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Levi Neese
1872 - 1935
- Funeral Services Levi Neese Ventura Held Sunday P.M.
Taught School In Hancock And Adjoining Counties For Many Years
Special to Garner Leader and Signal
Ventura - Levi Neese was born at Webster City on Feb. 17, 1872, and died
at the Park hospital, in Mason City, August 7, 1935 at the age of 62
years, 5 months and 20 days.
He grew to manhood on a farm near Webster City and with the completion of
his school work at Webster City, he attended Ellsworth college and Drake
university in Des Moines. He taught school for twenty-five years in the
state of Iowa in Kamrar, Klemme, Meservey, Ventura and Titonka and retired
eight years ago, locating in Ventura, and lived there until his death.
He was united in marriage to Edith Richardson of Webster City Aug. 19,
1908. This union was blessed with one child, Doris. He leaves to mourn his
loss his wife, Mrs. Neese and daughter, Doris, of Ventura, one brother,
Tilden Neese of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Brock of Macon, Mo.,
and Mrs. Taylor Sargent of Falls River, Kans., and a host of friends.
He had been ailing for some time and about a week ago was taken to the
hospital for treatment for infection, and was confined to his bed for a
week. Doctors and friends did all they could, but death claimed him is a
victim to release him from his suffering.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Ward funeral home in
Clear Lake. Rev. Dirks officiated. Mr. Kahrs, Mr. Green, Mrs. Halford and
Ferne Thomas sang and Wm. Schow, H. A. Peterson, Ed Olson, Bert Auchampach,
Ed Kahrs and J. A. Green were the pallbearers. Burial was made in the
Clear Lake cemetery.
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source: Leader & Signal, Garner, Iowa, 14 Aug 1935, page 1, column
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- Retired School Head Succumbs
Levi Neese of Ventura Is Dead; Funeral Will Be Held Sunday
Ventura, Aug 8 - Levi Neese. superintendent of schools in various towns in
North Iowa nearly 25 years, died Wednesday night at a Mason City hospital
from a complication of diseases. He was superintendent here eight years,
retiring two years ago.
Mr. Neese was born in 1872 in Webster City. In 1908 he was married to
Edith Richardson of Webster City. He received his education at Ellsworth
college in Iowa Falls, Drake at Des Moines and Iowa State at Ames.
He served as superintendent at Kamrar, Klemme, Meservey and Titonka.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Ward funeral
home in Clear Lake. Burial will be in Memorial park cemetery in Mason
City.
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source: Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, 8 Aug 1935, page 17,
column 1
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Levi Neese: born 17 Feb 1872 - died 7 Aug 1935
Grave marker at Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 55402319
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