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Elva Marie Erickson Carmean

Birth	:	5 Jan 1916 Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Mar 2016 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0301208, -93.6061249
Description	:	Elva M. Carmean, 100, died March 4, 2016 at Northridge Village in Ames. A celebration of life memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday May 14, 2016 at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern in Ames. Inurnment will take place at the Ames Municipal Cemetery. The second of three daughters, Elva was born January 5, 1916, in rural Shelby County, Iowa, to Edward and Jennie Erickson. She graduated in 1934 from Harlan High School. While working at the bank in Harlan she met C. S. "Bill" Carmean the handsome new Iowa State Highway Commission engineer assigned to the Harlan office. Bill... Read More	Elva M. Carmean, 100, died March 4, 2016 at Northridge Village in Ames. A celebration of life memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday May 14, 2016 at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern in Ames. Inurnment will take place at the Ames Municipal Cemetery. The second of three daughters, Elva was born January 5, 1916, in rural Shelby County, Iowa, to Edward and Jennie Erickson. She graduated in 1934 from Harlan High School. While working at the bank in Harlan she met C. S. "Bill" Carmean the handsome new Iowa State Highway Commission engineer assigned to the Harlan office. Bill was as taken with the beautiful bank clerk as Elva was with the handsome engineer. They were married in Fremont, Nebraska, on May 4, 1941, and spent the next 69 years together raising their family. Elva always considered her most important job was being a Mom, at which she excelled. She was an extraordinary gardener- growing and canning everything from fruits to vegetables. Also a talented seamstress she sewed beautifully from silk lined coats to both of her daughter's wedding dresses, and all of her grandchildren's cutest Halloween costumes. She hand quilted quilts, knitted, and crocheted. Her family delighted in the sweaters, hats, and afghans made with her love. Elva and Bill spent their retirement years in Arizona and Florida enjoying sunshine, golf, and their friends. She didn't hit the ball far but it was always straight down the middle and she was deadly on the greens. Humble always, she could sink a 25 foot putt while saying "Oh gee, I just don't putt very well anymore." Elva is survived by her two daughters; Jennifer Thomsen of Centennial, CO and Carol (Curt) Houge of Ames, a daughter-in-law, Arla Carmean of Ames; five grandchildren, Shelli Thomsen, Farmington, NM, Tami Carmean Kucera (Doug), Denver, CO, Tara Carmean Wangen (Brett), Windsor, CO, Crystal Houge Brugman (Dana) Spencer, IA, and Clint Houge (Michelle Jones) Webster City, IA; eight great-grandchildren, Jessica Hoskins Burchinal (Geoff), Aurora, CO, Tyler, Cody, and Ava Wangen, Windsor, CO, Abigail and Cecilia Brugman, Spencer, IA, Stephanie and Christian Carleton, Webster City, IA; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2010, her son Charles S. "Sam" Carmean II, grandson Jeff Thomsen in 2006, and her two sisters: Alma Erickson Clodfelder and Elsie Erickson Huffman.

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Elva Marie Erickson Carmean's memorial is located at: Ames Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA.
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Elva Marie Erickson Carmean death on 4 Mar 2016 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0301208
Longitude: -93.6061249

Family Members:

Parent

Edward Benjamin Erickson

(1887 - 1964)

Jennie Henrietta Errett Erickson

(1888 - 1954)

Spouse

1LT Charles Samuel “Bill” Carmean

(1916 - 2010)

Siblings

Elsie Merlene Erickson Huffman

(1912 - 2002)

Alma Lucille Erickson Clodfelder

(1917 - 1990)

Children

Charles Samuel Carmean II

(1944 - 2006)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

2. First Christian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

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6. Collegiate United Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.0226200, -93.6522400

7. Iowa State University Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0306000, -93.6539000

8. Collegiate Presbyterian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.0248290, -93.6547490

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12. McMichael Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

13. Arrasmith Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

14. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

15. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

16. Gilbert Cemetery
Gilbert, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1135063, -93.6402512

17. Kelley Community Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9496000, -93.6582000

18. Knoll Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

19. Born Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1222277, -93.5905220

20. Olive Branch Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0080986, -93.7369003

21. Bethany Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9366989, -93.6594009

22. Evergreen Memory Gardens
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0424995, -93.4682999

23. Lincoln Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9235992, -93.6097031

24. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364