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Bob and
Judy (Tool) Dunaway were married on October 11, 1963 in Monroe,
Iowa at the home of Lea and Margery Tool, Judy's parents.
Bob and Judy were high school sweethearts and got married during
Bob's second year at Iowa State University. After the
wedding the couple lived in Ames and then in Altoona.
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Bob and
Marvel (Young) Dunaway, also knew each other from Monroe High
School. They were married at the Monroe United Methodist
Church on October 7, 1994. Following their wedding, they
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The
family didn't have long to wait for another wedding. Brad
and Lisa (Shapley) Dunaway were married one week after Bob and
Marvel, on October 14, 1994 in Portland, Oregon. Both Iowa
natives, Brad and Lisa met in Des Moines and moved to Portland
in the early 90s. After their wedding they made their home
in the Portland area. Jenni enjoyed the opportunity to
stand up as a witness for her big brother and new sister-in-law.
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Lynne
(Dunaway) and Gary Thornton were married on Labor Day weekend,
2004 in a small family wedding and football-themed reception. Gary
grew up in Des Moines, and Lynne in Prairie City. Gary
proposed to Lynne at a baseball diamond, appropriate for a
couple who truly loves sports of all kinds. Gary and Lynne
enjoyed a honeymoon cruise to Alaska and have since made their
home in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Norman Dunaway (b.
8/29/13) and Ellen Horman (b. 8/10/18) were married on February
19, 1936. They were married by Justice of the Peace Maxon R.
Stouder, Sr. in Newton. Ellen's father, Edward Horman was one of
two witnesses. The story goes that, on their way to Newton to be
married, they drove between snow drifts that were quite a bit
higher than the car. The winter of 1936 was especially cold
with a lot of snow. Many people in Iowa still talk about the
"winter of '36" as probably the worst one ever.
Their children were: James Marvin (b. 12/20/36), Mary Ellen (b.
12/1/38), Norma Jean (b. 2/3/40) and Robert Martin (b. 5/3/44).
Norman farmed and worked in the strip coal mines early in their
marriage. He used to tell how he worked for 50 cents to $1 per
day. Later, he farmed and did carpenter work. Ellen raised her
family, helped with the milking, planting and harvesting and
other farm chores. For many years, she would buy about 500 baby
chicks, feed them to about 4 pounds and sell them. Most of them,
she dressed herself. For those who are not farm folk, dressing
chickens means preparing them to eat by removing feathers,
innards and cutting them into pieces. If you have never had
"home grown" chickens, you have missed one of the best meals
ever!
In his early 40's Norman learned he had a severe case of
diabetes. In his 50's his health deteriorated and he died on May
20, 1973, a few months short of age 60. Ellen
continues to live in her own home in Monroe and is in her 27th
year of cooking for the Monroe Kiwanis Club - up at 3 a.m.
nearly every Tuesday morning (she can make 40 at about age 100).
Her and Norman's descendents include 10 grandchildren and 14
great grandchildren.
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 Camilla and Monte
were married Labor Day Weekend 1967. They met in 1963,
during a High School Social Studies class, Monte having observed
that Camilla had "nice legs." They stayed connected over
the next four years, Monte having joined the U.S. Army and
Camilla attending Stephens College and Iowa State University.
In 1966, they
got engaged in Great Falls, Montana. Monte met Camilla
there while Camilla, her mother
Genevieve, and
brother Steve were working in a Montana logging camp for the
summer.
After the
wedding, the couple moved to Iowa City (immediately!) where Monte attended the
University of Iowa. They stayed in Iowa City until moving to
Algona in 1976.
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 Donald Mason and
Genevieve Underwood were married in 1942. As Grandma
relates it, she met Don while cooking for a threshing party.
After the attack
on Pearl Harbor, Don joined the U.S. Army. He served in
the Pacific Theatre during WWII. After the War, he stayed
with the Occupation Army and Genevieve joined him in Austria. They
lived in Salzburg area while Don flew
missions into the divided city of Vienna. They traveled extensively, especially enjoying Berchtesgarden,
Hitler's alpine retreat.
Camilla was born stateside in 1945. Her brother Steve was born in Austria.
The family
returned to the U.S. in 1947. On the way home, Camilla and
Genevieve contracted polio. Both were paralyzed, but after
several months recovered. They then lived in Fort Lewis,
Washington
 (surviving
an earthquake and tsunami) and Salt Lake City, Utah. In
1950, Don was recalled from his National Guard training position
to active duty for the Korean War. Shortly after reporting
for duty in Fort Ord, California, Don died of a heart
attack.
Genevieve
brought her children home to Iowa. She then left to attend
Nurse-Anesthetist school in Chicago. Upon graduation, she
returned to Iowa and began work in Fort Dodge. She raised
Camilla and Steve in Fort Dodge.
Upon her
retirement, she visited Steve and his family in Japan for nine
months. She has returned several times since, making many
friends and keeping up with Steve's boys.
Genevieve still
enjoys traveling. She has, by her own account, has slowed
down recently. This seems to consist of going to London
only once a year. She plans a trip to Hawaii in the Fall of
2005.
Several years ago,
she spent nearly two months circling the Pacific, with extended
stays in Australia, Japan and Hawaii. She's also a regular
visitor to Des Moines, where she takes in the city life and
occasionally dines with Jenni and Peter.
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Francis
"Hodie" Grandgeorge and Ione Knutson were married in
1940 in Trenton, Missouri.
Jack, Hodie and
Ione's first son, was born in 1941. Shortly after, Hodie
reported to the Army Air Corps. He served in the C.B.I.
(China-Burma-India) Theatre during WWII, flying supplies over
the Himalayas. After the War, he returned to Iowa and
began managing grain elevators.
Ione was busy
too, having had Baby Monte in 1945. Brothers Joe, Mike and
Steve came along too and, finally, Christine was born in 1962.
Hodie and Ione
were married 48 years at the time of Hodie's death in 1988.
Ione joined him the next year. Each year, the Grandgeorge Family
returns to Okoboji, their long-time vacation and retirement
spot, to celebrate Christmas.
More history is
available here.
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