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     His Social Security Number was 503-16-4291.⁹ William Ralph Searles was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap Co., Washington.² He was born on April 20, 1925 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.^9,2,4 He married Marilyn Ruth Thompson on June 3, 1950 at Hill City, Pennington Co., South Dakota.^2,3,10 William Ralph Searles died on December 13, 2006 at Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., Washington, at age 81.^9,2,11 He William R. Searles, of Port Orchard, died on Dec. 13, 2006, at home. He was 81. He was born on April 20, 1925, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Clair and Edna Mae (Stephenson) Searles. He married Marilyn Thompson on June 3, 1950, in Hill City, S.D. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman during World War II. He worked as a supply manager, inspector, plumber and pipefitter at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 32 years until his retirement. He was a member of Adventures of Faith Church, the South Kitsap School Board, the Bremerton Elks Lodge, the Port Orchard Fraternal Order of Eagles and the VFW in Yuma, Ariz. He is survived by wife Marilyn Searles of Port Orchard; son Michael (and wife Kathy) Searles of Grand Junction, Colo; daughters Jo Ellen “Jodi” (and husband Dennis) Johnston of Seabeck, and Denise (and husband M. Jerry Jr.) Jones of Marysville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter Willa J. Janes. A memorial service is was held on Dec. 15 at Lewis Funeral Chapel, followed by inurnment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rememberances can be sent to the American Lung Association, 2625 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98121-1213, or the Adventures of Faith Church Building Fund, or South Kitsap Helpline. on December 14, 2006.²

     Eugene Stevens "Geno" Searles was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.^2,3 He Eugene Searles, 79, of Sioux Falls, died Monday, September 11, 2006 at Southridge Health Care Center. Eugene Stevens Searles (Geno) was born January 18, 1927 in Sioux Falls, SD. He grew up in Sioux Falls where he received his education, graduating from Washington High School in 1945. Following high school, he served in the US Army during World War II. When he returned from the military, Eugene attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls, graduating in 1951. Gene was employed as an accountant with Northern State Power Company (NSP) for 36 years, retiring in 1988. Gene enjoyed collecting First Day covers (stamps) and cooking. Gene also enjoyed music and was a member for several years in the Sioux Falls Annual Concert Series. Gene was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sioux Falls. Grateful for having shared his life are his brother, William R. Searles of Port Orchard, WA; several nieces and nephews, and a half brother, Jack Goodroad. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, and one sister. Memorial services will be Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location, is in charge of the arrangements.² He was born on January 18, 1927 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.^2,3,4 He died on September 11, 2006 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota, at age 79.^2,3

     Sylvia Nelson was born circa 1908 at South Dakota.³ As of June 16, 1931,her married name was Searles.¹ She married Clarence Wesley "Clair" Searles on June 16, 1931 at Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 504-18-4404.⁴ Audrey Constance Johnson was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado.⁵ She was born on January 27, 1924 at Estelline, Hamlin Co., South Dakota.^4,6,2,3 As of January 19, 1947,her married name was Searles.¹ She married Robert Richard Searles, son of Clarence Wesley "Clair" Searles and Edna Lucille Stephenson, on January 19, 1947 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., South Dakota.^1,6 Audrey Constance Johnson died on November 14, 1989 at Aurora, Adams Co., Colorado, at age 65.^4,6 She AURORA, Colo. - Audrey (Connie) Searles, 65, of Aurora, died Tuesday in Aurora. Audrey Johnson was born Jan. 27, 1924, in Estelline. She married Robert Searles on Jan. 19, 1947, in Sioux Falls. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons: Barry, Del Ray Beach, Fla; Steven, Dallas, Texas; one daughter: Mrs. David (Kathryn) Gies, Denver; eight grandchildren; one brother: Arnold, Estelline; one sister: Elva Kull, Sioux Falls. on November 17, 1989.⁶

     Burton "Bert" Mick was buried at McCormick Cemetery, Highland Township, Wapello Co., Iowa.² He was born on January 26, 1888 at Wapello, Louisa Co., Iowa.^2,3 He married Grace Leota Duree, daughter of William Anderson Duree and Phoebe Elizabeth Utterback, on September 30, 1909 at Hedrick, Keokuk Co., Iowa.³ Burton "Bert" Mick died on April 28, 1915 at age 27.²

     Waldo William Mick Waldo W. Mick, 84, of Audubon died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Kessler Funeral Home, and burial will be at Swede Valley Cemetery near Ogden. Mr. Mick was born in Perkin. He taught in Panora and was later a school administrator in Beaver, Calumet and Pocahontus. He retired after 14 years as an elementary principal of Audubon Community Schools. Surviving are his wife, Dodie; a son, Thomas of Spokane, Wash; and two grandchildren. Friends may call until service time at the funeral home.⁴ His Social Security Number was 485-22-0427.⁵ He was buried at Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Ogden, Boone Co., Iowa.^6,4 He married Theodora Marie "Dodie" Bork.^7,8 Waldo William Mick was born on April 30, 1910 at Competine Township, Wapello Co., Iowa.^5,3 He died on November 8, 1994 at Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa, at age 84.^5,4

     Donald Ira "Don" Mick was born on August 26, 1911 at Iowa.^1,3

     Doris Frances Mick was buried at Bellevue Memorial Gardens, 4051 Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown, Columbia Co., Georgia.³ Her Social Security Number was 252-73-2085.⁴ Her married name was Laughlin.³ She married Harold Richard Laughlin.³ Doris Frances Mick was born on April 6, 1913 at Iowa.^1,4,3 She died on February 27, 1993 at Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina, at age 79.⁴

     Rebecca Loretta Veintz was buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.³ She was born in 1889 at Iowa.^4,3 As of circa 1916,her married name was Duree.⁵ She married Harry Ansel Duree, son of William Anderson Duree and Phoebe Elizabeth Utterback, circa 1916.^5,1,2 Rebecca Loretta Veintz died in 1968.³

     Margaret Laurene Duree was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Clarke Co., Iowa.⁶ She was born on October 21, 1917 at Iowa.² As of January 10, 1942,her married name was Smith.⁴ She married Warren Wesley Smith on January 10, 1942 at Clarke Co., Iowa.⁴ Margaret Laurene Duree died on December 22, 1976 at age 59.⁶

     His Social Security Number was 480-16-6741.⁷ Loren Joseph Duree was buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.^3,4 He was born on August 18, 1919 at Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.^7,3,4 He married Anna L. Price on December 18, 1946.³ Loren Joseph Duree died on January 29, 1974 at Kansas City, Missouri, at age 54.^7,3,4 He Loren Joseph, eldest son of Harry and Rebecca Veintz Duree, was born August 18, 1919 at Woodburn, Iowa. Joe moved to Ottumwa with his family at the age of one and to Hedrick, Iowa in March 1921, where he lived until March 1927 when they moved to a farm southeast of Woodburn. He attended school at Hedrick and Woodburn, graduating from Woodburn High School in 1936. He worked on a dairy farm in Minnesota and as a teacher around Woodburn before joining the army. He was discharged September 3, 1945 after seven years of service, with much time spent overseas. Joe worked a year in Ames and then came to Osceola to work for the Great Lakes Pipeline now Williams Brothers Pipeline Co. He was patrol foreman for the company at the time of his death in Kansas City, Missouri. On December 18, 1946 he was united in marriage to Anna Price of Osceola. Two daughters were born to this union. Joe is survived by his wife Anna, two daughters and their husbands: husbands: Joann and Mike Wolfe, Donna and Larry Baker; three grandchildren: Edd and Nichole Wolfe and Jennie Baker, all of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Also surviving are two brothers: Leo A. of Chariton; Ralph O. of Eldridge; five sisters: Laurene Smith of Garden Grove, Betty Swan and Billie Burgus of Osceola, Theresa Patterson of Lucas, and Naomi Sly of Davenport, several nieces and nephews and an aunt, Alice Matthews. Joe was a Legionnaire and a member of the Catholic Church at Gladstone, Missouri. He was preceeded in death by his parents and one niece. Funeral services were held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 1974 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Osceola with burial in St. Marys Cemetery in Woodburn, Iowa. on February 7, 1974.³

     Betty E. Duree was buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.³ Her married name was Swan.² She married Darrel Bertram Swan.² Betty E. Duree was born on January 16, 1922 at Iowa.^1,3,7 She died on December 8, 2009 at age 87.^3,7

     His Social Security Number was 478-22-2521.⁸ Leo Ansel Duree was buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.⁹ He was born on July 9, 1923 at Iowa.^1,8,10 He married Erma Irene Grimm on May 1, 1946.¹¹ Leo Ansel Duree died on May 11, 2011 at Chariton, Lucas Co., Iowa, at age 87.^8,9,10 He Mass of Christian Burial for Leo Duree, 87, will be Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chariton. Family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Interment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Woodburn. Memorials are requested to Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation District, Circle of Life Hospice, or Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Preceded in death were his parents; infant daughter Loretta; brother Joe; sisters: Loren Smith, Wylla Burguso, and Betty Swan; grandson Roy Bingham; and great-grandson Blaine Bingham. Leo passed away May 11, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Erma; daughters: Kathy (Roger) Bingham, Peggy (Danny) Crooks, and Patty (David) Sponsler; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; siblings: Theresa (Jr.) Patterson, Naomi (Jim) Sly, and Ralph Duree; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. on May 13, 2011.⁹

     Wylla Marie "Billie" Duree was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Clarke Co., Iowa.⁸ Her Social Security Number was 483-20-4358.⁹ She was born on January 7, 1925 at Hendrick, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^9,8,3 As of August 10, 1946,her married name was Burgus.¹ She married Dale Edwin Burgus on August 10, 1946 at Osceola, Clarke Co., Iowa.^1,2 Wylla Marie "Billie" Duree died on December 24, 2000 at Iowa at age 75.^9,8

     Ralph O. Duree was born on July 5, 1927 at Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.^8,6 He married Kathleen J. Hardesty in 1948.⁶ Ralph O. Duree and Kathleen J. Hardesty were divorced in 1954.⁶ Ralph O. Duree married Marian M. Eberline on August 31, 1957 at Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa.³ Ralph O. Duree died on November 19, 2011 at Bettendorf, Scott Co., Iowa, at age 84.^8,6 He ELDRIDGE - Another Good Man from the Greatest Generation has left this world. Ralph "Toad" Duree, 84, of Eldridge, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26, at Chambers Funeral Home in Eldridge. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of the services on Saturday at the funeral home. Per his wishes, cremation rites will be accorded following the services. Memorials may be made to the family which will be used for various charities. Ralph was born to Harry A. and Rebecca L. (Birtz) Duree on July 5, 1927, in Woodburn, Iowa. Ralph was born into a large, loving family. He had seven brothers and sisters. Ralph married Kathleen J. Hardesty in 1948 and they had two children from this union. Ralph and Kathleen later divorced in 1954. He then married Marion Burkhead in 1957. Marion brought three children into their family and they had a son together. Marian preceded him in death on January 2, 2010. Ralph possessed many great qualities that caused all who knew him to regard him as a "Good Man." He had integrity, and his word meant something. Ralph understood the meaning of hard work and he worked very hard to take care of his family. Ralph was both a very strong, and a very gentle man, and he had many great life-long friends. He was immensely kind, and his reputation is that of a "true gentleman." Ralph was humble, giving and incapable of judging anyone. He smiled easily and his laugh was both sweet and sincere. To know this man was to know what kindness, unconditional love, compassion, and understanding truly mean, and in that we all knew and loved the same remarkable man who enriched our lives beyond measure. Ralph served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Ralph was a butcher by trade. He worked for Oscar Mayer in Davenport for 33 years. He then drove the big yellow school bus for North Scott Community School District for 15 years. Ralph enjoyed fishing, gambling and riding motorcycles. Those left to honor his memory include two daughters, Dr. Cheryl Duree, D.C., and her husband Ben and Mari Renée Duree, both of Grand Junction, Colo; one son, Ralph H. Duree of Eldridge; two stepdaughters, Diane Ashe and her husband Ron of Spring Hill, Tenn., and Kathleen Smith and her husband Gary of Rock Island; one stepson, Dale Burkhead and his wife Randa of Muscatine; one granddaughter, Tasha May Duree; one great-granddaughter, Lacee Kilgore; and two sisters, Naomi Sly and her husband Jim of Davenport and Teresa Patterson and her husband Junior of Lucas, Iowa. In addition to his wife Marian, Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, one granddaughter, Kelly Jo Fay, three sisters, Laruen Smith, Betty Swan and Billy Burgess, and two brothers, Leo and Joe Duree. We know that he was proud of all of us, just as we are all proud to have had him as our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother, and brother-in-law. on November 24, 2011.⁶

     Teresa Ann Duree Theresa Ann Duree Patterson was born November 26, 1929 in Woodburn, Iowa to Harry Ancel and Rebecca Loretta Viertz Duree, the seventh of eight children. She passed away March 28, 2013 at the Lucas County Health Center. She attended grade school at Red Wing country school south of Woodburn and graduated in 1948 from Woodburn High School. Upon graduation she worked for Herbert Story, M.D. in Osceola, Iowa and Bankers Life in Des Moines, Iowa. On August 19, 1950 she was united in marriage to Junior L. Patterson. For the next 61 1/2 years they lived on a farm southwest of Lucas where they raised their children, Becky and Bruce. In April 2012, they moved to Northridge Assisted Living in Chariton, Iowa. Five months later, Theresa moved to Chariton Nursing and Rehab. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society in Woodburn and later the Sacred Heart Church in Chariton. An active member of the Chariton Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No. 2774 since 1977, she held offices of Vice President, Chaplin and Inside Guard and also attended local, district and state meeting through the years. Theresa's career was being a wonderful wife, mom and grandma. She was always home for Becky and Bruce while they were growing up. During the week while Junior was working on the railroad, she did the chores taking care of sheep and cattle. As a grandma and great grandma, she was always there giving love and encouragement and attending their many activities. There was always a special surprise with each visit. Left to honor her memory are her husband of 62 1/2 years, Junior; daughter Becky and husband Dan Allen of Lucas; son Bruce and wife Marsha of Chariton; granddaughters Emily and husband Steve Peasley of Slater, Katie and husband Doug Cooper of Mondamin; grandsons Cale Patterson of Lucas, Jared and wife Julie Patterson of Chariton; great grandchildren Kent and Ellen Cooper of Lubbock, TX and Brooke, Danielle and Justin Cooper of Mondamin. Also a sister Naomi Sly of Davenport; sister-in-law Erma Duree of Chariton and a host of extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Laurene Smith and husband Warren, Betty Swan and husband Darrel, Wylla (Billie) Burgus and husband Dale; brothers Joe and wife Anna, Leo (Wimpy), Ralph (Toad) and wife Marian and brother-in-law Jim Sly; 4 nieces and 1 nephew and her in-laws Russell and Sadie Patterson.² She was born on November 26, 1926 at Woodburn, Clarke Co., Iowa.² As of August 19, 1950,her married name was Patterson.² She married Junior Lewis Patterson on August 19, 1950.^7,2,3,6 Teresa Ann Duree died on March 28, 2013 at Chariton, Lucas Co., Iowa, at age 86.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 567-07-1386.⁵ John "Johnny" McNeely was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, 1315 Edgar Avenue, Beaumont, Riverside Co., California.⁴ He was born on March 19, 1887 at Illinois.^2,1 He married Mollie Rose Jacobs, daughter of Thomas M. "Tom" Jacobs and Frances Louisa Duree, circa April, 1910.^1,3 John "Johnny" McNeely died on January 7, 1967 at Riverside Co., California, at age 79.¹

     His Social Security Number was 567-01-6701.⁵ Wilfred Thomas McNeely was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, Riverside Co., California.³ He was born on October 23, 1919 at Imperial Co., California.^5,2,6 He died on February 22, 1997 at Riverside Co., California, at age 77.^5,2