Individual Details
Marion Joseph Kates
(18 Sep 1903 - 3 Aug 1969)
14 August 1969
Marion Joseph Kates was born at Comstock, Nebraska, September 18, 1903, a son of William and Ida Kates. Early in childhood his family moved to Iowa and Marion was a 1922 graduate of the Glenwood, Iowa, High School. He attended Tabor College having been granted a "football scholarship." About this time in his life he moved into the Carson community; he met Helen Putnam here and on August 14, 1933 they were married.
Marion was a member of the Carson United Methodist Church, a member and Past Master of Coral Lodge 430 A. F. & A. M. and served as Worthy Patron of the Carson Chapter No. 92 Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; two sons, Kenneth of Council Bluffs and Richard of Oakland; four sisters, Mrs. James Larsen of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Bessie Doan and Mrs. Frances Whyte of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Mrs. Wilbur Benscoter of Glenwood; one brother, John of West Des Moines and five grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1903 | Comstock, Custer County, Nebraska | |||
| Marriage | 14 Aug 1933 | Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Helen Doris Putnam | |||
| Census-shared | 9 May 1940 | (Fred Ellsworth Putnam) Center, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |  |  | |
| Death | 3 Aug 1969 | Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Carson Cemetery, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Helen Doris Putnam (1902 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Kenneth Marshall Kates (1938 - 2010) |
| Father | William M. Kates (1871 - 1931) |
| Mother | Ida Marshall (1870 - 1960) |
Notes
Census-shared
Fred E Putman Head M 71 IllinoisMarion Kates Son-in-law M 36 Nebraska
Helen Kates Daughter F 37 Iowa
Richard K Grandson M 4 Iowa
Kenneth K Grandson M 1 Iowa
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMBN-HQT : accessed 23 December 2014), Fred E Putman, Center Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-6B, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1198, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..
2. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V9KD-3P6 : accessed 23 December 2014), Marion Kates, Aug 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 135755401.