Palmer was the son of Edward Sterry & Annette Everson, he was born in rural Eleva January 23rd, 1917.[1] On October 12th, 1946 in Cleghorn, Wisconsin he married Lucille Miland.[2] He farmed in the Eleva area until retiring here last October.
Palmer died at his home in Eleva, Wisconsin on December 21st, 1974.[3]
Survivors are: his wife; one son, Duane, rural Eleva; one daughter, Miss Anita Sterry, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; one grandchild; one brother, Albin, rural Eleva; two half brothers, Howard Lardahl, rural Eleva, and Jessie Lardahl, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and five sisters, Mrs. Bruce (Irma) Gieger and Mrs. Gladys Tyack, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mrs. Alice Loomis, Eau Claire; Mrs. Roger (Florence) Olson Stillwater, Minnesota, and Miss Doris Sterry, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [4]
He is buried at the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Mondovi, Wisconsin[5]
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFV9-L5R : accessed 8 August 2018), Palmer Sterry in household of Edward Sterry, Albion, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 200, sheet 5A, line 39, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2018; FHL microfilm 1,822,018.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X939-27F : accessed 8 August 2018), Palmer Sterry in household of Edward Sterry, Albion, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 8A, line 41, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2614; FHL microfilm 2,342,348.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7VR-139 : accessed 8 August 2018), Palmer R Sterry in household of Edward Sterry, Albion Town, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-1, sheet 1A, line 8, family 3, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4529.
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8SH-PKR : 12 December 2014), Palmer Sterry, 21 Dec 1974; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 040053, Elev, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRG3-5ML : 20 May 2014), Palmer Sterry, Dec 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ Palmer R Sterry (1917-1974) on Find A Grave: Memorial #91618685 retrieved 07 August 2018
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