Orvella, Theodore H. 1866 – 1939

ORVELLA

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/20/2015 at 08:26:00

THEODORE H. ORVELLA.

There is no more progressive and able farmer in Winneshiek county than Theodore H. Orvella, whose fine homestead of one hundred and sixty acres lies on sections 14, 13, 23 and 24, Springfield township, and constitutes the farm upon which his entire life has been spent. Upon this property he was born September 1, 1866, a son of Hans and Ingeborg Orvella, of whom more extended mention is made elsewhere in this work.

In his childhood Theodore H. Orvella aided with the operation of the farm, dividing his time between these duties and attendance at the district school, and becoming while still a young man an able and progressive agriculturist. Eventually he rented the homestead and thus conducted it for about twenty years, or until after the death of his father, when he purchased the property which he has since improved and operated along progressive and modern lines. Upon this one hundred and sixty acres lying on sections 14, 13, 23 and 24, there are fourteen modern buildings all in good repair and the equipment of the farm is thorough in every respect, the machinery being all modern and up-to-date. Everything about the property reflects the owner's careful and practical supervision and the farm may well be ranked among the best improved and best equipped in this section of the state.

Mr. Orvella is a stockholder in the Nordness Creamery Company, the Nordness Telephone Company and the Union Produce Company of Ossian and is widely known as a man of resourcefulness and discriminating business ability. He is a devout member of the Lutheran church and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. In the community where he resides and where his entire life has been spent he is widely known and respected, his sterling qualities of character having gained him the confidence and good-will of all who are associated with him.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913

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