Individual Details
Emma Rhada Fowler
(29 Nov 1898 - 8 Nov 1996)
The News-Herald, Spencer, Iowa, Thur., May 6, 1920, Page 5, Column 2
Syndergaard-Vandermark
On Wednesday afternoon at the Christian parsonage on West Fourth street occurred the marriage of Mrs. Emma Fowler Vandermark and Mr. Arthur H. Syndergaard. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. F. Hurst, pastor of the church, and the young people were unaccompanied. Immediately following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Syndergaard left for their farm near Royal where they have gone to housekeeping.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler of West Fourth street and has spent her entire life in Clay county. Just before the Rainbow Division left for overseas she became the wife of Ernest Vandermark of near Everly. Mr. Vandermark was one of the first members of the 168th to lose his life in France. He was killed in action during one of the first engagements of the company.
Mrs. Vandermark has made her home with her parents in this city until her marriage on Wednesday. Mr. Syndergaard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Syndergaard of near Royal and has also lived in Clay county all his life.
Spouses:
Ernest Stephen Van de Mark 1896–1918 (m. 1917)
Arthur Hansen Syndergaard 1898–1998 (m. 1920)
Children:
Emery Arthur Syndergaard 1921–2007
Lola M Syndergaard Rohweder 1924–2011
Syndergaard-Vandermark
On Wednesday afternoon at the Christian parsonage on West Fourth street occurred the marriage of Mrs. Emma Fowler Vandermark and Mr. Arthur H. Syndergaard. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. F. Hurst, pastor of the church, and the young people were unaccompanied. Immediately following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Syndergaard left for their farm near Royal where they have gone to housekeeping.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler of West Fourth street and has spent her entire life in Clay county. Just before the Rainbow Division left for overseas she became the wife of Ernest Vandermark of near Everly. Mr. Vandermark was one of the first members of the 168th to lose his life in France. He was killed in action during one of the first engagements of the company.
Mrs. Vandermark has made her home with her parents in this city until her marriage on Wednesday. Mr. Syndergaard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Syndergaard of near Royal and has also lived in Clay county all his life.
Spouses:
Ernest Stephen Van de Mark 1896–1918 (m. 1917)
Arthur Hansen Syndergaard 1898–1998 (m. 1920)
Children:
Emery Arthur Syndergaard 1921–2007
Lola M Syndergaard Rohweder 1924–2011
Events
| Birth | 29 Nov 1898 | Spencer, Clay County, Iowa | |||
| Marriage | 19 Aug 1917 | Summit, Clay County, Iowa - Ernest Stephen Vandermark |  | ||
| Death | 8 Nov 1996 | Spencer, Clay County, Iowa | |||
| Burial | Lone Tree Cemetery, Everly, Clay County, Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Ernest Stephen Vandermark (1896 - 1918) |
| Father | George Washington Fowler (1863 - 1901) |
| Mother | Cora Mae Johnson (1866 - 1921) |
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC6-ZPF : 8 March 2016), G.S. Vandemark in entry for Ernest S. Vandemark and Emma R. Fowler, 1917..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 103172540.