Walter Wheeler (1969)

WHEELER

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 8/4/2009 at 07:22:43

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
November 12, 1969

WALTER WHEELER Of Truro Dies

Walter Wheeler, a resident of the Truro community since 1962, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1969, at his home two miles west of Truro. He was 86 years of age.

Mr. Wheeler had lived in Des Moines for many years, where he was associated with the International Harvester company. He had moved to Truro upon his retirement in 1962. He was a native of Panama, Ia, where he was born June 18, 1883.

He was a 50-year member of the Masonic order in Des Mines. He also was a Knight Templer, and a member of the Za Ga Zig temple of Des Moines.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ester Wheeler of Truro; two sons, Calvin W. Wheeler of Omaha and Walter Wheeler of Boston, Mass; three grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held Nov. 4 from the Kale Funeral home in Truro. Burial was made in Mount Moriah cemetery at Kansas City.