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George H. Smelser

Birth	:	2 Oct 1860 Iowa, USA
Death	:	30 Mar 1936 Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3107986, -92.1699982
Plot	:	Block 7
Description	:	Progress Review, La Porte City, Iowa Thursday, April 2, 1936, Page 1 Former Resident Is Dead George Smelser Passed Away Monday After Long Illness. Funeral Saturday George H. Smelser, a native of this community, ide din his home at Huntington Park, Ca., at three o’clock last Monday morning after a long illness. When he and Mrs. Smelser visited here last summer he was in poor health and fully realized the seriousness of this condition. After returning home he failed gradually and has ben confined to his bed most of the time. George H. Smelser was the son of William and Margaret Smelser and... Read More	Progress Review, La Porte City, Iowa Thursday, April 2, 1936, Page 1 Former Resident Is Dead George Smelser Passed Away Monday After Long Illness. Funeral Saturday George H. Smelser, a native of this community, ide din his home at Huntington Park, Ca., at three o’clock last Monday morning after a long illness. When he and Mrs. Smelser visited here last summer he was in poor health and fully realized the seriousness of this condition. After returning home he failed gradually and has ben confined to his bed most of the time. George H. Smelser was the son of William and Margaret Smelser and was born on a farm, east of La Porte City, on Oct. 2, 1860. His father, who was in the Civil war, came home at the close of the conflict and died four months later, when the deceased was only five years old. Mr. Smelser grew to manhood in this community and on June 4th, 1901, was married to Miss May Shields, who survives. He was always interested in agriculture and the couple lived on a farm most of the time for about ten years, then moved to Waterloo to make their home. Two daughters were born into the Smelser home, the older of whom, Ilah Loraine, died September 23rd, 1906, as the result of burns. The second daughter, Lillian, lives in Huntington Park, Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. Smelser have made their home with her since going west. When a young man, Mr. Smelser joined the Odd Fellows lodge and retained his membership in the organization until his death. He was a charter member of Lotus Lodge No. 705 of La Porte City and helped in forming the lodge. He had been awarded an emblem in recognition of having been in the order more than fifty years. Mrs. Smelser started yesterday with the body of her husband and is expected to arrive in Waterloo Saturday morning. The funeral service will be held Saturday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock in one of the undertaking chapels in Waterloo and will be conducted by Dr. W.W. Bowers, pastor of the First M.E. church of that city, assisted by Rev. J.A. Deedrick of Red Oak, Ia., a friend of the family. Casket attendants will be John Bolte, C.A. Fultz, P.W. O’Brien and C.V. Barnhart, all of La Porte City; John Krebs and Fred Fortsch, of Waterloo. Mrs. F.E. Lehman of this place will sing. Interment will be made in the family lot in West View cemetery with committal service by Lotos Lodge No. 705, I.O.O.F., of La Porte City. Surviving are the wife, one daughter, Mrs. R.H. Peek, and two granddaughters, Huntington Park, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Hudson, La Porte City; one half-sister, Mrs. John O’Reilly of Cedar Rapids; one step-sister, Mrs. Mary E. Young, Long Beach, Cal. His mother, Mrs. John Cotton, died in her home here on February 23rd, 1916.

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George H. Smelser's memorial is located at: Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, Black Hawk County, USA.
When did George H. Smelser death?
George H. Smelser death on 30 Mar 1936 in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Latitude: 42.3107986
Longitude: -92.1699982

Family Members:

Parent

William Smelser

(1829 - 1865)

Margaret Hackett Cotten

(1838 - 1916)

Spouse

Lena May Shields Smelser

(1877 - 1965)

Siblings

Sarah E. Smelser Hudson

(1863 - 1941)

Children

Ilah Loraine Smelser

(1906 - 1906)

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