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Joel Howard Garretson

Birth	:	26 Jun 1890 Salem, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Aug 1953 Salem, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Salem East Cemetery, Salem, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8569000, -91.6120500
Description	:	Mount Pleasant (IA) News 12 April 1953 Dr. Garretson Dies Suddenly. Dr. J. H. Garretson, 63, a prominent osteopathic physician in Mt. Pleasant and Salem for 31 years died suddenly of a heart attack at his home six miles southeast of Salem at 11 p.m. Tuesday. His death came at a shock since he was not ill before the attack. He was stricken shortly after retiring. A doctor was called but Dr. Garretson was dead when he arrived. Mrs. Garretson, her mother Mrs. C. J. Johnson, and the Garretson's daughter Josephine were at home at the time. Funeral services will be held at the... Read More	Mount Pleasant (IA) News 12 April 1953 Dr. Garretson Dies Suddenly. Dr. J. H. Garretson, 63, a prominent osteopathic physician in Mt. Pleasant and Salem for 31 years died suddenly of a heart attack at his home six miles southeast of Salem at 11 p.m. Tuesday. His death came at a shock since he was not ill before the attack. He was stricken shortly after retiring. A doctor was called but Dr. Garretson was dead when he arrived. Mrs. Garretson, her mother Mrs. C. J. Johnson, and the Garretson's daughter Josephine were at home at the time. Funeral services will be held at the Crane funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the Salem cemetery. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home. Joel Howard Garretson was born near Salem, June 26, 1890, the son of Owen A. and Emma Dilts Garretson. He attended Iowa Wesleyan college for two years and then attended the Kirkville College of Osteopathy at Kirkville, Mo. graduating in 1916. He started his practice in Forsyth, Mont., that year and while there met his wife, the former Mae A. Johnson. The couple returned to Henry County in 1922 and he practiced at Salem for a few years and then in Mt. Pleasant since that time. His office was on the east side of the square. The Garretsons lived in Mt. Pleasant until 1933 and then moved to the country home near Salem. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, the Salem Masonic lodge and the Eastern Star. Surviving besides Mrs. Garretson and Josephine M. at home, are two sons, Charles O. of Mt. Pleasant and Joel H. Jr. of Salem, another daughter Mrs. Virginia Woolls, Salem; a twin brother Herman J. of Pasadena, Calif., and several grandchildren and nephews. Four brothers preceded him in death. They were Wendell A., Gilbert I., Sumner D. and Owen A. Garretson.

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Joel Howard Garretson's memorial is located at: Salem East Cemetery, Salem, Henry County, USA.
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Joel Howard Garretson death on 14 Aug 1953 in Salem, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8569000
Longitude: -91.6120500

Family Members:

Parent

Owen A. Garretson

(1852 - 1933)

Emma Dilts Garretson

(1861 - 1932)

Spouse

May A Johnson Garretson

(1895 - 1988)

Siblings

Sumner Dilts Garretson

(1882 - 1943)

Owen Alvin Garretson

(1888 - 1947)

Children

Joel Howard Garretson Sr.

(1924 - 2013)

Charles Owen Garretson

(1927 - 1989)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Salem East Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8569000, -91.6120500

2. Salem South Cemetery
Salem, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8470001, -91.6210022

3. McDowell Cemetery
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6. Hunting Cemetery
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7. Pickard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8959330, -91.5578480

8. Carnahan Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7855000, -91.6010000

11. Oakland Mills Cemetery
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12. Short Family Burials
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Coordinate: 40.9352500, -91.6019800

13. Hillsboro Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8310400, -91.7145000

14. Boyleston Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8390250, -91.5051910

15. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8605640, -91.5004920

16. Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7935670, -91.5382150

17. Abraham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9082830, -91.5149970

18. Bayles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7990600, -91.7025700

19. Hicks Cemetery
Lowell, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8210840, -91.5004920

20. Pleasant Point Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9448000, -91.6545000

21. Barton Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9480000, -91.5800000

22. Abbe Cemetery
Lowell, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8611480, -91.4830680

23. Beery Family Cemetery
New London, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8755570, -91.4801070

24. Lambirth Cemetery
Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9230995, -91.7149963