Charles Bruce
Born: July 29,1877 in Scotland
Died: May 2, 1951 in Palo Alto Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 151, plot 4
Lot Owner: Charles C. Bruce, purchased 1920
Married: Alice Huff on December 13, 1899 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Glenn, Earl, Charles Ronald, Ethelyn, and Erma
Parents: David and Margaret Bruce
C. C. Bruce Dies at 73 At Home
Services Friday for Well-Known Farmer;
Was Born In Scotland
Charles C. Bruce, 73, well-known Jasper county farmer who
lived about four miles southwest of Newton, died early this
morning at his farm home.
Born in Scotland on July 29, 1877, to David and Margaret
Bruce, he came to the United States as a young boy with the
family. They first settled in Pennsylvania, then moved to a
farm near Monroe and when a young man Mr. Bruce moved to
Prairie City.
Married 1899
On Dec. 13, 1899, he was married to Alice Mabel Huff near
Metz. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
in December 1949. They spent all of their life on the farm
except from 1920 to 1923 when they lived in Newton.
Mr. Bruce was a charter member of the Palo Alto Grange and a
past master of that group, was a township trustee, belonged
to the Elks lodge, Red Men's lodge and was a member of the
Methodist church east of Monroe.
Survivors
He is survived by his widow; three sons, Glen, Earl and
Ronald, all of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. Erma B. Allen of Des
Moines; several grandchildren; four brothers, Andy of
Newton, John of Monroe, Robert of Marshalltown and David of
Des Moines, and two sisters, Mrs. Burt (Margaret) Turner and
Mrs. Percy (Mary) Van Epps, both of Newton.
Mr. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; one sister,
Mrs. Helen Rayburn, and one brother, William Bruce, both of
whom died in late March of this year, and one daughter,
Evelyn, who died in 1941.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two
o'clock in Johnson-Murdoch Funeral Home. Officiating will be
Rev. F. D. Boldt and burial will be in the Sugar Grove
cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily Newton, May 2, 1951.
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Alice (Huff) Bruce
Born: November 23, 18781 Prairie City, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: April 3, 1965 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 151, plot 5
Lot Owner: Charles C. Bruce, purchased 1920
Married: Charles Bruce on December 13, 1899 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Glenn, Earl, Charles Ronald, Ethelyn, and Erma
Parents: Samuel and Mary L. (Johnson) Huff
Mrs. Alice Bruce Dies at Hospital;
Services Tuesday
Mrs. Charles (Alice) Bruce, 85, of Rt. 4, Newton, a
lifelong resident of Jasper County, died Saturday evening at
the Skiff Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Tuesday at the
Morgan - Loehr Funeral Home.
The Rev. Austin Rugger, associate minister of the First
Methodist Church will conduct the services. Burial will be
in Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Bruce will lie in state at the funeral home
afternoon today.
Survivors are three sons, Glen C. Bruce, Earl Bruce and
Ronald Bruce, all of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. August (Erma)
Allen of Des Moines; nine grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a
daughter; brother and sister.
Mrs. Bruce was a charter member of the Palo Alto
Grange.
The daughter of Samuel and Mary Carnaby Huff, she was
born Nov. 23, 1878 on a farm northeast of Prairie City.
She was married to Charles C. Bruce Dec. 13, 1899 on her
parents farm near Prairie City. ~ The Newton Daily News,
April 3, 1965.
1. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 4, page 461
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Ethelyn Bruce
Born: 1903
Died: 1941
Buried: Lot 151, plot 2
Lot Owner: Charles C. Bruce, purchased in 1920
Parents: Charles and Alice (Huff) Bruce
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Marla Sue (Bruce) Seals
Born: 19 Mar 1953 at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: 08 Oct 2006 at Tama, Tama Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 151, plot 6
Lot Owner: Charles C. Bruce purchased in 1920
Married: Ronald G. Seals on October 3, 1980 at Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Ashley
Parents: C. Ronald and Jackie (Wicks) Bruce
Obituary
Marla Sue (Bruce) Seals, 53, of Newton died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, in Tama.
A funeral service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. David Rex officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
The family will greet friends Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials in her name may be left at the funeral home.
The daughter of Charles R. "Ron" and Jacqueline (Wicks) Bruce, she was born March 19, 1953, in Newton. She graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1972. On Oct. 3, 1980, she married Ronald G. Seals at Metz Church in Newton.
She worked at Newton Motor Inn, Terrace Inn and Home Video stores in Newton and Monroe. She had a large Betty Boop collection and enjoyed playing cards, doing puzzles and using eBay. She and her husband enjoyed taking a trip to the Amana Colonies each year for their anniversary.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter and son-in-law, Ashley J. Seals and Mark Allen of Newton; two brothers, Mark Bruce of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Ronald "Scott" Bruce of Charlotte; parents, Charles and Jackie Bruce of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents. ~ Newton Daily News, October 9, 2006.
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