hmtl5 Arvilla Burgus b. 10 Oct 1945 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 13 Feb 2011 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family

Arvilla Burgus

Female 1945 - 2011  (65 years)


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  • Name Arvilla Burgus 
    Born 10 Oct 1945  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Feb 2011  Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I452  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2021 

    Father Arthur Carl Burgus,   b. 01 May 1906, Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Nov 1993, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Della Lola Schmidt,   b. 24 Mar 1910, Northfield, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1996, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1935  Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Oct 1945 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Feb 2011 - Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Arvilla A. Kelley, 65, of Mediapolis died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

      Born Oct. 10, 1945, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Arthur and Della Schmidt Burgus. On April 9, 1972, she married George F. Kelley in Mediapolis.

      Mrs. Kelley and her husband owned Split Rails Antiques for the last 30 years. She worked nine years at Fry's Variety Basement, eight years as a dietary aide at Prairie Ridge Care Center, and seven years at Mediapolis News. She lived her entire life in Mediapolis, where she attended grade school and graduated from Mediapolis High School in 1964. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mediapolis.

      She enjoyed flowers, collecting dolls and Jewel T. Autumn Leaf dishes and going to flea markets, garage sales, thrift shop and antique shows, especially at Old Threshers in Mount Pleasant.

      Survivors include her husband; one son, Sean Kelley of Mediapolis; and three grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.

      Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

      The funeral for Mrs. Kelley will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hagele and Honts Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jerleen Schlesser officiating. Burial will be in Kossuth Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

      Memorials have been established for Immanuel Lutheran Church and Mediapolis Ambulance Service.

      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Obituary.

    3. [S1] Genealogical Records of Celia Crawford.