Mrs. Edna Rumph

BEEBE, RUMPH, COFFMAN

Posted By: Jan (email)
Date: 11/14/2011 at 14:08:29

Obituary Republican-Standard May 27, 1975

Funeral Services for Mrs. Rumph

Funeral services were held at 1:30 pm Saturday, May 24 at First Presbyterian church for Mrs. Edna Mabel Amber Rumph, 97, of Waukon who died Thrusday, May 22 at Waukon Veterans Memorial hospital. Ther Rev. Wm. Tjaden officiated and interment was in the Oakland cemetery.

Mrs. Rumph was born March 21, 1878 in Allamakee county to Jeptha and Mary Coffman Beebe. She married John Rumph in Waukon November 18, 1903. He died in 1961. One son, Oscar of Waterloo, and a daughter, Erma of Waukon, remain with two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Several brothers and sisters preceded her in death.

She was a member of First Presbyterian church in Waukon.

Elmer Rush, Lloyd Bechter, Milton Schneider, Cecil Stahl, Paul Pufahl and Harlan Magnusson were pallbearers.

Martin Brothers funeral home was in charge of arrangements.