Donald Gale Spellerberg

PARKER, SIMMERMAN, SPELLERBERG

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 2/10/2006 at 23:18:40

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 5, 1950

DONALD GALE SPELLERBERG
Truro Pays Final Tribute to Victims of Train Crash

Donald Gale Spellerberg was the son of Oscar and Helen Spellerberg, and was born near Murray March 13, 1932. He was 18 years old at his death on March 29, 1950.

He attended the Truro Consolidated school, and had participated in all school activities, including athletics, music, and the school newspaper. He was a member of the Madison Chapel Church of Christ near Murray.

Surviving are his parents, a brother, Merrill Dean at home, a sister, Mrs. Edna Parker of near Peru, a grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Simmerman of Murray, and a grandfather, Fred Spellerberg of Murray.

Three ministers presided at the joint funeral services which were held at the Truro high school gymnasium. They were the Rev. V. R. Willey, pastor of the Truro Congregational Christian church, the Rev. W. J. Fowler of the Truro Methodist church, and the Rev. Lester Pearson of Madison Chapel Church of Christ.

Burial for Donald was made in Union Cemetery, Clarke County.
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The Osceola Sentinel
Osceola, Iowa
Thursday, March 30, 1950
Page 1, Column 1

Rites Sat. For Crash Victims

Three Die After Car Rams Train; Fourth Still Critical; Joint Services Scheduled At Truro

Joint funeral services will be conducted at Truro Saturday afternoon for a Clarke county youth and a Truro boy and girl who died from injuries received Sunday night when their car struck a freight train.

Carolyn Kale, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Kale, died early Monday morning.

Donald Spellerberg, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Spellerberg of Madison township, and Gene Carlson, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carlson of near Truro, died Wednesday.

Only one of the four who still survives is Alice Umsted, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Umsted of near Truro. Her condition today was described as very critical.

Bodies of the three victims will lie in state in the Truro high school auditorium Saturday morning.

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