HESLEY, Bertha E. (1878-1960)

HESLEY, COOK, BLUM, MANSER

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 1/30/2014 at 12:54:26

Mrs. Hesley service set for Monday

Britt - Funeral services for Bertha Hesley, 82, widow of Henry Hesley, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Osman Funeral Home, Britt. Burial will be in the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

Mrs. Helsey died Thursday at the Rest Haven Nursing Home in Mason City, where she had lived the past 13 years.

She was born Bertha Ella Cook, Jan. 12, 1878, at Clear Lake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ace Cook. She was married to Henry Hesley Oct. 27, 1894, at Clear Lake. Her husband preceded her in death July 8, 1943.

Mrs. Hesley was a member of the Methodist Church, Britt.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Edgar (Helen) Blum, Charles City, and Mrs. Ray (Bertha) Manser, Spirit Lake; six sons, Geroge Hesley, 1512 Adams NW; Harold and Earl Hesley, Britt; Robert Hesley, Ft. Dodge; Harry Hesley, Compton, Calif.; and Everett Hesley, Seattle, Wash.; 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette 29 Oct 1960 page 5