Falk Obituaries

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Byron Andrew Falk son of Andrew and Katherine Falk was born on January
19, 1905 in Page County, Iowa and entered into rest on Thursday November 17,
1994 at Shenandoah, Iowa at the age of 89.
Mr. Falk farmed all his life in Page County until retiring in 1975.  He
was united in marriage to Florence E. Carlson on June 24,1939 at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Essex, Iowa.  Mrs. Falk passed away on May 12, 1983.  Mr.
Falk was a member of the Page county Farm Bureau and St. John's Lutheran
Church.
Besides his wife he was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Inez
Falk Holmes.
Survivors include his two children Karenann Manley of Granby, Colorado and
Bruce Falk of Joliet, Illinois; three grandchildren Eric Manley and his wife
Dawn of Bloomington, Illinois, Wayne Manley and his wife Terri of Persia,
Iowa, and Scott Manley of Lincoln, Nebraska; one great granddaughter Korissa
Manley of Bloomington, Illinois along with other relatives and a host of
friends.
Services were held from St. John's Lutheran Church in Essex on Sunday
November 20, 1994 at 2pm.  The Rev. Gregory Hanneman gave the words of
comfort.  Soloist was Marilyn Knight and organist was Dorothy ???.
Attending the memory register was Inez Lindell and attending the memorials
was Dorothy Holmes.


Florence Effie Carlson Falk was born May 5, 1908 in Fremont Township Page
County Iowa to Swedish immigrant parents.  When approximately 3 years of age
her mother died and Florence and her younger sister, LaVerne were taken into
separate foster homes.  Florence was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Englung.
She attended rural school in Page County and high school in Essex, from
which she graduated in 1925.  She attended college at Iowa State Teachers
College, Cedar Falls, and the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado.
She taught rural schools in Page county, Yorktown public school and Essex
public school.
On Midsummer's Day, June 24, 1939 she was married to Byron Falk.  They are
the parents of Karenann Falk Manley and Bruce Falk.   They have three
grandsons.
She has been active in many church, community and state and worldwide
organizations including Lutheran Church Women, Farm Bureau, Altrusa,
Business and Professional Women, Federated Women's Club, American Women in
Radio and Television, Toastmistress Club, Associated Country Women of the
World.  In 1967 she was a nominee for Iowa Mother of the Year and was
selected to receive the merit award.
She has conducted scores of workshops and seminars in both Christian
and secular education and served on many boards for various educational
institutions.  Her radio homemaker's program was broadcast from her farm
home for many years until her health failed.
Preceding her in death were her parents.  She is survived by her husband
Byron; son Bruce of Joliet, Illinois; daughter Karenann Manley of Essex;
three grandsons: Eric, Wayne and Scott Manley all of Essex; one sister Mrs.
George ( LaVerne) Ellyson of New Castle, Nebraska; and a number of other
relatives both in Sweden and the U.S.A.
She died May 12, 1983 at the Vista Gardens Nursing Home in Red Oak following
a lengthy illness.  She was 75.
Services were held May 14 from St. John's Lutheran Church Essex, with the
Rev. John M. Leaf and Rev Robert D. Bartlett officiating.  Soloist was Mrs.
John Liljedahl and organist, Mrs. John Malloe.  Ushers were Riley McClintock
and LeRoy Sar.  Bearers included Wayne Almquist, Donald Anderson, Raymond
Holmes, Glenn Patterson, LaVern Patterson and Kenneth Rydberg.
On the floral committee were Mr and Mrs. Gordon Hogberg, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl A. Johnson. Mrs. Raymond Holmes attended the memory register and Mrs.
Anton Anderson and Mrs. Donald Anderson were in charge of memorials
Interment was at the Essex cemetery.