Gilbert Purl Burgess 1913-1993

BURGESS, LOEWENBERG, JONES, BARTLEMAN, HOUGE, WOODY, GRABIANOWSKI, DAY

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 11/22/2012 at 01:45:16

Services Pending
Estherville – Funeral services for Gilbert Burgess, 69 [79], of Estherville are pending at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville. He died on February 14, 1993, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, February 15, 1993)

Gilbert Burgess
Estherville – Services for Gilbert Burgess, 79, will be held Wednesday at 2 pm. at First Presbyterian Church, Estherville, with the Rev. John P. Besore, III officiating. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery with military graveside services by John W. Brawford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3388 and Maurice Doyle American Legion Post No. 91. Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was born April 18, 1913 at Armstrong, the son of Edward and Lillie (Jones) Burgess and attended Armstrong School. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II in Great Britain, France and Germany. On March 9, 1945 he was united in marriage with Ardella Loewenberg at Fairmont, Minn. Following their marriage the couple lived in Armstrong until 1948 when they moved to Estherville. He worked for DEK Rural Electric Coop until retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Armstrong VFW Post.

Survivors include his wife Ardella, Estherville; daughters: Randie Bartleman, Polk City and Mrs. Everett (Janet) Houge, Superior; sons: Donald, Glendale, Ariz.; Thomas, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. and Robert, Estherville; ten grandchildren; sisters: Mavis Loewenberg, Estherville; Mary Alice Woody, Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Mrs. Edward (Donna) Grabianowski, Armstrong.

He was preceded in death by one daughter (Diane Day); one granddaughter; parents; one sister and four brothers. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, February 17, 1993)