George W. Hargroves 1917 - 1997

HARGROVES, ULTSCH, FIGLEY, DAHL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/10/2014 at 00:16:25

24 December 1997

George W. Hargroves, 80, died December 17, 1997 at Mapleton Iowa.

George William Hargroves was born July 2, 1917, in Monona County near Grant Center, Iowa, the son of John William and Frances (Ultsch) Hargroves. On March 6, 1946, he was united in marriage to Reba La Reta Figley at Dakota City, Nebraska. She died May 2, 1972. He then married Erma Dahl, July 15, 1973 at Lewis, Iowa.

George worked as a mechanic at the Ford garage and then for Simonsen's. He then worked at Great Plains Gas Company in Mapleton for 39 years.

Survivors include his wife, Erma; two sons, Gary and his special friend, Roxanne, of Fridley, Minnesota and Rex and his wife, Barb, of Holstein, Iowa; one daughter and her husband, Shirley and Larry Ingram of Sullivan, Illinois; two step daughters and their husbands, Nancy and Keith Hair of Ida Grove, Iowa, and Carol and Jim Hansen of Dent, Minnesota; several grandchildren and several step grandchildren along with many other relatives, neighbors, good friends, and customers.

George was preceded in death by his parents and three infant children.

Services were held Friday, December 19, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. at the Armstrong Chapel, Mapleton, Iowa with Pastor Keith Hair officiating. The message in music was played by Naomi Kahrs, organist.

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Pallbearers were Bob Zimmerman, Larry Kafton, Joe Weber, Darrell Uhl, Tim Hansen, Shane Hair, and Michael Ingram.

Interment is in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Iowa with arrangements by the Armstrong Funeral Service, Mapleton, Iowa.