Obituaries

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Dutton (3)

Fisher

Fritz (2)

Gordon

Hardin

Israel

Juneau

McCrillis

Murray

Osterlund

Owens

Robbins

Swanson

Wiley

 

 

 

 

Riverside County, CA, The Press Enterprise, May 1, 2003 

OWENS, GAYLE MURIEL (FOULKE),

 

Age 92, of Riverside last four years, (formerly of Des Moines, Iowa) passed away April 23, 2003 in Riverside, CA.  She was born in Carlisle, Iowa.  Gayle graduated from 12th grade and was a Dental Assistant in Des Moines.  She is survived by her brother, Stanley Stuart Foulke and wife, Betty of Riverside, CA; long-time caregiver, Dixie Webb of Des Moines; Niece, Sandra F Wagner of CA; 7 Nephews incl. Joe Foulke of CT, William Alkire of LA, Larry Alkire of Ill., Gene Foulke of Utah and Bob Foulke.  Gayle was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Owens.  Visitation Thursday, 6-8 p.m. with the family at Richardson Funeral Home.  Funeral: Friday, 11 a. m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Carlisle.  Burial: Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Iowa.  Arrangements being handled by Richardson Funeral Home

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DES MOINES REGISTER PG. 10 Col. 2 Sec. A.

FISHER, CHARLES I.                                              

Services for former Des Moines resident Charles I. Fisher, 66 of Las Cruces, N. M., who died there Wednesday of a heart ailment, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dahlstrom Funeral Home with burial at Glendale Cemetery.

Born in Des Moines, Mr. Fisher lived here for most of his life. He was a retired sign painter and was a member of the Baldwin-Petterson American Legion Post, the Disabled American Veterans Post No. 20, and the Wesley United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mary of Las Cruses, N. M;, three daughters, Margaret Lint of Cummings, Marilyn Drake of San Jose, Calif., and Carol McKeown of Atascadero, Calif.; four sons, John, Russell, and William, all of Des Moines, and Charles E. of Alamagordo, Calif.; 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

                    

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DES MOINES REGISTER PG. 10 Col. 2 Sec. A

 

GORDON, JAMES A.                                                         

 

Services for James A. Gordon, 51, of 7102 Maryland Drive, who died there Saturday of a heart attack, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the body to be cremated.

A lifelong Des Moines resident, Mr. Gordon was a service manager for O’ Callahans, Inc. before retiring in 1974. He was a U. S. Navy veteran and a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Lucilla of Des Moines; a son James A. of Des Moines; Three dauthters, Jo Ellen Powers of Carlisle, Zana Saner of Ankeny and Vanessa Smith of Urbandale;  two sisters, Marian Morris of Des Moines and Rita Weiss of Britt and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at Westover Funeral Home after noon today.

 

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DES MOINES REGISTER PG. 10 Col. 2 Sec. A

DUTTON, WILLIAM H. 

                                                                             

Services for William H. Dutton, 62, of 1210 Sixty-third St. who died Saturday at Mercy Hospital of cancer, will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

A lifelong Des Moines resident, Mr. Dutton was a maintenance man for the Des Moines Savings and Loan Association before retiring ten years ago. He served as president of the Sunshine Club, as Officer-Director of the Disability Information Center, and was a member of the Adventurer’s Club and the Windsor Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. C. B. Chastain of Huntsville, Ark. And Mrs. F. A.  Wittern of Des Moines.

Friends may call at Hamilton’s Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today.

 

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DES MOINES REGISTER PG. 10 Col. 2 Sec. A                   

WILSON, JAMES

 

Services  for James Wilson, 70, of 1230 Seventieth St., who died Friday at the Adel Acres Care Center in Adel after a long illness, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Westover Funeral Home with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Born in Scotland, Mr. Wilson lived in Des Moines the past 68 years. He was a retired brick mason foreman and was a member of the Brick Layers Union Local No. 2, the West Gate Masonic Lodge, and the Windsor United Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Vera of Des Moines; a daughter, Jane Blythe of Des Moines; a brother, Floyd Wilson of Santa Cruz, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

 

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DES MOINES TRIBUNE, JAN. 2, 1958 PG. 12

DUTTON, WILLIAM

                                                          

William Dutton Funeral Is Set

Services for William H. Dutton, 74, of 1926 Capitol Ave. who died Tuesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after a two-year illness, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Caldwell-Brien Funeral Home.

A native of Bonaparte, Mr. Dutton had lived in Des Moines 70 years, and was a storekeeper at the Polk County Juvenile Home until September, 1956.

Surviving are his widow Marie; two daughters, Mrs. Viola Wittern and Mrs. Dorothy Chastain; a son, William Henry Dutton; two stepsons, George W. Winters and Robert Winters, and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Fritz, all fo Des Moines, and seven grandchildren.

 

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DES MOINES TRIBUNE, JAN. 2, 1958 PG. 12

ROBBINS, MRS.

 

Mrs. Robbins Services Set

Services for Mrs. John Robbins, 71, of 920 Pioneer road who died of  a cerebral hemorrhage Monday at Broadlawns general Hospital, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Robbins, who had been ill five years., was born in Missouri. She lived here 40 years.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Roy Ousley of Des Moines; a foster daughter, Mrs. Virginia Lanning of Des Moines; a brother, Elra Frazier of Gothenburg, Nev., and two grandchildren.

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DES MOINES TRIBUNE, JAN. 2, 1958 PG. 12

ISRAEL, MRS. 

                                                         

Mrs. Israel Rites Friday       

Services for Mrs. William Israel, 75, of 1515 E. Thirty-eighth St., who died of cancer Monday at Broadlawns General Hospital, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s  Catholic Church. Burial  will be in Glendale Catholic Cemetery.

Born neat Ottumwa, Mrs Israel lived here 55 years. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and its Rosary Society.

Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs Tina M. Vance of Des Moines and Mrs. Hilda Wickes of Portland, Ore., five sons, Richard, Dwayne and Charles of Des Moines, Hollis of Wilmington, Cal., and George of Sioux Falls, S. D. , a sister, Lillian Haines of Ottumwa; 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

The rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton Funeral Home.

 

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Des Moines Tribune Jan. 2, 1958 Thur. Pg.18 col. 1

DUTTON, IVAN MRS.

                                        

Services for Mrs. Dutton

Services for Mrs. Ivan L Dutton, 56, of Santa Clara, Cal. A former Des Moines resident, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Dunn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Mrs. Dutton died of coronary thrombosis Friday at Santa Clara. Born in Des Moines, she lived here until moving to Californis 16 years ago. She was formerly a member of the First Methodist Church in Des Moines.

Surviving are her husband; her father James E. Tibbetts of Des Moines, a stepson, Robert Dutton of Red Oak; a bother George Tibbetts of Omaha, Neb. ; a sister, Mrs. W. R. Campbell of Des Moines and four grandchildren.

 

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Des Moines Sunday Register July 1, 1962  pg. 4 L

MURRAY, BEULAH

                                                        

Beulah Murray Dies of Cancer

Mrs. Beulah Barnett Murray, 48, of 1718 University Ave., a registered nurse doing private duty died of cancer Saturday at Iowa Methodist Hospital. She had been ill five months.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Dunn’s Funeral Home. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Murray lived in Des Moines 29 years and was a member of Gatchel Methodist Church. She attended Green City, Mo., high school and Northest Missouri State College and was a graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing here.

Surviving are her husband, James E. ; a daughter Mrs. G. A. Boatwright, Albany, Ore.; two sisters, Miss Mary Barnett and Miss Leone Barnett, both of des Moines and a brother, Dean Barnett, Pacifica, Cal.

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Des Moines Sunday Register July 1, 1962  pg. 4 L 

FRITZ, ERNEST                       

                                                   

Ernest Fritz Is Dead at 77

Ernest Fritz, 77, of 1314 E. Twenty-seventh court, a lifelong resident of des Moines died of uremic poisoning Saturday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. He had been ill six months.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Fritz worked with the Gord Employment Service eight years until his retirement in 1951. Prior to that he was a carpenter with Wood Brothers Thresher Co. for 27 years.

Surviving are his wife, Bertha; a daughter, Mrs. Darlene Sanderson, Des Moines, and Dale, of Tujunga, Cal.; nine grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Augusta Elder, Altadena, Cal.

 

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Des Moines Sunday Register July 1, 1962  pg. 4 L

HARDIN, JAMES H.

                                                        

James H. Hardin Rites on Monday

Services for James H. Hardin, 79, of 210 S. E. Porter st., will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Dunn’s Funeral Home on S. W. Ninth st. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Hardin died of heart failure at his home Friday after an extended illness.

Mr. Hardin was a retired brickmason and a member of the Brickmasons Union No. 2 in Des Moines. He had lived in Des Moines 60 years after coming here from Boone his birthplace.

Surviving are his wife, Lulu, Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Lewis, Des Moines; a stepson, William Hall, Santa Rosa, Cal.; two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren  and two sisters, Mrs. Eva Clark and Mrs. Della Gilhousen, both of Des Moines.

 

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Des Moines Tribune Wednesday March 19, 1969 pg. 43

WILEY, MATIE

                                                     

Plan Services For Mrs. Wiley              

Services for Mrs. Matie D. Wiley, 87, of 1334 Forty-second St., who died of a heart attack Tuesday at Calvin Manor, 4210 Hickman road, after a lengthy illness, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Westover Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.

Mrs. Wiley, born in Walworth, N. Y., had been a Des Moines resident 66 years and was a graduate of the former Des Moines Sunday School Institute in 1915. She was a member of University Christian Church.

For many years Mrs. Wiley was a member of the Des Moines Women’s Club, Des Moines Garden Club and the League of Women Voters.

Survivors include two sons, Roy R. of Los Angeles, Calif., and Raymond A. of Des Moines; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

 

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Des Moines Tribune Wednesday March 19, 1969 pg. 43

SWANSON, GERTRUDE T.

 

Mrs. Swanson Funeral Is Set 

Services for Mrs. Gertrude T. Swanson, 73, of 3531 Witmer Parkway, who died Monday at Iowa Methodist Hospital after an extended illness, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church with burial in Glendale Cemetery.

Mrs. Swanson, born in Kenyon, Minn., lived in Des Moines since 1944. She was a member of the St. Anne’s Guild and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

Survivors include a son, C. Robert, of Dover, N. J.; a daughter, Mrs. Eugene R. Severs of Des Moines; three brothers, Arnold Stocke, Harold Stocke and Oswald Stoke, all of Minneapolis, Minn.; Two sisters, Alice Stocke and Mrs. Curtis Martin, Both of Minneapolis, Minn., and 10 grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

The body is at the Westover Funeral Home.

 

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 Des Moines Tribune Wednesday March 19, 1969 pg. 43

FRITZ, BERTHA B.

                                                   

Bertha Fritz Rites Planned

Services for Mrs. Bertha B. Fritz, 82, of the Southtown Rest Home, 4401 S. W. Ninth st., will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Fritz a lifelong resident of Des Moines died of a heart attack Monday at the home after an extended illness.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Darlene Petersen of Des Moines; three sons, Kenneth of des Moines; Dale of Tujunga, Calif. And Norman of Sunland, Calif.; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

 

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Des Moines Tribune Wednesday March 19, 1969 pg. 43

LUCHT, ROBERT H.

                               

Plan Funeral for R. H. Lucht

Services for Robert H. Lucht, 65, of the Hutchison Nursing Home, 721 Sixteenth st., a life long resident of Des Moines will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dunn’s Funeral Home on S. W. Ninth street with burial in Woodland Cemetery.

Mr. Lucht died of Hodgkin’s disease Monday at Broadlawns Polk County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a graduate of East High School.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Rima of Des Moines, and a brother, W. F.  Lucht of Yucaipa, Calif.

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Des Moines Tribune Monday. September 14, 1954 pg. 3

OSTERLUND, WILLIAM

                                

Rites Tuesday for Osterlund

Services for William Osterlund, 72, of  680 Twentieth St., who suffered a heart attack Friday and was dead on arrival at Iowa Methodist Hospital, will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Dahistrom Funeral Home, with burial in Woodland Cemetery.

A lifelong Des Moines Resident he had been employed at Brown-Camp Hardware Co. more than 50 years. He was a member of First Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Helen  Saylor of Seattle, Wash,; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.               

 

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Des Moines Tribune Monday. September 14, 1954 pg. 3

JUNEAU, ROBERT

                                        

Robert Juneau Burial Thursday

Graveside services for a former Des Moines resident, Robert W. Juneau, 43, who died of cancer last Thursday in San Diego, Cal., will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Glendale Cemetery. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Caldwell-Brien Funeral Home.

Born in West Des Moines, he moved to San Diego. He was a member of st. John’s Catholic Church and the Drama Soiety of the church. He was a painter.

Surviving are a son, Michael Joseph and a sister, Mary M. Juneau, both of San Diego, and a brother, Herbert L. Juneau of Des Moines.

                                         

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Des Moines Tribune Monday. September 14, 1954 pg. 3

MCCRILLIS, IRVING  MRS.

                                                        

Mrs. McCrillis Rites Wednesday

Services for Mrs. Irving McCrillis, 84, of 18 E. Park Ave., who died of a heart ailment Sunday at Broadlawns General Hospital will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hamilton Funeral Home, with burial in Graceland Cemetery at Knoxville.

Born in Zanesville, Ohio, she had lived in Knoxville 28 years before coming to Des Moines 50 years ago. Surviving besides her husband are a son, Dr. Harold L. McCrillis of New Hampton; a brother L. C. Bonnifield of Knoxville, and a sister, Nola Bonnifield of Des Moines