Mrs. Halvor E. (Bessie O. Hegland) Myrah (1869-1953)

MYRAH, HEGLAND, WIGGIN, MCNERNEY, EGGLAND

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

Obituary from Story City Herald, Story City, Story County, Iowa, February 19, 1953.

Mrs. H. E. Myrah
Died This Morning

Mrs. H E Myrah, 83, passed away about 1 a m today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. G. Wiggin, after a long illness, having been bedfast for several months.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 at the Larson-Peterson funeral home and 2 p.m. in the Immanuel church. Burial will be at Roland.

Mrs. Myrah is survived by three sons and three daughters. Col Halvor of Port au Peck, N. J.; Don of Summit, N.J.; Obed of Eureka Springs, Ark.; Telma (Mrs. C. W. McNerney) and Susie of St. Paul, Minn., and Bessie (Mrs. E G Wiggin) of this place. Her husband preceded her in death 20 years ago, and one daughter, Vivian Eggland, about 10 years ago.

[Submitter note: Maiden name taken from Story County marriage records and birth year from grave marker.]