Susie Viola Oakes

OAKES, RECOY, STRAWN

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Date: 9/3/2024 at 20:15:52

HAZLETON (Special) —Susie Viola Oakes, daughter of William and Nellie Recoy Strawn was born October 9, 1893, in Scott township, Fayette County, and
died March 21, 1972, at Mercy Hospital, Oelwein.

On February 21, 1911, she was united in marriage to Thomas A. Oakes, Sr. at West Union, Iowa. They moved on a farm north of Stanley where they resided until March 1944 when they moved to Hazleton.

She was a cook for the hot lunch program at the Hazleton school for over 20 years. She was a member of Iowa Chapter No. 381 Order of the Eastern Star, and attended the Trinity United
Methodist church of Hazleton where she was a faithful worker in the WSCS.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Thomas, Sr.: and two children, Donald and Marvin; and six brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. (Viola) Ralph Russell, Waterloo; Mrs. (Marion) Ralph Palmer, Independence. Mrs. (Virginia) Harold Lohman, Marion; and six sons, Ralph, Fayette; Roy, Waterloo; Leland, Randalia; Melvin, Oelwein: Thomas, Jr. Oelwein; Charles, Bloomington,
Minn.; and one brother, Vern Strawn. Dyersville; 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon March 24. 1972 at Trinity United Methodist church with the Rev. Ronald Robbins officiating. Mrs. Bert
Brown was at the organ and accompanied Mrs. Miles Gardner when she sang "Beautiful Isle of somewhere" and "The Old Rugged Cross."

Interment was made in the Floral Hills Memorial Garden.

The pall bearers were Arnold Kaune. Keith Richards. Nelson Kjar. Owen Snively. Ed Silvers
and William Murphy.

Oelwein Daily Register - 4 April 1972