Individual Details

Viola Leanne Roose

(June 13, 1913 - July 10, 1969)

Viola was the first child of Mary and George Roose, born July 13 1913. Viola was a teacher. She married James Coonley a lawyer from Hampton in 1935. They had 2 sons. They divorced in 1955. Violas lived in Colorado Springs, probably owned a gift shop in a hotel. She died at age 59, a car accident. She is buried at Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, Iowa.

Events

BirthJune 13, 1913Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Residence1920Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
ResidenceJanuary 1, 1925Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
Residence1930Jackson, Butler, Iowa, United States
MarriageJune 13, 1935Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States - James E. Coonley
ResidenceMarch 22, 1951Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States
ResidenceMay 31, 1951Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States
Divorce1955James E. Coonley
DeathJuly 10, 1969Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
BurialJuly 15, 1969Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States
Cause of deathCar accident

Families

SpouseJames E. Coonley (1910 - 2003)
ChildJames Edward Coonley (1939 - 1994)
ChildCarleton Craig Coonley (1947 - 1982)
FatherGeorge Gerald Roose (1888 - 1954)
MotherMary Viola Frerichs (1892 - 1992)
SiblingStanley Joseph Roose (1915 - 2004)
SiblingLiving
SiblingLyle George "Mic" Roose (1921 - 2012)
SiblingDaniel Roose (1923 - 1924)
SiblingDonald Lee Roose (1929 - 2005)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Residence

Book club host, reading a Fitzgerald biography. Book Review Club Mrs. James E Coonley will be hostess to the members of the Book Review Club next Wednesday afternoon March 28th at 2:00 o’clock in her home. Mrs Harvey Uhlenhopp will have the program, a biography of F Scott Fitzgerald, by Arthur Miener titled “The Far Side of Paradise.”

Death

Car accident, 'fell asleep at the wheel'.

Burial

Viola's funeral and burial were in Hampton, Iowa on Juy 15, a day before Apollo 11 launched in to space July 16.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: 645; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 623.0; FHL microfilm: 2340380.

2. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T625_480; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 802.

4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007), 1925.

5. Ancestry.com. Iowa Marriage Records 1880-1937. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT, USA 2014, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 1.

6. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: T625_480; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 802.

7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2007), 1925.

8. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Butler, Iowa; Roll: 645; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 623.0; FHL microfilm: 2340380.

9. Ancestry.com. Iowa Marriage Records 1880-1937. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT, USA 2014, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; 1935 Volume 1 .

10. Ancestry.com, Hampton Chronicle, Hampton, IA. Online publication, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper., 1951 March 22 Hampton Chronicle (Hampton, Iowa) page 3 of 16 column 2 of 4 bottom.

11. Ancestry.com, Hampton Chronicle, Hampton, IA. Online publication, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper., 1951 May 31 page 7 of 12, column 2 top M E visits Viola.

12. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

13. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .