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Birth	:	9 Mar 1917 Essex, Page County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 Sep 1987 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6166992, -72.7332993
Description	:	MERINE LEONA WESTMAN Merine Leona Westman was born March 9, 1917, at Essex, Iowa, the daughter of John William and Nora Lydia (Skalberg) Westman. Merine attended the Essex Public School. Because of ill health, she spent most of her years in care centers. She was a resident at the Nishna Care Center in Malvern prior to her death at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday afternoon, September 23, 1987. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Nora Westman and two sisters Marjorie Westman and Mrs.... Read More	MERINE LEONA WESTMAN Merine Leona Westman was born March 9, 1917, at Essex, Iowa, the daughter of John William and Nora Lydia (Skalberg) Westman. Merine attended the Essex Public School. Because of ill health, she spent most of her years in care centers. She was a resident at the Nishna Care Center in Malvern prior to her death at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday afternoon, September 23, 1987. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Nora Westman and two sisters Marjorie Westman and Mrs. Frank (Loretta) Johnson. Merine is survives by two sisters, Mrs. Sam (Verona) Bengtson of Essex, Iowa, and Mrs. William (Genevie) Rowe of Rogers, Arkansas, and a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral services were conducted from the Hackett Funeral Home at Shenandoah, Iowa, Friday afternoon, September 25, 1987. The Rev. Robert D. Bartlett officiated. Soloist was John Bengtson accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Woods at the organ. Casket bearers were Jim Bengtson, Joe Bengtson, Terry Johnson, Dick Johnson, Harve Johnson, and Gene Winchester. Interment was in the Essex Cemetery at Essex, Iowa. Mrs. Gene Winchester was at the memory register. Essex Independent, Essex, Iowa, Thursday, October 15, 1987, page 6 The Shenandoah Evening Sentinel, Shenandoah, Iowa, October 1, 1987. Merine Leona Westman married to Dale Swanson on the sly. Her mother got it annulled. She went crazy and was put in a home where she died. (She spent most of her years in care centers because of ill health. She was a resident at the Nishna Care Center in Malvern prior to her death at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha on Wednesday, September 23, 1987. She was 70 years old. Marine Leona Westman, daughter of John William Westman and Nora Lydia Skalberg, aged 21, born in Essex, Iowa was married on July 10, 1937 in Essex, Iowa to Fail Clifford Swanson, 23, born in Essex, son of J. W. Swanson and Martha Anderson. They were married by H. Hultman, minister of the gospel with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson as witnesses. Merine Leona Westman, female, born March 9, 1917 in Essex, Page County, Iowa to Nora Lydia Skallberg and Jno Wm. Westman. Information found in The Page County Court House, Clarinda, Iowa, birth records.

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Merine Leona Westman's memorial is located at: Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, USA.
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Merine Leona Westman death on 23 Sep 1987 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.6166992
Longitude: -72.7332993

Family Members:

Parent

John William Westman

(1888 - 1967)

Nora Lydia Skalberg Westman

(1890 - 1975)

Spouse

Dail Clifford Swanson

(1914 - 1955)

Siblings

Verona Elnora Eugenia Westman Bengtson

(1911 - 1996)

Gwyndola Lorretta Westman Johnson

(1913 - 1987)

Marjorie Jeanette Westman

(1915 - 1934)

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