Warburton, Walter 1925 – 2002

WARBURTON, FORD, ANDERSON, EIDNESS, MENTAL, GANSEN, LAMBERS

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:45

Source: Riceville Recorder; Mar. 28, 2002 Page 9
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy Moore

Walter “Bill” Warburton, 77
Walter “Bill” Warburton, age 77, of Riceville, passed away at the Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa on Sunday, March 24, 2002. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 30, at 1:00 p.m. at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville. The Rev. Herschel Hawf will officiate, with burial at the Eddy-Kendallville Cemetery, Kendallville, Iowa. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to services.
Walter was born on February 19, 1925 in Jamestown Township, Howard County, Iowa to John and Zeffie (Ford) Warburton. He received his schooling at the Round Grove school. “Bill” farmed with his father until they moved into Riceville in 1951. He drove a mail route between Riceville and Decorah, Iowa, and worked in maintenance at Luther College and Riceville Community Schools, retiring in 1989. In retirement he enjoyed attending steam engine shows and collecting and watching videos of them.
He is survived by one brother, Dale Warburton and wife Kathryn of Riceville; three sisters, Evelyn Anderson and husband Harold of Riceville, Lois Eidness of Osage, and Maryetta Mentel of Waterloo; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death are his parents, one brother, Harry Warburton; and three sisters, Lenora Gansen, Grace Warburton, and Dolores Lambers.

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