Purington, Florence (Young) 1893-1981

PURINGTON, PURRINGTON, MINK, YOUNG, VAN PELT, GREISER, HANSING, HALVERSON, DUVEL, KEEHN, WATERS

Posted By: Joyce Reilly (email)
Date: 3/13/2013 at 15:03:53

Services Held For Florence Purrington

Funeral services for Florence Purrington of Waukon were held Wed., Dec. 30, at 2:00 p.m., at Martin’s Funeral Home Chapel. She died Tues., Dec. 29, at the Good Samaritan Center, at the age of 88.

Mrs. Purrington was born in Eitzen, MN on Aug. 8, 1893, the daughter of William and Nancy Mink Young. She was married to Lloyd Purrington. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. William (Geraldine) Van Pelt of Eureka, CA; a son, Marion, of Palo Alto, CA; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Emma Greiser, of Ackley. She was preceded in death by her husband, five daughters, and a brother, Richard.

Rev. Marlyn Hansing conducted funeral services and burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers were Herbert Halverson, James Duvel, William Keehn, Brian Waters and Todd Duvel.

Source: undated newspaper clipping.

Note:
Tombstone inscription
Florence Young Purington
1893 – 1981
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Allamakee County, Iowa

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