Vera Nelson

NELSON, KRAHL, COCKLIN, SNYDER, WEILE

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Date: 11/27/2018 at 14:21:00

Wapello Republican, June 27, 1935, page 1.

Mrs. Charles Nelson, 37, passed away at her home in Wapello Monday morning at 6 o'clock, after an illness of many months duration.

Vera Krahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Krahl, was born near Letts, May 14, 1898, graduating from the Grandview high school and was married to Chas. Nelson, Jan. 22, 1922. They made their home in this county. Their union was blessed with two sons, Gerald and Richard. Beside the husband and two sons, she is also survived by her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Cocklin; her mother, Mrs. Harry Snyder; her step-father; a brother, Merle; a step-brother, Howard Snyder and a step-sister, Mrs. Inice Weile, all of Grandview. Her father preceded her in death.

She was a very loveable character and will be greatly missed by her family and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. R. Fraser.

Pallbearers were: Lee Smith, Paul Wiederrecht, Milton Hunter, Harold McLean, Paul Beik and HarryKelly, who spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing hearts from the test, "He Giveth to His Beloved in Sleep". Miss Myrtle Davis with W. S. Brown at the piano sang "Face to Face" and Miss Davis and Gladys Hammond sang "The Christians Good Night". Mrs. Grace Oakes, Mrs. Lucile Thomas, Mrs. Marguerite Smith, Mrs. Edith Kelly, Mrs. Mary Wiederrecht and Mrs. Mildred Beik of the Legion Auxiliary, of which deceased was a member, were in charge of the flowers.

Burial was made in the Grandview cemetery.