Marian Weir (McCutcheon) Eckels (1883-1961)

AXON, BJORNSON, BOTTARO, CROVISIER, ECKELS, ECKLES, GREIMAN, MCCUTCHEON, OVIATT, STEVENSON, TROTTER

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:55

June 10, 1883 --- February 2, 1961

Mrs. Penn Eckles dies at Britt; Rites Monday

BRITT – Mrs. Penn Eckles, died Thursday at her home here.

Funeral services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church here preceded by a prayer service at the Osman Funeral Home. The Rev. Warren S. Paige will officiate. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield.

Surviving are her husband, former state representative and county supervisor; a son, Forrest. Britt; two daughters, M. F. Greiman, Garner; Alfred Bottaro, Covina, Calif.; two brothers and five sisters.

Globe-Gazette --- Mason City, Iowa
February 4, 1961

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Goldfield Chronicle

Burial Services Here For Mrs. Penn Eckels

Relatives who attended the funeral services of Mrs. Penn Eckles at the Methodist church at Britt Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Trotter, Mrs. Jennie Bjornson, Mrs. Clifford Axon, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Oviatt and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Axon, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stevenson, Frank Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCutcheon.

Mrs. Eckels had been in poor heath for some time. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery at Goldfield.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
February 9, 1961

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Mrs. Harry Crovisier attended the funeral services for an aunt, Mrs. Penn Eckles at Britt Monday.

The Humboldt Independent --- Humboldt, Iowa
February 25, 1961

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[Transcriber’s Note: Obituaries transcribed as published. The deceased’s marriage surname was taken from U. S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for William Edgar Penn Eckels. Registrant’s signature: Penn Eckels, September 12, 1918 and U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Registrant’s signature: William Edgar Penn Eckels. Gravestone Inscription: Eckels.]