Wilbur Louis "Web" Ranck 1925 - 2005

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, the husband of Ethel Pauline Pickard (the second cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Jay Hannah), was born in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA on Jun 8, 1925 and married Ethel (with whom he had 3 children: James Leroy, Geraldine Marie and Penny Sue) in Jefferson Co., IA on Jun 9, 1946.

He died on Apr 21, 2005 in Great River Med Ctr., W. Burlington, IA.

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Burlington Hawk-Eye April 23, 2005

Wilbur Ranck

Wilbur "Web" Louis Ranck, 79, of New London died at 3:54 a.m. Thursday,April 21, 2005, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.

Born June 8, 1925, in Mount Pleasant, he was the son of Roy Robert andEstella Fern Jarvis Ranck. On June 9, 1946, he married Ethel PaulinePickard in Jefferson County.

Mr. Ranck was a lifelong farmer, retiring in 1994. He also was a salesmanfor Old Gold Seed corn. He worked at the Middletown Sales Barn for 20years and at the Wayland and Wapello sales barns.

He was a graduate of Pleasant Lawn High School. He enjoyed gong to salesin Keosauqua.

Survivors include his wife; one son, James Leroy Ranck of Burlington; twodaughters, Geraldine Marie Dickerson of Townsend, Tenn., and Penny SueSmith of Danville; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated according tohiswishes.

The memorial service for Mr. Ranck will be at 11 a.m. Monday at ElliottChapel in New London, with Pastor Sue Tomlinson officiating,

A memorial has been established for the New London Rescue Unit.

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