Dresser, Arthur A. 1875-1930

DRESSER, SWENSON, SPRAGUE, MCKEON

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 8/7/2002 at 02:59:59

Arthur A. Dresser, a life-long resident of this vicinity, passed away at five o'clock Monday afternoon at the Postville Hospital where he had been a patient during the past several weeks seeking relief. Mr. Dresser was born near Postville on October 6, 1875, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo H. Dresser. He was educated in the Postville public schools and had been a prominent farmer and purebred stock raiser in this community since early manhood. He was married to Miss Maria Swenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Swenson, in the year 1899. the deceased is survived by his wife, his aged mother and two sisters, Mrs. Nina Sprague of Langdon, Ia., and Mrs. H.J. McKeon of Galesburg, Illinois. Funeral services are to be held this afternoon at Postville Community Presbyterian Church at two o'clock, the Rev. R. Franklin Galloway officiationg, and interment will be in the Postville cemetery
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- source: Postville Herald 6/19/1930

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Added by Connie Ellis, a Dresser family researcher, on 10/05/2014:

Mrs. Nina Sprague who is listed in the obituary should read "Mrs. Ama Irene Sprague." Mrs. H.J. McKeon is the Nina -- the two women were the sisters of Arthur Alonzo Dresser.