BIGELOW, William 1868-1960

BIGELOW, TROWBRIDGE, MEDINNUS, PILGRIM, HENNESSEY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/15/2009 at 11:38:35

William Bigelow dies at 91; Rites in Osage

OSAGE, IOWA -- William Bigelow, 91, died Tuesday at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 P.M. at the Champion Funeral Home here.

Born at Athol, Massachusetts, in 1868, he came to Nora Springs when a young man. He attended Cedar Valley Seminary in Osage and was married to Dora Trowbridge, who died in 1937. He had lived with his children since that time.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. W. E. (Ruth) Pilgrim, Mason City; Mrs. H. C. (Belle) Medinnus, Austin; Mrs. Frank (Olive) Hennessey, Osage; a son, M. L. Bigelow, Austin; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.

[Mason City Globe-Gazette - Tuesday, September 27, 1960]