Individual Details
Edward H. Tann
(15 Dec 1916 - 7 Jun 1972)
Edward H. Tann, of Lakewood, Colo, formerly of Waterloo, died at a Denver Colo. hospital at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday of a heart condition.
He was born Dec. 15, 1916, at Fayette, the son of John and Jeannett Moore Tann. He married Zelma A. Milks on April 13, 1937, at Vinton. He was employed by the Rath packing Co. for 27 years. Five years ago, he transferred to the Rath plant in Denver, Colo. After that plant closed, he became associated with the Samsonite Corp. in Denver. Mr. Tann was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Lakewood and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 764, and was a boys' baseball coach for the Optimist Club.
Survivors include his wife; four sons: Stanley E. of 4137 North Ave.; Gary E. of 410 Bourland Ave., Gaylen J. of 3024 Saratoga Drive and Bennie D. Owen, at home; four daughters: Mrs. Errol Brown of 3024 Saratoga Drive, Mrs. Sharon Kemp of 231 Madison St., Mrs. Russell Gardner of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Mrs. Rodger Handy of Marshalltown; two brothers, Robert of Fayette and George of Rosemead, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Addler of Elgin, Minn., and Mrs. Elizabeth Winters of Dover, Minn., and 14 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and two brothers.
Friends who wish may give memorials in his name to the Bethel United Presbyterian Church memorial fund. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethel United Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Earle McCrea, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories. Friends may call at Chapel of Memories West from Friday noon until Saturday noon and at the church from 12:30 p.m. until service time.
[Waterloo Daily Courier, Thursday, June 8, 1972, Waterloo, Iowa]
Parents:
John Henry Tann 1867–1951
Jeanette Moore Tann 1878–1960
Children:
Yvonne Tann Brown 1937–2018
Sharon Elizabeth Tann Mohrman 1940–1991
He was born Dec. 15, 1916, at Fayette, the son of John and Jeannett Moore Tann. He married Zelma A. Milks on April 13, 1937, at Vinton. He was employed by the Rath packing Co. for 27 years. Five years ago, he transferred to the Rath plant in Denver, Colo. After that plant closed, he became associated with the Samsonite Corp. in Denver. Mr. Tann was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Lakewood and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 764, and was a boys' baseball coach for the Optimist Club.
Survivors include his wife; four sons: Stanley E. of 4137 North Ave.; Gary E. of 410 Bourland Ave., Gaylen J. of 3024 Saratoga Drive and Bennie D. Owen, at home; four daughters: Mrs. Errol Brown of 3024 Saratoga Drive, Mrs. Sharon Kemp of 231 Madison St., Mrs. Russell Gardner of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Mrs. Rodger Handy of Marshalltown; two brothers, Robert of Fayette and George of Rosemead, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Addler of Elgin, Minn., and Mrs. Elizabeth Winters of Dover, Minn., and 14 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and two brothers.
Friends who wish may give memorials in his name to the Bethel United Presbyterian Church memorial fund. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethel United Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Earle McCrea, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories. Friends may call at Chapel of Memories West from Friday noon until Saturday noon and at the church from 12:30 p.m. until service time.
[Waterloo Daily Courier, Thursday, June 8, 1972, Waterloo, Iowa]
Parents:
John Henry Tann 1867–1951
Jeanette Moore Tann 1878–1960
Children:
Yvonne Tann Brown 1937–2018
Sharon Elizabeth Tann Mohrman 1940–1991
Events
| Birth | 15 Dec 1916 | Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa | |||
| Marriage | 13 Apr 1937 | Vinton, Benton County, Iowa - Zelma Arlene Milks | |||
| Census (family) | 23 Apr 1940 | Westfield, Fayette County, Iowa - Zelma Arlene Milks |  |  | |
| Death | 7 Jun 1972 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | | ||
| Burial | Garden of Memories, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Zelma Arlene Milks (1920 - 1989) |
| Child | Yvonne "Bonnie" Tann (1937 - 2018) |
Notes
Census (family)
J H Tann Head Male 72 Iowa - Farmer, own farmJennie Tann Wife Female 63 Illinois - House work, private home
Robert Tann Son Male 42 Iowa - Laborer, farming
Robert L Tann Grandson Male 7 Iowa
Edward Tann Son Male 23 Iowa - Laborer, farming
Zelma Tann Daughter-in-law Female 20 Iowa
Yvonne Tann Granddaughter Female 2 Iowa
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTB-55S.
2. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLGC-VPD : 20 May 2014), Edward Tann, Jun 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
3. Find A Grave Memorial 124607697.