Walter Fraser Kelley^[1]

1913 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Walter Fraser Kelley
  Born	22 Feb 1913	Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  Christened	Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [2]
  Residence	1930	Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States   [3]
  Died	01 May 2007	Hiawatha, Linn, Iowa, United States
  Buried	04 May 2007	Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, O'Brien, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I5857878723	Master Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	Wilson Frank Kelley,   b. 20 Feb 1884, Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, United States ,   d. 24 Feb 1977, Hartley, O'Brien, Iowa, United States  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Regina Aanestad,   b. 2 Mar 1883, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1955, Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1908	Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
  Family ID	F5350806418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Evelyn Van Ruschen,   b. 2 Feb 1913, Marion, Turner, South Dakota, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 2003, Hartley, O'Brien, Iowa, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1935	Salem, McCook, South Dakota, United States
  Children	+ 1. Vance Wilson Kelley + 2. Norman Walter Kelley
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F5350806440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1913 - Sherman, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Christened - - Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1920 - Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Residence - 1930 - Highland, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Married - 23 Aug 1935 - Salem, McCook, South Dakota, United States Died - 01 May 2007 - Hiawatha, Linn, Iowa, United States Buried - 04 May 2007 - Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley, O'Brien, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  !STATUS: CAP MAR 90. SO: PDS. BIRTH: At home. BAPTISM: Rosendal Church. EDUCATION: Luther College, 1933; Univ. of South Dakota, 1964. OCCUPATION: Teacher (High School Business), retired. RELIGION: Methodist. LR: Hartley, IA

  
  

• Sources

  [S16144775014] Spencer Daily Reporter, Spencer, Iowa, http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/. Funeral services for Walter Fraser Kelley, 94, of Hiawatha, formerly of Hartley, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Friday, May 4, 2007, at the United Methodist Church in Hartley. Rev. Steve Campbell will officiate the service. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Kelley passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha. Casket bearers will be Aud De Graaf, Bill Leach, Fred Tanner, Ron Arndt, Steve Byers and Donald Harson. Walter, the son of Wilson F. and Henrietta Aanestad Kelley, was born Feb. 22, 1913, near Sherman, S.D. He attended a country school near his home and graduated from Sherman High School in 1929. He graduated from Luther College, where he played football, in 1933. He then attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls and began his teaching career in Irene, S.D. in 1934. He received additional training from Walton School of Commerce and completed a Master's degree from the University of South Dakota in 1964. Walter married Mildred Van Ruschen on Aug. 23, 1935, in Salem, S.D. They lived in Irene until 1937, then moved to Hartley. Walter taught at Hartley High School until his retirement in 1978. He also was a substitute mail carrier, painter, and accountant. He was a member of Hartley United Methodist Church. He moved to the Cedar Rapids area in 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; and his brother, Luvois. Walter was survived by his two sons: Vance and his wife Marilyn, of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Norman and his wife Gayle, of Marion; grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Memorials may be sent to Hartley United Methodist Church, 361 N. Eighth Ave. W., Hartley, or to the Hiawatha Care Center, 405 N. 15th Ave., Hiawatha. Warner Funeral Home in Hartley is in charge of arrangements. [S560402624] 1920 United States Census. [S560402625] 1930 United States Census.