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Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
[Services] for Mrs
Barchus
Funeral
services for Mrs Fannie Barchus,
87, of Omaha, Neb, and a former Clarinda resident, will be held at 2 pm,
Saturday at the Lavelle Funeral Home with Rev Cecil Latta officiating. Burial
will be in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Mrs
Barchus died Wednesday [August
29, 1973] at the Douglas County Hospital in Omaha.
She
was born Oct 2, 1885, at Dorchester, Neb, the daughter of Mr and Mrs John [Mooberry]
York [Ida Joy]. She moved to the
Clarinda area with her parents at an early age and was married to James O [bediah]
Barchus, Nov 15, 1905, at
Shambaugh. Mr Barchus operated
a blacksmith shop until his death in 1941. She continued living in Clarinda
until 1957 when she moved to Omaha to be with her daughters. The past three
years she was in a rest home.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, one son in infancy, her husband and two
brothers.
Mrs
Barchus is survived by two daughters, Mrs Fae Melezvia
and Mrs Stanley (Ada Mae) Zdan both of Omaha, and
one son, Lawrence Barchus of
Clarinda; one sister, Mrs Adah Sceske of Bellwood, Ill,
seven grandchildren, 31 great - grandchildren and six great - great - grandchildren
March 1973
Mrs Cozad died after short illness
Mrs
Don (Rosalie) Cozad, 44, died Sunday
at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha where she had been for two days with a
short illness.
Her
services will be Wednesday, the funeral at Walker Funeral Home at 10 am and
burial in the Clarinda cemetery. The Rev Cecil Latta will officiate as United
Methodist minister.
Mrs
Cozad was born to Ralph and
Lois Shields at Burlington
Junction, Mo, on May 9,1928. She was united in marriage with Donald Lee
Cozad on Dec 21,1946, at Troy,
Kan. They have two children, Russell Lee and Sheryl Ann.
She
lived more than 26 years in the Clarinda vicinity.
She was preceded in death
by a sister, Alice Shields, and
a brother, Gary Shields.
Besides
her husband and children, she is survived by her parents of Burlington
Junction, Mo, and brother, Kenneth Shields of Coin, and three sisters Lucille Beason of Quitman, Mo, Joyce Harbin of Tarkio, Mo, and Donna Whitehill of Northboro.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
June 1973
Oldest Lawson brother died
[John]
Ray Lawson, who would have been
80 on July l, died at 1:30 am Friday at Greeley Memorial Hospital in Colorado,
and Clarinda relatives have gone to be at the funeral.
He
was the oldest of the children of the late Mr and Mrs John Lawson [Martha
Garrison]. Mr and Mrs Walter (Jim) Lawson of Spencer came to Clarinda and were joined on the trip west by Mr
and Mrs Frank (Toge) Lawson, Mrs Milo (Ola) Hughes and Mr and Mrs Norman Wynn.
Ray has had a heart condition for several years. He went to Colorado in 1925 after being
a rural mail carrier and assisting his father and in the Lawson Oil Co work
here. He was a WW I veteran.
In Greeley, he has conducted a trucking business from which he had
retired.
His
wife is at Greeley, and daughters are Mrs Maxine Damerall and Mrs Earl (Betty) Dupter of California, and Mrs Darlene Wyman of Greeley. The Lawsons have eight grandchildren.
[Beery, Vernola
Isabelle "Nola" Laird]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
June 1973
Mrs
Iven Beery died in Wichita
SHAMBAUGH — Graveside services for Mrs Iven [Ivan
Joseph Amos] Beery [Vernola Isabelle Laird], 62, were held this Monday at Baker Cemetery with the Rev Lewis
Hunter in charge. She died Wednesday [June 6, 1973] at Wichita, Kan, which had
been her home in recent years.
Funeral
services were Saturday at Wichita. Following services the body was brought to
Walker Funeral Home, which handled local arrangements.
She
had been hospitalized since her son's death seven weeks ago.
Among
those relatives from a distance who came for the services here were her
husband, with LeRoy of near
Denver, Colo, Mr and Mrs Irven Beery and Mr and Mrs Jerry (Mary) Mcintosh of Wichita, Mrs Larry Beery of Kingman, Kan, Mrs Dora Barket of Wichita, Mr and Mrs Harry Beery of Farragut.
Lunch
was served for relatives at
the Shambaugh Missionary church following the local service.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
March 1973
Mrs Scott spent entire life here
Mrs
J [esse] P [hillip] (Florence) Scott,
86, died Sunday night at West Heights Manor and services are pending arrival of
a relative Tuesday morning. She had been a resident of the home since January
of 1969.
Mrs
Scott was formerly Florence
Friedman, daughter of D
Friedman, well known as a pioneer
clothier in Clarinda. She has a sister, Mrs Rae Kaufman of Clarinda, and a brother, Maurice Friedman of Phoenix, Ariz.
Her
husband was Jesse Phillip Scott
who died in November of 1967. She was a lifetime resident here, the Scott home having been at 101 E Garfield St.
A
nephew, David Kaufman, and
wife are expected from Chicago Tuesday to visit Mrs Kaufman and Mrs Warren Fleming. Final arrangements will be made with Walker
Funeral home; interment is expected to be in the Clarinda cemetery.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
March 1973
John Addario, 66, died at Shenandoah
John
Joseph Addario, 66, of 112 North
15th St, died this Monday at 4 am at the hospital in Shenandoah where he has
been under care for a month.
Services
are to be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Walker Funeral Home with Fr Nelo Leto
officiating. Mrs Jim (Carolyn) Young will be organist and bearers will include
Ronald Laub, Ed Laub, Jim Young, Bob Duncan, Dusty Whitehead and Darrell Kent.
Born
in Boston, Mass, Jan 2, 1906, to Mr and Mrs James Addario, he was a veteran of World War II and was a
shipping clerk for Packard Paint and Varnish. He was married to Ruth Todd in 1944, and the home has been in Clarinda for
several years.
His
step - children include Mrs Darrell (Dorothy) Kent, Mrs Rex (Gladys) Laub and Mrs Paul (Maxine) McKay. Three sisters live in Massachusetts. He has
seven grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
March 1973
Kenneth Jones' mother died
Mrs
[William] Burl (Ida) Jones, 78,
of Shenandoah died Saturday night at West Heights Manor in Clarinda where she
has been a resident since July.
Mrs
Jones' services will be at 2 pm
Tuesday at Hackett Funeral Home in Shenandoah and burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The Rev David Stout will officiate. The family will meet friends at the funeral
home this Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.
Mrs
Jones [Ida Mae Roller] was the mother of Kenneth Jones of Clarinda and Herbert, Floyd and Dale Jones of Shenandoah. She has six grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren. Her husband died Oct 29, 1963, and a son died when
he was a year old.
She
was born [September 8, 1894] at Salome Springs, Ark, and the family moved to
Missouri when she was a baby. She moved to Shenandoah in 1915 since which time
she has lived in Page County. She has been a member of the Christian Church.
Memorials are being given
to the American Cancer Society and can be left at the Funeral Home.
[Note: Source of birth date: Social Security Death Index]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
October 1973
Wyman Wise was career Navy man
Lt
Commander Wyman W [ineinger] Wise,
son of the late Mr and Mrs Hubert [Harrison] Wise [Ethel Elzira Wineinger], formerly of Clarinda, died Oct 20 [1973] at his
hometown of Oceanside, Cal. His body, accompanied by his wife, Helen [Wilson
Charlton], was taken to the
national cemetery at Arlington, Va, for burial.
He
had been a career man in the U S Navy, serving 30 years prior to his
retirement.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1973
Mrs Delbert Gibson active in education, civic work
Services for Mrs
Delbert (Flora) Gibson,
64, were held Wednesday at Gravity after her death at her home in Gravity Nov
18 [1973]. Burial was in Washington Cemetery in Gravity with the Rev Robert
Truitt officiating.
Music
at the service was by Quentin Gibson and Mrs June Sturm. Honorary pallbearers
were Kenneth Meyers and Leslie Anderson and active bearers, Wayne Lovitt, Jack Ambrose, Lloyd Ambrose,
Vern Day, Harry Northover and Ross Keyt.
She was Flora Louise Staab, born Dec 9, 1907, near Valley Falls, Kan, to Wendlin
and Mary Catherine [Zeh] Staab, who
had brought
their family from Germany. Flora attended schools at Valley Falls and received a
teaching certificate from State Teachers College at Emporia Kan, she following
the teaching profession for nine years in her home state.
She
was married Feb 4,1939, to John Delbert Gibson, who was a carpenter. They
lived in the College Springs community and
moved to Gravity in 1951 where she was active with community events and an avid
supporter of education. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the
CWCS and Sunshine Club.
Her husband survives her,
as do four children, John of
Omaha, Mrs Jim (Linda)
McClurg of Bettendorf, Dan of Carmichael, Cal, and Lyle of Ames. They have two grandchildren.
She has a sister, Mrs
Rose Wood of Valley Falls, Kan,
being preceded in death by seven
brothers and sisters, Clarence, Elmer, Leo, Ed, Dewey, Frieda and Mae.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1973
Miss Comin former employee of H J
Word
has been received that Miss Vinnie Comin, former schoolteacher and employee of the Clarinda Herald, many years ago, died Nov 21 [1973] in Denver,
Colo, where she had made her home the past 50 years. Services were to be in
Denver this Monday.
Her mother was the late Clara
W Comin and her sister, the late Mrs
Charles W Crowe of St Joseph, Mo.
Mr Crowe resides at 1416 S
34th in St Joseph.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1973
Services held for
Clarindan's brother
Ray
Clifton Powers, 45, died Sunday [November
18, 1973] of last week at Tabor from an apparent heart attack, and services
were held Wednesday at Tabor. He was the brother of Leo Powers of Clarinda, having seven other sisters and
brother in the family.
Mr
Powers had been re-elected
earlier this month for the second term as Tabor city councilman, farming being
his profession in his native community. His wife, Willadean, and son, Mike, are among the survivors.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
October 1973
Heart attack fatal to Willard
Geer
Willard
Geer, 79, a native of Yorktown
and brother of two New Market men, died from a heart attack at Aurora, Colo, on
Oct 12 [1973]. Burial was at Aurora.
Geer was son of Mr and Mrs Ed [ward] Geer [Carrie
May Seward], both deceased. He
has two daughters at Aurora. Brothers are Arthur and Edward of New Market, and sisters Mrs Frank (Blanche) Wells and Florence Spoons of Olympia, Wash, Mrs Hazel Vachael and Mrs Rose Wells of Pasadena, Cal.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
September 1971
Mrs. Bill Lavelle died of cerebral hemorrhage
Mrs
Bill (Darlene) Lavelle, 41, of Polk,
Neb, sister-in-law of Jack Lavelle
of Clarinda, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday morning.
Services will be Tuesday afternoon with burial in Polk.
She
is survived by her husband and four children.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Mrs Lang was Clarinda native
Local
relatives have received word of the death of [Daisy] Marie Gorrell Lang, a native of Clarinda, last month [July 26, 1973] in
Glendale, Cal. Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery next to her husband Floyd.
She
was born Jan 6, 1896, in Clarinda.
Survivors include a brother Ralph Gorrell of Glendale, a nephew Bob Gorrell of Minneapolis, Minn, and several cousins in this
community.
[Note: Source of death date: California Death Records]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
1973
Gants formerly lived in Clarinda
The
death of Mrs Robert Gant [Margaret
Sawyer] has been learned in
Clarinda. A call from Glendale, Cal, on Saturday to Mrs C E Bradley told of the death Friday night. Arrangements are
to be made for bringing her ashes for burial at Creston where Mr Gant's burial was made. Mr and Mrs Gant formerly were owners and operators of the
Linderman Hotel, both active in local groups and had continued their interest
in friends here. Mrs Gant had
moved from Sun City, Ariz, to an apartment in Glendale.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Arbuckle was teacher here
Fred
Arbuckle, 37, a former teacher in
the Clarinda school system, was killed Saturday at Worland, Wyo, when the plane
in which he was riding crashed immediately after takeoff.
Funeral
services were held at Worland and the body was scheduled to be brought to
Corning this Thursday with graveside services to be at 10 am Saturday at Quincy cemetery north of Corning. Joe
Cook will officiate.
Mr
Arbuckle taught school in Clarinda
from 1963 to 1967. His nearest relative is a sister in Creston.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
May 1973
Mrs
Morva Cline died Wednesday
evening [May 16, 1973] in Kansas City where she had resided for several years.
She was the daughter of the late Grant Taylor and was the widow of Roy C[layton] Cline who died May 30,1969. She is survived by a
brother, Lloyd Taylor of
Clarinda, and three sisters, Mrs Hazel McAlpin of Clarinda, Mrs Nathan (Mildred) Wilcox of Tulsa, Okla, and Mrs Earl (Minnie)
Leaverton of Lebanon, Mo.
Funeral
services are pending at Walker Funeral Home with burial to be at Dallas Center
cemetery northeast of New Market.
[Morrison, Thomas
Jefferson "Tom"]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
May 1972
Morrison burial held
GRAVITY,
May 22 - Relatives received word of the death of an older resident, Tom [Thomas
Jefferson] Morrison, at the Lenox
rest home Friday [May 19, 1972]. Services were held in Bedford Monday and
burial at Gravity. He was an uncle of Leslie Anderson.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday March 1, 1973
Services held for Cleo Gee
Funeral
services for Cleo L Gee, 70,
were held Monday at Kansas City following his death Feb 2. He was working near
his home when his fatal heart attack occurred.
Mr Gee had retired from 30 years service in the U S
Navy. He is survived by his wife. Mrs Myron Parsons of New Market is a sister and was accompanied by
Mr and Mrs Gary Hutcheson of Clarinda for the services. Burial was in Mt Moriah
cemetery at Kansas City.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
December 1973
Sac City burial for Harry
Bair
Harry
P [eter] Bair, 87, of Sac City
died Thursday night at West Heights Manor where he had been a resident since
April. He was the father of Mrs Glen (Marjorie) Wagoner of Clarinda.
Funeral services for Mr
Bair were held this Monday
afternoon at Sac City with burial there. Walker Funeral Home was in charge of
local arrangements
Clarinda Herald
Journal
March 1973
Mrs Gibson former Blanchard resident
A
former Blanchard area resident, Mrs Zoa Blanche [Hite] Gibson, 91, died March 1 in Nooksack, Wash, with
services held there March 5.
Mrs
Gibson and her late husband Ed
[gar S.] lived near Blanchard
until 1937, when they moved to Washington. Mrs Gibson was a member of the Nooksack United Methodist
Church.
She
is survived by four daughters, Mrs Clariece Martin of Ferndale, Wash; Mrs Ina Adkins, of Cahente, Calif; Mrs Lucile Porter of Nooksack and Mrs Nadine Todd of Entiat, Wash; one son, Doyle Gibson of Blanchard; a sister-in-law, Mrs Anna Parker of Clarinda, 14 grandchildren, 29 great
grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
June 1973
Kelso born in Mason Township
MASON
TWP, June 15 — [Benjamin]
Dale Kelso of Des Moines died
Thursday morning. He was born in Mason Township, the son of the late Frank
and Dora Kelso. He attended the
North Star School.
He
has lived in Des Moines for several years, and has been a Transport driver.
He
leaves his wife, Margaret;
daughter Beulah; son Kenneth, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a
sister, Mrs Harve (Ethel) Thompson
of Mason Township, four brothers, Ralph of Twin Falls, Idaho; Glade of Guilford, Mo, Clarence of Lucerne, Cal, and Beryl of Mason Township and several nieces and nephews.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
December 1973
Elizabeth Harms services conducted
Services
for Mrs Elizabeth Harms, 80,
of Clarinda were held Wednesday afternoon at St Paul's Lutheran Church in
Yorktown, with Rev Robert Barth officiating.
Burial
under the direction of the Lavelle Funeral Home was in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Dick and Jay Harms, Glenn Otte, Dennis Falk, Adam
Chrostowski and Brian Ford. The organist was Mrs Paul Anderson. At the register
book was Mrs Harold Witthoft. Ushers were Paul Anderson and Marvin Reents.
Mrs
Harms was dead on arrival at the
Municipal Hospital Saturday afternoon. She had been hospitalized because of a
heart condition for 3 1/2 weeks,
coming home on Monday of last week.
She
was born April 30, 1893 in Kankakee County, Ill, the daughter of John and
Elizabeth Rabe Bauer. She came to
Page County with her parents in 1902. On Jan 1, 1914, she was married to Eli
D [ick Fred] Harms and they farmed
in Page County before moving to Clarinda in 1964 after the tornado had
destroyed their home in Yorktown. Mr Harms died in January of 1968.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a half sister and three
half-brothers.
She
is survived by seven children, Edwin J Harms of Vancouver, Wash, Mrs L [eonard] W (Mildred)
Nadgwick of Castro Valley, Cal, Walter
and Dale Harms of Red Oak, Arthur
Harms, Mrs Wayne (Lois) Otte and Mrs
Carl (Wilma) Falk of Clarinda, 17
grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 26, 1983 p. 4
Services For Oneita Woldruff, 84 To Be Today
Funeral services for Oneita F. Woldruff, 84, of Clarinda will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 26 at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home in Clarinda.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 7: 30 to 8: 30 Wednesday evening. Mrs. Woldruff died Monday morning at Bethesda Care Center where she had been a resident since March 18.
She was born March 28, 1899, at Braddyville, the daughter of Samuel F. and Annabelle Threldkeld Brown.
She was married to Orie Woldruff July 3, 1918 at Clarinda. He died February 25, 1960.
Survivors include four children: Darleen Woldruff, Clarinda, Mrs. Lloyd I. (Leona) Oxley of Hannibal, Mo.; Mrs. Charles (Marilyn Jean) Noble of Kansas City, Mo.; and Robert Woldruff of Bedford. There are 11 grandchildren; six step grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Faye Bast of San Jacinto, Cal. is a sister.
Interment will be at Shearer Cemetery.