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Oscie
(Minard) Ingersoll Burwell |
Oscie
(Minard) Ingersoll Burwell was born on Oct. 7, 1895 in Hawleyville, Page
County, IA, the daughter of Albert
Everett and Mary Ellen (Knepple) Minard. She and her sister Ostie
Henneman were twins.
Oscie's first husband was Fay Ingersoll ( ? - ? ). His fate is unknown, but will be reported here when learned.
Later, on Nov. 3, 1921, she married Earl W. Burwell (1896-1985), the son of John Orlando and Ida May (Owen) Burwell of Page County.
The Burwells had one son, Ivan Burwell. Oscie is seen here holding baby Ivan.
A
newspaper once reported that Earl "was a farmer and lived on the same farm
in the Hawleyville area after his marriage until coming to the hospital a few
days before his death" as an elderly man. Their farm was also considered to
be in a rural area of Clarinda, Page County.
Oscie passed away on Dec. 1, 1983 and is buried in Clarinda Cemetery. Casket bearers at her funeral were Orville Henneman, Don Crawford, Guy McFarland, John Minard, Monty Minard and Lowell Oxley.
Earl outlived her by two years. He died at age 89, on Sept. 19, 1985, at the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda. He was laid to rest beside his wife. Casket bearers at the funeral were Lloyd Lininger, Marvin Hakes, Bill Kirchner, Don Winger, Kenneth Garrett and Carmen Clement. Ruth Elaine Holmes and Grace Perry performed musical tributes at the funeral, with the service led by Rev. Martin Miller.
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