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Bert Barner Dies; Sunday Rites Held
Bert Barner,76, a lifetime resident of Belle Plaine, died last Thursday. He farmed in this area until stricken with a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Hatfield Funeral Home, with interment in Belle Plaine Cemetery. The Rev. Keith Dudeck officiated.
Vocal music was furnished by Mrs. Kenneth Utt and Mrs. Kenneth Howe, with Mrs. Roy Cheek as organist. Pallbearers included Richard Sullivan, Dean Nugen, Bob Pace, Jim Hatfield, Barton Evers and R. B. Moore. A. J. Lane, Weaver Poovey, George McAllister and Joe Wright served as honorary pallbearers.
Bertie and his twin sister, Mertie, were born on Sept 19, 1894 to Abraham Lincoln and Laura Alice Barner at their rural Belle Plaine home. He joined the Methodist Church at an early age. In 1916 (differs from date on stone), he was married to Frankie Nelson, who died in 1952.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ray, and three sisters, Florence Scott, Ethel Carrothers, and Mertie, who died in infancy.
His survivors include two daughters, three granddaughters, and two great-grandsons.
(Belle Plaine News, Dec. 3, 1970, submitted by Nancy Willis)
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Bert Barner Dies; Sunday Rites Held
Bert Barner,76, a lifetime resident of Belle Plaine, died last Thursday. He farmed in this area until stricken with a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Hatfield Funeral Home, with interment in Belle Plaine Cemetery. The Rev. Keith Dudeck officiated.
Vocal music was furnished by Mrs. Kenneth Utt and Mrs. Kenneth Howe, with Mrs. Roy Cheek as organist. Pallbearers included Richard Sullivan, Dean Nugen, Bob Pace, Jim Hatfield, Barton Evers and R. B. Moore. A. J. Lane, Weaver Poovey, George McAllister and Joe Wright served as honorary pallbearers.
Bertie and his twin sister, Mertie, were born on Sept 19, 1894 to Abraham Lincoln and Laura Alice Barner at their rural Belle Plaine home. He joined the Methodist Church at an early age. In 1916 (differs from date on stone), he was married to Frankie Nelson, who died in 1952.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ray, and three sisters, Florence Scott, Ethel Carrothers, and Mertie, who died in infancy.
His survivors include two daughters, three granddaughters, and two great-grandsons.
(Belle Plaine News, Dec. 3, 1970, submitted by Nancy Willis)
Contributor: #50266709
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