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Elsie Mae Van Wert

Birth	:	27 Oct 1914 Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Mar 2010 Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7452812, -93.1975021
Description	:	Elsie Mae Van Wert was born October 27, 1914, in Franklin County, Iowa, the fourth child of George Everett and Mabel (Hansell) Van Wert. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Hampton, attended country school and graduated from Hansell Consolidated School. She attended Iowa State University and became a teacher, and taught for many years in country schools in the north central Iowa area. She returned to Iowa State and earned her degree in home economics, and became the Iowa State University Community Extension Home Economist for Hancock and Winnebago Counties. She retired from her work in... Read More	Elsie Mae Van Wert was born October 27, 1914, in Franklin County, Iowa, the fourth child of George Everett and Mabel (Hansell) Van Wert. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Hampton, attended country school and graduated from Hansell Consolidated School. She attended Iowa State University and became a teacher, and taught for many years in country schools in the north central Iowa area. She returned to Iowa State and earned her degree in home economics, and became the Iowa State University Community Extension Home Economist for Hancock and Winnebago Counties. She retired from her work in October of 1979. Elsie Mae was involved in 4-H as a young woman and held leadership positions in the 4-H Club all her life. In 2003, at the age of 89, she was inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair. Elsie Mae loved her work, her family and traveling. She traveled all over the United States and visited several other countries during her lifetime. She took an interest in the young people of her community, her church and her friends. She was a delightful friendly person who had a broad world-view, and she will be missed by the many people who knew her. She was a member of the Garner United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, United Methodist Quilters, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority sixty year member, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter FN Garner, Garner Wa-Tan-Ye Club, the Iowa and National American Home Economists Association and also the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees. Elsie Mae is survived by a brother, Howard Van Wert, of Okeechobee, FL, and many nieces, nephews and extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Lela Mechem, Mildred Davis, J.S. (Pat) Van Wert, Charles Van Wert, Harriet Ormston and three in infancy

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Elsie Mae Van Wert's memorial is located at: Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Franklin County, USA.
When did Elsie Mae Van Wert death?
Elsie Mae Van Wert death on 16 Mar 2010 in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7452812
Longitude: -93.1975021

Family Members:

Parent

George Everett Van Wert

(1880 - 1962)

Mabel Florence Hansell Van Wert

(1885 - 1959)

Siblings

John S. “Pat” Van Wert

(1910 - 1954)

Infant Van Wert

(1912 - 1912)

Infant Van Wert

(1913 - 1913)

Charles Henry “Chuck” Van Wert

(1917 - 2000)

Harriett Isabelle Van Wert Ormston

(1919 - 2007)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hampton Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7452812, -93.1975021

2. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7667007, -93.2518997

3. Towle Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6836014, -93.1785965

4. Hansell Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7666702, -93.1047211

5. Lindenwood Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6935997, -93.1235962

6. Way Side Cemetery
Chapin, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8293991, -93.2225037

7. Old Chapin Cemetery
Chapin, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8232994, -93.2624969

8. Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6617012, -93.1442032

9. Marion Center Cemetery
Latimer, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7738991, -93.3178024

10. Maysville Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.2024994

11. Maynes Grove Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038

12. Four Mile Grove Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6949997, -93.0852966

13. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7197189, -93.3397217

14. Coulter Cemetery
Coulter, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7388916, -93.3716736

15. Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Latimer, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7652817, -93.3719406

16. Zion Reformed Church Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8413887, -93.3188934

17. Saint Peter's UCC Cemetery
Geneva, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6143010, -93.1639970

18. Harlan Cemetery
Dumont, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7663994, -93.0143967

19. Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
Coulter, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7167015, -93.3803024

20. Hillside Cemetery
Sheffield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9006004, -93.2007980

21. Saint John Zion Cemetery
Sheffield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8969002, -93.1472015

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Grant Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5859985, -93.2070007

23. Dumont Cemetery
Dumont, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7553177, -92.9748230

24. Shobes Grove Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9000015, -93.2722168