William Henry Burroughs 1888 - 1983
BURROUGHS, SHERIFF, ROESSEL, BROSCAL, SCHARA, MILLER
Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 3/13/2007 at 14:36:58
William Burroughs, 94, died September 28, 1983 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon.
He was born September 30, 1888 in Allamakee county to John and Alice (Sheriff) Burroughs. He was married to Flora Roessel (Broscal?) in 1909 at North Dakota. She passed away in 1948. Mr. Burroughs was a farmer.
He is survived by one son, Delmar, Baraboo, Wisconsin; and one daughter, Beulah Schara, Wagner, South Dakota. One daughter, Geraldine, passed away in infancy.
He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Manfurd Burroughs, Traer, Iowa; Jesse Burroughs, Caledonia, Minnesota; and Lydia Miller, California.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home with Rev. Rick King officiating. Burial was in English Bench cemetery.
Source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, Iowa, 5 October 1983
Allamakee Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
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