Katherine Main

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Posted By: Kathleen Frailey Puls (email)
Date: 11/15/2011 at 09:23:09

Mrs. Katherine Main
Rockwell City Advocate
Thursday, November 12, 1953

Rites At Farnhamville For Mrs. Katherine Main

FARNHAMVILLE - Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Congregational church here for Mrs. Katherine Main, 88, who died Nov. 4 at the Painter Nursing Home in Lake City.

Rev. Charles Nettleton officiated and burial was in Reading township cemetery.

Pallbearers were Lloyd Rushton, Lyle Board, Dan Whitney, Leonard Larson, Alex Larson and Lawrence Skinner. Mrs. Wendall Adam was soloist, accompanied by Rudy Kail.

Flowers were arranged by Mrs. R. E. Drake, Mrs. Elza Gallentine and Mrs. Melvin Johnson.

Katherine Jackman was born Jan. 2, 1865 near Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, Iowa. She came to Farnhamville at an early age and was a teacher in the rural schools near here and married Lewis Fowler of Farnhamville.

To this union four children were born, two of which are living; Harry of Decatur, Ill. and Roy of Sioux City. Mr. Fowler passed away in 1918.

She later married W. H. Main and to this union one daughter was born, Eugenia Royer of Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Main was a member of the Congregational church.

Besides her children, she is survived by four brothers, Allen, William, Robert and Mike Jackman of San Diego, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Campagna of Cedar Rapids and Libby Litsey of Marshalltown; 13 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Note: Katherine Jackman was the eldest child of William Jackman and Mary Frances Castalino.