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George Alonzo Sedgwick

Birth	:	24 Dec 1879 Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	3 Oct 1939 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4202995, -84.0366974
Description	:	GEO. SEDGWICK DIED TUESDAY PASSED AWAY IN DES MOINES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Served as Postmaster in Hawarden From 1907 to 1915.—Will be Buried Here Friday George A. Sedgwick, former long time Hawarden resident and former postmaster here, passed away at his home in Des Moines at 3:15 Tuesday morning following an extended illness, He was obliged to give up work several months ago and had failed steadily in recent weeks. Afflicted with an incurable malady, the end was not unexpected. George A. Sedgwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sedgwick, was born at Akron 59 years... Read More	GEO. SEDGWICK DIED TUESDAY PASSED AWAY IN DES MOINES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Served as Postmaster in Hawarden From 1907 to 1915.—Will be Buried Here Friday George A. Sedgwick, former long time Hawarden resident and former postmaster here, passed away at his home in Des Moines at 3:15 Tuesday morning following an extended illness, He was obliged to give up work several months ago and had failed steadily in recent weeks. Afflicted with an incurable malady, the end was not unexpected. George A. Sedgwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sedgwick, was born at Akron 59 years ago and the first few years of his life were spent at that place. He came to Hawarden with his parents as a boy and attended the public schools here, being graduated from the Hawarden high school in 1899. The following year he was appointed to a civil service position in the census bureau and spent the next two or three years in Washington, D. C. Returning from Washington about 1903, he was appointed deputy postmaster by A. S. Colby and served in this position for four years when he succeeded Mr. Colby as postmaster. He continued as postmaster for eight years, from 1907 to 1915, being first appointed during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, and was re-appointed under the Taft administration. Retiring from the post mastership in 1915, he immediately entered the employ of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and has continued with this company ever since. The Bell company was purchasing and consolidating lines in northwest Iowa at the time Mr. Sedgwick entered their employ and for a few months he worked in the Hawarden office and was then transferred to the district office at Storm Lake. He remained in Storm Lake for about four years when he was transferred to the Des Moines office where he has since held an executive position as an auditor for the company. About the time he was appointed postmaster in 1907 he was united in marriage with Miss Isadel Goodroad of Canton and she, with their daughter, survive him. The daughter, Miss Janice, was born while they were residents of Storm Lake. He is also survived by two brothers, William E. and Charles H. Sedgwick of Hawarden. Another brother, Joseph Sedgwick, passed away more than twenty years ago. During his residence here Mr. Sedgwick was always a leader in civic affairs and was active in various fraternal and social organizations. He possessed a splendid personality, had a gift for making acquaintances readily and developing friendships and was never happier than when enjoying the companionship of friends, in his home on the street or wherever he might encounter them. Politics was a hobby with him which he never ceased to enjoy. Although he never sought political office for himself after his retirement from the postmaster ship he continued to make political contacts all through the years for the sheer joy which it gave him to "play the game." He thus enjoyed a wide acquaintance among public men throughout the state and was frequently in a position to lend valuable political assistance to his friends. His personal life was clean and above reproach and he was held in the highest esteem by his business associates. Countless friends will extent sincere sympathy to the members of his family. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at E. Car White's Funeral Home in Des Moines with Rev. Ewing and Rev. Gallagher officiating. The body will be brought to Hawarden Friday morning and funeral services here will be held at the Barnard Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, with Rev. Robert F Chapler, pastor of the Methodist church, in charge. Interment will be in Grace Hill cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sedgwick motored to Des Moines Monday, acompanied by Mrs. George Sedgwick's father, F. A. E. Goodroad of Canton and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sedgwick went to Des Moines Tuesday. The Hawarden Independent Thursday, October 5, 1939 Hawarden, Iowa

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George Alonzo Sedgwick's memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA.
When did George Alonzo Sedgwick death?
George Alonzo Sedgwick death on 3 Oct 1939 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.4202995
Longitude: -84.0366974

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Sedgwick

(1848 - 1922)

Sarah Ann Edge Sedgwick

(1849 - 1921)

Spouse

Isadel G Goodroad Sedgwick

(1882 - 1970)

Siblings

Joseph Albert Sedgwick

(1871 - 1916)

William Edge Sedgwick

(1872 - 1949)

Thomas Austin Sedgwick

(1874 - 1878)

Charles Henry “Charley” Sedgwick Sr.

(1882 - 1959)

Children

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakwood Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4202995, -84.0366974

2. Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4159590, -84.0341230

3. Saint Andrew Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4132996, -84.0322037

4. Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4213982, -84.0108032

5. First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4161070, -84.0107410

6. Swarthout Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4298859, -84.0108414

7. Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4280000, -84.0090000

8. Owens Cemetery
Thomas Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4435997, -84.0669022

9. Strobel Cemetery
James Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3904890, -84.0195540

10. Braley Family Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4499070, -84.0639200

11. Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4583000, -84.0511000

12. McCarty Cemetery
Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4582253, -84.0756531

13. Calvary Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4130750, -83.9490490

14. Forest Lawn Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3960991, -83.9507980

15. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4552994, -83.9578018

16. Brady Hill Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4160995, -83.9436035

17. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3917007, -83.9488983

18. Saginaw Hebrew Cemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3894440, -83.9500000

19. Lawndale Evangelical Cemetery
Kochville, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4943160, -84.0343900

20. Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
Freeland, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4986390, -84.0516440

21. Kochville Methodist Church Cemetery
Kochville, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4930000, -83.9750000

22. Chapel Hill Mausoleum and Cemetery
Freeland, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5037560, -84.1095260

23. Vasold Cemetery
Freeland, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5017014, -84.1183014

24. Spaulding Township Cemetery
Spaulding Township, Saginaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3422012, -83.9449997