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     Vera Irene Wright was buried at Abel Cemetery, Hedrick, Keokuk Co., Iowa.² Her Social Security Number was 479-10-3229.³ She was born on July 12, 1902 at Stuart, Guthrie Co., Iowa.^1,2,3 As of August 1, 1930,her married name was Fear.⁴ She married Dea Orvil "Dee" Fear, son of Daniel E. "Dan" Fear and Amanda C. Pence, on August 1, 1930 at Lancaster, Schuyler Co., Missouri.⁴ Vera Irene Wright died on December 1, 1974 at Iowa at age 72.^2,3

     Her married name was Miller.² Her married name was Manser.⁶ Her Social Security Number was 484-48-0598.⁷ Her married name was Thrasher.¹ Her married name was Daniel.¹ Her married name was Neades.¹ Inace Irene Fear married Unknown Thrasher.¹ Inace Irene Fear married Unknown Daniel.¹ Inace Irene Fear married Unknown Neades.¹ Inace Irene Fear married Unknown Miller.^2,3 Inace Irene Fear married Eldon Manser.⁶ Inace Irene Fear was born on January 26, 1942 at Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.^1,7 She died on November 4, 2000 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at age 58.^1,6,7 She Des Moines - Inace Irene Miller, 58, of the 1800 block of Des Moines Street died of cancer Saturday at Mercy Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Cremation will follow services. Mrs. Miller was born in Ottumwa and had lived in Des Moines 50 years. She was a waitress. She is survived by her husband, Eldon Manser; four sons, Everett Thrasher and Duane Daniel, both of Des Moines, Terry Thrasher of Sterling, Colo., and Tim Thrasher of White Bear Lake, Minn; two brothers, Richard Fear of Racine, Wis., and Douglas Fear of Jefferson City, Mo; two sisters, Lindola Jennings of Des Moines and Tycene Sargent of Phoenix; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. on November 5, 2000.⁶

     Donald Orvil "Don" Fear was buried at Pennington Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^4,6 He was born on April 6, 1921 at Delta, Keokuk Co., Iowa.^2,3,4,6 He married Marilyn Bell Erickson on September 13, 1946.⁴ Donald Orvil "Don" Fear OTTUMWA — Donald O. Fear, 93, formerly of 423 Elmdale Ave., died at 12:45 a.m. May 21, 2014, at Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born April 6, 1921, in Delta, Iowa, to Dea and Mabel Yahnke Fear. Don was raised by Roscoe and Emma Klingaman. He married Marilyn Erickson on September 13, 1946. She preceded him in death on November 9, 1998. A graduate of Sigourney High School, he served with the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the carrier Bunker Hill. Don retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1986. Surviving are three daughters, Donna (Allen) Jordan of Oskaloosa, Deanne Fear of Ottumwa and Debbie (Don) Henry of Johnston; five grandchildren, Allene Pushor, Melinda (Mike) Connell, Denise (Brian) Kitzman, Emma Henry and Sarah Henry; six great-grandchildren, Megan Pushor, Melanie Pushor, Madison Connell, Hazel Kitzman, Zachary Kitzman and Cayle Kitzman; a great-great-granddaughter, Brooklynn; a half brother, Doug (Donna) Fear of Jefferson City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Reece Funeral Home with Pastor Mel Kendall officiating. Burial will be in Pennington Cemetery in Sigourney. on May 21, 2014.⁴ He died on May 21, 2014 at Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, at age 93.⁴

     Marilyn Bell Erickson was buried at Pennington Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk Co., Iowa.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 482-20-1306.⁶ She was born on October 14, 1924 at Warren, Story Co., Iowa.^2,6,3,5 As of September 13, 1946,her married name was Fear.¹ She married Donald Orvil "Don" Fear, son of Dea Orvil "Dee" Fear and Mabel V. Yahnke, on September 13, 1946.¹ Marilyn Bell Erickson died on November 9, 1998 at Iowa at age 74.^1,6,5

     Douglas Eugene "Doug" Fear Sr. was born on February 13, 1944 at Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.³ He married Donna Van Osdol on April 15, 1966.³ Douglas Eugene "Doug" Fear Sr. died on November 27, 2015 at Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri, at age 71.³ He Douglas Eugene Fear Sr., 71, of Jefferson City, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at Capital Region Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born Feb. 13, 1944, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of the late Dea Fear and Wanda (Seley) Castor. On April 15, 1966, he married Donna Van Osdol who survives at the home. Doug joined the Marine Corps on April 21, 1961, at the age of 17, and served until March 11, 1965. He served overseas throughout numerous places including Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam and Okinawa. He received medals for Pistol Expert, Good Conduct Medal, M-14 Marksmanship Badge and Armed Forced Expeditionary Medal. He worked his whole life as a car salesman, sales manager and later he became owner of his own business, Doug's Blvd. Motors. He is survived by his wife, Donna Fear, of Jefferson City; a daughter, Dawn (Robert) Hake, of Jefferson City; a son, Douglas Fear Jr., of Jefferson City; five grandchildren, Ashley (Jake) Heatherly, Jessica (Chris) Bruemmer, Ryan Hake, Madison Fear and Jordyn Fear; two great-grandchildren, Jade Heatherly and Landon Bruemmer; one sister, Lindola Jennings, of Des Moines, Iowa; one brother, Richard (Sandy) Fear, of Racine, Wis; a motherin- law, Dordan Van Osdol, of Jefferson City; one brother-in-law, Doyle (Carol) Van Osdol, of Jefferson City; and two sisters-in-law, Denise (Dale) Taylor, of Jefferson City, and Debbie (Terry) Loper, of Plattsmouth, Neb. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Castor; his father, Dea Fear; two sisters, Inace Miller and Tycene Sargent; two brothers, Ray Dudley and Donald Fear; and a brother-in-law, Dwayne Van Osdol. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at Dulle- Trimble Funeral Home. Military honors will be provided at the conclusion of the visitation. on November 28, 2015.³

     Her Social Security Number was 484-66-6543.³ Her married name was Sargent.¹ Tycene Jo Fear married Unknown Sargent.^1,2,5 Tycene Jo Fear was born on July 6, 1945 at Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.³ She died on February 25, 2004 at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 58.^3,6 She Tycene Jo Sargent, age 58, died Feb 25 at Maryvale Hospital. She is survived by one sister Lindola Jennings of MO, two brothers Richard Fear of Wis, Douglas Fear of MO, two sons Kerry Sargent of KS, Terence Sargent of AZ, and Karen Sargent, four granddaughters and one great grandson. on February 28, 2004.⁶

     Richard L. Fear was buried at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 21731 Spring Street, Union Grove, Racine Co., Wisconsin.^6,3 He was born on May 3, 1939 at Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa.^6,3 He married Sandra K. Duryee on July 26, 1974 at Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.^2,3 Richard L. Fear died on May 19, 2017 at Union Grove, Racine Co., Wisconsin, at age 78.^6,3 He RACINE - Richard “Rich” L. Fear, age 78, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Wisconsin Veteran’s Home, Union Grove, from complications of a stroke. Richard was born in Iowa, City, IA, May 3, 1939, son of the late Dea and Wanda (Nee: Seley) Fear. At the age of seventeen, Rich joined the military and proudly served his country for 21-1/2 years, first serving in the United States Navy and then the Army. Rich said, “Jobs were scarce. I decided I was going to serve my country.” After his discharge, he realized he liked military life and enlisted in the Army, where his career took him to Panama, Vietnam for three tours of duty, Germany, Korea and several bases throughout the United States. On July 26, 1974 in Rochester, MN he was united in marriage to Sandra K. Duryee. Shortly after they were married, he was assigned a tour of duty in South Korea. Sandy joined him there and it turned out to be quite an interesting experience for them both. After retiring from the military in 1978, Rich worked for a short time as a prison guard in Jefferson City, Missouri, then for a short time as a security officer for thee Brinks company. In 1983 they moved to Racine, WI, with their two children. Rich became employed with the post office as a letter carrier. He enjoyed getting to know his customers on his various routes and made many friends during his 17-1/2 year career. Rich retired from the post office in 2001. In his spare time, he loved to go on fishing trips with his buddies, was a Green Bay Packer fan, enjoyed reading and doing word search puzzles, had a tolerance for taking his wife to rummage sales-but “secretly” he had fun looking for a bargain. Richard will be best remembered for his deep commitment to serve fellow veterans through the many military organizations he belonged to which included: Disabled American Veterans past 12th National Executive Committeeman for WI and IL, Past Dept. Commander of Purple Heart, Past Commander and Chaplain of VFW Post 1391, Past Dept. Commander and last Dept. Chaplain of the Military Order of the Cooties, Past Dept. Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. He also volunteered for close to 20 years at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee serving his fellow veterans. On April 15, 2016 Rich was honored as the recipient of The Veteran of the Year Award at the Volunteer Recognition Awards Ceremony. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife of nearly forty-three years, Sandra; his children, John (Paula) Fear of Racine, Angela Fear-Murray of Kenosha; his grandchildren, Dylan Ison, Braxton and Mason Murray; his “adopted great-grandchildren”, Carmine, Emily, and Angelo; extended family-Caitlin, Miguel, Michael and Alana; sister, Lyndola Jennings; sister-in-law, Donna Fear of MO; nieces, nephews, several other relatives and many dear friends. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ray Dudley, Donald and Doug Fear; sisters, Inace Miller and Tycene Sargent. Funeral services with Full Military Honors will be held at the funeral home on Friday May 26, 2017, 5:00 p.m. Private interment will be held at the Southern Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Town of Dover. on May 21, 2017.³

     Lindola L. Fear Lindola L. Jennings, 77, passed away unexpectedly on March 4, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Linn was born March 5, 1941 in Ottumwa, IA, daughter of Dea Orville and Wanda Darlene (Seeley) Fear. She received her education in Ottumwa and in 1959 married John Jennings. Linn made most of her life in the Des Moines area where she worked at Latin King, Savory Hotel and later retired from Whitefield and Eddy Law Firm as a Service Assistant. Linn was always full of life and on the go, she loved playing bingo, going to auctions and playing poker. She was most proud of her children and is survived by her son John Jennings, daughters, Luwanna Murrow, Annette Jennings, Nancy (Tom) Cook and Melinda (Don) Moos, 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Doug, Richard and Ray, half-brother Donald and two sisters, Iance and Tycene.¹ She was born on March 5, 1941 at Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa.¹ As of 1959,her married name was Jennings.¹ She married John Jennings in 1959.¹ Lindola L. Fear died on March 4, 2019 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at age 77.¹