GODFREY, Howard Welch 1898-1960

GODFREY, GREGORY, WELCH

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 8/7/2012 at 11:00:29

Howard Welch Godfrey – May 23, 1898 – August 1960

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FORMER OSAGE MAN DIES IN PENNSYLVANIA

Osage – Howard Welch Godfrey, 63, a former Osage resident, was buried Tuesday in George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, Jenkinstown, Pennsylvania.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Godfrey, he was born in Lincoln Township, southeast of Osage, in 1898.

He was married to Lucille Gregory in 1916. He was co-owner of the Sweet Shops in Osage and Austin before going to Philadelphia n 1943.

Survivors are his second wife, Betty; a son, four daughters and a sister.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday August 11, 1960
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Iowa Births and Christenings:

Name: Howard Godfrey
Birth Date: 23 May 1898
Birth Place: Mitchell County, Iowa
Father's Name: Robert J Godfrey
Mother's Name: Cora Welch Godfrey
FHL Film Number: 1502984

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NOTE: Found in 1940 census, for Osage, Ward 3, Iowa.