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Joann Ruth Welzel Spies

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Birth	:	7 Sep 1925 Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Nov 2001 West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Inscription	:	SPIES Jill J. 1954 - 1971 Joann 1925 - 2001 Elmer J. 1918 - 2000
Description	:	Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Jo Ann Welzel Age: 4 7/12 Estimated birth year: 1926 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: female Relation to head-of-house: daughter Home in 1930: Post, Allamakee, Iowa Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Iowa Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin Occupation: none Sibling living at home: Shirley (age 1 7/12) Census place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: ; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 1099.0 Date: 23 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Jo Ann Welzel Age: 14 Estimated birth year: 1926 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: female Relation to head-of-house: daughter Home in 1940: Clermont,... Read More	Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Jo Ann Welzel Age: 4 7/12 Estimated birth year: 1926 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: female Relation to head-of-house: daughter Home in 1930: Post, Allamakee, Iowa Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Iowa Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin Occupation: none Sibling living at home: Shirley (age 1 7/12) Census place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: ; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 1099.0 Date: 23 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Jo Ann Welzel Age: 14 Estimated birth year: 1926 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: female Relation to head-of-house: daughter Home in 1940: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa Marital status: single Highest grade of school completed: 8 Living on farm: yes Place of residence in 1935: same house Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Shirley (age 11) Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T627_1160; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33-9 Date: 26 Apr 1940 Extract from the 1950 Census: Name: Jo Ann Welzel Age: 24 Estimated birth year: 1926 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: female Relation to head-of-house: daughter Home in 1950: West Union, Fayette, Iowa Address: second place east of aerial Marital status: single Living on farm: no Occupation: bookkeeper Industry: retail gas and oil service station At work during last week: yes Number of hours worked: 65 Class of worker: for private employer Census place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa Date: 6 Apr 1950 Article from the "Courier" of Waterloo, Iowa dated 16 Sep 1982: Postal officer for W. Union station West Union - Bill Merkel, Fayette postmaster, has been appointed officer-in-charge to serve the West Union Post Office until a new postmaster is named. The appointment becomes effective upon the retirement of Postmaster Robert Carpenter Sept. 30. Carpenter was appointed West Union postmaster on April 5, 1980. Prior to moving to West Union, he served as superintendent of postal operations at Charles City. Before that, he worked at the Waterloo office nearly 13 years Other changes in West Union includes the appointment of Mrs. Joanne Spies as postmaster of the Hawkeye Post Office. Mrs. Spies has been employed at the West Union Post Office since 1968, serving as part-time flexible window distribution clerk. Mrs. Linda Bems, Hawkeye, will assume the duties previously handled by Mrs. Spies. Mrs. Berns' duties as a substitute carrier for Route 2 out of West Union will be assumed by Mrs. Becky Spies. Death notice from the "Courier" of Waterloo, Iowa dated 23 Nov 2001: West Union - JoAnn Spies, 76, of West Union, died Wednesday Nov. 21, at Maple Crest Manor, Fayette, after a brief illness; services pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (319) 422-3615. Obituary from the "Courier" of Waterloo, Iowa dated 25 Nov 2001: West Union - JoAnn Spies, 76, of West Union, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Maple Crest Manor, Fayette, after a brief illness; survivors include a son, Craig of West Union; two daughters, Christine Garrett of Seminole, Fla., and Karen Kohlmeyer of Fayette; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Shirley Rowland of West Union; she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer, on May 29, 2000; and a daughter, Jill Spies; services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bethel Presbyterian Church, West Union, with burial in the West Union Cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union; Mrs. Spies worked as a secretary for a short time; she then started working for the U.S. Postal Service in West Union in 1969, and in 1982 became postmistress in Hawkeye, retiring in 1991. Children: (1) Christine Kay Spies (2) Jill Jemine Spies (3) Craig Lee Spies (4) Karen Lynn Spies.

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Joann Ruth Welzel Spies's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
When did Joann Ruth Welzel Spies death?
Joann Ruth Welzel Spies death on 21 Nov 2001 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

Roy Carl John Welzel

(1905 - 1986)

Margaret Fredericka Kluss Welzel

(1903 - 1988)

Spouse

Elmer Jacob Spies

(1918 - 2000)

Siblings

Shirley Margaret Welzel Rowland

(1928 - 2012)

Children

Jill Jemine Spies

(1954 - 1971)

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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