Meriam Jean (Barr) Jurgensen (1995)

JURGENSEN, BARR

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 8/29/2007 at 16:42:36

Earlham Library Collection
January 1995

Meriam Jean Jurgensen

EARLHAM-Memorial services for Meriam Jean Jurgensen, 65, of Earlham were held Jan. 22, 1995 at Earlham Community School with interment at Dexter Cemetery. Mrs. Jurgensen died Jan. 17 of cancer at home.

The daughter of Dwight and Edna Barr, she was born Nov. 3, 1929 in Redfield. She graduated from Dexter High School in 1947 and married Charles Jurgensen Nov. 1, 1947.

Mrs. Jurgensen was a 14 year member of the Earlham Rescue Squad and in October of 1994 she received the Friends of EMS award given by the Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association.

She was preceded in death by her father and a son, Kevin. Survivors include her husband; two son, Craig of Austin, Minn., and Kent of Des Moines, Minn. and three daughtrs, Kathi of Encinitas, Calif., Kay of Iowa City and Kristin of Omaha, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister and three brothers.