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Howard Elmer Gillespie

Birth	:	2 Oct 1932 Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 May 2016 Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5280342, -93.2704773
Description	:	Howard E Gillespie, 83, of Iowa Falls Iowa died May 5, 2016 at Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls. Howard was born on October 2, 1932 in Grinnell Iowa, the son of C. Ithel and Ruth (McCulloch) Gillespie. He attended schools in Newburg and Ladora, Iowa, graduating from Newburg High School in 1951. On June 1, 1952, he married Lois D. Davis in Newburg. Howard enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 13, 1953, with Basis Training at Ft. McCoy in Sparta, WI and was then assigned to an artillery division Ft. Carson in... Read More	Howard E Gillespie, 83, of Iowa Falls Iowa died May 5, 2016 at Heritage Care Center in Iowa Falls. Howard was born on October 2, 1932 in Grinnell Iowa, the son of C. Ithel and Ruth (McCulloch) Gillespie. He attended schools in Newburg and Ladora, Iowa, graduating from Newburg High School in 1951. On June 1, 1952, he married Lois D. Davis in Newburg. Howard enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 13, 1953, with Basis Training at Ft. McCoy in Sparta, WI and was then assigned to an artillery division Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs, CO. He completed his military career at Ft. Sill in Lawton, OK and was discharged on Jan, 5, 1955 at a rank of sergeant. While in OK in 1954, their first son, Harlan, was born. Upon discharge, he and Lois returned to Iowa, where he attended Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Agriculture in 1959. During their years at Pammel Court at ISU, their daughter, Cheryl, was born in 1955. In 1959, the family moved to Iowa Falls and then Bradford, where Howard was employed by Farmer's Cooperative Elevator as manager and grain dealer. Their son, Jim, was born in 1962. They moved back to Iowa Falls in 1975. Following the death of his first wife, Lois, in Feb 1983, Howard married Marjory M. Crabtree on Sept. 2, 1983. Howard was an active member of the Bradford and Iowa Falls First United Churches and served on various committees, including chair of the Garden Room project. He was an active Iowa Falls Kiwanis member and served as president. Howard enjoyed camping and fishing trips with friends and family. He was a member of the Bradford Fire Department and the Bradford School Board. 1983. In his later years, Howard enjoyed driving for various trucking companies especially at harvest, a bus for Mid-Iowa Community Action Head Start, and his car to take local seniors to doctors' appointments all over central Iowa. Howard is survived by his 3 children Harlan Gillespie and his wife, Deb, of Webster City, Cheryl Clark and her husband, Max, of Des Moines, and Jim Gillespie and his wife, Karen, of Iowa Falls; step-children Robert and his wife, Bette, of Newton, Galen Knott, Becky Statler and her husband, Roger Miller, and Valerie Clarke and husband, Kendall, all of Iowa Falls; 9 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, 12 great-children, and 12 step-great-grandchildren; 3 sisters Marilyn Rozendaal from Sully, Eleanor Osland and Carolyn Risch of Grinnell; brother-in-law Kenneth Davis and his wife, Janice, of Ladora; and many other relatives. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Lois, and his second wife, Marjory, and infant step-grandson, Nathan Lynch. Visitation will be on Sunday May 8 from 5-7 PM at Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. A service of Death and Resurrection will be held on Monday May 9 at 10:30 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls, with burial at Union Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by Hyman-Peavey Legion Post 188. Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls.

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Howard Elmer Gillespie's memorial is located at: Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA.
When did Howard Elmer Gillespie death?
Howard Elmer Gillespie death on 5 May 2016 in Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5280342
Longitude: -93.2704773

Family Members:

Parent

C. Ithel Gillespie

(1911 - 1995)

Ruth E. McCulloch Gillespie

(1911 - 2003)

Spouse

Lois D. Davis Gillespie

(1934 - 1983)

Marjory May Crabtree Gillespie

(1932 - 2007)

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Coordinate: 42.5280342, -93.2704773

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Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

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Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038

15. Lincoln Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

16. Maysville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.2024994

17. Jackson Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

18. Oak Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5816994, -93.4447021

19. Hazel Green Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

20. Hardin County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

21. Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3753014, -93.3458023

22. Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6617012, -93.1442032

23. Oak Wood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5591450, -93.0521440

24. Olson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6383018, -93.4403000