| Birth: | Aug. 4, 1902 | | Death: | Jul. 4, 2001 | 
AUSTIN -- The funeral for George Joseph Hemenway Sr. will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church in Austin, with the Rev. Gordon Larson officiating.
Mr. Hemenway, 98, of Rochester, formerly of Austin, died Wednesday morning (July 4, 2001) at Bear Creek Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rochester.
He was born Aug. 4, 1902, in Hubbard County, Minn. He worked at Hormel Foods Corp. from 1919 to 1925, farmed in Hubbard County from 1925 to 1938, and again worked at Hormel Foods Corp. from 1942 to 1965, with many of those years as a foreman. On April 6, 1927, he married Beryl Sanford and they lived in Austin for 58 years beginning in 1938. His wife died July 4, 1998. He was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church where he was a member for more than 40 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Mary (Roger) Puterbaugh of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Barbara Anne (Andrew) Kurtz of North Olmsted, Ohio; a son, George Joseph Jr. (Sally) of Rochester; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Floyd (Ann) of Missoula, Mont., and Fred (Bonnie) of Park Rapids, Minn. He was preceded in death by a son, a brother and three sisters.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Worlein Funeral Home in Austin and an hour before the service Wednesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Grace Baptist Church in Austin, Mayo Hospice or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Spouse:
Eva Beryl Sanford Hemenway (1904 - 1998)*
Children:
Paul Sanford Hemenway (1932 - 1976)*
*Calculated relationship
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Grandview Cemetery
Austin
Mower County
Minnesota, USA |
Created by: K. Pike
Record added: Feb 24, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 18047579 |
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