Verna Pearl Brannian ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 24 December 1887.This birth date appears on the FindAGrave.com memorial page and the birth year appears on her gravestone.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1920. ³

Sheet 4A, District 139, Household 75
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Wife..Pearl Connell..31..IA
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She has alternate death information of January 1929 and , Poweshiek County, IA. ⁴

• Her obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in March 1929 in Brooklyn, IA.

MRS. GLENN CONNELL DIES AT HER HOME SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Funeral Services Were Held At The Brethren Church Tuesday Afternoon.

Mrs. Verna Pearl Connell was born at Montezuma, Iowa, December 24th, 1888, and peacefully passed away in her home three miles east of Brooklyn, Iowa, on March 10th at 2:35 PM, age 40 years, 2 months and 16 days. Miss Verna Pearl Brannian grew to womanhood in the vicinity of Brooklyn and was united in marriage to Glenn Connell, October 5th, 1913, and aside from the first year of their wedded life they have lived until the present time in the home they now occupy. To this union were born four children, Rollin, age 14, Pauline, age 12, Warren, age 7 and John who died October, 1922, at the age of one year and two months. Mrs. Connell united with the Church of the Brethren December, 1914, and five years later she with her husband were installed into the Deacons office in which position they have been since serving the church faithfully until she was called home. She was also a member of the "Winners" Sunday School class, in which there was manifest the same spirit of faithfulness. It was during last summer that tubercular symptoms developed to such a degree that she was advised to take a few month's rest in hopes that this with proper medical aid would overcome her trouble. In harmony with this advice, she dismissed her home responsibilities and took her bed about July 24th, and following this time there seemed to be improvement and in December she was able to be up some and about the house for a few days, then later in the month she was overtaken with the flu, from which time there was a gradual decline and all efforts to aid her seemed to be fruitless until the end came March 10. She leaves to morn her loss, her husband, three children as named above, one sister Mrs. Maud Mitchell of Brooklyn, eight brothers, Herbert Brannian of Brooklyn, Alvia and Claud Brannnian of Deep River, John and Ross of Brooklyn, Clyde Brannian of Chelsea, and Cecil and Guy also of Brooklyn, besides a host of near relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted from the Brethren Church Tuesday, March 12, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. J. Schechter officiating, and the body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. cemetery by the side of the little son who preceded her.

(Source: unknown newspaper)
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• She was buried on 12 March 1929 in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery in Brooklyn, IA.

Plot: Lot 38 Block VIII

Find A Grave Memorial #58653846
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Verna married Glenn Alton Connell, son of Lloyd David Connell and Rosella Gertrude Keysor, on 5 October 1913.^{1 2 3} (Glenn Alton Connell was born on 30 August 1891 in Carnforth, IA,^{1 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14} died on 8 May 1975 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 4 13 14} and was buried after 8 May 1975 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 14}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1920. ³

Sheet 4A, District 139, Household 75
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Head..Glenn A. Connell..28..IA
Wife..Pearl Connell..31..IA
Son..Rollin Connell..4..IA
Daughter..Pauline Connell..2..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

Glenn Alton Connell was born on August 30, 1891 in Carnforth, Poweshiek Co. IA. He died on May 8, 1975 in Poweshiek Co. IA. He was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. Funeral services were held at the United Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, IA, officiated by Rev. Earl Cater, Pastor, Church of the Brethren. Sec. 9, Row 3. Glenn moved with his parents to the Connell farm in Section 20 of Warren Twp in the fall of 1894. He attended Warren No. 9 and graduated Brooklyn High School in 1910. He taught country school and was a rural mail carrier for 31 years. He retired in 1957. He belonged to the Church of the Brethren, RR Brooklyn, IA.

He was married to Verna Pearl Brannian (daughter of John W. Brannian and Laurel R. Johnston) on October 5, 1913. Verna Pearl Brannian was born on December 24, 1888 in Montezuma, IA. She died on March 10, 1929 in Brooklyn, from complications associated with tuberculosis. She was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. Sec. 9, Row 3. Funeral services at the Brethren Church, March 12, with Rev. J. Schechter officiating. Pearl became a member of the Brethren Church in December, 1914.

Glenn Alton Connell and Verna Pearl Brannian had the following children:

i. Rollin Lavon Connell (born on July 14, 1915).
ii. Pauline "Peggy" Connell (born on July 22, 1917).
iii. John Lloyd Connell was born in Dec. 1920.
iv. Warren Leon Connell (born on November 21, 1921).

(Source: Ancestry.com, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~connell/index38.htm, Accessed 9 Feb 2014)
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