George Henry WEINER

WEINER, MILLER, COATS, HOUGH, BOURGART

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/22/2007 at 07:33:47

George Henry Weiner, 88, of Clarion, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2004, at the Wright Medical Center in Clarion. A memorial service was held on Monday, June 7, at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Clarion. Pastor Tim Platt officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

George Henry Weiner, was born on March 12, 1916 in rural Geneva, the son of Henry and Lena (Miller) Weiner. He attended school at Geneva and lived in the area during his youth doing farm labor. On November 3, 1935, he married Belva Maxine Coats of Clarion. They made their home in the Clarion area until moving to San Diego, California in 1950. In 1953 they returned to Iowa for their remaining years. George and Belva moved to The Meadows in Clarion in 1995, where they lived until Belva's passing on March 10, 1998. George continued to live there until his passing. George enlisted in the U.S. Navy on August 30, 1942, and served during World War II until his discharge on October 27, 1945. He was employed by the Chicago Great Western Railroad as a fireman and engineer from 1945 until 1966, and for the Chicago Rock Island Railroad from 1966 until he retired in 1980. He was a member of the American Legion Post #246, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Clarion Church of Christ.

George is survived by a daughter, Lonnie Hough and husband, Daniel of Roach, Missouri; four grandsons; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Jorgene Bourgart on February 14, 2004; two sisters, Annie and Leola; and two brothers, Fred and Claus.

June 10, 2004
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