Orin G. Awbrey
Born: January 28th, 1904
Died: February 21st, 1979
Obituary
Funeral for Orin G. Awbrey, 75, of 2000 Bertsch, who died Wednesday, Feb.21, at University hospitals, Iowa City, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Lunning Chapel, Dr. Robert Buhr; Aspen Grove cemetery. The son of Marion and Minnie Graham Awbrey, he was born Jan.28, 1904, at Keithsburg, ill. He married Marie Knickrehm May 26, 1928, in Burlington. He was vice president and treasurer of Cannon Bronze Corp. and was a member of Bethany Lutheran church, the Masonic lodge, Kaaba shrine, Consistory, and the Eagles lodge. Surviving: The wife; son, Donald, Louisville, Ky.; Brother, Lawrence, Sebring, Fla.; three sisters, Helen Staats, Keithsburg, Irene Shoemaker, Seaton, Ill., and Maude Haupt, New Boston, Ill; and two grandchildren. Memorial have been established for Bethany Lutheran church and the Shriners Fund for Crippled Children.