RODEMAKER, Mary Revena (nee Nelson) 1876-1950

RODEMAKER, NELSON, CLUMP, JEWITT, COUNIHAN, KRONES, MILLER, HAMMOND, DAVIS, ROWE, LONERGAN, JACKSON, PIERCE

Posted By: Diane Scott (email)
Date: 10/8/2010 at 13:26:57

Mary Revena (nee Nelson) Rodemaker
September 15, 1876 – November 7, 1950

Wife of William Theodore "Ole" Rodemaker

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OSAGE WOMAN DIES

OSAGE, IOWA – Mrs. Ole T. Rodemaker, 74, a longtime resident of Osage, died late Thursday at a nursing home in Stacyville. The body is at the Champion Funeral Home where last rites are pending. Survivors include the husband and ten children.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Friday, December 8, 1950]
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FUNERAL AT OSAGE FOR MOTHER OF 10

OSAGE, IOWA – Funeral services for Mrs. Ole T. Rodemaker, 74, will be held Monday at Sacred Heart church, the Rev. Thomas Conroy officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.

She was born Mary Revena Nelson to Ole and Anna (Pierce) Nelson at Nashua September 15, 1876.

On May 2, 1895, she was married to Ole Rodemaker of Osage and they lived here all their married life, celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary this year.

Survivors include her husband, 10 children: Charles, Mason City; Walter, Linn, Mo.; Mrs. Charles J. Clump, Waterloo; Leon, Osage; Mrs. Clifford Jewitt Osage; Albert, Osage; Mrs. William Counihan, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Lester Krones, Osage; Mrs. Boyd Miller, Ontario, Cal.; and Mrs. Clair Hammond, Charles City; sisters, Mrs. L A. Davis of Salem, Ore.; Mrs. Ray Rowe, Osage; Mrs. Lilly Lonergan, Osage; and Mrs. Robert Jackson, Waterloo, and one brother, Olie Nelson, Austin, Minn.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday, December 9, 1950]
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#3:

Sacred Heart Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa:

Rodemaker, Mary Nelson 1876 – November 7, 1950

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Photo of William and Mary Rodemaker, from Diane M. Scott.

See also a photo of the whole family, on the Mitchell Photographs page, using the link below.

Link to Family Portrait
 

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