SCHOSSLER, Ida L. (May) 1894-1972
SCHOSSLER, MAY, CLARK, LENZ, BYINGTON, PETTIT, DOCKSTADER
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/8/2012 at 10:22:14
Birth: May 29, 1894, Ohio.
Death: Mar. 30, 1972, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa.
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#1:MRS. IDA SCHOFFLER*
ST. ANSGAR — Services for Mrs. Ida Schoffler, 77, who died Thursday evening at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital in Osage, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Otranto Community Church; burial in the Woodbury Cemetery at Lyle, Minnesota.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Milburn Priem of St. Ansgar and Mrs. Harold Clark of Plymouth; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Tom Lenz of St. Ansgar, Mrs. Viola Docksteader of Otranto, Mrs. Albert Pettit of Austin, Minnesota, and Mrs. Glen Byington of Plymouth.
Schroeder and Houg Funeral Home in charge.
[Waterloo Courier, Friday, March 31, 1972]
* Note: the newspaper did spell the name Schoffler, but all other evidence indicates it is Schossler.
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#2:ANNIVERSARY--
OTRANTO, IOWA - Mr. and Mrs. Chester Schossler will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with an "open house" at the REC clubrooms in St. Ansgar from 2 to 5 p. m. A short program will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Miss Ida May and Mr. Schossler were married Dec. 1, 1917, in Mason City. They are long time residents of the Otranto area and Mr. Schossler is a retired carpenter.
They are the parents of two daughters, Mrs. Milburn Priem, St. Ansgar, and Mrs. Harold Clark, Plymouth. There are six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Waterloo Courier, Thursday, November 30, 1967]
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#3:The listing for Woodbury Cemetery, Lyle, Minnesota, on the Mower county/IAGenWeb site, shows:
Schossler, Chester John -- Sep. 22, 1893 -- Nov. 10, 1968
Schossler, Ida L. May -- May 29, 1894 -- Mar. 30, 1972
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#4:Ida L. (May) Schossler 1894-1972
Ida L. Schossler Funeral Held At Otranto Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida L. Schossler, 78, of Otranto, who died at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital March 30, were held April 1 at the Otranto Community church with the Rev James Sopko officiating.
Ida L. Schossler was born May 29, 1894 In Gallipolis, Ohio, the daughter of William Henry and Viola Catherine May. The family moved to Iowa when she was nine years of age.
She was married to Chester John Schossler in Mason City on December 1, 1917. They farmed in Minnesota for a number of years, and moved to Otranto in 1932. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on December 1, 1967. Mrs. Schossler was a member of Otranto Community church and Ladies Aid. She had been a resident of the St. Ansgar Samaritan Center since May 1, 1969.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mllburn Priem (Betty) of St. Ansgar and Mrs. Harold (Frances) Clark of Plymouth; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Irvin (Mary) Beaver of Eddyville; Mrs. Thomas (Bessie) Lenz of St. Ansgar; Mrs. Viola Dockstader, St. Ansgar; Mrs. Albert (Hazel) Pettitt of Austin, Minn.; Mrs. Glen (Susie) Byington of Plymouth.
Mrs. Schossler was preceded in death by her husband In 1968, her parents, one brother and one sister. Burial was in Woodbury cemetery near Lyle with Rev. Sopko In charge of committal services.
Source: St. Ansgar Enterprise, 6 April 1972, page 8, columns 6&7
Credit: Mitch Helle
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#5:Photo from newspaper article, (above) about their anniversary, in the Waterloo Courier.
Mitchell Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
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