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Rose Abbie BOYD

Female 1902 - 2002  (99 years)


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  • Name Rose Abbie BOYD 
    Birth 30 Nov 1902  Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1940  Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 17 Mar 2002  Lake Park, Dickinson, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Siblings 1 brother and 2 sisters 
    Person ID I12320  bmds
    Last Modified 15 May 2020 

    Father Frank James BOYD,   b. 10 Dec 1869, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1943, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Lund VAN CLEVE,   b. 21 Nov 1872, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1939, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F1523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward F BRUNS,   b. 29 Aug 1901, Kossuth, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1973, San Bernardino, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Children
    +1Male. Gary Boyd BRUNS,   b. 11 May 1929, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 2011, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     
    Family ID F5110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1902 - Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Osceola, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Mar 2002 - Lake Park, Dickinson, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Internet.
      Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935.
      Rose Abbie Boyd | b: 30 Nov 1902 (Ocheyedan, IA) | father: Frank James Boyd | mother: Mary Vancleve

    2. [S13] 1910 US Census.
      Bayde, Rose A. | daughter | age: 7 | bp: Iowa

    3. [S6] 1920 US Census.

    4. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Bruns, Rose A. | daughter | age: 27 | bp: Illinois

    5. [S9] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S4] Obituary.
      ROSE ABBY BRUNS
       Funeral services for Rose Abby Bruns, 99, of Ocheyedan were held Mar. 20, at the United Methodist Church in Ocheyedan, with Rev. Paul Frederickson officiating, interment was at the Ocheyedan Township Cemetery, in Ocheyedan. Arrangements were under the direction of Andringa Funeral Home of Sibley and Ocheyedan.
       Rose, daughter of Frank and Mary (VanCleve) Boyd, was born Nov. 30, 1902 in Ocheyedan, where she lived her youth and attended school. She graduated from Ocheyedan High School in 1921. She attended teachers training at Ceder Falls. She taught at country school by May City, and later east and west of Ocheyedan.
       In 1925, she married Eddie F. Bruns. Rose began her twenty-five year career with the US Post Office in 1942, and retired in 1967. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Ocheyedan since May 30, 1914. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for fifty years.
       Rose will be remembered as a grand old lady. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting afghans, and gave many away. She was an avid reader and a big sports fan. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends and driver her light blue Ford Falcon.
       In Sept. of 1999, Rose became a resident of the Lake Park Care Center, where she passed away on Sunday, Mar. 17.
       Those left to cherish Rose in memories is her son and daughter-in-law: Gary and Joyce Bruns of Des Plaines, IL; 2 grandchildren: David Bruns of Elk Grove, IL, and Jennifer and her husband Robert Barnes, and one great grandson: Matthew Barnes all of Algonquin, IL; and many nieces and nephews and other relatives and their families who all have enjoyeds keeping in touch with her through the years.
       She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters: Ruth Worrick and Bertha Winkel; one brother: Robert Boyd and his son Jim Boyd; one grandson Frank Bruns.

    7. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 101125563.