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STRAIT, Lenna P.: Died 1983

STRAIT, KOONTZ, BINGAMAN, BAITY, LYON, HEDGE, KIRKHART, RIDER

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 10/24/2021 at 22:20:10

**Handwritten: V.B. Reg. 3 FEB 1983

Lenna Strait

Lenna P. Strait, 85, former resident of the Lebanon Community in Van Buren County, died at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 16, 1983 at the Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.

She had been a resident at the Nursing Home for the past year.

Lenna Strait was born July 9, 1897, in Van Buren County, the daughter of John and Melissa Koontz Bingaman. She was married to Lee H. Strait June 11, 1919, at Keosauqua. He died May 28, 1970.

After living on a farm in the Lebanon area, she made her home in Arizona for 27 years. She was a member of the Lebanon United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters: Enid Baity, Mesa, Ariz., and Iris Lyon, Fairfield. Other survivors include six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Bingaman, Douds, and three sisters, Lulu Hedge, Williamsburg; Ethel Kirkhart, Cantril, and Greta Rider, Keosauqua.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Strait was preceded in death by one son, one sister and two brothers.

Services were held Jan. 18, 1983 at the Lebanon United Methodist Church with Behner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Dr. Chris Daniel officiated and burial was at the Lebanon Cemetery.

Source: "Scrapbook 1981 - 1985", Pg. 129,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA


 

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