Severson, Kenneth 1943-1944

SEVERSON, WARD

Posted By: S. Ferrall IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 6/9/2014 at 15:21:25

Severson, Kenneth 1943-1944
Waukon, Ia. - Funeral services for Kenneth Severson, 19 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Severson, of Los Angeles, Calif., were held from the Baake and Hanson Funeral Parlors Tuesday morning to St. Patrick's Church, with the pastor, the Rev. Ernest J. McDonald, officiating. Burial was made in the Gethsemane Cemetery at Lansing.

The child had been ill two weeks prior to his death with a brain tumor. He died Sunday following an operation at Rochester, Minn.

Survivors are his parents; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ward, of Los Angeles, Calif., and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Severson, of Lansing, Ia.

~source is Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, June issue - towards the end of the month. Unfortunately I forgot to record the date of the paper.