BALSLEY, Lillian Moore (Mussetter) 1896-1981

MUSSETTER, BALSLEY, VANDRUFF

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Date: 4/3/2010 at 18:45:41

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Lillian Moore (Mussetter) Balsley, 1896-1981

Mrs. Jim Balsley Funeral
Held Here, Thursday, June 11

Funeral services for Mrs. Jim Balsley, 84, of Otranto, who died at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital June 8, were held June 11 at the Schroeder Funeral Home here with the Rev. Bruce Wittern, pastor of the St. Ansgar United Methodist church, officiating.

Lillian Moore Balsley, daughter of Lilburn and Lillie Ann (nee Vandruff) Mussetter, was born July 29, 1896 in Mitchell county. She taught school in Iowa and North Dakota, and for several years during World War II, taught in this area.

She married Alva S. (Jim) Balsley April 29, 1922. She lived all of her married life in Mitchell county.

Mrs. Balsley is survived by her husband, Jim of Otranto; a daughter, Mrs. Jose L. (Mary Ann) Garcia-Oller of New Orleans, Louisiana; a son, James L. Balsley of Minneapolis, Minnesota; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant son, Stephen Lowell.

Burial was in the St. Ansgar cemetery with Rev. Wittern in charge of the committal services.

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, 18 JUN 1981]

Transcribed by Barb Nagy

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Lillian Vandruff Mussetter [1869-1935]

Lillian Vandruff was born August 21, 1869, at Williamstown, Mo., daughter of George and Sarah Vandruff. Here she grew to womanhood and married Lilburn W. Mussetter.

They moved to Mitchell county, Iowa, in 1893, locating at Little Cedar, where her husband preceded her in death thirty-three years.

To this union were born four children, all of whom survive; Harley, Mrs. S. A. Dierdorff, Mrs. A. S. Balsley, and Eveleen. There are also three grandchildren, two sisters, and one brother.

She united early in life with the Christian church, and later transferred her membership to the Baptist church in Little Cedar. Her quiet life and patient suffering attested to her Christian faith.

Death came peacefully to her August 21, on the eve of her 66th birthday, climaxing an illness of nine years' duration, the last five of which she had been a helpless invalid. For the past year she had tender care at the Williams Bigelow home in Osage.

Funeral services were held at the Champion funeral home Friday, August 23, at 2:30 p.m. in charge of Rev. John D. Kern, pastor of the Baptist church. Interment was made in the Little Cedar Cemetery.

[ Mitchell County Press and Osage News; Osage, Iowa Mitchell County, Thursday, August 29, 1935 ]