Ruth McKean Jespersen, 1899-1925

JESPERSEN, MCKEAN

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/9/2009 at 14:47:40

ESTHERVILLE--Service for Mrs. Chris (Ruth) Jespersen, 83, of Estherville will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Estherville with burial in the East Side Cemetery at Estherville.

Mrs. Jespersen died Tuesday evening at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home at Estherville. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today at Henry and Olson Funeral Home at Estherville and one hour prior to service at the church.

Ruth McKean was born June 6, 1899, at Maple Hill, Iowa. She was educated in the Emmet County, Iowa schools. She married Chris Jespersen Feb. 4, 1925, at Estherville. They farmed in the Estherville area. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and its circle, UPW and Midway Country Club.

Survivors include her husband; daughters, Velma White of Estherville, Harriet Gray of Spencer, Iowa; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Edwin McKean of Estherville.

Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, April 21, 1983.