MRS. LeRoy (Bertha Marie Anderson) TATRO

TATRO, ANDERSON, TANN, COONEY, TALLEY, STEE, BURRETT, NELSON, HAVERSON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/8/2002 at 17:38:57

Mrs. LeRoy (Bertha Marie Anderson) Tatro
 
Funeral services were conducted at West Clermont Lutheran Church, Clermont, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 1972, for Mrs. LeRoy Tatro, who died at the Community Memorial hospital, Postville, Saturday, January 22, 1972 following a lingering illness. She had been hospitalized since January 16, 1972. The Rev. Clarence Johnson officiated. Burial was in God's Acres Cemetery, Castalia.

Bertha Marie, daughter of Ole and Anna Anderson, was born July 7, 1881 near Clermont, receiving her education in what was formerly known as the Woodland School north of Clermont. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in the East Clermont Lutheran Church November 17, 1895. She was active in church and served as officer in Priscilla Working Band and the Mission Society for several years.

August 1, 1905, she was married to LeRoy Tatro and they lived on the family farm west of Clermont.

She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Fred (Viola) Tann, St. Petersburg, Florida; Mrs. Harry (Irene) Cooney and Mrs. Fred (Stella) Talley, Iowa City; Mrs. Harlan (Hazel) Stee, Castalia; Mrs. Robert (Andrea) Burrett, Waukon; Mrs. Almer Leo (Alice) Nelson, Clermont; three sons, Clarence and Roy, Clermont and Orval, Park City, Illinois; brothers Martin of Clermont; John, Elgin; Lester, West Union and a sister, Mrs. Bertina Halverson, Elgin. There are 32 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Tatro was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on March 20, 1938, an infant daughter Evelyn Minerva; five brothers, Julius, Andrew, Elmer, Melvin and Gilbert; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.