Ival Martin Mease (2009)
BURNS, DICKINSON, DOWNS, JOHNSON, LUBBE, MEASE, SULLIVAN
Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 2/26/2009 at 21:56:49
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 25, 2009IVAL MARTIN MEASE, SHAWNEE, KANSAS
Ival Martin Mease, 89, formerly of Truro, died Feb. 17, 2009, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Memorial services were held Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ in Truro, Iowa.
Ival was born in Linneus, Mo., on Aug. 24, 1919, to Lewis and Mabel Mease. He lived most of his life on the family farm near Truro, graduating from Truro High School in 1936. On Jan. 1, 1940, Ival married Edith Johnson. He served as a committee member for the Madison County Democratic Party and served on the Truro Methodist Church Board and Truro School Board. Ival and Edith were honored as King and Queen of the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival in 1998. In 2004, Ival moved to Kansas City to live with son Martin. As a lifetime member of his church choirs, Ival’s love for music never diminished.
Ival will be missed by his daughters, Sharon Burns of Norwalk and Janet (Ed) Downs of St. Charles; son, Martin (Laura) of Kansas City; grandchildren, Becki (Sean) Sullivan, Julie (Mike) Lubbe, Troy (Teresa) Downs, Derek (Sharon) Downs, and Lewis Mease; and many great-grandchildren. Ival was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Mease; parents; sister, Ines Dickinson; grandson, Brendon Mease; and great-grandson, Dylan Downs.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ, Truro.
Arrangements were handled by Brooks Funeral Care in Clive.
________________________Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Thursday, February 19, 2009IVAL MARTIN MEASE
Shawnee, Kansas
Formerly of TruroIval Martin Mease, 89, died February 17, 2009, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ in Truro, Iowa.
Ival was born in Linneus, Missouri, on August 24, 1919, to Lewis and Mabel Mease. He lived most of his life on the family farm near Truro. He graduated from Truro High School in 1936. Ival married Edith Johnson on January 1, 1940.
Ival served as a committee member for the Madison County Democratic Party and served on the Truro Methodist Church Board and Truro School Board. Ival and Edith were honored as King and Queen of the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival in 1998. Ival moved to Kansas City in 2004, to live with his son Martin. As a lifetime member of his church choirs, Ival's love for music never diminished.
Ival will be missed by his daughters, Sharon Burns, of Norwalk and Janet (Ed) Downs, of St. Charles; son, Martin (Laura), of Kansas City; grandchildren, Becki (Sean) Sullivan, Julie (Mike) Lubbe, Troy (Teresa) Downs, Derek (Sharon) Downs, Lewis Mease; and many great- grandchildren. Ival was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Mease; parents; sister, Ines Dickinson; grandson, Brendon Mease; and great-grandson, Dylan Downs.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ, Truro.
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