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 1916 - 2004 (87 years)
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Krebill, Irma Eileen [1] |
| Born |
15 Aug 1916 |
Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA  [1, 2] |
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| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1966 |
717 West 3rd Street, Indianola, Iowa 50125. [1] |
| Died |
1 Jan 2004 |
Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA [2, 3] |
- Belmond Health Care Center
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| Buried |
6 Jan 2004 |
Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA [3] |
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| Person ID |
I19526 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Krebill, Harry John, b. 20 Jul 1890, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. Feb 1970, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Krebill, Edna Lillian, b. 3 Jun 1896, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA , d. 1 May 1963, Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
10 Jun 1914 |
Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA [1] |
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| Family ID |
F7736 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Griffiths, Clement Walker, b. 14 Mar 1915, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA , d. Oct 1981, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years) |
| Married |
10 Jun 1939 |
Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA [1] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F7740 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 15 Aug 1916 - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA |
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| Married - 10 Jun 1939 - Donnellson, Lee, Iowa, USA |
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 | Residence - 1966 - 717 West 3rd Street, Indianola, Iowa 50125. |
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 | Died - 1 Jan 2004 - Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA |
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| Buried - 6 Jan 2004 - Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA |
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- Belmond Independent, 214 E. Main St. , Belmond, IA
Irma Griffiths
January 7, 2004
Irma Eileen (Krebill) Griffiths, 87, of Belmond, formerly of Indianola, died on Thursday, January 1, 2004, at the Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 6, at the United Methodist Church in Belmond, with Pastor Paddy Druhl officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola.
Irma was born on August 15, 1916 in Donnellson, the daughter of Harry J. and Edna L. Krebill. After graduating from the Donnellson High School she attended Parsons College in Fairfield and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. On June 10, 1939, she married Clement W. Griffiths.
Irma was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and son-in-law, Don Cleveland.
Irma is survived by her daughter, Dona Cleveland of Belmond; son, Denis (Linda) Griffiths of Braselton, Georgia; and five grandchildren.
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - (Jan/6/2004)
IRMA E. GRIFFITHS
BELMOND - Irma E. (Krebill) Griffiths, 87, of Belmond, formerly of Indianola, passed away Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004) at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Belmond, with Pastor Paddy Druhl officiating. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South in Belmond, and one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.
Irma E. Griffiths was born on Aug. 15, 1916, the daughter of Harry J. and Edna L. Krebill, in Donnellson. After graduating from Donnellson High School, she attended Parsons College in Fairfield, and the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Irma then taught in country schools.
On June 10, 1939, she was united in marriage to Clement W. Griffiths in Donnellson. The couple made their home in Fairfield, where they were blessed with a daughter, Dona.
While Clem served in the military, Irma worked at Schaefer Pen Company in Fort Madison. With Clem's return, the family moved to Marshalltown and was blessed with a son, Denis. The family then lived in South Dakota and Minnesota for a time be-fore moving to Indianola in 1951.
Irma devoted her life to her family and church. She worked in various capacities at the Indianola elementary and high schools. She also served as a teachers aid at Slinker Opportunity School in Des Moines. Often Irma could be found at the First United Methodist Church doing volunteer work or participating with the Women's Society and Rebecca's Circle.
In 1978, the Indianola Business Professional Women named Irma "Woman of the Year." She moved to Belmond in 1995, and then to the Belmond Health Care Center in 1998.
Irma's hobbies included sewing, crocheting, gardening, walking and word jumbles. She loved children and often visited and babysat her grandchildren. To all that knew Irma, she was a devoted, sweet, caring and giving person.
Irma is survived by her daughter, Dona Cleveland, of Belmond; son, Denis and his wife, Linda, of Braselton, Ga.; five grandchildren: Daniel and his wife, Jodie, David and his wife, Terra, Dana and his wife, Laurie, John and Jane; six great-grandchildren, Alex, Sean, Kellen, Conner, Langley, and Max; sister, Wilma Bryant and her husband, Ernest, of Indianola; sister-in-law, Leotta Griffiths, of Albia; nieces, Judith Schneller and her husband, John, and Sandra McJimsey and her husband, George; and their children and families.
Irma is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her son-in-law, Don Cleveland.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church in Indianola, or Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.
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| Sources |
- [S326] The Altleiningen Krebills 1730-1966, Olga A. Krebill Hirschler, (Name: Paul and Olga Hirschler, 020 Lassen Street, Richmond, CA: 1966;).
- [S537] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 480-16-9615; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Irma E. Griffiths
- [S390] United States Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Newspaper: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; Publication Date: 6 1 2004; Publication Place: Waterloo , IA , Us.
Record for Irma E. (Krebill) Griffiths
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