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Emma Adele Fish 1897-1989

REDDY, HUFFMAN, FISH, JONES

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 12/31/2009 at 19:01:47

Emma A. (Adele) Fish, 91, who lived between Monona and Rossville, died Thursday at her home.

Services were Saturday at Martin Funeral Chapel, Waukon, with the Rev. Dean Shelly in charge. Burial was in Smithfield Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Howard Jones, Charles Shedivy and Randy, David, Kenneth and Jack Fish.

A lifelong resident of the area, she was born near Volney on Nov. 16, 1897, the daughter of John and Elizza Reddy Huffman. Her education was 8 years of attending rural schools in Allamakee County.

She married Peter I. Fish on Sept. 29, 1917 at Waukon. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1968. They had 6 children.

Surviving her are sons Earl of Rossville, Raymond of Davenport and Crayton of Wheatland and a daughter Arlene Jones of Harpers Ferry; 29 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were sons Lawrence and Leo; 4 brothers and sisters, Fannie, Jennie, Lee and Frank.

She was a former member of the Volney Church ladies aid.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated Sept. 15, 1989, from my mother's obituary collection.
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