Harvey Alonzo Pence 1940 U.S. Census

PENCE, HARVEY A. (1940 U.S. Census)

IOWA, GRUNDY, MELROSE TOWNSHIP

Age: 22, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: IL

Nora May Pence Obituary

George and Nora Pence Reunion 1979

1979 George Corner and Nora Pence Family Reunion

From Left: Wilbur and Georgie Wheat, Harvey and Mitze Pence, Lawrence, Howard and Alice Pence, and Melvin and Dora Pence

Obituary - Howard William Pence

Howard W. Pence, 92 of Eldora, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at the Eldora Nursing and Rehab Center in Eldora, while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Burial will follow in the Conrad Cemetery. Visitation is from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Ivester Church of the Brethren. Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Howard William Pence was born July 18, 1920 to George and Nora (Smith) Pence at Carrie Mills, Illinois. He was the fourth of five children to be born to this union. Howard attended schools at Waterloo, Iowa and Whitten, Iowa. Howard and his brothers farmed for their mother.

On February 14, 1943 Howard was united in marriage to Alice Emmert at Eldora, in her parent's home. Howard and Alice farmed in the Whitten and Conrad area and Howard also worked many years for the Conrad Coop. They were the parents of one son, James, who was the first Grundy County boy to be killed in action in Viet Nam, and three daughters, Jane, Bonnie and Susan. Alice passed away on April 23, 1989. After her death Howard continued to work for Dick and Rick Hibbs.

On September 19, 1992 Howard married Hazel Harms at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Hazel was a longtime friend having graduated with Alice. Howard and Hazel resided in her home on North Washington Street in Eldora.

Howard was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and a member of the Conrad Lion's Club. He was a former member of the Ivester Church of the Brethren.

Left to mourn his passing is his wife, Hazel; daughters, Jane Kruse (Sue Ladehoff) of Canon City, Colorado, and Susan (Clarke) Oestereich of Grundy Center, Iowa; son-in-law, Steve Mugge of Conrad; 8 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Howard was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Alice; son, James; daughter, Bonnie Mugge; son-in-law, Bob Schleisman; brothers, Lawrence, Harvey and Melvin; and sister, Georgia Wheat.

Learn more about Howard on the Pence Family History site: https://sites.google.com/site/pencefamilyhistory/families/pence/howard-william-pence.

Harvey Alonzo Pence -- June 1990

Smith-Boyer Family Reunion--Eldora, Iowa, 1948

What I Remember of the Farm

The hole in the floor.
The clawed bathtub.
Taking a shower in the basement (Scary!).
The back porch/patio, going in through the screened patio, passing the freezer full of corn into the kitchen. The stairs to the right led up to the bedrooms. The kitchen was organized so that the sink and counters were to the left and past them was the washroom with washer and dryer and then the bathroom was off of the kitchen. Past the stairs and into the hallway and then into the living room. Adjacent to the living room was Grandma and Grandpa's bedroom. Cupboards on the south wall were full of puzzles and toys.
Toy trains and hot wheels.
Indian and cowboy dolls.
We would stay in the bedroom with the hole, there were Tiger flags on the walls. A plant usually hung in the hole in the floor and we would call down to each other through the hole.
Catching fireflies.
Stool with steps.
Playing baseball in the back of the house and football in the front.
Crossing the bridge to the mailbox.
Going up into the barn loft to see where my dad and uncles played basketball. There were a lot of tools and machines.
I remember crawling into the corn crib hoping that we wouldn't get caught and in trouble.
I remember seeing the milking machines.
I remember the well and little building/toolshed?
Swinging on the big trees in the front of the house.
--Matt Pence

Otto Birger Traasdahl Obituary, Mary Louise Traasdahl Wedding Announcement, and More

Harvey Alonzo Pence and Ida Mae Pence Whetsel

Harvey Alonzo Pence and Ida Mae Pence Whetsel

Harvey in England--1946

Harvey Pence--27, England 1946



Harvey Alonzo Pence and Harold Nemelman

Pence Farm

4th Ward Chapel

Ogden, Utah
4th Ward Chapel
Harvey and Mary Louise Pence
were married June 6, 1946
Mother-Dad & Laree and Lawrence

Mary Louise and Harvey Alonzo working in the Chicago Temple, 1987.

Harvey, Jerry, Mike, Mitze



Mary Louise, LaRee Stewart, Harvey Alonzo

The Farm

The Farm (Melrose Township, Grundy, Iowa, USA)

Grandpa Pence’s Priesthood Line of Authority

Harvey Alonzo Pence was ordained an High Priest on 6 Sep 1970 by

Spence W. Kimball who was ordained an Apostle on 7 Oct 1943 by

Heber J. Grant who was ordained an Apostle on 16 Oct 1882 by

George Q. Cannon who was ordained an Apostle on 26 Aug 1860 by

Brigham Young who was ordained an Apostle on 14 Feb 1835 by

Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris who were called by revelation to choose the Twelve Apostles
and were “blessed by the laying on of the hands of the Presidency,” on 14 Feb 1835.
The Presidency consisting of Joseph Smith Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams
(History of the church, Vol. 2, p. 187 – 188)

Joseph Smith Jr. was ordained an Apostle by

Peter, James & John who were ordained Apostles by

the Lord Jesus Christ

Ada Ethel Smith Schwarck was the daughter of Elias Smith Jr. She married Alonzo L. Schwarck. Alonzo and Ada had a farm in Melrose Township, Grundy, Iowa, USA. This is the farm that Harvey Alonzo Pence lived on after George Corner passed away.

1920 Census Record for George and Nora Pence with children Lawrence, Georgia, Harvey.

Harvey Alonzo Pence's birth certificate.