Walter Belva Ross, 1913-1979

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Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 10/9/2010 at 16:55:15

ESTHERVILLE – Walter Belva Ross, 65, rural Estherville, died Saturday morning at Spencer Municipal Hospital.

Services for Mr. Ross will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Henry and Olson Funeral Home, Estherville, with the Rev. Max Goldman officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.

Mr. Ross was born march 10, 1913, at Estherville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Claude Ross. He attended Estherville schools, graduating form high school in 1931, and was married to Gertrude Anderson on March 20, 1937, at Estherville.

He lived his entire life in the Estherville area, where he was engaged in farming.

Mr. Ross was a member of the United Methodist Church and Emmet County Historical Society.

He is survived by his wife, Gertrude, Estherville; one son, Rodney Ross, Estherville; six grandchildren; and one sister, Ivadell Ross, Estherville.

Mr. Ross was preceded in death by his parents.

Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; February 19, 1979.