Halstead, Leonard A. 1886-1957

HALSTEAD, COOPER, LARSEN, HOTCHKIN, EISELE, HEETHER, FISHER, SCHULTZ, LUTES POLLARD

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Date: 10/25/2009 at 10:52:55

Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register; Feb. 25, 1957

HOLD HALSTEAD RITES TODAY
Was Pioneer Livestock Trucker; Dies Friday

One of Grinnell's most widely known businessmen, Leonard A. Halstead, died Friday afternoon at a local hospital. He had been in ill health for about the past four years.

SERVICES TODAY

Funeral services were held this afternoon (Monday) from the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. John DeLong, minister of the Methodist church, officiating.

Music was furnished by Mrs. Rhee Auman and pallbearers were Herb Carter, L.O. Koger, Delmar Luttman, Raymond Schultz, Sam Urfer and Erwin Wang. Graveside committal services were conducted by Grinnell Lodge No. 1266, B.P.O. Elks. Interment was at Hazelwood cemetery.

BORN AT WHAT CHEER

Born at What Cheer on June 23rd, 1886, he was the son of Alonzo and Ida Cooper Halstead. On January 6th, 1909, he was united in marriage with Anna Theodora Larsen in Malcom township.

Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Odo (Bernice) Hotchkin of Fairfield, Mrs. Joe (Harriet) Eisele of Brea, Calif., Mrs. James (Helen) Heether of St. Joseph, Mo.; and four sons, Leonard Jr., Kenneth and Keith, all of Grinnell, and Edwin of Des Moines.

OTHER SURVIVORS

Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Eva Fisher of Hedrick, Mrs. Pearl Schultz of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Mildred Lutes of Laurel and Mrs. Gladys Pollard of Lincoln, Neb.; and two brothers, Raymond of St. Cloud, Minn., and Glenn of Chicago.

A resident of Grinnell for over 50 years, he came here from What Cheer. He was a pioneer livestock truck operator and started out with a model "T" truck, capacity two cows. From that start, the business grew steadily. When he retired a few years ago, his sons succeeded him in the business and now operate a fleet of semi-trailers for livestock.

He was a member of the Methodist church of Coal Creek, Iowa, and also belonged to the Elks and Modern Woodmen lodges.