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Ardyth Fisher, Warren, Luckey
January 25, 1999, Sioux City Journal
Ardyth Fisher Warren Luckey, 84, of Modesto, Calif., formerly of Sioux city, died Monday, Jan. 25, 1999, at her daughter’s residence following a lengthy illness.
Services were held Friday, Jan. 29, at Lakewood Memorial Park in Hughson, Calif. Arrangements were under the direction of Allen Mortuary in Turlock, Calif.
Mrs. Luckey was born June 6, 1924. She had lived in Sioux City and South Sioux City. She graduated from South Sioux City High School.
She married Harold H. Warren in 1933. He died in 1964.
She was employed as a vocational nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She moved to Modesto in 1965, where she continued nursing, retiring in 1976.
She married Wayman Luckey in 1972. He died in 1994.
Survivors include two daughters, Roxie Gee and Vickie Bondi, both of Modesto; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Whitman; and a son, Grant Warren.
Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

Benjamin F. ‘Ben’ Leedom

November, 1984 Dakota County Star, South Sioux City, Nebraska

Ben Leedom, 75, Services Held
Services for Benjamin F. 'Ben' Leedom, 75, Winnebago, who died Thursday at the Pender Hospital after a long illness, were held Monday in St. Augustine Catholic Church at Winnebago.

The Rev. Francis Price officiated. Burial was in the Omaha Valley Cemetery in Homer.

Pallbearers were Thom Walter, Warner Earth, Charles O'Gorman, John Snyder, Lawrence Snyder and Kenny Nieman.

Mr. Leedom was born March 19, 1909 in Burke, S.D. He was a longtime Winnebago resident. He married Florence R. Trudell March 10, 1930 in Winnebago. He was a member of the St. Augustine Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, two sons, Richard of Jefferson, Iowa and Robert of WInnebago; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Helen) Rager of Ravenna, Neb. and Mrs. Michael (Mary) McKeegan of Winnebago; two brothers, Robert J. of Sioux City and Homer A. of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Bahr of South Sioux City and Mrs. Hope Cushing of Sioux City; 16 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.

A memorial in his name has been established with the Winnebago Senior Citizens Group.

Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

Grace Fern Osburn, Longwell
February 4, 1969, Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, page A6
Mrs. Earl Longwell
Mrs. Earl Longwell, 76, life-long Homer resident, died Monday at a Dakota City nursing home after a five-year illness.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Homer. The Rev. Jackson Sherwood will officiate. Burial will be in Omaha Valley Cemetery near Homer under direction of the Jack Becker Funeral home of South Sioux City.
Pallbearers, all grandsons, will be Rodney Longwell, Darrell Young, Dick and Ronald Flaugh, Randy Anderson, and Richard, Brent and Gordon Longwell.
The former Grace Fern Osburn, Mrs. Longwell was born Aug. 18, 1902, at Homer. She was married Oct. 15, 1911, at Craig, Neb. Mr. Longwell died Aug. 7, 1954, at Homer.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Home, Homer.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Allen O’Connor of Homer, Mrs. Lester Anderson of Sioux City, Mrs. Eleanor Young of Walthill, Neb., and Mrs. Gale Mast of Alleman, Iowa; Five sons, Jerry, Donald, Raymond and Merle, all of Homer, and Larry, of Sioux City; a sister, Mrs. Millie Eriksen of Oakland, Neb.; a brother, Basil Osburn of Wayne, Neb.; 47 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

James F. Leedom
February 1, 1968, Dakota County Star
Crash Victim’s Funeral to Be on Wednesday
Funeral services for James F. Leedom, 63, Allen, Neb., will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Jack Becker Funeral Home in South Sioux City. The rev. John Erlandson of the First Lutheran Church of Allen will officiate. Burial will be in Dakota City Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ray Nash, George Leedom, Robert eterson, Frank Verzani, Arnold Stark and Cecil Stallbaum. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Murfin, Jack Book, Fred Shultz, Vandol Rahn, Robert Leedom and Elmer Bahr.
Mr. Leedom was killed Saturday, January 27, 1968, in a one-car accident about four miles west of Willis on U.S. 20.
Survivors include the widow; four sons, Fred and Audrey both at home, Wilbur of Fremont, Neb., and Jimmie of Omaha; three daughters, Mrs. Richard Lindgren, and Mrs. Allen Dicus both of Sioux City, and Miss Juanita at home; four brothers, Atlee of Campbell, Calif.; George of Ogden, Iowa, and Raymond and Chester, both of South Sioux City; five sisters: Mrs. Lida Penry of Atkinson, Neb., Mrs. Cecile Holan and Mrs. Elizabeth Curry, both of South Sioux City, Mrs. Margaret Goodsell of Dakota City, and Mrs. Florence Wingett of Elk Point, and 16 grandchildren.
Courtesy of Peggy Weber Durand.

Fred Fair Leedom
January 30, 1951, Sioux City Journal; ,Dakota County Star
Funeral services for Fred Fair Leedom, 81, resident of Dakota City, Neb., for 55 years, who died Tuesday night at a Sioux City hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Methodist church at Dakota City.
Rev. Virginia Meyers will officiate. Burial will be in the Dakota City cemetery, with the Becker funeral service of South Sioux City in charge.
Mr. Leedom was born July 20, 1869, at Humboldt, Ia. He married Maggie Brown, February 10, 1894, at Edgeton, S.D. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1944. A daughter, Mrs. Fern Goodsell, died last June.
He was a member of the Methodist church of Dakota City.
Surviving are the widow: six daughters, Mrs. Grace Swanson of Sioux City, Mrs. Florence Wingett of Hubbard, Neb., and Mrs. Lida Penry, Mrs. Cecil Holan, Mrs. Elizabeth Curry and Mrs. Margaret Wingett, all of South Sioux City; six sons, Raymond and Chester of South Sioux City, L.E. of Marshall, Minn., A.H. of Tracy, Minn., James of Hubbard and George of Dakota City; a sister, Mrs. Belle Bachert of Dakota City, 32 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Fred E. Leedom
Died may 6, 1993
Fred E. Leedom, 64, of Allen, died Thursday, May 6, 1993, at the Veteran’s Hospital in Des Moines after a long illness.
Services were 1 p.m. Monday at the Becker-Hunt Funeral Home, with burial and military rites in the Dakota City Cemetery.
Mr. Leedom was born Aug. 12, 1928, at Homer, Neb., son of James F. and Isola J. (Clift) Leedom. He helped on the family farm in rural Dakota County and worked for Ben Fish Tire Co. in Sioux City before entering the Army. He served in the 88th Infantry Mortar Battalion in Korea. He was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal and the UN and Korean Service Ribbons. He was missing in action for a time after his battalion was overrun and at the time of his discharge in 1954 was permanently disabled.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Allen.
Survivors include three brothers, Wilbur of Ames, Neb., Jimmie of Fremont, Neb., and Audrey of Allen; three sisters and their husbands, Edna and Dick Lindgren of Sioux City, Marjorie and Alan Dicus of Kilene, Texas and Juanita and Larry Murfin of Wakefield, Neb.; eight nieces and 14 nephews.
Pallbearers were Dorenna and Margo Muflin, Gail Phingsten, Steve, Russell and Eric Leedom
Courtesy of Peggy Weber Durand
Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

Joseph F. Leedom

Died June 7, 1913

After an illness lasting several months of cancer of the throat, Joseph F. Leedom, a Pioneer resident of Dakota County passed away in his home in Dakota City, Neb Saturday night June 7, 1913 at the advanced age of 84 years. The best Medicals attended him during his illness but were powerless to cope with the disease. Joseph Franklin Leedom was born at Trenton, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. on the 24th day of October 1829 where he attained his manhood. On October 28, 1851 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Caven Thorne to whom were born 10 children as follows: George W., John W., Clara J., now Mrs. C.B. Way of Whittier, Calif, Boyd S. of Osmond Neb, Margaret A. now Mrs. Tobey of Watertown, S.D., Joseph M. Of Hubbard, Neb, Fred F, Thomas B., Eugene T., Hannah Bell, now Mrs. John Bachert of this County-two sons John W. and Thomas are deceased. After his marriage he resided at Red Bank and worked as a Ruddler in the Bradys Ben Iron Works. After leaving there he moved his family to Vanengo County where he become interested in Oil. He and a brother controlling 5 of the best producing oils in that County at that time. Oil speculation set man wild and he could have retired on a handsome fortune had he desired.

But the failure came and he again moved to Butler County and opened an anthracite coal mine. He left Pennsylvania in 1868, locating in Humboldt County, Iowa where he served 9 years in a Baptist Church near Ratland. In 1875 he came to Dakota County, Neb. He assisted in opening the Mission Field along the Logan River as far North as Coleridge, Neb. He was raised in Masonry in 1871 and had been a very regular attendant as long as health permitted. His funeral remains were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 O'clock from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Reverand J.L. Phillips of South Sioux City assisted by Reverand Crews local pastor. Omadi Lodge #16 A.F. and A.M. of which the deceased was a member took charge of the remains and gave their ritual service at the grave. Members of the order acted as Pall Bearers.

Courtesy of Peggy Mayberry Powell

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Leedom
April , 1917, Dakota County Herald
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Leedom, more familiarly known to many of us as ‘Grandma’ Leedom, passed away at the home of her son, Fred Leedom, in Omadi precinct April 19, 1917, aged 83 years, 11 months and 15 days.
She was born in Butler County Pennsylvania, May 4, 1833, where she spent her girlhood days, and was married to J.F. Leedom, October 24, 1850. They moved to Humboldt county, Iowa, in 1868, and the spring of 1876 located in Dakota county, where she resided until called in death.
Mother Leedom experienced many of the trials and hardships incident to pioneer life, and always met every condition with that placid, even temperament with which she was endowed. Her husband preceded her to that other world June 8, 1913. Since his death she had gradually failed in health, until the final summons came, and she cast aside her earthly burdens and entered into that eternal sleep that knows no awakening.
She is survived by three daughters Mrs. Jennie Way, of San Jose, Cal.; Mrs. Margaret A. Tobey, of Watertown, S.D.; Mrs. Belle Bachart, of this place; and five sons – Geo. W. Leedom, of Dallas, S.D.; Boyd S. Leedom, Gordon, Neb.; Joe M. Leedom, Ponca, Neb.; Fred F. Leedom, of this place, and Eugene E. Leedom, of Orange City, Iowa. She is survived by three brothers – M.C. Thorn, of Emerson, Neb.; John B. and A.B. Thorn, of Humboldt.
Funeral services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church in this place Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. F.J. Aucock. Burial was in the Dakota City cemetery.
Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

Joseph Lee
January 21, 1910, Dakota County Herald, page 5
Joe Lee, a young man who had been employed as a section hand at Emerson the past year, was shot and killed last Thursday evening about 5 o’clock in the back room of the Jensen meat marker in Emerson, by August Garlach, a butcher employed by Mr. Jensen. Lee had just returned from a visit at Yankton, S D.
The verdict of the inquest was ‘self-defense’.
A brother-in-law, Ed Ellefson, of deceased man came down from Yankton, S D, and removed the body to that place Sunday for burial.
Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

Catharine May Burcum-Lane
February 18, 1910, Dakota County Herald, page 4
Winnebago Chieftain: Catharine May Burcum-Lane died at her home near Winnebago on Sunday, February 6th 1910. She was born at Livermore, Iowa, on November 28, 1882. In 1884 she moved with her parents to a farm near Homer, Neb, where she resided up to the time of her marriage to David Lane in 1900. To this union were born five children. Mrs. Lane had been sick for about two weeks; but it was thought not seriously. On the day she died she seemed cheerful, and it was thought not seriously. On the day she died she seemed cheerful, and it was thought she was better than she had been for some time. She ate a little supper at six o’clock, but in a short time she became suddenly worse and died in a few minutes with convulsions. The funeral was held from the Presbyterian church in Winnebago Tuesday, the 8th, at 1:30 o’clock, the Rev H A Chappell, of Walthill preaching the funeral sermon, and the Presbyterian church choir furnishing the music. The pallbearers were Wallace and Chas Lucart, and Dell Boyd, D M Day and Seth and Harold Buckland. Interment was made in the Omadi Cemetery. Deceased leaves to mourn her loss, besides her father, J H Burcom of Homer and her husband, the five little children – Leona, aged seven; harry, aged five years; Gale, four years; Harvey, three years old; and the babe, Lorraine, only ten days old; two sisters – Mrs. Frank Stayner of Sheffield, Iowa; Mrs. Howard Thurber of Grand Island, Nebr; and two brothers, Chas Burcum, of Hampton, Iowa, and Carl Burcum, of Winnebago. Her mother passed away in 1886, February the 4th. They were all present at the funeral excepting Mrs. Frank Stayner and Chas Burcum, who were detained at their respective homes on account of sickness. The wife of the latter, however, arrived on the day following the funeral. Mrs. Jeff Brewer of Wynot, a step-sister, and M D Lane of Crofton, a stepbrother of the deceased, James Allaway, Mrs. A S Richards and Mrs. Geo Penry of Homer, step uncle, aunt and cousin, and Mrs. J H Burbum, the stepmother of Mrs. Lane, were also present at the funeral. The Chieftain joins the many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives in this their time of great sorrow, from the seeming untimely departure of one they so dearly loved.
Typed by Peggy Mayberry Powell

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