Grinnell, Iowa
Thursday, 7 June 1979
Ellen Worthy, 79, of Marshalltown, formerly of Grinnell, died Monday evening at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at the Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, with the Rev. James P. Russell, pastor of the Grinnell United Methodist Church, officiating. Organist will be Kathleen Heffner.
Pallbearers will be Dale Foster, Jerry Holland, Mark Hunziker, Tom Rudkin, Brian Worthy and John Worthy. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery.
The daughter of Edward and Lydia Coleman Brubaker, she was born Sept. 7, 1899, at Oskaloosa, graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1919.
On June 18, 1919, she was married to Herbert E. Worthy at Oskaloosa. They had farmed near Grinnell since 1939, moving to Grinnell in 1957. They moved to the Iowa Veterans Home in December 1978.
Mrs. Worthy is survived by her husband; her children, Mrs. Kenneth (Marjorie) Cloyed of Ottumwa, Mrs. Reldon (Vivian) Hance of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Russell (Francene) Sears of Grinnell, Keith Worthy of Grinnell, Mrs. Robert (Charlotte) Rudkin of Des Moines, Curtis Worthy of Burlington, Mrs. Ernest (Adah) Hunziker of Sully, and Mrs. Pete (Donna) Holland of Pella; 23 grandchildren, 23 great-grand-children, two brothers; Fred Brubaker of Ottumwa, and Ray Brubaker of Grinnell; and three sisters, Mrs. Dale (May) Lane of North English, Mrs. William (Alice) Shannon of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. John (Caryl) Augustine of Eddyville. She was preceded in death by her parents, three children, and three grandchildren.
Grinnell, Iowa
Thursday, 7 June 1979
Ellen Worthy, 79, of Marshalltown, formerly of Grinnell, died Monday evening at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today at the Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, with the Rev. James P. Russell, pastor of the Grinnell United Methodist Church, officiating. Organist will be Kathleen Heffner.
Pallbearers will be Dale Foster, Jerry Holland, Mark Hunziker, Tom Rudkin, Brian Worthy and John Worthy. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery.
The daughter of Edward and Lydia Coleman Brubaker, she was born Sept. 7, 1899, at Oskaloosa, graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1919.
On June 18, 1919, she was married to Herbert E. Worthy at Oskaloosa. They had farmed near Grinnell since 1939, moving to Grinnell in 1957. They moved to the Iowa Veterans Home in December 1978.
Mrs. Worthy is survived by her husband; her children, Mrs. Kenneth (Marjorie) Cloyed of Ottumwa, Mrs. Reldon (Vivian) Hance of Oskaloosa, Mrs. Russell (Francene) Sears of Grinnell, Keith Worthy of Grinnell, Mrs. Robert (Charlotte) Rudkin of Des Moines, Curtis Worthy of Burlington, Mrs. Ernest (Adah) Hunziker of Sully, and Mrs. Pete (Donna) Holland of Pella; 23 grandchildren, 23 great-grand-children, two brothers; Fred Brubaker of Ottumwa, and Ray Brubaker of Grinnell; and three sisters, Mrs. Dale (May) Lane of North English, Mrs. William (Alice) Shannon of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. John (Caryl) Augustine of Eddyville. She was preceded in death by her parents, three children, and three grandchildren.
Family Members
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Arlene Helen Worthy
1920–1920
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Darlene Ellen Worthy
1920–1920
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Marjorie Jean Worthy Cloyed
1921–2005
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Vivian Eileen Worthy Hance
1923–2006
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Francene Eleanor Worthy Sears
1924–2003
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Keith Edward "Fire" Worthy
1925–1998
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Charlotte Ann Worthy Rudkin
1926–2011
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Curtis Eugene Worthy
1928–2008
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Adah Louise Worthy Hunziker
1930–2012
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Robert Gayle Worthy
1936–1958
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Donna Mae Worthy Holland
1938 – unknown
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