Gilmer, Donnie

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• Reference Number: 15627

Family/Spouse: Beth, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 53288

Wesley married Eddy, Ida Iris on 4 Dec 1932. Ida (daughter of Eddy, William Henry and Little, Ida C. A.) was born on 22 Sep 1907 in Howard Lake, Minnesota; died on 5 Mar 2001; was buried in Howard lake City Cemetery, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5631

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Ida Iris Gilmer
Funeral services for Ida Iris (Eddy) Gilmer, age 93 of Dassel, were Friday, March 9, from the Church of Christ, Dassel, with the Rev. Marc Grindle officiating. Ida died Monday, March 5, 2001, at the Hutchinson Community Hospital.

Music for the service was by Maribel and Roger Gilmer with Jeanette Tomlinson, organist. Interment was at the Howard Lake City Cemetery.

Honorary casket bearers were Ida's grandchildren: Carrie Gilmer-Richardson, Leah Gilmer, Jennifer Maloney, Vickie Casey, Marcie Gilmer, Barbara Gilmer, Jenna Dunham, Malia Gilmer, and Greg Gilmer.

Casket bearers were grandsons: Jeff, Jon, Jim, David, and Erik Gilmer and Randy Casey.

Ida was born Sept. 22, 1907, a triplet born to Ida Katherine Little and William H. Eddy on a farm south of Howard Lake. Soon after the triplets were born, the Eddy family moved into a larger home in the city of Howard Lake.

Ida received her education in the Howard Lake school, graduating from the Howard Lake High School. For a period of seven years following high school, she was employed by her father in the office of the Howard Lake Nursery.

On Dec. 4, 1932, Ida married Wesley J. Gilmer at the home of her parents. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed between Howard Lake and Cokato.

They later farmed near Darwin, Litchfield, and in the Lamson area, south of Dassel, until they moved to a home on the northeast side of Spring Lake. In 1974, they moved into a new home they had built in the city of Dassel.

Ida was an active member of the Dassel Church of Christ, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Paul F. Dille American Legion Auxiliary.

She was employed by the 3M Company at their Hutchinson plant for many years, until her retirement.

Ida is survived by her sons: Norman (wife, Judy) of Eau Claire, Wis.; Roger (wife, Kathy) of Lakeville, Minn.; Don (wife, MaryBeth) of Brooklyn Center, Minn.; and Gerald of Dassel; a daughter-in-law, Gloria Gilmer of Eden Prairie; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Wesley in September 1986; a son, John, in 1990; and her brothers and sisters: twins, Edwin and Eva; Paul, Percy, Ella, her sibling triplets, William and Howard; and by an infant brother at birth, Clarkson.

Arrangements were by Johnson Funeral Home, Dassel

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• Reference Number: 3103

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Howard Lake-Waverly Herald, March 12, 2001
Last of Eddy triplets passes away
By Lynda Jensen
The last chapter of an era closed when Ida (Eddy) Gilmer, 93, the last of the Eddy triplets, died March 5.
Gilmer was born to Ida and William Eddy on a farm south of Howard Lake in 1907. She was the only girl of the triplets, with two brothers, Howard and William.
The triplets became something of Howard Lake celebrities in the early part of the last century, attracting visitors from all over, since it was a rarity at that time to have triplets that survived. The Eddy family included several other children, as well as twins.
The Eddy triplets appeared in advertisements to promote the Howard Lake and Victor Nurseries as early as 1909 in the Howard Lake Herald. The nursery was owned by the Eddy family. One of the promotional pictures used for advertising is shown above.
When the triplet brothers served in World War II, it was also covered in the Herald.
Soon after the triplets were born, the Eddy family moved into a larger house in Howard Lake.
Gilmer graduated from the Howard Lake High School. After graduation, she worked for her father for seven years at the nursery.
She married Wes Gilmer in 1932, and farmed with him between Howard Lake and Cokato. Eventually, the couple built a new house in the city of Dassel.
In her latter years, Gilmer was known for her kindness and strong spirit. She would give pieces of butter toffee to children every Sunday at the Dassel Church of Christ, where she was a member.

William married Little, Ida C. A. on 23 Dec 1896 in Howard Lake, Minnesota. Ida (daughter of Little, David and Beckwith) was born in in Rochester, New York; died in in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 38959

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• Reference Number: 1465

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1880
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Erastus EDDY Self M Male W 47 VT Farmer MA MA
Henrietta EDDY Wife M Female W 30 IL Keeps House PRUSSIA SWI
Ellen EDDY Dau S Female W 12 MN VT IL
William EDDY Son S Male W 10 MN VT IL
Susan EDDY Dau S Female W 8 MN VT IL
Lyman EDDY Son S Male W 6 MN VT IL
Emery EDDY Son S Male W 3 MN VT IL


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Source Information:
Census Place Hollywood, Carver, Minnesota
Family History Library Film 1254616
NA Film Number T9-0616


ERASTUS A. EDDY (145), b June 12, 1832, in Stratton, Vt.; m Henrietta W(???) (b Oct. 12, 1850, in St. Louis, Mo. Resides in Hollywood, Minn. (1880).

Erastus married Althoff, Henrietta on 23 Mar 1866 in USA. Henrietta was born on 12 Oct 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri; died on 6 Mar 1936 in Howard Lake, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 34383

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• Reference Number: 38960

David married Beckwith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 38961