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Earl Russell Shostrom

Birth	:	2 May 1921 Dayton, Webster County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jan 2011 Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Webster County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2675000, -94.0755000
Plot	:	Section 1
Description	:	Des Moines Register January 12, 2001 EARL R. SHOSTROM Urbandale Earl R. Shostrom, 89, died peacefully at home in Urbandale on Monday, January 10, 2011. A memorial service is planned for Friday, January 28, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., with the service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Dayton, Iowa, at a later date. Earl was born May 2, 1921, in Dayton, to Russell and Elvina Shostrom. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1939 and attended the first annual American Legion Iowa Boys State. His studies... Read More	Des Moines Register January 12, 2001 EARL R. SHOSTROM Urbandale Earl R. Shostrom, 89, died peacefully at home in Urbandale on Monday, January 10, 2011. A memorial service is planned for Friday, January 28, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., with the service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Dayton, Iowa, at a later date. Earl was born May 2, 1921, in Dayton, to Russell and Elvina Shostrom. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1939 and attended the first annual American Legion Iowa Boys State. His studies at the University of Iowa were interrupted in 1943 when he was called up to the 258th Army Infantry Regiment of the 90th Division. Earl landed at Utah Beach several days after the Normandy Invasion and was wounded and awarded five medals. Earl married Sarah Homier, also of Dayton, on November 19, 1944. After Earl completed law school, they moved to Des Moines in 1947 when Earl became an assistant attorney general for the state of Iowa. He settled into a lifetime career at Principal Financial as a corporate insurance attorney. Earl and Sarah were members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and supporters of Urbandale High School, the University of Iowa, and Drake University. Earl began refereeing basketball and football in college and became a Big Eight Conference official, working the Cotton Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Gator Bowl and Sugar Bowl. He also assisted the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union as Supervisor of Officials, and served as chief observer for the Big Eight and Iowa Conferences. For more than 55 years, Earl was an official at the Drake Relays. He is a member (as a referee) of the Iowa High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a founding member of the Des Moines Civil War Round Table, helped being Highland Park Little League, was a longtime member of Sertoma International, Central Iowa American Scandinavian Foundation, the American Legion and Lions Club. He was proud to have served on the committee the raised the funds to build the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah, in 2007. He is survived by daughter Karen (Mark) Lehmann of Waverly; son Keith Shostrom of Overland Park, KS; sister Lois Kerr of Des Moines; sister-in-law Mary Homeier of Newton; and grandsons Erik Lehmann (financee Dana Johnson) of Iowa City and Kirk Lehmann of Waverly. Memorial contributions may be directed to Sertoma International, Urbandale Lions Club, the Iowa Hall of Pride, or Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

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Where is Earl Russell Shostrom's memorial?
Earl Russell Shostrom's memorial is located at: Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Webster County, USA.
When did Earl Russell Shostrom death?
Earl Russell Shostrom death on 10 Jan 2011 in Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Earl Russell Shostrom's memorial?
Latitude: 42.2675000
Longitude: -94.0755000

Family Members:

Parent

Russell Elmer Shostrom

(1898 - 1978)

Elvina Christina Chinburg Shostrom

(1896 - 1963)

Spouse

Sarah Louise Homeier Shostrom

(1923 - 2007)

Siblings

Lois Jean Shostrom Kerr

(1932 - 2019)

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14. Lost Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2583008, -94.2331009

15. Hooks Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2944530, -93.9199090

16. Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2942009, -93.9182968

17. Hartman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3666397, -93.9835627

18. White Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1777992, -93.9636002

19. Border Plains Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3917000, -94.0448000

20. Ober and Scott Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3841390, -93.9982856

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Coordinate: 42.1369019, -94.0852966

22. Renner Cemetery
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23. Otho Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4025002, -94.1153030

24. Schlicht Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1444200, -93.9780100