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Bernard W. Lappe was born on 10 October 1914.^1,2,3 He died on 18 July 2001, at age 86, in Hinckley, Pine, Minnesota.^2,3 He was buried in Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Mora, Kanabec, Minnesota.³

William Albert Lucas was born on 10 March 1861 in Indiana.^1,2,3 He and May A. Bly were married about 1886.² He died on 24 October 1953, at age 92, in Howard County, Iowa.^1,3 He was buried in New Oregon Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, Iowa.³

1910 Iowa Census shows May and William Lucas had 6 children, 4 living.

Earl Louis Lucas was born on 3 August 1893 in Iowa.^2,3 He died on 13 January 1965, at age 71, in Mower County, Minnesota.³ He was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Austin, Mower, Minnesota.³³

Winnie Pearl Lucas was born in April 1887 in Iowa.²

Ralph Bly Lucas was born on 16 January 1895 in Iowa.^2,3,4 He and Willemtje (Winnie) Zwart were married on 14 September 1917. He died on 23 October 1974, at age 79, in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota.^3,4 He was buried in Swanburg Semetery, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.⁴

Franklin Albert Schaefer was born on 17 June 1866 in Iowa.^1,2,3 He and Alpha Mahaley Bly were married on 31 August 1885.² He died on 11 November 1925, at age 59, in Cresco, Howard, Iowa.³

Franklin Albert Schaefer was a Farmer.² OBITUARY - Plain Dealer - Cresco, IA Nov 1925
Frank A Schaefer
The sudden death of Frank A. Schaefer occurred at his home Wednesday afternoon, November 11 at 5:30 o'clock aged 59 years, ? months and 25 days, Mr. Schaefer had been recovering from his recent illness caused from a stroke of paralysis on October 15 and was sitting in his chair when he was suddenly overcome with weakness and in few minutes passed away. Funeral services, Conducted by the Masonic lodge of which he was a member were held Friday afternoon from the Congregational church of which he was also a member and the sermon was preached by the pastor Rev. W. A. Bockoven. Mr. Schaefer transferred his Masonic membership from Lime Springs after he took up his residence in Cresco. Deceased, was the oldest son of Frank and Barbara. Schaefer and was born June 17, 1866, on the farm his father homesteaded in the early fifties. He was united in marriage Aug. 31, 1885, with Alpha Mahaley Bly. Their union was blessed by one son Adrian Franklin who was born May 8, 1907 and passed away June 24, 1907.
He is survived by his wife and three brothers and a large circle of other relatives and friends. Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were two brothers, Jake Schaefer and wife and John Schaefer and family, a nephew Fred Young and wife all of Preston Minn., a cousin Mrs. W. F. Kinke of Hudson, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lucas of Austin, Mr. and. Mrs. Leslie Bly of Granger and. Rollo Bly of Lime Springs.

Mervin Eben Yarrington was born on 23 March 1873 in Vernon Springs, Howard, Iowa.^1,3,2 He was married on 8 September 1895.^4,5 He and Alpha Mahaley Bly were married on 16 July 1930 in Howard County, Iowa.¹ He and Lelia Marie Bly were married on 6 October 1933.⁴ He died on 8 November 1944, at age 71, in Cresco, Howard, Iowa.² He was buried in New Oregon Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, Iowa.²

Mervin Eben Yarrington was in H.C. Moen & Son.⁴ OBITUARY - Plains Dealer - Cresco, IA - Nov 8, 1944
M. E. Yarrington
Funeral services for Mervin E. Yarrington were held at the Bradley funeral home Sunday, Nov. 12. The Rev. Geo. W. Turner officiated. Burial was in New Oregon cemetery. Pallbearers were Clarence Moen, Thos. Daly, Joe Hanson, Guy Pollitt, Bernard Costello and Gus DeNoyelles.
Mervin Eben Yarrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Yarrington, pioneer settlers of Howard county, was born March 23, 1873, at the home farm south of the village of Vernon Springs. He was married Sept. 8, 1895, to Harriett Mitchell. Three children were born to them: a son Raymond of Cresco, and two daughters, Mrs. Wm. Rakow of Mason City and Mrs. Alvah Denover of Chula Vista, Calif. His second marriage was on July 30, 1930, to Mahala Shafer who died in October, 1932. On Oct. 6, 1933, he was married to Lelia M. Anderson who with his three children, one brother Emory D. Yarrington of Rapid City, S. D., 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren survive.
As a young man Mr. Yarrington worked as a farm hand. He later worked as a carpenter for Martin Johnson. For more than 20 years he worked for H. C. Moen & Son and until the time of his illness which began in November, 1941. He died Nov. 8, 1944, at the home of his brother-in-law Rollo M. Bly. He was 71 years old. He was a kind and loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by his wife who was his constant companion since he was stricken three years ago, and by all who knew him.
Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Alva Bly, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson, Mrs. Beulah Emery and Mrs. W. R. Nemitz, all of Austin, Minn.; Will Rakow and daughter Mrs. Jim Wohlske and her daughter Nancy of Mason City; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Anderson, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Anderson, Ossian. The following relatives arrived too late for funeral services and a brief service was held Monday afternoon: Mrs. A. E. Van Denover, daughter, Chula Vista, Calif., Aurilla M. Pappas, S2-c, Washington, D. C., granddaughter; Mrs. D. A. Wolske, Los Angeles, granddaughter, and Mrs. Wm. Rakow, Mason City.

Elaine Elmira Hill was born in December 1860 in Illinois.^1,2 She and Abner Franz Sigel Bly were married on 17 May 1888 in Cresco, Howard, Iowa.¹ She died on 25 June 1928, at age 67.² She was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Gilberts, Kane, Illinois.²

Charles S. Bly was born in August 1889 in Iowa.^1,2

Abner E. Bly was born on 4 May 1892 in Iowa.^1,3,2 He died on 20 March 1968, at age 75, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.³

Frank H. Bly was born on 7 July 1893 in Illinois.^1,3,2 He died on 2 June 1972, at age 78, in San Francisco, California.^1,3