Dolar Huff
Born: September 11, 1892 in Reynolds Station, Ohio Co., Kentucky
Died: February 14, 1985 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 61, plot 4
Married: Elsie Emily Hardenbrook on December 18, 1915
Children: Zora Rozenberg, Wendell, Arlo, and Vivian
Parents: John S. and Rebecca (Wade) Huff
Obituary: Dolar D. Huff
Dolar D. Huff, 92, of the Jasper County Care Facility southeast of Newton, died Thursday, Feb 14, at the Skiff Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb 17, at the Reese Chapel. The Rev. Oscar Shepard, chaplain at the Care Facility, will conduct services.
Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a fund in Mr. Huff's name will be accepted. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb 16, at the funeral home.
Survivors are his wife, Elsie Emily; two sons, Arlo and Wendell, both of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. Marion (Zora) Rozenberg of Newton; a sister Mrs. Pearl Lyons of Owensboro, Ky.; seven grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The son of John S. and Rebecca Wade Huff, he was born Sept. 11, 1892 at Reynolds Station, Ky. He was married to Elsie Emily Hardenbrook Dec 18, 1916 in Newton.
Mr. Huff came from Kentucky to the Metz area as a young man and later farmed in the Murphy area. Mr. Huff was an employee of the Newton Manufacturing Co. before his retirement. ~ Newton Daily News Feb. 15, 1985.
Elsie Emily (Hardenbrook) Huff
Born: January 30, 1893 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September11, 1987 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 61, plot 3
Married: Dolar Huff in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: See Dolar Huff
Parents: Frank and Sarah (Miller) Hardenbrook
Obituary: Elsie Hardenbrook Huff
Elsie E. Hardenbrook Huff, 94, a resident of the Embassy Manor for the past year and former resident of 211 E. 12th St. N. died early today, Sept. 11, at the Manor of heart disease. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Reese Chapel. The Rev. Richard Bentzinger, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Gerald Logsdon of Des Moines, will conduct service. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call after noon Saturday at the funeral home. Visitation with thee family will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to the Sugar Grove Cemetery may be left at the funeral home.
Survivors are two sons, Arlo and Wendell Huff, both of Newton; a daughter, Zora (Mrs. Marion) Rozenberg of Newton; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Georgia Logsdon of Des Moines and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Dolar, in 1985, an infant daughter, Vivian Mae, a sister Ethel, and two brothers, Evan and Frank. Mrs. Huff, a baptized member of the Christian Church in Des Moines, had taught in rural Jasper County schools before her marriage.
The daughter of Frank and Sarah Miller Hardenbrook, she was born Jan. 30, 1893 in Metz, was educated in Metz school, Drake University in Des Moines and Central College in Pella. She married to Dolar Huff Dec. 18 1915 in Newton. ~ Newton Daily News, September 11, 1987
Arlo Huff
Born: January 19, 1922 in Murphy, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 4, 1996 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota
Buried: Lot 61, plot 6
Married: Elizabeth Graff on October 14, 1944.
Children: Barbara Van Rees and Charles
Parents: Dolar and Elsie (Hardenbrook) Huff
Veteran: WWII U.S. Army Medical Corp
Obituary: Arlo J. Huff
Friends may call at the funeral home today where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials to the Hospice of Jasper County will be accepted.
Mr. Huff was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Murphy, the son of Dolar and Elsie Hardenbrook Huff. He attended Newton schools.
A resident of Newton most of his life, he married Elizabeth A. Graf Oct. 14, 1944, in San Francisco, Calif. Following her death March 30, 1990, he married Rosella Van Pelt Obst April 23, 1992, in Newton.
He was employed at the Maytag Company, retiring from the receiving department Jan. 31, 1980. He was a member of the Jasper County Genealogical Society and a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp.
Survivors include his second wife; a son, Charles D. of Newton' a daughter, Barbara Van Rees of Monroe; and two step-daughters and their husbands, Linda and Frank Altimeier and Jeanette and Steven McVay, all of Newton. Also surviving are six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one step-grandchild; a brother and his wife, Wendall and Pat Huff of Newton; a sister, Zora Rozenberg of Newton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife and a sister in infancy. ~ Newton Daily News, Oct. 5-7, 1996
Elizabeth (Graf) Huff
Born: June 27, 1912 in Emmaus, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 30, 1990 in Monroe, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 61, plot 8
Married: Arlo Huff in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California
Children: Barbara Van Rees and Charles
Parents: Anthony and Theresa (Kerchner) Graf
Obituary: Elizabeth Huff
Funeral services for Elizabeth A. Graf Huff, 77, of 314 E 15hth St. N., a resident of Newton since 1946, were held today, April 2, at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home.
The Rev. Gerald Logsdon, pastor of the Assemblies of God of Des Moines, conducted services. Burial was in Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Visitation with the family was held Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials to Hospice of Jasper County will be accepted.
She died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Barbara VanRees of Monroe, of cancer. Also surviving are her husband, Arlo J.; a son, Charles D. of Newton; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents. The daughter of Anthony and Theresa Kerchner Graf, she was born June 27, 1912 in Emmaus, PA. She was married to Arlo J. Huff Oct 14, 1944 in San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Huff was a homemaker. ~ Newton Daily News, April 2, 1990
Vivian Mae Huff
Born: July 26, 1925 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 16, 1925 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 61, plot 2
Parents: Dolar and Elsie (Hardenbrook) Huff
Baby Daughter Dies Wednesday
Services Tomorrow Afternoon
For Child of Mr. and Mrs. Dolar Huff
Vivian Mae, two months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolar Huff of the Pleasant View neighborhood, died yesterday afternoon at the home of the child's grandmother, Mrs. F. A. Hardenbrook of this city. The baby, which was born July 26 at the Skiff hospital, had always been frail, and death was brought on by a complication of ailments. The child had been seriously ill since Sunday.
There are three other children in the Huff home, Zora, Arlo, and Wendell Huff. The mother was formerly Miss Elsie Hardenbrook.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Morgan Funeral home. Rev. Robert L. Stuart, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Sugar Grove cemetery near Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 17, 1925.
