Bertha A. York

YORK, RATCLIFF, HOLLINGSWORTH, PIPER, SLAVENS, MOORE, PHELPS

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 4/14/2006 at 13:28:19

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
March 14, 1984

BERTHA A. YORK, Winterset

Services for Bertha A. York, 94, a resident of the Bethesda Care Center, who died there Feb. 28, 1984, were held March 2 at the Earlham Friends Church with the Rev. Eldon Cole officiating. Burial was at the Penn Center Cemetery, Earlham.

Born July 15, 1889, in Jewell County, Kan., she was the daughter of Albert W. and Ann Hollingsworth Ratcliff.

She was a birthright member of the Friends Church and attened schools in the Burr Oak, Kan., area, then took normal training to become a school teacher. She taught rural school in her home area for five years before her marriage to Carl C. York on March 15, 1917.

After their marriage, the couple farmed near West Des Moines for 24 years before moving to the Earlham area. They also resided in Dexter and Stuart before moving to Winterset in 1965 where Carl now resides.

Survivors besides her husband are a son, R. Arden of Haviland, Kan.; daughters, Helen M. Piper of West Des Moines, Marjorie A. Slavens of rural Cumming, and Carolyn C. Moore of Earlham; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and a sister, Frances R. Phelps of Los Angeles, Calif.

Preceding her in death were her parents, and five brothers and a sister.
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Earlham Echo – March 8, 1984
Earlham, Iowa

Bertha A. York, daughter of Albert W. Ratcliff and Ann Hollingsworth Ratcliff, was born July 15, 1889 in Jewell County, Kansas, and passed away February 28, 1984 at the Bethesda Care Center in Winterset, Iowa.

Bertha was a birthright member of the Friends Church. She attended schools in the Burr Oak, Kansas area, then took normal training to become a school teacher. She taught rural school in her home area for five years before her marriage.

Bertha was united in marriage to Carl C. York on March 15, 1917 and four children were born to this union. After their marriage Carl and Bertha farmed near West Des Moines for 24 years before moving to the Earlham area. They also resided in Dexter and Stuart before moving to Winterset in 1965 where Carl now resides.

Preceding her in death were her parents, five brothers and one sister.

Surviving are her husband Carl, of Winterset; a son R. Arden, of Haviland, Kansas; three daughters, Helen M. Piper, of West Des Moines, Marjorie A. Slavens, of rural Cumming, and Carolyn C. Moore, of Earlham; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a sister, Frances R. Phelps, of Los Angeles, California, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted March 2, 1984 at the Earlham Friends Church with the Rev. Eldon Cole officiating. Organist was Irene Cole. Pallbearers were Philip R. Moore, Timothy C. Slavens, Roger Brown, R. Glenn York, Tim Guion, James McAllister and Rusty Guion. Interment was in Penn Center Cemetery, Earlham, Iowa.

Professional arrangements by McKee Funeral Homes, Earlham and Dexter.

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