Elmer Otto Lind
Born: April 2, 1895 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 20, 1951 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 108, plot 1
Lot Owner: Elmer Lind, purchased in 1949
Married: Clara A. Phillips on March 17, 1917, in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Children: George, Eldon, Ruth (Wadsworth), Lois (Beals), Evelyn (Nicodemus)
Parents: Sven P. and Emma (Anderson) Lind
Elmer Otto Lind Dies Here Today,
Services Sunday
Elmer Otto Lind, 55, lifetime resident and farmer of Jasper county, died early this morning at Skiff Memorial hospital following a heart attack. He entered the hospital Tuesday night.
Mr. Lind farmed near Newton southwest of the Sugar Grove Grange. He was born near Metz on April 2, 1895, to Sven and Christine Lind.
On March 7, 1917, he was married in Des Moines to Clara Winslow who survives along with two sons and three daughters. They are George of Colfax, Eldon at home, Mrs. Paul Wadsworth, Mrs. Richard Beals and Mrs. Keith Nicodemus, all of Colfax.
Five sisters also survive, Mrs. James Engle, Mrs. Fred Engle, Mrs. Hilma Dammeier, Mrs. Homer Clement, all of Newton , and Mrs. Fred Trimble of Mitchellville.
Funeral services will be held here Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at Morgan Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde McDonald of Des Moines officiating. Burial will be in the sugar Grove cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 29, 1951
Clara Adelia (Phillips) Lind
Born: April 12, 1895 in Ord, Valley Co., Nebraska
Died: October 8, 1986 in Baxter, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 108, plot 3
Lot Owner: Elmer Lind, purchased in 1949
Married: Elmer O. Lind on March 7, 1917 in Des Moines, Polk Co.,
Iowa
Children: George, Eldon, Ruth (Wadsworth), Lois (Beals), Evelyn (Nicodemus)
Parents: W. L. and Hannah (Barber) Phillips
Note: She was adopted by the Ceril and Eliza Winslow family
after her mother died in Nebraska.
Story told by Clara Lind for
Bicentennial of U.S.
Obituary: Clara A. Lind
Baxter - Clara Adelia Lind, 91, of the Colonial Manor in Baxter, a longtime resident, of Colfax, died Wednesday, Oct 8, at the Manor. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Colfax.
The Rev. Eldon Nolte, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery, east of Colfax.
Friends may call at the Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax after 11 a.m. Friday. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to the organization of the donor's choice will be accepted.
Survivors are two sons, George and Eldon, both of Colfax; three daughters, Ruth (Mrs. Paul) Wadsworth, Lois (Mrs. Richard) Beals and Evelyn (Mrs. Keith) Nicodemus, all of Colfax; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Worth Phillips of Philadelphia, Pa., and Webster Phillips of McCook, Neb. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Elmer, in 1951, and several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Lind was a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church, a 64-year member of the Sugar Grove Grange and a member of the Happy Hour Social Club and the Colfax Senior Citizens.
She worked for many years at the sale barn cafe; in Colfax.
The daughter of W. L. and Hannah Barber Phillips, she was born April 12, 1895 in Ord, Neb.
She was a 1913 graduate of Colfax Community High School. She was married to Elmer Lind March 7, 1917 in Des Moines. ~ Newton Daily News, Oct 9, 1986
Esther (Alexander) Lind
Born: June 13, 1914 in Colfax, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: May 16, 1988 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 108, plot 4
Married: George Lind on March 18, 1944
Children: Lee, Dennis, and Marvin
Parents: Joseph and Florence (Patrie) Alexander
Obituary: Esther Lind
Colfax - Esther Alexander Lind, 74, of Colfax, a former Colfax city clerk and currently an officer in the Iowa State Grange, died Monday, May 16, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines.
Mrs. Lind, a lifelong resident of Colfax, was serving as Pomona at the time of her death and formerly was a seventh degree member of the National Grand and a member of the Sugar Grove Grange.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Colfax United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Eldon Nolte, pastor of the church, will conduct services and burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.
Family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.
Memorials to the Grange and the Colfax United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home.
Survivors are her husband, George; three sons, Lee, Dennis and Marvin all of Colfax; four grandchildren; and a brother, Howard Alexander of Colfax.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Harold Alexander.
Mrs. Lind, former president of the women's auxiliary of the Iowa Retail Farm Equipment Dealers, was a member of the Colfax United Methodist Church. She also had been an employee of the Lind Implement Co. in Colfax.
The daughter of Joseph and Florence Patrie Alexander, she was born Jan 13, 1914 in Colfax. She was married to George Lind, March 18, 1944. - Newton Daily News, May 17, 1988
George E. Lind
Born: 31 Aug 1918 at Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: 19 Aug 2005 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 108, plot 4
Lot Owner: Elmer Lind
Married: 14 Mar 1944 at Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Lee, Dennis, and Marvin
Parents: Elmer and Clara (Phillips) Lind
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George E. Lind, age 87 of Colfax, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2005, at 10 a.m. at the Colfax First United Methodist Church. Burial will take place at Sugar Grove Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Lind will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, from 2-8 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.
The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Colfax Senior Citizen Center of the United Methodist Church. ~ Des Moines Register, published on August 21, 2005
COLFAX -- George E. Lind, 87, of Colfax died Friday, Aug. 19, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held today at 10 a.m. at the Colfax First United Methodist Church. Burial was at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to the Colfax Senior Citizen Center or the United Methodist Church, and online condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com. Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax is handling arrangements.
The son of Elmer Otto and Clara (Winslow) Lind, he was born Aug. 31, 1918, in Metz. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1936. On March 18, 1944, he married Esther Alexander in Metz. A lifetime resident of the Colfax area, he owned and operated Lind Implement in Colfax from 1949 until 1992. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Colfax and a 50-year member of the Sugar Grove Grange, where he served as past grange master. He also was a member of the Iowa Farm Implement Retailer Association and the Colfax Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Lind enjoyed traveling and got to see most of the world on trips that he had received through his business.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis (Caroline) Lind and Marvin and his friend Kim Hall, all of Colfax; a daughter-in-law, Judy Lind of Colfax; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; his sisters and brother, Ruth Wadsworth, Lois Beals and Evelyn (Keith) Nicodemus, all of Colfax, and Eldon (Marilyn) Lind of Ankeny.
Preceding him in death were his parents, wife and a son. ~ The Newton Daily News, August 24, 2005.