Funeral service was held Tuesday, April 4, at Bancroft for Mrs. Harlena Cutler, 59, of Swea City, who died Sunday morning at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
Rites were conducted at the First Baptist Church, Bancroft, officiated by Rev. Donald Mueller at 1:30 p.m.
with Garry's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Burial followed in Greenwood Township Cemetery at Bancroft.
Pallbearers were Thomas Larsen, James Blanchard, Orvin Molan, David Young, Roger Conway and Orland
Peterson.
Born at Bancroft Dec. 21, 1918, Harlena was the daughter of Harley Lester and Lily Bishop.
She was married to Arthur Cutler Sept. 17, 1938 at Swea City.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur; and two daughters: Terry, Mrs. Marvin Johnson of Hampton; and Mrs. Donna Eenhuis of Sheffield. There are four granddaughters.
Other survivors are a brother, Orville Molan of Wallingford; and two sisters, Virginia, Mrs. Harold Conway
of Swea City, and Irene, Mrs. Ole Rippentrop of Lakota.
Page 13 of Algona Upper Des Moines, published in Algona, Iowa on Thursday, April 6th, 1978
Helena's father died the day she was born with Phoneona. They did not tell her mother he had died until the baby was born. The doctor named her Helena and her mother kept it.
She was raised by her step father Ole Thomas Molan her whole life. He was like her real father to her.
Rites were conducted at the First Baptist Church, Bancroft, officiated by Rev. Donald Mueller at 1:30 p.m.
with Garry's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Burial followed in Greenwood Township Cemetery at Bancroft.
Pallbearers were Thomas Larsen, James Blanchard, Orvin Molan, David Young, Roger Conway and Orland
Peterson.
Born at Bancroft Dec. 21, 1918, Harlena was the daughter of Harley Lester and Lily Bishop.
She was married to Arthur Cutler Sept. 17, 1938 at Swea City.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur; and two daughters: Terry, Mrs. Marvin Johnson of Hampton; and Mrs. Donna Eenhuis of Sheffield. There are four granddaughters.
Other survivors are a brother, Orville Molan of Wallingford; and two sisters, Virginia, Mrs. Harold Conway
of Swea City, and Irene, Mrs. Ole Rippentrop of Lakota.
Page 13 of Algona Upper Des Moines, published in Algona, Iowa on Thursday, April 6th, 1978
Helena's father died the day she was born with Phoneona. They did not tell her mother he had died until the baby was born. The doctor named her Helena and her mother kept it.
She was raised by her step father Ole Thomas Molan her whole life. He was like her real father to her.
Funeral service was held Tuesday, April 4, at Bancroft for Mrs. Harlena Cutler, 59, of Swea City, who died Sunday morning at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
Rites were conducted at the First Baptist Church, Bancroft, officiated by Rev. Donald Mueller at 1:30 p.m.
with Garry's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Burial followed in Greenwood Township Cemetery at Bancroft.
Pallbearers were Thomas Larsen, James Blanchard, Orvin Molan, David Young, Roger Conway and Orland
Peterson.
Born at Bancroft Dec. 21, 1918, Harlena was the daughter of Harley Lester and Lily Bishop.
She was married to Arthur Cutler Sept. 17, 1938 at Swea City.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur; and two daughters: Terry, Mrs. Marvin Johnson of Hampton; and Mrs. Donna Eenhuis of Sheffield. There are four granddaughters.
Other survivors are a brother, Orville Molan of Wallingford; and two sisters, Virginia, Mrs. Harold Conway
of Swea City, and Irene, Mrs. Ole Rippentrop of Lakota.
Page 13 of Algona Upper Des Moines, published in Algona, Iowa on Thursday, April 6th, 1978
Helena's father died the day she was born with Phoneona. They did not tell her mother he had died until the baby was born. The doctor named her Helena and her mother kept it.
She was raised by her step father Ole Thomas Molan her whole life. He was like her real father to her.
Rites were conducted at the First Baptist Church, Bancroft, officiated by Rev. Donald Mueller at 1:30 p.m.
with Garry's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Burial followed in Greenwood Township Cemetery at Bancroft.
Pallbearers were Thomas Larsen, James Blanchard, Orvin Molan, David Young, Roger Conway and Orland
Peterson.
Born at Bancroft Dec. 21, 1918, Harlena was the daughter of Harley Lester and Lily Bishop.
She was married to Arthur Cutler Sept. 17, 1938 at Swea City.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur; and two daughters: Terry, Mrs. Marvin Johnson of Hampton; and Mrs. Donna Eenhuis of Sheffield. There are four granddaughters.
Other survivors are a brother, Orville Molan of Wallingford; and two sisters, Virginia, Mrs. Harold Conway
of Swea City, and Irene, Mrs. Ole Rippentrop of Lakota.
Page 13 of Algona Upper Des Moines, published in Algona, Iowa on Thursday, April 6th, 1978
Helena's father died the day she was born with Phoneona. They did not tell her mother he had died until the baby was born. The doctor named her Helena and her mother kept it.
She was raised by her step father Ole Thomas Molan her whole life. He was like her real father to her.
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