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Oliver Lewis Wokoun

Oliver Lewis Wokoun[1, 2]

Male 1913 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Oliver Lewis Wokoun 
    Born CA 1913  Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I31994  Family
    Last Modified 12 May 2020 

    Father Lewis Wokoun 
    Mother Grace Chadima 
    Family ID F13452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian LaVerne Brownfield,   b. 3 Jun 1919, Colo, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2012, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1940  West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940
    Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940
    Children 
     1. Doug Wokoun
     2. Dorothy Wokoun
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F11007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CA 1913 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Sep 1940 - West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3302] Find a Grave - Colo Cemetery, Colo, IA, 8 August 2013; Lois E. Brownfield Stratton.
      Lois E. Brownfield Stratton

      Birth: Jan. 25, 1918
      Colo
      Story County
      Iowa, USA
      Death: Mar. 6, 2006
      Ames
      Story County
      Iowa, USA

      The Nevada Journal
      March 9, 2006

      AMES - Lois E. Stratton, 88, of Ames died March 6, 2006 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames from complications of a heart attack.

      Lois was born in Colo, IA, on January 25, 1918 to Joseph and Lulu (Dayton) Brownfield. At the age of two, the family moved to Champaign, IL, and then back to Colo, IA when Lois was ten years old. After graduating from Colo High School in 1936, Lois worked at Iowa State University in the dairy cattle disease test lab for a year 18 months. She then married Galen "Fritz" Stratton on March 24, 1943 in Princeton, MO. Fritz and Lois farmed a mile west of Nevada on Lincoln Highway for 38 years before retiring in 1983.

      Lois is survived by her husband, Fritz, of Ames; two sons: Gary Stratton of Hudson, IA, Gale (Kae) Stratton of Nevada, IA; five grandchildren: Galen (Teresa) Stratton of Williamsburg, IA, Garrett (Stephanie) Stratton of Topeka, KS, Karmin Stratton of Baltimore, MD, Lisa (Jim) Weigel of Grimes, IA, Nikki (Dennis) Pratt of Nevada, IA; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; one sister: Lillian (Hap) Wokoun of Tulsa, OK; one sister-in-law: Berneice Brownfield of Colo, IA, and many nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; on brother, Glenn "Tony" Brownfield; one sister: Marion Ewoldt; one daughter-in-law: Maxine Stratton; and one granddaughter: Kimberly Stratton.

      No visitation is planned. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

      Bacon Funeral and Crematory of Nevada is in charge of arrangements.
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      Family links: 
       Parents:
        Joseph "Joe" F Brownfield (1887 - 1985)
        Lulu M Dayton Brownfield (1891 - 1985)
       
      Burial:
      Colo Cemetery
      Colo
      Story County
      Iowa, USA
       
      Created by: Burt
      Record added: Jun 30, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 20174848

    2. [S4173] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, 12 May 2020; Wokoun-Brownfield Marriage Record 1940.