OBITUARIES
Mrs. W. W. Dinger
Funeral services for Mrs W. W. Dinger were conducted Mar. 6 at Cresco, the Rev. Wm. G. Bohl, of Riceville, officiating. Burial was in the New Oregon cemetery south of
Cresco, Bertha Alice Bly was born at the Four Corners near Cresco, Iowa, June 17, 1878 and passed away Feb. 27, 1953 at Salem, Oregon. She received her education in the Cresco school and later at the M. O. Perry Normal School, after which she taught in Howard county for nearly 20 years. She joined the Methodist church in 1893. On Dec. 24, 1902 she was married to Harmon Shafer of near Lime Springs, Iowa. To this union was born one daughter, Helen, now Mrs. Sam Long of Burlington, Kansas, who survives her. Mr. Shafer passed away Feb. 8, 1916. On June 17, 1919 she married W. H. Dinger at Cresco. Iowa. In 1919 they moved to Breckenridge. Minn. Here her daughter Opal, was born, who is now Mrs. Harry Note of Medford. Oregon. Mr. Dinger passed away March 26, 1951. The following July Mrs. Dinger moved to Medford, Oregon, where she made her home with her daughter until about six weeks ago when because of falling health it was necessary for her to enter a hospital. Surviving also, in addition to her two daughters are three step-sons: Ralph Dinger, Waterloo, Iowa; Lyle Dinger, Riceville, Iowa: and Henry Dinger of Rothsay, Minn.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Tom Edwards (Ruth) of Milford, Iowa and Mrs. Ben Dahnke (Florence) of Rothsay, Minn.; 19 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; also 3 halfbrothers, Alvia Bly, Eugene, Ore., Leslie Bly, Mason City, Iowa, and Rollo Bly of Cresco, Iowa.
OBITUARIES
Mrs. W. W. Dinger
Funeral services for Mrs W. W. Dinger were conducted Mar. 6 at Cresco, the Rev. Wm. G. Bohl, of Riceville, officiating. Burial was in the New Oregon cemetery south of
Cresco, Bertha Alice Bly was born at the Four Corners near Cresco, Iowa, June 17, 1878 and passed away Feb. 27, 1953 at Salem, Oregon. She received her education in the Cresco school and later at the M. O. Perry Normal School, after which she taught in Howard county for nearly 20 years. She joined the Methodist church in 1893. On Dec. 24, 1902 she was married to Harmon Shafer of near Lime Springs, Iowa. To this union was born one daughter, Helen, now Mrs. Sam Long of Burlington, Kansas, who survives her. Mr. Shafer passed away Feb. 8, 1916. On June 17, 1919 she married W. H. Dinger at Cresco. Iowa. In 1919 they moved to Breckenridge. Minn. Here her daughter Opal, was born, who is now Mrs. Harry Note of Medford. Oregon. Mr. Dinger passed away March 26, 1951. The following July Mrs. Dinger moved to Medford, Oregon, where she made her home with her daughter until about six weeks ago when because of falling health it was necessary for her to enter a hospital. Surviving also, in addition to her two daughters are three step-sons: Ralph Dinger, Waterloo, Iowa; Lyle Dinger, Riceville, Iowa: and Henry Dinger of Rothsay, Minn.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Tom Edwards (Ruth) of Milford, Iowa and Mrs. Ben Dahnke (Florence) of Rothsay, Minn.; 19 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; also 3 halfbrothers, Alvia Bly, Eugene, Ore., Leslie Bly, Mason City, Iowa, and Rollo Bly of Cresco, Iowa.
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