Individual Details

Elnora Thelma Medhaug

(20 Nov 1919 - 7 Feb 2015)

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, November 09, 2014: Waterloo -- Elnora Medhaug Long Murphy will celebrate her 95th birthday with an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the VFW Post 1623, 1406 Commercial St., Waterloo, sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and her family.

http://www.lockefuneralhome.com/obituaries/elnora-murphy: Elnora Murphy, 95, of Waterloo died at Covenant Medical Center on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born November 20, 1919 in Lime Springs, Iowa the daughter of Martin and Lena Johnson Medhaug. She graduated from Lime Springs High School 1937. Elnora married Frank Long October 3, 1941 in Harmony, Minnesota; he died March 21, 1973. She married Robert H. Murphy December 15, 1979 in Waterloo; he died February 12, 2006. She cooked and tended bar in area restaurants and managed Brookside Apartments with her husband from 1980 1983. Elnora was past president of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and over 20 years with the Military Order of the Cootie. She attended First Baptist Church of Waterloo. Elnora volunteered with the VFW and Mental health Hospital in Independence, as well as the VA Medical Center in Iowa City and the Marshalltown Veterans Home. Survivors include two daughters: Jeanette Petersen of Denver and Ellen (Todd) Huston of Waterloo; three sons: Bill Long, Sam Long, and Marty (Tracey) Long all of Waterloo; a step-son Michael (Cheryl) Murphy of Las Vegas; 12 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, along with step grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers: Gene Medhaug and Bert Medhaug both of Waterloo. Elnora is preceded in death by three brothers: Sanford, Howard, and Edwin Medhaug; three sisters: Elsie Hartung, Anna Inman and Lucille Mintey.

Events

Birth20 Nov 1919Lime Springs, Howard Co., Iowa
Birth1920
Marriage3 Oct 1941Harmony, Fillmore Co., Minnesota - Frank Leonard Long
Marriage15 Dec 1979Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Robert H. Murphy
Death7 Feb 2015Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa
Alt nameElnora T. Medhaug
BurialWaterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseFrank Leonard Long (1912 - 1973)
SpouseRobert H. Murphy (1922 - 2006)
FatherMartin Bertinius Medhaug (1876 - 1942)
MotherLena Helena Johnson (1881 - 1969)
SiblingSanford Medhaug (1903 - 1984)
SiblingEdwin Medhaug (1906 - 1906)
SiblingElsie L. Medhaug (1909 - 1933)
SiblingAnna Regina Medhaug (1912 - 1998)
SiblingLucille Marguerite Medhaug (1914 - 1997)
SiblingHoward Edwin Medhaug (1917 - 2009)
SiblingBert Donald Medhaug (1922 - 2018)
SiblingHarold Gene Medhaug (1925 - 2016)

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