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Joseph D Shurson

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Joseph D Shurson Veteran

Birth
Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Death
24 Mar 1988 (aged 63)
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
I 144/5
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Services for Joseph D. Shurson, 63, of 946 Boston Way, Coralville, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Callahan Funeral Home. Burial, with military graveside services, will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County Visiting Nurses Association.

Mr. Shurson died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness.

He was born April 30, 1924, in Eagle Grove, son of Anfin and Avie Minor Shurson. He married Elizabeth "Liz" Oetken May 21, 1950, in Eagle Grove. She died May 21, 1981.

They moved to Iowa City in 1961. He was employed by Econogas as a service man for 25 years. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Iowa City Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by two daughters, Diane (Mrs. Paul) Kaefring of West Liberty and Joan (Mrs. Ed) Patterson of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one brother, Melvin of Abilene, Kan.; and one sister, Arlene Christensen of Eagle Grove.
[Thanks to contributor #48038537 for the parent links and obituary clipping.]
Services for Joseph D. Shurson, 63, of 946 Boston Way, Coralville, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Callahan Funeral Home. Burial, with military graveside services, will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County Visiting Nurses Association.

Mr. Shurson died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness.

He was born April 30, 1924, in Eagle Grove, son of Anfin and Avie Minor Shurson. He married Elizabeth "Liz" Oetken May 21, 1950, in Eagle Grove. She died May 21, 1981.

They moved to Iowa City in 1961. He was employed by Econogas as a service man for 25 years. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Iowa City Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by two daughters, Diane (Mrs. Paul) Kaefring of West Liberty and Joan (Mrs. Ed) Patterson of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one brother, Melvin of Abilene, Kan.; and one sister, Arlene Christensen of Eagle Grove.
[Thanks to contributor #48038537 for the parent links and obituary clipping.]


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  • Created by: Sue
  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80283057/joseph_d-shurson: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph D Shurson (30 Apr 1924–24 Mar 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80283057, citing Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47214540).