Leonard Williams Family (1914)

Leonard Williams family (1914). Detail of Sigvart Williams' family at 302 E. Broadway, Decorah, IA. From left: Glendon and Milton are seated on Leonard and Olga's laps. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary: Leonard M. WILLIAMS

Obituary. Leonard M. Williams. Decorah Journal (6 Jun 1963). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Leonard Williams Dies; Services To Be Friday

Leonard M. Williams, 76, 509 E. Main St., retired plumber, died June 4, at Smith Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Olga Moen whom he married March 30, 1911 at Glenwood Lutheran Church; and two sons, Orval of Ossian and Glendon of Cedar Rapids.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Fagerlie, Mrs. Alma Spilde and Mrs. Myrtle Riste, all of Decorah; and six brothers, John, Walter, Martin, George, Olaf and Alfred, all of Decorah.

Two sons, Kenneth in 1933 and Milton in 1960, preceded him in death as well as half brothers, Paul and Albert Williams.

Mr. Williams was born June 23, 1886 in Glenwood Township, a son of the late Sigvardt and Mathilda Williams. He attended Glenwood area rural schools and lived in Glenwood Township and Decorah all his life.

He was employed at Peter Johnson and Sons for 49 years. He was a member of First Lutheran Church.

Services Friday

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 7, at 2 p. m. at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alvon Nelson in charge. In charge of arrangements will be Steine Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery. The body will lie in state from 12:30 until 2 p. m.

Pallbearers will be Peter Diederick, Stanley Lensing, Jack Collison, Hubert Leseth, Robert Allen and George Johnson.

Miss Galene Nelson will be organist, and Mrs. George Rowland will be soloist. On the floral committee will be Mrs. Hubert Leseth, Mrs. Peter Diederick, Mrs. Roy Teetshorn, Miss Stella Hexom and Miss Lilly Gupp.

Memoriam: Olga (Moen) WILLIAMS

Memoriam. Olga (Moen) WILLIAMS (17 Feb 1973). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Descendants of Leonard Melvin WILLIAMS (1886-1963)

Descendants of Leonard Melvin WILLIAMS (1886-1963). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Martin and Grace WILLIAMS

Wedding portrait. Martin and Grace (Anderson) WILLIAMS (30 Jun 1923). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Martin WILLIAMS and siblings

Martin WILLIAMS (c. 1910). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Martin and Walter WILLIAMS (c. 1910). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Martin, Alma, and Walter WILLIAMS (c. 1910). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

WWI Registration Card: Martin WILLIAMS

World War I Registration Card. Martin WILLIAMS (5 Jun 1917). Images courtesy of Ancestry.com.

Obituary: Grace (Anderson) WILLIAMS

Obituary. Grace (Anderson) WILLIAMS (1902-1953). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Rites To Be Held For Mrs. Martin Williams Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Martin Williams, 50, will be held Jan. 24, at 1:30 at Steine's funeral home and at 2 p. m. at the First Lutheran church in Decorah. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery, Rev. R. A. Ofstedal officiating.

Mrs. Williams died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 21, at the Decorah hospital. She suffered a stroke January 13.

The pallbearers were Spencer Williams, Gerhard Anderson, Percy and Jesse Wepler, Ervin Williams and Alton Nelson. Members of the floral committee were Mrs. Peter Diederich, Mrs. Robert Koepp and Miss Ardath Nelson.

Mrs. Williams was born August 2, 1902, in Howard county, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Anderson. She moved to Decorah in 1923.

On June 30, 1923, she was married at the Lutheran parsonage in Decorah by Rev. I. B. Torrison to Martin Williams, who survives. They were the parents of three children: Merlin G. Williams and Mrs. Jim (Loraine) Steine, both of Decorah; and Mrs. Carl (Gretchen) Leuenberger of Ft. Atkinson.

Besides her husband and children she is survived by five grandchildren: Roy Anderson of Decorah, Robert Anderson of Phoenix, Ariz., and Gordon Anderson, also of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two sisters, Mrs. Gail Schneider who lives in Wisconsin, and Mrs. Max Elder of De Queen, Ark.

Obituary: Martin S. WILLIAMS

Obituary. Martin S. WILLIAMS. Decorah Journal (7 Aug 1969). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Martin S. Williams Funeral Services Are Held Wednesday

Funeral services for Martin S. Williams, 81, of 814 Mechanic St., Decorah were held Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah with burial in the Lutheran cemetery. Pastor John M. Ness and Pastor George Ulvilden conducted the services.

Mr. Williams died Sunday morning, August 3 at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital.

Pallbearers were Walter Rooney, James McAndrews, Theodore Swenson, George Harms, Robert Koepp, and Walter Wepler.

Mrs. George Rowland was soloist accompanied at the organ by Mrs. R. A. Haatvedt.

Arrangements were made by Steine's Funeral Home.

Martin Williams was born Nov. 13, 1887 in Glenwood Township, the son of Sigvart and Mathilda Williams.

He attended rural school and business college in Cedar Rapids.

He was an overseas veteran of World War I and was awarded the Purple Heart. Mr. Williams was a charter member of the V.F.W.

He was married in Decorah June 30, 1923 to the former Grace Anderson. His wife preceded him in death.

He is survived by a son, Merlin Williams, Decorah, and two daughters, Mrs. James (Lorraine) Steine, Decorah, and Mrs. Gretchen Leuenberger, LaCrosse.

Other survivors include five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Helmer Spilde, Mrs. Nellie Fagerlie and Mrs. Myrtle Riste, all of Decorah, and four brothers, John Williams, Walter Williams, George Williams and Alfred Williams, all of Decorah.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and four brothers.

Mr. Williams had lived in Winneshiek County, North Dakota, since 1923 in Decorah. He was a member of First Lutheran Church.

Descendants of Martin Sigvart WILLIAMS (1887-1969)

Descendants Chart. Martin Sigvart WILLIAMS (1887-1969). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.