Funeral arrangements are pending at the Chapel of Memories for John W. Spooner, 74, a former Waterloo resident, who died about 11 a.m. Friday at his home in Fosston, Minnesota, of complications incident to advanced age. The body will arrive in Waterloo tonight.
Mr. Spooner was born August, 9, 1885, in Nebraska, the son of William and Lydia Priest Spooner. In 1914 he married Mary Spooner, who preceded him in death in 1929. He married Mabel Guptill in 1933.
Mr. Spooner lived for the past year in Fosston. He was a former resident of Janesville and was employed by the Rath Packing Co. [Waterloo] for 17 years until he retired in 1945.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Harold Spooner, 1722 Baltimore Street, and Homer Spooner, Falls Avenue., Trailer Ct; three daughters: Mrs. H. M. Robinson, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Lester Howard, Janesville, and Mrs. Jack Lange, Lengby, Minnesota; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond and Ernest Spooner, both of Storm Lake, and a sister, Mrs. Elsie Sullivan, Greensburg, Indiana.
Children of John Wesley Spooner and Mabel Guptill:
Homer Spooner 1936-2009
Faith Spooner 1940-
Avis Rose Spooner 1933-2000
Children of John Wesley Spooner and Mary Elizabeth Spooner:
Vera Spooner 1912-1916
Esther F Spooner 1916-
Harold John Spooner 1917-1984
Joyce Spooner 1923-
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Chapel of Memories for John W. Spooner, 74, a former Waterloo resident, who died about 11 a.m. Friday at his home in Fosston, Minnesota, of complications incident to advanced age. The body will arrive in Waterloo tonight.
Mr. Spooner was born August, 9, 1885, in Nebraska, the son of William and Lydia Priest Spooner. In 1914 he married Mary Spooner, who preceded him in death in 1929. He married Mabel Guptill in 1933.
Mr. Spooner lived for the past year in Fosston. He was a former resident of Janesville and was employed by the Rath Packing Co. [Waterloo] for 17 years until he retired in 1945.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Harold Spooner, 1722 Baltimore Street, and Homer Spooner, Falls Avenue., Trailer Ct; three daughters: Mrs. H. M. Robinson, Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. Lester Howard, Janesville, and Mrs. Jack Lange, Lengby, Minnesota; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond and Ernest Spooner, both of Storm Lake, and a sister, Mrs. Elsie Sullivan, Greensburg, Indiana.
Children of John Wesley Spooner and Mabel Guptill:
Homer Spooner 1936-2009
Faith Spooner 1940-
Avis Rose Spooner 1933-2000
Children of John Wesley Spooner and Mary Elizabeth Spooner:
Vera Spooner 1912-1916
Esther F Spooner 1916-
Harold John Spooner 1917-1984
Joyce Spooner 1923-
Family Members
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Minnie E Spooner Spooner
1859–1948
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Henry Francis Spooner
1869–1941
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James Elmer Spooner
1871–1960
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Jasper Clarence Spooner
1872–1945
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Alice Cassie "Allie" Spooner McClaren - Lander
1875–1935
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Mary B. Spooner Ely
1876–1937
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Helen Spooner Williams
1879 – unknown
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Horace John Spooner
1880–1905
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Wilbert Lyman Spooner
1881–1955
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Lovella "Ella" Spooner Traum-McLain
1886 – unknown
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Walter Wood Spooner
1887–1958
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Ernest Charles Spooner
1889–1968
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Raymond E. Spooner
1891–1973
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Elsie M. Spooner Sullivan-McConnell
1893–1975
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