Lee Farmer 1897-1986

STRUCKMAN, FARMER, TRUDO, PETERSON, KRAMBEER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 1/3/2010 at 14:58:28

Funeral services for Lee Farmer were held Thursday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m. at the Schutte Funeral home in Postville. Rev. Keith Klemm officiated. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery. Organist was Corinne Landsgard.

Lee Farmer, son of James and Mary (Struckman) Farmer, was born December 11, 1897 in Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, Iowa. He died April 7, 1986 at Community Memorial Hospital, Postville.

He was baptized January 16, 1898 in St. Mary's Catholic Church at Elkader. He attended the local rural schools.

April 7, 1921 he was married to Ruby Elaine Trudo at the Court House in Elkader. They were parents of 2 children. They farmed in the Clermont and Postville areas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ruby, a daughter, Dorothy and her husband, Phelman Peterson; a grandson, Myren Dale Peterson; 3 brothers, George, Walter, and James and a sister, Jessie.

Surviving is a son, Jim (Marie) Farmer of Postville, 6 grandchildren, Phyllis Glawe, Debbie Mohs and Kevin Peterson; Craig, Dave and Audrey Farmer; 6 great grandchildren, Jared and Laura Farmer; Lee Glawe, Dustin and Dannon Mohs and Abbie Peterson; a brother, Lloyd Farmer of Charles City, a sister, Alice Krambeer of Britt and a sister-in-law, Lillie Trudo of Luana.

Casketbearers were Roger Wettleson, Robert W. Wettleson, Glen Pixler, Woodrow Hyde, Don Kregel, Eldon Kregel, Rolan Heins and Sylvan Torkelson.

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