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Ruth Arlene Koch Callaway

Birth	:	28 Aug 1925 Whitten, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	9 Jul 2009 Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Benson Cemetery, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2522011, -92.9807968
Description	:	R. Arlene Callaway, 83, of Whitten, died Sunday evening, August 9th, at the Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 13th, at the Whitten Community Church with Pastor Jim Hartman officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Benson Cemetery at Whitten. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mitchell Family Funeral home in Marshalltown. Born on August 28th, 1925, in rural Whitten, Iowa, she was one of three daughters born to Henry and... Read More	R. Arlene Callaway, 83, of Whitten, died Sunday evening, August 9th, at the Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 13th, at the Whitten Community Church with Pastor Jim Hartman officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Benson Cemetery at Whitten. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mitchell Family Funeral home in Marshalltown. Born on August 28th, 1925, in rural Whitten, Iowa, she was one of three daughters born to Henry and Charity Ruth (Sisson) Koch. She attended the Felix #6 rural school and graduated from the Whitten Consolidated High School in 1942. On December 29th, 1945, in a double ceremony with her sister, she was married to Gene McKeehan. To this union, one son – Dennis- was born. Mr. McKeehan died unexpectedly at a young age. On New Year's Day of 1950, at her sister's home west of Whitten, she married Ray Callaway. They made their home near Whitten all of their married lives. Mrs. Callaway was employed at Ford-Hopkins in Marshalltown following graduation, the Tallcorn, a canning factory in Grundy Center, sorted seed corn, worked at Mis-Steak House in Whitten and retired from wallpapering and painting. She treasured her family and attended the Whitten Community Church, was a member of the Eldora Bowling Hall of Fame, the Union OES, Kensington Club, Benson Cemetery Society, Whitten Alumni, and supported many community needs such as the Whitten Fire Department and the Union Ambulance. Last year (2008), she served as a co-grand marshal for the Whitten Days Parade. Arlene also was a great cook, loved to dance and scrapbook and garden. Left to cherish her memory is her three sons: Dennis and Kevin (Jo) of Whitten, Jim (Tammy) of rural Conrad, eight grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren, her sister Clara Ann Hauser of Conrad and nieces and nephews. In death she has rejoined her parents, husbands, sister Joyce (Robert) Wilson and brother-in-law Dale Hauser.

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Ruth Arlene Koch Callaway's memorial is located at: Benson Cemetery, Grundy County, USA.
When did Ruth Arlene Koch Callaway death?
Ruth Arlene Koch Callaway death on 9 Jul 2009 in Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2522011
Longitude: -92.9807968

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Lyle Eugene McKeehan

(1917 - 1949)

Ray James Callaway

(1914 - 1974)

Siblings

Joyce Elaine Koch Wilson

(1937 - 1982)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Benson Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2522011, -92.9807968

2. Hauser Cemetery
Whitten, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

3. Whitney Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2347000, -93.0258000

4. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

5. Union Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2303009, -93.0639038

6. Liscomb Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1875000, -93.0151000

7. Bentley Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2089000, -93.0597500

8. Melrose Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

9. Conrad Cemetery
Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2235298, -92.8834534

10. Sheppard Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.0843964

11. Xenia Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3119011, -93.0781021

12. Alice Union Cemetery
Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3114014, -92.8827972

13. Miller Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2064018, -93.1014023

14. Bethel Grove Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1505000, -93.0317500

15. Bangor Friends Cemetery
Bangor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1702995, -93.0836029

16. Sheller Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3678017, -92.9439011

17. Chester Friends Church Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2374992, -93.1419983

18. Prairieville Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1371994, -92.9233017

19. Buckner Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3685989, -93.0453033

20. Oakland Cemetery
Beaman, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2214012, -92.8153000

21. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

22. East Lawn Memorial Garden
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3605300, -93.0727600

23. Vienna Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1949997, -92.8246994

24. Hadley Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037