WHITE, Viola 1866 – 1948

WHITE, HADSELL, BIGELOW, DANIELS, BUSCH, LONG

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/14/2013 at 16:17:25

Viola White, daughter of Thomas and Caroline Hadsell White, was born at Belmont, Ohio, February 7, 1866. The family moved to Poweshiek county and located in Madison township on a farm in 1880. After attending rural school she came to Brooklyn about 1890 to learn the seamstress trade. This occupied her life until a few months previous to her death Monday, November 15, 1948.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ida Bigelow of Brooklyn and Mrs. Arda Daniels of Cedar Rapids and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Daisy Busch, Mrs. Laura Long and Almon White.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday, November 18 at two o’clock at Bramer’s funeral home with the Rev. E. W. F. Holler in charge. Miss Thursia Manatt presided at the organ playing requested selections of the deceased, “In the Garden” “No Night There”. Interment was in I.O.O.F. cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Richard Williams, Henry Van Ersvelde, jr., Thomas Johnson, John White, Alvin Busch and Harry Busch.

Source: Unknown newspaper clipping found in scrapbook belonging to my great grandmother.