Saturday, September 26, 2009
Albert WILLIAMS
Albert WILLIAMS (c. 1914). Original image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Information on Albert WILLIAMS and his family will eventually be found in A Huseby Blog.
Labels:
Albert Williams,
Mathilda Huseby
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Obituary: John W. WILLIAMS
Obituary. John W. WILLIAMS. Decorah Journal (24 Aug 1972), p. 3, col. 5. Image courtesy Verla Williams.
John Williams, Life-Long County Resident, Dies
Funeral services for John W. Williams of Decorah were held Wednesday, Aug. 23 at First Lutheran Church. Mr. Williams, who was a retired stone mason and bricklayer, died August 21 at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. He was a life-long resident of Glenwood Township and Decorah.
Pastor Dell C. Olson conducted final rites at the church and the Lutheran Cemetery. Pallbearers were Vincent Williams, Ervin Williams, Merlin Williams, Norris Williams, Carlton Faterlie [sic] and Peter Diederich.
Mrs. Wm. Kuhlman was organist and accompanied the congregation as they sang hymns. Funeral arrangements were made by Olson Fjelstul Funeral Home.
Mr. Williams is survived by three brothers, George, Alfred and Walter, all of Decorah, and three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Riste, Mrs. Nellie Fagerlie and Mrs. Helmer Spilde, all of Decorah.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sigvart and Mathilda Williams and five brothers.
John W. Williams was born August 8, 1884 in Glenwood Township where he attended rural schools. He was a member of First Lutheran Church.
Labels:
John Williams,
obituary
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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.
Monday, September 21, 2009
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.
Labels:
Leonard Williams,
obituary
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Martin and Grace WILLIAMS
Wedding portrait. Martin and Grace (Anderson) WILLIAMS (30 Jun 1923). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Labels:
Grace Anderson,
Martin Williams
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Martin WILLIAMS and siblings
Martin WILLIAMS (c. 1910). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Martin and Walter WILLIAMS (c. 1910). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.
Labels:
Alma Williams,
Martin Williams,
Walter Williams
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