Harriet Rathbun 1890-1982

RATHBUN, HUFFY

Posted By: AMK (email)
Date: 2/23/2010 at 16:46:05

Services Are Thursday for Harriet Rathbun

Strawberry Point resident Harriet N. Rathbun died Tuesday Nov. 9 at the Delaware Co. Memorial Hospital. She was 92.
She was born Jan. 3 1890 in Clermont, the daughter of William and Ellen Gordon Huffy. She attended Postville schools and married Charles Rathbun Feb 23, 1911 in Postville. She was a member of Old East Paint Creek Lutheran church and its ALCW and lived most of her life in the Harpers Ferry area.
She is survived by three sons, Lawrence of Waterville, Kenneth, of Harpers Ferry and Hartley of Strawberry Point, 14 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband and three brothers, Harry, Fred, and Walter.
Funeral services will be held Thursday Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at Old East Paint Creek church. The Rev. Paul Tobiason will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are Lynn, James, Eric, Ralph, and Kenneth Vern Rathbun, Gene Leiran, and Mark Klingeman.
Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements with visitation after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Waukon Democrat
Page 20 Column 3
11 Nov 1982
No 45 Vol 105