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Personal data Merle Francis Culbertson 


Household of Merle Francis Culbertson

He is married to Edna Anna Meyer.

They got married on February 12, 1930 at St. John's Luth. Chr., Fenton, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 22 years old.


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Notes about Merle Francis Culbertson

Merle Francis Culbertson

Source: Author: NN (family name not known), Merllene, Title: "Merle Francis Culbertson," (Publication location: Maple Hill, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvii Dec MMXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102723501

"Merle Francis Culbertson Birth: Jun. 5, 1907 Emmetsburg Palo Alto County Iowa, USA Death: Feb. 4, 1983 Spirit Lake Dickinson County Iowa, USA

Services for Merle Francis Culbertson, 75, Ringsted, were held Monday, 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran church, Ringsted with interment in Swan Lake Township Cemetery, rural Estherville. Rev. Fred Boyce officiated. Culbertson died Friday, Feb 4, 1983 at the Hilltop Nursing Home, Spirit Lake. Henry and Olson Funeral Home in Ringsted was in charge of arrangements.

Culbertson was born June 5, 1907 at Emmetsburg, the son of Clarence and Elizabeth (Rouse) Culbertson; he attended rural Emmet County Schools. On Feb. 12, 1930 he was united in marriage to Edna Meyer at Fenton. He lived most of his life in the Ringsted area where he farmed until 1950 when the couple moved into Ringsted. He was then employed by Emmet County as a maintainance operator until his retirement in 1969. Culbertson was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife Edna, Ringsted; six sons and six daughters; Mrs. Bill (Shirley) Nelson, Spirit Lake, Francis Culbertson, Titonka, Lyle Culbertson, Larue Bradshaw, one sister, Mrs. George (Lulu) Loewenberg, Fairmont, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 12 brothers and Arnolds Park, Gordon Culbertson, Ringsted, Mrs. Chet (Sylvia) Tabor, Dallas, Tex., Mrs. Don (Kathleen) Quastad, Gary Culbertson, Estherville, Mrs. Darrel (Sandra) Walsh, Colorado Springs, Color., Emery Culbertson, Emmetsburg, Daniel Culbertson, Jacksonville, Ark., Mrs. Bob (Connie) Monk, Roanoke, Ill.; 33 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one brother Joe Culbertson, Lone Rock and sister, three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville,IA February 7, 1983)

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Parents:
Clarence Herbert Culbertson (1875 - 1933)
Elizabeth Rouse Culbertson (1874 - 1941)

Spouse:
Edna Anna Meyer Culbertson (1905 - 2000)

Children:
Francis Eugene Culbertson (1932 - 2010) *
Lyle Allen Culbertson (1934 - 2001) *
Gordon Merle Culbertson (1937 - 2007) *
Emery Carter Culbertson (1945 - 2013) *

Siblings:
Nellie Kathryn Culbertson Newton (1894 - 1952) *
Herbert Alexandar Culbertson (1895 - 1973) *
Ada Florence Culbertson Yackle (1897 - 1943) *
Lulu Mae Culbertson Loewenberg (1899 - 1996) *
James Elmer Culbertson (1901 - 1975) *
Mabel Alice Culbertson Lembke (1902 - 1966) *
George Robert Culbertson (1904 - 1908) *
Lester Harry Culbertson (1906 - 1957) *
Merle Francis Culbertson (1907 - 1983)
Wilsie M. Culbertson (1908 - 1908) *
Irene D. Culbertson (1909 - 1909) *
Miley Matthew Culbertson (1911 - 1961) *
Joseph Harvey Culbertson (1914 - 1994) *

* Reverse Relationships: This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.

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Burial: Swan Lake Township Cemetery Maple Hill Emmet County Iowa, USA

Created by: Merllene Record added: Dec 27, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 102723501"
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Merle Francis Culbertson
1907-1983

1930

Edna Anna Meyer
1905-2000

Francis Eugene Culbertson
1932-2010

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Birthday June 5, 1907

  • The temperature on June 5, 1907 was between 8.9 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
    • June 22 » The London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opens.
    • July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
    • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
    • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
    • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.

Day of marriage February 12, 1930

  • The temperature on February 12, 1930 was between -1.9 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
    • January 30 » The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks.
    • April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
    • June 1 » The Deccan Queen is introduced as first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run on electric locomotives.
    • June 17 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
    • September 6 » Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

Day of death February 4, 1983

  • The temperature on February 4, 1983 was between -3.2 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
    • April 12 » Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
    • July 23 » Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba.
    • July 24 » The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
    • August 21 » Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
    • September 1 » Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.

Day of burial February 7, 1983

  • The temperature on February 7, 1983 was between 0.4 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.
    • February 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
    • July 24 » The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
    • September 25 » Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
    • November 8 » TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashes after takeoff from Lubango Airport killing all 130 people on board. UNITA claims to have shot down the aircraft, though this is disputed.
    • December 19 » The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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