Individual Details
Elizabeth Matilda Speedy
(June 2, 1917 - May 4, 2005)
Events
| Birth | June 2, 1917 | Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1925 | Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census | 1930 | West Point, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence-shared | July 24, 1930 | (Philippa Flood Mockford) Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Residence | August 25, 1937 | Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Marriage | December 21, 1940 | Clarksville, Butler, Iowa, United States - Stanley Joseph Roose | | | |
| Residence | December 7, 1941 | Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | June 9, 1943 | Bristow, Butler, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | September 30, 1959 | Bristow, Butler, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1975 | Normangee, Leon, Texas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 2002 | Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Widow | 2004 | ||||
| Death | May 4, 2005 | Allison Care Center, Allison, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Burial | May 7, 2005 | Vilmar, Butler, Iowa, USA - Vilmar Church Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Teacher, public and Sunday schools | | |||
| Education | Iowa Teachers College - Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States | | |||
| Namesake | Matilda Elizabeth Flood, maternal grandmother | ||||
| Cause of death | Natural causes | ||||
| Religion | Lutheran | |
Families
| Spouse | Stanley Joseph Roose (1915 - 2004) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Susan Roose (1944 - 2010) |
| Child | Stanley Roose (1944 - 2017) |
| Father | Harve Clark Speedy (1883 - 1953) |
| Mother | Philippa Flood Mockford (1891 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Richard Manford Speedy (1919 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Marjorie Alice Speedy (1921 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Norma Mae Speedy (1923 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Ivadell Speedy (1925 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Clair Mockford Speedy (1927 - 1977) |
Notes
Residence-shared
Harve, Philippa and family visited Devil's Backbone State Park, newly opened in 1919.Residence
Marion Roose and Elizabeth Speedy completed the summer term at Iowa State Teachers College.Census
Elizabeth was a pubic school teacher in 1940- she earned $540 ... for the whole year.Marriage
Miss Elizabeth Speedy and Stanley Roose son of Mr and Mrs George Roose of Allison was read by the Rev PC Matthias at Clarksville Lutheran parsonage Dec 21. Attending the couple were Mr and Mrs Richard Speedy, brother and sister in law of the bride.Residence
Elizabeth is confirmed at the Eagle Grove North Enes Lutheran ChurchResidence
Pfc. Theodore Sinram and his wife were honored on Sunday by relatives who held a picnic in Henry Woods park. Present at the picnic were Mrs. Sinram’s parents, Mr and Mrs. Harvey Speedy and family of Allison, also Mr and Mrs Richard Speedy and family, and Mrs. Stanley Roose and baby, etc.Residence
Mary Roose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Roose. The girls were selected by a vote of the student body. On Friday the students will vote to choose the queen. (Mary was crowned Queen, so was her sister Susan in the 1961 homecoming)Residence
Stanley and Elizabeth drove to Hilltop Lakes Texas each winter. Their home was on the golf course.Endnotes
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