WOODIWISS, Orpha (Hubbard) 1888-1953

HUBBARD, WOODIWISS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/14/2014 at 12:30:37

OSAGE, IOWA — Mrs. Orpha Woodiwiss, 64, died Friday at the home of a daughter at Owatonna, Minnesota, from complications of a diabetic condition; body is at the Champion Funeral Home here, where rites are pending.

Born Orpha Hubbard to Fred and Essie Hubbard, at Glendale, Wisconsin, October 28, 1888. At age 12 she accompanied her parents to Mitchell, Iowa.

She was married to Luther Woodiwiss at Mitchell in 1907. The couple resided there, then moved to Sheldon, Iowa., where the husband died, and his widow came to Osage.

She leaves her mother, Mrs. Essie Hubbard, Osage; three daughters, Mrs. Albin Schult, Little Cedar; Mrs. Kenneth Sprung and Mrs. Walter Zatchall, both of Owatonna; five grandchildren; a brother, Lester, Osage.

Preceding her were her father, a son, Merrill, and a grandson.

SOURCE: Waterloo Daily Courier, Sunday, June 21, 1953, Waterloo, Iowa
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OSAGE, IOWA — Funeral services for Mrs. Orpha Woodiwiss, 64, were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Champion Funeral Home. She died Friday at the home of a daughter in Owatonna, Minnesota.

She had lived in Mitchell County since 1900. Survivors include three daughters, her mother, a brother and five grandchildren.

Soure: Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday, June 23, 1953, Mason City, Iowa
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Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Mitchell, Iowa

(Credit: S. Bell)