Bertha Elenore Brown

Generation: 1

Bertha Elenore Brown was born in May 1899 in Iowa; died after 18 Aug 1977.

Notes:

Listed in 1900 Iowa Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (ED# 122, Sheet 2B)

Listed in 1910 Iowa Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (ED# 135, Sheet 3B)

Listed in 1920 Iowa Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (ED# 145, Sheet 1A)

Listed in 1925 Iowa State Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (Page 2, # 20)

Listed in 1930 Iowa Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (ED# 87-12, Sheet 3B)

Bertha married Willis Abbott Risser on 24 Jul 1920 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Willis was born on 05 Feb 1896 in Nodaway County, Missouri; died on 11 Feb 1953 in Near Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa; was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Ruby Lucille Risser was born on 12 Jun 1924 in Jackson, Taylor, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 2007 in Iowa, USA City, Iowa; was buried on 07 Apr 2007 in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, Iowa.

Bertha married Otis Rowe on 29 Aug 1963 in Taylor County, Iowa. Otis was born on 09 Dec 1906 in Taylor County, Iowa; died on 06 Nov 1970 in Taylor County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Ruby Lucille Risser

(1.Bertha¹) was born on 12 Jun 1924 in Jackson, Taylor, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 2007 in Iowa, USA City, Iowa; was buried on 07 Apr 2007 in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, Iowa.

Notes:

Listed in 1925 Iowa State Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (Page 2, # 21)

Listed in 1930 Iowa Census, Taylor County, Jackson Twp (ED# 87-12, Sheet 3B)

Obit:
Zarnikow, Ruby RisserRuby R. Zarnikow was born June 12, 1924 the daughter of the late Abbot and Bertha (Brown) Risser in Taylor county, IA, Jackson Township. She passed from this life on Friday, March 30, 2007 at University Hospitals in Iowa City, IA, having reached the age of 82 years, 9 months and 18 days.

Obit:
Ruby Zarnikow
Funeral services for Ruby R. Zarnikow, 82, Wilton, were held Monday, April 2, 2007 at Bentley Funeral Home in Wilton, with the Pastor Rodney Underwood officiating. Burial was in the Oakdale cemetery. Mrs. Zarnikow died March 30 at University hospital in Iowa City. The daughter of Abbot and Bertha Brown Risser, she was born June 12, 1924. She was raised on a farm in Taylor county and attended a one room school near Bedford. She graduated from Bedford high school in 1941. She married Werner E. Zarnikow of Buffalo, N.Y. on Dec. 20, 1947 in Ames, while they were students at Iowa State University. During World War II she worked in Washington, D.C. and Detroit, Mich. for the FBI. The couple raised their family in West Des Moines and also lived in Tennessee, California and Arizona, before moving to Wilton. She was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran church in Durant. She enjoyed gardening, especially flowers, sewing and quilting. In earlier years she was a 4-H leader and taught quilting. Mrs. Zarnikow is survived by 5 children
Alt. Birth: Abt 1925 Iowa

Ruby married W.E. Zarnikow [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]