Helen Martin and George Francis Newman
GEORGE FRANCIS NEWMAN was born January 19, 1908 in Cedar Falls, Iowa,782 and died December 29, 1988 in Tempe, Arizona.782
He married HELEN MARTIN on June 28, 1937 in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa,782, 788 daughter of MARY WHITE KINNE and ABNER JACKSON LECLAIR MARTIN. She was born January 22, 1908 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa,56, 792 and died February 13, 1999 in Tempe, Arizona.56, 792 She is inurned at in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa.792
Children of HELEN MARTIN and GEORGE FRANCIS NEWMAN:
- Son
- Son
Education
Helen Martin
- graduated from Cedar Falls High School, Iowa, 19256652
- Activities: Glee Club III, IV; Class Basketball, II, III; G. A. A.
- Yearbook Inscription: "Easy to start and hard to stop."
- Activities:
- attended Iowa State Teachers College792
- graduated from Gates Business College, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa792
George F. Newman
- graduated from University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa in 1930 in Government782, 9935
- Activities: Xanho; Inter-Fraternity Council
- Activities:
- graduated from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts in 1933782
Work History
George F. Newman
Clubs and Associations
George F. Newman
Marriage Announcements and News
Waterloo Sunday Courier, June 20, 1937788
Miss Helen Martin Will Marry George Newman on June 28
(Courier Special Service)
Cedar Falls—The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Helen Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeClaire Martin, and George Francis Newman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Newman, was announced Saturday by the parents of the bride-elect.
The ceremony will take place Monday, June 28, at St. Luke's Episcopal church, Cedar Falls. Miss Martin will be attended by her sister, Esther Martin, a teacher in the Waverly schools. The bride will wear the wedding dress worn by her mother on her wedding day.
Newspaper Articles
Globe, January 30, 1908779
Mr. and Mrs. LeClair Martin are the proud parents of a new daughter, born Wednesday evening of last week.
Cedar Falls Record, August 12, 19151739
Helen, the little daughter of Mr. Mrs. LeClair Martin, fell in the yard yesterday afternoon and broke a bone in her right arm just above the wrist, an accident which is greatly deplored as her mother is not yet fully recovered from a fractured knee joint. Mr. Martin and Edward have returned from their vacation visit with Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Nims of Oshkosh, Wis.
Waterloo Evening Courier, April 3, 19171578
Two daughters of LeClair Martin, Grace and Helen, are both sick from a low type of fever and are being cared for by a professional nurse from Waterloo. Mr. Martin was sick all of last week, but is now able to be out, but does not yet go to his office.
Waterloo Evening Courier, August 7, 1929774
Cedar Falls Girl Quits Japan for U.S.
Cedar Falls, Aug. 7.—Miss Helen Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeClair Martin, of this city, who spent the last several months in Japan, at the home of an uncle, Victor Martin, writes relatives here she has started upon her return trip to the United States.
En route she will stop in the Philippines to spend several weeks at the home of Major and Mrs. W. A. Graham, former residents of Cedar Falls, who have been stationed in the Phillippines the last few years.
The Grahams have been ordered to return to the United States and will accompany Miss Martin on the return trip. It is believed they will arrive some time in October.
Obituaries
Waterloo Courier, December 30, 1988782
George F. Newman
CEDAR FALLS — Memorial services for George F. Newman, 80, of 1420 Cottage Row, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The body was cremated.
He died Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.
He was born Jan. 19, 1908, in Cedar Falls, son of James B. and Winifred Simpson Newman. He married Helen H. Martin on June 28, 1937.
He was a 1930 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and a 1933 graduate of Harvard Law School. He began practicing law with his father after his graduation.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945.
He was elected to the board of directors of Viking Pump Co. and named treasurer and general counsel in 1946. He was a senior partner of the law firm Newman, Redfern & McKinley until 1960 when he became associated with Viking Pump Co. He was elected executive vice president and treasurer of Viking Pump Co. in 1962 and served as president from November 1965 until his retirement in 1971.
He was a former member of the Cedar Falls Library Board, president of the Chamber of Commerce, director of First National Bank and Midway Bank and Trust Co., and a director of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Iowa Manufacturers Association.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, James M. Newman of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Peter S. Newman of Eugene, Ore; and three grandchildren; he was preceded in death by a brother, James; and a sister, Alice Newman.
Memorials may be made to the Cedar Falls Public Library.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, April 2, 1999792
CEDAR FALLS — Helen H. Newman, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Feb. 16, in Tempe, Ariz., of natural causes.
She was born Jan. 22, 1908, in Cedar Falls, daughter of LeClair and Mary Kinne Martin. She married George F. Newman on June 28, 1937, in Cedar Falls. He died Dec. 29, 1988.
Mrs. Newman attended Iowa State Teachers College for three years, and later graduated from Gates Business College, Waterloo. She was a secretary in Chicago for two years and also worked in the business office at Iowa State Teachers College for several years.
Survived by: two sons, James M. of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Peter S. of Eugene, Ore.; three grandchildren; and a sister, Esther M. Andrews of Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Preceded in death by: a brother, Edward K. Martin; and two sisters, Mary Grace Hetzler and Jeanne Clair Hague.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, with inurnment in Greenwood Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: may be directed to the St. Luke's Episcopal Church building fund or Iowa College Foundation.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1910794 | Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa | |
| January 2, 1920793 | Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa | |
| April 4, 1930795 | Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa | |
| April 10, 19402634 | Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa |
|
