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Gertie (Delger) Westin

1/30/1896 - 12/24/1996


Obituary


Gertie Westin, 100, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 1996, at the Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha, Iowa.

Gertie, the daughter of Kort and Elizabeth Delger, was born January 30, 1896, in Holland.  She received her education in Holland.  In 1911, at the age of 15, she and her family came to America.  They settled in the Kanawha area, where they farmed.

In 1922, she was united in marriage with John Westin, in Clarion.  The couple farmed near Kanawha and later moved into Kanawha.  Mr. Westin passed away in October 1947.  She worked at various restaurants until her retirement.  Gertie had been a resident of the Kanawha Community Home since 1987.  She enjoyed spending her time doing needlework.  She was a member of the Kanawha United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

Gertie is survived by her two sons, Carl Westin and his wife, Dorothy of Fort Dodge, Iowa; Henry Delger and his wife, Betty of Clarion; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; one brother, Jake Delger of Albert Lea, Minnesota; and one sister, Anna TerHark of Britt, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one sister and three brothers.