Fern Iola McCurdy

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SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. FERN BENTSON

Mrs. Fern Bentson, who had been in poor health for the past year, but who was able to be up and about except for the last few days of her illness, passed away Saturday morning at the Haxtun Community Hospital after a few hours hospitalization. She was a long time resident of the Haxtun community having lived here for the past 47 years.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the First Methodist Church with Rev. William O. Risinger officiating. Mrs. Wilbur Atkins was organist and a duet composed of Miss Betty Sullivan and Clark Starkebaum, sang Evening Prayer and Lead Kindly Light.

Pallbearers were Gordon McIntyre, E.P. Salvador, Clinton Jeffers, Clyde Jeffers, Floyd Reyher and Paul Ruch. Ushers were J.W. Meakins and George McCulloch. The Radford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements and burial was at the Haxtun cemetery.

Fern Iola Bentson was born September 2, 1900, in Raymond, Nebraska to John and Cleora McCurdy, one of two children. As a child she moved to Glenwood, Iowa, to Omaha and back to Raymond. In 1917 she moved to a farm in the Fairfield community. She attended college for one year and then taught in Fairfield and Holyoke.

On January 3, 1921 she married Emil O. Bentson at Julesburg. After farming for 15 years they moved to Haxtun and operated the Shirley Hotel for a number of years.

Mr. Bentson passed away last February 23.

After an extended illness of more than a year, and having suffered from many major operations, Fern passed away in Haxtun, last Saturday, June 27.

Fern was a member of the Methodist church, the Haxtun Federated Women club, the W.S.C.S. of the Methodist church, the Gold Star Mothers and the War Mothers.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Joan Salvador; one aunt, Mrs. Esther Shewe of Big Springs, Nebraska; one uncle, Arthur Youker of Salem, Oregon; a son-in-law, Bill Salvador; two grandchildren, Rodney and Candy Salvador, and other relatives and friends.

Haxtun Harvest, Haxtun, Colorado, July 1, 1964

Fern married Emil O. Bentson on 3 Jan 1921 in Julesburg, Colorado, USA. Emil was born in 1892; died on 23 Feb 1963; was buried in Haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, Phillips County, Colorado, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joan Bentson

John married Cleora Patience Youker on 21 Dec 1892. Cleora (daughter of Sylvester Youker and Laura Julia Sterns) was born on 20 Jun 1871 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA; died on 17 Jun 1932 in Phillips County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Haxtun Cemetery, Haxtun, Phillips County, Colorado, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. McCURDY

Funeral services for Mrs. John F. McCurdy, were held Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the Methodist church in Haxtun. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. A.M. Carpenter, of Windsor, former pastor at Haxtun, who was assisted in the service by the Rev. C.J. Coulter, the present pastor. Burial was in the Haxtun cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy have been residents of Haxtun and community for more than 15 years and a large gathering of friends and neighbors were present to pay a last tribute to the deceased.

Clara Patience Yonker, eldest daughter of Sylvester and Laura Yonker, was born at Waterloo, Iowa June 20, 1871, at which place she lived until she was eight. She then moved with her parents to Brainnard, Nebraska where she grew to young womanhood.

She was united in marriage December 21, 1892 to John F. McCurdy. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Cheramy of Paoli, Colorado and Mrs. Emil Bentson of Haxtun.

Later they moved to Omaha, Nebraska where they made their home for 12 years. While living in Omaha Mrs. McCurdy united with the M.E. church, of which she was a faithful member.

They then moved to Lake City, Iowa and in 1917 they came to Colorado and settled on a farm 17 miles northeast of Haxtun, where they lived until about a year ago when they retired from farm life and moved to Haxtun.

Mrs. McCurdy had been in poor health for nearly three years. She was a patient sufferer and was ever faithful to her church and to her family.

She departed this life June 17, 1932 at the age of 61 years, 27 days. Besides her husband, two daughters and five grandchildren, she leaves to mourn their loss two sisters, Mrs. S.H. Kilgore of Lincoln, Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Shreve of Big Springs, Nebraska and one brother Arthur Yonker of Chappell, Nebraska and a host of relatives and friends.

Haxtun Harvest, Haxtun, Colorado, July 20, 1932

Sylvester married Laura Julia Sterns on 1 Jan 1869 in Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA. Laura (daughter of John Sterns and Lucinda Banning) was born on 3 Jun 1850 in Argenteuil, Québec, Canada; was christened on 15 Nov 1850 in Argenteuil, Québec, Canada; died on 27 Oct 1924 in Raymond, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Oak Creek Cemetery, Raymond, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married Patience Stanton. Patience was born on 21 Apr 1816 in Canada; died on 1 Feb 1864 in Red Oak, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lucinda Banning on 22 Dec 1829 in Morin Flats, Québec, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of Elisha Banning and Anna Burtch) was born on 25 Jul 1810 in Québec, Canada; died on 9 Aug 1891 in Nebraska, USA; was buried in Old Brainard Cemetery, Brainard, Butler County, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]