LeRoy William Umstead (1913-2000)
ELBERG, HELBACH, HETLAND, MCCUTCHEON, PAULSON, SPANGLER, UMSTEAD, ZIEGLER
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The Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Wednesday, December 06, 2000
Page 6, Column 4LEROY W. UMSTEAD
LeRoy William Umstead was born on September 27, 1913, at Goldfield, Iowa, the son of Samuel and Nellie McCutcheon Umstead. He grew up and lived out his life in the Eagle Grove - Goldfield area. He completed country school in Goldfield and began to work at an early age as a farm hand. He then worked at the area sale barns and as a livestock dealer, before purchasing the Eagle Grove Sale Barn. The horse and cattle auctions were widely known throughout the Midwest. He was in business for 55 years, retiring at the age of 85. In 1936, he married Myrtle Paulson Hetland, who died in 1938. In 1940, he married Kathryn Helbach, who died in 1989. He volunteered at the Wright County 4-H calf sale for 62 years. He was a member of the United Church of Christ, Eagle Grove, and was a trustee for many years.
LeRoy Umstead died Sunday, December 3, 2000, at the Hospice Cottages in Fort Dodge, Iowa, at the age of 87.
He is survived by two sons, William of Albert Lea, Minn., and Monte of Eagle Grove; two daughters, Jo Elberg of Eagle Grove, and Jeanne Spangler of Rocky Mount, N. C.; ten grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one sister, Maxine Ziegler of Corwith, Iowa; two brothers, Paul and Dick Umstead of Eagle Grove; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wives, Myrtle and Kathryn; and two brothers, Lynden and Robert Umstead.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 6, at the United Church of Christ in Eagle Grove with the Reverend Lisa Hadler officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove. Visitation was held Tuesday, December 5 at Willim Funeral Home, Eagle Grove, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Willim Funeral Home of Eagle Grove is in charge of the arrangements.
September 27, 1913 – December 3, 2000
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