Madge (Surrena) Meinhardt 1896-1974

MEINHARDT, SURRENA, MCVAY, DUNLEY, STOUT, SMITH, MCCARTY

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/2/2001 at 19:47:07

MRS. MADGE MEINHARDT

Mrs. Madge Meinhardt, 77, Farmington, died in Graham hospital, Keokuk, at 7:15 p.m. Monday, June 17, after a long illness.

A native of Lee county, she was born November 3, 1896, the daughter of Sylvester and Minnie McVay Surrena. She married the late Orris Meinhardt December 26, 1927. Mrs. Meinhardt was a member of Embury United Methodist church.

Surviving are a son, Robert Meinhardt, Mendota, Ill.; daughters Lois Dunley, in Germany, and Vera Stout, Oskaloosa; sisters, Mrs. Taylor Smith, Argyle, and Mrs. Mable McCarty, Keokuk; seven grandchildren.

Funeral services were at Miller-Hofbauer funeral home, Donnellson at 2:00 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Clarence Lautt officiating. Burial was in Embury cemetery. A memorial for the Embury cemetery fund has been established at the funeral home.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 270 of Obit Bk #1 1963-1974 found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given, however
handwritten on the obit is "27 Sep 1974.") ORIGINAL POST 30 Sep 1999.

I am NOT related to Mrs. Madge Meinhardt and am posting her obit for those who may find her in their family history.