Henry Luverne Wheaton aka Henry L. Jondall (1899-1939)

JONDALL, WHEATON, GANGESTAD, HURLEY, LUFT, JACOBSON, QUAM

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 9/18/2024 at 14:17:47

From Story City Herald August 3, 1939 (page 2)

HENRY W. JONDALL

Henry W. Jondall, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. H. Jondall, was born January 4th, 1899. His early life was spent in Roland, and at the age of 21 years he enlisted in the medical department in the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling, Minn.

On Feb. 15, 1927, he was united in marriage to Esther Gangestad of Gilmore City, and they made their home at Fort Dodge. He was in business there until illness affected his health.

He was taken to the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge where an operation for ulcers was performed. He failed to rally from the effects of the operation and died on Saturday afternoon July 15, before his parents and sister, who were summoned, were able to reach him. His wife was at his bedside at the time of death. He was 40 years, six months and 11 days old.

He is survived by his wife, his parents; two brothers, Alfred and Milford Jondall of Chicago; and four sisters, Mrs. Frank Hurley of Des Moines, Mrs. Leo Luft of Chicago, Mrs. Harry Jacobson of Story City and Mrs. James Quam of Seattle, Wash., all of whom were present at the funeral with the exception of Mrs. Quam.

The funeral was held at the Wilder Funeral Home in Fort Dodge Tuesday, with Rev. T. V. Harvey officiating, and the body was taken to Gilmore City for burial. The pall bearers were brothers-in-law of the deceased: Glen E. Gangestad of Fort Dodge; Peter Gangestad of Fairmont, Nebr., Alfred and Melvin Gangestad of Gilmore City, F. D. Damon of Fort Dodge, and Harry Jacobson of Story City.

Those in attendance at th funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. John S. H. Jondall of Roland, Mrs. L. A. Luft and Beverly Jean, and Alfred and Milford Jondall of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurley and Betty Lou of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobson, and Julia, Ole, Clarence, Betty and Loretta Monson of Story City, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jacobson of Duncombe; Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Sherwood and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sherwood of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gangestad of Fairmont, Neb., Peter Holster of Chicago, and relatives from Fort Dodge and Gilmore City.

SUBMITTER'S NOTE: The record of Henry's marriage lists him as "Henry Luverne Wheaton" marrying Esther Catherine Dorothy Gangestad on 15 February 1927 in Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa. Esther's subsequent marriage to James C. Geist lists her as "Esther Wheaton." Henry's headstone in Marble Valley Cemetery in Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa lists his name as 'Henry L. Jondall." Esther made application for the headstone since Henry was a veteran and has it sent to "Mrs. Esther Wheaton Jondall."