Wilma M. Melcher 1
- Born: 11 Jul 1907, Near Monona, Iowa
- Marriage (1): David Cowell on 4 Nov 1925 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
- Died: 20 Mar 2003, Good Samaritan Center, Postville at age 95
General Notes:
Wilma Cowell 1907-2003
COWELL, LEAS, MELCHER, WENDEL, MCCRANEY, WALSH, HILLESHEIM
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Date: 5/30/2003 at 05:25:54
Wilma Cowell, 95, of Monona, died Thursday morning, March 20, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Center, Postville, following a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday, March 24 at the Garden City United Methodist Church, Monona, with Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiating. Burial was in the Monona Leonard Funeral Home in Monona assisted the family with arrangements. Wilma Merle was born July 11, 1907, on the family farm near Monona to John and Effie (Leas) Melcher. She attended Linton #2 Country School on Big Foot Road through the eighth grade. She was united in marriage to David Cowell on November 4, 1925, in Waukon. Seven children were born to this union. They lived on the same farm until they moved to Monona in 1959. Wilma was a typical hardworking farm wife who helped with the farm chores. She loved gardening, raising chickens and geese, canning, making quilts, and baking bread, cinnamon rolls, sour cream raisin pies, and elderberry pies. She would share them with everyone. She is survived by a son, George (Joanne) Cowell of Storm Lake; a daughter, Marcella (Kenneth) Wendel of Postville; a daughter-in-law, Carol Cowell of La Crescent, Minn.; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; four brothers, Arden (Donna) Melcher of Cedar Rapids, Vernon (Bunny) Melcher of Waukon, Noel (Marceine) Melcher of Burlington, Wash., and Ivan (Donna) Melcher of Monona; and a sister, Joan McCraney of Evansdale. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband David; two sons, Duane and Bruce; three infant daughters, Maxine, May, and Julia; a grandson, Dwight Cowell; four brothers, Lester, Glenn, Carl, and John; and two sisters, Amelia Walsh and Arlene Hillesheim. Honorary casketbearers were Tom Cowell, Dave Cowell, Bruce Snively, Roger Redig, Ron Kurelo, Dennis Bahls, Chris Horn, and Scott Franzose. Casketbearers were Susan Snively, Pat Redig, Diane Kurelo, Sandra Bahls, Wendy Horn, and Sara Franzose.
©Waukon Standard 2003
-source: Waukon Standard March 18, 2003
Noted events in her life were:
• Residence: US Census, 1910, Linton, Allamakee, Iowa.
Wilma married David Cowell on 4 Nov 1925 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. (David Cowell was born on an unknown date and died before 20 Mar 2003.)
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