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Etta Bernice “Bernice” Force Dayton

Birth	:	13 Nov 1905 Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	24 May 2001 Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7349200, -92.4321400
Plot	:	Block XXII walkway 3-14
Description	:	Etta Bernice Dayton, 95, of Grinnell died Thursday, May 24, at St. Francis Manor. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Zirkelbach, pastor of Grace Community Church, officiating. Organist will be Marilyn Kriegel, and vocalists will be her grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Clark, John, Mark, Jim, Tom, Garry, Bill and David Dayton; Chris Rutherford; and Daniel Whited. Honorary bearers will be Kim, Loretta, Carol, Teresa, Annette and Nancy Dayton; Mary Jo Seaton; Diane Kinseth; Louise Billmeyer; Ellen Hoffman; Barbara Boots; Sally Mills; Patricia Lang; Tammy Rutherford and Carrie Witt.... Read More	Etta Bernice Dayton, 95, of Grinnell died Thursday, May 24, at St. Francis Manor. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Zirkelbach, pastor of Grace Community Church, officiating. Organist will be Marilyn Kriegel, and vocalists will be her grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Clark, John, Mark, Jim, Tom, Garry, Bill and David Dayton; Chris Rutherford; and Daniel Whited. Honorary bearers will be Kim, Loretta, Carol, Teresa, Annette and Nancy Dayton; Mary Jo Seaton; Diane Kinseth; Louise Billmeyer; Ellen Hoffman; Barbara Boots; Sally Mills; Patricia Lang; Tammy Rutherford and Carrie Witt. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery. The daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Catherine Bertie Roudabush Force, she was born Nov. 13, 1905, on the family farm near Brooklyn. She was raised in the Brooklyn area and was a 1924 graduate of Brooklyn High School. She later attended Drake University and became a licensed practical nurse. She was married to Raymond Dayton in August 1924 in Brooklyn. They farmed west of Brooklyn until 1932 when they moved to a farm north of Malcom. They moved to Malcom in 1936. Mrs. Dayton later moved to Grinnell where she owned and operated the Lone Elm Nursing Home until her retirement in 1972. She had been a resident of St. Francis Manor since March 2000. She was a member of Grace Community Church, a former member of the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Iowa Nursing Home Association. Surviving are her children, Marvin of Montezuma, Wayne of Grinnell, Eugene of New Sharon, Lawrence of Malcom and Roberta of Milan, Ill.; one sister, Daisy Miller of Grinnell; 25 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Lucille Innis; one brother, Earl Force; two sisters, Blanche McIlrath and Viola Lineweaver; and two grandchildren.

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Where is Etta Bernice “Bernice” Force Dayton's memorial?
Etta Bernice “Bernice” Force Dayton's memorial is located at: Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA.
When did Etta Bernice “Bernice” Force Dayton death?
Etta Bernice “Bernice” Force Dayton death on 24 May 2001 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7349200
Longitude: -92.4321400

Family Members:

Parent

Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Force

(1878 - 1950)

Bertie Catherine Roudabush Force

(1885 - 1977)

Spouse

Ray Korns Dayton

(1906 - 1995)

Siblings

Cecil Earl Force

(1904 - 1993)

Viola May Force Lineweaver

(1907 - 1990)

Anna Blanche Force McIlrath

(1909 - 2001)

Daisy Lavone Force Miller

(1910 - 2002)

Children

Eugene Kenneth Dayton

(1928 - 2019)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7349200, -92.4321400

2. Calvary Cemetery
Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7322006, -92.4357986

3. Gwin Cemetery
Carnforth, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7249997, -92.3696288

4. Harmony Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6880989, -92.3938980

5. Kent Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8063000, -92.4442000

6. Morrison Cemetery
Guernsey, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6753006, -92.3767014

7. Hartwick Cemetery
Hartwick, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7905500, -92.3568500

8. Lytle Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6525002, -92.4839020

9. Old Victor Pioneer Cemetery
Victor, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7089005, -92.3094025

10. Ivy Hill Cemetery
Malcom, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7160988, -92.5586014

11. Victor Memorial Cemetery
Victor, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7275000, -92.2895000

12. Calvary Cemetery
Victor, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7291985, -92.2878036

13. Trinity Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7714005, -92.5916977

14. Guernsey Cemetery
Guernsey, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6306000, -92.3364029

15. Coats Family Cemetery
Victor, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7725440, -92.2675480

16. German Immanuel Methodist Cemetery
Victor, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6669006, -92.2791977

17. Winslow Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8438988, -92.3230972

18. Holan Cemetery
Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8652992, -92.3563995

19. Evergreen Cemetery
Hartwick, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8494000, -92.3183000

20. Light Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5894000, -92.4009000

21. Rector Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8810997, -92.4044037

22. Chambers Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8706017, -92.3535995

23. Blake Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8598000, -92.3130500

24. Dover Pioneer Cemetery
Koszta, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8463070, -92.2901180