Individual Details
Ora Roberts Andrews
(19 Dec 1898 - 2 Sep 1975)
Events
| Birth | 19 Dec 1898 | Center Junction, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 21 Dec 1921 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States - Marjorie Ann Soper |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Marjorie Ann Soper |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Madison Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Marjorie Ann Soper | | ||
| Death | 2 Sep 1975 | Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Divorce | Marjorie Ann Soper |
Families
| Spouse | Marjorie Ann Soper (1900 - 2003) |
| Child | Ora Mae Andrews (1923 - 1955) |
| Child | Glenn Andrews (1926 - ) |
| Child | Ruth Andrews (1929 - ) |
| Child | Dolores Andrews (1936 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Roland H Soper Head M 27 IowaMarjorie A Andrews Sister F 30 Iowa
Ora R Andrews Brother-in-law M 31 Iowa
Ora Mae Andrews Niece F 6 Iowa
Glen E Andrews Nephew M 4 Iowa
Ruth E Andrews Niece F 1 Iowa
Census (family)
Ora Andrews Head M 41 IowaMarjorie Andrews Wife F 40 Iowa
Ora Mae Andrews Daughter F 16 Iowa
Glen Andrews Son M 14 Iowa
Ruth Andrews Daughter F 11 Iowa
Delores Andrews Daughter F 4 Iowa
Death
MONTICELLO EXPRESS..PAGE 15..OCTOBER 9, 1975ORA R ANDREWS....MONTICELLO
The funeral of Ora R Andrews, 76, was held Monday morning, Oct 6, at Goettsch funeral home with burial in North Madison Pioneer cemetery, Center Jct. Rev Harvey O Gilbertson officiated, with military honors pesented by the Wyoming American Legion post
Mr Andrews died Thursday evening, Oct 2, in Veterans hospital, Iowa City, after several weeks' illness.
He was born near Center Jct., Dec 19, 1898, son of George H and Ida H Collier Andrews. He received his early education in the Center Jct area schools.
In 1918, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during World War I.
He married Marjorie Soper Dec 21, 1921. He was employed as a carpenter for a major part of his life. The past 18 years he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (Ruth) Rieken, Monticello.
Mr Andrews was a 50-year member of the Wyoming American Legion post.
Surviving in addition to the daughter are a son, Glen F, Long Lake, Minn; another daughter Mrs Harvey (Dolores) Townsend, Marion; 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and a brother, George Andrews, Anamosa
Preceding him in death were two children, Beuhl J. in infancy and Ora Mae Plueger May 23, 1955; a sister and two brothers.
Casket bearers were James Andrews, Jay Townsend, Dennis Andrews, Thomas Rieken, William Rieken and Edward Eilers.
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 January 2015), Ora Anderson and Marjorie Soper, 21 Dec 1921; citing Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States.