General Notes

Clinton Herald Thursday, 10/27/1948
    
Mrs. Gertrude D. Vining
Mrs. Gertrude D. Vining, 622 Thirteenth avenue, South, died in her home about 11:15 last night. She had been  a resident of Clinton for about 50 years.
She was born Dec. 14, 1883, the daughter of John and Ida Mae Mewherter. She married Henry C. Vining Feb. 23, 1904.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church.
Mrs. Vining is survived by three sons, Edwin C. and John H. of Clinton and James E. of Low Moor; five daughters, Mrs. Florence Mook, Mrs. Sylvan (Verna Mae) Meier; Mrs. Ray (Juanita) Vogel, Mrs. Charles (Henrietta) Jones and Mrs. Axel (Norma) Martinsen, all of Clinton; two brothers, Lyle Mewherter of Pennsylvania and Harry of Denver, Col., and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister and one son.
The body is in the Snell funeral home where friends may call, beginning this evening. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but services are planned for Friday with burial in Springdale cemetery. The Rev. J.H. Machlan will officiate.
    
Clinton Herald Friday 10/29/1948
    
Mrs. Gertrude D. Vining
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude D. Vining, 622 Thirteenth avenue, South, were held this afternoon at Snell funeral home. The Rev. J. H. Machlan officiated. Burial was in Springdale cemetery.
Mrs. Walter Bockel was organist and Mrs. Gilbert Henning was vocalist.
Pallbearers were Gene Wells, Delbert Sanders, Harry Smith, John Dyke, Louis Schroeder and Keith Martindale.
Attending from out of town were Lyle Mewherter and Daughter, Mrs. John Gardeneir of Cottersport, Pa., and Mrs. Evelyn Vogel of Dubuque.