PRICE, William H. 1900-1988

PRICE, HUNDLEY, ENGELKES

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 2/24/2019 at 17:38:14

Former Resident William Price Services Held

William H. Price of Old Lyme, CT, and formerly of Grundy Center, passed away June 12 at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, CT. He attained the age of 87 years, 8 months, and 21 days.

Services were held at the Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, on June 15, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Calvin W. Vanderwerf of the Bethany Presbyterian Church officiated.

Taped musical selections were played for the prelude and postlude.

Interment was in the Conrad Cemetery, Conrad.

William H. Price was born September 21, 1900, at Gladbrook, the son of Sidney and Laura Hundley Price. He grew up in Conrad and graduated from the Conrad High School in 1917. After graduating, he attended Iowa State and Drake Universities.

On April 8, 1926, he was united in marriage to Henrietta Engelkes in Waterloo. After their marriage, they lived in Fairmont, MN, Perry, and West Union. In 1950, they made their home in Grundy Center.

On May 14, 1976, his wife, Henrietta, passed away. In 1977, he went to live and make his home with his daughter, Nancy, in Old Lyme, CT.

He worked for the Pioneer Seed Corn Company as Advertising Manager.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Henrietta, one son, Bill Jr., one brother, Fred Price, and one sister, Vola Clugston.

He is survived by one daughter, Nancy Price, of Old Lyme, CT; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mona Price of Rochester, MN; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial fund has been established.

The Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 23 June 1988, pg 3