Winifred D. Umbarger, 1875-1954

UMBARGER, BALLARD, ASHBURN, LOVE

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/18/2009 at 11:16:37

Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Umbarger

Mrs. J. F. Umbarger, 79, 914 Forth Avenue South, died of heart attack at her home Saturday [31 July 1954] at 5 p.m. She had been in good health previous to her death.

Winifred de Ett Ballard was born May 9, 1875 in East Burlington, Ill. [Her parents were Henry Clay Umbarger and Margaret Barry.] She moved to Odebolt [Sac County, IA] with her parents when she was four years old. She graduated from Odebolt high school in 1892 and taught school for three years.

She was married to James F. Umbarger Feb. 29, 1896 at Odebolt and they lived on a farm there for 18 years before moving to Ringsted [Denmark township, Emmet County] Iowa in 1914 and Lake Park [Dickinson County, IA] in 1917. They lived in Lake Park until they moved to Estherville in 1951.

She had been a member of the Presbyterian church since she was 11 years old and had taught Sunday school for many years. She was a member of the Fidelis Sunday school class in Estherville.

Survivors include her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Howard (Margaret) Ashburn, Estherville; four sons, Morris, Sioux City; Max, Lake Park; and Percy and Frank, Mason City; a sister Mrs. Samuel Love, Arthur [Ida County, IA]; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Eleanor Gretchen and two grandsons, Douglas Ashburn and Second Lieutenant William Umbarger, who was killed in Korea.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, August 2, 1954 and Emmet County Death Record Book 3, page 450.