Alvina "Vera" Clara Wunnenberg
1866 - 1958 (91 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Alvina "Vera" Clara Wunnenberg was born on 20 Sep 1866 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 02 May 1958 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 04 May 1958 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Obituary clipping from unknown newspaper, no date. Photocopy from Celia Crawford.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126862572/alvina-clara-edmonds
Acacia Garden, Lot 62, space 5Alvina married Herbert Edmonds on 30 Mar 1898 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Herbert (son of John Edmonds and Elizabeth Howes) was born on 15 Feb 1867 in Monmouthshire, England; died on 18 Jun 1953 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 20 Jun 1953 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Infant Edmonds
was born about 1899 in Iowa; died about 1899. - 3. John Elmer Edmonds was born on 14 Jan 1901 in Iowa; died on 01 Jun 1999; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 4. Herbert Floyd Edmonds was born on 20 Jan 1903 in Iowa; died on 06 Nov 1963 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 08 Nov 1963 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 5. Henry Edward Edmonds was born on 06 Nov 1904 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jan 1977 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried on 31 Jan 1977 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 6. Amelia Amy Edmonds was born on 13 Feb 1907 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 May 1981 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 01 Jun 1981 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 7. Edith Lillian Edmonds was born on 08 Oct 1908 in Iowa; died on 30 Dec 2005 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- 2. Infant Edmonds
Generation: 2
2. Infant Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born about 1899 in Iowa; died about 1899. 3. 
John Elmer Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born on 14 Jan 1901 in Iowa; died on 01 Jun 1999; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa; farmer
- Census: 1930, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1940, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130795489/john-elmer-edmondsJohn married Etta Marie Moehle on 26 Feb 1930 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Etta was born on 07 Sep 1902 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 03 Sep 1985 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. 
Herbert Floyd Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born on 20 Jan 1903 in Iowa; died on 06 Nov 1963 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 08 Nov 1963 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
Notes:
Blame Dense Fog in Fatal Crash
Mediapolis – Dense fog was blamed for a 2-truck collision in which a Mediapolis farmer died. The accident happened on Hwy.61 approximately 1 1/2 miles north of Mediapolis Wednesday.
Dead is Herbert Floyd Edmonds, 61, a bachelor. Edmonds died instantly when a pickup he was driving was struck broadside by a star Route mail truck enroute to Cedar Rapids. The accident occurred at 1 a.m. as Edmonds pulled onto the highway from a gravel road.
Driver of the mail truck was Paul Johnson 53, of Burlington rural. Johnson told Deputy Sheriff Carl Anderson he was driving north at less than 40 miles per hour when he saw the pickup pull from the side road.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126862507/herbert-floyd-edmonds
Acacia Garden, Lot 62, space 25. 
Henry Edward Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born on 06 Nov 1904 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jan 1977 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried on 31 Jan 1977 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126862483/henry-edward-edmonds
Acacia Lot 62 Grave 46. 
Amelia Amy Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born on 13 Feb 1907 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 May 1981 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 01 Jun 1981 in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Amy Edmonds
Sperry – Amy Edmonds, 74, Sperry, died Friday, May 29, in Burlington Medical Center. She was born at Sperry, Feb. 13, 1907, the daughter of Herbert and Vena Wunnenberg Edmonds. Surviving: A brother, Elmer Edmonds, Mediapolis; a sister, Edith Burgess, Sperry, several nieces and nephews.
Services are pending, Fry Chapel, Mediapolis
Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa. Friday, 29 May 1981, page 11.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126862425/amelia-edmonds
Acacia Garden, Lot 62, space 37. 
Edith Lillian Edmonds (1.Alvina1) was born on 08 Oct 1908 in Iowa; died on 30 Dec 2005 in Sperry, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Notes:
Edith Burgus
Born Oct. 8, 1908, in Sperry, she was the daughter of Herbert and Vena Wunnenberg Edmonds. On Feb. 9, 1938, she married Martin Frederick Burgus in Burlington. He died on Jan. 1, 1995.
Mrs. Burgus was a homemaker and a farmer.
She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. She was a 1926 graduate of Sperry High School and played on the girls basketball team that went to state. She enjoyed her church and indoor and outdoor gardening. She also enjoyed canning the fruits of her labor.
Survivors include one son, Gilbert Burgus of Corpus Christi, Texas; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers, and one sister.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Lutheran Church.
The funeral for Mrs. Burgus will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Bethany Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Carl Engstrom officiating. Interment will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for the Bethany Lutheran Church.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127776513/edith-lillian-burgusEdith married Martin Frederick Burgus on 08 Feb 1938. Martin was born on 09 Apr 1909 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 01 Jan 1995 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]