Mrs. ALBERT (Jessie M. Meyer) THORNTON 1914-1974

MEYER, THORNTON, HANGARTNER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/16/2005 at 13:59:39

Services Held For Former Resident

Funeral services were held at Christ United Presbyterian Church, Oelwein, Friday, August 2 for Mrs. Albert Thorton who died at St. Francis Hospital, Waterloo, July 30.

Jessie M. was the youngest daughter of F. L. and Amelia Meyer of Postville, who have preceded her in death. She was born September, 17, 1914 in Bloomfield township, Winneshiek County, Castalia.

On September 17, 1935 she was united in marriage to Albert R. Thornton at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville. To this marriage three sons were born. Reginald, Aaron and Adrian. They resided in this community until 1939 when they moved to the Oelwein area and presently reside in that city.

Survivors include her husband and three sons, Reginald, Aaron and Adrian, both of Iowa City; four grandchildren; a brother, Lloyd Meyer of Yuma, Arizona; a sister, Mrs. Vera Hangartner of Yarnell, Arizona; one uncle, six aunts and several other relatives.

Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Oelwein.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1974, from my mother's obituary collection.