WENTWORTH, M/1C Dale Edward

WENTWORTH

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/18/2014 at 22:21:50

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, July 22, 1948, Page 13

D. Wentworth Services Held

Military Rites Are Held at Cemetery

Services for M/1c Dale Edward Wentworth, who died in the service of his country in the South Pacific May 12, 1944, were held at the chapel of the McAuley and Son funeral home Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. F. W. Wentland, pastor of Grace Evangelical church, officiating.

Mrs. Roscoe E. Patton played obsequial music on the organ.

Pallbearers were Robert, Alfred and Lester Moss, Chester Carroll, Don Simes and Hurschel O'Brien. Interment was at Memorial Park cemetery, where military rites were conducted at the graveside.

Chief Alfred Funk of the U.S. navy receiving center, Kansas City, Mo., was the escort.

In Charge of Rites

Military rites were in charge of Comdr. John G. Brown, American Legion, and Comdr. Art O'Green, V. F. W. W. D. Bracken and Leo Allistot; V. F. W. colorbearers, Wayne Angell and Robert Platts. The American Legion colorgard was John A. Brown and J. H. Sprau.

American Legion Auxiliary colorbearers were Mrs. George Platts and Mrs. L. H. Mohr; V. F. W. [Auxiliary] colorbearers were Mrs. Robert Rich and Mrs. Otto Englebretson.

The firing squad consisted of members of Company H of the 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard.

Also attending the services from the V. F. W. and the American Legion were James Sheehy, Elmer Wodracek, Richard Wills, Joe Szymeczek and Reese Henderon and Vernon Proctor.

Attend Rites

Attending the services from out of the city were Mr. and Mr. Leslie Rush, Cresco; Mrs. William Frank, Elma; Orville Frank, Elma; Alvin Frank, St. Ansgar; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dinger, Cresco; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dinger, Cresco; and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Enright, Elma.

The following personnel met the train Monday morning: American Legion colorbearers, Comdr. John G. Brown and Leo Allstot; American Legion colorguard, John A. Brown and W. D. Lattimer; V. F. W. colorbearers, Robert Rish and Elmer Ziegler.

Pallbearers at the train reprsenting the V. F. W. and American Legion were Robert Platts, Henry Penderfraff, Wayne Angell, Leo Risacher, Stanley McClintock and Harold Petersim.

American Legion Auxiliary colorbearers were Mrs. L. Whipple and Mrs. Oscar Jewell and V. F. W. Auxiliary colorbearers were Mrs. Grace Jensen and Mrs. Otto Englebretson.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2014

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