Mrs. Ralph Zwicksey (1869-1930)

ZWICKSEY, GUNDER, WATTS, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 9/9/2008 at 20:27:27

AMES DAILY TRIBUNE-TIMES, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, April 1, 1930.

MRS. RALPH ZWICKSEY IS DEAD AT GILBERT

GILBERT - Mrs. Ralph Zwicksey, 61, died at her home here Monday morning following about a year's illness with cancer.

Funeral services will held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Gilbert Congregational church following short services at the house. The Rev. J. P. Himmel will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the Gilbert cemetery.

Mrs. Zwicksey was born in Boone on March 6, 1869. On March 15, 1893 she was married to Ralph Zwisksey. Her maiden name was Ida Gunder. In 1903 the family moved to Johnson, Minn., coming to Gilbert in 1924 to care for Mrs. Zwicksey's mother who died about a year ago.

Besides her husband, three sons survive. They are LeVern at home and Rostel and Alpha of Shokio, Minn. The two sons living in Minnesota visited here about a week ago.

Two sisters of Mrs. Zwicksey are also here. They are Mrs. Mabel Watts of Clearwater, Minn., and Mrs. Joe Schmidt of Comlis, Minn. A brother, Clarence, lives at Marshalltown.