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Garland Royal Morse

Birth	:	31 Dec 1925 Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jun 2016 Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Garland R. Morse, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, June 10, 2016 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa. Garland Royal Morse was born December 31, 1925 in Clear Lake Iowa, the son of Bertrum and Janet (Corbin) Morse. About age 9, his family moved to New Hampton Iowa. He graduated from New Hampton High School with the class of 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was stationed in the Philippines. After his service, he graduated from Gates Business College in Waterloo, IA, and worked at the Equity in Nashua,... Read More	Garland R. Morse, age 90, of Decorah, Iowa, died Friday, June 10, 2016 at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa. Garland Royal Morse was born December 31, 1925 in Clear Lake Iowa, the son of Bertrum and Janet (Corbin) Morse. About age 9, his family moved to New Hampton Iowa. He graduated from New Hampton High School with the class of 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was stationed in the Philippines. After his service, he graduated from Gates Business College in Waterloo, IA, and worked at the Equity in Nashua, IA. Garland married Wilma M. Poppe on August 6, 1950 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Nashua, IA. He graduated from the Iowa State Police Academy and became an Iowa Highway Patrolman in 1951, stationed in Decorah, so he and Wilma moved to Decorah. He built their home here and raised their family. Garland was a private pilot and flight instructor, a member of the Decorah Fire Department, Member of and Past Grand Master of the Great Lights Masonic Lodge, Iowa State Police Association, past member of Silvercrest Golf and Country Club, Elks Lodge, VFW, and Decorah Lutheran Church. Garland retired in 1981, after 30 years of service as an Iowa State Trooper, with his last position being Community Service officer. He was actually busier in retirement, working for Scenic Hawkeye Stages Bus Company, Ben Franklin store with “Doc” Moore, and Decorah Schools as bus driver. Garland enjoyed wood working, fishing, hunting, boating, camping, building model air planes and “The Cabin”. He was a loving husband and father, grandfather (“Papa”), and great-grandfather. Garland lived a full and service filled life and will be greatly missed by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son Bernard; his siblings: Bertram and Emmabelle Morse, Marion “Skip” and Evelyn Morse, Gordon and Gladys Morse, David and Thelma Morse, Dale and Marie “Gil” Morse, June and Chuck Mock; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Virgil Lehmann, Edmund and Alma Poppe, Caroline and George Menken, George Ellis Lydia and Vincent “Ding” Dingfelder, and Melba and Dalton Compton. Garland is survived by his wife of 65 years, Wilma; his three children: Charles G. Morse and wife Lea of Highlands Ranch, CO and their two children: Riley Morse and Kaysha Morse; Roger H. Morse of Decorah and his three children: Crystal Hakari, fiancé Brian Kademan and their family of Eau Claire WI, Bridgette Imrick, fiancé Billy Cocciante and their family of Rice Lake, WI, and Roger G.T. Morse and his son of Rice Lake WI; Karen Morse Winter and husband Terry of Postville IA, their two children: Liz Winter Seitz, husband Ron, of West Union IA, and Eric T. Winter of Postville; nine great-grandchildren; Abby, Lilly, Dustin, Olivia, Katlyn, Andrew, Brent, Kendra, Brody; his sister, Janet “Tommy” Lehman of Fredericksburg, IA; sister-in-law Myrtle Poppe, Yucaipa, CA; two brothers-in-law and their wives, Wilbur and Yvonne Poppe of Denton, TX and Harold and Audrey Poppe of Decorah; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Decorah Lutheran Church with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Charis Combs-Lay officiating. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah with Full Military Honors by Decorah’s Veterans and Military Organizations, and U.S. Army personnel. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, June 20 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, with a Masonic Service at 6:30 p.m. Monday, and on Tuesday, beginning at 10:00 a.m., one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church. Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah

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Garland Royal Morse's memorial is located at: Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Garland Royal Morse death?
Garland Royal Morse death on 10 Jun 2016 in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

Family Members:

Parent

Bertrum M Morse

(1891 - 1958)

Janet E Corbin Morse

(1888 - 1966)

Spouse

Wilma Margaret Poppe Morse

(1930 - 2020)

Siblings

David Charles Morse

(1918 - 2005)

Children

Bernard Morse

(1955 - 1955)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

2. Phelps Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

3. Saint Benedict Cemetery
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4. Freeport Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3006000, -91.7430000

5. Aasa Haugen Home Cemetery
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6. North Washington Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2560997, -91.7236023

7. Union Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

8. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

9. Russell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

10. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

11. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

12. Glenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

13. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

14. Springfield Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

15. McIntosh Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

16. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

17. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

18. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

19. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

20. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

21. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

22. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

23. Madison Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2695000, -91.6347000