Marie Greenlees was killed in the F5 tornado that struck Charles City on May 15, 1968. According to the Charles City Press Marie Greenlees was the former operator of the antique shop on Gilbert Street near the South Cedar Terrace housing development. She died in the housing development which had open just the month prior to the tornado.
The following was submitted by Steven Tynan:
Fatalities May 15, 1968
tornado at Charles City:
MRS. RAY (SADIE) CHAMBERS.
MRS. VIRVAL DAWSON.
MAY GAULT.
MARIE GREENLESS.
HARRY HALL.
JOHN KNEISEL.
MRS. JOHN (MINNIE) KNEISEL.
MRS. LeLANE (FLORINE) LEACH.
MURRAY LOOMER.
ARTHUR JACOBS.
AUGUST MERTEN.
ROBERT STOTTS.
MRS. CHARLES (LELA) WOLFF.
Charles City tornado May 15, 1968
A Virtual Cemetery
Robert Stotts was a student teacher from the University of Northern Iowa and the youngest victim of the Charles City tornado on May 15, 1968, at age 22. Sarah (Sadie) Chambers was 77. The Kneisels — he was 89 and she was 83 — were killed in their Cedar Terrace apartment; Greenless, 82, also died at Cedar Terrace; Gault, 85, died in her north side home; Jacobs, 82, was killed in his office at Jacobs Elevator; Wolff, 77, died in her Freeman Street residence; Merten and Hall, both 67, were killed in Merten's shoe repair shop near Trowbridge and from debris that struck Hall's Sears van respectively; Leach, 54, died en route to a Waterloo hospital from her injuries; Dawson, 45, died at home on 19th Avenue; and Loomer, the oldest victim at age 95, died at home on Richings Street.
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WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA,
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1968, PAGE TWENTY-FIVE.
Storm Victims' Rites Are Held
(COURIER NEWS SERVICE)
CHARLES CITY - Funeral services for four victims of the killer tornado here Wednesday were yesterday in Charles City at the St. John's Lutheran Church.
The victims were August Merten, Marie Greenless, Arthur Jacobs, and Mrs. Carl Wolff. All were buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Merten, 67, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a volunteer fireman for 36 years, is survived by his widow, Lois; a son, Herman of Charles City; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Marrs of Waterloo; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Borthel of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Wolff, 77, a native of Charles City, is survived by her husband, who was injured in the tornado; a son, Wesley of Des Moines; two brothers Ernest Haller of Charles City and Herman of Los Angeles Calif.; and two sisters Gertrude Smith of San Gabriel, Calif., and Mrs. Julia Newton of Hackinsack, Minn.
Mrs. Greenless, 82, also Charles City native, is survived by a brother, John Nickles, and three sisters, Mina and Christina Nickles and Mrs. Anna Skemp, all residing at the Chautauqua Guest Home; and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Horsley of Sumner.
Survivors for Mr. Jacobs were not available, but include his son, Harold, a Charles City councilman.
The following was submitted by Steven Tynan:
Fatalities May 15, 1968
tornado at Charles City:
MRS. RAY (SADIE) CHAMBERS.
MRS. VIRVAL DAWSON.
MAY GAULT.
MARIE GREENLESS.
HARRY HALL.
JOHN KNEISEL.
MRS. JOHN (MINNIE) KNEISEL.
MRS. LeLANE (FLORINE) LEACH.
MURRAY LOOMER.
ARTHUR JACOBS.
AUGUST MERTEN.
ROBERT STOTTS.
MRS. CHARLES (LELA) WOLFF.
Charles City tornado May 15, 1968
A Virtual Cemetery
Robert Stotts was a student teacher from the University of Northern Iowa and the youngest victim of the Charles City tornado on May 15, 1968, at age 22. Sarah (Sadie) Chambers was 77. The Kneisels — he was 89 and she was 83 — were killed in their Cedar Terrace apartment; Greenless, 82, also died at Cedar Terrace; Gault, 85, died in her north side home; Jacobs, 82, was killed in his office at Jacobs Elevator; Wolff, 77, died in her Freeman Street residence; Merten and Hall, both 67, were killed in Merten's shoe repair shop near Trowbridge and from debris that struck Hall's Sears van respectively; Leach, 54, died en route to a Waterloo hospital from her injuries; Dawson, 45, died at home on 19th Avenue; and Loomer, the oldest victim at age 95, died at home on Richings Street.
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WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA,
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1968, PAGE TWENTY-FIVE.
Storm Victims' Rites Are Held
(COURIER NEWS SERVICE)
CHARLES CITY - Funeral services for four victims of the killer tornado here Wednesday were yesterday in Charles City at the St. John's Lutheran Church.
The victims were August Merten, Marie Greenless, Arthur Jacobs, and Mrs. Carl Wolff. All were buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Merten, 67, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a volunteer fireman for 36 years, is survived by his widow, Lois; a son, Herman of Charles City; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Marrs of Waterloo; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Borthel of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Wolff, 77, a native of Charles City, is survived by her husband, who was injured in the tornado; a son, Wesley of Des Moines; two brothers Ernest Haller of Charles City and Herman of Los Angeles Calif.; and two sisters Gertrude Smith of San Gabriel, Calif., and Mrs. Julia Newton of Hackinsack, Minn.
Mrs. Greenless, 82, also Charles City native, is survived by a brother, John Nickles, and three sisters, Mina and Christina Nickles and Mrs. Anna Skemp, all residing at the Chautauqua Guest Home; and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Horsley of Sumner.
Survivors for Mr. Jacobs were not available, but include his son, Harold, a Charles City councilman.
Marie Greenlees was killed in the F5 tornado that struck Charles City on May 15, 1968. According to the Charles City Press Marie Greenlees was the former operator of the antique shop on Gilbert Street near the South Cedar Terrace housing development. She died in the housing development which had open just the month prior to the tornado.
The following was submitted by Steven Tynan:
Fatalities May 15, 1968
tornado at Charles City:
MRS. RAY (SADIE) CHAMBERS.
MRS. VIRVAL DAWSON.
MAY GAULT.
MARIE GREENLESS.
HARRY HALL.
JOHN KNEISEL.
MRS. JOHN (MINNIE) KNEISEL.
MRS. LeLANE (FLORINE) LEACH.
MURRAY LOOMER.
ARTHUR JACOBS.
AUGUST MERTEN.
ROBERT STOTTS.
MRS. CHARLES (LELA) WOLFF.
Charles City tornado May 15, 1968
A Virtual Cemetery
Robert Stotts was a student teacher from the University of Northern Iowa and the youngest victim of the Charles City tornado on May 15, 1968, at age 22. Sarah (Sadie) Chambers was 77. The Kneisels — he was 89 and she was 83 — were killed in their Cedar Terrace apartment; Greenless, 82, also died at Cedar Terrace; Gault, 85, died in her north side home; Jacobs, 82, was killed in his office at Jacobs Elevator; Wolff, 77, died in her Freeman Street residence; Merten and Hall, both 67, were killed in Merten's shoe repair shop near Trowbridge and from debris that struck Hall's Sears van respectively; Leach, 54, died en route to a Waterloo hospital from her injuries; Dawson, 45, died at home on 19th Avenue; and Loomer, the oldest victim at age 95, died at home on Richings Street.
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WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA,
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1968, PAGE TWENTY-FIVE.
Storm Victims' Rites Are Held
(COURIER NEWS SERVICE)
CHARLES CITY - Funeral services for four victims of the killer tornado here Wednesday were yesterday in Charles City at the St. John's Lutheran Church.
The victims were August Merten, Marie Greenless, Arthur Jacobs, and Mrs. Carl Wolff. All were buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Merten, 67, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a volunteer fireman for 36 years, is survived by his widow, Lois; a son, Herman of Charles City; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Marrs of Waterloo; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Borthel of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Wolff, 77, a native of Charles City, is survived by her husband, who was injured in the tornado; a son, Wesley of Des Moines; two brothers Ernest Haller of Charles City and Herman of Los Angeles Calif.; and two sisters Gertrude Smith of San Gabriel, Calif., and Mrs. Julia Newton of Hackinsack, Minn.
Mrs. Greenless, 82, also Charles City native, is survived by a brother, John Nickles, and three sisters, Mina and Christina Nickles and Mrs. Anna Skemp, all residing at the Chautauqua Guest Home; and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Horsley of Sumner.
Survivors for Mr. Jacobs were not available, but include his son, Harold, a Charles City councilman.
The following was submitted by Steven Tynan:
Fatalities May 15, 1968
tornado at Charles City:
MRS. RAY (SADIE) CHAMBERS.
MRS. VIRVAL DAWSON.
MAY GAULT.
MARIE GREENLESS.
HARRY HALL.
JOHN KNEISEL.
MRS. JOHN (MINNIE) KNEISEL.
MRS. LeLANE (FLORINE) LEACH.
MURRAY LOOMER.
ARTHUR JACOBS.
AUGUST MERTEN.
ROBERT STOTTS.
MRS. CHARLES (LELA) WOLFF.
Charles City tornado May 15, 1968
A Virtual Cemetery
Robert Stotts was a student teacher from the University of Northern Iowa and the youngest victim of the Charles City tornado on May 15, 1968, at age 22. Sarah (Sadie) Chambers was 77. The Kneisels — he was 89 and she was 83 — were killed in their Cedar Terrace apartment; Greenless, 82, also died at Cedar Terrace; Gault, 85, died in her north side home; Jacobs, 82, was killed in his office at Jacobs Elevator; Wolff, 77, died in her Freeman Street residence; Merten and Hall, both 67, were killed in Merten's shoe repair shop near Trowbridge and from debris that struck Hall's Sears van respectively; Leach, 54, died en route to a Waterloo hospital from her injuries; Dawson, 45, died at home on 19th Avenue; and Loomer, the oldest victim at age 95, died at home on Richings Street.
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WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA,
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1968, PAGE TWENTY-FIVE.
Storm Victims' Rites Are Held
(COURIER NEWS SERVICE)
CHARLES CITY - Funeral services for four victims of the killer tornado here Wednesday were yesterday in Charles City at the St. John's Lutheran Church.
The victims were August Merten, Marie Greenless, Arthur Jacobs, and Mrs. Carl Wolff. All were buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Merten, 67, a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a volunteer fireman for 36 years, is survived by his widow, Lois; a son, Herman of Charles City; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Marrs of Waterloo; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Borthel of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Wolff, 77, a native of Charles City, is survived by her husband, who was injured in the tornado; a son, Wesley of Des Moines; two brothers Ernest Haller of Charles City and Herman of Los Angeles Calif.; and two sisters Gertrude Smith of San Gabriel, Calif., and Mrs. Julia Newton of Hackinsack, Minn.
Mrs. Greenless, 82, also Charles City native, is survived by a brother, John Nickles, and three sisters, Mina and Christina Nickles and Mrs. Anna Skemp, all residing at the Chautauqua Guest Home; and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Horsley of Sumner.
Survivors for Mr. Jacobs were not available, but include his son, Harold, a Charles City councilman.
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