Bertha Elizabeth Blumenstein Harmon Sanders

BLUMENSTEIN, HARMON, SANDERS, WAGNER

Posted By: dennis and gail bell (email)
Date: 8/11/2008 at 13:06:35

Newspaper source unknown, information from family records of James Harmon, Collins, Iowa, December 2001, "OBITUARY OF BERTHA E. SANDERS - Bertha Sanders was born November 9, 1886 to George and Ella Blumenstein in Wellman, Iowa and passed away Monday, August 29, 1983 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She was married to Samuel Jay Harmon in 1905. To this union two sons were born, Harold and James. In 1935 she was married to Vaughn Sanders and they made their home in Shannon City, Iowa. Survivors include one son James Harmon of Collins, one sister Fern Wagner of Waterloo; four grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Vaughn, a son Harold Harmon, two sisters Emma and Edith and her parents."
Information about source provided, 2/2/2008 by email: "Dennis and Gail, Just thought I would pass this on since you didn't have the source for Bertha Blumenstein/Harmon/Sanders Obit. I found it in:
"Mount Ayr Record-News" newspaper, Thursday, September 8, 1983, page 18, col. 4.
Microfilm number 32-0, stored at the Iowa State Historical Library, Des Moines, Iowa.
Just for your info, Sincerely, Larry Harmon"