Obituary of Mrs. Chas. Fox Pioneer Settler of Clermont
Mrs. Chas. Fox nee Nora Mercer died at her West Union home on March 23 at age 84 2 15. Born Jan 8 1848 in Keosauqua Iowa she wed Chas. Fox Dec 24 1870 who died Apr 22 1915. Survived by six of seven children Belle Shennafelt Lottie Lover Ben Reuben Bert Grover eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren plus relatives. Funeral in West Union then Clermont Lutheran church with interment in Clermont cemetery.
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Clermont Township
Nora Mercer
West Union
Fox
Keosauqua
Iowa
Chas, Fox
Belle Shennafelt
Waterloo
Lottie Lover
Ben Fox
Reuben
Bert
Grover
John
Clermont
Rev. G. Gunston
Ben
F. Shennafelt
John Lover
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Ben Wede
Norene Boley
Tnez Meyer
Castalia
Hans Sandvold
Ossian
Clermont
Dan Burke
Margaret Clark
E. J. McCue
West Union
Mabel Johnson
Iowa City
Lucille
Dan Kloster
Emma Gunderson
Ed Wickham
Ed Roddy
Tim Shea
Jim
Bernard Cahalan
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Kaltenbach
Waterloo
Lime Springs
Norman Erickson
L. L. Rounds
Catholic Daughters of America
Harry Conney
Town City
Roy Tatro
Conney
A. B. Houg
Ed Bilden
E. B Rear
Bilden
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West Union
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Postville
Albert Christianson
Eileen Aanes
Cedar Falls
Dan Kloster
Elwina Belschner
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Belschner
Edwin Olsen
Maynard
Olson
Julius Johnson
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Roy Horn
Fay Harris
Seward Swenson
Harry Gunderson
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Clermont School Board
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A. B. Grimes
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Mich
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Larrabee
John Shipton
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Lloyd Anderson
Lutheran Sunday School
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Arkangas Gazette
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Record for Flatness of Quartz Disks
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Bureau of Standards
New York's St. Paul's Chapel and its 1784 origin
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New York
St. Paul's Chapel
New York City
Football huddle origin linked to four heads at bridge table
A football expert who popularized the huddle probably got the idea from watching four women gather over a bridge table at a social event in Arkansas.
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Arkansan Gaets
The Cat’s Loyalty To Women Told By Mukambo
A Swahili tale from Mukambo explains why the cat remains loyal to women. The cat befriends the lion, elephant, and ultimately the hunter, then forms bonds with a man and, later, his wife, staying with them in the village.
Lindbergh Father Discovers Son On Fishing Trip
Charles Lindbergh's father learned to know his son during a two week fishing journey from Lake Itasca through northern Minnesota. They fished, cooked, slept outdoors, and faced discomforts together. Congressman Lindbergh called the trip a happiness and praised Charles's resilience and character.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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McCall's Magazine
Charles
Lake Itasca
Minnesota
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la Paz
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South America
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Peru
Puna
Lake Titicaca
They Convict Themselves By Wrangel Remark On Bolshevik Rule
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Paris
New York
Diamond Stayer Finds Lost Diamond in Laundry Pocket
A golfer on a Cape Cod course misplaced a three karat diamond from a ring. After a careful search yielded nothing, he later felt a hard object in linen knickers taken from the laundry. The stone survived wash and was found in the pocket during a subsequent game.
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Big Loss in Contest Sparks Debate Over Prize
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Benny
Martha
Joe
Following Orders in a Chocolate Bonbon Diet
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Crusades of the Middle Ages Overview
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Curved Quips and Quick Exchanges From a Humble Page
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California
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beauregard House Featured As Historic Monument In New Orleans
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