Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Goldie Mallum December 30, 1959 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Jarvey iandaz@cox.net October 31, 2009, 10:48 pm unknown Goldie Smith Stricken Suddenly (From the collection of Vivian Norby Andersen) Mrs. Goldie Smith, 72, of Ute, and a former resident of Soldier for many years, died of a heart attack while visiting her daughter, Mrs. La Vada Johnson in Sioux City on December 30 where she had gone to visit a few days before. Funeral services were held at Soldier Lutheran Church Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Maynard Moen officiating. Mrs. Marjorie Engebretson was soloist, accompanied by Miss Janice Olson. Burial was in St. Clair cemetery at Ute. Pallbearers were Arthur Gibbs, Chris Steen, Maurice Graetz, Andy Ballantyne, Page Carlson and Donald Halverson. Mrs. Goldie Smith, daughter of Andrew and Mary Mallum, was born April 20, 1887 at Oslo, Norway. At the age of seven she came to the United States with her family, settling near Soldier. On January 19, 1910 she was married to Orville Smith at Ute. The couple moved to Salix, later returning to Soldier in 1947 before moving to Ute in 1953. Mrs. Smith was a member of Soldier Lutheran Church. She departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. LaVada Johnson of Sioux City on December 30, 1959 at the age of 72 years, 8 months and 10 days. She would have celebrated her fiftieth wedding anniversary January 19, 1960 She is survived by her husband, Orville of Ute; two daughters, Mrs. Elna Blackford of Racine, Wis. And Mrs. Johnson of Sioux City; one son, Everett of Rochester, Minn.; one sister, Mrs. Tillie Chamberlain of Mapleton; two brothers, Arthur Mallum of Wakefield, Nebr. And Severt Mallum of Harlan, Iowa, and six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and four sisters. She also leaves a host of other relatives and friends. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monona/obits/s/smith1312gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb