entire life. Living in the Lincoln area for the last 20 years she provided in-home care for the elderly. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, James and Dorothy Lewis and Harold Nyberg. | Lewis, Shirley Eileen (I304)
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| 832 | Slater Mrs. Hester Isabel Slater, wife of Edward Slater, 1017 Gaines street, Davenport, died at 8 a.m. today at the family home, following a short illness. She was born on July 8, 1905 in Carman, Ill., where she received her education. On Aug. 16, 1923, she was married to Edward Slater of Burlington. The couple resided there for several years, coming to Davenport in 1925, where they had since resided. Mrs. Slate was a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are her husband; one son, Richard at home; one daughter, Doris at home; her father, Albert Graham of Burlington; eight sisters, Mrs. John Jackson, Mrs. C.O. DeHauge and Mrs. Ed Wills of Burlington; Mrs. Ray Chestnut of Weaver, Ia., Mrs. William Hammer of Ft. Madison, Ia., Mrs. Harry Dowell of Carman, Ill., Mrs. W.A. Baker of Belle Plaine, Ia., and Mrs. Judith Carman of Fairfield, Ia., and three brothers, Ben Graham of Waterloo., Ia., James of Vetal, N.D., and Phillip of Carman, Ill. The body was taken to the Hill & Fredericks mortuary and will be sent to Burlington, either Friday or Saturday for funeral services and burial there. The Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa. Wednesday, 8 August 1934. | Graham, Hester Isabelle (I424)
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| 833 | Soldier buried at Latty. 600 attend services for Private H. O. Wunnenberg. Six hundred people attended the funeral of Private Herbert O. Wunnenberg, held at the Lutheran church at Latty Sunday morning at 10.30 o’clock, to do honor to the memory of the Latty soldier who was killed in France. Thirty troopers from the Burlington cavalry, Mediapolis American Legion men and others filled the church. The cavalry men left Burlington at 9 o’clock in the morning for the services. From The Hawkeye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa. Tuesday morning, 27 September 1921. | Wunnenberg, Herbert Otto (I85)
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| 834 | son of Albert Thomes and Mary Pearl Granaman | Thomes, Clarence (I93)
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| 835 | son of Alexander Seaberg and Pauline Johnson | Seaberg, Joseph William (I382)
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| 836 | son of Alfred O. Melson and Clara A. Kensinger | Melson, Alfred Mearl (I118)
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| 837 | son of Arthur E. Jones and Lulu Laird | Jones, Lloyd Edward (I226)
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| 838 | son of August H. Totemeier and Ida Lovella Martin | Totemeier, Glenn Martin (I219)
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| 839 | son of Bolen Green Ping and Sophia Barnes | Ping, Elijah (I296)
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| 840 | son of Carl Delbert Bonar and Lula L. Barkus | Bonar, Glen Charles (I433)
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| 841 | son of Carl Edward Voelker and Edna C. Robbins | Voelker, Jack Carl (I75)
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| 842 | son of Casper Schenk and Mary Minerva Wasson | Schenk, William Frederick (I216)
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| 843 | son of Charles A. Nyberg | Nyberg, John August (I284)
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| 844 | son of Charles Nelson and Hilda Peterson | Nelson, Kermit Carl (I346)
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| 845 | son of Christian Freidrich Johann Timmermann and Anna Marie Nierste | Timmerman, Louis Frederick (I295)
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| 846 | son of Cornelius Vleugel and Lena Faas | Vleugel, Cornelius Faas (I419)
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| 847 | son of Daniel Cornic and Amanda Saliday | Cornic, Charles Burtley (I363)
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| 848 | son of Daniel Michaels and Matilda Gapen | Michaels, Harry (I431)
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| 849 | son of Edmund Charles Scott and Josephine Hilda Panther | Scott, Paul Edmond (I136)
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| 850 | son of Edward Claire Ashton and Vivian W. Milner | Ashton, Roy Gordon (I244)
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