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Gary Linn Smith

Birth	:	3 Mar 1942 West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Aug 2019 La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Description	:	Gary Linn Smith, 77, died August 7, 2019 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital after a short illness. He was born March 3, 1942 to Harold and Elsa (Scheelhasse) Smith in West Union, Iowa. After graduating from North high school in West Union, Gary attended Milwaukee Institute of Technology and became a baker, working in Iowa Falls for ten years. He joined his brother, Allan farming in partnership for fourteen years until 1987. He then worked as a home health aide in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin until his retirement in 2004. After a medical emergency, he... Read More	Gary Linn Smith, 77, died August 7, 2019 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital after a short illness. He was born March 3, 1942 to Harold and Elsa (Scheelhasse) Smith in West Union, Iowa. After graduating from North high school in West Union, Gary attended Milwaukee Institute of Technology and became a baker, working in Iowa Falls for ten years. He joined his brother, Allan farming in partnership for fourteen years until 1987. He then worked as a home health aide in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin until his retirement in 2004. After a medical emergency, he spent the last three years at Great River Care Center Assisted Living in McGregor, Iowa. He was very close to his brother Allan and to Mary and family, Hope, Sara and especially Jenny. From a very young age, Gary’s love and interest was his garden. He grew many varieties of bearded iris, then in later years, grew over 80 varieties of lilies -not so much vegetables except for tomatoes for himself. Gary was a member of Zion Lutheran church in West Union, Emmanuel Lutheran in Iowa Falls and St. Paul Lutheran in Monona, attending faithfully and singing in the choir for forty-five years and also teaching Sunday school for several years. Gary loved playing cards, especially Pinochle, usually with family members. Gary hosted a family picnic yearly around his mother’s birthday. In 1997 a 31-year-old man knocked on his door to introduce himself as Gary’s longlost son, whom he hadn’t seen since his divorce when Leroy was 2 years old. In his older age Gary became a grandfather to Leroy and Beth’s three children, Aaron, Kristen and Matthew Smith, though this was a long distance relationship, as they live in Florida. Gary is survived by two sisters, Sharleen Schissel and Shela Fretwell; two brothers, Allan (Mary) Smith, and Kipling (Jan Huron) Smith; nieces and nephews, Jay (Eileen) Schissel, Tom (Jill) Schissel, Jon Schissel, Lori Schultz, Christine Fretwell Dietz, Lorraine Dunagan, Hope Wells, Sara Messier, Jenny Pladsen, and Mitchell Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers-in-law, Vern Schissel and Cecil Fretwell; a grandchild Michael Smith; nieces and nephews, Frank Schissel, Dellane Tressel and Peggy Swift. Visitation will be held from 4-7 pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Monona, Iowa. There will also be a one hour visitation before services at the church on Wednesday. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Monona, Iowa with Rev. Erika Kielstrup as the officiant. Burial will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at West Union Cemetery, West Union, Iowa. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Monona, Iowa are in charge of arrangements.

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Where is Gary Linn Smith's memorial?
Gary Linn Smith's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
When did Gary Linn Smith death?
Gary Linn Smith death on 7 Aug 2019 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Gary Linn Smith's memorial?
Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

Harold Linn Smith

(1915 - 2009)

Elsa Anna Scheelhaase Smith

(1915 - 1993)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9300003, -91.7850037

3. Boale Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

4. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

5. Butler Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

6. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.7450027

7. South Windsor Cemetery
Donnan, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9211006, -91.8747025

8. Prairie View Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8993580, -91.8330000

9. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Auburn Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

10. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

11. Windsor Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9644012, -91.9225006

12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8768997, -91.8094025

13. Brainard Cemetery
Brainard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9341980, -91.7044900

14. Dunham Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8767014, -91.8458023

15. Hawkeye Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9397011, -91.9357986

16. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

17. Saint Petr Kirchof
Eldorado, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

18. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

19. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

20. Saint Francis Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8511009, -91.8261032

21. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

22. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9986000, -91.9666977

23. Pitts Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964