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Kathryn Julia Farmer O'Brien

Birth	:	19 Feb 1920 Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Sep 2012 Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7542000, -91.4916992
Description	:	Kathryn Julia O'Brien, 92, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born February 19, 1920, on the family farm, rural Strawberry Point. She was the eleventh and youngest child of Francis and Daisy (Carpenter) Farmer. Kathryn walked to the rural school in the district through eighth grade and attended Strawberry Point High School her freshman year. She continued her education at Elkader High School, graduating in 1937, with a normal training teaching certificate. She was not old enough to teach the following year and opted to stay home to... Read More	Kathryn Julia O'Brien, 92, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Guttenberg Care Center. She was born February 19, 1920, on the family farm, rural Strawberry Point. She was the eleventh and youngest child of Francis and Daisy (Carpenter) Farmer. Kathryn walked to the rural school in the district through eighth grade and attended Strawberry Point High School her freshman year. She continued her education at Elkader High School, graduating in 1937, with a normal training teaching certificate. She was not old enough to teach the following year and opted to stay home to help care for her father, who was in a wheelchair as a result of a paralyzing stroke. She then taught rural school for three years. On September 13, 1941, she married John M. O'Brien at Sacred Heart Cox Creek Catholic Church, rural Strawberry Point. Four daughters were born to this union: Maureen Bergan (Bernard), Elkader; Karen Recker (Jerry), Lamont; Helen Harford Weber, Guttenberg; Mary O'Brien-Pritchard (Leslie), La Quinta, CA. The O'Briens farmed their Century Farm north of Strawberry Point for 50 years. They were long-time members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Volga. Together they enjoyed dancing, playing cards and a surprise 40th anniversary trip to Ireland from their daughters. Kathryn was active in the neighborhood Victory Club, as well as entering local radio phone-in and creative writing contests. She represented Wallaces Farmer magazine in Northeast Iowa for 12 years, doing interviews and readership studies. She retired to Strawberry Point after the death of her husband where she was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and several card clubs. She moved to the Tower Living Center in Garnavillo in 2004, where she resided until her recent transfer to the Guttenberg Care Center. Survivors include her four daughters; 15 grandchildren: Jeanice Reimer (James), Sheila Bergan, Kevin Bergan (Amy), Patrick Bergan (Charlene), Terry Bergan, Erin Bloomquist (Todd), Ryan Bergan (Bobbie), Kathy Beevers (fiancé Troy Miller), Tim Recker (Kristy), Connie Euans (Mike), Lisa Recker, Larry O'Brien, Mike Harford (Sarah), Tony Harford (friend Amanda Schlueter), Susie Horn (Mark); 24 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband in May 1991; grandsons, Jeffrey Recker (July 1979) and Steven Bergan (August 1989); grandson-in-law, Wally Beevers (November 2009); sons-in-law, William Harford (October 1979) and Robert Weber (March 2010); sisters, Mamie Miles, Maggie Kellogg, Daisy Kellogg, Nellie Olinger, Clara Farmer and Mae Berns; brothers, Bryan, Dewey, Edward and Francis, Jr. Leonard FH

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Kathryn Julia Farmer O'Brien's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Clayton County, USA.
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Kathryn Julia Farmer O'Brien death on 27 Sep 2012 in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7542000
Longitude: -91.4916992

Family Members:

Parent

Francis Woodrow Farmer Sr.

(1864 - 1939)

Daisy E. Carpenter Farmer

(1876 - 1955)

Spouse

John Michael O'Brien

(1916 - 1991)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Dewey James Farmer

(1899 - 1978)

Edward Joseph Farmer

(1904 - 1990)

(unknow - unknow)

Clara Mary Farmer

(1910 - 2001)

Francis Woodrow Farmer Jr.

(1913 - 1992)

Mae “Sadie May” Farmer Berns

(1916 - 2012)

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Coordinate: 42.7542000, -91.4916992

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Coordinate: 42.8124846, -91.4584734

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Coordinate: 42.8050003, -91.5508270

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Coordinate: 42.7388992, -91.3780975

13. Garretson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7422100, -91.6067580

14. Reed Cemetery
Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7353000, -91.6052000

15. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Littleport, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7425003, -91.3747025

16. Noble Cemetery
Edgewood, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6735992, -91.4471970

17. Green Hill Cemetery
Edgewood, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6739006, -91.4207993

18. Hartman Cemetery
Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8155360, -91.3880840

19. Communia Cemetery
Volga Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7868996, -91.3630981

20. Meenan Cemetery
Communia, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7999862, -91.3584693

21. Eberhard Cemetery
Littleport, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7583201, -91.3418020

22. Blanchaine Cemetery
Volga, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7676210, -91.3389040

23. Taylorsville Cemetery
Arlington, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7694283, -91.6469727

24. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8488998, -91.4021988