Obituaries - 1983
from Adair County newspapers
| (F) Fontanelle Observer | Fontanelle | 1885-present | |
| (G) Adair County Free Press | Greenfield | 1907-present | |
| (S) Stuart Herald | Stuart | 1885-present | |
| (N) Creston News Advertiser | Creston | 1928-present |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Last Name | First Name | Maiden Name | Paper | Date of Paper | "Comment" / (Location) |
| - A - | |||||
| Anderson* | Mary Helen | (G) | November 2 | (Mesa, AZ) | |
| Ayers Ayers |
Getrude Gertrude L. |
Gettys |
(N) (G) |
January 3 January 18 |
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| - B - | |||||
| Bailey* Bailey |
Helen Helen D. |
Rivenburg |
(G) (G) |
October 5 October 19 |
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| Bartlett | Dewey | (G) | November 16 | ||
| Bateham | Randall Leroy | March 16 | (Trenton, NJ) | ||
| Beaman Beaman |
Grace M. Grace M. |
Vorrath |
(F) (G) |
July 13 August 3 |
|
| Beaman | Lyle O. | (G) | April 20 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Bell | Edna Margaret | Rice | (G) | October 19 | |
| Bennett | F. R. 'Spec' | (G) | September 21 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Bennett* Bennett |
Lorene Lorene N. |
Weaver |
(G) ((F)(G) |
June 22 June 29 |
|
| Bennett* | Robert D. | (G) | September 28 | (California) | |
| Berg* | Susan Eileen | (G) | August 3 | ||
| Bickford | Edward Gordon | (G) | April 27 | ||
| Bissen Bissen |
Lena Lena Helen |
Erlbacher |
(G) (G) |
June 22 July 5 |
(Harlan, IA) (Harlan, IA) |
| Bitcon Bitcon |
Bernice LaVern Bernice LaVern |
Leeper Leeper |
(N) (G) |
November 21 & 25 November 23 |
|
| Bitcon Bitcon |
S. Harold Samuel Harold |
(G) (G) |
September 28 October 5 |
(Jacksonville, FL) (Jacksonville, FL) |
|
| Blackburn | Max | (G) | April 6 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Blender | Marjorie | (G) | July 20 | (LaHarpe, IL) | |
| Blesie | Nadine | (G) | October 5 | (San Diego, CA) | |
| Bloomquist* | (G) | January 19 | "Mrs. Marvin" / (Dallas Co, IA) | ||
| Bloomquist* | Marvin | (G) | January 19 | (Dallas Co., IA) | |
| Boeke | Thelma J. | Jeffrys | (F) | July 20 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Breheny | Mary Ellen | Finnegan | (G) | January 19 | |
| Brezo | William J. | (G) | December 21 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Bryan* | Melvin 'Bud' | ||||
| Buchanan | James Paul | ||||
| Butler | Robert Wayne | (F) | August 26 | (Santa Clara, CA) | |
| - C - | |||||
| Campbell* | Iva | (G) | January 19 | (New Mexico) | |
| Carl | Lee | (G) | November 23 | ||
| Carlson | Leonard E. | (G) | January 18 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Cashman | Mary Elizabeth | (G) | October 19 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Cass Cass Cass |
Josephine Ora Josesphine Ora Josephine |
Dickey Dickey |
(G) (F) (G) |
July 20 July 27 August 3 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Chandler* | Rex | (G) | June 22 | ||
| Clayton | Delbert Homer | (G) | October 19 | (Baylor, TX) | |
| Clayton Clayton Clayton |
Roy D. Roy Dale Roy Dale |
(G) (F) (G) |
August 31 August 31 September 14 |
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| Cole | Elizabeth | (G) | June 8 | (Santa Ana, CA) | |
| Coleman* Coleman |
Lela Lela Ella |
(F) |
August 24 August 31 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
|
| Collings* | Harold | (G) | January 19 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Collins* | Bob | March 2 | |||
| Creighton Creighton |
George W. George W. |
(G) |
April 20 November 23 |
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| Crooks* Crooks Crooks |
Kathryn Kathryn Marie Kathryn Marie |
McBain McBain |
(F) (G) |
July 20 & 27 July 27 August 3 |
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| Crozer* | Nellie V. | (G) | April 6 | (California) | |
| Cullen | Alice | Morrison | (F)(G) | May 11 | |
| Culver Culver Culver |
Zoe Zoe Alice Zoe Alice |
Murphy Murphy |
(G) (F) (G) |
June 22 June 22 June 29 |
(East Peoria, IL) (East Peoria, IL) (East Peoria, IL) |
| - D - | |||||
| Daggett | Mildred | August 24 | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Darling | Joshua Ryan | (G) | June 1 | (Iowa City, IA) | |
| Daugherty | Bessie May | February 9 | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Davis | Flosslie Mae | Harrison | (F)(G) | October 26 | |
| Diers | Carrie M. | Jones | (G) | November 16 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Dixon Dixon |
Wilma Irene Wilma Irene |
Freshour Freshour |
(N) (G) |
December 2 December 7 |
(Omaha, NE) (Omaha, NE) |
| Dolan | J. Lloyd | (G) | June 29 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Dorsey Dorsey |
Louise Louise |
Porter |
March 30 April 6 |
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| Dory Dory |
Eva Faye Eva Faye |
(G) |
March 23 March 23 |
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| Draudt | Frederick Louis | (Zion, IL) | |||
| Duckett | Istia Iolet | Norton | (G) | March 23 | |
| Dunkerson | Isabelle Bernie | Kohl | March 16 | (Creston, IA) | |
| - E - | |||||
| Eberg | Harry | (G) | June 15 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Edwards Edwards |
Reba Mae Reba Mae |
Steward |
(G) |
January 26 February 2 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Endres Endres Endres |
Orrill Orrill Orvill Bruce |
(G) |
February 23 March 2 March 9 |
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| Ernst | Howard LaVerne | (G) | January 26 | ||
| Everling | Ray | (G) | August 31 | (Creston, IA) | |
| - F - | |||||
| Fagan Fagan |
Eugene Eugene Marcus |
(G) (G) |
September 28 October 19 |
(Guthrie Center, IA) (Guthrie Center, IA) |
|
| Farley | Mary | Rasmussen | (G) | January 11 | (Guthrie Center, IA) |
| Faurote Faurote |
John John Elmo |
(G) (G) |
February 2 February 9 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
|
| Faurote | Ralph E. | (G) | January 5 | ||
| Floyd | Clarence Harrison | (G) | June 15 | ||
| Follmann Follmann |
Ralph Ralph F. |
January 5 January 19 |
(Atlantic, IA) (Atlantic, IA) |
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| Ford | Ernest Leroy, Jr. | (N) | November 28 | (Santa Ana, CA) | |
| Foster Foster |
Lola Lola Mae |
Dwyer Dwyer |
(G) |
April 6 April 13 |
|
| Fox Fox |
Claude Claude Franklin |
November 29 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
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| Frank | Marinous | (G) | January 4 | ||
| Frizell* Frizell |
Gertrude Irene |
Wallace |
(G) (F)(G) |
July 6 July 13 |
|
| Fry | Bonnie J. | Tucker | (G) | October 26 | (Lincoln, NE) |
| Funke | Glen Ellsworth | February 9 | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| - G - | |||||
| Gilbert | Winifred | Schwarm | (G) | November 2 | |
| Gildemeister | Cella | Haines | (G) | December 14 | |
| Girard | Morris F. | (G) | March 23 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Givan* | Joyce | Spencer | February 23 | ||
| Graham | Jerry D. | (G) | September 3 | (Olympia, WA) | |
| Graham* | Wanda | August 17 | (Creston, IA) | ||
| Grandfield | Dale S. | (G) | May 25 | (Englewood, CO) | |
| Green Green |
Nadine Telura Nadine |
Marquis Marquis |
(G) (G) |
November 16 November 23 |
(Des Moines, IA) |
| Greenbeck | Gustave Gottfried | (G) | March 2 | ||
| Griffith | John William | (F) | |||
| Griffith Griffith Griffith |
LeMoine Ellsworth LeMoine 'Lee' LeMoine Ellsworth |
(F) (G) (G) |
September 14 September 14 October 5 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
|
| Griffith Griffith |
Marion L. Marion L. |
Fagan Fagan |
(F) (G) |
October 26 |
(Portland, OR) (Portland, OR) |
| Grimes | Earl E. | (G) | July 20 | (Tucson, AZ) | |
| Griswold | Mary Jane | Speed | (G) | April 13 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Gross* Gross |
Frieda K. Frieda K. |
Ehm |
(F) (G) |
June 8 June |
|
| - H - | |||||
| Haines Haines* |
Dorothy Dorothy |
Wickes Ross |
March 9 |
(Logan. UT) |
|
| Harden* Harden |
Nile Q. Nile Quinton |
(G) (G) |
April 4 May 4 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
|
| Hardisty | Forest Henry | (G) | April 20 | ||
| Harless | Russel E., Sr. | (G) | January 19 | ||
| Hayes | Orville Elwood | (G) | November 16 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Heiner Heiner |
Patricia Patricia |
Morgan |
(G) |
October 5 October 19 |
(Fort Madison, IA) (Fort Madison, IA) |
| Hepler* Hepler |
Vera M. Vera M. |
(G) (G) |
October 19 November 2 |
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| Hermann* | Fred J. | (G) | September 14 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Herrick | Dora Mae | Perkins | (F)(G) | August 24 | |
| Hight | George T. | (G) | December 14 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Hoadley | Donald F. | (G) | July 13 | (Belle Plaine, KS) | |
| Hoakison | Willis V. | January 5 | (Creston, IA) | ||
| Hogan Hogan |
Marguerite Marguerite L. |
Beaman Beaman |
(G) (F)(G) |
September 14 September 21 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
| Hohertz | Mary A. | Ritter | April 6 | ||
| Huff Huff |
Blanche Blanche May |
Meisenheimer |
(G) (G) |
December 7 December 14 |
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| - I - | |||||
| - J - | |||||
| Jackson | Alvin Richard | (G) | June 8 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| James | Alva Lee | (G) | February 9 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Jennings | Patrick Neal | (G) | April 13 | (Fullerton, CA) | |
| Jensen | Albert M. | August 31 | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Jensen | Albert A. | (G) | May 11 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Jensen | Bessie Irene | Bolton | (G) | December 14 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Jensen | Larry | February 23 | (Omaha, NE) | ||
| Jesseup Jessup |
Roy E. Roy Elwood |
(G) |
October 5 October 19 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
|
| Jirak* Jirak |
Theresa Theresa Albina |
Neuwirth |
(G) |
January 26 February 2 |
|
| Johnston* Johnston Johnston |
Myrtle Myrtle Mrytle Vivian |
Wakefield |
February 2 February 16 February 23 |
(California) |
|
| Jones | Lloyd | March 9 | (Council Bluffs, IA) | ||
| - K - | |||||
| Keller | Richard Eugene | (G) | October 19 | (Indiana) | |
| Kingery Kingery |
Carl Carl E. |
(G) (G) |
December 14 December 21 |
(Colorado) (near Silverthorn, CO) |
|
| Kinney | Minnie Annie | Wahe | (G) | November 6 | |
| Kinyon | Annabel | Atwood | (G) | January 12 | (Creston, IA) |
| Kirkpatrick | Clint Robert | (G) | December 28 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Kirlin Kirlin |
Mary Mary Jeanette |
Adamson |
(G) (G) |
November 2 November 9 |
(Independence, MO) (Independence, MO) |
| Kistler | H. D. 'Jake' | (G) | November 16 | ||
| Koenig | Grace E. | Brown | (G) | May 23 | (Tonawanda, NY) |
| Kriens | (Dr) John R. | (G) | June 8 | ||
| Kriens | Pearl K. | Sears | March 23 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| - L - | |||||
| Lemke | Edna E. | Kistler | (G) | February 2 | (Guthrie Center, IA) |
| Leslie | Dean | (G) | May 18 | (Winterset, IA) | |
| Limbaugh | Dick | (G) | December 14 | (Conway, AR) | |
| Long | Clarence | (G) | May 11 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Lovely Lovely |
Kenneth W. Kenneth Ward |
(G) |
January 27 February 2 |
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| Ludwig | Kenneth C., Jr. | (G) | July 13 | (near Dexter, IA) | |
| Lundy* Lundy Lundy |
Harold Louis Harold Louis Harold |
(G) (F) (G) |
July 13 July 20 August 3 |
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| Lundy Lundy |
Mary 1. Mary A. |
Meisenheimer |
(G) |
March 9 March 16 |
|
| Lyddon | Floyd O. | March 2 | |||
| - M - | |||||
| Madison* Madison |
Jerry Jerry M. |
(G) (G) |
March 2 March 9 |
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| Mangels | Elvena Tena | Jacobson | March 23 | ||
| Mangels | Kathryn B. | (G) | July 13 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Mark | Orpha Ann | Walker | (G) | September 3 | |
| Marsh | Edna | Tucker | (G) | December 21 & 28 | (Creston, IA) |
| Marshall* Marshall* Marshall |
William B. William William Beery |
(F) (G) (G) |
October 26 November 2 Oct 26 & Nov 9 |
(Rancho Mirage, CA) (Palm Springs, CA) (Palm Springs, CA) |
|
| Martin* Martin |
George E. George Ervin |
February 23 March 1 |
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| Masten Masten |
Nellie Nellie |
Moffitt Moffitt |
(F) |
August 17 August 24 |
|
| McBride | Albert G. | (G) | January 12 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| McCartney* McCartney McCartney |
Glen A. Glen A. Glen A. |
(G) (F) (G) |
June 22 June 22 June 29 |
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| McGarth | James R. 'Ray' | (Creston, IA) | |||
| McKinley* McKinley |
Eula Eula |
(G) |
March 2 March 9 |
(Iowa City, IA) (Iowa City, IA) |
|
| McMullin | Leona E. | Boblett | January 11 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Means | Rose Agnes | Hardisty | (G) | March 16 | (Corning, IA) |
| Mikkelsen | Donald G. | January 12 | |||
| Miller | Bessie F. | Foster | |||
| Miller | Marguerite F. | Dragan | (G) | July 20 | |
| Mulhern | Ruth A. | March 16 | (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| - N - | |||||
| Nelson Nelson |
Ruby Ruby D. |
March 16 March 25 |
(Lincoln, NE) (Lincoln, NE) |
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| Newbury | Dale V. | (G) | March 23 | (Oconomowoc, WI) | |
| - O - | |||||
| O'Connor | Doris | Sorensen | (F)(G) | July 27 | (Toledo, OH) |
| - P - | |||||
| Patterson | Helen W. | (G) | July 6 | (Illinois) | |
| Patterson | Henry Evander | (G) | November 23 | (Leon, IA) | |
| Peckham | Alfred | April 27 | (Clear Lake, IA) | ||
| Petersen | Christian | (G) | December 7 & 14 | ||
| Petty | Sarah Elizabeth | Houghham | August 17 | (Osceola, IA) | |
| Piper Piper |
William Russell William Russell |
(F) |
August 17 August 24 |
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| Purdy | Clifford Floyd | (G) | October 5 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| - Q - | |||||
| Queck Queck |
Ellen Elizabeth Ellen Elizabeth |
Winstone Winstone |
(F) (G) |
August 31 September 3 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
| - R - | |||||
| Raper* | Harry | (G) | May 4 | (Eugene, OR) | |
| Rigg* Rigg |
John D. John David |
(G) (F) |
August 24 August 31 |
(Albuquerque, NM) (Albuquerque, NM) |
|
| Rogers* | Don | (N) | November 29 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Rosser | May Emily | Glascock | |||
| Ruth* Ruth |
Leroy LeRoy 'Bud' |
(G) |
March 9 March 23 |
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| Rychnovsky* | Judy Ann | (G) | June 1 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| - S - | |||||
| Sackett* Sackett Sackett |
Bert E. Bert Elwood Bert Elwood |
(G) (F) (G) |
September 21 September 21 October 5 |
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| Sackett | Lillian G. | Martin | (G) | April 13 | |
| Salisbury | Katherine F. | Kerr | March 2 | (San Diego, CA) | |
| Sanderholm | Jean | Lents | (G) | November 23 | (Kansas City, ??) |
| Schwenke* Schwenke Schwenke |
Edith Edith Edith |
Mills Mills |
(N) (G) (N) |
November 29 November 30 December 2 |
|
| Shannon | Ethel Zoah | Means | January 19 | (Osceola, IA) | |
| Shike* | Mary Carolyn | (G) | (Lincoln, NE) | ||
| Sills | Grace | March 23 | (Spokane, WA) | ||
| Skellenger | Clarence C. | March 30 | |||
| Smith* Smith Smith* |
Addie Addie I. Addie I. |
Pool |
(G) |
March 30 April 6 April 16 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
| Smith | Blanch | Timmolns | (F) | June 1 | (Glendora, CA) |
| Smith* Smith |
Early Early Dale |
(G) (G) |
September 28 October 5 |
(California) (Sacramento, CA) |
|
| Smith | Juanita Pauline | Keith | (G) | March 30 | (Des Moines, IA) |
| Snell | Hazel | Hogueison | June 29 | (Togonoxie, KS) | |
| Sorensen Sorensen |
Reyner Rayner/Raynor |
(N) (G) |
November 29 November 30 |
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| South | Dee Ward | (G) | January 12 | (Atlantic, IA) | |
| Sprague* | Vernie | (G) | December 21 | (Dallas, TX) | |
| Standley Standley |
Lizzie Josephine |
Marckmann |
(G) |
April 13 April 13 |
"Mrs. Harley" |
| Stevenson | Glenn F. | (G) | December 28 | ||
| Stewart Stewart |
Forest A. Forest Allen |
(F)(G) |
October 19 October 26 |
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| Sturdy Sturdy* |
Edith Edith |
(G) |
October 26 November 2 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
|
| Sturdy | Goldie | Kendell | (G) | March 16 | (Rapid City, SD) |
| Stuva | Dale Laverne | July 27 & Aug 3 | |||
| Summers* | Sherman | March 30 | (Thompsonville, IL) | ||
| Swift Swift |
Bernard 'Chick' Bernard 'Chick' |
(F) |
June 15 |
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| - T - | |||||
| Thielen | Franklin James | (G) | March 2 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Thompson Thompson |
Alma June Alma June |
Fleming Fleming |
(N) (G) |
August 8 August 10 |
|
| Tibben Tibben |
Harry H. Harry H. |
(G) (F) |
May 18 & 25 June 1 |
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| Tilk Tilk |
Margaret Evelyn Margaret Evelyn |
Adamson Adamson |
(N) |
November 29 |
(Des Moines, IA) (Des Moines, IA) |
| Trepp* | Harley A. | (G) | September 14 | (Waterloo, IA) | |
| Trobaugh | Ethel Neola | Hancock | March 30 | ||
| Turner | Clara Margerte | Ehrsam | (G) | November 2 | (Anita, IA) |
| Tyson | Carl | (G) | May 25 & June 1 | (Hot Springs, AR) | |
| - U - | |||||
| - V - | |||||
| Vahrenwald* | Henry J. | (Marshalltown, IA) | |||
| Vanscoy | Arlo Ralph | (G) | December 28 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Veatch | Howard C. | (G) | April 13 | (Creston, IA) | |
| Vicker | Edward A. | (G) | December 28 | (West Covina, CA) | |
| Vorrath* | Amber Rose | (G) | January 26 | ||
| Vorrath | Fred L. | (G) | May 25 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| Vorrath | Shirley D | Kennedy | August 3 | (Omaha, NE) | |
| - W - | |||||
| Wagner Wagner |
Charles Leo Charles Leo |
(G) (F) |
October 19 & 26 October 26 |
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| Walters | Faye Eloise | Whetstone | December 7 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Wambold* | Lloyd | (Redding, CA) | |||
| Warfel* | Veda | February 16 | (Creston, IA) | ||
| Weber | Gertrude M. | Schrader | April 20 | ||
| Welder | Leo E. | (G) | October 5 | ||
| West | James Bernard | (N) | July 20 | (Virginia) | |
| Westphal | Glen H. | January 16 & 23 | (Atlantic, IA) | ||
| Willms | Verne F. | April 27 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | ||
| Winn | Elwood G. | (Sun City, AZ) | |||
| Woodard | Cindra Lou | Kalbach Schroder | |||
| Woodling | Gale S. | (F) | (Council Bluffs, IA) | ||
| Woodrich Woodrich Woodrich |
Ernest Claus Ernest C. Ernest C. |
(G) (F) |
August 10 August 10 August 17 |
(Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) (Creston, IA) |
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| - X - | |||||
| - Y - | |||||
| Yeates | Loretta Gale | (Cedar Rapids, IA) | |||
| Yepsen | Verola | (G) | June 29 | (Rochester, MN) | |
| Young | Mabelle I. | Means | (F) | May 25 | (Iowa City, IA) |
| - Z - | |||||