Otto DeLancey 1874-1942

DELANCEY, FLOCKHART, CHANDLER, BOWMAN

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Date: 7/7/2020 at 08:28:14

6 August 1942 - The Anamosa Journal

PRAIRIEBURG--Otto A. DeLancey, life-long resident of here, died Thursday, July 23, after an extended illness.

He was born July 6, 1874, at Prairieburg, the son of Amos and Calista DeLancey. The eldest of a family of three. For over 50 years he was in business and only a few months ago he retired.

Survivors are his wife, Jennie and seven children by a former marriage. They are: Mrs. Madge Flockhart and Mrs. Edith Chandler, Del Ray Beach, Fla.; Lester, Sterling, Ill.; Gail, Cedar Rapids; Park, Kenneth and Don, Prairieburg. Six grandchildren, one brother, Elmo E., Viola, and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Bowman, Lost Nation, also survive.

Burial was at Boulder cemetery, west of Prairieburg.