FRIEND, George W. 1874-1954

FRIEND, SMITH, COLLINS, HOEL, WATTS, HENNING

Posted By: Kathy Gerkins (email)
Date: 10/4/2012 at 14:04:43

CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Funeral arrangements were incomplete here late Tuesday at the Grossmann Funeral Home pending word from a son in Korea, for George W. Friend, 79, who died Tuesday at the Cedar Valley Hospital here. He had been in failing health the past three years.

George was born August 20, 1874, in Marion, the son of Joseph and Mary (Collins) Friend. He married Susan Smith at Charles City on January 10, 1900. George was a mason by trade and in 1906 helped build the old river dam.

He leaves his wife, Susan; and four sons: LaVerne, Minneapolis, Minnesota Ivan, Beloit, Wisconsin; Howard, in Korea, and Raymond, Minneapolis; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Hoel, Rockford, Illinois; Mrs. William Watts, Waterloo, and Mrs. Walter Henning, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two sisters and three sons.

[Waterloo Daily Courier - Wednesday, March 24, 1954]

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