Individual Details
Forest "Jack" Briscoe
(1904 - 22 Jun 1945)
Obituary from Council Bluffs Nonpareil newspaper, June 24, 1945, Forest "Jack" Brisco, age 41, resident of Council Bluffs for most of his life died Friday at his residence, 3450 11th Avenue, after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Brisco was weighmaster for the Omaha Grain Exchange and a member of the First Christian Church of this city. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Christena Rauth Brisco, a daughter Suzann, both of Council Bluffs, and a son Jack Earl Brisco of Allentown, Pa. The funeral will be Monday at 4 pm at Woodring Chapel, the Reverand Loren Works of the First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Lawn. The body is at the Woodring Funeral Home.
On Forest's death information it lists his mother as Merle Ryan. He was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe.
On Forest's death information it lists his mother as Merle Ryan. He was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe.
Events
| Birth | 1904 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 May 1922 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa - Bertha Mae Bretz | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1930 | Christena Maria Rauth | |||
| Death | 22 Jun 1945 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa | | ||
| Adoption | Iowa | | |||
| Burial | Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha Mae Bretz (1901 - 1989) |
| Child | Jack Earl Briscoe (1923 - 1983) |
| Spouse | Christena Maria Rauth (1909 - 1960) |
| Child | Suzann Briscoe (1935 - ) |
| Father | Winfield Scott Briscoe (1853 - 1942) |
| Mother | Sarah E. Wright (1857 - 1941) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
2. Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900.
3. Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Obituary of Forest Brisco (n.p: June 24, 1945, n.d).
4. 1930 Census Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
5. Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Obituary of Forest Brisco (n.p: June 24, 1945, n.d).