hmtl5 Eleanor Ann Baird b. 18 Feb 1922 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa d. 16 Dec 2010 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy

Eleanor Ann Baird

Female 1922 - 2010  (88 years)


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  • Name Eleanor Ann Baird 
    Born 18 Feb 1922  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Dec 2010  Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I1054  McKeown
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2023 

    Father Ralph Ehrman Baird,   b. 4 Jun 1888, Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1963, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Fannie Vivian Brass,   b. 11 Apr 1894, Middletown, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1941, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1917  [1, 2
    Family ID F403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Warren Chauncey Durst,   b. 8 Feb 1918, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1990, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1942  [1
    Children 
     1. Thomas Michael Durst,   b. 21 Feb 1946, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 2010, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Nancy Lynn Durst,   b. 6 Nov 1951,   d. 25 May 1952, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Feb 1922 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 2010 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MUSCATINE, Iowa
      Eleanor A. Durst, 88, of Muscatine, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at Carrington Place. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend David Ivie of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Honorary bearers will be Jacob Adamson, Don Baird, and Lloyd Baird. Casket bearers will be Corey Harris, Andrew Harris, Don Barton, and Brian Baird. A time of food and fellowship will be held at First Presbyterian Church following the committal service. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church.

      Eleanor was born on February 18, 1922, in Wapello, the daughter of Ralph E. and Fanny V. Bras Baird. She married Warren C. Durst on January 1, 1942. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1999.

      She retired from Thatcher Plastics after over 25 years of employment. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed gardening.

      Survivors include one granddaughter, Stephany Adamson and husband, Don Barton, of Muscatine; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lloyd Baird and wife, Joan, of Cedar Rapids, and Don Baird and wife, Wanda, of Iowa City; and several special nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Thomas Michael Durst on September 3, 2010; one daughter, Nancy Lynn Durst in infancy; and two brothers, Philip Baird and wife and James Baird and wife, Mary.

      Ralph J. Wittich Riley Freers Funeral Home
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Obituary.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.