Estella Mae (Ramsay) Forbes
Born: 30 April 1877 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa4
Died: 31 October 1940 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa4
Buried: Lot 46
Married: Eugene Forbes on October 5, 1898 in Newton, Jasper Co. Iowa2
Children: Erwin1,
Jean Irene Johnson, Thelma Pirkl, Hazel Linstrom
Parents: W.J. and Milissa (Helphrey) Ramsay2
Mrs. Forbes Dies Today
Newton Woman, 63, Had Been Ill For Year And A Half
Mrs. Estella Forbes, 63, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ogden, Bungalow Court, this morning at 3:10 o'clock. She had been in ill health the past year and a half suffering with a malignant disease.
Estella Ramsey (sic), daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ramsey, was born in Newton April 30, 1877, and had spent most of her life here.
Wed in 1898
She was married to Eugene Forbes on Oct. 5, 1898 and they lived on a farm south of Newton, later moving to North Dakota, Colorado and Minnesota.
Four children born to this couple are Mrs. Joe Pirkl and Mrs. John Swanson of West Concord, Minn., Erwin Forbes and Mrs. Ogden of Newton.
Mr. Forbes died Aug. 18, 1924, at West Concord, Minn., and shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs. Forbes came to Newton to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ogden.
Surviving Sisters
She was a member of the Christian church and of the Rose of Sharon club.
Surviving besides the four children are three sisters, Mr. Ben Apgar of Centerville, Mrs. Harmon Gile of Deby and Mrs. Frank Gray of near Springfield, Mo.
Funeral arrangements had not been made by noon today. ~
The Newton Daily News, October 31, 1940.
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Forbes
Final rites for Mrs. Estella Forbes, 63, who died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ogden will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Morgan Funeral home. Rev. W. W. Johnson will be in charge with burial following in the Sugar Grove cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, Nov 1, 1940.
Eugene Forbes
Born: October 11, 1870 in Iowa3
Died: August 17, 1924 in West Concord, Dodge Co., Minnesota
Buried: Lot 46
Lot Owner: Eugene Forbes
Married: Estella Mae Ramsey on October 5, 1898 in Newton, Jasper Co. Iowa2
Children: Erwin1, Irene1
Parents: Erwin and Alwilda McDonald Forbes3
EUGENE M FORBES TAKES OWN LIFE.
For some time past Eugene M. Forbes, who with his family has resided on what is known as the Everett Round farm 4 miles southeast of town, has acted in a despondent manner, and his family have worried considerably about him.
Sunday evening he disappeared and as he had talked some of going away for a visit, it was thought he might suddenly have made up his mind to go. Inquiries at the depots at West Concord and Dodge Center however, failed to locate him.
On Monday morning when members of his family went to the barn they discovered his body hanging from a rafter, an examination showed that he had been dead at least seven or eight hours.
Brief services were held at the house Tuesday morning, Rev M B Meeks officiating, and the body was shipped to Newton Iowa, his old home, and interment was made in the Metz cemetery. West Concord Enterprise, August 21, 1924. Thanks to Warren Throndson for looking this up in Dodge Co., Minnesota.
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Gene Forbes Dies
Kills Self Sunday Evening At His Home in West Concord, Minnesota. Burial Here.
Word was received here Monday telling of the suicide of Gene Forbes at West Concord, Minnesota Sunday evening. Details regarding his tragic death have not yet been received, but it is thought that financial worries precipitated the act.
Gene Forbes grew to manhood in this vicinity, he being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Forbes, who lived on a farm in Palo Alto township for many years. He was a man about 50 years of age and leaves a widow and four children, one son and three daughters. His father and mother are living in North Dakota, also a brother Lee lives in Dakota. A brother, Don and sister, Ida, reside in California and a brother, Jay, is a banker at Fremont, Iowa.
Gene was living on a farm in Minnesota, having moved there some years ago from Dakota. He was the eldest child in the Forbes family. He has many friends here who will be grieved to learn of his untimely death.
The funeral was held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial was in the Metz cemetery. The message telling the sad news came Monday from Earl Helphrey to his father L. S. Helphrey of this vicinity. Earl lives near West Concord. ~ Jasper County Record, August 21, 1924, page 1, column 5.
Hazel (Forbes) Linstrom
Born: 30 October 1910 in New Rockford, Eddy Co., North Dakota
Died: 26 October 2005 in Boone, Boone County, Iowa
Married: Charles O. Linstrom 03 April 1948 in Colorado
Children: none
Parents: Eugene and Estella (Ramsay) Forbes
Obituary
BOONE — Hazel Marie Linstrom, 95, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at
the Eastern Star Masonic Home of Boone.
Her body has been cremated. No services are scheduled. Burial of the
cremated remains will be in the Metz Cemetery of rural Newton at a later
date.
Schroeder-Walter Funeral Home of Boone is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the Hospice of Central Iowa in Boone.
The daughter of Eugene and Estella (Ramsey) Forbes, she was born Oct.
30, 1910?, in New Rockford, N.D. She graduated from Newton Senior High
School in 1928. She attended the Iowa Beauty School in Des Moines for
two years and graduated in 1940 as a licensed cosmetologist.
On April 3, 1948, she married Charles O. Linstrom in Colo. While living
in Colo, she owned and operated Hazel's Beauty Salon for 25 years. After
moving to Denison, she owned and operated Hazel's Beauty Salon for five
years. In 1975, she attended correspondence school in Denison for one
year, training to be a dietitian and nurse's aide. She then worked for
the Fairview Nursing Home as a dietitian and nurse's aide for five
years. She retired in 1980. She was a resident of the Eastern Star
Masonic Home in Boone since 1995 and formerly of the Senior Retirement
Home in State Center, Minn.
Mrs. Linstrom was a member of the Isabel Chapter No. 271, Order of the
Eastern Star of Colo for 25 years and a member of the Marion Street
United Methodist Church of Boone. She enjoyed making jewelry and
ceramics. She also was a seamstress and enjoyed embroidery.
She is survived by a niece, Joanne Whitney of Ankeny; nephew, Ronald
Forbes of Newton; and numerous great nieces and nephews and other
relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters, Thelma
Pirkl and Irene Swanson, and one brother, Irwin Forbes. ~ The Newton
Daily News, Friday, October 28, 2005
1. U.S. Census 1930, Iowa, Jasper Co., Newton, District 24.
2. Jasper County Marriage Records 1894-1898 Vols 4 & 5, published by the Jasper County Genealogical Society.
3. Morgan Funeral Home Book 3
4. Morgan Funeral Home Book 6