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Josephine “Josie” <I>Olson</I> Purkhiser

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Josephine “Josie” Olson Purkhiser

Birth
Roland, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Jan 1973 (aged 82)
Madrid, Boone County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 11 Lot 3
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From Ames Daily Tribune January 2, 1973

Mrs. Purkhiser, Madrid, died

Mrs. Josephine Purkhiser, 82, formerly of Nevada, died Monday morning* at the Lutheran Home, Madrid.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday from Ryan Funeral Home, Nevada, with the REv.e William Siefkes officiating. Burial will be in the Nevada Cemetery.

Mrs. Purkhiser was born Jan. 2, 1890, at Roland. She and Michael Raymond Purkhiser were married May 31, 1921, at Waterloo. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Betty Hemstreet, Ames; Mrs. Esther Baker, Davenport and Mrs. Patricia Reid, Livonia, Mich.; two brothers: Arthur B. Olson, Security, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Virgil Crain, Des Moines and Mrs. Florence Bennett, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and a brother.

SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Josephine (Olson) Purkhiser died on 1 January 1973.

From Ames Daily Tribune January 2, 1973

Mrs. Purkhiser, Madrid, died

Mrs. Josephine Purkhiser, 82, formerly of Nevada, died Monday morning* at the Lutheran Home, Madrid.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday from Ryan Funeral Home, Nevada, with the REv.e William Siefkes officiating. Burial will be in the Nevada Cemetery.

Mrs. Purkhiser was born Jan. 2, 1890, at Roland. She and Michael Raymond Purkhiser were married May 31, 1921, at Waterloo. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.

Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Betty Hemstreet, Ames; Mrs. Esther Baker, Davenport and Mrs. Patricia Reid, Livonia, Mich.; two brothers: Arthur B. Olson, Security, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Virgil Crain, Des Moines and Mrs. Florence Bennett, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and a brother.

SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Josephine (Olson) Purkhiser died on 1 January 1973.



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  • Created by: Charlotte
  • Added: Mar 5, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34497536/josephine-purkhiser: accessed ), memorial page for Josephine “Josie” Olson Purkhiser (20 Jan 1890–1 Jan 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34497536, citing Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Charlotte (contributor 47037984).