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Irving William Hurlbut 1902-1976

HURLBUT, KOEPPEN, BOLTE, CORDIER, ROWAN, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Lynn McCleary (email)
Date: 6/12/2021 at 20:55:34

Muscatine Daily Journal, January 2, 1976 pg 18

Irving Wm. Hurlbut, 73, RT. 6, Muscatine, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Muscatine General hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the George M. Wittich Funeral Home. The service will be conducted by Triune Lodge 641, A. F. and A.M., Masonic Lodge, Muscatine.
Burial will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery at Davenport, at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Friends may call at the George M. Wittich Funeral Home.

Mr. Hurlbut had been owner and operator of the Agate Shop here for 22 years.

The son of Bert and Herminia Koeppen, Hurlbut, he was born Dec. 9, 1902, at Muscatine. He resided in Davenport from 1914 to 1953, before returning to Muscatine.

He was married to Evelyn Bolte, Dec. 9, 1922, at Davenport.

Mr. Hurlbut is survived by the widow, Mrs. Evelyn Hurlbut; two daughters, Mrs. Sherwood (Mary) Cordier, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mrs. Arlie (Betty) Rowan, Scottsdale, Ariz.; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Roy (Vera) Williams, Greensville, S. C. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Hurlbut received his 50-year certificate from the Masonic Lodge in 1875. He was a member of the Davenport Consistory, 32nd Degree, past organist of Trinity Lodge of Davenport, member of Truine Lodge 641 at Muscatine, and charter member of the DeMolay Commandery of Davenport.

An Iowa historian, Mr. Hurlbut was past president of the Illowa Gem and Mineral Society of the Quad Cities, and past president of Illowa Archaeology Society. He organized the Muscatine Mineral Study Club, was an honorary member of Augustana college, and an honorary member of the Illinois Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mr. Hurlbut was Justice of the peace for Fruitland Twp., for 12 years.


 

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