Irene Kitley
| Date of Interment or Death | 05/28/1932 |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Fairview |
| Section | D |
| Block-Lot-Grave | 12-1-5 |
| Notes | No marker at recorded space |
Obituary
Funeral for Irene Kitley Held Saturday Afternoon
Church crowded to Overflowing With Friends of Family
Funeral services for Miss Irene Kitley, who passed away Wednesday evening at about 10:00 in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Myhra, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Trinity Episcopal church. Rev. A. L. Parcells, pastor of the church officiated. Special music for the services was furnished by a quartette made up of Mr. and Mrs. J. Meyer Johnson; Ms. H. B. Paul and Clayton Smith
The church was crowded to overflowing with friends of Irene and of the family, both from Wahpeton and Fairmount vicinity and from away. Out-of-town people in attendance besides the immediate family wee: Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Bell, St. Paul, Miss Laura Gretzinger and Mrs. Delia Carothers, both of Grand Forks; and Miss Christie Hagen, Hillsboro, Mrs. Agnes Thoreson, Moorhead; Mrs. James Wilson and daughter Laverne, Moorhead; Harold Myhra, Drayton; and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Diedrich, Chaska, Minn.
Irene Kitley was born October 2, 1899, at Fairmount. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William F. Kitley. Her father, Doctor Kitley, passed away six years ago. Irene had been an invalid since, she was eleven years old, but she had acquired a complete education and a great deal of talent by means of private tutors and personal application to her studies. She left Fairmount 15 years ago, going to Minot, from where she came to Wahpeton two years ago.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Myhra; a sister, Mrs. T. J. McGrath, of Minot, who with her husband was here for the funeral; and an uncle, R. J. Spencer, Malta, Mont., who too was here.
Pallbearers for the last sad rites were Carl Gauslow, Linn Harry, Sam Lien, Clifford Schneller, William Johnson and Ernest Krause. Interment was in the family lot at Fairview cemetery.
Location
Old Fairview is located on the southern half of the cemetery grounds.