OBITUARY: Gerald Estal, Mitchell County, Iowa [Mitchell County Press-News Online; Posted Sept. 11, 2001 -- www.mcpress.com] Gerald H. Estal [1938-2001] Gerald H. (Jerry) Estal, son of Eugene M. and Leona Huset Estal died Sunday, September 2, 2001 at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines, at the age of 62 years, 11 months and 26 days. Gerald was born on September 7, 1938 near Osage, Iowa. He graduated from Mitchell High School and attended Waldorf College in Forest City. He then attended and graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. He was a Certified Public Accountant for 35 years in Oskaloosa. On April 1, 1983 he married Joann Barron at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Together they owned Camelot and Avalon retirement homes in Oskaloosa. He was a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa. He was a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa. Preceding him in death were his parents; an infant daughter, Jennifer Estal; and a brother-in-law, Russell Milton. Those that survive him include his wife, Joann of Oskaloosa; his children, Rhonda (Mike) Grimm of Billings, MT, C.J. Estal of Oskaloosa, Lee Barron of Dallas, TX, Nathan Estal of Oskaloosa and Marcea Dowdy of Minneapolis, MN; a grandson, Corby Barron; two brothers and their wives, Aubrey (Sandra) Estal of Colorado Springs, CO and Larry (LaDonna) Estal of Reed Springs, MO and a sister, Gloria Milton of Osage. Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************