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Sarah Jane Webster
11 January 1857-08 May 1911 |
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SCOTCH GROVE—Mrs. Sarah Butler, better known here as Sarah Styne, a former resident here and a sister of W. S. Webster, died at her home in Hopkinton, after a short illness, and wiil be buried here, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Submitted by: Gene Steyne
Source: Monticello Express, 11 May 1911
Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Butler
The friends and relatives of Mrs. Sarah Butler were shocked and pained to hear of her death from a stroke of paralysis with she was stricken April 28.
Sarah Jane Webster was born January 11, 1857, and died at Hopkinton, Iowa, May 8, 1911. She was buried at Scotch Grove, Iowa, May 11, by the side of her deceased husband.
The services were conducted by Rev. Brough, of Scotch Grove, and the M.E. minister of Hopkinton.
In 1876 she was united in marriage to Thomas Stine, who died in 1892. Unto this union were born seven children, all of whom survive, except Belle, who died about ten years ago. The living are Arthur, of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Frank McLaughlin, of Merna, Minnesota; Mrs. E. Webster, of Monticello; Ira, of Owanka, South Dakota; Earl, of Blairsburg, and Delbert, of Perry, all of who
attended the funeral, with the exception of Ira and Mrs. McLaughlin.
In 1905 she was married to Frank Butler, who with her mother, four sisters, two brothers and eleven grand children survive.
Mrs. Butler was of a bright and cheerful disposition, ever looking on the bright side of things, accepting the trials and burdens of life in an uncomplaining manner.
She was a firm beliver in God and had accepted Jesus Christ as her Saviour.
Always ready to help whenever needed, never refusing to give her strenght and aid to the call of the sick and afflicted, she could count her friends by the score.
A true wife, a loving and thoughtful mother, daughter, sister and friend has gone to her reward and we will miss her, as only such can be missed.
 "She hath fallen asleep; fold the robe
O'er the meek heart so pulseless and still;
She hath gone to her Father and ours,
And our grief is his sovereign will.
The rest which he gives his beloved
Is hers --The untroubled and deep--
And because we so loved her we say
It is well; She hath fallen asleep."
A Friend
Submitted by: Gene Steyne
Source: Monticello Express, 18 May 1911
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Clyde O. Welch
October 7, 1909–January 7, 1998 |
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Clyde O. Welch, 88, of Onslow, Iowa, died Wednesday evening, January 7, 1998 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Monticello following a brief illness.
Clyde was born October 7, 1909 at Binger, Oklahoma, the son of James T. and Cora M. Comstock Welch. He attended the West Point Country Schools in Oklahoma and after his schooling helped his father on the family farm.
On February 10, 1930 Clyde married Freda Bickford at Anadarko, Oklahoma. After their marriage, they farmed in the Binger-Eakly, Oklahoma area. In 1945, Clyde and Freda moved to the Onslow area where Clyde drove school bus for the Wyoming and Onslow Schools. He also worked for the town of Onslow. Clyde retired in the early 1980's.
Clyde was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Onslow.
He is survived by his wife, Freda; one son, Arvin Welch and wife JoAnn of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Lori Thornburg and husband David of Altoona, Larry Welch and wife Marcy of DeKalb, Illinois and Lisa Feaker and husband Gary of Urbandale; and four-great-grandchildren.
Clyde is preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 10, 1998 at Calvary Baptist Church in Onslow with the Rev. Dean Hiner officiating. Burial was in Clay Cemetery, Onslow. Friends called at the Hayden Funeral Home in Wyoming on Friday, January 9, 1998 from 4–7 p.m.
Casket bearers were Jim Ward, Kenneth Jorgensen, Max Parmer, James Lindsey, George Wessels and Lennie Miller.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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Manville Welch
July 14, 1908–March 31, 1999 |
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Manville Welch, 90, died Wednesday evening, March 31, 1999, in the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery.
Survivors are a son, Irie Welch of Monticello; a daughter, Evalena (Robert) Lang of Hopkinton; three grandchildren, John Lang of Hopkinton, Teresa Lafrenz of Indianapolis and Daniel Lang of Cedar Rapids; four great-grandchildren, Heather, Brandi, Nikole and Gregory; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law Harold and Beulah Darrow of Maquoketa.
Manville was born July 14, 1908, in Caddo County, Okla. He received his education in the Emeline, Iowa schools. Manville returned to Oklahoma for several years and picked and hauled cotton. Manville married Lenora Scouten on Nov. 22, 1933, in Caddo County, Okla. The couple farmed in Oklahoma, later moving to Cedar Rapids, where Manville worked at Iowa Manufacturing. The couple returned to farming in 1944, farming in Jones and Clinton counties before they purchased their farm in Hardscrabble near Monticello. Lenora preceded him in death on Sept. 17, 1996.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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Sarah Welch
Mrs. Harold Darrow |
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Funeral services for Sarah Darrow, 75, of Monticello were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Monticello with burial in the Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. W. Willis Longer officiated.
Sarah Darrow died Jan. 27 (1988) at the Senior Home in Monticello following an extended illness.
She was born Aug 27, 1912 in Jackson County, the daughter of William and Ida Bickford Welch. She received her early education in Jackson County schools near Maquoketa.
On June 22, 1932, she married Harold Darrow at Galena, Ill. The couple made their home in Monticello where Sarah worked for Hoag Duster. The couple later farmed near Wyoming until 1963 when they returned to the Monticello community. She worked as a waitress at the Monty Café until 1971, when health problem caused her to retire.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Monticello.
Survivors include her husband Harold, three sons, Duane of Lanesboro, MN, Dick of Chandler, AZ, Jerry of San Francisco, CA; six grandchildren; a brother Manville Welch of Monticello and a sister, Thelma Kiburz of Monticello.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Gene, one brother and one sister.
Casket bearers were Irie Welch, Keith Welch, Robert Rickels, Jack Appleby, Bill Kiburz and Ken Kiburz. Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello was in charge of arrangements
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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Thelma Welch
Mrs. Frank Kiburz |
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Services for Thelma Kiburz, 90, were held Monday, July 8, 1996 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with burial in the Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Duane Ferguson officiated at the services.
Thelma Kiburz of Monticello died Friday, July 5, 1996 at the Senior Home, Monticello, following an extended illness.
Thelma Welch was born Jan 17, 1906 at Binger, Okla., the daughter of William and Ida Bickford Welch. She received her education in the rural schools of Jackson County, near Emeline.
Thelma Welch and Frank Kiburz were married Feb 4, 1925 in Jones County. The couple farmed in the Scotch Grove area until 1954 when they moved to Monticello. Frank preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 1969. She moved to the Senior Home March 23, 1994.
Thelma was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She also belonged to the Jones County Historical Society and the Garden Club.
Survivors include three children, William Kiburz of Bedford, Kenneth Kiburz of Marion, Anna Linda Ganzer, Wheatland; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, and a brother Manville Welch, Monticello. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sisters and a brother.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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Clella Frances Wells
19 February 1905-10 August 2001 |
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Frances Ray Viall, 96 of Ripon, Calif., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 in a Ripon care center following a long illness. There will be no services. Burial: Green Center Cemetery, Morley. Friends may call at Cedar Rapids Memorial Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Survivors include a son Harold Ray of Cedar Rapids; a daughter, Angellia Glesson of Tacoma, Wash.; and a sister Nellie LaVaune Nimmo of Sun City West, Ariz. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and 29 nieces and nephews. Her two husbands; five brothers, Millard, Kenneth, Delbert, Garold and Bob Wells, and two sisters, Zora Sutthoff and Lodema Jaeger, preceded her in death. Frances was born Feb. 19, 1905 in Morley, Iowa to Frank and Nellie Hughes Wells. She was first married to Harold C. Ray; he died in 1958. She the married Harvey Viall who is also deceased.
Submitted by: Charles R. Stivers
Note: She went by Frances, her middle name. She was married five times even though the obituary did not state that fact only naming her first and last husbands.
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Mary Wells McMurrin Townsend
4 February 1876—5 November 1940 |
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Mary McMurrin Townsend, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levy L. Wells, was born near Anamosa, Iowa, February 4, 1876, and departed this life at the farm home on November 5, 1940, at the age of 64 years.
As Mary Wells she grew to womanhood near Anamosa, attending the Madison school. Her entire life was spent in and around Anamosa. It was on September 4, 1896 that she was united in marriage to Nathaniel Moore McMurrin
and to this union eight children were born, six of whom survive. On October 3, 1918, Mr. McMurrin died. On November 16, 1919 she was married to Charles Townsend and to this union one child was born, who also survives.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Charles Townsend, Mrs. Daisy Van Voltenberg and William LaRue McMurrin of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Sarah Matilda Townsend of Anamosa; Rev. Albert McMurrin of Morristown, Ind.; Elwin
McMurrin of Central City; Glen McMurrin of Cedar Rapids; Charlette Arlene McGuire of Anamosa; a foster daughter, Marjory Ann Wells of Anamosa; 4 step-children; 42 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; six brothers and
one sister; besides other relatives and a host of friends and neighbors.
She was preceded in death by a child in infancy and one son, Dewey McMurrin only this last October 27, in Marion.
Funeral services were held from Smykil Home for Funerals Thursday, November 7, with Rev. J. K. Delahooke, Methodist minister, in charge. Burial was in the Forest cemetery.
Submitted by: Dawn Townsend
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Stephen “Cookie Man” West
September 13, 1948—July 21, 2008 |
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Stephen “Cookie Man” West, 59, of Oxford junction, died Monday, July 21, 2008, unexpectedly at his home.
Friends called from 5to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Lahey Funeral Home in Olin. Burial was in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, with military honors.
Stephen Gerard West was born on September 13, 1948 in Malden, Massachusetts, son of Albert Rankin West and Eleanor (McGrath) West.
He married Rosemarie Buonopane on November 28, 1974 in Salem, N. H.
Stephen served in the U. S. Army with the 101st Airborne during the Vietnam War. He was self employed doing odd jobs in construction.
He was a member of the Olin American Legion Blayney Miner Ahrendsen Post #412. He loved to help people and was extremely patriotic.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie West of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and one son, Steve (Kelly) West, Jr., of Suffolk, Virginia. Grandpa from Iowa is also survived by his three grandchildren, Jonathan, Kyle and Ryan, whom he loved dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
He will be remembered always for his service to his country, his passion for helping others in their time of need, and the love he had for his family and friends. He also leaves behind a very big part of his life, his wife, Rosemarie, whom he cherished and loved every day of his life. A part of him will live on in all of us and he will be missed by the many that he has touched throughout his life. God Bless…XOXO.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Midland Times, Wyoming, Iowa, 25 July 2008
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Doris Westphal
Widow of Raymond Antons
August 24, 1928–October 2, 2008 |
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Doris Antons, age 80, of rural Center Junction, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 Monday morning, October 6, 2008 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wyoming Cemetery. Rev. Jonathan Kosec officiated at the services. Friends called from 3 until 7 Sunday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa.
Surviving are three children, Patricia (John) Knake, Onslow, William (Pam) Antone, Brooklyn, Randy (Sandy) Antone, Anamosa, her sister, Verna Mae (John) Parham, Anamosa, a sister-in-law, Pauline Antons, Center Junction. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Raymond, a sister, Idalene Houston, and a brother Donald Westphal.
Doris Westphal was born August 24, 1928, at Anamosa, Iowa. She was the daughter of William and Minnie (Martensen) Westphal. Doris received her early education in the Wyoming Schools and graduated from the Olin High School with the class of 1947. She worked on the family farm and later on the farm of Elmer and Anna Hinrichs.
Doris Westphal and Raymond Antons were married September 9, 1948 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in the Center Junction area. Raymond preceded her in death on July 29, 1998. Doris was an active member of the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. She also enjoyed her morning coffee group in Onslow, Senior Dining in Wyoming and playing Bingo.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Midland Times, Wyoming, Iowa, October 10, 2008
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Edwin H. Westphal
August 31, 1912–December 22, 2008 |
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Edwin H. Westphal, 96, of Maquoketa, formerly of Wyoming, Iowa, died on Monday afternoon, December 22, 2008, at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, December 29, 2008, from the First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, with Rev. Gerald Gjerde officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 29, 2008, from the First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, Iowa. Burial will be in the Wyoming, Iowa Cemetery.
Edwin H. Westphal was born on August 31, 1912 near Wyoming, Iowa, to John H. Westphal and Wilhelmina C. (Busch) Westphal. He attended the Wyoming Schools. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Wyoming, Iowa. He helped build the present church at Zion in Wyoming and was a member of the men’s group. He was a member there until 1976 when he joined the First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, Iowa.
Edwin had farmed with his father except for a short time when he worked for Blackhawk Foundry in Davenport, and the Savanna Ordinance Depot, Savanna, Illinois. He then returned to the farm to assist his father.
In January of 1944, he married Leona R. Busch and they farmed in Jones County near Wyoming, Iowa for many years, until moving to Maquoketa in March of 1976.
Edwin assisted and encouraged his sons in their 4-H livestock projects. He delighted in the activities of his daughters. He assisted and encouraged his wife in her recovery of poliomyelitis in 1947 and 1948.
Edwin was a hog, cattle and sheep farmer, and raised corn, oats and hay. He served several terms on the Jones County Agricultural Stabilization Committee while he farmed.
After moving to Maquoketa he held part-time jobs at Lamb Fertilizer and at River Village Apartments. He did carpenter work by finishing the basement in his home, and he enjoyed gardening and doing yard work.
Edwin is survived by: his wife Leona Westphal of Maquoketa; sons Leslie (Judy) Westphal of Oswego, Il., & Duane Westphal of Maquoketa; daughters Barbara (Phillip) Hueneke of Bellevue, & Marilyn (Dale) Belter of Covington, WA; six granddaughters Whitney Westphal, Laurie Hueneke, Jennifer (Brett) Hueneke Shaw, & Lisa Hueneke, Sarah Belter & Kelly Beltner; a grandson Bobby Belter; & numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, an infant grandson, sisters Wilma Strong and Helen Long, and four nephews.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Midland Times, Wyoming, Iowa, 26 Dec 2008
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