GALLEY, Lusetta (Carrison) 1866-1961

GALLEY, KOLSTAD, CARRISON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/8/2010 at 10:09:24

Lusetta Galley, 1866-1961, Mitchell Co., Iowa

Mrs. Lusetta Galley

Mrs. Lusetta Galley passed away at her home in Kenyon on December 25, 1961, at the age of 95 years.

She was born at Stoughton, Wisconsin, on September 8, 1866. On November 3, 1887, she was united in marriage to William Robert Galley at Rutland, Wisconsin, and they established their home on a farm near Stoughton. In the Spring of 1899 they moved to Osage, Iowa, where they resided until 1914 when they moved to a farm in the Kenyon community, moving to the village of Kenyon in 1922, where she has since resided.

She was preceded in death by her husband on December 12, 1928. One daughter and two sons also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Galley is survived by two daughters, Lucile, who has always made her home with her mother, and Alice, (Mrs. Joe Kolstad) of Minneapolis, Minn., one son, Merle Galley of Kenyon, also eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

A family service was held at Hanson Funeral Home in Kenyon at 8 p.m. Tuesday, with services in the Methodist church in Kenyon on Wednesday, December 27, with the Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating at both services.

At the church service Mrs. Roy Miller rendered two vocal selections, "Rock of Ages" and "He Leadeth Me", accompanied by Mrs. Gertrude Dalbotten, the church organist. Wayne Galley, Russell Galley, Robert Kolsted, Gene Gardner, Burton Gardner, and Donald Gardner served as pallbearers.

Interment took place at the Osage Cemetery, Osage Iowa at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28.

Source: A newspaper in Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota January 1961

Transcribed by Kathy Pike - August 2003

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NOTE:
Her maiden name was Carrison, based on the obituary for husband, William. -- klk

NOTE:
Omitted from the obituary was Lusetta's oldest son, Perry Roy, and wife Josie (Tubbs) Galley.
-- K. Pike
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Photo of the William R. Galley family, from Standard Historical Atlas of Mitchell County, Iowa, 1911.

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