Willging, Joan Ruth 1930-1937

WILLGING

Posted By: Ethel Cunningham (email)
Date: 6/14/2023 at 00:14:01

Many Eyes Moist At Funeral Of Joan Willing, Drowning Victim

The funeral of Joan Ruth. Willging, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Willging, was held at 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon at the St. James Catholic church, Rev. I. J. Cooper officiating. Wiltgen's were in charge of arrangements.

Pallbcarers were Stanley Start, Wm. Fisch, Robert Kelley, Richard Hirsch, Robert Merritt; and Nicholas Coad.

The home and church were banked with flowers, spontaneous tributes of sympathy and sorrow from many who did not even know the little girl by sight, but who realized just what her untimely loss meant to her family.

Joan Ruth Willging was 7 years, 2 months and 13 days old at the time of her death. She was born in Le Mars April 11. 1930. Her sunny disposition and affectionate nature doubly endeared her to her family and friends.. One of her childish hobbies was a tiny flower garden which she planted this spring. On the day she died she picked her first two blossoms and put them in a vase in the house.

(Le Mars Globe-Post - Monday, June 28, 1937)
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Many Attend Sunday Funeral Willging Girl

Victim Of Drowning Accident Buried In St. James Cemetery

The funeral of little Joan Willging, who was drowned Thursday evening at the new park beach, was held at St. James Catholic church at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, June 27 with Rev. Fathe Cooper officiating. The church was filled with friends of the little girl and the family. Burial was in St. James cemetery.

Joan, who was seven years old last April, was a bright and attractive little girl who will be greatly missed in the neighborhood as well as by ler parents and two older sisters.

She was playing with other children in the shallow beach at the park Thursday evening and nobody knew that anything had happened until it was noticed she was missing from the group. It was supposed she had gone to the bath house and it was not learned she had drowned until a swimmer walking across the beach discovered the body. Doctors were immediately summoned and for two hours resuscitation by artificial respiration and use of oxygen were tried, but to no avail.

The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

Among the numerous relatives and friends from out-of-town who came to Le Mars for the funeral were: Mrs. Evan James, Dr. and Mrs. D. W. James, Mrs. A. Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ahrams and Mr. and Mrs Wm. Abrams, Jr., of Des Moines; Mrs. L. E. Baldwin, of Decorah; Mrs. George Backham, of Newton; Mrs. E. H. Klisart, of Iowa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. John Carnes, Mrs. Frank Riley and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Abrams, St. of Collax; Mrs. J. P. Murphy and Mrs. Waller Deckor, of Omaha: H. M. Willging, of Lincoln, Neb.; Mr and Mrs. Ted Newburn and daughter of Blair, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moore and son, of Purdy, Iowa, and Mrs. A. A. James, of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

(Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel - Tuesday, June 29th, 1937)