OBITUARY: Lorous C. Shaw, Mitchell County, Iowa

(1966)


              LAST RITES FOR LOROUS SHAW, 77, HELD AT ST. ANSGAR

Lorous C. Shaw, 77 of St. Ansgar died Wednesday of last week at the Good
Samaritan center in St. Ansgar where he had been a resident the past year.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Schroeder and Houg Funeral
Home here with the Rev. Lloyd E. Borckmeyer officiating. (April 28, 1966)

Lorous C. Shaw was born March 3, 1889 at Sullivan, Ill. the son of Edward
and Maggie Shaw.

On March 12, 1908 he was married to Lillie E. Cazel (Carol). He operated a
farm near Olney, Ill. until1920 when he came to Iowa and settled in Floyd
county, living there for about 20 years. His wife, Lillie died in 1934. 

Mr. Shaw married Grace Stevens in 1942 and moved to a small farm near
Connersville, Ind.  After his wife's death he lived there alone about
10 years. The past year he had lived in St. Ansgar for a time with his
daughter, Helen, and then he moved to the Good Samaritan Center.

Surviving are six children; Mrs. William (Mabel) Champion of Algona; Mrs.
Ward (Helen) Champion of St. Ansgar; Carl Shaw of Battle Creek, Mich.; Fred
Shaw of Chicago, Ill.; Glen Shaw, Orchard; Mrs. Russell (Maxine) Davey of
Richmond, Calf.; also a sister Mrs. Goldie Hardy, Woodstock, Ill. and 25
grandchildren and several great grandchildren. 

Burial was in Riverside cemetery in Charles City with Rev. Brockmeyer in
charge of the committal services.



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