DAHLEY, Elmer 1891-1976

DAHLEY, DAILEY, DAHLI, KNUDSON, ENGEBRETSDATTER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/26/2010 at 14:25:09

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Elmer Dahley

OSAGE, IOWA — Services for Elmer Dahley, 85, who died Tuesday at Faith Home in Osage, will
be 2 p.m. Friday at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Champion Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

[ Waterloo Courier - Wednesday, June 9, 1976 ](kk)
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NOTE: The Social Sec. Death Index says: ELMER DAHLEY was born 07 May 1891 and died in June 1976 residing last at ZIP code 50458 (Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa); SSN 479-42-7359 issued in Iowa.(kk)
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Elmer Obed Dahley was born May 7, 1891 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa to Ole Iverson Dahley & Elen Ragnild Engebretsdatter Knudson, the second of their four children. His siblings were: Ira William, Adella Elisabeth and Clara (Cora) Isabella).

Elmer was baptized on June 14, 1891 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa. His baptismal sponsors were: Mr. and Mrs. Julian Shoger; Anton Jensen, Andrine Jensen. Elmer was confirmed at the same church on June 10, 1906.

Elmer Dahley married Ida Annette Torblaa on May 15, 1912 at the bride's home near Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa.

The couple had three children:
Erling Orlando (born August 3, 1914 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, died May 15, 1999 Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa);
Ilene Marjorie Dahley (born June 9, 1918 Nora Springs, Floyd, Iowa, died March 20, 1996 Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon) and
Marcella Elaine Dahley (born January 7, 1926 Mitchell, Iowa, died March 19, 1944 same).

Elmer Obed Dahley died June 8, 1976 at the Faith Lutheran Home, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa and was buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Meroa, Iowa (just north of his farmstead).

(Credit: D. Badker)
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Found in the 1895 through 1930 censuses living at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:

1895: Elmer O. Dailey age 3.

1900: Ole Dahley, 39, Ellen R. Dahley, 45, Ira W. Dahley, 11, Almer O. Dahley, 9, Adella E. Dahley, 7, Cornelius E. Shoger, 25, Henry J. Shoger, 20, Elling Opedal, 21.

1910: Olie I. Dahli, 49, Ellen R. Dahli, 55, Ives Dahli, 21, Elma O. Dahli, 19, Adella Dahli, 17.

1920: Elmer O. Dahley, 28[23], Ida A. Dahley, 31, Erling O. Dahley, 5, Ilene M. Dahley, 1[1 6/12.]

1925: Elmer I. Dahley, 34, Ida A. Dahley, 36, Erling O. Dahley, 10, Irlene M Dahley, 6.

1930: Elmer O. Dahley 39, Ida A. Dahley, 41, Erling O. Dahley, 15, Ilene E. Dahley, 11, Marcella E. Dahley, 4yrs 4 mos.

(Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors. More information about Elmer's farm can be found at the Mitchell County, Iowa Gen Web site and he also appears at Find a Grave.)

(Credit: D. Badker)